nucmednet Chapter 309 The Madman's Hidden Side Story - Speculation
Chapter 309 The Madman's Hidden Side Story - Speculation
A small boat slowly drifted away from the ferry dock.
Hua Yilan looked back at the shore and murmured, "The madman's final call..."
"Is it Ah Mei, or Ah Mei?"
“Sister,” Chen Ji said, “he is Brother Li.”
"The charred ghost only shows half of its face, not because it's trying to scare people, but because it really only has the right half of its body."
"When I last went to the Li residence, the charred ghost had become half a skin, which proved that it had replaced a human and shed its skin; at the same time, there was also a complete left half of the skin next to it, and the two could be pieced together perfectly."
"That is, Master Zhou."
Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought: "If the charred ghost isn't Brother Li, then where did Brother Li go?"
"The most likely person is a madman."
"Because his relationship with Li Fengxiu was too close!"
Hua Yilan nodded. She had spent the most time with Li Fengxiu and could tell that Li Fengxiu was very dependent on the madman.
Therefore, after hearing the madman's self-narration as "the heartless and ungrateful young master Zheng," she would occasionally feel sorry for Li Fengxiu.
"But even the madman said he's Young Master Zheng. How can you tell he's lying?"
Yin Ziqin frowned and asked.
“He may not be lying,” Chen Ji said. “He may have really gone insane after his family members died.”
"I think he is Brother Li, mainly because his physical condition is too strange."
He held up his finger:
"First of all, the madman's skin is not his own, but he did not replace anyone else; because a ghost can perfectly adapt to a new body after replacing a person."
"His skin was extremely loose, and when he spoke, his mouth wouldn't open at all, nor could he smile."
"This means that the skin is immobile, it's static, like a face mask. He must have peeled off someone else's skin and put it on himself."
Hua Yilan suddenly paused, then hesitated before saying, "He... really does have a putrid smell, like rotting flesh..."
“Yes.” Chen Ji nodded: “Also, the madman also has the same terminal illness that the six siblings had.”
The other three were all startled!
"You mean even madmen eat human flesh?" Yin Ziqin asked incredulously.
Chen Ji nodded.
"There is a line of text at the back of the scroll: 【Those who are not of my kind may not open it】."
"It is known that Master Zhou must have seen the madman and the sheep on the first day; at the same time, because he only has half a body left, he has been staying in the cellar eating gray mutton to nourish himself."
"Then the madman most likely went to the cellar and opened the scroll; because the ghost had no reason to let us know the truth."
"At the same time, I noticed that his blood vessels were bulging and his abdomen was swollen; these were symptoms of a terminal illness. That's why the six siblings were unwilling to take his place."
And who the madman ate... is actually quite easy to guess.
Young Master Zheng.
Only Brother Li has the motive to do this.
On the contrary, it would be very untenable to say that Young Master Zheng ate Brother Li, because how could such a cowardly person suddenly eat people? Moreover, he had no grudge against Brother Li!
However, Brother Li had a grudge against Young Master Zheng.
Because his mother was killed, and his sister was turned into a sheep, imprisoned, and tortured; Young Master Zheng knew all this, but he turned a blind eye.
This can be seen from what the madman said at the time.
When he described Young Master Zheng's experiences, he portrayed Young Master Zheng in an extremely unpleasant way, and his words were full of sarcasm; this is actually how the madman, as "Brother Li," viewed Young Master Zheng.
At the same time, he is very likely to have been burned in the fire and will need new skin to cover it.
After Young Master Zheng escaped, he definitely wouldn't have hidden in the village. He was most likely hiding in the back mountain... It was during that time that he met Li Fengxiu and Brother Li, who had also escaped.
Having gone mad, Brother Li chose to skin and eat Young Master Zheng's flesh, thus contracting a terminal illness.
After hearing this, Hua Yilan's expression was complicated, and she felt as if a heavy stone had been placed on her heart...
Yin Ziqin and Du Tingfeng also looked deeply saddened.
This is at most a hidden side quest, where you can only deduce the madman's identity through subtle clues; it has nothing to do with completing the game.
Only by knowing this can we fully connect the story of Sanhuai Village and the Li family's experiences.
Those who have suffered persecution at the hands of the Six Demons have either died or been transformed into sheep...
"At least we are here, and we will remember the story of this brother and sister."
Hua Yilan sighed.
She recalled those cold winter nights when she huddled in Li Fengxiu's soft wool, feeling warm all over and no longer afraid.
Chen Ji sighed softly and didn't continue speaking.
He wasn't there to witness what exactly happened during the fire that night, so he could only guess.
He had wondered for a long time how Li Fengxiu had escaped and why her eyes hadn't been gouged out.
Why did Master Zhou appear at the Li residence?
It is very likely that his initial target was actually the strong and healthy Brother Li... so that he could maintain a kinship with "Li Fengxiu".
Perhaps that's why Li Fengxiu was provoked, her pupils turned green for the first time, and after tearing Master Zhou in two, she escaped with her brother.
Afterwards, the genius clearly identified the threat posed by the "Green-Eyed Goat".
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, it's all over, and the Li siblings' revenge has finally been achieved.
Ultimately, he retreated to the mountains...
Chu Jing, along with the innocent villagers, left with the two of them.
Leaning quietly against the edge of the boat, Chen Ji unconsciously touched his forehead, a heavy look in his eyes.
At first, a tall, thin girl crawled out from under the bed...
The job is strange; the person may seem carefree, but unintentionally, they still reveal the fear buried deep in their heart.
Chen Ji actually felt...
He was never truly affected by Chu Jing's bad luck.
Is it true that Chu Jing really has this constitution, or has she always been considered "unlucky" because of her appearance since childhood?
There will never be an answer to any of this.
Although she can't go back to reality... at least she won't have to live in fear anymore.
The boat was silent except for the gentle murmur of the river flowing by.
When they passed through the Ghostly Abode, all four of them received "rewards" of varying degrees.
Even Hua Yilan, who didn't appear most of the time, perhaps because she obtained the last three skeletons, also received the favor of "Fang Ri Tu", and her starlight shone a little brighter.
Du Tingfeng thought this was only natural; without Hua Yilan, he might already be dead.
but.....
He glanced at his chips, then looked at Hua Yilan, who hadn't had any contact with the ghost from beginning to end, and twitched his lips.
Who is truly lucky?