Chapter 155 Who said Butler Wang’s strategy is bad?
Jian Yue suddenly realized one thing: the complexity of human nature might be much more complicated than he had imagined.
certainly.
Maybe it's much simpler than he imagined.
Jian Yue said: "Master, what happened at the altar back then? Why did everyone get into trouble?"
This matter must be very important. Jian Yue realized that this matter might become the core clue of the whole matter.
Ji Huaiyu said: "I didn't participate in what happened back then."
Jian Yue was a little surprised.
"I was not in town on the day of the prayer ceremony." Ji Huaiyu said, "That was the third year since Master's Wife passed away. Those two days were her birthday. Every year on her birthday, she would go to various places to provide relief to disaster victims. That year happened to be plagued by drought, and I was always on the road."
Jian Yue found it hard to imagine how big of a blow it must have been for Ji Huaiyu, who had been away taking care of the victims in order to fulfill his master's wife's last wish, and then heard about the tragic events in his master's sect when he came back.
"Ji Huaiyu said: "All those who were in the accident died in the fire. Only the puppets they left behind survived."
Jian Yue couldn't help but feel puzzled: "Is it because the puppets didn't follow?"
Ji Huaiyu nodded and said, "Under this prayer altar is a spiritual vein, a place of blessing. The spiritual vein has an influence on the puppets and can nourish them, but at that time they wanted to pray for rain and set up a prayer altar here, so they didn't bring it."
Jian Yue sighed, thinking that there really was no other way out.
However, the system has issued the altar mission as the main line, which means that the matter of the altar must be the most important and is inseparable from the secret of the miracle doctor.
Seeing that his brows were slightly furrowed, Ji Huaiyu asked softly, "Are you scared?"
Jian Yue came back to his senses and said honestly, "I'm afraid he will definitely be scared."
There is no one who is not afraid.
I don't know how many people have died on this altar, and people are also constantly dying at the foot of the mountain. Who wouldn't be afraid?
Jian Yue said: "But after really understanding these things, I still feel more sorry for you, young master. After all, for me, I was just scared, and those who died were all people who used to be with you day and night."
Ji Huaiyu looked at the tombstones on the altar, as if he could see the vicissitudes of life in the past, but those human figures were still vivid in his memory. The puppets had a very long lifespan, and their time was different from that of humans, which meant that humans could experience many vivid and intense emotions, but they could not.
Even if they don't understand emotions, their memories are very, very long.
Long enough to remember everyone who left.
"Master, you must miss them very much." Jian Yue said, "I will come back with you often in the future."
Ji Huaiyu said: "No need."
Jian Yue looked at him with some surprise, thinking that he wanted her to stop coming.
"This place will no longer exist soon." Ji Huaiyu narrated calmly.
Jian Yue was puzzled: "Why?"
Ji Huaiyu said: "The earthquakes here are frequent. In the past, it was because there was a puppet cone of the spiritual vein to suppress it. But after thousands of years, the spiritual vein is about to disperse. The history books also recorded that after the spiritual vein here disperses, mountain torrents will erupt, and everything will be destroyed."
Jian Yue then realized that an earthquake had occurred in this town every hundred years over the past hundred years, but there had never been any major casualties, only some geological disasters in the mountains.
According to this statement.
This mountain flood is the last time that the spiritual vein will protect this small town. In another hundred years, if another earthquake comes, the spiritual vein will no longer protect it.
And this year is the last time that the Spirit Puppet Cone will protect this town.
Jian Yue said: "So this is all going to end?"
Ji Huaiyu nodded as he sat on the steps. The tall and handsome man sat next to Jian Yue. He glanced at Jian Yue and asked, "I'll take you back when this is all over."
Jian Yue said: "Then I have to go back with you."
Ji Huaiyu looked into his eyes, in which his figure was clearly reflected, and they were full of determination. He had been struggling on this journey for a long time, and there were even some tiny mud marks on his forehead that could only be seen if one looked carefully. They should have been stained when he kowtowed just now, and they looked a little abrupt on his fair little face.
