Chapter 29: Maid? Can you use mine?
There were shrill ghost cries in the distance, but the area around the jade house was not affected at all, and was still as quiet and peaceful as yesterday.
The pavilions built of white jade emit a faint warm light, which is reflected in the water, making it look even more dreamy.
If Xu Xingxing hadn't seen it with his own eyes yesterday, he would have really thought this was some beautiful and peaceful place.
"Is there a demonic presence here?" Xu Xingxing looked at Xiao Hei beside her and curled her lips. "Why didn't you tell me yesterday?"
“It wasn’t certain then.”
The breath only lasted for a moment and was too weak. By the time he wanted to distinguish it carefully, it had disappeared without a trace. Moreover, what happened next completely distracted him and he could no longer calm down, so he put the matter behind him.
Xu Xingxing leaned forward and sniffed, saying, "Is there any demonic energy now? Why can't I smell anything other than water vapor?"
"It must be because of the jade. I can't smell it now." Xiao Hei said.
"Then how did you guess there were monsters here?"
"Just now when all the ghosts came out, the Zhou Mansion was filled with evil spirits, but here there is only the breath of demons, and it is extremely strong." Although it was only a moment, it was enough for him to notice something was wrong.
"So what about us? Go in?"
The Zhou Mansion is now in chaos, and Zhou Wuxia is also under the control of the government office. Now no one is interested in this place, so it is not difficult to get in.
Seeing Xu Xingxing said "go in" but didn't move his body, Xiao Hei understood instantly and smiled again: "Are you scared?"
“Not really…”
She just remembered the hoarse and sharp voice yesterday, combined with the horrifying scene of thousands of ghosts flying out just now. Previously, under the impact of adrenaline, she only knew to rush forward. Now that the surroundings had become quiet, the scene of many evil ghosts getting close to her face finally came back to her slowly. Those terrifying ghost faces with white eyes and long tongues made her legs weak for a moment.
But seeing Xiao Hei's slightly sarcastic look, she instantly felt a little embarrassed.
"Sister, I have seen all kinds of storms. Let's go in!" He made an 'up' gesture as he walked.
Xiao Hei followed with a smile.
The two stood in front of the door, staring at each other for a while. Xu Xingxing saw that the smile in Xiao Hei's eyes deepened, so he gritted his teeth and raised his hand to knock on the door.
Just like yesterday, the sound of broken porcelain could be heard from the house, accompanied by a hysterical roar, the voice just as hoarse and unpleasant as yesterday: "Get out!"
Xu Xingxing glanced at Xiao Hei and asked, "What's her name?"
"I forgot, my last name seems to be Luo."
"Oh, Madam Luo." Xu Xingxing said loudly to the people in the room, "I am not your maid. I am here to help you get rid of it."
The room suddenly became quiet, and then the sound of iron chains could be heard from inside.
"Who are you?" The voice suddenly sounded next to the door.
Xu Xingxing couldn't help but take a step back: "I'm from Kunlun, and I've come to visit Madam Luo."
The sound in the room suddenly fell silent, as if some kind of sound blocker had been turned on, and the jade door was instantly covered with a transparent light film.
"Huh? Mrs. Luo?" Xu Xingxing wanted to knock again, but as soon as she raised her hand, Xiao Hei grabbed her wrist.
Without waiting for Xu Xingxing to ask, Xiao Hei took out a leaf from somewhere and threw it up. When the leaf hit Yumen, it instantly evaporated and turned into smoke.
Xu Xingxing was shocked and cursed, "Oh my god, so cruel? Wasn't she still thinking about dying yesterday?"
"Saying you want to die is different from actually wanting to die."
Fine, blame me for being too polite.
"So what should we do now? With this light film blocking us, how can we get in—"
Xu Xingxing's mind moved slightly, and she felt a blade cutting through the sky behind her. Just as she was about to dodge sideways, her right cheek suddenly sank into a warm palm, and the palm exerted force to pull her over.
The blade passed by her face, and when it was about to hit the door, it suddenly changed direction and stabbed back with sparks at a speed dozens of times faster than before!
In the blink of an eye, a barrage of comments popped up in Xu Xingxing's mind:
Your hand is like a lighter, igniting my skin in an instant.
Her face was as red as the buttocks of human ancestors when Xiao Hei pulled her over. In order to prevent him from noticing anything, she quickly pulled his hand down and looked back.
Her cheeks burned, her heart pounding. Her inner complaints continued unabated, automatically dividing into two camps, each increasingly divided:
You are really being unfair. I am also a big shot now. How could I not dodge a mere hidden weapon?
Ahhhhhhhhh! He cares about me so much!
Is he trying to show off? Can't he just hug his shoulders? Why is he touching his face?
Touch?? Ahhhhh, his hands are so hot, hi——
I'm so in love!! Can you please hurry up and move on with the plot!!
Oh, sorry.
Xu Xingxing calmed himself down and looked at the maid on the bridge corridor who was half-kneeling on the ground with a knife in her chest.
Hey! She was happy and looked at Xiao Hei:
Isn't the key here?
The two looked at each other, understood each other, and came to the maid.
Xu Xingxing was still very polite: "Sister, how do I open this door?"
The maid looked at her viciously, and blood began to flow from her mouth before she could say anything.
