Lin said, "They're scared."

　　"Right," Ruan said, "They're scared... So what are they scared of?"

　　Lin thought for a moment, about to speak, but then he heard even breaths coming from beside him.

　　He turned his head and saw Ruan already fast asleep.

　　Lin stared at the ceiling above him, lost in thought under the dim light.

　　 He actually admired Ruan, suddenly appearing in an unfamiliar place, suddenly encountering so many strange people, and she could just close her eyes and sleep.

　　But as Lin thought about it, sleepiness gradually crept over him.

　　He closed his eyes and fell asleep.

　　In the middle of the night, Lin woke up.

　　He lay in bed, hearing a faint bumping sound.

　　The sound seemed like the howling wind blowing against the old windows, making a creaking sound, but also like someone walking barefoot on the floor, making the floor groan under the weight.

　　Lin opened his eyes and saw the room shrouded in a hazy darkness.

　　The snow outside had stopped sometime, and the giant moon hung high in the sky.

　　Cold light shone in from the bedside, falling like a thin veil on the floor.

　　When Lin's gaze slowly shifted towards the bedside, his breath caught in his throat.

　　A woman's figure appeared at the head of the bed, her back to Lin, her long black hair covering her features.

　　She seemed to sense Lin's awakening and slowly turned her head.

　　This scene was too much like a horror movie, causing Lin to freeze for a moment.

　　Fortunately, he had a pretty strong stomach, so he gritted his teeth, sat up from the bed, and cursed, "What the hell, who are you!! What are you doing in my room!!"

　　The woman's movements paused, and then a voice came, "What are you yelling for, it's me."

　　It was Ruan's voice.

　　Lin breathed a sigh of relief, "Why are you sitting at the head of the bed so late, you're not sleeping?"

　　"Did you see the well in front of the house?" Ruan said, "The one in the courtyard."

　　Lin said, "Well? What well?"

　　He was about to climb out of bed, but accidentally glanced to his right, and this glance instantly froze his blood - Ruan was still sleeping on his right side, she hadn't moved at all.

　　"That well," the woman's voice, exactly the same as Ruan's, said, "Let's go take a look."

　　"..."

　　The woman said, "Why aren't you talking?"

　　Lin said, "I was just awarded Outstanding Party Cadre last month."

　　The woman: "..."

　　Lin: "I'm a staunch materialist."

　　The woman: "..."

　　Lin said, "So can you pick someone else to scare?

　　The woman slowly turned her head, and by the moonlight, Lin saw her face.

　　 It was a face that was difficult to describe with words, pale and swollen, with eyeballs almost bulging out of their sockets.

　　 Her appearance was unfamiliar, but her voice was so familiar.

　　 She said, "Aren't you scared of me?"

　　Lin remained silent for three seconds, then looked down at his covers, "Don't do this, I only brought one pair of pants with me when I came here."

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　　The woman: "..."

　　Lin wiped his face, "If you scare me again, I'll really pee myself."

　　After saying that, he reached out to pat Ruan, "Get up!!!"

　　Ruan was woken up by Lin's patting, rubbing her eyes, she said, "What are you doing."

　　As soon as she opened her eyes, she also saw the woman sitting at the head of the bed, "Who is this? Lin, you're not sleeping in the middle of the night, where did you find a woman? You're so shameless. How am I not as good as her?"

　　Lin: "..."

　　 Is that the point??

　　After Ruan quietly cursed for a while, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

　　She widened her beautiful black eyes, "Why is her neck getting longer..."

　　Lin took another look and found that the woman had already stood up from the head of the bed, her head tilting to one side, her neck getting longer and longer, almost like a mutated snake.

　　This scene stunned both of them, and finally, Lin couldn't take it anymore, he shouted, "Damn it, run!"

　　Then he grabbed Ruan's hand and ran wildly towards the door.

　　As a result, Ruan, who had been gentle and weak during the day, ran faster than Lin, disappearing outside like a gust of wind.

　　Lin: "Damn it, slow down!"

　　Ruan: "If I slow down, I'll be done for!"

　　Lin: "...Heh, women."

　　The two of them ran like rabbits all the way to the first floor.

　　They only relaxed after confirming that the thing hadn't followed.

　　Ruan cried harder than anyone else, running faster than a dog.

　　While Lin was catching his breath, she was already holding back tears, ready for another round.

　　"Don't cry, don't cry." Lin said, "You're going to attract that thing if you're so loud."

　　Ruan: "You're only thinking about yourself, you don't care about me."

　　Lin: "..."

