The Mystic Painter of Recovery

Chapter 176 Etiquette and Guests

When He Yuelian walked into the room, Zhao Yichen did not rush to close the door but stood at the door and looked at the corridor outside.

Although the lights on the third floor of the tower have been turned off, it has not been completely dimmed like the ghost post office. Instead, there is a faint light in the corridor. Although it is not bright, you can barely see the general situation of the corridor.

Sure enough, not long after the lights were turned off, there was an abnormality coming from the corridor outside.

It can be seen that at the end of the corridor, at some point, a dark figure appeared.

Because the distance was too far, it was impossible to see the specific appearance of the figure, but the figure could only be seen knocking on one door after another, as if to check if there was anyone inside.

Zhao Yichen didn't rush out to check the corridor outside, but stayed in the room and waited slowly.

Time passed slowly, about half an hour passed.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, which came from the next door.

"Crack."

It seemed that someone opened the door after knocking on the door. Hearing the voice, Zhao Yichen stuck his head out of the room and looked in the direction of the sound.

It can be seen that it is a ghost wearing a black robe, with a stiff body and gray skin. It is worth noting that there is a word 'book' written on the ghost.

"What does the word 'like' mean?"

Seeing this, Zhao Yichen couldn't help frowning, he remembered the words he saw in the downstairs cubicle.

'Books, paintings, pianos, images. '

At the same time, he also took out the word 'painting' that he got.

This copybook seems to have something to do with the current situation.

'Could it be that this copybook is related to the current area? 'He couldn't help thinking secretly.

After all, when I went upstairs, there were four corridors on the third floor, and it was reasonable for each corridor to correspond to a word.

At this moment, the ghost in the black robe suddenly raised his hand, as if he was asking for something.

Not long after the ghost raised its hand, a hand was also stretched out in the room, and it held a letter in that hand and handed it to the ghost.

After receiving the note, Li Gui moved again, this time walking towards the room where Zhao Yichen was.

"Tap tap."

The sound of dull footsteps sounded, giving people a feeling of oppression.

However, when the ghost walked into the room where Zhao Yichen was, it paused.

Because the door of this room is not closed, but open.

After a while, the fierce ghost in the black robe raised its somewhat dark and withered hand.

'Is this taking that copybook with me? '

With such questions in mind, Zhao Yichen took out the copybook and handed it to the ghost.

Li Gui took the copybook, but instead of leaving the room like before, he looked at Zhao Yichen.

Sure enough, similar to what was guessed before, each copybook can only be handed over to a ghost with the same character on it.

In just a split second, the entire room was instantly darkened, and the faint lights that existed in the corridor had already been extinguished.

'It seems that he didn't give the copybook to this ghost, which seems to have triggered its killing pattern. '

'Perhaps that figure died outside like this before, and he probably went to the wrong place. '

In an instant, a blood spear appeared in Zhao Yichen's hand, stabbing directly at the ghost.

Now that the law of killing on this floor has been triggered, it can only be resisted.

As for whether they will be targeted by this tower when they go to other floors, it will only be said at that time.

This ghost is not very weak, if it appears outside, at least it is the kind of terrifying ghost with a fatal attack.

It's just that in front of the ghost blood, it doesn't have much power to resist.

However, just when Zhao Yichen was thinking this way, the ghost blood spear did not penetrate the body of the ghost.

When the ghost blood spear came into contact with the fierce ghost, the spear split instantly and turned into drops of blood.

'Is that the reason for that dress on it? '

This black dress with the word "Like" seems to have some kind of special spirit, which can well protect the ghost wearing it.

'Since ghost blood can't deal with you, then try ghost pen. "

Zhao Yichen took out the ghost pen and stabbed it directly in the direction of Li Gui's neck.

During this period, the ghost also used some kind of supernatural power, and there were signs of petrification under Zhao Yichen's feet, and the clothes on his body were completely petrified, and shattered with his movements.

However, Zhao Yichen's ghost control was already at a very high level of horror, and this petrified spirit made him pause for a few seconds without any reaction.

As for the clothes, they were just ordinary clothes. The moment the clothes petrified and shattered, a new dress appeared on him immediately.

At the same time, the ghost pen also successfully pierced the black robed ghost, and in order to avoid the same situation as before, Zhao Yichen still deliberately stabbed at its neck.

The powerful suppressing power of the ghost pen did not fail, and the ghost in the black robe stopped moving after being stabbed by the ghost pen.

"It seems that this ghost is difficult to deal with because of this dress. As long as it can avoid this black robe, there will be no danger."

Thinking this way, at the feet of the black robed ghost, a scarlet pool of ghost blood appeared, sinking the black robed ghost.

However, just when the ghost blood completely spread over the black robe on it, it was about to completely sink into the ghost blood.

Mutation appeared.

The black ghost suddenly disappeared, yes, disappeared.

