She Was Sentenced to Life Imprisonment [Unlimited] - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

◎ Let him pretend ◎

The cold wind blew in gusts, chilling to the bone. The night sky, which was already sparsely populated with stars, was covered by thick, drifting clouds, making it as dark as ink, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

When Zhang Zheng came here, he was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt. It was fine during the day, but at night, the cold made him shiver. However, when he turned his head and saw Zhou Chen still following him, he forced himself to put on an arrogant facade.

He didn’t bring a kerosene lamp and looked at the pitch-black front. He always felt a cold wind blowing, making his back feel chilly. He still maintained that cool look on his face, muttering to himself in an attempt to bolster his courage.

“Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, why are we coming out so late?” Zhou Chen trotted to catch up with Zhang Zheng and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Zheng was already nervous, and Zhou Chen’s voice was so soft, like a ghost whispering in his ear, which immediately made him shiver. When he saw Zhou Chen’s excited face, he instantly turned dark and cursed.

“Why are you so quiet? Do you want to be a ghost?”

Zhou Chen was stunned by the roar. Since he was a teenager, he was a bit rebellious, but then he looked at the muscles on the other person’s body and immediately fell silent. He could only scratch his head and explain awkwardly.

“Brother Zhang, calm down. I was just too excited. I’ll be more careful in the future.”

The cold wind pierced into Zhang Zheng’s body, making him shiver. He glared at Zhou Chen fiercely, and then, as if it were a favor, he answered Zhou Chen’s previous question.

“The system said that we have to complete the wedding, and that ghost is the biggest obstacle to this wedding.”

Zhou Chen immediately understood and looked at Zhang Zheng with a bit more admiration, saying.

“So, Brother Zhang wants to take advantage of the dark and windy night to kill that headless ghost, right?”

Being looked at with Zhou Chen’s admiring eyes, Zhang Zheng instantly puffed out his chest arrogantly, and pretended to be profound by saying a faint “hmm.”

Suddenly, he stepped on something. With a “crack,” it sounded like a bone breaking, and it tripped him, making him stumble and almost fall.

His body was large, and he fell to the ground with a muffled thud, followed by his groans of pain.

He was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat, his brows tightly furrowed. He supported himself with his hands, and the ground was full of small stones and granules. The sudden friction made his palms hurt, and his short-sleeved shirt was also torn.

It was too dark, and Zhang Zheng didn’t look at what tripped him. He just cursed, “How unlucky.”

Zhou Chen saw the embarrassed look of Zhang Zheng, this big man, crawling on the ground and found it funny. He couldn’t help but laugh out loud. After he came to his senses, he immediately covered his mouth and said with an awkward smile.

“Brother Zhang, I didn’t do it on purpose.”

The wind was loud all around, like a ghost wailing, but Zhou Chen’s mocking laughter was heard by Zhang Zheng. He turned his head and glared fiercely, but he didn’t have time to argue with the other person. He just said viciously.

“What are you looking at, kid? Get over here and help me up.”

Zhou Chen was, after all, a student, and in his rebellious teenage years, if he hadn’t listened to Zhang Zheng bragging about so many strange things he had never seen before, he would have already gone to fight.

They came out this time because Zhang Zheng said he was looking for clues, so Zhou Chen only dared to secretly roll his eyes. After complaining a few times in his heart, he went over and said courteously.

“Coming, Brother Zhang.”

After saying that, Zhou Chen was about to go over, but he suddenly stopped, his eyes filled with terror. He pointed at Zhang Zheng’s feet with a trembling finger.

“Brother Zhang, there’s a head, a head… at your feet…”

By the end, his voice was gradually trembling, full of fear and terror.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zheng’s face instantly turned pale, and he said, panting heavily.

“What nonsense are you talking about, kid?”

Although he was cursing like this, he didn’t have the courage to look in the direction Zhou Chen was pointing.

The cold wind blew in gusts, brushing against his wound, bringing an itchiness, as if someone was grabbing his arm beside him.

Zhou Chen’s face was pale in the night, and he spoke again, trembling more and more.

“Brother Zhang, I’m not talking nonsense. Look quickly.”

Because Zhang Zheng had boasted about how powerful he was in other dungeons, he subconsciously thought that Zhang Zheng could solve it.

Zhang Zheng still wanted to curse, but the itching by his hand made him have to come back to his senses.

The feeling was like a strand of hair being blown by the wind and touching his skin.

He gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead popped out. He prepared himself mentally for a long time before he stiffly looked down at his feet.

After he saw it clearly, his body suddenly froze in place and he couldn’t stop trembling, shaking like a sieve.

The foot he had just stepped on was a head. The head was crushed by his foot, revealing half of the skull. The surrounding area was filled with a foul-smelling mixture of bl00d and brain matter, a disgusting mixture of red and white that made him want to vomit.

The hair on the head was messy, the face was ashen, and the eyes were pitch-black and empty, with two lines of bl00d tears flowing. The scarlet lips were split into a smile, extending to the ears.

The “giggle” of the ghost’s laughter was like the light trembling of a silver bell, echoing through the night, eerie and terrifying, but it was as if every household couldn’t hear it, and no one opened their doors to come out and look.

