Chapter 32: The Bloody Drama
"All expelled from the Golden Mansion?!"
The two said in unison, Gu Yu jumped up from the futon at once, glanced at Pei Yan, and instantly understood the meaning of the other party's eyes.
The recording time of "Soul Escape" is one day and one night, and the door will only open when the time comes, and during this period, it is absolutely impossible for the guests to escape in advance, so the hidden meaning of Han Yifei's words is that the guests who do not arrive on time will be directly sentenced to death!
The two hurriedly walked in the direction where Han Yifei disappeared before, but just as they wanted to work together to push open the door blocking the secret room, the door suddenly made a heavy "creaking" sound again, and someone slowly pushed it open from the outside.
Seeing this, Pei Yan subconsciously grabbed Gu Yan's arm and pulled her behind him, while he used his body to protect her.
Gu Yu was stunned for a moment, grabbed Pei Yan's wide robe sleeves to stabilize her figure, looked up at the back of his head, and sniffed the bitter ebony fragrance faintly emanating from his body, for some reason, the quiet deer in her heart suddenly pricked up her ears excitedly.
Just as Gu Yan was distracted, the doors of the secret room were finally opened, and two NPCs appeared at the door.
They were all wearing the costumes of the maids of the Golden Mansion, their faces were painted as white as Han Yifei before, two lines of blood and tears slowly flowed out of their eyes, the pink flowers on their heads were also replaced by white, and they were all carrying white papier-mΓ’chΓ© lanterns in their hands, looking at the two of them faintly.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at Gu Yan, who was holding her sleeves tightly with both hands, thinking that she was scared, and comforted her lightly: "Don't be afraid, they should be in the same group as Han Yifei and won't hurt us." You go out with me, and be careful not to stumble under your feet. β
Gu Yu suddenly came back to her senses when she heard this, only then did she notice her posture at this time, her ears suddenly became hot, she withdrew her hand in a panic, swept her afterglow, and quickly took the candlestick on the table in her hand, and smiled with a smile, explaining: "Okay, okay, that... Mr. Pei, the fabric of your clothes is very good, you should get a lot of money, you can also pay attention to it later, don't break it, and save some money for the program team. β
Pei Yan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then couldn't help but purse her lips slightly, a few imperceptible smiles appeared in the corners of her eyes, and she followed behind the two maids who were obviously here to lead the way.
After a while, the two returned to the ground according to the same route, and followed the maid all the way into the front hall, only to find that the Jin Mansion had changed greatly at some point.
During the day, it was still a happy look, but at this time, the red decorations were all replaced with white, and the entire front hall was only lit by a few candles.
The antechamber was full of people, but the atmosphere was eerie and dead silent.
And among these "people", except for the other three guests, who looked normal, the others were all pale and had tears in their eyes, and they sat in their respective positions very upright, and when they saw a few people coming in, they turned their heads to Pei Yan and Gu Yan, staring at the two of them without focus.
Suddenly stared at by so many strange eyes, Gu Yu couldn't help but feel a chill in her back, and walked through these gazes with a light step, and the afterglow swept to Lu Xinning, handing her an encouraging look.
Lu Xinning should have arrived in a hurry, wearing only a thin white undershirt, her hair was a little messy behind her, I don't know if she was afraid or cold, she was constantly trembling slightly.
After seeing Gu Yan's figure, Lu Xinning's eyes lit up, but as soon as she wanted to open her mouth to say something, the two white-faced maids standing behind her stretched out their hands together and gently pressed them on her shoulders, making her quickly close her mouth and retract into the chair, so she could only look at Gu Yan with a smile.
The other two were the same, as soon as they made any movement, they would be suppressed by the person behind them, and they could not move at all, so they could only sit quietly in their places and watch the changes.
Pei Yan and Gu Yan were brought to the upper seat and sat on both sides, while Han Yifei unhurriedly lifted the curtain and walked out of the side hall, stood in the middle of the front hall, and looked around before speaking.
"Everyone should have heard that twenty-five years ago, Master Jin and Mrs. Jin went to the holy mountain to pray for blessings, but they encountered robbers on the way, and the eldest young master, who had just turned one year old, was unfortunately taken away by the robbers. After the loss of her beloved son, Mrs. Jin collapsed, and died of illness not long after, although Master Jin later adopted Young Master Yifei and Miss Xinning, but he never stopped looking for the whereabouts of the eldest young master, and entrusted this matter to me before he died, telling me to let the eldest young master go home. β
When Gu Yu heard this, she looked at Pei Yan with some feeling, and seeing that there was no one behind her, she quietly moved to him, her eyes were still looking ahead, but her lips opened slightly, and she asked in a low voice: "Teacher Pei, you won't be this eldest young master, right?"
Pei Yan also leaned towards her and replied in the same way: "Look at this situation, it should be me." β
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, Han Yifei revealed the answer: "And not long ago, I finally learned the whereabouts of the eldest young master, who has been missing for more than 20 years... No one thought that the group of robbers who kidnapped the eldest young master were exterminated by officers and soldiers soon after, and one of the servants took the eldest young master to a nearby town, but died of serious injuries, and then the eldest young master was adopted by a side branch of the Jin family by chance, and was raised as his own son since he was a child. β
"And today, our eldest young master has finally returned to his home!" Han Yifei suddenly raised his voice, making Lu Xinning shrink suddenly, and looked at Gu Yu with a pout.
After Han Yifei finished speaking, he turned to face Pei Yan and saluted respectfully, "Young Master, I can't hide it, my lord still has a wish before he dies, if you haven't married yet, I hope I will choose a lady with good character and virtuous kindness for you." I searched all over Jiangnan, and I felt that this Gu family's cousin was the most suitable for you, so I made a claim and held this wedding for the two of you. β
The corners of Gu Yan's eyes twitched fiercely when she heard this, and she said in her heart that the direction of this story is really too bloody, her biological son who has been looking for more than 20 years was actually adopted by distant relatives, and she also made a drama of an arranged marriage. Although my cousin and nephew are fourth-generation collateral blood relatives and can get married, how awkward is it to look at it......
Just as she was thinking wildly, Han Yifei immediately said something that shocked everyone.
"The eldest young master and Miss Biao have been married, but there is still one thing to do. He slowly turned back, his eyes narrowed, the corners of his mouth grinned upward, a strange and terrifying smile appeared on his face, and he said faintly, "Everyone should have noticed that they are all different from us, the living and the dead are separated by yin and yang, and they cannot be truly reunited. And if they want to reunite with Master Jin, there is only one way-"
"Tomorrow at noon, a living sacrifice ceremony will be held, and together we will send the eldest young master home!"