Chapter 209 [(*^▽^*)]
Qi Miaofan glanced at her bare feet. "Oh dear, I can't hold on any longer. I'm feeling a bit weak, so I'll be going now."
His figure then disappeared, apparently having exited the instance.
Next came Zhang Jian and Ji Yan. They didn't have much of a relationship with Xue Rui and his group, so after exchanging greetings, they all left the instance.
In the end, only Xue Rui and three others remained.
Xue Rui began by saying, "Now that everyone knows who I am, would you be willing to give me your contact information?"
Zhou Feng, Fang Hong, and Ding Baishuang all looked at Xue Rui at the same time.
After they learned Xue Qian's identity and discovered that Xue Qian and Xue Rui were at odds, they probably also learned that Xue Rui was the legitimate young master of the Xue family, born to the head of the family and his deceased wife.
Xue Qian, who always claimed to be a respectable young master, was actually a pathetic and hateful illegitimate son.
Needless to say, Zhou Feng is now all alone. He has been chosen by the Infinite World, and he would be very happy to go somewhere good.
"I'm fine with this. Here's my contact information. Please remember to contact me when the time comes, Mr. Xue."
Fang Hong naturally had no objection. "It's just me and my brother left in my family. My brother has been staying in the army and hasn't come back for several years. Of course, I also need to find something to do."
After considering it for a while, Ding Baishuang said, "We can exchange contact information."
However, she didn't make any further promises, so we'll have to wait and see how things develop.
Xue Rui smiled and accepted their contact information. The three of them then exited the game instance, leaving Xue Rui standing there alone.
Xue Rui blinked, "Brother Lin?"
Lin Leyou's figure gradually appeared in front of him. "How did you know I hadn't left yet?"
Xue Rui: "Of course I know, Brother Lin will definitely come with me."
Lin Leyou blinked. "Let's go, I'll take you out."
Xue Rui: "Could there really be some hidden plot twist?"
Lin Leyou smiled and said, "Of course we have them. They were in all the previous dungeons, so how could they not be here?"
"The Lin family matter still needs further processing. Of course... you don't have the authority to handle it, so go find the village chief and tell him about the Lin family matter."
Xue Rui clapped his hands, "That's right, so many people died in the Lin family, the entire main family is gone, there must be some follow-up to be done, we can't just clap our hands and leave..."
Lin Leyou said, "So, in the future, don't rush to leave as soon as you know you can leave. Stay and take a look. Maybe there's nothing there, but if you stumble upon something, you can gain a lot."
Under his guidance, Xue Rui found the village chief. Of course, Lin Leyou was still hiding. Meanwhile, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sun shone on the earth again.
Xue Rui wasn't lying. Although no one could say for sure whether vengeful ghosts really existed, the fact that so many mummified corpses were still kept in the Lin family mansion was enough for the village chief to believe it.
As expected, although the village chief was very scared and half-believing, he still organized the able-bodied men in the village to go to the Lin residence. As a result, they really saw the mummified corpse that Xue Rui had mentioned, as well as the gruesome deaths of many other people.
Everyone who entered the Lin residence was terrified, and some even ran out and vomited outside the gate, clearly disgusted.
Xue Rui: "Village chief, what should we do now? After my friends and I learned that a vengeful ghost had appeared, we wanted to help the Lin family get through the crisis, but in the end they all died, and only I survived."
"As for the Lin family... only a few servants survived. To be honest, I feel ashamed. If I had been more capable, things might not have turned out this way."
The village chief looked terrified; he was clearly also frightened by what he saw inside. "This...this isn't your fault, young man. Don't think too much about it. You've already done a great job."
"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to report this to the authorities, and someone will be here to handle it soon."
Xue Rui said, "Then thank you very much, Village Chief. I hope the souls of the dead can rest in peace and not return as vengeful ghosts."
The village chief sighed, "Who can argue with that?"
At this moment, a woman walked over from not far away. Xue Rui glanced at her and saw that it was Wang Chunhe, one of the women who had delivered food to the players' residences earlier.
She was also the prettiest one, but Xue Rui had no interest in her.
Wang Chunhe: "I heard something happened at the Lin family's residence?"
The village chief said, "What are you doing here, girl? This isn't a place for you!"
Wang Chunhe said, "But... I heard before that the young master of the Lin family wanted to marry me. Now that something has happened to the Lin family, don't I have the right to know?"
The village chief sighed, "What marriage? There's no Lin family anymore. Except for a few servants, everyone else in the Lin family is dead!"
Wang Chunhe covered her mouth, utterly shocked, "What...what's going on?"
