Chapter 59.2
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Ji Mingxia anxiously checked on Yu Ning’s condition.
Yu Ning quickly held Ji Mingxia’s hand down, “I’m fine, don’t be nervous, I’m fine and the rings are normal.”
He knew that Li Youzi’s death had scared Ji Mingxia, so he directly spread his palm and showed the two rings to Ji Mingxia.
As if they had sensed something, the two rings immediately floated out from Yu Ning’s palm and spinned several times in place.
Seeing no reaction from Ji Mingxia, one of the rings took the other ring with it and floated up like a lasso.
They circled around Yu Ning’s hand for awhile, then to Ji Mingxia’s, swaying back and forth as if they were living things. They’d also rubbing against Ji Mingxia’s and Yu Ning’s hands occasionally.
Perhaps it was his illusion, but Ji Mingxia actually saw some hints of ingratiation in the way the two rings were flying around.
Ji Mingxia looked at the two rings that were performing so hard, and then at Yu Ning, and he instantly came to his senses.
He almost forgot that Yu Ning was the main protagonist.
With the protagonist halo, it was absolutely impossible for Li Youzi, a supporting character whose name had never even appeared, to hurt him.
As for these two rings ……their fawning look made Ji Mingxia completely relieved!
Yu Ning let the rings perform and said to Ji Mingxia: “The man who sent out the invitations and organized the game was the cause of the matter, the promoter was Song Yuelin and the others, and the ultimate victims were Li Youzi and Lin Siyun.
“After Lin Siyun’s death, Li Youzi started killing people for revenge. The ones she wanted to kill were her companions back then, and the one she wanted to curse was the mysterious man who sent out the invitations.”
There were no evil thoughts in Bao Guangyuan’s heart so Li Youzi’s murderous plan was not perfectly executed so she was full of hostility before she died.
She was already delirious at that point and when she saw Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning standing with Bao Guangyuan, she regarded Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning as villains.
But in reality, Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were not involved in this matter from the beginning to the end.
They did not deliberately obstruct Li Youzi, nor did they deliberately protect Bao Guangyuan and the others.
They came to the forest to get the other ring because Lin Siyun had tried killing people after transforming into a ghost, and they didn’t want to be affected by the other ring since they were a pair.
As outsiders in the whole affair, Li Youzi couldn’t kill Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning nor could they be hurt by her curse after her death.
In Ji Mingxia’s view, it was simply justifiable for Li Youzi to curse the mysterious man hosted the whole game and caused this series of tragedies.
He was even on her side and agreed with her.
Now, the seven people, Lin Siyun, Li Youzi, Lu Liang, Shi Wei, Zhou Li, Song Yuelin and Meng Xinyi, were all dead.
Li Youzi had cursed the mysterious man so he would definitely end up with a miserable future and a tragic death.
The only survivor of the whole incident was Bao Guangyuan. He was a minor back then and had no intention of harming anyone even now.
With Li Youzi’s death and the breaking of the forest’s boundary, the matter had finally come to a brief end.
It had only been a month from the time when Ji Mingxia crossed over to this world and saw Lin Siyun’s ghost, to the present.
Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief at the thought that the countless dangers he had experienced during this period had finally ended.
Although the process was arduous, it was fortunately not without its rewards.
He and his roommates had become good friends; he and Yu Ning had shared hardships and trusted each other.
Most importantly, Yu Ning had harvested several special mysterious items: a pair of rings, and a bronze mirror.
Zhao Zhouye and the others were still waiting for them at the Quanzhuang hoty, and Ji Mingxia said to Yu Ning, “So, can we get pack up and go back?”
“Mm.” Seeing that Ji Mingxia had no interest in the rings, Yu Ning put away the rings that were still *selling themselves.
*Trying to impress Ji Mingxia
The rings reluctantly flashes red but they eventually laid down quietly as soon as Yu Ning put them into his pocket, and they stopped moving around.
Bao Guangyuan was standing in place, staring blankly at the ground.
The flesh and limbs that had littered the ground a moment ago had all disappeared. The ground was now empty, with no other debris than dust and weeds.
The monster, the pieces of flesh, the dried body, the curse…… the gruesome killings, the hideous truths, it was as if everything was his illusion, a grotesque dream.
For Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, everything that happened within the forest, although horrible, was ultimately the life and death of strangers. All they received was the shock of fellow humans killing each other, but there was no emotional entanglement with these people.
It was not the first time that Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had seen a ghost, and with a little adjustment, their minds returned to normal.
But for Bao Guangyuan, those dead people were friends he had been with for many years.
In the blink of an eye, all those people were gone, leaving him alone and standing in place.
