Kaleidoscope of Death

The lamp must be stolen, but where to steal the lamp has become a problem.

They once brought out one of the lamps from the hostess quietly, which means that the lamps there can be taken out, but there must be certain risks if the hostess is guarding it.If one is accidentally caught by the hostess while stealing the lamp, it is estimated that the hostess will be killed on the spot like a pig.

In addition to the hostess, the ancestral hall they had visited before also had oil lamps, and the human oil lamps inside should also be made by the hostess using corpses.

In fact, Lin Qiushi felt very uncomfortable when he thought of the ancestral hall. If their guess was correct, there was a high possibility that something very cruel was being suppressed in the ancestral hall full of oil lamps.

Just when Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming were struggling with where to get the lamp, they saw a few people in the team sneaking out of the yard.

Gu Longming saw Yan Shihe's figure among those few people, he stood up and said, "Yan Shihe is also here, where are they going?!"

Lin Qiushi said: "They went out?"

Gu Longming nodded and looked at Lin Qiushi: "Should we follow secretly, I always feel that they want to do something."

Lin Qiushi thought for a while: "Let's go."

So the two of them quietly followed out.

There were four people in this group, and one of them was Yan Shihe.He stood in the middle of the crowd and whispered something to the others. Lin Qiushi vaguely heard their conversation, but because the distance was too far, he could only vaguely hear a few words, oil lamp, opportunity , ancestral hall.

Although it was only a few words, it was enough to provide the most critical information. Lin Qiushi knew where they wanted to go. These people obviously wanted to go to the ancestral hall to steal oil lamps!And since Yan Shihe was in the crowd, it is very likely that he instigated it.

Lin Qiushi frowned, and said to Gu Longming, "They're going to steal the lamp."

Gu Longming was startled: "What? To steal the lamp? Ancestral hall?"

Lin Qiushi nodded.

Gu Longming said: "This..." He couldn't say it was a bad thing, because if these people could safely bring the lamp out of the ancestral hall, then they wouldn't have to take the risk of going to the hostess' residence.

Lin Qiushi said: "Follow and see first."

For fear of being discovered by the people in front, Lin Qiushi and the others did not dare to follow too closely.After walking a few paths, the magnificent and gorgeous ancestral hall built in the small town appeared in front of their eyes.

Yan Shihe and the people he brought went straight into the ancestral hall.

Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming, on the other hand, were close to the door, hiding in a corner and secretly peeping inside.

Lin Qiushi saw Yan Shihe through the crack of the door and heard his voice.

Yan Shihe was talking, he said: "There are oil lamps here, don't you need them? Hurry up and get them."

"Is it really safe to take it?" One of the men hesitated, looking at the ancestral hall full of tablets, "It seems that there is something enshrined here."

"Is it useful to worry about this now? If you don't have lights, you will all die tonight." Yan Shihe said, "What are you doing with me if you are so afraid? If you don't take it, I will take it first." After he finished speaking, he reached out and took it down. He lit an oil lamp, extinguished the burning wick, and put it directly into the pocket he was carrying.

There was a silence in the crowd, and everyone was a little surprised at Yan Shihe's straightforwardness.

After a few minutes of long waiting, nothing happened in the ancestral hall, Yan Shihe seemed very impatient, he said: "Keep dawdling, I'll go first." He left as soon as he said, turned around and walked towards the door up.

Seeing that nothing unexpected happened after Yan Shihe took the oil lamp, the others also stretched out their hands one after another, and took down the oil lamp closest to them.

After getting the oil lamp, everyone had smiles on their faces.

Lin Qiushi, who was standing outside the door, noticed an unusual sight. After these people took off the oil lamps and extinguished them, there were some dark red bright spots on the dark ceiling of the ancestral hall.

At first, Lin Qiushi thought those bright spots were light sources, but after careful observation, he found that those bright spots were actually blood-red eyes.These eyes quietly stared at the happy person holding the oil lamp under the ancestral hall, and blinked slowly.

"What is dripping water?" Someone suddenly dripped on his body. He was startled. He wiped it with his finger and found that it was a drop of viscous liquid. Although it was transparent, it was exuding a disgusting smell. , It feels like something... drooling.

The man was taken aback by his association, for a moment he didn't dare to look up to see what was on top of his head, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace towards the door.

But Yan Shihe, who was the first to get the oil lamp, had already stepped out of the gate of the ancestral hall.

Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming were afraid of being discovered, so they didn't dare to get too close. They hid in the grove next to the ancestral hall, and saw people from the ancestral hall coming out one by one.

