Chapter 48:

When Ruan Bai touched the doorknob, he felt that the temperature outside was extremely low.
After she went out, she stayed out of the incident completely, feeling that the temperature outside was at least ten degrees lower, even if she was wearing a coat, she couldn't help but shiver.
The entire long corridor outside the house was plunged into a thick black fog. This darkness was about to form a substance, so that Ruan Bai had a kind of illusion that as long as he reached out his hand and grabbed it, he could catch a ray of illusion.
The cold air clings to her skin tightly, a trace of chill seeps in, like maggots attached to bones, entangling her with a certain unknown breath.
However, even in the face of such a gloomy environment, Ruan Bai did not flinch, but rushed downstairs faster.
Generally speaking, where ghosts and monsters appear, the temperature will drop very low. This is a small reminder for players.
Recalling what the black-robed woman said, "It's better not to go out after 8 o'clock," Ruan Bai thought, maybe it was because after 8 o'clock, other ghosts would appear in this room.
Yes, after realizing that singing appeared too frequently, Ruan Bai discovered that there must be more than 14 ghosts in this game.
Not to mention the children, even the owner and the couple of this old castle have never seen them. Maybe this couple also has a secret.
While thinking, she walked across the corridor.
The portraits hanging on the walls on both sides were blurred by the black mist, the faces on them were blurred, and a pair of eyes looked forward numbly.
Ruan Bai recalled the specific location of the scream just now. Not surprisingly, it should be at the entrance on the first floor.
After she went down the stairs, as expected, she found the back of the player holding the axe hard at the door.
However, for Ruan Bai, she has the courage and confidence to go out after 8 o'clock, because she found out very early that the White Lotus system will not release her unfinished tasks.
Secondly, there are huge points inspiring her.
But why should other ordinary players go out?
Ruan Bai couldn't understand, but she didn't have to think about it, because she had already come to the male player's side.
As she guessed, every time the singing sounded, ghosts could be seen, and only the players who would appear in the singing would encounter ghosts, so she could also see the nine-year-old girl with a twisted neck standing opposite the male player.
It has very beautiful blue eyes, white skin, and a very delicate appearance.
Only at this time, its eyes were full of paranoia, and the look on the male player was vicious, and the face was distorted to a frightening degree. At first glance, there was no beauty, only indescribable treacherous.
Under its attack again and again, the male player fled hastily, with injuries on his body, the most serious of which was his obviously unnatural feet.
Not to mention the backhand cutting off the head of the ghost, it is a question whether this male player can survive.
Seeing Ruan Bai coming over, there was nothing unusual about it, and the male player opposite it was taken aback for a while and let out a surprise cry: "You, you are here to save me!?"
Just now, in the face of such a scene, he almost gave up, but he didn't expect someone to rush out to rescue him.
Before, he saw Ruan Bai being instructed by the eldest lady to turn around, and he was still indifferent. He could say a few words for help, but he chose to stand by... Now it seems that this is the real good person!
The attack of the ghost has always been swift and fierce. Taking advantage of Ruan Bai's approach, the male player was startled, it jumped again, waved its sharp fingers, and grabbed it towards the male player's neck!
At this very moment, Ruan Bai stretched out his hand and pulled the male player, then turned around and kicked the ghost's belly with force.
After pulling the male player away, she quickly let go, put aside the staggering male player, and grabbed his axe.
Then, she picked up the heavy axe and swung away at the girl!
The girl is obviously quicker than the boy yesterday, and she is also quite wary of this axe.
Seeing that Ruan Bai is a hard stubble, it quickly backed away a few steps, avoiding the axe, and a pair of blue eyes flickered, as if thinking about how to avoid Ruan Bai and attack the male player behind her.
But Ruan Bai will not give it this opportunity to think.
In the next second, the girl had no choice but to leaned back. Ruan Bai swung the axe so powerfully that the axe blade cut through the air and made a strong wind and sound.
