Chapter 191 [(*^▽^*)]

After bidding farewell to Lin Zhoushan, Xue Rui and his group were finally led by servants to the outside of the previously sealed-off courtyard in a legitimate manner.

After having the servants open the courtyard gate, he walked straight into the courtyard in front of the servant who had been secretly spying on them.

Xue Rui recognized the courtyard as one he had visited before. The first thing he saw upon entering was the pond. Although it had been two days since anyone had tended to it, the flowers floating on the water were still blooming beautifully. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but they seemed to be blooming even more vibrantly.

Zhou Feng said, "This is the courtyard where the young master lives. Let's look around and go inside. We should be able to find some clues that we may have missed."

Xue Rui had arrived late at night and had only hidden the body in the yard without going inside to look at it. He then walked into the house.

Upon opening the door, I saw that the house was spotless, with many things neatly arranged and looking very clean. There wasn't even a speck of dust, as if the yard hadn't been sealed off just two days ago, but rather only recently.

Xue Rui led his men to carefully examine the house, but they didn't rummage through anything inside. After all, everything looked quite expensive, and they didn't know if the NPCs would make them pay for it if they accidentally broke anything.

Fang Hong suddenly made a discovery and whispered, "Look here."

Everyone crowded around to take a look, and Fang Hong pointed to a crack in a corner, "There's a little blood here, it's all black, but I'm sure it's blood."

Zhou Feng looked closely and said, "It's in the crevice. It must have been from not long ago. It seems that someone bled here just a couple of days ago. The surrounding area is so clean. It must have been thoroughly cleaned."

Ding Baishuang said, "So this young master didn't die of illness, but was injured and bled to death, and was beaten to death. This can be confirmed."

Fang Hong, "And... the only person who could possibly kill this young master is..."

Xue Rui said, "Master Lin wouldn't do it himself. He has been taking good care of the children all these years. Even if his current wife wanted to do something, she would have the servants do it secretly to slowly kill him. It's impossible for her to do such a thing."

"The servants in the manor wouldn't dare to personally kill the young master with force. Only one person had the guts and could get away with it."

Zhou Feng, "That illegitimate son who's two years older than him, what's his name again?"

Fang Hong said, "His name is Lin Yangxu. It's a nice-sounding name, but unfortunately, he's a terrible person."

Xue Rui said, "No wonder he came back as a vengeful ghost to kill people. His first target was that lady. What do you think? It's time to choose sides."

Fang Hong was taken aback. "Choose a side?"

Zhou Feng was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized, "The mission only requires us to find the anomaly and resolve it; it doesn't say that defeating the vengeful ghost is the way to complete the mission."

"Now that we have a certain understanding of this matter, it is indeed necessary to choose sides. If we stand with Master Lin, we will help him exorcise the ghost. If we stand with this young master, we will help the vengeful ghost kill its target and help it fulfill its wish. Once it fulfills its wish and leaves the human world, the mission will be completed."

Ding Baishuang: "So, which side do you think this system's task requires us to stand on?"

Fang Hong was very conflicted. "I don't know. Which side should I stand on?"

Xue Rui was silent for a moment before saying, "Don't overthink it. We just need to follow our hearts and choose accordingly. I choose this young master. What about you?"

Fang Hong breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll choose this young master too."

After thinking it over, Zhou Feng and Ding Baishuang nodded and decided to help the young master, who had turned into a vengeful ghost, take revenge. "Now that we've chosen a direction, we can't change it easily in the future."

Zhou Feng: "What if we choose the wrong one?"

Xue Rui: "I think we made the right choice. What about you guys?"

Ding Baishuang nodded, "I think so too."

Fang Hong: "Oh dear, I don't know anything, so I'll just follow you guys. But... how do we let this young master know that we're already partners?"

Xue Rui smirked, "Perhaps this young master has been secretly watching the entire Lin family all along. As long as we don't do anything to harm him, we'll be fine."

Fang Hong shuddered. "They've been watching us the whole time?"

Ding Baishuang said, "It should be... that they've been keeping an eye on the mother and son in the Lin family all along. After all, when the vengeful ghost returned, it didn't find Master Lin, but instead went to his current wife."

Zhou Feng said, "In other words, the vengeful ghost had no intention of harming his own father."

Xue Rui said, "Alright, now that we've chosen our sides, there's no need to look for anything else in this courtyard. We just need to patiently wait for the vengeful ghost to appear and then give him a hand."

Zhou Feng glanced outside a few times. "The servants in the courtyard are peering inside. Let's go out. If we stay too long, they might get suspicious."

