Chapter 82 Imperial Apartment 9
The players on the third floor were clueless.
They looked at Xia Bai in confusion, but knew there must be something in there, so they didn't say anything.
Xia Bai was so stiff that he finished taking pictures with them. The woman from Room 406 had not left yet and was excitedly talking to Xia Bai.
She asked: "Xia Bai, why did you come to our shabby apartment?"
Xia Bai said with a blank face: "Come to experience life, and then shoot a play like this."
"Great! Then I can tell you that I have lived here for a long time!" said the woman in 406 excitedly.
Xia Bai thought about it and said, "That's fine."
He turned his head and looked back. "Call my agent."
He looked precisely at the man who said he wanted to serve the big star.
Ling Changye immediately stood up, walked behind Xia Bai, and politely said to the woman in Room 406, "Hello, I'm Xia Bai's agent, my name is Ling Changye."
The woman at 406 immediately said, "Hello, hello, my name is Luo Sifei, I'm a photographer and a blogger."
Ling Changye smiled and said, "Nice to meet you."
Luo Sifei thought that big stars and their agents were very arrogant, but she didn't expect them to be so kind to her. She was excited and happy, "How about you come to my house and we can have a good chat?"
That's good of course.
Xia Bai and Ling Changye were waiting for this sentence. Without even hesitating, they followed Luo Sifei to Room 406.
Room 406 was probably the messiest room in the apartment. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a stiff black sock lying on a beer bottle.
The table next to me was in a mess, with lunch boxes, plastic bags, etc. overflowing from the trash can. There were several red, green and colorful clothes piled on the sofa, and it was probably impossible to find a place for someone to sit.
The immediate show of force as soon as he entered the door successfully stopped Xia Bai in his tracks.
He thought to himself, can Ling Changye bear this?
Thinking of this, Xia Bai turned his head to glance at Ling Changye and saw that the smile on his face was still as bright as spring breeze.
Xia Bai gave Ling Changye a thumbs up in his heart.
"Oh, sorry!" Luo Sifei said, "Give me five minutes! No, two minutes!"
After saying that, she walked in quickly, not forgetting to close the door.
There were sounds of ping-pong, a woman's shouting, a man's dissatisfied response, and a man's loud and puzzled "Xia Bai" - all this was over within three minutes.
When the door was reopened, the room looked a lot cleaner, in the sense that a lot of things had disappeared and no one knew where they had gone.
Luo Sifei said: "Excuse me, by the way, this is my husband Xue Lihong, he is a writer."
Xue Lihong looked at Xia Bai in shock and forgot to speak for a moment. It seemed that Xia Bai, who appeared in their apartment, was glowing with golden light.
Xia Bai: “…”
What kind of star is this star with "ghost star halo"? Is it a bit exaggerated?
Seeing that Xia Bai had no intention of speaking, Ling Changye, a competent agent, said, "Hello, I'm Xia Bai's agent, nice to meet you."
"Come in quickly, please!" Luo Sifei said, "He is like this, he doesn't talk much, don't mind it."
The couple lived well here, and a plate of fruit was brought out for the two of them, although the fruit was not that fresh.
Xia Bai's skill was limited in time, so they didn't waste any time. Ling Changye got straight to the point. "We are all actors, screenwriters, and the like from the crew. We come here to experience life and find some inspiration. Do you have any stories about your apartment building that you can share with us?"
"And screenwriters? I actually want to switch careers and become a screenwriter." Xue Lihong finally spoke up. "I know the apartment building very well, the people and things here, and the living environment here. Maybe I can be your screenwriter, too?"
“…”
I heard that he hasn't even written a complete book so far, let alone published it.
Ling Changye smiled even more, "That's great to hear, can you be a screenwriter?"
Xue Lihong was a little excited and asked, "What kind of story do you want to hear?"
Ling Changye: "We are going to shoot a TV series about supernatural themes, but we want to hear a more realistic story. After all, we are here to collect material, so it’s better to be authentic."
