As if waiting for someone.

MD, is this still the same place where I fell just now?

After walking for so long, it turns out that I have been walking in circles?

Or……

This broken bird has been following me?

Damn it! No matter which situation happens, I have a hard time accepting it!!

I looked back at the road.

There are many holes in the ground, and I can't be sure which one is the one that tripped me.

Is this the way I've come?

I shook my head. I ran in a hurry, and now my mind is almost blank and I can't recall anything at all.

When I looked back, the big bird on the branch had disappeared.

Disappeared quietly.

There was not even a sound of flapping wings, as if it had never been there.

How fucking evil.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind that made my whole body tremble:

Could it be that Xiaoyan didn't let me go at all, but she turned into the bird just now and has been monitoring me!?

I heard people say that vampires can transform!!

Looking at the empty branches, I suddenly felt a sudden rush in my heart. I didn't dare to think too much. I yelled "Ah——" toward the depths of the forest, which gave me the courage to run forward.

Who would have expected that before I even took a few steps, my feet suddenly felt cold.

A cold hand stretched out from the ground, clasped my ankle firmly, and pulled me onto the dirt road.

I fell to the ground, my nose smashed straight into the soil, and immediately, a bloody smell blocked my mouth and nose.

Xiaoyan?

Is she finally going to take action?

My heart was beating so fast that it almost exploded, and the severe pain on the bridge of my nose gradually started to show up until now. The pain made me shed tears, and my mouth was filled with the taste of blood and tears.

I quietly turned my head.

There is no one behind.

My feet were still being held tightly.

I looked down my thigh in fear.

grass!!

MD actually got tangled up in a branch!!

Damn it, after the ghost scared me, I scared myself again. If I keep doing this, my heart will almost weaken!!

I wiped the blood on my face with my sleeve, spat blood-filled saliva on the rotten branch, and pulled my feet out from there.

MD How many times has this happened tonight? I keep falling down. Is it interesting?

While cursing, I supported myself, stood up again, and patted the dirt on my body.

If you fall like this again, you won't need this dress anymore.

I looked at the branch that was entangled with me with lingering fear, and quickened my pace.

The woods ahead are getting darker and darker, and the trees are growing in such a variety of places that it is impossible to find a path. If someone can still avoid getting lost in such a place, then he either knows vines or is a god.

The pale moonlight passed through the dry but dense branches, and the road ahead was blurry, giving people an illusion and no sense of reality at all.

Not long after, the front suddenly opened up, and a small open space appeared. The bright moonlight filled the sky, making the surrounding environment extremely cool. I saw that the open space was surrounded by various tall stone pillars.

It was dark, like a place where some mysterious ceremony was held. The surrounding area was desolate, and it felt as if we were in a cemetery, and it was a cemetery that had been abandoned for a long time.

What is this place?

Is that what Gao Zhijie said?

But I don’t see where the broken house is?

I walked forward curiously.

I remember an expert said that curiosity killed the cat. This sentence is really true. At that time, I was stupid and had no idea how much trouble my curious actions would cause me.

Step by step, I carefully walked to the center of the open space.

There was a small stone table in that place, and on that small stone table, there were three bowls inexplicably placed upside down.

What exactly is hidden in these bowls?

Is it a poisonous insect? Or a legendary poison?

Or a treasure? An artifact?

I picked up a dead branch on the ground, reached over curiously, and opened one of the bowls.

There was nothing fancy in the bowl that I imagined.

There was just a dry note inside.

Is there anything written on the note?

My curiosity aroused, I threw away the dead branch in my hand, picked up the note with my right hand, and opened it.

"solitary."

A large italic character written with a brush appeared in front of me.

What does lonely mean?

What's in the other two bowls?

My hand reached out to the second bowl involuntarily, trying to find the answer there.

"do not move!!"

A shrill voice suddenly came from behind me. I was startled, took a few steps to the side, and looked back.

Behind me, I saw a man standing quietly where I was.

His hair was disheveled, and he was glaring at me fiercely with an angry look on his face.

The clothes on his body were also in tatters, and he hadn't taken a shower in several years. Even though he was so far away, I could still clearly detect the musty smell on his body.

Could he be the madman Gao Zhijie mentioned to me?

I knew he was about to ask me that weird question.

As long as I reject him, there's no problem, right?

I reminded myself over and over again in my heart that I must never agree, I must never agree, I must reject him, reject him decisively, without any hesitation.

But even so, I can't guarantee that I can reject his question 100%.

Maybe this was a scam from beginning to end. I had no choice but to follow his train of thought, nod obediently, and then die obediently.

That man's appearance was extremely ugly and ferocious. Just based on his face, I could almost conclude that he was definitely not a good person.

Moreover, his face gave me a sense of fear that could penetrate my soul. The cold wind behind me kept reminding me that this man in front of me was absolutely an irresistible threat to me.

Even just looking at his face made me feel a little confused.

I feel like my mental energy is being swallowed up by him bit by bit, as if my whole body is soaked in a dark and cold pool of blood, and my body is constantly being eroded by darkness...

"Bring that note in your hand!!"

He did not ask the question that I had been preparing for a long time, but gave me a serious order.

His voice was like the noise made by the wheels of a train rubbing against the rails when it brakes. It sounded very sharp and gave people a creepy feeling.

And hidden behind this harsh sound, there is an irresistible absolute majesty. Receiving the stimulation of this sound, I could hardly produce any resistance, and obediently handed over the note.

Now, we are very close.

I could clearly see that the expression on his face became more and more terrifying and ferocious.

It looked like the expression of a tiger whose tail was bitten off by a wolf.

My heart trembled along with his expression.

"Excuse me..." I forced a smile and asked him cautiously, "What does the word 'lone' mean?"

When the man heard my voice, he moved his eyes from the note and looked directly at me.

"It means you are finished! Completely finished! Finished forever!! It cannot be finished anymore!!!"

His roar suddenly broke out, and the small clearing echoed his terrifying declaration over and over again:

It’s over… it’s over… it’s over… it’s over…
Chapter completed!