Chapter 138 The Infinite Player's Ghost Wife
For a moment, Xie Qing actually wanted to say directly that this was my boyfriend, so I understood his thoughts.
But he didn't say that in the end, because he couldn't say it.
Even though he and Lin Zhi did everything they should have done and also did things they shouldn't have done, it seemed like that was the case, but it wasn't the case at all.
Xie Qing didn't understand what he was thinking. According to his previous style, he could openly admit that he and Lin Zhi were a couple, so as to dissuade other people who had ulterior motives. Then he could hug Lin Zhi and act coquettishly, expressing his jealousy and asking for some benefits, blatantly occupying the position next to Lin Zhi.
Xie Qing knew that Lin Zhi would never deny their relationship, but...but...Lin Zhi would not admit it voluntarily either.
That’s right, what does Lin Zhi need to admit? He is dead anyway, so he can find someone else.
Still looking for a virgin, still looking for a pure and innocent boy. Anyway, Xie Qing is not the only handsome guy who died young. There is one right in front of him who is younger and purer than him. It's really annoying. Can't such a person live longer? Don't be so introverted even in the underworld.
"I really envy your tacit understanding. It's lucky to meet you again in the same venue."
Zhang Yunzhao said with some envy that it felt really good to meet acquaintances in the escape game.
Xie Qing nodded naturally: "Yes, so we signed the contract."
Infinite games allow players to escape together. A contract in the points mall costs 500 points. Players can buy one separately and sign their names on each other's contract to successfully form a team.
When in a team, the points and products can be shared. If one party breaches the contract unilaterally or one of the party dies, the contract will be automatically invalidated.
Each player can enter into a contract with up to six players. When the number of contracted players is greater than the number of players that the dungeon can accommodate, the dungeon will randomly include players.
The others naturally thought that the contract Xie Qing mentioned was this kind of thing. They looked a little surprised, but not surprised.
Five hundred points were equivalent to all their savings now. Tongtong didn’t even have that many points. Moreover, in such a dangerous environment, everyone was very cautious in choosing companions.
Zhang Yunzhao was even more envious, and Zhang San also said with a little envy: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would really be like this."
Hearing this, Liu Yue laughed out loud at an inappropriate time.
Xie Qing blinked at Lin Zhi. He did not lie. They did sign a contract, and it was a blood contract that was more advanced than the mall contract.
However, he wanted to complain about the unreasonable pricing of the points mall again. He saw that a high-slit cheongsam also cost 500 points. Why should it be the same price as in the contract? How could they do business?
Xie Qing now has less than 100 points left in his pocket. He can't even afford a miniskirt, and he has to save some to buy candy for Lin Zhi.
I regret it. I really regret it now. Why did I waste my points indiscriminately before, even buying a coin?
No one could sense Xie Qing's regret. Although the house was still leaking, the atmosphere had become a little more cheerful. Everyone planned to leave the woodshed immediately to find Uncle Guo.
It was raining heavily outside, dark clouds were gathering in the sky, and the light was dim, not like morning, but more like evening.
The heavy rain hindered everyone's progress. Umbrellas were not available in the woodshed, and it was unknown when the rain would stop.
Zhang San asked: "Where should we go to find Uncle Guo?"
After he asked the question, an answer came to everyone's mind at the same time.
Lin Zhi: “The accountant.”
Everyone nodded in unison; they thought so too.
Uncle Guo had gone out a long time ago, so he was definitely not at home. He was not in the crowd when the accident happened just now, and he is definitely not in the ancestral hall now. There are only a few suspicious places in the village. He told the third brother to take care of himself, so he definitely would not go to the third brother's house. So there was only one place left, the accountant's house with the door open but no one inside.
Liu Yue: "Can you guys handle this heavy rain?"
Liu Yue has a talent for speed, so she doesn’t care about the heavy rain as long as she runs fast enough.
Zhang San: "No problem, just watch me."
He stretched out his hand and murmured, "A raincoat will protect me from the wind and rain for the rest of my life."
A raincoat and a hat materialized on his body, enough to cope with heavy rain.
Liu Yue exclaimed: "Wow, you are so cool."
Everyone nodded silently, it was indeed cool.
Zhang San raised his mouth with a hint of pride, and continued to recite: "A green bamboo hat, a green raincoat, no need to go home in the slanting wind and drizzle."
Another set of rain shelter equipment appeared in his hand and he handed it to Liu Yue.
"Standing in a straw raincoat, the blue sky is blowing, and the wind blows over a thousand times."
Zhang San prepared another set for Zhang Yunzhao, and when he was about to rack his brains to continue reciting it, Lin Zhi raised her hand to stop him.
