In the bedroom.
On the large bed.
Yu Anni lay like a delicate crystal doll, sleeping soundly and motionless.
Creak—
At that moment.
A tall and imposing figure pushed the door open and entered.
His movements were mechanical as he walked to Yu Anni's bedside and yanked her blanket away! "Ah!"
The icy air instantly invaded her body!
Yu Anni opened her eyes in terror—
The scene before her! It left her flustered and pale: "M-Mr. Lin! What are you doing?!"
"Hehe! What do you think?"
Lin Lang sneered, leaning in closer.
His strong arms pinned her firmly to the bed! Then he lowered his head to kiss her lips!
He hungrily savored the intoxicating taste.
No matter how much Yu Anni struggled, it was futile…
"Ah!"
Yu Anni suddenly opened her eyes and sat up!
In the empty bedroom.
Her gaze wavered for a long time.
Only then did she realize.
It was actually.
Just a nightmare…
"Sigh!"
She sighed, resting her forehead in her hand.
"It's all because of those people! Talking about drugging, they scared me to death!"
"Haha! How could Mr. Lin be that kind of person?"
Her expression gradually relaxed.
But now, as she recalled that absurd dream.
A hint of regret crept into her heart—
Had she woken up too soon?
She wondered.
What would have happened.
If the dream had continued?
…
But just then.
She suddenly noticed—
The bedroom door she had clearly locked before sleeping!
Now had a faint sliver of light seeping through the crack! The door was open! Someone had really come in! And!
She could feel.
That "person" was standing in some dark corner of the bedroom! Her hair stood on end in an instant!
After swallowing hard, she tentatively asked:
"Mr. Lin, is that you?"
Her heart was pounding violently! Her eyes darted around the room.
But all she saw was a blurry shadow by the window!
It was just a shadow.
As if there was a layer of misty glass between them…
It was right in front of her, but no matter how hard she looked! She couldn't make it out clearly…
And then.
The shadow suddenly turned its head! Staring directly at her—
"Ah!"
Yu Anni screamed in terror!…
-The scream from upstairs.
Woke everyone in their rooms! Among them! Leng Wei reacted the fastest! She threw off her blanket, grabbed her long sword from the bedside, and leaped out the window! Using the large tree outside as a springboard, she jumped into room 2202!
…
Meanwhile.
The lights in Gu Fei and the others' bedrooms had just turned on.
They walked into the living room, looking panicked as they asked each other:
"What happened?"
…
Leng Wei burst into Yu Anni's room.
In the deep darkness.
Several hazy figures were closing in on Yu Anni!
She swung her sword in an instant! But the blade passed right through the figures!
"Huh?"
Those things weren't physical?!
Her expression changed slightly! Instinctively, the word "ghost" came to mind!
But in this world.
Do spirits really exist?
…
"Ah!"
The terrified Yu Anni buried herself under the blanket! Trying to find some sense of security!
But she could clearly feel.
They were still coming closer!
Lin Lang extended his dark, withered hands, his mouth opening and closing: "Give it to me! Give it to me!"
...
Just as Yu Anni was on the verge of being scared out of her wits!
A powerful voice echoed through the air:
"What kind of thing dares to act so recklessly here?!"
Streaks of purple spiritual energy flew out! Precisely hitting the shadowy figures!
Accompanied by sharp, piercing screams!
Those shadows finally dissipated into the darkness!...
The next moment! Click! The bedroom light was turned on.
Light instantly filled the space, dispelling the bone-chilling cold.
Leng Wei looked up.
Lin Lang stood at the door with a grave expression.
Gu Fei, Ning Shuangyu, Lü Suran, and Tang Lingyu hurriedly followed.
They were still in their pajamas:
"What happened?"
Lü Suran's face was pale, her hand clutching her chest.
...
Leng Wei looked down and realized she was also in her pajamas! And her pajamas had a pink bunny pattern! Her face flushed slightly as she said:
"Just now, a few shadowy figures appeared in Anni's room, but they disappeared in an instant..."
