Chapter 237: Strange Arrival 4
“Ride faster!”
Chu Yian urged, a hint of urgency in her voice.
The sunset glow was obscured by dark clouds, and the streetlights hadn’t turned on. They could no longer rely on shadows to identify the uncanny. This was the most dangerous time!
Most importantly, that chilling sensation had returned to her.
The chains of their bicycles were almost sparking from being pedaled so hard, and finally, they arrived at their rented place. The goods bought in the afternoon were still at the guardhouse. The two used a trolley to transport everything back.
Close the door, close the windows, turn on the lights.
Chu Yian moved the items into the house, completing everything in one smooth motion.
Zhu Shen was proactive. While Chu Yian was unboxing and installing the freezer, he had already started organizing. He sorted meats and vegetables into the refrigerator, leaving the excess for Chu Yian to deal with once the freezer was installed.
Then he cleaned and went into the kitchen to cook.
By the time Chu Yian had installed the freezer and put the remaining items on the table into it, the aroma of food was already wafting from the kitchen.
Zhu Shen had a domestic side to him.
Chu Yian nodded in approval, then went to the bedroom to open her blind box.
This round of the game was a bit special, plus with Zhu Shen present, it was equivalent to her having two wish-granting functions. Chu Yian directly used her wishing ability—”Give me an item that can kill the uncanny.”
However, the first wish was useless!
Did that mean there was nothing that could kill the uncanny?
Chu Yian saw the reaction from the treasure box and was terrified. If the uncanny were immortal, then being targeted by it… would only mean the player’s death.
Thinking of this, Chu Yian immediately changed the content of her wish—”Give me an item that can protect me from being killed by the uncanny.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the treasure box glowed.
[A Bagua mirror blessed by an eminent monk]
[Note: To be retrieved after this round of the game ends]
[Item’s inner voice: Hang the Bagua mirror at the door to block the little uncanny and keep you safe. Be grateful, little brat!]
That amazing?
Wasn’t this just telling her to lay low in the rented house for ten days?
Chu Yian was holding the Bagua mirror, about to go out and hang it, when the door suddenly knocked. “Hello, delivery.”
Wasn’t Zhu Shen already cooking? Why would they order takeout?
She was about to open the door to get it when she suddenly heard Zhu Tianguang’s voice from the kitchen, “Big Chu, next time you want to eat something, just tell me, no need to order takeout.”
The takeout wasn’t ordered by her, nor by Zhu Shen.
So, who ordered this takeout?
Chu Yian stood at the door, suddenly afraid to open it.
“Hello, delivery.”
“Hello, could you please open the door? There’s a delivery for you here.”
The door was knocked again, drawing Zhu Tianguang, who was cooking in the kitchen, out. He had initially thought Chu Yian hadn’t heard in the bedroom, but he didn’t expect her to be standing at the door with a solemn expression.
The knocking continued.
The delivery person kept urging them to open the door and take the delivery.
Zhu Tianguang observed the situation, slowing his steps and lowering his voice, “Big Chu, what’s wrong?”
“None of us ordered takeout.”
Chu Yian slowly backed away, shaking her head to signal him not to approach. Zhu Shen was a person who valued his life; he had already retreated back to the kitchen.
“What do we do now?”
He held the spatula, looking nervously at the door.
Don’t answer!
If the thing outside was the uncanny, they absolutely couldn’t answer!
“Keep quiet, pretend not to hear.”
If it were a normal person, they would call. As long as they called the real customer, they would know the item was delivered to the wrong address. If it was the uncanny… then it could just shout at the door. No one would open the door for it, even if it screamed its lungs out.
Chu Yian’s strategic behavior made Zhu Shen feel a bit safer.
He glanced at the door, then lowered his voice, “Should we have dinner? Dinner is ready.”
The two ate, ignoring the knocking outside, until the sound completely disappeared.
They had actually been keeping an eye on the door. When the sound had been gone for ten minutes, Zhu Shen finally couldn’t resist looking towards the door.
“Big Chu, did the person outside leave?”
Who knows.
Chu Yian wiped her hands with a tissue placed nearby, then walked towards the door.
The Bagua mirror hadn’t even been hung on the door yet; it was still on her mind. She held the Bagua mirror and peered through the peephole. It seemed there were no lights on outside; everything was a grey-white.
A dark red dot was directly in front, surrounded by several scarlet lines radiating from the dot.
Just as Chu Yian was staring at the small red dot, wondering what it was, a sinister voice, like a serpent’s tongue, suddenly crept into her ear, “Hello, your delivery has arrived.”
Chu Yian was startled and took two steps back.
The uncanny outside the door hadn’t left; that small red dot was its pupil.
While Chu Yian was observing outside through the peephole, it was also staring at her!
“Hello, your delivery has arrived!”
“Hurry up and come out to get your delivery!”
…The once quiet room was filled with frantic knocking from outside. The door was being twisted violently from the outside, and the “person” outside grew increasingly agitated, even starting to hit the door.
Zhu Shen’s chopsticks fell from the table in fright. “Chu Big Chu…”
“I’m fine, just lost my footing.”
Chu Yian took out her phone and ordered two milk teas on the food delivery app, then tried her best to maintain a normal tone, saying, “Why hasn’t the milk tea I ordered arrived yet?”
Although Zhu Shen was quite smart, seeing the door shaking from the uncanny outside hitting it, his mind was almost unable to process things. “Out… outside…”
“There’s no one outside, and no milk tea.”
As Chu Yian finished speaking, the knocking outside the door abruptly stopped.
That works?
Zhu Shen’s mind was still reeling, his back drenched in cold sweat. Just as he wondered if the uncanny outside had been fooled by Chu Yian, the voice spoke again.
“Milk tea, you say? Your two milk teas have arrived. Please open the door and come out to get them.”
Ugh… from terrifying to speechless.
Listening to the uncanny outside begging them to open the door, Zhu Shen suddenly felt as if it wasn’t very smart.
Chu Yian understood now: as long as the uncanny couldn’t confirm that they could see it, then it couldn’t attack ordinary people, and couldn’t even enter the main door.
“Eat.”
She sat back at the dining table and picked up a piece of sauced spare rib. Zhu Shen’s cooking was still delicious.
Ten minutes later.
Chu Yian’s phone started vibrating. The delivery person was calling her. “Hello, your delivery.”
Hearing the words “delivery,” Zhu Shen trembled all over. The uncanny disguised as a delivery person had already scared him badly.
“Oh, okay.”
Chu Yian nodded, “Just leave the milk tea at the door. Take a picture after you’ve placed it, and I’ll come out to get it later.”
“Okay.”
The delivery person on the other end of the phone quickly sent a photo of the milk tea placed outside the door. In the photo, besides the two milk teas, the brown door, and the white wall, there was also a black shadow…
