After rebirth, they all want to monopolize me

Chapter 211 The Doll (4000 words)
Jiang Li slowly opened her eyes.

The moment Jiang Li opened her eyes, she saw a doll floating in front of her.

This doll looks very exaggerated, with huge eyes, and it's even bleeding.

The doll maintained its smile, and the oily red on its face looked eerie under the moonlight.

No need to think about it.

This must be the evil spirit in the villa, only it's residing inside the doll's body.

But who made this doll?

Is the creator mentally unstable?
Won't this scare kids to tears if it's made for them to play with?

That's absolutely outrageous.

Don't they have any normal aesthetic sense at all?
"cluck"

The doll continued to laugh eerily after seeing Jiang Li wake up.

But Jiang Li wouldn't tolerate it; she punched the doll in the face.

The doll was knocked away and spun around in the air a few times.

The doll shook its head, and black smoke billowed from its body; it really looked angry!

For so many days, I've been the only one who's scared others; no human has ever dared to hit me!
Outrageous!

Under the puppet's control, various pieces of furniture in the room floated up and then crashed down on Jiang Li.

Jiang Li quickly dodged, then drew her lightsaber and charged forward, slashing at her opponent!
Who cares what kind of evil spirit it is, I'll just hack it down a few times first!

However, the doll nimbly dodged the lightsaber, and Jiang Li then launched a flying kick, hitting the doll squarely in the abdomen.

"woo woo woo woo."

The doll made a crying sound.

More and more bloody tears flowed from the corners of its eyes.

"Ok?"

Just as Jiang Li was about to continue drawing her sword.

Jiang Li noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with her arm.

How should I put it? It's like my arm is out of control.

Jiang Li kept bringing the hand holding the lightsaber closer to her neck, as if she wanted to commit suicide.

"cluck"

As the lightsaber drew ever closer to Jiang Li's neck, the doll let out another terrifying and sinister laugh.

She just loved seeing this man's despair!

Despair!
Die in despair!
You humans!
"Huh? Wait a minute? Why does he look so calm? You're really desperate!"

The doll's eyes were wide open.

Normally, when faced with this situation, shouldn't humans scream and shout "NO"?

Why does this human look so calm?
The next moment, Jiang Li channeled her spiritual energy into her right arm, instantly breaking free from the doll's control.

Jiang Li slashed with her sword again, severing the doll's yellow fur.

The doll knew the other party was not someone to be trifled with, so it floated out of the room.

But how could Jiang Li possibly let the other party go?
Jiang Li chased after her.

However, the other party had already disappeared.

The entire villa was very quiet.

With a moment of disorientation, Jiang Li suddenly opened her eyes.

What I saw was the ceiling right in front of me.

Jiang Li sat up in bed. Moonlight streamed into the window, and a light drizzle was falling outside.

All the furniture in the room was neatly arranged.

It's as if nothing ever happened.

It seems that everything was just my own illusion.

Nothing more happened that night.

The next morning, when Jiang Li woke up, Jiang Yunxi and Chen Xueman were already making breakfast.

Jiang Li told Chen Xueman and the others everything that had happened the night before.

They were also asked if anything had happened to them the previous night.

"No, Brother Li, I didn't encounter anything. My Gu worms didn't detect anything strange last night either."

Chen Xueman shook her head.

When Chen Xueman went to sleep at night, she made sure to have her Gu worms keep watch over her.

So if there really was something, Chen Xueman felt she would definitely be able to detect it.

Jiang Yunxi also shook her head: "Jiang Li, I didn't encounter anything last night either."

I put some strange water in the room and in the hallway.

If there were truly some kind of evil entity, the strange water would turn black, but there wasn't.

Graves stroked his chin: "Bro, could it be that you're too stressed? Normally, supernatural events only happen on the second night after you move in. Usually, you'll encounter something on the first night. Do you think it might just be a dream?"

