Hearing the voice, Brother Lei and Fang Zhi trembled in fear. They stumbled back and almost fell to the ground.
Facing their fear, the woman remained calm. She sat up from the bed and looked at the painting in Gu Xizhou's hand. "Is my painting good?"
"Who is this?" Gu Xizhou's tone was calm as he pointed at the painting of three men.
The woman looked at the painting in Gu Xizhou's hand. Her eyes revealed a trace of gentleness. "I remember telling you that I came back to visit my family."
"These are your family?" Si Yu asked in a questioning tone as he pointed at the three men in the painting. He raised his eyebrows.
The woman nodded. "They are my cousins."
Gu Xizhou stared at the painting carefully. The three young men in the painting looked very ordinary, but their appearances were decent. There was a smile in their eyes and they were very gentle.
"They don't look like your father at all."
A clear and clean voice softly stated this simple fact.
The smile on the woman's face froze. She looked at him coldly as if she was looking at a dead person.
Gu Xizhou stepped forward and stood between Si Yu and the woman. The two of them looked at each other silently.
Brother Lei's entire body was trembling. He was very afraid that Gu Ran and Si Yao Xing would accidentally anger the woman. After all, he had already seen Gu Ran's ability to stir up trouble. He was simply too good at stirring up trouble.
"It's time to eat. You can leave." The woman looked at Gu Xizhou one last time. Her eyes were red and she was obviously very angry. However, when she looked at Gu Xizhou, she slowly restrained herself.
Gu Xizhou smiled at her. "Okay."
After the three of them left the room, the woman turned around and put the painting back on the easel.
After everyone left Lin Meng's room, Brother Lei and Fang Zhi let out a long sigh. Their limbs were weak. "She just said that they don't look like her father. Is it necessary to be so scary? F * ck! "
Brother Lei leaned against the wall and couldn't stand steadily. Fang Zhi even helped him walk. Fang Zhi nodded. "I was so scared that my legs were weak!"
"Wait, there are two more rooms upstairs that we haven't seen." Gu Xizhou said.
"Still looking?" Brother Lei was obviously scared. He didn't react to Gu Xizhou's words.
"If you're scared, wait for me downstairs." Gu Xizhou said indifferently.
After saying that, Gu Xizhou opened the door to the master and mistress' room and walked in. Strangely, there was no one in the room. Gu Xizhou was a little surprised. The things in the room were very simple. Other than a bed and a mirror, there was nothing else. He quickly opened the door to the other grandpa and grandma's room. Similarly, there was no one inside. There was a mirror behind the door.
Gu Xizhou and Si Yu looked at each other and then went back to the master's study. There was a mirror behind the door. Gu Xizhou looked back at the open door of Lin Meng's room. There was no mirror behind the door.
After they went downstairs, the group sorted out the information that they had just collected. However, due to the continuous deaths since they arrived in this world, the suppressed emotions and fear caused Brother Lei to lose his usual calmness. He was now like a newbie in the living room, grabbing the corner of Fang Zhi's shirt.
"What should we do? What should we do now? What's wrong with this world? "
Gu Xizhou said to Brother Lei in a low voice. "Calm down. Think of a plan first."
The living room was silent. In the end, Si Yu spoke first. "Brother Lei, only the four of us are still alive. Calm down first. Gu Ran is right. We have to find a pattern before we can leave this place."
"Let's talk about what you've found out. One person can't think so thoroughly."
"The painting of the baby is very simple. That baby is actually Lin Meng's daughter. That's why she said that the baby wasn't her sister when Gu Ran said that her sister was dead."
"Do you still remember the paintings we saw before? Actually, Lin Meng's paintings can be understood in another way. "
The first painting: Lin Meng herself.
The second painting: Lin Meng and her sister.
The third painting: Lin Meng's father and her sister.
The fourth painting: Family portrait.
Gu Xizhou recalled the painting and nodded slightly.
Si Yu continued, "The second and third paintings can be understood as mother and daughter, father and daughter."
