Frost Forest (1)
It was early autumn, and the warm breeze brought a touch of coolness into the sedan chair decorated with wedding silk.
The table and couch were dark red, and the sedan walls were vermilion. The dark and red cloud patterns looked eerie under the dim candlelight. There were no windows in the sedan, and the entire sedan was nailed from the outside, with only one or two ventilation holes.
Xu Ning, who was wearing her wedding gown, was so hungry that she didn't care whether she would dirty the wedding gown. She grabbed the cakes and stuffed them into her mouth.
Xu Ning was originally a 21st century ox and horse. After working overtime all night, he just got home, washed up, lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and came to this strange world.
Her head was still buzzing when a system named Guangyu told her that she had traveled into a book, the same ancient book she had read before, "Marrying the Scheming Prince", a story of marriage before love. She could only go home by changing the ending where the villain Tang Xixu was doomed to die.
In order to quickly establish a bond, the system unlocks a hidden plot, allowing her to transform into a passerby with the same name and appearance, and meet the villain Tang Xixu before the heroine appears.
[The original owner's information has been successfully entered into the host's consciousness. Please check it carefully. The host has three mission opportunities. The second will be restarted based on the progress of the first. The plot in the book will change with the host's actions. The original plot is for reference only. This mission is difficult and dangerous. Please complete it carefully according to the plot. System Guangyu will guide you. I wish you a pleasant journey!]
Eat more and be full so that you will have the energy to escape later, Xu Ning said after browsing the crazy and dazzling pastries.
Midway through the Hai hour, it is a good time to get married.
"Lift the sedan!"
"Beep beep" "Da da" "Beep beep da da"
There are no stars this night. The immortal is getting married. Suona music is playing loudly. Mortals are making way for the children. Children are silent.
About half an hour later, we reached the top of the mountain, and endless coldness rushed in.
Late at night, amidst thick smoke, the sound of suona music drifted through the quiet mountains. The exquisite wedding sedan was lavish in every detail, its outer layer inlaid with red coral stones, so airtight that no door could be seen.
The sedan bearers moved a little slower, and suddenly, a hand came in from the vent. The nails were black and the hand bones were withered, and then it started grabbing randomly.
Xu Ning dodged left and right, but failed to avoid it.
【The target is about to arrive! 】
The system has said this many times along the way, but no one has appeared.
Now the danger comes before people can wait.
"You said he was coming, so come on! If he doesn't come soon, I, a powerless rookie, will be dead."
Before long, the walls of the sedan were covered with scratches and many of the fabrics were torn.
There were no sharp objects around, and the red hairpin fell when she dodged. She took off all the hairpins on her head and stabbed at the hand.
The bony hands grabbed around aimlessly, as if they would not stop until they caught Xu Ning.
Xu Ning took aim and stabbed down fiercely. The silver hairpin pierced through his palm and blood splattered half of his face. The five fingers of that hand stretched out and finally stopped.
After a while, the hand fell from the wall of the sedan chair, and blood was dripping from the wound. The meridians were still beating, and some black blood seeped from the skin.
Xu Ning raised her eyes, her face pale as she bumped into a strange-looking face. It had round black eyes embedded in two patches of black hair, a triangular nose with a pointed mouth, and a few long whiskers that gave it a slightly cunning look.
Xu Ning grabbed the corner of his clothes and pinched the fabric with his thumb, his brain working at high speed.
This is an ancient novel. Judging from the size of a weasel, it would never be as big as it appears to be. So it must be a human in disguise.
Since they were pretending, the most they could do was be aggressive and scare themselves. Thinking of this, I wasn't so scared anymore.
After about ten seconds, the man with the triangular mouth grinned, his eyes were empty, and he pushed aside the wall of the sedan chair, just wanting to get in.
Xu Ning threw everything he could find around him.
I want to see which bastard is pretending to be a weasel to scare me.
Sometimes people pretend to be strong when faced with terrifying things.
