Ji Ke noticed Tang Ning's abnormal behavior, especially her earlobe that was red to the point of almost dripping blood, and her tearful eyes, as if she had been bullied.
"What's wrong?"
Just as Ji Ke was about to step forward, the tightly closed door suddenly opened.
A young man with a sickly face stood in front of the room. He was handsome, and even the dark circles under his eyes and blue lips could not detract from his appearance. Instead, they added a melancholy temperament to him.
With his fist against his lips, the young man coughed. As he coughed, he kept looking at Tangning with concern. His voice was a little hoarse as he asked, "Are you okay?"
Tang Ning frantically touched his right eye with his hand. The feeling of being licked was still there, but the person in front of him looked gentle and had no hostility. He didn't look like someone who would do such a thing to him.
Is there a ghost in this room
"I'm fine." Tang Ning rubbed her eyes with her hands, and her wet eyes met Ji Lianyun's. The reflection of a small red lantern appeared in the other's eyes, looking weird for no reason.
"Lian Yun, don't just care about others. Are you okay? I haven't seen you out all day today." The man next to him said worriedly.
"I'm fine, I'm just tired today and want to sleep a little longer. Thank you for your concern, Uncle Ji." Ji Lianyun smiled weakly. After he finished speaking, he looked at Ji Ke and said gently and politely, "Thank you for helping me pick someone up this time."
While observing Ji Lianyun, Ji Ke said respectfully, "It's not a problem."
Ji Lianyun lowered his eyes slightly, and his slightly tired gaze fell on Lin Yun, "Excuse me, who are you?"
"My name is Lin Yun, and I'm Tang Ning's distant cousin." Lin Yun replied.
"Hello, cousin." Ji Lianyun nodded slightly to Lin Yun, "It's very late now, cousin, please stay here tonight."
Lin Yun looked around and then looked down at his cell phone which still had no signal. He had originally planned to bring Ji Lianyun back to Tangjia Village before dark, but because they encountered various ghosts along the way, they did not arrive at Jijia Village until late at night.
There were only three players guarding the mourning hall. I didn't know if those three players could hold on on the first day of the vigil.
If we stay here tonight, we can go back at the earliest in the morning tomorrow. One night and one morning are enough to kill two people.
The urgency of time made Lin Yun feel invisible pressure. He thought for a moment and said, "It's like this. Uncle passed away today. Tangning needs to go back to mourn. Can we keep everything simple at the wedding? We can finish the wedding as soon as possible so that we can go back to mourn for Uncle."
"Oh my, why did Mr. Tang leave?" Uncle Ji was surprised at first, but then he quickly tried to stop her, "Then Tangning can't marry Lian Yun! If you get married before the three-year mourning period, you will suffer retribution!"
It was Tang Xianheng's last wish to let Tang Ning and Ji Lianyun get married. Lin Yun remembered that Tang Xianheng could not close his eyes at first, until Tang Ning said that she would help him fulfill his unfulfilled wish, Tang Xianheng, who was unwilling to die, was willing to close his eyes.
In addition, the system gave Ji Ke a map to Jijia Village, and told the player that Ji Lianyun's horoscope contained the noble Kuigang, which meant that the marriage had to take place no matter what. Even if in this world one would suffer retribution for getting married before the three-year mourning period, one had to get married.
Lin Yun said calmly and firmly: "This is all feudal superstition. We must believe in science."
Uncle Ji said unhappily, "You young people, don't be disbelieving. If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer the consequences!"
A weak cough interrupted the argument between Lin Yun and Uncle Ji. Ji Lianyun covered his mouth and coughed again. He frowned and looked very painful. After a while, his long eyelashes lifted up and his eyes looked at Tangning calmly and gently. He whispered, "Do you want to marry me now?"
He left the decision to Tang Ning.
Tangning looked at Lin Yun and Ji Ke blankly. Both players nodded slightly. Tangning then met Ji Lianyun's focused gaze again and whispered, "I want to."
Looking at him with a very gentle look, Ji Lianyun curved her eyebrows and said, "Then let's get married tonight, okay?"
Tang Ning secretly went to see Lin Yun and Ji Ke again. After getting their permission, Tang Ning nodded obediently.
"Lian Yun, how can you fool around? I don't know if your body can hold on—" Uncle Ji said to Ji Lian Yun anxiously. The frail young man raised his eyes. When his eyes, which were always slightly closed, were finally opened, there was a bright light in his eyes that could not be questioned. "Help me prepare for the wedding now."
This soft voice made Uncle Ji quiet down.
"Alas, I can't persuade you." Uncle Ji waved at Ji Ke, "Er Gouzi, come with uncle and help your brother prepare. And this cousin Tang Ning, right? I'll take you to see where you'll be staying tonight."
Both players left Tang Ning's side, leaving only Tang Ning and Ji Lianyun standing together.
"Would you like to come in and sit down?" Ji Lianyun invited Tangning.
The door was wide open, and the scene in the room could be seen clearly: a wooden bed, a wooden table, a wardrobe, and a half-burned candle.
When Tang Ning saw this room, he recalled the horrific memory of having his eyes licked by an unknown being. However, Ji Lianyun was not afraid of ghosts, so there shouldn't be any problem for him to stay with Ji Lianyun, right
Tangning's hesitation and struggle were written all over her face. Ji Lianyun said apologetically, "I'm sorry. This place isn't suitable for entertaining guests."
