Chapter 73 Only today did you know that I am me
Ning Zhe took off the evil ghost mask on the man's face, revealing a pale and thin face that looked like he was in his twenties, with profound features and a decent appearance. Above is a handsome and masculine guy.
After further searching the body, Ning Zhe did not find any documents or items on his body that could prove the person's identity. The mobile phone in his arms was a brand-new machine that had just been opened. There is nothing installed except the pre-installed software, and the address book is also empty. It is obvious that the identity is deliberately hidden.
Fortunately, his call history has not been deleted. A video call made about half an hour ago is still in the history. This is the only clue at present.
Ning Zhe's cell phone buzzed, it was Feng Yushu calling him.
Ning Zhe ignored the call from Feng Yushu, took the masked man's cell phone, opened the call history half an hour ago, and called back.
The call was quickly connected, and a gentle and elegant man's voice came from the speaker:
"Call me at this time... have you got the special concession?"< br>
As soon as he finished speaking, a ferocious evil ghost mask appeared on Ning Zhe’s face, an obvious person who had passed by The hoarse voice faked by the voice changer came from his throat: "Yes."
"Congratulations." The man's slightly smiling voice came from the speaker: "Then I will withdraw this order. Done, happy to work with you. If you need help next time, please come back to me. My prices are always fair. ”
"I will." Ning Zhe said softly.
The phone hung up.
At the same time, the sky in Taoyuan City lit up.
The floor next to him instantly accumulated layers of traces of wind erosion. A mobile signal base station was erected on the roof of the building not far away. Ning Zhe stood up straight and looked far into the distance, beside the Tao River. The eye-catching giant glass dome has been replaced by a riverside park, and the Hengsha Ecological Park was demolished two years ago.
Times passed and he returned to Taoyuan City in 2018.
Ning Zhe breathed a long sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I see."
As the identity of 'Ye Yao whom Tu Yu knew' melted in his mind like sugar in a coffee cup, Ning Zhe understood a lot of things.
After spending some time disposing of the masked man's body, Ning Zhe remembered to send a message back to Feng Yushu, who had received several missed calls.
On weekdays, the hospital is crowded with people, especially in a tertiary hospital with a good reputation like Qinzhou Medical College. The flow of people is even more terrifying. The entire lobby on the first floor is bustling with people, which is not suitable for meeting and talking about things. . Feng Yushu quickly booked a private room in a hotel on the commercial street and sent the coordinates and room number.
Half an hour later, Ning Zhe came and took a seat in the box. Feng Yushu sat opposite him cautiously.
"Where's Bai Zhi?" Ning Zhe asked as he sat down.
"She... fell asleep. She is still in the hospital now." Feng Yushu looked embarrassed and said: "As soon as the false world 4 years ago dissipated, Ah Zhi fell into a coma. The doctor said she was fine. The serious problem is just a lack of sleep and some mental shock."
"The doctor is right."
Ning Zhe clicked. He turned his head and said: "Your daughter seems to be a little schizophrenic... She was probably scared to death by a ghost since she was a child. She has selectively forgotten all information related to ghosts. She usually seems gloomy and not good at communicating. But when she actually encounters a ghost, Bai Zhi will turn into another extreme personality."
Ning Zhe had already seen it at the gas station.
"What should I do?" Feng Yushu asked quickly.
"What do you ask me for? You should consult a psychiatrist for psychological problems. Don't rely on me for everything. I don't owe you anything." Ning Zhe leaned back on his seat. Said: "On the contrary, you owe me, so I will need you to do something for me soon. Remember to make time to help me."
"Okay, I will." Feng Yushu He replied seriously: "There is one more thing about Ye Yao ..."
"I came to you just to tell you this." Ning Zhe said, a ferocious ghost mask covering his face: "This is the person who was chasing us before. His real name is 'Yu Ziqian' , just like your husband, he is from Yongzhou, but he is a musician. I got some information from him.”
Feng Yushu nodded quickly: “You tell me.” >
"First of all, you are very lucky. The ghost 'Special Grant' originally belonged to Yu Ziqian, and he bought it at a huge price." Ning Zhe said, "Now it is easier for you."
Feng Yushu couldn't understand what he said. Whatever happened to ghosts had nothing to do with good luck.
Ning Zhe did not pay attention to her awkward expression, and continued: "First of all, ghosts and strange events caused by ghosts are not uncommon in our world. There is such a sentence in Bai Zhi's diary—— Ghosts are everywhere.”
“The essence of ghosts is rules, and rules can be cracked and mastered by people. The first people who master the rules feel that they have extraordinary powers. The power is superior to others, and they are quite conceited in calling themselves 'upgraded ones'. This group of people is almost dead now."
"To be specific, Auntie, you and I are both upgraded ones - not even yet. For ordinary upgraders, it’s because you have mastered the two rules of ‘Special Grant’ and ‘Ye Yao’. What’s even more rare is that these two rules are consistent with each other.”
