The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 24 Scary
Li Miao picked up a branch and placed the snake's corpse in front of him to examine it carefully.

The skin of snakes is dead and will not rot. Any injuries sustained during life can be reflected on the skin.

Li Miao looked for a while and found a tiny gap in the snake's belly.

He carefully observed the gap, threw the snake corpse into the pool, and had a general idea in his mind.

It's almost four or five in the afternoon now. It's still early for the haunted time, and there's no point in waiting here.

Li Miao yawned, went back to find the shivering servant, and asked him to lead the way to eat and rest.

The sun sets and the moon rises, and it is already three o'clock in the morning.

When Mr. Wu moved out, he took many servants with him, leaving many rooms empty in the Wu Mansion.

The servants have also been in a panic recently. Usually the rooms are full, and they feel a little comforted as long as there are people around. Now it feels too creepy to have so few rooms empty, so they simply gather in a few nearby houses to rest.

Most of them are already fast asleep at this time.

A servant woke up from the urge to go to the toilet, but when he reached the door, he didn't dare to open it.

After hesitating for a while, he went back and woke up a servant with whom he had a good relationship.

"Hey, wake up."

"what?"

"Come with me to the toilet."

The man who was woken up by the slap was a little dissatisfied, but when he thought that he could use his company when he needed to get up at night, he didn't say much. He put on a coat and followed him to the toilet.

Fortunately, the toilet was not near the haunted yard.

The two men walked to the toilet, and the man who got up at night went in, and the servant who accompanied him was waiting outside the door.

It is late autumn and the weather is getting colder.

The draft from the corridor blew up the fallen leaves and rolled up the dead grass, making a rustling sound.

The night servant squatted for a while, felt a chill in his heart, and knocked on the pillar.

"Are you there?"

"Yes, yes, hurry up, it's freezing." An impatient answer came from outside the door.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Tell me, what kind of officials were those four people who came during the day?"

"He is quite kind, not as fierce as Lord Wang who was a guest at the mansion before."

"But don't officials all ride in sedan chairs? Why are you leading the horse yourself?"

"Those two women are really pretty, prettier than the third wife."

"Ugh."

"I wish I could marry such a beautiful wife in the future."

He kept mumbling, undressed himself, pulled up his trousers and prepared to open the door to go out.

But suddenly stopped.

He suddenly realized that the person outside the door had not spoken for a long time.

With a trembling voice, he asked in a low voice: "Are you...are you there?"

No one answered.

"You... don't scare me..."

"If you're here, just say something... Stop making trouble..."

It was still quiet outside the door.

"Stop making trouble...Isn't it okay if I'm scared..."

He wanted to open the door and take a look, but his hand on the door was shaking like a sieve and he didn't dare push it open.

Tick.

The wind stopped for a moment, and he heard the sound of liquid dripping outside the door, just outside the door.

Tick.

Tick.

Each and every beat seemed to be knocking on his heart.

"Here it comes... It's over..."

Remembering what a servant who had encountered a ghost said a few days ago, he panicked.

"What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?"

There is only one door in the toilet, and the person outside the door has stopped moving. He must have been killed by a ghost!
The ghost might be outside the door, waiting for him to open it!

"Window, yes, window!" There was a small window above the toilet to let out the smell, and it was not in the same direction as the door. He was small and could squeeze through!

He quickly ran to the window and jumped out with all his might.

But his hands were weak from fear and he was unable to hold on.

He was so anxious that tears came to his eyes. He slammed his hands on his legs twice and wiped the sweat from his hands.

He jumped again with all his might and this time finally grabbed the window sill.

He excitedly kicked the wall twice, used both hands to lift himself up, and clung to the outer wall.

"Quick, quick!"

He pressed his hands against the wall and tried to climb out, but he couldn't, as if the corner of his clothes was caught.

He tried hard to break free but couldn't, so he went back into the toilet and stretched out a hand to push aside the corner of his clothes.

"Squeak-"

Just then, he heard the sound of a door being pushed open behind him.

His hands and feet went limp and he fell, sitting on the ground.

He heard the sound of clothes being blown by the wind behind him.

He reluctantly turned his head to look.

But behind him, a blood-stained white robe was floating in the air.

Further up was a face covered in blood, with a pair of bleeding holes facing him.

"!!!"

He was extremely frightened at this moment. He opened his mouth to call for help, but his throat seemed to be clamped and he could only let out a hoarse scream.

The face paused in the air and then pounced towards him!

"what!!!!"

He let out a shrill scream as he wished, and finally fainted from fright.

The face pounced on him, but made a dull sound, fell off the body, and rolled a few times on the ground.

The white clothes also covered him lightly, with nothing underneath.

After a while, the clothes seemed to be pulled and came out of the toilet, sticking to the ground.

Li Miao bent down to pick up the clothes, pulled it hard with one hand, and pulled out a silk thread.

"Silk from the silkworm, it's a good thing."

Li Miao turned his head and looked at a rooftop: "Is that what you're using it for? To scare people?"

There was a slight sound from the roof, and a man in night clothes jumped up and ran out on the eaves without saying a word.

"Don't leave in a hurry."

Li Miao wrapped the silk thread around his hands, turned around and said to the servants who came to check after hearing the screams, "There are two people in the toilet, one was knocked unconscious, and the other was frightened and fainted."

"Carry him inside and find a doctor to check him out tomorrow."

After saying that, he also jumped up and chased after the fleeing man on the roof.

On the other side, Wang Hai, Xiao Si and Mei Qinghe also heard the noise here.

The three of them knew that something would happen in the evening, so they all rested in the afternoon.

At this time, the three of them were in a small courtyard. Wang Hai was in a room by himself, and Xiao Si and Mei Qinghe were in another room. They were all awake now.

Hearing the screams, they knew that Li Miao was there and they didn't need to worry about him. They just had to take care of themselves, so they didn't move.

In this small courtyard, a big cat suddenly jumped down.

The cat had stiff steps and walked crookedly. Its body was covered with dirt and grass, and its fur was torn. Only its eyes emitted a green light.

It walked a few steps in the yard and first looked up at the two houses with lights on.

One room had two figures, another had only one.

It hesitated for a moment, then walked slowly towards the room with fewer people.

Wang Hai in the room listened to the noise outside the door, took out a pair of gloves inlaid with iron plates and sharp hooks on the fingers from the package, and put them on his hands.

"Choose me?"

"Then you have made your choice."

"Picking things out from under the skin is what I do best."

(End of this chapter)