The Exorcist

Chapter 2 The storm is coming

Xiao Xia’s hair stood on end!

Especially the feeling of the presence of a foreign object behind her head, where the bedside lamp was, made her no longer able to curl up in the bed and pretend to be asleep. She suddenly turned over and sat up, and quickly rushed over and twisted the side in front of her. bedside lamp.

The warm yellow light turned on instantly, sweeping out a dim semicircle in the room, but it only illuminated most of the room, and the bathroom door was still in darkness.

Xiaoxia widened her eyes, trying to see through the darkness, fearing that there was something strange there. However, as if there was a connection with her, another 'gudong' sound sounded in panic!

Almost like a conditioned reflex, Xiaoxia rushed over and turned on the bedside lamp on the other side, completely forgetting that the numb feeling on her scalp just now came from that side!

Her movements were quick and chaotic, and her palm touched the bottom of the porcelain desk lamp, but before she touched the switch, she felt a burning sensation! She subconsciously retracted her hand, but she didn't expect that her hand was stuck to the porcelain base. With a pull, the lamp was dragged back to the bed!

"Help me, it's so hot!" A man cried out from the desk lamp.

Xiaoxia screamed "Ah" and jumped out of bed. She didn't care about anything and rushed directly to the bathroom - Abai was there. She was a great Yajin in her lifetime, so there must be a way!

As she rushed to the bathroom door, she happened to see a vase lying on the ground, struggling to get up, like a turtle trying to turn over its shell!

Gudong Gudong——

The vase struggled twice more and finally stood up!

This vase is a decoration on the table in the room. The pale red pattern is faintly exposed on the snow-white vase. It is extremely beautiful. Xiaoxia loves its simplicity and magnificence. She even played with it for a while before going to bed. But at this moment, it should be lifeless. The object stood there as if possessed by a ghost, looking up at her, and intermittent whimpering sounds came from the dark bottle mouth!

Xiaoxia was completely shocked and stood frozen at the door of the bathroom, unable to move. It wasn't until a voice called her from the bathroom that she realized in shock that it was Abai and hurriedly rushed in!

The silver bracelet was placed on the dressing table, emitting a little silver light. It was indeed Abai calling her!

She rushed over and picked up the bracelet. When its warm and cool texture rippled in her hand, she felt that the burning sensation that had been lingering gradually disappeared. She tried to untie the sealing twist thread, but the more anxious and panicked she became, the more she couldn't untie it! But there were constant sounds of footsteps outside the door, and the sound of the door opening!

This startled Xiaoxia, thinking that the bathroom door had been opened, and with a strong hand, the twist silk was torn off!

"What happened? I heard you scream!" Abai asked with concern, "Look at you, your face is covered with sweat!"

"Don't you feel it?" Xiaoxia looked at the bathroom door, which was still closed. Now that Abai is with her, she feels much safer, but she is surprised that Abai is not aware of such evil things outside, "The vase - the vase and the lamp are both alive, and they keep saying it's hot and want me to save them. And you cry like a man!”

Seeing that Xiaoxia's face was as white as ashes and her body was trembling, Abai quickly walked through the wall, while Xiaoxia opened the bathroom door and followed closely. But the situation in the room made them look at each other - there was nothing abnormal. The white vase was still on the table and the lamp was normal.

"It was clear just now——"

"Shh-" Abai interrupted Xiaoxia, slowly floated to the table, looked at the vase again, and then looked at the lamp.

"How is it?" Xiaoxia asked anxiously.

"It's normal, no ghosts!"

"But I - could it be that I had a nightmare?" Xiaoxia moved to the bedside with hesitation, and boldly touched the desk lamp quickly. It felt slightly cold to the touch, without any feeling of warmth, let alone burning.

She looked at her hands. Although the feeling just now was too real, now facing the facts before her, she began to wonder whether she was dreaming or being possessed.

Just when she thought she was making a joke and lying about the military situation, Abai sniffed and said, "This room smells like a stranger. Someone has come in! But don't be afraid, there are only two of us now."

"You mean there was a thief just now? Could it be that the footsteps I heard were--"

"I don't know either, but I think what scared you just now was not a hallucination or a nightmare. It was possible that someone was pretending to be a ghost and deliberately scared you. Or there really was something strange, and they left as soon as you entered the bathroom!"

Xiaoxia didn't say anything for a while, because the conclusion Abai came to was a bit beyond her expectation. After thinking for a while, she grabbed the clothes on the bed and said, "If it's a ghost, you can deal with it; if it's a human, I'll go find the shop owner. I remembered that he has been treating me strangely today, maybe The problem lies with him!"