　　Probably because Lin's expression was too disdainful, Ruan managed to hold back her tears, sitting softly on a stool on the first floor, gently wiping her wet eyes.

　　At this time, they were standing in the living room on the first floor, the whole house was empty.

　　 They had made such a fuss, but no one came out to watch the show, and besides their panting, there were no other sounds at all.

　　Lin stood there for a while, hesitating, "What should we do?"

　　He and Ruan had no experience with these kinds of things at all, they didn't know how to deal with it.

　　They just stood there in the living room like two wooden stakes.

　　"It's snowing outside," Ruan suddenly said, slowly walking to the door and looking out at the courtyard.

　　"It started snowing in the middle of the night."

　　Lin stood by the door, seeing that a thin layer of snow had already accumulated in the courtyard, and he also saw the well that the female ghost had mentioned earlier.

　　As she said, there was a well in the middle of the courtyard.

　　The location of the well was a little abrupt, right in the center of the entire courtyard, blocking the door.

　　 This wasn't a good sign in terms of feng shui.

　　"There's a stone entrance, there are words that cannot be spoken." Ruan suddenly said, "This well is well-built."

　　She laughed, her eyes curved into a particularly beautiful shape.

　　"What?" Lin said, "You know feng shui?"

　　Ruan said, "My family does this, I learned a little." She looked at Lin sideways, "What do you do?"

　　Lin: "I'm a designer..."

　　Ruan: "Oh, your head hasn't gone bald yet, you haven't been doing it for long?"

　　Lin: "...You really know how to talk."

　　"Guess what I do?" Ruan flipped her hair.

　　Lin: "Model?"

　　He rarely saw girls as tall as Ruan, her figure was tall and her temperament was good.

　　Besides her small chest, there didn't seem to be any other flaws.

　　"No." Ruan said with a smile, "I'm a fortune teller."

　　Lin was stunned.

　　"Let me see." Ruan's fingers quickly calculated, "The moon is so round today, I think someone is going to die."

　　Lin couldn't help but laugh, "What logic is that, why does a full moon mean someone is going to die?"

　　Ruan didn't pay any attention to Lin, she walked towards the courtyard and waved to Lin.

　　 Lin was startled by her action, "What are you going to do? It's so late..."

　　Ruan said, "I want to see this well."

　　"Let's look at it tomorrow during the day, it's too dangerous now."

　　Although Lin said this, he was still worried that something would happen to Ruan, so he followed her towards the courtyard.

　　Ruan was wearing a white long dress, and her steps were as light as an elf's in the snow.

　　She slowly approached the well, but didn't get close, instead waiting for Lin to come over too.

　　Lin said, "What's wrong?"

　　Ruan said, "Nothing, I suddenly don't want to look anymore, let's go back."

　　Lin was confused, "Why are we going back?"

　　"It's too cold." Ruan said, "I'm going to freeze."

　　After saying that, she naturally hooked her arm around Lin's, then forcefully pulled him back into the house.

　　Lin was being pulled by Ruan, he found that she had extraordinary strength, and he couldn't break free for a while.

　　"Ruan?" Lin was taken aback by Ruan's strength.

　　Ruan finally let go, "Let's go, it's so cold, let's go back, we can sleep a little longer..."

　　After saying that, she ignored Lin and went upstairs to her room on her own.

　　Lin had to follow her back to the room on the second floor.

　　Fortunately, the scary woman from earlier was gone, but the window was open, and the cold wind was howling into the room.

　　Ruan got into bed and closed her eyes, ready to sleep.

　　Lin really couldn't sleep, so he lit the kerosene lamp again and stayed up all night.

　　The night here was terrifyingly long, with howling wind and snow outside, and a sleeping beauty inside.

　　Ruan and a man she had just met were sleeping on the same bed, but she was completely unguarded, her breathing was even, and her white cheeks were flushed, making her look particularly alluring.

　　Lin took a look and then looked away.

　　He wasn't a gentleman who could sit without being tempted, nor was he a villain who would take advantage of someone.

　　The next day, around eight o'clock, the shadow of the sun finally appeared on the horizon.

　　It had been snowing all night, and the outside was covered in white.

　　Ruan hummed and hawed as she opened her eyes, first stretching out an arm, then quickly retracting it, "It's so cold..."

　　Lin saw her expression and thought to himself, that's not what you said last night.

　　"Li." Ruan said, "Can you go find me some clothing? I'm only wearing a skirt... It's too cold."

　　Lin agreed, he also intended to find some clothing for himself to wear.