The terrifying heavens inside the box

How could this be?

Qian Xiaohao had planned everything meticulously, but he never expected this.

In the revolving lantern, there is a scene where the twin female ghosts merge with the zombie "Uncle Dong".

At this moment, it has actually come true in reality!

Ah-you struggled to crawl forward against the wall, desperately shaking the Three Pure Ones Bell, and occasionally turning back to look at the possessed "ghost zombie".

The moment the tangled ink line snapped, his heart sank.

Fortunately, the "ghost zombie" seemed to be somewhat wary of the sound of the Three Pure Ones Bell, and only approached tentatively.

But Ayou also realized that he might not survive.

In a short time.

Fear and resentment overwhelmed reason, giving rise to the idea of ​​going all out.

He shouted at Qian Xiaohao in the corridor:

"Run!"

But to Ayou's surprise, the person opposite him gritted his teeth, shouted "Ah!", rushed over, jumped up, and delivered a flying kick to the side.

After a moment of hesitation, Ayou shook the Sanqing Bell even harder.

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling..."

Upon hearing the incessant ringing of the bell, the zombie, now fused with twin female ghosts, froze, and wisps of white phantom light drifted out of its body.

This is why Qian Xiaohao kicked the zombie hard, knocking it down, and even more white phantoms were kicked out.

But he himself fell heavily to the ground.

Qian Xiaohao mustered his strength and got up again, ignoring the pain, and quickly helped Ayou up and headed for the elevator.

"Don't stop, keep shaking!"

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling..."

As the crisp ringtone rang, the two had just reached the vicinity of the elevator in the corridor when a tremendous force slammed into them from behind, sending them flying.

Qian Xiaohao's face was contorted with pain. He grabbed the Sanqing Bell that had fallen beside him, turned around and looked at the ghost zombie that was rushing towards Ayou. He shook the bell violently.

The ghost zombie, upon hearing the bell, was clearly even more annoyed by the sound. It completely ignored Ayou, turned around, leaped onto the wall, and pounced on him.

In a desperate situation, Qian Xiaohao twisted his body and narrowly avoided the attack.

"Ding!"

Taking advantage of this moment, Ayou had already opened the elevator door and was shouting to him from inside:

"Come in quickly!"

Two figures in the corridor rushed toward the elevator at almost the same time.

However, Chin Siu-ho was clearly closer to "Ghost Zombie" than "Ghost Zombie".

As soon as Qian Xiaohao rushed into the elevator, Ayou frantically pressed the close button.

The "ghost zombie" was about to rush in.

"Ring! Ring! Ring!"

The ringing of bells made it stiffen again, and the door closed.

"Thump! Thump!"

The metal elevator door was dented in two places by the impact.

Fortunately, the elevator had already started descending.

The two were completely exhausted, their clothes soaked through, and they slumped down against the elevator, panting heavily.

"I never expected that these two female ghosts would get involved with zombies." Ayou shook his head, his whole body burning with pain.

Qian Xiaohao didn't say anything.

What else can we do?

Judging from the events depicted in the flashback, if the Taoist priest Ayou's Five Elements Compass were still intact, they might still have a glimmer of hope.

"Ah-you, did your ancestors really leave nothing behind?"

But Ah-you clearly misunderstood. Although he didn't understand why the other person asked at this moment, he still chuckled self-deprecatingly: "If my ancestors really left behind something good, do you think I'd still be making fried rice now? I would have sold it long ago and gone to enjoy a life of luxury!"

Qian Xiaohao shook his head.

There's no hope now.

"Ouch! Didn't you say that underworld officials were catching ghosts last night? Why didn't they catch these two female ghosts? It hurts so much! Ugh..."

Qian Xiaohao was stunned when Ah You said that.

He looked up at the row of elevator buttons.

14 floors.

Qian Xiaohao struggled to his feet and pressed the button.

"Hey! What are you doing!" Ayou reached out to stop him, but he was in too much pain to stand up.

"Let's go to the 14th floor and stay there until night."

Upon hearing Qian Xiaohao's words, Ayou's eyes widened. "Are you crazy! What if that female ghost and the zombie come looking for us?"

"If they come looking for us, that would actually be a good thing."

"You wouldn't be looking for those shady characters..." Ayou swallowed hard.

"Ding!"

The elevator doors opened on the fourteenth floor, and the two of them stepped out, supporting each other, just as they saw the door of an apartment open.

"Aunt Mei? Why haven't you gone down to take refuge yet?"

"Refuge? What refuge? What's going on with you two?"

Hearing their conversation, Qian Xiaohao was surprised by the coincidence.

Surprisingly, they encountered the key figure in the revolving lantern on the 14th floor: Aunt Mei, the wife of the zombie "Uncle Dong".

"Come in quickly, how did you get injured like this?"

While Aunt Mei went to find the medicine, Ah You looked at the person next to him and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"The only thing we can do is try to lure those twin female ghosts and the zombie down from the 24th floor."

Upon hearing Qian Xiaohao's words, he immediately shook his head, "That's too dangerous! You've seen how fast they're going right now; it's a dead end."

Ah-you sighed. Aunt Mei came out at this moment and applied medicine to the bruises on his body, making him wince in pain.

