I had seen this pattern twice before, it was the triangle design, with a five-pointed star in the center.
Jiang Xiumei, who is a black cat, killed the family and found this pattern, and this pattern also appeared at the scene of the car accident with Andor, and now it is on the lid of this pot, which makes me instinctively feel that there is definitely something extraordinary inside this pot.
I moved the single bed to the side and anxiously reached for the lid of the pot.
Looking up at Andor, she was staring at the pot without blinking, seeming impatient to see what was inside.
I touched my nose and quickly opened the lid.
I shone the flashlight inside, and when Andor suddenly screamed at what she saw, I just turned around and vomited.
Inside the pot was a human body. More precisely, it was a pile of rotten flesh.
It wasn't a complete person, but one that had been dismembered and stuffed into the pot. The dark red blood and the still unspoiled fragments of flesh mixed together, emitting a strange smell.
After I finished vomiting, I quickly covered the pot with the lid, and was about to speak to Andor when I noticed her looking at me with a strange expression.
Even though I had only met her yesterday, Andor gave me the feeling of being nervous and sometimes I couldn't understand her strange behavior.
Her current expression puzzled me a lot because what was inside the pot, her scream, and my vomiting were all things that anyone would find shocking, but the way she was looking at me made no sense.
I furrowed my brow and asked her what was going on. Andor stuttered and couldn't say a word. I was extremely puzzled and ignored her.
Just as I wiped the vomit residue from the corners of my mouth, Andor's voice came from her throat: "Brother, there is someone behind you."
I was shocked!
Nervously, I turned my head abruptly and saw a woman's figure standing just a meter away from me.
Before I could even call out, I heard Andor scream and run straight into the corner of the wall. I swallowed hard, realizing that there were indeed many ghosts, but to have one appear so suddenly, there were not many cases like that.
Just as I was about to run away, a familiar female voice sounded, "Mr. Yin, you've come."
I was stunned and carefully thought it over, only then realizing that this female ghost was the one who had called me in the morning.
I halted my legs, which were ready to run, and steadied myself, then asked, "Was it you who called me?"
"Yes," the female ghost nodded.
I looked at the pot and then asked her, "How did your body end up in the pot?"
The ghost's deep voice came, "I was killed, dismembered, and then stored in this pot."
I looked up and asked in a hurry, "Was the person who killed you the owner of this villa?"
"Villa?" The ghost sounded puzzled and then quickly shook her head, "I don't know, when I died, this was just a wasteland."
I was about to speak when Andor came over and stood behind me, asking, "Sister, how many years have you been dead?"
"It's been over twenty years."
Andor asked again, "Can you walk through walls?"
"No, I can't," the female ghost replied. As she took a step forward, I instinctively took a step back.
"Mr. Yin, don't be nervous, I won't hurt you," the female ghost said softly. "More than twenty years ago, I was deceived and brought here by an unfaithful man. He promised to live a quiet life with me here, but in the end, he not only killed me but also sealed my bones in this jar."
It seemed that women were not entirely wrong to say that men weren't all good. Even though I was also a man, I felt a strong aversion towards unfaithful men. It was all because of one bad apple ruining the whole bunch.
I asked her why her bones had not decayed even though it had been more than twenty years since her death. The female ghost was also puzzled and told me that after her death, the unfaithful man carved a pattern on the jar, which prevented her bones from decaying. However, her soul was unable to leave the room.
There seemed to be some connection between these events. As I was contemplating this, the female ghost suddenly looked bewildered and asked, "By the way, did you encounter any danger when you came here?"
I looked at her and instinctively asked, "What danger?"
The female ghost said, "Didn't you feel it? There's not only my spirit here, but also a very powerful spirit wandering here."
"What?" I exclaimed, remembering that Du Xiaolan was still upstairs. I turned and shouted to Andor, "We need to go upstairs quickly!"
Ignoring her reaction, I hurriedly took the flashlight and ran outside.
