23. Chapter XXIII

In the garden, two figures sat on a stone bench under a tree. The man raised his glass and looked at the moon in the sky thoughtfully, and the woman tugged at the sleeve of her coat and looked at the shadows on the ground with trepidation.

"Ziju, why did you let those swaggering and deceitful magicians enter the mansion? Those individuals are all here for money, how can they have real talent and real learning? Besides, who knows whether the ghosts and gods say it is true or not. Cheng Xueyi said softly to the man beside her.

Zhao Ziyu put down the teacup, patted Cheng Xueyi's shoulder and comforted: "That person in purple clothes was seen by this king himself, and he has some magical powers. Besides, Qin Yi was not very afraid of those strange things in the mansion before?I have always supported the king to find some monks to see if there are ghosts and monsters?Besides, do you remember that the king invited the master to come to the mansion before, and the next day the master died violently in the guest room, and a dry corpse was formed unbelievably. These are far from being explained, and the only possibility is that ghosts and ghosts harm people. ”

"Those are different, one of these two people wears a mask and needs to be carried, and the other person looks evil. I was scared at the time, so I was delirious and thought it was a ghost, but now that I am sober, I naturally think that it is just a coincidence. As for the so-called master, he is very old, and he may be suffering from some incurable disease, and he happened to have a seizure in the guest room. As for the dried corpse, it may be related to a strange disease, or it may be because of the spells cultivated by that master," Cheng Xueyi grabbed Zhao Zijue's hand on his shoulder, "Listen to me, okay?" Zijue, drive them out of the house. ”

Zhao Ziyu didn't believe what Cheng Xueyi said, he shook his head with a gentle smile and said, "Xueyi, don't be petty." When they settle the affairs of the house, the king will let them go far away, and no longer bother you. ”

"There are no ghosts in the mansion at all, all of them are worrying about you, and those servants are unwilling to continue to stay in the mansion, so they fled, but they encountered an accident when they fled. These have nothing to do with the mansion at all, why don't you believe it?" Cheng Xueyi said at the end, and her expression flashed for a moment.

She realized her attitude, and immediately regained her gentleness, she gently put her head on Zhao Zijue's shoulder, rubbing Zhao Zijue's shoulder like a coquettish kitten.

"I was in a hurry just now, and my words were heavy, so I'll listen to you. ”

Zhao Zijue ran Cheng Xueyi's hair up and down with his other hand, and said: "There was one thing before, this king was afraid that you would be afraid, so he never told you. ”

"What?"

"In addition to the missing cook and your maid and servant, several other servants have also been in trouble. A few days ago, a servant came home to visit his parents, and found that his neighbor, who had worked with him in the palace, was not there. When he asked, everyone thought that the neighbor was still working as a servant in the palace, and they didn't know that he had been dismissed. And the neighbor, of course, did not return home, so he suddenly disappeared, and no one knew where he went. When the king heard from his steward, he immediately sent to look for the other servants who had been dismissed, and found that all of them were missing. ”

Zhao Zijue didn't seem to notice Cheng Xueyi's increasingly ugly complexion, and he continued: "Later, several dried corpses like the previous ones were found elsewhere, and based on the clothes and clothes of the deceased, we speculated that they were those missing servants. This is also the reason why I agreed to let them give it a try, the palace is no longer safe, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that it will endanger you and me. ”

"Well, you're right. It's getting late, how about we go back to the house?"

Cheng Xueyi walked with Zhao Zijue for a while, and found that Zhao Zijue was going in another direction, her eyes flashed with anger, and she calmed down before holding Zhao Zijue's arm and saying, "Aren't you going to Fengdanyuan tonight?"

"Shae, this king is very tired today. ”

"But you've been ...... for a long time" Cheng Xueyi's face turned cold, as if she remembered something.

Tentatively, she asked, "Do you remember my sister?"

Zhao Zijue frowned and thought about it for a while, and said, "Remember, isn't she already dead? Do you believe those neighborhood rumors? What do you mean that she came back for revenge?"

"Don't think about it, it's just rumors. You're sisters, can she really do anything to you?"

"Besides, this king has always been strange, obviously he has no feelings for her, and it is you who loves her. was rumored to have been unswerving to her death, and even wanted to be martyred after her death. It's ridiculous, enough to see that none of those rumors have any credibility. If that's the case, why doesn't this king have any affection for her now?"

"Well, your relationship was dull before, but you were forced to pay attention to her because of marriage. Her personality is weird, and I don't think anyone will like it. Then you go back and get some rest. Cheng Xueyi calmed down.

"Lord Wang, the person you love has always been me. Under the moonlight, Cheng Xueyi's eyes flashed with a hint of red.

Zhao Zijue looked at Cheng Xueyi gently, with emotion in his eyes that was about to overflow, and he said, "The person I love is naturally Xueyi." ”

The two separated at an intersection and walked into the courtyard where they lived.

Two more voices appeared in the empty garden.

"They ......"

"Don't think about it, that woman is jealous of you, and it's ridiculous if you take the words of your enemy to heart," the male voice paused, "Don't say it yet, let's follow that woman first." ”

"Yes. ”

At this time, it was Zhuang Feng and Bi Yuewu who spoke, they used the invisibility charm and entered the palace, originally planning to go to Fengdan Yuan to see the situation, but they saw such a scene in the garden.

What Zhuang Feng didn't say was that he felt that the two seemed to be close, but getting along always revealed weirdness.

After they were silent, they rushed to Fengdan Garden, and when they entered the courtyard, they immediately discovered the anomaly here.

I can't see the problem in the morning, but as soon as I go in at night, I can feel the yin of the forest. Not half of the moonlight in the sky was scattered in this place, and it seemed that this courtyard was favored by darkness.

But fortunately, Zhuang Feng and Bi Yuewu were not mortals, and the darkness could not hinder their vision at all.

And the little zombie feels like he has returned to Qixiang Mountain, and every piece of skin feels comfortable.

"People are not in the house. Zhuang Feng suddenly spoke.

"The voice is quieter, what should I do if I am discovered?" Bi Yuewu tugged at Zhuang Feng's sleeve.

"There are only living dead people in this courtyard. ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhuang Feng pushed open a side door with Bi Yuewu behind his back, this kind of house is generally the house where the owner's personal maid lives.

The door of the house was forcibly broken open by Zhuang Feng, and the door shook to the side, and the things in the house made the little zombie so frightened that he almost jumped off Zhuang Feng's back.

Inside stood a black corpse with only skin and bones left, staring out with hollow eyes.

She ...... She's the girl named 'Fei Qing' during the day," the little zombie pointed to the dried corpse in front of her, "Isn't she okay during the day?"

After she was surprised just now, she felt that the dried corpse in front of her was a little familiar, and after a closer look, she found that the dark blue skirt and hairpin on the head of this dried corpse were exactly the same as the maid who stopped them during the day.

Zhuang Feng laughed out loud after hearing this, he couldn't help but make fun of the little zombie on his back, and said, "She is the same kind as you, what are you afraid of? You must have seen a lot of strange zombies in your zombie mountain, why are you as timid as a mouse now?"

"That's completely different," the little zombie anxiously argued, "we zombies are covered in hair at best, and you can think of us as moldy stinky tofu, or monkeys with stiff hands and feet." But this one is different, this is obviously a duck neck or bacon made of sauce. ”

Zhuang Feng asked, "What is stinky tofu?"

"A moldy tofu, don't worry about that. How did she end up like this? And as you said before, there are only the living dead here except the dead. Is she the living dead?"