met free Chapter 668 A Chaotic Dance of Demons (Part 2)
Chapter 668 A Chaotic Dance of Demons (Part 2)
Chapter 668 A Chaotic Dance of Demons (Part 2)
That's pretty much it...
After bringing Cao Weier and the bronze mirror from Cao Weier's room to Tang Chou's room, Yun Shili talked on and on, helping both sides to reconcile their accounts.
The people in the room listened with expressions of deep respect.
Anyway, it's fair to say that these people are all "possessing unique skills".
After Yun Shili finished speaking, Tang Chou, who was the quickest to think, made a pretty good suggestion: "Lord Yun, then... can we make use of this mirror first, for example, to check if there is anything else unusual in this inn?"
“Hmm…that makes sense.” Yun Shili nodded, picked up the mirror as he muttered to himself, and turned it toward Xu Wei’s location. “Let’s try it out first.”
His so-called "test" was to see if this mirror could reflect not only Cao Weier's other personality, but also Xu Wei, who followed Tang Chou.
If it can, it means that this thing can at least show "ghosts" and "inner demons". As for "demons"... it's hard to say about the others, but at least so far, Yuwei has not been shown.
And when he took the picture... hey! It actually worked! Even Xu Wei himself was startled.
In fact, this was the first time Xu Wei had seen his own appearance since he became a ghost. As a ghost, he was not able to see his reflection in a mirror or on the surface of water, so he still did not know what his "ghost form" looked like.
Thus, Ma Zhao and Cao Weier, who could not see Xu Wei before, could also see what Xu Wei looked like through the mirror, but they still could not hear him speak.
"Wow, this is a treasure." By this time, Ma Zhao had actually gotten used to the eerie atmosphere around him, so he just said whatever came to mind, "If you give it to me, I can go door-to-door to 'expose ghosts' and I won't have to worry about food or drink anymore."
"Heh..." Yun Shili laughed upon hearing this, and a second later pointed out the flaw in Ma Zhao's line of thinking, "Hey Lao Ma, you only know how to 'observe,' but not how to 'receive.' What if you get possessed by a ghost yourself?"
“Uh…” Ma Zhao smiled awkwardly after being reminded by the other party, “Hehe… Brother Yun is right, I was just saying it casually. It seems that I am not cut out for this job.”
"Lord Yun." At this moment, Cao Wei'er spoke up at the right time, pulling the two back from their casual conversation to the main topic, "Let's talk about what to do next, shall we? Didn't you just say you would keep us safe until dawn? But it's only been a short while since night fell. Are we all going to be stuck in this room chatting idly all night?"
“Hmm…” Yun Shili pondered for a moment, then said, “Actually, it’s not impossible. Anyway, I think this room is quite safe right now. If we can really stay here and hold out until sunrise tomorrow…”
Sizzle—Sizzle—Sizzle—
Before Brother Yun could finish speaking, a screeching sound that sent chills down everyone's spine traveled through the wall to the ears of everyone present.
The sound is somewhat similar to someone scratching a glass blackboard with their fingernail, but it's slightly less unsettling; it's as if you're scratching a wooden board instead of glass.
"What's that noise?" Despite being the tallest man in the room, Ma Zhao was the first to panic at the unusual sound. "Is someone scratching the wall next door?"
“Listen to this, is this ‘next door’?” Cao Wei’er continued, “It’s clearly everywhere…”
"Then..." Ma Zhao panicked even more upon hearing this, "...Could it be that we've been surrounded?"
“The key is what it’s surrounded by,” Yun Shili continued. “If it were a person, with this level of tearing and clawing, it would probably take a year to scratch through the wooden wall of this inn.” He paused. “But if it’s something else…”
"Uh... Brother Xu." Tang Chou had another idea. He said to Xu Wei beside him, "Why don't you go through the wall and help us take a look?"
"No, no, no, no..." Upon hearing this, Xu Wei immediately shook his head like a rattle drum, "I'm scared."
Look, everyone, even ghosts are scared. Where can we find any reason to reason with them?
After a moment, Yun sighed, "Sigh... never mind, I'll go." With that, he grabbed the mirror from the table, got up, and headed out the door.
Those inside the room secretly gave him a thumbs up, thinking to themselves that Brother Yun was truly bold and responsible.
But actually... Yun Shili had only heard Yuwei whisper "Go out and take a look" to him a few seconds ago, and then he did as she said.
As soon as you step outside, the hissing sound vanishes instantly, as if it had never been heard at all.
Yun Shili took a few more steps down the corridor, looking left and right, but didn't see anything clinging to the wall.
Just as he was about to turn back, suddenly, the few lanterns hanging sparsely in the corridor of the inn went out at the same moment.
