Are these ghosts the memory fragments they're talking about?
She's actually related to this old mansion? What the hell?!
This plot is giving me a headache.
Can't you come up with something simpler?
Like being robbed, killed, and dumped? That's so simple and convenient. Why do you have to create a century-old family feud?
"Can I take a look at your arm?" The woman made another request.
Shi Sheng pondered for a moment, then rolled up his sleeves and showed her. These ghosts were important NPCs for finding memories, so it was best not to offend them.
NPCs could do whatever they wanted if they wanted to.
There was a small red mark on Shi Sheng's shoulder. It looked like it was caused by an injury when he was young.
…
The woman's name was Ning Xian, and the half-grown child was Ning Yan.
They took Shi Sheng and Feng Jin to a basement.
It was very clean, but there was a strange smell. Shi Sheng frowned and moved closer to Feng Jin.
Ning Xian smiled sheepishly. "Xiao Yan is a little naughty. He always brings back strange things."
"Is it just the two of you here?" Shi Sheng looked around the basement without batting an eyelid.
It was a little old, but it wasn't shabby. There were exquisite bookshelves and desks, which were obviously built in the past.
"Yeah, it's just me and Xiao Yan. Have a seat …" Ning Xian looked at Feng Jin timidly.
"No need. Can you tell me what happened to me?"
Ning Xian nodded. "Sure. Xiao Yan, go out and play for a while. I have something to tell you. "
"Then can I play with you when I come back?"
Ning Xian glanced at Shi Sheng. "Xiao Yan, be a good boy. I'll play with you."
"Xiao Yan, be a good boy." Xiao Yan patted his chest confidently and smiled at Shi Sheng. "I'll play with you later, Second Sister."
Shi Sheng's lips tugged up into a smile, but her gaze didn't waver much.
"You're Ning Ying, the second child of the Ning Family …"
The Ning Family was a family of merchants. In that era, they were supposed to have multiple wives and concubines. However, the head of the Ning Family, Father Ning, only had one wife.
However, Mother Ning's health was not good. She gave birth to two girls in a row. Mother Ning blamed herself for this and felt that she could not leave an heir for the Ning family.
Father Ning didn't care. He loved his two daughters very much.
The more Father Ning behaved like this, the more uncomfortable Mother Ning felt. Her health was deteriorating day by day, and she was about to die.
However, Father Ning found a person from somewhere. That person told Father Ning that Mother Ning was like this because of a knot in her heart.
In order to resolve the knot in Mother Ning's heart, Father Ning learned of a method from that person. He made a contract with a ghost king, promising that after Ning Ying grew up, she would marry him in a ghost marriage.
The Ghost King wanted Mother Ning to be pregnant with a boy.
Not long after, Mother Ning became pregnant. Eight months later, she gave birth to a boy, Ning Yan.
Perhaps it was because they felt like they owed Ning Ying, but Father and Mother Ning doted on Ning Ying a lot. The other two children, on the other hand, weren't as doted on.
Ning Yan grew up day by day, and Ning Ying's coming of age ceremony was about to arrive.
However, Ning Ying overheard Father and Mother Ning's conversation and learned that they wanted to marry her off to a ghost. She only thought it was ridiculous. How could there be ghosts in this world? She didn't take it to heart.
It wasn't until the estate began to prepare for the wedding that the number of people in the estate decreased significantly. Those who remained were all old servants who had worked for the Ning family for many years and knew everything about them.
Only then did Ning Ying start to feel afraid. Father Ning forbade her from leaving the estate, so she could only move about in the estate every day. She was accompanied by two old servants and couldn't leave their sight for even a moment.
Ning Ying was terrified. She didn't want to marry a ghost, nor did she want to die, so she ran away.
However, Father Ning was prepared. Before Ning Ying could escape, she was locked up and not allowed to take a single step out of her room.
She thought of all sorts of methods, including yelling and screaming, going on a hunger strike, but the result was that she was tied up and forced to eat every day.
On the day of her coming of age ceremony, she was forced to change into her wedding dress and wait for darkness to descend.
Just as she was about to give up, Ning Xian appeared.
She was Ning Ying's older sister, so she naturally had the right to enter the room. Using the excuse that she wanted to talk to Ning Ying, she dismissed everyone else outside.
Ning Xian untied Ning Ying, swapped clothes with her, and got married in Ning Ying's place. At the time, Ning Ying was scared out of her wits. All she wanted to do was escape, so when Ning Xian made this request, she agreed even though she hesitated for a moment.
Ning Ying and Ning Xian were 70% alike to begin with, and their figures were similar as well. She covered her face with a handkerchief and ran out crying, but no one outside noticed.
Afterwards, Ning Xian got married, but the ghost king discovered that the person he was marrying wasn't Ning Ying. As a result, the Ning Family was bathed in blood overnight. Not a single person escaped.
"Ning Ying, I regret it so much. If I hadn't swapped clothes with you, Father and Mother wouldn't have died," Ning Xian said as she sobbed.
"Is that so?" Shi Sheng's expression was cold.
Ning Xian was a bit flustered by Shi Sheng's reaction.
In her mind, even if Ning Ying had lost her memories, she should've at least shown some emotion after hearing about her past, right?
But she didn't. Ning Ying just looked at her calmly.
It was as if she really was telling a story, a story that had nothing to do with her.
Just then, Shi Sheng's lips split into a sinister grin. He took out his Iron Sword and swung it at Ning Xian.
Shock and horror filled Ning Xian's eyes. She jumped to the side and asked furiously, "Ning Ying, what are you doing?"
"Killing you, of course. What else could I be doing?" Shi Sheng looked at Ning Xian as if she were an idiot.
"Why?" Ning Xian's face was filled with grief. "Why do you want to kill me?"
"Why? Just because you're wearing red. Does that count? "Shi Sheng looked at Ning Xian with a half-smile.
Ning Xian's heart skipped a beat. Panic flashed across her face.
Before Ning Xian could suppress her panic, Shi Sheng's Iron Sword was already in front of her. He swung it at her face.
"Big Sis!" Ning Yan suddenly appeared in front of Ning Xian. His voice was filled with panic. "Don't hurt Big Sis!"
"Get out of the way." Shi Sheng looked at Ning Yan coldly.
"I won't. Second Sister, what did Sister do wrong? Why do you want to kill her?"
"Ning Ying …" Ning Xian's body trembled. Her already pale face turned even paler. "You didn't lose your memories, did you?"
"Why do you say that?" Shi Sheng's smile seemed to be mocking Ning Xian. "Did you say something to deceive me?"
Ning Xian could not tell whether the person opposite her had lost her memory or not. She did not answer for a long time.
"Second Sister, since you're back, we should be together. Let bygones be bygones. We're a family. Why did you have to do this?" Ning Yan frowned.
"If you think your second sister cares about you so much, why didn't she let you reincarnate?" Ning Yan was just an ordinary ghost. He could be reincarnated.
Shi Sheng's question stunned Ning Yan for a moment. Then, he explained loudly, "I want to be with my sister."
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