freenovelworld Chapter 640 Fatal Game 2 3
Chapter 640 Fatal Game 2 3
He went downstairs and sat down next to her: "Where did you get all this breakfast?"
There were several kinds of breakfast laid out on the table, which was much more abundant than the noodles that Ling Jiushi cooked.
Hu Ji lowered her head and continued eating: "Of course, it's what I brought myself. Everyone says you should eat a good breakfast."
At this moment, Ling Jiushi came over with two bowls of noodles: "Can we bring food in through the gate?"
“Okay.” Ruan Lanzhu was just curious about where Hu Ji had put her things when she brought them in, since she didn’t even have a bag on her.
Could it be that his gaze fell on the two large sleeves of her clothes?
"What are you looking at? You like my clothes?" Hu Ji glanced at him.
“Your clothes look quite layered, unlike ours which are dressed in thin clothes.” Ruan Lanzhu rubbed her hands together and breathed on them to warm them.
"You're so weak? You really need to take good care of yourself," Hu Ji laughed at him.
Upon hearing this, he lowered his hand: "I'm weak? How could that be?"
Hu Ji just smiled without saying a word. Hearing the two talking, Ling Jiushi stood up and soon brought over three pieces of clothing.
"It's cold here, so please wear more layers, one layer each."
Hu Ji shook her head and didn't take them, her eyes still holding a hint of mockery: "I'm not cold, give both to Ruan Baijie, he looks frail."
“I’m not cold either, Ling Jiushi, you can wear it yourself.” Ruan Lanzhu put the clothes aside.
He was only wearing a thin shirt, and it was clear he was just being stubborn to say he wasn't cold.
Ling Jiushi laughed out loud: "Don't try to be brave."
As he spoke, he winked at Hu Ji, signaling her to try and persuade her.
Hu Ji stopped teasing him and threw a piece of clothing at Ruan Lanzhu, who instinctively raised his hand to catch it.
"Keep wearing it, you don't want to catch a cold."
After saying that, she stood up and said, "I've finished eating. You can have the rest of the food. Also, please help me clear the table."
Hu Ji turned to leave, and Ruan Lanzhu, having finished dressing, watched her go upstairs: "Aren't you going out later?"
"Don't go."
After everyone left, he gave some of the breakfast on the table to Ling Jiushi: "Please clear the table later."
"I guess I deserve to work." Ling Jiushi said helplessly, but he didn't say he wouldn't do it.
Seeing his reaction, Ruan Lanzhu took the initiative to explain some of the rules of the game to him.
The two were having breakfast when Xiong Qi came over to inform them: "Gentlemen, the clan chief is looking for us. Please come over."
After saying that, he looked around again: "There were three of you sitting here just now, where's the other person?"
"I don't know, but since the clan leader is looking for us, let's go first," Ruan Lanzhu said, standing up after finishing the last bite of her meal.
He didn't think they could get Hu Ji to come; she had just said she didn't want to go out.
Upon hearing this, Xiong Qi didn't ask any more questions and went out the door ahead of them. An experienced doorman wouldn't let them worry about so much, would he?
Ling Jiushi hurriedly finished tidying up the table, and looked back before leaving: "Are we really not inviting Mu Lan along?"
"Are you worried about her?" Ruan Lanzhu glanced at him inexplicably.
"After all, we all came in together, and we just ate their breakfast. What if something really happens?"
Ruan Lanzhu couldn't help but think of Hu Ji's room door that opened and closed automatically last night, along with her ability to cross doors at will.
"She won't be in trouble no matter who gets into trouble, so don't worry so much and let's go."
Seeing his certainty, Ling Jiushi wondered if Hu Ji was actually a master?
He hesitated for a moment and then stopped, realizing he was still a newcomer.
Hu Ji was sitting in her room. She heard the commotion downstairs, but only opened the window and glanced down.
It doesn't matter whether she goes or not, the mission will be issued once the clan leader and others arrive, and she's not a newcomer anyway.
A short while later, a long head of hair suddenly emerged from the well at the entrance of the inn, and a female ghost in white clothes climbed out.
She moved quickly, climbing up the ground to the inn's building, her two hands with long black nails reaching for the window of the orchid.
Hu Ji stood by the window, looking at her: "Xiao Jiu, you should go to work now. You'll probably have a big meal today."
Xiao Jiu nodded at her head, which was covered by her hair. Even though her face couldn't be seen, Xiao Jiu could tell what she meant.
"Go quickly, maybe this time, you will all have a different result."
Ling Jiushi entered the door, and after he moved the door gods and NPCs, the door would never be opened again.
Xiao Jiu nuzzled Hu Ji's hand with her long, nimble hair before going downstairs and quickly crawling towards the mountains and forests.
*
In the evening, Hu Ji sat curled up in front of the campfire, eating sunflower seeds and reading a novel.
Just then, the inn's door was pushed open, and people returned one after another, but apart from her, there were only six people left.
Upon seeing Hu Ji, Xiong Qi questioned, "Why didn't you follow the others? You didn't do the quests given by the NPCs and nothing happened to you?"
Upon hearing this, the initial low spirits of everyone due to the deaths of several people that day were replaced by curiosity about why Hu Ji could be different.
Hu Ji ignored everyone's suspicious looks and looked at Ruan Lanzhu and Ling Jiushi.
What did you do today?
"We'll go up the mountain to cut down trees and worship the mountain god," Ruan Lanzhu said after sitting down.
"How come only six people came back?"
"They all violated the taboo conditions and were eaten by the door gods."
The two of them asked and answered each other, seemingly oblivious to the strange atmosphere. Ling Jiushi, feeling restless, looked around at everyone.
Seeing that Hu Ji neither answered nor paid any attention to him, Xiong Qi was somewhat displeased.
Xiao Ke tugged at him and whispered, "Either she's really capable, or she's courting death. Let's not get involved and just wait and see."
Xiong Qi thought it made sense, and he and Xiao Ke went over and sat down: "I think there are people in this sect who know the rules."
His words implied suspicions about two people: Hu Ji, who was unpredictable, and Ruan Lanzhu, who was also quite suspicious.
They went to worship the mountain god, but he was the only one who didn't follow the rules the landlady told him to enter the temple from the beginning, as if he already knew that something bad would happen if someone entered the temple alone.
Moreover, the two of them seemed more familiar with each other than with the others.
Ruan Lanzhu knew he was referring to her: "Just say what you have to say."
"You just entered the temple without following the rules. You didn't know the rules, yet you knew someone would die before anything happened?" Xiong Qi said sarcastically.
Ling Jiushi couldn't help but retort, "If he had intended to hide it, he wouldn't have suggested that everyone go in together."
Xiong Qi: "Don't rush to stand up for him..."
"Is it you? You're that female ghost!" Cheng Wen suddenly stood up, pointed at Hu Ji, and shouted.
He not only interrupted Xiong Qi, but also startled everyone and drew their attention to the Hu woman he was pointing at.
Sitting next to Hu Ji was Wang Xiaoyi. After hearing Cheng Wen's words, she became a little scared and moved a little away from Hu Ji.
Then he asked, "Cheng Wen, what female ghost are you talking about? Isn't Mu Lan a human?"