Chapter 40: Mini Game: Blind Men Touching an Elephant

Jian Busian was startled by the sudden touch. He turned around quickly and saw a very familiar face.

No one knew when the man came out of the copy. He was lying on the bed, his red eyes narrowed, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he was observing Jian Bumian's reaction with great interest.

Jane was sleepless and fell squarely on the man.

What he touched was the other person's muscular chest.

Jian Busian's head buzzed and he quickly tried to climb down from the other person.

But his skin was rubbed red by the other person's belt, and he remembered that he was not wearing anything except a suit jacket.

“…”

Jian Busian didn't dare to think about it anymore. He hooked a thin blanket with his toes and wrapped the naked parts of his body tightly.

The man lay lazily on the bed with his silver hair scattered, forming a sharp contrast with Jane's hurried movements.

He asked knowingly, "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?"

Jian Bumian: "..."

If he was the only one in the room, he could just go without clothes.

but……

Why did this person follow him to the player's hotel? ? ?

This room looks like a single room in a hotel!

Jian Bumian shrunk half of his body into the quilt. His cheeks flushed, and he pursed his lips and said word by word, "Can you help me get a nightgown from the closet over there?"

He remembered that there were disposable bathrobes in the wardrobe provided by the hotel.

"good."

The man stood up. He was so tall that he suddenly hit the ceiling of the small hotel room.

He opened the wardrobe, took out a nightgown and handed it to Jane Bumian.

Jian Busian took the nightgown, hid under the quilt, and put on her clothes slowly.

With his body covered by cloth, he finally felt a little safe.

Jian Busian then raised his head and questioned the man who suddenly appeared here: "This is my rest room, why did you follow me?"

Places like rest inns are obviously places for players to take a break, and other players and NPCs are not allowed to enter.

The man chuckled: "I'm worried you'll be hungry."

He walked over to Jian Bumian and revealed the coffee table behind him.

On the coffee table... there was a wide variety of food.

Jian Busian's eyes lit up slightly.

That's fine.

But he knew that the other party's purpose was definitely not this.

The food the man prepared for him was different from ordinary food. When Jian Bumian ate his food, it was like eating one powerful evil spirit after another.

What was placed on the coffee table at this moment were some Hong Kong-style snacks that Jian Bumian had never tasted before.

Crystal clear and plump shrimp dumplings, soft and glutinous boneless chicken feet, and custard buns made into the shape of piglets are placed together with soy milk.

Every serving of food is mouth-watering.

Jian Bumian sat in front of the coffee table and ate his snacks slowly.

Although he is a big eater, he eats a little slowly because of his small mouth. His cheeks are bulging, and his pearly teeth and pink tongue tip are exposed when he bites food.

Two hours later, Jian Bumian was finally full. He half-lay on the sofa, rubbing his bloated belly, and checking the spoils of the previous copy.

[Congratulations to the player for completing the dungeon "Experiment on the Hybridization of Humans and Unknown Life"]

[NPC Li Re expressed his gratitude to you and gave you a gift. Please check it. ]

Gift?

It was the first time that Jian Bumian saw an NPC take the initiative to give a gift to a player, so he clicked on the gift content.

[Item name: Fantasy Flashlight.]

[Item function: Players can shine the flashlight at any player or NPC. After three seconds, the prop user can enter the memory fantasy of the player or NPC being illuminated.]

[Number of times used: once]

Jian Busian looked at the contents of the prop and raised the corners of his lips.

This prop seems to be quite useful.

To put it simply, the function allows you to glimpse the past memories of any player or NPC in the form of an illusion.

If this item is placed in the system store, it will definitely be in great demand. After all, who doesn't want to satisfy their desire to pry into other people's privacy?

Jian Busian thought about whose memory he wanted to peek into.

He thought for a moment and found that he couldn't think of anything.

He currently has no suitable candidate.

Jian Busian could only put the props back into the system backpack.

At the same time, Jane Bumian found that the little ragdoll cat had crawled out of the backpack at some point and was curled up in the corner of the sofa to sleep.

The little ragdoll cat curled up into a fluffy ball, revealing the tip of its gently trembling tail, and its pink nose made soft purring sounds.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, covering the expensive wool carpet with a layer of warmth.

The crackling sound of burning firewood adds a touch of tranquility and warmth to the atmosphere in the room.

It was as if Jian Bumian had never come to the infinite world, he just came to a snowy mountain resort for vacation.

——It would have been better if there wasn’t a man sitting next to him.

The man was like a big dog with silver fluff. When Jane Bumian sat on the sofa, he sat down too, supporting his cheek with one hand, squinting his eyes, and looking at Jane Bumian lazily.

In his eyes, the boy was like a treasure that had been lost for a long time but was finally found. No matter how he looked at him, he would never get tired of it.

