Chapter 100 Red Rose Manor (End)
Xiaobai kept these little greeting cards carefully, and of course he also kept the letters written to him by others in his box.
After stuffing the small cards out, the black-haired girl started stuffing letters out.
There was only one letter. This family lived together on a daily basis and probably seldom wrote letters. This was a welcome letter.
Dear Xiaobai:
Welcome to Hongqiang Castle, your future home.
Please don't be nervous, we know you may have been hurt a lot before and are defensive about your surroundings. There are many children like you here, they understand you, will accept you and love you.
You have a sister who has difficulty walking, but she loves to laugh and looks like a little angel when she laughs.
You have a younger brother who is mute, but he always has some strange ideas and is a very clever boy.
You have a little brother who is about your age. He is the most naughty and noisy boy here. Please forgive him. He used to be in a wheelchair, but now he can use crutches with great difficulty.
You have a brother who is only three years older than you. He is a gentle boy, even if he can't hear you.
Your older brother is a relatively healthy child. He is very responsible and will help you do a lot of things.
Your eldest sister is very lively, and I don't know why she is always full of energy. She is the first child we adopted. When we bought this castle, she was thrown into the snow by the surrounding villagers.
She showed up just as mom and dad knew we were infertile.
Later, your older brother was born. When we met your middle brother, we knew that he could not go to school normally, so Dad quit his job at the school and we taught him at home. Then your younger brother and sister were born.
They were all picked up by their parents.
You are the sixth child in our family. I don’t know if you will be the last, but I think you will be the last.
You still have your grandpa and grandma. Don't be fooled by your grandpa's fierce appearance. He actually loves children very much. Oh, by the way, the cakes he makes are very delicious.
Your grandma is just as she looks, she dotes on children. Let me tell you in secret, if you do something wrong in the future, you can go to her and act like a spoiled brat.
We are your mom and dad, and we will love you very much.
The whole family welcomes you, Xiaobai. We hope you can grow up healthy and happy in this family, surrounded by love.
(Mom and Dad don’t know whether you can read or not. It doesn’t matter if you can’t. We will read to you and teach you how to read. One day, you will be able to understand it by yourself.)]
Through this letter, Xia Bai learned about the family situation of this castle.
This is a couple who cannot have children. They should both be teachers. Except for their first daughter who is a healthy child they adopted normally, the other children have some problems and are abandoned and homeless children.
They cannot go to school normally and need special care.
The couple quit their jobs and raised the children in the castle with their parents.
Give these children a warm home where they are not exposed to the cold and are not criticized.
From the clues, cards and welcome letters in the book, we can tell that this couple are really kind and warm people. Their parents, too, are not resentful about not being able to have their own children and grandchildren. Instead, they give their love to more children who need more care and have such a happy big family.
The letter is very old, with a yellow tinge from age and water marks left by water droplets.
Why did such a family break up?
Their bodies were in the attic. What happened to them?
Xia Bai rubbed his dry and painful eyes and wiped out a handful of tears.
At this moment, Sister Xue Mu arched her back with great effort. Xia Bai saw that the black hair connecting the hole was straight and rigid.
Xia Bai asked in a low voice: "What is it?"
Sister Xue Mu said, "Little notebook."
She listened to Xia Bai and searched for paper things in the attic. Her black hair spread over the dead bodies. She found the box. After taking out all the cardboard in the box, she found a notebook, which looked very much like the diary Xia Bai mentioned.
But no matter how small this diary is, it cannot be stuffed out of this small hole.
Xia Bai panted for a while, went to the study and got a stationery knife. He sat on the ground for a while to recover his strength, stood up with the help of the handrail, moved a chair to the coffee table with great effort, and stood on it shakily.
Sister Xuemu always felt that he was going to fall, and the black hair helped him to stabilize the chair.
Sister Xuemu was very smart. She rolled up the notebook and stuffed it into the hole, but it still couldn't fit in.
