Chapter 20 Born to be a ghost king's concubine, death is also a ghost slave
"Be careful, the atmosphere in this town is very weird," Chen Xuan quietly approached Mo Binglan and whispered, "Look at the people around you who are shopping in the night market, what do you find?" ”
"They...... Why do they all droop with a face, and their expressions are wooden! Hearing him say this, Mo Binglan also noticed that something was wrong.
Chen Xuan shook his head, "Didn't you notice that the men in this town all have braids?" It's the early years of the Republic of China, and the weird grandma just now said that the fire that happened twenty years ago was the end of the Qing Dynasty twenty years ago, so ......"
"And look, what's the most shop in town? Paper shop! ”
"The aunt who bought vegetables just now took out the money for the money!"
"We entered a ghost town....... "The more Chen Xuan said, the cooler his heart became.
Mo Binglan also sighed in her heart.
It seems that the grandmother is not lying, this town is indeed full of resentful spirits, and they still retain the same appearance as they were when they were alive.
"Or ...... Shall we sneak away? ”
Mo Binglan tightened Chen Xuan's sleeves and shivered.
Meticulous observation and thoughtfulness, the quality that Chen Xuan embodies at the moment is completely worthy of his grandfather's great energy to cultivate.
She probably knew Chen Xuan's strength, and wanting to see the other party's hole cards was just her curiosity, she didn't expect this weird town to be so dangerous.
"It's over! There are so many wraiths right now, it's hard to get him out safely if you don't use that thing, but ......"
Mo Binglan bit her lip lightly and looked entangled, "Once the life talisman that Grandpa gave me is used, it will cause a lot of damage to me, if it is not a last resort, it is better not to use it!" ”
Chen Xuan shook his head slightly, "Wait, leaving rashly now will startle the snake!" ”
"Here, this is the contemptible mansion, two please!" Ten minutes later, the fat old man took Chen Xuan and Mo Binglan to a courtyard covering an area of more than ten acres.
"I discussed it with my insider, it's already so late, it's a little inappropriate to bother you again, so forget it," Chen Xuan showed apologies on his face, and after finishing speaking, he pulled Mo Binglan and was about to leave.
"Alas!" The old man suddenly sighed, "At the gate of the town just now, there must have been a crazy woman who told you something, right?" ”
Chen Xuan paused when he heard this.
"She set that fire twenty years ago!"
"Yes, this town, including me, is full of ghosts!"
"But if I have bad thoughts on you, do I need to bring you here?"
At this time, Chen Xuan turned around, "So, what is your purpose?" ”
"If you don't mind, please go to the humble house first, after listening to the story of the contemptible people, if you still insist on leaving now, the contemptible people will not stop you!"
The old man generously admitted that he was a resentful spirit, which made Chen Xuan somewhat unexpected.
In his expectation, the old man in front of him should deny it, and then bite back, saying that the old woman at the gate of the town is a resentful spirit.
"What the hell is this? Not playing according to the routine at all? Chen Xuan muttered in his heart, and then looked at Mo Binglan, "What do you mean, go in or leave?" ”
"You can break out! Listen, maybe it's not as simple as we think! ”
After Mo Binglan finished speaking, he took the lead in the courtyard, and Chen Xuan had no choice but to follow.
The courtyard is clean and tidy, and the rockery lakes are scattered, which looks unique.
"The two of you tasted it, this is the daughter of the contemptible people who have treasured it for thirty years, and originally planned to raise the altar when the daughter got married twenty years ago, but it caught up with the fire," After entering the hall, the old man took a wine jar from the servant, opened it and poured a cup for Chen Xuan, Mo Binglan alone.
Chen Xuan and Mo Binglan didn't bother to serve the wine.
"Sir, what happened twenty years ago?" Chen Xuan asked.
Since this quest challenge is open-ended, if you want to get a higher rating, you can only explore it on your own.
This deserted capital town is very likely to trigger the hidden mission, which is also the reason why Chen Xuan and the old man came in.
