Chapter 23: Haunted House in the Republic of China (End) + Return
The reason why the strong wind just now only pushed Ning Hanqi back two steps was not because Xia Yingnuan showed mercy. With her rationality almost broken, she could not control her own strength at all. If Ning Hanqi was in her prime, she would have suffered serious injuries. However, her current strength was gradually dissipating as this copy became unstable.
Xia Yingnuan truly admired Ning Hanqi. She was able to sense people's lies, and from beginning to end she never felt a trace of falsehood in the other person's words.
Now that it has come to this, recalling the past, she found that everything had a traceable path.
"Those two veteran players suddenly advanced recklessly, forcing me to distract myself to deal with them. It was you who arranged this." Xia Yingnuan said in an affirmative tone.
"yes."
"...In the beginning, the old players planned to make you their son-in-law, and it was with your tacit consent."
"yes."
"With your intelligence, Xia Lao San should not be able to hurt you. Your target is that dagger." The only dagger that can pierce his body.
"yes."
Three consecutive "yes" made Xia Yingnuan laugh out loud. It was self-mockery and irony, but more of it was endless sadness. She died because of trusting others, and now she is dying for the same reason again. Should she say that she deserves it?
"They heard you were selling props and information, and they were afraid someone else would snatch it up, so they transferred the money to my account and asked me to finalize the deal with you first."
Inside the cafe, Ms. Lu had already reserved a private room on the second floor. She placed her ordinary-looking handbag on the table. It was a bit difficult for her to hold it, as it must be quite heavy.
Chang Yue... No, she should be called Chang Chujing now. I heard that her mother hoped that when she grew up she would not be like her rebellious and noisy sister, but would be a quiet and well-behaved child, so she gave her this name. But unfortunately, she was even more rebellious than her sister.
Chang Chujing ate the small cake that Ms. Lu ordered for her, and at the same time secretly stared at the bag that the teacher brought. There must be something important in it. The teacher held it in his arms all the way.
When Xia Yingnuan opened the bag, Chang Chujing leaned over to take a look.
It's all money!!!
Chang Chujing took a breath of cold air. She had never seen so much money in her life!
The family of a certain underage student was not particularly wealthy to begin with, and because she was a slacker in her studies, her parents simply stopped giving her pocket money. After entering the dungeon, she had no seniors to guide her, and had to rely entirely on herself to struggle through it. Occasionally, she would get a couple of useless props, but after selling them, she would immediately exchange them for useful ones. The money was given away before she could even warm it in her hands.
Seeing the bright red spot in her handbag, she couldn't help but shed tears.
But this scene looks... Chang Chujing glanced at the silent adults and the bag of money. If she left herself out, this would look like a scene of an illegal transaction!
After receiving the money, Xia Yingnuan took out the machete prop and placed it on the table. This made it look more like a scene in a movie.
The knife was obviously problematic. Not only was it stained with dried blood, but it also exuded an unpleasant, evil aura. The next second, a bone-chilling chill spread from her fingertips to her soul.
Danger!
Xia Yingnuan immediately withdrew her hand and took a step back, alarm bells ringing in her heart. It was a subconscious intuition, or maybe even a warning from the past!
By the way, the tour guide always calls the sea hare "Little Princess" or "Miss Yanyan", but he has never called the other person's sea hare by this nickname.
She immediately returned to Ning Hanqi without doing anything rash.
"Sister Xia? Sister Ning?" The "Sea Hare" outside the door muttered to himself, "Are they all away? How strange..."
"Forget it, I'll go back to the bar first. I don't know if Zhuang Zhuang can handle it alone at Sister Gao's place."
After saying that, the sound of "pattering" footsteps gradually faded away.
However, the feeling of danger did not dissipate. Xia Yingnuan could feel that something outside the house was still staring at this side. There were not many things that could make her feel dangerous. In addition to the sea god, there were other more terrifying things hidden here.
Xia Yingnuan quietly blocked out Ning Hanqi's breathing and heartbeat, making the movement in the room completely disappear, but the thing outside still existed, no, to be precise, it was everywhere.
Xia Yingnuan seemed to remember something. She moved her fingers and gently lifted a corner of the curtain.
Sure enough, it was foggy.
