bestfiction Chapter 355 It's just that the night was too dark, and I couldn't see very clearly.
Chapter 355 It's just that the night was too dark, and I couldn't see very clearly.
Suddenly, the creatures emitting a green glow began to move at an extremely fast speed, and then leaped up towards the same spot on the second floor.
As they drew closer, the crowd was able to see them clearly. These were not assassins, nor lone wolves; they were clearly a group of... puppets dressed in various old theatrical costumes!
Moreover, they seemed to be speaking with their mouths open, causing everyone to gasp in shock: "Wooden puppets... have they become sentient?"
Faced with such a bizarre scene, it would seem much more normal if it were assassins and wolves instead.
"They're the puppets I saw at the night market!"
Prince Qi was shocked. He recognized these puppets; he had seen them at the night market just two hours earlier!
What looked like ordinary, old, and abandoned wooden puppets back then have now all come to life.
With such amazing jumping ability and the murderous aura emanating from them, he couldn't help but wonder if this was really the kind of presence a puppet should have.
He had heard of evil spirits before, but this was the first time he had ever seen one, and it was indeed as strange as the rumors said.
At that moment, Zhi'er wanted to reach out and touch them, but fortunately he stopped her in time.
Prince Qi seemed to suddenly realize something: "Could it be... that they came for Zhi'er tonight?"
"Fifth, Fifth Brother, have you seen these things before?" King Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.
He had heard Qingying talk about their two encounters with evil spirits before, and ever since then, he had been hoping to have a chance to see them for himself. He never expected to see them tonight, but when he saw those puppets with green eyes, he still felt a little scared.
"Yes, we saw it at the night market tonight. You went into the jade shop, and Zhi'er and I saw it under the lanterns." Prince Qi's expression was solemn.
Realizing the puppets' intentions, Xiao Han's eyes narrowed slightly: "This is bad, they're heading for Chu Qing's room."
At this moment, Long Chuqing had already stepped onto the windowsill with one foot, and she raised the phoenix feather whip in her hand and swept it horizontally.
The whip swept swiftly across the two puppets at the front, and the feather blade tore apart the costume of a clown-faced puppet, shredding its upper body into flying wood chips.
Another puppet, dressed in a blue theatrical costume and depicting a pale-faced scholar, was also cut in half at the waist. After losing all mobility, it fell straight down.
A puppet dressed as a matchmaker in a purple theatrical costume flew by from the side. Unfortunately, it was directly blown away by the whip's tail, and the feather blade even tore off one of its arms.
After the previous two encounters with demons, Qingying was much calmer. Although these puppets had become sentient, they still seemed to have a physical form, so the sword in his hand should be able to hurt them.
While the other two guards were still in shock, Qingying leaped down from the roof and swung his long sword at a puppet dressed in a dark green theatrical costume, accurately stabbing it down.
The longsword pierced through the neck joint of the puppet from behind. Before the puppet could struggle or resist, Qingying turned the blade, and with a crisp "clang," the threads connecting the puppet's joints were severed by the sword.
With one thread snapping and the rest of the puppet losing its support, the entire puppet went limp instantly, as if its soul had been ripped out. The eerie light in its eyes also vanished in an instant. Qingying drew her sword and kicked the puppet to the ground.
"retreat……"
When Long Chuqing's whip lashed down from above again, the double-bun puppet sensed something was wrong and immediately spoke up to stop the other puppets from rushing forward.
Upon seeing this, the other puppets quickly retreated.
"Bang—click click click."
Even so, a woodcutter puppet dressed in black clothes and wearing a straw hat was a beat too slow and was sliced in half from top to bottom by Long Chuqing's whip.
"Miss Long." Qingying ran to Long Chuqing's side.
The two guards on the roof were somewhat frightened by the bizarre scene they had never seen before, but after they came to their senses, they jumped down together.
Xiao Han glanced at the situation below and, remembering that Princess Ruoyang was still alone in the room, immediately turned around and rushed out of the room.
Meanwhile, Qing Tong and two other guards, who were standing guard in the corridor, rushed over to knock on the door and inquire after hearing the commotion coming from Long Chuqing's room.
There was no response or cry for help from inside, so they didn't dare to rush in rashly, since there were two girls living inside, one of whom was a noble princess.
"Your Highness," Qing Tong said as he saw Xiao Han approaching, "I just knocked on the door, but there was no response."
Xiao Han knew that Long Chuqing was no longer in the room. As for the lack of response to his knocking, he wondered if the princess was still terrified by what she had just witnessed.
Seeing the tightly closed door, he didn't care about anything else and just smashed it open.
Upon entering, they found the princess still lying in bed, sleeping soundly, completely unaffected by the commotion they had just witnessed.
He was somewhat surprised. He had expected to see the little girl looking terrified and pitiful when he came in, but she was sleeping so soundly that she was truly unmoved!
But this is for the best, so she won't be frightened when she sees it.
Seeing that Long Chuqing had left the room, Prince Qi also remembered Princess Ruoyang, who was still alone in the room.
"Fifth Brother, where are you going?" King Xuan asked.
"I'm going to check on Zhi'er."
As Prince Qi entered the room, he saw Xiao Han standing by the window. He glanced at the direction of the bed and saw that Princess Ruoyang was still fast asleep, so he walked towards Xiao Han.
"Seventh brother."
Xiao Han turned around and said, "Fifth Brother, you've come at the right time. I'll leave Zhi'er to you."
After saying that, Xiao Han stepped onto the windowsill and jumped down.
Prince Qi: ? ? ?
He sighed softly, "Seventh Brother, be careful."
The bronze statue outside the door was dumbfounded when it saw Xiao Han jump out of the window.
what's the situation?
Why did the prince jump down? What happened? Why didn't the prince call him to come with him?
Qing Tong looked up at the roof, thinking to himself: Why hasn't Qing Ying come back yet? No, he has to stay by the Prince's side and protect him.
"I'll trouble you two to guard this place." Qing Tong left the door slightly ajar and gave a briefing to the guards of Prince Qi who were also standing guard at the door.
He turned and ran to the guest room next door where Xiao Han was staying. When he looked down from the window, he saw Qingying and two other guards standing next to Long Chuqing, as well as Xiao Han who had just jumped down. The five of them were standing together on the street.
hold head high???
Looking closely, there seems to be a group of people standing opposite. Are they enemies? They're rather short, looking like a group of children?
No, kids don't come out in groups and cause trouble in the middle of the night.
It's just that the night was too dark, and I couldn't see very well.
"Wait... their eyes seem to be emitting a faint green glow." This scene instantly reminded Bronze of the images he had seen in the dilapidated temple, the skeletons with blue glowing eyes.