"Little Master, we need to add more people."
Huh? Who are you adding?
Lu Mingran recalled the plot of the novel. Zhang Fangyue did not love her husband, but she was extremely possessive. Every time her husband cheated on her with someone, she would try to do something to that woman. It wasn't any particularly impressive magic trick; to put it bluntly, she was just bored and wanted to find some fun.
Previously, it was Master Tongrong who helped her, but now it's Lu Mingran.
“I had a fight with my dad before I came here. We went to discuss a business deal, but the conversation went off on a completely different topic.”
After saying that, Zhang Fangyue handed Lu Mingran some of the woman's hair wrapped in a tissue, as well as a piece of paper with the woman's birth date and time written on it, then turned around and went upstairs.
Lu Mingran looked at the things in his hand and pondered for a moment. Then he returned to his room and rummaged through the box to find several packages.
These were the things used when casting spells before. As soon as Lu Mingran picked them up, his mind automatically replayed how his master used them. Before he knew it, he had taken out the yellow paper and laid it on the table, and also took out the woman's hair that Zhang Fangyue had given him, ready to put it down...
However, Lu Mingran suddenly woke up and stopped what she was doing.
Because he suddenly noticed that the woman lying in the tissue had curly, brown hair.
Her hair... looks a bit like Zhang Fangyue's.
Regardless, Lu Mingran was no longer going to do this. He haphazardly stuffed the things back in, and as if afraid he would lose his mind again, he even locked the box.
Just then, the nanny called out from outside, asking people to come down for dinner.
The family was now sitting neatly in the first-floor dining room, not far from the octagonal table. Lu Mingran held his bowl of vegetarian food without eating a single bite, silently observing everyone.
The second daughter, who handed him her hair today, was relatively normal. She just sat there making phone calls and cursing her husband. Lu Mingran turned her gaze to the other side and suddenly noticed that the third daughter had stood up.
The third brother silently filled a bowl with rice for himself. Interestingly, the bowl was very full, piled up like a small mountain. Then, without saying goodbye to anyone, he carried the bowl of rice upstairs to his room.
"Hey, third brother, have you been in a bad mood lately because you lost some money gambling? Come down, it's rare for the family to eat together!"
At the dinner table, only the eldest son was eating heartily and happily. When the third son went up alone, he ignored the food in his mouth and spoke indistinctly, completely unaware that the atmosphere among the other family members was somewhat strange.
Lu Mingran looked at Lin Jiansheng.
Coincidentally, Lin Jiansheng also looked at him at that moment.
The two exchanged glances and asked each other the same question: Have you noticed something's wrong?
The meal ended quickly, and this time, Lu Mingran did not go straight back to her room.
He deliberately took a detour to Zhang Fangyue's room.
Zhang Fangyue's room door wasn't closed tightly, and Lu Mingran peered through the crack but didn't notice anything unusual.
But just as Lu Mingran turned around, Zhang Fangyue returned. A man standing at the door of a woman's room... This definitely needed some explanation, so Lu Mingran said to her:
"You didn't give me enough hair."
That's not enough, it's quite a large strand.
However, Zhang Fangyue didn't question it at all, just said "wait" and went straight into the room.
Lu Mingran was stunned: How many hairs did you pull out of that mistress? Actually, next time you could consider pulling out your husband's hair, really, that's my sincere advice!
Lu Mingran stood outside patiently waiting, as time ticked by. He had thought it was just retrieving something and wouldn't take long, but the person inside remained silent.
Lu Mingran couldn't hold back any longer and peeked through the crack in the door once more.
What did he see?
I happened to see the dressing table, and I also saw Zhang Fangyue sitting in front of the dressing table with a comb.
However, besides the comb in her left hand, Zhang Fangyue was also holding something else in her right hand...
Scissors.
As she combed her hair, she blankly cut off a thick strand and placed it on the table.
The sound of hair being cut rang out clearly.
Then Zhang Fangyue stood up, mechanically moved her feet, and kicked the small stool aside. She picked up the strand of hair and walked straight to the door.
The door opened.
"Little Master."
Zhang Fangyue cut quite hard this time, and it was obvious that there was a bald patch on the right side of her hair, but her expression remained normal as she handed the hair to Lu Mingran while still grumbling:
"This is that vile woman's hair, little master. Have you seen enough? If not, I have more."
Lu Mingran didn't know whether she should answer or not, and stood frozen in place for a moment, when she heard the sound of people running downstairs as if their lives depended on it coming from upstairs.
It was Lin Jiansheng.
His room was next to the third brother's. When he got back, he complained that the third brother's phone calls were too noisy, so he wanted to go over and remind him.
"I already told you, you have to be careful when raising a ghost child. Remember to feed it on time. You didn't feed the ghost child and now that this has happened, there's nothing I can do."
"...What? You're saying I'm raising a ghost? When did I ever raise one?"