Xu Xingxing raised his hand to seal her meridians and asked again patiently.
The maid sneered: "You bitch, you harmed my master and ruined my sect, and you still want me to help you? Dream on!"
Before Xu Xingxing could utter another word, the maid's body suddenly soared into the air, flying towards the Jade Gate. Just as her nose was about to touch the door, she stopped. Xiao Hei smiled and spoke with a chilling tone, "Are you going to open it yourself? Or should I throw you up?"
The maid laughed strangely, the blood making a sticky sound in her throat: "Do you think I'm afraid of death?"
"Now that your meridians are sealed, the poison on the knife will take at least an hour to take effect." Xiao Hei's smile was both innocent and cruel. "How about we make a bet? Let's see if I can pry open your mouth in this time."
"You think I'm afraid of you? Just—"
The maidservant didn't have time to finish her words, as her hand was suddenly forced out by an external force and pressed on Yumen at lightning speed!
The flesh and blood made a sizzling sound on the door, and in a moment, her entire hand was wiped off. After the external force disappeared, her arm fell down, and blood spurted out from the cut. The maid finally reacted and let out a shrill scream!
All this happened in just a moment, and Xu Xingxing had no time to stop it. Looking at this bloody scene, his stomach churned and he couldn't help retching on the bridge corridor.
Luckily I didn’t eat today…
Xiao Hei took two steps forward and stopped in front of her, blocking her view.
He just laughed again, his clear voice now like a ghost:
"Think about it again, don't make the same mistake again."
"Wait..." Xu Xingxing straightened up and walked to Xiao Hei's side, patted Xiao Hei's shoulder to comfort him, and then said to the maid, "That person is not your master."
The maid's painful groan suddenly stopped and she cursed: "You bitch——"
The other hand was instantly pressed against the door by an invisible force. The maid could not move and could only open her mouth and wail, which was even more terrifying than the ghost in the distance.
The smile on Xiao Hei's face had already disappeared: "It seems that your brain really is not working well."
Xu Xingxing suppressed the nausea with great effort. She tugged at Xiao Hei's sleeve and said, "Brother Hei, don't do this. My heart can't take it..."
The maid's arm was finally put down. Half of her forearm had been burned off by the light film and blood was dripping. Her body was shaking like a sieve due to the severe pain.
"I didn't lie to you," Xu Xingxing said to the maid. "You should have noticed that your master's temperament is completely different from before. Have you ever thought about why this is happening?"
The maid's body suddenly stiffened.
"Your master doesn't know the soul-swapping technique, so did he ever tell you who he was going to seek this technique from?" Xu Xingxing guessed, "A descendant of Shichen?"
"Your master is dead. The Zhou Qing who is beside you has always been a descendant of Shi Chen."
The maid's voice was also shaking. She shouted in despair, "Impossible! You are lying to me!"
"Whether I lied to you or not, you have already made up your mind. There is no need to deceive yourself."
Xu Xingxing said, "You've done so many bad things for the descendants of Shi Chen. Now that evil spirits are wreaking havoc on the world, if you still have any conscience, you should open this door quickly. It would be a good deed."
"Impossible, impossible!" The maid looked crazy and could no longer listen to what others said. She just kept repeating these three words.
Suddenly, she struggled to break free from the control with all her strength and slammed her head against Yumen. Blood exploded from her forehead like a blooming firework. Before Xu Xingxing could react, her vision suddenly went dark and her eyes were covered by a warm palm.
The pleasant voice of the palm owner sounded above her head: "Don't be afraid."
It was magical. Xu Xingxing's heart, which had just been lifted up, slowly sank again.
She stood quietly, even subconsciously taking a step back. Sure enough, as she expected, her back touched that familiar embrace, and the warmth from behind slowly came through her clothes. For some reason, she felt unprecedented peace of mind.
The person behind him softened from his initial stiffness, and the two of them just stood there quietly, neither of them speaking.
The sound of the light film burning the flesh in front seemed to disappear, and only each other's heartbeats and breathing could be heard. In this even breathing sound, Xu Xingxing's always tense mood slowly relaxed.
There was suddenly movement in front, and Xu Xingxing pried Xiao Hei's two fingers apart, leaving a gap large enough for her to observe the outside.
Xiao Hei's fingertips trembled slightly, and the woman's eyelashes brushed against his palm, making his heart itch. He held her like this, feeling her, watching her cautiously peeking outside, like a well-behaved little animal, and his heartbeat softened.
For the first time, I felt that protecting her was such a sweet feeling.
At this time, the light film on the jade door had disappeared, and a narrow gap had opened up. A bloody hand quietly stretched out from it and grabbed the clothes of the maid whose head had been cut off half.
The door opened a little more, and there was no light inside, only a thick black fog. The hand exerted a little force and dragged the maid's body into the room.
Just as Yumen was about to close again, an icicle suddenly formed between the two doors. The icicle then grew longer and opened the gap a little further.
Hmm? Xu Xingxing was slightly surprised. She didn't cast any spell?
She tilted her head back and met Xiao Hei's handsome features. The smile in his eyes seemed to be dotted with stars. He stared at her and said childishly, "Why? Only you can use mine?"
"You won't let me use yours?"
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