Chapter 114 Self-Proof
Qing Bai ignored Xiao Wu's desperate efforts, who was already screaming his boss's name in his head, begging for help. He said nonchalantly, "How did you two meet?"
Fat Qi cautiously glanced at Xiao Wu, whose features were obscured by the Zhu Bajie mask, and asked in a low voice with mixed feelings, "Brother Qing, do you know her?"
Qing Bai nodded: "A new friend I just met."
"Oh, oh, oh, as long as we're friends, as long as we're friends..." Qi Xiaopang breathed a sigh of relief, obviously a little afraid of her.
Xiao Wu was amused by the fat boy's genuine and unconcealed reaction, and deliberately imitated him and asked, "Do you know each other?"
Qing Bai was unwilling to speak about such an obvious thing and just nodded.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu glanced meaningfully between Qing Bai and Qi Xiaopang, then said rather alarmingly, "But how can you be sure he's the person you know? Don't forget that the ghost messenger who forced us here can change his face. Oh, and it's said that Sui Jing is also proficient in the art of transformation."
After saying that, Xiao Wu glanced at Tong Jiunian, who had been silent all this time, in a subtle and tortuous way, and his intention of making a subtle criticism was obvious.
Is this a suspicion that he is fake?
Qi Xiaopang understood Xiao Wu's implication, but didn't realize her other intentions. He looked at Qing Bai with extreme nervousness and fear.
He and his brother Qing have slept together for more than four years... Although it was a school dormitory, such a deep and sincere friendship should not lead to a joke about the real and fake Monkey King... right?
Although Qi Xiaopang looked nervous and uneasy, he was calm deep down in his heart. Then he saw his brother Qing, with whom he had a deep and sincere relationship, nodded in agreement.
Qi Xiaopang: “???”
In such a strange and dangerous environment, I finally found someone I trust and can rely on, but before I even get close to him, his authenticity is already being questioned...
Qi Xiaopang never imagined that one day he would fall into the classic hell joke - the death dilemma of "how to prove that I am myself".
Fortunately, he was still a bit lucky. Just as he was racking his brains to think about whether to reveal some private information in public to gain trust, Qing Bai spoke before him: "Indeed, I had already seen it before entering here."
Xiao Wu subconsciously asked, "What did you see?"
Qing Bai's gaze drifted from Tong Jiunian to the childish and ridiculous Pigsy mask on Xiao Wu's face. He said slowly, "We came in after the other you."
"Another...another me?" Xiao Wu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
Qing Bai nodded slowly, confirming Xiao Wu's bad premonition. "That other you, the one without the mask, with all your features intact... Tell me, should I believe that the person picked up the mask you deliberately threw away in the parade and deliberately wore your face to deceive me, or that Miss Wu never lost anything in the first place?"
The 'thing' Qing Bai mentioned naturally referred to Xiao Wu's elusive face.
Xiao Wu: “…”
Okay, now the pressure of proving herself is on her side.
Fat Qi looked around and suddenly raised his hand to speak: "Brother Qing, when you say 'you guys', do you mean you and... him?"
The first two words he spoke were clear and loud, but the last two words seemed to be suddenly cut off, full of surprise and horror.
Qi Xiaopang had just realized that the handsome young man who had appeared with his brother Qing as a "background figure" actually had a face that looked almost identical to the Nine-Year Boss. Combined with the mention of "face-swapping" and "transfiguration" by his brother Qing and the strange, pig-headed, masked woman who had suddenly appeared and claimed to be a ghost official, Qi Xiaopang's subconscious sense of security at the familiar face suddenly turned into a deeper and more serious uneasiness.
Even a nine-year boss could be faked... Qi Xiaopang couldn't help but quickly sort out the causes and consequences of his downfall in his mind, fearing that "himself" was not actually "himself", and that his "face had been changed" without knowing it, and he had simply become a pawn of some unknown face-changing monster.
Qing Bai's eyes remained fixed on him as he spoke calmly, "There's another cat among us. It's a black cat, the size of a palm. Have you seen it?"
Cat? Qi Xiaopang shook his head. There are cats in this damn place?
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Qing Bai's words. He felt he had finally seized his chance to prove his innocence, and quickly responded, "Are you talking about that very human-like black cat we saw in the parking lot that reacted strongly to pregnant women? How did it get in?"
Qing Bai thought about it and said truthfully: "Hitchhiking."
"?" Although he was puzzled, Xiao Wu, who felt he had proven his identity through his detailed description of the black cat, did not dwell on it any further. Instead, he talked about more important matters. "When those twelve black mists came back for the feast, I was pulling you towards the ancestral hall, but you suddenly let go halfway through. I was pushed headfirst into the hall by a strange force..."
Crashed headfirst into the ancestral hall... Qing Bai seemed to understand the source of the sharp and piercing scream he heard when Jiu Nian pulled him into the sedan chair.
Xiao Wu didn't know that Qing Bai's thoughts had wandered off, so he continued, "I didn't expect there was another world behind the door."
