I chose to stand outside, and for some reason, when the door opened, Hong Kong in March was like December in Northeast China, a cold air rushed towards me, and I shivered all over.

  I said to Cha Wenbin: "I won't go, I'll wait for you here."

  He turned around and glanced at me, then gently pushed open the door. This room was similar to the one on the second floor, also uninhabited and unswept for years, with windows boarded up. Zhang Wenbin looked up and scanned the room, and surprisingly, there were still two talismans stuck above the door. These talismans had been gnawed by insects and were somewhat tattered and incomplete, but they could still be recognized as a Taoist Heavenly Master Talisman, which was most commonly used to suppress evil spirits. The brushwork of the talisman seemed to be from the Mao Shan school, pure and unmatched.

  Cha Wenbin thought to himself: "It seems that something has indeed happened here."

  However, with these two talismans here, it shouldn't cause too much commotion. He scanned the room and his eyes were drawn to the bed where there were several dolls covered in dust. He walked over with the candle and counted them - four in total, both male and female. But for some reason, their eyes had all been dug out, leaving only empty eye sockets that made one feel uneasy.

  Look up again, and there is a fan on the roof, with leaves that are already worn out. Looking closer, there is still half a rope left on the hanger. Thinking of Zhu Zihao's words, four women had hanged themselves in this house one after another, and it was probably hung to death on this fan.

  The windows on both sides were blocked, and the indoor light was very poor. Cha Wenbin felt his way along the wall to turn on the light, and with a "click", the room suddenly lit up. A white incandescent lamp above his head was swaying back and forth, making a "creaking" sound.

  I saw a light inside the house and my courage grew a bit, so I walked towards the inner room.

  I went in and took a look, and found that Cha Wenbin was sitting on the bed at this moment. There was a mirror on the headboard, and when I glanced over, I saw a woman wearing a white nightgown with her hair disheveled, stretching out her hand to grab Cha Wenbin's neck.

  I was greatly surprised and hastily shouted: "Wen Bin, there's something!"

  As soon as I finished shouting, I saw Cha Wenbin draw his sword and stab it into the air with a "swish" sound. Then, with a loud "clang", the sword pierced the mirror and shattered it to pieces. He turned around and shouted at me: "Close the door!"

  As soon as the door closed, I felt a chill run down my spine again. My whole body was covered in goosebumps, one layer after another. I walked shakily to Cha Wenbin's side, and for some reason, I couldn't help but feel that something was off about him tonight. His eyes seemed to have an extra hint of redness.

  He said to me: "I've been waiting for a long time and was startled by you."

  "I saw..."

  He looked up at me and said seriously: "You need to be careful lately, seeing this thing is not a good thing, the yang energy is a bit weak."

  "How many?" I asked him.

  "There's only one." Zha Wenbin turned his face away and continued to explore the place, saying: "Just this one is enough to give me a headache. I'm afraid they're almost becoming spirits. The yin energy here is so heavy, it's probably been trapped here for decades. Look at that wall."

  I looked up and saw many palm prints on the wall opposite me. Those palm prints were scattered all over the wall. Judging from their shape, the person's fingers were long and slender, likely to be a woman, and the texture of these palm prints could tell that they were all made by the same person.

  "Want to force her out?"

  Zha Wenbin said: "No need, Xiao Yi, help me go downstairs and get the bedding, I'll sleep here tonight."

  He spoke, how could I refuse? However, the short distance downstairs was really hard for me to take, and I almost fell on the stairs several times. In short, I felt that there were those things everywhere in this house, and I crawled up to the bed with a quilt.

  "Are you going to sleep with me or go down and follow him?"

  I took a glance around and although there was something obvious here, I would still choose to stay with Zha Wenbin. At least in my heart, I would feel like there's some guarantee.

  I remember there was a voice in my heart telling me not to sleep, this house is indeed very strange, the windows are all sealed, but the ceiling light above kept swaying back and forth. I stared at the light bulb, unknowingly maybe due to fatigue, and fell asleep along with it.

  As I fell asleep, I started to feel suffocated in my chest. Suddenly, I woke up and wanted to reach out to remove the quilt that was pressing on me, but my hands wouldn't move. I could clearly feel Zhang Wenbin leaning against the headboard, his breathing sounded crystal clear, I wanted to call him, but it felt like someone had stuffed a sock in my throat, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make a sound.

  At the same time, that oppressive feeling began to intensify, my eyes couldn't open, but I felt something fluffy had stuck to my face, it was like a woman's hair.

  Then, the oppressive feeling began to move slowly upwards, as if someone's hand was moving from my abdomen to my chest. I could even feel fingernails scratching against my skin, and I desperately wanted to struggle, but was powerless.

  That hand slowly moved to my right chest, and suddenly a woman's scream came into my ear, the sound pierced this eerie night, and also directly pulled me out of that strange state.

  When I struggled with all my might, I "thudded" and jumped up from the bed. I opened my eyes to find everything pitch black around me. A flame suddenly "roared" into life, and by its light, I saw that it was Cha Wenbin holding a sword with a burning talisman on it.

  He was about two or three meters away from me, muttering to himself, constantly walking around the bed and occasionally throwing something onto it. I took a glance, one of the things he threw onto my bed was a piece of black coal...

  The flames danced in sync with his sword rhythm, rolling up and down. I tried to get out of bed several times but was forced back by the sword's pressure. Although he didn't say a word, I sensed that this guy probably didn't want me to leave.

  "The five-starred town is colorful, and the light shines on the mysterious darkness; Thousands of gods and saints protect my true spirit!" He spun around and threw a bundle of ropes to the edge of my bed, saying: "Take it, tie yourself up!"

