C157 — [6.23 — Strange Tales of Feng Jia Town]
by UntamedSGu Yin’s monologue soon came to an end as Feng Qi woke up behind him.
Feng Qi weakly got up from the ground, only to feel that her scalp was raw and painful, making her dizzy.
After escaping from Gu Yin, she didn’t even run out far before she fainted because of the shock, and as soon as she woke up, she saw Gu Yin’s figure.
This time the shock was even greater; Feng Qi was so scared that she nearly fainted again; the fear of being skinned still made her heart palpitate.
However, the good thing was that this time Gu Yin seemed to have returned to normal; with a kind attitude like before, he greeted her.
His expression no longer had the almost insane killing intent before.
Looking at Gu Yin’s pale face and glowing eyes, Feng Qi swallowed her saliva: “Gu Yin? You’re back to normal?”
No longer crazy and wanting her face.
Feng Qi heard Gu Yin reply with some confusion, “I’ve always been normal.”
After saying that, he didn’t forget to reveal a bright smile, signaling that he was really fine.
He had never been abnormal; it was that fierce ghost that was abnormal.
Feng Qi was slightly at ease, thinking that Gu Yin should have returned to normal and remembered his deep love for her.
It was only because of this that Feng Qi was finally able to carefully observe the changes in Gu Yin.
Gu Yin really looked much better than before; that horrible snake’s tail was gone, and even with the bandages wrapped around his face, she could still tell that he was handsome, a different kind of handsome that emphasized the beauty of male strength unlike that of the priest.
Pale but not soft.
The bloodstained black shirt and trousers had somehow been replaced with a more fashionable black, loose-knit shirt, plus a pair of loose trousers with a cinched waist.
However, because of Gu Yin’s broad-boned and muscular frame, the loose fabric was also propped up and bulged, but it wasn’t thick; instead, it better showed his good body shape with broad shoulders and a narrow waist.
If the photo was posted online, he would be treated as a fashion model by people; after all, Gu Yin’s figure was indeed perfect. It was a physique that ordinary people couldn’t achieve through exercise.
She always felt that Gu Yin’s style had become better. He used to be a monster who didn’t even wear a top, but now he had a manly aura.
Feng Qi thought so but felt that Gu Yin was still not as good-looking as the priest.
If she could, she would have chosen the priest without hesitation, but now she had to sacrifice herself for the safety of everyone, and with Gu Yin’s previous level of insanity, she wouldn’t have a good time in the future.
The more Feng Qi thought about it, the more miserable she became; she couldn’t help but be in a trance, somewhat hesitant, and she didn’t even listen much to what Gu Yin was saying to her.
“…… It’s great that you agreed, Feng Qi; you’re indeed my best friend.”
Agree? Agree to what?
Feng Qi was a bit bewildered as she saw a joyful smile on Gu Yin’s face, and then she saw A’s terrified, almost fainting appearance.
It seemed as if she had just agreed to something that would seem extremely horrifying and absurd to a normal person.
“Then it’s a deal. If you’re too scared by Him to speak when you see Him in a while, just let me put on your skin and speak.”
According to Gu Yin’s knowledge of the fierce ghost, by that time, it was highly probable that Feng Qi would be so oppressed by that fierce ghost’s domain that she wouldn’t be able to speak more than a few words.
In order to more efficiently expose the fierce ghost’s true colors of duplicity and make Jiu Shu come around, this was the best solution.
“Don’t worry, this time it won’t be just peeling off your face; I know that would damage the skin easily, so I’ll peel off your entire human skin so it’ll be a lot easier for you to put it back on.” Gu Yin said thoughtfully.
After falling in love with Jiu Shu, he felt that he had become much gentler and would consider the opinions of others.
It was important to know that after originally seizing the power of the Ghost, Gu Yin felt that he had become very extreme, often wanting to kill living people by all means, but now he was able to consider the feelings of humans in a very comprehensive manner.
He instinctively felt that Jiu Shu wouldn’t like him killing people.
“…… Sh, what?”
