Chapter 704 [(*^▽^*)]
Lin Leyou, who had returned to the village last night and brought the stranger he had only met for the first time into his villa number 22 to rest, was nearby at this moment, with Xue Rui, a player who was both a stranger and a familiar face, standing next to him.
Xue Rui: "The people around the fountain are all players."
Lin Leyou: "Are all these players discussing the lost statue?"
Xue Rui nodded, "Let's go take a look over there. That shop over there... was opened by the ghost who chased us last night. It should have been taken over by someone else now. This is one of the top 25 villas. The ghost was killed, and the replacement will definitely be another ghost."
Lin Leyou said, "In that case, we need to be even more careful."
The two of them arrived at the shop they had visited before. Of course, Lin Leyou had never been there before; Xue Rui had brought him there. Surprisingly, the shop was still open.
It was a cake shop when I came here before, and it's still a cake shop now, but the staff... or rather, the owner, has changed.
The person who came was a stranger, but the aroma wafting from the cake shop was still the same as last time.
Could it be that the taste of this cake remains unchanged even after the ghost/monster has been replaced?
Xue Rui subconsciously pulled Lin Leyou's hand and walked into the cake shop, and Lin Leyou naturally followed. Neither of them felt there was anything wrong with holding hands.
It wasn't until the new shop assistant looked at them and said, "You two are so loving! What kind of cake would you like?"
Hearing him say they were in love, Xue Rui and his wife almost forgot their previous wariness, subconsciously glanced at their clasped hands, and let go the next second.
Unexpectedly, the shop assistant said, "Oh, don't be shy. There are many couples who come to the cake shop. I've seen plenty of them. Just hold hands."
Lin Leyou stood awkwardly at the back, but Xue Rui wasn't having any of it. "Hey? I don't remember seeing you at this cake shop before."
The shop assistant's expression suddenly changed, then returned to normal. "Really? What I mean is, I also owned a cake shop before I came here, somewhere else."
Xue Rui nodded. "Where did the previous employee go? Is it still possible to contact him?"
Why did you contact him?
Xue Rui said, "There are some things I want to ask, since he promised to give me an answer."
"Oh?" The shop assistant was a little surprised. "I see. Well, there's nothing I can do about it. He's already left. If you really want to see him..."
Xue Rui, "Do you have a solution?"
Could it be that the ghosts that were killed can come back?
But the clerk then said, "There's nothing we can do. Just forget about the answer you can't get. He probably won't be coming back. If you keep thinking about it, it will only bother you."
Xue Rui didn't expect him to say such a thing. She didn't expect this ghost to be so eloquent. "Really? Thank you for your advice. Then I'll forget about it."
He then took Lin Leyou to the store to buy some cakes before leaving.
After they had left the cake shop and walked a distance away, Lin Leyou asked, "Are these cakes edible?"
Xue Rui blinked. "I bought some from that shop assistant before, and it was pretty good, really tasty. This time... do you want to try it?"
Lin Leyou thought about all the food she had in her backpack and lost interest in the cakes and milk tea. "Who knows if this stuff is really safe? Better safe than sorry."
Xue Rui: "What if I ate it once before? I ate all the cakes I bought."
Lin Leyou looked at him, "Are you completely alright?"
Xue Rui shook his head, "Of course I'm fine, otherwise I wouldn't be here unharmed."
Lin Leyou said, "Just because you're fine now doesn't mean you'll be fine in the future. To be on the safe side, it's best not to eat it."
Xue Rui said, "If we don't eat this, we still need to buy ingredients and then go back to the villa to cook and eat. We still need to buy the food here."
Lin Leyou wanted to say that he had a lot of food in his backpack, but then he remembered that normal players in the real world cannot put things in their backpacks; they can only use the items in their backpacks in dungeons.
Moreover, even inside a dungeon, not everything can be stuffed into your inventory.
So if he takes out the food now, Xue Rui will definitely become suspicious.
Lin Leyou said, "In that case, take it back to eat. The food during the day is normal, just don't eat anything random at night."
