Absurd Deduction Game

Chapter 966 Rule Book [Ten Thousand Words Chapter] [Please vote]

 The speculation related to the evil **** cannot be explained clearly.

However, thinking about Yiqing's power that can change reality and reality at will, control the secrets of life and death, and can be lodged in objects, Yu Xing had to admit that this is also a very difficult ability to deal with.

From this point of view, all original powers, as long as their status is high enough, will show their terrifying and unreplicable side.

 He could already imagine the scene of the battle between the gods in Yin Yang City.

 After this period of time when you are either scared or want to sleep, the system prompts you to appear on time.

That emotionless mechanical voice sounded in the minds of the three people in the room at the same time, revealing a selfless coldness.

　　【Eight o'clock has arrived, update the night rules. 】

Yu Xing felt a little more energetic.

　　1. You can sleep at night. If you hear knocking on the wall, pretend not to hear it and ignore it. 】

　　2. If you hear laughter or crying before going to bed, please do not sleep and turn on the light source to ensure that those "things" cannot enter the room. 】

　　3. If you see "them", close your eyes immediately so that they don't notice that you are awake. 】

  【4. You can leave the room at night. 】

　　5. If you want to walk at night, you need to use a small prop, which is called a lantern. 】

　　6. ​​If you encounter strangers while walking at night, please ignore them, do not talk to them, and do not believe them. 】

7. If you find that the room has been invaded, please leave the room immediately and follow the rules for walking at night. 】

8. When walking at night, if you find yourself being followed by them, please enter any empty room immediately and follow the indoor rules. 】

　　9. There are night watchmen patrolling the city. The watchmen are kind-hearted and are the guardians of the night. If you encounter difficulties, you can ask the watchmen for help. 】

10. Not all watchers will help you. If you talk to the watcher and find that the other person is smiling at you, please run away immediately! Please escape immediately! 】

  【11. No matter what situation you encounter, don't stand in the light. 】

  【12. Every hour that passes, the probability of encountering special existences will increase. 】

 Twelve rules came out one after another, and the shock in Yu Xing's eyes flashed away.

Is this a strange rule? ?

 He thought that things like rules and strange stories were within the capabilities of the Evil God [System].

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem certain. The strange stories he knows about the rules seem to involve several different areas of the evil god's abilities at the same time. For example, some strange stories can distort human cognition. This is Qianyue's ability.

Before he thought about it carefully, the system appeared again.

【Tips: This rule is not formulated by the deduction system. This rule prompt is a complete transfer. The deducer must judge whether it is true or false. 】

　　【The applicable time of night rules is from 8 pm to 5 am the next morning. During the rule, an hourglass icon will appear in the player's sight for accurate timing (this function is made by the deduction system, please say thank you system)】

The prompt flashed on the panel, and then, Yu Xing felt that there was a real-time flowing hourglass in the lower right corner of his sight, like a dynamic map posted in the retina.

 There is also a series of numbers under the hourglass, which reads [8:01].

　　 Yu Xing: “…”

 Thank you system.

Although the existence of this small hourglass makes people a little uncomfortable, if they decide to go out to explore at night, the hourglass is still very practical. At least it can remind the deducer how many hours have passed and how high the probability of encountering danger is.

"It's actually a weird rule!" Zhao Ruru exclaimed with the same exclamation as Yu Xing, "And this weird rule is very loose. There is no stipulation on the number of people in the room, no prohibition on people talking, and no mandatory time and time to do something."

It means that everyone has a choice in this rule.

 They can choose to go to bed now. As long as they don't hear laughter or crying before going to bed, they can sleep until dawn.

 They may also choose to do other things in the room.

 You can also choose to go out for a walk and go on a spectacular night exploration.

To be honest, this takes care of people of all styles. Although the deduction system later reminds them that there are "errors" in the rules, they have many ways to eliminate the errors.

"Of course, since we have determined that the nighttime anomalies in Fengtou Town are for everyone, these rules will naturally take care of the people who live here all year round." Guijiu had been sitting on the chair for so long, and he could no longer bear it. Not doing something is simply a head-scratcher.

