Chapter 3 Haunted Houses in the Republic of China (Part 3)
"Huh?"
In the night, a cold hand gently pinched Miss Ning's face. "It's getting hotter and hotter. Is my wife so shy so easily?"
Her fingers gently brushed across Miss Ning's eyes, but accidentally touched a wet tear mark.
The ghost bride's hand paused slightly.
“Hula…”
The two wedding candles next to them were re-lit, and a figure in a red wedding dress appeared beside Miss Ning. She gently lifted Miss Ning's chin and looked at her face carefully.
"What a beauty."
The beauty under the candlelight added a touch of flavor. The beauty's tears looked like peach blossoms wet by rain, weak and delicate. She looked at herself in a daze, her expression broken.
Um……
It seemed familiar, but it must have been her illusion.
Or maybe all the beautiful women are familiar to her?
"Madam, do I look scary?" The bride's tone was a little aggrieved. Her cold hand caressed Miss Ning's delicate neck, intentionally or unintentionally. "Did I scare you to tears?"
Miss Ning shook her head gently, her eyes, which were shimmering with tears, curved slightly, revealing a beautiful smile that stunned the ghost bride.
"You are beautiful."
Well, certainly not scary.
Ning Hanqi lowered his eyes slightly, as if he was shy about what he had just said and didn't dare to look her in the eye.
The ghost bride in phoenix coronet and bridal robe does not look deathly like other ghosts. On the contrary, she is as beautiful as a living person, with eyebrows like emerald feathers and red lips. Her fiery red wedding dress makes her look like a rose in bud. The ghost bride is a beauty who is no less beautiful than Miss Ning. Except that her face is paler than that of normal people, how can you tell that she is a ghost?
The ghost bride narrowed her eyes slightly. She noticed the red mark on Miss Ning's face that had not yet disappeared. This should have been caused by that ignorant thing. Did she accidentally pinch it here too?
"So the housekeeper pinched you and hurt you?"
The burning candle made a crackling sound. The noisy ghost outside had long disappeared, and the room was eerily quiet.
"Yeah." She responded softly, and the weak voice quickly dissipated in the air. If you didn't listen carefully, you would think it was an illusion.
She said "hmm" in a wronged tone, as if she was acting coquettishly with herself.
The Ghost Bride has been the owner of this game copy for so many years, but this is the first time she has had such a novel experience.
She was so amused that she giggled. It was the first time she had seen such a bold newcomer, but to be fair, she didn't hate him. His pitiful look was really lovable.
She raised her hand and gently stroked Miss Ning's red face.
That guy was really strong, she didn't even dare to pinch it hard, but the marks he left haven't disappeared yet. It was such a perfect face, it made her feel sad just looking at it.
"I'll peel his skin off to help you vent your anger, okay?" The ghost bride's tone was as if she was carefully coaxing a treasure in her hands.
However, you cannot believe a single word the evil ghost says, otherwise you will be trapped in such a language trap and become a lonely ghost who can never leave the game.
But Miss Ning seemed to be really happy, and the corners of her mouth were slightly curved in a shy arc, like a pink peach bud about to bloom.
The Ghost Bride did not have the habit of collecting collections like other dungeon bosses, but after seeing the shy smile of this newcomer, she suddenly had an idea.
Just this one collection is enough to make all the other ghosts' treasures pale in comparison. Those humans are becoming more and more adept at guessing their own thoughts.
"You should smile more often. You look so beautiful when you smile." The ghost bride was inexplicably happy. When she was in a good mood, the housekeeper would be in trouble.
She half leaned on Miss Ning, playing with her long hair while asking for credit, "Madam, we've already been married, and I've even disposed of the old housekeeper for you. Isn't it time for you to tell me your name?"
[Note 6: Don't lie to Miss Xia...]
The room was filled with a biting chill. Miss Ning sat quietly by the bed, looking quite well-behaved. However, when the candlelight flickered slightly, a reddish-brown, skinny ghost claw silently extended from above the bed. The hideous ghost hand, like a dead tree branch, loosely grasped Miss Ning's delicate neck, as if waiting for her to answer incorrectly, otherwise it would strangle her neck.
Early in the morning, veteran player Chang Yue reminded them that they could not use their real names in this ghost place. This was by no means an exaggeration, because in this game, people's real names had a special function.
Humans conceal their real names from their fellow players to prevent information leaks. After all, if they can leave a game copy alive, humans can temporarily return to normal life. Concealing their names is to prevent disputes in the game from affecting real life.
Human names are a kind of medium for ghosts. Once a powerful ghost obtains a human's name and leaves a "brand" on the human, no matter where the human escapes, he will be easily locked down by it.
This means that if the powerful ghost does not agree, the locked human will never be able to escape the shackles of the game.
The ghost bride was willing to help Miss Ning deal with the housekeeper. Although it sounded nice, there was no such thing as a free lunch.
There are no kind ghosts in the game. Both the ghosts’ protection and their “gifts” require humans to pay a price.
"My name is Ning Hanqi, Han means promotion, and Qi means warmth." Miss Ning held the ghost bride's cold hand without any hesitation, and wrote her name carefully on her palm, stroke by stroke.
