42: Chapter 42: The Mystery of the Old House (Sixteen)

"I was talking about the ancestral hall!"

Qianye blinked, her face full of shock, "Did you think I was the one who burned down the ancestral hall?!"

Qianye waved her hands repeatedly, "I... I am just here as a guest, I have no grudges against the Qin family."

Qianye looked innocent and bewildered. She was telling the truth; the ancestral hall was indeed not set on fire by her.

However, that was done beautifully, she liked it! Tee-hee!

Ember Stain watched her innocent and bewildered expression, his brows slightly furrowed.

Suddenly sensing something, he looked toward the west, his expression changing drastically.

Not good, the ancestral hall has been destroyed, its power has increased again.

Ember Stain had no time to tangle with Qianye any longer and left the courtyard directly.

After he left, Qianye also looked up toward the west. The sky over there was stained half-red. Qianye curled the corners of her mouth and whispered, "Hmm, finally found it."

"Giggle, giggle, so that's where it is."

For a moment, Qianye was in a very joyful mood.

"Cough, cough, cough, I'm choking to death."

A figure jumped out from the side room; it was Hu Tao. He was coughing crazily and looked thoroughly disheveled.

"Tsk tsk, I thought you had already left."

"So that's..."

Hu Tao waved his hand and smiled bitterly. After she left, he turned his head and saw that the ancestral hall was already on fire. Before he could react, he heard movement outside. To avoid danger and to be safe, he had hidden himself.

Qianye chuckled.

She turned and left the courtyard.

As she stepped out, she paused.

"Hmm?"

"What the..."

Hu Tao, who was following behind, couldn't help but curse as well.

Not far away, visible white mist was madly swallowing the surroundings.

"Is something coming?"

Hu Tao assumed a defensive stance.

Qianye held up her hong ling umbrella, and red light spread from her chest throughout her body. In an instant, she was inside a protective circle.

Qianye tilted her head to look at Hu Tao and curled the corners of her mouth, "Good luck to you."

Hu Tao: "..."

Fortunately, he had prepared.

Qianye looked at the transparent... raincoat on his body?

At this moment, they were already inside the white mist. Qianye stared at the raincoat on him; after he put it on, the white mist automatically avoided him.

Hu Tao felt uneasy under her gaze, "This, this is a prop; it really is a raincoat, for defensive purposes."

"It's one-time use."

For some reason, Hu Tao subconsciously added that sentence, only to hear Qianye snicker.

Hu Tao coughed awkwardly twice.

The white mist was pervasive; visibility was only about one meter, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Qianye looked lazy, without a trace of tension. Even in the environment filled with white mist, it didn't stop her from strolling as if she were viewing a back garden.

In contrast, Hu Tao was on full alert, extremely vigilant, and followed closely by Qianye's side.

Hu Tao followed Qianye for who knows how long; everywhere was still white mist, and apart from that, he hadn't seen anything else.

Continuing to walk forward,

Suddenly, there was movement ahead.

"Where on earth did this white mist come from?"

"I can't see anything, so annoying."

"Shao Yang, Shao Yang, come closer to me, I, I'm scared!"

"Wang Xiaoxiao, let go of him!"

"Can you guys stop arguing!"

"Zheng Wei, why are you being so fierce!"

"I..."

"..."

Qianye stopped and didn't move. She couldn't see anything in front of her, but listening to these dialogues, she automatically imagined the love-hate drama between one man and several women.

Qianye didn't want to deal with these players; they were very annoying.

After having her fill of gossip, she changed direction and continued walking forward.

A moment later, she looked at the people in front of her and fell silent.

This damn fate; even after trying to avoid them, they still ended up together.

"Ah!"

"Who?"

"It's Su Ye!"

"Su Ye, are you sick? Every day you carry that crappy little umbrella and wear a little dress..."

"Do you really think you're playing princess here!"

"Hu Tao!"

"Tsk, there really is a dog willing to be a knight."

Hu Tao's expression was ugly, "Zheng Wei, don't speak so harshly, damn it."