The corner of his mouth raised, and he said without hesitation: "If you don't be more relaxed, how will the people live a married life and have children?"

 Zhao Ruru's face turned yellow: "You..."

 Normally, when she does the coloring herself, she just comes out with her mouth.

But it’s a different matter if a handsome guy talks dirty to her, and she feels embarrassed.

Yu Xing looked at Zhao Yijiu curiously. Now he had some sense of the image of Guijiu teasing little Zhu Yan twice. Although he knew that Guijiu was just lip service, he still wanted to laugh: "Inugami, this Are you teasing the saint because you remember your identity?"

Guijiu leaned back on the chair and kicked Erlang's legs. Even his elegant gown could not cover his flamboyant look: "Oh, what a tease, it's just telling the truth. This rule is obviously meant to be a long-lasting thing. I don't want to change it soon." Fengtou Town has become a dead city.”

He glanced at Zhao Ruru, whose eyes were shining brightly in the darkness. One second he managed to say something useful, but the next second his true colors were revealed: "Also, this lady of the saint is a veteran, and she can't tease you. No." Wouldn’t it be more interesting to know the escort’s reaction?”

just you?

Yu Xing thought to himself, no matter what, this is Brother Jiu. Even if Zhao Mou teaches him something that he doesn't know well every day, his knowledge reserve is still very poor.

It’s okay for Guijiu to bully Xiao Zhuyan, but who made Guijiu think of getting some advantage from him?

 No, I almost got carried away. Why are they discussing this kind of topic at this time? He has no interest in being watched by those mixed guys in the live broadcast room.

Yu Xing pressed his eyebrows.

 “Get down to business, Brother Jiu.”

It is unimaginable that this sentence will come out of his mouth one day.

Guijiu shrugged his shoulders and shut his mouth obediently.

Zhao Ruru said "hehe" twice, feeling that the terrifying atmosphere surrounding him was all disturbed by these two people.

She tossed the coin actively and said: "What do you say, should we meet with Song Xue first, or should we sort out the truth and falsehood of the rules first, or rush directly to the street? I am very interested in the watchman mentioned in the rules. interest!"

 After eight o'clock, there is no longer any argument that they cannot open the door no matter what, and they can do more things.

 “Dong dong.”

As he was talking, there was a knock on the door.

Learning from the past, the three of them did not open the door immediately. Instead, they moved their eyes to the door, waiting for something outside to make a sound first.

 “It’s me, Song Xue.”

The voice came through the thin door panel, and it was Song Xue's always gentle and indifferent tone, but also a little distant.

  Just before eight o'clock, they heard the exact same lines.

Zhao Ruru whispered: "This time it should be true!"

Just as they were planning to meet up with Song Xue, who was only one or two yards away, it was perfectly reasonable for Song Xue to come to them for discussion as soon as possible after hearing the rules.

Not to mention that Song Xue survived the period before eight o'clock alone, and she must have wanted to find teammates to act together.

Yu Xing directly released a branch to act as an eye, and passed through the wall to the courtyard.

 The yard is actually much brighter than the inside.

There is a crescent moon hanging in the sky, no longer the round and falsely large jade plate in the stage world. The moonlight is hazy, half hidden behind the dark clouds, and can barely illuminate the outline of the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard.

A woman wearing a plain white dress stood at the door of their house. The woman had long black hair, half pulled back by a white jade hairpin, very elegant and delicate.

From this angle, Yu Xing could only see the woman's back, but her body shape and stance were exactly the same as Song Xue's.

He watched the woman wait at the door, but didn't hear a response, so he stretched out his plain hand and knocked again, with a very light force, which conveyed a sense of peace.

 “The rules have changed, I’m here to join you.”

 It seems to be her indeed.

“Here we come.” The people in the room obviously thought so too, Guijiu responded casually and was about to get up.

