Chapter 179 [(*^▽^*)]
No level? The tasks he completed before didn't give him any level?
Good grief, so that means all the previous tasks were the lowest level, not even qualifying for C-level? So is C-level the lowest?
"System prompt: Tasks of difficulty level C and above will deduct points if failed. Tasks that do not deduct points are not considered to be of a level."
"The higher the level of the task, the greater the reward. Failure will deduct one-tenth of the reward points. Please choose tasks carefully."
Lin Leyou checked his job posting page again and found that the task in Linjia Village was marked with a small C symbol. Some of the other tasks were marked with C, but some were not.
He clicked to accept the quest from Linjia Village and quickly received the quest notification.
"Hint: Congratulations on accepting the Lin Family Village quest! Please check your inventory for items."
Lin Leyou opened his backpack, and there was something extra inside.
"Quest Teleport Card: One-way teleport card. Click to use and teleport directly to the outside of Lin Family Village. Use?"
Lin Leyou: "Use."
After clicking to use it, he appeared outside Linjia Village. Only then did he realize that he had forgotten to ask Uncle Jiang for the item back during this mission.
However... if you need such good items to protect yourself for a mission with a difficulty level of only C, wouldn't that be too useless?
Anyway, I have plenty of other props, so it's fine.
But... this time he's here to play a vengeful ghost, right? How is he supposed to play a vengeful ghost?
"Hint: Please open your inventory and use the quest card."
Lin Leyou obediently opened his backpack and found that the teleportation card was gone, replaced by a character card.
"Character Card: After use, you can transform into the vengeful ghost Lin Yang'an. It is only effective within the current instance and will expire after the instance ends."
Click to use.
Lin Leyou was surrounded by a black mist. When the black mist disappeared, a man appeared in the air with his feet off the ground, wearing loose ancient clothes.
His long, jet-black hair cascaded over his shoulders, revealing a pale face hidden among the strands, and a pair of dark red eyes that seemed to glow red in the darkness.
The loose-fitting black and red robe fluttered without wind, as if it would drift away at any moment, and then blood began to flow down, covering half of his face.
It's obvious at a glance that a vengeful ghost has come to claim a life.
Lin Leyou checked his current status.
"Prompt: You are currently in the state of the vengeful ghost Lin Yang'an. You cannot use the items in your backpack. You have temporarily gained the talent of etherealization, with no limit on the number of uses and no cooldown time."
Blur?!
Was it Xue Rui who got the talent "Etherealization"? If so, I've hit the jackpot. But no, this talent can only be used in this instance and can't be taken away.
Sigh... never mind.
System prompt: Enter the instance?
Lin Leyou looked around. The Lin Family Village was not far ahead, nestled in a mountain valley, surrounded by mist. People inside couldn't get out, and people outside couldn't get in.
The most eye-catching house is the large mansion located in the very center of the village. It is the only luxurious house in the village, while the other houses are either mud-brick houses, wooden houses, or thatched huts.
However, this village is quite large; I estimate there are about two hundred households, which is not bad.
"Enter."
Lin Leyou noticed that the mist around him was gradually swirling around him. After the mist dissipated, he found himself in a room.
There was a corpse lying on the floor in the room. The corpse's head was blown open and blood was flowing all over the floor. Long black hair was scattered all over the body, covering the face so that the appearance could not be seen. There were also many other people standing around.
These people should be the NPCs who were arranged, the so-called family members of the vengeful ghost Lin Yang'an that I am playing.
Lin Yangxu knelt on the ground, clinging to a middle-aged man's leg and wailing, "Father! Save me! I'm your only son! Please save me..."
The middle-aged man was his father, Lin Zhoushan. He turned his face away with a look of pity, no longer looking at the corpse lying on the ground. Although he didn't like it, it was still his own son.
He was still very saddened that someone had died right in front of him, especially...
"How could you do such a thing? Huh?"
"Not on purpose? Xiao An has been in poor health since he was a child, and he's not very strong. Do you think he would lay a hand on you? You can't even tolerate your own younger brother..."
Lin Yangxu knew he was in trouble. While apologizing, he kept glancing at Zhao Anxue, who was standing to the side. She was his mother and would definitely help him!
So what if he's dead? He still has me, doesn't he? What's there for Dad to be angry about?
Zhao Anxue gave him a furtive glare, signaling him to be quiet, then wiped away her tears and tugged at Lin Zhoushan's sleeve, "Master..."
"Master, please don't be angry. Although Ah Xu is usually a bit mischievous, he would never do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding."
“Now that Ah Xu is your only son, are you really going to punish him?”
Lin Zhoushan was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he had just realized that his youngest son was dead, so wasn't his eldest son his only son?