Xia Bai asked her to unfold the notebook, and he took a knife and cut the paper one by one. The two of them worked together to move several pages of paper into the trash can.
These pieces of paper are the same as the pages of the diary in the study. What Sister Xuemu found is a diary that is the same as the one in the study.
The words in this diary were certainly not written by the players, but like them, the diary handwriting on these pieces of paper is very similar, but has very subtle personal characteristics.
【We are together forever. 】
【Don't be sad, Xiaobai, we are still here. 】
[Brother, you will definitely live well. ]
[I'm sorry, it's Dad's fault. He rejected me too harshly. If he had been gentler, he might not have done such a thing.]
After seeing these words, Xia Bai almost knew what was going on.
He remembered seeing in his textbook that there was a very old child who came here but his parents didn't want him.
It could be this very old kid who killed the whole family.
Sure enough, it was written in the diary later.
[You can't blame Dad. Mom has seen him hanging around the castle for a long time. He may have set his sights on us and wanted to come to our house to eat and drink for free.]
[He has mental problems and often stares at us with strange eyes.]
[Don't say that. He might just be envious. So envious that he sat under the tree with his knees hugged and looked at our house for several nights.]
[I'm sorry, I sent him a small cake.]
[But he peeled off my brother's skin and hung it on the roof. I hate him! I was so scared and felt so bad. Brother, are you still in pain? ]
[Brother, I am not in pain anymore, it is my mother who is in pain, because he pulled out all of her hair.]
[Mom doesn't feel any pain, don't say these things. The one who is suffering the most should be Xiaobai, don't be afraid, Xiaobai, you will definitely be able to survive. ]
【Brother, we are all here. 】
【I woke up.】
…
All the truth is out.
A childless couple with good financial conditions quit their jobs as teachers and raised a few children with more or less problems in this castle together with their parents. The family lived a warm and happy life here, and was probably quite wealthy.
An older child noticed this and stood outside for a long time. Perhaps he wanted to get some free food and drinks, or perhaps he was really eager to fit in, so he walked to the castle, hoping that the couple would let him join them.
Because he was healthy and old enough to support himself, they rejected him, and Dad probably rejected him harshly.
This psychopath, perhaps feeling hurt or angry, took the opportunity to brutally murder the entire family in the castle.
He probably also wanted to kill Xiaobai, but Xiaobai did not die in the end. He "woke up", and his waking up might have been inseparable from the support of his family.
【We are together forever. 】
【Xiaobai will definitely be able to survive. 】
There are many different theories about death and soul. I don't know whether the soul scatters after a person dies, or the person dies after the soul scatters.
In this game, it's probably the latter.
The rest of the family was brutally murdered. Xiao Bai was the last one to be killed, and he was the one the murderer killed the least. He couldn't hold on any longer, and his soul was scattered. He was about to die, but his family supported him.
Their ghosts entered his body and became the three souls and seven spirits that supported and protected him.
They were indeed together forever.
They gave him the real strength to live.
Xia Bai has already seen the light. It is not caused by his dizziness, but the exit of the game is about to be revealed.
But he felt that he should not leave yet, as he had not yet finished exploring the castle.
He looked at the living room in a daze, where the family had lived, and saw the new rules written by Ling Changye posted in the living room.
[Sixth, don't look in the mirror casually. If you see someone in the mirror who is not you, please don't be nervous, it is your hallucination, you must be you. If the person in the mirror talks to you, maybe you can try talking to him. ]
Xia Bai had already read the rule about not looking in the mirror casually.
Generally speaking, in spooky games, mirrors are very scary, especially when the game specifically points them out.
The first rule he saw was "Don't look in the mirror casually", and he also saw a rule in the middle that said "You can look in the mirror". He was not sure whether the first rule he saw had been modified, and the actual rule was "No looking in the mirror", so he never looked in the mirror.
But Ling Changye said after this rule that if the person in the mirror speaks, you can try to talk to him.
