Cypress Boat Floating

Chapter 157: Ghostly Revenge 3

People living in the western part of the capital were not as wealthy as those in other areas. There were many poor people and beggars here, and they had very little food and drink, so how could they have extra money to buy candles? For them, light was just a kind of charity, and they were more concerned about tomorrow's daily necessities.

Therefore, at night, the entire West District can only be illuminated by the faint moonlight.

But in the yard behind the Liu family, Liu Miao's room was brightly lit. There were no less than ten candles burning in the room, making the whole room as bright as day.

call out.

A slight sound was heard outside the window. The person on the bed who had his eyes closed but was not completely asleep was suddenly startled by the sound. He then grabbed the quilt beside him and covered himself up. However, he was very calm hiding in the quilt, so calm that he seemed to have anticipated what would happen in the next second.

The noise outside did not stop, but instead became more intense. The wind came from nowhere and blew the windows, making them creak, and even extinguished the candles on the windowsill.

A figure floated past the room, whimpering. The sound seemed to come from another world and fell into Liu Miao's ears.

"Give me back my life!"

In the past few days, this figure and this voice always appeared around him. At first, Liu Miao thought someone was playing a prank, but when one day he found that many children in the theater could also see this figure, he realized that things were a little beyond his expectations.

But to be honest, Liu Miao was not actually afraid of this ghost. What he wanted more was to catch this ghost and find out who dared to play tricks in his theater.

No one knows who spread the rumor that the Liu Clan was haunted, which resulted in no one daring to come to see the show for so many days. Without anyone coming to see the show, he had no income, and without income he couldn't support all the people in the house. Every day he had to open his eyes to feed so many mouths, and he had to think about how to make money. The oppression of this kind of life was greater than the fear of ghosts.

Liu Miao tried to catch this ghost for several days, but the strange thing was that this ghost seemed to be able to fly. It was always high in the sky and he could not reach it. Every time he heard the sound and ran out, the ghost left, leaving a figure for him.

As time went by, he became tired. He couldn't catch the ghost every day, and his efforts were in vain and made him exhausted, so he came up with the idea of ​​waiting for the rabbit to come to him.

Since the other party wanted to play a ghost game with him, he cooperated. He acted very panicked and even invited a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost. The Taoist priest made a mess and then told him that it was a wronged ghost coming to claim his life and would not leave until it got his life.

Liu Miao also took the opportunity to express his fear and asked the Taoist priest to think of a way for him. He thought the Taoist priest would take the opportunity to blackmail him and collect money from him before performing a ritual. Unexpectedly, the other party did not do so. He just shook his head, packed up his things silently, and said, "I can't take this ghost, you should find someone else", and then left here, which really confused him.

At that moment, he couldn't help but wonder if there really was a ghost haunting his courtyard? Was there really a female ghost coming to take his life?

This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, and then he no longer believed it. He believed in God, and he believed that God would protect him and bless him. Even if this was a real female ghost, with God around, couldn't he take her away?

Thinking about this, Liu Miao felt relieved. He was more convinced that someone was trying to get him and was deliberately creating panic. His first suspect was naturally the Cao family.

Can......

At this time, he was lying on the bed covered with a quilt, and his right hand unconsciously stroked the sword that he had placed beside him for self-defense. He had taken this sword from the opera troupe today specifically for the purpose of defense. Liu Miao carefully recalled the behavior of the Cao family troupe owner in recent times. He didn't have time to do these things, and he had sent people to follow the Taoist priest that day. The Taoist priest did leave him and went back to the Taoist temple directly without contacting anyone.

After all this back and forth, Liu Miao was even more confused about who was doing these things for him.

The ghost still appears every day, and the ghost sounds have never stopped. As Liu Miao listened, he couldn't help but retract his hand holding the hilt of the sword. If the other party didn't show up, he was afraid that he really couldn't bear it anymore. He had endured it for too long during this period of time. If he endured it any longer, he was afraid that he would really believe that this was a female ghost coming to take his life.

"Give~ me~ back~ my~ life~" the voice appeared again and got closer to Liu Miao.

The doors and windows that were clearly closed were opened at some point, and an evil wind blew in from the window, blowing out all the candles in the room.

Liu Miao's vision under the quilt became dim because the candle was extinguished. He couldn't help but shiver when the wind blew. It was obviously the hottest weather in July and the wind was hot, but the wind that blew in was cool, which made people shiver.

"Give me back my life!"