Shao Yang stopped Zheng Wei, "We are all companions..."

Zheng Wei snorted coldly.

Qianye curled the corners of her mouth, her fingertips gently rubbing the handle of the hong ling umbrella, "You should be glad..."

Qianye didn't pay attention to her anymore and stepped past her, intending to leave.

She should be glad that they are both players now.

"Stop right there!"

"You provoked me and still want to leave? Why not stay behind."

"Hehehe..."

"Click, click, click... click..."

"Ah!!!"

"Sa..." Save me. The female player closest to Zheng Wei was the first to notice something wrong with her. With a scream, she was directly pierced through the heart and died on the spot.

In an instant, they all moved away from her.

"Ah, you, you guys look..."

The sound of bones twisting, which made one's scalp tingle, was heard. Zheng Wei's head rotated a full 360 degrees, her limbs touched the ground, bending at a 90-degree angle to her torso, and each hand and foot was twisted 180 degrees.

Her facial expression was twisted, the corners of her mouth curled up, her mouth full of sharp teeth, and eerie white light shone from within her eyes.

Opening her mouth, "Click, click, click..."

"Zheng Wei, she..."

"This isn't her!"

The eerie thing on the ground stared fixedly at Qianye, transparent liquid constantly flowing from its mouth.

With a "swish" sound, it attacked Qianye.

Hu Tao blocked in front of Qianye, a wisp of little flame appearing in his hand, which he threw at it.

It quickly dodged, the flame fell, and a flash of wariness passed through its eyes.

"It seems to be afraid of fire~" As soon as Qianye finished speaking, the eerie thing stared fixedly at her, wishing it could tear her to pieces the next moment.

Hu Tao kept his eyes locked on it, conjuring flames with both hands, not giving it any chance to get close to Qianye.

"There really is a naive knight."

Not knowing which female player made a jealous remark, it instantly attracted the eerie thing on the ground.

"Hehehe..."

"Hoh hoh hoh..."

"Click, click, click... click..."

The eerie thing on the ground let out a sharp cry, and in just a moment, the roars of monsters came from all around them.

"Wha, what's going on!"

"Shut up." Shao Yang's expression was ugly; he hadn't expected to attract a group of eerie things.

A group of eerie monsters, still hidden in the white mist; they couldn't see anything clearly.

These eerie monsters were also smart, knowing how to hide in the white mist. Eerie sounds came from all directions, and for a while, it was impossible to distinguish their location.

"Damn it!"

Hu Tao was also frowning tightly at this moment; with so many, he couldn't fight his way out relying on his little flame.

There was an eerie monster eyeing them covetously in front, and so many more hidden in the white mist all around...

"Hoh hoh hoh..."

Suddenly, several eerie things darted out from the white mist and pounced toward them.

In an instant, it was chaos. Everyone was struggling to avoid the eerie monsters. With nowhere to hide and the enemy in the dark, they were like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.

Those eerie monsters were also smart; if one strike didn't succeed, they would hide back into the white mist.

"Ah, Shao Yang, you actually..."

An eerie monster suddenly appeared behind Shao Yang. He felt a chill down his back and subconsciously grabbed the person beside him to block it.

That female player was directly bitten by the throat by the eerie monster. Shao Yang pushed her into the white mist, and the eerie monster bit her and left.

Those eyes stared fixedly at Shao Yang, full of disbelief.

In an instant, the other female players near him moved away from him.

Looking at him again, there was only hostility in their eyes.

"I, I didn't mean to." Shao Yang raised his hands in defense.

"Xiaoxiao, you believe me, right?"

Wang Xiaoxiao subconsciously backed away, "Sha, Shao Yang, you, you calm down, I, I know you were scared."

But she was scared too.

This time it was someone else, but next time they encounter such a situation, who will it be?

At this moment, who would listen carefully to his defense? No matter how he argued, the fact that he pushed someone out to block the eerie monster remained, and it was impossible to trust him again from now on.