Although he looks like a spoiled child, he is surprisingly tough.
Ji Huaiyu slowly raised his hand, wiped away the dust with his rough fingertips, curled his lips, smiled slowly and said, "Okay."
Jian Yue had a bad feeling for some reason. He couldn't help but hold Ji Huaiyu's hand and said, "You have to promise me."
Ji Huaiyu said: "I promise you."
Jian Yue still felt a little uneasy: "Swear."
A smile appeared on Ji Huaiyu's usually cold and stern face, and he said slowly: "I swear."
Jian Yue finally felt a little relieved. The mountain wind was a little cold, so Ji Huaiyu put his coat on his shoulders. He leaned on the man's shoulder. When he leaned on Ji Huaiyu, he could smell the familiar scent on the man.
He leaned against him and looked at the hills not far away.
For a moment.
It was as if he had returned to the mountain of Wanfu Village long, long ago. At that time, he was leaning against Shen Yushu's tombstone and looking at the scenery at the foot of the mountain. He had nowhere to go because Shen Yushu was his only relative in this world.
"Then it's settled." Jian Yue leaned against Ji Huaiyu, holding Ji Huaiyu's hand with his somewhat cold hand and said, "You can't lie to me."
Ji Huaiyu slowly held his hand back, his eyes dark and deep, and he slowly said, "It's settled."
In the second half of the night, it started raining in the mountains.
Jian Yue was weak and couldn't stand the rain at all, so he thought of hiding behind the stone tablet.
However, Ji Huaiyu stood up and took Jian Yue to the outside of the stone tablet not long after the rain started. Jian Yue was just about to persuade him that it was best not to go into the woods when it was thundering as it was easy to be struck by lightning.
"Stand here and don't move." Ji Huaiyu said to him.
Jian Yue stood in the wind and watched Ji Huaiyu walk to a small temple that was very well hidden behind a forest. There was only enough space for one person to pass through there. He half squatted down and pressed something on the ground, and a small secret passage leading to the location opened.
Ji Huaiyu said, "Come here."
Jian Yue walked over curiously and said in surprise: "There is a secret passage here!"
Ji Huaiyu said: "They were left behind by the people who lived in the mountains in the past. In those days, there were often bandits and wars. In order to survive in the mountains, the local residents left many secret passages in the mountains. Although these things were shelved later, some of them still survived."
Jian Yue sighed, "If this isn't a local, he definitely won't be able to find it."
Ji Huaiyu nodded: "Only some old hunters and elderly people know about it."
Jian Yue suddenly remembered that in the director's movie script, Ji Quan, the ancestor of the puppet-controlling clan, used to be a hunter in the mountains. Moreover, he was able to save his wife because he encountered mountain bandits who were robbing women while hunting, so he helped them out of a sense of righteousness.
Why do I feel like they are all connected?
Ji Quan was familiar with the secret passages in the mountains left over from the early years, so he discovered the secret book of controlling puppets in the secret passages?
Is it possible that the secret book is in these secret passages?
The director and others want to shoot a movie here, but their real purpose is not to shoot a movie or record their lives, but to find these secret passages!
Just thinking about it.
Ji Huaiyu's voice sounded from the side: "What are you doing standing there?"
Jian Yue came back to his senses, and he said to Ji Huaiyu: "I, I just thought of something."
Ji Huaiyu had already gone down the stairs first, and stretched out his hand to Jian Yue, saying, "Come down, the rain is about to fall in."
Jian Yue also felt that the rain behind him seemed to be getting heavier, so he didn't have time to hesitate and hurried in.
This secret passage is built deep in the mountains, and the road is actually quite narrow.
But the further you go, the more spacious it becomes.
The audience in the live broadcast room were scared when they saw this secret passage. In the puppet man's big copy, there are many monsters in this secret passage:
"Ahhh, here it is again!"
"The puppets here are a nightmare to touch your face."