He stared blankly at the ground for a long time, and it was only when Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia started to pack up their things that Bao Guangyuan came back to his senses: “So am I …… free to go too?”
“Of course.” Ji Mingxia said.
Bao Guangyuan felt a little incredulous: “Then…I can leave now?”
“Yes, let’s go.” Ji Mingxia said.
“I’m really leaving?” Bao Guangyuan confirmed again.
“No one is keeping you.” Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but look at his silly expression, “But you’ll sleep at the foot of the mountain if you go down now, ah.”
“Huh?” Bao Guangyuan was stunned, “I can’t go home yet?”
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning didn’t have a lot of stuff, and they weren’t going to leave now so they decided to rectify a little.
Ji Mingxia finished sorting his things, walked over to Bao Guangyuan and said, “It’s three o’clock in the afternoon, we’re halfway up the mountain at Love Mountain Spring.”
“Mm-hmm.” Bao Guangyuan nodded his head.
“It will be dark by the time we get down the mountain, and it will be a day’s walk from Love Mountain Spring to the edge of the forest. Even if you don’t sleep and walk through the night, you will still reach the edge of the forest tomorrow.” Ji Mingxia said, “Can you move in the dark all night?”
Bao Guangyuan shook his head.
Ji Mingxia said, “We can’t either, so we decided to set off tomorrow at dawn.”
Bao Guangyuan understood this time and quickly hugged Ji Mingxia’s thighs tightly, “I’ll join you guys-!!!”
Ji Mingxia was suddenly held by his thighs and he could hardly stand steady.
He swayed and his ear canal burst into pain. Ji Mingxia hurriedly covered his ears and said, “Don’t shake me, don’t shake me, it hurts ……”
Yu Ning immediately came over and pulled Bao Guangyuan, who became well behaved as soon as he saw him, away from Ji Mingxia. He shrank to the side and tried to reduce his presence, deeply afraid that Yu Ning would find fault with him.
Yu Ning was completely focused on Ji Mingxia. Seeing the way he was covering his ears and frowning, he gently removed Ji Mingxia’s hand and then took a closer look at Ji Mingxia’s ears.
Ji Mingxia’s skin was a very healthy white. The skin on his ears and that part of his neck was relatively thin, and the light blue veins were clearly visible.
Ji Mingxia’s ears were slightly smaller than normal people, and the thin ear bones were as delicate as white jade.
Yu Ning touched his ear and Ji Mingxia felt as if an electric current had passed through Yu Ning’s hand, and his whole body tingled with a jolt.
This sudden shock made Ji Mingxia react half a beat slower.
Before he could jump away, Ji Mingxia heard Yu Ning say, “Let me take a look.”
“No, no way ……,” Ji Mingxia immediately refused.
He became numb from just Yu Ning’s touch. If he really helped him pull out his ears, then he ……he would definitely become embarrassed.
Yu Ning said, “I’ll just take a look, I won’t go in.”
Ji Mingxia: …… Why did this sound a little familiar?
Although he was too embarrassed to let Yu Ning look at his ears, the tingling in his ear canal was really uncomfortable.
The matter of the blood red ring had finally come to an end, they would be heading back down the mountain to the hotel tomorrow, so they would have to walk for at least a day.
His ears hurt just from shaking his head, so it was best to fix the problem as soon as possible so that it is convenient to move tomorrow.
He didn’t want to be the cause of everyone’s delay.
There was nothing on this mountain, and staying another day was out of the question. Everyone wanted to get out as soon as possible and get back to their normal lives.
So although he was extremely embarrassed, Ji Mingxia eventually nodded.
“I’ll go get the cotton swabs.” Yu Ning said.
Ji Mingxia lowered his head and watched as Yu Ning opened his backpack.
At this moment, Bao Guangyuan, who had been shrinking in the corner, suddenly came over and whispered, “Mingxia, is there someone there?”
“Huh?” Ji Mingxia froze.
Bao Guangyuan’s small eyes were staring at a short distance away intently, and Ji Mingxia hurriedly followed Bao Guangyuan’s line of sight.
They were halfway up the mountain and because of the high terrain, they could see farther away.
Bao Guangyuan was pointing at a dense part of the forest downstream of the Love Mountain Spring.
It was quiet there at the moment, and there was nothing else but mountains and water.
Bao Guangyuan whispered, “I think I saw a figure walking around there.”
“How is it possible ……Li Youzi brought you to this area and blocked it with a boundary, so ordinary people can’t get in at all. It’s been less than half an hour since Li Youzi died and this is the central area of the boundary. There’s no way anyone could have already reached here after entering the forest.” Ji Mingxia muttered, and after a few seconds, the words changed, “Unless ……”
“Unless what?” Bao Guangyuan hurriedly pursued the question.
