The absolute silence made his senses extremely sensitive, and the other party seemed to be very close to each other, and the familiar aura enveloped him.

It is a unique fragrance that is different from the cheap fat powder on the street, and the cold background hides the sultry people who want to refuse and welcome.

The night fog and moonlight flowed silently, and they were frozen with each other for half a minute in silence.

"What do you want to tell me?" Qi Yan finally broke the silence.

After all, the other party falls into a dream and never "comes empty-handed".

"Shh

The other party's breath scratched an inch behind Qi Jiu's ear, where there was a scar and a pair of marks that resembled bite marks.

Qi Ji was silent, he even closed his eyes and waited patiently for the answer.

The other party seemed to chuckle lowly: "Don't close your eyes, you see, the moonlight is so good tonight." ”

Qi Zhen raised his head at his words, and on this clear winter night, the moonlight illuminated the sky pale and bright.

Qi Jiu's Adam's apple, which was leaning up his neck, slid slightly, and the moonlight poured on his face without reservation.

His eyelashes twitched slightly, and at this moment, he felt a sense of loneliness that was both distant and familiar.

It was as if he had lived alone here for hundreds of years, and for countless such winter nights, he had been in a misty bath, looking up at the distant and bleak moon.

It's so quiet, sometimes the absolute silence makes people feel noisy.

An indescribable sense of desolation grew in his veins.

Was this really his emotion?

Or who is in tune with him?

Is it the person behind you?

"See?" The person behind him leaned closer and whispered, "On a night when the moon is pale, there is always someone who grieves. ”

Then, the cold touch wrapped around Qi Jiu's Adam's apple, "There are always people who are afraid." ”

Suddenly, a sharp tingling sensation pierced Qi Yan's neck, and his brows twisted slightly-

It looks like a pair of tines are sinking into the skin.

Chapter 54: 404 Hot Spring Street (24)

The cold touch penetrated deep into the blood, and the tingling sensation made Qi Yan wake up from his dream in an instant.

The moment he opened his eyes, he subconsciously pressed his neck and repeatedly confirmed the part that had been "bitten" by that guy just now.

The tingling sensation of the tingling still lingered on his skin, but his neck was intact, and the scars left by the other party could not be found at all.

Qi Jiu's Adam's apple slipped slightly, and he maintained the posture of holding his neck, looking at the white mist and moonlight flowing in the night with some distraction.

Because the touch in the dream was too real, his heart was beating faster than before at this moment.

After a while, Qi Yan closed his eyes again, and his eyelashes, which were wet with sweat, trembled slightly, like butterflies flapping their wings in the rain.

After calming down, Qi Yan began to recall the details of the dream repeatedly and sort out the information provided by the other party.

The Oiran's character is likely to be a demagogic spirit that bites the neck of its prey and sucks blood.

And the casual sentence "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight" - Qi Yan didn't think it was a casual greeting from the other party, let alone a flirtation......

In all likelihood, the "moon" itself is an important metaphor.

Miss Ikuko seems to have the same hobby of sucking blood.

What does that guy's character have to do with Miss Ikuko? Miss Yuko seems to be afraid of him, is he a higher-level existence than Miss Yuko?

Is the hobby of vampirism "inherited" from the other party?

Now Qi Ji can be sure that Miss Yuzi's bloodsucking behavior occurred in the soup pool.

Miss Ikuko seems to enjoy eating the man's plasma in the hot pool, and the person in charge of "Yu-no-yu" seems to be aware of her blood-sucking habits, so there is a rule that no one is allowed to approach the "to be cleaned" hot pool.

Because the "to be cleaned" soup pool is the scene of Miss Ikuko's murder.

In this way, the strong smell of blood that permeated the vicinity of the soup pool was also explained, and the information provided by the filth and the hints of dreams could also confirm Qi Jiu's suspicions.

But after Miss Yuko drank the blood, where were the bodies of the missing victims hidden?

That Uesugi Yue's spirit looked weak last night, did Miss Ikuko do something to them?

Intricate clues gradually emerge, and they are like white fog floating in the night, which is so close that it is unpredictable.

Why on earth did Ikuko-sama do this? What role does that guy play in the dungeon?

From the Oiran in the famous verandah to the evil spirit burned to death by cutting her mouth, what has happened to Miss Ikuko?

All the clues are appearances, and Qi Ji must follow the vine to find the core plot point of the dungeon.

*

Before dawn, Qi Ji fulfilled his promise to burn the portrait of Miss Ikuko for Uesugi Koshi.

When it was about to dawn, there was a knock at his door.

"Excuse me, Miss Yuko has already greeted me, if you're ready here, I'll lead you to Yu's House."

It's a young woman's voice.

Qi Yan opened the paper and pushed the door, and the young wandering girl in a red silk skirt and a bun in the horizontal treasury bowed slightly to him.

It's the people of the House of Yu.

"I'm ready, it's up to you, hard work." Qi asked.

As the sky dawned, the mist of the bath was dyed pale blue by the skylight.

Qi Yan followed behind the leading girl, and the sound of clogs sounded the dawn of the parade.

