Chapter 52 Elop! Elop!
Jian Yue didn't expect Shen Yushu to throw it so straightforwardly, but after seeing the stone being thrown, he said, "Master, if we throw the stone away, what should we do if the mountain god's blessing on us doesn't work?"
Shen Yushu was indeed a little conflicted, showing a look of hesitation as to whether to pick it up again. When he turned around, he met Jian Yue's smiling eyes. He guessed that Jian Yue was probably teasing him, so he glared at him and said, "Why do you have so many requirements?"
Jian Yue smiled happily.
Shen Yushu didn't pick it up either. After all, it would be embarrassing to pick it up. Besides, Mr. Shen has his own logic. He said, "Whether we are together or not, it's not about the blessing of gods, but about your own efforts. Do you understand?"
Jian Yue nodded and flattered him skillfully: "Master, you are wise. I am grateful for your advice."
Shen Yushu noticed that he was still being careless, so he snorted lightly and didn't bother with Jian Yue in the end.
The two continued walking up the mountain.
In the autumn, the leaves of many trees on the mountain have turned yellow. Some scattered leaves fluttered down and landed on the shoulders of two people. Jian Yue remembered that when he first came to this mountain, his heart was full of fear of the horrible ghost village. He was only thinking about how to leave this damn copy and how to survive.
He never dreamed that one day he would be able to leisurely enjoy the scenery of the mountains with his boss. Of course, their simple master-servant relationship has deteriorated.
"Wow, Master." Jian Yue walked to the middle of the mountain and looked down: "Look, Wanfu Village is so small, like a small gourd."
Shen Yushu also lowered his eyes and looked over and said, "Yes, it is very similar."
Jian Yue stared at it for a while, and the topographical distribution of the gourd was really interesting. As everyone knows, the gourd only takes things in but not out. Although it is hailed as a treasure, it also depends on what is taken in.
The exit of the entire gourd is the ancestral hall.
Could this be a coincidence?
He was just thinking about it when Shen Yushu said, "There are ruins over there."
Jian Yue looked over immediately and found that there really were murals of ruins not far away. Moreover, they were most likely the same batch as those found by Tiantian and the others, except that the contents on the murals were slightly different. They should be from another batch. Unexpectedly, they were so lucky to actually encounter them!
"Master, let's go and take a look." Jian Yue said quickly, "Maybe it's related to the longevity secret of Wanfu Village!"
He walked so fast that he nearly fell.
Shen Yushu stretched out his long arm to hold him, and said, "Slow down, why are you running so fast, is there someone urging you from behind?"
Jian Yue smiled cheerfully and said, "Don't I just want to share the worries for the young master?"
Shen Yushu let go of his arm and said, "Let's go. I'll walk in front. You're so clumsy. Don't fall again."
Jian Yue quickly nodded in agreement.
They approached the mural, and almost as soon as they got there, Jian Yue could be sure that the mural was definitely older than the altar in the village.
"The painting here is a little worn out." Jian Yue took out the bronze mirror and said, "Use this to take a look."
Shen Yushu glanced at his mirror. Just when Jian Yue thought he would be curious about how he fixed the mirror and doubt himself, he asked, "Did you change the mirror yourself?"
Jian Yue: "...Well, I found it in the warehouse."
Shen Yushu snorted and said, "You are smart."
Jian Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
The audience in the live broadcast room was amused when they saw this scene:
"Master Materialistic God of War."
"How can you be so easily fooled?"
"It's a pity that Steward Wang can come up with so many excuses!"
Everyone saw Jian Yue using a bronze mirror to look at the contents of the mural. Most of the mural was already damaged, but the mirror seemed to be able to restore the mural to its original appearance.
So Jian Yue saw a clear picture directly on the mural.
What one sees on the altar is only a small part. The incomplete murals on the mountain record the life of this mountain god and the mountain beasts. The mountain beasts in the murals drive away those who want to destroy the forest, but Jian Yue soon discovers the problem. That is, the murals are too different from those on the altar. You know, most of the pictures on the altar are mountain beasts.
