The scene at this moment is really awkward.
In the mist and rain, a beautiful woman was walking alone. It should have been a romantic encounter, but because He Zhizhou fell, it became a pre-announced murder case.
The hoarse voice of "Help, murder!" still lingered in the wind, and before everyone could react, another voice as rhythmic as that of a male announcer suddenly rang in their ears.
The voice sounded deep and clear, just like the lines in a documentary. When it came without any warning, it was like a bolt from the blue.
[The wind is blowing and the rain is hazy, and many buildings are shrouded in mist and rain.
When they met on the long embankment, whose tears touched whose heartstrings, and whose hand was extended to give her a lifetime of gentle waiting.
The slender hand was within reach, she smiled shyly and gently held it——]
Halfway through his speech, he suddenly paused.
Then there was a shout of extreme shock and near collapse: [What is going on? Where is she?! ! ! ］
"This is the narration specially set up in the pagoda."
Zheng Weiqi was silent for a moment, then explained in a low voice: "Some levels in the tower are too difficult, so some hints will be given to those who enter the tower through narration."
As a result, He Zhizhou demonstrated with his actions what it means that "as long as I am fast enough, the hints will not be able to catch up with me."
Even the official narration in the pagoda was confused by him.
Seeing the girl spinning and sliding down the river bank, He Zhizhou suddenly got up from the ground: "Don't, don't worry, I can still make amends!"
Since even the narrator values the girl in green so much, she must be an important character in the plot. If she dies, their journey to the tower will probably be ruined.
——What's more, he is just an innocent and beautiful boy, he doesn't want to be responsible for a life at such a young age!
He Zhizhou made a prompt decision and jumped off the shore without hesitation. Fortunately, the scallion pancake has its own eye-catching filter, and he didn't have to spend much effort to see the green clothes flapping in the water.
It was like the scallion pancake jumping around in the boiling oil pan, making him even hungrier.
Although he is not very reliable, this matter involves human lives after all. In addition, most sword cultivators have superior physiques and can not only swim but also dive.
Therefore, when Ningning and her group arrived at the shore, He Zhizhou had already rescued the girl.
The girl looked ashen. It was unclear whether she was choked by the water or felt dizzy from spinning around like a top.
In short, she looked so miserable and sad. There was no trace of the pity she had when she first met her. When she saw He Zhizhou's face, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of water and backed away in panic, with tears welling up in her eyes.
The narrator was probably an absolute idiot. Because the current situation was too strange and there were no pre-set lines, he chose to read the most appropriate part of the script.
[Her body was soaked by the rain, she looked so weak, helpless and pitiful. Perhaps it was the fate planted in the previous life, repaying the fruit in this life. The first time she saw him, tears wet her long eyelashes. ］
Then came a string of melodious piano music that was very appropriate to the scene and extremely romantic.
But Ning Ning thinks that the most appropriate line now should be:
[The young girl escaped death, but still could not escape the murderer's vicious clutches. They looked at each other, she remained silent with red eyes - she was scared by him. ］
"I'm sorry, this green onion-girl."
Zheng Weiqi was almost led astray by He Zhizhou. She tried hard to swallow the last word "bing" into her throat, and her expression was a little serious: "We are disciples of a cultivation sect. My junior brother acted rashly and offended us. Please forgive me, young lady."
"forgive?"
The girl in green was so angry that she was still trembling and trembling, her voice still choking with sobs: "He kicked me into the river! No, you have to pay compensation!"
When he heard about compensation, He Zhizhou's face turned green.
It is well known that he is a sword fanatic who loves to play with swords. Although his skill is not high, he treats his sword more carefully than his wife, and dresses up carefully all day long. In addition, out of curiosity, he bought a lot of sword manuals that were not of much use, and almost spent all his private money.
He was asked to pay compensation, but he had no money. Instead, he had a pile of miscellaneous books like "Eye-to-Eye Sword Technique", "Three Days to Learn the Praying Mantis Step" and "Frostmourne and Fire's Joy".
Zheng Weiqi has special communication skills and immediately responded: "Miss, do you want money? We came down the mountain in a hurry and only brought a few hundred spirit stones with us. I am afraid it will not be enough to satisfy you."
He Zhizhou smiled coldly when he heard this.
A mere few hundred spirit stones were nothing to him.
——That’s fate! ! !
God can testify that the most important reason why he agreed to let Ningning come to the Pagoda Tower was that he wanted to make some private money. He didn't expect that before the opportunity to get the magic weapon came, he would lose all his belongings.
He was feeling anxious, but heard the green-dressed girl say in a hoarse voice: "I don't want money. Are you really people who practice Taoism?"
Zheng Weiqi nodded: "That's right."
The Xuanxu Sword Sect has a great reputation, and sometimes revealing one's identity may cause unnecessary trouble. So she added calmly: "Although we come from a small sect, if the girl has any difficulties, you can speak frankly."
