I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 232 Remember!

North City, Huayu Community.

As the oldest middle-class residential area in North City, there is no need to say much about the greening.

Even in winter, there are rows of lush green pine trees.

"Ta-ta, ta-ta."

On the cobblestone path between two rows of pine trees, Yu Kexin, wearing sunglasses, gently pointed ahead with his blind stick, scanning for obstacles in front of him.

Her face was a sickly pale color.

In the north wind carrying tiny snowflakes and ice particles, it seemed a little shaky.

"Ke Xin, be careful, walk slowly, there's no rush~"

Her mother's gentle voice of encouragement came from her ears.

The warm breath gently patted Yu Kexin's face.

It was the familiar smell of her mother, with a hint of citrus.

But in the afterglow...

Yu Kexin could clearly see that "Mom's" expression was so ferocious and terrifying.

Her scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes were fixed on Ke Xin like red-hot irons.

On the other side of her, the white cat disguised as Coke also followed her silently with cat steps.

The look in those emerald green pupils...Yu Kexin had only seen it in the zombie dogs in Resident Evil.

"..."

The fear that was surging in her heart like a spring made Yu Kexin purse her lips and secretly bite her lower lip with her teeth.

Then he simply closed his eyes, letting his world fall into darkness again.

This is the fifth day since she regained her sight...

The difference from the first day was that now she was 100% sure that if she revealed any flaw and was discovered by this group of "family members", only death would await her.

Because these things are not human beings at all, they are not perverted murderers who want to take over someone else's position.

Although the education she received from childhood to adulthood told Yu Kexin that this is a material world.

But now, Yu Kexin had to believe that the things around her were monsters and ghosts.

During these five days, Yu Kexin was tempted almost every moment.

This group of monsters would constantly dance with sharp knives in front of her eyes, letting the knives fall towards her eyeballs like eye drops.

He would suddenly appear in front of her silently, and then make a sound from a distance.

He would stay close to her and stare into her eyes.

They will tease her instincts and pull at her nerves in various ways.

But what made Yu Kexin feel the most chill and horrified was...

No one in the community noticed.

The grandma in the next building, the teacher who likes to run around the neighborhood at night, the young lady who walks her dog after dinner every day...

All of them are very familiar with Yu Kexin's parents and grandmother.

But in the past few days, Yu Kexin saw with her own eyes that they greeted the monsters around her.

He even followed this group of monsters to test her...

This completely blocked Yu Kexin's way to escape and seek help.

She discovered in despair that she had no means to fight back or escape.

If it weren't for the courage that always emerged from her heart from time to time, Yu Kexin would have really collapsed...

Every night when she went to sleep, she suspected that she was in a nightmare, that she was seeing things, and that there was something wrong with her mind.

At one point, Yu Kexin even had the urge to blind herself again...

"Be careful! It's time to turn here, Kexin."

The cobblestone road has a small forty-five-degree turn.

Seeing that Yu Kexin was walking straight ahead and was about to step on empty air, her mother hurried to support her.

But those eyes peeked through the side of the sunglasses, greedily spying on Yu Kexin's eyes.

"Thank you, Mom!"

Yu Kexin closed her eyes.

"It was... seventy-six steps. There's a turn at about seventy-six. There's a tree right here."

"Humph! Easy! I've got this path too!"

She blinked, swept the pine tree in front with her guide stick, and spoke excitedly as before.

"Mmmmm, Ke Xin is awesome!"

Mom put her arm around Yu Kexin and walked with her towards home.

"Mom, isn't there still some distance to go? Let me get more familiar with the route before we try another one."

Yu Kexin wanted to pull her arm free.

But her mother's hands were like iron clamps, holding her tightly.

"Don't leave yet, Kexin. Mom will take you home."

"...Going home? What time is it now?"

"Mom has an appointment with the doctor this afternoon. She'll be here soon to check your eyes."

Mom said with a smile.

Yu Kexin swallowed and fell silent.

"Ke Xin, this doctor is not like other doctors. He is very famous."

