As Tang Mu explained the other rules of the town, Qi Cang hadn't said much until now, suddenly asked a question.
"Where are the demons? Are there demons in your town?"
Tang Mu, who had been all smiles just moments before, suddenly changed his expression, slamming his thick hand on the giant book cover. "I don't know what you're talking about, sir!"
"There are some things that are not allowed to be said in our town."
Tang Mu was clearly averse to the topic, glossing over it in just a few words.
Then, with his hands behind his back, he looked at the poor child and implied to Jiang Nuo, "If you want to save her, you'd better take this poor little girl home with you."
As he spoke, he crawled under the giant crimson book, "Of course, I need to repeat myself: please remember the rules I set, and don't forget them!"
This statement is similar to the second recording on Su Yi's phone.
Tang Mu extended a hand, pointing at Jiang Nuo, "This gentleman wants to go himself."
Su Yi, still holding the hand of the child's older sister who was afraid, said helplessly, "We still need to go to the garden today, I'm afraid we won't have enough time."
Jiang Nuo hesitated for a moment, then gently stroked Si Yan's handsome face reassuringly, "How about we split up? Miss Su and I will go to the child's house to find the vengeful ghost."
Si Yan pouted, "I'll go with you."
"I'm afraid this young girl won't agree."
Si Yan glanced at the girl tightly holding Su Yi's hand, paused for a moment, and said, "Alright."
Tang Mu lifted Jiang Nuo's chin, preparing to give her a farewell kiss, when Tang Mu suddenly started jumping and bouncing on the table.
"What are you doing! What are you doing! What is your relationship with me?!"
Then the two remembered the town's rules.
Si Yan lowered her eyes, looking aggrieved, and tried to let go, but Jiang Nuo forcefully hugged her waist, only now kissing her between the eyebrows.
"Ah! What are you doing!" Tang Mu exclaimed excitedly.
Jiang Nuo glared at him fiercely, "So what if I'm close to my brother!"
Tang Mu yelled and screamed, "Even if you're close, you can't kiss! You two are definitely a couple! You're lying!"
Jiang Nuo gave her a look that said, "I really can't do anything with you," and said, "You said it yourself, I didn't do anything."
Tang Mu: "..."
The little girl asked Su Yi softly, "Sister, are they really brothers?"
Su Yi remained calm and composed. "Good brother."
Seeing that the little girl still didn't understand, Su Yi had a sudden inspiration and said, "Do you often kiss your sister?"
The little girl nodded, "But my sister is still..."
"That's right, that's how it is with all the brothers and sisters."
Su Yi quickly summarized the situation and blocked the cabinet door.
The little girl. "..."
Hahaha, I didn't expect I'd have to block the cabinet door too!
Miss Su Yi: Block the closet door! Disguise yourself and you're done for!
[This Tang Mu is actually kind of cute after you look at him for a while.]
After some discussion, it was finally decided to split up and act separately.
Jiang Nuo and Su Yi took the little girl to her house to search for the vengeful ghost.
Since neither Si Yan nor Qi Cang could find their wives, they went to the garden to investigate the monsters underground.
You seem quite unhappy about it.
Qi Cang Si Yan's aura was even lower than his own, Qi Cang glanced at her speechlessly.
Si Yan: "..." You annoying person.
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After winding their way through the dark streets, the little girl finally led them to a house.
The little girl looked dejected as she pushed open the door, carrying her sister's body; tears had been streaming down her face the whole way.
Jiang Nuo and Su Yi followed closely behind, looking around at the decorations inside the house as they walked in.
A very strange structure.
Like the hotel, the overall construction is in a dark color scheme, but it is clear that it was built on the basis of a very traditional wooden house, with various buildings in a bizarre and incongruous style that conform to the Christianity.
It gives people a very contradictory, even oppressive feeling.
The house was also completely dark. The young girl skillfully navigated the small courtyard, placed the body on the grass, and knelt down.
Next to her was a creaking, rocking deck chair, on which lay an elderly woman with her eyes closed. At her feet was a basket filled with black and white flowers and bread.
"Grandmother..."
The little girl choked back tears, kneeling on the old woman's lap, " Mili..."
"Good girl, Shali, this was all expected."
Grandmother's voice was very old, her wrinkled eyelids trembled slightly, and she opened her cloudy eyes.
She stroked Shali's head, then slowly raised her eyes to look at Jiang Nuo and the other woman.
Are these two your new friends? I don't think I've ever seen them before.
"They said... they could save Mili."
Shali knelt down, sobbing, her eyes blurry with tears as she looked back at Jiang Nuo, then pleaded with her grandmother, "Please... don't abandon her. Mili so small; she's not fit to be food."
With Shali's help, the grandmother slowly sat up straight and then raised her hand to gesture for Jiang Nuo and the other woman to squat down and listen to her.
Jiang Nuo plopped down on the ground, propped her chin up, and got ready. "Okay, you can go now."
The aged finger pointed to the back of the courtyard, "The haunted house is over there. To rescue Mili, we need two new people to play the game."
"To play hide-and-seek with a vengeful ghost, hide and clap your hands backwards to tell him... Come find me, I am your believer in this life... and the vengeful ghost will come out to play with you."
Grandmother took a few deep breaths before continuing, "If you want to send it away... you have to make eye contact with the vengeful ghost and tell it to rest today and continue next time. But not every vengeful ghost can be sent away."
The more Jiang Nuo listened, the more familiar the name sounded.
He raised an eyebrow and whispered to Su Yi, "Summoning a spirit medium?"
Su Yi frowned. "It does look quite similar."
Jiang Nuo shook her head, "The Ouija board wouldn't play such a childish game with people."
Su Yi imagined the bizarre scene of a traditional Ouija board playing hide-and-seek with people, and couldn't help but shudder. "Indeed."
The two seemed to be whispering, but they were so close that Shali and her grandmother could hear them.
God Nuo is really good at talking loudly.
[Ouija Board: I'm too busy, please don't mention me]
Grandmother seemed tired and slowly lay back down. The chair wobbled, just like her, it was old and about to break.
"I'll take you there."
Shali wiped away her tears, lifted her skirt, and walked ahead.
After navigating the short corridor, Jiang Nuo was greeted by a heavy, dark door.
The gate was tightly shut, seemingly engraved with some kind of symbol, a jumbled mess, with a classic skull mask hanging in the very center.
"You need to go in... Please, please bring Mili back."
Shali was very resistant to the door and didn't even want to go near it. After giving her instructions, she lifted her skirt and walked away quickly, her long hair swirling in the air.