Chapter 577 [(*^▽^*)]

Xue Rui became interested and leaned closer to ask, "Can you tell me about it?"

Lin Leyou shook his head, "There's nothing to say. It's their business. It's better if we don't interfere too much. After all, it's best for others not to meddle in matters of the heart."

Xue Rui: "That's right, shall we continue playing the game?"

Lin Leyou: "What? Aren't you curious about the lucky items anymore?"

Xue Rui said, "I'm still curious, but... I don't need to think about it for now. After all, my total assets are probably less than 1 billion points right now. Let's talk about this when I have 8 or 9 billion points."

Lin Leyou smiled and nodded, "Okay, we'll talk about it later. Let's keep playing."

They played games until just before midnight before putting down their phones and falling asleep in each other's arms. Both of them slept soundly in the soft, warm blankets, while outside... a fierce wind was blowing.

The night passes quickly. When the sleeping person opens their eyes, they can see a sliver of sunlight sneaking into the room through the gap in the curtains.

After waking up, Lin Leyou didn't get up. Instead, she stretched while lying in bed and asked, "What time is it?"

Xue Rui woke up relatively early. He took out his phone and looked at it. "It's almost nine o'clock. Shall we get up?"

Lin Leyou opened his eyes. "Get up. You've had enough sleep. No need to stay in bed... The scenery here is quite nice. It's rare to come across such a good instance. We can't waste this opportunity."

After all, in the real world, they won't have a chance to meet in the short term, and even if there is a beautiful view, they won't be able to see it together.

Xue Rui got out of bed, took Lin Leyou's clothes and gave them to him, then dressed himself. The two went to the bathroom to wash up. When they were all ready to go out, they heard voices coming from afar.

Lin Leyou opened the door, and the first thing he saw was not where anyone was, but the scenery in front of the cabin. This cabin number ten was located near the mountainside, and there was an empty patch of land in front of the cabin where no trees grew, so it would not block the sunlight.

The first thing the two saw was the distant scenery seen through the fairly wide gap, and the golden sunlight streaming in through the crack.

Lin Leyou's eyes lit up. "If I got up a little earlier, I'd probably look even more beautiful."

It's already past nine o'clock.

Xue Rui: "Let's go, someone's coming from over there."

Lin Leyou turned his gaze to the other side. Sure enough, someone was coming. He hadn't seen them yesterday. They should be other tourist NPCs or players.

Xue Rui turned around, locked the door, and took Lin Leyou's hand as they walked down the mountain. They were still a little hungry after sleeping all night. "It seems like you can buy snacks at the restaurant. Let's go check it out later and buy some to take back and eat."

Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay."

Although he put a lot of food in his backpack, he tried to leave those things untouched, so he could take them out to eat in an emergency.

In any case, the items placed in the Endless World can only be used in the Endless World and in instances without special restrictions.

Therefore, residents still have an advantage in this regard. Of course, the advantage of residents is not only this. Becoming an NPC is the best advantage. Players are outsiders to the Endless World, so it is only natural that they are restricted.

As the two walked forward, several people followed behind them.

Originally, they were going their separate ways and not wanting to bother each other, but Lin Leyou and his group didn't expect that the group of people would quickly step forward and walk up to them, saying, "Hello!"

Lin Leyou turned to look at them. There were two men and two women, two couples. "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

One of the women, clinging to her boyfriend's arm, asked mysteriously, "Have you heard about that?"

Lin Leyou was stunned for a moment. What happened in the dungeon?

"We just left, we don't know, has something happened?"

"Yes, something happened!"

Another woman said, "Oh dear, that's terrible. I heard someone hanged themselves nearby. I wonder who it was. It's terrifying to even think about. We all want to leave."

Lin Leyou felt that they definitely couldn't leave, for example, the strong winds last night... might cause a small accident.

"Have you come down the mountain once?"

The woman exclaimed, "Huh? No!"

Lin Leyou: "Then how did you know?"

"Oh, that... My boyfriend heard it when he went down the mountain to buy breakfast. He said he even saw people carrying a stretcher covered with a white sheet away!"

Lin Leyou: "Don't you know who died?"

"have no idea."

Lin Leyou was somewhat worried, "Could they be tourists?"

Upon hearing this, they were all taken aback. "Tourists? Are they tourists like us?"

Lin Leyou said, "We'll ask them when we go down the mountain. The people at the resort can't just hide this from us."

"That makes sense, let's go ask them right away."

After saying that, the four of them walked quickly down the mountain, leaving Lin Leyou and the other person to walk slowly in place.

Xue Rui: "Something's happened."

Lin Leyou: "It should have started."

Xue Rui said, "I always felt that we would be drawn into this too."