Since that's the case...
Although Lin Zhoushan knew that there was definitely an element of deliberate intent involved, after careful consideration, he made the decision that was right for him.
"Let's pretend this never happened. As for Xiao An's body... let's bury it quietly and arrange for it to be placed in the ancestral grave."
A hint of excitement flashed in Zhao Anxue's and Lin Yangxu's eyes.
Lin Zhoushan snorted coldly, "If you dare to tamper with this again, don't blame me!"
Zhao Anxue and her son didn't care about that. They were already dead, so how could they come back as vengeful ghosts?
"Don't worry, sir, I will take good care of this matter."
Lin Leyou floated on the side watching their conversation and suddenly realized that these NPCs were all performing exceptionally well. Compared to real-world movies and TV dramas, they were all acting masters!
He watched as "his" corpse was placed into a very ornate coffin, and then, under the cover of night, was secretly buried in the ancestral graveyard in the back mountain by the Lin family's servants.
The tombstone was not omitted, and everything was prepared, except... no funeral was held. The official explanation was that the young master of the Lin family was unwell again and needed to rest at home and could not go out.
The villagers all knew about Lin Yang'an's frail health. After hearing about this, they just muttered a few words like "he's sick again" and "he's a walking pharmacy," and then said nothing more.
After all, the villagers are used to it.
Of course, at this moment, the village is not only inhabited by the families living here, but also by twenty players who have just arrived at this quest instance.
Xue Rui secretly checked his phone and found that Lin Leyou had sent a message saying he would be here soon, but there had been no further news since. So, had he arrived or not?
"What are you looking at?"
Xue Rui turned around and saw, "Uncle Zhou?"
Standing next to Xue Rui was Zhou Feng, and behind Zhou Feng was a woman named Fang Hong. These two were players who had reached the end with Xue Rui in the Qingshui Town instance, and since they were quite familiar with each other, they got together.
Besides them, there was also Ding Baishuang in front of them, who still looked like an ice queen CEO.
Xue Rui quickly put away his phone. You know, players can't get their hands on phones in the dungeon these days. Luckily, he put it away quickly enough that they didn't see it.
Zhou Feng, "What are you holding?"
Xue Rui shook his head, "It's nothing, just a prop, what's wrong?"
Fang Hong said, "Brother Xue, that guy over there who looks a bit like you seems to be at odds with you. Do you two know each other? He was just saying bad things about you in front of me and Uncle Zhou."
Zhou Feng nodded, "Indeed, after talking for a long time, he left feeling bored because he realized we were completely ignoring him."
Xue Rui's lips twitched. "I know him. He's my half-brother, Xue Qian. We don't get along. If you're close to me, try not to get too close to him. He might try to harm you."
Zhou Feng nodded solemnly, "Okay, I think I understand."
Ding Baishuang, "Shall we go quickly?"
Zhou Feng was taken aback and looked at Xue Rui. "You know him?"
Xue Rui nodded, "I met them in a previous dungeon. They're very nice. This mission doesn't allow players to fight each other, so cooperating shouldn't be a problem."
Zhou Feng: "That's good since we know each other."
Fang Hong walked up to Ding Baishuang and said, "Oh my, sister, you really are like an ice queen. Does anyone pursue you in the real world?"
Ding Baishuang glanced at Fang Hong in surprise. Fang Hong seemed carefree, but in reality, her muscle lines were very beautiful, and it was obvious that she was a trained fighter.
No, not at all.
Fang Hongxian was quite surprised, "Huh? Really?"
Just then, two farm women carrying wooden basins full of clothes walked towards the river ahead of them, chatting as they went.
Have you heard?
"I heard that the young master is sick again. This time he doesn't seem to be doing well and may not be able to go out for several months."
"Several months! Really?"
"Isn't that right? My son works as a servant in their household, and he heard it with his own ears. It must be true."
"Oh dear, this illness is really costing you a lot of money, young master. The money you spend on medicine every year is enough to cover the expenses of a family for several years, isn't it?"
"Isn't that right? I think Mr. Lin must be getting impatient too, right?"
"Oh dear, don't say things like that! It wouldn't be good if someone overheard!"
"What's wrong with that? The villagers just don't talk about it openly, but they all know it in private!"
"That woman that Master Lin abducted when he was young... she was incredibly beautiful!"
"Beautiful? You've seen it before?"
"Hey! I've actually seen her. She was indeed very beautiful, but Mr. Lin didn't cherish her. It's said that he got tired of her every two years after he got her. After she had a son, he was said to be depressed and passed away two years ago."
"Not long after the burial, Master Lin brought back a woman and a son from outside."
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