Chapter 030 Let’s Make a Deal
Lin Xi's words were like a drop of cold water falling into an oil pan, making a crackling sound. Before her sister could react, her body had already started to attack Lin Xi. There was a little fear in her eyes, because she knew that she was no match for Shen Sang Ning.
But, these are the rules of this house.
Home is a happy place, and anyone who doesn't acknowledge that should be driven out.
Furthermore, the most crucial strange story in this instance, "family," is maliciously hidden, requiring the streamer to acknowledge it themselves. Only by acknowledging it can the streamer gain the family's approval and become a member of this family.
But Lin Xi not only refused to admit it, she even dared to curse at her family.
Can this "family" tolerate this? It certainly can't! As a family member, the elder sister is actually also a member of the "family" ghost story. She must follow the orders of the "family" and take action against family members who violate this rule. Lin Xi's reaction speed is actually quite fast, and the elder sister does not want to obey the order to attack Lin Xi, and her movements have a slight pause.
In her pause, Lin Xi let go of the railing and fell backward. She wasn't worried at all, believing Shen Sang Ning would definitely catch her, and indeed, she did. Lin Xi landed in a cold embrace, enveloped by Shen Sang Ning's presence.
Not only did Shen Sangning catch Lin Xi, she even gave her a princess hug.
This was a new experience for Lin Xi. After all, the living Shen Sang Ning couldn't hold Lin Xi. It was not Shen Sang Ning's fault. Lin Xi weighed more than 100 kilograms. With Shen Sang Ning's small arms and legs, it was really hard to hold her. Unlike Shen Sang Ning, it was very easy for Lin Xi to hold Shen Sang Ning. After all, Lin Xi was a special student in sports. If she couldn't even hold Shen Sang Ning, who weighed less than 100 kilograms, she would just kick her out.
“Wow.”
When being held up by Shen Sangning like a princess, Lin Xi subconsciously hugged Shen Sangning's neck. Because they had tried to let Shen Sangning hold them like a princess before, and the result was that after finally holding them up, Lin Xi was thrown onto the bed by Shen Sangning before she could last a minute, and Shen Sangning pressed her down. In order to prevent herself from falling to the ground, Lin Xi would of course hold on to something to keep her balance.
But after becoming a ghost, Shen Sangning's strength was also enhanced. She hugged Lin Xi very easily, even more easily than when Lin Xi hugged her.
An idea suddenly popped up in Lin Xi's not-so-big brain: Oh no, my wife is even cooler than me!
Facing the attack of her sister, Lin Xi was not panicked at all. Even if Chen Sang Ning held her with both hands and had no free time, Lin Xi did not think that Chen Sang Ning would not be able to deal with her sister. In fact, this was the case. Her sister was suppressed by an invisible force and could not move at all, and even froze in mid-air.
Lin Xi, who felt that she had figured out the true rules of this family, was not afraid. She was very brave.
"Wife, this ghost can be eaten."
Lin Xi saw Chen Sang Ning's eyes light up. Chen Sang Ning must have been greedy for a long time. She stared at the four ghosts every day and couldn't even eat. She was so anxious. Now that Lin Xi had unblocked Chen Sang Ning, Chen Sang Ning was going to crush her sister into a black ball. Chen Sang Ning changed her posture and held Lin Xi in a princess hug with one hand.
"..." Lin Xi was speechless at this moment. The power of becoming a ghost was so great. Shen Sang Ning, who couldn't even do a two-handed princess hug before, could now easily do a one-handed princess hug. Shen Sang Ning stretched out her hand, and her sister's eyes flashed with a moment of struggle, and then turned into a black ball.
In fact, Lin Xi has a very good impression of her sister, but her sister is a ghost.
Lin Xi wasn't some saintly woman; she wouldn't have any sympathy for ghosts. Even if she did feel any sympathy, it would be fleeting. Besides, these weren't ghosts at all; they were clearly her wife's nourishment.
If you don’t eat, you’ll be hungry!
It is very clear to Lin Xi what is more important. His wife is the most important in the world. On the scale in Lin Xi's heart, nothing is even qualified to be placed on the other side of Shen Sangning.
Although her sister was dealt with, the situation wasn't over yet. The three ghosts outside also rushed in. After defying the main rules, they began to move even though they didn't want to. Shen Sangning glanced at Lin Xi, who curled her lips and said, "Go." Shen Sangning didn't hesitate any longer and transformed the three ghosts into black balls. Then, with a wave of her hand, four black balls appeared in front of her. Shen Sangning put them into her pocket.
It's not that Shen Sang Ning didn't want to eat, but that she couldn't eat it right now. After the ghost story of the family of four was eliminated, the whole house started to move. This scene was actually quite strange. The whole house seemed to be distorted, and countless tentacles stretched out, trying to wrap them up, but there was an invisible force around Shen Sang Ning, repelling those tentacles.
