Chapter 698 [(*^▽^*)]

The Mud Monster's plan was brilliant, but doing so played right into their trap!

The person, who was still floating slowly in the air, let go of the hand, allowing the large hand made of mud to grab him. His act of walking into the trap puzzled the mud.

But the doubt was only for a moment; once he caught his prey, it was as if he had won!

But... before it could even open its mouth to enjoy its meal, it suddenly noticed a strong suction coming from the spot where it had grabbed its prey. It immediately sensed something was wrong and tried to throw the prey away.

He never expected that his forceful swipe wouldn't shake it off; instead, he felt an increasingly powerful suction. By the time he realized what was happening, it was already... too late.

The Mud Monster had disappeared, replaced by a black figure. He held a bead on a bracelet, smiled gently, then put away the props and turned back to his residence.

Unfortunately, when he returned to his residence, he found that the character "瑞" (rui) on the wooden plaque hanging on the door had disappeared, leaving only a blank space.

"Huh?" What's going on?

Oh right, he just killed a monster. Monsters are also human during the day and need a place to live, so his current place isn't here, but rather the monster's place.

Where does this monster live again? He blinked, then took out the evil-repelling bracelet again, looked at the bead that sealed the mud monster, and after careful examination, found that the number fifteen was engraved on it.

He suddenly smiled. Oh, it's number fifteen! That must be the big villa!

This time, he didn't put the bracelet away, but wore it on his wrist and walked confidently toward Villa No. 15. He thought there would be more ghosts and monsters, but nothing unusual happened all the way to Villa No. 15.

Does this mean each person can only be attacked once per night? Once they survive, they can't be attacked by other ghosts anymore? Or are they afraid of the item he possesses?

Regardless of which one it is, it's true that it's peaceful now. He looked at Villa No. 15, and the wooden sign hanging outside didn't have the character "瑞" written on it, but rather "薛".

Xue Rui looked at the villa in front of him, calmly reached out his hand, and imprinted his mark on the house before pushing open the door and going inside.

As he turned to close the door, he suddenly thought of the villa number sixteen he had passed by earlier, and the fountain in the center of the village. For some reason, when he thought of the fountain, the image of the ring on the fountain statue's finger became more and more vivid in his mind.

It was as if... there was an invisible force urging him to hurry up and get the ring.

Xue Rui was very puzzled. He always thought it was a trick by this instance to do something bad, but he also felt that he would regret it if he didn't go.

After much deliberation, he went out again. He hadn't passed by the fountain earlier because it wasn't on his usual route, but this time…

There are only twenty-four villas in the village. Since there is no villa number one, the first villa is marked as number two, so the twenty-fourth villa is marked as number twenty-five. These villas are located right near the fountain.

It didn't take long to walk from number 15 to the central square. As he got closer to the square, Xue Rui thought his desires would become as intense as they were during the day, but to his surprise, he didn't act impulsively this time. Instead, he remained very rational and calm.

What's going on?

He soon found out the reason: the statue in the fountain was gone!

Xue Rui looked at the empty fountain pool. The fountain was still there, but the statue was indeed...

He was momentarily stunned, and walked towards the fountain in a daze, circling it for a long time. "Where did it go? Does the statue not exist at night and only appear during the day?"

Xue Rui indeed found no trace of the statue. After careful consideration, he decided not to wander around outside at night and turned to walk back.

When he reached the vicinity of number sixteen, he subconsciously stopped and looked at the wooden sign hanging on the gate, which had the character "林" on it.

He kept wanting to reach out and touch the character, but whether the creature living in this villa was a human or a ghost was still unclear!

If it's a ghost, it definitely won't sleep at night. If you touch its house, it will definitely be noticed. Wouldn't that be considered a provocation?

Xue Rui finally turned around and returned to his villa number fifteen. He would observe the situation after daybreak and then figure out the mystery of the statue first: why did he react so strongly to the ring on the statue?

This is the most important question for him right now.

A deep darkness enveloped the entire world, as if the whole world had been swallowed up by darkness. There was no moon or stars in the sky, and when you looked up, all you could see was darkness.

Inside Villa No. 16, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, whom they had just found, fooled around all night, only stopping when dawn was breaking.

