Quick Wear: This Cannon Fodder is Delicate and Expensive

Chapter 322: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (49)

The faint smell of blood made Xiang Ling sober up a little.

Xiang Ling blinked, then suddenly got up from Shi Qi and asked with concern: "Qi Qi, you have a nosebleed? What happened? Did I hit you in your sleep?"

Shi Qi rubbed his nose awkwardly and shook his head: "No... cough, I guess it's because of the dry weather that I got irritated."

Xiang Ling tilted his head, his face full of confusion and worry.

Isn't this deep winter?

Xiang Ling was at a loss as to what to do and wanted to go forward to check. Shi Qi saw this and quickly changed the subject: "Well, you have been guarding me here for a whole day?"

Xiang Ling straightened her clothes, the blush on her cheeks not yet dissipated: "Yeah, are you okay?"

Shi Qi smiled lightly, looking at Xiang Ling with a little more tenderness: "With you here, of course I'm fine. The Queen Mother is fine now. If nothing unexpected happens, we can beat Sui in the sacrifice next month. In this way... your revenge can be avenged."

Xiang Ling's eyelashes trembled slightly. When she heard Shi Qi's words, her whole body trembled. She felt guilty for hiding something and being discovered: "Qi Qi... I... you, you know everything?"

Shi Qi just shrugged and smiled sweetly: "Haha, someone was talking in his sleep... just a coincidence. But A Ling, I'm so hungry."

She was really hungry and weak. The child had been guarding her for so long, and most likely he hadn't eaten.

"Ah? I'll do it right away." Xiang Ling blurted out subconsciously.

Shi Qi interrupted the person who was about to go out to cook and said, "Well~ I'm so happy tonight, would you like to... go on a date with me?"

Shi Qi suddenly thought of a good place, which she had not been there yet. After all, she thought she would be scared if she was alone.

It just so happens to be my first official date with the kid.

Xiang Ling raised her eyes, her beautiful eyes were full of charm in just a blink of an eye: "Where is it?"

Shi Qi thought for a moment and said, "Hmm...it should be a place that makes people's hearts beat fast?"

Xiang Ling smiled shyly when she heard this, looking forward to their date: "Then I'll go back home and change my clothes, you..."

"No need, let's go now." Shi Qi took Xiang Ling's hand and walked straight out of the mansion.

Xiang Ling looked at the person in front of him who was quite interested. Although he was still tired, he followed him with a smile on his face and a doting look in his eyes.

……

The two men first had dinner, and after eating and drinking their fill, they took a carriage to a certain place.

The carriage drove for an unknown amount of time before it finally stopped at a place.

Xiang Ling got out of the car and looked at the deserted, dark and eerie jungle clearing, feeling a little confused for a moment.

"Qiqi, where is this...?"

Shi Qi curved his eyebrows and said, "Let's go and do something exciting."

Xiang Ling was stunned and in a trance.

The woman's breath seemed to have changed. Xiang Ling blinked, lowered her head in shame, and picked at her fingers: "Ah, exciting? Qiqi, I think it was in the wild. Well, I'm not ready for a date here."

The heat from the child's face seemed to be able to melt the snow.

Shi Qi looked at someone who was daydreaming, and the corners of his mouth stiffened slightly.

"What are you preparing for? Places like this are only exciting at night." Shi Qi patted Xiang Ling's head lightly and pulled him deeper.

Xiang Ling's face turned red, she stumbled and almost fell, and said nervously, "Ah? Oh...then I'll do as you say."

Not long after, a dilapidated and eerie restaurant named Lin Yuan appeared in front of them.

This restaurant looked very large. The rags on the sign fluttered in the wind, like the remains of a human figure, with four large characters written in green light: 'Ghost Shadow Mansion'.

It's so cold and deserted here, there's not even any reception.

Xiang Ling looked at the sign in front of her and her face flushed.

"Qiqi, is this... a place for a date?"

Shi Qi nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, it's okay, there won't be any outsiders. I asked Zhao Chang to book it in advance. Tonight... it's just the two of us, isn't it romantic?"

This place is like a modern haunted house or escape room, and she only discovered it recently.