Jiang Li pondered for a moment and began to doubt whether she had just been dreaming yesterday.

"The Supernatural Investigation Bureau also sent people to stay here for a while, right? How was it? Did anything happen?" Jiang Li asked.

Graves shook his head: "The evil spirits here seem to bully the weak and fear the strong."

After a dozen or so members of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau moved in, the evil spirit never appeared again, and they couldn't find any trace of it.

But after one of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau members left and the others moved in, either they died or went insane.

Lucy also thought that Jiang Li might be dreaming.

However, in order to build a good relationship with Jiang Li, Lucy still went along with Jiang Li's words and said:

"It's possible that Jiang Li really encountered something. Let's check again tonight. It's normal for evil spirits to exist, otherwise why would we be here? And is it possible that it's an illusion created by that evil spirit?"

"There is indeed such a possibility."

Chen Xueman nodded.

"The best thing about evil spirits like this is using illusions to destroy the minds of their opponents."

Often, it's not these evil spirits that physically kill people; rather, the victims are terrified to death.

"Alright, everyone be careful. Let's search around this house."

Jiang Li stood up, no longer wanting to dwell on the matter.

To be honest, not only them, but even Jiang Li herself felt that last night was just a dream.

But that dream was too realistic.

But no matter what.

Whether it's a dream or reality.

Or perhaps the other party used some kind of special technique.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Anyway, I came here to see if I could get rid of the evil spirit and find the Demon's Breath.

Jiang Li and the others split up and began searching inside the small house.

Because the communication devices had completely failed at this point, even pagers were useless, so everyone carried a Gu worm on their body.

When a person is in danger, the Gu worm will react.

And others carrying Gu worms will also be able to sense it.

Jiang Li walked into a storage room.

The items in this storage room were quite ordinary, consisting of nothing more than some old tables and some useless furniture.

Moreover, this storage room clearly hasn't been cleaned much; it's covered in dust.

However, on the wall of this storage room, Jiang Li found a piece of paper.

There are strange patterns drawn on this piece of paper.

It's somewhat like a Western magic circle.

Jiang Li tore the piece of paper off.

The moment Jiang Li tore the paper off, it vanished from her hand.

Immediately afterwards, the piece of paper reappeared in its original position.

This is interesting. Afterwards, Jiang Li tried to destroy the paper by burning it or soaking it in water.

But in the end, no matter what Jiang Li does, the paper can be restored.

Even when Jiang Li used her spiritual power to cut the paper in two, it could still be restored.

Jiang Li picked up her phone and took a picture of the paper.

However, the phone screen showed a blank page.

It was as if all of this was just my own illusion, as if this piece of paper didn't exist at all.

After writing this down on a piece of paper, Jiang Li left the storeroom, intending to go and check other places to see if there were any strange things there before taking them to see them one by one.

Jiang Li went to the room on the far side.

This room looks like a nursery, filled with all sorts of baby toys, a crib, and cartoon stickers.

Even the things hanging from the ceiling are little stars.

The nursery is decorated in a very cozy style.

As Jiang Li walked through the nursery, the sound of a music box suddenly filled the room.

Jiang Li turned around and saw a talking box on the cabinet open by itself, playing a lullaby.

The sound echoed incessantly in the empty nursery.

This is really scary on this gloomy, rainy day.

"Scared me!"

Jiang Li stepped forward and pressed the button on the music box.

The music stopped.

But when Jiang Li turned around again, the music box opened once more.

The lullaby continued to drift gently through the room.

Jiang Li ignored it and let it continue singing.

Jiang Li walked up to a cabinet and opened it.

In an instant, Jiang Li gasped.

Inside the cabinet was a little girl's head.

Her eyes were fixed on Jiang Li, and blood was streaming from the corner of her eye.

The little girl's smiling face, though seemingly unsettling to Jiang Li, was truly chilling.

In other words, Jiang Li had experienced many supernatural events, and his own level of cultivation gave him a lot of confidence.

