Chapter 140 The Infinite Player's Ghost Wife
Lin Zhi was held in Xie Qing's arms and heard his heartbeat in the heavy rain.
This heart is not healthy, but it beats strongly, just like its owner, without any trace of pain.
So it was with his attitude towards other people's suffering, he would touch it gently and then gently pass it by, like the rolling waves pressing down the past, avoiding arousing sentimentality and covering it up with a strange kind of happiness.
Is it hard to be alive? He thinks it’s okay. He has become accustomed to that kind of life and doesn’t feel tired, but he doesn’t regret leaving either. In fact, as time goes by, he almost has no desire to go back.
Lin Zhi pressed her cold cheek against Xie Qing's warm body, and hugged back gently with her hands at her side.
But he pushed Xie Qing away in an instant because he had other important things to do.
His movements were very gentle and the hug was too brief, but Xie Qing felt it.
The corners of Xie Qing's mouth rose unconsciously. It was just a gentle hug, but for some reason he felt happier than when Lin Zhi kissed him at the beginning.
Of course, he would be happier if Lin Zhi kissed him now.
Xie Qing followed Lin Zhi forward, with a layer of mist covering his entire body, shielding him from the strong wind and heavy rain.
When Lin Zhi and Xie Qing rushed back to the ancestral hall, they met eyes with their three teammates at the door.
"Did you catch up? The rain is so heavy that we can't see the road clearly."
In order to avoid getting separated, Liu Yue and his friends decided to wait for them in the ancestral hall.
"They went to the sea, and it's time for us to do the rest."
Liu Yue and the others understood something after listening to the first half of Lin Zhi's words.
Lin Zhi: "Call all villagers to the ancestral hall."
Zhang Yunzhao: "Will they come?"
Xie Qing gave him a look that said, "It's not that difficult." He said, "Just say that the statue of the Goddess of the Sea is broken again, or that a huge wave is about to destroy the ancestral hall, and they will definitely come."
Zhang Yunzhao exclaimed: "Brother, you are so smart. I want to learn from you!"
Xie Qing smiled slightly and said, "Anyway, you don't need to learn my skill of clinging to my wife. You can do whatever you want with the rest."
As the boss entered the sea, the sky outside gradually became brighter and even the rain became lighter.
Zhang San stood in the center of the village. With the words "beat the gongs and drums", gongs and drums appeared and he started shouting at the top of his voice.
There are no chickens in the village, but the noise can be described as chaos and commotion.
When they heard that the statue of the Goddess of the Sea had fallen again and that a flood was coming, some people ran out of their homes without even bothering to put on their shoes.
Sister Liu arrived at the ancestral hall first and asked with a grim look what was going on.
"You'll know what's going on soon, Tongtong, let Xiaohua put them down."
Liu Yue got angry when he saw her, so he asked Tongtong to take down the two people hanging there.
All the living people in the village quickly gathered in the ancestral hall, making a lot of noise.
Lin Zhi walked in from outside, followed by Xie Qing holding the account book.
Uncle Guo and the others were woken up, and they told Sister Liu the truth of the matter just as they had told Lin Zhi and the others, except that this time he was more specific.
From the moment Uncle Guo uttered the first sentence, the ancestral hall was in an uproar.
"No way, this can't be true."
Sister Liu shook her head repeatedly. She absolutely did not believe that this was the truth. How could she be a supporter of false creations?
Sister Liu's expression was sullen. "You outsiders don't know anything at all. Lao Guo, the accountant, you are a stranger, an outsider, why on earth are you following them to make trouble?"
After seeing this, Liu Yue wanted to rush up and slap her to wake her up.
"You have been an accomplice for so many years. Now that you know the truth, do you still want to deceive yourself? Can you clear your mind? Why are you helping those beasts? What do you mean the Queen of the Sea is angry? Don't you find that even though you have sent so many women out, the waves on the sea still don't stop? That is their resentment. It will be useless even if you send all the women in the village."
"You know nothing, Sister Liu, please kick them out!"
Most of the villagers were still in shock after hearing the shocking news. Some were angry, some were questioning, and some were dazed. Therefore, those who took the lead in agreeing with Sister Liu stood out.
"Are these the only ones? Are there any more?"
Lin Zhi looked at Uncle Guo, and at the three people who were dancing happily.
Uncle Guo nodded and pointed at a silent person in the crowd. Everyone dispersed, and the person's retreating movement was particularly conspicuous.
"Old Guo, you are really crazy. Are you holding a grudge against us for not selling you like a fish for a good price? Are you wrongly accusing us like this?"
The man leading the three was furious. They didn't think that this was the bride's resentment. People died on the ship and the women were missing. Someone must have been jealous of their business, so they killed people and robbed them. The abnormality at sea might be the weather.
Although it was strange that people died in the village, some of the dead were unaware of the situation and were still alive and well. They might have been other dirty creatures that were attracted here. They absolutely could not admit it and would just wait until they could go out to sea. As long as they didn't lie with the women, they would not die.
"Do you need me to list all the discrepancies in the accounts over the past few years?"
Lin Zhi picked up the account book in Xie Qing's hand. The account books for the past few years found from the accountant had clearer data.
"You tell me, we didn't do anything anyway. We worked so hard to sell fish to the village, but we are being blamed. If we didn't run so far, would we get as much share as you do every year? It's much better than in previous years."