  "This..." I looked at the rope again and listened to his tone, this didn't sound like he was joking around. Alright, tied up is tied up, I wrapped that rope around myself from head to toe in a complete circle and even tied a dead knot, shouting at him: "I'm done, what are you trying to do?"

  "The mighty heavenly beast, subdues the five elements; The five heavenly devils, perish and lose their form; Wherever it is placed, ten thousand spirits welcome, the Supreme Old Lord hastens like a law!" As soon as he finished speaking, he walked to my bedside with that talisman, I took a glance, only then did I notice that there was a bowl on my bedside table at some point, he stuffed the burning talisman into the bowl, "Zzt" a sound, a pungent smell of burnt offerings suddenly pierced my nostrils.

  Then, that guy suddenly pinched my mouth shut and brought the bowl to my lips without saying a word. The black stuff inside the bowl was unknown to me, I really suspected if this was some kind of SM play? Did this guy have such a fetish?

  A few big mouthfuls of water were swallowed down, and before I could even savor the taste, Cha Wenbin lit two more candles...

  Damn it, I suddenly felt like this wasn't some scene from a Japanese movie or something. I leaned against the back of the bed and slowly moved backwards, thinking that if this guy really had gone crazy, I'd just smash my head into his and be done with it!

  It's okay, he didn't drip the candle on me, he just put it on the bedside table next to me, and then he walked to the foot of the bed with a small copper mirror in his hand. It was an eight trigrams mirror, the surface was quite worn out, he held the mirror towards me, I thought this was going to let me see my own silly appearance?

  In the mirror, I see myself, but it's quite blurry. I want to say, can you move the mirror a bit closer to me? It's too far!

  "Does he still recognize himself?"

  I think you're talking nonsense!

  My hand was still available, I picked up a doll beside me and threw it at Zha Wenbin: "What are you doing to make me like this? Are you crazy?"

  At this time, I heard a woman's faint voice: "Are you the one he sent to harm me? Even after becoming a ghost, he still won't let me go."

  "Who?" I turned my head to look around, and saw that the candle flames on the cabinet were dancing like they were performing a dance. Except for me and him, there was no one else around. Suddenly, it flashed through my mind - could it be the woman in the mirror?

  With this idea, I stared at the copper mirror in Zhang Wenbin's hand and took a closer look. Good guy, scared me to shiver, almost fell off the bed.

  That woman in the mirror is definitely not me, but a disheveled and unkempt woman!

  "Don't move!" Cha Wenbin shouted at me: "Just lie there and continue sleeping, she's on you."

  "I really admire this guy: 'Dad, you're really generous... it's come to this and you still let me sleep...'"

  "When a person dies, the lamp goes out, and yin and yang are separated. No matter what kind of fate you have, you cannot stay in this world to reminisce. If you do, it will only harm others and yourself. When the judge of the underworld catches up with you, either you will be punished and sent to the 18th level of hell to suffer endless torment; or you will wait in this house for your soul to scatter and never be reborn."

  The woman shrieked: "How could you?! I want revenge! I want justice for my child!"

  Zha Wenbin held up a mirror and said: "When will the injustice be avenged? If you don't surrender now, I'll take action!"

  "Are you done? Are you satisfied now? This house is full of evil spirits, you can take me in, but you can't capture my heart! If you want to kill me, just do it, I've died once before, so I'm not afraid to die a second time."

  "Who do you have a grudge against?" asked Cha Wenbin.

  The woman burst out laughing and said: "Who is it? You're quite amusing. Aren't you the one that cheap person brought to harm me?"

  "This house has been abandoned for twenty years, how can there be someone?"

  "Desolate? For twenty years?" The woman's voice suddenly changed tone and asked: "What year is it this year?"

  "Park 1985!"

  "'85?" The woman muttered: "So many years have passed, where is that cheap person? Where is she?"

  "Are those who have passed away all gone, and those who should be buried are buried? Can this hatred also disappear along with them?"

  "Where is Zhu Ding Tian? Where is he?"

  "He's dead, he's been dead for a long time, didn't you know?" This Mr. Zhu Ding Tian was the grandfather of Zhu Zi Hao, and this name was engraved on a large bluestone outside the mansion.

  "Are they all dead?" The woman's voice was stunned at first, then she burst out laughing. Her laughter made my eardrums tremble and I couldn't take it anymore. I shouted: "Cha Ye, stop playing around! Send her on her way! I'm going crazy!"

  As soon as I finished shouting, the woman suddenly started crying. Her sobs grew louder and louder, and slowly, I saw a figure emerging from the shadows beside the bed. My eyes didn't deceive me - it was a slender and elegant young woman wearing a white cheongsam, her back to me as she walked slowly towards the doll on the floor that I had thrown away. She bent down, gently stroking the doll, and her crying gradually turned into sniffling. Her sobs made me feel a little sorry for her, and I thought her life must be quite miserable.

  She squatted on the ground and said: "I can leave, but who will avenge my child?"

  "What's wrong?"

  The woman said: "There is a diary in the third cabinet inside the wardrobe, you can go and see it for yourself. It's still in this house, I can feel it, but I won't be able to leave through that door."

  Zha Wenbin put down the mirror and said, "You have shown your true form. The yang energy in this house will soon erode your body, and you won't last until tomorrow morning. What's the point of all this?"

  The first time I heard that ghosts can really show up in their original form, later Wen Bin told me that this requires a huge price to pay. One day in the mortal world is equivalent to one life in the underworld, and that woman just appeared, which means she exposed herself to the mortal world.

  The woman stood up and gave Zhang Wenbin a curtsy, saying: "Sir, take me in. But if that thing is not eliminated, this house will be uninhabitable for even one day. My four sisters and I will all die at the hands of that thing."

  "Where is it?" asked Cha Wenbin.

  The woman shook her head and said: "I don't know..."