"It has to be realistic and suitable for supernatural themes?" Xue Lihong thought for a moment, "Yes, there is one!"
"There is an elderly couple living in 308 of our apartment building. They are very old and have one foot in the coffin. They are about to die." He said with a very understanding look: "When people are young, they all say they want to die and that they will just die. But when they get old and are really about to die, no one wants to die."
"So, the old man found a weird person to perform a ritual for them."
Luo Sifei said: "Yes, yes, yes! That's true. That person looks very strange!"
This strange person should be the man in black. They also died later than the old lady in Room 308.
Xia Bai asked: "How do you know he asked that person to come here to perform a ritual?"
Xue Lihong said: "He was so strange, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not a normal person, so I paid more attention to him. Later, I heard them say in the vegetable market that he was a wizard. Oh no, to be more precise, he was a sorcerer!"
Xia Bai was slightly stunned. This apartment looked very normal all the time. Before he realized that these people were ghosts, they looked like ordinary people. Even after he realized that they were ghosts, they didn't look very weird. They were just ghosts born from the human world.
Now, the copy finally reveals its weirdness, the sorcerer.
A sorcerer walked into the apartment, and there were so many ghosts here.
Xue Lihong began to express his opinion, "You can write the story like this: the old couple didn't want to die, so they invited a sorcerer to steal lives in the apartment, killing the two children, and were expelled from the apartment along with the other people."
Ling Changye said: "That's a good idea. I will talk to the screenwriters about it."
"Nowadays, audiences still like to watch some romance."
Ling Changye had just opened his mouth when Xue Lihong took over the conversation, "I know, but I..."
But he stopped talking halfway through his sentence, lowered his head, pushed his glasses up, and stared at the corner of the table in silence.
Luo Sifei laughed and said, "Go on, why don't you say anything?"
Xia Bai looked at Luo Sifei, "Sister, we heard..."
The smile on Luo Sifei's face immediately turned friendly, "You heard about it too? They really told you, it's okay, I don't need to comfort you."
"I know about him and Gao Xuan." Luo Sifei said while staring at Xue Lihong fiercely.
Gao Xuan is the woman in Room 305.
Xue Lihong said in a low voice: "She seduced me."
"A fly won't bite an egg without cracks, and you can say you're fine?" Luo Sifei looked like he saw through him, "Are you really a good person? Have you forgotten what you told me every day? When you said that some male writers have children in many cities, your face was full of envy!"
Xia Bai didn't know what bones, flesh and skin meant at first, but he knew it after hearing her words and the following ones.
"Just looking at you, I know what kind of people they are. I don't understand what those women want from you. They want you to spoil their secrets in bed!"
Xia Bai: “…”
Xue Lihong couldn't even raise his head after hearing what she said, but he still insisted, "I was seduced."
He has been away from the sun and hasn't exercised for years, so he is very pale and has a beer belly. His eyes behind his glasses are a little gloomy, and when he speaks he sounds frustrated and as if the heavens are against him, very much like the director in the Harmony Cinema copy.
In addition to watching horror movies, Xia Bai also likes to read some strange novels, both ancient and modern.
He was created in some erotic horror movies and in some supernatural novels, especially those about beautiful monsters seducing scholars, and most of these novels were written by scholars.
If such beautiful fox, snake and rabbit demons wanted to seduce people, why didn't they seduce the emperor who was the most respected emperor in the world, or the ministers and generals who were both wise and brave, instead of the same old skinny and poor scholar?
Because of this suspicion, he began to doubt Xue Lihong's words. Even though several people had seen that Gao Xuan was the one who took the initiative, he should be a cracked egg as his wife said.
This can be seen from the fact that he did not dare to retort Luo Sifei with confidence.
Xia Bai thought of what the beggar said, that Luo Sifei had taken pictures with a camera, but he didn't know how he could see her camera.
Just as he was thinking, Ling Changye spoke up, "Do you have a camera? Our photographer's camera is broken, and we need a camera to take some photos."