"Your eyes will definitely get better."

"...Ke Xin, why are you crying?"

Mom took off Yu Kexin's sunglasses.

He squinted his eyes and stared at her gray pupils, then wiped the tears that were sliding down Yu Kexin's face with his hand.

“…I just…”

A hint of pain emerged in the deepest part of Yu Kexin's pupils.

The monster's voice reminded her of her mother...

That mother who can play all kinds of musical instruments in her mind, who is full of temperament when standing on the podium, and who is extremely gentle when returning home.

If I really became blind, my mother would definitely say the same thing...

But now, those who say such caring words are a bunch of fucking monsters!

She regards her family as her support, and cares about her and loves her family very much...

Where are they now?

Why, why are these damned monsters the only ones who imitate the voices of those closest to me and defile them like this...

An unknown anger made Yu Kexin's heart ache!

An urge to fight these monsters suddenly emerged!
But it was immediately suppressed, turning into waves of bitterness and pain that were difficult to resolve.

She really, really misses her mother...

She really couldn't hold on any longer...

Who can help me, who can save me...

"Ke Xin, what's wrong? Why can't you stop crying? Just like when you were a kid..."

Mother kept wiping Yu Kexin's tears with her fingers.

Then he kept putting his fingers into his mouth and sucking Yu Kexin's tears.

It was like a baby holding a bottle and sucking on the nipple, with a heart-wrenching look of...greed on his face.

"...Mom, hiring such a great doctor must cost a lot of money..."

"I just feel... my eyes will never get better... but mom, dad and grandma, all..."

"You're still helping me like this... I'm really... so happy..."

Yu Kexin closed her eyes and said while biting her lip.

The voice trembled uncontrollably.

The mother, who had been expressionless all the time, actually slowly smiled when she saw Yu Kexin, who seemed to be in great pain and guilt.

It was a silent, extremely cruel, and mocking smile, as if saying how ignorant and stupid Yu Kexin was.

The more guilty Yu Kexin acted, the more exaggerated her smile became.

Even his body began to tremble.

It's like hearing a huge joke!

"My dear child, what's the big deal? Mom and Dad will always love you."

"Mom and Dad, we will always be your strongest support~"

With a cruel smile on her face, she gently held Yu Kexin in her arms, her nose resting on Yu Kexin's neck, greedily letting Yu Kexin's scent fill her nostrils.

But the voice that came out of her mouth was full of endless love and heartache.

"Go back to the house and wait for a while, dear. The doctor will be here soon."

"Mom will wash some fruit for you."

After arriving home, her mother helped Yu Kexin put away her blind stick, patted her head affectionately and said.

"Mom, where are Dad and Grandma?"

"They're out now."

"Oh~"

Yu Kexin fumbled to put on slippers.

Dad and grandma naturally didn't go out.

The two of them no longer looked human.

Like two ghosts, they have been closely surrounding Yu Kexin since she entered the room.

Yu Kexin was not given any freedom at all.

But no one in the room noticed that in the shadow of the housing prices, a trace of darkness finer than dust was flowing.

"Cola! Cola! Don't sleep! Come here and give your sister a hug!"

After returning to the house, Yu Kexin shouted while sitting on a stool.

"Meow!"

The white cat that had followed Yu Kexin all the way heard Yu Kexin's voice and jumped into Yu Kexin's arms obediently.

Just like an ordinary pet, it acted coquettishly in Yu Kexin's arms.

But the pale green eyes seemed as if they could tear Yu Kexin's neck into pieces at any time!

"You're so good, let's go!"

After stroking Coke's fur, Yu Kexin stretched and let Coke run away.

Then he ignored the two ghosts clinging to him, climbed onto the bed, fumbled to put on his headphones, and closed his eyes.

"……Um?"

As I was reading the novel, it suddenly became stuck.

Then the sound from the earphones went silent as if someone had cut it off.

Yu Kexin frowned, touched the MP3 and adjusted the volume.

But no matter how high or low the volume was, there was still no sound in the headphones.

