Next moment! He let go of his hands directly, feeling as if he had fallen out of the window!
My face changed again, I couldn't care about anything else, and I quickly peeked out the window to look.
I just saw that the leader had already fallen down next to one of the windows.
The second floor isn't particularly low, still a few meters high, and there's about two to three meters between the windows of the two rooms. Yet he managed to cross over so effortlessly without a hint of fear.
In quick succession, the leader squeezed into that window.
Subsequently, I heard a cough and footsteps, which gradually became distant.
All of this happened extremely quickly.
Before I could react, I heard the sound of heavy knocking on the door.
The distance indicated that the sound came from the neighboring room.
I understood instantly; the ghost patrolling the building at night had definitely noticed the commotion in our room. It must have been the noise that brought it over.
The leader went to another room and made a noise, so naturally, the ghost went to the neighboring room.
Indeed, in the next moment, the leader emerged again from that window and returned to the room.
The knocking on the door continued for a while, as if the door had been broken open.
Then, there were continuous coughs.
The leader was extremely cautious, not uttering a single word. Similarly, I dare not make a sound.
After the coughing sounds disappeared, the leader wiped his brow with the back of his hand.
However, he did not sweat.
"Here, it's not safe," the leader whispered, and then said, "Just do what I say, don't open your mouth."
"First, draw a dead person's makeup."
I furrowed my brow.
He took out the makeup box from his pocket, sat at the desk, and applied makeup to his face.
I'm not sure whether it's because the night patrol ghost suddenly appeared or for some other reason, but I always feel my heartbeat is irregular.
It felt like the leader knew something about this place.
However, both of us arrived here at the same time.
Even if he appeared here a step ahead of me and had a bit more observation time, how could he be said to know more?
Even if we take it a step further, his analytical ability is strong, and according to what he said, it should be correct.
The makeup application process is very quick.
Calm down, and I roughly understand that the leader's idea is that with a dead person's makeup on our faces, the ghosts here might not recognize us as living people.
This could solve a small part of the current problem.
It took about ten minutes to finish the makeup.
I paused, looking at myself in the mirror with a focused gaze.
The makeup on my face made me look quite elderly, almost identical to that old man Wei Youming in the suit.
Also, I'm not sure when the talisman I stuck on my eye disappeared.
I hadn't noticed this detail at all.
Moreover, without the feeling of eyes that want to pop out, it's much more normal now.
I exhaled a murky breath and did not use the talisman again.
With the dead person's makeup, there might just be a chance to fool some ghosts.
I was about to tell the leader to also apply makeup to him.
But I was slightly stunned for a moment.
Because in the mirror, I noticed something that didn't seem right.
I can see the bed, wardrobe, and even part of the door.
The mirror is small, but all that can be seen is visible.
But what I couldn't see was the leader himself!
Where did he go!?
Did he go through the window again? I was fully focused on applying makeup and didn't see it!
"Done?"
Suddenly, a question came from behind.
I quickly covered the makeup box, but beads of sweat had already formed on my forehead!
There are no ghosts in the mirror... because ghosts have no physical form.
People have physical forms, which will be reflected in the mirror...
The leader, without a mirror...
Is he without a physical form?
So, is he not human, but a ghost!?
In the midst of my thoughts, I turned around.
The leader was right behind me, and the gravity on his chubby face lessened a bit. When he saw my face, his pupils slightly contracted.
It seemed like he was shocked for a moment by my appearance.
My thoughts were racing through my brain.
And I felt a shiver run through me.
The leader must be a person... otherwise, he couldn't walk during the day and wouldn't be able to serve as the head of the town's spirit guard.
The person in front of me is definitely not the leader!
But he knows some things...
This is where it doesn't make sense...
There is only one possibility: this ghost has killed someone, even eaten their soul, and knows some things as a result.
He blinded my eyes, making me mistake him for the leader.
This kind of blinding is fundamentally different from the plague ghost's illusionary image.
The plague ghost truly changes its appearance, and the ghostly blinding is a kind of spiritual deception. It's like how Zhang Qu and the others contacted me, making me think I received a call from Shuoying!
Just that, in this environment, I wouldn't have immediately recognized it, causing me to be deeply involved!
Who did he kill?
It can't be the real leader, so it must be the head of the household, Lady Shu, or one of the other eight people from the lower strata?
Where are their bodies?
There's not just one ghost in the staff dormitory?
And the ghosts are not united in hostility?
That's why the night patrol ghost came knocking on the door earlier?
I felt that my thoughts had reached their limit, and they were no longer enough. My head was throbbing.
"Displaying my spiritual power, let's leave this place first. The night patrol ghost can hear human voices, and I can avoid it with the special spell I learned, so you still can't speak." The leader said again.
My heart sank again.
Is he trying to cover up his tracks?
For a moment, I was completely unable to figure it out.
However, it's also possible that what I think is that ghosts don't have a united front.
The night patrol ghost came over because it heard human voices!
As long as we can avoid the night patrol ghost, it's fine not to speak.
However, I think it's impossible to leave this building!
I even suspect that the "leader" is deceiving me. He's not really the leader at all, so his purpose is to kill me. Even if there's a blood-soaked corpse on the third floor, it's not guaranteed.
"Displaying my spiritual power?"
"Displaying my spiritual power?" The leader furrowed his brow and called me again, indicating that I could leave, and explained that the night patrol ghost isn't very smart. It didn't find anything in the neighboring room, so it will return. As long as we're careful, we can safely leave this building.
I took a deep breath, trying to make my face calm.
Then, I slightly raised my hand, making a beckoning gesture to signal the leader to come closer.
"Mm?" The leader was slightly surprised, but he didn't show any doubtful gestures. He came closer to me.
I pretended to whisper something.
The leader's expression tightened again, and he whispered to me that whispering wouldn't work either, unless I found a pen to write down my message now.
After saying that, the leader didn't approach me anymore, but walked over to the desk to search for paper and pen.
The moment he passed by me.
I quickly turned my head.
A soft pop sound, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out!
My actions and speed were both extremely fast.
And I carefully observed the leader's reaction. He hadn't expected me to strike directly!
The blood mist suddenly splashed onto him!
At the same time, I drew out the kuangsang staff hidden under my clothes in my waistband, and plunged it into his back heart with full force. I twisted it hard!
A soft thud, his body instantly disintegrated into a cloud of gray mist!
My heart was beating rapidly, and beads of sweat covered my forehead. My back was also soaked in sweat...
