Chapter 520 [(*^▽^*)]

Guo Xia asked them, "How did you know about this?"

"What's the big deal? Everyone in the village knows that."

"In that case... then follow us, we'll take you there first, but whether they open the door and let you in is up to you."

The Fu family nodded repeatedly, "No problem, no problem!"

The player led them back to the village chief's house. After knocking on the door, they were somewhat surprised to see the people outside. "Why are you back again?"

The Fu family stepped forward. "It's us. We should be fine staying here tonight, right? The more people there are, the more yang energy there will be, and the ghosts won't come near."

This really struck a chord with them. "Then come in, by the way..."

After the Fu family went inside, they looked at the players outside, but the players had no intention of continuing the charade. "We... need to devise a plan to kill the ghost. Does anyone want to come?"

"This...this...we...we don't know anything, we're afraid we can't be of any help!"

"In that case, let's go. Oh, and if you think of anything useful, remember to tell us. If we can successfully kill the vengeful ghost, it will be considered saving the villagers, including you, right?"

They nodded quickly, "Don't worry, if we think of anything useful, we'll definitely tell you!"

The villagers are terrified, so they are overjoyed that someone is volunteering to kill the ghost, hoping it will save them their safety.

At the very least, they reached a consensus on this matter.

By this time, the players had explored the entire village several times and returned to their houses. However, to facilitate communication, they did not go inside but gathered outside.

Guo Xia's group naturally had the most information, and they were not stingy, telling the other players everything they knew, since the mission this time was to escape from Haitang Village.

It requires all players to work together, but in addition, some players have also found useful information.

“We’ve also learned some things from some villagers. Apparently, Fu Qingqiu has someone she likes, and it’s a man. We wanted to ask her more, but no one was willing to say.”

"What?! Fu Qingqiu has a lover? Do you even know what kind of lover he is?"

"I don't know, but it's said that when they were very young, when they were still children, they often played marriage games, but we don't know what happened after that."

Guo Xia paused slightly, then asked, "Who is that person? What's their name? Are they alive or dead? This is very important..."

“We asked them, but they just wouldn’t say anything and looked very unwilling.”

"It seems that what we know is incomplete, and we need to go to the village chief's house to ask someone."

Just then, someone from another team spoke up, "We know that."

Everyone looked over, "Then tell us quickly, who exactly is it...?"

“This person is named Zhong Wuyan. He was a villager who was sent to the evil god temple ten years ago.”

Everyone was shocked by this statement. "Ten years ago? Fu Qingqiu was less than ten years old back then, wasn't she? Wasn't Zhong Wuyan also a child? Two children in love?"

"I think they should just be very good friends. The marriage game is just a child's game and shouldn't be taken seriously. Otherwise, Fu Qingqiu wouldn't have been able to live in the village so calmly for so many years even though he knew the village had caused Zhong Wuyan's death."

“That makes sense. Zhong Wuyan must have been Fu Qingqiu’s best friend when he was a child. One day, his friend suddenly disappeared and could not be found again. He asked around but no one told him anything. It wasn’t until he grew up that he understood that the village was going to worship an evil god and send a living person to it.”

Zhong Wuyan was the one chosen ten years ago, when he was still a child.

“When Zhong Wuyan was sent to the Evil God Temple, he was only ten years old. The reason he was chosen by the village was that all the elders of Zhong’s family had met with misfortune, leaving him as the only child. Other families were unwilling to send their own people, so they chose him.”

Everyone pondered, "It seems that one of the reasons Fu Qingqiu became a vengeful ghost must be Zhong Wuyan."

The players were chatting away enthusiastically, and Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, who were listening to the whole conversation from a distance, were quite surprised.

Lin Leyou: "I never expected that we would have this kind of identity in this instance as well."

Xue Rui nodded, "I really didn't expect that."

He even subtly reached out and hooked Lin Leyou's finger, but when Lin Leyou looked over, Xue Rui's gaze was fixed on the players in the distance.

Lin Leyou chuckled inwardly and teased, "But it was only ten years ago... I was only eight or nine years old back then, and you were ten. We were close in age and even liked playing marriage games... Haha!"

They were chatting and laughing on their side, while the players had already finished their conversation.

"We have the general information here. Does everyone have any plans? Should we go to the evil temple to find the vengeful ghost, or should we lead the organization of vengeful ghosts to slaughter the villagers?"

"I think we could split into two groups."

What if the vengeful ghosts defeat us one by one?

