Chapter 187 Ferryman Dungeon (10)
The eyes of the paper figures are painted to look like all living beings, no, to be more precise, they are the faces of all evil people. Although there are different negative emotions such as hatred and jealousy in those eyes, greed is still the underlying factor. No wonder the people who made these paper figures had to cover their eyes with ghost money, using money to cover their eyes. Perhaps this is the only way to make the paper figures obedient.
They were just a bunch of paper people. Xia Yingnuan asked Ning Hanqi whether they should throw them into the water. Paper people were definitely afraid of water. The effect would probably be better than the ghost general last night.
Ning Hanqi shook his head and said silently in his heart: "No need."
Just as they said two sentences, the positions of the paper figures changed slightly again, and they actually moved a little closer. The most important thing was that they raised their hands slightly, as if they wanted to grab Ning Hanqi, or as if they wanted to push her into the water.
The paper figures with the most ferocious looks were standing in the front. Ning Hanqi took out the reward money given by the ghost soldiers last night, dipped it in some water on the side of the boat, and stuck it on the forehead of one of the paper figures. Then he grabbed its two hands and twisted them above its forehead, using the paper figure's hands to hold the money to prevent the wind from blowing the paper money away again.
The position of the eyes of all the paper figures changed. They all stared at the money in Ning Hanqi's hand. When their attention was attracted by the money, it became easier for Ning Hanqi to handle it. After a while, the paper figures stood at the stern with their hands on their foreheads in a strange posture. Xia Yingnuan laughed out loud.
Ten summers ago, she questioned Song Qinuan, asking why she liked a scumbag and why she gave up her dignity for that scumbag. Their 20-summer friendship was only exchanged for ruthless betrayal.
At that time, the other party didn't explain anything. After being slapped by me, he still smiled heartlessly, like a bastard.
Perhaps to save face, she has never been willing to face her true feelings in the past ten summers.
Ten summers later, that scumbag told me that Song Qi Nuan liked me...
He said that on that night when he "encountered a ghost", Song Qinuan's ghost also appeared for her. Even after death, Song Qinuan still wanted to protect herself...
She had a splitting headache and could hardly tell what the other person said was true and what was false.
"Song...Qinuan..."
In a trance, Ning Hanqi seemed to hear someone's cell phone ringing. After a while, the ringing sounded again, and she realized that it was her own cell phone.
The caller ID showed that it was Dr. He Zhou. He usually wouldn't contact Ning Hanqi unless there was an emergency with his sister. Ning Hanqi answered the phone, and the voice from the other end was that He Zhou was panicking and sounded like he was about to cry.
"I, I, I, something's wrong, it's not... something happened to classmate Guo, she..." The scene looked quite weird. Ning Hanqi still felt that it would be better if Sister Yang ignored him.
But soon Sister Yang didn't have much time to stay here, because dinner was about to start in more than ten minutes and some guests had already arrived early.
When the huge crowd came over, the people standing at the door seemed to see the scene of zombies attacking. In fact, Ning Hanqi suspected that this group of guests were actually charred corpses covered with fake skin. When they approached, she could smell a strong burnt odor.
But players are absolutely not allowed to show disgust to customers. No matter how disgusted they feel, they can only smile.
And there was something very strange. Ning Hanqi glanced at the pillar next to her that was polished to a shine. A vague reflection could be seen on it. Ning Hanqi could vaguely see the firelight and ghost shadows from it, but she could not see the shadow of the guest.
Ning Hanqi suspected that what were reflected in these places were not just shadows, but souls. These charred corpses had no souls, so they would not appear in the reflections, and their expressions were also very stiff, like zombies.
And their true souls...maybe they are the ghosts wailing in the reflected sea of fire?
Ning Hanqi stared at the guests while paying attention to the reflection on the wall.
When the meal starts, the guests rush in as soon as the door opens. Some "people" are in a hurry to squeeze in, as if they will not be able to eat if they are a step slower. Of course, there are always people who try to take advantage of the situation.
But its cleverness was no match for Xia Yingnuan. Thinking of going in for a free meal? Fate would have been caught by the scruff of its neck before it even stepped through the door. They were weak ghosts after all. After absorbing some of the "food" given by the Sea God, Xia Yingnuan's strength had recovered a lot, and it was still that uncontaminated strength, completely under her control.
