Script Killing
Ye Jingan picked out two school uniforms and took Liu Muzhe to the locker room.
"What are you doing?" Liu Muzhe pried Ye Jing'an's hands apart.
"Change clothes." Ye Jing'an said.
"Then why are you pulling me?" Liu Muzhe took two steps back.
"Together." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
"It's just a small fitting room, how can two people squeeze in?" Liu Muzhe pushed the person in, "You go in this one, I'll go change in the one next to it."
Ye Jingan was not happy and kept hesitating, insisting that the two of them go together.
"Get in now, don't waste time." Ye Jingning kicked him in, "Hurry up!"
Ye Jingan: “…”
Ye Jing'an looked more youthful in his school uniform. He leaned against the door of the fitting room that Liu Muzhe had just entered.
Liu Muze buttoned up his shirt and came out. He felt a little uncomfortable in this school uniform. None of it suited him. Seeing Ye Jingan staring at him with an infatuated look on his face, his eyes almost popping out of his head, Liu Muze couldn't help laughing.
Ye Jingan raised the corner of his mouth, pressed the man against the wall, and tucked the hair by his ear behind his ear: "Hey, whose innocent and handsome boy is this?"
"Stop it." Liu Muzhe pushed Ye Jing'an away.
"Kiss me." Ye Jing'an lifted his chin.
"Hey, hey, hey, can you please calm down a little? Are you treating us as if we don't exist?" Ye Jingning stared at him with half-closed eyes.
Qiu Zimu smiled grimly while taking photos and cheered, "Give me a kiss, give me a kiss!"
Ye Jingning hadn't told Wu Yuling about their relationship yet. Wu Yuling thought Ye Jingan was joking and said with a smile, "Brother Jingan, why are you teasing others in front of me? I'm going to be jealous."
Ye Jingan was stunned and said with a little embarrassment: "Sister Yuling, we are together."
"Ah?" Wu Yuling was confused and looked at Ye Jingning.
"It's what you think it means to be together." Ye Jingning held his forehead.
Wu Yuling laughed dryly twice, realizing that the joke she just made was inappropriate. She explained what she had just said with a smile, and then whispered to Ye Jingning why he didn't tell her about this in advance.
"My brother is not a human being, I am embarrassed to mention it." Ye Jingning said.
Wu Yuling: “…”
Liu Muzhe was embarrassed, so he pushed Ye Jing'an away and walked to the reading room that the host had just mentioned.
"Can you please stop meddling in other people's business? What does this have to do with you?" Ye Jing'an rolled his eyes at her and immediately chased after her.
The reading room wasn't very large, with a wooden table and seven chairs in the center. Six plastic candle lamps sat on the table, each one a small, movable plastic flame. When the candles were moved, the flames swayed slightly, making them look like real candles from a distance in the darkness. A black curtain obscured the innermost part of the room, behind which Sisi was preparing her props.
After seeing that everyone was present, Sisi took out the script, briefly introduced the origin and gameplay of script-killing, and then began to introduce the protagonist and personality traits of the story of Ghost Binding.
"There are six characters in total. Do you want to choose by yourself or draw randomly?" Sisi asked.
Liu Muze and Ye Jing'an looked at each other and said, "I choose Fang Tingting."
"Then I choose Liu Jing." Ye Jing'an said.
"Why did you two choose female roles? Aren't these two characters just right for Sister Jingning and Sister Yuling?" Qiu Zimu asked puzzledly.
"How about we both play cross-dressing? Besides, Brother Liu with long hair and school uniform looks very similar to Fang Tingting's description. It's very suitable." Ye Jing'an said.
"Don't worry about him. I heard that female characters in this script are scared more often. Scare them both to death!" Ye Jingning said.
After everyone received their scripts, Sisi played a story introduction with scary sound effects. The first act began, the pages turned, and everyone read from their scripts.
Liu Muze read a lot, but he'd only read classical Chinese texts in traditional Chinese. Modern vernacular texts were like elementary school textbooks to him, a page a page of which he could finish in a single glance. He didn't quite understand what was so fun about script-killing games. Sitting here reading and creating a spooky atmosphere was simply looking for something to do.
After quickly finishing the first act, he tried to scroll back, but Sisi stopped him. He'd heard this script-killing game would take at least three hours to play, so Liu Muze didn't want to waste time. He quietly cast a talisman, hoping to find Zhou Ruiyao's lost soul and then immediately retreat. Strangely, there was no trace of Yin energy in the house at night, and the talisman had no effect.
Liu Muzhe glanced at the room they were in, wondering what kind of situation he would encounter this time. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Jingan reading the script very seriously.
Liu Muze recalled the time when Ye Jing'an was making malt sugar. Ye Jing'an's serious look was really eye-catching. Unlike his usual lively and boisterous Ye Jing'an, he had a gentle and cool temperament when he lowered his eyes to read. Liu Muze stared at him and unconsciously reached out to gently pinch his face.
