Ye Xiaocen finally did not choose to use force, and calmly asked for a portion of Xue Mei Niang. Zhou Que was unwilling, but had no choice but to ask for one as well.
A smile reappeared in the chef's eyes as she quickly helped them put their plates on the plate. "Enjoy your meal."
Ye Xiaocen turned around and walked to the dining table near the door and sat down.
Zhou Que's strength was average, and he couldn't see through the raw materials of Xue Mei Niang. He asked with some fear, "Do you want to eat it?"
Ye Xiaocen didn't respond, his eyes occasionally glancing towards the door. When Lin Lele and Chen Buqi came in, he deliberately made some noises and kept rubbing his wrist. He glanced at Zhu Mei and asked, "Why does the tattoo itch?"
Zhu Mei ignored him. Lin Lele, who had just walked in, looked at him with a change of expression. She asked hurriedly, "Do you have a tattoo?"
Ye Xiaocen nodded and took the initiative to remind: "Be careful with the food."
Lin Lele looked down at the snow meringue on his plate.
Ye Xiaocen took out a bottle and carefully poured a drop of cream onto the top of the Snow Meringue. The epidermis melted instantly, and the originally pure white cream turned into yellow fat patches.
Lin Lele just took a look and turned his head to the side.
Ye Xiaocen continued, "The steak at window number one is made of human flesh and bones."
"Thank you very much."
Resisting the urge to retch, Lin Lele exchanged a few words with Chen Buqi, went to window number three to get the same meal but did not eat it, instead drinking water the whole time.
Su Er saw everything and whispered, "Did you do it on purpose?"
Ji Heng nodded: "According to Zhu Mei, skipping breakfast will definitely cause problems."
Before the terror comes, there is also an order of suffering. Lin Lele's reaction is enough to show that she has no tattoos. Ye Xiaocen is deliberately luring the other party to eat the same food, so that even if something goes wrong, Lin Lele will be the first to bear the brunt.
Zhu Mei was still chewing "Xue Mei Niang" one word at a time, and the sound of her chewing was very uncomfortable.
Sur stood up and didn't plan to stay any longer.
Seeing someone leave, the other players immediately pretended to wipe their mouths and left one after another.
The female chef at window number three stared at Xue Mei Niang on the table with an unfathomable look in her eyes: "People who waste food will be punished."
The voice drifted over, and Lin Lele, who was walking at the back, couldn't help but shudder and quickened his pace to leave this disgusting farm restaurant.
The rising sun dispelled some of the chill in the mountains.
A long eagle cry was heard in the sky. Along with the cry, the eagle opened its beak, and the envelopes that were originally in its mouth fluttered in all directions. One of them happened to be hanging on the big tree outside the restaurant.
Ji Heng picked up a stone, and after a perfect parabola, he accurately smashed the envelope.
At the same time, Ye Xiaocen also picked up a piece of paper by the nearby pond and started reading.
Dear brave visitors:
As a famous tourist attraction, the Samsara Resort has a history of fifty years. However, just three years ago, the hostess of the villa was seduced by the devil with the Book of Samsara, who killed her entire family and disappeared. As a result, the Samsara Resort has become a terrifying place.
My dearest guests, I hope you can find the Book of Reincarnation and burn it within seven days to prevent future generations from making the same mistake.
Ji Heng took the initiative to exchange the envelope with Ye Xiaocen to confirm that the contents were consistent.
"The signature date was yesterday." Ye Xiaocen crumpled the envelope and threw it into the trash can, chuckling sarcastically, "It can be considered a special privilege."
In this way, their arrival the previous afternoon will not be counted.
"The mission has finally been released." Chen Buqi breathed a sigh of relief. "The last person to come into contact with the Book of Samsara was the previous mistress of the villa. We must find a way to find her whereabouts."
The only breakthrough right now is Zhu Mei.
Zhou Que suddenly shouted, "Su Er is gone!"
Ye Xiaocen seemed to realize something and hurried back into the cafeteria. As soon as he entered, he saw Sur nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, and sitting obediently in front of Zhu Mei listening to stories from the past.
Zhou Que, who came next, frowned and said, "You are a little too selfish."
