Chapter 7 Haunted Houses in the Republic of China (Part 7)
The next morning at 6:00, the game came to tell the time on time again.
The players were lucky last night, and none of the remaining six died.
Xia Yingnuan opened her eyes. She had become a ghost and did not need to sleep. The reason she was still lying in bed was perhaps... out of mischievous interest, she wanted to see what Ning Hanqi's reaction would be when he woke up and found a ghost lying next to him?
The game's punctual time is recorded in the player's mind, and even the deepest sleeper can be awakened by it.
Xia Yingnuan found that Ning Hanqi moved, but did not open her eyes. She groped and touched her own cold hand, then stretched out her arms to hug her. Not minding that she was cold all over, she buried her head in her arms, as if she was going to take another nap.
Which player could sleep so soundly while hugging a ghost in a game? Was it because of the game's protection measures for new players? Was she sure she couldn't kill her?
Xia Yingnuan looked at her sleeping so soundly, and thought of her own sleepless nights for countless years. She suddenly felt a little "jealous", so she reached out and pinched Ning Hanqi's nose, deliberately waking her up.
Ning Hanqi had to open his sleepy eyes and looked at Xia Yingnuan aggrievedly, as if silently asking why she didn't let him take a nap.
Even Xia Yingnuan's non-existent sense of guilt seemed to be moved, but only moved for a moment, and then she persevered in making trouble.
"Get up."
Hearing Xia Yingnuan's voice, Ning Hanqi rubbed her eyes and sat up. The two little girls who had followed the housekeeper brought toiletries. Ning Hanqi only then realized that her arm didn't seem to hurt much. She untied the bandage and saw that the wound had healed and only a shallow scar was left.
Injuries sustained in the game will not affect real life. Even if you only have one breath left, you can recover immediately as long as you successfully leave the game instance. However, this injury is real during the seven days in the game, and it will be more troublesome if it causes inflammation or something.
The wound couldn't have healed on its own. It must have been Xia Yingnuan who did something.
"Thank you." Ning Hanqi looked at Xia Yingnuan and said thank you softly.
"A verbal thank you is not enough~" Xia Yingnuan is not the kind of person who does good things without expecting anything in return. She held her chin and waited for Ning Hanqi to repay her.
Ning Hanqi thought about it and realized that he couldn't find anything to give as a gift. Even if he did, Xia Yingnuan might not like it.
unless……
For ghosts, part of a human is also a good gift. Xia Yingnuan does not have this habit, but everything about Ning Hanqi inexplicably makes her like him.
She was just about to give the young lady a "hint" when she thought she was the first to approach her and asked seriously, "Do you hate being kissed on the face?"
Xia Yingnuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "If it were someone else, I would tear their mouths apart, but if it were you..."
"Of course my little lady can kiss you."
Before Xia Yingnuan finished speaking, Ning Hanqi suddenly approached.
She smelled a faint fragrance, followed by a soft touch on her face.
"This is...interest, I guess. I don't have anything good to give you right now, but I'll definitely make it up to you later." Ning Hanqi's shy and timid look made it hard to tell whether she did it on purpose.
As a ghost, Xia Yingnuan is very sensitive to human scent. Even if she touches and leaves, she always feels the faint fragrance from Ning Hanqi surrounding her for a long time.
Even she was stunned for a moment.
Just as she had just said, she did not hate Ning Hanqi's closeness. On the contrary, when she examined her heart now, Xia Yingnuan could feel the fluctuations that she did not want to admit.
Am I... being teased?
Xia Yingnuan finally recovered from her shock and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. It seemed that bold was not enough to describe her as the young lady, but there was nothing she could do, because she liked him.
Compared to gifts, she now looks forward to the interest more.
"Then I look forward to your gift." Xia Yingnuan smiled with her eyebrows curved.
Ning Hanqi responded, then said, "I have something to go out for a while and will be back soon."
"Go." Xia Yingnuan just nodded in agreement, but stopped Ning Hanqi when she was about to go out.
"Hanqi, is this interest just for me?" The ghost bride was very greedy. She hoped that her young wife could give her the answer she wanted.
She heard the young lady's shy "hmm," without a hint of a lie.
Xia Yingnuan is in a great mood today.
However, her good mood was soon burst like a bubble.
It was not because of anything else, but because her good wife, who had complained to him in a delicate voice last night that he did not accompany her, went to look for the two players who were transferred to her yard early in the morning after dinner. The younger one was out, leaving only the older one.
Oh, it's her again.
I forgot to look for this guy because Ning Hanqi was hurt by that bitch last night.
Was it that the companion whose body appeared at the door wasn't tragic enough, or was it that my warning was too subtle? As soon as the door opened, I wanted to pounce on him, and I didn't want to have claws anymore, right?
And that Ning Hanqi, who was coaxing me with sweet words just a few minutes ago, has gone to find another woman in just a short time. Haha, it turns out that the more beautiful a woman is, the less you can believe what she says.
Xia Yingnuan didn't know what she was angry about, but she was very unhappy.
Fortunately, Ning Hanqi dodged when the deer pounced on her, so that the person who pounced on her almost had a close contact with the ground again. Ning Hanqi did not watch her fall cruelly, but just grabbed the back of the deer's collar from a distance as if afraid of being infected with the virus.
The little deer felt like he was almost strangled to death by his own collar.
She almost fell face first onto the ground and didn't notice that the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed a little.
The little deer, surrounded by danger, struggled to stand up. Even if she was stupid, she could sense that Ning Hanqi was deliberately avoiding her.
Xiaolu became panicked, thinking that he had done something to make Ning Hanqi angry.