Meanwhile, a red light appeared at a stairwell in the distance of the corridor.
That faint, shimmering red color was incredibly eye-catching in the sudden darkness.
Yun Shili stared intently, and soon he saw a woman in red carrying a red lantern slowly descending the stairs.
The woman walked slowly, but her steps were unsteady, as if her feet did not touch the ground; her face was mostly covered by her long hair, but the few eyebrows, mouth and nose that were revealed were enough to show that she was a fair-skinned and pretty woman.
As a martial arts master, Yun Shili's eyesight was naturally excellent. So even at this distance and under such lighting conditions, he could tell that this woman was not the same person as the "four-faced" woman he had seen in the horse stable.
Just as he was wondering what this woman was up to this time, the woman in red turned the corner of the stairs on this floor and prepared to go to the next floor.
But as the other person turned around, three more figures appeared...
These three people were Situ Ao and his two servants; they had been walking in the shadows behind the woman in red, but they happened to be in a dark spot, which is why Yun Shili didn't notice them immediately.
Now that they had turned the corner at the stairwell with the woman, Yun Shili could see clearly...
It turned out that Situ Ao's hands had been resting on the woman's shoulders the whole time, but they were hidden by her thick black hair. As for Situ Ao's own head... it was now bowed down in an extremely awkward position, buried between his arms.
As for Situ Ao's two servants, they were also "stuck" behind him in the same way, as if they were playing some kind of children's game.
This scene was chilling no matter how you looked at it. Even though Yun Shili's mental fortitude was far beyond that of ordinary people, he broke out in a cold sweat in an instant.
So, that question came to Brother Yun's lips once again...
"How many ghosts are there in this inn, damn it?"
He really hoped that after he finished reciting that sentence, Yuwei would give him some more information.
Yuwei seemed to feel that the time was right, so she replied, "Actually, this is not an inn, but a coffin shop."
"What? How could this be..." Yun Shili was incredulous upon hearing this.
But before he could finish his exclamation, Yuwei interrupted, "Do you remember the name of this inn?"
Yun Shili then fell silent.
As he tried to recall, he realized he couldn't remember the name of the inn at all, as if he had simply ignored it before.
Perhaps an ordinary person might simply walk into an inn without noticing its name, or just glance at the sign at the door and forget about it immediately, but the Imperial Guards wouldn't do that—their line of work is always very sensitive to time and place, and constantly paying attention to and remembering this information has long been a habit.
Someone like Yun Shili would be even less likely to overlook or forget the name of the inn he was in, unless the inn was originally an unnamed little shop.
"Also, don't you think this inn is a bit too big for such a small county town?" Before Yun Shili could sort out his thoughts, Yu Wei's next sentence came.
Upon hearing her words, Yun Shili realized: Yes... From the outside, does the inn really have that much space inside?
"Wait a minute." Yun Shili calmed down a little and wanted to ask, "What about the other guests..."
As he was speaking, the red-clad woman in the distance gradually moved further away, and the red light of the lantern slowly disappeared, plunging the surroundings into complete darkness.
Yun Shili felt that it was inappropriate to speak in such a dark place, so he stopped talking and decided to go back to Tang Chou's room first to make a decision.
However, as soon as he turned around...
Why didn't you follow me!
The woman in red appeared before Yun Shili without warning. The sudden reappearance of the red light illuminated her pale face, revealing her ferocious expression and the fangs that she only showed when she spoke.
"Ah!" Even Brother Yun couldn't hold back this time. He was suddenly "face-to-face" with the camera and immediately yelled. He got up and used the "Upside-down Heavenly Ladder Turning Cloud Style".
In simple terms, this move involves suddenly raising your leg forward and pushing off, then using the reaction force from the impact to perform an aerial somersault and gain distance.
Although in fighting games, this kind of "hit-and-run" move is usually a "safe move" that is not too afraid of being countered even if it is blocked, but for Yun Shili, it is actually a weak move that he almost never uses.
This move is not safe at all when facing a true master. Not only is it not very clever on the offensive end, but it also has many flaws on the defensive end. It is even safer than rolling backwards on the ground after kicking someone.
When facing the weak, he generally has little opportunity or need to use such a "hit and run" tactic.
Right now, Yun Shili was genuinely startled, which is why he instinctively made that move.
But after he kicked out, the feeling of pushing against the enemy was off...
To describe it, it's like looking at a step, stepping on it, only to miss it. It turns out that step was a holographic projection, and your foot passed right through it, landing on the step below.
As for Brother Yun, he missed his footing at the very point where he should have exerted force, and his foot passed right through the woman in red, pulling his hip along with it, and then continued forward, finally kicking Situ Ao behind him...