The village chief had no intention of explaining to her. "Go back quickly. This has nothing to do with you. Although you were asked to marry before, it was only mentioned once and nothing was finalized. This matter has nothing to do with you. Even when the officials come, I won't say anything. You should leave now!"
Wang Chunhe nodded, "I understand, village chief. I'll head back now."
She left quickly, and the village chief only breathed a sigh of relief after she had gone far away.
Xue Rui, "This Wang Chunhe..."
The village chief said, "What else could it be... This young master of the Lin family is very lecherous. Not long after he came to the Lin family with his mother, he took a fancy to Ahe, the prettiest girl in the village."
At this point, the village chief stopped talking and changed the subject. Xue Rui didn't press him further; he probably already knew the answer.
Lin Yangxu must have used some underhanded methods to bully Wang Chunhe, otherwise... wait!
Since there's another matter involved, what role did Wang Chunhe play in it?
Xue Rui thought he could ask her a little; if she was willing to talk, it might be a clue to the hidden reward.
The government officials would need some time to arrive, so Xue Rui made an excuse to leave and went to find Wang Chunhe.
Wang Chunhe was washing clothes by the river when she saw Xue Rui and smiled at him, "Is this guest looking for me?"
Xue Rui squatted down and looked at the woman by the river. "Yes, I want to ask you a few questions."
Wang Chunhe replied, "I'm just a young woman, how would I know anything? But if you want to ask, please do, although I might not know the answer."
Xue Rui, "The Lin family's affairs are related to you, aren't they?"
Wang Chunhe stopped washing the clothes, her face turning cold. "Why does the guest ask such a question? Do you have any evidence?"
Xue Rui shook his head, "I have no evidence, it's just a gut feeling."
Wang Chunhe remained silent for a long time, not saying a word until she finished washing the clothes. Xue Rui also remained silent, standing there waiting.
Sure enough, Wang Chunhe sighed after putting down what she was holding, "I know about how Zhao Anxue bribed the servants of the Lin family to poison Aunt Gu."
“I went to tell the master, but he said I was talking nonsense and that I should not tell anyone else, or he would send me to see the magistrate.”
“I was terrified, so I pretended not to know. Even if I occasionally saw or heard others talking about it in secret, I would pretend I knew nothing.”
At this point, Wang Chunhe paused for a moment before saying, "That's how it should have been, knowing nothing, caring about nothing, and everything would have been fine."
"But... Aunt Gu was too good to me. She even said that after the young master recovered, she would make me his wife. I was very happy, but I never got to see that day."
“Aunt Gu is clearly not dead yet, but the doctor who came to see her said she was dead. I can still feel her pulse, so the doctor lied.”
“I wanted to talk to the master, but he glared at me coldly. I was scared, so I didn’t say anything. Then the master ordered people to prepare for the funeral.”
"Everyone says that Zhao Anxue and Lin Yangxu entered the Lin family mansion after the madam's funeral was over. In fact, the two of them appeared at the Lin family mansion the day after the master said he was preparing for the funeral. And that lecherous Lin Yangxu really seemed to have never seen a woman in his life. When he saw me, he was like a dog in heat, sticking his tongue out and clinging to me. It was disgusting!"
At this point, Wang Chunhe showed a look of disgust.
"Ha! Who does he think he is? I, Wang Chunhe, would never look at someone like that!"
Xue Rui, "So you like that young master?"
Wang Chunhe smoothed her hair. "I don't like him either. He's sickly, but he has a good personality. If I could really marry him, I would definitely be the head of the Lin family in the future. So if we really got married, it would be a good thing, since all that matters is that our future children are healthy."
Wang Chunhe said, "Unfortunately, the young master also died later. He was beaten to death by that bastard Lin Yangxu. When I learned about this, I realized that the master would definitely protect the mother and son this time."
She revealed a sinister smile, "Nobody knows that not long after Aunt Gu was buried, I dug up her grave, loosened the nails on the coffin, and even painted a talisman with blood on the coffin lid."
"No one knows that I was born at an extremely yin hour. The talisman drawn with my blood is truly full of yin energy. Even if Aunt Gu, a gentle person, knew that she was murdered, she could not possibly turn into a vengeful ghost, let alone have nails and a short sword."
"Alas... my blood is truly potent."
"Actually, even I didn't know if it would work out in the end, but now it seems that it did, and I'm very happy."
Xue Rui suddenly realized, and he said... the work on the coffin side was done so well, how come Gu Wenya still turned into a vengeful ghost, and such a vicious one at that.
It turns out that someone else was helping her behind the scenes.
"Hint: Congratulations to Xue Rui for uncovering the secret! You have received a hidden reward of 2000 points!"
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