One, two, three... The moment the third person stepped out of the ancestral hall, the gate of the ancestral hall slammed shut.

The three people standing at the door were stunned when they saw the door suddenly closed.The next moment, one of the girls turned around crying and began to slap the gate of the ancestral hall vigorously, shouting: "Xiaojian, Xiaojian—" It seemed that her teammates were locked in the ancestral hall.

There were shrill screams from inside the ancestral hall.

This cry should belong to the man named Xiaojian. No one knows what he encountered inside, but thick blood overflowed from the crack of the gate of the ancestral hall, and the blood flowed out along the narrow gap. It dripped all over the floor, looking extremely terrifying.

Lin Qiushi heard the voices in the ancestral hall. Although he didn't want to hear them, these voices still got into his ears.He heard Xiaojian's cry, the sound of his body being torn apart, and the crisp laughter of a child.

A few minutes later, everything returned to calm, and the door, which remained motionless no matter how much people outside slapped it, slowly opened again.

The woman who was slapping on the door outside rushed in regardless of her own safety, but there was nothing in the ancestral hall, except for a pool of blood on the ground, and the people who were supposed to be inside had disappeared, as if they had never existed .

The woman lowered her head and tremblingly picked up something on the floor. It was a fingernail. She finally understood what had happened, and cried out in pain.

Yan Shihe didn't enter the ancestral hall again, but just stood at the door and watched from a distance. Facing the death of others, his expression was untouched, and he even raised his wrist to look at his watch, as if he thought it was a waste of time.

"I'm going to smash this place, I'm going to smash you all!" The woman who lost her companion was on the verge of collapse. She grabbed a tablet and was about to smash it on the ground, but her raised hand was stretched out behind her. The outstretched pair of withered hands firmly grasped it.

The woman turned her head and saw the gatekeeper's old, ravine face.

"You..." Before the woman could say anything, the gatekeeper grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the ancestral hall abruptly.The gatekeeper looked short in stature, but he was very powerful, dragging the 1.7 meter tall woman out of the ancestral hall abruptly.

The woman struggled and cried, but the eyes of those who walked with her were only indifferent. This is the world inside the door, a cruel world where life may be lost at any time.

The woman who was thrown out of the ancestral hall gave up, knelt on the ground crying and almost fainted, she pointed at Yan Shihe and cursed, "You know, you must know, you just want to kill us!!!"

To the woman's accusation, Yan Shihe's face did not change at all, he said: "Everyone got the lights, I'll go first."

The other people who got the oil lamp showed gratitude to him and said, "Brother Yan, let's go together."

No one cares about a woman who is devastated by the loss of a teammate.

Gu Longming spat at this scene, and said: "This Yan Shihe is not a good thing at first sight."

Lin Qiushi agreed: "Indeed."

It seems that the lamps in the ancestral hall can indeed be taken, but there is a limit on the quantity. When a certain amount is obtained, the quantity change causes a qualitative change, and the things in the ancestral hall will come out.

Gu Longming licked his lips and said, "Lin Lin, what should we do?"

Lin Qiushi said: "I suddenly had an idea, if it goes well, we shouldn't have to go to the hostess' courtyard."

Gu Longming said: "What do you think?"

Lin Qiushi didn't speak, just turned around and said, "Let's go."

The two returned to the courtyard along the path. When they passed the street, they saw several townspeople carrying live pigs towards the river again.It's just that this time the number of live pigs has become two, and the number of people playing music has also increased.This seemed to be a signal, reminding them that the River God Festival was getting closer.

Lin Qiushi finally stopped outside Yan Shihe's room, and then took out a hairpin from his pocket.

Gu Longming's eyes straightened: "Lin Lin, what are you doing..."

Lin Qiushi said softly: "Unlock it." He bent down and quickly inserted the hairpin into the keyhole. After a few seconds, the big lock in front of him opened with a sound.

Gu Longming admired: "Awesome."

Lin Qiushi always felt that this scene was a little familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he found that it was a replica of Ruan Nanzhu with him, but now he played the role of Ruan Nanzhu.

"What are we doing here? Looking for an oil lamp?" Gu Longming looked around, "But did he hide the oil lamp..."

Lin Qiushi said: "I saw, at least they didn't bring them with them." The oil lamp is made of bronze, which is not light, and weighs at least three or four catties. Moreover, Lin Qiushi noticed that Yan Shihe didn't have a backpack on him. His friend Xiaoqian only carried a shoulder bag that was not big enough to put down the oil lamp.This means that they must not have carried the oil lamp with them, either in the room or hidden elsewhere.