"We don't need it," Lin Zhi shook her head, looked at Xie Qing and then at Tong Tong, and gestured to him, "Hold her."
It was raining so hard that Tongtong couldn't walk by himself. It would be faster if Xie Qing carried him.
Tongtong thanked them both: "Thank you, brothers."
Xie Qing smiled and picked up Tongtong. It was not because he was happy to hold the child, but because he was happy about the "we" Lin Zhi mentioned. It made him feel comfortable.
Everyone walked forward together. The grayish-white mist was not obvious in the heavy rain. It enveloped Xie Qing and Lin Zhi, and the raindrops were blocked and slid down the side.
When they arrived at the accountant's house at the entrance of the village, everyone was more certain that Uncle Guo might be inside, because the door, which had been open before, was abnormally closed today.
This was not because of the heavy rain. The rain came suddenly and most of the villagers were taking shelter in the ancestral hall. No one came back to close the open doors.
Xie Qing pushed the door and found resistance.
"There's someone inside, it's locked."
Zhang San: "I want to think about whether there is any idiom or ancient poem about opening a door. It would be great if Open Sesame can be used."
Liu Yue rubbed his cheeks which were a little cold and said, "I used to envy your talent, but now I feel lucky that it's not in my hands. This is too much effort."
Xie Qing: "No need to be so troublesome."
Xie Qing put Tongtong down and stood still. He raised his leg and kicked hard, breaking the latch inside the door. The sound was not noticeable in the heavy rain.
"It's open."
Xie Qing looked at Lin Zhi, not hiding his intention to take credit at all.
Lin Zhi nodded appreciatively and walked into the house.
Although Xie Qing had heart disease, he was not a sickly person because he was keen on exercising to torture himself before he died. He had firm muscles when he took off his clothes, which he had fully experienced.
The door of the main house was also closed. After everyone went in, a short and thin man was writing in the account book inside. When he saw a group of strangers appear, he looked alert and panicked.
He ran out without thinking. A light snap of fingers was heard in the house, and the man who was running away immediately knelt on the ground wailing, holding his calf and rolling around.
There was an obvious bullet wound on his calf, but there was no bullet casing on the ground.
Zhang Yunzhao withdrew his hand and smiled shyly in response to everyone's gaze.
Zhang San: "Air bomb, kind of cool."
Xie Qing had to admit that he was a little fooled by the monster. Next time, he could try to compress the light and inject it into the monster's body.
Lin Zhi didn't care about other people's talents. She opened the curtain and entered the bedroom. She found Uncle Guo unconscious with his hands tied and his mouth blocked under the bed.
Xie Qing used the rope that was tied to Uncle Guo on the short and thin accountant. The man kept twisting his body. Xie Qing pinched his chin and thought about it. His light was effective against monsters and had a blinding effect on humans. Could it have other uses?
A ball of light appeared in his hand, gradually condensing and shrinking into a point of light, which rushed towards the man's legs at an extremely fast speed. The man was in so much pain that cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
"It seems that I still can't penetrate it, maybe I can do it in the future."
Xie Qing did not hide the regret in his expression. After hearing this, the man stopped moving and just sat there obediently.
Xie Qing stared at the light rising in his hand, thinking about his talent.
Compared to the beginning, his talent has increased a lot. The capacity of the light he can absorb has increased, and he can even determine the form in which they appear. However, if the environment is always cloudy and rainy, he will be somewhat passive.
What's more troublesome is that the light he controls is an objective existence that is devoured by him, and he cannot erase its restraining effect on ghosts. In other words, if he uses light to deal with other ghosts, Lin Zhi beside him will inevitably be affected.
What if it’s the other way around?
Xie Qing seemed to be thinking about something, then he closed his palms and let the ball of light disappear.
On the ground, the rescued Uncle Guo woke up and hurriedly thanked them: "Thank you for saving me. I have to go find Sister Liu to tell her something very important."
He was obviously very anxious and limped out, ignoring the wind and rain outside the door.
"The statue of Queen Hai has fallen down, and she is repairing it with all the villagers. It's probably too late for you to tell her now. Even if she wants to believe it, the men in the village who know that Queen Hai doesn't exist won't let her believe it."
There was a chill in the boy's voice, like a cold draft.
Uncle Guo's back froze, and the tied accountant looked at Lin Zhi in shock.
"And do you think the people in the village will believe the truth you tell?"
Collective ignorance is a ridiculous thing. Even if they know it is wrong, they will shape things in a rational way, thus reversing right and wrong.
Uncle Guo's back was hunched. He turned around and said, "Even if they don't believe me, I will tell them. Maybe if those who made mistakes die, their resentment will disappear. We can't let everyone in the village die."