But at this moment, Yu Xing heard a new set of footsteps outside the yard. He manipulated the branches and looked over there, and saw Song Xue, dressed in the skirt of a noble lady, rushing towards here with her skirt in hand.

Song Xue was not slow, and he did not take the path lit by floor lamps. Just like when he came, he chose to walk close to the shadow of the wall.

 Wait a minute, it’s Song Xue who’s rushing this way, what’s this at the door?

　　【It is delicious. 】

 At the same time, Zhi Zhi’s subconscious was clearly transmitted to Yu Xing’s mind.

　　 Yu Xing: “…”

"Wait!" He immediately regained consciousness, grabbed Guijiu's wrist, stopped him in place, moved his lips, and said a little speechlessly: "It's still fake, I saw it."

 Ghost wine: “…”

 Zhao Ruru: “…”

Neither of them asked Yu Xing how he knew it. The former knew that Yu Xing had the ability to see objects in a wide range, and the latter could not ask the other party such a question directly in the live broadcast room.

 They were just a little speechless for a moment. According to the night rules, isn't it true that the later you go, the greater the probability of encountering a strange existence?

This is only the first five minutes of the first hour. What on earth brought the Japanese here?

 “I’ll take a look again,” Yu Xing said.

His perspective is re-immersed in the courtyard.

Song Xue had already entered Bafangxuan and walked around the rockery in the center of the yard. When she raised her eyes, she also saw the back of the woman in white standing at the door of their house.

She was obviously stunned, her steps stopped, and she had a tendency to retreat.

  Which rule is this in?

Should it be regarded as...Article 6, "If you encounter strangers while walking at night, please ignore them, do not talk to them, and do not believe them", right?

　　Well, if this rule is true, then as long as she ignores the other person, there is not much danger.

 But this woman is standing where she wants to be.

Song Xue was in a dilemma for a while, and at the same time she was worried about the fate of Zhao Yijiu and Zhao Ruru.

At this moment, the woman in white noticed Song Xue.

After all, the yard is only so big. How could the "ghost" not notice a living person walking in?

 The woman slowly turned her head.

Yu Xing, who was almost at the same angle as Song Xue, also saw the woman's appearance clearly. The woman looked nothing like Song Xue, but she was very delicate and looked like Xiaojiabiyu.

Yu Xing was not sure whether Song Xue recognized this woman, but this woman clearly recognized her at a glance. The real Song Xue had already arrived.

"Hehe..." Her pale pink mouth instantly split to the base of her ears.

The peaceful and elegant temperament was instantly washed away, replaced by a very ghostly and terrifying feeling. The woman's narrow eyes were also bent into a strange arc, and the entire eyes were pitch black.

"Hee hee hee hee hee hee…"

After giving Song Xue a creepy smile, the woman in white turned into a handful of white smoke, which dissipated into the air with a soft "pop" sound.

Song Xue pursed her lips.

After thinking about it for two or three seconds, she still held up her skirt and moved forward despite the fear all over her body.

Yu Xing, who had witnessed all this from beginning to end, was aroused with excitement again. This kind of horrific scene can always make people's adrenaline surge, and a tingling feeling of pleasure starts from the heart, which is the same effect as falling in love.

 It’s so addictive.

 …If nothing else, I can confirm now that it is indeed Song Xue outside the door.

Yu Xing let go of Guijiu's hand and asked him to open the door.

The door of the house opened a crack, and the moonlight penetrated from inside. Song Xue stepped in, and both parties breathed a sigh of relief.

　　It’s too torture.

I don’t know why those ghosts like to catch Song Xue’s name, which makes them always suspicious.

Song Xue looked around the room after entering the house. First she saw Yu Xing, who shouldn't have appeared in the Song Mansion at this time, and the four words "tsk tsk tsk tsk" flashed in her eyes.

Then, it fell on unlit candles and copper coins scattered all over the table.

Zhao Ruru asked her for these copper coins during the day.

The Song family didn't have many other things, but they had a lot of money. Song Xue knew that Zhao Ruru wanted the copper coins for divination, so he gave her a whole bag directly.