As she spoke, she looked around the hospital lobby, which hadn't changed in the slightest since their presence. Whether it was the 'treatment' or 'patient' rooms, everything was in an orderly and well-organized state, just like those in regular hospitals outside. She said solemnly, "I'm afraid we've stumbled into someplace terrible."
Qing Bai did not comment.
Qi Xiaopang opened and closed his mouth several times, wondering if this wasn't a 'gap'? Even someone as unlucky as him had managed to get in and out of it several times, intentionally or not, without incident. But from what this girl said, it seemed like they could get in and out at any moment... Although he was puzzled, Qi Xiaopang had been through a lot in his time, and he knew full well that within a gap, it was hard to tell who was inside and who wasn't, and the more he said, the more mistakes he made. Furthermore, with the whereabouts of the Nine-Year-Old Boss still a mystery, and this person's background unknown, it was best for him to be a quiet thigh pendant and not cause trouble for Brother Qing.
However, Qing Bai didn't know what Qi Xiaopang was thinking, and didn't give him a chance to be quiet. "How did you get in again?"
Qi Xiaopang stammered, his eyes dodging, and he looked a bit ashamed: "I was... I was kidnapped..."
Even though Qing Bai had some guesses, he was still surprised by the answer and asked, "Who kidnapped you? Where? Where is Ai Chan?"
Xiao Wu stared intently at the unprepossessing little fat boy, as if trying to find something that was worth tying up to such a dangerous place.
Qi Xiaopang's scalp tingled under the stares, so he gave up and confessed honestly, "Well... didn't you and Jiunian leave a note and go it alone? Zhiliao ran off with his little monkey friend early, and I'm all alone in the farmhouse, feeling lonely and cold. There's nothing fun in the countryside, so I thought I'd just go up the mountain to worship the Buddha and burn incense to dispel the bad luck I've been having these ghost sightings lately..."
Qing Bai was shocked by Qi Xiaopang's bizarre train of thought. In terms of bad luck, even if they teamed up to go to the underworld, it would not be as unlucky as that temple... Did he forget so quickly that he almost got turned into a clay monkey Buddha the last time he went up the mountain?
"Then on the way up the mountain, I met an older woman who was also going up the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha. We chatted for a few minutes and then we walked together..."
Fatty Qi rambled on and on, hesitating for a long time without getting to the point. Even Xiao Wu, who had just met him, could see that something was wrong. However, to Xiao Wu's surprise, Qing Bai, despite his cold expression, was surprisingly patient with the fat boy. He asked slowly, "And then?"
"Then..." Fatty Qi shrank his neck, the shame on his face instantly turning into anger, his face red all the way to the base of his neck, like an angry fat bird. "Then halfway up, my elder sister and I were knocked unconscious by that swallow spirit with one of its wings, and then tied up here!"
After hearing what happened to Qi Xiaopang, Qing Bai still didn't understand why he was so embarrassed and angry. It was true that being knocked unconscious by a wing was a bit embarrassing, but a human in his twenties was just a child in front of a bird demon that had practiced for who knows how many years to become a spirit. It was normal that he had no power to fight back.
Qi Xiaopang immediately saw his brother Qing's lack of understanding and immediately shouted to justify his fragile self-esteem: "I woke up once in a daze during the journey! The swallow spirit was leading us through the mountains! A slender and delicate girl, carrying a person on each shoulder! Running!"
"That elder sister's skinny stature is nothing to worry about, but my fat body didn't even cause her the slightest bit of trouble!" At this point, Fatty Qi couldn't help but feel sad. He gritted his teeth and patted his round belly hard, angrily spitting, "Useless fat!"
Qing Bai: “…”
How do you know your fat isn't a hindrance to her? As a harpy, her running speed speaks volumes.
Xiao Wu, a civil servant in the underworld, had grasped the key points. He asked anxiously, "Is there another living person? Where is she? Is she okay? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Qi Xiaopang was confused by the barrage of questions and confessed honestly, "We were kidnapped together. Since I'm here, she should be here too. But when we got there, the birdman noticed I was awake and flapped my wings again, knocking me unconscious. So I don't know the details... We met here, and we don't even know if we're human or ghost. If I told you everything right away, it would be fine if you're a human, but if you're a ghost, then I'd be hurting my sister..."
Faced with the heartfelt words of the little fat man, Xiao Wu, who was wearing a pig head mask and was really not a 'good' person, was speechless.
Qi Xiaopang smiled again: "As soon as I knew you were a good person, I immediately confessed everything honestly! I didn't hide anything!"
Xiao Wu: “…”
I'm sorry, I'm not a good person, I'm a good ghost.
Qing Bai thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Since you fainted, how did you know that we were 'classmates' and came to this 'hospital' to visit a patient?"
As soon as these words came out, Qi Xiaopang was struck by lightning and said blankly: "Yes... How did I know?"
Could it be that... I'm really not myself?!
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