C1 The Living Took Refuge from It

It was already five years ago when Meng Xiaobai heard this story from her grandmother, who was ninety years old and bedridden.

The fifteen-year-old Meng Xiaobai knelt on the white bedsheet. Facing the empty bed, she could not feel any strength from her entire body.

Only half an hour ago, her grandmother, who had been lying in bed for fifteen years, had been pushed out of the room by a group of whitecoats.

On the third floor of the underground hospital, there was a cold basement that everyone knew about, but no living people were allowed to enter.

Meng Xiaobai could not accept the sudden death of her family that year, but what made her even more unable to accept it was the strange and inexplicable story that her grandmother told her before she died.

It was said that fifteen years ago, an old Taoist priest who was imprisoned in an old Taoist temple broke free from his shackles and went down the mountain.

Old Taoist priest, who wandered the world, did everything in his power to fill his stomach. He collected ghosts and raised them.

When the ghosts found their respective hosts, the old Taoist priest would pretend to be a messiah and take the initiative to come and save people.

Unfortunately, many ghosts that found their hosts did not have long lifespans. They were either driven away by magic or could not control their hosts and turned into ashes.

The old Taoist priest was frustrated and was about to turn his attention to the newborn baby.

The baby was weak and easy to be controlled by ghosts, but the only regret was that most of the newborn children had the Yin Yang Eyes.

The old Taoist priest was in a difficult situation and was prepared to use a baby for an experiment.

When Grandma said this, her muddy eyes were filled with tears as she turned her gaze to Meng Xiaobai.

When she spoke, her voice was filled with endless guilt, "Xiaobai, grandma has let you down. Actually, grandma had some friendship with that Daoist when I was young."

Meng Xiaobai was immersed in great grief and was unable to divert her attention. She knelt down beside her grandma's bed and could not stop her tears from flowing.

Grandma raised her hand to touch Meng Xiaobai's little head and continued speaking.

The old Taoist priest quickly found a suitable experimental subject. It was a girl. She was cute and full of infinite spiritual energy.

The old Taoist priest was extremely happy and immediately began to prepare.

He sent a refined evil ghost to be tested. The little girl cried non-stop and was quickly discovered by her family.

The old Taoist priest did not give up, and immediately caught a ghost that had yet to be refined but was filled with resentment to be tested.

This time, the little girl felt that it was fun!

This result made the old Taoist priest ecstatic, but he did not expect to be stopped by someone who suddenly appeared.

The Yu family was a family of demon hunters. The matter of the old Taoist priest was quickly discovered, and in the future, he would become crazy and disappear without a trace.

As for that little girl, her Yin Yang Eyes had been opened forever, and she could not live a normal life.

Meng Xiaobai was stunned when she heard this. She asked weakly, "How did Grandma know about such a terrifying thing? Also, what happened to that little girl?"

Grandma, who was lying on the bed, was on the verge of death. She only held onto Meng Xiaobai's wrist tightly with one hand, unwilling to part with him before she died.

"Xiaobai, actually that old Taoist priest is Grandma's lover, and that little girl is you."

Meng Xiaobai was startled, as though she was struck by lightning, unable to accept it, "Grandma, you must be joking."

Grandma shook her head and cried, "Xiaobai, after your twentieth birthday, you will know some things from the past. When that time comes, don't blame me, and don't blame anyone. I beg you!"

"How can I blame you!"

As tears streamed down Grandma's face, her expression suddenly turned cold as she stared fiercely at Meng Xiaobai's young face.

She said, "In the future, if you meet anyone from the Yu family, you must not offend them. Otherwise, even if you reincarnate, you won't be able to save yourself!"

Meng Xiaobai looked at her grandmother, who was lying on the bed, gradually withering away. How could she still hear these last words? Her entire body collapsed on the spot, and she was in extreme pain.

Grandma's words echoed in the lifeless room like a lingering echo. Meng Xiaobai still could not understand the words that Grandma had said before she died, as well as the strange story.

Legends were terrifying. Meng Xiaobai felt that it was this legend that took away her grandmother, and she hated it.

At this moment, the old alarm clock by the bed suddenly rang, waking up the person sleeping soundly on the bed.

He turned over and pulled the blanket under him to the top of his head. He was a little impatient.

However, the noisy alarm clock was like an electric drill machine. The loud sound penetrated the blanket and pierced into Meng Xiaobai's ears.

"So noisy!"

Meng Xiaobai's messy hair was disheveled. As she got off the bed impatiently, she stumbled to touch the damn alarm clock.

Just as she turned off the alarm clock, the phone beside her hand rang. Meng Xiaobai angrily picked up her phone again and looked at the caller ID. Her anger suddenly rose.

"It's just a drizzle, what's wrong with you!"

