Day of Imprisonment

It was the dead of night, with dark clouds obscuring the moon!

In a gloomy and terrifying wealthy family's mansion, a scholar carrying a package held a candle and walked quickly ahead.

He hurried through corridors and halls, his expression anxious.

Strangely, in such a large mansion, not a single living soul could be seen.

Apart from the faint sound of footsteps, everything around was silent.

Not far behind the scholar, Luo Xi and the other three followed cautiously.

They were all feeling the same thing.

“Thank goodness we're following this scholar, otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to figure out the route in such a large mansion.”

“Perhaps this is a way to clear the level, and also the key. As long as we follow the scholar, we should be able to escape. Wonderful!”

Earlier, when the scholar was packing his things, he said, 'I had advised her long ago, but she wouldn't listen.'

Who does 'her' refer to?

Currently, it should be his aunt, the headless woman in the ancestral hall.

However, what did he advise, and why?

It seemed to be related to that female ghost, otherwise he wouldn't have said that after the incident in the ancestral hall.

In short, there were too many things to explore in this level scene, and Luo Xi was very curious.

And if he put himself in the shoes of the 'level designer,' then anything curious in the scene must have a deeper meaning.

At this moment, his mind flashed, and he immediately quickened his pace to approach the scholar in front. Just as the scholar heard the movement and was about to turn around, he grabbed the other person's neck and dragged him aside.

“What are you doing?” Before the scholar could finish speaking, Luo Xi covered his mouth. At this time, Wu Rui and Mao Ge also ran over.

Although they didn't know what Luo Xi was going to do, it didn't prevent them from helping.

One pressed his hands, the other pressed his legs. It was too easy for four people to subdue one person.

What's more, the scholar was useless, without the strength to truss a chicken anyway. The one in front of them was not the strong type. At this moment, his eyes were filled with horror, probably thinking he had encountered a robber.

“Knife!”

Luo Xi said.

Wu Rui immediately handed over the dagger she used.

Luo Xi put the dagger against the scholar's neck. The cold touch made him even more terrified.

“Young master, I have a few questions for you to answer. If you don't answer well, I'll cut off your ears first, and if you still don't answer well, I'll gouge out your eyes.”

The scholar was already nodding repeatedly in fright.

Luo Xi released his mouth.

“Are you the lady's nephew?”

“Yes, yes.”

“What did you advise her before?” Luo Xi went straight to the point.

The scholar hesitated, but under the threat, he still opened his mouth and said, “Actually... it's that my cousin had an affair with someone and was pregnant with... a bastard. My aunt felt that she was ruining the family's reputation and also felt that she was unmarried and pregnant, and would definitely be looked down upon in the future, and she would not be able to hold her head up in front of others. In a fit of anger, she denounced my cousin. The two argued, and at that time, it was in a secluded place in Dragon Dragon Temple. Who would have thought that in the quarrel, my cousin accidentally fell from a high platform, but happened to fall on a sharp rock below, resulting in her body and head being separated. Thus, two lives were lost. My aunt was terrified, and the abbot of Dragon Dragon Temple also felt that a life had been lost in the Buddhist land, which would damage his reputation, so...”

“So, you said it was an accidental fall into the well, and then collected the body, prepared the ancestral hall, and waited for a hasty burial afterwards, so that no one would know?”

“Yes, yes!” The scholar was shocked that the other party could guess the truth.

“Then what did you advise?”

“I... I know that if a person dies unjustly, there will definitely be resentment, especially a woman who is pregnant with a child. I advised my aunt to keep everything simple, and not to bury her, but to burn her. A fire would turn her to ashes, making it difficult for her to become a ghost. But my aunt was still kind-hearted.”

“That's not right!” Luo Xi shook his head. “Since this is a family scandal, how did you know about it?”

“That day, I also went to the temple with my aunt to offer incense. Coincidentally, I saw it!”

“Heh, her beloved daughter died, but she can still coldly cover it up. Your aunt is quite ruthless?”