At this time, the copper coins originally placed on the table for divination had been messed up by the three bored people. Zhao Ruru only kept a few copper coins stained with her blood in front of him, and the other copper coins could not escape the fate of being thrown away.

There are some suspicious candle fragments on the table in front of them. Just like kindergarten children like to break plasticine into small pieces, it is hard to imagine what they did when they were bored.

"It seems that you have also been tortured by 'I'." Song Xue pretended not to see the evidence on the table and sat down at the last corner of the square table.

“Yeah?” Zhao Ruru was curious.

"No matter what you do, you will only be confused by one 'Song Xue', and I stayed in Miss Song's boudoir and was bombarded by the three of you in turn." Song Xue's tone sounded even more tired and gentle than usual. have no choice.

“Sir Inugami will discuss with me about staying in Song Mansion for a while, and the Holy Lady will come and ask me why I don’t have dinner.”

"There was even a sneaky **** who sneaked into the house to look for Inugami, but ended up knocking on the wrong door." She glanced at Yu Xing, "Don't tell me, among all the ghosts who tried to get me to open the door, this one was the worst. It’s true, after all, I saw your name on the mission reminder for Song Mansion at night.”

Yu Xing didn’t feel ashamed at all: “Then I’m honored~”

Song Xue withdrew and rolled her eyes.

Although her IQ would not be deceived by those small tricks, she still felt a sigh in her heart when she heard Yu Xing's knock on the door and asked Zhao Yjiu and Zhao Ruru if they were in the same room as her.

The ghosts and rules of the night are integrated together, and they seem to have acquired great intelligence, but they are also extremely mentally retarded in some places. For example, Yu Xing's voice appeared too late, making it difficult to explain the period between dark and his appearance. What is he doing all the time? Even a relatively new deducer can tell that it is fake with a little guesswork.

After a brief exchange of complaints, Song Xue asked: "What are your plans tonight?"

"Of course we are going out." Zhao Ruru said, "We have to stay in the town for at least three more days. The sooner we find out the rules, the better, right? While we are in good condition now, let's go out tonight and learn all the rules for traveling at night. Stepping on it once is the most efficient. ”

Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu nodded slightly.

This is exactly their plan.

In other words, among the fourteen deducers currently confirmed to be alive, only one of the three people from the Zhao family concentrated in the Zhao Mansion would choose to try the rule of staying in the room to sleep.

 Because only those three people have absolutely the same interests, people sleeping in the room can safely assign the task of exploring the outside world to the other two people, and get complete information after waking up without worrying about being deceived.

Others, such as Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiao, will not use this method. First of all, they are the type who can't stay in the room. Secondly, they have to explore Fengtou Town at night and try to contact the people in the room. Zhao Mou and others were elsewhere, it was too luxurious to leave alone in the room.

"Well, my idea is to go out and find Nie Lang." Song Xue said, "That guy doesn't have a decent doctor by his side. I'm worried. I have to go and see his condition."

Nie Lang's mental state is too unstable. She, the team doctor, needs to monitor and comfort her in real time when she is not in the middle of a deduction.

Now she also discovered that the ghosts in this place had the ability to arouse fear in people's hearts, so she was even more worried that Nie Lang's alienation could no longer be suppressed.

 The four of them all wanted to go out, so they hit it off immediately. The Survival Investigation Team and Po Jing have formed an alliance, and this girl Zhao Ruru is even more weird. Although she is obviously from the Zhao family, she gets along well with most of the forces. Basically, all the forces feel that "she will sooner or later Those who will leave the Zhao family may join us when the time comes. Even if they don’t join, they can become friends with our guild/team more freely.”

So the four of them felt that there was no mole and they could share information, so they began to check the confirmed parts of the twelve rules.

The purpose of violating the rules when going out is to confirm the authenticity, not to be punished for fouls. If you can compare with each other and subtract a few wrong conditions, why not do it?

“First, it’s definitely true that you can sleep at night. It’s doubtful that you don’t pay attention to the knocking on the wall.” Song Xueyao said.