And on these murals, you can clearly see a man and a beast!
That is to say, there are two mountain gods!!
The mountain god in the mural was wearing very bright and beautiful clothes, with long hair draped behind him and wearing gorgeous pearls and jade, looking extremely beautiful. Although the mural did not clearly show his face, Jian Yue always felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He took a closer look and found that the mountain god was holding a bronze mirror in his hand. The bronze mirror was exactly the same as the one in his hand! !
Shen Yushu's voice came from behind, he said: "What are you looking at?"
Jian Yue trembled all over and almost dropped the mirror in his hand.
Shen Yushu frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jian Yue quickly grasped the mirror in his hand and asked nervously, "Master, do you know the origin of this bronze mirror you gave me?"
Shen Yushu said: "It came from the auction. Didn't I tell you?"
Jian Yue still felt that something was wrong: "Where was it auctioned from?"
"I don't know about that." Shen Yushu said, "One year I accompanied my mother to an auction house in China. My mother bought the bronze vessel as a gift for my 18th birthday. She said that this bronze vessel was destined to be with me and could keep people safe. She asked me to keep it with me. But I don't believe in these ghosts and monsters. I just brought it to my mother to make her feel at ease."
Jian Yue asked curiously: "Then why did you give it to me?"
Could it be that the young master has also discovered something wrong with this village and is trying to find a way to protect himself?
Shen Yushu snorted and said, "It's because you always run outside without knowing the consequences. There are all kinds of people out there. If you meet someone dangerous, the ordinary jewelry in this village may not be tactful. This bronze mirror looks worth a few dollars. You can use it to pay the ransom."
Jian Yue: “…”
You deserve to be called that, young master.
The audience in the live broadcast room were laughing like crazy:
“Hahaha, Mr. Shen just has ideas.”
“Unforeseen angles have been added.”
"This bronze artifact can tell that there is something wrong with the old lady."
"She stole it."
Jian Yue obviously also thought of this possibility. This bronze mirror was either excavated by an archaeological team in Wanfu Village and taken away, or it was taken away by a local of Wanfu Village. However, from a rational analysis, he felt that the latter possibility was more likely.
After all, if the archaeological team had left Wanfu Village alive, there would have been an uproar on the Internet. After all, Wanfu Village has been an unsolved mystery for so many years. What's more, the archaeological team must have known the importance of this thing, so how could they sell it so easily?
There is another possibility.
This bronze mirror originally belonged to the old lady, and she just gave it to the young master as a birthday present.
But why did she do that?
Knowing that this thing was an important thing to suppress the mountain god, why did she steal it out of the village? And it seems that she did not sell it, but kept it. This shows that it was not for money at all. But if it was not for money, then what was it for?
Shen Yushu said: "How come this mural is so old? The pattern on it is quite clear."
Jian Yue was stunned. He asked, "Master, do you see it clearly?"
In his eyes, it was clearly a pile of ruins. The murals on it had long been ravaged by wind and frost and could no longer be seen in their original form. If it were not for the bronze mirror, he would not be able to see the original contents at all.
Shen Yushu glanced at him and said, "Butler Wang, do you want me to hold you so you can see clearly?"
The tone of this sentence is as if to say, "You annoying little goblin, why do you always find ways to act coquettishly with me every day? I'm helpless."
Jian Yue: “…”
The audience in the live broadcast room was also happy:
"Hahaha, Young Master and Butler Wang are always on two different channels."
"Why can the young master see it so clearly?"
"Could it be that everyone in Wanfu Village saw it clearly?"
"I don't know. It's not mentioned in the guide!"
As for Jian Yue, he looked at Shen Yushu in silence for a while, and then when he stood in front of the mural for a moment, his system panel suddenly popped up: "The progress of the main task [The Secret of Wanfu Village] is 91%."