Xue Rui, "You know? The memories that the black mist monster left you are related to this matter?"
Lin Leyou touched his forehead. "A little, but not completely."
Because he hadn't paid any attention to this before, he hadn't thought about it carefully. Now, looking back, he realizes that this news is also very important to players.
After all, players are human beings, and they can't become monsters that don't need to eat or drink in the dungeon. They all need to eat their fill, so food and water are naturally of paramount importance.
After buying the cakes, they walked a short distance away; all the villas in the village were near the fountain square, just a few steps away.
However, Xue Rui is currently living at number 15, while Lin Leyou is living at number 22, so the two had a slight disagreement about whose place to go to.
Xue Rui naturally wanted to take Lin Leyou to his villa number 15, but Lin Leyou still wanted to go to villa number 22. They stood at the intersection looking at each other, neither willing to back down.
Finally, someone came and they moved to the side of the road. Only after they moved did they realize that they had walked to the intersection closest to number 15.
Lin Leyou sighed, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but still followed Xue Rui to his villa, number 15.
They happened to pass by Villa No. 16, and after seeing the character "林" (Lin) written on the wooden plank of the villa's gate, both of them had a strange feeling.
Lin Leyou said, "This family also has the surname Lin."
Xue Rui, "This ghost shares your surname..."
Lin Leyou: "Yes, it's a ghost. As long as it's not killed by the players, then everyone living in these best villas is a ghost in disguise."
Xue Rui said, "Let's go, but don't touch the door."
Just as Lin Leyou was about to reach out and touch the door, Xue Rui grabbed his hand and pulled it back.
"why is that?"
He didn't even retract his hand before looking at Xue Rui, which was rather strange.
Xue Rui, "Don't you feel anything?"
Lin Leyou asked curiously, "What does it feel like?"
Xue Rui said, "Just as my hand was about to touch the door, I felt something else."
Lin Leyou blinked. "I wasn't paying attention. Shall we try again?"
Xue Rui: "Okay, but you absolutely cannot actually touch it."
Seeing that his expression didn't seem like he was joking, Lin Leyou suppressed her relaxed mood and became a little more serious. "I understand, I'll give it a try."
Xue Rui then released his hand, and Lin Leyou reached out again, but this time he was not casual. Instead, he carefully felt around the door and stopped just before touching it.
"How is it? Can you feel it?"
Lin Leyou withdrew his hand. He hadn't actually felt anything, but he didn't touch it either, just in case his perception wasn't good enough.
"No, did you really feel anything?"
Xue Rui nodded solemnly, "Yes, I do have that feeling, just like this..."
He reached out and slowly approached the door, but paused just before touching it. "Huh?"
What happened? I felt something before... but now I don't feel anything at all?
He tried again, refusing to believe it, but still felt nothing. Only then did he realize that his understanding might be flawed.
And so, in front of Lin Leyou, he placed his palm on the door. There was silence, and nothing happened. Lin Leyou followed suit and reached out his hand, touching the door with his finger.
"Nothing happened. What were you feeling before?"
After withdrawing his hand, Xue Rui looked at his unharmed palm and said, "I feel like something has changed."
Lin Leyou, "Hmm?"
Xue Rui said, "Let's go back to the villa first."
Lin Leyou: "Okay."
We can't stay here any longer. After all, this is the entrance to the dwelling of some ghost. If we keep lingering here and touching the door every now and then, won't the ghost take it as a provocation?
Of course, Xue Rui had even killed the fifteenth ghost, so the sixteenth one would be no problem at all. Now, with the two of them working together, they would be fine as long as the ghost wasn't ridiculously powerful.
After they left, the two people living inside slowly woke up. They paid no attention to the two people outside the door, but looked at their partner lying next to them.
"You're awake? How are you feeling?"
Xue Rui touched the golden spot on his ear, "It's definitely much better, there's no problem at all."
Lin Leyou, "Your mental state may not have fully recovered yet, so wear it for a while longer."