This is easy to determine. No matter how outrageous the rules are, it is impossible to prevent people from sleeping. When you see those people during the day, you can see that they are in good spirits.

She brought up the system prompt panel and compared them one by one: "The second and eleventh items conflict, what do you think?"

 “I tend to believe that Article 11 is correct.”

 “Item 2 is false!”

Yu Xing and Zhao Ruru spoke almost at the same time.

The two of them looked at each other in the dark, and Yu Xing spread his hands, indicating that the lady had priority.

"I happened to hear laughter and crying before, and I had done a divination at that time. The result of the divination was that if I turned on the light, I would be in a crisis." Zhao Ruru took out the copper coin stained with blood and put it on the palm of his hand. flip over.

At this time, a few people discovered that Zhao Ruru's palm was injured, with a small scratch on it.

"Because I was already at the moment of lighting the lantern when I was doing the divination, the backlash was relatively strong." Zhao Ruru's evidence was very strong. She concluded, "I am not sure yet about the threat of lighting the lantern elsewhere, but the second rule is definitely false. of."

"I met an old beggar before, and he told me not to light the lamp." Yu Xing laughed, "Do you remember what an important element of this deduction is? Shadow puppet play."

“There are shadows only when there is a lamp. In the dark, no ‘shadow puppets’ can be formed where there is no light source. I guess this is one of the dangers after dark.”

He glanced at Song Xue: "You also avoided the floor lamp when you came here just now, didn't you think so too?"

"How do you know I-" Song Xue replied subconsciously, but immediately felt that this question was redundant. She shook her head and agreed, "Yes, I also thought of this. I guess all the rules imply that we light the lamp. All are traps.”

 “Then the second clause is false.”

“Article 3: Close your eyes when you see them, it’s impossible to be sure.”

“The fourth rule is that you can leave the room at night. This is correct. No objection.”

If there is one rule among the twelve that does not require verification, it is probably the fourth one.

 Because from items 5 to 10, they all refer to things that happen after leaving the room. It is impossible for half of the rules to be meaningless.

“Article 5: Walking at night requires lanterns, this point..."

The expressions of several people were a little subtle.

Song Xue came out of her room and walked across the yard to them without holding a lantern in her hand.

She also said that she felt there were pitfalls in all the rules that required light sources.

  Facts have proved that she passed this distance safely and nothing happened.

"But this is too random. The reason why nothing happened may be due to probability issues, or it may be because you are still in the Song Mansion, or it may be that the distance is too short, and the matter has not had time to find out." Zhao Ruru put aside his concern for the light source. Bias rational analysis, "This can only show that 'if you don't take a lantern, there is a probability that nothing will happen', but it cannot mean that you don't need a lantern prop when walking outside."

"We need props, but not lanterns." Yu Xing hit the nail on the head, "People walking in places full of ghosts will definitely be affected. The rules are for the whole city, and there should be a prop to ensure that ordinary people are least affected. "

"The lantern issue is the same as above. I think the light source is the condition that triggers the danger of shadow puppet play, so the fifth sentence should be that the first half of the sentence is correct and the second half is a trap."

“And since the rules are written in such a way that a prop is required, then the prop should indeed exist. As for what it is, I don’t have this information yet.”

 They have only been here for a day, and they have just come into contact with the rules of nightfall. They really can't find a needle in a haystack to get really useful props.

Guijiu held up his chin: "Does cotton thread count?"

He could only think of cotton thread as a special thing that ordinary people could get. In the stage world, cotton thread can tie up the corpse of a fake corpse.

Yu Xing thought for a moment.

This is possible. You can try it when you go out later. One person brings cotton thread and the other does not, and see what the consequences will be.

 It's about trial and error. Deducers can do things that ordinary people can't do. Even if they don't bring props, they still have the means to save their lives at night.

“Let’s talk about the rest first.” Song Xue continued, “Article 6: When you encounter strangers while walking at night, don’t bother to talk to them or believe them.”