Qian Xiaohao's gaze passed over the sewing machine and sets of clothes in Aunt Mei's house, and the glass jars on the shelf containing unknown contents... finally settling on a black and white portrait of a deceased person.

"Aunt Mei, is that your husband?"

Aunt Mei glanced at the new resident who had asked the question, then looked at the portrait of the deceased. "Ah Dong! He left us all alone..."

Although there was lingering affection in her eyes, it wasn't as extreme and obsessive as Qian Xiaohao's fleeting memories.

……

As evening approached, Aunt Mei did not go out alone, despite the two people's persuasion.

Qian Xiaohao held the borrowed screwdriver and Sanqing bell in his hand, and glanced at the time displayed on Aunt Mei's clock. There were still a few minutes until midnight.

He got up and opened the door.

"Hey! Have you thought this through? That's a dead end!"

Aunt Mei had already heard about the zombies and ghosts in the old public housing estate, and upon hearing Ah Yau's words, she also offered a word of advice: "If it's too dangerous, it's best not to go."

Qian Xiaohao walked out without looking back.

"Some things always need to be done by someone."

The door closed.

Qian Xiaohao arrived at the elevator and pressed the button to open the elevator door.

But they didn't go in.

He is waiting.

At the end of the corridor, a series of sounds began to rise.

Qian Xiaohao caught a glimpse of the four figures holding umbrellas out of the corner of his eye, then approached the elevator, quickly closed the door, pressed the button for the 24th floor, and looked up at the elevator ceiling.

……

"Ding!"

The moment the elevator reached the 24th floor, the "ghost zombie" that had been lingering in room 2442 immediately sprang out, crawling out on all fours. It leaped up and down the corridor, walls, and ceiling several times before darting into the elevator.

But to its surprise, the elevator was completely empty.

The "ghost zombie" looked up at the ventilation screen that had been lifted on the elevator, where a figure was standing.

It was Qian Xiaohao.

Just as the "ghost zombie" was about to jump out, a series of bell rings made its body sluggish and stiff, and it was kicked down by the person above.

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling..."

The ringing continued for about ten seconds before the elevator began to descend.

When the elevator doors opened again, the "ghost zombie," startled by the ringing bell, darted out.

However, in the corridor, there were four tall figures holding umbrellas.

The two sides stopped in their tracks as soon as they met.

But as the elevator bells rang, the twin female ghosts possessing the zombies couldn't help but give themselves away.

Strands of white phantoms emerged from his body.

The four underworld messengers continued forward, and as they passed through the "ghost zombies," the black aura around them subtly transformed into chains, connecting to the exposed white phantom.

The underworld messenger continued forward, while the white phantom that was being led along struggled within the zombie corpse.

The two sides seemed to be at a stalemate.

But just then, a "ding" sounded.

The elevator doors opened.

A figure suddenly darted out of the elevator and, amidst the ringing of the bell, kicked the "ghost zombie" hard.

It was this kick.

More white phantoms were kicked out of the zombie "Uncle Dong's" body.

Having reached the end of the corridor, the chains in the darkness dragged the twin female ghosts out and pulled them deeper into the darkness.

At the end of the corridor, the lights came on.

The darkness vanished.

Just as Qian Xiaohao was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the zombie suddenly sprang up and slammed into him, knocking the Sanqing Bell out of his hand and grabbing his neck.

Although he raised his feet to brace the zombie's head and prevent it from biting him.

But the pressure on his neck increased, causing Qian Xiaohao to gradually suffocate, his eyes rolling back in his head.

And just then...

"Ding!" The elevator doors opened.

A figure emerged and picked up the Sanqing Bell that had fallen to the ground.

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling..."

The continuous ringing of the bell made the zombie "Uncle Dong" restless, shaking his head left and right, looking very uncomfortable.

Feeling the pressure on his neck loosen by a third, Qian Xiaohao kicked the zombie hard with both feet, sending it staggering backward before sliding down the wall himself.

"Ahem!"

"Come here quickly!"

As soon as Qian Xiaohao looked up, he saw Ah You leaning against the wall of the corridor, smoking a cigarette, with a large glass wine jar next to him.

"Cough cough cough! What is that?"

"Sticky rice wine, Aunt Mei said that Uncle Dong used to love drinking this stuff the most. I took a sip, and the taste is really strong..."

After hearing this, Qian Xiaohao understood what the other party meant, and immediately picked up the can and smashed it with all his might.

With a "crack," the wine jar that had hit the zombie shattered, shards of glass flying everywhere, and rice wine spilled all over it.

Ah You shook the Sanqing Bell, took the cigarette from his lips, and handed it over.

Qian Xiaohao took the cigarette and took a puff.

A bright red dot landed on the flammable material in a parabolic arc.

In an instant, it transformed into a human-shaped torch, repeatedly crashing into the corridor walls.

Ayou shook the Sanqing Bell even more vigorously.

Until the figure stumbled and crashed through the railing of the stairwell, falling from the high-rise building.

This immediately caused a commotion downstairs.

Standing by the broken railing upstairs, the two watched the flames below gradually die down, the charred remains slowly turning to ash and dissipating.

Ah-you leaned against the wall, and his breathing gradually became rhythmic.

Qian Xiaohao took out his phone from his pocket, intending to make a call, but looking at the phone that had been smashed and destroyed at some point, he sighed helplessly.