It is strictly forbidden to pay for the ticket after getting on the bus

"Damn it, it's unlucky at this time." Bai Luochuan estimated the time carefully.

"It's not auspicious to see ghosts at any time." Bai Jue said with a funny smile, and then with a thought in his heart, the brilliance of the fingertips of both hands flowed, and the twin knives appeared in his hands in an instant, and the cold light suddenly appeared, adding a touch of chill and sharpness to the deep night.

"This is auspicious." He said, and then led the people carefully towards the door of the study, thinking to himself, if everyone in the general's mansion is used to perform their duties according to the steps they used to do in their lifetime, without any change , then the person who can appear in the study room in the middle of the night and light up lamps without any scruples... oh no, ghost, it must be the general, right?

Then does this general have no malice towards them like the other ghosts in the mansion?

But if it is as innocent as it appears on the surface, then what about the black powder that can burn people to death?

One thing in front of one's face, one thing behind one's back?

Not so much.

Bai Jue and Bai Luochuan walked around to the back window of the study room. The window was propped up a little by a small pole, so that they could just see the situation inside the house.

The sitting person sat at the desk with his back to them, with black hair falling down his shoulders, and a black cloak with gold and silver threads. He didn't know what he was writing. , but the joint looks vigorous and powerful, it is a hand that can hold a sword.

It's the general!Bai Jue mouthed silently.

Just looking at the back view, this kind of demeanor and demeanor is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Sure enough, even if the general became a ghost, he was still a handsome ghost. Bai Luochuan leaned on the window, wanting to get a closer look.

At this time, the general in the room suddenly stood up and moved away from the tall body blocking the desk.

The two people by the window were startled, but they didn't dare to act rashly, and didn't make a sound.

With his back still facing them, the general came out from behind the desk, took a few steps forward, picked up the scissors by the table, and solemnly cut the candle wick.

Huh——Bai Luochuan let out a soft breath, and patted his chest indiscriminately. He really scared me to death. Why is this general so leisurely and elegant? As a qualified ghost, shouldn't he be used to the dark?How about lighting a lamp and cutting a candle wick?

Bai Jue next to him suddenly touched his arm, straightened his head that was about to turn away, and whispered in his ear, "Look at that piece of paper on the table."

With the moisture of late autumn, the voice sprayed on Bai Luochuan's ears lightly and itchyly, and it turned red when he didn't pay attention. Fortunately, there was night to help cover him, so that he wouldn't look so at a loss.

Gathering his mind, Bai Luochuan looked at the desk, and after seeing clearly, he was slightly stunned.

That is......

a picture?Or a picture of a beauty?

A woman's appearance is outlined in black ink on white rice paper. She has a graceful figure, a flowing skirt, an oval face with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, and a gentle smile on her lips. Three thousand black hairs are untied, pouring down like a waterfall. She is a peerless beauty. picture scroll.

Is it the general's wife?Bai Jue asked with his eyes.

Bai Luochuan disdained: Maybe it's a concubine?

Speaking of which, they seemed to have only seen the enslaved steward in the general's mansion, even the general tonight, but they didn't see any of the general's wives and concubines.

It stands to reason that in ancient times, shouldn't the rich and powerful get married very early?The general's skeleton seems to be nearly thirty years old, and there should be a group of wives and concubines.

Does it have something to do with the person in this painting?

The beauty is so beautiful that the general only wants to favor one person alone?Or after marrying this beauty into the family, it turns out that she has a bad temper and won't allow her to take a concubine?When the general insisted on taking a concubine, the beauty burned the house down?In a blink of an eye, Bai Luochuan made up a desolate story about the strong and domineering wife of the mansion in his mind.

At this moment, the general with his back to them cut the candle wick, turned around suddenly, and faced them.

Fortunately, Bai Jue pushed Bai Luochuan's head down a little more quickly with his eyes and hands. There was no candlelight at the back window where they were standing, and the general seemed to turn around normally, and he was relieved that he didn't seem to notice them.

Looking up again, the general has sat down at the desk again, and nothing in the study seems to have changed.

He couldn't see anything, so Bai Luochuan tugged at the corner of Bai Jue's clothes, and made a gesture with his eyes. The two of them hunkered down and prepared to return along the original path.

As soon as he took a step, a clear voice suddenly came from inside the room.

"They are already in action, please be careful."

The steps that landed froze in place for an instant.

was discovered?Bai Jue's heart beat violently, his hands holding the two knives suddenly tightened, the veins on the back of his hands bulged, his eyes instantly became fierce, like a leopard, ready to go.

However, at the next moment, the arm was suddenly pinched by the people around him, and the hostility disappeared.

Bai Jue's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Bai Luochuan. The latter's face was composed and calm, and his eyes were calm. He shook his head slightly at him, slowly moved his palm on his arm, and lightly clasped Bai Jue's wrist. Pulling him away from the courtyard of the study without looking back.

