That thought had only flashed through my mind.
I didn't want the world to turn into something so awful.
After hearing what I'd said, Phantom Light, Xu Jiu, and Qin Shu all fell silent.
I looked at Phantom Light.
He was panting heavily, his head bowed slightly, his bangs hiding his eyes.
Suddenly, he struggled.
Xu Jiu instinctively grabbed his arm, but when he struggled again, she let go.
Phantom Light stood where he was and didn't attack me again.
"I... only knew that my aunt had died... by suicide... But... my grandparents said she was possessed. They said the house was haunted. Back then, the only person in contact with Greenleaf was my aunt. No one else even knew how to reach them. We had to bury my aunt, and my grandparents needed somewhere to stay... This place was unlivable. My uncle took my grandparents in. Later..." Phantom Light said with difficulty.
As he spoke, the scene inside the house began to change.
There was a sound at the front door.
Someone unlocked it with a key and came inside.
It was Phantom Light's grandmother, the old woman. She looked to be in very poor condition, her mind adrift.
"My girl... my girl... Mengqing... Qingqing..." The old woman seemed like a wandering spirit, her voice drifting as she called out again and again.
She didn't even close the bedroom door as she entered and walked into the room where we were.
She saw the bloodstains on the floor, passed through us, and walked straight toward the dark-brown floorboards.
She crouched down and stroked the floor. Tears began to fall.
Phantom Light's tears fell, too.
The old woman turned to look at the vanity.
Her aged hands struggled as she pulled down the bedsheet.
As the sheet came down, it