"Yes, yes, yes." Luo Sifei pulled out a box from under the desk, took out a camera and said, "I can be your photographer. I'm pretty good at taking pictures."
"Really?" Ling Changye stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Let me see your photography skills."
"Oh, there are quite a few of my selfies in here." Faced with such a great opportunity, Luo Sifei hesitated for a moment before putting the camera in his hand. "Forget it, take a look. I'm not afraid of you seeing it."
Ling Changye took the camera and started looking at it. After a while, he said, "Let's go back and discuss with them to see if we can add you to the crew."
"Hey!" Luo Sifei stood up in surprise, "That's great! Thank you! Thank you!"
The two otakus who didn't like going out accompanied them all the way to the second floor before reluctantly going back.
Xia Bai said: "From their names, we can tell that their parents must have had high expectations for them, but they disappointed their parents."
Ling Changye: "They have their own dreams and don't want to go out to work. One wants to be a writer and the other wants to be an internet celebrity. Well, they also bought this apartment and are waiting to get rich after it's demolished."
Xia Bai: "I understand, Dreamer."
No one was in 202. Wei Jingyun and Xiong Xiyuan came to look for them. Lin Xiang couldn't let them enter Xia Bai and Ling Changye's room, so he took them to their room.
He had already told them about Xia Bai and Ling Changye's discovery, and also told them about Xia Bai's prop skill, the big star among ghosts. Only real ghosts would treat him as a big star.
When Xia Bai and Ling Changye walked in, they were both shocked.
Ling Changye opened the door and said, "We can't stay here any longer. We won't be able to find any other clues from them."
He just looked at the camera, and there were no photos he wanted to see. They were all taken recently. The photos she took in the world of the living were not displayed here.
They have used various methods to search for clues from them, but due to the restrictions of the underworld rules and the fact that they have forgotten things related to death, they cannot find more core clues.
The sorcerer was the key, but he was related to the deaths of several people. Their memory of him only stopped at "the weird man in black brought back by 308". Xue Lihong was the person who remembered him the most.
Lin Xiang: "What do you mean? Where else to go if not here?"
Ling Changye: "Go to the world of the living."
Lin Xiang was stunned, "How do we get there?"
Ling Changye: "That altar can connect Yin and Yang. From 11pm to 12am is the time when Yin and Yang alternate. The way to go to the world of the living should be to pass through the altar at this time. It has been confirmed that this game will indeed kill players. We have to hurry up and try to go there tonight."
Xia Bai: "There are still two hours left. Should we take advantage of our time in the underworld to look for clues from Lan Xiang and Yu Chao?"
"I thought so too." Ling Changye said, so he brought up this matter when Wei Jingyun and Xiong Xiyuan were here. Investigating the two dead people requires the cooperation of the players on the third floor. "They live in the same room, right? We'd better check their room."
Wei Jingyun cooperated and said, "It's in the same room. We can use this as an excuse to gather the players on the third floor to our room, and you can take the opportunity to check it out."
Ling Changye said: "Okay, if possible, you should also try to trick them."
Wei Jingyun and Xiong Xiyuan agreed. After discussing it for a while, they immediately went upstairs to prepare, taking the surveillance props that Ling Changye brought back when he inspected the altar.
Time was urgent, so as soon as the two of them went upstairs, they knocked on several players' doors and said that they had new clues to discuss. They must have discussed this in the past and it didn't arouse any suspicion. All the players on the third floor went, except Xu Qingming.
They saw it from Ling Changye's mobile phone. Xia Bai glanced at Yang Mei. He guessed that Yang Yi also knew it. His skill can not only be used in scientific research, but also very useful in this kind of game of finding the truth.
Yang Mei didn't react. After seeing Lan Xiang and Yu Chao go to Wei Jingyun's room, he said, "We can go up now."
Ling Changye said: "Let's go together."
Lan Xiang and Yu Chao lived in room 311. They were the only male and female pair living together in their group of players. They must have known each other and had a good relationship.