Xia Bai was about to leave the game, and he really wanted to go to the attic and look in the mirror.
He may not have the strength to climb up to the attic, and he didn't know whether there was any danger in the attic, so he chose to look in the mirror.
He guessed that if there was someone talking to him in the mirror, that person might be Xiaobai.
At this time, he is one of Xiaobai's seven souls, and he and Xiaobai are in the same "dimension". The mirror should be able to connect this "dimension" and allow this soul to see human things.
Xia Bai first looked at the TV in the living room. The TV screen could barely be considered a mirror. There was a rule in front of it saying that the TV screen was considered a mirror, so there was a rule that prohibited watching TV.
But he saw nothing on TV, just a black screen.
Xia Bai carried his broken body and struggled back to the bedroom and went into the bathroom.
He finally saw himself in the mirror.
When he saw his hands, they seemed much smaller. He guessed that at this time he should be reading a junior high school textbook. In fact, his face looked even smaller, probably because his face looked small.
At least he looked under twelve years old; his current memory did not show him being that young.
He should play the role of a little brother who is about the same age as Xiaobai, who became Xiaobai's corpse dog after his death. Every night after Xiaobai falls asleep, he vigilantly checks the surrounding environment and protects Xiaobai.
Xia Bai stared closely at the person in the mirror.
The man in the mirror finally spoke, and he said, "You're here."
Xia Bai asked according to his status: "Brother, are you okay?"
The person in the mirror looked at him quietly without saying anything.
The doors of the bedroom and bathroom were not closed, and the light spots in the living room gathered more and more, making the bathroom much brighter.
He's going out soon.
Xia Bai always felt that this game was not complete, so he asked directly: "Who are you?"
The person in the mirror said, "I am Ji Bai."
He is indeed Xiaobai.
Xia Bai looked at the person in the mirror, not knowing whether he was happy or unhappy.
He was unfortunate. He was probably an abandoned child. He finally had a big and happy family, but all his family members were brutally killed by a madman, leaving only him. He lived alone in this huge castle, with their corpses.
He should be happy. He has a big and happy family. Everyone in his family loves him. When he is about to die, his recently deceased family members condense into his souls, accompany him forever, and allow him to continue living.
Xia Bai looked at the person in the mirror. Perhaps it was because they shared the same face at this moment, he felt much more emotional than when facing any other game protagonist, and there were many indescribable emotions in his heart.
Xia Bai opened his mouth and wanted to say something to him, but he couldn't even say a blessing to him.
He felt again the loneliness from inside out when he first explored the castle and received no response from any living creature.
It would be great if Xiaobai liked corpses like him and could treat the God of Joy as a family member. Then, at least he wouldn't be that sad.
"Brother, do you still hate that person?" he asked.
"Hate. But he was a poor lunatic, and he died, too, and wanted to die with us."
He remembered that when the madman first came, he was rejected by his parents. He looked at them longingly and begged, "Can you give me a hug?"
He kept muttering frantically while killing people.
"Do you know how long I've been watching outside?"
"Do you know how much I want to be part of a family? How much I want to live with you guys?"
"Do you know how much courage it took me to approach you?"
"In that case, let's both die, die, die, and I'll sew our bodies together so that we can be together forever and live here together."
Xia Bai didn't know what to say, and the person in the mirror spoke first.
He said, "I wish you happiness."
When Xia Bai looked into the mirror again, there was nothing in it, including himself.
Xia Bai walked out of the bedroom and was about to follow the light path when he saw Sister Xue Mu pulling down another diary.
There was only one sentence on that page of the diary.
[Is this a dream? I woke up. 】
Before Xia Bai could react, he heard the sound of the game system.