Zhang Zheng and the protruding eyeballs of the head stared at each other. He was stiff, and he didn’t dare to move in his position on the ground, even though his shoes and clothes were already covered in brain matter. The foul smell went straight to his nostrils, almost making him faint.

“Brother Zhang, kill it quickly!” Zhou Chen shouted.

Zhang Zheng’s body suddenly shook. He glared at Zhou Chen, who had ruined things, and said through gritted teeth.

“Shut up.”

He now regretted why he had brought Zhou Chen, a student who didn’t know anything. It was all because of his vanity. He wanted others to see his bravery in killing ghosts.

Now, it was good. He hadn’t killed a ghost, and he was about to be scared to death by one.

The head laughed a few more times and rolled in front of Zhang Zheng like a ball, giving him a close-up look. If the other person wasn’t a half-crushed head, relying on the beautiful face on the other side, it would have looked like the deep gaze between the male and female leads in an idol drama.

Zhang Zheng didn’t want this kind of honor at all, but he was trembling and didn’t dare to move his gaze away, fearing that if he was not careful, he would die at its hands.

The reason Zhang Zheng had been stuck in the beginner’s dungeon for so long but was still alive was because in the previous dungeons, he was just a coward who relied on his teammates to solve problems and sacrificed his teammates.

The head’s mouth split open wide. The crimson lips seemed to be smeared with bl00d, and the sharp fangs had residual bloodstains from their prey. Her voice was as old as a discarded accordion, and she said with a weird laugh.

“Do I look good? Do I look good…”

She repeated it many times, and her voice became more and more ear-piercing. It seemed that if she didn’t get the answer she wanted, she would dismember people.

Zhang Zheng’s ears were almost deafened, and bright red bl00d flowed down his face.

But he was already scared out of his wits and couldn’t even notice the condition of his ears. He only subconsciously answered the other person’s question. His body was trembling, his voice was filled with fear, and he was stuttering.

“Y-yes, you look good…”

The head closed its mouth and stared at him with its pitch-black eyes for several seconds. Then, in a hoarse voice, with a feigned shyness like a woman seeing her lover, she said to him.

“Then I’ll wait for you.”

After saying that, it laughed a few times with a “giggle” and instantly disappeared in front of them in the dark night. The brain matter on the ground also disappeared, making everything seem like a nightmare.

But Zhang Zheng, who had faced it directly, knew that this was not a dream.

As soon as the head disappeared, Zhang Zheng couldn’t hold on anymore. His hands suddenly became limp, and he collapsed to the ground. Large beads of sweat soaked his clothes, making him look disheveled and embarrassed.

Zhang Zheng was panting heavily, trying to calm down, but it had no effect. His heart was beating like a drum, reminding him of what had just happened.

When Zhou Chen saw him in this state, he still had lingering fears about the head. He cautiously looked around. After making sure that the head had really disappeared, he walked closer to Zhang Zheng and said with lingering fear and hesitation.

“Brother Zhang, are you okay? Why don’t we not go tonight?”

He suggested. After what just happened, he seemed to suddenly realize that this was not a simple role-playing game. He might really die, and at the hands of a ghost.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel scared. He even forgot the tempting conditions the system had offered him when he came in.

Zhang Zheng had lost face in the shock of the head, and all of it had been seen by Zhou Chen, this newcomer. He wanted to regain his dignity, so he immediately stood up forcefully and started to brag again, his voice still a little wobbly.

“Didn’t you see that the ghost was scared away by me? I’ve seen this kind of situation many times. If you’re scared, don’t follow me.”

But after he said that, his legs were too weak to stand up. He finally managed to stand up with great difficulty, but his legs were still trembling violently.

Zhou Chen also saw how he was, but he didn’t expose him. His initial admiration for him turned into a bit of contempt.

Their plan was to go to Nie Yun’s house. According to Zhang Zheng, it was under the pretext of protecting her. As for what he really wanted to do, no one knew.

…

“Thank you…”

The bridesmaid finally spoke, but she just smiled gently at them. In her eyes, there was more complexity.

Jiang Nan and Luo Ning found a quiet room. As soon as they sat down, they heard the bridesmaid speak.

Jiang Nan looked up and saw her smile, which was very pure and without malice, but also seemed to have a hint of relief.

She was just about to speak, but she suddenly felt the world spin. When she looked at Luo Ning again, the other person was also frowning. Her eyes, which were always smiling, now had a hint of displeasure. She didn’t look much better than her.

When they came back to their senses and opened their eyes again, they found that there were two more girls in bridesmaid dresses in the room, and they were not her and Luo Ning.

The girls were hugging each other and crying.

Jiang Nan was not good at comforting people, so she looked around, trying to find Luo Ning.

Although she wasn’t sure if Luo Ning was a friend or foe, here, only she and Luo Ning knew each other.

“I’m right here. No need to look.”

A familiar voice rang out beside her. She looked over and met the other person’s eyes. Luo Ning was looking at her with a half-smile.

Those eyes seemed to hold countless stars, surrounding her.

When Jiang Nan heard her words, she didn’t know why, but for a moment, she felt a little more at ease.