Chapter 67: Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy (Extreme Suspicion)

Inside the Black Mist outside Qingyuan Residential Area last time, Yi Yi had kept asking herself what she had forgotten… Was she trapped in a lingering, eerie realm filled with fear and despair, like the one at Xingyue Gas Station? Or… had she been struggling back and forth between the real world and Hell? Or maybe… she was in a place even darker and more terrifying than that?

No matter what, to save Yi Yi, I could never give up. If I gave up, Yi Yi would be trapped forever in that dark and terrifying world or sink completely into endless darkness. I absolutely could not allow that.

My life now did not belong just to me.

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There were still so many questions inside me about the Mysterious Domain…

Why did the Eerie Computer disappear this time?

It was very likely because this time’s Mysterious Domain was not triggered by the Eerie Computer near me… But because this Eerie Computer existed on me, things that should have been erased from my memory remained clearly in my mind. I became the only person among everyone who did not need to struggle to remember what I had forgotten…

This time, was it a near-death experience?

I had read in some science magazines before that people who experienced near-death states often had their personalities change drastically afterward. Some seemed to even gain a mysterious sixth sense… For instance, going to unfamiliar places yet feeling like they had been there before… They often felt they had forgotten something but could never recall it… All these scientifically unexplainable things were probably caused by the Mysterious Domain.

As for those gas station employees and chefs with fierce faces, who used the Black Mist as armor — there was no clear explanation for the moment. Perhaps… because that place was the closest to Hell… Where Hell exists, demons linger at its gates… Only light can drive them away…

In this world, did Hell and demons truly exist?

Eerie Computer, what was your purpose for coming into this world?

And what was with that feeling of heart palpitations?

I would strive to live on, to keep searching until I found Yi Yi again and uncovered all the truths hidden behind these events.

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I thought that this task of finding the IOU and phone recording evidence would go smoothly. I didn’t expect to run into a kidnapping on the way there, and then a car accident on the way back — almost dying twice…

Fortunately, although this was not a Mysterious Domain triggered by the Eerie Computer, I still received some rewards from it. My account unexpectedly gained four Eerie Points, one Eerie Stone, and one special Eerie Card with unique attributes — the Creation Card.

With this Eerie Card called “Creation Card,” by spending at least two Eerie Stones and four Eerie Points, I could create a unique Mysterious Domain anytime, anywhere…

But for now, I wouldn’t be doing such a troublesome thing.

I was too tired today. I would study this Eerie Card with its many detailed explanations some other time.

Lü Yang suddenly opened his eyes. The taxi had already reached the residential area where his rented room was. Lü Yang paid the fare and got out, carrying his large travel bag.

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After opening the door and stepping inside, he heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom, which made Lü Yang feel a bit puzzled…

Could it be… Yi Yi had returned?

No! Lü Yang suddenly remembered — when he left, Yi Ya had borrowed his place, saying he should call her ahead if he came back. Originally, Lü Yang planned to be away for three or four days, but he returned in less than two days, so Yi Ya hadn’t had time to go back to her own place yet.

This was a bit awkward…

Lü Yang walked over near the bathroom door, thinking of knocking to let Yi Ya know he was back. After hesitating a moment, he gave up the idea. He quietly moved to the worn-out sofa and sat down, intending to wait until Yi Ya finished her shower to ask if she was going back to Lin Yin and Hu Yulan’s place.

Sitting on the worn-out sofa, he closed his eyes and studied the Eerie Computer for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes again — something felt off…

When he had entered, there was clearly the sound of running water in the bathroom. But now, it was quiet for quite some time, and yet Yi Ya hadn’t come out.

After waiting a few more minutes, there was still no sound from the bathroom, and Yi Ya still hadn’t emerged. Lü Yang’s heart sank…

Could it be… the electric water heater had leaked and electrocuted her inside?

Once this thought appeared, Lü Yang became extremely worried. After losing Yi Yi, he poured all his love for her and his longing into Yi Ya. For Lü Yang, who had no family left after his maternal grandmother passed away, Yi Ya was now his only relative and the person he cared about most — all of this had nothing to do with whether Yi Ya was his girlfriend or not.

Just as Lü Yang rushed to the bathroom door, ready to knock and call Yi Ya, faint sounds suddenly came from inside, making him pause his hand.

“Who is it? What do you want?” Yi Ya’s voice came from the bathroom, seeming a bit exaggerated to cover fear.

“Yi Ya, it’s me. Are you okay?” Hearing her voice, Lü Yang felt relieved.

There was no reply from inside. After a long moment, the bathroom door was suddenly pulled open. Yi Ya, wearing pajamas and slippers, rushed out with an angry look: “What’s wrong with you? Staying outside for so long without making a sound — what were you trying to do?”

Before Lü Yang returned, Yi Ya had watched the “Death Livestream” special, and it made her feel something was off about the room. Because of that, even though she had planned to shower and sleep earlier, she delayed until fifteen minutes ago when she finally, feeling exhausted, entered the bathroom to wash up.

Already feeling like every bush and tree was an enemy, when she was almost done, she again heard unusual movements outside, and it sounded like someone walked near the bathroom door. Her alertness rose again. She turned off the water and stopped washing, listening carefully for any noise outside, but then it went completely silent.

Yi Ya’s mobile phone was outside, so she couldn’t call for help. She didn’t dare move for a long time, then quietly dried herself, put on clothes and shoes, and waited a while longer — still no sound from outside.

Just as she was about to open the door to check, she suddenly heard movement again outside. Startled, Yi Ya mustered courage and shouted out to scare off whoever it was… only to find out it was Lü Yang outside.

“I…” Lü Yang was a bit confused about why Yi Ya was suddenly so angry with him.

Yi Ya glanced at the bathroom door and unexpectedly noticed a crack in it, as if she understood something, her face immediately reddening…

“Were you peeping!?”

“Huh? What?” Lü Yang didn’t quite grasp what she meant, looking at the angry Yi Ya with a baffled expression.

“I’ll kill you!” Yi Ya rushed over, swinging her small fists at Lü Yang.

But… her fists didn’t land — both her arms were caught by Lü Yang’s hands. In a fluster, Yi Ya leaned in to bite his hand. Lü Yang didn’t avoid it, letting her bite down.