Chapter 181 [(*^▽^*)]

Hearing their conversation, Lin Leyou felt indignant on Zhou Fengming's behalf. This Zhou Nanyue was still causing trouble even after losing two fingers.

I was broke before, but now that I've entered the dungeon, I might actually get lucky and become incredibly rich.

After all, someone as ruthless as Zhou Nanyue could do such things in the real world, let alone in a dungeon.

He would do anything for points or money.

Lin Leyou continued to wander around the village. The village was not particularly large. Although there were two hundred households, many houses were clustered together.

He wandered around for a while and counted the number of players. There were a total of twenty players in the instance.

This time, the mission I received was a C-level difficulty. Does that mean these other players also have a C-level difficulty level to complete? I wonder if Xue Rui can...

Wait a minute, speaking of which, my own task doesn't seem to be particularly easy either.

His mission is to kill his stepmother and illegitimate brother, which seems simple, but the player's mission should be the opposite of his.

"System, will I get a reward if I kill a player?"

Hint: There is a drop reward.

Drop rewards? So there are no points or money rewards, but there are drops... meaning, something drops from their inventory?

Never mind, I'll talk about it later.

After returning to the Lin residence, he soon saw Lin Yangxu at the main gate. He looked cheerful and showed no signs of having killed someone the day before, or even crying and admitting his mistake.

That's right. His identity is an obstacle for Lin Yangxu. It would be best if he died, so that all the Lin family's property would be his.

So, is Lin Zhoushan, that old bastard, going to die too? After all, if that old guy is still alive, he's just a young master, not a master.

He also couldn't spend money as he pleased, which his mother, Zhao Anxue, must have agreed with.

Lin Leyou stroked his chin. He looked at the sun in the sky. The weather was really nice today. Now that he was a vengeful ghost, should he not appear under the sun?

But he was fine after wandering around outside for a while.

Oh, right, he's currently in a state where his ethereal talent is active. Once he deactivates this talent, he can appear in front of these people.

That would also expose you to the sun, which might cause problems?

You can try it, but not now. Wait until dusk, after the sun has set and the sunlight is less intense.

Lin Yangxu held the woman in front of him, lewdly grinning as he reached his hand inside her clothes, completely disregarding the fact that they were at the entrance.

There were even some servants cleaning here, and some of them just happened to be passing by. Of course, none of them dared to say anything when they saw this.

In other words, they dared not say it to his face, dared not say it at the Lin residence, and who knew they would not say it when they went out?

Just then, Zhao Anxue appeared and quickly stopped him. She chased the woman away and tapped Lin Xuyang's forehead with her finger, saying, "You silly boy, have you forgotten what you did yesterday?!"

She spoke very softly, "I can't control what happens to you in the future, but at least for the next few days you need to put on a show!"

"If you upset your father, don't blame me for not warning you!"

"You're always smiling; everyone who knows about this thinks you did it on purpose. Do you know your father is still furious?!"

"And another thing, you can't even hold it in during the day, right here at the gate? Are you that thirsty? It's only a few steps to your own yard, why do you have to do *that* in the yard?!"

Lin Yangxu was getting impatient with what she was saying. "Mother! The man is dead, what's the point of pretending? Anyway, I'm Father's only son now. Even if he's unwilling, in the end, everything in this family will be mine, won't it?"

Zhao Anxue's lips twitched, then she looked around. Fortunately, no one had passed by when Lin Yangxu was speaking. Perhaps the servants who saw them there earlier had stopped others.

Zhao Anxue: "Alright, go back now and don't cause any trouble outside!"

Lin Yangxu really infuriated Zhao Anxue.

Lin Leyou tilted his head as he watched this scene. "The acting is pretty good, just like the real thing. I wonder where these people live. I'll contact them after this mission is over."

Lin Leyou drifted slowly backward and saw Lin Zhoushan just entering the study, so she followed him.

Besides Lin Zhoushan, there was also an old butler in the study.

"Sir, is this really the end of it?"

Lin Zhoushan didn't seem to care much. "Are there any other methods?"

Butler, "But this matter... if the young master doesn't show up for a long time, something might happen..."

Lin Zhoushan: "There's no other way. Didn't I tell you?"

The butler said, "The young master was in poor health and had never had a concubine or any sexual experience over the years. Now that he's gone, he was still unmarried."

"To die such a tragic death, what if he returns as a vengeful ghost, filled with resentment..."

Lin Zhoushan dropped the calligraphy brush from his hand, his lips twitching. "What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"Haven't I been a good father to him all these years?!"

He seemed very agitated. "He was weak and had been taking medicine since birth. When he was a child, he drank more medicine than milk!"