After the two rummaged through the room, they finally saw what they were looking for under the bed. Yan Shihe's oil lamp was indeed hidden in a hidden place under the bed.

After Gu Longming turned the lamp out, he involuntarily cursed.

There is no other reason for swearing, because there is more than one oil lamp under Yan Shi's river bed, but five or six oil lamps are neatly placed underneath, and it seems that they should be the missing oil lamps of others.

"This Yan Shihe is too fucking useless." Gu Longming scolded, "It's thanks to him for doing it!"

Steal other people's oil lamps, and then create the illusion that the oil lamps are destroyed. In fact, these things are all in his pocket, and he also encourages other people to steal lamps from the ancestral hall and finally loses their lives.

Seeing these lights, Lin Qiushi felt more disobedient towards Yan Shihe. He always felt that Yan Shihe seemed to know something from the moment he entered the door.

And Lin Qiushi has seen such a situation once, in the world of the girl in the rain, the human betrayer who killed people with a picture frame.

Could it be that Yan Shihe also... Lin Qiushi frowned when he thought of this.

"Huh? There seems to be something else under his bed..." Gu Longming found something out from behind the oil lamp, "Family...family tree?"

Lin Qiushi took a look and found that it was the family tree that Yan Shihe had mentioned to them.

He turned to the first page and found that there was a photo in the family tree. Although the photo was black and white, he could still recognize the person on it as the mistress of the yard.

After flipping through a few pages, Lin Qiushi showed a look of astonishment. This family tree is not so much a family tree as it is more like some kind of record. It is almost full of photos of the hostess and the child. She has no expression on her face. Always hold a child.Some of the children were crying and others were laughing, but it was obvious that they were not the same.

And these children's names, without exception, were all Yu Caizhe.There was no appearance of the male host in it, as if from the beginning to the end, there were only the hostess and the child.

Gu Longming also vaguely understood something, he looked at Lin Qiushi: "These children are not her children at all, are they?!"

Lin Qiushi said: "Maybe."

Yu Caizhe is just a code name, it does not refer to a specific child, as long as the child is adopted by the hostess, they will be called Yu Caizhe.

Lin Qiushi glanced at the timeline of the family tree and said, "Let's go, take this with you."

Gu Longming: "Then the fact that we came in has been exposed."

Lin Qiushi smiled but said, "Didn't you say that you are a ghost hunter outside the door, you should be very skilled in such things as cheating and abducting."

Gu Longming argued: "Only occasionally, occasionally, most of the time I am still an upright and good citizen."

Lin Qiushi: "Aren't you an upright high school girl?"

Gu Longming shyly said: "If you need me to become a high school girl to make you happy..."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Why is it so disgusting all of a sudden?

"Anyway, we're going to steal the lamp, so let's expose it, and I'm afraid he replaced our lamp." Lin Qiushi put the genealogy tree in his bag very bluntly, "Bring a few extra lamps for spare."

"Okay." Gu Longming packed all the things into his bag.He didn't like Yan Shihe in the first place, so he was very happy to be able to cheat Yan Shihe.

After the two packed their things, they left Yan Shihe's room, first hid the few lamps they brought out in a corner near their house, and then took one lamp with them to prevent accidents. Of course, the family tree They didn't forget to stuff them in their bags either.

Yan Shihe soon found out about the theft in the house, his whole face was dark during lunch, his eyes wandered among the crowd, and finally fell on the face of Lin Qiushi who was eating slowly.

Lin Qiushi's complexion did not change at all, facing Yan Shihe's eyes, he just raised his eyes and said, "Is there something wrong?"

Yan Shihe smiled: "Did you find any new clues?"

"New clues?" Lin Qiushi said, "Even if I find it, what clues do you have that you can exchange with me?"

Yan Shihe: "That depends on what you found."

Lin Qiushi didn't speak, but just looked at Yan Shihe quietly.

"Well, if you want, we can make another deal." Yan Shihe said, he said to make a deal, but there was a sense of exploration hidden in his eyes, obviously wanting to see what Lin Qiushi would do to his words What's the reaction.

But Lin Qiushi's reaction disappointed Yan Shihe. He wiped his mouth, seemed to be thinking about something, and finally said: "I have nothing to exchange with you." The sentence was short and firm.

Yan Shihe said: "Oh, is that so, you stayed in the yard all morning?"