"What?"
The girls were shocked.
"Wuwu!"
At that moment.
Yu Anni jumped out from under the covers and threw herself into Lin Lang's arms, sobbing uncontrollably: "Ghosts! This place is haunted! Wuwuwu..."
Hearing this.
Gu Fei and the others turned pale! "Haunted?"
Lü Suran took a sharp breath, a chill spreading from the soles of her feet to the top of her head!
She instinctively grabbed Gu Fei's arm beside her.
Leng Wei, however, frowned slightly and gave Lin Lang a strange look.
To be honest!
She suspected that everything just now was an illusion created by Lin Lang!
She had experienced Lin Lang's "illusion" ability before.
Although it felt a bit boring...
But seeing Yu Anni, in her sheer silk pajamas, her ample bosom pressed against Lin Lang's chest.
She thought.
For this, Lin Lang might really be that bored.
...
Lin Lang seemed to know what Leng Wei was thinking and said helplessly:
"It wasn't me."
Everyone looked at him.
Lin Lang took Yu Anni's hand and sent his spiritual sense into her body, also activating his "Luck Vision" ability—
He meticulously examined every inch of Yu Anni's body! Then his eyebrows raised—
He found a small black dot in Yu Anni's dantian.
It seemed like just a stain!
But that stain!
Was emitting an extremely faint wisp of black gas, almost imperceptible!
This kind of black gas.
Lin Lang had just seen it yesterday—
It was the same black gas that emerged from the deep pool in the forest next to Yu Anni's residence, Jinxiu Yunju! But how could that black gas be inside Yu Anni's body? Lin Lang asked Yu Anni: "Where do you usually get your drinking water from?"
Yu Anni sobbed:
"There's a natural pool next to Jinxiu Yunju, said to be rich in minerals and beneficial to health. The drinking water in our community is drawn from there... But I always purify it with a water filter before drinking!"
"That explains it."
Lin Lang had his answer.
If that evil thing could be filtered by a water purifier, it would be a disgrace to the evil spirits.
It seems.
The thing in the pond must have used this method to spread the evil aura to the nearby residents! Although the nature of this evil aura is unknown, it's clear!
Those shadows earlier were very interested in it!
And those shadows.
They were likely formed by the gathering of some malevolent energy in this area...
...
"This place is haunted! I want to go home!"
Yu Anni clung to Lin Lang's chest, crying uncontrollably.
She was clearly frightened! And her reaction was completely normal.
If it were someone else, encountering something like this, they'd be lucky not to be scared to death!
Lin Lang patted her back, comforting her, "There's an evil aura on you, which is why you attracted these unclean things."
"And the source of this evil aura is the small pond near your house."
"If you go back now, it might be even more dangerous."
Although Yu Anni was terrified.
Her mental fortitude was surprisingly strong.
After listening to Lin Lang's advice, she gradually calmed down.
But she still said dejectedly:
"But I've lived there for so long, and nothing ever happened before..."
She returned to the bed on her own.
Pulled out her phone from under the pillow, and opened WeChat.
With just one glance.
Her expression changed—
In the [Jinxiu Yunju Owners' Group].
Several owners had posted videos with the same content:
[They've gone mad! All of them!]
In the videos.
Jinxiu Yunju, already deep into the night, was brightly lit!
Within the community.
A large group of owners, like zombies, were walking with vacant stares toward the dense forest in the distance! Some were even in a hurry!
Afraid of being left behind! Even those in high-rise buildings opened their windows and jumped out!...
Yu Anni covered her mouth!
Her face filled with horror!
Gu Fei and the others also curiously gathered around.
Seeing the bizarre scene in the video, they couldn't help but gasp:
"How could this happen?"
"It really is like seeing ghosts!"
"Where are they going?"
...
Although not on the scene.
Lin Lang knew their destination must be that pond! "I wonder what exactly it is..."
Lin Lang's heart sank.
And he felt the urge to go and investigate!
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