Zhu Mei was interrupted and looked at him with a cold look.
Zhou Que quickly put on a flattering smile and apologized several times.
"That's it anyway." Zhu Mei had finished her story and walked to window number three with a plate of residual fat, complaining that today's ingredients were not fresh.
The female chef at window number three made a pleading gesture: "Please don't fire me. I promise that tomorrow's food will be fresh!"
While speaking, he glanced at the player.
For everyone, what is important at this moment is not the chef's threat, but the information that Suer obtained from Zhu Mei.
Su Er shrugged: "If you want, you can ask yourself."
"Just one." Before he left, Ye Xiaocen asked, "Where did the current owner of the villa go?"
On the first day, Zhu Mei emphasized that she was only temporarily managing the Samsara Manor on behalf of the boss.
Soul: "I don't know. They exchanged letters through Eagle, forming a special employment relationship."
Zhou Que didn't give up and stared at him suspiciously: "Is that all?"
"Are you questioning me?"
The corners of Sur's mouth curled up, but his eyes were extremely cold, as if he was looking at a dead object.
For a moment, Zhou Que seemed to feel as if countless malice was looming over him, and subconsciously swallowed the words that were about to be uttered.
"Say less," Ye Xiaocen stared at Su Er's back, "He's not in a good state."
This time Zhou Que did not refute. At that moment, he could clearly feel that Suer really wanted to kill him.
Good people are often bullied, which is one of the reasons why Zhou Que is so fearless in his confrontations. Sur has a good reputation in the game, and players who have played dungeons with him have a consistent opinion: as long as they don't kill him, the other party will ignore them and even actively share clues.
However, in this copy, Sur had no intention of favoring anyone.
"To put it bluntly, the rumors are wrong," Zhou Que said unhappily after slowing down, "I think he's been pretending for too long and doesn't want to anymore."
Lin Lele was curious: "Do you have a feud?"
Zhou Que's tone was cold: "He caused me to lose a high-level prop."
High-end props are the inducement, jealousy is the essence, and of course he is unwilling to admit it no matter what.
Ye Xiaocen interrupted Zhou Que's resentment and looked at Lin Lele and Chen Buqi: "Those two have made up their minds to keep themselves out of trouble. The only way out for us is to join forces."
Lin Lele nodded without hesitation.
Chen Buqi didn't say anything, but standing here already represented his position.
Sur also felt the abnormality in himself.
As he walked along the mountain path, the furrows in his brow showed no sign of fading. After a while, Suer took out the electric shock device. If he had only a 50% guess before, he was now completely certain that the electric shock device was the incarnation of a powerful ghost.
He should have thought of it earlier. When encountering a ghost, he can release negative energy and attack... This is not an intelligent robot!
It is impossible for high-level props to possess this kind of intelligence.
Ji Heng pondered and said, "The best way is to throw it away now and get rid of it once and for all."
Having said that, who would give up such a huge support for unknown reasons? Besides, the truly strong are never afraid of any challenge.
Turning around, Su Er was gone. Looking around, he finally found a figure sweating profusely on the lawn. Su Er was squatting there digging a hole with his bare hands. When he saw that the depth was about right, he put the electric shock device in without hesitation, and after filling the hole with soil, he didn't forget to step on it twice.
"…"
The slap in the face comes so unexpectedly.
After doing all this, Su Er let out a long sigh, raised his eyes and saw Ji Heng inexplicably touching his cheek, feeling a little confused.
"My face... my teeth hurt."
Ji Heng forced an explanation.
Su Er didn't think much about it, stretched out his body to relax his muscles and bones: "I have no choice."
Other things were still acceptable, but this kind that could affect one's mind was simply unacceptable. "Have you ever seen a fantasy TV show? This thing is like a magic sword. It grants the wielder abundant power, but the price is that one day the wielder will lose their mind and turn into a bloodthirsty demon."
Ji Heng looked at him deeply and said, "That's very thoughtful."
After dealing with the electric shock device, Su Er felt relieved and began to discuss the task: "Zhu Mei said that the Samsara Resort used to be run by a family of four who lived in a bamboo house..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a slight weight on his body. He quickly reached into his pocket and touched the familiar shell.