After these words were spoken, the live broadcast room was in an uproar again.
You should know that the player with the highest exploration level of the Wanfu Village dungeon has only reached 90%, and that player has almost solved all the key items and mysteries, but that year, the progress of the dungeon was still stuck at 90%, and many players even suspected whether this was a system bug.
But the system remains unmoved. No matter how later players explore, 90% is already the highest.
As a result, after so many years, they actually saw with their own eyes that the unshakable plot progress jumped to more than 90%! This means that Butler Wang’s exploration of Wanfu Village is the best in the entire Nightmare World! !
Jian Yue smiled and said, "No, young master, I just feel that the craftsmanship of this mural is very good. I don't know who painted it."
Shen Yushu said: "It should be a craftsman from many years ago. People in that era believed in gods. In order to gain the favor of gods, they would build temples for them. This is a very normal thing."
"That's good." Jian Yue said, "It must be a very good god to be worshipped."
Shen Yushu sneered: "If other people thought he was really good, the temple would not have fallen into disrepair. But now everyone believes in science, so it is normal not to believe in God."
Jian Yue stood beside him and said, "That's not necessarily true."
Shen Yushu raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh?"
"His temple is in ruins. It may not be his fault, but the fault of the people who believe in him." Jian Yue's delicate eyebrows were tinged with a clear smile. He glanced at Shen Yushu, his dark eyes clearly reflecting his figure. He said softly: "If it were me, I would build the temple with my own hands. No matter what he does, I will be a loyal believer of this god."
Shen Yushu was stunned for a moment. After a moment of silence, he snorted and said, "How can you, a person with higher education, still believe these things?"
Jian Yue's smile deepened, and he said, "Yes, I don't believe it."
Shen Yushu glanced at him sideways.
"Of course I don't believe in God, I only believe in the Young Master." Jian Yue turned his head slightly and kissed Shen Yushu on the face. He said, "I will always be a believer in the Young Master."
With such a good boss, you can get whatever you ask for. Who would still believe in God?
His greatest strength is that he can distinguish between the big and small kings!
Shen Yushu's ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. He cursed under his breath, then turned around and kissed Jian Yue. The two of them kissed in front of the mural of the mountain god. The leaves were blown by the wind, swaying gently. The sun was setting in the west, stretching people's shadows very long.
It was almost dusk when we went down the mountain.
Jian Yue was already tired. He was exhausted from running around all this time.
Shen Yushu carried him down the mountain. The setting sun made them feel warm, and he fell asleep on Shen Yushu's back. The two of them walked down the mountain. Shen Yushu's steps were steady. He walked back to Shen's house step by step, and went to the bedroom to put him on the bed.
Jian Yue was a light sleeper, but he fell into a deep sleep next to Shen Yushu. He asked in a daze, "Young Master?"
"Well, let's go home and go to sleep." Shen Yushu's voice sounded from the side.
Jian Yue lay back on the bed with peace of mind and fell asleep almost in a second. He was not very restful in his sleep and mumbled something with his brows furrowed. He looked very worried, as if something terrible had happened in his dream.
Next second.
His hand was held.
Shen Yushu sat beside the bed and looked at the person on the bed. His face lowered, and his handsome profile lost the gentleness he usually showed when facing Jian Yue. The lights in the room dimmed, making him look sharp and dangerous. His eyes fell on Jian Yue, his eyes were dark and deep, and then he slowly reached out his hand to stroke the loose hair on Jian Yue's face, his movements were very gentle.
The light of dusk disappeared inch by inch outside the door.
Shen Yushu leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on the forehead of the person on his bed. His voice was low and hoarse: "Don't worry, I won't let you fail to complete the task."
…
Day 2
It was already past noon when Jian Yue woke up.
Depend on! !
Why did he oversleep again? Didn’t he set the alarm? Why didn’t the alarm wake him up?