Is the earphone broken again?

Why the headphones...ah...

Yu Kexin suddenly felt irritated and had an urge to cry.

This is obviously a very small matter.

but……

But this is my only chance to relax every day...

I'm already so unlucky!
Why is it still like this...

"Ke Xin."

"Don't worry, those two gluttonous ghosts can't hear you."

Suddenly, a voice came into Yu Kexin's ears.

It's a neutral, slightly feminine voice.

"Keep wearing your headphones, don't talk, and listen to me."

"In eight minutes, two gluttonous ghosts will come and judge whether you have awakened."

"Once you're exposed, they'll eat you up."

"Hold on through this trial. Someone will come to save you later, a real human being."

"If you're listening, touch the earbud in your right ear."

On the way to Huayu Community with Ke Ke, Lin Xing'an spoke in Yu Kexin's ear through the darkness.

Normally, Yin Hui cannot speak.

But after absorbing Yinhui's promotion, in addition to expanding the scope of control, he also improved in the micro-manipulation of Yinhui.

At this time, inside Yu Kexin's earphones, there was a shadowy miniature image of Lin Xing'an speaking in her cochlea.

Of course, Lin Xing'an also disguised his voice.

"Gudong..."

Yu Kexin raised her hand and naturally touched the earphone on her right ear.

Then he placed his hand on his heart to make his heartbeat and expression seem less excited.

Because in front of her, the two ghosts were still staring at her.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but please tune in and listen to me."

"The next words are extremely crucial and may determine your life or death."

Lin Xing'an spoke again.

Yu Kexin also closed her eyes, clutched her MP3 player, and took a deep breath as if she had heard some exciting plot in a novel.

Indeed, just the two sentences she just heard caused so many questions to arise in her mind...

What does awakening mean?
I just regained my sight, awakening... is it the courage that arises in my heart whenever I am in fear?

What is a gluttonous ghost? Is it someone disguised as her parents?
Why do they do this?
And real humans...

Yu Kexin adjusted her mindset according to what Lin Xing'an said, and first let some random thoughts slip away, suppressing all the questions in her mind.

And as if he could sense her emotions, after she calmed down, Lin Xing'an's voice came again.

"In five minutes, two gluttons will arrive at your house."

"Their purpose is to confirm whether you have seen the true face of the gluttonous ghost, or in other words, to confirm whether you have regained your sight."

"So all you have to do is pretend, pretend that you haven't regained your sight."

Lin Xing'an's voice was calm and serious.

But it is very stable.

Hearing his voice, Yu Kexin's original nervousness disappeared, and instead she felt a little relieved.

"The gluttonous ghost will release the ghost realm. In the ghost realm, some things are visible to the awakened, and some are invisible."

"But to you, everything is invisible."

"So whatever appears is fake, non-lethal, and is meant to scare you. Stay calm and don't show it."

"This is the first test, which your 'parents' have put you through. I believe you can overcome it."

Lin Xing'an paused.

Yu Kexin also pursed her lips and nodded silently in her heart.

It turns out that thing that makes the surroundings desolate is called a ghost domain...

"The second test is to shine a strong light into your pupils."

Lin Xing'an's voice came again.

Yu Kexin's heart skipped a beat.

If she just watched the tip of the knife falling, she could try her best to pretend not to see it.

But if it's strong light...

"Don't worry, I will use some tricks so that you can't see it."

"Including the first level. If I sense you're about to be exposed, I can also temporarily blind you."

Lin Xing'an's speaking speed obviously quickened a bit.

But it's still reassuring.

"The third test is that the gluttonous ghost will transform into the appearance of your real mother."

"After she changed, she looked exactly like your mother. Even if I told you now, you might not be able to tell them apart."

"But you must remember, that was transformed by a gluttonous ghost."

"Remember this!"

Lin Xing'an emphasized again.

Then, Yu Kexin felt an itch in her ear.

The sound came back into the headphones.

But then, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Ke Xin! The doctor is here!"

(End of this chapter)