Chapter 19: Statue Party (11)
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The little girl still stared at Shu Yushuang warily. Shu Yushuang squatted down and patiently persuaded her, "You also know your mom did something wrong. When you do something wrong, you have to make up for it, right?"
"But if mom gets caught, will she die?"
Facing the little girl's innocent and helpless eyes, Shu Yushuang could only brace herself and lie against her conscience, "As long as she admits her mistake, she won’t die."
The little girl gritted her teeth. A long time passed, and she finally moved to the side, making space for Shu Yushuang.
Facing the old woman directly, Shu Yushuang had no more worries.
Shu Yushuang gripped the stone knife tightly and walked up to the old woman.
The old woman seemed to realize something. She sat on the ground and crawled backward with all four limbs.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me..."
She mumbled unclearly while retreating.
Shu Yushuang shook her head. She squatted in front of the woman and said, "I just need a little of your blood. If you really haven't done anything wrong, then you don’t need to worry."
Looking at the old woman again, after hearing Shu Yushuang’s words, her face instantly became as ugly as it could get.
Shu Yushuang, who’d been watching her, immediately understood everything when she saw her expression change like that.
She didn’t waste any more words. She just reached out and cut the old woman’s hand.
The woman screamed and tried to pull her hand back, but Shu Yushuang had already grabbed it tightly and put the prepared cup under it to catch the dripping blood.
When she felt there was almost enough blood in the cup, Shu Yushuang let go of the woman’s hand.
She held the cup and walked to the wall, slowly pouring the blood onto it.
The blood didn’t slide down but was completely absorbed by the wall.
Seeing this, Shu Yushuang had mixed feelings.
On one hand, she was happy that she’d guessed right. On the other hand, she felt sorry for the little girl.
Now, she was almost certain that even if the old woman hadn’t taken part in murdering the female ghost, she definitely hadn’t done anything good either.
The wall absorbed all the blood. Although nothing seemed to change on the surface, when Shu Yushuang reached out to touch it, she realized her hand could now pass through.
She turned to look at the three people and saw them all staring at her with different expressions.
The little girl still had a hopeful look on her face, and the old woman was still acting crazy.
But the little boy’s expression had changed. His eyes were no longer blank like before but carried a hint of killing intent.
Shu Yushuang narrowed her eyes and locked eyes with the boy.
In the end, he was the one who looked away first.
Shu Yushuang didn’t know if he was scared of her, but his reaction was definitely suspicious.
Could there be more to this matter than it seemed?
Shu Yushuang grabbed the old woman and walked toward the other side of the wall.
This crazy woman was surprisingly strong, and Shu Yushuang almost couldn’t hold onto her.
The old woman let out strange cries while twisting her body, trying to shake off Shu Yushuang’s hand.
Shu Yushuang’s grip slipped, and the woman broke free.
The woman turned and ran straight toward the window. Shu Yushuang’s heart tightened, and she rushed over to grab her.
The woman struggled desperately. Shu Yushuang held onto one of her hands, while the other hand forcefully pushed at the window.
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Shu Yushuang thought she was trying to jump out, so she tightened her grip.
Seeing that she couldn’t break free, the woman suddenly bit Shu Yushuang’s hand.
Shu Yushuang gritted her teeth and endured the attack.
After biting, the woman seemed to lose all her strength. Her whole body went limp, and she stopped struggling.
Shu Yushuang took the chance to drag her out of the room.
The stone statue—the female ghost—seemed to sense something and slowly turned around.
Shu Yushuang immediately took a step back, feeling a wave of fear in her heart.
So this statue could actually move on its own?
Then was it really just luck that she hadn’t been attacked earlier?
The statue’s eyes locked onto the old woman. Suddenly, she let out a sinister laugh.
“Finally found you!”
Her voice was sharp, and as soon as the old woman heard it, she started crying and screaming crazily again.
“You seduced my husband! You deserved to die! What did my son do wrong? He just pushed you a little! You were the one who tried to ruin my family first! What did we do wrong?”
The female ghost let out a bitter laugh. “Then why don’t you ask what your husband did first? He r**ed me! He’s the one who should die! You think you did nothing wrong, but did I? Was I supposed to just die for nothing?”
Shu Yushuang stepped back a few steps, leaving space for the female ghost.
She only glanced at the female ghost’s eyes before quickly looking away. She was afraid that staring for too long might cause unpredictable harm to herself.
The female ghost dragged her seemingly heavy and clumsy body, slowly moving toward the old woman. Her eyes remained fixed on the old woman—but in reality, they were looking at the little boy behind her.
From the conversation between the ghost and the woman just now, Shu Yushuang already knew that the little boy was the real culprit.
But she still felt a bit confused. Didn’t the little girl say that all the adults in the city were the ones who killed the female ghost?
The old woman finally couldn't hold back and screamed, “We already apologized! What more do you want? He’s just a child! Do you really have to wipe us out completely?”
The female ghost sneered coldly.
“Just a child? A child who dares to kill? He’s far more dangerous than most adults.”
The female ghost didn’t say much more. Shu Yushuang didn’t see her make any movements, but she saw the old woman’s skin start to turn to stone.
It began with her hands, then spread upward from her palms, reaching her neck and head.
Her transformation was different from the other residents—her entire body turned to stone.
Next, it was the little boy’s turn.
It turned out that even though he had killed before and had acted extremely vicious just now, he was still so terrified when witnessing the female ghost kill that his whole body trembled.