"I guess you already know what you're going to do at Yu Zhiya, right?" The wandering girl asked.

Qi Yan nodded: "The little gray cat who is responsible for taking care of the Yu House." ”

Younu: "Miss Yuzi attaches great importance to this cat, and has asked a lot of helpers to take care of it before, but they can't meet the cat's wishes, I hope you can stay longer." ”

Qi Study: "I take the liberty of asking, is this the cat of the previous generation of Oiran?" ”

The guide girl tilted her head and shook her head: "I don't know, when I came to Yuzhiwu, it was already the era of Miss Yuko. ”

"No one has ever mentioned the previous generation of Oiran, and that is not allowed," she said in a deep voice, "It was very rude to mention the previous generation of Oiran in the time of Miss Ikuko, remember." ”

Qi Jiu: "Okay, I understand, thank you for informing." ”

It seems that the way to talk from the NPC has been blocked, and he can only look for clues on his own.

"This little gray cat is also similar to the mascot of Yuzhiya, but he doesn't like to be close to people." The Guiding Girl continued.

Qi Yan smiled under the mask and did not say anything about it.

The wandering girl who led the way handed the "Yu Zhi House Work Manual" to Qi Jiu: "The most important thing to work in Yu Zhi House is the rules, after all, most of the guests are you and I can't afford to offend, so you must carefully write down these rules." ”

Qi Zhen opened the "Yu Zhiwu Workbook", and there were only a few short lines of rules-

1. Male staff members who appear in Yuzhiya must wear Noh masks, otherwise they are not allowed to appear in public areas, let alone in front of guests and tourists;

2. Respect the privacy of guests, and do not open the door of the guest room without permission; Keep a proper distance from the traveling girl, and do not enter the traveling girl's room without permission;

3. It is forbidden to go to the atrium without permission on moonlit nights (except for ▇▇▇▇ people);

Qi Zhen's gaze stayed on the third rule, and he found the key word - "moon".

The dream hint that the guy gave last night also appeared "moon", and this hidden rule seems to hide information related to the storyline.

The Yu no House was next door to Yu no Yu, and about five minutes later, the Wandering Girl led Qi Zhen to this red building full of drunken gold ukiyo-e paintings.

Qi Yan followed the guide girl to open the door curtain and bowed into the Yu House.

There are no windows facing the sun in the lobby of Yunoya, and the walls are all ukiyo-e with thick and deep colors, so even in the daytime, the interior of the house needs to be lit by lanterns.

The ladies only open in the evening, and the morning is the quietest time of the day at the Utsunoya.

The rich to pungent smell of fat powder lasts for a long time, and the crimson corridor is flanked by the dark shoji gate, walking in it, Qi Ji unconsciously lightens his steps, and the shoji gate passing by occasionally flashes a little light, probably the wandering girl who is open until dawn lights the cigarette in her hand.

"Don't look around, this is a place for the ladies to entertain their guests, remember not to disturb the work of the ladies and not to offend the guests."

"Especially Miss Yuko's boudoir, at the end of the corridor on the second floor, don't approach the idlers when they have nothing to do."

"I understand."

It was too quiet, and the abrupt sound of clogs lingered in the crimson promenade.

Qi Zhen has walked this corridor more than once in his dreams, and has seen it as a cloud of guests at night, and has also seen it engulfed in fire.

The guide girl took Qi Yan to the attic on the top floor of the building, the room did not open the window, and the moment the paper pushed the door open, a dull air came to her face.

Qi Yan looked inside, although the room was small, all the organs were complete, and the tatami mats and other items were also cleaned up neatly, which showed that the accommodation conditions of Yuzhiya were much better than Yuzhiyu.

"You're going to live in this room from now on, the cats come here a lot," the guide girl pointed to the top of the closet, "there are male helpers' work clothes, they've been washed, remember, walking in the Yu-no-Ya, the male helpers must wear clothes specially dyed by the Yu-no-Ya, and they must also wear masks." ”

As she spoke, the maiden pushed open the window on the north side of the attic, intending to ventilate the attic.

The north window was facing the atrium of Yuzhiwu, and the moment the window opened, Qi Yan was stunned.

In the depths of winter, an old cherry tree blooms in the garden, and the lush white cherry blossoms adorn the branches, blending in with the snow on the eaves of the street.

Xiao Suo's cold wind blew, blowing the fragrance of flowers into the house.

In the blink of an eye, the falling cherry blossoms seem to be falling in fine snow.

"It's really beautiful, isn't it?" The guide girl sighed and reminded again, "The cherry tree in the atrium blooms all year round, and the color changes from time to time, it is the most unique scenery of the Yu no House, but please also remember that it is forbidden to go to the atrium without permission on a moonlit night." ”

"Can you tell me why?" Qi asked.

The wandering girl shook her head: "The rules of the Yu Mansion are like this, there are not too many reasons, we just need to strictly abide by it here." ”

Qi Yan nodded: "I understand." ”

When everything was explained, the guiding girl bowed and left.

After the paper door was closed, Qi Yan lay on the north window and watched the cherry trees blooming like snow in the deep winter wax moon.