Chapter 309 [(*^▽^*)]
Although the village chief did not directly send people to chase Xue Rui and his group, he was still cautious and wrote a letter to have it sent out.
Although they can make phone calls, it's inconvenient for them to discuss private matters over the phone. So, for very important matters, they usually exchange letters, not knowing if they'll arrive in time.
Besides, although many masters have fled, he is not sure if there are still some hiding in the village waiting for an opportunity. If he sends out all the people around him, wouldn't he be all alone?
Regardless, let's wait for the other villagers to return before making any decisions.
Now he could only pray that Lin Leyou and his two fellow disciples had truly left the village, and not that they were using leaving as an excuse to hide and do something else. He had a feeling that nothing good was going to happen.
The village chief sat in the old house, which still contained many things that had been rescued from the underground space. Although it was obvious that the place had been ransacked, fortunately most of the things were still intact.
It's just that a few small things are missing. These things aren't a big problem; it just takes a little time to prepare. Anyway, we have plenty of them. I don't know what they're going to do with these useless things.
The things that the village chief considered valuable were of no interest to these masters. They casually tossed them aside, and the very places where these items were discarded revealed just how much the masters disliked them.
Lin Leyou and his group slowly walked forward. The villagers who had passed them earlier were unlikely to find them again. There were two lucky players ahead of them who had escaped.
There should still be one player left in the Yaoshan Village behind, perhaps because he hasn't obtained the quest item yet? After all, he was one of the five people who were driven away by the village chief's family.
Now that everyone in the village has left, this is his best opportunity. If he doesn't seize this chance, he might be doomed once the villagers, who are angry about the two players who ran away, return to the village.
Xue Rui held Lin Leyou's wrist. Although it was through her clothes, he could clearly feel Lin Leyou's body temperature. For some reason, even though it was a very ordinary action, he felt as if a fire had been ignited in his heart, and he felt a little hot.
Seeing that he was distracted, Lin Leyou asked, "What's wrong? We should be able to leave safely, and we don't need to worry about anything else."
Xue Rui shook his head. "I'm not worried. I just feel... well, I can't explain this feeling. I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe I'll figure it out after a while."
Lin Leyou didn't press the matter further. He wasn't one to pry into other people's secrets, and if someone was unwilling to talk about it, there must be a reason why.
He'll recover on his own after a while. If he doesn't recover, then Xue Rui can ask him on his own instead of forcing him to tell her.
After some time, the villagers finally returned to the village. They dumped the eight people in front of the village chief. "Village chief, these four were beaten to death. They couldn't resist too fiercely. These four are still alive, but they probably won't live much longer. Village chief, you can deal with them yourself."
The village chief looked at the eight masters before him... then turned back to look at his own children and grandchildren, who were neatly arranged and covered with white sheets, and wiped away a tear. "Thank you all, fellow villagers. If it weren't for your help, I don't know how I, this old man, would have been able to avenge my poor children and grandchildren..."
He was actually still very sad, after all, it was a child who was related to him by blood, but now it was no use thinking about it anymore, the person was already dead.
The villagers wanted to comfort him, but they didn't know what to say. Everyone went to help make the coffin. When someone in the village died, the villagers made the coffin together so that things would be easier for them in the future.
Now that so many people have died in the village chief's family, everyone should lend a hand. If it's just their own family members making the coffins, they might not be able to finish making them until the bodies start to decompose.
Soon there weren't many people left on the village chief's side. Everyone stayed there, not knowing what to say, and it was very awkward.
Seeing that most of the people around had left, the village chief finally turned his attention to these masters. The dead were no longer of much use, but at least they still had some value.
Only four remain alive, and each of them is wounded. If they don't hurry, they may all die before the next ritual begins.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to prepare everything as soon as possible and then start the sacrifice. If there are no problems, the sacrifice should be held tonight!
He quickly got up and went back to discuss it with his family. Of course, he also called over everyone who knew about the matter, and they all gathered together for a meeting.
If Xue Rui and Lin Leyou were to see these people attending the meeting now, they would definitely understand, since they had noticed that many villagers looked sullen when they passed by earlier.
Most of these people are now in front of the village chief, and they know that the master is a sacrificial offering used in the ritual, so the two players who ran away are a real loss for them.
