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I hung up the phone and immediately went to find the Fat Aunt. From her, I learned that the location of the Blood Sacrifice Array was exactly the same as it had been seven years ago, which meant that Molin had guessed correctly.
Grandpa once said that everything is a matter of cause and effect, hidden within the wheel of fate, preordained long ago. Whether human or demon, no one can escape the wheel of destiny. Therefore, while feeling pity for others' misfortunes, one must also tread carefully on their own path, for no one knows if the next person to be pitied will be themselves.
Yet now it seemed tinged with a sense of helpless sorrow because I truly liked that little girl.
But we are not saints; demons have their own realm. When they come to the human world, they only disrupt the rhythm of human life. They should return to their own place and start anew, which is why ghost hunters exist.
I couldn't help but wonder if it was just my emotions speaking, but I felt that one day there would be someone even Jun Chong couldn't handle, someone who would send him back to the ghost realm. I just didn't know what kind of person I would be at that time.
Dusk arrived in the blink of an eye. Following my original plan, I took Qi Yi back to his home and made dinner for him. While washing the dishes, I ground sleeping pills into powder and placed them in the capsules he would take. Only after he had eaten the pills and fallen asleep did I quietly close the door and leave.
It was already past nine in the evening, and outside it was pitch black. Although it was April, it still wasn't very warm. I wrapped my coat tightly around me and hurried toward the hospital.
Qi Yi's home was a bit far from the hospital. Taking the bus would have taken a longer route, so I decided to take a taxi back. However, halfway there, the car suddenly stalled and wouldn't start again. The driver didn't charge me anything and simply let me get out to walk.
Looking around, I noticed that buses were scarce at this hour. The one bus that might have come by didn’t stop here either. I had no choice but to walk toward the bus station while trying to see if I could hail another taxi.
For some reason, everything seemed off tonight. The dark street was completely deserted, and there were hardly any cars passing by. It felt like I had been walking for ages; what usually took just half an hour by bus now seemed endless. Over half an hour had already passed.
I found it strange because it shouldn't take long to get back from Qi Yi's house to here by bus.
Regardless, I could only call for a taxi. They accepted my request but no car ever arrived. The empty street felt eerily silent, an inexplicable chill creeping into my heart as I sneezed.
"Big Sister, where are you headed?"
The familiar voice did not bring me joy; instead, it sent a chill through my heart. I shivered and turned to see a little girl standing beside me, her head tilted as she smiled. The red dress she wore danced in the night breeze. She stood there quietly, watching me, her eyes devoid of anger, her dark pupils clearly reflecting my figure.
"Big Sister, where are you going?"
"I'm... I'm going to the hospital."
"What are you going to the hospital for?"
"I'm going to see my friend. My friend is in the hospital."
"Is your friend her?"
As the little girl spoke, the surrounding scene suddenly changed. I found myself in a hospital room, standing in Lin You's ward.
Due to Lin's dad's connections, the hospital had arranged a single room in the Intensive Care Unit for Lin You. Inside was the patient room, and outside was a lounge with a dedicated nurse on watch.
At this moment, it was late at night and quiet. The nurse had just entered to check Lin You's vital signs and had stepped out to record them at the desk while the little girl and I stood by Lin You's bedside.
Lin You was wearing a mask, her breathing steady, and the data on the monitor was within normal ranges.
"Looking at Big Sister's expression, she must be a good friend of your sister! You must have a very close relationship with her, right?"
Faced with the little girl's question, I found myself unable to lie and could only obediently nod.
The little girl smiled brightly and walked over to the bed. She extended her delicate fingers and placed them on Lin You's chest. At that moment, an alarm suddenly blared from the monitor. Lin You became agitated, breathing heavily as clouds of white mist rose from her mask. Her hands instinctively reached toward her chest, and I watched as the heartbeat on the monitor surged from eighty beats per minute to nearly two hundred.
"A sudden increase in heart rate can lead to sudden death!" The little girl smiled at me, her fingers suddenly spreading apart as if mimicking an explosion. "It'll burst just like that!"
I was startled by her, my heart racing wildly. Outside, the nurse noticed a sudden change in the patient's condition and immediately called for a doctor to perform an emergency rescue.
It seemed they were unaware of my presence and that of the little girl.
"Big Sister, what are you going to do? Your good friend is about to die!"
I rushed to the bedside, wanting to pull the little girl's hand away, but I found my hand passing through her, unable to touch anything. This was completely different from my previous experiences.
