usatvline Chapter 154 Gathering in One Hall
Chapter 154 Gathering in One Hall
Of course, the moth tattoo wouldn't answer Yan Xun's question.
Yan Xun leaned back on the sofa. He thought for a long time, and then called the other members of the group and Song Baiyuan.
Tell them to come to Song Baiyuan's house as soon as possible.
……
Mu Yuanming was the first to arrive.
He stood at the door, and Yan Xun opened it.
The other person seemed to have just washed their face; their hair was still damp, and they had changed into a new set of clothes.
The moment Yan Xun opened the door, Mu Yuanming smelled a strong stench of blood, a familiar smell... He frowned and looked at Yan Xun, "Are you alright?"
"Not bad, pretty good," Yan Xun said.
Mu Yuanming walked into the house with some doubt, and then saw his assistant sitting on the sofa, trembling, and many bloodstains on the floor and walls.
There was even a pool of blood on the ground, and something that looked like a lump of flesh on the ground.
This thing has fleshy buds on it, and if you look closely, you can see some strands of hair tangled together. I don't know what it is.
Next came He Jinqiu and the others.
They all witnessed the horrific scene in the room, and saw the assistant sitting silently on the sofa.
The moment Ning Xinian saw the room, he almost fainted. He even thought it was a Halloween party that had been brought forward and that Yan Xun had specially arranged the decorations. But the smell in the air, which smelled like rotting frozen meat, made him realize that it was real.
Yan Xun placed one hand on the doorknob while looking at the group members who had stopped talking after entering the room.
"Aren't you going to say hello?"
Yan Xun looked at He Jingtang.
"Don't you two know each other?"
The assistant instinctively wanted to retort, but chose to remain silent under Yan Xun's gaze—he remembered what Yan Xun had just done and was a little scared.
He Jingtang didn't have as many thoughts as his assistant. He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
When did you find out?
"In the next couple of days."
Yan Xun said.
If this weren't a copy of a game, but the real world, he wouldn't be able to lock onto it so quickly.
There were only this many people in the entire instance. The assistant was obviously investigating the series of deaths that occurred in the company. He overheard his conversation with Mu Yuanming about Fairy Pugu, but didn't ask who the woman in the photo was at all.
Given the assistant's cautious nature, it was impossible for him not to question Yan Xun upon noticing this obvious oddity and the seemingly strange belief.
Furthermore, He Jingtang was so familiar with Mu Yuanming's past.
Since the assistant had been investigating for so long, and didn't seem to be working alone, Yan Xun made a bold guess that the two knew each other.
"You two know each other?" Ning Xinian was genuinely surprised this time.
He glanced at the blood and flesh on the ground, his mind racing, unable to understand how everything was different after he had only died and been resurrected once.
"Fine, let's talk about them one by one."
Yan Xun stood there, first pointing at Ning Xinian, "Tell me about your resurrection."
Ning Xinian didn't expect that Yan Xunlian knew this secret. He subconsciously wanted to find an excuse, but after seeing the blood on the ground and looking at his teammates, he gave up his original plan.
He thought for a few seconds and then described his experience in detail.
He Jingtang looked surprised, seemingly not expecting Ning Xinian to die right under everyone's noses.
When He Jinqiu and the others heard "Jia Ye", their hearts trembled even more.
Now, everyone realized something—
They all seem to have some connection with the Kagyu Temple.
"And you?" Yan Xun went to look at He Jingtang.
He Jingtang pondered for a moment, "I know him." He pointed to his assistant, "His sister was my senior in school."
He looked at Yan Xun and said, "Six people have committed suicide in succession. This is too strange."
As he spoke, Yan Xun heard footsteps outside the door—
He opened the door directly, and the owner of the house, Song Baiyuan, arrived late.
As soon as he opened the door, he smelled the stench of blood inside and saw several people in the living room.
He didn't understand why all the members of the group were here, but his intuition told him that something was wrong.
"Come in, Uncle."
Yan Xun leaned against the door with one hand and spoke to Song Baiyuan.
"Are you alright?" Song Baiyuan asked Yan Xun.
"That's good," Yan Xun said, gesturing for Song Baiyuan to come in so they could talk more.
When Song Baiyuan came in... he first saw the terrible state of his room, then saw his trembling assistant, and the group members with different expressions.
"Where were you? Continue," Yan Xun said to He Jingtang.
“Both he and I wanted to figure out why this sudden series of suicides happened, and this incident also aroused suspicion from others…” He Jingtang said.
"The others?" Yan Xun asked.
He Jingtang pointed to the ceiling, "Some official investigators."
“They investigated and everything was normal, so they contacted me and him to see if they could get some information from inside.”
Yan Xun had suspected before how He Jingtang could know so much about the Chi family's affairs back then, and even about Mu Yuanming's background. Now that he thought about it, it was indeed because someone was providing help behind the scenes.
Song Baiyuan was completely taken aback. Looking at He Jingtang and his assistant, he could only think of two words: "traitors."
“I was actually thinking about how to come in and investigate openly and legitimately,” He Jingtang said. “I didn’t expect you to choose me for the group.”
He only wanted to give it a try when he signed up, but he didn't expect Song Baiyuan to choose him directly.
Upon hearing this, Song Baiyuan suddenly laughed, "It wasn't my choice."
He laughed for a while before his smile faded, then looked at He Jingtang and said, "I didn't choose it."
"This is the master's... request."
"He conveyed the instructions of the King."
Originally, He Jingtang wanted to say that Song Baiyuan had really let a wolf into the house, but when he and his assistant heard that the candidate was actually chosen at Jia Ye's behest, they felt a lump in their throats—as if their actions had not escaped the schemes of this "false god".
Yan Xun looked at his assistant, "Did you join the company because of He Jingtang?"
“Yes,” Song Baiyuan said. “We just happen to need an assistant. He Jingtang was in my office at the time and recommended someone.”
The assistant's materials were very well prepared, and Song Baiyuan couldn't find any problems. The assistant's internship experience was also excellent. Song Baiyuan was happy to do He Jingtang a favor, so he agreed to let the assistant join the company.
The room fell silent.
It wasn't until Yan Xun took out the marriage certificate and placed it in front of everyone that the situation changed.
Song Baiyuan didn't understand why Yan Xun was taking the marriage certificate, and then he saw Yan Xun open the marriage certificate.
The photo on the marriage certificate only shows Song Baiyuan, but judging from his posture, there should clearly be another person next to him.
“This…” Song Baiyuan looked at Yan Xun.
Yan Xun took out her phone and found the marriage certificate photo she had sent to Mu Yuanming.
"Do you know her?" Yan Xun asked.
Song Baiyuan had no recollection of the woman standing next to him in the photo; he had never seen her before and didn't even understand why he had married her.
The disappearance of the image from the marriage certificate made Song Baiyuan realize that things were not so simple.
"Could it be a ghost encounter?" Ning Xinian couldn't help but ask after seeing everything clearly.