Nightmare Attack

Hearing this, the fat man felt bad all over. Goosebumps appeared all over his body, as if insects were crawling. "That door... that door is made of coffin boards?" The fat man couldn't understand why anyone would do this.

Lu Qin thought for a moment and then said: "Coffins were not an unknown thing in ancient times, and there were not many taboos about coffins. It is said that many old people had already made their own shrouds, laid coffins, and even parked the coffins when they were alive. In a secluded place at home, this also has a good meaning, which means that one's descendants will accumulate good fortune and longevity, and will be promoted and make money. This is also the case with what is often said in the folk. "

Zhang Qizheng glanced at Lu Qin and spoke in an unusually formal tone: "Having said that, this is the first time I have seen someone who dares to split open a coffin and use the coffin lid as a door panel. Moreover, this is a black cellar that has sunk to the bottom of the water."

Zhang Qizheng emphasized his tone when he said the words "sinking to the bottom of the water". This was obviously a reminder. In fact, there was no need for him to remind him. Several people in Jiangcheng had already thought of what happened last night and the place called Spring God Lake.

"That door is not for humans, it's for ghosts." Tang Qisheng said suddenly.

Everyone was stunned, and Shao Tong showed an interesting expression and asked: "Can you tell me in detail?"

Tang Qisheng ignored him, turned around, and looked straight at the road he was coming from. There were many corridors along the way. As a folklore researcher, Tang Qisheng naturally also knew some knowledge about Feng Shui. To put it bluntly, Feng Shui is a As for the Qi, in his opinion, the Qi in this Marquis Mansion was not flowing smoothly, it was a stagnant Qi, and there was even a faint air of death.

"I have seen the use of coffins as doors in an ancient book. Ordinary doors cannot block ghosts, but coffins are different. The coffin is the final destination of the human body after death. According to the understanding of the ancients, it has the effect of isolating yin and yang. It has the effect of isolating yin and yang. It has the property of suppressing evil spirits.”

As a folklore researcher, Tang Qisheng naturally knew a little bit about the art of Feng Shui, so no one felt any surprise when he said these words.

"Also, the alley we passed was actually a lost road. Some of us were almost lost. Now it seems that we may have underestimated the power of that road and its true role. It’s not to protect against people, but it has the same function as the coffin door, to avoid ghosts.”

"The paint on the walls on both sides is mixed with the blood of dead children. The blood of resentful children is the most evil and has a fatal attraction to those things. In this way, even if those ghosts really walk into the alley, they will be attracted by the resentment on the wall. Attracted by the child's blood, he lost his way and never found the side door of the Hou Mansion. "

As soon as Tang Qisheng finished speaking, he heard Li Bai continue: "Even if you can really get rid of the attraction of the resentful boy's blood and find the door all the way, you will still be restrained by the coffin door and difficult to get over.

"Yes, that's it." Tang Qisheng nodded.

"So all these arrangements in the Marquis' Mansion are to prevent ghosts from coming to the door." The fat man was frightened when he heard this. He looked at the other courtyard in front of him with something wrong. "Why is the Marquis of Zhennan so afraid of ghosts? That's not right. He...how did he know that a ghost was coming to the Hou Mansion? "

"Then it depends on what our Zhennanhou has done."

He had seen similar things a lot, and Jiang Cheng didn't feel anything special. Finding out the truth and leaving was the next task for all of them.

As for what the world has become in the end, whether Zhennan Hou is dead or alive has nothing to do with them. They are just passing by in this world.

Suddenly, a strange sound sounded in the courtyard, like several pieces of porcelain being broken, and then there was a loud noise of things falling to the ground, accompanied by a woman's scream.

Jiang Cheng and others who were standing outside the courtyard were shocked. The fat man stuck his head out and wanted to get closer to the courtyard door to see what was going on. However, Yao, Shunyu and others stopped him, and at the same time he shook his head cautiously. Shaking his head, "Don't worry, just treat it as if nothing happened."

The fat man blinked and reacted immediately, "Do you think this is a trap?"

"It's possible, otherwise how could something like this happen as soon as we entered." Since Yao Shunyu came to the Marquis Mansion, he felt that something was wrong, "Be careful when sailing a ten thousand year ship."

Later, a person who looked like a maid hurriedly ran out from inside. The maid didn't even look at the people in Jiangcheng. She ran and shouted, "Come here quickly, Master Hou's illness has occurred again. Hurry up...come here quickly." !”