"That baby … Damn, it can't be, right?" Brother Lei's expression changed when he heard Si Yu's words. "How could he do that to his own daughter? Damn, he's worse than a beast!"
"No … I don't think she's his biological daughter …"
"I … I noticed that the pictures in the study only have pictures of Lin Meng after she was five years old. There are no pictures before that. This is very strange," Fang Zhi said.
Brother Lei was startled. "What's so strange about that?"
Fang Zhi said, "… It's just intuition."
Brother Lei said, "… Bullsh * t intuition. How can intuition work in this place?"
Gu Xizhou shook his head. "I know what Xiao Fang means. Do you remember when Si Yaoxing told her that they didn't look like her father at all?"
Of course they remembered. Because of this sentence, they thought that they wouldn't be able to see the sun tomorrow!
"We can understand it in another way. It's not that the man didn't want to show pictures of Lin Meng before she was five years old, but he didn't have any pictures of Lin Meng before that. Lin Meng might not be the man's daughter at all. This is why Lin Meng's three cousins don't look like her father at all," Gu Xizhou said.
Si Yu was startled when he heard Gu Xizhou's words. He said calmly, "That's possible."
The few of them whispered to each other. Gu Xizhou glanced upstairs and continued.
Gu Xizhou said, "Si Yaoxing and I looked at the other two rooms just now. Other than Lin Meng's room, the other rooms all have a mirror."
"That means that everyone in the house has a mirror that belongs to them. Only Lin Meng doesn't have one."
Si Yu nodded. "I noticed that too."
Brother Lei couldn't help but shiver when he heard about the mirror. "Could Lin Meng be that monster?"
Si Yu said calmly, "That's possible, but I don't think the probability is high."
"Why?"
"Do you remember that night when you heard the sound of a knife being sharpened?" Si Yu asked Brother Lei.
Brother Lei was at a loss. He didn't know what Si Yu was trying to say. Fang Zhi seemed to have thought of something. "Brother Lei and the rest could hear the sound of Lin Meng sharpening the knife the entire night. That means that Lin Meng probably didn't leave her room that night!"
Si Yu nodded. "That's right. Lin Meng didn't leave her room that night. However, we only found out the next day that three people died. We can't be sure when they died. We don't know if Lin Meng is the monster, but I don't think Lin Meng is the monster."
After the few of them finished their discussion, the owner's family appeared out of thin air. Brother Lei opened his mouth. He remembered that Gu Ran had told them that the other two rooms upstairs were empty! Where did these four people come from? However, he quickly understood that this was a supernatural world. There was no logic to it.
After dinner, the night that Brother Lei hated the most arrived. He felt cold all over and followed the other three like a shadow. "What should we do tonight?"
He asked in a low voice. Last night, because of Xiao Yu, he was able to hide in the same room as the three of them. However, he didn't know how to spend the night. Although the three of them said that they wouldn't let him be alone tonight, he was still very scared.
Gu Xizhou glanced at his face and said calmly, "I'll sleep alone tonight. The three of you will share a room."
"No!" Fang Zhi shouted anxiously. "Gu Ge, it's too dangerous for you to sleep alone!"
Si Yu also disagreed. "Tonight, we'll share a room in pairs. No matter what, this is the last night. Let's see if we can hide."
No matter what Gu Xizhou said, Fang Zhi and Si Yu didn't agree. However, because of the rules, without Xiao Yu, the four of them couldn't share a room. In the end, they had to share a room in pairs. Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi, and Si Yu and Brother Lei.
After the arrangements were made, Brother Lei choked and said to them, "Thank you."
Gu Xizhou glanced at him and said calmly, "You're welcome. If she goes to your room tonight, remember to come and find me."
Yesterday, Brother Lei had rushed over to knock on their door and told them that Xiao Yu was missing. In a situation where he was likely to die, he didn't want to be a burden to them. He even wanted to save them. Although Gu Xizhou looked down on the people who came with Brother Lei, there was no problem with Brother Lei being the 'leader' of this team. That was why he suggested that he sleep alone.
"Bring the mirror with you," Si Yu suddenly said.