"I used to be so scared that I would wake up from my dreams."
Ji Huaiyu and Jian Yue walked one after the other. In the silent corridor, the sound of their footsteps slowly echoed.
Walking and walking.
Jian Yue felt a little pain in his feet, so he said, "Master, let's find a place to sit and rest for a while?"
The person in front nodded and said, "Yeah."
Seeing that he agreed, Jian Yue looked around for a place, pointed to a small mound not far away and said, "How about there?"
The person in front said, “Okay.”
Jian Yue was about to go over, but he found that the person in front of him did not stop and did not look back. He asked in confusion: "Young Master?"
When Jian Yue heard this, he felt something was wrong.
Because of the silence at the entrance of the passage, he seemed to hear the footsteps of more than two people. Feeling something was not good, Jian Yue stopped and slowly turned around. It would have been better if he hadn't turned around, because when he turned around, he saw a puppet with dark, hollow eyes and a mouth grinning to his ears, following him with his head tilted.
And this puppet is holding an axe!
If I had turned back a little later, the axe would have chopped me down!
Jian Yue cursed under his breath, and when he looked back, he found that there was no one in front of him. He didn't know when he and Ji Huaiyu had separated!
"Bang!"
The axe came down hard and Jian Yue rolled around in embarrassment to avoid it.
The puppet missed the first strike and slowly raised the axe again to chop. Jian Yue's waist was numb from the fall just now. Especially in this narrow secret passage, they almost had to stick their bodies together to avoid it, as if they could feel the murderous power of the axe.
The audience in the live broadcast room were also a little excited:
"This is the consequence of not having an attack card."
“It’s too dangerous!”
"I remember there seemed to be more than one in this passage!"
Everyone saw Jian Yue running forward, but the more he ran, the more puppets appeared behind him, and the puppets seemed to have received some orders and chased Jian Yue in unison.
Moreover, Jian Yue discovered that this group of puppets were different from those on the boat.
The puppets on the boat moved slowly and had poor eyesight, but those in the secret passage were obviously different. Their movements were very normal, and even in such a narrow place like the secret passage, their vision was still extraordinary.
The puppet that just came on board is dead, and now the puppet that has come on board is the evolved one!!
Jian Yue ran while narrowly avoiding the weapons thrown by the puppets: "I'm just passing by to avoid the rain, don't chase me!"
As he ran, he came to a dead end.
This dead end had no exit, and there were even two puppets lying on the ground that looked lifeless. It was unknown how long they had been dried and rotten, and they exuded a smell of death.
There is an endless stream of puppets crawling here from behind.
Jian Yue didn't have any props to escape at the moment. There was only an impenetrable wall in front of him. Sweat dripped down his forehead, and his physical strength was basically on the verge of overdraft.
The audience in the live broadcast room said:
"This is the consequence of not having enough strength."
"I told you that your cleverness wouldn't last long."
"It seems that this live broadcast room will also be closed."
“I thought this anchor was so amazing.”
"I've long said he relied on luck."
"If it weren't for the boss's support, I would have died long ago."
Some viewers in the live broadcast room were task players who preferred using weapons, cards, and strength to solve problems in the nightmare world, so when Jian Yue got into trouble, they naturally felt a little gloating.
The other audience members were also sweating.
After all, we have indeed reached a desperate situation at the moment. No matter how you think about it, it is a dead end. There is simply no external force that can be used for help here!
When I saw a large group of puppets about to catch up at the corner not far away——
Everyone saw Jian Yue suddenly throw away everything he had on him, then picked up the withered remains of the puppet next to him and put them on himself! !
Everyone stared at him in amazement at his extremely swift movements, as if he had done them all in one go. Not only was he fast as if he had practiced it thousands of times, he even managed to find time to get into a pursuit posture when other puppets arrived!
then--
When the group of puppets that were chasing him came over, they saw Jian Yue's things scattered on the ground, and a puppet crawling nearby that seemed to have just arrived.
The puppets basically distinguish people by their sense of smell.