Yu Ning’s voice came from behind him, “Unless, this person has been in the boundary all along.”
“What do you mean …… are you saying that there was someone else in this area all along?!” Bao Guangyuan was shocked, his whole body was not good, “Who is that person, is it another monster, a murderous ghost or something like that ……”
He had survived with great difficulty and wanted to return home as soon as possible. Was it that something dangerous had popped up to kill him at the critical moment?
Compared to the trembling Bao Guangyuan, both Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s expressions looked much more serious.
There was someone else in the forest and the signs had always been there.
First of all, the monster that Li Youzi had transformed into had a golden triangular crest on its head.
Ji Mingxia had previously thought that it was another mysterious item, but no extra mysterious items had dropped after her death, and the triangular crest had disappeared.
Even before dying, Li Youzi did not say anything about the origin of the triangular crest.
Secondly, Li Youzi kept blaming Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, treating them as the perpetrators.
Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia had never interfered in her affairs from the beginning to the end, so why would she be so hostile?
There was only one explanation; Li Youzi had met someone else before meeting Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia and upon seeing them, she instantly acquiesced that Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia were in cahoots with that person.
As Li Youzi was already dying and their attention was all on the curse, neither Ji Mingxia nor Yu Ning had the time to ask her about it so those questions had become unsolved mysteries.
Afterwards, Ji Mingxia didn’t think about it because he wanted to quickly get out of there.
He never imagined that someone would come in their direction in just a few moments.
The terrain of the area was treacherous, and they were halfway up the mountain. It was absolutely impossible for a normal person to randomly climb up the mountain so the only possibility was that …… that person was looking for them.
Looking back at this whole matter, the only person whose identity was a mystery was the mysterious man who had sent out the invitations and given out the blood-red rings.
Thinking of that mysterious man sent a chill down Ji Mingxia’s spine.
A light-hearted game years ago had brought about the death of seven people.
It was not an exaggeration to say that the mysterious man was a vicious person.
So, was he about to appear?
Both Bao Guangyuan and Ji Mingxia tensed up.
Yu Ning unconsciously changed his stance and walked in front of Ji Mingxia, staring at the incoming man warily.
The rings and the bronze mirror were already in his hands, all standing at attention.
No one dared to take this mysterious man lightly, and all three were on the alert.
As the time passed on, the figure weaved its way through the dense forest, approaching them in large strides and appearing in their field of vision.
It was a tall, adult man.
He was dressed in black, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and he carried a black backpack. His figure seemed to be melting into darkness.
Under his short black hair were eyes as sharp as a knife.
As he approached Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, the bronze bell hanging on his waist suddenly moved and made a crisp ringing sound.
His eyes were dark and his gaze swept silently over the three people present, first landing on Bao Guangyuan, then slowly moving away and finally stopping on Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia.
Ji Mingxia’s entire body stiffened.
This man, this look, this body type …… and most importantly, the bronze bell-
The contents of the novel surged through Ji Mingxia’s mind, and they slowly corresponded with the man in front of him.
A name slowly emerged, and Ji Mingxia looked at the man with wide eyes. He was so astonished that he couldn’t help control his mouth.
“Pei, Pei Yuan ……?”
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Ji Mingxia anxiously checked on Yu Ning’s condition.
Yu Ning quickly held Ji Mingxia’s hand down, “I’m fine, don’t be nervous, I’m fine and the rings are normal.”
He knew that Li Youzi’s death had scared Ji Mingxia, so he directly spread his palm and showed the two rings to Ji Mingxia.
As if they had sensed something, the two rings immediately floated out from Yu Ning’s palm and spinned several times in place.
Seeing no reaction from Ji Mingxia, one of the rings took the other ring with it and floated up like a lasso.
They circled around Yu Ning’s hand for awhile, then to Ji Mingxia’s, swaying back and forth as if they were living things. They’d also rubbing against Ji Mingxia’s and Yu Ning’s hands occasionally.
Perhaps it was his illusion, but Ji Mingxia actually saw some hints of ingratiation in the way the two rings were flying around.
Ji Mingxia looked at the two rings that were performing so hard, and then at Yu Ning, and he instantly came to his senses.
He almost forgot that Yu Ning was the main protagonist.
With the protagonist halo, it was absolutely impossible for Li Youzi, a supporting character whose name had never even appeared, to hurt him.
As for these two rings ……their fawning look made Ji Mingxia completely relieved!
