Chapter 146 Collusion?
"Qiansi Ghost Concubine?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present except Jiang Ran looked at Liu Xiao'e in shock.
Liu Xiao'e looked at the bad gambler in disbelief.
Her eyes widened. She didn't expect that even when Prince Jade died, she didn't show any flaws.
In the end, he was called out by a rotten gambler.
With this thought in mind, she raised her hand casually, and just as a stream of white powder was about to spill out, she felt a strong wind blowing back.
Nothing was wasted, I spread it all over my face.
"Cough cough cough..."
Liu Xiao'e coughed repeatedly and staggered back.
He reached out and took out a bottle of elixir, and was about to open it and swallow it when a hand came out and snatched the bottle away.
"Give it back to me!"
Liu Xiao'e exclaimed and wanted to grab it, but she let out a muffled groan.
"Save it, use the Fangqi Powder yourself. You don't need to tell me what the effect will be, right?"
Jiang Ran smiled and said,
"Don't be impatient, girl. There's no need to run away in such a hurry. If I really want to do something to you, I'll just do it." I have already taken action in the gambling house, and I will never tolerate you until now."
"You..."
Liu Xiao'e wiped her face hard and looked up at Jiang Ran:
"What do you mean? You've seen it a long time ago Come out?"
"It's actually not difficult."
Jiang Ran said softly:
"The traces of what happened tonight are too obvious, forget it, let's talk as we walk.
"Bad gambler, lead the way, let's go see the Ghost King. "
Yes." "
The bad gambler agreed and would lead the way first.
Jiang Ran glanced at Liu Xiao'e and made a 'please' gesture to her.
Liu Xiao'e looked at Jiang Ran, then at everyone present, and took a deep breath. With a tone of voice, she followed behind the rotten gambler and the six dice weirdos.
Although she was hit by the Sangqi Powder and couldn't do anything, her walking was not affected.
"Are you still going? "
Li Tianxin felt a little upset. He really didn't want to stay here.
Jiang Ran smiled and said,
"Brother Li can go out first.
"Forget it, I'll just follow. " "
Ruan Yuqing and Luo Qingyi naturally don't need to say more.
At this moment, they no longer have any fear of the ghost palace.
Especially Luo Qingyi, he has never been afraid from the beginning.
Jiang Ran said as he walked:
"At the beginning, it was indeed quite bluffing... the team of ghosts picking up relatives really didn't seem to be living people.
"But when you actually get to the Ghost Palace, you will find that these so-called evil ghosts are all disguised as living people.
"So what happened to those so-called 'marriage ghosts' in the first place?
"The place we were in at that time was not that secret, not to mention there was a bright fire.
"At that time they looked around. If it is really a ghost, we don't understand this thing, and it's hard to tell whether it can be seen or not.
"But if it's human... Is there any reason why we can't see it?
"But they turned a deaf ear to it. Let me guess... that pause was just to attract our attention, right? "
That's it. " Ruan
Yuqing nodded lightly: "When you encounter such a group of weird beings on the road, you will either run away in fear, or you will definitely catch up to find out." And if their target is Jiaowei in you, they will naturally investigate your personality.
"I knew you wouldn't be afraid, so I would definitely catch up and check." "
And the reason why I caught up with you was naturally because you are humans, not ghosts."
Jiang Ran smiled and said, "After all, there are such obvious footprints on the ground. Ghosts can't stay."
"Didn't you say there were no footprints on the ground?"
Li Tianxin couldn't help but ask.
"I'm just kidding you."
Jiang Ran was a little speechless: "You didn't dare to look at the ground until the end?" "
I...what do you mean I didn't dare?"
Li Tian said, scratching his neck,
"That's what I did. , I believe you! Yes, I believe in your judgment! I don’t need to take another look at it!” “It’s
quite interesting that you have such a tough mouth.”
Jiang Ranze continued:
“Second point, It was when entering Wujian Town.
"You previously created a ghostly atmosphere and suppressed your breathing and heartbeat using methods such as the Turtle Breathing Technique.
"I couldn't hear the breathing or heartbeat in the sedan, let alone the sound of begging for mercy.
" But when you arrived at Wujian Town, you suddenly started to cry for mercy...