Otherwise, Jiang Li felt she would have fainted from fright.

Even so, Jiang Li's heart was pounding.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Ling slammed the cabinet shut and rubbed the corner of her eye.

Something's not right. I must have opened the cabinet incorrectly. Let me check again.

Jiang Li took another deep breath and opened the cabinet door again.

The head from before disappeared.

The cabinet contained little girls' clothes, including princess dresses, ballet costumes, and crystal shoes.

They look like a wealthy family; in the US, they would at least be middle class.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Jiang Li was looking at the clothes in the closet.

Suddenly, a knocking sound came from the wall, and the sound grew louder and louder, as if someone was repeatedly banging their head against the wall.

But if I remember correctly, it was a room on the side, next to an empty field with nothing in it.

"If this place were used to build a haunted house, it would definitely be amazing. No wonder that person makes so much money collecting admission tickets."

Jiang Li sighed inwardly, then opened the cabinet again, only to find that the girl's head had not reappeared.

Jiang Li continued her exploration.

Open one cabinet and drawer after another.

Apart from the initial unusual phenomena, nothing else happened.

However, as Jiang Li walked, she suddenly felt something was wrong with her feet.

Jiang Li stomped her foot hard on the ground, and a hollow sound came from her foot.

It's definitely hollow down there!

There might be some hidden compartment.

However, Jiang Li continued searching for two more times but did not find any switch.

Jiang Li was completely confused.

"Boom."

As Jiang Li walked, her foot accidentally bumped into a cabinet.

Jiang Li bumped into the cabinet, causing it to shift two inches, and then she heard a cracking sound.

The floor tile opened automatically, revealing something that looked like a power switch.

Jiang Li pulled the gate down slightly.

The whole house started shaking.

Shortly afterward, a cabinet in the room was opened.

There is a staircase behind the cabinet.

The staircase connects to the basement.

Without a second thought, Jiang Li headed straight for the basement.

Jiang Li felt like one of those suicidal supporting characters in a movie.

But the only difference is...

Those supporting characters didn't have a clear understanding of themselves; curiosity killed the cat.

However, I have the ability to protect myself, and I came here to solve problems. If there are supernatural things, I can simply avoid them. Why would I even be here?
After reaching the basement, Jiang Li turned on her flashlight, found the light switch, and turned on all the lights.

When the light shone throughout the basement, Jiang Li couldn't help but gasp as she looked at everything before her.

This looks like a huge workshop.

Each cabinet contained dolls.

Take the dolls in front of Jiang Li, for example; they are exquisitely crafted.

In addition, there is a workbench in the room.

The workbench was covered with the remains of a doll and various tools.

Walking between the display cases, you can see all sorts of dolls here.

There are animal-shaped figures, boy-shaped figures, and even figures from fairy tales, such as Pi Ruochen.

But more often, they are American-style dolls.

Jiang Li stopped in front of a cabinet.

This doll is almost exactly the same one that Jiang Li saw in her "dream" last night.

Jiang Li tried to open the cabinets, but they were completely closed and had no handles at all.

It's as if the doll itself was born from the cupboard.

"I'm sorry then."

Since the usual methods don't work, I'll have to resort to some unconventional methods.

Jiang Li took a hammer out of the storage room and smashed it down on the cabinet.

In an instant, glass from the cabinet shattered and flew everywhere.

As Jiang Li dropped the hammer and reached out to pick up the doll, the doll's eyes suddenly turned and it stared intently at Jiang Li.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Li felt the entire basement vibrating continuously.

The armor not far away began to move.

A life-sized wooden puppet woman in a white dress came to life.

Their heads all turned at strange angles, looking at Jiang Li at the same time, and they walked towards Jiang Li step by step.

My arthritis has flared up again, it's so uncomfortable. I don't know when this old problem will get better, it's really tough.

(End of this chapter)