Lin Qiushi said: "I went to see the sacrifice by the river, what do you want to ask?"

Yan Shihe smiled, stood up and said, "It's nothing, I'll just ask." He turned and left.

There are four dead now, plus the person who died in the ancestral hall in the morning, the total number of dead is five, and there are seven people left alive, so after discovering that something was missing, Lin Qiushi became Yan Shihe's first Suspect the target, no, in fact Yan Shihe has almost convicted Lin Qiushi and the others.

Fortunately, Lin Qiushi didn't care about this, he got up and left with Gu Longming after lunch.

Yan Shihe's gloomy eyes fell behind Lin Qiushi.

Seeing this, Xiaoqian asked, "Brother Yan, is that the lamp and family tree they took away?"

Yan Shihe said: "Who else can there be except them?" He said in a cold voice, "Aren't the other people in this sect all useless?" He was talking about the other three people. A little irritated, "If it weren't for your refusal to memorize the genealogy, there would be so many things."

Xiaoqian argued: "I... am I afraid too..." She didn't want to carry the family tree full of black and white photos of the hostess on her back.

"It's fine now." Yan Shihe sneered, "They all stole it."

"But we've all seen it, so it doesn't matter if they take it away?" Xiaoqian muttered, "It's not an important prop anyway."

Yan Shihe gave Xiaoqian a cold look: "It's a miracle that you can survive till now."

Xiao Qian was speechless.

After lunch, Lin Qiushi randomly found a servant in the yard and asked about the history of the yard.

The servant said that this yard has a history of more than 100 years, and it has gone through three generations, the latest generation-the generation of the hostess.

Lin Qiushi asked the detailed date of this world again, and the servant replied with a number.

Gu Longming realized something was wrong as soon as he heard it, he said: "[-]? It's impossible—"

He was about to say something, but Lin Qiushi stopped him, and said with a smile: "We understand, thank you."

The servant who was asked the question waved his hand casually, indicating that it was okay, then turned and left.

Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming looked at each other, and he said, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Gu Longming said: "Understood."

The time when the family tree was created was the time when the house was built, and there was also a photo posted under that day, which was the only photo of the hostess.There is no timeline on the family tree, only the date when it was created, but if you don't know the real time, you may not think there is anything special about this family tree.

Gu Longming said: "She has lived for more than 100 years..."

Lin Qiushi said: "It is certain that she is not human."

"Is this important?" Gu Longming was a little confused, "Is she someone we can't afford?"

Lin Qiushi shook his head: "No, this is very important. Her different identity means that we have to treat her differently." If it is a human, maybe they still have a chance to fight her, but if it is a ghost , then there is no possibility for them to force themselves with the hostess.

Gu Longming scratched his head and seemed to understand.

"I always feel that the clue to the key is on her body." Lin Qiushi said, "If there is a chance tomorrow, we'd better go to her room and check again."

Gu Longming nodded: "Yes."

Lin Qiushi said: "There is also a story about this house..." He glanced at the sky, "Let's go, let's go around the small town, the people in the city should know something."

So Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming left the courtyard and walked around the small town.

This small town is not big, and the dense fog surrounding it isolated it into an isolated island. They asked some residents in the city on the street, but their attitudes were very vigilant, and they didn't want to do too much about Yu's yard. talk.

Both Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming felt quite helpless.

Gu Longming said: "Why don't we go to the restaurant and sit down, I'm already hungry, and I don't know if the food in this world is good or not."

Seeing that there was no breakthrough, Lin Qiushi nodded and said hello.

The two walked into the restaurant, found a random table and sat down, and were about to ask the waiter to order, when they heard the sound of Xingmu slapping the table.

"But it said that it rained continuously for seven days and seven nights that year..." Lin Qiushi looked around and saw a storyteller in old clothes standing in the middle of the restaurant, holding a piece of Xingmu in his hand, and said loudly: "See The city was about to be flooded, but it was said that there was a family who came up with a way to control the water, and that way was to sacrifice to the river god to stop the endless rain—"

When Lin Qiushi and Gu Longming heard the word surnamed Yu, their eyes widened slightly. They didn't expect to hear the story about the Yu family's compound in this way.

The author has something to say: The reason why the little ghost enters other rooms is bloody water, because there is no oil lamp in that room, Lin Qiushi and his room have lights, so the little ghost cannot turn into bloody water.This is not a BUG, ​​nor is it a cheat. It is strange to see someone, so I will explain it.