Yu Ning let the rings perform and said to Ji Mingxia: “The man who sent out the invitations and organized the game was the cause of the matter, the promoter was Song Yuelin and the others, and the ultimate victims were Li Youzi and Lin Siyun.
“After Lin Siyun’s death, Li Youzi started killing people for revenge. The ones she wanted to kill were her companions back then, and the one she wanted to curse was the mysterious man who sent out the invitations.”
There were no evil thoughts in Bao Guangyuan’s heart so Li Youzi’s murderous plan was not perfectly executed so she was full of hostility before she died.
She was already delirious at that point and when she saw Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning standing with Bao Guangyuan, she regarded Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning as villains.
But in reality, Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were not involved in this matter from the beginning to the end.
They did not deliberately obstruct Li Youzi, nor did they deliberately protect Bao Guangyuan and the others.
They came to the forest to get the other ring because Lin Siyun had tried killing people after transforming into a ghost, and they didn’t want to be affected by the other ring since they were a pair.
As outsiders in the whole affair, Li Youzi couldn’t kill Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning nor could they be hurt by her curse after her death.
In Ji Mingxia’s view, it was simply justifiable for Li Youzi to curse the mysterious man hosted the whole game and caused this series of tragedies.
He was even on her side and agreed with her.
Now, the seven people, Lin Siyun, Li Youzi, Lu Liang, Shi Wei, Zhou Li, Song Yuelin and Meng Xinyi, were all dead.
Li Youzi had cursed the mysterious man so he would definitely end up with a miserable future and a tragic death.
The only survivor of the whole incident was Bao Guangyuan. He was a minor back then and had no intention of harming anyone even now.
With Li Youzi’s death and the breaking of the forest’s boundary, the matter had finally come to a brief end.
It had only been a month from the time when Ji Mingxia crossed over to this world and saw Lin Siyun’s ghost, to the present.
Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief at the thought that the countless dangers he had experienced during this period had finally ended.
Although the process was arduous, it was fortunately not without its rewards.
He and his roommates had become good friends; he and Yu Ning had shared hardships and trusted each other.
Most importantly, Yu Ning had harvested several special mysterious items: a pair of rings, and a bronze mirror.
Zhao Zhouye and the others were still waiting for them at the Quanzhuang hoty, and Ji Mingxia said to Yu Ning, “So, can we get pack up and go back?”
“Mm.” Seeing that Ji Mingxia had no interest in the rings, Yu Ning put away the rings that were still *selling themselves.
*Trying to impress Ji Mingxia
The rings reluctantly flashes red but they eventually laid down quietly as soon as Yu Ning put them into his pocket, and they stopped moving around.
Bao Guangyuan was standing in place, staring blankly at the ground.
The flesh and limbs that had littered the ground a moment ago had all disappeared. The ground was now empty, with no other debris than dust and weeds.
The monster, the pieces of flesh, the dried body, the curse…… the gruesome killings, the hideous truths, it was as if everything was his illusion, a grotesque dream.
For Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, everything that happened within the forest, although horrible, was ultimately the life and death of strangers. All they received was the shock of fellow humans killing each other, but there was no emotional entanglement with these people.
It was not the first time that Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had seen a ghost, and with a little adjustment, their minds returned to normal.
But for Bao Guangyuan, those dead people were friends he had been with for many years.
In the blink of an eye, all those people were gone, leaving him alone and standing in place.
He stared blankly at the ground for a long time, and it was only when Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia started to pack up their things that Bao Guangyuan came back to his senses: “So am I …… free to go too?”
“Of course.” Ji Mingxia said.
Bao Guangyuan felt a little incredulous: “Then…I can leave now?”
“Yes, let’s go.” Ji Mingxia said.
“I’m really leaving?” Bao Guangyuan confirmed again.
“No one is keeping you.” Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but look at his silly expression, “But you’ll sleep at the foot of the mountain if you go down now, ah.”
“Huh?” Bao Guangyuan was stunned, “I can’t go home yet?”
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning didn’t have a lot of stuff, and they weren’t going to leave now so they decided to rectify a little.
Ji Mingxia finished sorting his things, walked over to Bao Guangyuan and said, “It’s three o’clock in the afternoon, we’re halfway up the mountain at Love Mountain Spring.”
“Mm-hmm.” Bao Guangyuan nodded his head.
“It will be dark by the time we get down the mountain, and it will be a day’s walk from Love Mountain Spring to the edge of the forest. Even if you don’t sleep and walk through the night, you will still reach the edge of the forest tomorrow.” Ji Mingxia said, “Can you move in the dark all night?”
Bao Guangyuan shook his head.
Ji Mingxia said, “We can’t either, so we decided to set off tomorrow at dawn.”