"Does he know how much money I've spent on him all these years? What does he have to be resentful about?!"

Lin Zhoushan became increasingly angry and agitated as he spoke, as if it would be a great act of filial impiety if Lin Yang'an were to return as a vengeful ghost.

Unfortunately, he is now a vengeful ghost.

The steward said, "Master, please don't be angry. I was just saying it casually."

Lin Zhoushan: "Don't worry about him. If it can't be hidden for two years, just say he died of illness, and then hold a simple funeral."

Butler, "Alright..."

Looking at the butler, Lin Leyou felt that the butler seemed to be the only one truly sincere towards her, but...

Xue Rui and Zhou Feng met up with Fang Hong and Ding Baishuang around dusk, in the courtyard where the four of them lived.

Of course, there are ten rooms in this courtyard, and all twenty players live here.

The four of them paired up and chose two adjacent rooms, which was a way of helping each other out.

When they returned to the courtyard, there were already other people there, sitting in the courtyard and discussing among themselves. When they came in, they glanced at them briefly and only looked away when they found that they posed no threat.

Xue Rui and the others didn't chat outside, but went into one of the rooms to talk, since it would be too conspicuous outside.

And most importantly, there's Xue Qian. If he comes back and sees Xue Rui, he'll definitely start arguing. The rest of them don't intend to have a conflict with Xue Qian and his group right now.

Fang Hong: "I ran into two idiots on the street earlier, really... if Sister Ding hadn't stopped me, I would have given them a big jerk!"

Ding Baishuang said, "It was Xue Qian and a person who had lost two fingers, I think his name was Zhou Nanyue."

She glanced at Zhou Feng as she spoke, as if to confirm something.

Zhou Feng sighed, "Don't look at me, there's nothing I can't say."

He briefly explained the situation between himself and Zhou Nanyue. Fang Hong and Ding Baishuang were somewhat surprised, but they didn't say much, as it was, after all, someone else's family matter.

Zhou Feng said, "This time, players cannot kill each other, but the system means they can do it themselves, so there is still a lot of room for maneuver. If he wants to deal with you, do whatever you want, and don't worry about my opinion."

Fang Hong said, "I've been waiting for you to say that. Xue Qian is an idiot, and Zhou Nanyue is an idiot too, but things might not be going very well."

Xue Rui sneered, "Did he introduce himself?"

Ding Baishuang glanced at him in surprise, then nodded. "He said he's the young master of the Xue family, the richest family in Z province, the only legitimate young master, and several people are already following him."

Xue Rui remained calm. "So what? This mission isn't about numbers. We're also forbidden from killing each other by the system. No matter how many people he gathers, they can't attack us."

That's true.

Everyone nodded, and they relaxed a lot.

Xue Rui: "Let's talk about what we've discovered outside."

Fang Hong sighed and shook her head, "I didn't find anything. Everything was harmonious. The villagers were busy in the fields. I even saw a lot of pretty young women playing together at the foot of the mountain."

"And the little boys swimming and catching fish in the river, they're all so cute, I didn't notice anything unusual at all. Could it be... that the anomaly we're looking for isn't among the villagers, but rather..."

The place Fang Hong was referring to was the Lin Mansion, located in the center of this village.

Zhou Feng shook his head. "The Lin residence doesn't allow anyone to get close. We went there once before, but we were... driven away."

Fang Hong: "Drive them away? Something feels off. Shall we go check it out tonight?"

Ding Baishuang nodded, "I want to go."

Since that was the case, Zhou Feng and Xue Rui did not object. They hadn't found anything elsewhere, so they decided to go to the Lin residence to take a look.

Not to mention that the Lin family is indeed very suspicious.

Zhou Feng said, "It's also possible that there will be no abnormalities during the day, and it will only appear at night. In short, we should go out together at night. It will be safer with more people, and we can help each other if we encounter any danger."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion arose outside; people were arguing.

The loudest voice came from Zhou Nanyue, "What are you doing? Get out of the way! Do you know who he is? If you break him, you won't be able to pay for it even if you sell yourselves!"

Hearing this, Xue Rui and the others couldn't help but twitch their lips. Was this Zhou Nanyue from the same era as them? How could she speak like that...?

Xue Rui didn't react much, since he wasn't the one who would lose face. But they seemed to have underestimated Xue Qian's shamelessness. He didn't say anything and let Zhou Nanyue shout outside.

Fortunately, they weren't really going to fight. When Zhou Nanyue noticed that the people in the courtyard were looking at them with increasingly cold and dangerous eyes, she stopped them in time, coaxed the young master Xue Qian to a room he had his eye on, and...