Chapter 292 [(*^▽^*)]

Although the village chief received some benefits, he still firmly held onto this weakness, which clearly meant that they could not disobey him in the future, or they would be in big trouble.

The two sighed, "Let's go back to our room first, and then we'll look out the window. If they really go over there, we'll have to try to stop them."

"After all, the evidence in that house was a bit... a bit dangerous for them."

It's not that we can actually arrest and prosecute them, but there will still be trouble. Many small troubles together can lead to big trouble.

They might not be punished, but the villagers will definitely know about it and gossip about them. How will they face the villagers then?

If the Party hadn't spent all the money building houses, they might be able to buy a house in the city now, live in the city, and become city dwellers.

But once the house is built, there's no going back.

Lin Leyou took Xue Rui out. As they left, the couple secretly looked down from upstairs and saw that they left in the other direction, not towards A Rong's house.

The two breathed a sigh of relief. "They didn't go to Arong's house. It seems they really are going to search for the female ghost in the wells of every household in the village."

"Hopefully they can find the female ghost. By the way, should I go down and keep an eye on Ah Rong's house?"

"Of course we have to go down! Have you forgotten how many masters there are in the village now? There were originally thirty-three, but now there's one more, making it thirty-four!"

Lin Leyou and his companion headed in another direction, intending to circle back. However, when they were halfway there, they heard something unusual coming from the well near a house they passed.

Xue Rui: "Is there a female ghost inside? Let's take a look first?"

Lin Leyou said, "Let's go take a look."

The peach branch in his backpack was incredibly powerful. If he took it out, the other person might run away before they even saw it. His sense of danger must be much stronger now.

Especially since it had been brushed against the edge by his peach branch before, it must be terrified of this thing.

When the two approached the well, they discovered that although the well was not sealed, the well cover was on top, and the strange sound was coming from the well underneath the cover.

The two didn't waste any time; instead, they lifted the manhole cover and looked down. They didn't see anything inside, and even the sound from before had disappeared.

Lin Leyou felt very strange. "What's going on? Did the female ghost find us difficult to fight and hide?"

Xue Rui blinked. "Was it because you left an indelible impression on the female ghost before I arrived, Brother Lin, that she ran away when she saw it was you?"

Lin Leyou immediately thought of the time he used the peach branch to provoke the female ghost. Could it really be because of that? If that's the case, wouldn't the female ghost never appear as long as he's there?

Xue Rui said, "How about this, if we hear any more noises, I'll handle it. Brother Lin, you stay out of the way, okay?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay, but we have to be careful."

Xue Rui: "No problem, I'll be very careful."

Lin Leyou sighed. It's alright. Anyway, killing ghosts and finding ghosts isn't his mission. If Xue Rui can find the female ghost, it's his good fortune.

Unfortunately, they didn't hear any strange noises from other wells after that, and no one else seemed to be acting strangely throughout the night.

I did encounter some other players while wandering around outside, but players in this instance can attack each other to gain points, so many players only play with people they know well, or simply go it alone.

If you encounter other players while searching for clues, try to avoid them if possible. If you can't avoid them, choose not to have much interaction with them.

This resulted in them encountering three players along the way, but none of them greeted them, and of course, they themselves didn't greet anyone else either.

They would just see each other, and then they would both change direction and walk in the same way. By the time they arrived at Arong's house, they had gone in a big circle.

Lin Leyou looked at the dilapidated houses of other players all around him and found it somewhat amusing.

With so many players crammed together, the couple upstairs next door must have seen them all. How could they possibly sneak in quietly?

Sure enough, not long after they hid on the side of the house, the couple appeared. They even turned on the door and stood in front of their house, walking to the edge of the house, and started attacking the players like crazy.

"So, you people come at night? You really think no one's watching? How many times have I told you? You can't go in here. The village chief has also said so. Why are you still so stubborn?"

"Hurry back, or I'll tell the village chief!"

Although they turned on the lights at the entrance, they weren't particularly bright, so the couple couldn't see the players very clearly; most of them were hidden in the darkness in the distance.

