Chapter 21: Haunted House in the Republic of China (Twenty-one)
Ning Hanqi, who was originally sewing some patterns on the puppet's skirt, found that it suddenly got dark. The normal time should be between 3 and 4 pm. She took out her cross pocket watch and set the time to 18:00.
This time the time was really adjusted, and the span was very large, unlike last time when the player's perception was just blurred. Generally speaking, the error of the latter would be within an hour, and the former... should not have been done by Nuannuan.
Ning Hanqi placed the puppet on the bed, then lit a candle and walked out. She smelled a faint smell of blood in the air.
Something happened.
She immediately picked up the umbrella next to her and rushed out.
The location where Xia Yingnuan was located was easy to find. There, yin energy was surging and blood mist was everywhere. The light of the red moon shone through the dark clouds, reflecting the situation there clearly.
"..." The woman in the red dress stood alone in the pool of blood. She didn't look very well. The scarlet liquid flowed over her ankles. The corpse of a rat was faintly visible in the blood. She sacrificed her teammates to escape. Only ruins were left around her. There were deep claw marks on the walls that barely did not collapse.
Xia Yingnuan is very concerned about her image, but now her power is somewhat out of control, and she can't even maintain her half-ghost state.
The music of the circus clown still affects her. Even though the prop has been crushed by her, she didn't expect it to have such a big impact on her mood. Until now, the negative emotions in her heart are still pouring out. She knows that she has to control her emotions. Letting it go will only allow the game to further pollute her reason, but it is very difficult to do so.
“Da da da…”
The ghost's tortured soul became more sensitive, and she noticed it almost as soon as Ning Hanqi ran out of the door and ran over here.
"Don't come over!" Her scarlet eyes seemed to be able to bleed at any time. Even though her inner desire for destruction reached its peak, she still remembered that she could not hurt Ning Hanqi.
She raised her hands to cover her face, not wanting Ning Hanqi to see her current appearance.
"Go back and rest. It might not be dawn until tomorrow night. Keep an eye on the time. I'll have them prepare three meals a day for you. I'll send you off tomorrow night. I...may have to be away for a while."
Xia Yingnuan felt that Ning Hanqi would definitely understand, but her young wife sometimes became so willful that she couldn't handle it.
She was clearly told to stay away, but the other party's footsteps only paused for a moment before approaching at a faster speed. Xia Yingnuan was afraid that she would accidentally hurt Ning Hanqi, so she kept controlling her strength and couldn't do anything else, so she was approached by her human wife.
Ning Hanqi took away her hand that was covering her face. Xia Yingnuan was a little confused, but the next second she knew what her young lady wanted to do... She came over and kissed her!
This time it wasn't the cheek, but the ambiguous corner of the mouth.
The dungeon boss that so many players were afraid of stood there blankly, not coming to his senses for a long time.
Instead, Ning Hanqi hugged her, stroked her back and told her not to think about anything else and calm down.
Perhaps her gentle words really had magic. The various negative emotions in Xia Yingnuan's mind were gradually replaced by Ning Hanqi's voice, and the ghostly characteristics faded away unconsciously.
The strange phenomenon disappeared, and the courtyard of the Xia Mansion returned to its dead silence.
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The main house of the five-courtyard complex.
Xia Yingnuan lay in Ning Hanqi's arms like an emo kid who had lost a fight. She felt a little embarrassed, but more importantly, she discovered that the fundamental reason why she was affected by the clown's props was that she had entered a stage of accelerated loss of control. The clown's music was just the fuse. In the game's joking words, the "shelf life" of her copy had expired.
"I'll send you away tomorrow night. Be careful when you're out in the future. Forget about giving the props this time to that little girl. Don't be so generous in the future. Keep some life-saving cards for yourself, okay?" This incident made Xia Yingnuan determined to send Ning Hanqi away, but she always had some words to tell him before leaving. After all, if she didn't say it now, she might not have the chance in the future. She couldn't help but want to say more, so the more she listened, the more it sounded like her last words.
Ning Hanqi didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and gently stroked Xia Yingnuan's soft long hair.
Xia Yingnuan used a little bit of her strength to heal the wound on Ning Hanqi's finger.
"I originally wanted to get these two people's items for you, but I found that their negative effects far outweigh their life-saving benefits. The risk is too great for you to use, so I destroyed them. In the future, you must remember not to randomly collect any items. Items with uncontrollable side effects are like time bombs. The same is true for the players you encounter. Most of these players have been psychologically disturbed by the game. To survive, they may be more dangerous than ghosts. There are advantages to being alone..."
Xia Yingnuan talked a lot, and Ning Hanqi listened quietly, responding from time to time. Until she could not think of what to say for the time being, Ning Hanqi placed the little puppet beside the pillow in front of Xia Yingnuan and shook it.
Xia Yingnuan's eyes lit up when she saw the little Q-version puppet that looked quite like herself. "You have really skillful hands."
After receiving the gift she had been looking forward to for a long time, Xia Yingnuan's mood immediately improved a lot. She turned around and was about to praise Ning Hanqi, but when she saw the other's lips that had lost some color, she froze slightly, and then turned her head away silently.
She didn't ask Ning Hanqi why he kissed her just now, or she deliberately avoided the topic. There is no possibility between humans and ghosts, and it would be good for everyone to cut off the thoughts.
"As long as you like it." Ning Hanqi's eyes were filled with a hint of worry. She asked softly, "Do you want to rest for a while? I'll stay with you."
"I haven't needed to rest for a long time." In her memory, she hasn't closed her eyes and fallen asleep for more than a hundred years. Xia Yingnuan felt that her increasingly irritable temper might be related to this.
"You can try to take a break and relax."
Xia Yingnuan chuckled. Who would dare let a ghost sleep in their arms? This was probably her first and last novel experience. As for the player who ran away, there was no need to worry for the time being. After all, even if he escaped temporarily, he couldn't leave this dungeon.
Although Xia Yingnuan didn't think she could sleep, she followed Ning Hanqi's instructions and closed her eyes to rest for a while. However, she didn't know whether it was because the human body temperature was too warm, or the faint fragrance was too tempting, but before she knew it, her consciousness fell into darkness...
The candlelight flickered, providing a warm light for the quiet room.
Ning Hanqi's gentle expression gradually became a little sad. She gently stroked Xia Yingnuan's slightly frowned brow, then lowered her head and kissed her on the lips.
Have some rest, it will be over soon.
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