The people in Jiangcheng automatically moved aside from the door, allowing the panicked maid to pass, and then watched her run away alone. The maid's steps were staggering, and her expression was full of panic.

After the maid ran away, Lu Qin stared in that direction with a strange look in his eyes, "It's not like she was just pretending to lure us in. Did you see just now that there were signs of being torn on this maid's clothes and there were injuries on her arms?" , bruises, and scrapes, consistent with the sound we just heard."

"She just said that the Marquis' illness has recurred again." The fat man said cautiously: "Is it possible that this Marquis has some strange disease? From the looks of it, could it be some kind of madness?"

Zhu Jie snorted coldly and said with something in his words: "It's okay if you are really crazy, I'm afraid you are just pretending to be crazy."

For some reason, this sentence instantly brought back a memory from Jiangcheng's past. A long time ago, in a deep house like this, the figure singing in the lake late at night, and the obsessed Mr. Huang.

Before he could continue thinking, there was a burst of noisy footsteps coming from far away. More than a dozen maids and servants gathered together and ran over in a panic. To everyone's surprise, these people actually held sticks in their hands. There are also things like shoulder poles, and the person running at the front has a strong-looking hemp rope hanging on his shoulders.

Like the maids who rushed out just now, these people completely ignored Jiang Cheng and others and rushed straight into the courtyard. Their aura was not like they were going to treat a disease, but more like they were going to fight.

Soon, the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong was heard in the courtyard, things were knocked down, and the muffled sound of sticks and poles hitting people, all kinds of sounds were connected together, making it very lively.

Now the fat man couldn't sit still. He stretched his neck and looked into the yard. Unfortunately, the distance was too far and there was something blocking it, so he couldn't see anything. "I said, don't we really go over and take a look? What should I do?" Do you think if you were a step too late, the Marquis would have been beaten to death by them? Or... maybe the Marquis would have beaten them all to death."

Hearing this, everyone was shaken. Things here are not as simple as acting. Necessary caution is necessary, but if you are too cautious, you may miss more. Going in now is reasonable and reasonable, and you may also find some very secret clues. , which will be very helpful for their next tasks.

"Let's go in and have a look, let's go together."

Zhang Qizheng took the lead.

But as soon as he stepped into the yard, he bumped into someone head-on. The person was panting and had a very unkind look in his eyes. "Masters, what are you doing?"

The person who came was naturally General Yuwen. At this time, General Yuwen's chest was heaving violently, and the armor on his body was also slightly skewed, as if he had just escaped from a fierce battle.

Jiang Cheng raised his hand to General Yuwen and said calmly: "General, we heard someone shouting that Lord Marquis was sick, so we thought of going in to have a look. To be honest with the general, I also have some medical skills. Maybe Can help.”

Hearing this, General Yuwen's expression became even worse, "You don't need me. The Marquis has been on the battlefield for many years and has left some old illnesses. Recently, the Marquis has been worried about strange things in the city and has been thinking too much, which has caused the recurrence of old illnesses. After being diagnosed and treated by doctors in the mansion, he is now fine."

The fat man thought that you were a big man and you just opened your mouth. After being diagnosed and treated by a doctor, there was no problem. Where was the doctor? It was clearly some maids from the government soldiers who rushed in. I am afraid that the diagnosis of the Marquis was false and they beat him up. It’s true when you have control over it.

At the same time, the fat man suddenly imagined a bloody drama. The marquis was so licentious that one of his beautiful wives and concubines had an affair with the young and energetic General Yuwen. However, the marquis discovered it and wanted to kill the man. They beat the mandarin ducks and lynched the two men. As a result, General Yuwen struck preemptively and controlled the Marquis and the entire Hou family. Just now, it was because the Marquis knew that someone was coming from outside, so he tried to break free and ask for help, but Yuwen was killed again. The general's men suppressed him.

The more the fat man thought about it, the more likely it seemed. If this were not the case, would General Yuwen be so nervous and still treat them with this attitude?

Suddenly, the fat man glanced at him, and then he felt a chill in his heart, because General Yuwen was staring at him, and then he took a step forward suddenly, "What are you thinking about?" he asked the fat man.

