Chapter 16: Trembling with Killing Intent and Excitement
As soon as you leave He Mansion, the streets are deserted, but they are filled with the sounds of people hawking things.
But Yin Zhiyi could feel the villagers staring at them from time to time, which made her feel uncomfortable all over.
There were a few people following them not too far behind.
She glanced sideways, but it seemed to be just an illusion.
[This is... someone sent by He Xi to monitor them? The truth was revealed too quickly. 】
She subconsciously put her arm around Yan Shiman from behind.
Yan Shiman looked at the hand that suddenly appeared in front of him, and asked with a hint of smile: "Miss, what are you doing?"
Yin Zhiyi's action was subconscious. After being reminded, she immediately withdrew her hand: [I was careless. 】
The second male lead has been getting injured every day recently, and she is getting stressed out.
But he still sneered: "What? Do you think I'm protecting you?"
"I just..."
"Miss, just?" Yan Shiman slightly curved his lips.
Yin Zhiyi looked at the handsome face in front of her and felt a little discouraged for a moment. Her personality was actually quite different from that of the original owner. People are not machines, so it is reasonable for them to reveal some flaws occasionally.
Yin Zhiyi: [I just want to protect you, willingly. Okay, keep asking, asking, it’s so annoying. 】
"Why are you asking so many questions?" She pushed Yan Shiman's face away.
Protect him? Willingly?
Yan Shiman felt like he had heard a joke. He didn't believe a single word of what was said.
Yin Zhiyi noticed a bulge on the ground in the distance, with a flash of light. She moved closer and found that it was a pearl flower.
Isn’t this something that makes you sad?
Bai Zhixing used this to tie Li You’s hair before.
Behind him, the vendor stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance. The person next to him pushed him hard and shouted: "Still looking! Didn't you see those two heading towards the back mountain? Hurry up and report to the village chief and Boss He!"
The young man staggered after being pushed: "I...I'll go right away!"
Then he asked uncertainly, "What about the two who went to the other side? Didn't the boss say that they were all heavenly masters..."
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes and said, "Humph, idiot! You must report everything!"
"oh."
Yin Zhiyi was breathing heavily. This body really lacked exercise. After just a few steps, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of clouds.
However, Yan Shiman behind her only had his chest rising and falling slightly.
Yan Shiman said calmly: "Miss, are you anxious? For an insignificant person."
Yin Zhiyi let out a long sigh and retorted, "It's not unimportant, Liyou is very important."
Yan Shi looked confused, as if he didn't understand: "Is it very important?"
[What else? The clue to the dungeon is also the clue for me to get rid of the evil spirit. How can it not be important? 】
"Of course, so you need to be careful, okay?" Yin Zhiyi added as he walked forward.
Any clues to resolve the evil spirit?
Yan Shiman raised a strange smile at the corner of his mouth: "If it is important to the young lady, it is naturally important to me too."
Not far away, the overwhelming lush green and dense forest looked like a huge iron cage woven with rattan. It was clearly the hot summer days of July and August, but an eerie chill spread out for no reason.
Looking down, you can see a stone tablet surrounded by grass. When you push aside the grass, you can see "Back Mountain Cemetery" engraved on it.
"A graveyard?"
Yin Zhiyi took out the pearl flower he had picked up from the ground earlier, made a gesture, and a silver light immediately appeared on the pearl flower, pointing towards the dense forest.
[It is here indeed.] 】
Yan Shiman stretched out his hand to stop Yin Zhiyi, "Miss, are you planning to go in like this?"
He lowered his eyes to look at Yin Zhiyi's white and smooth neck, his eyes deepened, and then he took out some strips of cloth from his sleeve.
"There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains. If you tie your sleeves with a piece of cloth, you can still keep them away."
In ancient times, sleeves were open, and people usually wore tight pants and tights when going into the mountains. Yin Zhiyi forgot about this for a moment.
When she met Yan Shiman's concerned eyes, her heart warmed. She grabbed two strips of cloth and helped Yan Shiman roll up his sleeves.
Two very beautiful pink bows suddenly appeared on the left and right, although... they looked a bit mismatched.
Yan Shiman didn't expect Yin Zhiyi to take the initiative and help him tie it up. He was stunned at first, and then he heard something coming from his mind.
【Perfect! It just makes her look...] Yin Zhiyi internally suppressed a laugh: [She's quite cute. 】
Cute?
He sneered in his heart and said in a gentle tone: "Thank you, Miss. I will help you with the injection as well."
Without giving Yin Zhiyi a chance to refuse, she picked up two smoky blue strips of cloth with her jade-like fingers and tied two knots very elegantly, one on the left and one on the right.
Yin Zhiyi stretched out his hand and pulled it: "???"
After seeing Yin Zhiyi's obviously cracked expression, he smiled with revenge and said slowly: "Perfect."
"Why are you tying a knot?"
Facing Yin Zhiyi's questioning gaze, Yan Shiman fixed his eyes on the cloth strip. In fact, it didn't matter if he didn't tie up his sleeves, but he would inevitably suffer some physical pain. He was not worried about Yin Zhiyi suffering, but he didn't want the material used to make the human skin puppet to be damaged.
Yan Shiman chuckled: "Well, it matches the lady's clothes very well."
Yin Zhiyi: “?” Did he listen to her?
Still laughing? Still?
Rustle, rustle——
The sound of footsteps rubbing against each other came from behind, which was particularly harsh in the originally quiet forest.
Yin Zhiyi turned around and saw villagers holding sticks, glaring at them fiercely.
A young man said, "Village Chief! It's them!"
The leader was an old man with a white beard. His eyelids were droopy and his eyes were cloudy. His cane hit the ground with a loud noise and he shouted, "Who are you? How dare you trespass here!"
