167 Failure

◎ Players no longer need to set foot in it again◎

Just before he pushed the door open, Li Yiqing drank the potion.

After use, this potion can temporarily block out all sounds and breaths made by the user. As long as you are careful and discreet when collecting clues, there will be basically no risk of being discovered.

Just worry about one thing - time.

Its effect only lasts for fifteen minutes. No matter what, Li Yiqing has to act quickly.

As she pushed the door, it slowly opened. Li Yiqing looked inside and saw that the room was pitch black. Everything was hidden in the black shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.

With the faint red light coming in from the window, Li Yiqing saw the blurry figure lying on the bed.

That was Li Yichuan. At this moment, he was lying facing the wall with his back to the door. This posture undoubtedly provided convenience for Li Yiqing. With the help of props, Li Yiqing walked quickly forward and began to search the room quickly.

She first came to Li Yichuan's desk, where there were many paints and brushes, as well as an unfinished painting of his. The content looked weird and scary, and it was a painting of a skinned dog.

Most of the painting is stained with red paint, filled with a pungent smell of blood, as if the drawing paper is the dog's flesh and the brush in his hand is the axe for skinning.

Li Yiqing quickly found the brush he used for painting. Unfortunately, it was not a treasure, but just an ordinary brush.

The same went for the other pens on the desk. Even though Li Yiqing searched every corner, she couldn't find what she needed.

So she quickly shifted her attention to other directions, and in the other side room opposite the bedroom, she found a small ball of extinguished incense.

Li Yichuan seemed to be offering something.

Li Yiqing quickly walked to the nearby area to check. With the little light that was still on, she found that Li Yichuan had set up a small altar in the room. Various offerings, fruits, snacks, and incense burners were placed on the table. Li Yiqing gently wiped the table with her fingertips. It was clean without a trace of dust. It was obvious that Li Yichuan cleaned it carefully and offered sacrifices meticulously every day.

However, the one who accepted his offerings was not some god or Buddha, but——

A dog.

At the top of the altar is a portrait of a puppy. Its identity can be seen at a glance from its size, fur color, and the small round silver plate hanging around its neck.

It was Li Xixi, Li Yichuan's dog, and also the first dog he killed.

“…”

Li Yiqing thought for a moment, then raised her hand to take down the portrait. The frame was very thick and felt heavy in her hand. Li Yiqing checked every corner of the frame. On the back of the frame, she found a long secret compartment.

When you open it, what is inside is nothing but a bone pen that is well polished, smooth to the touch, and exquisite throughout.

Got it.

Li Yiqing put away the bone pen. At the same time, the voice of the system in his mind sounded again -

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the treasure: Li Yichuan's Bone Pen, and completing quest x1.]

[There are still four treasures that have not been found yet, and there are six days left. Please continue to work hard and complete the task as soon as possible.]

Li Yiqing returned to the main hall.

When she was about to walk through the bedroom door, Li Yichuan turned over, changing his previous posture to face outwards.

Li Yiqing stopped immediately when he heard the voice, hiding in the darkness and quietly looking in the direction of the other party. There was almost no moonlight tonight, and the light from the lanterns outside was also very weak, and it appeared even less clear when it came in through the window lattice.

Li Yiqing couldn't see his face clearly, and couldn't tell whether his eyes were open or closed. He could only judge from his steady breathing that he seemed to still be asleep.

But don't worry, always be prepared for the worst.

There were still three minutes left before the props were reset. Li Yiqing took out a weapon from his backpack, hid silently in the darkness, and waited quietly. During this time, Li Yichuan's breathing was always low and regular. He seemed to be completely asleep, and except for turning over just now, he did not move at all.

So after a while, Li Yiqing finally walked out of the darkness. She quickened her pace, walked quickly to the door, and prepared to push it open and leave.

But he didn't wait for her to raise her hand.

A soft sigh suddenly came from behind him. It was very soft, but in such a silent moment, it sounded extremely obvious. Li Yiqing's eyes widened at the sound, and he quickly raised his crossbow and aimed it at the person behind him...

No, maybe it wasn't a person.

At this moment, Li Yichuan's face was sagging, rotten, and his eyes were bulging. He looked like he had been dead for a long time, his body had rotted to the bones, and dense maggots were crawling on his cheeks, dancing wildly in his rotten flesh and bones.

"Sister." He stared at Li Yiqing with his bloodshot eyes, his breath smelling foul. "Why are you in my room so late at night?"

"You seem to have been in my room for a long time. Are you looking for something? You took away something important of mine, right?" he asked in a low voice.

"I saw it all. From the moment you walked in, I saw it."

It turned out that he hadn't slept from beginning to end.

Li Yiqing didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, so he immediately raised his crossbow and shot several arrows at him. Even though killing a major NPC at this moment might be troublesome, it was a critical moment and he couldn't care less.

However, the situation did not develop as she expected. Her weapon did not cause any harm to Li Yichuan in front of her. The sharp arrows did pierce his flesh, but he still looked intact and unaffected.

“…”

This is impossible. According to the rules of the game, the weapons in their hands will not become ineffective when facing NPCs or players, unless this judgment is restricted by something higher.

For example, copy settings.

Isn't now the time to kill the other party?

Li Yiqing's brows furrowed instantly. If he couldn't kill Li Yichuan, was there any other way to...

Before she could think about anything else, the door behind her was suddenly kicked open with a "bang", and a familiar figure appeared in her sight.

It was Qi Qiuxue. Perhaps she heard something or noticed something. Qi Qiuxue suddenly rushed into the house from outside the door. She quickly glanced at the situation inside the house, grabbed Li Yiqing's wrist, and ran with her quickly.

"What's wrong, Axue?!" Li Yiqing asked hurriedly.

Qi Qiuxue ran while motioning her to look forward: "Look there!"

Li Yiqing raised his eyes and looked in the direction Qi Qiuxue pointed. The fog that originally filled the courtyard had gathered together at some point and turned into an indissoluble black fog that enveloped the area not far away, as if it was going to divide this area.

Qi Qiuxue quickened her pace several times along the way, and managed to escape from here with Li Yiqing before the black fog completely gathered. However, Li Yichuan, who was late behind her, was buried by the black fog. Both his voice and figure disappeared from their ears and sight.

“…”

The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence again.

Qi Qiuxue did not leave in a hurry. She still stood there, staring at the black fog in front of her. After a moment, she tentatively raised her foot and moved forward.

When we reached the edge, the system's voice sounded again—

[There are no more clues to collect here, so players no longer need to set foot here again.]

【Author’s words】

Coming

The second update will be before 2pm tomorrow afternoon, and there will be updates in the evening as usual. I am so sleepy, it seems I can't finish it. I will get up early tomorrow to write, and everyone can go to bed early too.

Thank you for your Bawang tickets and nutrient solution, and thank you for leaving comments and reading~