Feng Qi’s eyes widened in disbelief, and it took a moment for her to react.
“What? You don’t agree with it? It’s not like you’re going to die, as my friend. Can’t you even fulfill such a small request?”
Gu Yin Silver frowned; he truly felt unable to understand; Feng Qi’s backtracking attitude was completely unlike a true friend.
When he was wearing a smile before, Feng Qi hadn’t seen anything wrong; at this moment, Gu Yin’s expression went cold, and that eerie frown instantly made Feng Qi feel like she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Instantly realizing that there was no such thing as returning to normal.
Gu Yin had simply turned from his previous tyrannical madness into a more subtle, more repressed lunacy.
“Gu Yin, Gu Yin, come to your senses! Don’t you realize you’re not normal right now?”
“What flaying, what revealing the truth, what the hell are you talking about! The old you wasn’t like this at all!”
Feng Qi trembled, putting on the preachy look that she would often show when facing Gu Yin, painfully trying to bring Gu Yin back to normal.
In the past, Feng Qi, as a popular and beautiful university student in the town, always carried an unconscious superiority when facing Gu Yin, a monster that hid in the mountains and forests and drank blood, and would often teach Gu Yin to be hygienic and learn manners.
At that time, Gu Yin was humble and immersed in the dust, firmly believing in her words. Even if he had to go hungry because of this, he would listen to her words and not eat poor little animals or food on the brink of decay, and so on.
Feng Qi considered herself to be Gu Yin’s sweetheart and rightfully felt that this time would be the same.
She just didn’t expect Gu Yin to reveal a blank look and repeat, “I was?”
“Yes, Gu Yin, you used to be very kind; you wouldn’t kill innocent people indiscriminately because of my words; you would respect my opinion instead of talking to yourself like you are doing now. Where did that kind you go?”
Gu Yin looked at the talking Feng Qi in front of him, his eyes widened a bit, and he suddenly couldn’t hold back his laughter.
“Hahahaha—” he laughed so cheerfully that his broad shoulders trembled and the bandages slid down a bit, revealing eyes full of twisted laughter.
“But I wanted to borrow your face before.”
Feng Qi was creeped out for a moment as she looked fearfully at the tall evil ghost in front of her, realizing that even as he was saying such horrifying words, he wore a pure childlike smile.
It could even be called naive.
“Because we’re friends, ah, so isn’t it normal to borrow your face?”
Feng Qi suddenly realized that perhaps she had been wrong all along.
There was no such thing as going crazy.
Rather, Gu Yin was such an inhuman monster to begin with.
He had never been normal.
And she treated this monster as a friend for a long time, thinking that the monster had fallen in love with her.
But she never realized the horrifying truth behind it: every moment during their time together, this snake-tailed monster was staring at her with a ghastly gaze, wanting to peel off her own face.
This kind of thoughtful and terrifying fear was even more terrifying than facing him directly, making Feng Qi feel cold all over and almost crushing all her confidence.
Under the collapse, Feng Qi even forgot her previous fear and showed a disgusted expression, cursing the inhumane monster in front of her.
“You… you monster! How can this kind of thing be normal! You cold-blooded, deformed monster!”
Once upon a time, the townspeople called the Gu Yin in the mountains and forests outside the town a monster, and many rumors of the monster eating people spread, saying that the monster would crawl into the town at night and devour children, and said in disgust and fear that sooner or later, they would have to get rid of this monster.
Feng Qi, who prided herself on being a young woman of the new generation, was very different from the superstitious old men of the town and therefore didn’t believe in such rumors.
On the contrary, because she sympathised with Gu Yin, she gave him great trust and made him her friend.
But she didn’t expect that the original townspeople were right, although they were ignorant, but they could see through the nature of this monster; he was a cold-blooded and heartless beast in his bones, fierce and vicious to the extreme.
Completely forgetting the kindness of her being friends with it, he even wanted to peel off her skin; he was completely an ungrateful, white-eyed wolf!
There was no value in him being redeemed at all!
It was a shame that she still wanted to live on with him!
On the side, A really wished that he could just pass out at this moment.