The old man sighed lightly, with a little vicissitudes in his voice, "My daughter is very beautiful, just as beautiful as this girl, and tonight twenty years ago was her happy day." ”
"What happened next?"
Mo Binglan blinked her big eyes and was very curious, "Why did that mother-in-law burn down the Wasteland Town with a fire?" ”
"My daughter is in love with a Langzhong, and it is also interesting to say that the adulterer is somewhat similar to this gentleman," the old man added, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. ”
Chen Xuan waved his hand, "It's okay, the old gentleman continues!" ”
The old man nodded, "They eloped tonight twenty years ago, and when the old woman saw that her son was missing, she thought I had killed him, so in a fit of rage, she set fire to the whole town. ”
"What does the old gentleman mean is that you want us to help you find your daughter and prove your innocence?" Chen Xuan asked tentatively
"I'm already dead, it's not important whether I'm innocent or not," the old man said that he was already in tears, "If you two meet her, can you help me with a word, just say that I have forgiven her and say goodbye, I hope they can live well in the future and have a few more big fat boys." ”
"If I'm not mistaken, the old gentleman should be the mayor, right?" Chen Xuan asked again.
"Yes!" The old man nodded.
"It's really pitiful for the hearts of parents all over the world!" Mo Binglan sighed, and subconsciously picked up the glass of wine and drank it all.
"Don't ......" Chen Xuan was about to stop but didn't have time, seeing that Mo Binglan didn't have anything wrong after drinking it, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Maybe I'm nervous!" ”
The housekeeper quickly came over and said that the room was ready.
"It's not too early," said the old man with a smile to the butler, "Laifu, take the two distinguished guests to the guest room to rest!" ”
"Okay sir," the butler nodded with a gloomy face, "please come with me, two of you!" ”
"How...... Only one room? ”
After a moment, Mo Binglan asked.
"Please!"
The housekeeper didn't seem to hear Mo Binglan's question, and made a gesture of please.
Mo Binglan wanted to say more, but was stopped by Chen Xuan, "I always feel that things are not so simple, two people in one room, what can still take care of each other, you have a good rest tonight, I will be guarding by the side!" ”
Mo Binglan felt that what Chen Xuan said was also reasonable, so she didn't say anything more, but there was a little disagreement on the matter of the vigil, "No, you are also very tired today, let's take turns to keep vigil, you are in the first half of the night, and I am in the second half of the night!" ”
"That'...... All right! ”
"Wouldn't it be a hidden mission to help this old man talk?"
Chen Xuan sat at the table, looking at the oil lamp with the lights flickering on and off, and suddenly asked.
"Definitely...... Yes! ”
Mo Binglan's voice came out intermittently, and it could be seen that she was very sleepy, and she had entered a half-asleep state at this time.
"I always feel that things are weird, the hidden mission will not be triggered so easily, in case this is a trap, the reason why the old man said this is just to let us down our guard......."
Chen Xuan turned around as he spoke, but saw that Mo Binglan had fallen asleep.
"Have a good dream!" A rare touch of tenderness appeared on Chen Xuan's face.
In the middle of the night, he felt some numbness in his legs, so he stood up and planned to walk around the courtyard.
It was not long after he came out that he was grabbed by a hand like dead tree bark.
"Old woman?" Chen Xuan's eyes widened, his pupils narrowed slightly, "Why are you here?" ”
"Hurry up, that female doll drank that altar of daughter red, destined to become a ghost slave, can't escape, it's too late for you to leave now!"
The old woman couldn't help but say something, and pulled Chen Xuan away quickly.
Chen Xuan wanted to say something more, but when he looked back, he saw a terrifying scene.
The original clean and tidy courtyard has disappeared, replaced by the ruins after the fire, and the most terrifying thing is that he saw human skins, hanging on the edge of the door under the ruins, eerie and infiltrating.
"Those human skins are all passing travelers, the men are pulling their skins and tendons, and the women are concubines for the ghost king," the old woman explained, and then pulled Chen Xuan out of the ghost town in the deserted capital.
Her strength was so great that Chen Xuan couldn't break free for a while.