Jian Yue was wearing a puppet's suit that blocked out all his breath, and he was also holding his breath, so he stood in front of all the puppets so openly, and no puppet suspected him!
even--
When a puppet shows a confused look.
As the first one to arrive, Jian Yue even raised his hand and pointed to another fork in the road, as if pointing the way!
The other puppets believed him almost without a doubt. When they saw him, they immediately ran over like a tide!
Everyone saw that Jian Yue even grinned after he had led all the puppets astray by himself.
Audience: “…”
The live broadcast room was instantly filled with comments:
"no?"
“Hahahaha, I give up!”
"What a good one, if you can't beat them, just break in?"
"Can a normal person do such a thing? Haha!"
In fact, just when everyone thought that Jian Yue couldn't get any more crazy, most people would have taken this opportunity to run away.
But Jian Yue——followed him!
Jian Yue walked very slowly, but the puppets were not fast to begin with. He walked with the heavy puppet shell, and even when he breathed in the middle, he stayed far away from the other puppets. Taking advantage of the chaos, he was not suspected.
After the puppets chased for a while and found that they couldn't find the animal anywhere, they prepared to go back.
And Jian Yue followed behind them, which was his purpose. When they passed by each other, Jian Yue noticed the symbols on these puppets. They were the symbols of the Ji family. This must be the place where the Ji family puppets were stationed.
Why are they guarding here?
Jian Yue estimated that there was only one answer: they were keeping a secret for their owner.
There are probably only two treasures on this mountain, one is the puppet cone, and the other is the puppet-controlling secret book. He followed the puppets and walked forward.
The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned:
“Oh my god!”
"They keep it to guard the secrets."
"Hahaha, now I'm here to show you the way."
"No? Is that right?"
"Who said the guide in Wang Guanjia's live broadcast room is not good? This guide is obviously great!"
"Is this something a human brain can come up with? Haha!"
The audience who had previously mocked the lack of force cards and force values now shut up tacitly.
Although they also felt that this was still a trick, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room increased instead of decreased, because most of the viewers understood that this must be the most correct strategy to accomplish great things with the least casualties.
System: "There are currently 23,578 online viewers in the live broadcast room. You have received 8,908 recommendation votes, and a total of 2,890 reward points."
Although the points for reward are not the highest, the number of people online is already very terrifying. This is the number of permanent viewers that only the top 100 popular anchors in Nightmare World can have.
Jian Yue followed the puppets until they came to a secret room. Countless puppets returned to the shelves and went into hibernation again. Only Jian Yue was still standing there.
He looked at the door of the secret room and was somewhat surprised at its quality.
After thousands of years, this iron gate has remained unchanged, and the passage of time seems to have not left any changes to it.
How to open the door is the problem.
But opening the door has always been his strong point.
Jian Yue slowly walked to the door and pondered it carefully, then looked around. Just when the audience in the live broadcast room thought that he could find a way to open the door with his bare hands again, they saw him -
He took out a ring directly from the system's space backpack.
This is his and Xiaoyu's wedding ring.
The special copy of Hope Island gave him this ring as an SSR-level item.
Jian Yue put the ring back on his hand. The ring had the scent of him and Xiaoyu. When he put the ring back on his finger, he felt a familiar sense of warmth.
When he walked back to the gate, Jian Yue placed his hand on the button at the door. The mechanical puppet at the door felt a familiar breath. The oppressive feeling of the King of Ten Thousand Puppets was not just talk. All the puppets in the world would obey unconditionally.
"Boom"
Only a dull sound was heard, and the door slowly opened to both sides.
Jian Yue stood in the middle and walked in. After he entered, the door behind him slowly closed again, isolating himself from everything behind him.
Without the puppets following him, Jian Yue felt much more relaxed. He took off the puppet cover and his breathing became smoother. When he lowered his head again, the ring on his hand had disappeared. He rubbed his fingers a few times on his empty fingertips.
"Bang."
The door behind him slammed shut.