Then he wouldn’t have to face this kind of scene.
But heaven forbid, the more he wanted to pass out, the more conscious he became.
He saw that the evil ghost was being pointed at and called a monster, and Feng Qi was still looking like she was emboldened; he was simply going to break down.
Crazy, all crazy! Was he crazy, or was everyone crazy?
How could she dare to speak so loudly to an emotionless, bloodthirsty, and brutal ghost!
A had now realized that it was impossible for a ghost with deep grievances like Gu Yin to fall in love with a human being.
Thinking about it, how could a ghost who died with hatred for the living and whose grievances were so heavy that it could be transformed into a ghost that could manipulate people’s lives and deaths at will still have love for the living?
Not to mention the fact that this ghost was already mentally abnormal, and its thinking and brain circuits were obviously different from those of normal people.
To be able to come up with a plan like peeling off a person’s skin and still act as if nothing had happened, how could it not be considered normal?
The slightest stimulus could lead to a killing spree.
And in such a situation, she still dared to call it a monster, to which A could only turn his head and run with a scowl on his face.
There wasn’t a single sane person here anymore; they were all crazy!
Sure enough, not long after running out, A used his afterglow to see the smile on Gu Yin’s face disappear, frowning; his handsome face looked ghostly at this time and no longer had the appearance of a living person.
“…… Monster?” Gu Yin repeated, his expression seemed a little confused, and his voice wasn’t too loud, but it inexplicably made A feel an unspeakable coolness emanating from the crevices of his bones, and he nearly fell down with weak legs.
Feng Qi, who was even closer, was even worse, falling straight to the ground, panicking as if she had only just reacted.
“What are you talking about? I’m a normal person just like you. Just because I have to borrow something from you, you start denigrating me?”
Gu Yin seemed to recall the days when he had been bent on being accepted by the people, only to be attacked by the townspeople throwing long pitchforks of stone in anger and loathing, with a somewhat sad expression.
But it was only a moment that passed.
For he had changed now; he had long since ceased to be a monster, with a beautiful appearance and a beloved Jiu Shu. They were deeply in love with each other and were even about to get married.
As long as he got rid of that stumbling block, he would soon be able to live a happy life like the ordinary people he once dreamt of.
Feng Qi dragged her weakened body back, only to hear Gu Yin muttering to itself again, saying something about marriage, dear, and other upside-down crazy things.
Feng Qi couldn’t quite understand, not knowing what this monster was thinking.
As a matter of fact, from the moment they met, Gu Yin had left her puzzled; he kept talking about revealing the truth, but to this day, she didn’t know what truth he was going to reveal.
She only wanted to stay away from this monster, but before she could retreat to a safe distance, she saw Gu Yin raise his head, revealing his eyes under the bandages.
Those originally normal eyes reverted to icy vertical pupils, completely devoid of a trace of emotion.
“…… So it seems like you’re jealous of me getting happiness?”
Jealous that he was able to get Jiu Shu’s liking, she began to denigrate him as a monster.
Without waiting for Feng Qi to respond, Gu Yin fervently asked himself, “That’s right; it is.”
In that case, the plan would have to change, and this friend couldn’t be allowed to appear in front of Jiu Shu.
Although she could prove in front of Jiu Shu that the fierce Ghost was a philandering bastard, it was equally possible that she could discredit him as a monster out of jealousy, affecting the bond between him and his darling.
It was also because of Feng Qi that he couldn’t recognize his feelings before, causing the priest to be sad and the ghost to take advantage of the situation.
Gu Yin remembered what happened before, and many regrets were born in his heart; on top of this matter, he might not be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Causing his beloved Jiu Shu to feel so sad and also suffering from the harm of the fierce ghost.
Thinking of this, Gu Yin looked more and more sad.
And now, after he kindly disregarded it, Feng Qi refused to even lend him a human skin.
So it seemed that Feng Qi wasn’t a true friend.
A true friend wouldn’t be so selfish.
Then there was no need to borrow it; it was fine to just take it away.
