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Yu Qiuliang likes to go out at night, even in the cold winter.As long as he wanted to go out, he made his plans into the evening.Yu Xiasheng originally wanted to go out with him, but every time Yu Qiuliang went out, he went to the bookstore opposite the school to pick up books. Yu Xiasheng walked with him a few times, and gradually felt bored, so he let him go out alone without asking any more questions .Yu Qiuliang didn't think it mattered whether the old ghost followed him or not. If Yu Xiasheng walked with him, they would argue and chat. If Yu Xiasheng didn't walk with him, he would put on earphones and listen to music.

There are very few people who come to walk on the street at night in winter, and there are not many cars on the main road, and the place where Yu Qiuliang walks is remote, and it is even more terrifyingly quiet.However, there were still people squatting on street corners burning paper, and Yu Qiuliang walked past them quickly, keeping his head down for fear of disturbing the wandering ghosts.Yu Qiuliang didn't dare to imagine what lonely souls and wild ghosts could do. He stared at the bricks under his feet, and quietly turned up the volume of the earphones to strengthen his courage.

This neighborhood was originally an old residential area, but later the urban village was rebuilt, and all the original two-story buildings were demolished, leaving nothing but ruins.Those ruins have been lying here for several years, but they were suddenly cleaned up some time ago, revealing a large open space below, which is said to be used to build a new teaching building.

A new junior high school, a new elementary school, a new kindergarten...everything here is new, except for Qiuliang and their high school, which is still dilapidated. When passing by the school gate at night in Qiuliang, I always feel that there is something inside. Many pairs of eyes are staring at him.

Even if the high school is renovated, Yu Qiuliang will not be able to enjoy the new teaching building.He is about to graduate, and when he was in elementary school or junior high school, he never had the chance to see the new campus.There is an urban ghost story called "Renovate the school as soon as you leave the school". Yu Qiuliang dares to conclude that this is a real story, not an imagined legend.

A little further away from the elementary school is a dilapidated banknote printing factory, but it seems to have been abandoned for many years and has not been used.Yu Qiuliang stomped his feet, looked back, and after confirming that there was no vehicle passing by, he jumped off the sidewalk and walked slowly on the bicycle lane.The sidewalks around here are not smooth, they always sink into a pit suddenly, Yu Qiuliang is a bit short-sighted, he can't see clearly at night, he doesn't want to step into the mud pit because he can't see clearly.

Regardless of whether the banknote printing plant is still in use or not, it does not work at night.Yu Qiuliang passed by the door of the banknote printing factory and saw a huge iron lock hanging on the door.The thumb-thick iron chain was wrapped around the door, shining coldly under the moonlight.Yu Qiuliang squinted his eyes to look at the dirty glass door and wall, and recognized a vague word "demolition" from the wall.

The big blood-red characters are scribbled, but there is no problem for people to read them.Yu Qiuliang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that time flies.He used to play here when he was a child, and before he knew it, he had grown up, and the place that carried his memories would also be demolished.He thought of those brand-new kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, and the community he lived in. This area was never like this before, but that period of time has passed for too long, and it is meaningless to look back, and can only recall vague memories. Fragments and piecemeal landscapes.

The only things that haven't changed are the bushes beside the road and the two thick trees that enclose each other.Yu Qiuliang had heard the story of these two trees, and it seemed that since his father's generation, they had stood here and acted as sentinels for the children.Yu Qiuliang clearly remembered that the two trees had never died, and every spring the trees were full of purple flowers, and sweet honey was hidden in the flowers.

Back then, the children's favorite thing was to suck the nectar of flowers, and I don't know how many people have tasted the taste of those flowers.

Just as Yu Qiuliang was thinking, a figure suddenly appeared on the right, wearing white clothes, looking thin and frail in winter.He turned his head slightly, and found that it was a child with his head down, holding a toy train in his hand.Yu Qiuliang took a step back to the side, fearing that the child would bump into him, and then burst into tears, but the child didn't even look at him, and bumped straight into the wall.

Yu Qiuliang was dumbfounded, just about to call out to stop the child, but his throat seemed to be hoarse, and he couldn't make any sound.The child slammed into the wall and passed through the wall. Yu Qiuliang took a deep breath, but he didn't realize that the child was a ghost.

