Riding the Elevator

"Creak... creak..."

The elevator was not nearly as smooth as imagined. It swayed and rocked, and no one knew whether there was a problem with the cables or the machinery.

But considering that this was a Supernatural Elevator,

perhaps the swaying was normal.

"Elevators have always held a place in the supernatural, haven't they? Even back in the Peaceful Era, there were plenty of Ghost Stories related to elevators."

Zhu Zhongwen glanced at the floor display and spoke softly.

The elevator was moving very slowly.

The number on the display increased by one floor only every twenty or thirty seconds.

It was ridiculous!

Aside from the swaying, the four of them could barely feel the elevator moving.

Still, none of them panicked over it.

"I heard it's because an elevator resembles an upside-down coffin."

Yu Wenwen smiled. She seemed to have thought of something and continued, "Last year, I heard a neighbor talk about something that happened to him while working in the south."

"It happened in Yue City, I think?"

"Oh?"

Jiang Qiao had been feeling bored, but the moment he heard someone telling a story, his spirits rose.

"He said he rented a place there."

"It was in an urban village. The landlord had built several buildings himself, specifically to rent them out."

"But the building he lived in had only one elevator, and it broke down often, so they had to use the stairs about a third of the time."

"One time, the elevator broke down again."

"As luck would have it, the landlord went abroad on vacation, and the elevator stayed broken for more than half a month before anyone came to repair it."

"Then, guess what happened after the elevator was fixed?"

Yu Wenwen deliberately paused at this point.

Lin Rui instinctively picked up the