Gu Xizhou turned to look at him and nodded. "Okay."
Si Yu followed Brother Lei to the room that Brother Lei had stayed in yesterday. The bloodstains in the room had disappeared. Even the corpses on the floor had disappeared. Brother Lei wasn't sleepy at all. He didn't even take off his clothes. He just sat on the edge of the bed and stared upstairs.
Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi weren't asleep either.
"Gu Ge … Can we leave safely?" Fang Zhi's eyes were red and his nose was sour.
Gu Xizhou looked up at him. "Don't worry. You're Gu Ge. I'll make sure you're safe even if I don't sleep tonight."
Night fell. The wind outside the window rustled the leaves. Fang Zhi couldn't help but stare at the mirror in his hand. He was afraid that something would suddenly come out of it.
"Ah — —"
In the darkness, there was a shrill sound of a horn. Gu Xizhou pulled Fang Zhi and ran out. As soon as they ran out of the door, they bumped into Si Yu and Brother Lei. Brother Lei's pants were wet, but there was no time to complain about him peeing his pants.
"Run!"
Si Yu shouted. As they ran, Fang Zhi looked back at Brother Lei and Si Yu's room. There was a small round mirror on the bed in the room. Something was slowly squeezing out of the mirror. Half of its body was already out. The snake-like head smiled at him. The mouth was filled with many layers of teeth.
As soon as they ran up the stairs, they heard a voice. "What's that in your clothes?"
Brother Lei pointed at Si Yu and took two steps back.
Si Yu lowered his head and saw a hand coming out of his pocket. It was slowly reaching out — —
"F * ck!"
Gu Xizhou saw Si Yu's expression and asked anxiously, "You brought a mirror? “
"Yes." Si Yu took out the mirror from his bag. Sure enough, the monster was slowly squeezing out of the mirror in his hand. A head popped out of the mirror — —
"F * ck!" Si Yu didn't dare to let go of the mirror. He still remembered that if the mirror broke, the person would die!
"Ah — —"
Si Yu suddenly shouted, "Mirror! Do you have any more mirrors?!"
The group was stunned by this sudden scene. Gu Xizhou reacted the fastest. He took out the mirror that he carried with him from his bag and placed it on top of Si Yu's mirror!
"It's gone. The monster is gone …" Brother Lei saw Gu Xizhou place the mirror on top of Si Yu's hand. The head that tried to squeeze out of the mirror went back into the other mirror.
"So mirrors can be used like this. As long as the two mirrors are facing each other, the world inside the mirror will form an infinite loop. The monster can't come out to kill people!" Gu Xizhou was stunned and said.
Si Yu heaved a sigh of relief. He was scared out of his wits. He patted Gu Xizhou's shoulder and said, "Thank you."
Si Yu escaped with his life. Before he could celebrate, he heard a frightened voice — —
"Gu Ge, Si Ge … I still have a mirror here …" Fang Zhi looked at his clothes that were starting to move. He swallowed his saliva. He felt the monster's head wrap around him.
Si Yu's palms were cold. He shouted at Fang Zhi, "Go upstairs! Go upstairs and find Lin Meng! Give her the mirror! "
Hearing Si Yu's words, Fang Zhi was stunned and didn't move. Gu Xizhou was faster than Fang Zhi. He grabbed Fang Zhi and rushed upstairs. He kicked open Lin Meng's door and rushed in!
In the room, Lin Meng was stunned when she saw them. "What's the matter?"
"He's upstairs!" Gu Xizhou said to Lin Meng hurriedly, "I'll give you the mirror on him!"
"This isn't your mirror." Lin Meng glanced at Gu Xizhou. She slowly turned her head and said to Fang Zhi, "Are you giving me the mirror?"
Fang Zhi's suppressed fear exploded. He didn't even need to think. He just nodded and said, "I'll give it to you!"
"Thank you."
When Lin Meng reached out to take the mirror, the thing that wrapped around him suddenly disappeared! Fang Zhi saw the woman take out the mirror from him. She looked at it for a while. He didn't know what she did, but she stuffed something into his hand.