Its shoulders could not escape, and it was injured by Ruan Bai. The pain of loss of strength made it panic, and he drew back again.
Ruan Bai took the initiative in just two fights.
"Cut off her head!" shouted the male player behind him, "She can die without her head!"
Feelings, he actually knows how to break the game!
Ruan Bai was shocked and angry when he heard this, and even the ghost didn't want to chop: "Then why didn't you chop before?"
Not only does it not cut, but it also falls to the point where she needs to be rescued? !
When the male player heard this, there was a hint of grievance in his voice: "...because I can't carry this axe."
Ruan Bai: "..."
I don't know what to say, she can only continue to pick up the axe and find a chance to cut off the little girl's head.
There was an unwilling scream from the girl's throat, and the whole ghost, like the kitchen boy before, became transparent and disappeared in the air.
At the same moment, Ruan Bai's ear also heard a system prompt: [Di, congratulations to the host, the random task has been completed, and the reward will be issued after the game is cleared. ] Confirming that the task is complete, Ruan Bai threw away the axe and turned to look at the male player.
At this time, he was out of danger and sat directly on the ground.
Seeing Ruan Bai looking over, his face showed a grateful look: "Thank you, if it weren't for you, I might really want to explain here."
In a game where players will die at any time and players are indifferent, it is great for him to be lucky enough to meet such a person.
"It's okay," Ruan Bai thought about his personal settings, and shook his head gently, "We are all players. It is okay to help each other. I can't bear to watch you die. After all, it is a human life, and I It’s just a matter of effort to save you...so, just give 500 points."
Male player: "..."
At the end of hearing, the touched look on his face suddenly stiffened.
Fortunately, he is not stupid. Knowing that five hundred points is nothing compared to fate, especially when Ruan Bai risked his life to save him. He was his benefactor because of reason.
It's good to be able to distinguish between the silver goods and the grievances.
Without hesitation, the male player immediately scored 500 points for Ruan Bai.
Ruan Bai received the points and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.
But she hasn't forgotten her doubts. After solving these, she looked at the male player and continued to ask: "You shouldn't be out at 8 o'clock in the evening. Why are you going out? Don't you know if this is dangerous?"
This male player is not one of the three newcomers before, so he shouldn't have made such an obvious mistake.
Mentioning this, the male player's face also showed a strange look.
"Of course I know. I clearly remember that I did fall asleep in the room," he said. "But when I woke up, I found myself standing in the doorway and holding this axe."
He didn't come out on his own initiative at all, but was sent over inexplicably.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he came to a strange place. Faced with an evil spirit who looked at him, the male player was caught off guard and suffered a lot.
When Ruan Bai heard this, he thought of the lyrics
"One quiet morning, he dreamed that the little sister had sharp horns on her head."
Is it related to this lyrics?
"Did you dream of anything?" Ruan Bai asked, "You should have heard the lyrics just now, sharp corners or something."
What does this sentence mean?
"In the dream, I do remember the content, it has something to do with the little sister," the male player hesitated and said, "However, I did not dream of sharp corners, but dreamed of something else."
He thought for a while, sorted out his speech, and said the content of the dream again: "I first dreamed that the little sister had said something to the elder sister in private, and then I showed the elder sister something, which caused the eldest sister to look bad... It was the eldest sister who stunned the eldest brother and quietly killed him and hid him in the kitchen."
In his dream, he seemed to be the second brother in the castle and witnessed the incident with his own eyes.
First of all, "he" accidentally discovered that the younger sister was talking to the elder sister, which made the elder sister feel uneasy for several days, looking at other people with thoughtful and unnoticeable madness.
Then "he" got up in the morning and caught a glimpse of the big sister killing the big brother with a kitchen knife.
What makes "he" more disturbed is that the eldest sister obviously does not intend to stop.
After she had done all this, she actually packed everything up, ready to repeat the trick, and then call a brother to murder.
