News from Qingqiu (Part 3)

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator with one foot, a rich scent immediately followed.

It forced him to reach out his left hand to cover his nose and mouth, moving forward slowly…

But right now, the protagonist was the only one left in the hallway of this floor.

Apart from a single yellow hallway light, all the tenants had moved away.

This floor was even jokingly called a ‘Ghost Building’ by the residents…

The fundamental reason was that this ‘Ghost Building’ had too strong of an aura.

As soon as someone stepped out of the elevator, a deep, foul chill would strike them; this included ordinary people with average senses as well.

But to Li Miaosheng, the foxy stench was the main issue.

Foul chills and fear were merely emotions; reciting some Buddhist scriptures could alleviate them significantly.

But the smell couldn’t be alleviated…

So he could only complain in his heart:

‘So smelly, so smelly~!’

Yet he was completely helpless.

***

At this moment, the light in the hallway flickered constantly.

The protagonist took careful steps, approaching Room 1701 opposite the elevator step by step.

Once he reached the door, what appeared before Li Miaosheng were two heavy seals.

Written on them were the words: `Crime Scene, Unauthorized Personnel Keep Out`, exactly as if guarding against something…

Li Miaosheng was momentarily stunned:

“Emmm, would trespassing like this be considered breaking the law?”

“Even though I practice Daoism, I’m also a law-abiding good citizen, but…”

“……….”

After three seconds of hesitation, he still chose to tear off the seal, preparing to go in and find out what was going on.

Following a creaking sound, the door to Room 1701 opened…

As light poured in, the chairs and tables in the living room were revealed to be in a complete mess.

Looking at how scattered they were, one could imagine how terrifying the sudden death of Lin Tong’s roommate must have been for them, to the point that they lost their minds and ran wildly around the living room.

He observed carefully, and soon found a bloodstain in the living room.

However, this bloodstain looked as if it had dried up several days ago, presenting a dark red color…

Other than that, the living room was just messy with no other abnormalities.

“Hmm, something’s a bit strange; there’s only a bloodstain on the living room floor, but absolutely nothing else…”

“Also, could there be a breakthrough in their bedrooms?”

“Listening to Miss Lin Tong, it sounded like there was a doll on the bedside table… and that doll could even roll its eyes and make expressions…”

Just as he thought of this, Li Miaosheng’s nose suddenly felt an itch, and he let out a huge sneeze.

“A-a-choo~!”

“What made my nose so itchy; hmm??”

“Yellow fur!”

He rubbed his nose, casually pulling off a clump of fur, his eyes filled with astonishment.

“Eh!~ This fur is a bit strange, there’s actually some residual warmth left on it…”

“…………..”

“Oh no!!!”

Li Miaosheng instantly reacted, a large amount of cold sweat suddenly seeping out on his forehead.

In the blink of an eye, while squatting in the pitch-black living room deep in thought, he abruptly rolled backward.

He narrowly avoided a heavy claw that was just about to slash across his head.

But when he looked back, he found that where he had just been squatting, there was only a scratch mark and a tuft of yellow fur…

Apart from that, absolutely nothing had passed by…

Recovering from the situation, the protagonist panted heavily, his face filled with disbelief as he said:

“What is this thing, when did it get so close!”

“I actually didn’t notice it at all…”

“Ssk~”

Before he could even finish his sentence, in the split second he had no time to react, Li Miaosheng finally caught a glimpse of a dark shadow.

But helplessly, his own body had already been viciously slashed.

At this moment, fresh blood was welling up from his back, making him feel a wave of intense pain:

“Damn it!”

“What exactly is this thing, its speed is too fast for the eye to catch at all!”

His expression was somewhat anxious, his brows tightly furrowed, and his legs, which were squatting on the floor, trembled constantly…

The current situation was that the enemy was hidden while he was in the open.

A single moment of carelessness could mean losing his life right then and there.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but slowly move towards the refrigerator behind him.

During this movement, his right hand seemed to have grabbed onto some plastic packaging bag, triggering a rustling noise…

“Damn it! Since when was this thing on the floor…”

Right at this moment, after hearing the noise, the black shadow let out a series of intermittent sounds.

Judging by the feeling, it was as if it was warning him of something, or issuing a final ultimatum…

Then, three bright, silvery-white glints appeared before his eyes.

In this pitch-black room, they appeared especially dazzling.

Li Miaosheng was somewhat stunned.

The glints were clearly coming right for him.

***

However, it was already too late to dodge at this moment.

The three glints were about to strike his chest in an instant…

Thus, knowing he didn’t have time to pull out his peach wood sword, he opportunistically threw the packaging bag in his hand.

The thrown packaging bag was immediately sliced open by the glints.

The flour or unknown powder inside suddenly exploded outward.

This covered that dark shadow in a thick layer of white…

It caused it to lose its original concealment in the environment and exposed its position…

Even those three glints instantly vanished from in front of him.

This false alarm left the protagonist slumped on the floor, his heart racing so fast it was one step away from jumping out of his chest…

“Phew~ phew~ phew!……”

“What exactly was that spell behind those glints?”

“To actually make me feel the breath of death for a moment…”

He sat on the ground, panting heavily continuously, trying to alleviate his mood from just now through this method.

After a short while, he hurriedly pulled out his peach wood sword and many bizarre-looking talismans, sternly shouting at that ‘white shadow’:

“I don’t care who you are, whether you’re a ghost or a demon!”

“Since you’re in the mortal realm, there are rules of the mortal realm!”

“If you remain obstinate and continue to slaughter the innocent, then I will carry out the will of the heavens and eradicate you, whatever you are~!”

After speaking~ hearing these words, that dog-like creature covered in white dust realized the situation was bad, broke through the window, and fled.

This left Li Miaosheng alone in the pitch-black living room, staring blankly.

But before long, a sharp, piercing pain coming from his back woke him from his daze, and he reached out his left hand to lightly press on his back.

“Hiss~ it hurts so much!”

“The claws of this damn thing are actually so sharp…”

“I must have lost a lot of blood from my back by now.”

“To think even my pants are feeling a bit wet, sigh~!”

“But the most crucial part is that I let that unknown creature escape.”

“Suffered a double loss, f*ck!……”

He stood up early, the blood gradually draining from his face. Supporting himself against the refrigerator with his right hand, he said:

“My god… hurts, hurts, hurts~ it’s exactly the same as being deeply slashed by a knife three times.”

“Good thing I brought a bottle of medicine with me.”

“But looking at the situation right now, the first thing I need to do is find the light switch to make sure my eyes can see clearly…”

Li Miaosheng moved slowly.

Fortunately, that creature had broken the window, allowing a ray of sunlight to shine in, preventing him from tripping over the furniture and making his injuries even worse…

Right at this moment; with a click, a sound suddenly rang out in the living room…