"Sigh, it's too tragic."
Just as everyone was looking at the corpse in silence, a lazy voice came from behind Gu Xizhou. Everyone turned to look at the owner of the voice.
Long black hair, slightly curved eyes, smiling eyes, fair skin, delicate face, wearing a small skirt. Fu Yiran showed an innocent expression and said pitifully, "Why are you all looking at me?"
Everyone: "…"
Gu Xizhou: "…" Don't you know how to count?
Suddenly, the smell of food wafted through the air. The woman with a big belly poked her head into the room and shouted with a smile, "Breakfast is ready!"
Hearing the woman's call, Liu Kai broke the tense atmosphere and changed the topic, "Let's go and eat. We'll put up the plaque after we're done."
As he spoke, everyone in the group walked towards the dining room. Gu Xizhou tried to keep up with them, but he was pulled back forcefully.
"You?" Gu Xizhou turned around and saw Fu Yiran looking at him pitifully.
"It's already tragic. Why are they looking at me like that?" Fu Yiran pointed at the female corpse on the ground and said, "I reminded her yesterday that curiosity killed the cat. She's dead, so it's not my fault."
Gu Xizhou: "You reminded her that curiosity killed the cat, so why did you keep encouraging me to tear the newspaper on the window last night? You know that if you tear the newspaper, you'll be stared at by things outside … "
Gu Xizhou's voice was cold and had some doubts. He didn't finish his sentence. Fu Yiran interrupted him.
"You're different from her."
"Huh?" Gu Xizhou was stunned when he heard Fu Yiran's words. Just as he was about to ask Fu Yiran what he meant …
"After all, not everyone can rely on someone powerful," Fu Yiran said as he winked at him and looked meaningfully at the back of the person in front of him.
Gu Xizhou: "…"
Of course, he knew who Fu Yiran was referring to. He ignored Fu Yiran's nonsense and followed the others to the dining hall.
During breakfast, Gu Xizhou sat beside Si Yu and asked in a low voice, "Yesterday, you told those two shadows that we didn't have the thing they wanted in our room … Could that thing be …"
Si Yu said indifferently, "It's the thing you're thinking about — a human face."
After eating breakfast, everyone tacitly kept a safe distance from Fu Yiran the crow beak.
Along the way, they were divided into three groups. One group carried a cumbersome bamboo ladder, while the other two groups took turns to carry the signboard that they had spent a day making to their predetermined destination.
About 40 minutes later, Liu Kai and Wen Wen were panting from carrying the ladder. Gu Xizhou estimated that they were almost halfway there, so he suggested that he and Si Yu would carry the last half of the journey.
"Okay, I really can't carry it anymore. My hands are sore from carrying this signboard for so long," Liu Kai said as he panted heavily.
Gu Xizhou reached out and supported Liu Kai steadily.
On the other side, Si Yu was about to reach out when someone else took the signboard from Wen Wen's hands.
Fu Yiran looked at Si Yu with a smile and said eagerly, "Boss, you rest. Gu Ran and I will carry it."
"…" Si Yu looked at him and said coldly, "Move."
"Aiya, why are you being so polite? I'm very strong."
"There's no need."
Fu Yiran smiled. "You're welcome. It's only a short distance anyway. Although I'm wearing women's clothes, I'm still strong."
Seeing Fu Yiran's eagerness, Gu Xizhou pursed his lips and said to Si Yu, "Let him help if he wants to."
Si Yu considered it for a moment and nodded.
"Let's go." Si Yu looked at the blurry outline of the ancestral hall in the distance and turned to speak to everyone behind him.
"That guy …" Liu Kai frowned and looked at Si Yu. He whispered, "You asked your partner to carry the signboard with him. Will something happen …"
Si Yu looked at the backs of Fu Yiran and Gu Xizhou and waved his hand. "It's fine."
When they reached the entrance, Gu Xizhou and Fu Yiran put down the signboard in their hands. Fu Yiran was panting heavily. His fair face and ears were slightly red. Carrying the signboard seemed to be a very strenuous task for him.
Gu Xizhou held the signboard with one hand and looked up at the old and decaying signboard. He walked up the stone steps and his two teammates immediately placed a ladder under the memorial arch.
"Let's take down the old signboard first." Liu Kai said softly. He climbed up the ladder. Gu Xizhou and Wen Wen helped him stabilize the bamboo ladder. Liu Kai climbed up and slowly removed the old signboard from the two wooden structures of the house. He sat on the ladder and spoke to the people below.
