[Martial Arts] Infinite Chamber Game

The night sky was desolate, without stars or moon. The wind rustled the leaves, and when the headlights were turned on, the shadows of the swaying branches fell on the outer wall of the villa, which was covered with mottled moss, making it look even more eerie and terrifying, just like a haunted house.

Sun Wenzhou has been a truck driver for many years and is used to driving at night. Seeing such a spooky house, he was a little scared. He rubbed his hands and said awkwardly, "I remember it was not like this when I came here two years ago. When I looked over here from the Dongjia Bridge, it was brightly lit and magnificent, like a palace. Why is it so scary?"

He looked at Shen Bijun and said, "Sister, why don't you go and explore the way?"

Shen Bijun pinched her sleeves and got out of the car with some hesitation, but she still got out of the car.

It's just a little dark, what's there to be afraid of? It's not like she hasn't seen real ghosts before!

She picked up the intercom and whispered, "I'm afraid this house can't accommodate so many of us. Two of you go check out the rooms next door."

After a while, the intercom hummed for a while, and a dull male voice said, "I'll go with Lao Huang, Xiao Xu and the others." It sounded like the voice of the man who had pulled her into the grove during the day.

Old Huang, Little Xu... Shen Bijun had an idea in mind and said, "Okay, you guys should be careful and drive the car over as well."

Whether they leave or stay, it is fate that they meet each other. She doesn't want to make things too awkward, and she doesn't want to force it.

People's hearts are scattered, how can you force it?
She cast a deep glance at the people who were passing by her. They were also looking at her, and then they looked away. Thousands of words were contained in this glance.

The gate of the villa is very high and uses a fingerprint-sensing security door. However, after the power outage, even the most sophisticated security door is useless and can be opened with a slight push.

A long and narrow shadow suddenly appeared behind her. Shen Bijun's heart trembled. She turned around suddenly and saw Wu Peiqi holding a flashlight in both hands, looking at her innocently.

"I'm afraid you can't handle it alone, let's go together." He raised his chin to the other side: "They are all together."

Shen Bijun nodded, feeling a little relieved.

The two people walked side by side. The further they went in, the stronger the stench of corpses became.

How could a pool of stinky water and rotten fish have such a strong smell?
Shen Bijun plucked up her courage and shone the flashlight into the pond. There was a thick layer of dark green algae floating on the water surface, with two dead fish floating on it. There were also rotten branches nearby, and a black mass of unknown substance, which was also covered with algae.

Wu Peiqi ignored the pool of stinky water. He was poking at the door of the villa. It would be best if he could pry it open. If not, he would have to climb up to the second floor.

After poking the door with wire for a long time without any response, Xiao Wu got so angry that he kicked the door hard, but the door didn't move at all. Just as he was about to climb the wall, he heard the door knock and a small crack opened.

There is someone inside!

A pair of black and white eyes shone through the door. They were squinted by the flashlight. The voice was low and hoarse, and he asked fiercely: "What are you doing!"

Wu Peiqi looked embarrassed and asked, "Are you the owner of this house?"

The voice inside said, "Nonsense, how could it be you if it's not me? You're just passing by, right? Go, go to the next door, there's no one next door." He was about to close the door, but how could Xiao Wu do that? He quickly grabbed the door and said anxiously, "Oh, I'm here! Just let us in, we'll stay for one night and then leave, there are too many of us, and there's not enough space next door."

The voice inside the door suddenly became shrill, and said viciously: "What are you doing? Let go! Are you trying to break into a private house? If you don't let go, I won't be polite!"

Xiao Wu sneered: "You are still not polite? Come, let me see how you are not polite."

"Wu Peiqi, let go." Shen Bijun came over and said softly, "We are not bad people. We are all survivors. We have plenty of food and water. Please let us stay in for one night. I can exchange it for food."

There was silence inside the door, and then he said, "Go away! Not in my house!"

Wu Peiqi was impatient with the nagging, and he kicked the door hard, cursing: "Damn it, I tried to talk to you nicely, but you didn't want to listen, right?"

The door slammed and bounced inwards, almost falling down. The person inside was kicked out by him and lay on his back on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

Shen Bijun was still holding a bag of salt and a bag of sugar in her hands. These were very precious things, which she had just taken from the car. She had hoped to have a good discussion with the landlord, but she didn't expect Xiao Wu to kick the door directly!
What’s the difference between this and robbery?
She glared at Xiao Wu and hurried over to help him up: "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

The flashlight shone over there, Shen Bijun was stunned, and even Xiao Wu was dumbfounded.

There was actually a child in the door, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. Even though her hair was cut in a mess and she was wearing thick men's clothes, she was still obviously a little girl. She was lying on the ground, groaning, and couldn't utter a word.

Wu Peiqi suddenly felt at a loss, and his face was hot. He thought it was a man in his thirties from the voice. If he had known it was a little girl, he would not have been so rude!

