48: Chapter 48: The Mystery of the Old House (Twenty-Two)

He was just coming out for dinner as usual, but when he heard something unusual at the back door, he saw the two of them.

Why didn't he seem scared back then?

After hearing him say he saw Zheng Wei's corpse in there, they actually dared to come over directly in the middle of the night.

He would never say they were timid again.

This was clearly even bolder than him.

"What else did you do in here?" Qian Ye thought of the group of walking corpses outside, like puppets that had lost control, lacking any direction.

"Hmm?"

Qian Ye gave a rough description of the situation outside.

Hu Tao pointed to the pool of blood.

"It probably has something to do with this?"

"The NPC delivering the food hadn't had a chance to deliver it before being ambushed and thrown directly into this blood pool."

Those wandering around were mostly NPCs who ate in this dining hall.

"How are you guys fine?"

Qian Ye was a bit puzzled; they had clearly eaten the food here too.

Upon hearing this question, Hu Tao was also taken aback.

"Big Boss doesn't know?"

Qian Ye shook her head, looking confused.

Know what?

After all, her channel had been switched, and she didn't know anything.

Hu Tao was also shocked and began to explain some rules that everyone knew.

Upon entering the Eerie Game, there would be mental infection; the infection points varied each time, and most were food-borne.

However, they couldn't afford not to eat.

This was the disgusting part of the Eerie Game—it never intended for them to clear the level and leave.

However, as more and more players entered, different factions emerged, and hidden talented individuals created Purification Pills, which could be exchanged with points.

Players with some experience would all buy them to prevent contamination.

Suddenly, Qian Ye realized.

Thinking about how she hadn't even had a chance to explore the Floating Life Pavilion before being kicked into the instance, she felt a bit depressed for a moment.

Looking at the confused Qian Ye, Hu Tao tentatively spoke, "Big Boss, how about we exchange contact information? You can ask me if there's anything you don't understand."

"Contact information?"

This touched on Qian Ye's blind spot again.

Sorry, she had been an NPC for too long and had somewhat forgotten the human way of life.

"Sure."

Qian Ye, having realized, readily agreed to add him as a friend.

She really didn't know much after going out, so having someone who understood the information would be more convenient.

Most importantly, she found him reasonably pleasing to the eye.

Having resolved things here, she prepared to leave.

The female player who was close to Wang Xiaoxiao changed color, "What... what about her?"

This "her" naturally referred to Wang Xiaoxiao.

"Since you're so close to her, I'll leave her to you."

Qian Ye smiled sweetly, malice flashing in her eyes.

Her face turned pale.

"No, no!"

Qian Ye wore an ambiguous smile.

Once out of the dining hall, Qian Ye didn't expect to run into her dear boyfriend again.

Oh my, she had almost forgotten.

It was all because she was too busy.

"Baby, what a coincidence, are you here to admire the moon too?"

Hu Tao looked at the pitch-black night.

Yeah, admire the moon! Good excuse.

Ember Stain saw her, and a flicker of distortion passed over his face.

It was all her!

Looking at her with a fake smile, his tone carried a hint of eeriness, "At this hour, you... shouldn't seem to be outside..."

"Ah, if not here, then where should I be?"

"In your heart? Or..."

With a "pfft" sound, Ember Stain's face showed astonishment.

He clutched his abdomen, glanced at Qian Ye, and the tip of the hong ling umbrella pushed further in.

Qian Ye stared at him, her eyes clear and bright, a hint of excitement on her lips, "You are definitely not my Baby~"

"He wouldn't be this fierce!" Her tone was as innocent as could be.

Hu Tao was dumbfounded; anyone would be fooled, only the Big Boss was safe.

Look at that, one second calling her boyfriend sweetly, the next second stabbing him without mercy.

Ember Stain only felt strands of cold air continuously seeping into his abdomen, spreading to his limbs.

"You, who exactly are you?"

This couldn't just be a simple human.

Qian Ye was very unhappy hearing this tone full of questioning.

Once unhappy, her hand "accidentally" pushed further in.

"So sorry, you scared me~"

Hearing this, Ember Stain felt like vomiting blood.

Where on earth was this lunatic released from?

Feeling the pain from his abdomen, Ember Stain took a deep breath; don't argue with a lunatic.

Looking at Qian Ye again, those eyes gazed at her affectionately, "Su Ye, don't you recognize me?"

Meeting those overly affectionate eyes, Qian Ye's hand shook again.

Ember Stain "..." A flash of ferocity crossed his face.

Hu Tao, on the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer and turned his head away.

"You, don't look at me like that, it's like a scumbag, I can't help but..." want to attack.

Ember Stain felt like vomiting blood just listening.

Qian Ye silently retracted the hong ling umbrella.

Sorry, having been a villain in a romance game for too long, she couldn't stand that kind of scumbag look, so... she wanted to stab.

"You..."

"All of you stay here."

Ember Stain lowered his head, his tone suddenly changed drastically, and when he raised his head again, his whole face had become twisted.

With a wave of his sleeve, gray mist suddenly dispersed toward them.

They were too close, and before they could even hold their breath, Hu Tao closed his eyes unwillingly and passed out.

Qian Ye's eyes were wide open, without the slightest reaction; the little flower in her arms snuggled against her, and the next second, she also closed her eyes and fell straight to the ground.

As luck would have it, Hu Tao was right underneath, acting as a cushion.

In her "coma," Qian Ye felt someone taking the little flower from her hand; how could she let them take it away?

Qian Ye hugged it tightly.

"Ancestor, she's hugging it too tightly."

"Let her be." A familiar voice, but with a very cold tone.

"Take them all."

"Give her to me."

The next second, Qian Ye felt as if she were being held in someone's arms.

It was soft, and actually, quite comfortable, and then... Qian Ye fell asleep.

The little flower in her arms tried hard to snuggle against her, fearing that it might be thrown away if it wasn't careful.

It was truly speechless; at a time like this, the Master could actually still fall asleep!

— —

Qian Ye woke up again, her vision blocked by something, and all she saw was red.

She was tied up tightly from head to toe, as if they were afraid she might run away.

"Little Flower, tell me, what is going on!" Qian Ye, having untied the ropes, rubbed her wrists and tore off the red bridal veil from her head.

Just as she unveiled it, she met two pairs of eyes filled with evil smiles, and Qian Ye swung the hong ling umbrella and poked at them.

"You scared me!"

The two red-robed paper figures dodged to the side, with eerie smiles painted on their faces.

"Hee hee hee..."

"Hee hee hee..."

"Heh heh..."

The eerie voices were filled with excitement.

"The Bride has lifted the veil."

"Heh heh heh..."

"Come on, let's play hide-and-seek~"

"Come and find me quickly~"

As they spoke, the two red-robed paper figures vanished into thin air.

Qian Ye had no time to mess around with them.

She turned her head and looked at the little flower nearby, which was as quiet as a chicken.

"Hmph."

A cold scoff instantly triggered the little flower's rebellious nature.

It straightened its waist.

Can you blame me? Master, you were sleeping so soundly in your boyfriend's arms.

I couldn't wake you up no matter how much I called.

"Ahem... cough..."

"Let's move past this topic."

Qian Ye waved her hand, decisively ending the issue.

The little flower copied her and gave a cold snort.

As the human and the flower were bickering, the invisible paper figures in the air became unhappy.

Suddenly, cold winds blew throughout the room.