People in the original god, the innkeeper, oppressing his sister

After she finished speaking, she saw that the other party was hesitant to speak, so she enlightened understandingly:

"Don't be embarrassed, Mr. Gu is right, it's only fair to you, just accept his kindness."

"Uh-huh."

Gu Bai nodded with a smile, his smile was as gentle as a central air conditioner, obviously agreeing with Paimon's point of view.

asshole!

Who wants your kindness!

Miss Sinner, whose butt was just one centimeter off the ground, yelled frantically in her heart.

It was scary enough just listening to you alone.

Now I am going to tell my own share, which means double the suffering!

"We are friends, so don't be polite. Friends should take care of each other."

Ying also said with a smile.

"Hmm."

Gu Bai nodded again in agreement, and then he asked with some doubts:

"Miss Yula has a better solution, or..."

He leaned close to Yula's ear, and could see Miss Sinner's white and tender earlobes, as if they would turn pink with just one breath.

So he really took a deep breath, and slowly opened his mouth amidst Yura's forced smile, and said word by word:

"Are you afraid of ghosts?"

— Checkmate!

……

Thus, the brain battle came to an end in Miss Sinner's lost eyes.

"Uh, is it reluctance?"

A few minutes later, Ying pointed to a figure with her face buried in her arms, and asked in a low voice.Because this figure looked pitiful, weak, and helpless, and looked quite bleak.

"No, she was too touched."

Gu Bai shook his head, and lifted his non-existent glasses.

The flowing water has no shape, the drifting wind has no trace, but there is only one truth.

Being afraid of ghosts doesn't mean being afraid of being alone, maybe it's a habit of thinking, he almost overlooked this detail.

If it wasn't for the fact that the other party hadn't let down his vigilance at the last moment, and the ending sound in the words was too cheerful, it might not have been discovered.

So, it's the details that determine success or failure.

"All right."

Gu Bai clapped his hands, and Daoying and Paimeng attracted their attention:

"Since it's telling a story for Ms. Yula, let's make some adaptations based on her story."

"Then, the following will officially begin."

……

Facing the expectant eyes of the two, in the flickering candlelight, several shadows projected on the wall swayed accordingly, the cold wind howled outside the window, and dark air currents slapped the window, which was actually the color of the sky.

The man's voice sounded slowly in the silence:

"Welcome to Palmhill Manor."

"You reach out and wipe the dust off the sign."

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Longqitan under the Moon: Chapter 87 Welcome to Palm Hill Manor

"Welcome to Palmhill Manor.

You reach out and wipe the dust off the sign.

If you don't try hard to read, the handwriting on it can't be seen clearly.

The sky was gloomy, with clouds shutting in the light.

The reeds on the ground reach your knees, swaying back and forth with the wind in the wilderness, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Towering in front of you is a manor house perched on a moor that looks like a gigantic castle.

The location of the manor is remote, you need to go through the forest, and there is a difficult path in the middle. You and your parents have gone through a long bumpy road to get here.

Fortunately, what you saw and heard along the way made you feel novel, and you didn't show much fatigue.

I still remember seeing the chasing squirrels and foxes, the birds preening their feathers, and the dense red pine trees through the curtains on the carriage...these are all scenes you have never seen in the city.

At this time, your parents hold your hand and lead you to the outside of the guardrail of the manor. The purpose of their trip is to visit a friend from afar, but the friend is not in this manor, and they only stay here for the night.

You come to your senses, the fresh air refreshes your spirits, and you look at the manor in front of you with some curiosity.

The outer guardrails are a little rusty, and the off-white walls indicate that this manor has been around for quite a while. Combined with the signage you saw when you got off the car, it seems that this place has not been carefully taken care of for a long time.

The name of the manor was Palm Hill, and in the end that was all you had in your mind.

The manor occupies a large area, which can be seen from the waiting time for the owner's house, because it means that there is a long way to go from the main building to the gate.

You stood patiently for a while, and finally a man dressed as a housekeeper appeared in sight.

The man was old, with gray temples, wearing a black tuxedo and top hat, with a straight waist and a look of energy.

The old butler opened the iron gate of the courtyard, and said words of welcome and apology. Welcome refers to coming to the manor as a guest, and apology refers to making the guests wait outside for so long.

When he saw you, he smiled, called you beautiful young lady, and then bowed, even though you were only nine years old... In short, he behaved well and obviously had good cultivation. He was a kind and Kind old man.

It was late when you and your parents came to the manor, and the old housekeeper suggested that your family go to dinner first. It would be dinner time, and you happily followed the adults, looking around on the lawn.

But because you didn't stay for too long, you just took a cursory glance, and you didn't have much impression of the things in the courtyard. There are many facilities that you can't name, but you always feel that this is what the manor should be. Some look.

Along the way, you once again strengthened your mind, this manor is really big——

Stepping on the avenue paved with stone slabs, you can finally see its whole picture, a large area of ​​green grass, well-trimmed trees, white marble sculptures, a huge fountain in the center of the manor...the view is an elegant and comfortable scene , in stark contrast to the wilderness outside.

The old butler brought you to a several-story castle. This is the tallest building in the entire manor, and it seems to be the residence of the owner.

You took a few steps back, raised your head, and the warm yellow lights lit up the windows of the castle. This may be the most comforting scene in the journey.