Jian Busian's ears turned red, and she didn't know how to drive the other person away.

He could only pretend that the other person didn't exist, closed his eyes, and tried to rest in peace and quiet for a while.

This body gets tired too easily.

But not long after, Jane Bumian heard the sound of the TV screen turning on automatically.

He had a bad feeling in his heart and opened his eyes subconsciously.

The originally dark TV screen not only lit up with white light, but also two blood-red hearts appeared on the screen.

It's not a cartoon love heart, but two hearts that can serve as human organs.

The heart seemed to have just been peeled off, bleeding and steaming, with thick arteries and dense capillaries dragging behind it.

It was still beating, and the sound was eerie and dull, and it was creepy. The sound of the two hearts beating together echoed throughout the small hotel room.

“What is this…?” Jian Busian frowned, puzzled.

Next, two lines of small words appeared above the heart.

[It was detected that the player Jian Bumian had multiple close contacts with a certain person in the dungeon. ]

[Therefore, Infinite World congratulates player Jian Bumian for finding his partner in Infinite World. ]

Jane Bumian: “???”

...Intimate contact, was there?

Jian Busian thought about it and found that it really existed.

He cuddled and hugged the man many times. Not only did he confess his love to him, but he also kissed passionately twice. One time he took the initiative, and the other time the man forced the kiss.

In everyone's eyes, they would think they are a couple in love.

But Jian Busian didn't think so. His cheeks quickly turned red and he didn't dare to look at the man's expression.

The text on the TV screen continued to pop up.

[Since today is Valentine's Day in the real world, all player couples can participate in the two-player mini-game prepared by Infinite World. ]

[Player Jian Bumian, you and your partner are also on the candidate list and will be teleported in one minute——]

Jane Bumian: “???”

Two-player mini-game?

Jian Bushian was very clear about the nature of the Infinite World. This so-called "two-player mini-game" was definitely not an ordinary mini-game.

He turned his head and saw the man also looking at the words on the screen, with an ambiguous smile on his lips and excitement flashing in his eyes.

The man put his arm around Jane Bumian's shoulders, kissed her cheek, and whispered, "I'm looking forward to playing games with you."

They behaved so intimately, as if they were really a couple in love.

Just as Jian Busian was about to push the man away, the infinite world began to teleport them.

When Jane Bumian regained consciousness, they had already arrived at another place.

****

When Jian Busian opened his eyes, he saw a huge and magnificent hall.

A crystal chandelier hangs high from the ceiling, emitting a bright white light.

Beautifully crafted Roman statues surround the hall.

In the center of the hall is a fountain. The statue of the goddess in the fountain is holding her water jar and taking a rest with her eyes closed, letting the water flow out of the jar and fill the pool.

The lobby floor is a thick red velvet wool carpet.

A distant and ethereal singing voice came from the distant place.

There were many couples standing in the hall.

Jian Busian and the silver-haired man also appeared in the corner of the hall.

Jian Busian was no longer wearing the disposable pajamas in the hotel. Instead, he changed into a white suit. The waist-hugging jacket outlined his slender waist, and the white fabric made his skin look even whiter.

The man also changed into a suit, which was black, the opposite of Jane's sleeplessness.

Both Jian Bushian and the man had outstanding appearances. As soon as they appeared in the lobby, they attracted the attention of many players.

Jian Busian heard some players whispering.

"Look, isn't that boy in the white suit Jian Bumian, who ranks first on the newcomer list?"

"When did Jian Bu Mian fall in love...? I think he was abducted. Although the man next to him is handsome, he doesn't look like a good person..."

"Wow, Jane Bumian's partner is so handsome and tall. Can Jane Bumian's small body handle it? Will he faint?"

Jian Bumian: "..."

The man did not let them continue the discussion. He glanced coldly at those ungrateful players, and the discussion stopped abruptly.

Jian Busian hid behind the man, quietly waiting for the NPC to come and announce the rules of the game.

While he was waiting, he couldn't help but observe other couples.

There were half heterosexual couples and half homosexual couples in the hall.

One of the same-sex couples caught Jane Bumian's attention.

She was a tall woman about 1.8 meters tall, with gorgeous facial features, curly hair and red lips. She was wearing a red cheongsam and had a hot body like a devil. However, the outline of her abdominal muscles outlined by the tight fabric showed that she was not so easy to mess with.

She was holding a petite girl in her arms. The girl's black hair was very long, almost dragging on the ground. Her face was very red, her eyelashes and lips were very wet, and her clothes were messy.

The man noticed that Jian Bumian had been looking at them and frowned, looking very unhappy.

He lifted up Jian Bumian's chin, forced him to look at him, and said word by word:

"Don't look at them. If you do, I will do the same to you as she did..."

Jane Bumian: "Ah?"

He didn't understand what the man could do to him, but he didn't have much interest in other couples, so he looked away.

