Episode 1
Lu Zibing read the introduction first and had a general idea of the story, but...
"What a strange tag, horror and thriller?" he complained.
The first episode of "Rouge Comb" begins amidst the swaying shadows of flowers.
From the beginning, there is no gloomy factor at all. On the Qingming Festival, Gao Xiaoyun, the third daughter of the Gao family, went out for an outing with a group of ladies. The girls got off the carriage, holding fans and handkerchiefs and talking and laughing.
It was spring, the scenery was beautiful, the grass was green, the flowers were in full bloom, and the girls' colorful skirts fluttered like butterflies, the gold weaving reflecting the sunlight was extremely gorgeous.
[The costumes are well made. Why do I feel that they are more beautiful than the popular time-travel drama "Royal Sweet Pet" in our galaxy? ]
[Are the newcomers in Exile Galaxy already at this level? ? ]
[At first glance, this is a romance drama. I don’t believe it can be scary. 】
The heroine's background was gradually revealed during the conversation. Lu Zibing said, "It appeared! The classic plot of the house fighting novel!"
[There are so many noble ladies, why is it that every name is more like the heroine than the heroine, and the heroine looks like a passerby. 】
[I feel sorry for her. This is a script about a little white flower with a miserable life. ]
[Will there be a sweet pet? I think it's worth watching. 】
"On the day of Qingming Festival, go to the locust tree in the west of the city. I have a gift for you. Don't let your family find out, otherwise our relationship will fail."
"As for what the token is... well, when the time comes, you will know what it is."
The words of her lover were still ringing in her ears, but Gao Xiaoyun seemed absent-minded as she was preoccupied with something on her mind.
As the women got drunk, she used the excuse that her clothes were stained by alcohol and took the opportunity to slip out of the room.
Lu Zibing was not optimistic. An ancient noble lady who never left her house would probably encounter something strange if she found her way alone. What would she encounter? Robbers or criminals?
None of this matters. What matters is that you can then wait for the male protagonist to swoop in and save the girl.
Sure enough, Gao Xiaoyun got lost while searching.
However, what shocked the audience was that she actually got lost in a wilderness cemetery!
What’s worse is that the sky has gradually darkened and it has started to rain.
There was no one around, and the thick fog that came from nowhere covered the sight. Walking in such a place, even the bravest people would have doubts. Lu Zibing swallowed his saliva and suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little too arrogant.
The graveyard seemed to have been dug up by wild beasts, and some bones were exposed. Gao Xiaoyun even tripped and fell right in front of a skeleton.
There were blue-green ghost lights in the skeleton's eye sockets. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she immediately stood up and screamed.
[Oh my god! I was also shocked. ]
[Although I know rationally that it is the phosphorus in the bones, but...]
[If it were me, I would have collapsed by now, help me. And the heroine is an ancient person, she doesn’t know these things, she would be even more scared! ]
In the distance, there were animal calls, as if wild foxes were answering her. Scavenger birds were startled away by her, and the flapping of their wings echoed back.
In the increasingly heavy rain, Gao Xiaoyun walked faster and faster, but the similar scenery created a ghost wall. Every time, she would pass by the same skull.
She was on the verge of collapse, when she suddenly saw a tree appear not far away.
Sophora tree!
Lu Zibing was a little nervous: "Wait a minute, this is where the skull was, but there was no tree before?"
In fact, she knew in her heart that the suddenly appearing locust tree looked wrong, but at this moment it was like she had grabbed a life-saving straw and she just walked past it without caring.
Otherwise, would she have to stay in the cemetery forever?
The locust tree has grown unusually tall. Although it is not yet the flowering season, the tree is covered with white flowers. There are bees hiding from the rain and sniffing the flowers, and the fragrance is overwhelming.
There was no Gu Lang waiting for her under the locust tree, but there was a shabby nunnery. Gao Xiaoyun didn't care about anything else, she just lifted her skirt and walked in.
When the camera turned, a comment passed by: [Fuck, the pattern on the bee's back looks like a skull...]
The nunnery was in a state of disrepair, and no one had been there for some time. The white worm-eaten curtains were blown by the wind, like ghostly shadows. The wind blew through the holes, making a humming sound.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of dust, and there were clumped hairs in the corners because no one had cleaned the house for a long time.
[So dirty, my mysophobia has kicked in! ]
[It's so realistic. Anyway, I don't dare to go to such a place at night...]
[Ahem, I was choked by the smoke when I turned on the holographic mode.]
Lu Zibing frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but couldn't remember what it was.
As if to give herself courage, Gao Xiaoyun whispered her lover's name: "Gu Lang, Gu Lang... What exactly is the token you mentioned? Where is it..."
As she spoke, she was just crossing the threshold, and as if in response to her call for help, something fell from the beam with a "pop" and landed right in front of her.
Gao Xiaoyun was startled and paused like a frightened bird. He waited for a long time before he bravely stepped forward.
The audience looked closely along with Gao Xiaoyun, and realized that what fell was a comb.
The nunnery was pitch dark, with only the faint light of the wilderness night shining in from the side.
It was a very beautiful comb, made of smooth, dark wood, lacquered in gold and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and somehow with a hint of rouge.
When Lu Zibing saw it, he thought of a classical beauty in his mind. She must have long black hair like thick clouds, skin as white as snow, and slender fingers painted with balsam red, so she could afford to use this comb.