The old butler patted your head and pushed open the heavy door. There was a creaking sound in your ears, which made your teeth ache. The door frames on both sides seemed to be overwhelmed by the huge door panels. In the welcome sound of the butler, you officially into the manor.

The hall in front has beautiful chandeliers and exquisite furnishings, the light is bright and warm.The scene at the rear looked gray, probably because of the darkening sky, and you even saw a spider web from the corner of the gate, which was simply out of tune with the interior style of the castle.

But you're famished now, and your thoughts quickly turn to dinner and a hot bath.

After putting down your luggage, the butler leads you to the second floor for dinner, and then opens a door. You come to the restaurant and say it is a restaurant. In fact, the internal specifications are similar to those of a banquet hall. Eating here seems to make people serious unconsciously.

The servants have gone out to purchase supplies, the butler explained to you in this way.Therefore, the dinner is a bit crude and the hospitality is not good, please forgive me.

But simple is often a humble word in this kind of occasion, and the dishes on the final table are rich and delicious, even if you put away the modesty of a lady, it is impossible to solve all of them.

You are full of food, hugging your stomach and leaning against the back of the chair. The strong sense of fullness and the warmth around you make you yawn.

After a day of running around, you are fiddling with knives and forks, feeling sleepy. The old housekeeper suggested taking you back to your room to rest, so you followed him to the third floor. There are many rooms in the long and narrow corridor. He stopped in front of an unknown number of rooms, pushed open the door, and it was pitch black inside.

Normally, you might still be thinking about walking around, but now you can’t care about so much, kick off your shoes, and just sleepily climb into the big bed in the room, not even thinking about changing clothes, it’s really sleepy up.

Your consciousness gradually blurred, and the old butler seemed to say when he left:

"Beautiful lady, I wish you a pleasant evening."

……

Speaking of this, Gu Bai exhaled, his lips were a little dry.

He took a sip of water and sorted out his next thoughts by the way.

"This is the end?"

After waiting for a long time, Miss Sinner asked impatiently.

"What are you thinking about? Of course it's endless. It's just a necessary foreshadowing."

Gu Bai said slowly.

"There are still some places to think about in the future, stop and rest."

After saying this, Ying and Paimon also breathed a sigh of relief. They had been tense in their heads just now, for fear that there would be a sudden turn of events.

This is a common routine in ghost stories. First, let people relax through plain narration, like boiling frogs in warm water, and then wait for the audience to completely let go of their vigilance, and then make a turning point that they are not prepared for, and successfully scare people.

How common is it? Even Yula knows this kind of routine, so since she "resigned to her fate", she has followed along honestly, only to find that it is nothing more than that.

This is the common problem of routines. You will find that the effect is good after only using it a few times, but once you use it too much, it will become clichéd.

The essence of ghost stories is scary. It is right to let the audience relax their vigilance, but if they are too deliberate, they will be inferior.

Take the story of Gu Bai for example, the front is very warm and true, but his intentions are written on his face, he almost didn't say: "I'm going to scare you soon".

That's why Yula has already prepared her mentally. When you know that you will be scared, you won't be so scared anymore.

It's like watching a horror movie, if you know the first few minutes of what those scenes will appear in advance, it will eventually become boring.

So Yura felt that she had summed up her experience.The subsequent development can be almost guessed: for example, the little girl's room is suddenly haunted, or the parents wake up the next day and find that they are missing.

It's okay to think about it this way.

Rather, the tense state before is more like scaring yourself, just look away.

This time the other party was considered clever but was misunderstood by cleverness. If his intentions were not so obvious, he might have been tricked, but now this kind of behavior is completely treating people like fools.

Yura felt like she was doing it again.

However, because she has learned enough lessons, Miss Sinner has learned her lesson this time.

Before the final result came, she would not be in a hurry to raise her tail again.

By now, Yula has completely figured it out, provoking Gu Bai is asking for trouble.He has never been cheap from him.

In addition, she also discovered a law that is not very nice to say, but is very obvious, that is: the more she resists, the more excited he is.

In the past, I would probably have said something cryptic, and then told the endings I had guessed directly, to see how the other party reacted, but now I have no intention of speaking.

Just wait until it's over, and then pretend to be too scared to speak.

Thinking of this, Yura stared straight at the candle, and tactfully tightened the blanket around her body.

This mentality is generally referred to as the exclusive mentality of the elderly.

Taking this picture into his eyes, Gu Bai didn't make a sound.

It appears to have been discovered.

You know I'm playing tricks.

I also know I'm playing tricks.

I already knew you knew I was playing tricks.

Moreover, I deliberately let you know that I am playing tricks.

As long as you start thinking and trying to make judgments, you have to fall into my rhythm step by step.

If you use too many routines, it will become vulgar, which is no problem. Judging by the usual trend, the following story will indeed not have much new ideas.

But what if I had to tell an unusual story?

He flashed a meaningful smile.

The night at Palmhill Manor was just beginning.

……

"You heard the noise outside the house in the dimness, it was probably the servant's voice.

You ate a lot at dinner, you felt thirsty in your deep sleep, you started to wake up, hesitated for a while, you sat up from the bed with a dry throat, and rubbed your eyes.

The fireplace did not know when it was burning, and there was a faint fire light flickering in the dark room, and it was impossible to see things clearly with this light.

You thought about how long you slept, and it was almost late at night. It's not good to bother others at this time. Let's find a water glass first.