“My cousin was not born of the legal wife, but was born of a concubine, and is not actually close to my aunt!”

Seeing the scholar's frightened appearance, Luo Xi knew that most of what he said should be true.

In this way, things became much clearer.

“Then the monk who came to perform the ritual this time, could he be the abbot of Dragon Dragon Temple?” Luo Xi thought of something at this time and asked.

The scholar hurriedly shook his head, “No, it was a master from another temple that my aunt specially invited.”

“That's right!”

Luo Xi nodded.

Because if it was the abbot of Dragon Dragon Temple, he would be a conspirator in collusion with the lady, and it would have been impossible for him to say, 'Your daughter was pregnant and threw herself into the well, her resentment is too great, and this old monk can't resolve her resentment even by chanting the 'Rebirth Sutra'.'

“So there are blood stains in the coffin, because the body was separated at death, so someone should have re-sewn the skin and repaired the body. But this female ghost's resentment is too great, so she went on a killing spree on the night of her seventh day return. That's right!”

Luo Xi was thinking quickly at this time.

He glanced at the scholar.

The latter was very frightened, his face pale, and he looked at Luo Xi nervously.

“Do you know what happened at the ancestral hall?”

“Could it be that my cousin has turned into a ghost?”

“How clever!” Luo Xi praised. The scholar was even more afraid, struggled a little, probably still wanting to run.

Luo Xi then said, “Then tell me, if I take you to the ancestral hall and hand you over to your cousin, will she be happy?”

“No, no...” The fear in the scholar's eyes was about to overflow. He was begging for mercy repeatedly at this time.

“You were packing your luggage in the middle of the night, wanting to run?” Luo Xi asked again.

The scholar nodded repeatedly.

“Get up, lead the way!” Luo Xi actually had many ideas in his mind, but after thinking about it, he still felt that clearing the level was the most important thing.

Since the scholar knew how to leave, then let him lead the way.

The scholar was overjoyed when he heard this. Now, as long as he could leave, it was better than anything else.

However, in order to prevent the other party from playing tricks, Luo Xi asked Mao Ge and Wu Rui to walk in front, and he and Guo Zening were behind, sandwiching the scholar in the middle.

A knife was pressed against his waist.

The ugly words were said very clearly, if he played tricks, he would be stabbed to death!

Several people began to move forward, with the scholar pointing the way.

According to him, bypassing the small courtyard in front would lead to the back door, and they could go out from the back door.

On the way, Luo Xi asked the scholar if there were any other strange things in the mansion.

“No!” The scholar shook his head.

He didn't seem to be lying.

In this way, what was the resentment that Mao Ge sensed earlier at the garden pavilion?

No need to ask, the water in this scene is still very deep.

This is why Luo Xi plans to escape and clear the level first.

No matter what, clearing the level first and getting the reward is the key.

However, bypassing the small courtyard behind, looking at a red-skinned wall connected to the mountain rock behind, let alone no door, even if there was a door, they couldn't get out. Outside was a rock wall.

“How could this be?” The scholar was shocked. He looked extremely terrified. “How could there be no door? Ah, I understand, I understand. This is the night of the return of the soul, and resentment is soaring, so the universe is reversed, creating a ghost realm. This is bad, we can't get out now!”

Beside him, Luo Xi and the others also frowned.

“This is troublesome!” Mao Ge sighed. Wu Rui didn't say a word, waiting for Luo Xi to arrange. Guo Zening also looked dejected, but he seemed to adjust his mentality quickly. “It's normal. This place is not difficult to find. If it were really that easy to escape, it wouldn't be a difficulty level of ten.”

At this moment, Mao Ge suddenly turned his head to look to one side.

“Is there a figure over there?”

Several people also looked over and found that there really was, only visible because the moonlight was shining through at this moment.

Mao Ge walked over two steps, poked his head out, and was stunned.

“Why are you here?”

The third update for today is presented!