"Come with each other?" Feng Yushu was a little confused: "Can you tell me specifically what it means?"
Ning Zhe smiled and said: "It's very simple, ghosts are rules, and rules are fair, such as special Jean's rule is 'if you step on a shadow, you will die'. This rule can be used by you to kill others, or it can be used by others. Is it fair to come and kill you?"
As he spoke, Ning Zhe pointed behind Feng Yushu: "For example, if I lift a leg and step on the cushion under your butt, you will die. . I believe you already knew this."
Feng Yushu glanced at the umbrella leaning on the table and nodded.
“Then let me talk about the abilities and shortcomings of ‘Ye Yao’.”
Ning Zhe took a sip of the pre-dinner wine in the crystal cup and found it not very good. He continued: "You should have noticed when Zi Qian died in the hospital. His shadow was separated from the body and acted alone. This is One of Ye Yao’s abilities is to enable The shadow moves independently from the body, which is quite sinister."
Feng Yushu recalled the situation at that time and nodded: "Yes, and his shadow is very strange. It looks tattered, with a piece missing here and a piece missing there. A foot, like a cripple "Like a sick person."
"Yes, it seems you have noticed." Ning Zhe pushed the wine glass aside and said: "Letting the shadow leave the body and act alone is just a side effect of Ye Yao, its core rule. There are only two words: synchronization. Basically, it's about synchronizing a person's shadow with his or her life... Let's do this, Auntie, stand up."
"Feng Yushu stood up obediently, with the chandelier above his head on the dining table. Casting a curvaceous shadow.
“Look, this is your own shadow.” Ning Zhe said, extending one of his hands into the light: “This is mine.”
Then Ning Zhe flicked his fingers and tapped twice on the dining table.
"Ah!" Feng Yushu trembled, and subconsciously covered his forehead with his hands: "Surprisingly..."
"It's okay, Auntie, sit down." Ning Zhe put his hands away. He came back and said: "This is the rule of Ye Yao: synchronization. I didn't touch you, but my shadow touched your shadow, so you can feel me tapping your forehead." "You can let it go now. His own shadow left his body and ran through the crack in the door. Outside the room, you punched the hotel manager’s shadow so hard that he didn’t even know where he was. Of course, you could also just take a fruit knife and wipe it on his neck, and no one would know it was you.”
"However, all this is based on the fact that others do not know the rules of karma. You can hurt others through your shadow, and of course others can hurt you through your shadow. Just like I just did."
Feng Yushu's eyes widened unconsciously: "Te Rang's ability and Ye Yao's..."
"They are very close, right? And they complement each other, like two convex and concave puzzle pieces. Ning Zhe nodded and said, "So this is why I say you are lucky." "
Ning Zhe said, taking off the hideous evil ghost mask on his face, revealing Yu Ziqian's pale and handsome face in front of Feng Yushu:
"Five years ago, Yu Ziqian was involved in a strange incident in an apartment in Yongzhou. That incident was the "Gas Explosion in Tongxin Street Apartment" in the newspapers at the time, and many people died... But in fact, just like the leakage accident in Bishuiwan Manor, it was a mysterious incident that was covered up, and the apartment was haunted. ”
“Noisy in the apartment The ghost was Ye Yao, and Yu Ziqian was the only survivor of that incident. He cracked Ye Yao's rules, mastered the first ghost, and joined the circle of upgraders, which is the 'Upgrade Network'. He The code name on the Internet is Ye Yao.”
"Yu Ziqian relied on Ye Yao's ability to help others steal trade secrets, assassinate political opponents and enemies, and made a lot of money. But you also knew about Ye Yao's flaws just now, so now I will tell you one more thing thing - physical injuries can be healed and stitched up, but shadow injuries The injury will never heal, it will stay there forever.”
“Over the past few years, Yu Ziqian has become more and more proficient in mastering the rules of Ye Yao, but because of his lack of skills in the novice period. He knew how to cover up and left many clues behind him. Due to his ability defects, Yu Ziqian's shadow was constantly injured and could not recover. The damage accumulated layer by layer, making his body become thin and weak."
"Today, he is almost dead. . ”
“So he spent some time ago At a huge cost, he purchased a ghost from an old upgrader code-named "Anger Wu", a ghost that perfectly complies with the rules of Karma and can make his death countdown return to zero."
"That one. The ghost’s name is—Terang.”
Feng Yushu listened intently, but Ning Zhe chuckled at this moment: "But Yan Wu is an old immortal with no integrity. After receiving the payment from Yu Ziqian, instead of not delivering the goods, he released the special concession to kill people, so Bishuiwan This is how the manor incident happened."
"What happened next. You also know that the special order was cracked by me and controlled by you. After receiving the money, Yan Wu could not deliver the goods, so he handed over the list of survivors in Bishuiwan Manor."
