The paper effigy maker is a special profession, belonging to the Four Small Yin Gates.

　　After a person dies, their relatives burn paper for them, and paper effigies are used as offerings and burned for the deceased.

　　By burning their own hair into ashes or smearing blood on the paper effigy, the effigy gains its own breath and can act as a substitute.

　　Grandpa pricked my fingertip and smeared blood on the forehead of the paper effigy, then stuffed it under the bed.

　　He hid in the wardrobe himself and gave me a black donkey hoof, telling me to hide in the next room.

　　I walked around the room and heard the footsteps on the stairs.

　　Panicking, I hid in the bathroom and locked the door.

　　After locking it, I realized how foolish I was.

　　Blood corpses are incredibly strong, so what use is a locked door? In the silent night, the shadow of the sweet osmanthus tree in the courtyard projected through the window and fell on my face.

　　The heavy footsteps of the blood corpse echoed in the corridor, each step hitting my heart like a drum.

　　I sat on the toilet, my heart in my throat.

　　I heard the blood corpse open the door of the adjacent room.

　　Wait, did she open my room? The footsteps stopped at the entrance of the bathroom.

　　I held my breath and tightened my grip on the black donkey hoof in my hand.

　　Time passed minute by minute, and my back was covered in cold sweat.

　　I strained, my eyes fixed on the bathroom door.

　　The next second, the footsteps started again but moving away from the door.

　　The blood corpse left my room.

　　I leaned against the back of the toilet, feeling weak.

　　I heard the adjacent room door open and then close.

　　Separated by a door, I didn't know what had happened inside.

　　I hope Grandpa is okay, he should be fine.

　　Am I just a burden to him again? Should I run downstairs now? Why isn't Qiao Moyu here yet! My mind was in a mess, and out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark figure flashing past the window.

　　I stiffened.

　　I'm on the second floor! The dark figure stopped at the window.

　　I turned my head, and then I saw a pair of embroidered shoes floating outside the window.