Unfortunately, there were no useful clues in their room, it was clean.
Lin Xiang asked in a low voice: "That's not right. How come there is not even a trace of struggle? If they died here, shouldn't there be traces of struggle?"
Xia Bai: "He didn't die here, and I didn't sense any bodies here."
Lin Xiang: "They didn't die here... How could it be... That's not right. If they didn't die here, then the rules of death they violated weren't here either? Are they also in the world of the living? Can they also violate the rules of death?"
This question is worth pondering.
Did they die because of the death rules of the underworld? If not, are they also in the world of the living? Are they also carrying out game tasks?
A person is split into two? One in the underworld, and one in the world of the living?
Ling Changye: "Let's talk about it after we get back. There are no clues here. Let's leave first."
When the four were about to leave, they saw Xu Qingming at the door.
Xu Qingming looked at Lin Xiang: "You know my identity, right?"
Lin Xiang was in a trance for a moment, then nodded immediately, "Yes."
Ling Changye smiled and said, "Vice President Yang, if you want to ask us, can we not tell you? It would be a pity for you to use your skills again."
Xu Qingming, also known as Yang Yi, looked at him and asked, "When did you know about this?"
Ling Changye: "I knew it when I saw you on the bus."
“…”
"Don't get stuck here." Yang Mei said in a low voice, then pushed Yang Yi aside and walked out of 311 first.
The three followed him out one after another, and Yang Yi followed them down.
When he was about to enter the door, he saw Yang Yi right behind him. Yang Yi frowned and asked, "Why are you following us?"
Yang Yi seemed to have no mouth to him and didn't say anything. When he turned to look at Ling Changye, he opened his mouth again, "You want to leave here through the altar and go to the apartment in the world of the living, but the apartment in the world of the living is very dangerous. Lan Xiang and Yu Chao died there. I hope you can reconsider this."
Yang Mei sneered and said, "It's none of your business."
His sneer stunned Lin Xiang. It was the first time that Lin Xiang saw Yang Mei like this, and he didn't dare to say anything.
Ling Changye asked calmly: "How do you know?"
Yang Yi: "I know their skills. They have different last names, but they are actually twins. After their parents divorced, one of them followed the father and the other followed the mother. They have a very good relationship."
At this point, he paused for some reason. After a few seconds, he continued, "We have been thinking about each other for so many years. After the advent of the game, we finally met. We merged into the [Black and White Impermanence] and have been inseparable ever since."
At this point, they understood.
Black and White Impermanence are ghost messengers who come to the human world to take souls back to the underworld. Their most basic skill is the ability to communicate between yin and yang.
Lan Xiang and Yu Chao should have noticed the existence of another apartment in the mortal world long ago and tried to go there, which may be the cause of their death.
Yang Mei sneered again, "You used that skill of yours to find out again, right?"
Yang Yi answered him, "Yes, I found out using my skills. I know the identities and skills of all the players on the third floor."
Yang Mei glanced at him, pushed the door open and entered the room, closing the door with a bang.
"Hey?" Lin Xiang glanced at a few people and immediately went in to see Yang Mei.
"I'm sorry, his temper has been spoiled." Ling Changye smiled apologetically.
Yang Yi stared at his smiling face for a long time, his hands clenched, and finally said, "I am his biological brother, there is no need for you to apologize on his behalf like this."
Ling Changye smiled indifferently and asked, "Then why did Vice President Yang tell us all this? I believe you can see that if we want to pass the game, we have to go to the human world."
"Then there is no need for everyone to go over there. Don't let him go over there. His skills are only effective against ghosts. This is the safest place for him." Yang Yi finally stated the purpose of his visit.
Ling Changye said: "Vice President Yang, do you know how many games Yang Mei has been to?"
Yang Yi: “I know.”
Ling Changye seemed really curious, "Why don't you care about so many other games, but only care about him in this game?"
