"It's all those baseless things that caused this mess," Mei Sanniang couldn't help but say when Dongfang Huaizhu remained silent.
Although the three of them were always together, most of the time Mei Sanniang stayed not too far away from the other two. She had complicated feelings towards them and always couldn't help but sneer.
"Qin Lan, the innkeeper was bewitched, which is why he developed those harmful things," Dongfang Huaizhu knew the reason but was restricted by the plot and couldn't say it out. She could only stroke Dongfang Qin Lan's hair to comfort her.
She wasn't feeling well either. In the original plot, there was no such thing, let alone such an innkeeper. It seemed that the plot had changed drastically, and they had to be on high alert.
"Sister, I want to get out of here. For the past few days, only someone came to deliver food. Let's fight our way out!" Dongfang Qin Lan looked up at Dongfang Huaizhu. The uneasiness in her eyes stabbed at Dongfang Huaizhu's heart.
She didn't say a word, and surprisingly, Mei Sanniang also kept silent.
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long. How have you been these days?"
At some point, the three of them had fallen asleep in the basement. Suddenly, a kind yet terrifying voice came from the cellar entrance, and the innkeeper's figure appeared in front of them.
Dongfang Huaizhu protected Dongfang Qin Lan behind her, while Mei Sanniang stood beside them, vaguely protecting the Dongfang sisters. The innkeeper just smiled mysteriously without saying a word as he watched their defensive postures.
"Why do you have to be like this? I'm not going to eat you. Don't be afraid," the innkeeper said after putting down the things in his hands. The pleasant expression on his face made the three of them look solemn.
Dongfang Huaizhu noticed that one of the things the innkeeper put down was a potion, another was talisman paper, and the remaining one was probably an auxiliary item to turn people into zombies.
"You're really so disobedient. It seems I really have to turn you into my puppets to make you come here quietly," the innkeeper's face suddenly turned gloomy, as if he had discovered something the three of them had done. But the three of them just stayed there, not daring to move.
"What do you want to do? I'm telling you, you'll never succeed!" Dongfang Qin Lan shouted at the innkeeper from behind Dongfang Huaizhu's protection. Her body trembled slightly.
The innkeeper sneered. Just as he was about to make a move, two people suddenly rushed in. Mei Sanniang's eyes flashed with light when she saw them.
"Zhili, Qimiao, why are you two here?" Mei Sanniang's expression turned bitter after her initial surprise.
The innkeeper wasn't at all surprised by their appearance.
Just now, his puppets had informed him that these two had broken in.
Zhili and Qimiao didn't talk much to Mei Sanniang. They directly launched an attack on the innkeeper for some unknown reason.
The once tough innkeeper became vulnerable under their combined attack.
"Take this opportunity. Let's get out of here quickly!" Zhili shouted at Mei Sanniang while attacking.
Mei Sanniang didn't hesitate. She grabbed the hands of the Dongfang sisters and rushed outside.
Seeing the three of them leave the basement, Zhili and Qimiao exchanged a look and started to retreat towards the door. The innkeeper didn't chase after them. After the two of them got out of the basement, they suddenly closed the door, locking the innkeeper inside.
Getting out of the cellar didn't mean they were safe. There were still some puppet zombies outside. Those zombies smelled them and walked straight towards them.
"Come this way. There's something here to defend against them!" Zhili and Qimiao saw Mei Sanniang and the others fighting the zombies head - on when they came out. They quickly told them to go to a small corner, the place they had come from.
"You go out first. We'll come right away," Mei Sanniang looked back, determined the direction, and then joined hands with the Dongfang sisters to beat the zombies back two meters.
The three of them quickly rushed towards that place. Just as the zombies were about to catch them, Dongfang Qin Lan, who was at the back, had already come out of that corner, leaving the zombies wandering around the corner.
The five of them didn't dare to stop. They ran all the way. Finally, they couldn't see the inn anymore, and they were in a wilderness.
Due to the long - time running and fighting, Dongfang Qin Lan had been bleeding, and there was no effective way to stop it. After they stopped, she fainted on the ground due to excessive blood loss.
"Qin Lan, what's wrong with you?" Dongfang Huaizhu knelt beside Dongfang Qin Lan, looking extremely nervous. When she noticed the blood on her, she quickly stopped the bleeding.
"It's not safe to stay here for long. We two came to rescue you, and I sent my younger brother to find a place to hide," Zhili explained to Mei Sanniang. The killing intent and the smell of blood on her were mixed.
At this time, Zhiyu walked out of the grass beside them, with some grass and leaves on his body. Zhiyu was overjoyed when he saw Mei Sanniang.
"Eldest sister, we can't stay here for long. Follow me. I've found a very hidden place," Zhiyu said and led the five of them to the place he had just come from.
Dongfang Huaizhu carried the unconscious Dongfang Qin Lan on her back and followed them, slightly on guard.
"This is the place. It's deserted. I spent a lot of effort to find it," the group walked for a while before they arrived.
Dongfang Huaizhu carefully laid Dongfang Qin Lan on the ground and looked around. It was really desolate here. Just as she was about to go and take a look elsewhere, Dongfang Qin Lan, who was lying on the ground, suddenly opened her eyes and stood up straight from the ground.
Mei Sanniang and the others watched Dongfang Qin Lan warily. At this moment, Dongfang Qin Lan's eyes were completely white, and her expression was dull, almost the same as those zombies.
Dongfang Qin Lan turned around and started to attack Dongfang Huaizhu, who was very close to her.
Dongfang Huaizhu felt someone attacking her. She thought it was Mei Sanniang who finally couldn't hold back and wanted to make a move. When she turned around to fight back, she found it was her own younger sister. She quickly put away her bamboo flute to avoid hurting Dongfang Qin Lan.
But Dongfang Qin Lan's attack didn't stop. Although her movements were stiff, she had extremely strong strength.
"Qin Lan, wake up. I'm your sister!" Dongfang Huaizhu tried to wake Dongfang Qin Lan's consciousness while dodging her attack.
"It's useless. She doesn't know anything now. No matter what you say, she can't hear it," Mei Sanniang stood aside and didn't seem to want to help at all. But her shout made Dongfang Qin Lan attack the four of them.
Looking at Dongfang Qin Lan, Mei Sanniang didn't launch an attack. She didn't want to kill Dongfang Qin Lan.
So, the four of them dodged Dongfang Qin Lan's attack in a mess.
"Sorry. Qin Lan has been controlled by the innkeeper!" Dongfang Huaizhu explained to Mei Sanniang and the others while dodging.