Xue Rui said, "Let's go."

As the four left, Xue Rui's gaze once again fell upon the delicate lotus flowers on the pond's surface; they were truly beautiful.

"Guests, have you found anything?"

Xue Rui shook his head, "We didn't find anything. It's probably because it's daytime. Let's come back tonight. By the way, don't seal the gate yet."

"I'll be back tonight..."

The servant looked frightened and nodded in agreement, "Alright, then the guests can come by themselves tonight, I won't come."

They were happy to be relaxed. The gate to the courtyard was closed, but it wasn't sealed off. It seemed that they could come back at night.

It's a pity they won't come here at night.

Lin Leyou happened to be following them at that moment. He didn't expect Xue Rui to have managed to persuade three players to stand on his side so quickly. Now, he still had sixteen players as his enemies, along with two mission objectives.

He didn't know before that he couldn't personally kill the two mission targets, and now he's feeling a bit troubled. Trying to scare people in broad daylight would definitely cause problems.

We can only wait until night, which means the daytime will be wasted, and perhaps the daytime weather will gradually become less sunny afterward?

That said, was the sun a little weaker today than it was yesterday?

He didn't feel anything special yet; maybe it was just his imagination?

After finishing their meal, the other players wandered aimlessly around the Lin residence for the rest of the afternoon, finding nothing at all. However, some of them got into a conflict with Lin Yangxu.

As for who started the conflict, everyone knew, and they all gathered to watch the show. Even Xue Rui and his group came over.

Lin Yangxu shouted loudly, "Don't think you're something just because my dad sent you to find some kind of evil spirit. Look at you, you little brat, you haven't even grown your hair yet!"

"Let me tell you, this is the Lin residence, not your home. If you can't stand me, then go back to your mother and stop pretending to be important in front of me!"

Since being taken back to the Xue family, Xue Qian had been pampered and spoiled. He had never been insulted like this before. He immediately forgot that he was still in a game instance and pointed his finger at Lin Yangxu's nose, cursing loudly.

"What did you say? Do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like that? Let me tell you, if you don't kneel down and apologize to me, you're dead!"

Lin Yangxu originally wanted to mock him, but when he saw Xue Qian's ferocious and angry face, he suddenly became uncertain. These people were all from outside. Could it be that the Lin family was not qualified to provoke them?

Then he realized, if someone was someone he wasn't qualified to offend, why would they come to this village and stay in the houses arranged by the Lin family? So…

"Oh? Then tell me, who is your father? Give us his name and let us see if we recognize him. If he's a powerful and influential person, why not apologize to him?"

Xue Qian was about to say that he was the young master of the Xue family, but then he realized that this was not the real world, and perhaps the Xue family did not even exist.

But now that the die is cast, there's no turning back. If we don't say anything or just say something carelessly, things might get even worse.

Zhou Nanyue sneered at Lin Yangxu, "This is the young master of the Xue family!"

Regardless of whether the Xue family exists here, they confidently stated it first. If Lin Yangxu had heard of them, that would be best; if not, it wouldn't matter. Their confident attitude was enough to make Lin Yangxu feel that he was simply ignorant, rather than that the powerful Xue family did not exist.

Upon hearing that the person was the young master of the Xue family, Lin Yangxu immediately began to make connections. He knew of the Xue family, but he didn't know many people from it, and there wasn't just one Xue family.

"The Xue family...aren't the Xue family far from here? What are they doing in Linjia Village?"

Zhou Nanyue: "Is this any of your business? You should mind your own business."

Lin Yangxu glared at the sycophant with annoyance and sneered, "So what if he really is the young master of the Xue family? This is Lin Family Village, my Lin family's territory!"

"It's one thing if this is a young master, but who do you think you are? A lowly lackey, a lowly servant, dares to talk back to me? Do you really think I have no temper?"

It's best not to touch this young master Xue, but he doesn't have so many reservations about this servant. He immediately called over two servants and said, "Give this bastard a good beating, a really good beating! Just don't kill him."

Xue Qian watched as they beat up his people right in front of him, his face contorted in anger, and he even forgot once again that he was in a game instance. "Fine, fine, you guys are really something. If you've got the guts, don't move. Just you wait, I'll see how I deal with you when I get back!"

Lin Yangxu frowned slightly. "Heh! Then I'll wait and see!"

After Young Master Lin and his men left, only Zhou Nanyue, who was lying on the ground covered in bruises and groaning in pain, was left behind.