Jian Yue patted his head, looked into the void, sighed helplessly, and said, "If the audience in the live broadcast room were watching, they would probably be speechless when they see that I always oversleep."
The audience in the live broadcast room: “…”
No, that's not why they are afraid now.
They are because!!
What Mr. Shen said yesterday! ! Anchor, you fell asleep, but they didn’t! ! !
Everything can only prove that when Mr. Shen came to pick up Butler Wang in the ancestral hall that day, he must have heard Butler Wang and Wen Yu discussing the task together! !
The audience went a little crazy too:
“Oh my god.”
“Is this really possible?”
"The NPC knows the existence and mission of the tasker."
"Boss Shen has been holding back all this time."
"I only now realize that he is the male protagonist, and a very dangerous protagonist."
"It's hidden so deeply!"
"Butler Wang, you...just wish you good luck!!"
Jian Yue didn't know yet that his live broadcast room had been in chaos. After all, the content of the live broadcast room could not be seen in the copy. This was mainly to prevent the audience from giving spoilers to the anchors and providing some help for cheating.
And Jian Yue here has already woken up happily.
Although there were only two days left until the Mountain God Festival, he was not in a hurry. He even compared two pieces of clothing before choosing a looser one that would be more convenient for running.
After Jian Yue walked out of the corridor, he ran into Widow Li.
Widow Li said unhappily, "Butler Wang, you are so lucky, but you are just getting up now?"
"Yes, Aunt Li, you are very lucky. You go to work at this time every day." Jian Yue smiled and asked, "Can I ask you something?"
Widow Li smiled grimly and said, "No."
Jian Yue said: "Great, what I want to ask is, do you think the dead can curse others?"
Widow Li cursed: "He's already dead, and you still want to curse him? Is he going to crawl out of his grave and curse you?"
Jian Yue smiled and said, "Okay, thank you Aunt Li, I'm leaving now!"
Widow Li: “…”
The audience in the live broadcast room felt that if Aunt Li had not run out of swear words, she would have called someone a psychopath.
Jian Yue walked outside. This time he had a clear destination. He had a guess when he saw the mural on the mountain yesterday, so he was going to verify it today.
Tiantian had been waiting outside for a long time. She said, "Housekeeper Wang, Li Meng and I have been looking in the mountains again these past two days and found some old temple maps of mountain gods. We suspect that there used to be a mountain god worshipped in the village, and this mountain god had many followers, but for some reason, the temples fell into disrepair. Do you think it could be related to the mountain beast in the ancestral hall?"
Jian Yue said: "Well, I also have doubts. I am going to the ancestral hall to verify it now. Do you want to go?"
He couldn't tell whether the result of this verification would be good or bad.
More people, more guarantees.
Tiantian immediately said, "I'll go!"
Li Meng also said: "Then I will go too. If anything happens, we can take care of each other."
Jian Yue went straight to the ancestral hall. It was terribly cold in the middle of the day, as if the air conditioner was on top cooling. He quickly made a key and opened the door.
"Squeak"
When the dull door was pushed open, the whole picture of the ancestral hall could be seen. The tall and mighty mountain beast was awe-inspiring, and its whole appearance was different from before. Its hair was dyed red, as if even its scales could be seen clearly, and its claws were so sharp that it seemed as if it could skin a person in the next second.
Tiantian and Li Meng both took a breath unconsciously.
I was well prepared when I came, but I didn't expect that I was still not well prepared.
Tiantian whispered, "Butler Wang, what are you looking for?"
They all thought that Jian Yue came here to study the mountain beast.
Jian Yue said, "Nameplate."
Then they saw Jian Yue walking straight towards a corner of the ancestral hall. He reached out and picked up a nameplate in the corner. On the nameplate was a name engraved in black, with two words clearly engraved on it - Ji Feng.
Jian Yue sneered.
