12dz Chapter 755 Jade Pendant
Chapter 755 Jade Pendant
"Are you okay?" asked the father worriedly.
"It's okay." Chen Yile shook his head, but he felt something was wrong in his heart.
The truck started slowly, and Chen Yile sat in the back seat, looking out the window at the scenery passing by quickly. The sunlight shone through the window onto his face, but he felt an inexplicable irritation.
"Study hard in your new home." His mother patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think too much."
Chen Yile nodded, but he felt a little uneasy. The city looked peaceful, but he always felt that there was an indescribable strange aura in the air.
The truck finally stopped at an old residential building. After getting out, Chen Yile looked up at the building. It was at least twenty years old, its exterior walls were rusty and dilapidated, and the hallway was filled with all sorts of debris.
"Is this where we are going to live?" Chen Yile frowned.
"Yeah." My father sighed, "Although the conditions are a bit poor, we'll make do for now."
Chen Yile followed his parents into the corridor, which was dimly lit and filled with a musty smell.
He touched the key in his pocket and felt a little uneasy.
"Xiao Le, go tidy up your room first." His mother handed him a key. "Your father and I will move the furniture."
Chen Yile nodded and walked towards his room with the key. The room was on the third floor. He counted the stairs as he walked. When he reached the second floor, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from upstairs.
"Who's there?" he shouted subconsciously.
No one responded.
Chen Yile's heart sank, and he quickened his pace towards the third floor. When he pushed open the door, a cold wind blew in his face. The room was empty, with only a few simple pieces of furniture.
He put down his luggage and began to pack his things. At this moment, he suddenly found a crack on the bottom of the box. It seemed that the things inside the box had been touched by something.
"Strange." He squatted down and took a closer look.
Just as he lowered his head to check, a cold wind suddenly blew from behind. He turned around suddenly, but saw nothing...
In the evening, Chen Yile stood by the window, gazing at the setting sun in the distance. The afterglow of the setting sun shone across every corner of the city, giving people a warm feeling. But he always felt that this warmth was tinged with a sense of strangeness.
"Xiao Le! It's time for dinner!" Mother's voice came from downstairs.
Chen Yile came to his senses and walked downstairs quickly.
Dinner was simple, a bowl of noodles with a fried egg. Although it was simple, he still ate it with gusto.
"Xiao Le, today is your first day living here. How do you feel?" asked his father.
"It's okay." Chen Yile nodded, "It's just that the corridor is a bit dark."
"Silly boy." His mother smiled and patted his shoulder. "It will be fine once you get used to it."
After dinner, Chen Yile returned to his room to study. The room was silent, with only the scratching of his pen on paper. As he wrote, he thought about registering for his new school the next day.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew in from the window. Chen Yile looked out the window and found that the window had been blown open by the wind at some point.
"Really."
He sighed and got up to close the window.
Just then, he noticed a dark shadow flash outside the window. He subconsciously looked out, but saw nothing.
"Maybe I'm seeing things." He shook his head and closed the window.
The next morning, Chen Yile got up early to report to school. As he stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his clothes, he suddenly noticed a small red mark on his arm.
"How is this going?"
He took a closer look and saw that the red mark had a strange shape, like a bite from something, but he didn't remember being bitten by any mosquito last night.
"Maybe I did it accidentally while I was sleeping last night." He said to himself.
At that moment, a shrill ringing sound suddenly rang out. Chen Yile was startled and looked out the window. It turned out to be a man on an electric bike honking his horn.
"Don't be nervous." The mother shouted outside the door, "Hurry up! Go to school!"
Chen Yile nodded, grabbed his schoolbag and rushed out of the house.
On the way to school, Chen Yile's mood gradually relaxed. Although the city was strange and weird, he decided to adapt to the new environment first.
At this moment, he suddenly got lost, and the familiar route became unfamiliar in his eyes.
He looked around for someone to ask for directions, but found no one around.
"Strange." He muttered to himself, "There should be someone here."
He continued walking forward and unknowingly walked into a remote alley.
The alley was lined with low bungalows and the air was filled with a foul smell.
"It seems like no one lives here." He frowned.
Just then, he heard footsteps coming from the front. The footsteps were light, but clearly audible. He quickened his pace and walked forward, wanting to see who was there.
After turning a corner, he saw an old man with a hunched back standing at the entrance of the alley.
The old man was wearing tattered clothes and was leaning on a bamboo cane.
"Hello, old man. How do I get to school?" Chen Yile asked politely.
The old man didn't say anything, but just stared at him for a long time with his cloudy eyes.
Chen Yile felt a chill running down his spine.
"Young man," the old man finally spoke, his voice hoarse and low, "this road is not for you."
"What do you mean?" Chen Yile asked puzzledly.
The old man didn't answer, but took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to him. "Take this, it will keep you safe."
Chen Yile took the jade pendant and felt it was cold.
There are some strange symbols engraved on the jade pendant, which look like some kind of ancient writing.
"This is..." Before he could finish his question, the old man turned and left.
Chen Yile stood there, looking at the old man's receding back.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on his body, forming a long shadow, which gradually lengthened and finally disappeared at the end of the alley.
After returning home, Chen Yile carefully placed the jade pendant on the bedside.
He always felt that this jade pendant was not simple, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Late at night, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
The moonlight shone through the window onto his face, and the jade pendant glowed faintly in the moonlight.
"Maybe it's just an ordinary jade pendant," he consoled himself. "Maybe the old man just wants to help me."
However, at this moment, the jade pendant suddenly emitted a faint light. The light became brighter and brighter, and finally illuminated the entire room.
Chen Yile sat up in horror, watching the jade pendant flashing strangely in the moonlight.
A sudden sharp pain shot through his arm, as if something was moving beneath his skin.