Chapter 52
Yitu stood in front of the deep ancient well, his whole body stiff and unable to move.
And the thing that had been lying on his back disappeared at some point.
A trail of wet water droplets spread from behind Yitu to the edge of the well.
At this moment, Du Jinyu was in the well.
When a pair of pale hands without a trace of blood grabbed the edge of the well, Yitu's heart trembled slightly.
The thing crawled up the wall of the well.
What caught the eye was the dazzling red, and the gold-embroidered wedding dress soaked by the cold well water looked particularly desolate.
And then, Yitu saw Du Jinyu's face.
It was indeed a face of a beauty that was lovable and possessive enough. Her wet black hair stuck to the curvy neck, making her look even more fragile.
She wore a phoenix crown, with a shaky golden hairpin, and her affectionate eyes reflected Yi Tu's stunned expression.
Until the woman's cold hand touched Yi Tu's face, the man and the ghost were almost face to face.
The cold aura locked onto him like a snake, and Yitu couldn't move at all.
He could only watch as the beautiful face suddenly turned into a ghost face.
Tears of blood flowed from his dark eye sockets, and Du Jinyu's mouth opened wide, like his last cry before suffocating to death.
Yi Tu had a strong illusion that Du Jinyu was calling someone's name.
But there was no sound in his ears, only silence and the sound of dripping water from the well.
The woman cried and screamed silently, her face becoming more and more terrifying.
Her body was sinking, and Yitu's body was sinking too.
The thing's face was pressed against his chest, and its hands were tightly wrapped around his waist, trying to pull him into the well.
Yitu couldn't move at all, and was dragged towards the wellhead.
His chest hurt so much, as if someone was gnawing at his heart. The pain was so severe that the scene before Yitu's eyes became blurry.
All his senses were weakening, and he couldn't even feel the existence of his hands and feet.
Du Jinyu blocked Yi Tu's perception.
But the increasingly clear sound of water in his ears and the dark and damp smell from the wellhead rushing into his nose told Yitu that he was about to be dragged in.
Just when Yitu thought he couldn't escape this time, a pair of hot hands grabbed his falling waist.
In an instant, Yitu broke free from the dark and chaotic world around him.
When his consciousness returned, the scene in front of him became gradually clearer, and he saw Jiang Hanyu standing in front of him.
"Why are you here?" Yitu felt so relieved that his voice became hoarse as he spoke.
The man loosened his grip on his waist, his handsome brows slightly furrowed.
He took a good look and confirmed that Yitu was not injured. Then he said:
"Let's go out first."
After he finished speaking, the background behind him suddenly became nothingness, and a torn black hole appeared in front of the two of them.
Yitu was stunned for a moment. Aren’t they at Dong’s house?
However, when he looked back, the well was still there, but the corridor behind him had turned into a ghost road covered with white paper money, and Du Jinyu had disappeared on the spot.
This is not the Dong family!
After Yi Tu followed Jiang Hanyu out, he realized that the place he was in before was not a corner of the Dong family at all, but an illusion created by a water ghost.
What he thought was a ghost wall was just Du Jinyu's illusion that turned it into the appearance of Dong's house in order to confuse the players.
This is also the reason why no matter how Yitu moves, it cannot get out.
Because the moment he stepped into the illusion, he had already left Dong's house.
If it weren't for Jiang Hanyu's wings that could tear open space, he would have died in there today.
"How did you find me?" A complicated look flashed in Yitu's eyes.
Jiang Hanyu's gaze fell on the long-dead servant on the ground and he said:
"When I came, he was stuffing you into the well."
Yitu was stunned for a moment, "What?"
When Jiang Hanyu found Yi Tu, Yi Tu was on the verge of death.
Therefore, the illusion and the card field had a brief fusion. If Jiang Hanyu had not come this time, when everyone found Yi Tu again, he would have become a corpse, soaked in the cold well water.
The servant came back to life and was possessed by a ghost. He tiptoed on the ground and dragged the unconscious Yi Tu into the well.
When Jiang Hanyu arrived, he happened to catch a glimpse of this scene.
But that thing was quite alert. As soon as it sensed someone coming, it hid Yi Tu in the illusion again.
But what it didn't expect was that the person who came this time actually had the ability to tear through space.
Yi Tu was narrowly rescued. After a moment of heart palpitations, the two men dragged the body to the back door.
Fortunately, the butler's carriage did not leave, but the other players went up the mountain first.
Song Jingchen stood alone beside the carriage, staring intently at the numerous corpses piled up together, with a hint of tension between his brows.
Since Jiang Hanyu and the other person didn't come, he didn't dare to act alone.
What's more, he believed too much in Jiang Hanyu's ability and was not afraid of not being able to wait for them.
Sure enough, after a while, two people appeared at the back door.
Song Jingchen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He watched Jiang Hanyu throw the last corpse onto the carriage, and the housekeeper covered it with a gray linen cloth.
Before I could even ask the question, the man simply said, "We'll talk as we walk."
"good."
After the butler showed them the way, he drove the carriage ahead.
The three of them walked towards the road behind the mountain. Originally, they were not in a hurry, but it was still dark early in March.