[Congratulations to the corpse collector Xia Bai for successfully unlocking the Red Rose Manor map. ]
[The game is calculating, please wait. ]
[The rewards and achievements obtained by the corpse collector Xia Baiben map are as follows:]
[Game prop [Soul Summoning]: It is said that when a person dies, his soul will be scattered. [Soul Summoning] can help you summon some of the souls of the deceased to help. This prop can only be used in the game, and each game map can only be used three times. ]
[Game points: 5012130]
[Congratulations, corpse collector Xia Bai. ]
When he came out of the game with inexplicable regret, he was in the real Red Rose Manor.
The Jiang family, once one of the most powerful families in Jiangyi City, built a manor for themselves to live in. Although it has not been completely renovated, luxury can be seen everywhere. It is much better than the dark and somewhat dilapidated castle.
However, without traces of life, there is no warmth.
Seeing this manor, Xia Bai felt even more empty.
Before he came out of the game, he heard Jing Yan's voice.
"Thank you, aunts and uncles! You finally came out! I was so worried that if I didn't go in, it would affect you."
"Oh no!" Lin Xiang waved his hands, "I'm telling you, Jing Yan, it's useless for you to go in!"
“…”
Xia Bai's indescribable regret and melancholy were washed away by the conversation between the two.
He looked around and saw nine people entered the game, five came out, and four died in the game. This was the highest death rate in the game map that Xia Bailing's assault team had downloaded after the mission.
This game is really hard to beat.
Lin Xiang was also saying: "Brother, you don't know how evil this game is. Fortunately, you didn't enter it!"
Jing Yan was still upset about him saying that he was useless, "I can help a lot if I go in. Maybe I can finish the game faster and reduce the number of deaths."
He's not bragging, he has made contributions in every game he has played, especially after he joined the assault team, because his skills are so practical.
Lin Xiang: "You are really bad at this game. Your skills are useless."
Lin Xiang was about to tell him how terrible the game was, but Ling Changye interrupted him: "Let's talk about it when we get back. We should probably talk about this game in detail."
Lin Xiang nodded, "Indeed."
This was probably the game he had the most unclear understanding of. This game was different from any other he had played before. It was a cooperative game, but not a game played together. It was more like a relay race, with each player only seeing a section of the road.
If you ask him to talk to Jing Yan now, he won't be able to explain it clearly.
Ling Changye looked at Song Qiu and asked, "Song Qiu, are you in a hurry to leave? If not, why not bring it up with us and discuss it together?"
Under the gaze of several people, Song Qiu nodded after a few seconds.
Several people walked out of Hongqiang Manor together, but unexpectedly, Jiang Yu's car was still outside.
Seeing them coming out, Jiang Yu got out of the car immediately. He was about to speak, but for some reason he closed his mouth in silence.
Ling Changye said to her: "We have other things to do, let's talk later."
Jiang Yu nodded, "You guys go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."
They left in the car they came in, and Jiang Yu was still standing there.
A man got out of her car and asked her, "What's wrong?"
She stared at the car getting farther and farther away until it was out of sight, then she said, "Brother Shan, this is the first time I feel that death is so easy and yet so cruel."
In less than an hour, several of them were gone, seemingly easily.
The man she called Brother Shan said, "In that case, you should follow them. Don't you know that Ling Changye is no longer the Ling Changye you knew when you were a child? If you get in touch with him, we won't have to worry about him in the game world or the real world."
Jiang Yu shook her head. "If he didn't have a boyfriend, I could still listen to you and give it a try. But he already has a boyfriend, so I can't be too cheap. Besides, I just realized that his current status and ability were earned with his life, so why should I?"
Shan Ge was about to say something else, but was interrupted by Jiang Yu, "If you want to go, go by yourself. It just so happens that he is gay."
“…”
In the car, Xia Bai also turned around to look at Jiang Yu, and was seen by Ling Changye.
Xia Bai immediately sat up straight, "It's just me. It's my first time meeting a big star. I'm a little surprised that Miss Jiang's personality in the entertainment industry is not intentional."
Ling Changye: "She is indeed always outspoken and lives a carefree life."
