Chapter 509 [(*^▽^*)]
Upon hearing the village chief's words, the crowd quickly tried to stop him, saying, "Village chief, you can't do that! If we all go, there will be so many people that others will see us, and then..."
The village chief said, "Since that's the case, you two come with me outside. Dress casually, don't bring anything, just think of it as a walk."
Soon the village chief left home with two villagers and took a leisurely walk outside. He even chatted with some villagers as they passed by, asking them if they had anyone in mind to take revenge on.
Of course, no one dared to speak carelessly. Some of the bolder ones started saying bad things about people they disliked, but they didn't directly say that the person was that person. They just tried to sow discord between the village chief and the village chief.
Although the village chief listened to them with a smile, he didn't hear a single word they said. Only after they finished speaking did he add, "Really? I'll be careful about these things, don't worry."
After saying that, he slowly left. No one knew his true purpose. After the village chief walked away, they continued to chat and gossip. Meanwhile, the village chief slowly strolled to the village entrance, where there was no one left.
He cautiously looked around, and then two people appeared. "Village Chief."
The village chief nodded. "Let's go, let's try going outside."
Just as the two villagers had said, no matter which way they went, the road leading away from the village seemed to stretch out countless times, and no matter which way they went, they couldn't get any further away from the village!
The village chief was now truly frightened. He stood trembling in the middle of the road, looking at the town in the distance where he could vaguely make out its outline.
So close, yet seemingly so far away.
"He's trying to wipe us all out!"
"It's Fu Qingqiu, isn't it? It must be him..."
"Village chief, what do we do now?"
The village chief wiped his face. "Let's go back first. It's not safe outside."
"Village chief, there's no need to be so vigilant now, after all, it's broad daylight."
The village chief snorted coldly, turned around and walked back, "Didn't you check the weather forecast? These past few days should have been sunny, but look at what's happening now..."
After realizing that there was really no way out, the village chief's face and eyes, which had initially been filled with fear, now became somewhat ferocious, as if he wanted to perish together with the vengeful ghost.
But Lin Leyou knew that the village chief would not give up and leave the village so easily. He was just putting on an act for others to see. Only Lin Leyou saw the fleeting guilt in his eyes.
The village chief, who had rushed home, dismissed everyone else with a stern face. He then returned to his room and, after carefully checking that no one was outside, began to quickly pack his things.
Cash, bank cards, gold jewelry, and other valuables were all packed into the backpack quickly. Once packed, it was placed in an inconspicuous cabinet in a corner, ready to be taken away when the time was right.
Lin Leyou sensed Xue Rui's approach. "Little You?"
Lin Leyou told him everything she had just seen, and Xue Rui also said, "Xu Jian's nails have all been pulled out. Since they didn't prepare a coffin, they even borrowed one from an old man's house."
Lin Leyou said nonchalantly, "Was it a coffin that the village elders prepared for themselves in advance?"
Xue Rui: "Not bad."
Lin Leyou sneered, "What a kind-hearted fool! He'll soon find out he's out of coffins!"
Xue Rui: "Is this village chief planning to sneak away at night?"
Lin Leyou said, "I just saw it. When he was packing his things, he took a small red box, about the size of his palm, out of the safe and put it in his pocket. I don't know what's inside, but it gave me a bad feeling."
Xue Rui said, "It's not good for vengeful ghosts; it's probably meant to be used against us. Maybe he thinks he can leave easily with that thing."
Lin Leyou: "My talent is absolute. If it's blocked, it's blocked. You can only enter, but you can't leave."
Xue Rui suggested, "How about we watch a show tonight? He came out of his house on his own, saving us the trouble of going in to look for him. When he goes out at night, we can just hang him on a tree at the village entrance, how about that?"
Lin Leyou stroked his chin. "Not bad, let's do it this way."
Xue Rui glanced in the direction of the evil god's temple. "Let's go back."
Lin Leyou's eyes flashed. "Yes, although it's not time yet, judging by their speed, they should be at the outermost edge of the area where we've tampered with things by now."
They then headed toward the temple of the evil god, and soon they saw a team of five players walking along a path that was clearly made by many people.
Lin Leyou said, "Don't get too close. They have equipment to detect ghosts."
One of the players actually had this item, and they seemed quite skilled at using it, suggesting they'd experienced many supernatural dungeons before. I wonder if they had enough points (300,000)...
