Li Rui hurriedly took two steps forward and reached out to grab the window on the left. Just as the ball of light was about half a foot away from the window, he suddenly closed the window. After thinking for a moment, he buckled the shutter. After doing this, he swallowed his saliva and pulled Wen Moshi back a few steps. He looked at the window anxiously, hoping that the ball of light was conscious and would take a detour when it saw that the window was closed.
That was what he thought in his heart, but he also understood that this was probably wishful thinking. If the ball of light insisted on entering the house, the wooden window would not be able to stop it no matter what. Thinking of the blue and silver intertwining light surrounding it and the sizzling sound of electricity, he felt that it was not a kind person …
At this moment, Li Rui's mind was already in a mess. He could not think of escaping this place, let alone choosing a painting. All he thought about was the current situation.
Wen Moshi was as nervous as him. She grabbed his arm tightly and stared at the window with her beautiful eyes.
Li Rui said, "I … I've never seen such a thing in my life."
Wen Moshi's body trembled as she said, "I … I also … didn't …"
Before she could finish, the smell of burning wood wafted into the room from an unknown source.
Both of them smelled this smell and looked around at the same time to see where the fire was, but soon, both of them realized something and focused their gazes on the window at almost the same time. In the next moment, a terrifying scene that the two of them would never forget happened!
The glass in the middle of the window lattice turned from transparent to fiery red, and then turned into liquid. Clumps of liquid continuously fell down, and then the window lattice ignited into a raging flame … But this only happened for a moment. Following that, the glass and the window lattice all disappeared, and the wooden lattice and the edge of the window suddenly turned into charcoal. A round hole the size of a football appeared in the middle of the window … Just as the hole appeared, a light ball floated in from the hole with a light 'chi chi' sound.
When Li Rui looked closely, what else could it be but the ball of light floating outside the window just now?
Li Rui was so frightened that he shuddered. He took a few steps back and retreated to the foot of the south wall.
Wen Moshi panicked and did not know how to escape. She stood two meters away from the north window in a daze.
Li Rui saw her reaction and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly rushed forward, grabbed her arm and pulled her back, shouting, "Run, run!"
Wen Moshi snapped out of her daze and screamed. She hurriedly turned around and left.
The two of them retreated to the base of the south wall and looked at the ball of light in horror. They wanted to see what it was trying to do. During this process, the dark hole in the wooden window kept emitting thick smoke. Fortunately, it didn't ignite, or else they wouldn't be able to stay in this room.
Under the gaze of Li Rui and Wen Moshi, the ball of light seemed to have a life of its own. It slowly floated in the room, as if it was taking a stroll.
Li Rui was so scared that his whole body was covered in a layer of hot sweat. He took the time to wipe his forehead with his hand and thought to himself, could this be a spaceship driven by aliens? But what was so special about this Fragrant Ink Garden that the extraterrestrials would value it so highly? He even came to the shop as a guest. Could it be that the extraterrestrials also liked Wen Moshi's paintings?
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, Wen Moshi suddenly pulled his arm and exclaimed, "Oh no, it … it's coming again."
Li Rui shuddered and looked up. That wasn't it. The ball of light that had been floating around aimlessly just now was now chasing after him and Wen Moshi. Was … was it clinging onto the two of them and not letting them go?
Li Rui's mind went blank. He shouted, "What should we do?"
Wen Moshi said in a sobbing tone, "I don't know either. Let's run. Let's run down first."
Li Rui took a deep breath and said, "Let's wait and see what it wants. Is it an alien that wants to greet us? "
Wen Moshi shouted in disbelief, "What? Alien? "
The ball of light was getting closer and closer to the two of them. When it was about a meter away, Wen Moshi couldn't hold on anymore and kept telling them to leave quickly. Li Rui had also smelled a hint of danger and knew that they couldn't stay any longer. Otherwise, something bad might happen, so he grabbed Wen Moshi's wrist tightly and said, "Let's go quickly."
Li Rui pulled Wen Moshi and ran to the stairs, but the two of them had just taken a few steps when the ball of light suddenly accelerated and rushed toward the two of them.
Li Rui looked back at the ball of light as he ran. When he saw that it suddenly accelerated and rushed over, he was so shocked that a layer of goosebumps the size of sesame seeds appeared all over his body. He knew that he couldn't outrun it, so the only thing he could do now was to avoid its flight path. He shouted, "Fall!" After saying that, he pulled Wen Moshi and pounced on the ground.
Wen Moshi's reaction was a little slower. She staggered when he pulled her, but she also fell to the ground.
The two of them were not prepared and fell on the hard wooden floor. Naturally, they were in a lot of pain. Wen Moshi was in so much pain that she grimaced. Just as she was about to cry out in pain, she heard a muffled boom.