"You want to tell me that what's in the sedan is Living people, as a knight-errant, how can I ignore living people?
"So, what really made me suspicious was the moment the sedan entered Wujian Town.
"But at that time, I wasn't sure yet.
"But when Miss Ruan and I walked out of the Enchanting Ghost Wall and saw you deep in the Ghost King's Palace, this suspicion was completely deepened.
"What did I do at that time? " "
Liu Xiao'e frowned slightly: "At that time, I didn't do anything..."
Ruan Yuqing also looked at Jiang Ran.
At that time, Liu Xiao'e not only did nothing, but her acting skills were very good.
She cried with tears in her eyes, When she got off the sedan, her legs were so weak that she was even more shocked.
"But the 'ghosts' who were carrying her sedan were gone. "
Jiang Ran said softly:
"While following this sedan, I once noticed that these people who were carrying the sedan for her were playing gongs and drums.
"They really don't look like living people.
" They look weird, their movements are uniform, and their joints are stiff.
"After thinking about it, I feel that they are like machine dolls that have been wound up and behave according to a fixed pattern.
"Or they are a kind of walking dead that have been controlled by others.
"How could it be possible to achieve such uniformity without a unified will?
"But when Miss Ruan and I found Miss Liu in the Ghost King's Palace, they all disappeared.
"As for my guess about their identity, no matter which point I hit.
"There must be someone controlling it behind the scenes.
"Why did the people who controlled them remove them, but left alone the bride they kidnapped?"
"Wait a minute!"
Li Tianxin suddenly said:
"There's something wrong here."
"Oh?"
Jiang Ran smiled: "You actually have a brain. Tell me, what's wrong?" "
You said those... no one is right ?" Damn it, they are all being manipulated.
"In that case, isn't it also reasonable that they couldn't see the fire at that initial stop?
Li Tianxin said: "Doesn't that mean that your initial suspicion is untenable? " "
...I suddenly feel that when you sit in the living room and look out, you can only see the threshold of the living room, right?" "
What do you mean? " Li
Tianxin was stunned, and then his face darkened:
"Are you saying that I am short-sighted?" "
"Suddenly became smart again. "
Jiang Ran nodded calmly:
"Since it is controlled by others, the ones who stopped to attract our attention are naturally not the so-called 'ghosts', but the people who control these 'ghosts'.
"As far as the results are concerned, nothing will change."
Li Tian thought for a moment and nodded:
"It makes sense... But in addition to these two possibilities, there was a third possibility.
"No Controlled by people, they are ghosts. After they send the bride to the place, they put down the sedan chair, and then they dispersed. "
That's right. " Jiang
Ran glanced at Li Tianxin with some surprise:
"You have really grown your brain this time. Congratulations."
"So, I just deepened my suspicions and wasn't sure yet.
"After all, there are all kinds of possibilities, and you definitely can't define a person based on one-sided clues and traces.
"It's just that I took reasonable precautions at that time. For example, when I helped Miss Liu out of the sedan, I used a scabbard. "Lest I accidentally get hurt
.
"Then are you really sure that there is something wrong with me and that I am in a gambling house? " "
Liu Xiao'e looked at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran nodded:
"This is not the first time we have heard the name Jade Prince.
"When I first entered the gambling house, someone said that you were the bride captured by Prince Jade.
"But when Prince Jade broke into the gambling house, everyone was looking at him...except you.
"Since you know that you were captured by him, you want to be included in the room.
"Now that you see the real owner, even if it is subconsciously, you will want to take a look. What kind of person can he be?
"But you... always lower your head and don't look at it.
"You are an ordinary girl from an ordinary people's family, but your concentration is deeper than that of many famous and upright knights.
"Is this reasonable?"
"...Then why didn't you expose me at that time?"
Liu Xiao'e frowned.
Jiang Ran glanced at the bad gambler and said,
"Because it's not necessary anymore... When I knew you had a problem, I roughly guessed the specific situation.
" Later, it was also confirmed by the bad gambler.
"You brought me to this ghost palace just for Jiaowei Qin.
"You put on a show so hard that you prepared to send me to these various evil ghosts, so that they can snatch Jiaowei according to their own abilities.
