A black arm shot straight through the door panel, grabbed me by the collar, and dragged me inside. Only then did I finally realize something was wrong.
I tentatively asked, "Could you please stop this?"
The sound of the drumbeat echoed intermittently. Before me was utter darkness, and from within the darkness, a hoarse voice emerged like a greedy evil spirit.
It hissed and mumbled. My first reaction was to scream, and my second was to let out a loud roar.
But Yan Yan seemed not to hear my cries at all. He just let me be engulfed in this darkness.
I thought to myself that I had been away from home for so many years. As a grown man, when real trouble came, I suddenly wanted to rely on others.
Sighing, I turned to leave. But suddenly, there was a commotion behind me, and I was grabbed.
With a thud, I landed on my bottom on the ground. A familiar voice kept echoing in my ear.
Thud, thud. I felt myself being pulled into someone's embrace.
Stiffly, I raised my head and stared at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of me. Suddenly, a warm current welled up in my heart, and tears involuntarily streamed down my face.
"Why are you crying?"
A somewhat hoarse voice sounded softly, but the arms tightened around me, pulling me closer.
For some reason, even though he didn't use any perfume or fragrance, I could immediately smell his unique scent.
With a bang, something was violently thrown against the wall, making a shattering sound.
A black long knife appeared between his fingers. On the ground, a mass of black gas was constantly rolling. It was a human - shaped object.
Looking at the black mark on my arm, I thought to myself that that thing must have done something to me just now.
The black mark of the injury was barely noticeable. It traced up my arm.
Swallowing hard, I lifted my clothes. Sure enough, I saw the black mark.
When Yan Yan beside me saw this scene, his eyes became even more profound. He flicked his hand, and the thing was sent flying to the ground.
With a scream, the thing on the ground stopped struggling and was pinned there, half - dead.
I didn't say a word. Sighing, I took two steps back. I wanted to say something but immediately swallowed the words back.
"What are you doing?"
I tentatively asked, "What on earth is going on here?"
"How could you just barge in like this? What if something bad happened?"
I blushed and lowered my head. To be honest, when Yan Yan said this, I felt a bit headache - inducing.
But the words were already out, so I could only lower my head.
"You were here, and didn't you teach me how to do this?"
With a bang, the door was kicked open. Xu Yang at the door seemed in no hurry at all, while the guy beside him rushed over anxiously.
"Hey, are you okay? Oh my god, what are you doing?"
I swallowed hard as I looked at the long knife in A Bai's hand.
I tentatively looked at Xu Yang beside me and said, "Hey, are you sure? Your unhurried attitude is really annoying, you know?"
I rolled my eyes at him and turned to leave. If I ignored my disheveled appearance, I actually looked a bit like an official at this moment.
Thud, thud, thud. The drumbeat rang in my ear again. Clearly, the thing in the room had been subdued, but why could I still hear the drumbeat?
As soon as I heard this sound, I always felt as if something was constantly echoing.
To be honest, the current situation was really awkward. When you were in someone's arms and could feel their every heartbeat and every sensation, you couldn't help but have a bad feeling.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
I shifted my body and awkwardly moved to the side. I wanted to get out of Yan Yan's arms, but I was pulled back in.
"My god, I can't bear to look."
The guy beside us said casually. I rolled my eyes and turned to leave, but I felt my arm being suddenly grabbed tightly.
What's going on? I turned my head and saw his eyes fixed on me, with a glimmer of hope in them.
"What's going on?"
I was stunned. My heart ached as if being hit by something. It seemed that a long time ago, someone had also grabbed my arm like this, looking straight into my eyes and carefully listening to my every heartbeat.
I forced a smile. My chest ached as if it was being torn apart. I shook off his arm and walked back to my room without looking back.
I plopped down on the bed and tried my best to deny the feelings in my heart.
What's going on? I clenched my fists and said nothing. Just now, a voice had been echoing in my ear.
"Leave him, leave him."
Several people walked in one after another. I avoided Yan Yan's eyes. Yan Yan walked up to me and stared at me intently.
He suddenly asked, "What were you thinking just now?"
I turned to look directly into his eyes and forced a bitter smile. "Nothing."
I lowered my head and clenched my fists tightly.
"Hey, what kind of look is that?"
I couldn't help but mutter in my heart, but then I immediately understood something and avoided his gaze.
It must be an illusion. Our answers seemed to be the only way to keep going.
Yan Yan remained silent. Was it an illusion?
A deep voice sounded in my ear. The two of us were completely silent. "Come on, I'll introduce you to someone."
We were going to the Mission Hall together.
The four of us didn't walk together. Xu Yang had slipped away somewhere during the commotion.
We walked back into the pitch - black corridor and headed out. There seemed to be only one exit here, the one we had come in from.
It seemed that there was something lurking in the darkness of the tunnel, watching us. I shivered but kept walking forward. I didn't know what awaited me ahead, but as long as the person beside me was there, I seemed to be fearless.
Thud, thud, thud. The sound of the drumbeat echoed in my ear again. I looked at the person in front of me who didn't move at all, and I felt that I might have had some misunderstandings.
"Why did you come to save me just now?"
I took a step closer to him, but stopped again when I took two more steps forward.
I stared at him in silence.
[I don't think I've ever told you that I once dreamt of you.]
Yan Yan's pitch - black eyes stared straight at me, his expression full of solemnity.
I sighed helplessly, shrank my neck, and avoided his gaze.
In fact, I knew better than anyone what he wanted to tell me. I often saw things that I shouldn't. The voice that had just appeared was clearly only audible to me. This was abnormal.
Thud, thud, thud. There was a knock on the door. A person suddenly peeked in at us and asked, "What are you two doing here?"