The man looked at the villagers with a sarcastic tone.
Liu Yue really couldn't understand how they could be so shameless when there was evidence and witnesses, and even directly use benefits to win people's hearts.
"You don't need to read it, because what you said is true. These pigs and dogs are doing exactly this kind of thing."
The person who spoke was actually the old lady's daughter-in-law, the aunt who treated them very badly.
"After a man has been at sea for so long, you can tell whether he misses a woman or not. Not to mention that sometimes he still has... it's better to die, just die."
As soon as this aunt opened her mouth, three women in the crowd nodded silently, which made Sister Liu a little unbelievable.
"You all know why don't you say it?"
My aunt said sarcastically, "Aren't you all in the same group? You choose people for them, and they give you money."
Sister Liu was even a little unsteady due to the huge blow. She had always been calculating according to her horoscope, and she thought that the extra money given to her was due to her status as a priest, so she accepted it as a matter of course. She didn't expect that others would see her like this.
The situation that followed was so chaotic that it was beyond Liu Yue and his companions' imagination. According to past procedures, they should have had a fight with the villagers who refused to admit their mistakes. If they lost, they would die. If they won, they would have to force them to atone for their sins. After defeating the monsters, they would face the boss. Unexpectedly, some villagers actually spoke up for them, and things turned into a fight in the village.
Lin Zhi naturally knew the reason. As the boss that drove the copy and the core that was weakened again and again, they were the strongest and most confused in the copy. In comparison, some other souls who were also trapped in it and kept reincarnating would be more likely to wake up.
Xie Qing also roughly knew the answer and hooked Lin Zhi's little finger.
Liu Yue and his men looked at the battle situation and rolled up their sleeves without hesitation to join the battle.
Lin Zhi did not join in. He looked at Sister Liu who seemed to have lost her soul and asked, "Do you know where the villagers are buried?"
Sister Liu nodded. She would go to chant sutras for every burial of villagers, and she remembered the location of every family.
Lin Zhi's dark eyes stared at the chaotic crowd, and her voice was cold: "Let's settle the accounts. Who said that death can have nothing to do with them?"
"Do you remember who they were?"
Lin Zhi looked down at the accountant who was lying on the ground holding his head to avoid being beaten, the mist from her fingertips entwined around the man's neck.
The accountant nodded repeatedly. He was in charge of dividing the accounts and of course there was a list.
Some of the villagers who beat people were stunned. Although the list of names had not been read out yet, they knew that their deceased fathers were not innocent.
"Isn't this a bit too much? People are dead..."
"Don't even think about running away, even if you die!"
Some of the bride's family members were so angry that they wanted to dig up the graves and whip the corpses immediately.
The children were crying loudly, giving Lin Zhi a headache.
The blindingly hot sunlight exploded in the dim room. Everyone subconsciously closed their eyes and the air was silent for a moment.
"Everyone, you heard what he said, just do it, otherwise the whole village will be flooded and everyone will die here."
Xie Qing always gives people the feeling that he is staying out of things or even just watching the fun, but he always gives people a sense of sincerity with his smiling face.
The light disappeared, but the pupils still seemed to be uncomfortable with the overexposure, causing the silence to continue for a moment.
The villagers quickly responded with action. Sister Liu took the accountant and a group of people behind her and headed towards the cemetery.
"You guys stay here and keep an eye on the situation here and over there. I'm going to the beach."
Lin Zhi went to the beach without further explanation.
Xie Qing naturally followed him and watched him walk to the boat by the sea.
There was a small to medium-sized boat parked next to the long bridge. Lin Zhi untied the fixed anchor and Xie Qing also stepped into the boat.
"I'll row. Where are we going? To the source?"
Xie Qing was talking about the place where Lin Zhi had arrived before and stopped, telling him not to go any further. Although there was sea on all sides and no reference points, Xie Qing knew that Lin Zhi could find it.
"No, just paddle forward for a distance and wait and see. I'm just trying, there may not be any results."
Lin Zhi was actually not sure whether the woman who was sent to the sea with no one to pick her up during the past half month was still alive, but he felt that she should still be alive.
The resentment accumulated by the brides is not like that of ordinary evil spirits that are completely irrational and carry out indiscriminate attacks. They always remain kind to women and only kill the men around them and do not attack them. So they should not harm those women who were sent to Shanghai and share the same fate with them.
Lin Zhi didn't know where they would drift to, so he just tried his luck and saw if the sea would give him an answer.
Xie Qing knew what he was looking for and was stunned for a moment.
He actually had forgotten which people they were, and not only him, but the other players as well.
Because in this dungeon, their existence is almost non-existent. For players, who would look for the whereabouts of a few insignificant NPCs when they are about to pass the level?
"Wife, you are really kind."
Xie Qing couldn't help but speak, considering Lin Zhi's identity and background, he couldn't help but be moved.
My wife has had a hard time. She had to dress up as a woman just to survive. After being forced into a ghost, she still cares about others. What a cold-faced but warm-hearted angel she is. It turns out that beneath her indifference there is such softness and tenderness!
Lin Zhi replied calmly: "If they are already dead, I can swallow two more souls."
Xie Qing: ...This feeling seems a little familiar.
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