"Don't be impulsive!" Abai stopped Xiaoxia who was wearing clothes carelessly. "It's so late now and we have no evidence. How can we disturb others? If we make a mistake, wouldn't it be rude? In this way, everything is safe now. , you sleep a little longer, I will protect you. Tomorrow morning, you go to test the shop owner, and then we come back from the village and think of countermeasures. "

Xiao Xia thought for a moment, "Well, it's better not to alert the snake. If they run away in fear as soon as you come out, it's probably not that bad. It's a black shop! Alas, I can't change my reckless personality!"

"But some people just love your reckless temperament!" Abai smiled and made a joke.

Xiaoxia didn't reply, but she felt a sense of accomplishment. Abaicai was very reserved and shy when he came back with her, but now he is much happier and more relaxed. If she hadn't been thinking about finding Sima Nan, and Ruan Zhan said that humans should not stay together with spirits for a long time, she would really want to do it with Abaicai. friends forever!

After that, she and Abai studied the matter of testing the store owner tomorrow, and then went back to bed to continue sleeping. However, once they calmed down, they remembered what happened just now. With Abai around, she was no longer afraid, but became curious.

How is this going? If it was a ghost, it would be fine. Either he was threatening with malicious intent, or he was asking her for help. There would be no other explanation. It would be strange if it was a human and a store owner. She didn't bring any money or valuable jewelry, so it doesn't make sense to say she was seeking money to kill herself; she had never been to this place in her life, and of course she had no grudges, let alone vendetta; if it was for her beauty, she believed she could still She wasn't that beautiful, and besides, she believed in her own feelings, and the shop owner's interest in her was definitely not that way.

Did he have any grievances and asked her for help? But why should grievances take such a terrible and annoying way as scaring people? !

She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, and squinted for a while until it was almost dawn. But just for a short while, she had another strange dream, but when she woke up, she completely forgot about it. She only vaguely remembered that she was walking in the empty space. In a deserted town.

What's even more strange is that when I looked for the store owner in the morning, he was not there. It was said that he went out to do errands at dawn.

Is this too much of a coincidence, or is he simply hiding from himself?

Xiaoxia originally wanted to investigate further, but a large group of people drove three cars waiting for her to go to the countryside to promote the law. She had to give up the plan first, hurriedly re-sealed Abai in the bracelet and left.

This day was extremely difficult. Not only was the unpaved road extremely bumpy, which almost made her vomit out everything she ate last night, but what made her almost vomit was the work situation of the day. A good publicity to promote the law became a deputy town official. Chang Maofu's personal report meeting, plus several other officials' sub-report meetings, as well as several hours of reporter interviews and TV recordings!

There is nothing like them in the other three places!

This made her secretly swear that even if she walked on her legs tomorrow, she would go to the next village by herself and never be with these people again!

It wasn't until dusk that the group of people left in a mighty manner, and the dust raised behind the rear of the car was the only thing left that day. I don’t know if it was because God made me feel sick, but halfway through the return trip, the sky suddenly changed. The clear summer evening suddenly turned dark. The wind was strong and it felt like the dark clouds were pressing down. Three cars and fifteen people were pinned to the mountain road.

This made Xiao Xia feel a little inexplicably uneasy, while Mao Fu laughed and said, "The rain is about to come, and the storm is coming. Only then can you realize the desolation and changeability of life."

Xiao Xia didn't want to pay attention to Deputy Mayor Mao dropping his fake book bag, but when he thought that he was on someone else's ground, he didn't want to offend him too much. The legal awareness in these remote places is weak, and some unreasonable officials are just like the emperor. If there is any harm done to her, she will have no place to cry! So she smiled casually and said a few words.

Maybe it was because Xiaoxia's nervousness and compliments made Mao Fu very happy. He began to comfort Xiaoxia, "Don't worry, the climate in the mountains is like this. It rains sometimes and is sunny sometimes. The weather changes faster than a woman's face! Haha, of course it's not Yue. You are such a well-educated, beautiful and gentle woman, right, Xiao Liu?" He patted the driver sitting in front.

Driver Liu nodded quickly, but before he could echo him, he heard a "crunch", everyone in the car dived forward quickly, and the car suddenly stopped!

"What's the matter, Xiao Liu?" Mao Fu was laughing triumphantly just now. He didn't expect this situation at all. His broad and shiny forehead hit the front seat, very annoyed.

"I just saw a man running in front of the car! It's strange, that man ran so fast and disappeared in a flash!" Driver Liu's pale face was reflected in the rearview mirror, obviously frightened.

"This section is a mountain road. Who is there in the wild mountains? It must be your eyesight!" Mao Fu scolded again.

