"Ding-"
A crisp prompt sounded beside the ghost spring, and Captain Xu and Sergeant Wu, who were still struggling, received good news from their teammates.
[Owl: Congratulations on finding a 5/23 haunted house badge!]
Xu Wang squatted by the well, turned to look at Wu Sheng, and said pitifully, "God didn't hear your prayer."
Wu Sheng sighed and nodded, rarely admitting his lack of divine power.
"There is no team just in time to hand in the papers now." Xu Wang said again, his heart was ashes as he heard.
Wu Sheng asked, "Have you made up your mind, what to do?"
Xu Wang took out the small yellowed paper bag from his pocket and stared blankly. It's hard to imagine that such an inconspicuous thing, thrown into the spring's eyes, can make the ghosts of the entire East Court disappear.
It is said to be a ghost, but Xiao Hungry and those who are in charge are obviously alive, with joys, sorrows and joys, and friendship and loyalty.
"Who let you in!" There was a sudden shout from behind.
The two turned their heads sharply, and it was the Heavenly Realm who was in charge.
The steward saw the small paper bag in Xu Wang's hand, and his whole body was instantly filled with black energy, his voice was low, and his eyes shot out: "What do you want to do to Guiquan?"
The two immediately stood up and turned to face the manager.
Xu Wang subconsciously held the paper bag in the palm of his hand, clenching it tightly, his lips moved and moved, but he still didn't answer the steward's words. Maybe it was the previous entanglement that consumed all his energy, and the nonsense that usually came when he opened his mouth, now he is absent from work together.
The six eyes met, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, but the two of them suddenly sounded a very short "ding!"
Xu Wang and Wu Sheng were surprised at the same time.
Not only are they surprised how there is a prompt at this time, but they are even more surprised that they have never heard of such a "ding"!
Since entering the owl, they have heard a total of three kinds of "ding", the first is the most common prompt sound "ding-", the second is the prompt sound "ding bell-ring-", and the third is the speed of breaking the paper The prompt tone "ding bell bell bell bell~~~".
And this "ding" that is too short to be ignored, is the first time it has appeared!
The situation was urgent, and the two of them raised their arms together—
: 1 minute, the countdown starts.
The two looked at each other quickly, their faces stunned.
They have seen the countdown prompt, but they always have to tell them what the countdown is used for!
For example, a red-eye flight takes 4 hours to defuse a bomb, a doomsday city takes 15 minutes to cross the tree, or after a 5-person team, every time an owl enters the team, it will be exempt from responsibility and leave the team or kick someone within 5 minutes.
This kind of inexplicable countdown, the ghost knows why it is racing against time? !
Wu Sheng's eyes moved to Xu Wang's hand holding the paper bag tightly, and his voice was low and fast: "Ghost Spring."
Xu Wang widened his eyes in disbelief.
There is only one minute left for them to drug Guiquan? !
They have been struggling for ten minutes just now, and they haven't made a decision, okay? ! !
"What on earth are you sneaking about?" The steward took a step forward and narrowed his eyes dangerously, "If I don't leave Guiquan again, I'll be rude to you."
50 seconds left in the countdown.
The sweat in Xu Wang's palm wet the paper bag.
"Wu Sheng." Xu Wang suddenly whispered.
"I'm here." Wu Sheng said.
"Even if I throw the paper bag in, even if the world is destroyed, tomorrow, the East Court will still be the East Court, right?" Xu Wang asked softly.
"Well, otherwise how would other teams get through." Wu Sheng looked at the steward at the other end of Quanyan and replied quietly.
"Then why can't I do it..." Xu Wang's eyes were hot and his throat was bitter.
Wu Sheng smiled helplessly: "I can't answer your question because I am the same."
35 seconds left in the countdown.
Xu Wang: "Why didn't the person in charge come over yet?"
Wu Sheng: "He is also waiting for the countdown."
Xu Wang: "What happens when the countdown ends?"
Wu Sheng: "I'm afraid he will come over to take us on our way."
20 seconds left in the countdown.
Xu Wang: "Will Lao Qian and Xiao Kuang blame us?"
Wu Sheng: "Xiao Kuang probably won't."
Xu Wang: "Where's the old money?"
Wu Sheng: "It depends on how much he suffered to get the badge."
10 seconds left in the countdown.
Xu Wang: "How about when I say that you are kind and soft-hearted and your efforts fall short?"
Wu Sheng: "I have no opinion, it depends on whether they believe it or not."
Xu Wang: "..."
Wu Sheng: "As you said, I am rational and inhuman."
Xu Wang: "...that's what you said!!!"
The countdown is over.
The steward's feet didn't move, he just tilted his head slightly, towards the upper right air, and said respectfully, "Boss, you won."
Xu Wang and Wu Sheng were stunned for a moment, then raised their heads together.
Right above the ghost spring, a black figure appeared faintly.
Black robe, red eyes, still the face with sunken cheeks and a bitter yellow face, but the icy expression is full of majesty, and I can't feel the pitiful yellow face and thin skin, and there is a sense of danger and oppression in the thinness.
Little hungry, become a big crocodile.
The impact of this accident was too strong for Xu Wang to accept it. Even though the facts were in front of him, he still asked in a daze: "Little hungry?"
The starving ghost floated to the ground, and instead of looking for his housekeeper, he landed in front of Wu Sheng and Xu Wang.
One step away, face to face.
The starving ghost smiled lightly: "You lied to me, and I lied to you too, so it's even."
Furious in his heart, Xu Wang pushed him away: "Get out of the way! We only concealed the mission, and you played the two of us as fools from beginning to end!"
The starving ghost staggered back, the smile on his face faded, but there was still no hostility in his eyes.