"We've split into two groups, with dozens of players on each side, but there's only one vengeful ghost. Does it think it can kill dozens of us?"

"That's true, but managing and protecting hundreds of villagers is not easy."

"Gather them over here; the evil spirits cannot approach."

"How do we kill this vengeful ghost? This is a dungeon, not like those supernatural dungeons where killing the ghost itself is enough to kill it completely. Even if we kill the ghost directly, it might reappear. We must eliminate any future troubles."

"If you don't kill the vengeful ghost directly, what else can you kill?"

“You may not have experienced this, but I once cleared a supernatural dungeon. There was an elite monster called a vengeful ghost that didn’t disappear after being killed. Instead, it would reappear in a certain place after being killed and continue to slaughter players. It was an extremely yin place where the vengeful ghost’s body was buried. So after killing the vengeful ghost, it could reappear using its body and the massive yin energy.”

One player realized, "But you're only talking about the elite monsters in that dungeon, right? That's just how it's set up. There shouldn't be any in this dungeon."

"What if there were?"

“There is a village here. If there were a place similar to the extremely yin place, I think they would definitely not live so close to the mountains. The only suspicious thing is an evil god.”

"It's said there's an evil temple in the mountains. The villagers claim it's a mountain god temple. Five players went there before, one became a ghost, and the remaining four are probably dead. Should we still go?"

At this point, everyone realized what was going on.

Going to a temple of evil spirits will almost certainly lead to a direct confrontation with a vengeful ghost. If you're going, the number of people must not be too small, or you'll just be offering yourself up as food.

However, if most players go to the evil temple, there is a chance that the evil spirit will take this opportunity to come to the village and massacre people. Not only will they miss the evil spirit, but they will also be unable to protect the villagers. At that time, the side quest will be useless.

It's not a big deal if the side quest is ruined, the key is this vengeful ghost. Only by killing the vengeful ghost can they possibly leave Haitang Village alive and complete the main quest.

"How about this, we select a few volunteers to go to the Evil God Temple again and check out the situation there. What do you think?"

The person who said this was not Guo Xia, but that burly man who was nearly two meters tall.

Everyone originally wanted to curse him out, but after seeing his burly figure, even though they knew that the two of them were players, they were still subconsciously a little scared, but their tone was still not very good.

"You're so capable, why don't you go by yourself?"

"Since I, Guo Chengzheng, have said this, I will definitely go. It's just a matter of whether anyone else has the same courage as me."

Everyone looked rather unwell. Did they lack the courage to not go?

Guo Xia blinked, surprised to find that this person shared the same surname as her, Guo Chengzheng.

The surrounding players were silent. The five players who died earlier had probably found the location of the evil god's temple, which was why they died so quickly. Now, none of them wanted to make any rash moves.

Guo Chengzheng is courting death, and they don't want to follow him to their deaths. However, Guo Xia feels that this is his opportunity. If he goes to the Evil God Temple, he will definitely be able to see Fu Qingqiu, and then he will have a chance to communicate with him.

Guo Xia sighed, "In that case, I'll go with you."

Guo Chengzheng glanced at him with some surprise. He had been so arrogant because he thought no one would want to go with him, so it would be more convenient for him to go alone. But he didn't expect that someone would actually be willing.

Perhaps because Guo Xia stepped forward, two more people were soon willing to go to the Evil God Temple with them. Guo Chengzheng hesitated for a moment before nodding, "In that case, it's settled then. We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

Having said everything that needed to be said, the players went home and lay down on their beds to sleep.

Actually, it was not far from dawn at this time. In just a few hours, the players got up and went outside, except for a very few who were still sleeping.

At this time, Guo Xia also found Guo Chengzheng, but the other two players had not yet arrived.

Guo Chengzheng looked impatient. "Why are you so slow? Didn't I tell you to come earlier?"

Guo Xia said, "Maybe they regret it. Let's go find them and ask them. If they regret it and are hiding, then waiting here is just a waste of our time."

Those two players last night might have spoken up because of the atmosphere, but after a night's sleep, maybe their minds will be clear?

Guo Chengzheng: "You're right, let's go find them."

The two of them obviously didn't know where the other two players lived, so they simply asked them. In the end, they actually found the two players still lying down and sleeping in a house.

Guo Chengzheng sneered, "Who doesn't know who? We've already reached an A-level dungeon, can't you tell if I'm pretending to be asleep? If you're unwilling, that's fine, I'll just have two less burdens to carry."