" When he was about to die, Yu Ziqian almost went crazy. He once again paid a huge price and invited a man codenamed "Tu Yu" The upgraded person fuses the time and space of the entire Taoyuan City, trapping all the survivors in a fictional world for hunting. He needs special envoys to save his life no matter what... As a result, he fails to hunt and is killed instead. Now His inheritance is also in your hands."
Ning Zhe spread his hands: " So Auntie, you are really lucky. Most of the upgraders can't find two ghosts who are compatible with each other until they are killed by the rules. Ye Yao and Te Rang are Yu Ziqian's life-long efforts, but they are for you. You made a wedding dress, and to be honest, I’m quite jealous of you.”
But it’s useless to be jealous. Everything is fate, nothing is up to you.
"This is really..." Feng Yushu's mood was complicated. The excessive amount of information made her a little overwhelmed and she didn't know what to say.
The story of Yu Ziqian has been told. From his first contact with strange events to becoming an upgraded person and then to his death, just five years condensed into this last night of madness. In the end, he was for others. Made wedding clothes.
The ordinary world revealed an extraordinary corner to her, and Feng Yushu only felt a sense of emotion and confusion.
Suddenly, a crisp sound brought her consciousness back to reality. Feng Yushu looked up and saw that Ning Zhe was lying on the table with his head down, curled up in pain. The wine glass fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. .
"Ning Zhe!" Feng Yushu suddenly panicked. She quickly stood up and came to Ning Zhe's side, holding his shoulders with concern: "What's wrong with you?"
Ning Zhe raised his head, with chaotic facial features appearing on his pale face. Several pairs of different eyes rolled around on his face. His bright red lips opened from the base of his ears, and he smiled playfully, revealing his neat white teeth and dark green teeth. Snake scales grew out layer by layer on Ning Zhe's neck, and fine bird feathers rushed out of his pores like spring buds breaking through the ground.
"Ning, Ning Zhe..." Feng Yushu's palms trembled, and she could feel that Ning Zhe was turning into a strange monster.
This sudden change made her overwhelmed. From Hejia Village to Taoyuan City, Feng Yushu had gradually become accustomed to relying on this young man who seemed to know everything and was omnipotent. No matter what kind of desperate situation he encountered, as long as he had You will feel at ease when he is around. As long as he is still there, everything will pass.
Ning Zhe was the first person to give her a sense of security and belonging. He was the only harbor where she could relax and rely on in the endless storm. However, when this only harbor began to experience strange and terrifying changes, Only then did Feng Yushu finally realize that he was so powerless. Ning Zhe had helped her so much, but she could not repay him with anything, not even able to ease his pain slightly. She could only stand aside and worry.
"Auntie..."
Ning Zhe's clear voice seemed very inconspicuous amid the laughter of women and hisses of snakes, but Feng Yushu still heard his call keenly.
Feng Yushu grabbed Ning Zhe's hands that had turned into a pair of bird claws and said in a trembling voice: "Ning Zhe, what's wrong with you? I, I want to help you, I want to help you no matter what... But I don’t know, Ning Zhe, what should I do? Ning Zhe, what can I do to help you?”
Ning Zhe’s bird claws clenched tightly, and the sharp nails pricked her hands. A series of deep bloody holes appeared.
"Give...give me a mirror." Ning Zhe said intermittently.
"Mirror? Is it a mirror? I understand, Ning Zhe, I will find it for you right away, Ning Zhe..." Feng Yushu completely ignored the pain of being pierced in his palm, and the other one was not pierced by the bird's claws. The left hand he grabbed hurriedly took out a small makeup mirror from the small leather bag he carried with him, opened it and handed it to the increasingly deformed monster,
The humanoid monster made up of various features slowly raised its head, and the small mirror reflected a face densely covered with different human facial features.
"I am Ning Zhe." Ning Zhe said softly to himself in the mirror.
"I am Ning Zhe, too." He said again.
"We are all Ning Zhe." All the mouths on his face made a sound together.
This weird and terrifying scene is enough to scare anyone to death, but Feng Yushu looked at him without any fear or fear in his eyes, only with deep worry and haggardness.
Gradually, the squirming organs and biological features on Ning Zhe's body slowly faded away. His body was no longer terrifying and bloated. The twisted and deformed monster once again transformed into the calm and calm boy in front of the dining table, just like before.
Ning Zhe let go of Feng Yushu's bloody palm, sat on the seat and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Are you okay?" Feng Yushu asked with concern immediately, ignoring his bleeding palm.
"It's okay, Auntie, it's okay for now."
Ning Zhe closed his eyes, the blood vessels on his forehead beating slightly, and he said softly:
"I just gave myself the ideological stamp of 'I am Ning Zhe'."
The tide came from the Taojiang River, and today I know that I am me.
(End of this chapter)