Liu Yue couldn't help but sarcastically said, "If you had thought this way back then, perhaps many of the brides who came after you wouldn't have to die, and they would have a chance to survive."
Through clues, they learned that seven years ago, the third brother caught some people in the village doing bad things to the bride and had his tongue and fingers cut off. Uncle Guo obviously knew about this and may have known it earlier, but he said nothing and did nothing.
Uncle Guo laughed at himself and said, "I am also a guilty person."
Such strange things happened in the village, which made him feel that these guilty people would die sooner or later. In this case, they might as well do something meaningful.
Lin Zhi had no intention of listening to his meaningless words, and asked directly: "There is no such thing as the gift of Queen Hai. There is something wrong with the account book. The income and expenditure are not balanced. There are external accounts to fill in, right?"
Liu Yue and the others suddenly realized. They had always felt that the interference factor of Hai Niangniang was a bit unreasonable. If it was fake, where would the benefits come from and why would the harvest increase? If this was the case, then it could be explained.
Uncle Guo nodded, and the accountant who was caught by Lin Zhi's eyes also nodded.
"The outside accounts come from those girls. You put them on the boat, right?"
The two nodded again. Zhang San and Liu Yue started swearing, and even Zhang Yunzhao clenched his fists.
"This is a scam from the beginning to the end. Something went wrong on the ship before the strange things happened, right?"
Lin Zhi asked three questions in a row, exposing the conspiracy that originated from this small fishing village.
"I don't know. I haven't been to sea for a while, but it should be. He escaped from the sea, so he should know."
Uncle Guo pointed at the accountant and said, "He is not from our village. He is the one they hired to do the accounting."
The accountant trembled as he told what happened at sea; he did not witness it personally, but only saw it afterwards.
"The boat was full of dead bodies, including the men who were guarding it and the two bosses who were playing with it. All the women were gone. We thought that another boat had discovered it and snatched the women away. They went to look for it by boat first, and I and a few others went back to the village by boat first."
"Those who went in pursuit did not return with us. The sea brought back the wreckage of the ship the next day. They must have all died."
The accountant swallowed nervously, terrified by the situation.
Lin Zhi thought of the resentment lingering in that sea area. Those women were not taken away, they just jumped down and sank to the bottom of the sea.
"Damn, what a bunch of beasts."
Liu Yue couldn't help but kick the man twice, wishing he could kick his head off.
Lin Zhi rarely had such mood swings. He sat in the chair with a sullen face, and the air around him became physically colder.
Uncle Guo sighed and told the whole story.
As Lin Zhi said, Hai Niangniang was a complete scam, and there was no such thing as Hai Niangniang.
Sixty years ago, Dong Haifeng traveled far away and discovered a rich sea and an island, which gave rise to a plan.
He had long harbored evil intentions towards his adopted daughter Chen A Lian. He fabricated a legend about the Queen of the Sea and sent Chen A Lian to the sea to satisfy his own selfish desires.
Three years later, this incident was discovered at sea by Dong Qing's man, who had long felt that this was strange. So the second man who was rescued by the "Sea Queen" followed suit and chose a girl from the village to satisfy his selfish desires.
He was much more ambitious than Dong Haifeng. He was not satisfied with keeping a woman privately on the island. He secretly brought her on board, using this as a benefit to let the person he trusted work for him.
If they were not afraid of arousing suspicion from the villagers, they would have long been dissatisfied with having one bride every three years.
Until the resources in that sea area gradually dried up and the harvest they obtained was similar to that of previous years, they began to think of other ways. Without fish, they decided to buy fish from outside to disguise a good harvest and continue to maintain this illusion.
But if this continues, the imbalance between income and expenditure will not be a good thing. They have long been dissatisfied with playing with women, so they thought of using women to make money.
They abandoned the island, kept the women on the boat, and sailed to other seas to do business with those drifting on the sea. Fishing is hard work and it takes a long time to go out to sea. With such services, there will naturally be business, not to mention there are so many merchant ships.
In the end, they were too lazy to create the illusion of a good harvest. They just sent all the irrelevant people home and distributed the money directly to the fishermen who fished seriously. They divided the extra income privately. Those who were unaware of the situation really thought that it was the Goddess of the Sea who blessed them with a good harvest and were of course overjoyed.
Their demand for women is growing, so Hai Niangniang has been marrying more and more frequently in recent years. Dong Yuan was the only bride who was sent there unwillingly, because she was beautiful and the men had to have her.
This small fishing village is extremely secluded. Even if a few people heard that there was such a recreational boat on the sea, they dared not and would not say anything.
Not only because the third brother is a lesson learned, they are also the invisible beneficiaries.
After all, Queen Hai only marries women, not men.
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