The voice rang softly beside his ears. Liu Miao knew that this "female ghost" was next to him. He didn't dare to think about what he would see the moment he opened the quilt. But if he didn't open it, how could he know who the other party was? How could he catch the other party's flaws?

Liu Miao was in a dilemma, but fortunately he was not the kind of person who was easily confused. After a pause, he quickly came to a conclusion.

"Give me back my life!"

The moment the voice sounded, Liu Miao sat up and lifted the quilt. He closed his eyes tightly and dared not look any further, but he just happened to avoid the most horrifying scene. He waved his hands and shouted, "Lady, let's talk it over. It's not me who hurt you. You have to find the person who hurt you, not me."

"Give me back my life!"

The "female ghost" obviously didn't listen to him, but continued talking, and the more she spoke, the closer she got to him.

Liu Miao took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and unconsciously swung the sword forward. He was also an opera singer, so his skills were pretty good. The "female ghost" opposite seemed not to have expected him to do this, and subconsciously took a few steps back when he made the move.

Just taking a few steps back made Liu Miao more certain that the so-called "female ghost" in front of him was actually a human in disguise, so he felt a little more at ease.

In this case, as long as he catches this so-called "ghost", he will know who is trying to harm him.

Liu Miao understood and looked around his room. There was no one else. It seemed that this "female ghost" was alone today. So he got out of bed and blocked the door. If this "female ghost" wanted to escape, she could only jump out of the window, but Liu Miao didn't think she could escape from the window under his nose.

"Who are you?" Liu Miao glared at him, his eyes filled with hatred from being frightened for several consecutive days, and the tendons on the back of his hand that was holding the hilt of the sword were already broken.

The "female ghost" Ye Jianqing on the opposite side thought to herself that something was not right.

Yes, that's right. The female ghost opposite who was threatening Liu Miao was the female ghost played by Ye Jianqing. The news she got from Xiao Ding and others was that Liu Miao had been scared in the past few days and had even asked a Taoist priest to hold a ceremony to exorcise the ghost. He was so scared that he couldn't sleep every night. Ye Jianqing naturally thought that this person had been scared, and even asked them to find some phosphorous fire to scare him.

Unexpectedly, before this most important prop appeared, the other party seemed to have discovered it. Now that the other party blocked her way out, Ye Jianqing didn't know where to go for a moment.

"What is your intention in pretending to be a female ghost? Who sent you here?" Liu Miao pointed the tip of his sword directly at Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing looked at him and thought about how to run away without exposing herself. Should she fight directly? But if she fought directly, wouldn't the other party know that she was really not a ghost through contact? Then how could she get words from him?

But if she didn't fight, Ye Jianqing secretly glanced at the window behind her, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it was a good thing that she had asked Xiao Ding and the others to pry open the window. If she wanted to go out through the window, it would not be a problem, but she was afraid that she would be caught before she got out. The safest way was to leave directly through the front door.

Thinking about it, Ye Jianqing decided to fight him directly. It was better than exposing himself. If he was not caught, he would not be able to guess who did these things. It would be better to let this matter haunt him for the rest of his life.

Liu Miao on the opposite side seemed unable to wait any longer. Seeing that she hadn't spoken yet, he swung his sword towards Ye Jianqing. The room was not big and there were many things in it. It was inevitable that Ye Jianqing was a little embarrassed to dodge sideways, but he managed to dodge it.

Liu Miao seemed determined to keep her here, and he blocked the road leading to the room door, not letting Ye Jianqing leave easily.

Ye Jianqing cursed silently in his heart, picked up the candle rack next to him and used it as a weapon to block the sword swung by Liu Miao.

After all, Liu Miao came from a drama troupe, so her skills were not bad and she was quite proficient in the use of sword moves. This made Ye Jianqing, who was not familiar with weapons, look a little embarrassed. She turned her sword into a stick, and in this narrow space she could only barely use it to defend herself. It would be a bit difficult for her to fight back.

Liu Miao was ruthless in every move, and each move was aimed at Ye Jianqing's vital point. There were many things on the ground, and Ye Jianqing had to dodge left and right. The clothes on her body were a bit of a hindrance, and her hair blocked her sight.

Her counterattack seemed extremely weak under the sudden attack. Just when Liu Miao was about to hit her in the face with his sword, Ye Jianqing dodged by bending down and pulled out his Skylark from his calf. Skylark was quick, accurate and ruthless, and directly slashed Liu Miao's wrist holding the sword, but Ye Jianqing did not use much force, and at most only made a cut.

With a cut of the knife, they just left their original position. The two of them switched positions, and this time it was Ye Jianqing's turn to stand on the route leaving the room.