Chapter 136: The Ghost Wife of Infinite Player
01 was silent for a while and commented: [This acting is really exaggerated. 】
What do you mean by needing artificial respiration? Even it can’t stand such acting!
Lin Zhi agreed: [Indeed. 】
So he whispered in Xie Qing's ear: "What is artificial respiration?"
What does what Lin Zhi knows have to do with him, the "illegitimate daughter" of the Lin family?
01 became even more silent. The host and the mission object learned bad things! Totally infected!
Xie Qing looked at Lin Zhi's indifferent expression, and for a moment he didn't know whether Lin Zhi really didn't know or was pretending not to know to tease him.
It was very strange. He knew clearly that Lin Zhi was not a pure-hearted person. When they first met, he, as the boss, played them around and made him achieve his goal. However, there was always a calmness about Lin Zhi that made people feel that he was consistent in what he said and what he meant.
His initiative, his intimacy, and his indifference are incomprehensible, like a whirlpool of gray mist.
After looking at each other for a while, Xie Qing suddenly laughed out loud.
"Honey, I'm so happy to be with you."
Lin Zhi's expression did not change, and he politely responded, "Thank you."
Xie Qing sniffed the fragrance on Lin Zhi's body and smiled.
"Xie bro, are you okay?"
Zhang San and Zhang Yunzhao ran a little slower. When Zhang Yunzhao came out, he saw Xie Qing leaning on Lin Zhi and seemed uncomfortable, so he expressed his concern.
Xie Qing, who was about to stand up, heard Zhang Yunzhao's voice and immediately bent down again. He rested his head on Lin Zhi's shoulder and looked at Zhang Yunzhao. He said sickly, "It's okay. My heart is not very good. I will be fine after a while."
He actually didn't lie to Lin Zhi just now. He just ignored the fact that Lin Zhi was a ghost and ran with him very fast. He was indeed a little out of breath, but it was not because of drowning, so there was no need for artificial respiration.
Liu Yue looked at Zhang San with an indescribable expression, and indicated with his eyes: Do you believe it?
Zhang San spread his hands: Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not like that anyway.
Zhang Yunzhao believed it, with a little sympathy in his eyes. A heart patient playing the escape game was simply putting a layer of debuff on himself.
He looked at the slender boy that Xie Qing was leaning on and said enthusiastically, "If you need help, you can come to me. I can carry Brother Xie on my back."
Xie Qing widened his eyes and said, "No, buddy, are you serious?"
"Thanks, but I won't need it for now."
Xie Qing stood up with a smile on his face. He was taller than Zhang Yunzhao and still looked as nonchalant as before, but when his eyes drooped slightly, there was a sense of oppression.
"Yes," Zhang Yunzhao nodded, "Just call me if you need anything. We are all teammates. That was Queen Hai just now... No, is that the aura left by the boss? Should we go back and take a look?"
This kid is so innocent. Xie Qing almost bit his back teeth to pieces, wondering why he should compete with a kid.
He looked at Lin Zhi, and seeing that Lin Zhi was looking at Zhang Yunzhao who was talking, he secretly hooked Lin Zhi's finger.
Don't look at him, look at me.
Lin Zhi looked at Xie Qing and another candy was stuffed into his palm. Xie Qing blinked at him and joined the conversation.
"Go back and have a look."
Everyone returned cautiously. The door of the woodshed was open. The old lady was sitting on the bed, humming a fisherman's song.
Xie Qing tried to communicate with her, but she ignored him and was obviously unable to have a conversation. However, the abnormal behavior just now had already made something clear.
Everyone stepped back a little more quietly, and Liu Yue finally spoke: "When Tongtong found her, she mentioned Chen Alian's name and sang this song."
Lin Zhi looked at Liu Yue and asked, "Where is her daughter-in-law?"
Liu Yue searched for a while and saw an auntie hanging clothes in the yard where the women lived.