Bao Guangyuan understood this time and quickly hugged Ji Mingxia’s thighs tightly, “I’ll join you guys-!!!”
Ji Mingxia was suddenly held by his thighs and he could hardly stand steady.
He swayed and his ear canal burst into pain. Ji Mingxia hurriedly covered his ears and said, “Don’t shake me, don’t shake me, it hurts ……”
Yu Ning immediately came over and pulled Bao Guangyuan, who became well behaved as soon as he saw him, away from Ji Mingxia. He shrank to the side and tried to reduce his presence, deeply afraid that Yu Ning would find fault with him.
Yu Ning was completely focused on Ji Mingxia. Seeing the way he was covering his ears and frowning, he gently removed Ji Mingxia’s hand and then took a closer look at Ji Mingxia’s ears.
Ji Mingxia’s skin was a very healthy white. The skin on his ears and that part of his neck was relatively thin, and the light blue veins were clearly visible.
Ji Mingxia’s ears were slightly smaller than normal people, and the thin ear bones were as delicate as white jade.
Yu Ning touched his ear and Ji Mingxia felt as if an electric current had passed through Yu Ning’s hand, and his whole body tingled with a jolt.
This sudden shock made Ji Mingxia react half a beat slower.
Before he could jump away, Ji Mingxia heard Yu Ning say, “Let me take a look.”
“No, no way ……,” Ji Mingxia immediately refused.
He became numb from just Yu Ning’s touch. If he really helped him pull out his ears, then he ……he would definitely become embarrassed.
Yu Ning said, “I’ll just take a look, I won’t go in.”
Ji Mingxia: …… Why did this sound a little familiar?
Although he was too embarrassed to let Yu Ning look at his ears, the tingling in his ear canal was really uncomfortable.
The matter of the blood red ring had finally come to an end, they would be heading back down the mountain to the hotel tomorrow, so they would have to walk for at least a day.
His ears hurt just from shaking his head, so it was best to fix the problem as soon as possible so that it is convenient to move tomorrow.
He didn’t want to be the cause of everyone’s delay.
There was nothing on this mountain, and staying another day was out of the question. Everyone wanted to get out as soon as possible and get back to their normal lives.
So although he was extremely embarrassed, Ji Mingxia eventually nodded.
“I’ll go get the cotton swabs.” Yu Ning said.
Ji Mingxia lowered his head and watched as Yu Ning opened his backpack.
At this moment, Bao Guangyuan, who had been shrinking in the corner, suddenly came over and whispered, “Mingxia, is there someone there?”
“Huh?” Ji Mingxia froze.
Bao Guangyuan’s small eyes were staring at a short distance away intently, and Ji Mingxia hurriedly followed Bao Guangyuan’s line of sight.
They were halfway up the mountain and because of the high terrain, they could see farther away.
Bao Guangyuan was pointing at a dense part of the forest downstream of the Love Mountain Spring.
It was quiet there at the moment, and there was nothing else but mountains and water.
Bao Guangyuan whispered, “I think I saw a figure walking around there.”
“How is it possible ……Li Youzi brought you to this area and blocked it with a boundary, so ordinary people can’t get in at all. It’s been less than half an hour since Li Youzi died and this is the central area of the boundary. There’s no way anyone could have already reached here after entering the forest.” Ji Mingxia muttered, and after a few seconds, the words changed, “Unless ……”
“Unless what?” Bao Guangyuan hurriedly pursued the question.
Yu Ning’s voice came from behind him, “Unless, this person has been in the boundary all along.”
“What do you mean …… are you saying that there was someone else in this area all along?!” Bao Guangyuan was shocked, his whole body was not good, “Who is that person, is it another monster, a murderous ghost or something like that ……”
He had survived with great difficulty and wanted to return home as soon as possible. Was it that something dangerous had popped up to kill him at the critical moment?
Compared to the trembling Bao Guangyuan, both Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s expressions looked much more serious.
There was someone else in the forest and the signs had always been there.
First of all, the monster that Li Youzi had transformed into had a golden triangular crest on its head.
Ji Mingxia had previously thought that it was another mysterious item, but no extra mysterious items had dropped after her death, and the triangular crest had disappeared.
Even before dying, Li Youzi did not say anything about the origin of the triangular crest.
Secondly, Li Youzi kept blaming Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, treating them as the perpetrators.
Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia had never interfered in her affairs from the beginning to the end, so why would she be so hostile?
There was only one explanation; Li Youzi had met someone else before meeting Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia and upon seeing them, she instantly acquiesced that Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia were in cahoots with that person.