Gao Xiaoyun was stunned. The comb was wrapped with a piece of silk cloth, on which was written "Gift..." in cinnabar, but the handwriting was blurry and indistinguishable.
[The comb fits the title. Is this the token that "Gu Lang" mentioned? ]
[… “When fate comes, it will appear.” So this is the fate you are talking about, male protagonist! ]
[The gift was actually "given" to the heroine in this way... How weird. 】
This rouge comb was so beautiful that it didn't fit in with the dilapidated environment. Gao Xiaoyun hesitated for a while before picking it up, muttering, "Gu Lang?"
Naturally, no one responded.
Gao Xiaoyun walked into the temple carefully, combing her hair. Her wet skirt left clear water marks. She wrung out the rainwater from her body in a panic. Her face turned pale from the cold. She murmured, "Fire, is there a fire..."
She took advantage of the light of lightning, lifted her skirt, and boldly began to search in the dilapidated temple.
Lu Zibing's heart had been hanging because of the atmosphere created in the play. Seeing this, he cleared his throat and said, "I don't think it's that scary. It's just like this at most. I definitely won't be scared to tears..."
His eyes casually fell on the corner of the nunnery in the picture, and he suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words.
The strange feeling that he had not thought of just now flashed through his mind like lightning, giving him goose bumps:
Wait, isn’t this a nunnery? All nuns should have bald heads.
Then why are there so many clumps of long hair on the ground... ?
*
V059.
[You are indeed quite talented in collecting heartbeat points. ]
X71 looked at the numbers that had skyrocketed since the release of "Rouge Comb" and said in a deep voice.
Shang Jingyan sighed: [The people in the interstellar world are still too vulnerable to being scared. ]
There are quite a lot of elements in Chinese horror. The first episode of "Rouge Comb" adopts the structure of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio": the protagonist gets lost in a cemetery in the wilderness, encounters a ghost wall, and is forced to hide in a deserted temple in the wind and rain, where he encounters lonely ghosts and monsters.
There seems to be no "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" in this world. The interstellar civilization and traditions have been lost very seriously. The official explanation is that this is the result of the cosmic war in the previous star calendar.
Ancient style is a popular theme in current literary and artistic works, but 99% of them are filmed in a weird way, and the general public does not have the knowledge to distinguish which ones are right and which ones are wrong.
But for Shang Jingyan, these are all easy to do.
As for the entire main plot of "Rouge Comb", it adopts the classic theme of horror movies - strange cursed objects.
This object can be a mirror, a clown, a music box, a doll... Generally the protagonist is a family. Ever since a family member brought back such a cursed object, the home has become restless and strange things have happened frequently.
X71: [……]
It thought of Shang Jingyan's calmness when he performed these plots, and was impressed.
X71 shed a tear for his own uselessness and typed silently: [Host, I think you can take on this mission. ]
A pop-up window popped up: [Make 10 viewers shed tears of emotion for your work. Reward: The heartbeat points collected within 24 hours will be multiplied by 1.5.]
Shang Jingyan: [? ]
She made a horror movie, but it could still move people to tears?
[You don't understand this.] The system said in a sad tone, [I have 100% confidence in the success rate of this mission.]
There is nothing wrong with it, except that those tears might not be tears of emotion but tears of fear.
*
Live broadcast room.
"It's okay, it's okay, the hair is probably just a bug." Lu Zibing consoled himself and shifted his posture uncomfortably.
But he had to admit that "Rouge Comb" was indeed attractive enough to read on.
There was a rumbling thunder outside the nunnery. Gao Xiaoyun lifted the curtain, and at this moment, a flash of lightning tore through the sky, suddenly illuminating the scene behind the curtain - there was a gloomy man sitting on the cushion in front of the altar!
"ah!!"
Gao Xiaoyun screamed on the spot. Lu Zibing was caught off guard. His heart rate soared suddenly and he almost blurted out "Fuck".
The next lightning flash followed, illuminating the "person" with a sharp white light. She had a pale, wrinkled face, hollow eye sockets, protruding teeth, and skinny fingers stretched forward stiffly.
Gao Xiaoyun screamed and panicked, and when he retreated, he fell to the ground under the curtain. His face fell down, and his whole body was broken into pieces!
【Ahhh what the hell is this! 】
[I just screamed out loud, and my mom thought I got an electric shock from playing with the computer! ! ]
The comments were so frightened that they increased wildly. At this critical moment, Lu Zibing's thoughts suddenly became clear and he shouted, "Don't be afraid, everyone. This is not a living person, it's a clay statue of a nun!"
It turned out to be just a clay statue, but I don't know why it was made to look so scary.
Gao Xiaoyun did react. He was so frightened just now, but now he breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but scold: "This is really...!"
"——This dream builder has a really bad taste!"
Lu Zibing continued to curse her. He blinked his eyes that were hot and about to burst into tears, and just wanted to swear.
Gao Xiaoyun stood up in shock and continued looking for a candle.
Lu Zibing slumped in his seat and boasted to the camera: "I said I was very courageous. Back then..."
But the two people in and out of the story didn't notice that the camera was focused on the clay head behind Gao Xiaoyun, and the comments were terrified: [Wait, anchor, stop talking, look, is that...?]
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