Chapter 34: Misty Rain in Jiangnan (V)
After the system prompt sounded, there was no further response.
This almost told them directly that there was something wrong with the half-collapsed building.
Feng Zhibei looked at the female corpse pressed against the window, feeling uneasy: "...Do we have to go in to trigger the hidden plot?"
Yan Chuxue slowly put away the rope and said, "Since we're here, let's go take a look."
The three of them approached the small building cautiously.
When they were about ten meters away from their destination, Feng Zhibei suddenly stopped and said, "Wait a moment, something's wrong."
It's a little too quiet here.
The sun was shining brightly, but it didn't bring any warmth to my body. The water behind the building was gurgling, and it seemed as if someone was by the water.
But there was no one here. They had been walking for so long and all the doors were closed. Looking through the windows, they saw that there was no one inside the house either.
"Are we still in Qingshui City now...?"
He Yutong huddled in the back and whispered, "I feel like I haven't walked very far, but the whole atmosphere is a bit..."
He looked around, and finally his eyes stopped at the female corpse: "It's a bit uncomfortable, the kind of physical discomfort, I feel like vomiting."
"I don't feel that way." Feng Zhibei shook his head, and Yan Chuxue beside him made the same gesture.
He Yutong seemed to want to say something, but suddenly his face turned pale, and he ran to the side, covering his mouth and retching.
He vomited so hard that it felt like all his internal organs were about to come out, and what he actually vomited out was almost enough.
A mixture of black and red filth flowed out of his mouth along with several thin, thread-like objects. He Yutong was so irritated that he rolled his eyes, clasped his fingers tightly around his neck, and whimpered continuously.
Feng Zhibei's face darkened and he quickly took out the effect removal potion he had bought from the mall from his backpack.
This potion can remove most negative states, but it is expensive, so he only bought two bottles.
In just a dozen seconds, He Yutong was extremely weak and had nothing more to vomit, but he still vomited out some black water from time to time.
Feng Zhibei carefully poured the medicine into his mouth and helped him to lean aside to rest.
"That thing he vomited out was alive."
Yan Chuxue squatted beside the wisp of silk-like material and stretched out her hand to Feng Zhibei: "Give me the lighter."
Feng Zhibei threw the lighter to Yan Chuxue only after he had settled He Yutong.
"Snack."
Yan Chuxue used a lighter to light the pile of twisting thread-like objects. As soon as they were approached by the blue flame, they screamed like babies and fled in all directions.
But their movements were obviously not as fast as Yan Chuxue's.
Yan Chuxue set the group of things on fire. With a sharp cry, the filaments gradually stopped twisting and turned into ashes.
He Yutong half-closed his eyes and paused for a moment before speaking: "It's the bowl of medicine I drank at that time... The system just reminded me that I'm now in a weak state. I guess..."
His face was pale, and he said with some difficulty: "If you can't remove the state within three days, you will become... a woman?"
Feng Zhibei didn't hear clearly, "What did it become?"
"Become a woman."
Yan Chuxue flattened the pile of ashes with the sole of her shoe and looked up at the collapsed building. "Except for Feng Zhibei and me, all the other players should have drunk that bowl of medicine."
"And another person drank the drug."
Feng Zhibei suddenly spoke.
The two looked at each other.
Enlightened Master.
If the citizens knew the effects of this medicine, they would not drink it so easily.
Either they are unaware, or...
They have something that can resist the effects of the medicine.
[Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the hidden storyline!
Qingshui City boasts a strategic location, abundant harvests year after year, and is extremely prosperous. The people live and work in peace and contentment, but one day, a woman claiming to have come from afar brings them something special...
Feng Zhibei stood up and looked at the female corpse which had calmed down again at some point.
Sure enough, the hidden plot content will only be triggered when important plot nodes are discovered.
He pondered, "It brings something different... If I can achieve scene fusion, can I enter the dark world?"
"Scene Fusion isn't that easy to farm," Yan Chuxue looked around, "I probably won't be able to farm this dungeon, let's go through the wormhole."
As soon as he finished speaking, a system warning sound was heard.
[Ding! Please don't use crooked methods! ]
Feng Zhibei was surprised. It was the first time he heard such emotional system language.
Yan Chuxue threw the lighter to Feng Zhibei: "Don't worry about it, there will be a punishment in the next copy anyway."
He looked at He Yutong again, "Do you want to come with me, or stay here and find a way to get rid of this state?"
Thanks to the expensive potion, He Yutong recovered a lot.
He slowly stood up. "I'll go with you. I won't be able to find any good solutions if I stay here for a short time. I can only follow the plot, and..."
He looked at the corpse and said uncertainly, "I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before..."
Yan Chuxue nodded; "Okay, then let's go to that room first."
The three of them walked slowly towards that side. Feng Zhibei took out a fruit knife and kept it by his side in case of emergency.
When he got closer, he found that there was a rotten red paper on the only remaining wall, with something vaguely written on it.
Yan Chuxue glanced at the female corpse by the window. It hadn't made any other movements yet.
With a creaking sound, the only remaining eye of the female corpse trembled and turned to the uninvited guest who came in.