What she was thinking was written all over her face, so Ning Hanqi could only give her a slight hint, intending to let her know that it would be dangerous to get close to him, and that the reason was his own, not hers.
But Xiaolu might not be suitable for subtle hints. It took him a long time to understand that he had misinterpreted Ning Hanqi's meaning. He probably felt that Ning Hanqi was being coerced by the dungeon boss, and tears suddenly came out.
Seeing that she might make some dangerous remarks, Ning Hanqi made a gesture to silence her.
The little deer listened to the advice obediently and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"There was something wrong with the time we perceived last night. Did you return to the room before dark?" Ning Hanqi asked.
Xiaolu was so moved that she was about to cry uncontrollably. Her situation was obviously more dangerous, but Sister Ning still cared about her. What a good person!
"I was lucky last night because the wound on my leg suddenly hurt a lot, so I came back early." Xiaolu was still scared when she thought about what happened last night. It was also thanks to Chang Yue who covered for her and allowed her to come back early. Otherwise, with her half-lame leg, she would definitely be the last one to be fed to the ghosts if she ran.
"But Chang Yue seemed to have encountered something. When she came back last night, she looked very bad. She barely ate dinner and asked me to..."
Xiaolu suddenly showed a look of sudden enlightenment, "No wonder she asked me to stay away from you, it turns out she had already discovered that, that... who had set their sights on you."
When talking about that person, Xiaolu deliberately lowered his voice, even though his every move was being watched by the big boss.
"She... asked you to stay away from me?" Ning Hanqi's gentle tone rose slightly.
Xiaolu didn't realize that she had betrayed her roommate with just one sentence. She nodded very honestly and said, "I thought it was a bit strange yesterday. Sister Ning, you are such a good person, why did she say that? If she hadn't helped me yesterday, I would definitely ignore her!"
"Now it seems like I misunderstood her... So embarrassing, so embarrassing. Fortunately, I didn't ask those questions yesterday." Xiaolu tapped her toes on the ground in embarrassment. If she was given some time, maybe she could tap out another Xia Mansion.
Ning Hanqi's lips curled up slightly, an imperceptible arc. "Unexpected situations may often occur at night these days. You and Chang Yue should be careful and try to stay away from the other two old players."
"Sister Ning, you've discovered it too, right? Those two old players don't seem to be good people. I suspected they did something when you drew lots that time. Brother Li had threatened the guy named Zhao before, but he died on the first day with those two old players. I don't believe it!" Xiaolu stomped her feet angrily, and ended up pulling her wound, causing her to gasp in pain.
"hiss……"
"What bad luck! Mercury must be in retrograde mode lately. If I could go out, I would definitely go and pray."
If she could return alive...
The deer became even sadder when he thought of this. Even if he went back alive, there would be the next copy, and the next copy... He didn't know when it would end.
She sniffed, then said to Ning Hanqi, "Sister Ning, you have to be careful too. In fact, you're the one in the most danger among us. The boss in this dungeon we're in is... very dangerous. Chang Yue said that even with the protection of newbies, the wipe rate for newbies in this dungeon is still among the highest."
"Don't worry too much. As long as you don't trigger the prohibitions of this copy, the probability of survival is still very high." Ning Hanqi comforted her.
"Well, Chang Yue also told me that she has a very bad temper despite her young age. I felt much better after she scolded me last night." Xiaolu finally smiled with his teeth bared.
"Oh, by the way, Chang Yue discovered a strange old woman yesterday. She knew a lot of strange things and was a little crazy. But she didn't have enough time yesterday to find out more information. Sister Ning, do you want to come with us?"
"If you come, you can stop Mrs. Wang. She is so annoying. Every time when we are about to ask the key questions, she always jumps out to cause trouble for us!" Xiaolu was almost angry.
"Okay." Ning Hanqi agreed, "But you have to wait for me for a while."
"OK!"
As for why we have to wait a while, you will know by looking at the dark clouds above our heads that have not completely dissipated.
When she returned to the main house, the moment she opened the door, she saw Xia Yingnuan sitting on a chair, looking at her with her chin down. Although her name contained the word "Nuan", she was as cold as ice all over. Seeing that Ning Hanqi had finally finished talking with the other girl, she snorted coldly.
"The young lady has a very close relationship with the maid she brought from home? Shouldn't I have been more discerning and promoted that maid to be a concubine sooner?"
Her voice was full of unhappiness.
The chair Xia Yingnuan was sitting on was big enough, so Ning Hanqi sat right next to her and carefully stroked the fur of this evil spirit. If she wasn't appeased now, this person would turn the entire house upside down tonight.
"How can there be such a thing as deep feelings? I don't know her well." Ning Hanqi almost raised three fingers to swear.
"Oh? Not familiar with her? But I see that Madam cares about her more than anyone else." Xia Yingnuan's tone already revealed a dangerous omen.
"Nonsense." Ning Hanqi seemed to be completely unaware of the danger, like a clingy and docile ragdoll cat rubbing against its owner's arms.
"The reason why I pay more attention to her..."
She leaned close to Xia Yingnuan's ear and whispered something.
The air was slightly stagnant for a moment. Even though Xia Yingnuan had thought of many reasons that Ning Hanqi might quibble with, she had never thought of this.
"She... owes you money? A lot?"
If we don’t keep a closer eye on the debtors, will no one be able to pay us back when we return?
Although the young lady had an air of nobility, from what she said it seemed that her family was in trouble. Xia Yingnuan caressed her long hair lovingly, which was a refreshing and unworldly reason that could immediately calm her down.
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