The "fog" on the sea represents danger. The monsters there come from this dangerous ocean. The sea area where the sea god lives is originally a place where evil spirits gather. The sea god is the most powerful individual, and there are also very powerful beings among other evil spirits, such as this "fog".
But it was somewhat beyond her expectation that the "thick fog" could directly affect the cabin. Could it be that the aisle is now full of "thick fog"?
Xia Yingnuan was also cautious and did not try to find out the situation in the aisle to avoid stepping into the monster's trap. At this time, she focused on playing it safe.
"Ding-ling-ling!"
Just when the room was extremely quiet, a shrill ringtone rang in the room. Xia Yingnuan frowned. The only phone that could call the guest room landline was the work phone on the cruise ship. Why would the staff call at this time?
etc!
Sea hare, make a phone call?
Isn't this what I was thinking just now? !
Xia Yingnuan suddenly realized something, and then she immediately emptied her mind and stopped thinking about any problems.
I don't know how long it took, the lights outside became clearer, the thick fog came and went away suddenly, and the monster in the fog only left two strange chuckles on the vast sea, as if its visit this time was just to say hello to the human players.
Tsk…
Another trouble.
After the monster in the fog left, the entire ship became quiet, and even the movements in the corner disappeared, as if they were taken away by the "thick fog".
The suffocating night gradually passed, and it was past five in the morning. The sun rose from the sea level. Today's morning was unusually sunny.
Seeing that Ning Hanqi was alive and even doing well, the tour guide's face twisted and it took him a long time to hold back his expression. Seeing his expression, Ning Hanqi even felt so good that he ate a few more bites of food.
The tour guide's face was pale with a hint of blue, and the other players weren't much better, including Sea Slug. She looked sleepy, probably because she couldn't sleep because of the news she heard yesterday. Zhuang Meng's face was even paler than Ning Hanqi's, but after looking at Ning Hanqi, she greeted him with a bright smile, and it seemed that she was fine.
There were 8 people present this morning, and one player was left in the cinema while Ning Hanqi was asleep.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, did you have a good rest last night..." The tour guide continued with his usual nonsense opening remarks, and few people listened carefully.
Zhuang Meng quietly asked Ning Hanqi, "How's your recovery? Can you stick with today's activities?"
"I'm much better now. There should be no problem today. But you don't look well. Did something happen there last night?" Ning Hanqi looked at Zhuang Meng carefully. The other party looked weak and looked like he had suffered a serious injury. He had big dark circles under his eyes and looked like he was about to die suddenly even more than Ning Hanqi.
Zhuang Meng chuckled and rolled up her sleeves. There was a hideous scar on her wrist, surrounded by a circle of thorn-like "tattoos". She was wearing short sleeves yesterday, and Ning Hanqi was sure that she didn't have this thing on her hand last night.
"New props?"
"Yes." Zhuang Meng nodded, as happy as a fox that had caught its prey. "It's worth it that I accompanied those drunkards to drink until they vomited blood. This is really good stuff."
Chang Chujing stopped eating dessert. With this thing in front of her, even the most delicious cake lost its flavor. To use an analogy that may not be very appropriate, she felt like she was chewing the brains of a corpse.
This is why Ms. Lu specifically booked a private room. Not to mention whether suddenly taking out a knife and slamming it on the table would cause panic, the impact this thing would have on ordinary people would be a big trouble.
Ms. Lu did not touch the machete rashly. She had heard of this prop before. Then she slapped back Chang Chujing's hand when she wanted to take it to study it.
"This is the machete prop from Sunshine Primary School. Don't touch it." Ms. Lu reminded.
This knife is somewhat famous on the forum. Chang Chujing, who has been hanging out on the forum for many years to collect various information, has heard of this prop that is cruel to the enemy and even more cruel to the holder.
Ms. Lu put on special leather gloves before picking up the knife.
"Confirmed, I'll put it away." Ms. Lu nodded after reading the game prop prompts and confirmed with Xia Yingnuan for the last time whether the other party agreed to sell it.
"Take it, take it." It's not a big deal or anything good anyway, there's no need to keep it.
There are usually two ways to sell props. One is to consign them, like Ning Hanqi did last time. This way, the price will be relatively high, and their organization will charge a certain handling fee. Or, like Xia Yingnuan, you can sell the props directly to their organization. Although the price will be lower, the money will be transferred quickly.