Yang Yi did not answer. He said, "Let him stay in the underworld. I can take the players on the third floor to the world of the living. We will then convey the clues to you through voice between 11 and 12 o'clock at night."
Ling Changye didn't say yes, nor did he say no.
Even if Yang Yi acquiesced, he stood in front of Ling Changye for a moment, and finally said, "Captain Ling, please take good care of him."
"He's a poor child."
After saying this, he looked at Yang Mei's door again, turned around and left.
The apartment building corridor was dark and narrow at night, and from the walls to the ground, there was a kind of dirt accumulated by time. He walked a few steps alone, turned his head and looked at them in the dimness, and said to someone unknown: "I, Yang Yi, deserve this world and deserve many more people."
After saying that, he went upstairs.
Xia Bai said: "He is a little strange."
Ling Changye hummed, "It sounds like he is leaving a last will, but he is an extremely rational person and would not do something like committing suicide."
Xia Bai: "Then are we still going to the world of the living?"
Since those two players died after going to the world of the living, it proves that the world of the living is indeed dangerous and this place is indeed a safe place. It would be best for them not to go there all together to avoid total annihilation.
However, they don't have much time left. Apparently the clues are all there, and since it's dangerous, more players might be needed.
Ling Changye lowered his head and looked at Xia Bai, "Do you know why Yang Yi didn't just say the identity of [Black and White Impermanence], but also mentioned the identity of their twin brother and sister?"
Xia Bai replied immediately: "He smuggled some contraband."
Now Xia Bai tends to believe that Yang Mei and Yang Yi had a good relationship in the past, and Yang Yi secretly hinted at him and Yang Mei by saying that Lan Xiang and Yu Chao had a good relationship as siblings and they still thought about each other after they broke up.
Ling Changye chuckled, "You're right, he has something to hide. He's hinting that Lan Xiang and Yu Chao went to the world of the living together and died. He and Yang Mei can't do this, one of them has to be in the world of the living and the other in the world of the dead."
He looked directly into Xia Bai's eyes. His dark blue eyes were very deep, like the night sky, a starry night sky. "We are the same."
Xia Bai couldn't understand his logic for a moment. They were a pair of twin siblings, real brothers, but he and Ling Changye were not. So what did they have in common?
However, even though I didn't understand, I didn't know why, but I felt a little embarrassed when I heard him say this seriously.
Xia Bailian was even more stunned, and said directly: "Then I will go to the world of the living."
Ling Changye tapped his wrists, and a silver bracelet with a rattlesnake engraved on it appeared on his and Xia Bai's wrists at the same time. It was the [Ring of Space and Time]. "I'll go. There won't be any danger. If there is any danger, you can summon me back at any time. You are here to save my life."
Xia Bai: "Then why don't you stay here to save my life? There are so many clues there, do you want to snatch the game rewards from me?"
Ling Changye: “…”
Xia Bai looked at Ling Changye eagerly.
"Okay, you go." Ling Changye didn't argue with him anymore.
Xia Bai: "What about Yang Mei?"
Ling Changye: "Respect his own choice."
They entered Room 206 and told Lin Xiang and Yang Mei their decision.
Lin Xiang immediately said, "I want to go with Xia Bai. I know that the sorcerer is evil. My purification ability may be useful. It has been proven in the Wugu Village instance. It will be useful for curses, right?"
Ling Changye nodded, "Okay, you go."
Seeing Yang Mei was about to speak, Ling Changye said first: "Yang Mei, I respect your decision, but before you make a decision, let me tell you my speculation after seeing Yang Yi."
"I feel like he's about to do something big and potentially dangerous. Before doing it, he follows his brother to the next instance, wanting to protect his brother one last time."
Yang Mei sat on a small stool with her back to them and asked in a low voice: "What else did he say to you?"
"Take good care of you." Ling Changye said, "He said you are a poor child."
Yang Mei's back was getting more and more bent, and his upper body was almost pressed against his legs. It was the first time that Xia Bai saw him tremble.
He seemed to be crying.
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