Lin Wenhua and the others pushed open the gate to the Eastern Courtyard, unaware of what had happened inside moments earlier. They only felt that the air around them seemed colder once they entered, making them all the more uneasy.
The Eastern Courtyard looked as new as the Back Courtyard now. Bright red lanterns hung on either side of the gate, and carefully arranged shrubs and flower beds lent the courtyard a certain elegance. Perhaps because everything looked too new, the visitors felt it lacked the warmth of human habitation.
"Look at the door to that room," Sha Linghai said, stopping as soon as he stepped into the courtyard and extending an arm to hold the others back.
Lin Wenhua and the others soon noticed that the door to the room in the center of the East Courtyard stood slightly ajar. Through the gap, they could even see the glow of red candles and a corner of red clothing.
Was that the bride, or the Ghost Bride?
"Lin, I suddenly feel scared." Huang Qi, who had always been rather oblivious, suddenly hid behind Lin Wenhua.
"You're only getting scared now?" Lin Wenhua had known Huang Qi for so long that he sometimes understood him better than his parents did. Despite his imposing build, Huang Qi was actually a coward. Though he had acted carefree from the moment they entered the Nightmare Game until now, Lin Wenhua thought that was only because Huang Qi had yet to grasp that he was in a terrifying world with a Red Moon, ghosts, and frightening powers.
Only now did Huang Qi begin to look frightened.
"No matter how scared you are, we still have to bring the Bride her soup." Lin Wenhua glanced at the food carrier in Huang Qi's hands. "Think of this