Jian Yue looked into the room. It was also dim, but there were a few luminous pearls hanging on the wall that emitted a dim light. It seemed that the Ji family was really wealthy during their peak period.
In the middle box, Jian Yue walked over and opened the box, and saw an old book inside.
This is probably the secret.
Jian Yue felt like the dust had settled. As he got the book, the system panel was refreshed: "The main quest [The Secret Book of the Puppet Clan] has been completed. The current main storyline progress is 92%."
Still no complete plot progress.
I guess there are some plots in this copy that I haven't figured out yet.
Before Jian Yue had time to read the book, he heard a slight noise coming from the wall not far away, and a faint conversation:
"You're not mistaken, this is really the place, right?"
"Director, you have to believe me. There is definitely no such thing. According to the map given by the miracle doctor, this is definitely the place!"
"Great, we are going to find the secret book, the way to get rich overnight!"
"Why can't I push this wall?"
"How should I know?"
"Why did I hear some noise over there in the wall just now?"
"How is that possible? There is a secret room at the end of this place!"
"That's right, this isn't a tourist attraction, how could there be other people here!"
As the wall collapsed.
Several people were choked as mud splashed everywhere. They raised their heads while coughing. As soon as they raised their heads, they met the sight of Jian Yue who was standing not far away.
“…”
moment.
Even the air seemed to be quiet for a moment.
Jian Yue, who was holding something, looked at the director, the chef, and the top singer who were lying on the ground and smiled. He waved his hand and said, "Hi, what a coincidence, you guys are here to travel too?"
Everyone: “…”
no!
What kind of good person would travel to such a hellish place? ! !
What's more, this is not a coincidence, okay? They dug the tunnel for more than a month before they got in. Where did you come from, Butler Wang? !
The director's expression changed a lot. He held it in for a long time and said, "Butler Wang, how did you get here?"
Jian Yue said confidently: "I came in through the door, why didn't you guys come in?"
“…”
Just about to speak.
Jian Yue smiled and said, "Well, I've almost finished my visit here, so you guys continue to walk around. I'll leave first."
He really wanted to go outside.
Xiao Yun, the top singer who introduced Jian Yue to the miracle doctor and whose sexual function was not very good in private, shouted: "Look at his hands!"
Everyone's attention was focused on Jian Yue's hand and the book he was holding!
The director's face changed drastically and he said, "Stop him and take the book away!"
Even if they surrounded and blocked the enemy, they could still win because of their numbers. Of course, they were confident at this moment. After all, the room was so small, where could Butler Wang run to?
Jian Yue ran directly to the door.
The director sneered and said, "I advise you not to open the door. Outside are the Ji family's gatekeeper puppets. If you take their book, you will be hacked to death by the puppets when you go out. If you stay here and hand over the book, we can spare your life!"
Having said that.
The director already had a knife hidden in his hand. This kind of thing must not be circulated, so Jian Yue had to hand over the book and then he would kill him.
Xiao Yun also said with some pride: "Butler Wang, no matter how many tricks you have, you can't escape here. If you don't want to be chopped to death by the puppets outside, you'd better cooperate with us!"
The crowd slowly approached.
But Jian Yue, who was surrounded by them, smiled and said, "Really?"
Then, everyone saw him press the button to open the door. When everyone was horrified and thought he was crazy and wanted to take everyone with him to his grave -
Then Jian Yue was seen putting on those empty puppet shells on the ground with lightning speed!
Then.
As everyone was watching, Jian Yue smiled at a few people and said, "This is a hidden program on the travel line, everyone, enjoy it!"
Then, under the gaze of the director and others, the puppets on the wall smelled the breath of strangers and slowly moved. Moreover, they ignored Jian Yue's existence and crawled straight towards the director and others!
The audience in the live broadcast room were also shocked when they saw this scene, and then burst into laughter:
"I give in!"
"Score twice."
"Director, why did you mess with him?"
"Who said this gatekeeper puppet is bad? This puppet is amazing!"
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