"Her old stuff? Who knows..." The auntie's attitude was extremely bad, but before she finished speaking, she suddenly paused, put down the clothes in her hand with a sullen face, and muttered, "I don't even know where it was lost. Why are you looking for this?"
Although the old lady lived in the same area as the women, there was still a certain distance between them, so the aunt walked in that direction.
A cold aura always surrounded her, making her feel afraid. When she passed the young man waiting outside, she didn't look away, but quickened her pace.
Xie Qing seemed to have sensed something. He turned his head to look at Lin Zhi, met those emotionless black eyes, gave him a thumbs up, then took his hand and followed the aunt's footsteps.
The aunt did not go into the woodshed. After entering the house, she rummaged through the drawers and cabinets for a long time and finally found her mother-in-law's old things at the foot of the table.
The box was covered with marks, dust and stains from the years, and had a rusty and broken small lock on it.
My aunt curled her lips and said, "This is her treasure box. She refused to show it to anyone. People thought she hid gold inside. But when you open it, you can see only some papers and photos. Nothing else."
The players remained silent, suppressing their anger.
There is no need for excessive description; a few scenes and a few words can outline the old woman's life.
Lin Zhi: "Where are your husband and father-in-law?"
The aunt was silent for a while, and said with cloudy eyes: "My father-in-law died a long time ago. My husband took my son out to sea before the strange incident. He never came back. Maybe he died at sea."
There was neither sadness nor joy in her tone, only a numb calmness.
Lin Zhi continued to ask: "Do you know who was the second person who met Hai Niangniang fifty-seven years ago?"
Everyone immediately looked at this aunt. Under the impact of a bunch of information and the obvious weirdness of the first Hai Ji, they subconsciously ignored the second person, the one who said that she had also met Hai Niangniang and conveyed Hai Niangniang's intention that she still needed a bride to be offered as a sacrifice.
The aunt wiped the dust off her hands on her apron and said with her head down, "How could you not know? It's my father-in-law. I've been in this family for decades, and when he was still alive, I heard him brag about this a lot."
Zhang San: "Who is the second Hai Ji?"
"I don't know. Who remembers such things? It must be someone's daughter. At least it's not my father-in-law's daughter. He has no daughters. My husband is the only son. My mother-in-law went crazy when she gave birth to this one."
My aunt's tone became unpleasant, and she seemed a little impatient with the question.
Lin Zhi: "Chen A Lian's brother died at home, right? There must be more than one person who died in his family, who else?"
The aunt replied in a muffled voice: "And his son."
Lin Zhi: "Where's his wife?"
"He has no wife, and the child is not his own. He brought the child back from the sea with his father when he was fifteen. He said he found it," the aunt sneered. "Where can you find a child on the sea? And you say the child was given to him by the Queen Mother of the Sea. Who knows? He has been both a father and a mother since he was fifteen. He has never married in his life, and his son is still a bachelor."
Liu Yue: "There were no women in their family, why did they die?"
"Sister Liu said that Queen Hai was unhappy, so she naturally took action against the first person. But since Dong Haifeng was dead, she just looked for his descendants."
The aunt turned around with a dark face and said, "I won't talk to you anymore. I haven't finished hanging the clothes yet."
She left in a hurry, not giving anyone a chance to ask her any more questions.
Zhang San was puzzled: "Is it my illusion? Why do I feel that she seems to have two different attitudes towards us and Lin Zhi?"
Xie Qing said as a matter of course: "Because he is good-looking."
Zhang Yunzhao nodded silently, it was very reasonable.
Liu Yue: "This world is hopeless. How come even ghosts are obsessed with looks?"
Xie Qing wondered what was wrong with being obsessed with faces, and what about being obsessed with virgins. Xie Qing silently raised his invisible tail, feeling very proud.
Lin Zhi did not participate in this topic and looked down at the box on the ground.
Liu Yue squatted down, opened the box, took out the things inside, and brushed the dust off his hands.
Just as the aunt said, there were some yellowed papers and photos inside. The black and white photo showed two girls leaning against each other and holding hands.