Xia Bai nodded, "You seem to be living a very carefree life."
Ling Changye: "I can't be so carefree now."
Xia Bai'er moved and was about to say something, but when he saw Hua Haoming and Lin Xiang were looking over here, he immediately closed his mouth and looked straight ahead.
“…”
The car drove in silence and soon returned to the hot spring hotel.
Together with Jing Yan, they entered the conference room.
As soon as he sat down, without even drinking his tea, Lin Xiang immediately asked: "What is going on? What are we? I still don't know."
Xia Bai said: "We are the three souls and seven spirits of one person."
Lin Xiang was stunned for a moment, "But aren't there only nine of us?"
Hua Haoming took a sip of tea and said expressionlessly: "It may have something to do with my dual personality. Sorry, I didn't expect this kind of game."
Lin Xiang looked at Hua Haoming in surprise, "Brother Hua, this is the first time I've seen someone with a dual personality, cool!"
Hua Haoming curled his lips, but couldn't help cursing, "Cool you!"
Lin Xiang: “…”
He immediately changed the subject and said, "Hey, Jing Yan, maybe you don't understand? Let me explain it to you first."
While they were drinking tea, Lin Xiang explained the basics of the game to Jing Yan from his perspective.
Jing Yan finally understood why Lin Xiang said that it was useless even if he entered the game. There was not a single person in the entire castle. Who was he going to see?
He sighed: "Luckily I didn't get into the game. Whether I could survive if I got in is another matter. I might even hold everyone back."
He relies too much on his skills, and he might even become flustered and distracted in the game, not even thinking about multiple personalities.
Lin Xiang asked: "Then who discovered that we are three souls and seven spirits? Was it Xia Bai? I tell you, I saw the diary written by Xia Bai was torn up, and it was shredded. I was so angry! Don't you know that I was blind and almost died before I could spell out the first and last words of a book, what kind of record is that?"
Ling Changye continued his words, "I saw your diary, found this book on the bookshelf, saw the detailed records of the three souls and seven spirits in the book, and wrote them down in the diary."
Hua Haoming: "I saw what you wrote about the Three Souls and Seven Spirits and the Secret in the Attic."
Lin Xiang looked around, and Song Qiu didn't say anything. "Who finished this game?"
Ling Changye said: "It should be Xia Bai."
Xia Bai: "I saw the light path out of the game, which means I have completed the truth of the game."
Lin Xiang: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
Xia Bai told them the story of the Gubao family, and they all sighed after listening to it.
"I've heard that there are many gods in the human body, the most well-known ones are the five internal organs gods, and they protect the body together." Ling Changye said: "Xiaobai's family members are all good people. After they died, they all became gods and guarded Xiaobai. Xiaobai is a person who is protected and loved by many gods."
Not only Xia Bai, Hua Haoming also looked at Ling Changye. It was rare to see him say such tender words after the game.
Hua Haoming drank another glass of boiled water. "Xiaobai is indeed very lucky. His family are all very kind people. He is full of gods, not demons."
Ling Changye stroked the celadon teacup in his hand and said nothing.
Lin Xiang didn't understand what he heard, and sighed again: "Those rules are really annoying. Which one is true and which one is false? I don't even know how many rules I have violated."
Hua Haoming asked: "Should we work together to come up with the correct rules?"
Lin Xiang was about to say yes, as he was also quite curious, when he heard Ling Changye say, "It's meaningless. The fake ones must have been modified manually. Even if similar games appear, they won't have the same rules."
Lin Xiang thought about it and agreed, "I wonder who will be the first to wake up and see the rules."
Ling Changye: "That person should be among us. He is the first person to see the rules. He saw all the correct rules. If he lives according to the correct rules, he should not die."
Lin Xiang: "Could it be me? I was wondering how I survived. I am so lucky."
Ling Changye didn't answer this question. He put down the teacup and asked the question he wanted to know most: "Did you look in the mirror?"
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