Climbing up the iron ladder, before I could shout Du Xiaolan's name, as soon as I walked out of the cave, I was stunned.
The scene before me was completely different from when we had arrived. The room, which was originally covered in white cloth, was now completely tidy, with steaming tea on the table.
I rubbed my eyes in disbelief, but the next moment, I shook my head vigorously and looked around.
Du Xiaolan was nowhere to be seen.
"Brother, what happened to you..." Andor's voice came from behind, but she stopped halfway, obviously also stunned by the scene before her.
Licking my dry lips, I turned around and saw that the female ghost had followed us. The abundant light highlighted her surprise, dressed in a light blue outfit, her black hair cascading behind her, she looked delicate and astonishing.
"After staying here for more than twenty years, have you ever seen the true appearance of that spirit?" I asked the female ghost in a deep voice. Intuitively, the scene before me was definitely an illusion.
The female ghost shook her head without hesitation and said, "I haven't seen her, but I've heard her voice; it's a woman's voice."
"Another female ghost?" I sighed inwardly. Why were most of the bizarre incidents I encountered recently related to female ghosts?
"Brother, let's get out of here quickly, I feel very oppressed here," Andor said anxiously, gripping my arm and subconsciously swaying towards the villa's entrance.
This place was not suitable for a long stay, and I didn't want to linger in this eerie place. I gestured for Andor to be quiet and quickly walked towards the villa's main door.
Just as I placed my hand on the doorknob, I suddenly heard Du Xiaolan's voice behind me, "Mingyang, where are you going?"
I turned around to see her coming down from the second floor and quickly made a hushing gesture, whispering, "Be quiet, come over here quickly, this place is strange, let's leave quickly."
To my surprise, Du Xiaolan frowned and asked in confusion, "What's so strange about it? I think it's pretty good."
Her easy-going nature was well-known, and she was a bit naive and silly. She often didn't pay attention to certain things, but sometimes she liked to get into unnecessary details.
Looking at her carefree appearance, she clearly hadn't thought carefully about why the room had changed from before to its current state.
Wait a minute!
My body trembled, I turned to look at the female ghost and Andor. I directed my gaze back to Du Xiaolan and asked, "What did you say just now?"
Du Xiaolan tilted her head and said, "What's so strange about it? I think it's pretty good."
I quickly waved my hand, "Not that sentence, the one before that."
Du Xiaolan thought for a moment and then said, "Mingyang, what are you doing?"
I nodded repeatedly, then looked at Andor and the female ghost again. Seeing their natural expressions, I hurriedly asked, "Can you see them?"
"I can see them," Du Xiaolan nodded and said, "Two female ghosts, one wearing a white dress, the other wearing a light blue outfit."
I sighed inwardly, surprised that Du Xiaolan could actually see spirits. And these two around me hadn't physically manifested themselves. Could it be that Du Xiaolan had been having a run of bad luck?
Thinking of this possibility, I further asked, "When did you start being able to see them?"
"I've been able to see them for a long time," Du Xiaolan lightly laughed and said to me, "What are you still doing here? The owner of this place is very hospitable."
I really didn't want to stay in this eerie place any longer. I gestured for her to come over, saying, "Hurry up, there's a very powerful spirit here. Quick, leave this place, or it will be too late!"
Du Xiaolan suddenly laughed, "Mingyang, are you joking?"
Seeing that she was not listening to me, I asked Andor to wait here, then quickly walked over to grab Du Xiaolan's arm and drag her outside.
But when my hand touched her arm, a bone-chilling coldness spread throughout my body. I had touched Du Xiaolan's arm countless times, and it had never been this cold. Seeing the eerie surroundings and recalling Du Xiaolan's behavior earlier, she was definitely not the Du Xiaolan I knew.
I quickly let go of her arm, took a few steps back, and asked cautiously, "How many times have I met the boss?"