Lin Leyou said, "Let's go down the mountain and ask around, let's go find Lin Wanyi and the others."

As soon as they came down the mountain, they saw a large crowd gathered outside the restaurant. All the player NPCs they had seen before were there. He counted them and found that there were more than forty people, excluding the staff. Among them were Lin Wanyi and Jiang Xiali.

When they got to this area, the staff member glanced at them and said, "Alright, everyone's here! I know you're all in a hurry."

Including Lin Leyou and his companion, there were indeed exactly fifty people here besides the staff.

When Jiang Xiali saw them, she pulled Lin Wanyi over and said, "They need to briefly explain what just happened."

Lin Leyou was somewhat surprised. "Shouldn't they have kept it a secret to avoid causing unnecessary panic?"

In Jiangxia Village, "Logically, yes, but a few tourists saw them disposing of the body, so there was nothing they could do but explain."

A staff member, holding a megaphone, announced, "Ma'am, don't worry. It's a family from a nearby village. They were having a moment of despair because something happened at home. We've already taken them home. Everyone can eat, drink, and have fun as usual. Everything's fine!"

Everyone was initially thinking about some conspiracy theories, and although they didn't believe them all after the staff's explanation, at least the tense atmosphere was gone.

As for whether what he said is true or not, we only need to go to the nearby villages and see which family is holding a funeral to find out if it's true or not.

"So that's how it is. Although I'm not so scared anymore, I still feel a bit unlucky. Why would someone choose to hang themselves at the foot of a mountain..."

"If you're going to commit suicide, can't you just do it at home?"

"Could it be that he's thinking of causing trouble for the resort even if he dies?"

"Does this person have a grudge against the resort?"

"That can't be right. I heard that the villages around here all have shares in this resort."

"I don't know then. Shall we ask again later?"

"Let's go, I'm hungry, let's have breakfast first."

The tourists chatted about what had just happened as they walked in, and the atmosphere was quite nice; everyone seemed to be enjoying the lively atmosphere.

Lin Leyou looked at Lin Wanyi, "Can you tell me? Do you need my help?"

Lin Wanyi hesitated for a moment, "This... I can't really reveal it."

Lin Leyou immediately understood, "Okay, we can't just leave it at that, but if you need anything, you can come to us. We can help you out a little."

Lin Wanyi didn't refuse, "Okay."

Lin Leyou asked, "Is it difficult?"

Lin Wanyi: "That's not clear yet; we need to analyze the specific situation."

Lin Leyou: "That's troublesome."

Jiang Xiali changed the subject, "Let's go in first. The staff inside said that breakfast is free today to help us calm down. Eat whatever you want."

Although they weren't short of money, they were certainly satisfied to be able to eat as much as they wanted for free.

While having breakfast in the restaurant, I could hear people around me talking about what had just happened. Of course, some people didn't care about it, but a small number of tourists said they wanted to leave as soon as possible.

That makes a lot of sense. It's really unlucky to think that someone suddenly died in a resort, especially if they hanged themselves at the foot of the mountain where the tourists were staying.

After breakfast, Lin Leyou and his group didn't go far. Instead, they watched some people go up the mountain to pack their things. After they finished packing and drove away, they waited there.

Sure enough, less than half an hour later, the car that had just driven away returned.

They hurriedly parked their car in the open space in front of the restaurant. This area had been paved with cement and specially designated as a parking area after the resort was developed.

The tourists hurriedly got off the bus and rushed into the restaurant, and people outside could hear the sounds coming from inside.

"The way out is blocked by huge rocks and lots of trees, we can't get out at all!"

Lin Leyou recalled that the resort was far from the hustle and bustle of the city, so it was quite a distance from the city, and it was located in the mountains.

To get to the main road from here, you have to drive through a mountain road; that's the only way. If that road is blocked, you definitely won't be able to get out for a while.

Even if we abandon the car and walk... it's not impossible, but it's more than ten kilometers from here to the nearest main road, and it's all mountain roads. Who knows what we might encounter in this desolate wilderness.

Lin Leyou took out his phone and checked it. Great, the phone had no signal. It had a signal last night.

Xue Rui: "A staff member just said that it was a nearby signal tower... that was blown down by the strong winds last night."

Lin Leyou was silent for a moment, then said, "You're joking, right?"

Can a cell tower really be blown down by the wind? The wind was strong last night, but it wasn't that strong, was it?

If it wasn't due to the wind, then it must have been caused by someone. It seems someone wanted to leave them at the resort and prevent them from calling for help.

Seeing that things were getting worse, the staff quickly came out to reassure everyone, "Someone has already checked the signal tower, please be patient, it will be fine soon... As for the road, there's nothing we can do, we can only contact the rescue team after the signal is restored..."