Nightmare Assault

Chapter 275: Mistake

Chapter 275: Mistake

Soon, the third drum beat sounded. Accompanying it was the singing. The mist rolled on the lake. A red figure appeared above the lake like he was standing in the mist. The figure was graceful and lithe. He had a phoenix crown and a red shawl on him. The big red lanterns swayed beside him. They turned the lake red.

The singing was intermittent. The singer was acting strangely. Young Master Huang... was a ghost.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Qin Jian’s legs trembled. He was one of the bearers of the first team. As he shook, the sedan shook with him. Tang Shirou, who was in the sedan, gripped her hands together. Her face was pale like a ghost.

Thankfully, the curtains of the sedan had been put down. She could only hear the voice and not see anything. No one dared to make any sound. After the third drum beat, Qin Jian, An Xuan, Chen Qiang and You Qi worked together to pick up the sedan chair and moved towards the designated location. It was an old wooden stage. It was built by the lake. It looked abandoned. Water weeds and aloe vera grew around it. They studied it from a distance in the morning and found nothing.

At night, the platform was also swallowed by the mist. It looked like it was hiding something. The bearers stepped on the wooden platform. The wooden planks had been severely corroded. They creaked noisily. It felt like they could fall through the platform into the water at any moment. The group took a deep breath. Following the rehearsal, they carried the sedan chair and slowly moved around the platform twice. Based on An Xuan’s understanding, the meaning of this part was to symbolise sending the bride from her maiden home to the groom’s home.

After they were done, there was the fourth drum beat. An Xuan’s group turned back to look. Based on the script, soon, the second group would arrive. After they swapped positions, the first group could return.

The fifth drum beat sounded. The two teams glanced at each other. Then, they put down the sedan chairs slowly. They followed the instructions on the paper. They followed the beat of the song and moved mechanically to the other group’s sedan chair. The two groups crossed each other’s path. The sedan chairs didn’t move, but the bearers swapped positions.

An Xuan’s group picked up the sedan chair and followed the same route back. They moved back faster than they came. The singing from the lake quieted down. If one removed Qin Jian’s paper head, one would realise he looked more relaxed than before. He thought... things would go awry that night.

He glanced at An Xuan, who was beside him. Qin Jian narrowed his eyes. An Xuan’s suggestion saved his life. Even though it was too early to tell, he could sense clearly that after the singing faded, the strange atmosphere around the lake also receded. They should be safe that night.

As for tomorrow, it would depend on whether someone would make a worse mistake. Plus, he understood Mr. An’s intention. They still had a scapegoat in Tang Shirou. Even though he had just met Mr. An, the elder had to admit that An Xuan was more cunning than he was. Qin Jian glanced at An Xuan again. He believed... An Xuan had the clues.

Faster... Faster...

You Qi ran until he was covered in sweat. He stared at the yard before him. Once he entered the yard and waited for the other group to come back, this mission would be...

CREAK

A sharp sound of friction interrupted his thought. The next second, the yard door opened. A similar red sedan chair moved out of the yard and raced towards them.