Lin Leyou thought to himself, this is not his fault, it is the fault of those who do not have enough points.
Xue Rui: "Their path is correct."
Lin Leyou: "Besides the two of us, there are no other ghosts in this village. We're only just beginning. Should we show ourselves?"
Xue Rui: "Let's not show up for now, let's kill a few more people first."
Lin Leyou: "Then let them go directly to the Evil God Temple?"
Xue Rui: "It's okay. If they keep going forward, they'll just go around in circles and eventually come back."
Lin Leyou: "This isn't my talent for creating illusions."
Xue Rui said, "With our current identities as vengeful ghosts, we can still create a simple ghost wall."
Lin Leyou blinked. "I've changed my mind."
Xue Rui, "You mean..."
Lin Leyou, "Let's do it this way..."
The two were whispering to each other, seemingly discussing something, while the five players cautiously moved forward.
Is this the right road?
“This is the only road in this direction. If this is not the right way, then there must be something else at the end. Otherwise, the villagers would not have kept walking back and forth until they wore out such a path.”
"In that case, we have to keep going. If we're lucky, we're sure to find something. Let's hurry up and move on."
They walked all the way to the innermost part of the mountain, and even as evening approached, they encountered no danger whatsoever, as if there were no bad things in the deep mountains at all.
They continued until they saw the mountain god temple ahead.
"Hey, is that a house up ahead? It looks like a temple, maybe a mountain god temple?"
"No way! We found the mountain god temple so easily? Isn't this usually the final boss's lair? Could this be a fake?"
"That can't be right. If it's not here, then where else could it be?"
"It seems too simple. Let's go in and take a look."
They cautiously approached the gate of the mountain god temple, hoping to peek inside, but the gate was tightly shut.
"Should we open the door and go in to take a look?"
"Wait, let me exchange for two puppets first and go in to take a look. That way, I can deal with any danger in time."
"Yes, put the puppet in first. I was completely confused and didn't even remember that."
They quickly produced two very cheap puppets, similar to the doll puppets that Xue Rui's team had used in the company instance. They were the cheapest, very fragile, and couldn't be too far away.
The players grabbed the puppets and threw them over the wall. The puppets flew over the wall and landed on the ground inside. They quickly discovered that the door inside was also closed.
But a puppet is a puppet; it's not afraid of any evil spirits inside. It's controlled by the player and pushes the door open directly.
"I pushed open the door, and inside was a statue of the mountain god. There was an offering table in front of it with an incense burner on it, and there were prayer cushions on the floor. It looked very clean."
"There's nothing else in here, but there's a door at the back, which should lead to the backyard. There's a small courtyard and a house in the backyard. I'll go in and take a look."
After the puppet pushed open the door to the back room, the player frowned slightly. "The whole room only has a table and chairs and a bed that's just a bed board. That's all."
The two puppets searched the entire mountain god temple, but found nothing.
"Is there no danger at all? Should we go in and take a look ourselves? There are some things that the puppets might not be able to find; we'll have to go and find them ourselves."
"That's what I think too. The puppet has already scouted the way, so there probably won't be any fatal danger. If we can find more clues, maybe we can trigger some hidden quests."
As veteran players, they know a thing or two: there are quite a few hidden quests in many dungeons, it just depends on whether the player has the ability to trigger them.
After a brief discussion, everyone agreed to the suggestion. They went over and pushed open the outer gate. The first thing they saw after entering the gate was a stone-paved road leading to a temple with a mountain god statue not far away. The five of them walked forward cautiously, not going inside, but looking at the ethereal mountain god statue from the outside. "Is this just an ordinary mountain god temple?"
"Shall we go in and take a look?"
"I don't really want to go in; I want to go to the back and take a look."
“In that case, the two of us will go in and take a look at the mountain god statue, while you two go to the back and look for clues.”
"No problem, everyone be careful. Keep any weapons or props in hand, so you don't run out of time to use them if you encounter danger later."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone took out some weapons and items specifically designed to counter ghosts. Lin Leyou stared at them carefully and saw that none of them were gold-tier, only purple-tier. This showed that gold-tier weapons... not just weapons, but even random gold-tier items were extremely valuable to players... even veteran players.
And what he and Xue Rui had was no longer just a single gold-plated prop; in fact, they seemed quite wealthy.
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui let them wander around the mountain god temple with their props. They looked inside and out, but found nothing.
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