In the ghost realm, there is no chance to refuse, so Ji He and Xia Changhong did not hesitate and readily agreed. The eerie maggots that had been surrounding them gradually dispersed, but it still sent chills down their spines.
Upon hearing the two agree, the twisted vengeful ghost excitedly bared its fangs and claws, its entire being trembling with laughter.
"Hehehe—come answer my question!"
"Come play, come play, come on—"
The entire small house was filled with the piercing laughter of the evil spirit, and not only that, it seemed as if the ground itself was shaking...
Ji He and the others swayed slightly, watching warily.
Finally, the vengeful ghost spoke. Maggots, like a tidal wave, wriggled on the ground, carrying the ghost to the two of them. It stretched out its long red tongue: "First question, who can answer this? Why... am I here?"
Upon hearing this, Ji He and Xia Changhong exchanged a glance.
Xia Changhong spoke first: "Sister Ji, I just arrived here and don't know the specifics of what happened. You've been investigating for so long, you must know more than I do."
"Okay, I'll answer the first few."
Hearing this, Ji He smiled and said, "Okay, then you do it."
Xia Changhong nodded, then said to the ghost, "I know you're locked up here because there's a lock on the outside."
"Hehe...you got it right."
The vengeful ghost seemed unsurprised, its split scalp widening even further: "Then let me ask again, how did my leg break?"
"It was cut in half with a sharp weapon."
Xia Changhong carefully considered the correct words. This ghost must have been tortured before it died. As for its legs, even though they were covered with all sorts of strange maggots, you could still see the smooth cut surfaces. Moreover, the sharp weapon should be rusty because the cut had already become necrotic.
The vengeful ghost clapped its hands as if cheering, and with each clapping motion, insects rustled and fell to the ground.
Looking at the maggots and bizarre arthropods covering the ground, Xia Changhong and Ji He felt a chill run down their spines. Fortunately, due to the restrictions of the Ghost Realm's rules, they were temporarily positioned about ten centimeters away from them, but it was still terrifying.
As time went on, more and more bugs surrounded the player, causing immense psychological stress, and they even piled up higher and higher, making the player feel nauseous...
It's hard to imagine what would happen if I answered incorrectly and ended up on a dead end.
Ji He's face turned slightly pale as she asked, "He answered correctly, right? What's the next question?!"
"Hehehe... It's simple, why was I imprisoned?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Changhong couldn't help but look at Ji He. He really didn't know the answer to this question and could only rely on Ji He.
She said, "You were locked up because you ran away."
The ghost's voice grew increasingly strange, and that wasn't all. When Xia Changhong looked up, he discovered that even the top of the small house was covered with insects, hanging densely from it!
The vengeful spirit continues—
"Then why should I run away?"
"..."
Ji He paused, recalling what she had found inside. Her thoughts raced like lightning, and she finally said, "Because you helped them traffic women, but when you drugged them, you abducted a couple. But for some reason, the man left, and the woman stayed."
"Later, the woman got pregnant, but it turned out that the baby wasn't the family's son. You were framed and locked up here."
The ghost fell silent as soon as it finished speaking.
Ji He said again, "I've finished speaking, haven't I?!"
The entire house shook violently, and the ghost's power surged even greater, as if it wanted to devour the two of them: "One last question, listen carefully, hahahaha—"
"How...I...died!!!"
Accompanied by a piercing ghostly scream, both of their expressions changed!
This is similar to playing with a Ouija board. When talking to any ghost or spirit, there is an unwritten rule: do not ask about how the ghost or spirit died, otherwise it will enrage them and kill them!
This problem is clearly a dead end!
Even if there were a way out, with the ever-approaching swarm of insects and the closing in of vengeful spirits, who could truly think of such a way out?
At this moment, the vengeful ghost, having received no reply, continued to roar.
Answer me!
"Answer me now!!!"
The vengeful ghost roared out; if not for the rules, the two would already be decapitated. But if they didn't answer...
Just then, Ji He's body suddenly stiffened.
Behind her, a talisman was silently pasted on her, and Xia Changhong was making hand seals and muttering to himself. Ji He suddenly opened her eyes wide and turned her head slowly.
"you--"
"I'm sorry, Sister Ji."
The man, who had been silent all along, finally bared his fangs and said in a deep voice, "Give me the clues you found earlier."
Ji He didn't know any clues, but...
Her expression grew increasingly grim, because she could clearly sense the immense power of the talisman Xia Changhong had affixed; it was likely his most powerful trump card, and yet it had been used at this crucial moment—
"I never expected that Cheng Yuwei and Li Hua would both be idiots. Only you, who never speaks and occasionally utters a few clever words, are the real viper, Xia Changhong!"
"Sister Ji, don't put it so harshly."
No longer hiding his true colors, Xia Changhong revealed his sharp edge: "You made us follow you, weren't you just thinking of using others as cannon fodder to scout ahead? I don't have as many tools as you to clear the level on my own, so in order to clear the level, I can only use human lives to fill the gap."
"But you're different. You have the tools, yet you still resort to such despicable means. That's what truly disgusts me!"
Xia Changhong cursed, and seeing that the evil spirit's ghost realm had reached its peak, he reached out and pressed down on the talisman behind Ji He, and immediately said, "Synchronize, begin!"
As the vengeful ghost roared, Ji He, who had been tricked by Xia Changhong, was finally forced to speak. Her face was almost ferocious, but she still couldn't control herself and could only answer the vengeful ghost's questions.
"You...starved to death."
When those words were uttered, it was as if some taboo had been triggered; all the insects and the shrieking ghosts simultaneously lunged at Ji He: "Yes, yes! I'm so hungry, I'm starving to death—"
The craving in their eyes was obvious.
I'm afraid... they'll devour Ji He in the next moment!
But at that moment, Xia Changhong's expression changed drastically because he saw what Ji He was holding. It was a dirty, tattered rag doll, the same prop she had taken out, saying it could connect Zhang Da's five senses.
But... this item is no longer usable!
At this moment, Ji He laughed. She forcefully tugged at the rag doll's head, her smile malicious: "You really think I don't have a backup plan? Xia Changhong, what a joke!"
"You scheme against me? Who do you think you are!"
As the doll's head was ripped off, Ji He kept murmuring Xia Changhong's name. An invisible connection fell on Xia Changhong's body, as if his soul was being pulled!
At this moment, Xia Changhong finally understood that this rag doll was not for connecting the five senses at all, but rather, under this guise, it had long ago connected with their souls. Destroying this rag doll was tantamount to killing the person Ji He was calling out at this moment.
Xia Changhong didn't dare to think too deeply about how Zhang Da died.
But he was no longer able to retaliate. The instant the doll's head fell off, Xia Changhong's head also rolled off, while Ji He was even faster, throwing the doll into the ghost's mouth!
The next moment, the rag doll and Xia Changhong's corpse switched places—
The corpse fell into the mouth of the vengeful ghost, followed by a chewing sound. The raging ghost was finally calmed down, while the headless rag doll beside it kept emitting eerie cries.
It seems... it's in pain because it's being eaten...
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