The woman said faintly, "This is my gift in return."
Fang Zhi lowered his head and looked at his palm. There was a rough and unpolished mirror in his palm. He looked back and noticed that the mirror he gave the woman just now was missing a circular mirror.
She put the two mirrors on the ground. Si Yu and Brother Lei rushed up and saw a strange scene.
She walked to her bed and took out the kitchen knife that she had been polishing for a long time. She looked at the mirror on the bed and smiled. Then she put on a long white dress. Just like when the monster came out of the mirror, she slowly squeezed her body into the mirror.
Suddenly, there was a tragic cry from downstairs.
They hurriedly left Lin Meng's room. The monster downstairs was crying in pain. A woman in white was sitting on top of it. The woman was holding a well-polished kitchen knife. She was crazily slashing the monster under her. Blood splashed all over the floor.
"Ahhhhh!!!" The monster's body was slashed and it let out a tragic cry. She slashed again and again … until the monster in front of her was beyond recognition. She couldn't find a complete piece of it.
The woman's eyes were red. When the monster on the ground stopped breathing, she finally stopped. Her body slowly collapsed. A wooden door appeared in the middle of the living room.
"What … what's going on?" Brother Lei was confused. His voice was trembling. That monster wasn't Lin Meng!
Si Yu heaved a sigh of relief. He sat on the floor and panted. He explained, "The monster isn't Lin Meng. It's the other four people."
"Let's go. Open the door and go back. I must have a good night's sleep when I go back. I won't be a good person anymore!" Si Yu said with a sigh. Her eyes fell on Gu Xizhou, implying something.
Gu Xizhou said, "That's not what you said when you asked me to save you!"
Si Yu was speechless.
Hearing this, Brother Lei didn't want to probe further. He didn't want to know anything. During this period of time, he had been suppressed by fear. He thanked them and was the first to open the door and leave.
Fang Zhi wanted to ask something, but Si Yu glanced at him. He fanned the smell of blood in the air and said calmly, "Let's go out and talk."
He thought Gu Xizhou would ask him something, but Gu Xizhou had already followed Brother Lei into the passageway behind the door.
When Si Yu asked him to go upstairs to find Lin Meng, he had already guessed the rules. This world was very simple. Every seemingly fatal condition had a corresponding solution. What he wanted now was to see Lin Meng's memories. He wanted to see the most realistic image of this memory.
After stepping through the door, his consciousness became blurry.
"This is your new home! Do you like it here? "A woman's gentle voice sounded in his ears.
Gu Xizhou raised his head and saw the familiar villa in front of him. He heard the owner of his body reply to the beautiful woman, "I like it here. Thank you, Auntie!"
The woman gently knocked the girl's head. "You can't call me Auntie. You have to call me Mom in the future."
"… Mom." Lin Meng's face was red as she called out softly.
Lin Meng had been sent to this family by her relatives. She hadn't gone through legal procedures. Soon, Lin Meng, who had just arrived, saw her new father. Her parents and grandparents were very good to her. She liked them very much, but she still missed her original home.
On the first day she came to this house, the girl had a nightmare. She dreamed of the moment when her biological parents were in a car accident. Her mother used her body to protect her. She woke up in the middle of the night and saw a person sitting by her bed.
She was still a little scared and asked softly, "Who are you?"
After turning on the light, she realized that it was her new father sitting by her bed. The man nodded slightly. "I'm Dad. Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yes …" Lin Meng nodded.
The man said, "Dad will accompany you tonight, okay?"
Lin Meng said, "Okay!"
At night, the girl fell asleep in the man's arms. The man looked down at the sleeping girl and patted her back as if to comfort her.
Gu Xizhou saw one scene after another in Lin Meng's memory. Time suddenly began to fast forward.
Lin Meng slowly grew up. When she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, the man who had brought her into the family had an inexplicable love for this girl. He confessed to Lin Meng but was rejected by Lin Meng. The man lost control after drinking and did something violent.
Lin Meng told the rest of the family about this. The other members of the family knew about this but they kept silent.