"And I just took this opportunity to get acquainted with the masters in the Ghost King's Palace, and rescue some scattered companions.
"But then I won the bad gambler, and your role was minimal.
"If your identity is revealed and you get excited and want to run away, it will be quite troublesome to catch you back.
"I still want you to come with me, so I have to spend more words.
"So, since you like acting anyway, I'll act with you.
"I didn't expect that I didn't expose your identity, but the bad gambler did it as soon as you went out.
"...It's my subordinate who made his own decision, and I ask my master to punish me. " "
The rotten gambler turned around and knelt on the ground.
Jiang Ran waved his hand and said,
"It's just a small matter...and, now that it's been revealed, I'm a little curious.
"What on earth are you doing?
"Wanting Jiaowei also attracted me to the Ghost King's Palace. Why don't you swarm me and kill me to get Jiaowei? Is that the right thing to do?
"The result led me to a gambling house. Could it be a restaurant next...oh."
When he said this, he saw a restaurant appear in front of him.
"Pinxin Restaurant?"
Jiang Ran nodded: "It just doesn't seem to be open."
The bad gambler looked at his nose and said,
"It smells of blood."
Taking a closer look, it was more than just the smell of blood?
The blood flowed out from the closed door.
Li Tianxin said quickly,
"I escaped from here."
Jiang Ran glanced at him and nodded slightly.
Luo Qingyi was about to step forward to check, but was pulled back by Jiang Ran: "Bad Gambler, look what happened in this restaurant?" "
Yes."
Rotten Gambler agreed and immediately flew to the door of the restaurant. , reached out and pushed, and the scene of corpses everywhere in the restaurant suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
"Dead...all dead."
The bad gambler frowned, and Liu Xiao'e's expression also changed slightly.
"They are killing each other."
Ruan Yuqing just glanced and saw the situation clearly: "This... doesn't make sense. Jiao Weiqin is still on you, why are they killing each other? Even if it is If the spoils are not divided equally, there must be something dirty to divide."
The rotten gambler had already rushed into the restaurant and walked up and down in a circle.
When he came out, he didn't look good:
"The ghost chef is dead. He ate half of himself... and his stomach burst."
This sentence contained a lot of information.
Jiang Ran blinked, unable to react for a moment:
"What?"
A person ate half of himself. Wouldn't it hurt to death, bleed to death, and finally die from a burst stomach?
Ruan Yuqing asked:
"Why does he want to eat himself?"
"This..."
The rotten gambler shook his head: "I don't know."
What kind of problem is this?
Jiang Ran smiled and said,
"There are quite a lot of weird things. First, the Jade Prince performed a great transformation into a living ghost in front of everyone for no reason. "Following that, there was another ghost cook who
performed a ghost cook. Eat yourself...
"I'm really looking forward to what will happen next.
" "Where is the next stop?" Winery? Or a brothel? Eating, drinking, whoring, gambling... I am very familiar with these four. "
Li Tianxin's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.
"Prince Jade is the head of the brothel. "
The rotten gambler said: "Further forward, let's talk about Huangquan Winery. The person in charge is Quan Laoqi. "
Then let's go. " "
Jiang Ran greeted, and everyone continued to move forward.
As they walked, Jiang Ran looked at Li Tianxin:
"When you escaped, did you really kill everyone?
" Just talking casually. " Li Tianxin shook his head: "
But I don't know how they died." "
Really?" Jiang
Ran pondered for a moment and said,
"Don't you think that what happened today is somewhat similar to what you once said to me?"
"What words? " "
Li Tianxin asked subconsciously.
Jiang Ran looked at him quietly and suddenly smiled:
"You once said that the most bizarre thing in the world is the Demon Cult.
"The people of the Demon Cult have weird and bizarre methods and can confuse people's hearts.
"In just a few words, a great hero can kill his entire family.
"Then I wonder, can a master suddenly commit suicide in front of others in just a few words?
"Or maybe he suddenly develops an appetite and wants to eat himself? "
This..."
Li Tianxin was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up:
"You mean, there is a devil from the Demon Cult sneaking into this place?" "
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and said,
"That's probably it. After all, apart from the methods of the Demon Cult, there don't seem to be many others who can do this...