Li Meng reminded: "It seems that this nameplate cannot be moved casually. If it is damaged casually, the villagers will curse it and die quickly."
Jian Yue said calmly: "Really?"
Then, under the gaze of Tiantian and Li Meng, Jian Yue picked up the nameplate in his hand and smashed it directly. After smashing it, the nameplate fell to the ground and turned blood red.
Tiantian took a breath and said with some worry: "Butler Wang!"
Jian Yue said calmly: "I'm fine."
Tiantian: “…”
Of course she knew, she was saying that something was wrong with the nameplate!!
As the nameplate was broken, the temperature around seemed to become much colder, even the wind outside seemed to have stopped, and the door not far away creaked.
Everyone looked back.
Then I saw a red figure standing at the door. It was the female ghost that I hadn't seen for a long time. She was still wearing a red dress, with long black hair hanging down beside her. The slight breeze outside the door brought a strong smell of corpse oil lamps and blood.
Her long hair was hanging down so that her face could not be seen clearly. The woman's voice was eerie as she murmured, "You destroyed his nameplate, you destroyed his nameplate..."
Jian Yue turned around and looked at her and said, "It's not destroyed."
The female ghost was stunned, thinking that Jian Yue was about to say something.
Jian Yue said: "I just accidentally slipped and fell."
Tiantian and Li Meng: "..."
Butler Wang! Is this the time to talk about this?
The female ghost was apparently silent for a moment, but soon she continued, "You destroyed his nameplate, you destroyed him! I will make you buried with him, I will make all of you buried with him!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the lights in the surrounding ancestral hall seemed to dim.
After the death condition was triggered, all the gazes that were originally everywhere in the ancestral hall seemed to surge, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the windows and doors around it automatically closed without wind, which meant that there was no way to escape.
The audience in the live broadcast room were also terrified and excited:
“What the hell!?”
"Not the anchor, you are looking for death."
"You triggered her death condition!"
"No one can save you now!!"
Jian Yue was not in a hurry. He had already asked the two girls to go to the back to ensure that they could use the cards to escape if anything happened. He just looked at the female ghost and said, "Can I ask why you must kill us?"
The female ghost didn't speak.
"At the beginning, you asked us to find him. In fact, from the beginning, your ultimate goal was to let us follow the clues you guided to find the bronze artifact in this village." Jian Yue said: "You hope to use us to find the bronze artifact and unlock the seal of the mountain beast. Obviously, the mountain beast hates this village. Once its seal is unlocked, everyone in the village will die. In fact, I am very curious, why do you hate us so much?"
Jian Yue paused, then continued: "In other words, why do you hate the people in the village so much?"
This sentence seemed to directly break the female ghost's defense.
The ghost girl's body trembled, and her hair seemed to flutter in the wind because of her anger. She said sternly: "It's all because of the people in this village who killed him. He's dead! We originally agreed to leave the village together, but because he discovered the village's secret, the villagers killed him! Now that he's dead, I want everyone in this village to be buried with him!!"
Jian Yue was silent for a moment and then sighed.
It seems that all of this is due to Ji Feng’s death. Back then, Ji Feng discovered the village’s secret and was silenced?
How could he feel that this was not the case?
Blood was dripping from the ghost girl's body. The entire ancestral hall seemed to be shrouded in a thick murderous aura. She was enveloped by boundless hatred. She ran over with distorted movements, her long nails at her sides. Just as she was about to rush over for revenge -
Jian Yue was about to speak.
Before he could open his mouth, a golden light flashed before his eyes, and then a golden card slowly opened. He heard the voice of the card:
【Eight Triggers】:
[Gossip: S-level ghost, her lover who said he wanted to take her away was not killed by the villagers. In fact, he just eloped with someone else without telling her! ]
[Skill cooldown time 12 hours]
The sound of the cards falling.
The two people who were looking at each other from close proximity also fell silent.
Jian Yue: “…”
Female ghost: “…”
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