The shocker is back!
Su Er took it out with a serious face, and suddenly thought of a fact: he and the electric shock device had been bound together a long time ago.
Ji Heng saw what he was thinking and shook his head: "There must be another reason."
Generally, bound items are abandoned, and at most others cannot use them.
"Forget it." Su Er could only temporarily suppress the thought of dealing with the stun gun and looked up at the unique bamboo building surrounded by green trees not far away: "Go in and take a look."
The bamboo house is divided into two floors. The separate space below still has traces of animals being raised. The mountain environment is actually not suitable for building bamboo houses. It is estimated that the owner built it for its ornamental value.
Suer had only seen illustrations of this structure in textbooks, and the one before him was quite different. Most bamboo buildings used square pillars to ward off snakes, but this one was supported by twenty-two round columns, each carved with a goat.
The crime scene from three years ago remains in its most original state, with a large number of dark red splash marks on the wall and bloodstains on the floor extending all the way to the stairs. From these traces, it is not difficult to imagine the tragedy of the scene at that time.
The victim fled frantically, but still died at the hands of the hostess in the process.
After looking around, Su Er walked to the cabinet in the corner and picked up a family photo. In the photo, the family of four were all smiling happily, with the little girl and boy holding hands, and the husband behind them holding his wife's shoulders. There was no sign of the tragedy that would happen in the future.
However, the most attractive thing about this photo is definitely the appearance of the hostess.
Some people are born beautiful, but their beauty lacks soul. The hostess is different. Her facial features are actually very ordinary, but her every frown and smile reveals an indescribable charm.
Her natural charm was fully embodied in her. Su Er had also seen the same enchanting temperament in Zhu Mei.
Just as I was about to put the photo frame down, the hostess's smile in the photo suddenly widened.
"Come."
The tingling sound seemed to penetrate into the heart through the ears, and it could not be resisted by willpower alone.
Sur's body swayed slightly due to dizziness, and the eagle's tattoo suddenly appeared as a shadow and grabbed the photo fiercely. The hostess was unwilling to give up, but had no choice but to stand back in her position. At the same time, Sur regained consciousness.
"Come see me at midnight."
By the time he regained his balance, the photo had already returned to its original state. Even when Soul used his Charisma to absorb it, he could only sense a trace of residual Yin energy, as if the last sentence was just an illusion.
"This photo…"
"I know." Ji Heng walked over, obviously knowing everything that had just happened.
As he spoke, he rolled up Sur's sleeves. The color of the tattoo faded a little, and the eagle was far less energetic than before.
Seeing this, Su Er immediately understood: "Tattoos can protect you, but there is a limit to the number of times you can do it."
"To be precise, it's related to the power of ghosts. If you encounter a real evil ghost, you can only resist it once at most."
Just as Suer wondered how he knew so much, Ji Heng showed him his tattoo, with only a faint outline left.
Su Er's eyes widened, realizing belatedly that the other person's hand wasn't as cold as usual, but rather hot. Acting faster than reason, he subconsciously used his inner eyes to see. Over twenty goats with red eyes and black horns gathered behind Ji Heng. One of them noticed and glanced in his direction. A surge of burning desire surged over him, and Su Er's breathing became irregular.
Just a glance caused such a big reaction, let alone Ji Heng who was surrounded by so many sheep.
"careful..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his head and his heart skipped a beat.
The Mystical Eye had already shown its drawbacks long before Tianji City: if it were to face too many ghosts at once, it would consume a significant amount of power. However, this thing was so effective, Su Er had been using it until today, hoping for a lucky break. Now, the side effects had begun to appear.
I don't know why, but before it was just a headache, but this time I'm about to lose consciousness.
At the last moment before fainting, he was still wondering when he had become Lin Daiyu's physique?
Ji Heng caught the thin body in time, preventing Suer from falling to the ground.
His condition wasn't particularly good, and despite using talismans to suppress it, the effect was insignificant. Unlike ordinary ghosts, goats didn't actively attack, but instead amplified the desires deep within humans until they were completely dominated by their tyrannical desires.
The slender white neck was close at hand, and the devil's bewitching voice rang in my ears.
