The longer time passed, the more tense the atmosphere in the hall became.
Leuk Qingqing had already started to guard against Yang Jian.
Although everyone had been quite united before, all striving to survive, she was a messenger and had seen a lot of the dark side of human nature during her missions. What was about to happen now was nothing compared to those past experiences.
The rice in everyoneâs hands was constantly diminishing.
At this moment, Leuk Qingqing made a decision. She cut her wrist again, and the sticky, dark blood dripped into the bowl, staining the remaining rice completely red.
Her body was a faceless and armless puppet, but her arms were from her original body. Despite there not being much living flesh, it was still enough to produce some blood.
âAll the remaining rice is here. If you want it, then take it.â Leuk Qingqing decided to burn her bridges at this moment.
She didnât want to be the one sacrificed, so she made this decision.
The white rice stained by her blood would be useless even if distributed to others.
âPlaying such petty tricks with me at this time, do you really think I wouldnât dare to kill you?â Yang Jian glared at her coldly.
Leuk Qingqing did not back down. She said, âLi Yang is willing to follow your orders because heâs your team member, but Iâm not. Weâre all trying to survive the mission. If you intend to sacrifice me first, Iâd rather fight to the death. If I lose, I have nothing to say, but I wonât die for no reason.â
âThis is bad.â Li Yangâs eyelid twitched as he heard Leuk Qingqingâs words.
The captain was already not fond of this person. If it werenât for her help last time in Room 301, the captain would have dealt with her already.
Now, at this critical moment, Leuk Qingqing is acting on her own, undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
âWhy would she go against Yang Jian?â Zhou Deng thought to himself.
Who is Ghost Eye Yang Jian?
The recognized powerhouse in the supernatural circle, who has taken down countless ghost riders since his debut. Even Dahai Cityâs Ye Zhen provoked him a few times and ended up pinned to the ground like a dead dog by Yang Jian.
The so-called strongest and number one is now a joke.
If it werenât for Wei Jing sent by headquarters to mediate, Ye Zhen would be dead by now.
Moreover, Yang Jian had previously taken down the Circle of Friends by himself, killing Fang Shiming⊠which scared their deputy general manager He Tianxiong into fleeing overseas.
There are many similar incidents.
The more you know, the more you should fear Yang Jian, not provoke him.
Leuk Qingqing wants to survive, and thatâs reasonable.
But in supernatural events, is reasoning useful? Honestly, itâs all about listening to whoever has the bigger fists.
As mentioned before, if you have the guts to take down Yang Jian, then you can be the leader.
If not, you should obediently listen.
If you wonât listen and still want to cause trouble, being killed is deserved.
Zhou Deng secretly criticized in his heart, but on the surface, he remained calm, not saying a word, just watching to see how things would develop.
âI understand, you are indeed determined, but I hope you also have the ability,â Yang Jianâs face was calm at the moment, without any trace of anger. He glanced at the bowl of rice soaked in blood that Leuk Qingqing held.
âWhat, you want to make a move? If youâre not planning to, we still have the opportunity to cooperate,â Leuk Qingqing said.
Yang Jian said, âI know what youâre scheming. You think this place is extremely dangerous, and if I kill you, the rice youâre holding will lose its effect. Then the remaining fierce ghosts will come back to eat the rice I have, increasing my consumption. Plus, the messenger task continues, and having one less person means more danger.â
âSo youâre confident, thinking you can trick me and make me suffer in silence.â
Leuk Qingqing remained silent for a moment.
Indeed, she had this thought. In this situation, internal strife was not allowed, so she dared to gamble on this.
As long as Yang Jian is rational and wants to survive, he wouldnât kill her here.
âI didnât have such intentions. I just donât want to be dictated by you. Youâre too overbearing, wanting everyone to follow your lead. If others donât comply, you want to get rid of them,â Leuk Qingqing said.
âI can also follow your lead. Can you lead the rest to survive this fifth day?â Yang Jianâs tone was very cold.
Leuk Qingqing said, âIf I canât survive following you, why should I follow you?â
âThen how did the bowl of rice in your hand come about? Did it fall from the sky for you? The supplies I distributed to you, Iâm just taking it back early. Youâre unwilling and think Iâm harming you? If I had known, should I have not given you this bowl of rice at all? Do you think youâd still be standing here talking to me?â Yang Jian said.
âIâve already done what I did, think whatever you want,â Leuk Qingqing lowered her head slightly.
The rice was already stained with her blood and could no longer be used.
âGoing to fight?â Li Yang glanced at the two.
He knew that if the captain really decided to make a move, there would be no warning signs. Regardless of the nice words now, the outcome could be decided in a second.
Yang Jian said, âYou donât need to worry, I wonât make a move against you this time. Itâs not because Iâm afraid of the situation getting out of control here, but because I owe you a personal favor.â
âYou donât owe me anything,â Leuk Qingqing frowned.