The two of them looked up at the same time and saw that the staircase was brightly lit, as if a 50,000-watt light bulb had just been turned on. The smell of rotten eggs assaulted their faces, followed by a boiling heat wave and dust. Then, there was a blaze. The entire staircase, including the roof above, was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire.
Li Rui was stunned. F * ck, what was this thing? It was so powerful that it could even set the house on fire?
At this moment, Wen Moshi showed a good ability to deal with disasters. She quickly got up and pulled him a few steps to avoid the fire. She shouted, "Think of a way to escape!"
Li Rui also knew that he had to escape immediately, or he would die in the sea of fire. However, the staircase had already turned into a sea of fire and couldn't be passed through. How could he escape? A thought flashed through his mind and he asked, "Is there water on the second floor?"
Wen Moshi shook her head and said, "No!"
Li Rui reprimanded, "Nonsense. I remember that there's a water dispenser in the room on the west side."
Wen Moshi was enlightened and said, "I thought you were asking about the tap. Yes, there's half a bucket of mineral water in the room."
Li Rui pulled her and ran to the room on the west side. After entering, he first carried the half bucket of mineral water down from the water dispenser. He looked around and asked, "Is there a blanket here? It's fine if there's no blanket or coat. There's no problem with curtains. "
Wen Moshi said with a bitter face, "There's none of what you said … Why are you looking for these things? Don't you need water to put out the fire? You already have water now. Go put out the fire. "
Li Rui was so angry that he laughed out loud. He patted the half bucket of mineral water and pointed outside. "Big Sister, you're really my big sister. How can this little bit of water put out the fire outside? Quickly find some clothes and wet them with water. Let's cover our heads and run down the stairs. "
Wen Moshi said anxiously, "I told you I don't have any, but you still want more! I only have this little bit of clothes on me. "
She used "this" to describe the clothes she was wearing, and it was very accurate. She was wearing a round-neck T-shirt and the hot pants she was used to wearing. She only had these two outerwear on her, and they were not even as much as Li Rui's pants. However, Li Rui could not take off his pants because they were too thin and thin. They could not be used to avoid the fire at all. Even if he poured water on them, they would be instantly burned by the fire. Then, he would not be able to save himself and would be injured.
"Sigh!"
Seeing that this path was not going to work, Li Rui sighed angrily and turned to walk out of the room. At this time, the stairs were already burning. The entire second floor, including the pillars and railings of the stairs, and the roof were all on fire, turning into a sea of fire with a radius of four meters.
When he saw this scene, he knew that there was no way he could rush over. If he rushed in now, he would only die.
"We have to jump now!"
Li Rui said to Wen Moshi, who had caught up to him.
Wen Moshi was shocked. "Jump? Do I have to jump too? "
Li Rui ignored her and ran to the south window. He pushed it open and looked down. He saw that his car and hers were relatively far from the window, and the car could not drive under the window. If he wanted to jump down, he could only jump to the ground. The second floor was not high, about three to four meters. If he mastered the jumping posture, he should not be injured. However, the problem was that it was fine for a man like him to jump down, but how could a woman like Wen Moshi jump down?
Li Rui remained silent and turned to run to the north window. The north window was where the light ball had invaded. The window was still smoking, but fortunately, it was not on fire.
Li Rui came to the bed, raised his right leg, and kicked down the smoking window, revealing the entire windowsill. He leaned over and looked down. It was also solid ground, no different from the south. In terms of safety, it was far inferior to the south because the south was the road. If he jumped down, he could run to any safe place to hide. The north was a sealed small courtyard, and the fire was in the south of the small building. It was very easy to be affected by the fire.
In an instant, Li Rui had an idea. He turned around and ran to Wen Moshi, pulled her up, and walked to the south window. He said, "You have to jump down immediately. I'll jump first, and then you jump. I'll catch you from below."
Wen Moshi's face turned green when she heard that. She looked at him in disbelief, as if he was not talking about jumping out of the window, but suicide!
Li Rui ignored her. He raised his right leg and stepped over the windowsill. He held the windowsill with his left hand and stepped over with his left leg. Then, he turned around and used his hands to hold the windowsill. He slowly lowered his legs until they reached the lowest point. At this moment, his hands were on the windowsill, and his body was hanging in mid-air against the wall. His feet were only two meters above the ground.
"I'll jump, and you jump immediately!"
After Li Rui finished instructing Wen Moshi, he let go of his hands, and his body floated down. When his feet touched the ground, he squatted down to reduce the force of the fall. He landed on the ground perfectly, without any injuries at all.
He stood up straight, looked up at Wen Moshi, who was in the window on the second floor, and shouted, "Jump quickly, I'll catch you!"
"I don't dare … I'd rather be burned to death than jump!"
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