"No, no, no." Tangning looked at the amulet in his copy, afraid that the other party would think that he was looking down on the poor conditions here, "I was just thinking about where I could sit."
Ji Lianyun entered the room, opened the closet and took out a new piece of clothing. He spread the clothing on the bed and said, "Sit here for a while. I'll boil a basin of hot water for you to soak your feet."
Foot bath
Tangning, who was looking around, blinked in confusion.
"From the way you stand, I think you must be tired." Ji Lianyun said softly, "I have some herbs here. You will feel much better after soaking them."
Tangning quickly said, "No, no, I'm fine."
Ji Lianyun looked even weaker than him, and Tangning didn't want to tire him out from running around.
"You sit here for a while, I'll go get some water." Ji Lianyun's voice was gentle, but his attitude was unquestionable.
Tang Ning didn't dare to stay alone in the B-level dungeon, so he quickly followed Ji Lianyun, "I'll go with you."
"It only takes one person to fetch water." Ji Lianyun said softly.
Seeing Ji Lianyun turning around and about to leave, Tangning hurriedly said, "But I want to follow you."
Ji Lianyun turned around to look at his young wife, who was not yet married. Her pretty face was filled with fear of being abandoned. Ji Lianyun lowered his eyes to look at Tangning's hand. Her slender white fingers seemed to want to grab the corner of his clothes, but she timidly withdrew her hand under his gaze. The voice that came from his ear was also timid: "Is it okay?"
Ji Lianyun couldn't help but let a smile appear in his eyes, "Of course."
With his permission, his young wife immediately stood beside him, not daring to get too close to him, yet not wanting to be too far away from him. Her clear eyes clumsily measured the distance between them and carefully adjusted it herself.
The other person had a very special body odor, with a little bit of sweetness, which dispelled the lingering smell of decay in the room.
Smells good.
"Where are we going to get water?" Tang Ning raised his head and met Ji Lianyun's eyes. Ji Lianyun had deep eye sockets and the way he looked at people told a story.
"There is a well in the village." Ji Lianyun came out of the old house and walked to a thatched house in the compartment. The house was full of miscellaneous items. He took out a water-carrying pole and skillfully carried it on his shoulder.
The two buckets were swaying on the shoulder pole. Ji Lianyun walked in front and Tang Ning turned on the flashlight to help Ji Lianyun illuminate the way.
The well was quite close to the fields in the village. When the beam of light from the mobile phone shone on the fields, Tang Ning saw the farm tools left on the fields. They were horseshoe-shaped iron shovels covered with mud. Maybe it was because there were too many red lanterns hanging in the village, but Tang Ning always felt that the soil was a little reddish.
"The well is just ahead." Ji Lianyun's voice was different from that of the others in the village. He spoke in a very polite manner. "It's inconvenient for us to get water here. I'm sorry to bother you."
Tang Ning looked at Ji Lianyun. In fact, he didn't quite understand. According to his character in this copy, he should have grown up in a village like this.
You are a college student. You have been studying outside since elementary school and just came back recently.
The system explained Tang Ning's doubts.
What about Ji Lianyun? He also looks like a student.
He didn't go out to study due to health reasons.
While Tang Ning was talking to the system, Ji Lianyun had already come to the well to draw water. Tang Ning quickly went to the well mouth and took out a flashlight to illuminate the well. The well was very deep and pitch black. Even with the light shining down, it was still very dark. As Tang Ning watched, he suddenly felt something strange in his heart. A strange feeling of something was wrong lingered in his heart. He shook the phone, trying to shine through the dark well water.
Suddenly, Tangning understood why she felt something was wrong.
He saw long black hair tangled around the bucket.
What cannot be seen through is the black hair.
"What are you looking at?" Ji Lianyun's gentle voice came over, "You've almost buried half of your body in the well."
"Half of his body was buried in the well."
"Buried in the well."
Waves of echoes echoed in the well, making Tang Ning's brain slightly dizzy. He saw the black hair in the well water being stirred up by the bucket and turned over, revealing a pale face -
That was his own face!
"Ah!" Tang Ning's eyes widened, his shaking hands almost letting him drop the phone. A warm hand wrapped around his waist, pulling him out of the well.
Tangning was so frightened that she collapsed into Ji Lianyun's arms. Although Ji Lianyun was weak, he was tall and was able to hold Tangning tightly. Tangning raised her head and met Ji Lianyun's worried gaze, "What's wrong with you?"
"Hair!" Tangning opened her mouth in panic, her lips trembling as she spoke in a panic, "In the well, I saw hair in the well!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Lianyun lay down beside the well and leaned over to look at the water.
"Nothing." Ji Lianyun looked for a while and stood up and said, "Did you see it wrong? A weak person who suddenly bends over so hard will easily get dizzy. You must be too tired and have hallucinations."
Tangning shook her head desperately, "No, I really saw it!" Not only his hair! But also his face!
Tang Ning mustered up the courage to use his phone to look into the well water again, but this time, he saw nothing.
The author has something to say: The next update will be around 2 or 3 in the morning, don’t wait, read it when you wake up, booji~