piecing together the soul

Chapter 7
I don't know how long it took, but brother Xiu's handsome face finally slowly appeared in front of my eyes.Seeing him finally appear, I relaxed and my legs went limp, and I sat down on the ground, even throwing away the shovel.To be honest, I almost cried, maybe because I was afraid, maybe because I was nervous, and I was also somewhat worried.

But women don't cry.

"Where the hell have you gone!" This complicated emotion finally turned into a sentence of anger.

He laughed and said, "I died near the place where you dug my head last time."

Although the words are very flat, but I am not really angry.Only now did I realize that in such a deep night, even a ghost is better than a person.

"What's the matter with you?" Seeing that I was silent, he asked.

I shook my head: "It's nothing. Where did you go? You meant to scare me, didn't you?"

He nodded and said, "Yes, I deliberately wanted to scare you. This time you know how important I am!"

"You..." I said helplessly, "You are not allowed to make such jokes again."

"Stop talking nonsense," he said, "keep digging, it doesn't seem far from my bones, and I have to leave before twelve o'clock."

"Success." I finally recovered, stood up, picked up the shovel, and continued digging.

He suddenly asked again: "Why have you been reluctant to say why there are so few people here?"

My heart felt cold again, I just dug and said: "I've already said it and I don't want to mention it."

"Then I'll take a guess," he said. "People have died around here, haven't they?"

I was taken aback by this question: "How do you know?"

"Did you jump off the building?"

I didn't answer, just kept digging.

"It's a man." He continued, "He's an economics student, and he's usually very poor and optimistic, but for some reason he suddenly jumped up. Isn't that right?"

"How do you know?" he said perfectly.

"You don't care how I know."

I looked up at him, his expression was still the same as before, but for some reason, I felt that he seemed a little tired, and his light and shadow seemed a little weak.There seemed to be something really wrong with him, so I asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine."

"How do you know so much all of a sudden, and look tired?" I said while digging.

He laughed and said, "I'm a ghost, and ghosts don't get tired. What I said just now is all speculation."

"Guess? Do you believe what you said? Tell me quickly."

"What did you say just now, last time I asked this question, I deliberately avoided answering it, which means I don't want to answer." He imitated my words, my tone, and my expression, "So don't ask. "

Seeing him like that, I burst out laughing, and slammed the shovel on the ground again: "Will you tell me?"

"I won't tell you, do you still want to torture me?"

"I know I can't hit you," I said, "but if I stop digging, what will you do to me?"

"Don't mind, don't mind." He hurriedly begged me, "Grandma, hurry up and dig, you have to leave before twelve o'clock."

I saw that he didn't seem to be joking when he said this, so he started digging immediately: "Why do you have to leave before twelve o'clock?"

"Let's not talk about this now." He said, "I will tell you slowly when I get back."

"Okay." Looking at his eyes, I can be sure that he is not joking this time, so I choose to believe it.

I continued to dig out the soil, and because I dug a lot, I gradually found some tricks.I dug and dug, and suddenly I couldn't dig.

"What is this?" I tapped it with a shovel.

"Stone?"

"This should be called a stone slab." I scraped away all the floating soil beside it, but found that I haven't seen the edge of the stone slab. "It's quite big."

He paused and said, "It should be under this stone slab, hurry up."

Without hesitation, I focused on expanding to one side, and after digging for 5 minutes, I finally met the side.Dig further along the edge. Fortunately, the stone slab is not very thick.I seized the time and continued to dig the other two sides. At least three sides must be seen to lift the slate.

"Hurry up, hurry up." Brother Xiu seemed very nervous, "It won't be long."

Finally, three sides were dug out, and I went to the last side to loosen the soil, then put down the shovel, and went to the opposite side to open the whole stone slab.There is nothing else underneath, only a small white patch, which should be a bone.I quickly dug out this piece and put it aside.

Brother Xiu is still urging: "Hurry up!"

I'm already very nimble, and I'm so busy that I don't even have time to look at him.I could hear my breath getting heavier and heavier, my stomach was a little hungry, my arms were so sore, I was so tired.

The few bones that were dug out were no longer connected. After I dug out a few whole pieces, I turned them over again. Seeing that there was nothing else, I threw the bones aside first, and then put them back on the stone slab as they were. Going to fill in the hole.

"What time is it?" Brother Xiu asked.

I can't wait to stop and look at the time: "Eleven, 52."

"It's almost filled, just cover the stone slab." Brother Xiu said, "Cover the slate and leave immediately."

Seeing that he was getting more and more nervous, I really didn't dare to neglect or complain. I came out of the small pit and pushed the surrounding soil in. Before returning to the original state, Brother Xiu urged me again: "Don't do it!" , take your things and go quickly, go to the place where there are people."

I didn't answer, because I couldn't breathe, picked up the shovel and his bones, put them in the bag randomly, and ran towards the dormitory.When I arrived at the door of the dormitory building, I looked at my phone while panting, it was [-]:[-].

"It's okay." Brother Xiu said.

"What's okay?" I asked, still panting.

"From now on, at night, you are not allowed to approach that place again."

These words sent a chill down my back: "What's wrong?"

"There's a vengeful spirit over there." Hearing his worried tone, I looked up at him.

