Chapter 470 [(*^▽^*)]
But then Lin Leyou thought of something, “Wait! This seems a bit uncertain. After all, when we were in the Golden Valley Village instance, the continuous deduction of points required leaving the Golden Valley Village area. I doubt any of the NPCs in that instance knew that.”
Xue Rui nodded, "Indeed, but since we don't know anyway, let's go ask around. Maybe we can find out some strange things that we can use to make some inferences."
Lin Leyou said, "You're right, we should ask. At this moment, all the red dots have stopped moving. There are more than thirty red dots gathered near the river, and a few are scattered near the graveyard ahead, and some are near the ghost spider. They are not moving at all, probably because they used props to hide."
"The rest were people who hadn't reached the riverbank yet and had been separated by the black ants. They were scattered in various places behind. The tiger was quite diligent, constantly killing these lone people."
As soon as the words were spoken, the tiger icon overlapped with a lone red dot, and then the red dot disappeared. They had gained 500,000 points. This tiger is so cute!
Lin Leyou laughed and said, "This tiger has killed at least twenty people and given us ten million points. It's really impressive. But the river, the graveyard, and the ghost-faced spiders are not to be outdone. The number of deaths in these three places must be forty or fifty in total, plus the black poisonous ants..."
Xue Rui counted, "There are still sixty-nine red dots left. Jiang Changdong and Xue Qian's red dots are still there."
Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's go back and rest first. I reckon there will be a tough battle tomorrow."
Xue Rui nodded. "Let's go."
They didn't encounter anyone tonight, but that's alright. They'll have their time to fight in the next few days. Lin Leyou looked at the only gold-plated weapon in his backpack.
Honestly, this weapon is just too overpowered. He hadn't even considered using it in previous dungeons; he'd only used it occasionally.
Back in the village, Lin Leyou suddenly looked up and felt as if something was watching them, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination. But he quickly relaxed.
Who else in Xiushan Village could be watching over them? Of course, it's the guardian spirits of Xiushan Village. The people they saw during the day, although they are no longer alive, were genuinely kind to the two of them.
Lin Leyou opened the door, and after the two returned, they put away their belongings. Then, they both lay stiffly on the bed, with enough space between them for at least one more person to lie down.
Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. "Xiao Rui, do we have to be so distant? Didn't you used to love being all close to me? Now you don't want to anymore?"
The room was too dark for him to see Xue Rui, but he could sense that Xue Rui was not as calm as he appeared. He moved slightly, but did not come closer.
“Xiao You… I took the initiative before, this time it’s your turn.”
Lin Leyou's eyes widened slightly. "Are you serious? Then I'm coming!"
Before Xue Rui could react, Lin Leyou, who had rolled over, hugged him tightly. But this was not what he expected. He thought Lin Leyou would lean against him, but in reality, Lin Leyou was holding him in his arms and pressing his head hard against his chest, making it impossible for him to move.
In the past, Xue Rui would have accepted it, but not now. They are already in talks, so he needs to be more assertive and be the one in control!
The two of them went back and forth on the bed like this, each feeling that they had to have the upper hand, but now they were evenly matched and neither could dominate the other, and in the end they were both exhausted.
"Alright, let's just sleep like this," Lin Leyou said with a smile, looking at their current position. "This position is pretty good, don't you think?"
Xue Rui looked at them. They were just hugging each other normally, but neither of them was actually in the other's arms. They were just looking at each other at eye level. "Let's leave it at that then."
Lin Leyou was actually a little tired. "Go to sleep, go to sleep."
The two gradually fell asleep. The night was still very quiet, except for some unseen places in the village where many non-human beings were busy.
Some were preparing delicious food, while others were preparing wedding attire. Several dark, twisting figures, each holding a silver needle, were embroidering red wedding dresses bit by bit.
The wedding dress was bright red and very festive, but surrounded by these unknown things in such darkness, it looked terrifying no matter how you looked at it. Fortunately, no one saw it.
The night passes quickly. When you wake up, it's as if you haven't even noticed the passage of time. One second you close your eyes, and the next you're awake.
Lin Leyou rolled over in bed. "Xiao Rui?"
Xue Rui wasn't in bed. Had he gotten up early and gone out? What was he doing so early?
He could tell from the light streaming in through the window that it was still very dark outside. Wait a minute! It seems like it's always cloudy here, which means it's still dark even when it's light.
