Chapter 387: Chapter 332: The Extra Person_2
"You mustn’t misunderstand, it was... it was the clan leader who asked me to call you over," the young maid said, looking terrified of Yang Xiao and the others, hiding behind a tree, not daring to come closer.
"If it was the clan leader who sent you to call us, why didn’t you call out, instead of hiding behind a tree and spying on us?" Yang Xiao asked.
It was only then that he saw clearly, the young maid was filthy from head to toe, covered in dust and dirt, as if she had rolled on the ground several times.
At the same time, Yang Xiao noticed something very strange, the young maid’s attention wasn’t on them at all, but on the courtyard behind them, where she looked terrified.
Yang Xiao immediately turned to look at the courtyard, but it was quiet inside, the bedroom door was closed, everything was calm.
A foreboding feeling surfaced in Yang Xiao’s heart; they all quickly moved away from the courtyard, towards the direction of the maid, who didn’t stay either but turned and walked as if leading the way, and only stopped quite a distance from the direction of the bedroom.
"I haven’t seen you before," Yang Xiao asked, "Where is Xiao Zui?"
"Xiao Zui was frightened and fell ill," the young maid replied quietly, "The clan leader and lady are kind-hearted and have allowed Xiao Zui to rest."
Yang Xiao sneered inwardly, another good Samaritan; this rest likely meant she would rest forever, never to wake again.
"You seem very frightened of us, did you just see something?" Mi Shu also noticed something off about the young maid; she was looking back as they walked, that feeling... it was as if she was afraid something was following them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she spoke, the young maid’s face changed, she shook her head frantically, "No, no, I didn’t see anything, I don’t know anything!"
Seeing that conventional methods were ineffective, Yang Xiao could only resort to intimidation, using the clichéd rhetoric of swindlers from the world of martial arts, saying how the maid’s foundation was good and suitable for use in a sacrifice, hinting that perhaps the monster would kill her and then stop harming others.
Being inexperienced in the world of martial arts, the young maid was so frightened by this that she immediately panicked, her tears bursting forth, her knees buckling, and she "thudded" down on her knees before Yang Xiao, then continued to sob, saying that Yang Xiao and his companions had already been entangled by the monster, but she... she was still young, she didn’t want to die yet.
Hu Yanming immediately bristled, "I warn you, don’t fucking talk nonsense; what makes you say that we are haunted by a ghost?"
In Hu Yanming’s limited nightmare experiences, once someone was confirmed to be haunted by a ghost, it almost equated to death.
"No, I’m not talking nonsense, it’s... it’s true, I saw it, right in the miss’s bedroom, besides you, there was another person just now," the young maid said loudly.
The group was taken aback, then a chill swept over them; Tong Han pulled the maid up from the ground and continued to inquire: "What did the person you saw look like?"
"It was... it was someone wearing red clothes, with a Red Bridal Veil covering the head."
A chill ran through Yang Xiao; her description clearly matched Liu Haiping, who had already died, "What was the person you saw doing?"
"That person was just sitting in front of the miss’s dressing table, motionless, while you... you guys moved back and forth at the dressing table, but it was like you couldn’t see her," the maid’s voice quivered, "I was terrified after I saw her, didn’t dare to go in, just... just kept hiding outside."
"If you were terrified, why did you wait here instead of running back to the clan leader to report?" Cheng Cha raised a doubt. This didn’t quite add up.
The maid pinched her thigh hard, her body trembling, "I... I wanted to run too, but my legs went weak, I still managed to crawl behind that tree."
Looking at the maid, filthy as she was, her words seemed somewhat credible.
"Did you see anything else?" Sui Chengguo asked, the scene of a ghost sitting at the dressing table in the previous room was unnerving to think about.
"Later... later when you walked out of the miss’s bedroom, the person in red suddenly stood up and followed behind you."
"What?!"
At this point, everyone could no longer hold back. No wonder the young maid kept looking behind them earlier, and with that expression—it turned out... it turned out she was looking for the ghost!
Forcing himself to calm down, Yang Xiao squeezed out a faint smile, both to comfort the young maid and himself, "Don’t be afraid, is that... is that person in red still... still behind us?"
The maid stretched her neck to look behind everyone. At this moment, time seemed to have stopped. Every person’s body remained stiff, no one daring to turn their head.
A moment later, the maid retracted her neck and shook her head at Yang Xiao and the others, "Gone, I... I can’t see it anymore."
"Since when did you last see the woman in red?" Cheng Cha needed to confirm the last time the ghost had appeared.
The maid thought for a moment, lowering her voice, "Probably... probably when you guys were walking out of Miss’s bedroom. I was terrified at that point, my whole head was spinning."
"Don’t be afraid. Think carefully, the last time you saw her, did the woman in red make any movements, like raising her hand or..." Cheng Cha continued probing for more information.
But the maid just kept shaking her head, "No more, really no more." Suddenly, the maid paused in her motion.
"Did you remember something?" Cheng Cha pressed.
"I... I think I remembered something. The woman in red followed one of you out the door," the maid recalled, "You were leaving one by one, right? She didn’t move until... until another person came out, then she just stood up and followed that person, yes, just like that!"
"Who? Do you remember who she followed?" Cheng Cha knew they were on the right track, now someone among them had been targeted by the ghost.
The young maid’s gaze swept over each person, everyone felt uncomfortable under her scrutiny, until the maid withdrew her look and stared at the face very close to hers—Cheng Cha’s. The next second, Cheng Cha shuddered violently.
The maid seemed to be affected by the atmosphere at the scene, her whole body involuntarily filled with fear, her voice quivering as if crying, "It seemed... it seemed to be you."
Cheng Cha’s complexion visibly turned pale in an instant, the next second, everyone instinctively moved away from him, creating distance.
The ominous premonition in his heart finally became true, Cheng Cha knew the maid was most likely not lying, for he had already faintly sensed unease inside the bedroom earlier.
The angle of the head on the dressing table was staring directly at his face, which was already suspicious, too coincidental. Having survived to this day, Cheng Cha did not believe in coincidences.
After taking several deep breaths, Cheng Cha managed to suppress the terror in his heart, then turned around and gave everyone a reassuring smile, "There’s nothing to worry about, let’s go check the Buddhist hall first."
Hearing this, the young maid felt relieved, it was clear to anyone that she did not want to stay with them a second longer.
Along the way, the maid seemed to suddenly remember something and asked in a low voice, "Did you... did you rest well last night?"
Although this seemed directed at everyone, the maid’s gaze lingered on Cheng Cha a moment longer, the implication was clear.
"Not very well, I had a nightmare, but I can’t remember what it was about." Cheng Cha honestly replied, only speaking for himself and not involving the others.
The young maid seemed to understand something, nodding, "No wonder, it seems you’ve also been targeted by the monster. Anyone who has that weird dream will be found by the monster, it’s just a matter of time."
As the group drew closer to the Buddhist hall, at a turn in the corridor, the maid hurried her steps and collided full on with another person who suddenly appeared, "Ouch!"
The person, also dressed as a maid but appearing rather frail, was knocked to the ground. The next second, Yang Xiao and the others recognized who this person was and were all shocked.
"Xiao Zui!!"