As the third brother spoke, he was still holding the bowl of rice that he had brought over, and as he spoke, he sprinkled a handful of incense ash on the rice.
Lin Jiansheng could see. He saw a naked child covered in blue on Lao San's back. The child first sucked on his thumb, then sucked on Lao San's hair twice.
The third brother was completely unaware of this.
...After standing there stunned for two seconds, Lin Jiansheng rushed downstairs and bumped into Lu Mingran, who was standing there in a daze.
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"I want to go back to teaching..."
This was the first thing Lin Jiansheng said to Lu Mingran after he came to his senses upon arriving at the meditation room.
Lu Mingran immediately and warmly grasped his hands:
"Go! The border regions and rural areas of our motherland need you too!"
Author's Note: From now on, it will probably be one update per hour.
The next dungeon is related to the infinite flow genre, so I reread some of the infinite flow horror novels I'd read, and they scared me to death!
Chapter 48 Want to get on the small boat? No way (7)
Lin Jiansheng had said this to himself many times in the original novel, but he was trapped in a wolf's den and had no way to express his bitterness.
But ever since Lu Mingran got involved, he has someone he can confide in.
To avoid revealing his true identity, Lin Jiansheng quickly added, "I used to teach at a university."
Lu Mingran, with an understanding look that said "I understand," patted him on the shoulder, then took out her phone and made Lin Jiansheng watch a public service announcement video for half an hour.
It was a propaganda video about volunteering in rural areas, full of righteousness and positive energy. The core socialist values resonated in their ears, and as they watched, they were moved to tears. They completely forgot that they were in a haunted house, and even wanted to drag those two unlucky, abnormal people over to watch it with them. They even wanted to leave the house and go teach the children in the village.
“Let’s not be brothers-in-law anymore, let’s go and become teachers.”
That's what Lu Mingran said, but what awaited them was still the tragic fate of being forced into blind dates.
The eldest brother of the Zhang family appeared again, this time insisting that they video chat with their sister. Not only that, the eldest brother of the Zhang family also talked about what they would do when their family went back.
It sounds like everyone has a bright future ahead of them.
It's really ridiculous. If nothing unexpected happens, the second and third sons are already dead, while in this eerie house, the eldest son is full of hope for the family's future.
Unfortunately, there is no tomorrow.
There were many people like him who looked forward to their family's future, hoping only for a bowl of plain porridge and hot dishes when they came home each day. But they ruined their own futures.
As Lu Mingran and Lin Jiansheng listened, they became increasingly agitated and stood up.
They didn't hit anyone; they just wanted to shake this guy.
"Brother, wake up! Your whole family is going to die tonight. Can't you think about something practical?"
The person who said this was Lu Mingran.
"Huh? Little Master, don't we still have you?"
Lin Jiansheng sighed: "He who sows his own evil will not live."
As he spoke, Lin Jiansheng took out a small glass bottle, which Lu Mingran guessed was something like cow tears. Lin Jiansheng applied it to Zhang Yongdu's eyelids and took him outside to see his younger siblings.
Lu Mingran didn't go with them, but she knew that when they returned, Zhang Yongdu plopped down on the sofa. She could imagine how terrifying the scene he had just witnessed must have been.
At that moment, Boss Zhang also appeared at the door of the room.
“Boss, you’ve come at the right time.” Lu Mingran stood up. “If you don’t admit your mistake and turn yourself in, your family won’t survive tonight.”
Mr. Zhang remained silent. The recurring nightmares he had these past few days made him realize that things were truly spiraling out of control.
Perhaps admitting one's mistakes will still lead to death, but it's still more dignified than dying a miserable death here.
But before Mr. Zhang could say anything, the eldest son of the Zhang family, who had been sitting slumped on the sofa, suddenly jumped up:
"Dad, what mistake do you want to admit? Have you forgotten how others treated us before?"
After muttering "no mistake" several times, he stood up, took out his car keys, and glared hatefully at Lu Mingran:
"It's because you're not as capable as your master that this happened. You think we'd die here? I don't believe it."
After saying this, Zhang Yongdu went over and pulled his father aside:
"Dad, I'll drive you away right now."
Mr. Zhang stood there, shaking his head helplessly. So Zhang Yongdu had no choice but to grit his teeth and walk out alone.
Shortly after, the sound of a car starting up could be heard downstairs.
But how could they possibly escape?
Lu Mingran and the others sat quietly in the room. The villa gradually became quiet, eerily quiet.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the nanny and the other servants screamed and left because they discovered the bodies of the second and third sons lying on the bed.
When did the boss's body appear?
As evening approached, fog rolled in, and a badly damaged car came to a wobbly stop in front of the villa.
Lu Mingran walked in and saw Zhang Yongdu sitting in the driver's seat, his forehead covered in blood, with a family photo between his fingers.
"Two more hours, it will officially begin at six o'clock."