Xue Rui felt that he was not in serious condition and originally wanted to take off the Golden Sun and return it to Lin Leyou, but Lin Leyou refused.
"I'll listen to you."
He could have taken it directly, but he decided to listen to Lin Leyou, after all, it was out of concern for her.
Lin Leyou: "Are you hungry? It's not night yet, we can still go out for a walk."
"Although I have food in my backpack, would you like to try the food sold in the village?"
Xue Rui: "We are monsters, we can eat anything."
Lin Leyou said, "I guarantee that everything I bought is absolutely edible."
Xue Rui nodded silently, "Okay."
Even if he can't eat it, it doesn't matter, because Lin Leyou's backpack is full of food. He always throws the snacks or food he bought home into his backpack whenever he has free time.
The purpose is to consume it during the dungeon clearing process.
After all, some dungeons are really insane. The food inside is absolutely inedible; eating it will result in death, or even if you fail, you'll be so disgusted that you won't be able to eat.
The two went out together, and this time it was Xue Rui who pushed open the door. "Finally, we can go out through these doors and windows."
After they went outside, they looked around the yard, found nothing wrong, and then opened the gate to go out.
Just then, the two figures who had walked away earlier closed the door to number 15.
They only heard the door close, so they glanced in that direction but didn't see anyone; the person had already gone inside.
They didn't pay any attention. Xue Rui took his hand and walked towards the square, where all the shops in the town were concentrated.
When they arrived at the square, they found it much more lively, probably because of the players.
Lin Leyou touched the ring on his hand and secretly communicated with Xue Rui. Since there were other players present, many things could not be said openly.
How many players do you think there will be?
“Players…” Xue Rui looked around, “There are about twenty.”
Lin Leyou: "They all seem to be very good at disguising themselves, and their strength is definitely not weak. Do you recognize any of them?"
Xue Rui: "They were all unfamiliar faces."
Lin Leyou subconsciously touched his face. "Speaking of which, I've changed a lot, but you're still the same. You don't even want to wear a mask."
Xue Rui said, "I'm already wearing a hat, which covers half of my face. If I wear a mask on top of that, I'll stand out from the crowd and attract a lot of attention."
Lin Leyou: "You've told me everything."
At this moment, Lin Leyou suddenly remembered something when he saw the fountain, "When you were in the form of a statue before, you couldn't contact me through the ring. So, if I contact you, can you hear my voice?"
Xue Rui shook his head, "No, I didn't feel anything. I only truly woke up when your hand intertwined with mine."
Lin Leyou pondered for a moment, "Then... if I don't go, you'll have to remain a statue until the dungeon ends?"
Xue Rui did not speak.
Lin Leyou suddenly felt something was wrong. "What's going on? Tell me."
Xue Rui glanced at him and shook his head. "I've already woken up."
Lin Leyou had a bad feeling. "You must know something. Tell me quickly."
Xue Rui: "It's okay, it's all in the past."
He pulled Lin Leyou's hand and walked forward, clearly not wanting to talk, but Lin Leyou didn't want to let it go. "If you don't want to talk, then I'll find out myself. I can find out anyway."
Xue Rui said, "Stop fooling around, I'll talk to you when we get back."
Lin Leyou calmed down after receiving a reply.
As the two walked across the square, they attracted the attention of some people, especially the players, who were scrutinizing every possible ghost or monster passing by.
There are quite a few people wearing hats, but few can match Xue Rui's charisma when wearing one. However, he is holding someone's hand, and the two look like a couple.
In the minds of all players, ghosts are incapable of falling in love or having partners, so they are directly excluded.
And so the two of them walked into the cake shop not far away.
The shop assistant smiled when she saw them. "You two are so loving. We have some new cakes in stock, feel free to choose one."
Lin Leyou glanced at him and asked, "It wasn't you when you came before."
The clerk nodded. "Yes, the previous manager left, and I'm the new one."
Lin Leyou nodded, "I see. Well then, I wish you a prosperous business."
The shop assistant said, "Thank you, customer."
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