The little girl was a ghost. If I was also a Spirit, I should be able to touch her, yet I couldn't reach her or Lin You.
"Let her go! What do you want? Xiao You has no grievances with you. If there's something, come at me instead; don't harm Xiao You!"
"Big Sister, as long as you agree to one condition, I won't hurt her."
"Okay, I agree." I took a deep breath. Lin You on the bed had already rolled her eyes back, losing control of her bowels, teetering on the edge of death. I was anxious and scared, closing my eyes and saying loudly, "As long as Xiao You is safe, I'll agree to anything. Let her go!"
With a soft sound, I opened my eyes to find Lin You had regained her calmness. The values on the Monitor had dropped back to normal. The doctor checked Lin You's pupils and sighed in relief. "It's fine now."
I also breathed a sigh of relief, but just as I was beginning to relax, the little girl suddenly grasped my hand, her icy grip piercing through my heart.
Just moments ago, I couldn't touch anything; how could I now feel the coldness radiating from the little girl?
As if sensing my confusion, the little girl kindly explained, "I used magic earlier so you couldn't touch anything then, and others couldn't see you either. Big Sister, you must keep your promise! Let's go!"
The little girl led me out as we walked down the hospital corridor.
"Where are you taking me? What do you want me to help you with?"
"The blood of Big Sister is incredibly useful. Great-Grandma said your blood is a rare treasure. When I took some blood yesterday, I even tasted a bit, and it was indeed delicious, even more invigorating than seven years ago!"
Seven years ago?
I stared at the little girl in shock and asked, "Did you also get the blood of a Second Type of Person seven years ago?"
If that were true, then the Blood Sacrifice Array from back then should have been completed. But why did Molin say he felt no signs at all?
The little girl stopped and smiled slightly. "Of course."
"Then why—"
"Once we open the Underworld Ghost Path, we'll use your blood as a gift to them, making them submit. This will save us a lot of unnecessary trouble, which is why I came to find you!"
The little girl didn’t hear my question and continued pulling me forward, talking to herself. "But Big Sister, don’t worry. When I draw your blood, I’ll be very slow and gentle; you definitely won’t feel any pain. And Great-Grandma also told me that once your blood is drained, she’ll keep you as a specimen forever by my side."
"Is my blood really that useful?"
"Yes!"
"Why?"
The first time I realized my blood was useful was when Jun Chong got injured; my blood healed his wound instantly.
The second time I learned of its usefulness was that night during the Blood Sacrifice Array. Molin mentioned the Second Type of Person, but at that time, Jun Chong’s explanation made sense, so I didn’t doubt it.
But what the little girl said this time was completely different from what Jun Chong had told me.
Am I really the person that Molin mentioned?
The little girl turned to look at me with confusion, tilting her head slightly as she said, "Big Sister, don't you know?"
I shook my head in bewilderment, eagerly anticipating what she would tell me. To my surprise, after a brief silence, she suddenly smiled at me, pointing towards the dark and deep corridor with one hand while holding out a pitch-black stone with the other. She whispered, "Big Sister, I know you're planning to team up with that Stinky Taoist to catch me tonight, but I like you. That Taoist is so annoying. If you place this thing on him, I might consider sparing your life and will tell you all your questions! This floor is shrouded in a barrier tonight; no one else can enter except us."
It was then that I realized I had unknowingly walked to the Tenth Floor Surgery, standing right in front of the Blood Sacrifice Array room. The door was open, and beneath the empty bed, a Golden Magic Circle flickered ominously, mixed with a Red Glow that was unsettling.
The surroundings were vast and silent.
Molin said the Blood Sacrifice Array would definitely appear tonight. Seven years ago, it failed to manifest due to not obtaining the blood of the Second Type of Person. Now that it had the chance seven years later, it wouldn’t let such an opportunity slip away. I was instructed to lead the little girl to pray in that room before the circle of the Blood Sacrifice Array turned into a solid red; that place was a death trap meant to seal her fate.
I watched as the color of the Blood Sacrifice Array's circle gradually turned red; time was running out as midnight approached.
"What if I refuse you?"
"Then there's nothing we can do!" The little girl rested her chin on her hand, looking at me with a troubled expression. She reached out and traced a circle in the air, and an image immediately appeared in the darkness. "Then let's use this Big Brother as the first sacrifice for the Ghost Path!"
I widened my eyes in shock and shouted, "No!"
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