It would be fine for him to personally wear the human skin to meet Jiu Shu, and as long as it made it clear about the fierce ghost’s cheating, Jiu Shu would definitely return to his family and no longer stay with the fierce ghost, who was the third party.
“Ah, ah, ah, ah!”
Feng Qi screamed miserably as she looked in horror at the black mist rising up around her, especially the flesh and blood that were easily melted into puddles of blood.
Even the flesh and blood that enveloped the entire church couldn’t withstand the power of these black mists, and it was easy to imagine what it would be like when these mists came close to her.
It was bound to split the flesh and turn it into corpse water.
“Save me! Who will save me!!!?”
Feng Qi kept calling for help, her voice echoing in the empty corridor, useless.
She could only wait for death to come, different from the images of death in her memories of her previous life, but it was the same pain, enough to drive a person insane.
Under despair, Feng Qi completely tore her disguise, indignantly looking at the Gu Yin in front of her: ”Monster! You monster! Crazy person! Full of crazy words!”
Feng Qi remembered what Gu Yin had just inexplicably said about her being jealous of his happiness and couldn’t help but sneer, her eyes sneering, “What happiness? Something like you deserves to be happy!? Ungrateful and heartless!”
“You monster can never get happiness!”
Gu Yin’s tall body stood not far from Feng Qi, originally thinking about where to cut the opening to get a complete human skin; after hearing this last sentence, his pupils slightly trembled, and his gaze towards Feng Qi became unprecedentedly terrifying.
Getting such a sentence that could be called a curse on the eve of the wedding, no one would be happy.
“Of course I will be happy.”
He and Jiu Shu would be happy forever.
Gu Yin lowered his eyes to look at Feng Qi’s face distorted by fear; it was completely devoid of its former beauty; on the contrary, it was ugly.
Compared to him, Feng Qi was more like a monster.
Well, might as well make her more like it.
Gu Yin’s eyes shone brightly as he thought of a brilliant idea.
“No, it hurts! It hurts so much! What’s wrong with me? No! No-”
A panted as he leaned against the wall, unable to run any farther, and after hearing Feng Qi’s increasingly miserable cries, he carefully turned back and peered through the corner into the distance.
The first thing he saw was the smile on the evil ghost’s face.
Like a happy child who had completed a prank.
Feng Qi, on the other hand, was rolling on the ground and letting out a wailing sound; no, A wasn’t even sure if the puddle of strange creatures on the ground could be called human.
Although Feng Qi originally had a wretched personality, at least she had a human form, but now she had many extra limbs out of nowhere, arms and legs, growing on her torso and limbs, and even on her face, there were pustules that kept popping up.
A looked carefully; only then did he see that those limbs weren’t created out of thin air, but rather flesh and blood melted by the black mist.
In the process of Feng Qi rolling around, she was stained with that blood and water, which in turn bred monstrous pieces of flesh on her body, eventually growing into this ghastly and ugly appearance.
Feng Qi seemed unable to accept that she had turned into this appearance, and her screams were even more shrill than before when she was about to be skinned, making people’s eardrums burst when they heard it.
“Vom-”
A nearly vomited.
It was too terrifying.
The ruthlessness of the ghost had once again refreshed his knowledge; even if Feng Qi wasn’t his beloved, treating a human being that he had known in life so viciously showed that this ghost was no longer sane.
Even if he razed the entire church to the ground in the next moment, it would be normal.
Thinking of this, A couldn’t help but cry as he walked forward, knowing that his death wasn’t far off but still wanting to live for a little while longer.
After walking for a while, he suddenly heard the sound of someone whispering ahead of him.
“Father, it seems like this place has been walked through once.”
“Should we explore first, the priest can rest first.”
A priest?
When did a priest pop up again?
A thought numbly, probably a native of this town, it doesn’t matter; he’s going to die anyway.
“Don’t go any further; there’s a ghost up ahead!” A said breathlessly, casually reminding them.
As for whether they listened or not, it was none of his business.
If they had to go looking for death, he wouldn’t stop them; he wouldn’t collect their corpses anyway!
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