Ye Jing'an glanced over, puzzled as to why Liu Muze suddenly made a move on him. It was rare! Ye Jing'an raised the corner of his mouth and tilted his head to rub his face.
Liu Muze: "..."
By candlelight, Liu Muzhe clearly saw that although everyone in the room did not make any obvious movements, their eyes were all turned in his direction.
"Ahem, I'm going to the bathroom." Liu Muzhe said.
Ye Jingan chuckled and continued reading.
After the first act, the six people began to discuss and share what happened on the first night. Sisi took each person to their respective rooms to collect evidence.
Ye Jing'an was taken to the room where Huang Jia had described his first intimidation. It was the campus infirmary, and the clue he needed to find was a lost notebook. It was in plain sight, on the bedside cabinet. The white quilt on the single bed was stained with blood, and a faint human figure could be seen beneath it.
Ye Jingan knew that as soon as he approached, the person under the quilt would jump up and scare people. He raised an eyebrow slightly. This kind of scare trick could only scare little girls at most. He walked over nonchalantly and picked up his notebook, waiting for the person on the bed to scare him. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement. He lifted the quilt and found a mannequin inside. This surprised him a little. He was wrong.
Huang Jia said that he was scared here once. Could it be that he was scared by this dummy?
Ye Jing'an didn't think much about it and shrugged. After all, the accident happened on the rooftop, so there was no need to spend more time in this room. When he turned around to leave, a bloody ghost face appeared in front of him, only two fists away.
Ye Jingan uttered a loud "Fuck!" and took two steps back. Even his courage was frightened by this unprepared situation.
"Brother, when did you play it out? Please make a sound." Ye Jing'an patted his chest and took two breaths.
The staff member who frightened him slowly retreated behind the blue curtain. Ye Jingan was speechless. It turned out that he was hiding behind the curtain. In such a quiet room, this person walked without making any sound. No wonder he didn't notice there was someone behind him just now.
Back in the room, Ye Jingning saw that his brother didn't have a smug expression on his face. He knew that he must have been scared just now. He laughed at him and said, "Brother, you have become less courageous as you grow up. Is it because Brother Liu protects you? Have you become spoiled?"
"Yeah, it's Brother Liu who spoils me. Are you jealous?" Ye Jing'an sat back in his original position, resting his head naturally on Liu Muzhe's shoulder, looking at her provocatively.
Ye Jingning had to admit that she was no match for Ye Jingan in terms of being thick-skinned. So far, she had never seen anyone thicker-skinned than Ye Jingan.
Ye Jing'an gave Liu Muze a look and shook his head. Liu Muze patted his hands, motioning him to rest assured, and followed Sisi out of the discussion room.
"What are you two plotting?" Ye Jingning asked.
"Hey?! Are you even seeing our silent sweet talk?" Ye Jingan sneered, "You should find a boyfriend right now and stop being so sour."
“…” Ye Jingning rolled his eyes, ignored him, and continued discussing the script.
After Ye Jingning's reminder, Qiu Zimu suddenly realized he'd missed a crucial detail and looked back. He was engrossed in the scene when the black curtain behind him suddenly shook, and a figure wearing a black cloak and a monster mask suddenly rushed out. The loud screams of a ghost in his ears frightened him so much that he subconsciously burrowed into Wang Zhiyi's arms.
Wang Zhiyi paused for a moment, then couldn't help but smile. He gently patted Qiu Zimu's back and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, it's okay, I'm here."
The others hadn't anticipated the existence of a door behind the curtain. Wu Yuling was brave, but not as brave as Ye Jingning. However, she sat facing the curtain, so she wasn't frightened when the ghost appeared. Looking at Qiu Zimu, who was curled up in Wang Zhiyi's arms, Wu Yuling looked at Ye Jingning with confusion.
Ye Jingning shrugged, squinted his eyes to look at the two of them, and sent a message to Ye Jingan asking if they were also together.
Ye Jingan smiled and shook his head, then quietly crawled under the table and pulled Qiuzimu's feet. Qiuzi was so scared that she screamed and kicked her legs, curling up in Wang Zhiyi's arms.
Liu Muzhe returned to his seat with an expressionless face, and raised his eyebrows as he looked at the two people hugging each other.
"Did you find anything?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"No, it's hidden very well. It's probably on the rooftop. The host follows me every time he goes out, so it's not easy to secretly go to the rooftop to watch." Liu Muzhe said.
"It's okay. The first act of collecting evidence is over, and we can go to the rooftop for the second act." Ye Jing'an said.
After everyone found their own clues, they gathered together to discuss the strange things that happened that night and the clues they found.
Liu Muze looked at Liu Jing's script in his hand, wondering what was wrong with this kid? One moment she liked her dad, the next moment she liked her teacher! How come everything was fine and normal on the previous page, but then she woke up and was pregnant with her teacher's child? What kind of nonsense was this?
He wasn't in the mood to act. Seeing the others having so much fun, he didn't want to spoil their spirits. He just quietly watched the others discuss, answering whatever was asked of him without actively saying anything.
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