As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present except Jiang Ran looked at Liu Xiao'e in astonishment.
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 her 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 me back!"
Liu Xiao'e exclaimed and wanted to grab it, but she let out a muffled groan.
"Save it, I'm going to use the Sangqi Powder myself. I don't need to tell you what the effect is, right?"
Just listen to Jiang Ran laugh and say:
"Don't be impatient, young lady. There is no need to rush away in such a hurry. If I really wanted to do something to you, I would have already done it in the gambling house, and I will never allow 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?"
"It's actually not difficult."
Jiang Ran said softly:
"The traces of what happened tonight are too obvious, forget it, let's just talk as we walk.
"Bad gambler, please 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, then took a deep breath and followed behind the rotten gambler and the six dice weirdos.
Although she was hit by Sangqi Powder and could not move her hands, her walking was not affected.
"Are you still going?"
Li Tianxin felt a little disturbed. He really didn't want to stay here.
Jiang Ran smiled and said:
"Brother Li can also go out first."
"Forget it, I'll just follow."
Of course, there is no need to say more about Ruan Yuqing and Luo Qingyi.
By this time, they no longer had 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 ghostly bride-to-be team really didn't seem to be alive.
"But when you actually arrive at the Ghost Palace, you will find that these so-called evil ghosts are all living people pretending to be evil.
“Then what happened to those so-called ‘ghosts’ in the first place?
"The place we were in at that time was not that secret, let alone a bright fire.
"At that time, they looked around. If it was really a ghost, we don't understand this thing. It's hard to tell whether we can see it or not.
"But if you are a human being...how can you not see the truth?
"But they turned a deaf ear to this, so let me guess... that pause was just to attract our attention, right?"
"I see."
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 the Jiaowei in you, they will naturally investigate your personality.
"I knew you wouldn't be afraid and 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, ghosts can't leave such obvious footprints on the ground."
"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 don't dare?"
Li Tian scratched his neck and said:
"I believe you! Yes, I believe your judgment! There is no need for me to take another look!"
"It's quite interesting that you have such a tough mouth."
Jiang Ran continued:
"The second point is 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 sounds of begging for mercy.
"But when you arrived at Wujian Town, you suddenly started crying for mercy...
"This is to tell me that the people in the sedan chair are living people. As a knight-errant, how can I ignore the 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.
Liu Xiao'e not only did nothing at that time, but her acting skills were very good.
The pear blossoms were crying with rain, and when they got off the sedan, their legs were so weak that they were even more shocked.
"But the 'ghosts' who carried her sedan chair disappeared."
Jiang Ran said softly:
"While following this sedan, I once noticed the people carrying the sedan for her, playing gongs and drums.
“It really doesn’t look like a living person.
"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 a kind of zombie that's been manipulated.
“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.
"And my guess about their identity, no matter which point it is, is correct.
"There must be someone controlling it behind the scenes.
"Why did the people who controlled them remove them, but left the bride they kidnapped alone?"
"etc!"
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 that those who are neither humans nor ghosts are all being manipulated.
"That being the case, doesn't it make sense that they couldn't see the fire during the initial stop?"
Li Tianxin said: "Doesn't that mean that your initial suspicion is untenable?"
"...I suddenly feel that if you sit in the living room and look out, you can only see the threshold of the living room, right?"
"What's the meaning?"
Li Tianxin was stunned, and then his face darkened:
"You mean I'm short-sighted?"
"Suddenly I became smart again."
Jiang Ran nodded calmly:
"Since it is controlled by others, the ones who stop to attract our attention are naturally not the so-called 'ghosts', but the people who control these 'ghosts'.
"As a result, nothing will change."
Li Tianxin thought for a moment and nodded:
"It makes sense... But in addition to these two possibilities, there was probably a third possibility.
"Without anyone's control, they are just ghosts. After they sent the bride to the place, they put down the sedan chair, and then they dispersed."
"That's right."
Jiang Ran glanced at Li Tianxin in surprise:
"You have really grown your brain this time, so congratulations.
"So, I just deepened my suspicions at that time, and I wasn't sure yet.
"After all, there are all kinds of possibilities, and we absolutely cannot 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 you accidentally hit the road."
"Then are you really sure that there is something wrong with me and that I am in the seduction 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 Soul Escape Casino, 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 I see the true master, even if it is subconsciously, I 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 family, but your concentration is deeper than that of many well-known 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:
"Because it's not really necessary... After I knew you had a problem, I roughly guessed the specific situation.
"It was later confirmed by bad gamblers.
"You brought me to this ghost palace just for Jiaoweiqin.
"You are putting on a show so hard that you are going to send me to these various evil spirits, so that they can each use their own abilities to snatch Jiao Tail.
"And I just took this opportunity to get to know the masters in the Ghost King's Palace, and by the way, I rescued some of my 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, but I'll have to spend more time talking.
"So, since you like acting anyway, I'll act with you.
"I just didn't expect that I didn't reveal your identity, but the bad gambler revealed it as soon as you left the house."
"...It's my subordinate who made his own decision, so I ask the master to punish me."
The bad gambler turned around and knelt on the ground.
Jiang Ran waved his hand:
"It's just a small matter...and, now that it's been revealed, I'm a little curious.
"What on earth are you doing?