In their eyes, the couple were two troublesome NPCs who kept causing trouble and hindering their mission progress, and they were probably thinking about whether they could get rid of them quietly.

Perhaps these two NPCs are part of a hidden quest; if you kill them, you can earn points.

But we can't kill them now. Everyone's watching. If there are villagers watching in secret, and they tell the village chief about killing the couple, what if it triggers some death condition? Wouldn't that mean we'd fail to complete the game?

Lin Leyou blinked, then suddenly kissed the system, "How many players are left now?"

If we don't count him, there are a total of thirty-three players, including Xue Rui who joined later. Logically, there should still be many players left, yet no player deaths have been reported...

"System notification: There are 25 players remaining in this instance."

Lin Leyou was stunned when he saw the number. It was only the second night, and he didn't even know that any players had died, but the number was only twenty-five, which meant that eight players had died.

These players were definitely not killed by the female ghost. At least half of them were killed by players killing each other and then destroying the evidence, which is why no one noticed.

Wait a minute, if others don't know, how could the villagers who hosted these players not know that the master they were hosting hasn't returned to rest?

So... there must be something they don't know about. Oh well, I'll ask them later.

Xue Rui, "Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

Under the couple's curses and threats, the players didn't actually ignore them and barge in. Instead, they chose to retreat temporarily and wait for another opportunity.

But they both noticed that some players looked at them with murderous intent before leaving.

Lin Leyou and Xue Rui didn't leave. They hid in the shadows and waited until all the other players had left or hidden before turning off the lights and returning to the house.

At this point, a few players wanted to give it a try, but as soon as they reached the front of the dilapidated house, the couple reappeared, and this time they even turned on all the lights outside the door, making the place much brighter.

After chasing away the players who returned, they stopped and sat down in front of their own door. The players had no choice but to accept their bad luck and leave.

Lin Leyou asked, puzzled, "What's going on? Can't we go in from the back?"

He thought about the key he had received, which must open the front door, so did that mean he could only enter through the front door?

Xue Rui, "Brother Lin?"

Lin Leyou asked the question, and Xue Rui pondered for a moment before saying, "This key can indeed be used to open the door, but it doesn't say that you have to use this key to get in. Can we try it?"

Maybe we really can get in from the back.

Lin Leyou thought so too, so the two of them went around to the back of the dilapidated house. From there, the house itself was right in front of them, and the couple were also watching from the front door on the first floor. They weren't upstairs, so they couldn't see them from behind.

They could indeed go in from the back. They climbed over the wall, which had mostly collapsed, but it wasn't really climbing over; they stepped over it.

Just a few seconds after they stepped inside, they heard footsteps behind them, and within three seconds they saw each other.

Three players followed behind them, which was quite unusual.

Most players in this instance are lone wolves; it's rare to see a duo like him and Xue Rui, let alone a trio.

"Oh no, someone beat us to it! What should we do?"

"What do you mean, what should we do? They just went in, they didn't even go inside the house, and they didn't find anything good inside or get their hands on it."

"Since we're already here, what we get depends on our luck and ability, what do you say?"

Xue Rui had no objection, and Lin Leyou nodded as well, "No objection, but remember to keep your voices down, those two NPCs are still sitting in front of the gate watching us."

The three of them instinctively shut their mouths. Although they had been careful with their volume when they spoke, they couldn't be sure if the two old men hadn't actually heard them.

Lin Leyou said, "Let's go and see if we can get inside."

Xue Rui followed him forward and soon found the back door. When they saw the back door, they all fell silent, as did the three people who followed behind.

The door was damaged, or rather, it wasn't damaged, but rather naturally decayed; the bottom of the wooden door and the handle were broken, and now they could simply push it open to get in.

Xue Rui slowly reached out and pushed the door open. They saw that the house was extremely simple, but the furnishings were very neat. Regardless of whether the previous statements were right or wrong, anyone who could keep their house so clean must have a good personality.