It disappeared under the ghost pen's 2-minute suppression, and the ghost blood pool soaked most of his body.

"How is it possible?" Zhao Yichen looked at this scene with some surprise.

He went to the corridor to check, but he also didn't find the black ghost before.

"It seems that this tower still has some secrets. It is very likely that this ghost was forcibly taken away by the tower one second before it was restricted."

Seeing that there was nothing unusual outside, Zhao Yichen could only say to He Yuelian beside him.

This ghost is most likely bound to the tower and is a part of the tower, so this ghost cannot be imprisoned in the tower.

Or there is another possibility, that is "books, paintings, zither, like." These four ghosts are bound together, as long as the four ghosts are not imprisoned at the same time, other ghosts will be locked up when they are about to be restricted. Forcibly taken away.

But no matter what the possibility is, this ghost is very difficult to imprison, and it is very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, the level of terror of this ghost is not too strong.

Its law of killing may also be very simple for some reason.

Sure enough, not too long later, another ghost in a black robe appeared at the end of the corridor, with the word "Like" written on the ghost's body.

"The ghost has reappeared. I don't know if this room will be attacked by the other party." He Yuelian said curiously.

"Close the door first, and see if it will attack us. If it doesn't attack, then wait quietly until tomorrow to find a way to go upstairs."

Zhao Yichen closed the door of the room, found a chair in the room, sat down and waited.

Outside the door, footsteps were soon heard.

"Tap, Tread."

The voice was a little dull, but surprisingly, the ghost didn't knock on the door again, but went straight through the room where Zhao Yichen and the two were staying, found a room and slapped on the door.

"It seems that this ghost will only attack the people in the room once. If you resist its attack once, it will not attack again."

"It doesn't matter whether you give it the correct copybook or force it to retreat."

Zhao Yichen explained to He Yuelian.

He Yuelian didn't deal with many supernatural events, and they were basically handled according to Zhao Yichen's orders, so she had to explain many things to her.

This is to let her understand the current situation of the two of them, and it is also to let He Yuelian know more about supernatural events, which will be useful in the future.

"There shouldn't be any abnormalities here now, let's take a rest."

Saying that, Zhao Yichen walked to the bed and lay down.

He used the deceiving ghost to restore his humanity, and at the same time he restored a state close to a normal person. Now he can fall asleep freely, eat and so on.

It's just that these are not necessary things, even if you don't sleep and eat all the time, there will be no problem.

Seeing this, He Yuelian asked, "Can you put me to sleep now? It's been a long time since I mastered Ghost Painting."

Zhao Yichen said: "Yes, I can put you into a dormant state with the supernatural power of the deceiving ghost."

"That's fine, I'll sleep for a while too, and you'll wake me up in the morning."

Speaking of He Yuelian, she also walked to the bed and lay down.

She didn't care about Zhao Yichen lying beside her, after all, she belonged to each other now, and the two of them would have a wedding in the future.

Seeing this, Zhao Yichen hugged her and put her into a dormant state with the magic of a deceiving ghost.

Although He Yuelian, because of Yuelian in the Republic of China, her personality was not affected much by ghost paintings and the wedding dress on her body.

But she still became a different kind after all, unable to continue to sleep freely like normal people.

Being unable to sleep for a long time is a kind of torture for anyone.

Time passed slowly, and the next day arrived soon.

The lights in the room were also brightened, as if to remind the guests inside that it was already dawn.

"It's time to get up."

Zhao Yichen shouted looking at He Yuelian who had remained motionless after falling asleep.

It may be because He Yuelian is a different kind now, and He Yuelian will not act as a human being should after she falls asleep.

For example, turn over, or after falling asleep, move unconsciously.

"It's already dawn?"

He Yuelian immediately opened her eyes, looked at the light in the room and asked.

"It should be dawn." Zhao Yichen took out his phone, and the time on it showed that it was already six o'clock in the morning.

After briefly checking to see if there was any change in the room after dawn, the two walked out of the room.

The lights in the corridor have been brightened, but you can see that there are many rooms with a statue standing in the corridor.

Recalling the scene where his clothes were petrified when he was attacked by the ghost yesterday, Zhao Yichen felt that these people should all be the ones attacked by that ghost.

"crunch~"

At this moment, the door next to the two was suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man who seemed to be around 50 or [-] years old came out.

The other party was startled when they saw the two of them, and was stunned on the spot.

But this is also very normal, how can anyone wear a red wedding dress, a red hijab, and embroidered shoes to walk in these horrible places.

Not to mention, Zhao Yichen next to him had fair and smooth skin, like a painted person.

"Don't be afraid, we are human."

Zhao Yichen explained something, so that the middle-aged man wouldn't be scared into anything.

"Are you human?" The middle-aged man couldn't believe it, because both of them felt a little weird.