"Even if it is a small sect, disciples should subdue demons and save the people. Now I have become your creditor. If I want to ask you for a small favor, you naturally have no reason to refuse, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the four of them showed a look of sudden realization.
Fortunately, Fu Tu Tower was not too stingy. Although the situation was disrupted by He Zhizhou's actions, it was still able to give clues without holding grudges.
Since the girl in green is an important character, the "little favor" she mentioned must be closely related to the main plot of this level of the tower.
Seeing that they did not refuse, the girl in green took a deep breath and wiped her wet face roughly. When she put her sleeves down, she could no longer tell whether the water stains on her face were tears or raindrops.
She looked young and inexperienced, probably a young lady from a wealthy family, with eyes full of pampered innocence and innocence: "My name is Chen Lubai, and the reason I want your help this time is because something strange happened in the mansion."
She didn't use "home" but "mansion".
It seems that Miss Chen Lubai is indeed from a high background.
"My father is the county magistrate of this Goose City, and I have an older brother."
Chen Lubai picked up the umbrella from under the willow tree. When she caught a glimpse of He Zhizhou, she couldn't help but twitch her eyes again: "My brother and sister-in-law have been married for half a year. They are in perfect harmony and inseparable. But just five days ago, a rumor suddenly spread in the mansion, claiming that a servant went to the well to fetch water in the middle of the night and saw--"
Ningning concentrated and held her breath, listening carefully to her narration.
"He actually saw my sister-in-law standing alone by the well, put his hands behind her neck, and gently pulled, and the skin and flesh of her whole body peeled off and fell off like clothes!"
Chen Lubai shuddered as she spoke, revealing an expression of great disgust: "And underneath that flesh and skin, there was only a bloody, bony skeleton, which was moving its body with a crackling sound while washing its flesh and skin in water - it was a complete monster!"
Ning Ning and He Zhizhou looked at each other and continued to ask her slowly, "But this is just a rumor. Since the lady said this, do you have any conclusive evidence?"
"You may not know that my brother has a pure Yin body. The fortune teller said that this kind of body type is most favored by demons."
Chen Lubai seemed a little annoyed and gritted her teeth. "Since the rumor spread, my father has found the most trustworthy Taoist priest in the city. The Taoist priest performed a ritual, and although it did not force the monster to reveal its true form, it made her unconscious for a whole day and night. After waking up yesterday, she was unable to speak and was very weak. I guess she was injured by the Taoist magic."
After she finished speaking, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and her crying voice became less intense. "Have you ever heard of the legend about this kind of demon?"
There are all kinds of strange monsters in the world, and they are young disciples who stay in the mountains all year round, so naturally they don’t understand these mysterious little monsters in the market.
After a period of silence, Pei Ji spoke.
"Maybe it's a painting."
He spoke in a very light tone, and when he felt Ningning's surprised look, he pursed his lips slightly, paused, and then continued: "I only heard about it by chance when I was a child. Legend has it that this kind of monster is born from the obsession of a woman who died tragically. If it encounters a couple who are deeply in love, it will become jealous, draw the wife's appearance on its thin skin, and accompany the husband in her place."
Ningning rarely heard him talk so much, so she asked with a smile: "What about the original wife?"
"She will be hidden in a cold and gloomy place, for the painted ghost to perfect her painted skin day by day. When her painted skin is exactly the same as her original body, it will be her death."
Pei Ji said: "The painting ghost not only absorbs the male's yang energy, but also brings disaster to the area, causing the family to be destroyed. But——"
He frowned slightly, and his tone was calm: "The cultivation of Hua Mei is not high, she is just a small demon in the market."
He didn't say the rest of the words, but Ningning understood the deeper meaning.
According to Zheng Weiqi, this level of the tower is extremely difficult, which has caused many disciples to become extremely anxious. If it was just an ordinary painted demon, it would obviously be too simple.
The clearer the current situation becomes, the more bizarre and strange it seems. It seemed as if everything was the calm before the storm. Beneath the deep seabed, there were raging waves that would swallow them up at any time.
But there were few clues at the moment, and they were in a passive state of being pushed by the plot. They could only agree to Chen Lubai's request and go with her to Chen's Mansion to take a look.
Hearing this, the little girl finally grinned, no longer the face that had been robbed of a five million lottery ticket: "It's a deal! I'll take you to see the monster now!"
Seeing her expression soften, He Zhizhou took a step forward and said in a pretentious manner, "Miss Chen, I noticed something very important that I'm afraid no one else has thought of, in order to restore his image in the NPC's mind."
Chen Lubai was still a little scared of him. She looked back at him reluctantly and listened to He Zhizhou's solemn voice: "The servant once said that he saw the painted skin put into the well to wash it. Then the water you use every day is not--"
Chen Lubai's face suddenly fell.
