The sound of messy footsteps echoed in the cold white moonlight, mixed with the gasps of fear, looking so helpless.

Song Ran's yellow dress was already splashed with specks of blood at this time, showing dark brown stains.

She stumbled and ran through the corridors of the lodge, her legs trembling from exhaustion, making her walk more and more slow.

"No....... Other...... Don't come here......"

She looked back nervously, and let out an incoherent mutter.

The corridor is surprisingly narrow for some reason, lined with old wooden doors, moth-eaten holes, and cobwebs.

Song Ran frantically pushed open a door, only to find that there was only a table and a chair inside, and nothing else, not even a door to another place.

Seeing that it was a dead end, Song Ran's expression was even more frightened and desperate, and he hurriedly turned around tremblingly, intending to return to the corridor.

However, a shrill laugh came from the shadows at the end of the corridor, like a young female voice, but with an indescribable resentment.

[Mr. Yang...... You said in person that you would take me to enjoy the prosperity of the world all over the world......]

Hearing this voice full of resentment, Song Ran also screamed, as if he had seen something terrible, and hurriedly closed the door, not daring to enter the corridor for half a step.

[The lord is angry and imposes a heavy penalty on me, where are you at this time......]

A shadow of long hair scattered was reflected on the window paper of the door, which made Song Ran even more out of shape, and fell directly to the ground, while constantly struggling to retreat, until he hit the wall of the room before reacting.

The voice stopped for a moment, and then there was a burst of laughter.

[But it's okay...... At least now we can be with each other......]

The tone of resentment turned into full of love, as if the girl with spring was talking sweetly to her sweetheart.

However, the shadow was getting closer and closer to the door.

Song Ran wanted to scream, but she covered her mouth with her hands so that her voice could not be heard, and her eyes were also tears from too much fear.

Suddenly, the shadow outside the door suddenly disappeared, and the previous female voice also ceased to exist.

Song Ran was stunned, staring at the door, and a joy for the rest of his life after the catastrophe also came to his heart.

However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, a pile of loose hair fell from above, making her involuntarily look up.

I saw a bloody face hanging three inches above her head, grinning at her with a fanged mouth.

The face was vaguely clear and delicate, but there was nothing in the eye sockets, and the black blood that flowed from them made the face look like a ghost from hell.

[The lord praises my eyes for being smart and charming, what do you think? ] 】

Song Ran let out an uncontrollable scream, and his reason was completely destroyed by fear at this time.

The screaming stopped abruptly, and a chewing sound mixed with the subtle sound of something tearing reverberated through the room......

[The Transcendent (Song Ran) is dead, and Qin'er's ghost will continue to roam the villa]

This prompt suddenly appeared in Tang Juyi's mind, making him change his face in shock, and even the movement of walking involuntarily paused.

Liu San tilted his head in confusion:

"What's wrong, sir?"

Tang Juyi reacted quickly, and also raised his feet again, and shook his head at the same time:

"It's okay, let's go."

In his heart, Tang Juyi felt a strong sense of crisis.

"Someone has died, and the ghost I encountered seems to be the owner of the handkerchief I found, the maid called 'Qin'er'......"

Tang Juyi quickly calmed himself down and tried to analyze some connections from the situation in front of him.

"Only one died, then they should have acted separately, otherwise according to the setting of the ghosts' 'can't fight', if they get together, they will definitely die together......"

Since his main quest has been changed, it is no longer to crack the nine ghosts to ask for his life, but to explore the secrets of Jiuzhuang in Liu's Villa, so Tang Juyi is unable to judge the development of the situation from the progress of the task at this time.

"The hint says that 'Qin'er's ghost' will continue to roam the villa, does that mean that this ghost has not yet been cracked?"

Reaching out and pinching the broken letter and the white handkerchief in his arms, Tang Juyi also realized the severity of the situation:

"It's only the first day, and one of them has already died, and if they don't succeed in cracking the ghost to claim their lives, then it is completely unknown what impact they will have on my side when they all die......