Those "people" who wanted to take advantage of the situation were locked by a powerful force and dared not move at all. They didn't know where the strange and powerful ghost was. They only knew that if they moved a little, the other party would tear their souls apart.
These "people" were screened out one by one. Although there were still many guests left, Ning Hanqi collected all the meal coupons with the help of the foreman and Sister Yang. The supervisor stood in the restaurant and looked at them with a gloomy look. Because he didn't find any fault, he could only vent his anger on the employees in the restaurant who were not very agile.
At the same time, the flow of "people" at the door gradually decreased, and it was not as crowded as at the beginning. A thin girl stood on tiptoe to look inside, probably observing the dishes. As a result, a "person" behind her was walking faster and accidentally bumped into her.
"Hey!" The girl staggered two steps and bumped into the reception desk. The guest who bumped into her handed in his meal ticket and walked in without even looking back.
"What's wrong with this guy? He doesn't look at the road!" The girl rubbed her hurt arm and muttered in complaint.
Ning Hanqi, who was standing behind the reception desk, reached out to support the girl. After hearing her words, Ning Hanqi immediately realized that this girl was much more lively than other guests. She glanced at the pillar next to her, and sure enough, there was the girl's reflection on the pillar.
Found it, a special guest.
Ning Hanqi smiled even more deeply, and the girls who were hit by her beauty were a little embarrassed.
"Hello, would you like to eat?"
The girl was distracted at first, but when Ning Hanqi asked her again, she quickly said, "Yes, yes, I want to see what dishes are on the buffet today."
The buffet menu was arranged by Ning Hanqi. She has a good memory and can even do two things at the same time: collect meal tickets and announce the names of dishes.
"If you don't like these dishes, you can still order food from the Western and Chinese restaurants. You can also place an order on your mobile phone and we will deliver the food to your room."
"Oh, okay, then I'll have a meal here today." The girl took out her meal coupon and handed it to Ning Hanqi. The name of the conference was printed on the front of the coupon, which made it easier to distinguish when checking out.
Ning Hanqi remembered the name and quietly signaled Xia Yingnuan to help keep an eye on the girl's whereabouts.
This conference team will stay in the hotel for a long time, and it seems that they will leave on the 19th. The fire broke out on the night of the 16th. Judging from the time, most of the people in this team died, and their souls were left in the fire forever.
But this girl is an exception.
Ning Hanqi still needs to continue testing whether she is a special ghost or one of the survivors who escaped by chance. If it is the latter, she may have the opportunity to leave the hotel.
Ning Hanqi was stunned for a moment, and an inexplicable fear overwhelmed her. She stood up suddenly, and the dizziness caused by low blood sugar made her stagger two steps.
"What are you talking about! I'm not dead yet! Don't say things that will lead to misunderstandings!" He Zhou's phone seemed to have been snatched away by someone. The girl's anxious and crisp voice came through the phone, "Mr. Ning, don't listen to his nonsense. I'm fine!"
It seems that the truck driver who wanted to kill her was not in a good condition. She was hit and fell into the deformed driver's seat, which was a bloody mess. Of course, Xia Yingnuan didn't dare to tell Ning Hanqi this, for fear that she would have a nightmare again at night.
This Shanluo sanatorium is located in the suburbs, with almost no people around. The environment quality is excellent. There is a very wide road outside the house, and there are few vehicles passing by.
However, today when Xia Yingnuan walked out the door, a large truck came speeding towards her. She stood still and prepared to let the truck pass first. However, when the truck was about to approach her, it suddenly turned the steering wheel and crashed straight into her without any sign of braking!
If the driver wasn't taking drugs, it would be obvious that he wanted to kill himself.
Xia Yingnuan's reaction speed was beyond ordinary people. After discovering the abnormality of the truck, she quickly rolled forward and narrowly avoided the truck.
The truck seemed to be determined to die together with Xia Yingnuan, so the accelerator was pressed to the bottom. So after realizing that it did not hit Xia Yingnuan, it was too late to change direction.
The truck crashed straight into the wall of Shanluo Sanatorium with a loud roar. He Zhou had just sent Xia Yingnuan out the door and lowered his head to send a message when the accident happened. The truck's body blocked his sight, so he couldn't see Xia Yingnuan escape in time. But according to common sense, no normal person should be able to avoid it at such a fast speed.
Dr. He's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground and fainted.
