Chapter 73 There are monsters

What is he regretting?

Some out-of-towners, ignoring warnings, went to their deaths out of regret for the loss of life.

It's a pity that we lost a few suitable prey.

Jiang Liyue pondered to herself, and the next moment the village chief turned around.

His expression returned to its loving one as he looked at her: "Miss Jiang, you must not follow their example. It's very dangerous outside."

His clothes were brightly colored and had a rustic, unsophisticated feel, which didn't quite suit his age.

Jiang Liyue discovered that the villagers of the paper doll village she had met were basically all of this style.

His skin was wrinkled but very white, and he wore a small round hat. His eyes were cloudy.

"I know." Jiang Liyue smiled charmingly, her eyebrows and eyes crinkling, her face fair and radiant, the kind of appearance that easily wins people's favor.

The village chief's wrinkled face, resembling an orange peel, grew even more gratified.

He even wanted to reach out and pat Jiang Liyue, but quickly stopped and withdrew his hand: "That's good, that's good, no wonder, no wonder..."

He smiled and looked Jiang Liyue up and down.

This look was similar to the look Liu Yueshan had given her before; it wasn't lewd, but inexplicably gave off a sense of satisfaction.

Jiang Liyue guessed that this might be related to the reason why she lived in the ancestral hall.

It might even be related to that scoundrel who secretly showed up last night.

Unfortunately, whenever this topic came up, they all hesitated to speak.

I hate riddle people!

Jiang Liyue mentally complained.

The village chief rubbed his hands together, then looked at Xiao Le and Xiao Yi at her feet, and said with difficulty, "Won't those two bother you? If you want to tour our village, I can ask someone else..."

“No need.” Jiang Liyue quickly interrupted him. “Village Chief, I think Xiao Le and Xiao Yi are a good match.”

"That's fine, that's fine too." After saying that, the village chief looked at the two children again. "Then you two will take your sister around the village, but don't disturb her, understand?"

"Got it!" The two children nodded with serious yet adorable expressions as they were given a task.

The village chief smiled with satisfaction and added to Jiang Liyue, "I'll have Cuifen bring you lunch from the ancestral hall again at noon."

Jiang Liyue had no objection. Seeing this, the village chief greeted her again, gave her a deep look, and then turned around and walked back with his hands behind his back.

He looked much younger than the blind old man, so his back was straight.

He stands too straight, which makes his back look a bit stiff, and his walking posture is also a bit unnatural.

Xiao Yi tugged at Jiang Liyue's sleeve, pulling her back to reality: "Sister Yueyue, shall we continue playing?"

Jiang Liyue withdrew her gaze, putting aside those still-forming speculations, and nodded readily: "Okay."

She doesn't dislike unruly children, and coincidentally, Xiao Le and Xiao Yi are both quite well-behaved.

Sometimes, you can get more useful information from children.

Some questions that are inconvenient to ask adult NPCs can be asked more easily when asking children.

Jiang Liyue then casually asked, "The village chief went to the ancestral hall for a meal earlier, which seemed a bit troublesome. May I eat at your house?"

Xiao Le and Xiao Yi exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat troubled: "Sister, the food at our house isn't very good."

"It has no taste at all." Xiao Le pouted and complained softly, "It's not even as sweet and fragrant as the candy my sister makes."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liyue seemed even more certain of her guess.

However, she certainly didn't insist on going to their house to verify the truth of what they said.

She really didn't want to eat tasteless food!

In contrast, the breakfast that Wang Cuifen brought this morning, although it tasted ordinary, at least had some flavor.

"I'll transform you again after my divine power recovers." Jiang Liyue patted the two of them on the head and continued to stroll around the village with them.

At this moment, she finally saw other players in the paper doll village.

Identifying players is quite simple; just ask villagers a lot of questions, and those who seem wary and cautious are generally players.

The difficulty of a B-level dungeon is already quite high, and there are quite a few players in this dungeon as well.

Jiang Liyue encountered several NPCs on the road, but none of them took the initiative to talk to her. Compared to players, with the "Mysterious Encounter and Mysterious Love" aura, she preferred to communicate with NPCs in the dungeon.

On the first day of the dungeon, most players seemed quite relaxed.

"Out-of-towners seem to be very curious about our village," Xiao Yi commented with a mature air. "Every year on the Paper Festival, out-of-towners come and ask all sorts of questions in the village, even more than Xiao Le."

Jiang Liyue burst out laughing upon hearing this.

[Haha, speaking of which, it's really strange to see player behavior from an NPC's perspective!]

Therefore, Yueyue has always integrated very well.

[Actually, the NPCs must find it all very strange to see players searching for clues all over the dungeon.]

In comparison, Jiang Liyue's behavior was not abrupt at all; even when she was looking for clues, she did so discreetly.

Most of the time, they acted like ordinary tourists who had just arrived at the Paper Doll Village and were full of curiosity about everything.

The two children, Xiao Le and Xiao Yi, called each other "older sister" with great enthusiasm.

Just then, a quarrel suddenly broke out at the edge of the village.

Upon hearing the noise, Jiang Liyue rushed over with Xiao Le and Xiao Yi.

Unexpectedly, a group of villagers had already gathered around.

Even NPCs can't resist their love of watching the excitement...

Besides the villagers, there were actually quite a few passengers.

Since the commotion had subsided, I estimate that most of the passengers on the bus were watching the excitement last night.

Jiang Liyue leaned closer to look and realized that the noisy protagonist was actually an acquaintance.

—One of the five passengers who made a fuss about leaving the Paper Doll Village this morning.

It was still the man who caused the biggest disturbance.

He was disheveled, his hair was messy, and his clothes were covered with scratches from branches and bushes.

It looked like he had tripped and fallen; his clothes were covered in dirt and mud.

The worst part was that there were claw marks from an unknown creature on his leg, and it was still bleeding.

The man, named Zhao An, was shouting and cursing at everyone: "What kind of hellish place is this? Monsters! There are monsters on the mountain, it must be you! You're trying to kill us, aren't you! You have to give me an explanation!"

He was clearly on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

It is extremely aggressive, and no one dares to approach within two meters of it.

The village chief, with his hands behind his back, said helplessly, "I've already told you that you can't leave during the Paper Offering Festival days, or something bad will happen."

Zhao An roared hysterically for a long time, repeatedly saying things like "monster," and the blood kept flowing, making his face look paler and paler.

The village chief finally seemed to have a change of heart and called a few villagers to go forward and hold Zhao An down, saying that he needed to take him for treatment first.

Then he looked seriously at the onlookers, the villagers, and especially the passengers: "During the paper offering day, the fog outside is very dangerous. For your own safety, it is best not to leave the village."

The passengers who were initially eager to leave the village immediately gave up their plans upon seeing Zhao An's condition.

Even players who were initially willing to give it a try became hesitant.

Because there were many people and the village chief was focused on Zhao An's matter, he didn't notice Jiang Liyue standing at the back.

But Jiang Liyue could clearly see the fleeting smile on the village chief's face.