Like a collapsed building block, it quickly collapsed into a pile of messy and tired facial features.
"elder sister."
Her scalp tingled, and she suppressed her nausea and pulled Zheng Weiqi's sleeve, trying not to look at him: "The reason you came down the mountain is to exorcise monsters and make money to treat that young master's brain disease?"
He Zhizhou:?
This plot isn't right.
Shouldn't she praise him for being smart and careful, and then say the classic line, "Watson, you found the blind spot"?
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Ningning had expected to be stopped outside the door by the eldest young master of the Chen family.
The Chen Mansion is worthy of being a family of scholars. The interior of the mansion adopts a garden-like design. The rich emerald green color turns into clusters of broken jade in the rain and fog, dotted on the small bridges, flowing water, green tiles and white walls.
The group followed Chen Lubai into the mansion in a swagger, and they heard her chattering along the way: "Brother loves sister-in-law very much. Ever since father took advantage of his absence to perform a ritual and he found out, he has been guarding sister-in-law and not letting anyone get close."
The little girl said with an angry look: "Why can't he listen to us? If he really loves my sister-in-law, even if he thinks that this person is her, he should find out the truth with us to ensure everything is safe."
Crossing a small stone bridge and lush bamboo forest, the most quiet place in the entire mansion is the residence of the eldest master Chen Yaoguang.
The bamboo leaves in the yard made crackling sounds as the rain hit them, and along with it came the sound of Chen Lubai knocking on the door.
After a long while, the door was opened from the inside.
Ningning seemed to understand why Chen Lubai firmly believed that her brother had been bewitched by a demon.
The young man in front of him was about twenty years old. He had a handsome face, but his face was too pale.
His eyes were bloodshot, with dark circles like ink hanging under his eyes. Before he opened his mouth to speak, he coughed violently several times.
Hearing the purpose of the visit, he coughed violently and shouted, "Nonsense! How could my wife be a monster? Those charlatans are just talking nonsense and slandering my innocence out of thin air!"
He Zhizhou whispered to Ning Ning: "Do you think this guy looks a bit like the panda head emoticon that says 'I really don't have any left'?"
His tough attitude made Chen Lubai grit her teeth and stamp her feet: "Brother!"
"If you consider the brother-sister relationship, don't mention this matter again."
Chen Yaoguang stood at the door, blocking all views in the room. One could only smell a mixture of medicinal and sandalwood scents. As he spoke, he glared at He Zhizhou who was standing in the front, and said in a bad tone: "Everyone, please go back. If you want to see my wife, you have to step over me."
There was silence.
The male voice with a broadcasting tone sounded again.
[Seeing the young master being so determined, everyone couldn't help but show disappointment. It seems that I am doomed to fail to find out the truth today. I can only find another way. I will go to the city to search for some information and wait until tomorrow——］
When it said this, it was suddenly stunned.
Then there was no sound again.
He Zhizhou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly took a step forward, like a fierce white duck, and met Chen Yaoguang's eyes.
Then, under the man's angry gaze, Youyou raised her hands.
And Chen Yaoguang's eyes widened wider.
People who practice Taoism can leap into the air.
——He saw the stranger in front of him, whom he had never met before, with his fingers of both hands naturally bent, his thumb and index finger put together, making an extremely charming orchid finger shape.
Then put your wrists together, start rotating clockwise, and slowly speed up.
This was a provocative action, as if it was a revenge for Chen Yaoguang's bad attitude, and his face was full of "I am noble".
Chen Yaoguang had to look up and watch the man's wrist turning faster and faster.
As the palms and backs of the hands turned forward and backward, the body gradually rose into the air like Doraemon's bamboo dragonfly. Finally, it floated upward and forward in the air, kicked off with its legs, and went straight over his body.
It actually happened just as Chen Yaoguang said, she stepped over him.
——This person must be sick! ! !
[When the wind rises, it startles the heart for a moment; when the orchid blooms, it dances alluringly. ］
The narration is indeed artificially stupid. In terms of the degree of stupidity, it has always been pretty good. I don't know if it was because he couldn't recognize the current plot, or because He Zhizhou's words irritated his eyes, but he made a clicking noise while reciting with deep emotion:
[Many years later, when Chen Yaoguang stood in front of the door of the old house, he would surely recall that distant afternoon when he saw He Zhizhou slowly ascend to heaven. He was dressed in white and his dancing movements were so beautiful, so beautiful that it made people feel heartbroken. ］
Chen Yaoguang gradually gave up controlling his facial expressions.
The expression is like a world-famous painting, a crying woman.
Ningning was stunned.
Help! Senior Brother He flew away waving his flowery hands!
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond."
He Zhizhou landed steadily, struck a pose that he thought was handsome, and clasped his fists towards him: "Thank you, Brother Chen. I won't be polite then."
Narrator: …
Narrator: Stop right there! ! ! This is not the plot that should have happened! ! !
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