The "weasel" was beaten black and blue, but still showed no intention of stopping.
"clang"
The side of the sedan chair was broken, and in the moonlight Xu Ning could see who was coming. The man was wearing a bright red robe, and it was the sedan bearer who had brought the bride.
The other sedan bearers had disappeared, and only the one in front of me was left.
The "weasel" rushed towards Xu Ning, his hand was broken and bleeding, and he looked like he was unconscious.
As soon as he got out of the sedan chair, the weasel was already close to him.
Looking at the devil's claws getting closer and closer, Xu Ning's heart was in his throat. Was he going to die here so soon?
The claws stopped just an inch away from the neck.
"call out"
A long sword pierced through the weasel sedan bearer's body, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
Blood splattered on Xu Ning's wedding gown, and the sword was still dripping with blood, with the tip just touching the outer layer of the gown.
The sedan bearer fell to the ground, and before Xu Ning could come to her senses, she met a pair of eyes full of stars. There was a lot of blood splattered on the young man's pale face, which should be from the sedan bearer just now.
"Miss Xu, you are so timid. A man wearing a hood can scare you like this." The young man has curved eyebrows, soft eyes, and a smile in his eyes. Frost sprinkled on the other half of his face looks like he is wearing stars and the moon. He wears the same red clothes as the sedan bearers, but it does not look tacky.
Tang Xixu put away his sword and tore off a few leaves to wipe the blood off the sword.
[The capture target has arrived! Host, please start the capture. 】
"Young Master Tangxi was also in the wedding procession just now?"
Xu Ning thought he would at least pretend or find an excuse.
Unexpectedly, he said directly: "Yes." Still with a faint smile.
Xu Ning pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Thank you, Master Tangxi, for saving me."
"Have you ever seen me, young lady?"
Xu Ning paused and shook his head, "No."
Suddenly I remembered that Xu Ning at this time in the original book did not know Tang Xixu, so I quickly added.
"But that day, I heard from Second Senior Brother that a young master named Tangxi Xu would be coming to meet us, and he even described him to me." This reason was convincing enough, "so I recognized you as Young Master Tangxi at first sight."
"Oh?" The young man stepped closer, a faint smile on his face. "Then Miss Xu, tell me how your senior brother described me."
Heishui's eyes darted around the muddy ground, "He..."
The brain is working fast, and usually at this time, there is only one word to use: "brag", and it is best to brag as much as possible.
"He said that Young Master Tangxi was handsome, suave, and charming, with eyes like the frosty moon and cold stars, and superb martial arts skills. All the beautiful words in the world are hard to describe him."
Xu Ning's expression was determined, comparable to that of someone joining the party, as he slowly moved to the other side. Sure enough, the man's brows relaxed a bit. It must be a success, right?
The young man stepped back, his expression relaxed, and he seemed to be in a good mood. "Did I get away with this?" Xu Ning thought uncertainly.
Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, a gust of cold wind hit my face.
Xu Ning suddenly looked up and met that handsome face that made her feel terrified.
"You're right. But you lied to me."
An unfathomable smile appeared on the young man's face again, and he looked meaningfully behind Xu Ning.
"There's a price to pay for lying." Tang Xixu turned around and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
The figure disappeared, and I had a bad feeling.
The ground beneath his feet shook slightly, and Xu Ning turned his head stiffly. A large group of sedan bearers in red clothes attacked him like zombies.
"Wow." His limbs were stiff, and he walked with a pause. His eyes, like dead fish eyes, were fixed on Xu Ning.
Oh my god!
As expected, I still can’t trust the villain, he’s holding back a big bomb for me!
In fact, being a beast of burden in the modern world is not bad. At least you don’t have to risk your life here.
She called out to the system several times, but it didn't help her. "Guangyu, I hate you!"
The girl ran around in the huge forest without any direction, running wherever she could hide.
"Goooo!" "Goooo!"
Xu Ning found a bush to hide in, and less than a minute later he heard the strange sound.