She hasn't tried the fictional world yet, it should be... more exciting, right?

There was a look of eagerness in Shi Qi's eyes, but looking at Xiang Ling, his fingertips became increasingly cold.

"Qiqi, I think this place is very strange. It has a strong evil spirit. Why don't we..."

Shi Qi pretended to be horrified and confused: "Are you scared? Ah, if you are scared... forget it."

She admitted that she was more or less intentional.

She just wanted to see Xiang Ling being scared but unable to escape.

Who made him scare her all the time before...

Xiang Ling's face froze when he was questioned. He looked up and said, "Well, how could that be? I have seen all kinds of monsters and humans. What's there to be afraid of with ghosts? They must be the same."

Shi Qi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and raised his eyebrows with a triumphant look: "Ah, really? Then I'm scared... Will you protect me?"

Xiang Ling nodded: "Of course."

If it weren’t for that resisting look, Shi Qi almost believed it.

After entering, I heard strange and miserable screams coming from the originally quiet building, like the wind or a person, very eerie.

Xiang Ling initially thought it was acceptable, but the further he went in, the thicker the smoke, making his scalp tingle: "Qiqi, there is no shopkeeper here, what is our mission?"

Just as Shi Qi was about to answer, a figure of wind suddenly appeared with a smile. It actually floated over from the smoke at an extremely fast speed. The smiling big-headed baby face was glowing red, and it was in front of the two of them in an instant.

Even Shi Qi's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

The person next to him, who was trying to remain calm, suddenly cried out in surprise: "Ah...! I... retreat, retreat, retreat, ah ah!"

Many words are omitted here because Xiang Ling said a lot of ancient swear words that Shi Qi didn't quite understand, and which are somewhat inappropriate for children.

Shi Qi blinked his eyes, looked at the fox that jumped up and drew its sword to hide behind him, and said soothingly: "A Ling, this is the shopkeeper, he wants to tell us the task, don't..."

Hurt him...

Before he finished speaking, Xiang Ling swallowed his saliva, calmed down and retracted his sword: "Qiqi, I'm not afraid... Yes, I'm just afraid that he will hurt you. He...he floated over! Did you see it? He was so fast..."

In fact, the monsters here are all played by humans, with only a few real monsters. They are also taken in by the shopkeeper and will not harm anyone.

This big-headed doll is just a specially modified rag puppet, hung on the roof and pulled over.

"Welcome to the Ghost Mansion. Your task is to decipher three levels and find the exit. This is the initial seal. Please pick up the seal and go to the first compartment... The Prostitute's Complaint." The doll shook its head and said something from nowhere.

Xiang Ling coughed lightly, came out from behind Shi Qi, and took the small seal that came out of the baby's mouth.

Then the doll floated away along the original route.

Xiang Ling saw through the kid's tricks, coughed lightly, and swore, "Humph, you're just playing tricks. I was only nervous because it was my first time, but now... I won't be afraid anymore. Qiqi, follow me closely, I'll take you out."

Shi Qi nodded obediently, feeling happy in his heart.

With a creaky sound, Xiang Ling fearlessly opened the door of the first room.

As soon as the two entered the room, the door was closed by Peng.

With the dim red and green light, the structure of the entire room could be vaguely seen. Just like the mission, it was a prostitute's room.

There were cupboards covered in cobwebs, beds that looked like they contained hidden objects, curtains swaying gently in the wind, and the sound of bells jingling faintly.

"Qiqi, don't be afraid. There is definitely no one controlling this place. Let's look for the seal." Xiang Ling said confidently and began to search the room.

Shi Qi nodded.

Suddenly, Xiang Ling moved towards the bed and boldly pulled open the bed curtains.

Fortunately, there was no one on the bed.

Xiang Ling heaved a sigh of relief and called Shi Qi over: "It's okay, Qiqi, there's nothing on the bed... I... Ahhhhhh! I... am... dead! I really... Ahhhh this time... Why am I hanging from above...!"

Shi Qi listened to the string of omitted swear words, as if the door to a new world had opened.

Shi Qi: Well, it’s quite magical that a fox speaks like this…