His eyes fell precisely on Yin Zhiyi.
"Someone come! Tie them up for me!"
Yin Zhiyi's heart sank, and he quickly explained: "We are here to do business with Boss He! Is there any misunderstanding?"
[Is this place a forbidden area?] In supernatural literature, there are always forbidden places, holy places, etc...】
As expected, the old man with the cane sneered: "The back mountain is a forbidden area, it's not a place you should come to!"
Yin Zhiyi: “…”
The village chief instructed the two strong men in his old age, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Tie him up!"
Looking at the villagers coming aggressively, Yin Zhiyi frowned: [Yan Shiman's injury hasn't healed yet, he can't be allowed to go, otherwise his wound will split again. 】
She touched her side, feeling a little annoyed. She should have hung the sword when she was released.
The person has not been found yet, and she doesn't want to continue to tangle with these villagers.
Yan Shiman looked at the hand blocking his chest with a gloomy look in his eyes.
When he raised his eyes, he saw the determination in the white-bearded old man's eyes. His gaze was sticky and fell squarely on Yin Zhiyi.
He smelled a foul odor since he approached the back mountain, and the odor became stronger after the old man appeared.
Yan Shiman withdrew his gaze, and a sharp look suddenly appeared in his eyes, as if someone was trying to steal his prey.
He stroked the sword in his hand.
What should I do? Why not kill them all?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, a flash of blood appeared in his eyes and his hands couldn't stop shaking with excitement.
Two sturdy men holding wooden sticks slowly approached. Yin Zhiyi grabbed Yan Shiman's forearm and felt a tremor. She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the second male lead would be afraid of this.
But on second thought, Yan Shiman is only eighteen years old now and has just reached adulthood, so it makes sense to think this way.
She whispered soothingly, "Don't be afraid, I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll run together."
[First find the male and female protagonists to meet up and take advantage of the protagonist's halo.] 】
Yan Shiman felt a touch of warmth holding his arm and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Why are you running?" He pushed away the hand in front of him and leaned close to Yin Zhiyi's ear. "I am the young lady's personal bodyguard. It is my responsibility to ensure her safety."
Yin Zhiyi only felt a burst of hot and moist breath in his ear, which made him feel tingling and numb.
She lowered her voice and said, "It's human nature to run away if you can't win." Her tone was still serious, but she didn't know if it was her illusion, but she seemed to hear a smile in her ear.
Yan Shiman said: "I understand."
But this is not the point. Why does she feel that there seems to be a hint of sarcasm in this smile?
She was about to turn back.
Suddenly, a shrill voice sounded: "Village Chief Fu, wait a minute."
Yin Zhiyi knew it was He Xi just by the voice. She didn't have time to think about it and looked up.
Sure enough, He Xi came over with a smile from a distance.
She observed him inconspicuously, and found nothing unusual. Moreover, he actually came all the way to help her out.
He Xi smiled apologetically and said, "Village Chief Fu, I'm so sorry. I forgot to tell them before. They really didn't know that the back mountain was a forbidden area, so they accidentally came here."
"Hmph." Village chief Fu's cloudy eyes rolled around, and after seeing He Xi, he waved his hand to signal the two strong men to stop.
Yin Zhiyi lowered his eyes to observe the silver light on the pearl flower in his hand. The magic power could not last long. At this moment, the silver light began to dim, but strangely, the direction of the light changed.
No longer pointing towards the back mountain, but instead towards the west which was facing away from it, her brows suddenly tightened.
"The village has its own rules. Those who trespass into forbidden areas will be punished." Village Chief Fu smiled coldly, "Today, I will let them go for your sake."
"But she..." The village chief pointed directly at Yin Zhiyi, "must go to the charity to help out for three days."
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Yin Zhiyi, and she met the old village chief's cloudy eyes.
Then he raised his eyebrows and looked at He Xi: "Only me going alone?"
He Xi quickly explained: "The girls taken in by the charity are all abandoned girls, so the women in the village are helping to take care of them. Even the helpers are not men."
He glanced at Yan Shiman who was standing beside Yin Zhiyi, paused for a moment, and continued, "We will arrange other things for this young master to do."
Yin Zhiyi: [Tsk, something is wrong. Are you trying to separate me and Yan Shiman? 】
But before she could refuse, the young man next to her drew his sword and blocked her way. Although his expression did not change much from usual, Yin Zhiyi always felt that he seemed... a little angry?
Yan Shiman said in a gentle voice: "Boss He, I don't agree."
"Miss, you must stay with me."
The white-bearded old man widened his cloudy eyes upon hearing this, and slammed his cane hard on the ground to show his dissatisfaction: "What did you say!?"
As he said this, he looked at He Xi, his chest heaving up and down with anger.
He Xi's originally warm smile became a little stiff, and when he met Yan Shiman's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, his heartbeat stopped for a moment.
It's like a layer of veil has been torn off, revealing one's thoughts.
Yin Zhiyi had felt that there was something wrong with this group of people before, and now looking at this old man and He Xi, he felt even more uneasy.
Suddenly, a sharp howl rang out from the villagers: "My child, give my child back to me! You are already dead, why are you still coming to take my life!... Mother didn't mean to... I didn't mean to kill you."
"Ahhhhhh! Why don't you let me go!"
"Why……"
Yin Zhiyi looked over and saw that the howling woman was suppressed by the villagers. Her belly was very big, like a pregnant woman.
Her face was pale with fear, without a trace of blood.
The village chief's face turned pale, and he shouted repeatedly: "Quickly shut up this lunatic! Why did you let her out?"
"What are they for?"
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