As Li Youzi was already dying and their attention was all on the curse, neither Ji Mingxia nor Yu Ning had the time to ask her about it so those questions had become unsolved mysteries.
Afterwards, Ji Mingxia didn’t think about it because he wanted to quickly get out of there.
He never imagined that someone would come in their direction in just a few moments.
The terrain of the area was treacherous, and they were halfway up the mountain. It was absolutely impossible for a normal person to randomly climb up the mountain so the only possibility was that …… that person was looking for them.
Looking back at this whole matter, the only person whose identity was a mystery was the mysterious man who had sent out the invitations and given out the blood-red rings.
Thinking of that mysterious man sent a chill down Ji Mingxia’s spine.
A light-hearted game years ago had brought about the death of seven people.
It was not an exaggeration to say that the mysterious man was a vicious person.
So, was he about to appear?
Both Bao Guangyuan and Ji Mingxia tensed up.
Yu Ning unconsciously changed his stance and walked in front of Ji Mingxia, staring at the incoming man warily.
The rings and the bronze mirror were already in his hands, all standing at attention.
No one dared to take this mysterious man lightly, and all three were on the alert.
As the time passed on, the figure weaved its way through the dense forest, approaching them in large strides and appearing in their field of vision.
It was a tall, adult man.
He was dressed in black, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and he carried a black backpack. His figure seemed to be melting into darkness.
Under his short black hair were eyes as sharp as a knife.
As he approached Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, the bronze bell hanging on his waist suddenly moved and made a crisp ringing sound.
His eyes were dark and his gaze swept silently over the three people present, first landing on Bao Guangyuan, then slowly moving away and finally stopping on Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia.
Ji Mingxia’s entire body stiffened.
This man, this look, this body type …… and most importantly, the bronze bell-
The contents of the novel surged through Ji Mingxia’s mind, and they slowly corresponded with the man in front of him.
A name slowly emerged, and Ji Mingxia looked at the man with wide eyes. He was so astonished that he couldn’t help control his mouth.
“Pei, Pei Yuan ……?”
Ji Mingxia anxiously checked on Yu Ning's condition.Yu Ning quickly held Ji Mingxia's hand down, I'm fine, don't be nervous, I'm fine and the rings are normal.He knew that Li Youzi's death had scared Ji Mingxia, so he directly spread his palm and showed the two rings to Ji Mingxia.As if they had sensed something, the two rings immediately floated out from Yu Ning's palm and spinned several times in place.Seeing no reaction from Ji Mingxia, one of the rings took the other ring with it and floated up like a lasso.They circled around Yu Ning's hand for awhile, then to Ji Mingxia's, swaying back and forth as if they were living things. They'd also rubbing against Ji Mingxia's and Yu Ning's hands occasionally.Perhaps it was his illusion, but Ji Mingxia actually saw some hints of ingratiation in the way the two rings were flying around.Ji Mingxia looked at the two rings that were performing so hard, and then at Yu Ning, and he instantly came to his senses.He almost forgot that Yu Ning was the main protagonist.With the protagonist halo, it was absolutely impossible for Li Youzi, a supporting character whose name had never even appeared, to hurt him.As for these two rings their fawning look made Ji Mingxia completely relieved!Yu Ning let the rings perform and said to Ji Mingxia: The man who sent out the invitations and organized the game was the cause of the matter, the promoter was Song Yuelin and the others, and the ultimate victims were Li Youzi and Lin Siyun.After Lin Siyun's death, Li Youzi started killing people for revenge. The ones she wanted to kill were her companions back then, and the one she wanted to curse was the mysterious man who sent out the invitations.There were no evil thoughts in Bao Guangyuan's heart so Li Youzi's murderous plan was not perfectly executed so she was full of hostility before she died.She was already delirious at that point and when she saw Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning standing with Bao Guangyuan, she regarded Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning as villains.But in reality, Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were not involved in this matter from the beginning to the end.They did not deliberately obstruct Li Youzi, nor did they deliberately protect Bao Guangyuan and the others.They came to the forest to get the other ring because Lin Siyun had tried killing people after transforming into a ghost, and they didn't want to be affected by the other ring since they were a pair.As outsiders in the whole affair, Li Youzi couldn't kill Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning nor could they be hurt by her curse after her death.In Ji Mingxia's view, it was simply justifiable for Li Youzi to curse the mysterious man hosted the whole game and caused this series of tragedies.He was even on her side and agreed with her.Now, the seven people, Lin Siyun, Li Youzi, Lu Liang, Shi Wei, Zhou Li, Song Yuelin and Meng Xinyi, were all dead.Li Youzi had cursed the mysterious man so he would definitely end up with a miserable future and a tragic death.The only survivor of the whole incident was Bao Guangyuan. He was a minor back then and had no intention of harming anyone even now.With Li Youzi's death and the breaking of the forest's boundary, the matter had finally come to a brief end.It had only been a month from the time when Ji Mingxia crossed over to this world and saw Lin Siyun's ghost, to the present.Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief at the thought that the countless dangers he had experienced during this period had finally ended.Although the process was arduous, it was fortunately not without its rewards.He and his roommates had become good friends; he and Yu Ning had shared hardships and trusted each other.Most importantly, Yu Ning had harvested several special mysterious items: a pair of rings, and a bronze mirror.Zhao Zhouye and the others were still waiting for them at the Quanzhuang hoty, and Ji Mingxia said to Yu Ning, So, can we get pack up and go back?Mm. Seeing that Ji Mingxia had no interest in the rings, Yu Ning put away the rings that were still *selling themselves.*Trying to impress Ji MingxiaThe rings reluctantly flashes red but they eventually laid down quietly as soon as Yu Ning put them into his pocket, and they stopped moving around.Bao Guangyuan was standing in place, staring blankly at the ground.The flesh and limbs that had littered the ground a moment ago had all disappeared. The ground was now empty, with no other debris than dust and weeds.The monster, the pieces of flesh, the dried body, the curse the gruesome killings, the hideous truths, it was as if everything was his illusion, a grotesque dream.For Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, everything that happened within the forest, although horrible, was ultimately the life and death of strangers. All they received was the shock of fellow humans killing each other, but there was no emotional entanglement with these people.It was not the first time that Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had seen a ghost, and with a little adjustment, their minds returned to normal.But for Bao Guangyuan, those dead people were friends he had been with for many years.In the blink of an eye, all those people were gone, leaving him alone and standing in place.He stared blankly at the ground for a long time, and it was only when Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia started to pack up their things that Bao Guangyuan came back to his senses: So am I free to go too?Of course. Ji Mingxia said.Bao Guangyuan felt a little incredulous: ThenI can leave now?Yes, let's go. Ji Mingxia said.I'm really leaving? Bao Guangyuan confirmed again.No one is keeping you. Ji Mingxia couldn't help but look at his silly expression, But you'll sleep at the foot of the mountain if you go down now, ah.Huh? Bao Guangyuan was stunned, I can't go home yet?Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning didn't have a lot of stuff, and they weren't going to leave now so they decided to rectify a little.Ji Mingxia finished sorting his things, walked over to Bao Guangyuan and said, It's three o'clock in the afternoon, we're halfway up the mountain at Love Mountain Spring.Mm-hmm. Bao Guangyuan nodded his head.It will be dark by the time we get down the mountain, and it will be a day's walk from Love Mountain Spring to the edge of the forest. Even if you don't sleep and walk through the night, you will still reach the edge of the forest tomorrow. Ji Mingxia said, Can you move in the dark all night?Bao Guangyuan shook his head.Ji Mingxia said, We can't either, so we decided to set off tomorrow at dawn.Bao Guangyuan understood this time and quickly hugged Ji Mingxia's thighs tightly, I'll join you guys-!!!Ji Mingxia was suddenly held by his thighs and he could hardly stand steady.He swayed and his ear canal burst into pain. Ji Mingxia hurriedly covered his ears and said, Don't shake me, don't shake me, it hurts Yu Ning immediately came over and pulled Bao Guangyuan, who became well behaved as soon as he saw him, away from Ji Mingxia. He shrank to the side and tried to reduce his presence, deeply afraid that Yu Ning would find fault with him.Yu Ning was completely focused on Ji Mingxia. Seeing the way he was covering his ears and frowning, he gently removed Ji Mingxia's hand and then took a closer look at Ji Mingxia's ears.Ji Mingxia's skin was a very healthy white. The skin on his ears and that part of his neck was relatively thin, and the light blue veins were clearly visible.Ji Mingxia's ears were slightly smaller than normal people, and the thin ear bones were as delicate as white jade.Yu Ning touched his ear and Ji Mingxia felt as if an electric current had passed through Yu Ning's hand, and his whole body tingled with a jolt.This sudden shock made Ji Mingxia react half a beat slower.Before he could jump away, Ji Mingxia heard Yu Ning say, Let me take a look.No, no way , Ji Mingxia immediately refused.He became numb from just Yu Ning's touch. If he really helped him pull out his ears, then he he would definitely become embarrassed.Yu Ning said, I'll just take a look, I won't go in.Ji Mingxia: Why did this sound a little familiar?Although he was too embarrassed to let Yu Ning look at his ears, the tingling in his ear canal was really uncomfortable.The matter of the blood red ring had finally come to an end, they would be heading back down the mountain to the hotel tomorrow, so they would have to walk for at least a day.His ears hurt just from shaking his head, so it was best to fix the problem as soon as possible so