HPDBC Chapter 291: Choices
Chapter 291: Choices
Chapter 291: Choices
“Listen!” Fatty suddenly said.
The sound of discussion disappeared. Everyone held their breath for half a minute.
“What did you want us to listen to?” You Qi turned to Fatty. There was annoyance in his eyes.
“I... believed I heard the sound of boat rowing.” Fatty explained, “But... it disappeared.”
“You were probably too nervous,” Qin Jian, who stood a distance away, said confidently. He looked at the others like he was above them. “Or you were hallucina...” Then, his words got stuck in his throat as he looked at the foggy lake with fear.
A boat silently cut through the mist. The boat was empty. Everyone finally reacted when the boat bumped against the shore. The next second, the drums began. It was... San Geng.
Chill started to spread. Everyone stared at the boat and then at the lake. The fog started to part to reveal a deep red figure on the lake’s surface. It was Young Master Huang. The figure was swaying. One arm was straight, while the other was bent. The fluttering sleeves lowered to block his face. This graceful pose invoked fear in everyone. They were certain that... the face that was hidden was incredibly scary.
“Look...” Shi Liaozhi’s voice trembled. “Behind him!”
As the mist around Young Master Huang faded, everyone was startled. Then, the fear exploded in their hearts. Frost started to form in their blood vessels. Brides in red veils started to appear around Young Master Huang. There were ten of them. They stood in a circle to surround Young Master Huang in the middle. Their arms hung beside them limply. It was very strange. This situation was clear. The ghost was hiding among them. If they accidentally chose the ghost...
“Let’s start.” An Xuan sighed.
He narrowed his eyes to study them. Be it craftsmanship, dressing, and actions... they were all identical. Time went by. In the end, he decided to carry the one closest to him. He carried the bride on his back because that was the rule, or else he would rather carry the thing in his arms. Who came up with the stupid rules?
After carrying the paper bride onto the boat, Shi Liaozhi sighed in relief. The boat started to move again. Everything felt right. Even though it was impossible to tell the direction through the fog, he believed he was retracing his movement. The paper bride was very light, so it was no burden to him.
Before this, he imagined many scenarios in his mind. For example, the bride suddenly came alive to grab him... Or when he got on the island, the strange Young Master Huang...
Shi Liaozhi’s brain halted. He realised he had forgotten about something important.
Where was Young Master Huang? Shouldn’t he be standing among the brides?
But earlier...
He heard a light but strange sound. It was right beside his ears. It sounded like a rusted axle being forcibly moved. The next second, he saw from the corner of his eyes that the two paper arms on his shoulders were rapidly bending. The skin in the sleeves was slowly exposed.
Shi Liaozhi’s pupils widened. The fingers in the sleeves started to morph. They expanded like drumsticks as if they had been soaked for a long time in the water. They even started to take on a strange blueish hue.
A strange feeling came from the back of his neck. It felt like something hairy and wet was approaching.
This was bad...