She thought quietly: "The authenticity of this can only be confirmed by trying it in person. The strangers we met should refer to ghosts, but not all ghosts are unable to communicate. Do you have malicious intentions? Try to communicate, maybe you can still Trigger some small tasks."

“Articles 7 and 8 are relative. Indoor and outdoor areas are separated into two rule areas. If you encounter danger in one area, you can enter the other area to escape. I don’t see anything wrong for the time being.”

 At least the encounter before eight o'clock proved that this small door can indeed block the ghosts at night.

  But the possibility of it being a trap does not rule out.

"Articles 9 and 10 are in conflict, but not opposite. First of all, you can ask the watchman for help when you are in danger. This is the message conveyed by the two rules. Generally, information supported by more than two rules is You can't go wrong." Song Xue also picked up a copper coin in her hand and played with it, "The difference is at the back -"

"Article 9 tells us that the watchman can be trusted to be kind-hearted and a guardian. Article 10 tells us that if the watchman laughs at us, we must run away immediately."

 Zhao Ruru added: "Escape is repeated twice here, as if to tell us that among the entire rules, being chased by a watchman is the scariest thing."

"Article 9 may be a trap, making us rely too much on the watchman who is not necessarily a good thing." Yu Xing's ponytail was pulled back and forth by the boring Guijiu, and he ignored the other party, "Article 10 may also be a trap , let us take the initiative to escape when we are about to get help, and miss the possibility of survival. Of course, I prefer..."

“Both of these two items may be correct, but they correspond to the two types of watchmen we may encounter, one is good, and the other is a ghost in disguise. Does this make sense?”

He lightly kicked Guijiu to stop the other party's increasingly unreasonable actions: "The rules do not say that there is only one watchman. I remember that this kind of profession should have a patrol scope, right? A certain watchman is responsible for which street. ”

"Yes, there are similar rules in the rules I've seen before. Staff in red, blue, and black have completely different positions." Zhao Ruru clapped his hands, "There is no mention of the attire of the watchman here. They should all look the same. Only after asking him for help can you determine whether the caller is good or bad through his reaction?"

Thinking about it this way, for ordinary people, the risk of asking for help from a watchman is a bit too high.

The situation is already critical. If we find a bad watchman, judging from the two exclamations of "please run away immediately" in the rule book, I am afraid that I will lose my life.

 Therefore, if the people in the city have to go out at night for some urgent matter, even if they are in danger, they will not take the initiative to find the watchman.

 The cost of making a wrong bet is too high.

Song Xue suggested: "If we meet the watchman, we can try to strike up a conversation. If we can patrol at night, the watchman must have a lot of secrets and abilities."

 With good luck, you may be able to get some important information out of the other party.

 If you are unlucky and encounter the situation mentioned in Rule 10...the player should be able to run away.

 Unless the other party is the big boss of this game, on the same level as Jiang Zong in the stage world, if that is the case, then people may really die because of it.

Zhao Ruru was not afraid at all now, and said with a smile: "I went to watch the watch tonight. If I get any information, I will share it with you for a fee~"

 She was honest and made the word "paid" very clear.

 But it is people like this who are the most annoying.

 The eleventh rule, all four believe it to be true.

  The twelfth rule is more of a reminder than a rule, reminding them that walking at night becomes much more dangerous with every passing hour.

 Thus, with the efficient communication between the four people, the analysis of the existing rules was completed.

They have eliminated most of the dangers without leaving home. This is the experience of the deducers.

"In that case, it's time to go out." Guijiu finally waited until the theoretical analysis was over. He was as eager as a wolfdog who was looking forward to going out for fun. "I want to go find Zhao Mou. I don't know if he has anyone to accompany him in the hospital. Will he?" I won’t secretly pray in my heart that my good brother will go find him quickly, ha~”

Before he finished speaking, he remembered that Yu Xing had not mentioned his plans after going out: "Will you go with me?"

