The terrifying heavens inside the box

Shen Jianwei returned home in a daze.

After closing the door and isolating myself from all outside noise, my tense body finally relaxed, and I silently sank into the sofa.

She couldn't remember how she got through the hospital tests, received the medical report that showed no problems, and walked back home.

All I could think about was that terrifying light.

Although sunlight streamed into the living room, a chilly feeling still crept up my spine.

Shen Jianwei hurriedly pulled out her phone, only to realize that her hands were still shaking and her palms were covered in sweat.

She gritted her teeth and used all her strength to grip the phone tightly, then pulled out a number from her contacts and dialed it.

"Feed... Mom." Shen Jianwei's voice trembled as she spoke. "I just... want to ask you something."

"What's wrong with you, child? Why are you stuttering like that... Did someone bully you? Tell Mom who it was, and Mom will teach them a lesson!"

Shen Jianwei gritted her teeth and asked again, "No, no... Oh, Mom! Do you remember me from before, the one you said I used to laugh all the time in places where no one was around, which is why you went to the City God Temple to find that old woman?"

"You mean Granny Zheng? What's wrong?"

"Did she say back then that I was different from others, that I had the ability to see ghosts?"

"Yes, but didn't you never believe in these things?"

On the other end of the phone, Shen Jianwei's mother was even teasing her: "When we first told you about this, you told us to believe in science, rolled your eyes at us, and said it was a waste that you had the ability to see ghosts, but you've never seen a single ghost in your life..."

"Mom!" Shen Jianwei covered her face, unable to resist interrupting her mother's nagging, "Do you know where that sorceress Zheng is living now?"

"What do you want with her?" The person on the other end of the phone sounded surprised, but quickly recovered. "Xiaowei! Tell me the truth, did you really run into something dirty?"

Shen Jianwei was almost in tears, "Mom! Just tell me where Granny Zheng is right now!"

"Hey! You brat, don't rush me! Let me ask someone first."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Jianwei still gripped her phone tightly, curled up on the sofa, completely drained of energy.

In the previous twenty-odd years of her life, she never imagined that one day she would need to seek help from a fortune teller.

But when I think back to what I saw today, that suffocating, distorted halo of light...

The worldview that had been built up through science education over the years was shattered in an instant!

Shen Jianwei used to treat the matter of having the ability to see ghosts as a joke, thinking that those superstitious things were just feudal superstition.

But today, for the first time in her heart, she sincerely hoped that the sorceress Zheng knew something.

otherwise……

Time ticked by, each second an agonizing struggle.

All that anxiety and unease turned into heavy pressure, pressing on her chest and making it hard for Shen Jianwei to breathe.

About ten minutes later, her phone finally vibrated again. She quickly answered it, hurriedly hailed a taxi, and ran out the door...

……

10 PM.

Happiness Community, No. 1013.

"You're the Shen family's daughter? I didn't expect you to have grown so much."

Seeing the girl who insisted on coming to visit so late at night, Granny Zheng knew that the girl must have encountered some trouble.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Shen Jianwei bit her lip. "Grandma Zheng, didn't you say back then that I... have the ability to see ghosts?"

The sorceress Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, what's wrong? Did you see a ghost?"

As she spoke, she laughed, "Don't worry! That must be your hallucination. You're under too much stress. Get more rest..."

"Grandma Zheng, I really saw it! But I don't know what it is, it's like..."

Seeing that she couldn't give a specific answer after struggling for a while, Granny Zheng took a sip of tea and sighed:

"Let me tell you, the ability to see ghosts doesn't mean you can actually see them. It means your perception and spiritual awareness are stronger than normal. To put it scientifically, it means you have a stronger innate sixth sense and can sense magnetic fields that ordinary people can't."

"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Granny Zheng asked with a persuasive expression.

Shen Jianwei was half-believing, half-doubting, her face full of confusion, "...Is...is that so?"

The fortune teller, with an "that's how it is" expression, began to speak:

"What else did you think?"

"Do you think I'm telling you ghost stories?"

"This is called science in the unknown, isn't that what you young people love?"

"Young people these days, when you talk about old ideas, they think it's all feudal superstition. If you have to explain science to them, they'll believe it faster than anyone else."

"Does believing in science mean it's not superstition?"

Shen Jianwei blushed slightly, feeling that the other person was talking about her.

"Alright! Stop being so coy... You've been to the hospital, right? They couldn't find anything?"

Granny Zheng frowned.

"If that's the case, then why don't you just deliberately avoid the place where the strange thing happened, or avoid the person who did it?"

Shen Jianwei shook her head and said cautiously, "That person is my new boss. These days, it's not easy to find a job you like that also pays well."

"Ugh."

Looking at the girl in front of him, he saw a pitiful expression.

"Then tomorrow, this old woman will accompany you on a trip to see it."

"Why don't you stay here tonight? It's too late, and it's not safe for a young girl like you to be out alone."

Silent all night.

The next morning, Shen Jianwei woke up and saw that Granny Zheng, who was so old, was still practicing sword dancing on the balcony. Her physique and energy showed that she had mastered the art of health preservation.

"You're up? Come on, eat quickly, and we'll go check on things after we finish eating."

Upon learning that Shen Jianwei worked in the same city, Granny Zheng wasn't in a hurry.

After having a quick breakfast, the two took a bus there.

After getting off the bus, Shen Jianwei's face tightened and her hands clenched into fists.

"Grandma Zheng?"

"You go in first and try to get him out. I need to figure out if the problem is with this person or with this place."

"Huh?" Shen Jianwei was stunned.

She never imagined that she would have to face that indescribably terrifying existence again.

"What do you mean 'huh'? Hurry up! Don't worry, I'll just keep an eye on things from this bus stop across the street."

Seeing Shen Jianwei turn back every three steps before leaving, her face filled with fear, Granny Zheng also perked up, squinted, and looked across the street at the shop with the "Wang Hao Studio" sign hanging outside.

Shen Jianwei arrived at the store entrance, her legs trembling. She absolutely refused to go inside and simply shouted from outside:

"Boss, someone's looking for you!"

As Wang Hao was in the store, instructing the other three on their specific tasks and deciding to deduct wages from someone who was late on their first day of work, he heard a somewhat familiar voice outside the door. He raised an eyebrow and went outside.

Where are they?

Looking around, he finally saw the new employee who had called him out, but whose eyes were looking across the street.

Wang Hao looked in that direction and saw a gasp of surprise coming from the other side.

"Oh dear! Grandma, why did you faint?"

"I didn't hit it! You all saw it clearly! I helped it up."

Shen Jianwei was also stunned. Wasn't she supposed to come and see someone? Why did she faint?

Just as she was about to run over to help, a hand grabbed her.

"Shen Jianwei, do you even want to continue attending this class?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jianwei immediately lowered her head, not daring to look up.

At that moment, she really wanted to leave with a defiant "I resign" and walk away gracefully.

But... I can't do it.

Shen Jianwei's legs were weak, she was terrified of being discovered and silenced, her mind was in a complete mess.

"Since you're planning to go to work, why don't you hurry up and go inside?"

When Wang Hao said that, she subconsciously followed along.

"By the way, what was that going on across the street? Do you know that old lady?"

"Those are your... fans, boss."

Wang Hao stopped and looked at the employee next to him who was looking down at his toes, with a puzzled expression.

"When did I start having fans this old?"