"Bite it off."
"Drink up the hot, sweet blood bit by bit, and you will be together forever."
The shadow almost bent his spine. Ji Heng's pupils gradually lost focus, and his lips unconsciously attached to Suer's neck.
Dozens of goat shadows formed a woman's face, ferocious yet full of expectation. She commanded, "Bite it off!"
The scene of blood splattering did not appear. The soft lips just rubbed the neck for a moment and then left.
In just a few blinks, the intoxication in Ji Heng's eyes disappeared. He stood up straight, dagger in hand, and cut the goat with one blow. He said calmly: "Beast! You actually want me to attack a kid who hasn't even graduated from high school yet."
The goat recovered quickly from the cut, but the pain was unpleasant.
What happened?
Wasn't it fine just now?
Why do I feel like I'm being used?
The phantoms looked at each other. Their strength would be greatly weakened during the day, and it would be difficult for them to gain any advantage. In the end, they chose to give in and return to the pillar.
Ji Heng put away the dagger, picked up Suer and walked out. During the walk, he stared at the kiss mark on the thin neck and pursed his lips... thinking, this is what it feels like.
Of course he wouldn't do anything to take advantage of someone's misfortune, and kissing was too intimate, so it depended on the person's opinion. After weighing the pros and cons, he lightly pecked her neck.
After all, the next time you want to do something, you have to wait until the Sur College Entrance Examination is over.
If the incident is discovered later, the blame can be put on the goat.
·
Faint sunlight shone on the bed. It should have been the hottest time of the day, but the mountains were still cool.
It was already afternoon when Suer woke up with a splitting headache.
He sat up and rubbed his head, determined not to use that eye in the near future.
After calling out twice, no one answered. Ji Heng didn't know where he had gone. However, when he woke up, he was covered with a quilt. He thought that the other party had brought him back and that he was safe now.
"Kill him while he's ill..."
The photo had been pecked by an eagle and was probably still in a weakened state. Su Er looked out the window, considering whether to make a surprise return trip to the bamboo house.
Before this thought could mature, his face suddenly changed. The electric shock device disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a smooth piece of leather, which wrapped around his ankle and climbed up his calf.
The cruel reality proves that everyone, whether human or ghost, has the idea of taking advantage of someone's illness to kill him.
·
It was not easy to get a bowl of normal food from the restaurant. Ji Heng took some effort and packed a bowl of porridge.
Su Er heard the footsteps and came to open the door, smiling: "You're back."
Ji Heng stared at him for a moment, then calmly put down the porridge in his hand.
"Drink it while it's hot."
"good."
However, the next moment, Ji Heng's fist came without any warning.
Sur was horrified and was about to dodge, but his fist was stopped just before it hit his face.
"Don't play that kind of thing..."
He didn't finish the rest of his words when he looked down and found a wound on his arm. Three talismans were stuck around it, restricting his mobility.
Ji Heng was ruthless and decisive. He tore hard along the crack, and in an instant a complete piece of skin was torn off.
Sur's previous will had been restrained, and this skin wanted to completely devour him by controlling his body. The two sides were in a stalemate until Ji Heng took action to peel it off.
Looking at the skin wriggling on the ground, Sur couldn't help but frown.
The power of the talisman paper is very strong, but its powerful force is being slowly neutralized by the skin.
Ji Heng also noticed this, his eyes turned cold: "Taser?"
Suer nodded, never expecting that the electric shock device he always carried with him was actually made of skin.
"This isn't an ordinary skin," Ji Heng said seriously, "It's an extremely rare painted skin ghost. It can transform into various forms to lure other ghosts and devour Yin energy."
Hearing this, Su Er took a deep breath and felt a little scared.
After a moment's pause, he retracted his gaze and turned his head: "By the way, how did you know I was possessed?"
"The badge is still there, which means the body is yours." Ji Heng was not on guard against him and spoke without thinking: "But the kiss mark on the neck is gone."
Sucking with such force, the marks would not disappear for a while.
"…"
Silence, suffocating silence!
After a long moment, Soul's eyes flickered and narrowed dangerously: "What did you say?"
"…"