After a while, an NPC who looked like a waiter appeared in the corridor above.

He loudly announced to the players:

"Welcome all the couples in love to participate in the Valentine's Day event held by Infinite World."

"We have prepared many two-player games suitable for lovers to play, which can enhance your relationship..." The NPC laughed strangely in the middle of his speech: "Of course, it will also break up many couples whose feelings are not strong enough. There are various ways to break up, and the largest proportion of them is the death of one of the couples."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the players present were shocked.

They came to the infinite world, and it was already very lucky to survive, not to mention finding a loving partner.

But they are in danger of being separated next? !

Isn't Infinite World too ridiculous?! Are the singles just fed up with them being in love?

A player suddenly said: "Wait, don't be angry, pay attention that this NPC said that only 'couples whose feelings are not strong enough' will break up."

"That's okay." A female player sighed, stood on tiptoe, and kissed her partner: "The feelings between me and my lover must be very strong."

The other players breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was just a false alarm.

Jian Busian turned around and took a look at the handsome man who was much taller than him.

Does he have strong feelings for the other person?

have no idea.

If the other person could keep feeding him, he might feel more favorable toward the other person.

After the players finished discussing, the NPC continued, "The two-player mini-game is a random draw, and the draw is automatically made by the system. After the draw is complete, you will receive a note with the rules of the game."

"Finally, I wish you all a happy Valentine's Day."

The NPC burst into laughter as he finished speaking, then disappeared in the shrill sound.

Jian Busian looked down and found the game paper he had drawn was already lying in his palm.

It reminded him of the first copy he experienced...

Jian Busian unfolded the note, revealing blood-red words.

【Congratulations to you and your partner for winning the "Blind Man and Elephant & Hide and Seek" mixed game. 】

Blind men and the elephant is a very common children's game.

Usually four to five players are needed to play the game together, and then one of them is blindfolded, and the others act as the "elephant" to be touched.

The blindfolded person needs to touch the "elephants" one by one and say the names of the "elephants" based on the characteristics of different people.

Sure enough, the rules of the game stated on the note were similar to the traditional game rules.

[You need to cover your eyes, and your partner will act as the "elephant". At the same time, many clones similar to your partner will appear. You need to find out who is your real partner among these clones through touch, hearing, etc.]

[You have three chances to identify your lover. If you still fail to identify your lover after all the chances are used up, you will be killed.]

[At the same time, the game adds a "hide and seek" element. There is a "ghost" who will keep looking for you. After the ghost touches you three times, you will be wiped out. ]

[You need to avoid ghosts while identifying who your lover is. 】

After adding the hide-and-seek element, the difficulty of the game suddenly increases, but it also becomes much more interesting.

Jian Busian chuckled and put the note back into his pocket.

When he raised his eyes again, white light was gradually spreading from the center of the hall, and any players covered by the white light would disappear on the spot.

The game starts teleporting the player.

When the white light was about to hit him, he held the hand of the man next to him.

They look like a couple...right?

Jane couldn't sleep thinking.

****

When Jian Bumian opened his eyes, he found himself alone in a completely unfamiliar place.

The scene is no longer a bright and spacious Western-style hall, but a Chinese-style courtyard manor.

He was now lying in the courtyard of the Siheyuan and had a panoramic view of the entire courtyard.

The decoration of the courtyard is very exquisite and authentic, with white walls, red tiles, and blood-red wooden pillars carved with intricate patterns.

There was a small pond next to him. The pond was obviously designed, with landscape stones and bamboo forests, and water flowing down along the stones.

The bamboo is lush and green, sandwiching a small and beautiful stone pavilion.

He saw that the innermost door was hung with lanterns, which reflected an eerie blood-red color. Combined with the completely dark night, it gave people an atmosphere as if ghosts were lurking around at any time.

Jian Busian also saw two big "囍" characters pasted on the door.

Jian Bumian: "..."

He walked to the edge of the pool and saw what he looked like now.

The handsome and fair-skinned boy put on a bright red wedding dress, with bright red rouge on his lips. His black hair, red lips and fair skin made him look even more androgynous.

Jane was silent for a while.

The game of the blind men and the elephant originated in ancient times, so he could understand that the scene was arranged in an ancient style.

But why did he wear a wedding dress? And there was a "囍" character pasted on the door.

Is this also the Infinite World’s Valentine’s Day special?

Jian Busian sighed helplessly.

Three minutes later, a countdown appeared in Jane's sleepless mind.

【Countdown: 3 hours.】

[Players must identify their lover among their clones before the countdown ends, and be careful not to be caught by the "ghost". ]

[Available number of identifications: three times. ]

【Number of times touched by ghosts: three times.】

【The game begins.】

A cold wind blew, the red lanterns swayed, and the word "囍" stuck on the copper door was blown up by the wind, lifting half of its corner. Under the word "囍" was the pale white word "祭".