The waiter brought another ice cream. This was ordered by Ning Hanqi alone. Xia Yingnuan had just scared the girl so much that the ice cream flew out. She had to compensate her with two.
"The ice cream is too cold, be careful of catching a cold." Because the weather was cold, Xia Yingnuan was a little worried that Ning Hanqi's fragile body would not be able to eat such cold food.
"I'll just try it. The internet says this ice cream tastes great." Ning Hanqi looked at the ice cream that looked like a work of art and promised Xiang Xia Yingnuan that he would just try it, just a little bit.
That look is pitiful and cute, like a little animal begging for food. Can Xia Yingnuan resist it?
Of course she couldn't resist.
So I reluctantly let her eat three bites.
“…” Something is wrong, very wrong!
Chang Chujing felt that something was strange between Xia Yingnuan and Ning Hanqi. She still remembered the appearance of the dungeon boss, Miss Xia, when they finally left the dungeon. The anger that made her want to catch the three of them and tear them into pieces could not be faked. And after Miss Ning, the instigator of everything, took her away from the dungeon, was she really not angry?
And now it is no longer a question of whether they are angry or not. The atmosphere between the two is obviously ambiguous. Although Miss Xia's tone is cold, her concern cannot be hidden. And if she is not concerned, who would care whether she will catch a cold from eating ice cream!
Miss Ning ate ice cream and got some on the corner of her mouth, so Miss Xia naturally took out a napkin to wipe it for her.
Chang Chujing closed her eyes. She felt a flash of light in front of her that stung her eyes and hurt her eyes. The ice cream in the bowl also tasted like dog food.
Originally, Chang Chujing wouldn't think too much about it, but since she knew that the teacher was her sister's ex-girlfriend, she felt like she had opened the door to a new world and gained a new way of thinking.
These two people, oh no, it’s a human and a ghost... Is there something going on?
Chang Chujing was shocked by her own guess. This guess was a bit scary, but the two people in front of her were already more scary than each other. In fact, compared with the copy boss, the other Miss Ning who was wearing human skin but actually no one knew what she was might be more terrifying. It's just that Miss Ning looked too kind in normal times, so people always forgot the weirdness of her.
Chang Chujing has not forgotten the appearance of the family in the Republic of China copy. This matter is terrifying when you think about it carefully. Lu...Teacher cannot be unaware of it. Even if she was unreliable at that time, she is at least a reliable adult now. Even in the player forum, she has a certain reputation.
Chang Chu quietly glanced at the teacher, only to see her leisurely sipping coffee, seemingly not caring about what was happening opposite her at all.
Did she know or not? And even if she did...why did she bring me along when she went out to do business with these two?!
Ms. Lu noticed that the little girl was desperately trying to hint at her with her eyes, so she pushed her ice cream in front of her and said, "Eat it quickly."
That's not what she meant! Never mind, she understood. She guessed that the two of them had a tacit understanding of something, and she was just there to make up the story.
The bed in the hotel was right next to the window. Ning Hanqi sat back on the bed and opened the window a crack to let fresh air into the room. Although the air was still humid and hot, it was better than the suffocating feeling in the copy.
Although this is a remote suburb, it is bustling with people coming and going because there are a large number of migrant workers living here. It is also very lively and has a strong sense of life. Ning Hanqi leaned against the wall and watched the hurried pedestrians outside. There was a sense of alienation and indifference in his eyes that was incompatible with this world.
But when she set her eyes on the puppet in her hand, her expression immediately softened, and she finally found her home in this world.
While the soul sleeping in the puppet had not yet woken up, Ning Hanqi secretly gave it a kiss. After that... she might not have any chance to get close to Nuannuan in the short term.
"Boom..."
There were several muffled thunder sounds in the sky.
A child was shouting downstairs that it was raining, and the residents around were hurriedly collecting their clothes. Ning Hanqi closed the window to prevent the rain from coming in and wetting the quilt.
Just as she closed the window, she noticed a red shadow reflected in the glass.
Ning Hanqi felt dizzy and was pinned to the bed without any warning. The temperature in early autumn was still very high. The old lady had put only a thin layer of quilt on the bed, which hurt the back of her head when it hit her head, and it also aggravated her dizziness.
But she couldn't cry out in pain, because a pair of pale hands were tightly strangling her neck, and tears rolled down the corners of her eyes, like a dying swan.
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