Chapter 359: Painter Gao Ming

“I’m my grandmother’s target. She’ll not be led away by you.” Gao Ming, who was covered in prayers, gripped his bag. “You go hide at the side. I’ll lure her into the room, and then, you’ll run.”

Liu Yi opened the window and tied the bedsheet to the window frame. “I’ll try to see if I can get into the other rooms using other methods.”

The two Gao Mings were shocked by Liu Yi’s creativity. Before they reacted, Liu Yi already jumped out the window, holding the bedsheet. She kicked the window of the downstairs tenant. “I don’t think it’s opening.”

“Gao Ming! Come home with me!” The grandmother wailed. Her voice sounded like someone was cutting her heart with a knife. The slamming on the door was consistent as if it was going to break at any moment. The people inside the room were anxious. The corridor was extremely silent. The Gao Mings in the other rooms were waiting to see what would happen.

“That old thing is distracted. The last room should be empty now.” A tiny voice came out of a room next to the last room. The door opened silently. A thick bouquet of paint smell came out of this Room 0715. Gao Ming, in school uniform, stood at the door and looked around. His bag was stuffed with paints and brushes. His uniform was drawn with colours and absurd paintings. With a warm smile on his face, Gao Ming narrowed his eyes. He was very happy that his lips couldn’t stop twitching from joy. “We’ve really joined together! Am I Gao Ming now? Or am I Xia Yang? Haha!”

The painter Gao Ming pushed open the door. His room was different in essence from the other rooms. The distinct decorating styles were meshed together. The walls, floor and ceiling were covered in strange drawings.

“The mud figurine has sliced through Gao Ming’s past and memory. I was one of them. How can I give up this rare chance? This might be the only chance I can get to replace the real Gao Ming!” Painter Gao Ming adjusted his excitement as he turned to the last room. “The figurine is suppressing something. What other secrets are hidden in that room?”

The painter Gao Ming carried his bag and silently entered the last room. He didn’t have the issue of bravery because he had already lost his mind. The painter Gao Ming stepped through the torn talismans and raced through the living room. He looked around and made the bedroom his target. His footsteps were left on the white rice, and the bells above his head jingled as he walked underneath them. However, he didn’t hesitate and rushed towards the bedroom. “Let me see what you’re hiding!”

“Both of his hearts are trapped. Even the God of Flesh and Blood has been yanked out of his body! Doesn’t this mean I have the chance to inherit the God of Flesh and Blood?” Painter Gao Ming’s eyes were red. Then, he turned into the grandmother’s bedroom. The chair was toppled over. Broken ropes were scattered around the ground. The painter Gao Ming looked around before his eyes landed on the sacrificial table. “That’s the mud figurine! It’s suppressing Gao Ming, forcing him to serve and worship it every day!”

“Gao Ming?” Wan Jie was the first security member to leave their rooms. He could sense his memory fading with them. If this continued, he’d forget everything and become a part of the anomaly. To prevent that, he kept his ‘present’ well. He started to analyse the rules and clues. However, the painter Gao Ming suddenly appeared before him.

“Everlasting Life Apartments are enshrouded by some kind of rules. Endless loops and random movement of the rooms turn this place into a maze...” Characters appeared in Wan Jie’s eyes. “Why can he move freely? How can he always find the correct path?”

Wan Jie didn’t hurry to find his subordinates. He followed the grandmother carefully. As more people entered the apartment, so did the danger and chaos.

In Room 0715, the flesh Gao Ming and the rebellious Gao Ming opened the door. After they saw the grandmother leave, they sighed in relief.

“That’s so scary. How did you live with her?” The rebellious Gao Ming grabbed his bag.

“Another Gao Ming has drawn her away for us.” The flesh Gao Ming looked at Liu Yi and Fan Li behind him. “We can’t waste this opening he had created for us with his life. You have to get to the bus station!”

“Aren’t you coming with us?” Fan Li gasped.

“My grandmother can sense my location. She’ll return after she kills that Gao Ming.” The flesh Gao Ming thought it through. “I’ll take another path to distract her.”