Even with Lin Leyou's strong constitution, he was still a little exhausted and lay on the bed, feeling lazy and unwilling to move. Fortunately, Xue Rui still had some conscience and carried him to the bathroom, where he didn't cause any more trouble.

When Lin Leyou lay down on the bed again, Xue Rui found a blanket from somewhere and tried to cover him with it, but Lin Leyou refused on the spot.

Everything in this house belonged to that monster; he didn't prepare anything for it, so he definitely wouldn't have built it. "Where did you come from?"

Xue Rui: "It was found in another room, it's new, don't worry."

Lin Leyou shook his head. Even if it was new, he didn't want it. "Take it away. It belongs to someone else."

Xue Rui found it strange that the things belonged to someone else, and her tone seemed to carry a hint of danger, "Why are there other people's things in the house?"

Lin Leyou was too exhausted to notice and simply told the truth, "I just snatched this house yesterday, what do you think?"

Xue Rui was taken aback for a moment, then his expression softened. "I see. Then it was indeed my fault. I'll go out and buy a new one."

Lin Leyou said, "Wait, we don't need to buy it."

He now possesses the ability to control plants, and can use his power to cultivate strange plants and weave them into a quilt. The strange plant is very useful; it is made of vines, but it is very soft to the touch and has a pleasant plant fragrance.

He casually pointed, and some bluish-gray vines emerged from the gaps in the plants that filled the room. These vines had no forked leaves and looked very smooth. Xue Rui pinched them and said, "They're soft."

This feels even better than a down comforter; it must be very comfortable to cover yourself with, being so light and airy.

Lin Leyou controlled the vines to gather together and weave them into a quilt, then covered himself with it. "Don't bother me, I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't wander around. This dungeon is a bit strange. We have to find the quests and clues ourselves. We'll do it together when I wake up."

Xue Rui touched the quilt. "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Lin Leyou touched his waist with some melancholy. That bastard bit him here last night, and now you can feel several teeth marks no matter how you touch it. He's really like a dog.

Previously, I encountered the sixteenth ghost and used the Red Lotus to ignite it, killing it in the process. I was also ignited. Although I had ten minutes of invincibility due to the Golden Sun, the karmic fire actually burned for a whole night. Fortunately, the Golden Sun's presence accelerated my mental recovery, so it didn't cause any bad consequences.

After a good night's sleep, his body recovered, but his mental exhaustion remained. Then he ran into Xue Rui and fooled around all night. Now he was truly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

However... there are always things to be satisfied with. Lin Leyou was still content with this. When you have someone you like, you will always unconsciously want to do something with them, and over time you will miss each other.

Even though there might be some issues in this instance, Lin Leyou didn't think about it too much. Originally, Happiness Community... was also an instance, so frankly speaking, the difference... shouldn't be that big.

Xue Rui sat by the bed watching Lin Leyou gradually fall asleep. Only after confirming that he was asleep did he slowly get up. He planned to open the door and go out, but he suddenly stopped just as his fingertips were about to touch the door.

He blinked, looking a little puzzled, then looked up and around. There seemed to be nothing wrong with the house. He had searched the entire house and found only the two of them.

"Could it be because of things in the house that belong to someone else?"

Without hesitation, Xue Rui packed up everything that had nothing to do with them, and even moved all the furniture to the living room, filling the huge living room to the brim.

Looking at all these things, Xue Rui knew that moving them all would be extremely troublesome, so he simply...

He opened his eyes and stared at the pile of garbage in the middle of the living room. Then a puddle of water appeared on the floor, and the water began to swirl, eventually forming a small whirlpool.

As time went on, the vortex gradually grew larger, engulfing everything in the living room, even the dust, leaving the whole house much cleaner.

After the vortex swallowed all the trash, it gradually shrank back towards the center and soon disappeared.

Xue Rui looked at the clean house with great satisfaction. Apart from the house, everything inside had disappeared. Everything in the room where he and Lin Leyou stayed last night was made by Lin Leyou herself. Those things didn't count.

He didn't plan to add any furniture to the house. Anyway, with Lin Leyou's abilities, he could fill the house with a wave of his hand when he woke up. Besides... they didn't need furniture.

but……

"He'll definitely be hungry when he wakes up, so I have to go out and buy him something to eat."

Xue Rui went to the door again, but this time when he reached out to push the door open, he felt something was wrong and withdrew his hand.