"That's right. After all, ghosts have been seen. Isn't it normal for people like us to exist?" Zhao Yichen nodded.

"It's true, ghosts exist, so you must be influenced by a certain ghost, right?"

Although the middle-aged man said so, he still felt panic in his heart, and he took a step towards the door without leaving a trace.

Zhao Yichen noticed that he didn't pay attention to his movements, but asked.

"When did you come in here?"

The middle-aged man seemed to have remembered something unbelievable, and said with a horrified expression:
"Well, I didn't know what was going on at the time. I was practicing calligraphy at home and admiring the calligraphy and paintings at home, but suddenly there was a beautiful singing voice in my ears."

"I didn't know what was going on at the time, but I just felt that I had to meet someone who could sing such a moving voice."

"Following the direction of the singing, I walked out of the house. At that time, I felt that I hadn't gone very far, but a majestic tower appeared in front of me."

"At that time, I seemed to be fascinated by the singing, and I didn't think about how unreasonable the appearance of this kind of tower was. I just wanted to enter the tower and have a look."

Having said this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but smile wryly.

Zhao Yichen asked: "Where are you from? How long have you been here?"

The middle-aged man said: "I am from Dazhou City, and I must have been here for four days."

Hearing this, Zhao Yichen couldn't help frowning, Dazhou City is definitely not close to Xiaoyang City.

But just now the other party said that he followed the singing for a while before coming to the outside of the tower. It seems that this involves a wide range.

It is even larger than the ghost lake, but because the ghost lake is a water ghost type, it will pollute the water source immediately after it spreads to other areas, and the impact is even greater.

And this tower is because the ghost dancer and the ghost dancer have not gone out to spread, so now its terrifying harm has not yet manifested.

If a few ghost dancers and ghost musicians appeared together when the singing sound appeared, then the consequences could be imagined.

Before long, that city will be the same as Xiaoyang City.

This also strengthened Zhao Yichen's determination to deal with this supernatural event.

"You have been here for four days, why are you still on the third floor? Logically speaking, after four days, at least you have to go to the fourth or even fifth floor."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help showing a look of panic on his face.

"I was also planning to go upstairs, but I was surprised to see a staircase going downstairs beside the steps going upstairs."

"I thought about whether I could go downstairs and leave, but when I got to the second floor, I found that there was no way to continue."

"Because I just walked to the second floor, there will be a ghost to let me in."

"So I can only keep cycling this process of running between the second and third floors."

"At first, I thought about going to the fourth floor, but now at the entrance of the stairs, I can see some strange figures passing by from time to time on the fourth floor, and there are often people with stiff bodies and gray skin walking down the stairs. So I dare not go up at all.”

Zhao Yichen was a little puzzled when he heard the words. When he and He Yuelian went upstairs before, they didn't see the stairs going up, nor the stairs going down.

Seeing the appearance of the two, the other party seemed to think of something to explain.

"The passage to go up and down the stairs here will only be opened between six o'clock and seven o'clock. If you miss this time, you can only stay on the third floor."

Only then did Zhao Yichen come to his senses.

"Okay, I'm leaving first, and I won't be able to get the copybook after the time the stairs are opened."

"By the way, I would like to advise you, try not to go upstairs. It is best to go to the second floor to get the copybook. Although there are some dangers, at least the situation has been confirmed."

"The only thing to pay attention to is that these areas on the third floor are not fixed. After going upstairs every day, you have to find the area where the corresponding copybook is located."

After speaking, the man left in a hurry.

"Let's go, let's go upstairs and have a look. There is no need to go to the second floor."

Seeing this, Zhao Yichen didn't say much, just followed behind and prepared to go up to the fourth floor to have a look.

The danger factor of this tower seems to be gradually increasing, and there is nothing dangerous on the first floor.

There are only ghost dancers and ghost musicians on the second floor, and as long as they do one of the four words "book, painting, piano, image.", they will not be attacked.

When creating, the chair provides protection for the creator.

It wasn't until the third floor that real danger began to arise.

That's the area that's hard to discern, and it changes every day, going to the wrong area.

And this is also in line with the law that Zhao Yichen speculated before, the core of the tower still lies in the word "li".

Even the third floor is the same, but the "ritual" of the third floor is applied to the guests.

After all, the other party treated each other with courtesy and arranged accommodation for you.

But instead of going to rest in the place it arranged for you, you forced your way into other rooms.

This kind of thing is very rude to the host family. In human society, this incident not only sweeps the face of the host, but also is regarded as a thief.

In modern times, it can be treated as illegal entry into a residence and reported to the police.

Therefore, these fierce ghosts in black clothes can directly attack those who cannot match the copybooks they are holding.

Therefore, the rules on the fourth floor must still be related to etiquette, guests and hosts.

However, the danger on the fourth floor should be much stronger than that on the third floor.

(End of this chapter)