……

The villa was relatively clean and dust-free. It took more than twenty candles to barely brighten the living room.

The gas tank was brought in, along with iron pots, bowls and chopsticks, two boxes of instant noodles and a box of canned meat. Several elderly people went to the kitchen to get busy without being told. The water was already boiling. It was the groundwater from the villa, which had just been pumped up. It was ice-cold and sweeter than mineral water.

Others were either sitting on the sofa or lying on the floor, too tired to move. Children always have more energy than adults, and when they arrive in a new environment, they can't help but touch here and look there.

"Hey! That kid, that's a toilet cleaner! Put it back! I told you guys you're not good people! Can you show some manners?" The little owner of the villa looked at them fiercely while slurping the cereal in his bowl, showing a look of disgust from time to time: "I see you guys have never eaten anything good. You treat this shitty thing as a treasure. In the past, even our dog wouldn't be interested in eating it."

Her name is Zhang Tingting. She is the real owner of this place. The property is registered under her name. Her family has many villas like this. She bought this one because she was attracted by the quietness of this place.

On the day the zombies broke out, her father led their family to escape from the city with great difficulty. At first, they had enough supplies, but later on, they ran out of food and supplies. Her father, mother, and the two nannies who had been taking care of her all went out to find food and never came back.

What she said was harsh, but her appearance was really depressing. Her face was pale without a trace of blood, she was skinny, and her big eyes were embedded in her sunken eye sockets. She looked so pitiful no matter how you looked at her.

Especially since she had just been kicked.

Shen Bijun sat beside her and saw that she had finished a bowl of tea and was still licking the spoon reluctantly, so she said softly, "Do you want more? I'll make you another bowl."

Zhang Tingting snorted and handed the bowl to Wu Peiqi: "Go make some noodles for me. Don't use too much water. I need to save some space for instant noodles!" She glanced into the kitchen: "When will the noodles be ready?"

"The water has just boiled, wait!" Wu Peiqi took the bowl and made another bowl. The strong and fragrant smell of creamer went straight into his nose. He couldn't help but tasted it. Zhang Tingting's eyes immediately widened and she screamed, "What are you doing?!"

Wu Peiqi said: "Nothing, I just wanted to taste it."

Zhang Tingting said, "Do I need you to taste it? How can I eat after you taste it? Can you use a bowl that has been licked by a dog?"

Wu Peiqi was angry and wanted to laugh at the same time. He thought that he was indeed in the wrong. How could he break into someone else's house and beat up the owner? Now that the owner had agreed to let so many of them in, he could just let them say a few insults.

He raised his head fiercely and drank the oatmeal down to the bottom. He took another bowl, soaked the oatmeal, held it in both hands and handed it to the young lady. He lowered his voice and said patiently: "Little sister, be careful of the burns."

Zhang Tingting rolled her eyes at him: "Who are you calling little sister? Can you please face up to the age gap between us, uncle?"

Wu Peiqi sighed: "What else can I call you if not little sister? I call you little girl, you feel happy when I hear that, right?"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing." Shen Bijun hurriedly stopped them, patted the little girl's shoulder and said softly, "My friend was just impulsive just now. He is not a bad person. He has already apologized to you. Can you be magnanimous and forgive him this time?"

Zhang Tingting rolled her eyes at her. "I kicked you three meters away, will you forgive me? Really, just stay here, why are you talking nonsense like who wants to keep you here? You agreed to stay for one night, so get out of here tomorrow morning!"

After that, she jumped up from the sofa with the bowl in her hand, and said as she walked, "I have to go to the kitchen and keep an eye on it. You poor bastards, don't steal my food while I'm cooking!"

This time, not only Wu Peiqi, but others couldn't stand it anymore.

"Why do you talk like that, kid?"

Zhang Tingting: "That's what I say. My parents are dead, so there's no one to teach me. If you want to listen, then listen. If you don't want to listen, get out."

"We're not staying here for free. It's already this late, and you still think you're a lady?"

Zhang Tingting: "I am the eldest lady, you are a poor fellow, poor fellow, shut up!"

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Shen Bijun hurriedly stood in front of Zhang Tingting and comforted her, "Don't quarrel, don't quarrel. We were wrong in the first place. Let's have a rest after dinner. We must be tired after running around for so long." Then she turned around and said, "Don't worry, we will never touch your things and we will never regret what we promised to give you. If you want to go to the kitchen to see, then go ahead."

Shen Bijun was exhausted, and Lin Shiyin was not much better off.

The two of them separated on purpose so that they could take care of both sides. The villa on her side was not so clean, with dust a foot thick. It took a lot of time just to ventilate and clean it.

By the time we had a hot meal, it was already past midnight.

Everyone was extremely tired. After they locked the door, they all fell asleep soon.

In the dark night, in the forest outside the villa, a pair of dark eyes revealed a cruel and fierce light like a beast. The infrared telescope broke through a dazzling red light among the hidden branches.

"They're coming out."

(End of this chapter)