It seems that this family held a wedding right after a funeral.

Jian Busian narrowed his eyes and began to guess the clue in his mind.

He grasped his long wedding robe to keep from tripping as he walked.

Jian Busian chose to look for his "lover" from the nearest room.

This scene prepared a wedding dress for him but not shoes.

The boy's bare feet were hidden in the hem of his deep red wedding gown; as he walked, his fair skin and slender feet could be vaguely seen.

Only the bride in the bridal chamber will wear her wedding dress but not red shoes.

Jian Busian walked into the wing room, which was the farthest room from the main house and was obviously used as a warehouse.

It was filled with various dusty Chinese-style furniture and sacks whose contents were unclear.

Jian Bumian walked around the room and found nothing special except a strong smell of dust, let alone the so-called clone or real body.

It would be strange if this game allowed him to find the target so quickly.

Jian Bumian left the warehouse and decided to go directly to the master bedroom to look for it.

Since he was wearing a wedding dress and playing the role of a bride, the man was most likely the groom, or at least the owner of the courtyard house, and would most likely appear in the master bedroom.

Jian Busian came to the door in the middle of the courtyard. He pushed open the heavy bronze door, which rubbed against the ground, making a harsh creaking sound.

The red light in the lantern flickered violently.

When Jian Busian saw the scene in the master bedroom, he couldn't help but exclaim.

In the middle of the old-style hall, there is a double happiness character that is the same as the one outside the door, and in front of the double happiness character are three incense sticks.

On both sides of the word "囍" are many paper figurines, which are as tall as five or six-year-old children.

And there are so many of them, like copies and pastes, they are so densely packed in the hall that it makes people's scalp tingle.

They all made the same gesture, raised their heads, and looked at Jian Busian with their dark eyes. There were a pair of red circles on their pale cheeks, and their mouths were stretched to the back of their heads.

These paper figures are all boys.

Jian Busian touched the face of one of the paper-made boys. As expected, these paper-made men were made of oil paper, which is very suitable for burning.

Jian Busian heard that in ancient times, men who did not have children unfortunately died young, and their parents burned many paper little boys for them, hoping that they would have many children and grandchildren in the afterlife. This was extremely foolish.

But why did he appear at the wedding?

Jian Busian didn't think much about it, and felt that it was impossible for his clone and real body to be hidden among these paper figures.

Jian Busian walked past the paper figurines and came behind the screen in the hall.

…He saw two coffins behind the screen.

On top of one of the coffins was placed the portrait of Jian Bumian!

The young man was wearing a wedding gown, with curved eyes and a smile on his face, and was frozen in a strange black and white portrait.

The portrait on the other coffin was naturally that of the silver-haired man.

The man was also wearing a red groom's uniform. He was serious and handsome, with a pair of narrow blood-red eyes that were strangely in harmony with the surrounding atmosphere.

Jian Busian stopped in front of the pair of coffins.

He felt... there was something very wrong with these two coffins, and there was probably someone inside.

He walked to the groom's coffin, rolled up his wide sleeves, and decided to push open the coffin lid.

The old-style coffins in ancient times were made entirely of pure wood and were very heavy. Jian Bushian had to use a lot of effort to barely push the coffin lid open to create a small gap the size of a palm.

He leaned over, pressed his eyes against the dark little gap, and looked inside.

To his surprise, he saw no eyes looking at him; he saw nothing.

Jane Bumian was a little disappointed.

As for the other coffin...

The coffin was his and he was still outside, so how could there be someone inside?

Jian Busian didn't take it seriously and continued to look for it in the next place.

Just as he turned his back to the coffin and left, the coffin lid of Jane Busian's coffin was suddenly pushed open slowly from the inside, and the sound of wood scraping against each other continued to be heard.

Jian Busian reacted immediately and turned around, but it was too late.

He felt his ankle being suddenly grabbed with great force, and the touch against his skin was cold and stiff.

He was instantly pulled to the ground and pulled into the coffin with great force.

Jian Busian did not struggle. He chuckled and was actually very happy that the other party had taken the initiative to show up.

Within seconds, the young man in his wedding gown was grabbed by the ankles and dragged into the coffin.

By the time Jian Bumian reacted, everything in front of him was dark.

Unlike darkness without light, what he touched was complete darkness.

Like being blind.

The system prompt sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations to the player for finding the "elephant". The elephant may be a clone NPC, or it may be your real lover. 】

[The player's vision has been temporarily deprived. ]

[Please use various methods other than visual to identify whether it is your lover. ^v^]

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The author has something to say:

Hehe, Mianmian touches the elephant, touches and touches, and touches a trunk that is too big to hold with one hand! Please Mianmian eat so many elephant trunks one by one and identify which one is the most familiar to Laogong! (Not related to the main text)