As the sun was about to set, every house on the street had its doors closed, and the place was desolate and silent.
From time to time, a skinny tabby cat would pop out from the blue brick stone steps, its sunken eye sockets looking quite scary.
What puzzled Yi Tu the most was that on the door frames and thresholds of these houses were yellow talismans that warded off evil spirits.
He went forward to take a look. By comparison, although the handwriting on each yellow talisman was different, they all had the four words "Evil spirits must not invade" written on them, which were used to prevent dirty things from entering the door.
"Strange." Song Jingchen was puzzled. "Except for the Dong and Du families, are all the other households on Yong'an Street haunted?"
Yi Tu was also unclear about the specific situation. "The housekeeper and Mr. Dong said that there have been murders on Yong'an Street recently."
"A heart-stealing thief?" Song Jingchen also remembered this, "But why is there no talisman on the Dong family's door?"
Yitu had the same thought in his mind and chuckled, "Congratulations on guessing the blind spot."
"Let's go to the police station." Jiang Hanyu said.
Yitu nodded. Since the heart-stealing incident had disturbed the residents of the entire street, someone must have reported the case.
Even if the police station is full of clues and cannot find the murderer, there must be evidence of the circumstances surrounding the occurrence of several cases.
The police station was located on the road they were going to take to get to the back mountain.
When they arrived at the police station, they realized that they had really overestimated the efficiency of the police.
Apart from the notice posted outside, the police station's door was closed, and the same evil-repelling talismans were pasted on the door frame and threshold.
Yi Tu and Jiang Hanyu stood in front of the notice together, checking the limited clues.
The content of this notice is very concise, but it also mentions several key pieces of information.
[Recently, a murderer has been appearing on Yong'an Street. He is good at disguising himself and likes to take people's hearts. He sometimes appears to be a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes old, sometimes young. He commits crimes very quickly and only takes people's hearts.
Many cases have occurred frequently. Please pay attention to safety when traveling. If you are in danger, please report it immediately! If necessary, please take certain self-protection measures!
"Certain means of self-protection..." Jiang Hanyu muttered softly, turning his head to look at the yellow talisman on the door.
A smile, full of interest:
"That's it?"
Yitu also felt helpless. If it was really done by a human, it would be impossible to disguise it without leaving any trace.
Although the police station's ability to handle cases is not good, its intuition is quite accurate.
So this seemingly ridiculous yellow talisman is probably their best choice.
"The plot of this card game is so fragmented." Song Jingchen sighed.
Yitu nodded and did not deny it.
"But the Dong and Du families are the core of this card game. The thief must be in these two families."
The three continued walking towards the back mountain. Fortunately, when they arrived at the place, it was not completely dark yet, and the other players were busy digging graves.
Seeing them coming, Lu Nan asked the housekeeper for three more sets of tools and handed them over.
"Where have you been? Why did you come only now?" Lu Nan asked in a low voice.
Yitu thought for a moment and said, "There was a small problem on the way. I was trapped by Du Jinyu."
A hint of surprise flashed across Lu Nan's face. "Did your spouse rescue you?"
Yitu was frank and deliberately joking: "Yes, he is very powerful."
Lu Nan didn't know what to say for a moment. How could he not know whether he was powerful or not?
The two of them were firmly ranked first, with even the Hyena Sea Spirit being ranked one place lower.
"Awesome, awesome! You must be pretty cool when you save others, right?"
Lu Nan felt a little jealous, but he was still a dark person.
Yitu: ".....Brother, you are so humorous."
He quickly glanced at Jiang Hanyu's location. He was quite far away and probably couldn't hear what they were saying.
After feeling relieved, he quickly changed the subject.
Originally, he said this as a joke, not to dig a hole for himself.
After all, this is not the first day that he has experienced Jiang Hanyu's vindictiveness.
"Nothing happened to you guys on the mountain, right?"
Yitu waved the shovel in his hand. The soil was very moist, and he dug a small hole in a short while.
Lu Nan shook his head, but his expression was slightly hesitant:
"Nothing happened when we came up, but something might happen soon."
"Once everyone is here, the death condition will be triggered."
After hearing this, Yitu couldn't help but frown.
He looked around. After it got dark, the shadows of the trees on the mountain swayed, and when the wind blew, it really looked like ghosts were floating.
The corpses piled at his feet had distorted and terrifying faces.
Yitu suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and there was no doubt about that chilling feeling on his back.
He and Lu Nan stopped talking and quickened the pace of digging the hole.
Yitu dug very seriously, and soon a grave was dug.
He was just about to carry the body into the pit, but when he looked up, he saw a tall and strange figure flash through the woods ahead.
But it was just a flash, so fast that Yitu thought he was dazzled.
He was startled and threw away the shovel in his hand. Without saying a word, he walked towards where Jiang Hanyu was.
Song Jingchen, who also had a premonition, thought about it and took out his ID card.
The ID card in his hand turned into a bone-white paper umbrella with a black pattern.
The moment he opened the umbrella, the faint scent of ink drifted into his nostrils, which was the unique smell of that person.
The coldness and fear were quickly dispelled one by one.
Song Jingchen sighed lightly, the umbrella was still there but the person was gone.
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