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However, those tentacles were unwilling to give up and wanted to knock off the outer shell of Shen Sang Ning and kill them both.
Lin Xi asked: "Wife, can you clean it up?"
Shen Sangning tilted her head, her eyes a little confused, and she said, "I don't know."
——It’s not that I can’t do it, but I don’t know.
Lin Xi understood that the main body of this strange story is "home", a house, not a human-shaped ghost. For the ignorant Shen Sang Ning now, it may be difficult to imagine how to kill a house. So the answer is I don't know, not I can't. In this way, as long as Shen Sang Ning can understand the concept later, it can still be solved.
Lin Xi hadn't actually planned to kill "Jia" right now. After all, the second way to pass the level was to gain his approval. If "Jia" died and no one approved of her, wouldn't that be awkward? So Lin Xi nodded, and instead of letting Chen Sang Ning confront her, she opened her mouth.
"Hey, let's talk."
Lin Xi nestled in Shen Sangning's arms and spoke, her words provocative: "You don't think your home is happy, do you?" Hearing Lin Xi's words, the walls on both sides of the house moved closer, revealing their most basic appearance - walls of flesh and blood. The walls swelled like pieces of meat, extending countless tentacles towards Lin Xi and Shen Sangning, but they were powerless against Shen Sangning's protective shield.
She chuckled and said that her wife was very strong.
"How can this family be happy? It's not happy at all."
Lin Xi guessed that the purpose of this "home" was to achieve a "happy home, sweet home." To that end, it had established a series of rules that required the family to be friendly and caring towards each other. It even chose to drive the younger sister away immediately after she became unhappy after an accident. It was determined to do its utmost to maintain the happiness of the "home."
Now that Lin Xi had pointed out that they were "not happy at all," the family collapsed, attacking Lin Xi relentlessly, even wanting to die with her. Seeing the tumbling wall of flesh and blood, Lin Xi's stomach, to be honest, churned a little. But then, she continued to talk about the essence of this strange story about "family."
"If I'm not mistaken, five people should be the limit of the internal ghosts you can tolerate. It doesn't mean that there can only be five people in this house, but that you can only accept five ghosts. If other ghosts hide, you can't clean them out, just like the little mouse in the house. If it comes out, you can still kill it, but once it hides, it will be difficult to find it. Even if it is only hidden subjectively and not really hidden very deep."
"Since you can hide at home, why are you so concerned about the number five? The reason can only be you. You can only accept a maximum of five people as your 'family'. The reason you would accept the maximum of five is very simple. Your name clearly states all the answers. You must be a happy home, a sweet home. Only when your family's happiness is high enough, you will be strong enough as a kaidan."
The wall stopped moving for a moment, as if trying to understand what Lin Xi meant. But after seeing its movements, Lin Xi realized: he had guessed correctly.
Honestly, with Lin Xi's intelligence, it was a bit difficult for her to rely on deduction to figure it all out. She had the intelligence of a typical college graduate, so in short, she returned everything she knew to the teacher. If it weren't for judo, where she had already formed a conditioned reflex, she would probably have been able to return everything to the teacher.
All in all, Lin Xi is a little fool.
So these things were all guesswork, and here, Lin Xi had to thank the many regular ghost story novels she had read. Human imagination is indeed endless. Lin Xi had read at least thirty ghost stories about "home", and there was always one that corresponded to the strange story of "home is alive".
In fact, this "Sweet Home" ghost story is not too complicated. At least there is no dog in the house, and it is actually a soul exchange with the father; it is not so disgusting that you can't bask in the moonlight or the food you eat is problematic.
Since I guessed it right, the only thing left is Lin Xi’s home court.
"Let's make a deal." Lin Xi hugged Shen Sangning's neck and smiled.
The house had completely changed. The bunk beds and table had disappeared, leaving only the wriggling walls of flesh and blood. They felt like they were in someone else's stomach, destined to be digested sooner or later. Oh, and there was one more thing: a giant-eyed camera floating in mid-air.
Lin Xi couldn't face the strange story of "home" and could only look at the camera, giving the audience in the live broadcast room a feeling of breaking through the dimensional wall.
"Let my wife and I be members of your 'family.' Even though it's just the two of us, we're absolutely filled with happiness. Just the two of us can provide you with a level of happiness no one else can. Your messy, cobbled-together family is no match for a real couple."
The movement of the flesh and blood slowed down a lot, and Lin Xi knew that it must have been moved.
So Lin Xi used his trump card: "If you agree, I will restore the house to its original state. If you don't agree," Lin Xi smiled brightly: "I will let my wife kill you."
The house hadn't changed, it was still a wriggling mass of flesh and blood. Lin Xi's patience was wearing thin. She curled her lips and said, "Last chance! I'll count to three."
“One, two…”
The home finally surrendered. Before Lin Xi could count to the number "three", after "two" fell, the home returned to its original state.
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