"Besides, you have also experienced the obsessed ghost wall.
"That ghost painting is the same. The enchanting order can actually make people hallucinate.
"There seems to be a demonic sect in this regard."
Li Tianxin pondered slightly, nodded and said,
"It seems that we cannot leave this place. We have to investigate carefully before making a decision." "
This is the truth. ."
Jiang Ran smiled slightly, turned around, and talked to Ruan Yuqing again.
Li Tianxin's expression, which was still slightly smiling, suddenly faded away when Jiang Ran couldn't see him.
When he raised his eyes, there was some sadness in his eyes.
After that, I walked forward for a while, and as expected, I saw a wine shop.
As soon as he arrived in front of the wine shop, Jiang Ran swallowed.
As a pure wine connoisseur, I really have no ability to resist this Huangquan Winery.
I walked in following the smell.
Looking around, after a while, he picked up a wine jar and opened the seal:
"This... this must be at least thirty years old, right?
" Is it just sitting here? "
He opened a wine bowl and poured a bowl casually. He felt that the wine was silky and amber-like. It was really wonderful.
But after hesitating for a long time, he finally sighed and did not drink the wine. .
Instead, he looked around:
“Where is Quan Laoqi? "
The bad gambler also followed into the wine shop. He ignored these fine wines.
There was no wine in the hall, so he went to the inner hall
for a walk. Jiang Ran, Ruan Yuqing and others looked at it casually, while Liu Xiao'e sat aside and rested thoughtfully. .
A moment later, the bad gambler walked out of the inner hall:
"Quan Laoqi is not in this wine shop. "
What? "
Liu Xiao'e raised her head and glanced at the bad gambler:
"He never leaves this wine shop. "
"Besides, it was agreed tonight that everyone would win Jiaowei based on their own abilities.
" If he said it, he should be waiting here to have a drink with Jiang Ran.
"Now...where did he go?"
"The Jade Prince's ghost cook died inexplicably.
" "Quan Laoqi is missing...
" This place is not far from the ghost king's palace. Could he have discovered it? What, so you went to report it to the Ghost King?"
the bad gambler speculated.
Liu Xiao'e frowned: "I, I have something, I don't know if I should say it..."
The bad gambler glanced at Jiang Ran, and Jiang Ran smiled:
"But it doesn't matter."
"Actually... about Jiao Wei And what happened tonight was not what my prince first proposed."
Liu Xiao'e slowly said,
"A few days ago, I went to the prince's room to sleep with him.
"But I saw another man in the room... This man and the prince, Like glue and paint.
"That was the first time I met this person. His skills in bed are not as good as..." "
Wait..."
Jiang Ran took out his ears: "You can skip this end, it's dirty ears.
" The gambler also hurriedly scolded:
"Prince Jade is not taboo about meat and vegetables. Don't mention such dirty things again." "
In short... everything the prince knows about Jiao Weiqin actually comes from that person's mouth." .
"Then the prince just decided to discuss tonight's affairs with you."
"It's a pity that I don't know the identity of this person. And in the second half of that night, the prince asked me to leave first... He wanted to be alone with that person... "Since then, I have never seen him again
. this person.
"I guess he is not from our Ghost Palace.
"Because this matter involves colluding with outsiders, I have never dared to mention it.
"But tonight the prince suddenly committed suicide in the Guhun Gambling House... the ghost cook ate himself.
"Even Quan Laoqi is missing.
"I suspect they might have done this."
After Jiang Ran heard this, his first reaction was to look at Li Tianxin.
Li Tianxin's eyes were also full of doubts:
"What are you looking at me doing!?"
"It's nothing, just take a look."
Jiang Ran shook his head slightly and suddenly smiled:
"I feel like this... seems to be starting to become interesting."
Looking at Ruan Yuqing again, he found that the woman was dumbfounded.
It seemed that he had been greatly shocked.
Seeing Jiang Ran looking at her, he whispered:
"I thought that this matter would only appear in novels... I didn't expect that someone would really have this habit of cutting sleeves."
She was in the Shuiyue Sword Sect. At that time, I read some strange storybooks every day.
(End of chapter)