The Headless Guest

　　"There are still clues on the blood gate?"

　　Ning exclaimed in surprise.

　　Bai, who was beside him, explained:

　　"Only the first blood gate doesn't have any."

　　"Because 99.999% of the first blood gates are very easy to pass. Ghosts want to kill people... it's quite difficult. Most of the time, they just scare you, they won't really do anything."

　　She paused, her eyes filled with teasing, as if she was teasing them:

　　"That's why your faces are so dark, you two encountered that kind of ghost in the first blood gate, and you almost got wiped out!"

　　"After the first gate, the second gate will be a level higher in difficulty, but the blood gate will also provide corresponding, important clues."

　　"Then there's the sixth gate... but those can be talked about later."

　　"The most urgent thing now is to figure out how to survive the second gate."

　　"Your second gate... is not easy!"

　　After Bai patiently explained, Ning immediately memorized the clues on the blood gate.

　　"The kind people have drained their blood, turning it into sweet rain; the compassionate people have cut off their heads, bringing peace; the innocent people have closed their eyes, begging for the sweet rain and peace to descend..."

　　This clue is very strange, it sounds... creepy.

　　Soon, their time to enter the gate arrived.

　　The blood-stained wooden door was slowly pushed open again by a pale hand, and then the three of them quickly lost consciousness...

　　...

　　When Ning regained consciousness, he found himself standing in front of a huge building.

　　The building was quite dilapidated, the two white walls at the entrance were full of cracks, covered with moldy moss.

　　The ground was covered with broken stones and weeds.

　　On the right white wall, painted in red paint, it said:

　　[Qiyu Village Tour Group Reception]

　　"Tour group..."

　　"This time, we're appearing as tourists?"

　　Ning looked around. 

　　There were fourteen people in this large courtyard, standing in groups of three or two.

　　Soon, Ning found Liu and Bai.

　　Their faces didn't look good.

　　Ning walked over and whispered:

　　"What's wrong?"

　　Bai pointed to Liu with her lips, and said lazily:

　　"Ask him."

　　Ning looked at Liu.

　　The latter had sweat on his face, and a hint of fear in his eyes.

　　"My birthplace was at the foot of the mountain behind that forest. I wanted to follow the road signs and go through the forest, but when I was in the middle of the forest, I saw a... headless person!"

　　Ning's eyes narrowed slightly.

　　"Are you sure?"

　　Liu gasped, his eyes filled with intense fear!

　　"Yes!"

　　"I'm sure!"

　　"It... walked all the way forward, and then..."

　　Liu's voice trembled.

　　"Come on, then what?"

　　Ning urged.

　　Liu's next words made Ning feel a chill down his spine.

　　"Then... it blended into the crowd and disappeared."

　　Ning:

　　"Disappeared?"

　　Liu nodded vigorously.

　　"Yes!"

　　"That headless person... is hiding among the people around us!"

　　After finishing, he looked around with fear, took a deep breath.

　　Ning turned to Bai.

　　" Bai, what do you think?"

　　Bai shook her head.

　　"No need to panic for now. This is only the second gate, the ghost hasn't become so perverted as to kill people right away!"

　　"But... we still need to be careful."

　　As soon as she finished speaking, a middle-aged man's voice came from outside:

　　"Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting!"

　　The people in the open space turned their heads to look, and saw a man in plain clothes, with dark skin, standing in front of them.

　　"Let me introduce myself, my name is Kong, I'm the leader of the Qiyu Village Travel Agency. From now on, I will be on duty, usually sitting in the hall on the first floor. If you have any questions, you can come to me!"

　　"If you think the travel experience this time is good, please help promote it, thank you!"

　　He said, smiling, and handed everyone a key to their room.

　　"There's a free dining hall next to the village reception, after you've eaten your fill, you can go around and take a look, our Qiyu Village has quite a few local scenic spots..."

　　"After seven days, there will be the annual temple festival in the village. At that time, everyone in the village will participate, and you can all join in... although you people from outside don't believe in these things, it's always good to ask for a blessing."

　　He gave everyone a brief explanation, and then led them to the reception.

　　The whole process, this leader named Kong had a smile on his face.

　　The smile was very shallow and faint, but it looked... very strange.

　　Ning just glanced at him, and he felt a shiver down his spine.

　　"This is your room, electricity and hot water are available 24 hours a day, and there are some rules in the village, so I hope you will try to follow them."

　　"First, there's a curfew in the village, from 12 midnight to 6 am, it's best not to go out."

　　"Second, the back mountain of the village is where the temple is located, due to the preparations for the festival, it's not allowed for outsiders to approach now."

　　"Third, if you encounter anything strange in the village, you can go to Granny Ruan."

　　After finishing, Kong didn't care if anyone had any questions, he turned and rushed downstairs.

　　Ning looked through the window of the hall, and saw Kong walk into the dense black forest, and then... he never came out.

　　After regaining his senses, he began to check his room.

　　The reception, although it looked dilapidated, the wooden floor and wooden doors were all cracked, but the room was still quite clean.

　　Ning, Liu, and Bai were standing together when they received their keys, so their rooms were also next to each other.

　　In the room, Ning looked at the ticking clock overhead.

　　Three in the afternoon.

　　There was still some time before dinner.

　　He walked around his room, and found that the bed and floor were very clean, the walls were new and white, but there was always a... burnt smell in the air.

　　It's like something has been burnt.

　　At this moment, Ning suddenly felt a warmth in his pocket.

　　 He instinctively reached out and took it out, it was the blood jade.

　　Ning saw that the blood jade lying in his palm... was emitting a faint red light!

　　He wasn't unfamiliar with this scene.

　　When they were in the villa behind the first blood gate, as long as the red-clothed female ghost on the third floor approached their room, the blood jade hanging there would emit red light!

　　In an instant, Ning's body tensed up!

　　Could it be that there's... something unclean in his room?