Yang Jian touched the black and red jade bracelet on his wrist: âThatâs because you donât know what really happened with you. Youâre just a pathetic pawn. Thereâs another person playing chess with you. Iâm saying this to her. You only need to know that this time you wonât die by my hand.â
âBut this is temporary. After this messenger task ends, we will meet on the fifth floor. Then I will settle the score with you.â
âThen see you on the fifth floor.â
Leuk Qingqing, too, was proud. Although she feared Yang Jian, she didnât feel she had done anything wrong.
The two had met on the third floor of the post office, cooperated, and also clashed. Leuk Qingqing had helped Yang Jian, and Yang Jian had helped Leuk Qingqing. But unexpectedly, in this final messenger task on the fourth floor, there was a split, resulting in them standing on opposite sides.
If they survived this messenger task, itâs easy to imagine.
When they meet on the fifth floor next time, a fight is inevitable, and one of them will surely die.
An eagle sighed in his heart, feeling itâs a pity.
Conflicts among messengers during tasks were common. He had seen it before, so he wasnât surprised, but he regretted that just as they were about to reach the last floor of the post office, they ended up in this situation. Itâs not easy to come this far, and dying because of personal grudges would be too unfortunate.
âSetting grievances aside? Thatâs the best course. Thereâs no benefit to anyone if they fight here. But Leuk Qingqing really shouldnât have crossed Yang Jian, even from the post office. If they issued a wanted order, sheâd have to live like a rat in the sewers, constantly hiding,â Zhou Deng thought to himself as he rubbed his chin.
Yang Jian not only had top strength and reputation in the supernatural circle, but he was also a team leader from Headquarters, with unimaginable influence.
Otherwise, why could he suppress those death-defying criminals who had disembarked from the supernatural bus before?
âFor the next actions, do you choose to listen to me, or do you plan to act on your own like Leuk Qingqing?â Yang Jian asked again.
Zhou Deng smiled and said, âYouâre the team leader from Headquarters, so of course I follow your orders. I donât know any of those messengers. Yang team, donât hold grudges against me. I, Zhou, have no ill intentions.â
He steadfastly sided with Yang Jian.
âIâm a dying man; does my answer even matter?â The eagle smiled briefly, with a hint of helplessness.
âCaptain, you know me.â Li Yang said.
Once the three spoke, Yang Jian understood their thoughts.
The eagle was neutral, Zhou Deng and Li Yang continued following Yang Jian, and as for the life-or-death unknown Yang Xiaohua, it didnât matter.
Leuk Qingqingâs expression changed slightly.
She knew, to some degree, that Yang Jian wasnât wrong because the others were the ones who survived by following his instructions. Otherwise, they wouldâve been wiped out already. What surprised her was that even in the eagleâs condition, he didnât want to turn against Yang Jian?
She glanced at the eagle.
The eagle slightly shook his head.
He hadnât forgotten when Yang Jian, during the second nightâs guard, charged solo into the dark hall, defending against all supernatural intrusions alone.
Someone like that indeed had the ability to turn the tides.
He was just making the worst-case arrangements, not intentionally sacrificing anyone.
âItâs eleven thirty,â Zhou Deng suddenly mentioned.
âI know, the ghost is still eating, this Ghost Banquet isnât over yet.â Yang Jian looked at the rice each person held.
Obviously, itâs not enough.
There isnât much left, with only half an hour remaining.
Yang Jian looked at Zhou Deng: âGive me the rest of your rice.â
âSure.â Zhou Deng shrugged, showing indifference, and handed over the blue and white porcelain bowl.
There was just a small handful left in hand, and only a little bit in the bowl.
Yang Jian didnât speak, he took it and combined the rice together, then looked at Li Yang: âYou shouldnât continue consuming the rice, give the rest all to me.â
Li Yang nodded as well: âCaptain, what do you plan to do?â
He understood that concentrating the supply on one person wasnât about saving oneself but about enduring all the supernatural attacks alone, holding out for the last half hour.
âWhen the moment you all run out of rice comes, Iâll activate the five layers of Ghost Domain to cover all of you. Then weâll resist the ghost attacks inside the five layers of Ghost Domain until the sixth day arrives.â Yang Jian said.
âWith three people working together, thereâs still a fighting chance.â Zhou Danggang looked and approved of this approach.
Leuk Qingqing observed and said: âYou thought of the strategy long ago? Were your previous words testing us?â
âYou misunderstood, I wasnât testing anyone, I was just responding differently based on different methods. Now with not enough rice, only I can use the five layers of Ghost Domain to protect the remaining people.â Yang Jian replied, âIf there was enough, I wouldnât do this.â
âBut what happens next doesnât concern you, I hope your bowl of rice is enough for you to survive today.â
âCaptain, I still have five grains of rice.â Li Yang immediately said.
Zhou Deng said: âI have six grains of rice left.â
âThen letâs start now, leave a few grains of rice for emergencies.â With that, Yang Jianâs Ghost Domain covered again, directly enveloping Li Yang and Zhou Deng.
The two peopleâs figures vanished from the ancient mansion instantly.
