Nightmare Assault

Chapter 270: Lies

Qin Jian narrowed his eyes and nodded calmly, “Golden Boy and Jade Maiden is a play. The story is very traditional. It’s about a couple of lovers who love each other but can’t be together. It is set in Ancient China. However, my focus is on the ending of this story,” His tone shifted, “The female protagonist died with hatred. The male protagonist swore to stay loyal to her and didn’t marry.”

Jiang Cheng blinked and said carefully, “In other words, in the story, the female protagonist died, but the male protagonist didn’t. Young Master Huang… Wait,” Jiang Cheng gasped in fear, “Elder Qin?”

Qin Jian took a deep breath and smiled at Jiang Cheng, “It appears so.”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Could this be a hint?” Shi Liaozhi became more courageous when he noticed nothing bad had happened. He was not as fearful as before. “The song is a hint that Young Master Huang is alive, and he becomes like this for a woman. This woman is probably his lover. Young Master Huang misses her too much after she passed away. It is why he lost his mind.” Based on the current information, his hypothesis sounded valid.

In any case, Young Master Huang should be the key character. What they needed to do was to figure out his story. This story would explain Young Master Huang’s madness. That would match their identities in this mission. They were doctors and their goal was to cure him.

The mission had just started, so they had limited clues. The discussion went nowhere. After lunch, the three groups split up and went home. Even though no one brought it up, everyone had a feeling that the strange Young Master Huang… would show up again that night. Therefore, everyone rushed home to rest before the sun went down.

Just as the door closed, Xia Meng grabbed Jiang Cheng and pulled him to the bed. “Be careful.” Jiang Cheng covered his chest shyly. He said with blushed cheeks, “I’m not ready yet!”

Xia Meng was used to Jiang Cheng’s shamelessness. She said directly, “Have you caught something?”

Jiang Cheng blinked innocently. Xia Meng scoffed, “I refuse to believe you dare to directly escape from Young Master Huang’s room without having noticed something already. Why else would you dare to take such a huge risk?” Xia Meng pressed, “Aren’t you afraid of triggering Young Master Huang and being killed instantly?”

“That’s right!” Fatty aided Xia Meng, “Doctor, you didn’t know what pose Young Master Huang assumed before you. How could you tell Young Master Huang would be dangerous? Don’t tell it was based on a strange posture.” Fatty pouted, “I don’t believe it.”

Jiang Cheng turned to look out the window. It was open. It faced the azure lake. As the wind blew, the surface rippled. “Young Master Huang was seated when you saw him?” Jiang Cheng suddenly asked Xia Meng.

Xia Meng halted before nodding. “Yes, is there a problem with that?”

“On the wooden bed behind the red curtain?”

“Yes.” Then, Xia Meng’s expression dimmed. Her hands that held Jiang Cheng weakened.

“I didn’t see any Young Master Huang,” Jiang Cheng sighed, “When I went upstairs, the wooden bed was empty. There was no one in the room.”

The chill crawled up Fatty’s spine. His face looked so pale. “So…” He stared at the Doctor, his teeth chattering. He finally understood why the normally cautious Doctor would rush down so quickly back then. Young Master Huang… was gone. No, not gone. He… merely went into hiding at a place where they couldn’t see. For example… on the ceiling or behind the screen.

“I believe if it were just an empty room, none of you would stay upwards of several minutes or even longer in that room,” Jiang Cheng pulled back his sleeve, “This would make no sense.”

“Therefore… Young Master Huang had already left the bed.” Xia Meng struggled to wake up from the shock. She gritted her teeth and stared at Jiang Cheng’s eyes. “But he had gone into hiding… waiting to ambush you.”

“Therefore… Qin Jian, who went upstairs after the Doctor…” Fatty looked at Jiang Cheng, “He…”

“He stayed there for a long time.” Xia Meng said, her eyes glowing, “Incidentally after he came back, Young Master Huang suddenly announced that he was tired and refused to see the others.”

…

“Are you sure?”

It was Shi Liaozhi who spoke. His expression was strange as he tried to verify something.

“I’m sure.” Chen Qiang, who was seated, nodded.

The graceful Zuo Qing turned her face. Under the light, her body was voluptuous. Her lips opened to utter some icy words, “Litlte friend, this is not outside. Everyone has to be responsible for their words.

“If you’re making up a lie to create a false illusion that you’re valuable to make sure that we’ll protect you,” She scoffed, “I’d advise you to give up that thought.

“Because once it’s exposed, you’ll die.” She stared at Chen Qiang, “A very horrible death.”

“I am sure.” Chen Qiang still nodded, “Qin Jian is suspicious. The author of Golden Boy and Jade Maiden is Meng Chengxun. He is from the Ming Dynasty.” He looked up. His eyes were filled with calmness that was rare for a newbie. “But we are in the Song Dynasty. How could Young Master Huang know and sing the song that would only appear several hundred years from now? We are the ones who transmigrated,” Chen Qiang said, “Not him.”

“So… was Qin Jian lying?” Shi Liaozhi swallowed nervously, “From the fact that he knew Golden Boy and Jade Maiden, he was not replaced by the ghost because the ghost wouldn’t have known about that. His real goal was to disrupt the others.”

“He’s trying to find a scapegoat!” Zuo Qing suddenly announced.