If you walk a lot at night, you will inevitably encounter ghosts. If you are afraid, just walk on another road when you come back.Yu Qiuliang comforted himself, and hurriedly left this hellish place.

There is no sunshine in this place all year round, and there are no street lights at night, even the lights in nearby residential buildings cannot illuminate this place, so this narrow path has become a breeding ground for ghosts and ghosts.Maybe Yu Qiuliang didn't go out at the right time today, or maybe the ghosts were rushing to gather at this time, since he saw that little ghost, the more he walked forward, the more ghosts he bumped into.

Among these ghosts, many were familiar faces to Qiuliang.Most of them are people who have lived here before, and some died here. However, no matter what, their souls choose to stay here, and there are still things worth nostalgic for.

When Yu Qiuliang saw a familiar ghost, he would say hello, and if he didn't know him, he nodded, and the other party let him go.It wasn't too far from his neighborhood to the bookstore in front of the school, but with these ghosts as decorations, it gave him the illusion of overcoming difficulties.Yu Qiuliang looked at the signboard of the fried chicken shop, and the scent wafted into his nostrils, but he lost his appetite, as if he really became a vegetarian monk.

The little dog raised by the bookstore owner’s wife was squatting in front of the door, and a few little ghosts in big flowered padded jackets were playing around it.It is said that a dog can see things that people cannot see, but it will not scream in horror when it sees those little ghosts.

Maybe I'm used to it.

Yu Qiuliang touched the puppy's head, and the puppy wagged its tail and rubbed against his palm.When the padded jackets saw Yu Qiuliang, they were curious at first, and then surprised. They rarely saw such a dead person: they were clearly dead, but they could still move about in the mortal world, just like a real living person. .

They chattered and argued, and Yu Qiuliang sighed, quietly walked around the group of brats, and ran to the bookstore to pick up books.He has loved to come to this bookstore to buy books since elementary school. The proprietress of the bookstore may know him, but Yu Qiuliang would rather she not know him.Recalling those horrible hairstyles in elementary school and junior high school, Yu Qiuliang felt embarrassed. The aesthetics of those years are probably unbearable to look at now.

Over the years, online shopping has gradually become popular, and few people come to bookstores, but Yu Qiuliang is not among these people.If he is free, he doesn't mind visiting the bookstore.He is too lazy to go shopping, and he is too lazy to go out to play. His range of activities is actually limited to a circle from his home to the bookstore—maybe he can add the circle from his home to the cinema.

Winter is very cold, and winter nights are even colder. Yu Qiuliang's hands and feet are cold, but when he touched the book cover, he mistakenly thought that the book in his hand was warm.After he picked out the book, he turned to look for the proprietress to pay the bill, but the proprietress was not there, and the one sitting on her seat was actually a young female ghost, who also had a book in her hand, and was seriously taking notes while reading it. , her habit is somewhat similar to Yu Qiuliang's.

"Sister." Yu Qiuliang looked at her firmly, and called softly, "Buy books."

The female ghost raised her head in surprise when she heard the sound, and looked at Yu Qiuliang up and down, showing suspicion.This female ghost was a new face, seeing that she was still wearing a hospital gown, Yu Qiuliang guessed that she was a patient from the hospital to the west.She stared at Yu Qiuliang for a while, her attitude relaxed a little, and after a while, she suddenly laughed.Yu Qiuliang handed her the book, and she quietly opened the proprietress' account book, and added a sum to it.

When he walked out of the bookstore, the kid in front of the door had dispersed at some point, and the puppy shook his head and tail at Yu Qiuliang, and barked twice.

Originally, Yu Qiuliang was going home by another road, but when he was standing at the crossroads, he suddenly became lazy again.If he went back from another road, he would have to make a big detour and walk for more than half an hour. It would be better to return to the original road and walk in a straight line, and he could get home in 15 minutes.He weighed the few books in the bag and thought it would be a wise choice to return the same way.

There is still no one on the road, even the ghosts are gone.Yu Qiuliang's heart trembled, and he turned on the flashlight.The bricks under his feet were illuminated, revealing blood.

But Yu Qiuliang didn't notice this vision, he just wanted to go home quickly.It's too cold outside, but it's still warm at home.He fumbled for the key through his pocket, and trotted with his book, past the gloomy banknote printing factory.