But this approach only guaranteed their safety, for Yang Jian the danger remained, as the rice gathered was all in his hands, correspondingly, the ghosts in the mansion would also focus on him, thus increasing the speed of rice consumption.
Leuk Qingqingâs face changed drastically.
She realized the true intention of Yang Jianâs actions.
Now in the mansion, only she and Yang Jian had rice, but the number of ghosts was fixed.
Therefore, the consumption of the rice she held was also accelerated.
If this continued, the rice she originally had enough to survive tomorrow might actually run out early because of this.
âYang Jian, youâŠâ Leuk Qingqing looked at him, somewhat astonished.
Yang Jian stared at her and said: âI wonât let you take advantage of me, now that the consumption is escalating, letâs see who can withstand it. I said I wouldnât retaliate against you, but I wonât help you anymore either. You should understand, the reason the rice in your hands is enough is because the three of us were sharing the ghostâs consumption. Now that Iâve reduced Zhou Deng and Li Yangâs share, do you think you can still remain unscathed?â
The blood-stained rice in his hands decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Likewise, the rice in Leuk Qingqingâs hands was also rapidly diminishing, consuming four times faster than before.
The amount of rice in both their hands was about the same.
Because the rice in Leuk Qingqingâs bowl hadnât been consumed much by the eagle.
And Yang Jianâs was the combined leftover from two bowls of rice.
âI knew it would be like this.â The eagle tossed the dice while sighing in his heart.
Leuk Qingqing, these past days, was not in the mansion and didnât experience previous events, and now couldnât see the situation clearly, here Yang Jian alone could alter the balance of the entire mansion.
Moreover, no one understood the mansion and the ghostâs patterns better than he did.
With Yang Jian doing so, there were only two results ahead.
Either Leuk Qingqing and he both run out of rice, facing todayâs ghost loss in control earlier, or they both endure past midnight into the next day.
11:40 PM.
The rice in their hands was left with only one small handful.
11:50 PM.
The remaining amount of rice was plainly countable, but comparing quantities, it seemed like Leuk Qingqing had slightly more in her hands.
11:55 PM.
The rice in Yang Jianâs hands was down to a dozen grains, about to run out, seeing this, a smirk appeared on Leuk Qingqingâs mouth, but soon her smile froze because she saw Yang Jian engulfed in red light, disappearing into thin air.
Yang Jian entered the five layers of Ghost Domain.
Separating most of the ghostâs attacks.
The remaining ghosts couldnât find Yang Jian, thus surged towards Leuk Qingqing.
The rice in Leuk Qingqingâs hands was quickly consumed again.
At 11:56 PM, the rice in her hands was completely consumed, thoroughly devoured by the ghosts.
âNot good.â Leuk Qingqingâs face suddenly changed, she instinctively wanted to back away to avoid the ghosts.
But then the red cheongsam on her body suddenly became exceptionally conspicuous, almost as if illuminated by red light, vibrant to the point of nearly dripping blood.
In a vague sense, a womanâs laughter echoed in the mansion.
That womanâs voice somewhat resembled Leuk Qingqingâs, yet it was extremely unfamiliar.
The ghosts surged in but surprisingly avoided Leuk Qingqing, without attacking her.
âHmm?â The eagle witnessing this scene widened its eyes.
Yang Jianâs speculation was correct, Leuk Qingqing indeed had a secret, the ghosts within the mansion did not attack her.
Leuk Qingqing was also stunned, anxious and tense, she couldnât think of such a thing happening to her.
âIndeed, that woman from the Republic of China period left a backup plan on Leuk Qingqingâs body, this Leuk Qingqing is being watched by that woman, certainly wonât let her easily fall in this mansion.â Yang Jian saw this clearly in the Ghost Domain.
He had previously only speculated and judged, now he could basically confirm.
After all, this mansion was built by those ghost tamers from the Republic of China period, if they were killed by ghosts in their own house, it would indeed reflect poorly on them.
âPity, this Leuk Qingqing doesnât understand anything, she is kept in the dark, unwilling to believe me.â Yang Jian quickly looked away.
Because the five layers of Ghost Domain was also being invaded.
A twisted, dark figure gradually came, the ghost was constantly invading the Ghost Domain, the nearby red light dimming and turning faint.
âAs I judged, even the five layers of Ghost Domain cannot isolate all ghost attacks, so I kept a little.â Yang Jian didnât speak and just opened his palm, on it remained a dozen grains of blood-stained rice.
Suddenly.
Another grain of rice disappeared.
The ghost entering the five layers of Ghost Domain was slowly retreating again, gradually disappearing.
He couldnât use up all the rice, that would be too foolish.
The ghost invading the five layers of Ghost Domain wasnât only this one.
There were others.
The rice in Yang Jianâs hands continued to decrease, at the same time, Zhou Deng and Li Yangâs rice was also decreasing, albeit very slowly, only a few grains per minute.
Just like that.
Midnight arrived.
The ancient mansion entered the sixth day.
This day, known as the funeral.
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