Nightmare (19) - Empty Promises
What do I want? Side Quest, of course!
Yu Xing took a napkin from her pocket with her clean hands and slowly wiped her bloodied fingers. She said leisurely, "Your goal is to have the Zhou Xue you created deal with that person in your place, but this is not a long-term solution. Even though that person's perception is greatly distorted because it is your dream eye, he will realize this one day."
"Of course, you can be angry, because this day has come early because I brought Bai Yu to you." He gave a smile that made it hard to hit him. "Bai Yu has been gone from Zhou Xue for a long time. He will soon discover that what he has been looking for is just an empty shell, and the real target has been playing him for so long."
Yu Xing looked at the photo on the tombstone. "In a way, I quite admire you. So I still want to help you. You can either stay here for another ten or twenty years, or trust me, solve it once and for all. You can choose one."
There must be something about Liang Erni that the Lingren wanted. Putting everything else aside, the fact that she could create such a huge nightmare after her death proves that Liang Erni was no ordinary person.
Now it seems that this matter is not simply about the people in the haunted house causing their young son to have a ritual. Since the Lingren also played the role of an NPC, Yu Xing can be basically certain that this matter must have a culprit who is just as bad as the Lingren.
The culprit's purpose was definitely not for the young master, so he had ulterior motives.
The young master in the burial site is merely a tool, as are Liu Xue and Liu Bingxian. The entire scheme points to **, so when the wedding takes place, the things needed by the Lingren playing the roles will inevitably appear.
Who had this thing? It might have been on Liu Xue at first, but later, for reasons unknown, the wedding obviously failed, so it ended up on Liang Erni.
Liu Xue's failure is irreversible; she still wears her wedding dress and lingers around Ling Yu.
Liang Erni's current condition might still be salvageable; that's exactly the idea behind the Lingren's role.
--Take Liang Erni away and continue the wedding until what he wants appears.
Yu Xing had already considered the impact of having or not having side stories on this stage of the deduction.
So far, the information he has compiled is as follows:
Protecting Zhou Xue is the Main Quest. Obtain the white jade pendant around Zhou Xue's neck through various means, and smash it while Zhou Xue is asleep. This will allow you to use the red-clad bride Liu Xue's ability to no longer be bound to enter her dream.
The basis for this conclusion is that Zhou Xue went to bed early last night, but the ghost bride and the Black Shadow did not appear at first. It wasn't until midnight that Zhou Xue seemed to fall into a dream, and then the ghost bride appeared.
In Zhou Xue's dream, she always takes on the role from the perspective of the bride. In other words, when Zhou Xue enters the dream, she takes the place of the ghost bride and forcibly squeezes the ghost bride out of the dream.
From this, we can deduce that when Zhou Xue didn't enter the dream, the ghost bride Liu Xue was trapped in a nightmare.
She had no attachment to the jade; her only thought was to smash it. This also illustrates that Lingyu was not meant to serve the ghost bride, but rather to be a prison that trapped her.
Furthermore, the thinking of the ghost bride and the Lingren should be opposite, meaning that both the ghost bride and the possible ghost groom are aids to the strategist.
Zhou Xue's refusal to smash the jade was actually influenced by Liang Erni. Smashing it would inevitably attract the attention of the Lingren, and if Liang Erni only wanted to continue to live a life of hiding, she would have no choice but to protect the jade and let Zhou Xue suffer.
The strategist is the one who breaks this deadlock.
If you don't seek out Side Quest, then the deducer only needs to protect Zhou Xue for three days, help Zhou Xue survive the possible dream escape, and minimize the damage they suffer. Apart from that, they don't really know much about the plot.
Those who perform the deductions will miss a huge chunk of information and won't know the boss's motives. When they enter the third phase, they will definitely be at a disadvantage, and they probably won't fare well.
Yu Xing wanted was the plot.
"Well, have you made up your mind? Time is running out." He asked with a smile, "Wouldn't it be better if I smashed this jade, went to see him, and helped you completely resolve your troubles?"
Admittedly, he could smash the jade directly, but it's definitely not as good as Liang Erni authorizing the smashing of the jade as the deducers themselves would be.
Liang Erni, being well-prepared, would surely have a backup plan to deal with the Lingren. If the strategist receives a hint, not only will the subsequent process be much easier, but they might also uncover hidden plot details.
In fact, Yu Xing hasn't found a way to deal with the role of the Lingren yet, since he hasn't directly encountered it, or perhaps this role is simply unsolvable.
His talk of a complete solution is nothing but nonsense; he can only offer Liang Erni empty promises for the plan to continue.
Zhao Ruru silently played the role of a background figure in the background. She now knew what Yu Xing was thinking and expressed her sincere admiration for Yu Xing's act of forcibly opening up new avenues.
Alright, following Yu Xing there will be rewards and side quests.
In Liang Erni's photo, the girl's hair covered half of her face, and the only eye that was visible was staring intently at Yu Xing, looking quite sinister.
Yu Xing's instigation wasn't judged as increasing the probability by the title skill this time, but fortunately, he was able to persuade Liang Erni.
Liang Erni closed her eyes, and the small characters on the tombstone began to writhe wildly. After writing one line, she quickly erased it and began the next.
You sound a lot like him.
You have a similar aura to him.
But I don't find you unpleasant.
I agree.
The quaint courtyard was deserted, and the pillars of the garden corridor emitted a faint woody scent that was both pleasant and nauseating.
Because right beneath the pillar, there was a clump of viscous blood that persistently emitted a foul odor. This strange smell quickly overpowered the scent of the wood, making the place eerie and sinister.
"Why don't you take a break and walk slower? You're injured after all!" Zhou Xue tried to help the "ghost groom" who was walking unsteadily, but was ruthlessly rejected.
"No need." Zhao Yijiu, with a blank expression, didn't want to say a word more. His legs were wrapped in thick gauze, and blood was seeping out from them. A faint weariness welled up inside him.
Just now, "Zhou Xue" entered the dream for the second time, but the timing of this dream seemed a bit off. He had been dealing with the madman in the dream the whole time, and it could be sensed that no more than five hours had passed since the last time Zhou Xue entered the dream.
So he found Zhou Xue, and, pulling her along as she had become somewhat accustomed to the situation, began their second protection mission.