A bloody human head suddenly appeared from the corner of the wall he just passed, with two black eye sockets looking at the direction he left.A few seconds later, a deformed body crawled out from the wall, lurking behind the bushes, and followed Yu Qiuliang back all the way.

Yu Qiuliang walked in a hurry, he heard a noise in the grass, but he wasn't sure what it was.His heart was beating like a drum, and he kept running forward, not daring to look back. He didn't relax until he saw the lights on the road.

The perverted stalker behind him didn't give him a chance to relax. Seeing that Yu Qiuliang's speed slowed down, it jumped up and rushed towards Yu Qiuliang's back.A huge ghost shadow came over, Yu Qiuliang hurried to hide aside, just at this time a car passed by, Yu Qiuliang took a look at the strange thing, and ran towards the car quickly.

Now it is pedestrian traffic, the driver was ready to brake, Yu Qiuliang never passed in front of him, he didn't think there was any problem, but the thing that was following Yu Qiuliang suddenly flinched when he saw the car.Yu Qiuliang ran for a long time, then turned around and made a face.Sometimes, the habits of people during their lifetime can continue until after they die. The ghost’s body is deformed, and it looks like it has been hit by a car. Since there are things to be afraid of, it’s easy to deal with, just scare it. .

Yu Qiuliang blew a whistle and ran into the community bouncing around.

The lights on the second floor were still on. Standing in front of the flower bed, Yu Qiuliang looked up and found that Yu Xiasheng was watching a movie again.

When he watches a movie, he must accompany it with Coke and fried chicken.Yu Qiuliang suddenly felt hungry again.

Go back and pester the old ghost to eat.

The street lamp above his head flickered twice suddenly, and returned to normal in a blink of an eye.Yu Qiuliang looked up in confusion, thinking it was probably a circuit failure.I hope it will not affect the power supply of the community. If he is allowed to live without electricity for a whole day, he will not be able to survive.

Although it was late at night, there were still people in the elevator.Yu Qiuliang looked down at his phone, stepped into the elevator with a big stride, and stood in two corners with the woman.Suddenly, he heard a burst of giggles, the laughter was so weird that Yu Qiuliang got goosebumps all over his body, he hurriedly turned around, but saw the woman scratching her hands, and looked up sullenly.

It's the lunatic who lives on the 23rd floor.

The elevator room is not big, so Yu Qiuliang could see the woman's hand clearly at a glance.What kind of hands are these!There are wrinkles all over it, and the long gray nails are bent, and the nails hide dirt and dirt.Yu Qiuliang trembled from nausea, and as soon as the elevator door opened, he fled with his bag.He was facing the woman, who had no intention of chasing him out of the elevator.The elevator door slowly closed before Yu Qiuliang's eyes, the voice-activated lights in the corridor were not on, and he stood there in the darkness without making a sound.

There was a loud bang bang bang bang from the elevator, and Yu Qiuliang suddenly closed his eyes.

The voice-activated light came on at this time, Yu Qiuliang regained his strength, and just about to turn around and knock on the door, he suddenly met a big pale face.He looked down stiffly and was horrified to see that the face was really just a face, it had no neck and no body.

Yu Qiuliang let out a cry, the courage he didn't know came from, driving him to grab that face and throw it viciously to the ground.That face was meant to bully Yu Qiuliang, but he didn't want to be beaten, and immediately started crying.The double magic sound pierced through the brain, alarming Yu Xiasheng who was watching a movie in the living room. The old ghost pushed open the door and saw Yu Qiuliang bullying a weak-looking thing.

"Why do you bully other ghosts all day long?" Yu Xiasheng frowned, "How can you tell me to explain to your uncle?"

"It scares me!" Yu Qiuliang was furious, but he couldn't do it anymore.Seeing that he stopped hitting, that face immediately floated up from the ground, and fled the scene quickly under the green light of the safe passage.

Yu Xiasheng led the bear child into the house, and blew on his forehead first.Yu Qiuliang was tickled by this action, and was about to ask the old ghost what he was doing again, but suddenly heard the other party casually say: "From now on, don't go out at night, so as not to bring dirty things home."

"There could be something dirty." Yu Qiuliang was guilty but stubborn, as if he didn't see a single ghost tonight.

A red shadow slid past the door and disappeared at the end of the corridor.