The three of them did not notice the behavior of the female corpse, but a structure inside the house attracted their attention.
Amidst the ruins, a shrine stood out in the middle. It was deep red in color and very delicate. There were even incense ashes and fruits that had dried up for a long time placed next to it.
Feng Zhibei immediately became interested.
Ghosts and gods are indispensable elements in Chinese style, and to combine ghosts and gods with the people, such a shrine is indispensable.
He stepped over the broken bricks and tiles and said hello to Yan Chuxue: "I'm going to take a look at that thing. You pay attention to the changes nearby."
Yan Chuxue responded.
The shrine is shaped like a small pagoda, with a small door ajar that seems to be able to be opened with a slight pull.
Feng Zhibei did the same.
"Gurgle."
A wooden carved flower, so worn that its shape could no longer be seen, rolled out and fell into the ruins.
In an instant, the temperature around dropped sharply, a dark cloud suddenly blocked the sunlight, and a cold air came.
The surrounding environment changed several times, and finally stopped at a scene of dark clouds and impending storm.
Feng Zhibei was tense. He quickly picked up the wooden carving and returned to Yan Chuxue's side.
Just then, the system prompt sounded.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering scene fusion!
Please ensure that the number of people around you is ≤3 within 60 seconds. If someone interrupts the fusion process, the countdown will be restarted.
A new scene will be opened after 60 seconds of countdown!
Special note: After the new version, the main line time also flows when the scene is merged, and the time flow rate ratio is 2:1.
Feng Zhibei was bewildered: "Scene fusion? Isn't it said to be difficult to trigger?"
Before anyone could react, the system added another sentence.
[The number of people in the current scene is detected to be greater than 3, please ensure that the number of people around you is ≤3]
Feng Zhibei was silent for two seconds, then suddenly turned around to look in the direction of the hanged female corpse.
The female corpse blinked at him, retracted her half-rotten tongue into her mouth, crawled out from the rope in a twisted posture, squatted down, picked up the eyeballs that had fallen to the ground, and put them back into the eye sockets.
It looked at Feng Zhibei, its shriveled eyeballs trembled a few times, and it raised an arm that was so rotten that only blackened skin and bones were left.
Yan Chuxue's face darkened, and without saying a word, he kicked the female corpse with a sweeping kick, causing a gust of wind.
However, he didn't expect that the female corpse was much more flexible than he imagined. It jumped above the collapsed ruins, avoided Yan Chuxue's attack, supported itself on the ground with both hands, and used all four limbs to jump to the top floor of a nearby building, and disappeared in an instant.
The system prompt sounded again.
[The number of people in the current scene is ≤ 3, restarting the countdown. 60, 59, 58...]
Feng Zhibei held the wood carving with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
"Why do I feel like... that corpse just now seemed to have intentionally led us here? And it was identified as a living person by the system..."
He approached the hanging rope and looked at it carefully.
This is a hemp rope that is so ordinary that it cannot be more ordinary. It is very strong. Anyone hanging on it will surely die.
The female corpse did not look like a living human being.
Yan Chuxue continued, "And it had no intention of attacking, nor did it trigger a fighting scene."
Otherwise the system will prompt you.
He Yutong stood there blankly, head down, not knowing what he was thinking.
Feng Zhibei turned around and explored the ruins.
But unfortunately, there is nothing to explore in this dilapidated house, except for a shrine.
So he turned his gaze back to the shrine.
During the countdown, Feng Zhibei almost tore the shrine into pieces. He used a fruit knife to pick open the gaps in the shrine bit by bit and observed the contents inside through the gaps.
He squinted his eyes for a long time and suddenly said, "...There's a bone inside."
From Feng Zhibei's perspective, he could see the equally exquisite interior of the shrine. In the relief, a small translucent bone was fixed in the center, emitting luster as the light through the gaps changed.
It looks a bit like a finger bone.
Feng Zhibei couldn't tell the difference between the bones of humans and animals, but he knew that normal bones shouldn't be so crystal clear.
So he handed the shrine to Yan Chuxue: "Take a look at what's inside."
But before Yan Chuxue could hold it firmly, Feng Zhibei suddenly felt a sharp pain in his temple. He subconsciously let go of his hand, and the shrine fell from a high place, hitting the broken tiles and instantly breaking into several pieces.
Suddenly, a mournful ghost howl sounded out of nowhere, and the temperature around became even colder. The willow tree outside the window was frozen so that its branches and leaves fell off. The birds screamed and fell into the grass.
It seemed like something was wriggling under the ruins, about to break out of the ground.
Feng Zhibei held his head, unable to stand steadily due to the pain. He staggered and tried to find something to support himself.
In the chaos, Yan Chuxue seemed to yell something at him, but he had severe tinnitus and couldn't hear clearly.
Then, he was hugged by someone.
At the end of his consciousness, Feng Zhibei vaguely felt the coldness of that embrace, as if he was being hugged by a corpse.
He couldn't help but shiver, and vaguely remembered that Yan Chuxue's body was so cold.
But... why did he associate it with hugging a corpse...?
Without giving him time to think, his vision went dark and the system prompt sounded.
[Ding! Scene fusion is complete, please explore it! ]
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