In order to prevent the elder sister from bringing more deaths and to keep the other brothers and sisters safe, "he" finally ran to the tool room, took out an axe, and vowed to protect his home.
Perhaps it was because of suspicion that the little sister was the cause of all this, the lyrics used "sharp horns on the head" in the lyrics, implying that the little sister was in the image of a demon in the heart of the second brother.
Similarly, this should also be a cryptic hint in the lyrics, telling the player that since the "devil" is a little sister, then the "Reaper" should also be a relative, so that the player thinks of the older sister.
After listening to the male player's statement, Ruan Bai knew that everything that had happened in this castle was finally revealed.
From the time the eldest sister started with the eldest brother, a scene of fighting each other took place here.
She pondered for a moment and asked, "Then do you remember what the little sister showed to the elder sister?"
This thing should be a very important prop.
The male player nodded: "It's a piece of paper, it looks like a letter."
The two exchanged for a while, and when they found that the only information they could grasp was this, they gave up.
They returned to the second floor and went back to their respective rooms.
Perhaps it was luck that they did not encounter any danger along the way.
After 8 o'clock in the evening, what is the danger outside is still a mystery.
Ruan Bai hurried into his and Xue Se's guest room and told her what he knew.
Xue Se listened quietly, nodding her head from time to time, apparently she understood.
Just waiting for Ruan Bai to finish the topic, Xue Se suddenly raised her eyes and looked at her: "Softly, do you remember what the male player looks like and what clothes he wears?"
Ruan Bai didn't know what she wanted to do, but he nodded, explained the appearance characteristics of the male player, and asked: "What's wrong, does he have any problems?"
Xue Se slowly shook her head.
She took out the portrait from under the pillow and asked Ruan Bai to point out the second brother's appearance and characteristics, and then found the second brother's corresponding name.
"Sure enough," she said softly, "the chair the male player was sitting on during the meal before belonged to the second brother."
A small wooden sign hung on the back of every chair in the kitchen with the names of the 14 children in the castle. Every chair once belonged to a child.
After they had eaten and sat down on the first day, the game had already identified their identities through the chairs they were sitting on.
What Ruan Bai was sitting in before happened to be Cindy's position. Xue Se didn't say straight because she suspected this was a coincidence.
But now, this conjecture is clearly correct.
"Do you remember everyone's looks and the name of the chair on which they were sitting?" Ruan Bai was surprised by Xue Se's memory when he heard this. "Then can you find the player sitting in the position of the little sister?"
The girl heard the words and nodded slowly: "Yes, it's a male player sitting in the position of the little girl, because I deliberately chose a male name chair."
At that time, out of doubt and uncertainty, she stood on the edge of a chair with a male name.
Even if they are not seated, other players will not bother to grab her when they see it, and just find another chair to sit down.
The ratios of 14 players and 14 children are the same, so if Xue Se occupies the position of a boy, it is destined that a male player has to take the position of a girl.
And the male player happened to be sitting in the little sister's chair.
Only after speaking, Xue Se shook her head again, and said, "But, we don't need to find him because he won't survive tonight."
Her voice was calm, with an unquestionable certainty.
When Xue Se said that, Ruan Bai was stunned.
"Why do you say that?" She asked in confusion, "Could it be that there will be singing late at night? The game does not even give us time to sleep?"
Listening to Ruan Bai's question, Xue Se said nothing.
Her light brown eyes stared at the photo motionlessly. Under the dim light, her eyelashes cast a shadow on her fair skin, which was more lively than the freckles on both sides of the bridge of the nose.
"Rulean, have you ever thought that after 14 children kill each other, there will be a child who will survive in the end?" she asked lightly.
Hearing this, Ruan Bai suddenly raised his head.
Some details kept pouring out of her mind, and then disappeared, slowly forming a looming network.
She knew what Xue Se wanted to say.
"Where will the only winner go? Since Ta is not dead, it is impossible for the game to force the player to identify himself... Therefore, there is an inner ghost among our players."
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