Her adoptive mother even advised Lin Meng not to disobey the man!
Lin Meng was in pain. However, the man had gone abroad for work. She didn't know anyone abroad. Her foreign language wasn't good. She lived a captive life abroad.
Time suddenly jumped to Lin Meng who was about twenty years old when she grew up. Gu Xizhou thought that Lin Meng should have learned the foreign language because at this time, Lin Meng was wearing bright and fashionable clothes.
This time, Lin Meng came back with her adoptive father and met her biological cousin by chance. She still remembered things before she was five years old. After contacting her cousin, she was happy for a while. They kept in touch like this.
After three years, Lin Meng came back again. This time, she brought a baby with her.
Once again, Gu Xizhou saw the familiar villa. Lin Meng had brought his three cousins home. Later, she had painted the painting for his three cousins by the reservoir.
At this time, Lin Meng had adjusted her mentality. However, one day …
That night, the baby's crying was very annoying. It was so noisy that she couldn't sleep. Later on, the baby stopped crying because the baby died.
Lin Meng didn't know how the baby died. Maybe it was that man or the woman she called her adoptive mother. She didn't know.
Gu Xizhou felt wet on his cheeks. He touched his eyes and found tears.
Gu Xizhou continued to see the pictures in the woman's body.
The woman cried silently. He had a premonition that the woman couldn't live.
The next day, her three cousins came to see her again. Under the care of her family, Lin Meng broke down emotionally. She told her three cousins everything that had happened in the past few years. The three cousins were angry. They gritted their teeth and comforted Lin Meng at the same time, saying that they would find a way to help her.
After the three cousins left, Lin Meng jumped into the reservoir on the hillside to commit suicide.
When her three cousins heard the news, they took kitchen knives and rushed to the villa in anger. They chopped Lin Meng's adoptive parents to death.
Gu Xizhou saw the last scene and understood something.
Lin Meng …
What she regretted most in her life was that because of her cowardice, she got her family members who really cared about her into trouble.
No one would die in the room of the three of them because Lin Meng was protecting them.
As for the eight-armed monster, it should be Lin Meng's adoptive parents. The disgusting desire was like a nightmare attached to Lin Meng's body.
As for the mirror …
The woman didn't have a mirror, so she couldn't kill the monster until Fang Zhi gave her the mirror!
This time, she had to do it herself.
Gu Xizhou figured everything out. Gu Xizhou heard the sound of the chain moving again. His consciousness returned to reality.
"Ah —"
"Stop the car!"
Just as the police were about to hit the three of them, a toddler appeared not far in front of them. Beside the toddler, a woman pulled the toddler back and used her body to protect the toddler who was about to be turned. The scene was extremely thrilling.
Yan Li stepped on the brake. She covered her face with her hands and got out of the car. She knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "You … Are you okay? I didn't do it on purpose. "
"How can you drive!" The woman cried and scolded her child. At this time, a man in a black T-shirt hurried over to help the woman who just saved his child. He asked anxiously, "Sister, are you okay?"
The woman shook her head and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine … Fortunately, the child is fine. I was scared to death."
The man pursed his lips and said, "You too. An adopted child. You gave up your life for her?"
The woman glared at him unhappily until the man shut up.
The child didn't seem to know the danger he just experienced. He laughed at the woman and stretched out his hands. He shouted incoherently, "Mama, mama, hug me."
"If you run around again, I'll hit you!" The child's mother's eyes were red. She was obviously frightened. She carried the child and seemed to have just finished her business. The siblings left with the child.
The three of them who just escaped the danger let out a long sigh. Yan Li stepped on the brake when she saw the mother and child and saved their lives. Now, Yan Li was under the police's control.
This should be the accident that the task world arranged for them to save them, Gu Xizhou thought.
Fang Zhi was stunned. He found that he was back in the real world. He felt that it was a little unreal. He felt that there was something in his hand. He opened his palm and there was a small round mirror on it. It was the gift that Lin Meng gave him in return. All this told him that what he experienced before was real and not an illusion.
"This, this followed us …" he said in a trembling voice.
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