With snot and tears streaming down his face, he begged, “Big sister, I know I was wrong! I will never do something like this again! Please give me a chance! I don’t want to die! I beg—”
Before he could finish speaking, the female ghost impatiently twisted his neck.
The moment the little boy took his last breath, his entire skin peeled off in one whole piece, and his body turned into a stone statue.
The female ghost waved her hand, and the statue instantly crumbled into dust.
Only now did Shu Yushuang understand that the female ghost hadn't necessarily spared the child from revenge—she had just used a different method. At the same time, she also realized where the currency in this small town came from.
After casually finishing what she had done, the female ghost walked toward the little girl.
Shu Yushuang didn’t know where she found the courage, but she quickly pulled the little girl behind her.
“That’s enough. Your revenge is over. She is innocent.”
The female ghost didn’t speak. She just curiously sized up Shu Yushuang, but Shu Yushuang still didn’t dare to look into her eyes.
She lowered her head and slowly backed away with the little girl.
But even as she moved, her mind was not idle. Shu Yushuang quickly went through all the known information in her head.
The basement was eerily silent. The female ghost said nothing, and Shu Yushuang kept her head down in deep thought.
It wasn’t until her back pressed against the cold wall that her phone finally let out a soft "ding."
Shu Yushuang let out a long breath. She glanced at the female ghost from the corner of her eye, only to see that she was still standing in the same spot, completely motionless.
It seemed that bringing the ghost’s enemies before her was indeed a way to survive. This had stopped the ghost from attacking innocent people.
With stiff fingers, Shu Yushuang pulled out her phone. The first task was now marked with the word: "Completed."
She took the little girl’s hand and slowly walked toward the stairs, never taking her eyes off the female ghost the entire time.
Now that her revenge was fulfilled, the female ghost seemed satisfied. Her eyes slowly closed, and she showed no reaction to Shu Yushuang’s movements.
Shu Yushuang still did not dare to relax. Only when she reached the top of the stairs and successfully opened the hidden door did she finally let out a breath of relief.
But she did not stay relaxed for long, because she suddenly remembered—outside this hidden door, there was still a monster eyeing her like a predator.
Her body tensed up again, fully on guard.
She turned to the little girl and made a "shh" gesture. Come to think of it, the girl had been very quiet this whole time. Even after watching her family die before her eyes, she had not screamed in fear or cried in grief.
Shu Yushuang saw tears in the little girl’s eyes, but she still obediently nodded.
At that moment, the room was completely dark, and Shu Yushuang couldn't see anything. She took hold of the girl’s arm and carefully felt her way forward.
She moved as slowly as possible, afraid that even the slightest noise would alert the monster in the room.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but eventually, she could barely make out the shapes of things in front of her.
She just now realized that the monster wasn’t in the room. Had it gone out for its daily routine again?
Shu Yushuang didn’t think too much about it and immediately ran to the door. This time, she managed to open it smoothly.
But the sight outside made her heart sink into an icy abyss.
The entire hallway was filled with those creatures with stone-like skin. At the sound of the door opening, they all turned their heads toward Shu Yushuang, their faces twisting into grotesque, extreme grins.
Shu Yushuang acted immediately, slamming the door shut and piling everything she could find against it to block the entrance.
There were still seven days left for the mission, yet outside the door was a horde of monsters eager to peel her skin off.
At that moment, the little girl asked in a small voice, “Sister, why won’t you go outside?”
“There are monsters out there. We can’t go out now.”
“Monsters?”
The little girl’s voice trembled slightly. Shu Yushuang assumed she was just scared and didn’t think too much about it.
But Shu Yushuang quickly realized something was wrong—because the little girl’s face had also twisted into that eerie smile.
“Big sister, you’re such a nice person. Can you give me your skin?”
The little girl reached out toward Shu Yushuang, her hands aiming for her neck.
But how could she possibly reach? The little girl was thin and small, while Shu Yushuang stood at a solid 170 cm.
Shu Yushuang didn’t know why the girl was so fixated on her neck, but while she was still stretching her arms upward, Shu Yushuang kicked her hard.
The pain from tumbling down the stairs earlier hadn’t fully subsided, so Shu Yushuang had only used less than sixty percent of her strength in that kick—yet the little girl didn’t budge at all.
At this moment, the little girl had become just like a stone statue, her body unbearably heavy. When Shu Yushuang’s foot struck her, it felt like kicking a massive rock. Her own foot ached from the impact, but the girl remained completely unharmed.
Shu Yushuang shot the little girl a cold glance, then hobbled toward the hidden door. She pushed it open again and slipped back inside.
A long time passed, yet there was no sound from outside.
Shu Yushuang knew she had guessed right—
Those creatures feared this hidden door and the ghost beneath it.
Shu Yushuang sat on the stairs, resting her chin on her hand in a daze.
Even though she had completed the first task, she did not feel happy at all.
At some point, the little girl’s skin had turned to stone, but Shu Yushuang clearly remembered that in that room, her hands had been normal.
She felt an overwhelming regret for not being able to save the little girl.
But aside from that, she still had to survive in this place for seven days. Outside was a group of monsters, and she was trapped here without food or water.
Maybe not eating for seven days would not kill her, but going that long without water would definitely be fatal.
At this thought, whether it was psychological or not, Shu Yushuang suddenly felt an overwhelming hunger in her stomach.
