Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 696: Chewing in the Dark, Who is Devouring the Living Beings

Chapter 696: Chapter 696: Chewing in the Dark, Who is Devouring the Living Beings

West City.

In an aging, small building, within the tight hallway, the dim, yellowed light bulb incessantly flickers, making the already gloomy atmosphere even more eerie.

Su Wang, Shen Ran, and Li Zilan, accustomed to it, drag their weary bodies upstairs.

Li Zilan, trailing behind the two, murmurs in complaint, "Why does it feel extra cold today? There’s a creepy feeling."

She rubs her arms as she speaks, feeling goosebumps forming even under her clothes.

Su Wang also notices something off.

He doesn’t know if it’s due to the weather or his mindset.

Hearing Li Zilan say this, he feels his entire body breaking out in goosebumps: "Just shut up, will you!"

Li Zilan: "I’m serious, don’t you guys feel it?"

Su Wang stubbornly replies, "I don’t feel anything!"

As the two chat, Shen Ran remains silent, creating an even more desolate atmosphere.

Li Zilan glances at Shen Ran and her face turns pale.

The dim yellow light above flickers again. She stands frozen, her eyes wide in terror at Shen Ran’s shoulder.

"Ran Zi!"

Li Zilan’s voice breaks, as if she’s received a significant shock.

"Holy shit! Are you trying to summon a ghost!"

Su Wang instantly gets goosebumps from her shout.

Shen Ran seems oblivious, continuing his stride.

As he passes Su Wang, Su Wang also notices something unusual.

The overhead light goes out with a flicker.

All three are enveloped in darkness, their breaths becoming lighter.

Li Zilan, uneasy and scared, fumbles her way over to Su Wang, pulls on his clothes, and tremulously asks, "Did you see it or not? There’s blood on Ranzi’s shoulder."

"Drip...drip..."

The sound of dripping water and a rich stench of blood fill the air.

Submerged in darkness, Su Wang’s mouth opening slightly, his body rigid.

He sees not only blood, but also a burnt black hand resting on Shen Ran’s shoulder.

The sound of Shen Ran’s footsteps continued as he proceeds upstairs.

The steady steps echo clearly into Su Wang and Li Zilan’s ears.

Su Wang suddenly bellows, "Shen Ran!"

The footsteps upstairs don’t stop, they continue, as if Shen Ran doesn’t hear the call from behind.

"Thump...thump..."

The footsteps have become significantly heavy.

The footsteps disappear soon after, replaced by the sound of a door opening.

Swallowing nervously, Su Wang quickens his pace to catch up.

Pulled along by Su Wang, Li Zilan almost trips on the stairs.

Steadying herself, she also chases after him.

They have lived here for a while now and can find their way home, even in the dark.

Su Wang and Li Zilan stand before the open door of their fourth-floor apartment, beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.

Li Zilan tentatively asks, "Did Ranzi get injured?"

Even knowing that the possibility is slim, she still hopes that Shen Ran is only injured and doesn’t want to think about more complex possibilities.

Su Wang clearly saw not only blood on Shen Ran but also a chilling hand.

He knows the other is definitely not just injured.

His lips pressed together, he musters courage to step into the house.

In the messy living room, they do not find Shen Ran.

Su Wang yells loudly, "Shen Ran, come out!"

"What for?"

Shen Ran, who emerges from the bathroom, looks at Su Wang with an annoyed expression.

Under the bright light, his handsome face is clear, his hands have droplets of water, his clothes are clean, without any trace of blood.

Su Wang walks over to Shen Ran, touches his shoulder.

It’s clean, no blood, and no puppet hand he saw earlier.

He heaves a sigh of relief, wraps his arm around Shen Ran’s shoulder, "You scared the..."

Before he finishes his sentence, Su Wang’s eyes widen and he stares in shock at the bathroom.

His field of vision is filled with gore that makes one nauseous.

Su Wang’s eyes widen, his heart races, jumps into his throat.

The thick stench of blood fills the air and Su Wang’s fingers tremble where they still clutch onto Shen Ran.

He growls: "Li Zilan, run!"

Perhaps Li Zilan is more sensitive to danger, as she’s standing quite far from the two.

Hearing Su Wang’s raised voice, she reacts swiftly, turning and dashing towards the door.

Su Wang also pulls Shen Ran’s arm, turning to run towards the door.

"Bang!"

Just as Li Zilan is about to cross the threshold, the door closes with a bang, without anyone touching it.

A chilly wind sweeps through, the atmosphere stifling.

The ceiling light flickers, rapidly and repeatedly.

"Crack!"

The oil-covered bulb suddenly shatters.

Glass shards fly everywhere.

Su Wang clearly feels a shard grazing his cheek.

Both he and Li Zilan are caught off guard and hold their breath involuntarily.

It’s Shen Ran, who was pulled along by Su Wang, that makes a move next.

He shrugs off Su Wang’s hand, mechanistically turns around, and heads towards the bathroom in the darkness.

Su Wang whispers hoarsely, "Shen Ran, where are you going?"

He’s ignored and in the quiet house, Shen Ran’s footsteps are very distinct.

Li Zilan’s scalp tingles and shivers run down her spine.

She stands frozen on the spot, feeling the presence of demons and goblins lurking around.

"Su Wang, Ranzi, I’m really scared!" Her sob echoes through the quiet space.

Su Wang can’t move either, he focuses on the direction Li Zilan is in and says in a low voice, "Zilan, come to me."

"I...I can’t move."