One of them is Chen A-Lian, and the other one, needless to say, is the old lady.
The handwriting on the back is still recognizable; her name is Dong Qing.
There were diaries and letters on the papers, some with neat handwriting and some with crooked handwriting.
"I dreamed about you again these days. Not only did you cry and ask me to save you, but also when we first met, you followed your mother to this place. You were so small, with fair and bright skin. Time passed so quickly. Fortunately, you taught me how to read and write, so I can record something. I have been thinking about what you wanted to say to me on the day you went out to sea. A-Lian, what did you want to say to me?"
Liu Yue took out the innermost piece of paper and read out the contents.
Liu Yue also looked at the back of the letter: "There is no time written, but it must have been written after Chen A Lian got married."
Zhang Yunzhao: "So she's not my biological daughter. No wonder her last name is Chen instead of Dong."
Lin Zhi had already frowned, and Xie Qing's expression was also a little cold.
Zhang San and Chen Yue also vaguely knew something from all the known information and had a rough guess.
Zhang Yunzhao looked at their expressions, hesitated for a moment, and murmured, "No way..."
Tongtong looked confused: "What?"
Liu Yue pinched her pigtails and said, "Children should not ask about adult matters."
Xie Qing put the things back into the box and put it in the woodshed.
The old lady seemed to be asleep and didn't respond at all.
The blue-black marks all around seemed to be flowing, emitting a damp smell.
Before we knew it, it was dark. There was no one on the streets and the doors that were open during the day were now closed.
Liu Yue: "Then let's go back to Sister Liu first, see you tomorrow?"
Although they now roughly know what happened, it is not certain, and knowing the past is not the final step. They need to find a way to restrain the BOSS, know how to destroy it or how to calm its resentment.
Lin Zhi nodded: "Be careful."
Liu Yue took Tongtong away, and Lin Zhi and the others also returned to Uncle Guo's home.
Uncle Guo brought the fishing nets in the yard back into the house and closed the door.
Xie Qing lit the lamp, sat at the table, used his points to buy a small bread, and gave one to Lin Zhi as well.
"Wife, I think your idea is similar to mine."
Lin Zhi did not discuss with him, but just said: "Since everything happened at sea, let's go and take a look and we will know."
Xie Qing's eyes lit up: "Good idea."
Lin Zhi was eating the bread slowly. Seeing Xie Qing, he asked shyly, "Wife, do you want to drink blood tonight?"
Lin Zhi paused slightly, and the bread in his mouth suddenly became a little hard to swallow.
It’s not that the shyness is badly acted. If it was the first time they met, he might have believed it a little.
Lin Zhi silently handed the half-eaten bread to Xie Qing. Xie Qing: "Can't eat anymore?"
As he spoke, he took the bread that Lin Zhi had eaten and put it into his mouth in two or three bites. His movements were so natural and smooth that he was a little stunned.
But he even ate his wife's saliva, so what's wrong with eating something his wife can't eat.
Lin Zhi reminded: "Actually, I don't need to eat. Don't waste points to buy me food."
"How can this be called a waste? It's only natural to spend it on you. I'm not hungry, but I can still be greedy. Besides, I don't want to be resurrected. Can I really return to the world by accumulating 10,000 points?"
Xie Qing asked casually, as if he didn't care whether the answer was a lie or not.
"Maybe, I don't know."
Lin Zhi did not hide the fact that he had a general idea of the nature of the game, but he did not know the truth of its promises.
"So what are your plans? Players are working hard to survive, so what are your wishes?"
Xie Qing was guessing endlessly in his mind, did Lin Zhi want to be the big boss of this game or did he want to tear apart the space and return to the real world?
"Wish," Lin Zhi repeated Xie Qing's words in a low voice, his eyes like a quiet and deep lake. He replied, "I don't have any wish. I have already done what I wanted to do."
In the past, Lin Zhi had no wishes, no worries, and no nostalgia.