"I'll go find Ren Yi, and you go find your brother." Yu Xing looked at Guijiu's face that instantly darkened, and said with a smile, "You can exchange information about the medical clinic with your brother, and I'll exchange information about the inn with Ren Yi. After converging, there will be three-party intelligence, which is the most efficient. "

"How about I go to the inn and you go to the Zhao Mansion?" Song Xue suggested, "Nie Lang is staying at the inn, and I will go there anyway. In this way, we only lack news from the Zhao Mansion."

She considered it for a moment: "Hmm... In your team, except for you and Siren, it would be inappropriate for anyone in the Zhao Mansion to go to the Zhao Mansion. The Siren is not here now. If you go to the Zhao Mansion, you can talk to Luo Yan about cooperation. From what I can see, you have a very good relationship.”

Yu Xing also thought about it.

 He originally wanted to chat with Ren Yi, but Song Xue's proposal was also very good. As a partner, she has been very qualified so far, so he can be trusted for the time being.

 He didn’t think much about it. After two seconds, he nodded in agreement: “That’s it.”

 No one cares where Zhao Ruru is going.

 She is free.

 She even wanted to capture the watchman.

"Ahem." Zhao Ruru coughed twice to get attention, and then tentatively moved closer to Yu Xing, "I'll follow you for a while, and I'll go to the Zhao Mansion as well. I'll follow you when I have other plans. Can you separate?"

Yu Xing glanced at her.

Even though it was in the dark, this girl still tried her best to put on an exaggerated and cute expression, and the protection of a free prostitute was so fresh and refined.

After all, it was better to take her with me, so Yu Xing agreed.

Song Xue relied on her familiarity with the Song Mansion and went to the warehouse to pull out two pieces of cotton thread. She did not wrap it herself, but gave the remaining piece to Guijiu and Zhao Ruru, and they both wrapped the cotton thread twice around their wrists.

Yu Xing and Zhao Ruru happened to be traveling together, so they could make a comparison.

 Then, the four of them opened the door and left the yard quietly.

Yu Xing directly released his branch tentacles and inspected every room in Song Mansion.

It was quiet in the empty room. In the occupied room, Mrs. Song and Mr. Song were lying on the bed, muttering some private words to each other and not yet sleeping.

In the servant's room, the housekeepers and nuns were basically asleep. Some of the maids and servants were asleep, and some were not. Yu Xing also found a little maid sitting next to the window in his room, looking straight at her. Staring outside.

The moonlight illuminated the bright paper on the window slightly. The little maid could only see the window, but she was inexplicably engrossed in it, her eyes unblinking, and it looked strange.

 In short, many people in the Song Mansion were still awake, Yu Xing reminded them quietly.

Because Yu Xing didn't go to Zhao Mou with him, Guijiu gave him a middle finger, and then walked into the shadows, like a drop of water falling into the river, the breath disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Song Xue still leaned on the shadow and left, being very careful not to let the light of the floor lamp shine.

Zhao Ruru followed Yu Xing and climbed out from the familiar courtyard wall.

 As for climbing over the wall, Zhao Ruru has made great progress now and is no longer a weak woman who has difficulty even climbing over the wall.

God knows how long she spent practicing after she realized how versatile the skill of wall-climbing was in deductions. With the technical support of Xu Shu, she finally mastered the powerful wall-climbing skills!

 The two of them landed on the ground one after the other, and their field of vision suddenly widened.

The street where the Song Mansion is located is a bit remote, and it is quiet and will not be disturbed by others. The high-ranking families in this city will either choose such a quiet residence, or choose the most lively and prosperous area, which is close to two extremes.

At this time, there was not a single pedestrian on the entire street. It seemed that no one wanted to venture out temporarily.

 The courtyard wall extends quite far, and at the end is the neighbor’s yard.

 A string of scarlet red lanterns is hung at the front door of every house.

"You said, since you know that you can't light the light inside the house, why do you still hang a lantern at the door of the house." Yu Xing lowered his eyes and looked at the area illuminated by the lantern.

