The old man continued to babble, and his speed was extrely fast for an old man.
In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of her.
His eyes were cloudy and distant, and his face was full of saggy wrinkles that threatened to fall off his bones as if he were lting before her.
His head sagged upwards, and he repeated his words, Dont knock after dark, or youll be heard by those things.
A strange sll ca to her nostrilsa pungent sll of the elderly plus an indistinguishable sll.
Gu Qianqian shivered. She didnt dare speak out.
In the past years, under the guidance of the system, she has faced many urban legends, which taught her to be resilient in the face of danger.
However, fear seed to grasp at her heart.
She subconsciously took a few steps back until her back hit the door: G-gramps? Heard by what?
Dont knock after dark. The old man didnt answer her question, turning around and walking away.
Gu Qianqian swallowed the breath that was stuck in her throat: System, what now?
The system was silent. It didnt know how to answer herto its knowledge, there werent many urban legends here before. Last ti, it was simply eradicating the scarlet lanterns whenever you saw them, but now
Dont knock after dark Co with Ill take you to find a place to live.
The old man stopped at so point and beckoned Gu Qianqian over as if he were a puppet.
System should we follow?
Yes. Go and see what the hell hes up to.
The system thought it was better to follow the old man rather than stay in the village. Besides, those figures hidden in the houses seed much more terrifying than the old man.
Gu Qianqian walked up and walked with the old man. Looking at his back, she kept guessing what expression the old man would have at this mont.
Numb and lifeless, or fierce and ferocious? Or a sinister smile!
The old man led Gu Qianqian along a desolate dirt road towards the edge of the village, making a few turns before stopping in front of a temple.
It was a temple in the design of a mountain temple; the tiles were of simple shapes, and a thin layer of moss grew over the tiles.
The walls were peeled and pitted, and in so corners, they collapsed.
The old man stepped into the temple and pushed open the door that slled of rotten wood. He walked in without beckoning Gu Qianqian in as if he had forgotten he had a guest with him.
She followed him into the temple and imdiately felt a chill washing over her as if she had dipped herself into a cold sea. The air was so humid and heavy that she found it hard to breathe.
The system sensed sothing strange and imdiately widened its senses, but found nothing strange.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, her footsteps froze alongside her body.
In the courtyard, there were about thirty water tanks densely packed together, and each tank was big enough to hide an adult male.
The tanks were filled with water, reflecting the shimring light that ca from nowhere. Every ti the wind blew, ripples would form, and the tanks would rumble as if sothing was going to leap out of the tank.
The old man walked between the tanks and clenched the walking stick in his hands, and his aura beca as thick as the mountain.
Hes about to attack! Gu Qianqian thought.
However, at this mont, a rough hissing sound ca from the hut on the side of the courtyard.
Dad, its too late! Why did you run out again? Why dont you listen to ?
Sobody ca out of the hut, and his face was illuminated by the dim candlelight in his hand.
It was a strong and tall man, and his dark face was covered with deep and shallow scars as if a wild beast had slashed his skin.
Strangely enough, the scars were almost parallel. His walking posture was normallike a human and not like a puppet.
Gu Qianqian was slightly relieved, but the reaction of the man was completely opposite.
When he noticed Gu Qianqian, his pupils constricted violently as he shouted, Outsider! Dad, why did you bring an outsider back? Do you want to kill?
Dont knock after dark That thing is not human. They will hear.
The old mans voice gradually beca weaker as his figure faded away.
Hearing his words, the man was startled before looking at Gu Qianqian and saying, Co with . I will arrange a place for you to live, and no matter what, promise to stay inside. No matter what you hear, dont co out. And after dawn rises, leave. We have never welcod outsiders here, and others will not be as welcoming as .
His expression was laced with resentnt and hatred, and Gu Qianqian couldnt help but ask, There are other people in the village? Do you
You dont want to know other people, the man simply said, staring daggers into her eyes. Hurry up and go to sleep. No matter what you hear, dont co out.
After he spoke, he let Gu Qianqian into the hut and closed the door.
She was plunged into darkness, and she could hear a click from outside and the crisp sounds of a door being locked.
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