Driver Liu muttered something submissive and did not dare to refute, but it looked like he was convinced of his own eyesight.

"Drive quickly, Mayor Mao is right, you must be dazzled! Why didn't I see anything?" Sitting in the passenger seat was Zhao Jiayuan, who tried to do something to Xiao Xia Mao yesterday by looking at the bracelet. It seems that he is a direct descendant of Mao Fu, so he has been following him, but because Xiaoxia has an obvious dislike for him, he has not spoken.

"Look at you idiot, you brake so hard, look, the engine stalls!" He cursed with a smile.

Driver Liu said nothing more and started to turn the ignition on again, but after trying for a long time, the car just couldn't start!

"What's wrong?" Mao Fu was a little annoyed.

"Turn off the engine." Driver Liu replied.

"Nonsense, I know, but why can't it start?"

"I - I don't know, I'll go down and have a look." Driver Liu opened the door and got out of the car.

Xiaoxia didn't want to be alone in the car with these two people, so she followed them. As soon as we went down, we found that the sky was getting darker, and the mountain wind that had become smaller had already brought some moisture.

"Otherwise, let Xiao Liu repair the car alone, and let's follow the car back to the town first. I think this day-" Zhao Jiayuan also got out of the car at some point and suggested to Mao Fu, who was still sitting in the car, "This It rains a lot, and the road has not been repaired yet, so the mud road is slippery and very unsafe."

Among the three cars, their car was at the front and kept some distance before the two cars behind them caught up.

"It's okay." Mao Fu climbed out of the carriage with a little regret, and immediately turned to Xiaoxia with a smile on his face, "I'm sorry, Miss Yue, the town's finances fully support the construction of the new town, and the car is not very good. Isn't that right? , I just braked the car, but I was so angry that I fell into bed. I hope Miss Yue doesn’t mind if she squeezes the two cars behind us with us. It’s rude and I’m ashamed of myself!”

Xiaoxia didn't want to squeeze in with them, but the gloomy weather was like swallowing people up, which made her a little scared, so she had no choice but to nod!

However, the matter was not that easy to solve. When they walked to the last two cars, they learned that those two cars had also stalled and could no longer be started.

These two cars stopped normally without emergency braking. Why did they also stall? !

"Damn it. It's evil!" Someone said something.

For a moment, the scene was extremely quiet, no one spoke, only the mountain wind rustled the trees on both sides of the mountain road. Xiaoxia looked up and found that several people had livid faces, as if they were a little scared.

"What should I do?" Zhao Jiayuan broke the silence and asked Mao Fu.

Mao Fu hesitated for a moment, as if it was difficult to make a decision, but finally said, "It's possible to go back to the village now, but it's not far from the town. Otherwise, let's walk back."

"I'm afraid it will rain heavily, what a terrible weather!" said a reporter from the province.

"This comrade, a journalist from the province, may not know that with this weather, it is not easy to stop raining. When it gets dark, the mountain roads will be slippery, making driving more dangerous. And it is only more than three miles to take a small road back from here. If you walk fast on the mountain road, it will take more than an hour to arrive. I am very familiar with this area, and there are some rain gear and lighting tools on the car, which can last for a while." Of course, Zhao Jiayuan fully supports Mao Fu.

When he said this, the scene became chaotic, and everyone was talking about anything.

"The way I see it, everyone will vote democratically. The weather waits for no one. Everyone should decide early and act early!" Mao Fu waved his hand as if he was making a decision. "Those who agree to leave immediately on foot, please stand with me."

In fact, people in these remote villages and towns are quite superstitious. They were surprised to see the sudden change in the weather. In addition, the car that was usually well maintained suddenly broke down in the middle of the road. Driver Liu also categorically said that he saw something coming from the front of the car. Everyone wanted to leave this place with no village and no store as soon as possible. They were just afraid of heavy rain and it would be difficult and dangerous to walk on the mountain road.

When the vote was held at this moment, no one in the town was willing to go against Mao Fu. The provincial reporter and Xiaoxia did not understand the specific situation, so they unanimously approved the plan of walking back to the town. And once the decision was made, the group took action immediately, leaving only three drivers behind to watch the car.

After walking for almost half an hour, a group of twelve people came to a fork in the road. Going to the left was still a mountain road, but to the right the terrain was flat. From a distance, it looked like a newly built town. After walking through a dry ditch, there was an asphalt road. .

"Let's go through this new town!" Xiaoxia suggested, "The road here has been repaired, so it should be closer."

"No!" Mao Fu and Zhao Jiayuan loudly refused in unison! The intensity and determination of his tone shocked Xiaoxia!