"I only lied to you about my identity." He lowered his eyes, his emotions hidden in the shadows.
"Ha, just this one? What about 'lead a lot of people across the road, but no one wants to take you into the underworld'? What did the ghost say? Oh, I forgot, you are a ghost! What kind of infernal affairs are we two? It's the Supreme Undercover!" Xu Wang has never felt so genuinely affectionate towards an NPC, how tangled he was just now, how angry he is now.
The Hungry Ghost raised his eyes slightly. Compared to Xu Wang's excitement, his expression could be said to be cold. Only by listening carefully could he hear the deep sincerity in his voice: "I didn't lie to you."
"You didn't lie to me? You are the boss of the Eastern Academy yourself, and you still use someone else to take you into the underworld? Will the heavens go sideways with you?!"
"I can walk sideways, and others are willing to take me in are two different things."
"So those who ignore you are lucky not to be deceived by you?"
"No. Because I won't let them into the world."
"… "
Xu Wang was in anger, his brain was short-circuited, and he also encountered a eloquent ghost, which was called a suffocation.
Wu Sheng wrapped his arms around his shoulder, patted him comfortably twice, and asked the starving ghost for him, "Is the method of death true?"
The starving ghost frowned slightly, not understanding: "Huh?"
Wu Sheng is much calmer than Xu Wang. Although he is uncomfortable, he is still logically clear and coherent. Compared with being deceived by the starving ghost, he was more concerned about "seeking Xu Wang to understand".
"You said that you died of starvation before you were alive, and after you died you were always hungry and couldn't get enough to eat, is that true?"
The starving ghost didn't hesitate: "Yes."
Wu Sheng raised his eyebrows: "The boss of the west courtyard said that the boss of the east courtyard is a heartbreaker."
The starving ghost is still calm: "I'm always hungry, I always want to dig people's hearts to eat."
Wu Sheng: "When you are in charge of the underworld, you know that we are not ghosts. Why don't you dig our hearts?"
The starving ghost looked at him quietly: "Dig the wicked, not the friends."
Wu Sheng was silent for a long time, his eyes flashing slightly: "Our purpose is to poison the East Courtyard. If this small package goes down, the ghosts in the entire East Courtyard will be wiped out. Do you think we treat you as a friend?"
The starving ghost looked at Xu Wang's hand that was still holding the paper bag: "But you still didn't get down."
"Have you finished asking!" The steward on the Guiquan side was unhappy. "You have already been exposed by the stewards of the underworld. If you weren't the boss, let alone Guiquan, you wouldn't even be able to enter the world!"
Just as Wu Sheng was about to respond, Xu Wang took a step forward and asked the starving ghost, "Why do you still help us, knowing that we are going to poison the entire East Courtyard?"
"I didn't know at that time." The Starved Ghost shook his head, "Why do you want to help?" He thought about it seriously, but shook his head, "I can't tell."
Xu Wang looked at him and suddenly found that although the ghost's aura and temperament had changed, and even his expression had completely cooled down, there were some familiar things in the eyes of the starving ghost.
"If it wasn't in the underworld, when did you know that the two of us were going to be poisoned?" The most angry moment had passed, and Xu Wang wanted to die now.
The starving ghost said, "When you persuaded me to leave the East Courtyard."
Xu Wang asked, "I see, why didn't you dismantle it?"
The starving ghost said: "I don't think you will do it."
Xu Wang twitched the corners of his mouth: "So you made a bet with the steward to see if we'll be soft on you?"
The starving ghost was silent for a moment and said, "It depends on whether you care about my friend."
Xu Wang looked at him firmly: "You won, we really can't make a move, then what?"
The starving ghost said, "I regret it."
Xu Wang: "..."
Hungry Ghost: "I'm sorry."
"Boss, why do you want to apologize?" The steward floated over and landed next to the starving ghost, angrily, "If it wasn't for you to stop me, I would have sent them back to the west just now!"
Xu Wang's chest was violently heaving, his heart was upside down, and his brain was making a mess. He couldn't figure out who was right and who was wrong, and who owed more to whom.
The arm was suddenly grasped by the starving ghost.
Xu Wang was shocked, and instinctively pulled back, not wanting to starve to death.
Looking down, Wu Sheng also suffered the same.
The starving ghost held each of them with one arm, his eyes were tightly closed, black air lingered arbitrarily around his body, and there were words in his mouth.
Xu Wang panicked: "Little hungry, you don't need to cast a ghost spell for a fight..."
Before he finished speaking, he only heard a two-in-one "ding—"
On the two arms that were clenched, the owl pattern automatically opened and entered the .
Automatically viewing the new reminders has already made Xu Wang and Wu Sheng stunned, and what shocked them even more is that the tasks in the have changed!
The original mission was—: [Mission] Infiltrate the East Courtyard, look for the ghost spring, and pour in the soul-killing powder!
The current task is—: [Task] Infiltrate the East Courtyard and look for the Heartbreaker.
Xu Wang was already stupid.
Even Wu Sheng was a little confused.
The one-minute countdown just now had no clue and no specific prompts; now the task has changed inexplicably again; encountering "unbelievable" twice in one night is a bit high, right? !
And... looking for a heart digger? Isn't that just hungry? They have been found!
"Ding-"
[Owl: Congratulations on passing the test, the paper was handed in smoothly on 5/23! Dear, see you tomorrow~~]
successful, successful? !
Xu Wang stared at the starving ghost in astonishment, his eyes almost popping out, and all of a sudden there were countless questions in his heart.
But time was running out.
Before the sky turned around, Xu Wang only used his intuition and said what he wanted to say most: "My name is Xu Wang, his name is Wu Sheng, we remember you, don't forget us—"