Although the light of the lantern covers a small area, it is a light source after all. The intensity of the light far exceeds the hazy halo brought by the moon. In the red light area, shadows can definitely be seen.

 There is also the condition of "shadow puppet".

"Is it possible that shadow puppets can look after homes and homes?" Zhao Ruru lowered his voice and used his own whimsical ideas. "After all, no living people come out at night. Maybe ghosts like shadow puppets can block other types of ghosts?"

　　 Yu Xing: “…”

 Very special idea.

 Although he thinks this possibility is very small.

There was a lantern at the door of the Song Mansion. Didn’t the woman in white who was standing at the door of their house come in the same way?

The beggar was talking about finding a square cage to hide in, which means that the standard of "indoor" that can prevent certain ghosts from entering should be a closed space with a roof.

Obstacles like courtyard gates can only block people, but they may not be able to block ghosts.

Yu Xing suppressed his doubts about the lantern and led Zhao Ruru to the west. In order not to miss any opportunity to verify the rules, he did not use any ability to hide his aura. He walked step by step on the street like an ordinary person on his legs. Go to your destination.

  The location of Zhao's Mansion was completely opposite from that of the medical clinic and the inn, so he and Guijiu were on different paths from the beginning.

Of course, they are only going to the area where their respective destinations are, not going straight to those buildings to find people, because they will come out, and the deducers located in the hospital, inn and Zhao's Mansion will not wait in the buildings. , and maybe even move around.

 As soon as you get closer to the range, it will be easier to lock the breath.

Yu Xing looked around as he walked.

There are no plants planted along this section of the road, but you can see the branches and tree crowns protruding from the courtyard gates of each house, which adds to the feeling of depression and confinement.

The two of them avoided the light of the lantern and listened carefully. Except for their occasional chat, the entire Fengtou Town fell into silence, but the chirping of insects could be heard.

From this point, we can also see that the town is not dead. There are always flowers, birds, fish and insects taking care of themselves in the deserted corners.

 After turning two corners, they turned from a lane into another street.

 At this time, I heard whispers not far ahead.

The two of them paused, not sure who was speaking. Maybe it was another deducer, maybe a common person, or maybe a ghost?

No matter which one it was, they were not afraid. After a short pause, they walked impartially in the direction of the voice.

 As the distance became shorter, the content of the whispers became intermittently clear.

“Did Wang Ermazi really sneak into Widow Li’s house?”

 “That can still be fake, Aunt Zhang saw it!”

“Oh, this is serious. What if Widow Li is bullied? She also has a little daughter in the house!”

“Tch, how did you know she didn’t miss a man and let Wang Erpazi in on purpose?”

“That Wang Erpazi is usually sneaky and has a crooked appearance. Widow Li can’t fall in love with him no matter what! Besides, how can she do that in front of her daughter?”

 “Oh~~That’s not necessarily true, her man has been dead for three months, and he is hungry and thirsty!”

Yu Xing frowned at the content of the conversation, especially the greasy male voice, which sounded obscene just by listening to it.

 People in their right mind would not come out in the middle of the night just to spread rumors about Widow Li behind his back. He only heard chatter but no one was seen.

 So, these are two ghosts gossiping?

But speaking of it, are they talking about what has happened among ghosts, or what is happening among living people?

Yu Xing and Zhao Ruru, who looked disgusted, came closer.

Now they can see clearly.

 The place where the voice came from was the entrance of a small courtyard.

The owner of this small courtyard also lit a red lantern. When the wind blew, the red light swayed in the darkness.

On the illuminated wall, two figures huddled together and whispering were reflected. Due to the angle, only the upper body of the figure was reflected. One had a stooped back and the other was short.

The two shadows still huddled together and murmured: "Really, all the good fortune has been given to this kid Wang Ermazi."

"You are really wicked. When Widow Li is humiliated and commits suicide, I will tell her that you are gossiping behind her back and let her come to you first!"

 A dark wind blew through the empty streets.

 The sound of conversation was scattered in the wind, and there was a strange feeling in the white air.

 (End of this chapter)