However, the voice that came from the other end of the phone instantly woke Meng Xiaobai up.

"Xiaobai, I'm so scared. Can you come over and save me?"

The drizzle sounded especially rushed on the other end of the phone, and in the haste, there was a bit of trembling and helplessness.

Meng Xiaobai's heart sank. As she pulled on her shoes, she freed up a hand to reach for the black windbreaker hanging on the hanger.

She asked, "Where are you? What happened?"

The drizzling voice rang out after a long while as she replied, "I'm at the school coffee shop. Come quickly!"

Meng Xiaobai hurriedly put on her coat and went downstairs. After tidying her hair, she took out a black mask from her pocket and put it on.

It was already 10: 30 in the morning. Since her junior year, she was able to move out of school for the sake of convenience and part-time work.

She didn't wear any makeup or comb her hair. In order to maintain her image, she had to disguise herself.

As a poor student, Meng Xiaobai could only rent an old residential area in the East District of the Southern City.

Most of the people in the old residential area were elderly, and there were only a few taxis a day.

Meng Xiaobai specially chose a three-way intersection, but after waiting for a long time, he still could not find an empty car.

Helpless, Meng Xiaobai could only bite the bullet and continue walking forward, planning to try his luck at the crowded snack street.

At this time, Meng Xiaobai could only wrap herself in a black windbreaker. Her two slender and tender white legs were trembling.

As they gradually appeared at a crossroads in front of them, Meng Xiaobai raised her head and accidentally discovered a dazzling white sports car.

The top of the sports car was wide open, and she could clearly see the graceful bearing of the woman in a long ginger dress sitting in the driver's seat.

The sunglasses on her nose were pulled down by a pair of slender white hands, revealing a pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes.

Meng Xiaobai was stunned and immediately recognized this person. At that moment, Meng Xiaobai seemed to have seen a straw that she hadn't seen for a long time. She stood on the other side of the road in the red-light district and waved at the woman in the sports car.

"Fong Wan!"

The woman sat in the driver's seat with a cold and aloof expression. Her eyes were fixed on the red light screen above her head.

Many of the parked private cars had their windows rolled down by their owners, and from time to time, a few provocative whistles could be heard in Meng Xiaobai's ears.

The woman did not react at all, as if she did not see the anxious Meng Xiaobai.

Within three seconds after the red light went out and the green light turned on, a black off-road vehicle that crossed the sidewalks on both sides rushed towards the line of cars that had been waiting for a long time.

The leading white sports car became the biggest target. The high chassis black off-road vehicle easily ran over the white sports car, and the private cars behind it were turned into scrap metal.

Seeing this, the smart drivers in the back also abandoned their cars and ran away. Their lives were more important.

Meng Xiaobai felt as if her feet were nailed to the ground. She could not believe what was happening in front of her.

She could only watch helplessly as the white sports car was twisted into a discus. What happened to the person in the sports car that was riddled with holes?

The cell phone in her windbreaker pocket kept ringing. Meng Xiaobai took out her cell phone in a daze, but for some reason, she turned on her camera and took a picture of the scene in front of her.

Through the screen of the camera, Meng Xiaobai seemed to see a yellow figure vaguely appear outside the precious sports car.

She moved her eyes away to take a closer look. Other than the messy scene and the sirens of the police cars, there was nothing else.

Meng Xiaobai rubbed her eyes. At this moment, she realized that the black off-road vehicle had flipped to the side.

A black figure crawled out of the black off-road vehicle. She was covered in blood as she was pulled up by another black car. In an instant, she disappeared from the chaotic scene.

Meng Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat. She once again aimed the camera at the escaping black car and zoomed in on the license plate number.

At this moment, the screen changed and drizzle called again.

Suddenly, Meng Xiaobai's voice rang out in a drizzle. Only then did she realize that she had wasted too much time here. After answering the phone and apologizing, she hurriedly ran a few streets and got a taxi, heading straight to South City University.

As graduation approached, most of the students from the same batch left the school one after another, busying themselves with their graduation internship and thesis.

Meng Xiaobai planned to finish the part-time job at hand and began to look for internship work and corresponding graduation direction.

It was still a relatively free period of time, so Meng Xiaobai planned to make good use of it.

Following the disciple provided by Mao Yu, Meng Xiaobai quickly went to the school's coffee shop.

Pushing the door open, she entered. The coffee shop was peaceful as usual.

However, the more it was like this, the more worried Meng Xiaobai was about Mao Yu.

After searching around the coffee shop, Meng Xiaobai still did not see any sign of drizzle. Just as she was about to make a phone call, she felt the door behind her open.

Instantly, a gust of cold air blew over, causing Meng Xiaobai's heart to turn cold.

"Mao Yu, are you inside?"