Modern Onmyoji

Chapter 9 Trapped in the Sewer

My heart skipped a beat, but I still comforted myself that it was just a natural fall.There is no lock on it, and it can be opened as long as it is pushed hard.But stepping on the long ladder and hitting it hard a few times, there are traces of movement, but it obviously feels stuck by something.I still remember that this kind of manhole cover has a bull nose lock ring on it.If something was inserted, it should feel like this.But there are only me and Chen Lingxue here!Now that it's all down there, who's going to lock the manhole cover?

Cat!I was terrified by the thought of myself.Could it be the ghosts of these freshmen again!Then these guys are too thieves!But when you think about the extremely humane performance of those cats, this kind of thing might really happen!It seems that the problem may really be the cat.As I was thinking, I hadn't noticed that I was already trapped in the sewer.At this time, Chen Lingxue who was below also climbed up.After getting below me, he said, "Go up, what are you doing here?"

"It was locked by those cats somehow?" I moved half of my body and pointed to the top, but it was dark here, so she probably couldn't see it.Unexpectedly, Chen Lingxue screamed and immediately climbed up.Thanks to me getting half of my body out of the way, otherwise I would bump into each other again.She quickly climbed on top of me, and then heard the sound of knocking from above.It seems that I still want to try to see if I can break it.I raised my head and looked, and it was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers.But when I think about it, I'm right in front of her at this time, if there is light, there should be a nice view above my head.

But obviously now is not the time to think about such things, Chen Lingxue knocked for a long time but did not see any improvement.I was already waiting for her below, and when I heard her retreat a little bit, I had to start thinking about going out.Although there is still Boss Chen outside, but think about the scene of throwing the key that time.I can assure you that even if you kill him, you won't dare to come down.I really can't count on him, but this is a sewer, not an ancient tomb.It is estimated that there is no danger, and it is only a matter of time before they go out by themselves.

"Hello, Chen Lingxue?" I tried to call out, but there was no response in the darkness.For a moment, I was a little panicked, and I said to myself, don't let her run away by herself.But soon I realized something was wrong, because I heard crying in the dark.I followed the crying and touched it, and soon found Chen Lingxue.As soon as he touched her body, he could feel the tremors.It seemed that this really frightened her all of a sudden.After all, she is a girl, so it is understandable to be timid.

I touched her head and comforted her, "Why are you crying? I just can't get out from above, and the living can be suffocated by urine. Let's walk around and we can still get out."

"Really? We won't just stay here forever, right?" Chen Lingxue said in a crying voice.

"Of course not, this is the sewer. Look at the design of the aisle on both sides of this canal, which is German style. Generally speaking, the aisle here is for sewer workers. It is impossible for the sewer to have only one channel with a manhole cover. It’s only a matter of time before you walk along here. Maybe you’ll meet dredging workers as you walk.”

"Really?" Chen Lingxue's voice was still trembling, but it felt much stronger than before.I pat my chest and promise that I will definitely be able to go out.After persuading her for a while, Chen Lingxue finally recovered.But I suddenly remembered that she seemed to have stepped on something just now and fell off.Maybe that thing has something to do with the wild cat above, touched and caught something like a wooden board on the ground.But it was too dark here to see what it was.He simply stuck it in his waist, and started to walk out with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Chen Lingxue just stayed behind me, holding my hand and walking forward.I can feel the sweat in her palms, but the little hands are soft and boneless.It's not a good feeling to hold it in your hand.It suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't held a girl's hand for a while, and the last time I did it was when I was six or seven years old.At that time, I had a younger sister, and I often took her out to dig wild vegetables.After digging, I played outside until dark. There were no lights in the mountain village, and the night road was extremely dark.I just walked away holding my sister's hand.

Recalling the past, his expression was a little dazed.My heart said how could I associate her with my sister?But suddenly, Chen Lingxue's hand was suddenly clenched.I knew something was going on, so I hurriedly stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Yes—something walked by my feet." Chen Lingxue's voice was low and hard to hear, as if she was afraid of a ghost in the dark, "It's fluffy! It's right by my feet!"

I just remembered that Chen Lingxue was wearing a pair of shorts, with her calves exposed.It is inevitable that something will be scratched.Moreover, the sewers of every city have their own ecosystems, and it is not uncommon for there to be cockroaches, caterpillars, and gnats.He bent down and wanted to pat the thing off her leg.But when I touched it, I was stunned, the fluffy one turned out to be a big animal!I grabbed it subconsciously, and then I heard a cat meow.Then the thing got away with it.

I suddenly felt bad, it was a cat again!The cat I met this time is really evil!Why is it still haunted!However, in this life, the meowing echoed in the sewer, and one lasted for a long time.But soon there was a response, and a series of meowing came over.Because of the echo, I couldn't tell how many there were for a while.There are meat pads under the cat's feet, so it walks silently.But a sense of danger came over me.I actually had a feeling of being surrounded!
Chen Lingxue was also scared and hugged me tightly from behind, hiding behind me and said, "What's going on? Where are there so many cats in the sewer?"

"Hey, what's the matter? Wild cats, the sewer is warm in winter and cool in summer. Maybe there's a wild cat den near here." I don't want Chen Lingxue to be too scared, otherwise a girl can easily get scared .After talking nonsense, he began to grope forward again, and at the same time, he took the wooden board stuck in his waist in his hand.After that, I walked forward for a few meters, and after turning a corner, I was also taken aback by the scene in front of me.There are countless cat's eyes in the darkness, reflecting a green light floating there.Unspeakably weird.Of course, the cats alone wouldn't make me lose my temper.To my surprise, there is a cat's eye, more than half a meter above the ground!I can't see its appearance in the dark, but judging from the position of the eyes, this cat is like a calf!Could it be that the old cat has become a spirit!
The killing intent around is getting more and more intense, and I feel that these wild cats may come to kill them at any time.Thinking of this, I quietly whispered in Chen Lingxue's ear, "Grasp my hand in a while, don't worry about anything if I say run, and run forward as hard as I can!"

She also seemed to realize something, she just nodded without making a sound.Then I raised my right hand slightly, "Xiaoqing, have you seen the biggest cat? Go up and bite it to death!"

There seemed to be something crawling in my arm, and I began to hold my breath and concentrate.Suddenly, a scream came from the direction of the leading giant cat.I immediately desperately pulled Chen Lingxue up and rushed over desperately.Immediately, I heard a gust of wind blowing, I immediately lowered Chen Lingxue's head, and at the same time bent down.It felt like something was caught in the hair, and then it lifted up and kicked a wild cat that had just landed.

Fortunately, the cat's eyes are reflective, so they can catch their positions in the dark sewer.I picked up the wooden board in my hand and waved it again and again.All of a sudden, the screams of the wild cats became one.Of course, there are simply too many feral cats.And unlike on the ground, these wild cats rushed over like death squads without fear.I've been hit several times, and I don't know if Chen Lingxue was injured.

Although two legs can't run with four legs, we still rushed out of the encirclement with a burst of momentum.Fortunately, I have practiced myself, and my physical strength can keep up.And Chen Lingxue is also in the track and field department, running is not a problem.According to this momentum, escaping is definitely not a problem.But after turning a corner, I was dumbfounded. The passage in front was blocked by an iron fence, blocking the way all of a sudden.

(End of this chapter)