"Pass the new signboard to me," Liu Kai said.
"Can you hold it properly?" Fu Yiran asked softly. "Be careful not to hit yourself."
Liu Kai glared at Fu Yiran. "Can you not jinx it all the time?!"
Fu Yiran pursed his lips. "Two people can't even carry this signboard. If you carry it alone, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold it properly and hurt yourself."
"Okay." Si Yu weighed the new signboard with his hand. The back of the old signboard was almost hollowed out by termites. It was less than a third of the weight of the new signboard. Just now, it was already difficult for two people to carry it. It was indeed difficult for Liu Kai to put the new signboard up alone.
As they were talking, someone suddenly made a shushing gesture and said, "Listen quietly. Is there someone crying inside?"
Everyone quieted down and listened carefully. Sure enough, the sound of a woman crying came from the ancestral hall again. Liu Kai, who was sitting on top, instantly felt his hair stand on end. Just listening to the sound sent chills down his spine.
Everyone was listening quietly. They stuck their heads out to look at the entrance of the ancestral hall.
"The sky seems to be dark." Fu Yiran stretched out a finger and pointed to the sky above their heads.
The moment the others raised their heads, Gu Xizhou also raised his head.
"What's that? It seems like something silver is falling … "A man's voice was slightly puzzled as he pointed at the falling thing in the sky.
Gu Xizhou wanted to take a closer look at what it was. Suddenly, a hand blocked his eyes. He heard Si Yu's slightly anxious voice. "Lower your head and don't open it. Quickly enter the ancestral hall!"
"Ah … my eyes, my eyes!" At the same time, Gu Xizhou heard Liu Kai's tragic cries from above … and the signboard fell to the ground with a clang.
Gu Xizhou felt a little strange. Before entering the ancestral hall, he subconsciously glanced behind him. This glance was fine, but the problem was that Gu Xizhou shuddered. He subconsciously touched his eyes and felt that they hurt.
Liu Kai, who was coming down from the ladder, had a few needles stuck in his eyeballs! The eyeball that had been pierced by the needle was bleeding profusely.
Wen Wen, who was traveling with Liu Kai, ignored him. After hearing Si Yu's words, he rushed in.
Unexpectedly, Fu Yiran and Si Yu both reached out to grab Liu Kai. The two of them practically carried him into the ancestral hall.
"My eyes … my eyes, I can't see. I, I …" Liu Kai stared straight ahead. His voice was trembling.
Si Yu let go of Liu Kai's hand. He raised his hand to reveal seven or eight needles stuck in his left hand. He endured the pain and pierced the needles.
Gu Xizhou looked at his furrowed brows and said, "Thank you for just now."
Si Yu said, "Take the mirror from before."
"Yes …" Gu Xizhou knew what Si Yu meant. Previously, Gu Xizhou had helped him take the mirror and temporarily trapped the monster in the mirror world, saving him. The two of them were returning the favor.
However, Liu Kai wasn't so lucky. When the others heard Si Yu's words, they all subconsciously lowered their heads. However, Liu Kai was sitting on the ladder. When he heard it, it was too late. The needles had pierced his eyeballs.
"Old Wen, thank you …" Liu Kai said as he patted the hand holding his shoulder.
Fu Yiran, who was holding onto Liu Kai, froze for a moment. He said calmly, "I'm Fu Yiran. Don't mistake me for someone else."
As he spoke, Fu Yiran let go of the hand holding onto Liu Kai and moved closer to Gu Xizhou and Si Yu.
Wen Wen, who came with Liu Kai, awkwardly stepped forward to support Liu Kai. He asked Liu Kai about his situation in a low voice.
Gu Xizhou was looking outside at this moment. His heart was filled with the words, "F * ck, needles are falling from the sky!"
Outside, needles were like raindrops. Inside the ancestral hall, there were only two candles illuminating the dark ancestral hall. In the ancestral hall, the women's cries were even louder, as if they were right next to their ears.
The outer ring of the ancestral hall was made of red marble. The inner ring was paved with black marble. Some of the black marble were strangely inlaid with various Buddha statues.
They carefully looked at the ancestral hall. Liu Kai and Wen Wen were unhappy because of what had just happened. They were quietly arguing about what had happened in the previous world. A moment later —
"Shh."
Si Yu made a shushing gesture. The surrounding people instantly quieted down. Gu Xizhou then noticed that the cries in the ancestral hall seemed to be softer than before.
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