Lin Yun is indeed an expert at running away. He ran away without hesitation and as fast as a rabbit, and jumped a long distance in a flash.
Tang Ning held Gong Yun's hand and followed closely behind Lin Yun. The mountain road was rugged and he had to be extremely careful not to make any wrong steps.
"Don't run!" "You are crazy! Running after a fierce ghost!" The voices of Han Ankang and Lin Guijing's dissuasion came from behind.
Tang Ning turned around and saw two seriously injured patients chasing after them, followed closely by the very old Grandpa Ji. Grandpa Ji was holding a red rope with the struggling body of Han Yunian tied to the end of the rope, as if he was walking a dog.
Seeing this scene, Tangning wanted to laugh at an inappropriate time.
What is this? A chase between a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled people
Suddenly, his feet felt empty and a strong sense of weightlessness swept over his body. Tangning leaned forward. Just before he fell, Gong Jun grabbed his hand tightly and said, "Be careful."
Tang Ning took a breath, his heart beating wildly. He turned around and looked at Gong Yun. This time, pulling the man away seemed to have consumed a lot of Gong Yun's energy, making his already pale face even worse.
But Gong Yun's eyes were bright.
Moreover, his speed of going down the mountain did not decrease at all, as if he could use his strong willpower to squeeze out the last bit of strength from his frail body and even transfer this strength to Tang Ning.
"Madam." They were a little out of breath as they ran, and this erratic tone made Gong Yun's voice more real.
Tang Ning was concentrating on the road this time. He didn't have the energy to speak and could only respond with a confused "hmm".
"Do you like me a little bit?" Gong Yun asked.
Tangning didn't expect that in such a tense situation, Gong Jun would have the leisure to ask such a question.
"Run! Behind you!!!" Lin Yun turned around and looked back and suddenly shouted.
Tangning took a look and was shocked. Grandpa Ji had actually loosened the red rope in his hand! The freed Han Yunian's body fell on Lin Guijing first!
Lin Guijing was concentrating on catching up with Tang Ning and didn't pay attention to the movement behind him. He was bitten on the back of the neck without noticing!
"Ahhhhhhh!!" Lin Guijing let out a shrill scream.
Tang Ning's heart tightened as he met Grandpa Ji's sinister gaze. Tang Ning had an inexplicable intuition that this old man really wanted to cut his throat.
He turned back in panic and ran down the mountain desperately.
Han Ankang's screams also echoed throughout the desolate mountains.
After killing two people in a row, Han Yunian's condition changed visibly. Its skin turned ashen, strange hairs grew on its body, and its four canine teeth became extremely sharp. It looked very similar to the zombies Tang Ning had seen in movies and TV shows before, but it was much more flexible than zombies.
Hurried footsteps sounded from behind, bang bang bang, bang bang bang, like violent drumbeats.
Lin Yun ran to the front and rushed to a four-wheeled vehicle. He put Tang Xianheng's body on the vehicle and wanted to drive to pick up Tang Ning. However, when he looked at Tang Ning, Lin Yun's eyes widened: "Not good!"
Tangning heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air and a beast-like roar coming from behind him. The overwhelming sense of crisis was like a torrential rain. Tangning had no way to avoid it, and could only die.
Gong Yun turned his head, and his dark eyes turned blood red at this moment.
"Han Yunian" stopped and stepped back in fright.
Lin Yun seized this precious moment and drove over, shouting to Tang Ning to get in the car quickly. Tang Ning quickly climbed in, intending to pull Gong Yun in as well.
"Cough cough." Gong Yun suddenly covered his mouth and coughed, and then got into the car with difficulty while coughing.
Tang Ning saw that with each cough, the blood in Gong Yun's eyes flickered and sticky blood flowed out from between his fingers.
The previous two times Gong Yun left this body, he vomited blood like this.
The real Ji Lianyun was about to come out, but Tang Ning was not as happy as he had imagined. He remembered that today's Sucking Cards had not been used yet, so he quickly put his finger to Gong Yun's mouth.
Gong Jun shook his head, the blood dripping all over his clothes. He put his lips close to Tangning's ear with great effort and said, "Madam, you..."
The body of Tang Xianheng in the car was shaking with the bumps of the car body. Gong Yun half-closed his eyes and took a look at the body of this person who was nominally his grandfather-in-law. He whispered, "Bury him in my mausoleum."
Tang Ning supported Gong Yan's body, "This way, we can share the luck without the need for Yin and Yang points."