The palm of her hand felt itchy as if it were scratched by a kitten's claws, and the ghost bride's pale fingers moved slightly uncontrollably.
The withered ghost hand hanging in the air paused, then returned angrily and left the fragile neck of its prey.
Whether Ning Hanqi chooses to fool around or find excuses to avoid the topic, Ghost Hand can attack its prey, but he chooses to defeat everything with sincerity.
"Creaky..." There was a faint sound of something sharpening its claws on the beam. It might be a little angry.
Miss Ning's sincere gaze was like a little pet at home asking for credit from its owner. One could see the clarity in her eyes at a simple glance.
Such a person...
Deep thoughts?
The old players knew a little about Ning Hanqi's evaluation of the Ghost Bride, but if she was really a deep-minded person, how could she be deceived by a few old players when she just entered the game?
It would be better to say that she is a poor little thing?
The ghost bride showed a look of pity, "Ning Hanqi? It's a nice name."
She was not on guard and did not think too much about it. After all, no matter what the new player's purpose was, whether he was truly spotless or pretending to be well-behaved to please her, it actually did not make much difference to the ghost bride.
Just like humans don't care about the ants baring their teeth and claws at their feet, in this "amusement park" where ghosts have absolute power, the struggles of humans are no different from those of ants baring their teeth and claws. All her performances only please the owner of this game copy.
She is as well-behaved as the budding flower in her pot, quiet and beautiful, and can only live by herself.
"Be good." The ghost bride rubbed Ning Hanqi's hair like she was petting a little pet, with a meaningful smile on her face. She lowered her eyes and glanced at her hand which was still held by the other party. She had not felt such a soft touch for a long time.
How bold.
The ghost bride's silver bell-like laughter rang out in the room. She saw Ning Hanqi's ears turned red. This shy look made the entertainment she had prepared lose its flavor.
The ghost bride helped Ning Hanqi tidy up her hair, which had been messed up by the little ghosts. "Madam, you must be tired after traveling today. Do you need to rest early?"
The obedient new player nodded, and the ghost bride, who had wanted to let her "new son-in-law" experience a night trip to the Xia Mansion, smiled and extinguished the candle.
But she didn't expect that her young lady was quite unassuming. She just climbed onto the bed and lay down obediently.
If it were anyone else, they would have already hidden themselves in the corner. Even if she was not in the room, no one would dare to lie on this bed. The ghost bride frowned slightly, then felt relieved.
Although the room was pitch black, she could feel the other person's burning gaze, as well as the hesitant emotion revealed in his eyes.
"Anything else you want to ask?"
The ghost bride's cold hand touched her face.
Ning Hanqi opened her mouth, but in the depressing atmosphere, she finally shook her head and said, "No more."
The ghost born in the darkness was stared at by such a scorching gaze, and gradually felt something strange all over her body, so she covered Ning Hanqi's eyes with her hands, feeling the other's eyelashes brushing across her palms.
"Then go to sleep."
Soon after, the ghost bride heard her breathing gradually become steady, and the sleeping person had secretly held her hand before...
She laughed softly.
Forget it, it's rare that I'm not annoying.
These seven days should be very interesting.
…
[Congratulations to the players for having safely passed the first night! ]
[Total number of participants in this game: seven]
[Current number of survivors: six]
Ning Hanqi opened her eyes indifferently at the sound of the game prompt. Although she woke up from a dream, there was no trace of sleepiness in her eyes.
The temperature in the room has returned to normal, and the surroundings are pale, like a mourning hall.
Ning Hanqi spread out his palms. The cold touch that he had held tightly last night now disappeared as the temperature returned to normal. So early in the morning, he didn't know who he went to "play" with.
The look that many people misunderstood as gentle and harmless gradually turned into coldness.
A soft humming sound seemed to be heard in the quiet room.
She sat on the bed, her lowered eyes hiding a chilling gloom.
There was new clothing on the low cabinet beside the bed. It was a cheongsam. It fit Ning Hanqi very well. The cheongsam outlined her slender waist, and the light green hem made her long legs look even whiter. The person in the mirror looked delicate and charming, but her low mood and expressionless face made her look a little gloomy.
Ning Hanqi looked at herself in the mirror, and after a moment she raised a smile. The person in the mirror was the gentle girl who had dazzled the ghost bride last night.
After she changed her clothes, she was about to go out. Fortunately, she didn't go out too fast, so she didn't step on the unknown object at the door.
The ghost bride kept her word. The old housekeeper who had touched her yesterday had been skinned alive, and his pair of dark eye sockets were lying on their backs, "looking" at Ning Hanqi.
If it was the girl Xiaolu who came, she would be scared to tears. One can imagine what kind of evil taste the "person" who did this had.
However, Ning Hanqi just took a look. Her half-raised foot stopped in the air for two or three seconds, and then she stepped down decisively, landing squarely on the face of the skin. She stepped heavily with an indifferent expression before walking away.
No matter how ferocious it was yesterday, now even an ordinary human can trample on it at will.
Perhaps feeling insulted, the face with only leather left opened its mouth and screamed. At this moment, the door in front of it suddenly opened a crack, and a dry ghost hand reached out, grabbed the leather and pulled it back into the room. After a while, chewing sounds were heard in the room.
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