It sounded like some unknown wild animal was calling, followed by crying "Woo——"
I started to feel uneasy and didn't dare to go out. I looked around but didn't hear any sound or see any other figures.
As soon as I came out of the haystack, I heard a whistle. It couldn’t be called a whistle, but it was a strange sound.
Then, a group of sedan chair bearers surrounded them.
Faintly, there was a white figure behind the big tree. It seemed to notice that Xu Ning saw him, so it leaned forward for a moment and then immediately disappeared back.
"Tang Xixu! Come out here!"
Without even having to think too much, Xu Ning immediately guessed that it was this guy.
A few seconds passed without movement.
The weasel didn't care that it had already taken action. This man was unreliable. Xu Ning saw the right moment, pushed through the crowd, and ran towards the place where the white shadow had appeared.
But when I ran over there was nothing.
This shouldn't be the case. He was here just now. Could he be able to burrow underground?
Seeing that the group of "weasel zombies" were about to chase them, there was no place to hide except this tree.
Xu Ning didn't know how to climb trees, but when the "zombies" arrived, he climbed up quickly, as skillfully as a monkey.
The "weasels" gathered in groups under the tree, howling, and Xu Ning was still frightened.
Just as I climbed up and took a breath, I heard someone blowing a cool breeze again, "Fortunately, Miss Xu climbed fast, otherwise I would have to go down to collect your body." The person's voice was gentle, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
Xu Ning turned around and their eyes met.
The anger suddenly rose to my throat. If I didn't get angry, it would hurt my body.
"Mr. Tangxi has a refined taste. On such a dark and windy night, he still has the interest to appreciate the moon."
The man stood up straight, raised the corner of his lips, and said leisurely: "If I don't appreciate the moon, can I look at the weasel, or look at you?"
Xu Ning was too lazy to pay attention to him, and just slipped away after the "weasel" below retreated.
She thought it was gone, but as soon as she came down, the thing pounced on her again, so Xu Ning climbed up the tree again.
"When I saw Miss Xu rushing down there in such a hurry, I thought she was capable of getting rid of them."
Xu Ning narrowed his eyes. He clearly knew that I was a newbie, yet he was still being sarcastic.
"Excuse me, what's wrong with Master Tangxi and his group of people?" Thinking that this man was very skilled in martial arts and that he would have to rely on him to get out later, Xu Ning didn't bother to care.
Looking at this calm reaction, Tang Xixu was slightly surprised.
"I think he was poisoned, lost his mind, and was manipulated to attack people."
Xu Ning pondered for a moment, remembering the information the system had given him. "In recent months, there have been occasional deaths in the towns below the mountain, often caused by people dying in their homes, and their deaths often resembled attacks by wild animals. This is the reason."
"Then why did they attack me and not you?"
Tang Xixu raised his hand and wiped Xu Ning's wedding gown, sniffing the powder on his fingertips. "It must be the fragrance of this powder. This powder not only attracts them, but also drives them crazy."
His words made sense, but when he caught a glimpse of a cunning smile, Xu Ning realized something was wrong. "Then, according to Master Tangxi, there must be more than one bearer who first dismantled the sedan chair."
The young man raised an eyebrow, "Not bad, you're not too stupid."
"If I'm not mistaken, what really attracted them was the sound. At first, those sedan bearers were chasing you because you were whistling." When Xu Ning just went up the mountain, he heard frequent whistling.
Tang Xixu raised his eyebrows, his eyes filled with surprise, as if he had discovered something new.
"What should we do now?" Xu looked at the "weasels" surrounding the tree below.
The young man observed for a while and asked, "Can Miss Xu run?"
"What's so difficult about this?" As soon as he finished saying this, Xu Ning hurriedly covered his mouth, but it was too late.
A palm landed on his back, Xu Ning felt pain and fell to the ground.
"Wow!"
He quickly got up and ran, not bothering to clean the mud off his body.
Tang Xixu, just wait for me!
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