HLnovel Chapter 65 Hide and Seek
Chapter 65 Hide and Seek
Seemingly surprised by Yan Xun's strong reaction, Yan Yu was also somewhat stunned. He glanced at the towel in the wooden basin before finally saying, "I'll help you find a new one."
As for whether it could be found, Yan Yu didn't say.
Yan Xun didn't care that much; after all, saying he wanted to wash his body was just an excuse.
"Where is the faucet?" Yan Xun asked. He hadn't noticed the pool or faucet in Cimu Hall, neither before nor just now.
Yan Yu shook his head, "There's no such thing here."
"We usually fetch water from a water tank."
He stopped there, only saying that he was going to fetch water for Yan Xun.
As soon as he left, the room fell silent again. Yan Xun carefully observed the room... He also opened the five-drawer chest, and the first drawer only contained the various jewelry that Yan Yu had been wearing.
Layer upon layer, densely packed, haphazardly placed on the first floor of the chest of drawers.
Yan Xun could only recognize a few of the more obvious mineral names; he knew nothing about the rest. Interspersed among these minerals were things that had been polished to a warm, lustrous sheen.
Thinking of the traditions and beliefs of Wusheng Village that Yan's father had mentioned earlier, Yan Xun felt uncomfortable looking at the jewelry again.
He hurriedly closed one layer of the cabinet and then opened the next one.
Below are some of Yan Yu's clothes, one of which is extremely gorgeous and looks like it was worn during a sacrificial ceremony.
Upon hearing footsteps, Yan Xun closed the cabinets and sat on the edge of the bed.
Yan Yu carried the wooden basin into the room, and sure enough, the towel in the basin had been replaced with a new one.
He placed the wooden basin filled with water on the chest of drawers, saying, "The conditions here are limited, so this is the only way."
"I'm going to the main hall; you can stay here without worry." With that, he left again.
Yan Xun glanced at the wooden basin on the dresser, reached out and touched the water in it. It felt as if it had just been drawn from the bottom of a very deep well, and Yan Xun withdrew his hand because it was so cold.
The temperature in Wusheng Village is already a bit lower than outside.
The same is true of the Cimu Hall.
He glanced at the water Yan Yu had brought over. To prevent Yan Yu from saying, "Why isn't my cousin using water? Were you lying to me just now?" and triggering his death flag... he obediently wrung out the towel in the wooden basin, perfunctorily wiped his arms and neck, and then lifted his T-shirt to simply wash his body.
After he finished everything, he washed the towel and draped it over the edge of the wooden basin.
The Cimu Hall was eerily quiet.
Yan Xun knew that this was a good opportunity for him to investigate the Cimu Hall.
He thought for a moment, then turned on the live stream's chat—
I'll lick it!!!
【No way? So stingy? What is it that the viewers in the live stream can't see?】
[I'm sending you a carnival gift as a reward, just so I can take one more look, please!]
Yan Xun: "..."
"No, who told you that?"
"Do you think I should take a look at the main hall of the Compassionate Mother's Hall?"
He thought for a moment and then said, "If you agree to let me go to the main hall of the Compassionate Mother's Hall, I'll go if you swipe your sports car."
[What are you afraid to do? You already have a paper doll with 12 points!]
[What are you afraid to do? You already have a paper doll with 12 points!]
[What are you afraid to do? You already have a paper doll with 12 points!]
[Waiting for a day off: Tipping off a sports car X5]
[Waiting for the day off: Go.]
Seeing this, Yan Xun closed the live stream and prepared to leave.
He carried a basin of water, pretending to pour it out... But not long after leaving the room, Yan Yu heard a commotion and came out of the main hall of the Cimu Hall.
He looked at Yan Xun, then at the wooden basin in his hand.
At this moment, the only light sources in Cimu Hall were the incense and candles and oil lamps in the main hall, as well as the two pitifully small candles in Yan Yu's room. The moon overhead seemed to be covered by clouds, and the entire Cimu Hall was plunged into darkness.
Yan Xun had just left the side room and his eyes hadn't adjusted yet, but fortunately, Yan Yu's clothes were light-colored and he was standing at the entrance of the main hall, so he saw him at a glance.
"I'll do it."
Yan Yu said.
He slowly walked to Yan Xun's side and took the wooden basin from his hands.
Perhaps it was because it was too dark and the light was too dim, his hand inevitably touched Yan Xun's fingers.
—Icy cold.
Yan Xun thought that the other person's hand seemed to have just been taken out of an ice cellar.
Fortunately, the sensation was fleeting, and he quickly took the wooden basin and held it in his hands.
"Don't come out later."
Yan Yu said, "In a little while, it will be time for the evening prayer."
"The Mother Goddess does not wish for outsiders to be present."
Yan Xun actually wanted to ask: He didn't want outsiders present, so how could he, a grown man, be completely unaware of anything in the side room next door?
That's what he thought, and that's what he asked.
After thinking for a moment, Yan Yu switched hands and picked up the wooden basin, then stretched his arm out in front of Yan Xun.
Yan Xun was puzzled.
"Take this bracelet off."
Yan Yu said.
Yan Xun looked down and, with the faint light, still managed to see the bracelet on his wrist.
But the thought of the legend of Wusheng Village made Yan Xun feel uneasy.
Yan Yu finally bent down, placed the wooden basin on the ground, then took off the bracelet and put it on Yan Xun's wrist. "Have you heard the legend of Wusheng Village?"
Yan Xun neither answered nor denied it.
"Don't worry, it's different from what you think."
He then said to Yan Xun, "No matter what noise you hear later, don't open the door."
"Don't say anything."
"It will be fine after the ceremony."
After Yan Yu finished speaking, he bent down and picked up the wooden basin. "Don't come out."
He stood there, not letting Yan Xun leave his room, saying, "I'll come find you when it's over."
……
Although I wanted to explore the main hall of the Cimu Hall.
But since Yan Yu had already said that, it meant that he would definitely encounter misfortune if he went in during the sacrificial ceremony, so Yan Xun decided to wait and see.
The door had just closed when the sound of a ball bouncing suddenly broke the silence of the Cimu Hall.
Then came the sounds of children laughing and playing.
They were singing nursery rhymes, seemingly playing jump rope.
How could you be so stupid!
'Forget it, let's find someone else.'
Immediately following was the sound of footsteps and urgent knocking on the door—
"Big brother, come play with us!"
Let's jump rope together.
Yan Xun thought of the children around the golden statue of the loving mother, and he remained silent.
But they knew he was in the room, so they raised their voices a little louder—
Big brother, aren't you bored in your room?
'Shall we play together?'
The chests of drawers next to it also began to tremble at this moment, as if the chests were about to fly out of them.
Outside the door, the children were still happily singing nursery rhymes—
Let's play games together.
Come on, let's play hide-and-seek!
Where are my hands?
Where are my legs?
"Ah, so Mom and Dad put it in a box."