that it is convenient to move tomorrow.He didn't want to be the cause of everyone's delay.There was nothing on this mountain, and staying another day was out of the question. Everyone wanted to get out as soon as possible and get back to their normal lives.So although he was extremely embarrassed, Ji Mingxia eventually nodded.I'll go get the cotton swabs. Yu Ning said.Ji Mingxia lowered his head and watched as Yu Ning opened his backpack.At this moment, Bao Guangyuan, who had been shrinking in the corner, suddenly came over and whispered, Mingxia, is there someone there?Huh? Ji Mingxia froze.Bao Guangyuan's small eyes were staring at a short distance away intently, and Ji Mingxia hurriedly followed Bao Guangyuan's line of sight.They were halfway up the mountain and because of the high terrain, they could see farther away.Bao Guangyuan was pointing at a dense part of the forest downstream of the Love Mountain Spring.It was quiet there at the moment, and there was nothing else but mountains and water.Bao Guangyuan whispered, I think I saw a figure walking around there.How is it possible Li Youzi brought you to this area and blocked it with a boundary, so ordinary people can't get in at all. It's been less than half an hour since Li Youzi died and this is the central area of the boundary. There's no way anyone could have already reached here after entering the forest. Ji Mingxia muttered, and after a few seconds, the words changed, Unless Unless what? Bao Guangyuan hurriedly pursued the question.Yu Ning's voice came from behind him, Unless, this person has been in the boundary all along.What do you mean are you saying that there was someone else in this area all along?! Bao Guangyuan was shocked, his whole body was not good, Who is that person, is it another monster, a murderous ghost or something like that He had survived with great difficulty and wanted to return home as soon as possible. Was it that something dangerous had popped up to kill him at the critical moment?Compared to the trembling Bao Guangyuan, both Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning's expressions looked much more serious.There was someone else in the forest and the signs had always been there.First of all, the monster that Li Youzi had transformed into had a golden triangular crest on its head.Ji Mingxia had previously thought that it was another mysterious item, but no extra mysterious items had dropped after her death, and the triangular crest had disappeared.Even before dying, Li Youzi did not say anything about the origin of the triangular crest.Secondly, Li Youzi kept blaming Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, treating them as the perpetrators.Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia had never interfered in her affairs from the beginning to the end, so why would she be so hostile?There was only one explanation; Li Youzi had met someone else before meeting Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia and upon seeing them, she instantly acquiesced that Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia were in cahoots with that person.As Li Youzi was already dying and their attention was all on the curse, neither Ji Mingxia nor Yu Ning had the time to ask her about it so those questions had become unsolved mysteries.Afterwards, Ji Mingxia didn't think about it because he wanted to quickly get out of there.He never imagined that someone would come in their direction in just a few moments.The terrain of the area was treacherous, and they were halfway up the mountain. It was absolutely impossible for a normal person to randomly climb up the mountain so the only possibility was that that person was looking for them.Looking back at this whole matter, the only person whose identity was a mystery was the mysterious man who had sent out the invitations and given out the blood-red rings.Thinking of that mysterious man sent a chill down Ji Mingxia's spine.A light-hearted game years ago had brought about the death of seven people.It was not an exaggeration to say that the mysterious man was a vicious person.So, was he about to appear?Both Bao Guangyuan and Ji Mingxia tensed up.Yu Ning unconsciously changed his stance and walked in front of Ji Mingxia, staring at the incoming man warily.The rings and the bronze mirror were already in his hands, all standing at attention.No one dared to take this mysterious man lightly, and all three were on the alert.As the time passed on, the figure weaved its way through the dense forest, approaching them in large strides and appearing in their field of vision.It was a tall, adult man.He was dressed in black, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and he carried a black backpack. His figure seemed to be melting into darkness.Under his short black hair were eyes as sharp as a knife.As he approached Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, the bronze bell hanging on his waist suddenly moved and made a crisp ringing sound.His eyes were dark and his gaze swept silently over the three people present, first landing on Bao Guangyuan, then slowly moving away and finally stopping on Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia.Ji Mingxia's entire body stiffened.This man, this look, this body type and most importantly, the bronze bell-The contents of the novel surged through Ji Mingxia's mind, and they slowly corresponded with the man in front of him.A name slowly emerged, and Ji Mingxia looked at the man with wide eyes. He was so astonished that he couldn't help control his mouth.Pei, Pei Yuan ?