Quickly returned to the West Chamber Pavilion where they lived.

"Huh—" Bai Luochuan let go of Bai Jue's wrist, and sat down on the chair as if he lost his strength, "I'm scared to death, it's really terrible to say something out of nowhere..."

"What did he mean by that sentence?" Bai Jue lightly stroked the warmth on his wrist, it was pitch black outside, no one was chasing him.

"Whatever he means." Bai Luochuan quickly took off his clothes, slipped into the quilt and lay down, "I'm too sleepy, go to bed first, I don't have a few hours to sleep, we'll talk about it when I wake up."

In the end, he patted the empty seat beside him: "Come on, Dabai, the bed is warmed up for you, come in and sleep."

Bai Jue chuckled lightly, laughing at the man who was obviously afraid of the cold and didn't say anything, insisting on turning a corner and hoping for him to pass by.

But he didn't expose Bai Luochuan's childish behavior, took off his coat, went to bed and lay down next to him.

"It's so warm..." Bai Luochuan sighed contentedly, and fell into a deep sleep.

The sky outside the window twinkled with stars.

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Early the next morning, Bai Jue and Bai Jue got up a little late. They thought that there should be no one in the main hall, but when they went there, they found that there were quite a few people. The two people inside were talking about something in a panic.

"It's true, their clothes are still the ones they wore when they got off the train, and their appearance hasn't changed. I won't admit it!"

"It's them! But they have no consciousness at all, and they can't hear how they shout. I think...they may not be alive anymore!"

......

"What happened?" Bai Luochuan caught a glimpse of Lin Jiusiqi and the two who were joining in the fun.

Lin Jiu sighed, and explained: "Not long after the two of them left the house, they ran back in a panic, saying that they saw an acquaintance on the train before, but that acquaintance has completely lost their self-awareness now and does not listen to what they say , It seems that they don't even look at them, just like walking dead."

"Oh?" Bai Luochuan asked in surprise, "Assimilated with those residents outside the mansion?"

He remembered how dazed the ghosts were.

Lin Jiu's face was a little pale, this time the platform was burnt to death inexplicably and lost his soul, there was no contact at all, which made people panic.

"Maybe it's because they chose the wrong temporary residence." Bai Jue said, "If the last platform lived in a house without little boys, and no one threw plates to pray for blessings, they would be torn to pieces by monsters. As for this time... ...It should be that bad things happen to people who don't live in the general's mansion."

After all, the name of the platform is Hero Tomb.

"Doesn't that mean there will be a lot of dead people?" There should be a lot of people in their 'doughnut', but those are the only people who live in the general's mansion.

"Maybe it won't die so quickly, come one by one, let's kill chickens and monkeys, if other people find something wrong and live in the general's mansion, they should not be recruited." Bai Jue said lightly.

"It's really tormenting..." Si Qi shook her head.

"By the way, the eye symbol that Bai Jue mentioned yesterday," Si Qi said in a low voice, "Just now, Erjiu and I found another one among the flowers in the backyard."

Bai Jue nodded slightly in thought: "It seems that the guess is right, but what's the use of making such a big formation..."

After dinner, the four of them searched the general's mansion, and found the same symbol formations in many hidden places.

Lin Jiu scaled down the approximate location and marked it on the paper. After finding all of them, he connected each array eye with a line, and an enlarged version of each array eye symbol appeared. With the circle formed by them, the entire general The government is wrapped in it.

It's roughly the same as Bai Jue's guess.

"It's really creepy," Si Qi complained, "It turns out that we live in a killing formation, but this mansion is the only safe place, what a contradiction..."

"Think about it, what if it's a protective formation." Lin Jiu said.

Bai Jue met Bai Luochuan's eyes and instantly knew what he was thinking: "Let's go to the study again?"

"Okay." Bai Luochuan rolled his eyes.

When I came to the study again, it seemed that there was a lot of popularity here, and it seemed that other people had also come to look for it.

Bai Jue seemed to be familiar with the road, and found the painting he saw last night under the desk in two strokes.

"Wow, what a beautiful person." Si Qi exclaimed.

"It's because the person who painted it has feelings, that's why you think she's beautiful." Lin Jiu said.

oh?Bai Luochuan didn't realize this: "The painter has feelings? Erjiu, have you ever learned how to draw?"

"Ah? Well," Lin Jiu scratched his head embarrassingly, "I studied for a while when I was a child. The teacher said that painting is like learning the piano. You have to put your own feelings in it, and the resulting work will be good."

"That's true." Bai Luochuan nodded. From this aspect, the woman in the painting is indeed full of affection and charm, "It seems that the general loves this woman very much."

"Huh?" Si Qi, who had been staring at the painting, said hesitantly, her eyes were a little dazed.

"Why do I feel that this woman looks familiar..."