It wasn't until Ji He was overwhelmed by those overwhelming emotions that she suddenly realized Ruan Qing'an's almost distorted feelings, and at the same time, Ji He instantly reacted.
Why did Ruan Qing'an chuckle and ask her the same question when she asked him if he was the serial killer? It turns out that the red thread connecting them was Ruan Qing'an's biggest hidden secret.
It turned out to be their target this time: Jiang Shihe!
But if Ruan Qing'an liked Jiang Shihe, why would she kill him—no, it's not impossible.
Whenever Ji He recalls that morbid emotion, she suspects that she must have killed Jiang Shihe. Perhaps no player in the previous instances discovered this, which is why the murderer could not be found.
Ji He's face turned pale as countless black ghostly hands tugged at her body, tightly binding her limbs. Not only that, but black mist condensed into ghostly faces that surged and swirled around her, their bizarre and distorted faces wailing and howling.
'Oh no, I misunderstood!'
"The meaning of 'global horror' should be that when I provoked Ruan Qing'an with the red thread, the moment she suddenly weakened was my best opportunity to kill her, but..."
'Why is the red line being forcibly applied?'
Ji He's face was very ugly. She had prepared to attack, but she did not expect that the moment she was restrained would become her fatal mistake, which instead completely enraged Ruan Qing'an.
Countless ghostly hands were tearing at her, and Ji He even suspected that her limbs would be forcibly torn off before she was dragged into the black mist.
Just as Nguyen Thanh An rushed forward—
Ji He tried to struggle again, but her entire body continued to sink into the black mist, and the pain intensified.
"Farewell, Ms. Jihe."
Ruan Qing'an's eyes turned slightly cold. Just as the ghostly hand was about to engulf Ji He, Ji He's Heavenly Guidance artifact flew out uncontrollably, then disappeared, transforming into a slightly reflective, glass-like circular shield. However, compared to the artifact—
This protection from the global horror system is indestructible.
Immediately afterwards, Ji He's figure began to disperse from her limbs into large patches of light, and then disappeared completely.
Even after Ji He's body was completely teleported away, the black ghost hand that had been frantically tearing at her and trying to drag her into the black mist remained frozen in its grasping gesture.
The Ghost Hand, failing to catch someone twice: Feeling wronged...
Faced with this unexpected turn of events, even 037 was stunned: [They've escaped?]
After confirming that Ji He was not there, Ruan Qing'an stopped her attack. She raised her hand and saw all the still hideous and twisted ghosts being grabbed and dragged into the black mist by the black ghost hand, as if she were letting these unsealed monsters return to the house.
"Ahhh—"
The piercing, ear-piercing screams almost shattered eardrums.
The vengeful ghosts, who had been obedient just moments before, were now all twisting and shrieking, frantically trying to break free from the pull of the ghostly hands, struggling incessantly, and actually trying to rush towards Ruan Qing'an.
In the cramped living room, as the yin energy gradually dissipated, sunlight streamed in, illuminating her excessively beautiful profile. The sunlight enveloped and caressed her, while opposite Ruan Qing'an were countless ghostly hands shrouded in black mist, as fierce ghosts swarmed in.
The little girl ghost's cries were shrill. She pulled out the steel pipe and tried to rush toward Ruan Qing'an, while the long-tongued ghost's ropes also came stabbing at her.
They all come from hell.
They all wanted to drag her down to hell.
At the boundary between light and shadow, boundless malevolent energy rushed towards Ruan Qing'an, but she simply stood with her hands behind her back, and lightly pointed out with her other hand: "All of you, go back."
As soon as the words were spoken, accompanied by the shrill screams of the vengeful ghosts, they were all pulled by the ghostly hand and then disappeared into the black mist.
Ruan Qing'an then withdrew her hand. The ghostly hand that had been gripping her and the red threads that had been wrapped around her all vanished into thin air. The ghostly hand seemed somewhat unwilling and tugged at her again, only to be kicked back into the black mist by Ruan Qing'an.
The Ghost Hand that Plums in Plum Blossoms Twice: ...It hurts so much, *crying*
Only after all the strange phenomena disappeared did the living room return to normal, and the sky outside the window became brighter, no longer as lifeless as before, and the living room felt warmer.
After a moment of silence, Ruan Qingan finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa next to him, his brows furrowed with indescribable exhaustion.
The situation just now left 037 stunned.
[Ancestor, what's going on? Didn't the original owner know how to control ghosts? Why would he suddenly attack you?]
"...A murderer will eventually die."
Ruan Qing'an paused, then said softly, "Similarly, those who play with ghosts and monsters will eventually be played by them. The original owner was not doing anything righteous and was already walking on the edge of danger."
"Moreover—what the original owner knew wasn't the so-called ghost-controlling technique; she was just cursed by this house."
037 asked, puzzled: "[A curse? Why...?]"
Nguyen Thanh An explained, "Because the previous owners of this house all died, just like the mother ghost, the little girl ghost, and the long-tongued ghost in the ghost realm, they all died."
"This haunted house cursed them, giving them the ability to control ghosts. The ghosts they control are the victims who died because of the haunted house and became ghosts, as well as the previous owners who died because of the house. They were originally the owners of the haunted house, but they will eventually become nourishment for the haunted house and become ghosts."
"The previous owners of this power, including the original owner, couldn't help but use it to do unjust things. The original owner also used the art of controlling ghosts to spy on and follow Jiang Shihe."
Ruan Qingan paused for a moment: "You can interpret it as retribution."
037, seemingly understanding but not quite: [So that's why the vengeful ghost wants to drag you, ancestor, down with you. If you keep using this power, sooner or later you'll be devoured by this haunted house?]
Ruan Qing'an nodded slightly: "So the original owner was a ghost, and not a ghost. She couldn't escape the fate of becoming a ghost."
"Some paths, once taken, are forever lost."
She chuckled softly and shook her head slightly: "The red thread is the original owner's obsession and the curse of the haunted house. As for those ghost hands, they belong to the power of the haunted house, and the original owner borrowed this power to control all the vengeful ghosts controlled by the haunted house."
"These vengeful ghosts also hate the original owner, which is me, because we both used the power of the haunted house, but I was still free outside. So every time I used it, they would try to attack me before leaving, and their ghostly hands would try to devour me."
“Ji He’s actions just now were correct. Touching the red line and the ghost hand will accelerate the speed at which the house is devoured by the power of the haunted house, especially when it is used on such a large scale as I did before.”
However, Ruan Qing'an paused here, a cold smile appearing in his leaden eyes: "Unfortunately, it is me here, not the original owner."
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