"Doctor He? Doctor He!" Xia Yingnuan, who had walked around the truck, picked up a tall and strong man like a chicken. "Come back to your senses. Don't be afraid. I wasn't hit!"
He stared blankly at the unharmed Xia Yingnuan. After a few seconds of being stunned, he almost jumped up in excitement, "You, you're okay, that's great! God bless! Ning Hanqi won't be a widow anymore!"
"Bah, bah, bah! Don't talk nonsense! Ning Hanqi and I are innocent, and...she's not even married, so why is she still a widow?" Xia Yingnuan shook the doctor being carried and said with some disdain, "Can you stand on your own? Although it's not difficult for me to carry you, Uncle Warm is coming over. Do you still want to maintain your image?"
That's a must! Dr. He stood up immediately, but his legs were still a little weak and he couldn't move.
Bao Nuan, the sanatorium's security guard, rushed out. Xia Yingnuan greeted him and He Zhou, then followed him to check on the driver.
"System, go check if the driver is still alive?"
【……】
"System?" Xia Yingnuan, who didn't get a response from the system, realized that the little delicate flower had been frightened and fainted.
"..." She almost forgot that the system was sensitive to blood, and now it crashed again as expected.
...How did such a weird system get out of the factory? Doesn't the main system have quality control? Bad review! Must give a bad review!
Xia Yingnuan sighed. She took a look at the deformed interior of the car from outside the warm enclosure. She could vaguely see that the driver's chest was slightly deformed from the collision. It was probably beyond saving.
Someone wants to kill him, hmm... I guess it's the male protagonist? After all, Guo Yuzhen hasn't offended anyone before. He was the only one who revealed Yingdao's murder to the male protagonist. To keep his mouth shut, he has hired someone to kill people before.
Can't help it so soon? It seems that these ten summers in prison have not made him more stable.
It's a pity, I gave you the opportunity, but you didn't make it.
Xia Yingnuan snorted lightly. If she didn't kill me this time, it would be her turn to fight back in the next class.
She quietly left the crowd and returned to the door. At this moment, she heard Dr. He calling Ning Hanqi. His tongue was hardly straight, and he stammered a string of unclear words that could easily be misunderstood. Xia Yingnuan was so anxious that she snatched his phone and explained for him.
There was no sound on the other end of the phone for a long time, so long that Xia Yingnuan thought the other party had hung up, then Ning Hanqi's seemingly weak voice came.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm alive and well!" If Ning Hanqi were here, Xia Yingnuan might be able to show her some parkour on the spot.
"No need to pick me up, I can go back by myself, really..." Xia Yingnuan was choked back by the other party's extremely serious voice before she could finish her words.
"I'm here to pick you up. Don't run around there! Give the phone to He Zhou."
Since coming back to this world, Ning Hanqi has never spoken to Xia Yingnuan in such a fierce tone. The child was stunned by the tone and subconsciously returned the phone to Dr. He.
He Zhou had recovered by then and took the phone and explained to Ning Hanqi.
"Okay, okay! I'll keep an eye on her. It was so scary just now. Drive slower." He Zhou gave a few instructions before hanging up the phone. Then he looked at Xia Yingnuan, who was staring at him blankly, and said, "Don't even think about running away. Your boss Ning told me to keep an eye on you."
"If I don't want to run, then I won't run..." Xia Yingnuan muttered, then found a shady place to squat.
He Zhou also squatted beside her, chatting with her from time to time. After a while, various horns were heard at the entrance of the sanatorium, and the truck driver was carried down, but unfortunately he had no vital signs.
"I think there's something wrong with this truck." After squatting on the ground and enjoying the breeze for a while, He Zhou's thoughts gradually became clearer, and then he finally discovered what he had just felt was wrong.
The truck didn't turn the steering wheel or apply the brakes, as if it was going to hit the girl to death!
Oh shit!
He Zhou cursed in his heart. This is murder! How dare they do this in public? Who on earth is so bold?!
Not long after, the sound of a car braking suddenly was heard outside the gate, and then the car door was slammed shut, and hurried footsteps gradually approached.
Before he could see who was coming, the little girl next to him suddenly stood up and took a few steps forward, her steps looking somewhat cheerful.
"Mr. Ning!" Xia Yingnuan had just called out the name when she was suddenly hugged by the man.