As he said this, blood and icy air poured onto Tang Ning's neck. Drop after drop of blood slid across his skin like a living thing. Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, and a vague memory suddenly emerged in his chaotic mind.
On the night when he met the paper bride, his face was covered with paper and he could not breathe through his mouth and nose. A white light flashed before his eyes. In the confusion and pain, it seemed as if a finger broke through the thin film and reached into his mouth.
At that time, it seemed as if something fell on his neck, causing itching.
— "I wrote my marriage certificate on your neck."
—"If you are truly willing to marry me, I will betroth you to you with all my luck and fortune."
What Gong Yun said to him seemed to be true.
"Cough cough cough!" Gong Yun was still coughing. He suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of blood. The rich blood color continued to spread at this moment, but the red color quickly disappeared in his eyes. In the end, only a faint red light was left, like a candle in the wind. He opened his eyes and looked at Tang Ning who was so close.
"Do you have it now?"
Every time he spoke, blood came out of his mouth, but Gong Yun still insisted, "You like me a little bit."
Why such obsession with this obvious question
Wasn't it just because of that little bit of liking that he had that he believed in this person without any basis
Tangning wanted to nod, but the man he was hugging stopped talking. The red dots completely disappeared from his dark eyes. He slowly closed his eyes and fell into Tangning's arms as if he was asleep.
Although Gong Yun's condition was not good before, even when this person was vomiting blood while talking to him, Tang Ning had an indescribable sense of security. It seemed that as long as this person existed, no one could hurt him.
But now, Gong Yun is gone.
Han Yunian, who had been hesitating, realized something and chased after the car with a grin.
Tang Ning hugged Gong Yun tightly and watched Han Yunian, who was running fast, suddenly leap up and grab the back of the car with his clawed hands!
Then the other hand also grabbed the rear end of the car, and it crawled over impatiently!
The next second, the blood-stained coat hit its face, and it let out a scream and fell off the car.
Tangning breathed a sigh of relief after taking off Gong Yun's coat and shouted to Lin Yun, "Gong Yun has left! What should I do?!"
Han Yunian, who had fallen to the ground, stood up with a roar. He accelerated again and tried to catch up, but this time the four-wheel vehicle also sped up.
"Don't worry! It can't catch up!" Lin Yun said loudly: "My card is the Pumpkin Carriage, which has a speed boost for any vehicle!"
Tang Ning recalled the first day when they encountered the trap, Lin Yun was able to drive the tricycle at the same speed as Uncle Wang. Tang Ning was not sure whether Han Yunian was better than Uncle Wang, but the four-wheeled vehicle was obviously faster than the three-wheeled vehicle.
Tang Ning felt a little more at ease as he looked at Han Yunian, who was chasing after them like a mad dog but was always some distance away.
Lin Yun paused for a moment and then continued, "Especially with a real princess in my car."
"What?" Tangning didn't hear clearly.
Lin Yun smiled and said, "It's nothing. Hurry up and wake up Ji Lianyun. We have to find the imperial tomb before it gets dark!"
Although the rules state that the mission is completed if Tang Xianheng is successfully buried, the standard for burial is definitely not to just find a random pit to bury him, because from Tang Xianheng's perspective, the real purpose of burial is to steal luck. If he fails to steal luck, wouldn't he have committed suicide in vain? In this way, he will not die peacefully, and he may crawl out of the tomb to settle accounts with the players.
Now the Yin-Yang dragon cave that Tang Xianheng had chosen with so much difficulty was interfered by Grandpa Ji. It would be too dangerous to go back and force the burial. It would be better to try Gong Yun’s imperial tomb.
Tang Ning put his fingers into the man's mouth. A warm current flowed through his body. The wind blowing against his body as the car was speeding took away his body temperature. Tang Ning felt very cold for a moment.
He couldn't tell whether he was cold or because Gong Yun's departure made him feel a chill in his heart.
If he could successfully complete the mission and leave the copy, what just happened might have been the last time he and Gong Yun saw each other.
He should have nodded faster and told this person how much he liked her before Gong Yun closed his eyes.
The car drove towards Jijia Village. About half an hour later, Tang Ning heard a faint cough. Ji Lianyun slowly opened his eyes and looked at Tang Ning who was holding him.
This time, he did not see the strong surprise in Tang Ning's eyes like before.
"Ji Lianyun, you're awake." Tang Ning asked, "Do you know where Gong Yun's tomb is?"