Lin Leyou and his group were right about this; their pale complexions were indeed due to the escape of two players.
However, they were now almost at the end of the main road, the place where they would enter the instance, and they could see two rather furtive figures in the distance.
It goes without saying that they are the two players who ran away earlier. I didn’t expect them to still be here. Do they not have the option to leave the instance?
The two didn't feel the need to be on guard and appeared on the main road, slowly walking forward. The two in front were a little flustered when they saw someone coming, but they were relieved when they saw that Lin Leyou and the other person were only two people.
After Xue Rui and his companion approached, the two hurried over and asked, "Are you players?"
Lin Leyou nodded. "Is there something you need?"
"Well... didn't you encounter those crazy villagers when you came? They're really insane, we have no idea what's going on..."
Lin Leyou said, "We encountered them, but we hid and only came out after they had passed. As for why they went crazy... we heard when we left the village that a master had killed many of the village chief's family members, so the whole village mobilized to avenge the village chief's family."
The two players were speechless. In other words, if they hadn't killed anyone and had only knocked them unconscious, perhaps so many villagers wouldn't be rushing after them now.
Of the original ten players, only the two of them remain. "Are they all dead?"
Lin Leyou said, "It seems that not all of them died, only half of them. The remaining four are still alive, but they were also taken away and carried back by them. They were all unconscious and injured, and I guess they won't last long."
"I see..."
Lin Leyou: "What? Are you going back to rescue people? Maybe it's not too late if you go back now?"
They quickly waved their hands, "No, no, no, why go back to save them? We don't even know each other, there's no need to go back to save them. Let's just leave it at that."
Lin Leyou was puzzled as to why they weren't leaving. He then turned to look at Xue Rui, who tried to leave but there was indeed no response. "Still can't leave?"
Lin Leyou: "What's going on? You can't leave either?"
They all nodded dejectedly. "If we could leave, we would have left long ago. But... for some reason, we've been wandering around here for a long time, afraid that the villagers behind us will catch up."
"But there's still no system notification that the task is complete. Is there a problem?"
Ignoring them, Xue Rui led Lin Leyou to the side and sat on a relatively flat rock, asking the system if it was possible to clear this dungeon.
However, the system replied to Xue Rui that it was not possible at the moment.
Xue Rui was puzzled and continued to ask, "Have I completed all my tasks?"
The system's response deepened his confusion, because it said that everything was completed. Logically, completing all the tasks meant successfully clearing the dungeon and being able to leave.
What's going on? Could it be...?
Lin Leyou wondered, "Could it be that there's some inevitable plot point we haven't experienced yet?"
Xue Rui: "A necessary part of the story? Is it that sacrificial ritual?"
Lin Leyou: "Do we have to go back and see this sacrificial ceremony again?"
Xue Rui said, "I don't think it's necessary. Isn't there another player hiding in the village? He can keep an eye on things, so it counts."
Lin Leyou said, "If this player really waits until the sacrifice is completed, let alone whether the village chief and the others can realize their dream of immortality, that female ghost will definitely kill him."
Xue Rui said, "They might have been captured by the female ghost before the ritual even started, and then they'd gather enough to make five live sacrifices."
Lin Leyou blinked. He had to admit, Xue Rui was right; this player might very well…
kindness?
wrong!
He suddenly realized something was very wrong, and before he could even speak, he took a peach branch out of his backpack.
When Xue Rui saw the peach branch that suddenly appeared in his hand, he was first taken aback, but then, as if he had thought of something, he said, "Could it be... that the female ghost will come here to find us?"
Lin Leyou said, "Arui, do you remember what we said before about you being knocked unconscious by a female ghost and then taken to a coffin? Guess how long it would take the female ghost to bring people back to the village, given how long it took us to walk here?"
Xue Rui blinked. "Maybe soon?"
In short, no matter what, as long as Lin Leyou had that peach branch, the female ghost wouldn't dare to approach them, even though she was constantly eyeing them.
After all, the female ghost had been driven away by Lin Leyou with this peach tree branch at the beginning, so she must have known how dangerous the peach tree branch was.
Xue Rui said, "I always felt the risk was really high."
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