Du Xiaolan disdainfully looked at me and said, "Mingyang, are you dizzy? Can't you see the boss every day? Do I have to count how many times you've seen him?"
"You are not Du Xiaolan!" I said, then quickly retreated to Andor's side and whispered, "I told you this place is so strange. It's all an illusion. If I'm right, as long as we open this door, we can walk out of the illusion!"
I had exposed the situation, but this so-called Du Xiaolan was not angry; instead she smiled and asked, "How did you know?"
"Did you really think I'm clueless? No matter how great your abilities are, they can only affect your illusions within this mansion." The real Du Xiaolan was waiting for me outside the illusion. Ignoring her surprised look, I opened the door of the mansion and quickly stepped out.
The bright living room instantly became dark, and I didn't appear at the door of the mansion at all, but stood by the opening.
Du Xiaolan was sitting on the stairs, playing with her phone. When she saw me come out, she quickly stood up and asked what I had discovered inside.
I remained cautious, reached out and touched her arm, feeling warmth. Du Xiaolan slapped my hand away and scolded, "Yin Mingyang, it's a critical moment, and you still want to take advantage of me. Believe me, I'll make sure you can't be a man in your next life."
I smiled without saying a word, this kind of mother tiger's temperament is indeed Du Xiaolan's unique personality.
Looking at the dim living room, I picked up a flashlight and shook it. Although we had just escaped from that illusion, we couldn't be sure that the person who created the illusion or the ghost was still around us. The most urgent thing now is to leave here as soon as possible, and consider the future later.
After opening the main gate of the villa, I quickly stepped out. But when I steadied myself, what I saw made me draw a cold breath in unease.
The living room was still filled with furniture covered in white cloth, and we hadn't actually left the villa, still standing at the doorway of the living room.
I turned to Du Xiaolan, her expression was very surprised: "Mingyang, what just happened? We clearly had already gone out, why are we still in the living room?"
"We've encountered a tough opponent," I said softly, asking her to stand still and not move, then turned to open the villa's main door and took another step.
But when I looked closely, Du Xiaolan, the female ghost, and Anduo were still by my side.
"Brother, what should we do? We can't get out," Anduo said in a panic, almost in tears.
I gave her a resentful look, at this moment, with Du Xiaolan by my side, I couldn't say much.
The female ghost comforted Anduo and said to me, "This is an illusion. If we want to get out of this illusion, we probably need to find the person who created it."
I took a deep breath, facing a gentle spirit I had a way to deal with. But such a fierce spirit, I really couldn't handle.
But from the current trend, the person behind it didn't want to take my life immediately, but rather, like a cat toying with a mouse, wanted to exhaust me before taking my life.
But what made me even more puzzled was that I hadn't offended anyone at all, I didn't know who would want to plot against me.
Anxiously clenching my fists, I really wanted to pass out, but when I came to, I was already inside a van. But at this moment, my head was surprisingly clear, I could only face these things head-on.
Du Xiaolan seemed unwilling to give up and stepped outside. I hurriedly turned to see, her figure had just disappeared as she went out, but she was already there in front of me.
"We can't get out," Du Xiaolan finally showed a nervous expression.
I had now also given up, and came to the center of the living room, saying, "You sit here and wait for me for a while, I'll see if there's any way to get out from here."
Du Xiaolan sat on the sofa and asked, "Do you want me to come with you?"
"No need," if she came with me, I couldn't move freely. After all, there were two spirits by my side, if Du Xiaolan overheard me talking to them, she might think I was losing my mind.
There were three rooms on the second floor, and each room was carefully checked, but apart from the furniture covered in white cloth, there was nothing there.
Just as I had walked out of the room, suddenly there was a scream from downstairs from Du Xiaolan.
My heart tightened, and I quickly went downstairs. Arriving by her side, she pointed to the bathroom in front of us anxiously trembling, "Mingyang, just now I saw a woman in red clothes walk into the bathroom."