The first day was almost over, and Tang Juyi still had no clue about the "Nine Secrets" in the villa, and it was impossible to deduce anything from a broken letter and a handkerchief.

The delay in the progress of the mission means that time will become more and more pressing, and the comprehensive evaluation of the mission is also very clear - the cost of mission failure is death itself.

With a sigh, Tang Juyi also rubbed his eyebrows, and had to start thinking of a second plan.

Originally, Tang Juyi was still thinking about waiting until tomorrow to go to the firewood room to find out, but now it seems that he must act early, otherwise any accidents in the future may cause him to fall into a long stalemate.

"This Liu San is obviously Liu Yunfei's eyeliner used to monitor my movements, and if I want to go to the firewood room, he will definitely know about it, so it will definitely lead to many chain incidents."

Tang Juyi walked slowly behind Liu San, thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

The courtyard where the guest room is located is surrounded by high walls, and Tang Juyi doesn't know anything about light power and water floating, so if he wants to leave the courtyard and go to the firewood house, he can only go through the gate of the courtyard guarded by Liu San.

If he wants to go to the firewood room to find clues without Liu San's knowledge, then he will inevitably need a chance to break Liu San away.

This opportunity cannot be just a simple lie or an excuse, it must be an unexpected event that can alarm most of the people in the mountain villa and confuse the eyes for a long time.

"Tsk...... It's a bit of a hassle......"

Tang Juyi looked left and right, also trying to observe the layout of the surrounding buildings, so as to choose a suitable path forward.

"The villa is tightly laid out, separated only by trees and brick walls......

"What kind of situation will make this Liu San ignore my existence, and at the same time, let the other subordinates in the villa be busy dealing with it and not watch a newcomer......

After just a short period of thought, Tang Juyi thought of a word:

Blaze!

"There it is! If you can create a sudden and large fire, you will definitely create an opportunity to escape. The houses were so tightly packed that if a fire broke out in one building, it would quickly spread to the next, so the fire had to be contained in a short period of time. ”

"If you want to control the fire effectively, you have to gather all the people around you to make sure that it doesn't spread to the surrounding area."

"At that time, even this Liu San must be involved."

The plan is probably already in shape, and the next step is to refine the details.

"There's an oil lamp in the room, and it should be lit later, so I have the initial conditions for arson."

"There are high walls in the courtyard, and the walls are surrounded by planted trees that you can try to start a fire with."

After making up his mind, Tang Juyi also took a deep breath.

This plan cannot be overlooked, because after the fire is controlled, when studying the cause of the fire, it will inevitably be realized that it was arson, and Tang Juyi must not be able to escape the involvement.

If you can successfully get some key clues, then it doesn't matter, but if you don't succeed in distracting Liu San, then this action will definitely outweigh the losses.

"Or ...... Come out with a thief shouting to catch a thief? ”

Tang Juyi had a flash of inspiration and thought of a way to take the lead.

Since it will be found out that it was arson anyway, then he can take the lead and push all this onto a "person" who has no idea, and let that "person" take the blame for himself.

And there is only one prerequisite for all this - the fire must first be ignited in Tang Juyi's guest room.

"Use an oil lamp to ignite the window paper, then apply the oil to other dry wooden structures, and then set fire to the trees outside the wall when the fire is a little bigger, so that the fire can spread to the surrounding area under the blowing of the wind."

Tang Juyi recalled the appearance of the trees around the yard - dense and prosperous, just right for arson.

"After waiting for a while, pretending to be panicked and saying that they saw someone setting fire, and at this time they didn't have time to verify, just adding a little extra authentic details can reduce my suspicion by half......"

"It's just...... The price is a bit big......"

Tang Juyi showed a tangled look, and he didn't know what he had planned, so he looked very embarrassed.

Finally, Tang Juyi clenched his fists, obviously making up his mind:

"You can't give up the child, you can't trap the wolf! Fight! ”