This is not some kind of pessimistic emotion, but a calm and composed statement. He was born in Rome, and once he was defeated, he slowly crawled back to the world of decadence and dissipation. Every step he took was very firm, and his goal of moving forward was very clear. He made one calculation after another, so in terms of feelings, he wanted to meet someone by chance. If there was chance, there would be chance, and if not, it was fine.
In his real world, according to his status and position, he can find any type of virgin he wants. As long as he makes a request, he doesn't even need to pay any money, and there will be people who will be attracted to him. It's just that he doesn't want it. But this is not a pity, it is not even a necessary embellishment in life.
After being bound by the system, he was also doing the tasks in a dispensable manner. At first, he was just interested in Ming Yao. He was not moved, but felt a little sorry to part with her. Later, he found out that they were the same person, which made Lin Zhi feel relieved.
After all, he couldn't guarantee that every person would be interested in doing tasks for him, but there were always some things in common among the same person. He saw and remembered everything these personality fragments did, and thus became more and more tolerant, and even a little nostalgic.
There is no regret in saying goodbye because we will definitely see each other again next time.
"I just met you, so I thought it's okay to continue to explore this world."
Lin Zhi hasn’t thought about the future yet. He doesn’t know how long it will take for him to be completely cured, so he is not in a hurry.
In fact, he didn't know whether the person who formed the result of the fusion of these fragments would like him, how they would get along with each other, and how they would live.
His life was too long for him to think about such things.
Even those who are cautious in every step sometimes get too lazy to plan. Lin Zhi wanted to be lazy and let things take their own course.
The dead soul said this calmly, without any genuine teasing or smile or sincerity, just a simple statement.
"It's quite interesting here, more interesting than the living world."
Xie Qing smiled, and his hands hanging by his sides unconsciously grasped the corners of his clothes.
What does it mean that when you meet him, you feel that it’s okay to look at him more? Why do you say such ambiguous words with such a blank face?
Why is the air so stuffy? I feel a little dizzy due to the heat. Is there no wind coming in from outside? Is it going to rain?
Was this intentional to put him off guard, because he was making these gestures so he was like this.
But they have already done that, and Lin Zhi let him... maybe she really likes him.
Damn, does a ghost really like players? He never said anything like that to express that kind of meaning. He probably just thinks he’s interesting and a good reserve food.
Lin Zhi looked at Xie Qing's rosy neck and slightly stiff posture and raised her eyebrows slightly. Was she actually shy?
He added leisurely, "You are mistaken. I don't need to drink blood or eat humans. It is just a necessary step to establish a blood pact."
Xie Qing looked at Lin Zhi with slight surprise but said nothing.
Why did she suddenly open her heart to him? Did she intend to cooperate with him and thus indicated that she would not hurt him?
Xie Qing asked with concern: "No wonder you are wherever I am. Does this blood contract have any negative effects on you? Will you be hurt if I die?"
"Of course not. If you die, I can just establish a blood pact with someone else."
The handsome young man looked at Xie Qing with a little doubt, as if wondering why he thought so.
Lin Zhi had to admit that Xie Qing was really well versed in the art of language. He clearly wanted to confirm the form of the contract between them, but he was able to achieve his goal with caring words. If Xie Qing knew that if he died, he would also disappear, then Xie Qing would have a lot of control.
Lin Zhi was very familiar with this method. After all, he often did this. Xiao Xie was quite cunning, which was really interesting.
"Wife, are you going to abandon me after having sex with me?" Xie Qing said in a sad and accusing tone, "You kissed me and touched my abdominal muscles. We have already been married, and heaven and earth have seen it. You can't just throw yourself into the arms of another person. Otherwise, you will be committing bigamy!"
It's annoying. Why is the wind so strong outside and makes people so cold? Do all the people living here have rheumatism and cold legs?
Lin Zhi patted the corner of his clothes nonchalantly: "The King of Hell doesn't care about this."
