Chapter 154

Moonlight shrouded the steps, with two or three patches of moss growing beside them.

The long-neglected iron pipe was dripping water, the room's window had a layer of anti-theft bars, and the water from the potted plant was dripping down drop by drop.

After hearing the movement, Little Lili reacted the fastest.

Almost as a subconscious bodily reaction, she directly pulled Lin Xiaowan off the bed and drilled under the bed.

Their bodies curled up together, and her sallow, thin hands were tightly hugging the broken doll.

A pair of eyes stared tightly at the doorway.

At this moment, she was like a lamb, just born, with her mother not by her side, her whole body trembling slightly.

Her long eyelashes kept fluttering.

"Shh, Big Sister, don't talk," she said in a trembling voice, looking at Lin Xiaowan.

Lin Xiaowan's face always carried a smile; her features were exquisite and beautiful, and even under this dirty bed, it was hard to hide the whiteness of her face.

"Why?"

"Because Mom said, when she's not here, I have to hide from Dad, especially after Dad has been drinking; he hits people!" The little girl pursed her lips and said word by word.

In her tone, the word "Dad" was just a title; one couldn't even hear a hint of emotion.

Perhaps, in Little Lili's eyes, the word "Dad" was similar to a devil.

Similar to the Big Bad Wolf!

He eats people! "Little Lili is very scared now?"

The voice sounded; Little Lili paused, then looked toward Lin Xiaowan—this voice was very strange, seeming like those bad guys in cartoons, and it even had an echo.

Little Lili widened her eyes: "Big Sister, who was talking just now? Did you hear it?"

Lin Xiaowan nodded: "It's Little Bear, oh!"

As she spoke, she lay on the ground and gently pushed the little bear out with both hands; the little bear's body was very small, and it was very red, sitting under the bed.

It grinned and stared at Little Lili, laughing.

Then, under Little Lili's gaze, the little bear slowly turned its head: "Is Little Lili very scared?"

This little bear could move! But Little Lili didn't have any fear at all; instead... instead, she was very envious.

She was very envious that Big Sister had a toy bear that could talk.

If she had one too, then when Mom wasn't here, I wouldn't be afraid, and when Dad hit me, someone would help me; we could play on the seesaw together, because that's a toy for two people!

We could go pick up bottles to sell together, and then buy candy! But my doll can't talk.

But I won't dislike it; this is the doll Mom made for me; it's the most beautiful and best-looking doll in the world; I want to carry it forever! Just like Mom will never abandon me; Mom is just delayed, not that she isn't coming back!

"I... I'm scared, but it's much better than before, because Big Sister and Little Bear are accompanying me!" Little Lili reached out to wipe her nose.

Her snot was mixed with a little blood; children with malnutrition will have many physical problems, including nosebleeds.

"Big Sister..., can you accompany me?"

The little girl widened her eyes; the expectant and fearful look made her pupils shine slightly, like stars in the dark night.

Originally the light wasn't very sufficient, but because the night was very dark, it looked like it was twinkling! Zhang Yi spoke; he sat beside them, holding Lin Xiaowan with his left hand and the broken doll with his right hand.

"Hehe, yes, we will both accompany you, oh; always accompanying, just like your mom."

Little Lili smiled, and her heart suddenly settled; this was the stable feeling of when Mom was there.

【Demon Envoy in transition.】

【When emotions become chaotic, tragedy is the end of all beauty; only fear can allow people to crawl out of the abyss; let's crawl out of the abyss together, and then fall into the abyss again.】

The eyeballs all over the little bear's body began to roll, and a taste of fear permeated out along with the Ghost Energy.

This aura permeated with an alluring taste, permeating the entire community. The bright moon was covered by dark clouds.

The ground was trembling, and the water was dripping.

The streetlights began to have poor contact; the beginning of a magnetic field shift is a sign of a spirit's arrival.

H City Night Watcher Headquarters.

"Teacher, a large amount of Ghost Energy fluctuation has been discovered on Jianshe Road; the aura is very powerful, and a barrier similar to an Infernal Domain has already formed."

"Many people have been hit, but the Ghost Rule hasn't broken away from reality; instead, it has caused people to fall into a deep sleep, dragging their consciousness inside."

Su Jinlong was brushing his teeth.

After coming to H City, all his life was completed within the bureau; sleeping was just a simple folding bed, and the clothes he changed into were always those two pieces.

"Deep sleep? Is it the Magic Bear's doing?" Su Jinlong put down his cup and wiped the corners of his mouth with a towel.

"We did a rough check and came back, but Team Leader Zhang Miao said it was the Magic Bear; this is the second time today the Magic Bear has actively released its aura; it seems to be summoning something. Besides the Magic Bear, many small spirits have rushed over."

"Let's go!" Su Jinlong put on his clothes and walked out; pushing the door open, he remembered something, turned back, and grabbed a few candies placed on the shoe cabinet beside him.

At the same time, on the green-skinned train on the Jingdu railway.

Their bodies were completely enveloped.

Inside the carriage, there was also a large box; no one knew what was inside that box, only that every night, bursts of low roars would come from inside.

It seemed that something was imprisoned inside; it wanted to come out and was struggling.

*Squeak*—

The room door was pushed open.

Little Lili was very nervous, her hands tightly hugging the broken doll, her small eyes staring from under the bed at the outside without blinking.

*Clang*—

Immediately after, she heard a heavy sound, as if some heavy object had been kicked over.

Following that, the footsteps began to move, very slowly, walking along the wall.

One could also hear a person's drunken muttering, slurred and unclear.

*Thump, thump, thump*, it was very loud outside; the floor was a bit uneven, and it was creaking as it was stepped on; he seemed to be looking for something.

He didn't take off his shoes when entering, carrying a smell of alcohol, searching everywhere, and then stumbling to the refrigerator, opening it to find a bottle of wine, but inside the refrigerator, besides two cucumbers and a tomato, there was only a crushed soda can.

"Lili!"

Suddenly, he shouted.

"Lili, where are you? Dad is back; Dad will tell you a secret, come out."

Hearing Dad calling her, Lili's eyelashes under the bed began to flutter frantically, and she closed her eyes tightly in fear.

She knew Dad was lying; he wanted money; he wanted to ask her if Mom had told her where the money was hidden.

But Mom really hadn't said.

She curled up under the bed hugging the broken toy, her eyelids tightly closed, her eyelashes fluttering, and she was shivering so much from fear that her breathing was twitching.

A smell of alcohol permeated the bedroom.

Immediately after.

A pair of legs appeared at the doorway; Dad was here; he stumbled into the room.

"Lili, Dad is here, oh."

(End of chapter)