Whoa!It really freaked me out.Brother Xiu used to have his head floating in front of me, but now he suddenly stood up, I'm really not used to it.There is a blank above the legs, which should be the length of the upper body.I had to look up a little to see his face.God, I didn't expect him to be so tall.Brother Xiu is facing me, on my left side, that is, his right side, is a leg, it's fine if you're not wearing anything, it's still shining in such a late night!
I immediately felt a little ashamed, so I lowered my head and saw his bare feet again.The foot bones may not be complete, so it looks a little blurry.

"What's wrong with you?" Brother Xiu asked seeing me looking up and down, but not speaking.

"It's nothing." I said, "It was the legs just now."

He smiled and said, "Have you ever seen such a long arm? Do you think I am a gibbon?"

"No, no." At this moment, I finally managed to catch my breath, "What did you just say? What Wraith?"

He glanced in the direction where we dug the bones just now, wondering if I was wrong, he seemed to tremble.Seeing that he didn't answer, I asked again: "You really said it."

"Let's talk upstairs." His voice was trembling, it seems that I read it right just now.

I walked towards the door of the building. At this time, the door of the building should have been locked, and we only need to swipe our card to open the door.I touched the pockets of my trousers and then the pockets of my clothes.Uncle, I forgot to bring it!

"What's wrong?" he asked again.

I spread my hands and said, "I forgot to take the card, so I can't get in."

"What should I do?"

"Wait." After all, I am a senior, so I still have some common sense, "Now there must be comrades from the student union who are 'working overtime', and they will definitely be released later. A group of students who have classes tomorrow, just follow them in. gone."

"Well, then I'll go in first."

"Hey!" Before I could say anything, he had already entered.Since it was a glass door, I could still see him, but there was a light inside, and his shadow was much lighter.

"Don't leave me outside alone!" I yelled anxiously.

Maybe it was really the dead of night, and my voice may have been a little rushed, and I woke up the aunt who was watching the door.The aunt came out with three yawns in one step, and while opening the door for me, she said: "Young lady, you come back in the middle of the night, or you are alone, do you know the danger?"

Seeing that the aunt opened the door, I quickly apologized and said, "Excuse me! I'm not alone either. My classmates played a prank. They secretly took my card away, and then left me outside alone."

The aunt let me in, and closed the door again: "Why is this child like this now? Just throw you outside alone. If there is any accident, if you encounter some bad people, who will take the responsibility?"

"Yes, yes," I quickly agreed, "I know you are speaking for me, but it's too late today, I have to call them all the other day, and you should teach them well!"

The aunt yawned again: "Okay, okay, you go up and sleep quickly, and I went to sleep too."

I saw that my aunt finally went back to the house and closed the door, and I was relieved.The elevator was closed early at this time, so I could only take the stairs.

"I didn't expect this trick to be really effective." Brother Xiu said.

"What trick?"

"I guessed that you would call out, but I didn't expect someone to call out."

Now that I think about it, I want to lower my voice: "Are you waking someone up just for me?"

"Yeah, so when will you have to wait?"

"That's right." I said, "I didn't expect to come in so soon. By the way, what are the wraiths you mentioned just now?"

When it comes to that Wraith, I realize that he is another Jiling.Is it really that scary?If it's so scary, why don't I feel it at all?Like Brother Xiu said, I am also a person with a bit of spiritual power.

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Brother Xiu asked.

I nodded: "Nonsense, there is no one who doesn't want to listen to the truth."

He hesitated for a while, and said: "Okay. Just now, at that place, I saw that wraith. He couldn't go too far, so he could only wander around there. Moreover, it was the third watch of the day, It's time to come out."

"It was around eleven o'clock when you disappeared just now..." I couldn't help but say.

"That's right." Brother Xiu continued, "That's a ghost full of grievances and resentment. He hates people, so he refuses to be reincarnated as a human being again. So he guards that place every night..."

"Is it the man who jumped off the building last year?"

"No. The one who jumped last year was killed by him."

After hearing this, I was afraid for a while, I stopped and stared at Brother Xiu: "Could it be that he thought just now..."

Brother Xiu also looked into my eyes: "That's right. He wants to harm you."

He really wants to hurt me?I was almost killed by the evil spirit just now?No wonder I went crazy and wanted to escape when I was alone in that place just now!With that said, my attention came back to my eyes—was this crippled ghost in front of me saving me?
"Brother Xiu..." I was a little speechless, "I..."

Seeing that tears were rolling in my eyes, Brother Xiu quickly started joking: "Don't thank me! I, I'm just afraid that after you die, I'll wander around for hundreds of years..."

When he said this, the emotion in my heart faded a lot. I planned to say a few words to him, so I walked to the jogging platform, put down my bag, leaned on the handrail and asked, "How did you save me?"

"Me?" Brother Xiu continued in a joking tone, "He and I are both ghosts, so we can talk, so I told him that I need your help and asked him to give him an hour. We are both ghosts, so it's easy to talk. "

"Since they are all ghosts, why does it only take an hour?"

Brother Xiu was a little speechless, maybe it was because of embarrassment: "He has too much resentment, and there are not many people who go to his territory, so he is not willing to let you go. He said it himself. After an hour, he will also control you." Can't help myself."

"Then, how did you know about the boy who died last year?"

"That wraith told me."

I was a little puzzled: "Everyone he killed, he still remembers?"

"Maybe it's because... because this was the last one he killed, so I still remember it." Brother Xiu said, his eyes moved away from me, and I also noticed his eyes flickering.

"You're not lying, are you?" I asked, "Why don't you dare look at me?"

(End of this chapter)