Such a close distance made Xia Yingnuan inexplicably nervous. Her hands froze in mid-air, not knowing where to put them. Finally, she carefully grabbed the corner of Ning Hanqi's clothes and said, "I'm fine, don't be nervous."
Ning Hanqi's eyes still showed traces of redness. "Are you really not hurt? Don't lie!"
"I dare not, I dare not!" Xia Yingnuan, who was not nervous at all when passing by a large truck, wished she could shrink into a quail.
"Ahem..." Ning Hanqi didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief until he saw with his own eyes that the little girl was fine. His tense nerves relaxed at once, and a feeling of fatigue came over him.
"What's wrong with you?" Xia Yingnuan hurriedly supported her, then took out a strawberry-flavored candy from her pocket and fed it to Ning Hanqi.
Ning Hanqi shook his head and just held Xia Yingnuan's hand tightly.
"Did you stay up late again? Haven't you eaten yet? Are you having hypoglycemia?!"
The little girl's mumbling was still as lively as before.
Ning Hanqi raised his hand and touched the little girl's head. Looking at her gradually puffed-up cheeks, he felt as if the frozen blood in his body began to flow again.
Someone was behind the scenes, planning a car accident to harm her.
Then you have to let the other person die first!
Xia Yingnuan's hairs stood on end. At that moment, she felt an extremely dangerous aura coming from Ning Hanqi.
"Go get some snacks from He Zhou's place. I'll talk to the police and then I'll take you home."
Ning Hanqi didn't seem that nervous and even smiled at her with a gentle look, but Xia Yingnuan always felt something was wrong.
There was a feeling of a sixth sense setting off an alarm in her mind.
Ning Hanqi is a villain who single-handedly pushed the world towards destruction. Xia Yingnuan has never forgotten that this person will go completely crazy at some point, and the reason why she becomes like this is still a mystery.
Looking at the other person's back as he went to find the police, Xia Yingnuan felt uneasy. She always felt that Ning Hanqi was in danger when she was not around.
"System! Have you turned on the system?" Not getting a response, Xia Yingnuan thought about Long Chendong, and then raised her desire to kill the male protagonist to the extreme.
[Host, host, calm down! ! ! !] With the roar of the alarm, the system was forced to boot up.
"I'm calm." Xia Yingnuan's mood immediately returned to normal. "Do you know where Ning Hanqi met with whom just now?"
[I didn't put a GPS on the villain, GPS devices are very expensive QAQ.] The only one is still on the hero.
Xia Yingnuan sighed. As expected, the system still couldn't be relied upon.
Forget it, there’s no point in thinking so many fancy things, it’s better to solve the problem directly from the source.
Her plan will take some time, but as long as it is accomplished, no one in this world will be able to threaten Ning Hanqi anymore.
Main system, remember to catch my little surprise for you~
"What did the ghost bride say just now? You don't look well." The red spider lilies by the river gradually disappeared, and there was no trace of evil ghosts in the river. They should have left the underworld, but before the boat actually docked, Xia Yingnuan couldn't be careless, but she found that Ning Hanqi's face was always bad.
"It's not about the ghost bride. I just heard something about the Ghost Gate from the voices of those evil ghosts. Don't look back. Those evil ghosts who let the secret slip have been dealt with." Ning Hanqi stopped Xia Yingnuan from trying to find those evil ghosts. Those guys would definitely not be found, and even if the remaining evil ghosts knew something, they would definitely not be able to say it out loud.
"Ghost Gate?" Xia Yingnuan recalled for a moment. She didn't seem to have seen anything about the Ghost Gate in this copy, but in her impression, when the Ghost Gate opened, some ghost kings imprisoned in the underworld would also be ready to move. At that time, it would be more dangerous near the Ghost Gate.
"When the Ghost Gate opens, there will be changes in the space between the two worlds. I can detect it in advance. If you are afraid of trouble, we can avoid it." Not to mention rushing directly into the underworld from the Ghost Gate, at least it should be no problem for him to take Ning Hanqi with him to avoid danger.
Ning Hanqi shook his head and said in a slightly serious tone, "I'm just wondering if the opening of the Ghost Gate this time is related to the dungeon boss that has never appeared before. Perhaps the core of this dungeon is behind the Ghost Gate."
But just like Nuannuan said, if the remains of the gods are not here, then no matter what comes out of the ghost gate this time, as long as it can avoid conflict, just avoid it a little. There is no need to consume too much energy before the critical moment comes.
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