The fat man immediately panicked, but after all, he had been hanging out with the doctor for a long time, but he didn't show it on his face. He pretended to be calm and replied: "I am just worried about Mr. Hou's health. I have long heard that Mr. Hou is very brave. , is a big man and a hero who kills generals and captures flags on the battlefield. Unexpectedly, he is suffering from an old disease. "

After finishing speaking, the fat man pretended to sigh. He couldn't tell whether he was worried or disappointed.

Seeing the fat man's increasingly proficient acting skills, Jiang Cheng fell silent. The fat man was already five times as good as him. Although he was not yet a man of his own, he was good enough to deceive ordinary people. Even if he was not around in the future, Jiang Cheng felt more at ease. .

Sure enough, this acting skill really deceived General Yuwen. After the initial dissatisfaction, the latter seemed to realize that his attitude towards the people in front of him was too bad, so he nodded and his tone softened, "I'm sorry. Masters, there was something wrong with my attitude just now. After all, Mr. Hou treated me very well, but I was also in a hurry. Masters, please don’t be on the same level with me.”

"Haha, General Yuwen said something serious." Everyone got off the ground. After all, from the current point of view, this well-known General Yuwen is also a clue figure, and he is expected to have a lot of roles in the future.

"The Marquis still needs to rest for the time being, and it is not convenient to see the masters. That's fine. I will ask the maids in the mansion to take the masters to their residences to rest. When the Marquis has rested, he will naturally meet you." General Yuwen waved his hand. A maid standing not far behind him came over and faced everyone.

"That's it." Jiang Cheng nodded, "Everything is subject to the general's arrangements, but the Marquis asked me to come here, naturally, to solve strange things in the city, so we have thought before that if we want to solve this matter, we still have to go there Let’s walk around the city and get to know the basic situation. After all, it’s our first time to come to Luo’an City and we don’t know enough about the customs and customs in the city. I hope the general will agree.”

"You want to go out and take a look at the city?"

"Exactly." Yao, Shun, and Yu agreed.

General Yuwen hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, then you can go for a walk in the city, but remember, don't go too far. The situation in the city is complicated now. Please pay attention to your safety. I will send people to protect you."

It was said to be protection, but in fact it was surveillance. Everyone knew this, so Jiang Cheng wanted to find reasons to shirk it, but General Yuwen was very stubborn on this issue, leaving no room for negotiation. In the end, everyone had to compromise.

At the same time, a strange emotion appeared in General Yuwen's eyes, "By the way, masters, the Marquis has no idea when he will summon you, so... you can't all go out to the city, at least half of you must stay in the mansion. ”

The people left behind were equivalent to hostages. This continuous distrust made everyone angry, but they had no choice but to agree.

"I'm tired. Let's stay and rest. You can go out." Zhu Jie took the initiative to express his attitude. Her face was sickly pale, as if she hadn't rested for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Tang Qisheng also said that he would stay. He was not at ease leaving Zhu Jie alone in such a place. Zhu Jie secretly gave him a look that focused on the overall situation, but Tang Qisheng seemed not to notice and still insisted on staying. Stay with her.

"I'll stay too," Lu Qin said.

"In that case..." Shao Tong narrowed his eyes and shrugged, with an indifferent attitude as if he had nothing to do anymore, "In that case, I'll just stay. It's really boring. It's hard to come out and play for a while."

"Play?"

Li Bai was a little surprised. She can be considered a veteran who has experienced many missions, but she still gets very nervous every time she enters the mission world, because this is not a game. As long as something goes wrong, she will lose her life. Such difficulty is like Shao Tong's. This guy actually thought he was playing?

Lu Qin glanced at Shao Tong calmly, and the latter immediately grinned and smiled, "Okay, let's forget that I said something wrong, okay? We are here to rescue the wounded and save the lives of the whole city this time. This is a mission." A difficult task, hehe.”

Although Lu Qin's glance was secretive, because some people had long suspected the relationship between her and Shao Tong, it was keenly caught by Jiang Cheng and others, and the relationship between the two became increasingly confusing.

This Shao Tong is obviously very powerful, and his skills are probably better than Lu Qin's, but with such a combination appearing here, in this sensitive time period, it is difficult not to make people speculate too much.

But now was not the time to think about this. Jiang Cheng had more important things to do. His hand inadvertently passed through the pocket of his clothes, and there was a relatively hard object inside.

He needed someone to identify the fragment of armor that Gao Yanqing brought back from his dream.

We can only investigate secretly. Now that the situation is unknown, we must not let the people in the Hou Mansion know.