What is it? Tattoos? When did I have more of this stuff on me?

Jiang Yao rubbed the black mark vigorously, but he didn't want to erase it, but instead of erasing it, it aroused the burning pain even more. Jiang Yao hurriedly stopped, and after grinning his teeth, the black light engraved on the collarbone gradually began to fade, and the sharp pain finally subsided.

"Hmm......"

The pale-faced Jiang Yao stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of cold sweat and sat down on the chair, and this sudden sharp pain unexpectedly calmed down his feverish mind.

What am I anxious about?

It is undeniable that when Jiang Yao saw Xiao Yuan's token hanging on the "corpse dove", a certain guess suddenly crossed his heart, or perhaps he was affected by this speculation, when he came into contact with the eyes of the "corpse dove", he subconsciously connected with Xiao Yuan's familiar worried color. But now that I think about it, just by one ornament and one look, I can identify Xiao Yuan as the "corpse dove", which is too fantastical.

Besides, regardless of whether Xiao Yuan is a monster or not, with his usual character of being reluctant to step on even an ant, if he kills so many people one after another, Jiang Yao doesn't believe it. In the past year, getting along day and night is not long or short, and for this cohabiting friend, Jiang Yao still believes in his own vision.

But...... Xiao Yuan's personal token hung uprightly on the monster, and the cause and effect of it were something that Jiang Yao couldn't figure out. No, not only that, everything that happened in the villa was so unbelievable, what was the white light that sneaked up on him at the end? Who was the girl figure that flashed at the door? and...... The red-haired man ......

Jiang Yao had a headache, and the only breakthrough to sort out the facts seemed to be the only one for the red-haired man, but he suddenly realized that he didn't even know the man's name all the time.

Jiang Yao sighed, and finally decided to search for the news with his mobile phone. It was impossible for the media to be silent about what had happened to that West End villa, and now it was the only way for him to know what was going on.

Soon, the latest news jumped on the phone screen.

"The West Side Villa reproduces the corpse hiding room...... The police have urgently blocked the investigation ......" Jiang Yao silently read the news headline, quickly reading the details.

Judging from the news, it seems that the security guard who was corona by himself woke up and found the secret room full of corpses, and then hurriedly called the police, and after the initial investigation of the police, they are also investigating in the direction of the victims of the "Death Game".

Jiang Yao read several related reports, and found that the security guard did not mention himself, which made Jiang Yao breathe a sigh of relief, if the police knew that he had made a big fuss in the secret room, just interrogation and interrogation would be enough for him, not to mention that because of "a certain accident" ten years ago, Jiang Yao also had some "bad criminal records", and the police would never let him go easily.

Jiang Yao put down his phone, but there were still doubts lingering in his heart.

"Corpse dove". If such a monster that subverts people's three views is discovered, the society will already be turned upside down, and there is no mention of this in the news now, so it means that when the police arrived, the "corpse dove" was no longer there? Did someone take it away, or did it ......

Then again, "corpse dove"...... What kind of youkai is it?

Jiang Yao thought, picked up his phone again, and typed the word "corpse dove" into the web search bar.

The results were not long in coming.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Classic of the West Mountains": "One hundred and seventy miles to the west, it is said that there are many Dansu on the mountain, Danshui flows out of Yan, the north flows into Wei, there are many fierce leopards, and there are many birds and doves. ”

The corpse dove, that is, the cuckoo, although it is still a ubiquitous species today, but since it is included in the "Ancient Encyclopedia" of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", which spans thousands of years, it means that the corpse dove has lived in this land in ancient times, and under the washing of thousands of years, is it really possible for a single corpse dove to transform into a demon?

"Demons" ...... Is it?

Jiang Yao looked at the three words "Classic of Mountains and Seas" on the web page, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This pre-Qin ancient book, the culmination of the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors, will always be mistaken for a collection of myths, but in fact, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a geographical atlas that records the ancient civilization of China, and many creatures and maps recorded in it can still be found today. And since the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an ancient documentary illustrated chronicle, are the demon gods recorded in it, such as "the nine-tailed fox", "candle dragon", "mountain god", "gluttony", and so on, indeed "existed"? Or perhaps, they still "exist to this day", but people are not aware of it......

Jiang Yao thought about it and didn't dwell on it anymore, after all, after experiencing the previous war, his three views had already been completely shattered, and the only thing that worried him now was that when the villa in the West District had been blocked by the police, it was difficult to explore the clues of Xiao Yuan's disappearance.

"Jingle Bell ......"

The rapid ringing of his mobile phone pulled Jiang Yao back from his thoughts, and he picked up his phone to take a look, only to find a familiar name flashing on the screen.

Zhou Wentao.

Zhou Wentao is Jiang Yao's junior high school classmate, and unlike Xiao Yuan, he and Jiang Yao have known each other for many years, and the two have been good brothers since they were teenagers. Although Jiang Yao also had some friends around him, since the "accident" ten years ago, Zhou Wentao is the only one who is willing to continue to treat him with sincerity and never abandon him.