Li Zilan was on the verge of tears, her legs and feet tingling and unable to move.

Su Wang gritted his teeth, struggling to suppress the trembling of his body, and stumbled over to Li Zilan’s side.

He held her hand, both of their palms soaking with sweat, momentary they couldn’t tell whom it belonged to.

"Crunch... Crunch..."

A strange chewing sound rang out, and Li Zilan and Su Wang followed the sound with their eyes.

They knew that was the direction of the bathroom.

The crunching sound of eating made the two of them feel their scalps tingling, and they didn’t dare to breathe.

Li Zilan clutched Su Wang’s clothes tightly with her another hand: "What is that sound? Where is Ranzi?"

Su Wang recalled the terrifying and savage scene he had just witnessed in the washroom, and he felt he could not stand it much longer.

The floor paved with stone bricks, covered in a large expanse of blood-red color.

Broken limbs were strewn all over the floor, bite marks visible on the limbs, it was unclear which part of the human body they belonged to.

Not receiving a response from Su Wang, Li Zilan grew even more panicked.

She shook his arm, desperately asking, "Su Wang, where is Ranzi?"

"In the restroom," said Su Wang through gritted teeth.

"Crunch... Crunch..."

The strange sound of chewing continued.

The clear eating sound caused a stirring of discomfort in their minds and bodies, plunging them into extreme fear.

Something was wrong with Shen Ran, Su Wang intuitively felt that it was not wise to go there at this moment.

His voice trembling, he said, "Zilan, we must leave first."

Leaving was the best strategy.

As for Shen Ran, they could only think about it after leaving this place.

Li Zilan: "We are going to abandon Ranzi?"

We have no choice; let’s get out of here!"

The desire to survive surged up in Su Wang’s heart. Regardless of the surrounding eerie darkness, he grabbed Li Zilan’s hand and headed towards the door exit.

The door was only a few steps away from them.

Su Wang’s hand on the doorknob felt sticky.

This touch and the smell of blood lingering in his nose gave him an ominous premonition.

The stickiness on his hand caused his scalp to tingle at the slightest thought.

Su Wang applied force to his hand, and the sticky friction sound echoed in the still space.

He tried to pull the door open forcefully.

He thought it would take some effort to open it.

Unexpectedly, with a slight effort, the door was opened.

A look of surprise appeared on Su Wang’s face. Thinking of Shen Ran who was still in the restroom, he suddenly turned back to look at Li Zilan.

Under the faint light from outside the door, he could see her blurred facial features.

Without looking closely, he knew that she must have been terrified to the point of turning pale.

The thought process lasted only for an instant.

With a jolt, Su Wang pushed Li Zilan towards the door.

He gritted his teeth and yelled, "Go find for help, I’ll go get Ranzi!"

Li Zilan stood outside the door, dumbfounded.

She watched as the door was forcefully shut by Su Wang under her gaze.

Li Zilan stood in place for a moment, but after a few seconds, she turned and ran downstairs.

As she rushed downstairs, Li Zilan distinctly heard a shrill scream from upstairs that didn’t sound human at all.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, and as she ran downstairs, she almost tripped and fell.

The frantic sound of footsteps echoed in the hallway.

...

Several luxury cars drove into West City’s entrance.

On the way, Qin Ruan learned from Lan An that Su Wang and the others were twisted by a malevolent spirit.

Because of this, her heart was uneasy all the way.

This time Qin Ruan went out, she was accompanied by Huo Qiang and Lin Hao. In the car behind, sat Huo Zhi and over a dozen hidden guards of the Huo family.

Lan An gave directions to Huo Qiang who was driving, "Turn left."

Hearing this, Huo Qiang turned the steering wheel and drove in the left direction.

Lan An could follow the aura on Su Wang, Li Zilan, and Shen Ran to find their location.

In fact, he hadn’t expected that these three people would be valued by Qin Ruan.

Their aura belonged to Qin Ruan was too faint, which led him to misjudge that they had a superficial relationship with Qin Ruan.

This was why, when he knew that they were twisted by a malevolent spirit, he did not take action.

Seeing Qin Ruan’s worried expression, Lan An regretted not helping them a little.

He continued to give directions to Huo Qiang.

After driving for over ten minutes, they finally arrived at their destination.

The luxuriously beautiful car, parked beneath a rundown small building.

Under the dim and yellow street lamp, Qin Ruan and the others in the car saw a figure rushing out of the building.

Having spent many years with Li Zilan, how could Qin Ruan not recognize her figure?

She got out of the car and was about to call out to her when she suddenly felt a pain in her stomach.

She clutched her stomach and involuntarily bent over.

"Madam!"

Realizing that something was wrong, Huo Qiang quickly rushed out of the car.

He held Qin Ruan’s arm, his face was horrified, anxious yet solemn.

Qin Ruan, holding his sturdy arm, dug her nails into it, her delicate face filled with pain.

"I... Suddenly I feel spasms."

Seeing something wrong with Qin Ruan, Lin Hao and Lan An hurried over as well.

The three men surrounded Qin Ruan, each of their faces filled with tension and fear.

Lingfeng was standing next to the car, her calm eyes fixed on Qin Ruan.

Her cold face expressed no emotion, demonstrating an aloof calmness.

Li Zilan rushed down the stairs as if she were mad, but she didn’t know who to look for.

From a distance, she saw Qin Ruan standing next to the car: "Qin Ruan!"

She hurried forward: "Why are you here?!"

Her voice was frantic, terrified, worried, and an uncontrollable tremor was evident.