What a wonderful and damned fate!

He Shuisai felt uneasy and quickly came out of the toilet. After looking around and making sure there were no hanging corpses, he wandered around the village again.

Jiang Ran had already entered the village. Some of the buildings in the village were so dilapidated that they even showed signs of collapsing.

During this process, Jiang Ran also saw some fruit displayed in the open air, all of which were served in white porcelain bowls.

"These things don't seem to be inside the house. Are they edible?"

"It's best not to." Jiang Ran shook his head. "Don't forget that the rules say you can't eat any food that has been in the room. Even if it's outside now, how can you guarantee it wasn't taken from inside?"

"Huh? Does that mean all food in the world is dangerous? After all, there's no way to tell if it was taken out of the house!"

“Not necessarily.” Jiang Ran stepped onto the stone platform and picked an unidentified fruit from a tree branch. “Take this thing for example. Since it grows on a tree and the tree grows in the soil, it should be relatively safe, right?”

"Of course, this is on the premise that it is not poisonous."

"Yes, it's definitely not poisonous."

Gwen used her abilities to assess the fruit before her.

Jiang Ran took a bite of the fruit. To be honest, it wasn't very tasty; it was too sour and astringent. Then he pulled Gwen into the nearest room and looked out at the street through the broken window.

"There's light over there, something's coming."

A gust of cold wind blew by, making the roof tiles rattle. The crows that had been perched on the treetops took flight and formed a strange circular pattern as they circled around.

At the end of the street, a warm and bright light slowly moved towards them, standing out from the dark world around them. It wasn't until the light got closer that Jiang Ran could see what the newcomer looked like.

It was a woman wearing a white dress, her hair was longer than her height, and it trailed on the ground along with the white dress. Her hair almost covered her entire face, and if it weren't for her figure, Jiang Ran wouldn't have been able to tell her gender!

In her hand she carried a lantern woven from white paper, with a large red "囍" character pasted on it, which was particularly eye-catching under the bright yellow light.

The woman's white dress completely covered her feet, but judging from her movement, she didn't seem to be walking; rather, she seemed to be floating!

[Rule 3: This village was once the site of a severe plague. All the survivors have moved to the city, so there is no one left in the village. Please remember that there is no one in the village. If you see other villagers somewhere, please do not talk to them.]

Is this woman... a villager? Or something else? But the lantern she's carrying has a big red "囍" (double happiness) character on it!

Rushing forward to talk to someone might not yield information, but could even lead to your death!

The woman walked slowly down the street until she reached the room where Jiang Ran was hiding. Suddenly, she stopped and turned to look at the room where Jiang Ran was.

Thump thump thump—

The woman knocked on the door.

Should I open the door?

Thump thump thump—

Should we open the door?!

"Gwen, give me the wind charm!"

The fact that the woman was able to pinpoint the room and knock on the door meant she had probably already discovered their presence. So Jiang Ran decided to take the risk and see what this woman was up to!

If all else fails, it will only consume one Wind Talisman.

"Why didn't you open the door sooner? You were inside."

The woman's voice came through, seemingly devoid of any emotion, its tone unusually cold.

Her hair was blown aside by the wind, and Jiang Ran could see through the gaps her eye sockets, which had no pupils. It looked as if her eyeballs had been gouged out, and blood was still flowing down her face.

"Never mind, I'll just do my job."

The woman fumbled under her white dress for a moment, then handed Jiang Ran a slightly yellowed invitation.

"Please be on time for Ms. Ren Xiaodie and Mr. Xu Ying's wedding. Please keep this invitation safe, as I still need to inform other people."

"Wait a minute, you said you'd be there on time, but when exactly is the wedding?"

"I don't know either, just look at the invitation..."

After handing out the invitation, the woman turned and returned to the street, ignoring Jiang Ran, and drifted forward along her original route.

Jiang Ran opened the invitation. The paper was so corroded that the handwriting was barely legible, let alone the specific address and time.

"Forget it, I'll just walk around the village and eventually end up at this so-called wedding venue."

Time... is there really a correct time? There are no "living people" in the village, so who was that woman delivering the invitation to? And is this wedding even real?

At least for now we know that the red double happiness symbol does not represent an imminent danger of death, but the woman did not stay in front of Jiang Ran for long, so it is still uncertain whether she can stay with the red double happiness symbol for an extended period of time.

"Jiang Ran..."

Gwen pulled Jiang Ran.

"What's wrong?"

“Your attention was entirely focused on that woman, so you probably didn’t notice anything else.” Gwen’s gaze fell on the pile of spider webs in the corner. “These spider webs disappeared the moment that woman entered the room.”

"And, how should I put it, at that time, the whole room seemed to have become...less dilapidated."

"It's not that dilapidated?"

This is perhaps a question worth noting: did women bring about changes in the environment? No, perhaps women are not the key.

He Shuisaiya wandered around the streets, casually stuffing an open-air steamed bun into his pocket.

Of course, he didn't dare to eat it now, but just in case there was no other food, it was always better to carry one with him.

"Woof!"

Before Hesui had taken more than a few steps, a hungry dog ​​from the roadside came running over, drawn by the smell.

This dog looks like it's all skin and bones; if it doesn't eat something soon, it'll probably kick the bucket.

[Rule 4: If you have leftover food and encounter a dog, please share some with it. Note that no matter when or where you encounter the dog, please always check its back for any stitches before feeding it.]

He Shuisai broke off a piece of steamed bun, intending to use it as a test for poison. Just as she was about to throw it to the dog, she remembered that she should first check if there was a stitch on its back.

Speaking of sutures, He Shuisaiya recalled a horror novel she had once read, and unpleasant memories flooded back.

"It can't be that much of a coincidence, can it?"