Speaking of which, although Zhou Wentao's personality seems to be very arrogant, and he is even a little "stupid", he is actually the eldest young master of a well-known domestic consortium. It's just that he has no interest in inheriting the family business, but is obsessed with being a cartoonist who seems to others to be "not doing his job", so Zhou Wentao and his family are very stiff, and financial support is even more impossible. However, Zhou Wentao is also a small talented person, although he is still in the struggle period, he has made some achievements on his own, which is one of the reasons why his family has not tied him back so far.

"Hey, hey, Xiaoyao, why did it take so long to answer, it's all three poles in the day, shouldn't you kid still sleep in the bed?"

"You...... Returning to China?" Jiang Yao rubbed his swollen head, remembering that today seemed to be the day when Zhou Wentao returned to China after his overseas art exhibition.

"Yes, I just arrived at the airport in the morning, do you have time to come out for a drink in the evening? I brought you a gift~" Zhou Wentao on the phone seemed to be in a good mood, and it seemed that everything was going well for foreign art exhibitions.

"Evening ...... Well, I'm going to work part-time, in the future, anyway, there is a chance. Jiang Yao lied casually, at this time he didn't plan to let his friends see the colors on him, the incident that night in the villa was too weird, he didn't want to involve Zhou Wentao as well.

"Hey, are you still working here and there, and how are the companies you interviewed before?"

"Heh, it's still the same, the 'stain' on my resume is not acceptable to everyone. Jiang Yao smiled bitterly, after all, it is still difficult to offset the impact of "that accident" ten years ago, but he doesn't care about himself, anyway, he is not short of money.

When he reached the age of 18, the "Demon Old Woman", who was his master and sole guardian, left him to travel all over the world, and the lone * crawling and rolling over the years also allowed Jiang Yao to find a certain "way to make money", although this road is somewhat "wild", but this is also the only way to make a living when Jiang Yao can't find a job.

"Or ...... If you want to work, I'll figure it out for you. ”

"Hey, don't, I'm not at the point where I'm starving to death if I can't find a job. As soon as he heard Zhou Wentao's tone, Jiang Yao immediately understood what his "think of a way" was about, Zhou Wentao himself held his breath and didn't bow to his family when he was poor, how could Jiang Yao be embarrassed to let his friends put down their self-esteem and ask for someone because of his own business?

"Is it really okay, but why do I think you're so unenergetic to talk today......?"

"That's because of something else......" Jiang Yao looked at the gauze wrapped around his body and sighed in his heart. "During your absence, something did happen to me, that roommate of mine, Xiao Yuan, have you seen it too, right? He disappeared half a month ago......

“…… Xiao Ya ...... Are you really ...... Are you alright?" Zhou Wentao's voice suddenly hesitated.

"You don't have to worry about me, but I'm very uneasy about Xiao Yuan......"

"Xiao Yao!" Zhou Wentao suddenly interrupted Jiang Yao, which made Jiang Yao stunned. "Little Guy...... What the hell is wrong with you? Isn't it...... What's going on?"

"I—what can happen to me? Jiang Yao pretended to say lightly, but suddenly had some strange feelings in his heart, Zhou Wentao is usually not the kind of person who likes to interrupt others at will, and the other party's next sentence made him instantly cold from his head to the soles of his feet.

"But...... You don't have any roommates! Haven't you been living alone in a rented house all year round?"

"You...... What are you talking about?" Jiang Yao froze in place on the spot, even suspecting that he had misheard. "You've seen Xiao Yuan, it's the tall, thin and thin weak boy who shares a house with me...... We ate together when you came to play with me!"

"I really haven't seen the 'Xiao Yuan' you mentioned, the few times I came to eat with you, you were the only one. Zhou Wentao said affirmatively. "You also told me that the landlord is a good person, so you can live in such a big house by yourself without spending much money, and I am absolutely not mistaken......"

"Pop!"

The mobile phone slipped from Jiang Yao's hand and suddenly fell apart, and Jiang Yao couldn't care so much at this time, he quickly turned around and pushed open the door, limping to Xiao Yuan's room next door, but he soon felt a sense of powerlessness and despair.

The whole room was empty, and all traces of Xiao Yuan's existence had disappeared without a trace at this time.

No way!!

Jiang Yao was completely confused, but he still didn't give up, he turned around and walked out of the house directly, took the elevator to the security room downstairs, and shouted while holding the security guard who was reading the newspaper:

Room 2606...... Xiao Yuan in Room 2606! You also helped him receive the courier, and he greets you every time he passes by the security room......

"Hey, aren't you, aren't you the little Jiang in room 2606?" you are the only one living in room 2606?" The security guard was taken aback by Jiang Yao's formation, and was a little stunned, but saw Jiang Yao's face change, reached out and picked up the phone in the security room, and dialed out a call.

"Hey, hello Aunt Wang, I'm your tenant Xiao Jiang......" Jiang Yao held the microphone in his hand, trembling slightly.

"Oh~ Xiao Jiang, I have received the rent you made a few days ago. The cheerful voice of the landlord came to my ears. "Why, do you think it's cool to live in such a big house alone, and you want to renew the lease for another year?haha, don't worry, the price is easy to say~ It's no problem if you want to continue to live alone......"

Boom –

What the landlord said later, Jiang Yao couldn't hear it anymore, at this time his mind was like five thunderbolts, and everything in front of him pointed to a cruel fact-

It turned out that there had never been a person like "Xiao Yuan" by his side.