Lin Leyou quickly jumped up, got dressed, and went outside. She saw Xue Rui busy in the kitchen. "It smells so good! Egg and tomato... vegetable and chicken noodle soup?"
Xue Rui just came out carrying two large bowls of noodles. "Okay, eat up, they're fresh out of the pot."
Lin Leyou took a bowl from his hand, and the two sat on a stool to eat noodles. While eating, he opened the map and saw that a red dot was approaching the mountain where the giant snake was. As long as they went up the mountain, they would encounter the snake. He wondered how strong the snake was. He and Xue Rui had escaped so easily.
Xue Rui: "The speed is quite fast."
Lin Leyou said, "When I checked last night, there were still 69 people, but now there are only 55. I didn't expect them to die so quickly; 14 people died directly."
Xue Rui: "Fifty-five, it looks like we're guaranteed to win."
Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. "I suddenly thought of something."
Xue Rui: "What is it?"
Lin Leyou: "Our mission is to kill the bandits who come to Xiushan Village by any means necessary, and even if we don't kill them, it will be counted against us. Does this mean that even if we are killed by these bandits, the mission will not be considered a failure, and if they are all killed by the people of Xiushan Village, then we will consider the mission complete?"
Xue Rui was taken aback. He wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. "We won't be killed by them."
Lin Leyou chuckled, "I just mentioned the possibility, I won't try it myself, don't worry."
Xue Rui nodded. "Okay."
They quickly finished breakfast, tidied up the house, packed everything they needed, and set off again. This time, they encountered several villagers on the road, who greeted them warmly.
Lin Leyou smiled and waved, "Let's go out for a bit."
"Where are you going so early in the morning?"
"Let's go outside and take a look; it seems like someone is approaching."
"Indeed, a few reckless people have come. You don't need to go. We'll treat them well when they arrive."
"That's right, you don't need to go to all that trouble."
Lin Leyou said with a smile, "How about we take care of the weak ones first, and then hand over the ones we can't beat to you?"
"That's good, no problem, I'll get revenge for you guys later."
"That's right, boys should be toughened up. Just don't be reckless. If you can't beat someone, remember to come back quickly."
"As expected of the boys from Xiushan Village, they are so strong!"
Before leaving the village, the two met the village chief at the village entrance.
Lin Leyou thought of something. "Good morning, village chief."
The village chief asked with a chuckle, "Are you going to kill a petty thief?"
Lin Leyou nodded, "Yes, go kill a few. If you can't beat them, run back to the village chief for backup."
The village chief's eyes narrowed with laughter. "Good, good boy."
Lin Leyou asked calmly, "Village chief, is there any place here where we can punish those petty thieves? Places where they suffer terribly but can't commit suicide or die?"
Yes, that's roughly the feeling. If you kill him directly, he'll leave the instance. Only in places where you can't die can you continuously lose points.
The village chief looked very satisfied. "Not bad, you two don't have that womanly sentimentality. There really is such a place. It's located behind Xiushan Village, where there's a thief's pit."
Lin Leyou blinked and asked softly, "A total rip-off?"
The village chief nodded. "Yes, that's the direction. Behind the village, over that mountain is where the thief's pit is. This pit... was dug little by little by all the villagers over generations. We throw many people who come to the village to steal things or who are harmful to the village into it."
"Inside... he's truly suffering a fate worse than death. Want to commit suicide? Impossible! Unless we allow him to die, he'll be tormented inside forever until the end of his life, becoming a vengeful spirit."
Lin Leyou was startled. "A vengeful spirit? Isn't that a bad thing? Could it bring harm to the village?"
The village chief shook his head. "No, these vengeful spirits will become our food, and they'll taste pretty good."
The two were shocked; it was food!
Lin Leyou blinked, then suddenly asked, "Village chief, is there enough food?"
The village chief laughed heartily, "You're no ordinary guy, sir! You truly are a descendant of Xiushan Village! There's definitely enough food, but nobody complains about not having enough, right? Take as much as you want!"
Lin Leyou said, "That's a real pity. Many people died outside and never made it to Xiushan Village."
The village chief shook his head. "Don't worry, we've found all the corpses and the ones that survived and thrown them into the thieves' pit. Even dead bodies will generate a lot of resentment if they're left there for a long time, which will help create vengeful spirits."
Lin Leyou said, "Oh, that's good. But... it's fine if we didn't know before, but now that we do, we need to capture more alive ones."
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