He died before the founding of the People's Republic of China, so the marriage law has no effect on him.
Lin Zhi would not take the opportunity to ask Xie Qing to take good care of his heart and live well. They were not in a sweet relationship yet, and saying such things would only make the atmosphere colder and make Xie Qing feel that he cared more about his life.
But what Lin Zhi wanted was not that Xie Qing thought he cared about him, but that Xie Qing cared about himself.
How can taking other people's wishes as your own heal the wound? It only makes the new flesh cover the festering and make people feel that everything is safe and sound.
Let him be unwilling and depressed, let him grit his teeth, let him clearly understand the role of this heart, so that he can cherish it.
Living for the ones you cherish is more difficult than giving your life for the ones you cherish, because there will be more uncertain moments, while living for yourself will only make you happy.
Lin Zhi looked at Xie Qing, hoping that he could survive.
He has tried so hard to save himself and designed so many things. He really doesn't want to die, and Lin Zhi doesn't want him to die either.
Xie Qing could hardly laugh after listening to what Lin Zhi said.
He could obviously continue along the lines of Lin Zhi's words so that he wouldn't be at a disadvantage in this conversation, but he didn't want to say anything.
"When are we going to the beach?"
Xie Qing stood up, opened the window, looked at the sky outside, then turned around and asked Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi: "Wait until the night gets deeper."
He didn't want to be discovered by other players to avoid any trouble.
"Then do you want to play Snake?"
Xie Qing took out his game console and shook it gently towards Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi nodded and said, "Let me watch you play first."
He did not tell Xie Qing that he could enter his rest space. He was not sure whether this was a test from Xie Qing, so he chose a cautious approach.
Xie Qing didn't want to test it, he just didn't want to be too depressed. He always felt a little blocked in his heart, which made him uncomfortable.
As the night deepened, the sound of waves rose and fell from afar, seeming to be there and not there.
Lin Zhi and Xie Qing left the house and instead of taking the main road in the village, they took a detour towards the beach.
The tide rose at night and the beach was wet.
Xie Qing chose a location and planned to wait for Lin Zhi to come back.
He can swallow everything, but he cannot cross the sea.
Seeing that he didn't move, Lin Zhi tilted her head slightly and asked, "Aren't you going?"
"Can I come with you? But I can't cross the sea. Can you just sweep me up like a whirlwind and whisk me across?"
Xie Qing was a little surprised, and seemed a little excited as he spoke.
Lin Zhi extinguished his fantasy: "No, I'm not that fast."
Xie Qing said happily: "It doesn't matter, what should I prepare?"
Lin Zhi shook his head and turned into a ghost.
He was originally wearing long sleeves and long pants, but when he turned into a ghost, he would return to his original state.
The original owner was wearing that wedding dress when he died, so when he turned into a ghost, he was naturally wearing the wedding dress as well.
The moon was covered by dark clouds, making it impossible for any light to penetrate. The sea was tossed by the wind and waves, which could devour lives mercilessly.
"Hold it tight."
Xie Qing lowered his head and a red silk appeared in his hand.
It was the red silk he held in his hand when he and Lin Zhi got married that day.
"Follow me."
Lin Zhi stepped on the sea, but it would be more accurate to say that he was floating above rather than stepping in the air.
Xie Qing stepped tentatively on the sea surface and saw the grayish-white mist above the water.
Lin Zhi walked in front without looking back.
His breath spread forward, sensing everything around him.
Xie Qing looked at Lin Zhi's back and followed him.
Everything on the shore was gradually left behind, and even if I looked back, I couldn't see any trace.
There is vast sea water all around, and when you lower your head, you will feel like you are about to fall into it.
Even Xie Qing could not avoid feeling strangely isolated in this situation.
But he knew that he was not an isolated island. In his hand was Lin Zhi's red silk, and in front of him was Lin Zhi.
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, revealing the outline of a full moon.
Everything is quiet, and even makes people feel safe and happy, as if they have found the way to life on the journey of death.
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