"Adopted child?"
Wen Xi and Ma Yingbei looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that Luo Xi was adopted.
"Then what about the children you mentioned who disappeared and left? Why are you the only one left?"
"My mother-in-law was very strict with us. She had to arrange everything for us, from childhood to adulthood. Our daily schedule had to be done according to what she said, including what time to get up and what time to go to bed. If anyone did not follow the schedule, they would be punished!
When I was younger, I might have been able to tolerate it. After all, the food, clothing, and daily necessities here were better than wandering around outside. But as I got older, I was seduced by the outside world and didn't want to be manipulated all the time. Many of my friends chose to leave and become independent! Some even disappeared without even saying goodbye. To me, that's no different from being missing.
Luo Xi said this in a calm tone, obviously she had let it go.
"I chose to stay, partly because this is my familiar home and I've gotten used to it. Partly because I couldn't bear to leave my mother-in-law. Even though she's very strict, she's lonely inside. If I leave, she'll definitely be very sad."
"That mother-in-law you're talking about is truly a contradictory person! She adopted so many children, but in the end, they all chose to leave her. Have you ever considered that there's something wrong with her personally?"
Wen Xi's eyes were complicated and there was something hidden in his words.
Luo Xi said in surprise, "But she adopted us and gave us a rich life. Shouldn't people be grateful?"
Wen Xi laughed dumbly, "Yes, people should be grateful, that's why you are the chosen one."
"We're here. This is Miss Yue Lingyue's room. Next door is her partner's room."
In the dim corridor, Rosie led them to the door of a room, looked around, quietly opened the door for them, and led them in.
The room environment is relatively retro, but the equipment is quite simple, and it looks clear at a glance.
Wen Xi didn't say much and started searching, perhaps Yue Ling had left some information.
Luo Xi stood guard at the door and asked curiously, "Wen Xi, what do you mean by being the chosen one?"
Wen Xi pursed her lips and said, "I don't mean anything else. Don't you find it strange? After adopting so many children, are you the only one who feels grateful? You don't understand why the others have to leave, or maybe, in fact, you were chosen, and the others were just abandoned and dealt with."
Wen Xi's words enlightened Luo Xi, and she felt an uncontrollable chill all over her body.
“Found it!”
When Ma Yingbei was rummaging through the trash can, he picked out a half-burned talisman.
"This talisman is for exorcising evil spirits. It's only half burned. It's obvious that something evil has happened. There really is something wrong with this place!"
"Evil?"
Luo Xi's body swayed slightly and her face turned much paler.
"Didn't Yue Ling tell you about this?"
That talisman must have been burning for quite some time.
Luo Xi shook her head and said, "No, because I couldn't reveal their identities, I always claimed to my mother-in-law and the others that they were my friends! During the few days they came here, they didn't tell me that there was any evil spirit here. However, the boy next to her once said something strange to me..."
"What?"
"He said, why does my mother-in-law sometimes disappear?"
This one sentence made Ma Yingbei dare not even breathe.
His expression twisted a bit, and he leaned close to Wen Xi's ear and said, "What's going on? If there's no shadow, then this is a big problem. Could it be that her mother-in-law is possessed by a ghost?"
“Not really!”
Wen Xi replied calmly, "We'll have to wait until we meet Xixi's mother-in-law to confirm the details."
Luo Xi said anxiously, "My mother-in-law hasn't been in good health recently. I haven't seen her for a long time."
"Where does she live?"
"Perhaps to pray for her own health, she moved into the church's attic last year and has a personal maid to take care of her."
"Can't we go find her at church?"
"No one can go to church without her permission, otherwise..."
"Will I be punished?"
"Well, yes."
"What kind of punishment are you talking about?"
"I was locked up in a small dark room. It was... really scary there. It was pitch black, and there were... strange things hiding in the darkness."
Luo Xi couldn't stop shaking just by recalling it. "In order to avoid being locked up in the small dark room, I have always been very obedient. I haven't been there for a long time."
"A small dark room."
Wen Xi said softly, "I'll go to the next room and take a look."
Although I don’t know who Yue Ling came with, they are both Xuanling Masters after all, so I should go look for them.
After a while, Wen Xi brought over a picture album from the next room.
"What is this?"
Ma Yingbei came over and looked at the sketches in the album. They were all ordinary landscape paintings, nothing special.
"This is the only personal item. I'll put it away first."
Crunch!
There were footsteps on the stairs outside. Rosie's expression changed. She looked outside and could vaguely see a shadow gradually getting bigger.
"Oh no! It's Steward Shi. We must not let him see us hanging around here. It's getting late. I've already broken the rules. If I'm caught again, I might really be locked up in the small dark room this time."
Luo Xi called out to them anxiously, "Let's leave quickly and take the stairs on the other side. Don't let him find out that we are not in the room."
Wen Xi really wanted to see what the small dark room looked like. If she hadn't seen Luo Xi almost crying, she would have wanted to stay here and wait to be discovered.
"Okay, let's go."
Before Butler Shi appeared, Wen Xi and Ma Yingbei followed Luo Xi and successfully reached the door of the room prepared for them along the stairs on the other side.
"Wen Xi, you guys take a rest first. I'll come see you tomorrow."
Rosie breathed a sigh of relief and warned them.
"good!"
Seeing that Luo Xi was about to leave, Wen Xi called her again, "Xixi!"
"Hmm? What's the matter?"
Wen Xi put his hands in his pockets and said calmly, "Do you know why I agreed to come here?"
Luo Xi curved her lips and said, "Is it because of Yue Ling? It seems like you two have a pretty good relationship. It's really enviable."
Wen Xi shook his head. "It's not just for Yue Ling, but also because, during the live broadcast, I saw the mark between your eyebrows. It's the mark of an evil spirit or a fierce ghost. It means you are his (her) property, and no one else is allowed to covet you. It also serves as a warning to others of the same kind."
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