Ji Lianyun coughed softly, "Gong Yun?"
"It's you who's sick."
Blood was flowing from the corner of his lips. Ji Lianyun had no strength left. He leaned on Tangning and stretched out his hand to point in a direction, "Go there."
Tangning quickly told Lin Yun the next direction.
Ji Lianyun was not in good spirits. Apart from giving directions sporadically, he was sleeping with his eyes closed, half asleep and half awake.
When the car reached the end, the narrow path was no longer suitable for vehicles to pass through, so Tang Ning and his companions had to abandon the car and move forward.
Lin Yun carried Tang Xianheng on her back, and Tang Ning carried Ji Lianyun on her back.
It was only afternoon, but the place they walked to was covered with a forest that blocked out the sun. The layers of dead branches blocked all the light.
"Go down through that cave." Ji Lianyun lay on Tang Ning and showed him the way.
Tang Ning saw a pitch-black hole on the mountain wall behind a tree. It was so dark that it was creepy. Before he actually entered, the cold air and indescribable stench of corpses hit him in the face.
Ji Lianyun tore off a strip of cloth soaked in blood from his body and asked Lin Yun and Tang Ning to hold on to it to prevent them from getting separated.
"Can you turn on the light?" Lin Yun asked.
"It's better not to." Ji Lianyun bit his fingertips, and he lowered his hand, drops of blood splashing down.
Tang Ning first walked in with Ji Lianyun on his back. With the help of a little weak light from the outside, he could only see a small part of the things in the cave. However, just this little bit made Tang Ning's brain buzz.
All I saw were rotten corpses stacked on top of each other, crawling with maggots, rats, snakes and scorpions. The golden light flowing through the gray gaps was particularly beautiful in contrast to the ugly things.
"Don't look." Ji Lianyun said softly: "Close your eyes, I will tell you how to go."
Tangning closed her eyes obediently, but she didn't hear the words that were guiding her at the first moment, "Xiao Ning, which one of me do you like more?"
If this was an otome game, Tang Ning thought, this should be a very important key option, and anything said would affect the subsequent plot.
Ji Lianyun must want to hear words like "I like you as you are now."
He should be smarter and say something to make Ji Lianyun happy. After all, their next move depends on Ji Lianyun.
And he really likes Ji Lianyun.
Ji Lianyun who was so gentle, who thought so well of him, who could tolerate all his bad tempers, who would not mind when he cried ugly, and who would insist on holding him and walking on even when she was weak.
Why is she so nice? She pried open the door of his heart with gentleness and irresistibility. Sometimes he actually didn't want Ji Lianyun to be so nice, because when the copy time was up, he would have to return to a world without Ji Lianyun.
but
Gong Yun had persistently asked him this question many times, but he had never firmly chosen Gong Yun.
This is Gong Yun’s tomb. Perhaps he is waiting for the answer in some dark corner.
— "I want your true heart."
— "You really know how to make me angry and hurt my heart."
— "I am pleased with you, my lady."
— "Do you like me at all?"
—"Madam, don't go."
Those words were like a spider web that sealed his heart, making Tangning feel a little breathless. He thought about Gong Yun who kept asking him if he liked her or not. He started to hate her. Why couldn't Gong Yun be a consistent bad guy like he was at the beginning? That way, he could tell Ji Lianyun without hesitation that he liked her more.
"I understand." Ji Lianyun's tone was very gentle. He gently avoided the answer to this question and told Tangning the next route in a soft voice.
The burial pit was not far ahead. Tang Ning stood there, listening to the subtle noises made when Lin Yun buried Tang Xianheng.
Tick.
Warm liquid dripped onto Tang Ning's neck, it looked like blood, but also like tears.
"Xiao Ning, the time I spent married with you was the happiest time of my life." Ji Lianyun's weak voice came to my ears.
Tangning grabbed Ji Lianyun's hand.
"It's buried!" Lin Yun said excitedly not far away.
Ji Lianyun said softly: "Thank you for taking me home."
Ding—Tang Xianheng has been successfully buried, and the game ends early!
Congratulations to the players for successfully completing the dungeon “Funeral”!
The mausoleum shrouded in darkness returned to dead silence. After an unknown amount of time, a cold voice muttered to itself, "He really does like Ji Lianyun this time, but I didn't expect that he would like you as well."
The author has something to say: The second update will be later, don't wait, get up tomorrow morning to read it