"The desire for Jiaowei led me to the Ghost King's Palace, so why not just rush in and kill me to get Jiaowei, right?"
"The result led me to a gambling house, and then maybe a restaurant... oh."
When he said this, he saw a restaurant appearing in front of him.
"Pinxin Restaurant?"
Jiang Ran nodded: "It just doesn't seem to open the door."
The bad gambler looked at his nose:
"It smells like blood."
Taking a quick look, it’s more than just the smell of blood?
The blood flowed out from the closed door.
Li Tianxin said quickly:
"This is where I escaped."
Jiang Ran glanced at him and nodded slightly.
Luo Qingyi was about to step forward to check, but was stopped by Jiang Ran: "You bad gambler, look what happened in this restaurant?"
"yes."
The rotten gambler agreed, and immediately flew to the door of the restaurant, stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the scene of corpses strewn 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 at it and already saw the situation clearly: "This... doesn't make sense. Jiao Weiqin is still on you. Why are they killing each other? Even if the spoils are unevenly divided, there must be something to share.
That’s all.”
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 cook is dead. He ate half of himself...his stomach burst."
This sentence contains a lot of information.
Jiang Ran blinked, unable to react for a moment:
"What?"
If a person eats half of himself, will he be hurt to death, bleed to death, and finally die from a burst stomach?
Ruan Yuqing asked:
"Why would he eat himself?"
"this……"
The bad gambler shook his head: "I don't know."
What are these problems called?
Jiang Ran smiled:
"There are quite a lot of weird things. First, Prince Jade acted like a living ghost in front of everyone for no reason.
"Following this, there was another ghost cook who performed a show of eating himself...
“I’m really looking forward to what will happen next.
"Where is the next stop? A wine shop? Or a brothel? Eating, drinking, whoring and 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 ahead, let's talk about Huangquan Wine House, and the person in charge is Quan Laoqi."
"Then let's go."
Jiang Ran said hello and everyone continued to move forward.
While walking, 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."
"Yeah?"
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 Demonic Cult.
"The people of the Demon Cult have weird and bizarre methods and can confuse people's hearts.
"In a few words, a great hero can kill his entire family.
"Then I wonder if it is possible to have a master commit suicide in front of others in just a few words?
"Or maybe you suddenly have a strong appetite and want to eat yourself?"
"this……"
Li Tianxin was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up:
"You mean, there's a devil from the Demon Cult sneaking into this place?"
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and said:
"Probably, 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 haunted wall.
"That enchanting order, which is like a ghost drawing, can actually cause people to hallucinate.
"This also seems to be a demonic trend."
Li Tianxin pondered slightly, nodded and said:
"It seems like we really can't leave this place. We have to investigate carefully before making a decision."
"That's exactly 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 a bit of 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.
Following the smell, I walked in.
After looking around for a while, he picked up a wine jar and patted open the seal:
"This... this must be at least thirty years old, right?
"Is it just here?"
He opened a wine bowl and poured it into a bowl. He felt that the liquid 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 him into the wine shop, and he regarded these fine wines as if they were nothing.
There is not one in the hall, so I went to the inner hall to take a look around.
Jiang Ran, Ruan Yuqing and others looked at it casually, while Liu Xiao'e sat aside and rested thoughtfully.
After a while, the bad gambler walked out of the inner hall:
"Quan Laoqi is not in this winery."
"What?"
Liu Xiao'e raised her head and glanced at the bad gambler:
"He never leaves this winery.
"Besides, it was originally agreed tonight that everyone should win Jiaowei based on their own abilities.
"He should be waiting here to drink with Jiang Ran.
"Now...where have you gone?"
"Prince Jade, the ghost cook, died inexplicably.
"Quan Laoqi is missing...
"This place is not far from the King's palace. Could he have discovered something and reported it to the King of Ghosts?"
The bad gambler opened his mouth to speculate.
Liu Xiao'e frowned: "I, I have something, I don't know whether I should say it..."
The bad gambler glanced at Jiang Ran, who smiled:
"But it doesn't matter."
"Actually...about Jiao Wei and tonight's incident, my prince was not the first to bring it up."
Liu Xiao'e slowly said:
"A few days ago, I went to sleep in the prince's room.
"But I saw another man in the room... This man and the prince are like glue.
"That was the first time I saw this person. His skills in bed are not as good as..."
"etc……"
Jiang Ran took out his ears: "You can skip this end to dirty your ears."
The bad gambler also yelled:
"The Jade Prince is not averse to meat and vegetables. Don't mention such dirty things again."
"In short...what the prince knows about Jiao Weiqin is actually from that person's mouth.
"Then the prince just decided to discuss tonight's affairs with you.
"Unfortunately, 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...
"I have never seen this person since then.
"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 may 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:
"Look what I do!?"
"Nothing, just take a look."
Jiang Ran shook his head gently and suddenly smiled:
"It feels like this... seems to be starting to become interesting."
Looking at Ruan Yuqing again, I found that this woman was dumbfounded.
It seemed that he had been greatly shocked.
Seeing Jiang Ran looking at her, he whispered:
"I thought that this thing would only appear in story books... I didn't expect that some people would actually have this habit of cutting sleeves."
When she was in the Shuiyue Sword Sect, she read some weird story books every day.