As night fell, a few scattered stars hung in the sky. The cries of a few crows came from the sky above Chongtou Village in the distance, which made people feel creepy.
However, the Fuyuan Inn in the town was extremely quiet and undisturbed, with all the disciples sleeping soundly.
Without exception, there is an incense burner on their table that is emitting fragrance.
Midnight.
[Today's suicidal mission is being issued: break into Chongtou Village at night and find out the secret of why the hunters don't allow Tianyan Sect disciples to enter the village.
Mission completion time limit: unlimited. (Note: The current mission cannot be delayed. If the host does not reach Chongtou Village within one hour, the mission will be considered a failure.)
Mission failure penalty: randomly transform into a monster for three days. (Note: This penalty is life-threatening, please be aware.)
Ning Wan, who was originally immersed in a dream, suddenly sat up, blinked, and looked at the task bar in front of him: "..." When issuing tasks, do they really not consider the host's life or death?
Ning Wan thought about it but still got up.
Although she is not very good, she still knows some small cleaning skills.
Not only Ning Wan was deeply resentful, Xiao Qi was also quite resentful. No one likes to get up in the middle of the night to work, and the same is true for the system.
Looking at the energetic electronic sound beside him, Xiao Qi asked with a hint of questioning: "You didn't do that on purpose?"
Electronic Sound, who had been sleeping for a long time, was not sleepy at all. After hearing Xiao Qi's words, he immediately replied: "Don't blame me, I don't want to come here at this time to be annoying."
Xiao Qi: ...Your awareness is quite high.
After Ning Wan had packed up, he glanced at the incense burner on the table, went downstairs, and left the inn very smoothly.
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【Chongtou Village.
The hunter who returned home closed the gate of his yard immediately, and then took out a bolt to fasten the door. He gasped with lingering fear and thought to himself: Who is meddling in other people's business? He is so idle.
Why would they come here to catch monsters for no reason? Fortunately, they are all young people and easy to deal with. Otherwise, if they really succeeded, how would their family survive?
Thinking of this, the hunter turned his head, took a deep breath, and walked into the house.
It was broad daylight, but the room was tightly closed, even the windows were sealed tightly, as if there were some rare treasures inside that they were afraid of being discovered by others.
The hunter's wife had obviously heard the noise and came out from the inner room. She immediately saw the hunter sitting on the chair with a pale face, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Boss, what's wrong with you?" The hunter's wife was originally happy because her boss had returned, but then her face darkened, her brows slightly furrowed, and she asked worriedly.
The hunter didn't say anything, but just looked at the basket in front of him. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it must be the problem of those strangers who wanted to break into the village.
Seeing that her boss didn't say anything, the hunter's mother also looked in the direction he was looking.
She knew the basket, of course, and had assumed the master had returned with a full load just like usual. But when she approached and took a look, she saw only a dead rabbit in the basket, nothing else.
The hunter's wife obviously didn't believe it. She shook the basket again, wondering if she was seeing things.
"Why is there so little prey today?"
After confirming that there was only one dead rabbit, the hunter's mother asked subconsciously.
"It's all because of those idiots from some sect in heaven." The hunter, who had finally found an outlet to vent his anger, no longer suppressed his emotions and spoke harshly, his tone full of regret.
"You insist on saying there's a monster in our village and even say you want to help us get rid of it. You're really meddling in other people's business."
"They must have offended the mountain god, otherwise why would they only catch a dead rabbit today?"
We caught several pheasants and two or three live rabbits yesterday, but today there is only one dead one left.
The hunter's wife's hand on the basket froze for a moment, but she quickly reacted, "Is there such a thing?"
"Have they entered the village?" The hunter's wife asked seemingly casually, but she was extremely nervous in her heart.
The hunter snorted coldly, "How is that possible? I would never let them have the chance to enter the village. They are so easy to fool. I can send them off with just a few words."
The more the hunter thought about it, the angrier he became. Just then, his wife walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder: "Forget it, don't be angry. Maybe it's just bad luck. Let's rest early today."
As she spoke, the hunter's wife blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.
The hunter looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and immediately lost his temper. He hugged her in his arms and kissed her happily.
"Qingniang, don't worry. I will definitely hunt some good stuff tomorrow. I'll sell it in town and buy you some jewelry."
Qingniang hasn't liked going out these days, and she always keeps the door closed tightly, as if she is afraid of being seen.
The hunter didn't think much about it, just thinking that Qingniang felt embarrassed by her outfit, and thought to himself that he must give Qingniang a surprise.
"You've suffered so much these past few years, following me as a hunter, living from hand to mouth. It's only in the past few months that you've had a few days of good life."
"But don't worry, Qingniang, life will definitely get better and better."
Qingniang, who was held in the hunter's arms, lowered her head shyly and replied softly, "Well, Qingniang can wait, there's no need to be impatient, Master."
And in the place where the hunter couldn't see, those eyes full of affection seemed to contain ice and poison, making people feel cold for no reason.
The hunter did not see all this. He just looked at Qingniang, whose face was blushing in his arms, and couldn't help laughing a few times. He stood up again, put his arms through her calves, and carried her back to the room. He lay her on the bed, and after some tossing and turning, he started to rub her ears again.
He and Qingniang had known each other since childhood, but Qingniang's parents did not want Qingniang to follow him. They thought that he only had brute force and would not amount to anything. If Qingniang followed him, she would definitely not have a good life.
I think they were a little young and hot-headed at that time, so after discussing it, they eloped.
Now that I think about it, it is understandable that Qingniang's family disagreed.
The hunter sighed, hugged Qingniang a little tighter, and thought to himself: It doesn't matter, everything is getting better, he will let Qingniang live a good life.
After feeling Qingniang's breathing gradually steady, the hunter slowly sat down from the bed. After getting off the bed, he tucked in the quilt and walked out.
Stepping out of the courtyard again, the hunter closed the gate as usual and went to the hill behind the courtyard.
At this moment, there was a pair of eyes watching him in the dark, paying close attention to his movements.
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