Josh saw the shadow on the ground extending continuously, and the breathing behind him gradually became heavier.
She glanced out the window, then suddenly stood up and opened it.
The sun suddenly burst out.
"Ah!!" The old lady let out a scream and hid in the dark.
Qiao Xi seemed not to hear it, and turned around with a smile: "Grandma, your house smells quite strong, why don't you open the window to get some fresh air?"
The old lady huddled in a corner and laughed awkwardly. Her cat-like eyes became more and more erected into a thin black line under the stimulation of the sunlight. "I'm old and can't stand the wind. You'd better close the window."
Josh nodded in understanding: "That's right."
She closed the window again, and the darkness in the corner of the room gradually moved towards the center, and even seemed to be spreading over.
The old lady showed a ferocious smile on her face: "Don't you like that paper man? Do you want to go over and take another look?"
Josh shook his head: “No, it’s getting late, I should go too.”
The old lady blocked the door and said, "It's rare for someone to come visit me, so why don't you just stay and keep me company!"
Qiao Xi smiled and said, "Okay, I just wanted to chat with you."
She was about to turn around and find a place to sit down, but she saw that the paper man that had been placed in the corner was now sticking behind her, almost completely sticking to her back. If it got any closer, it would pounce on her.
She turned around and met the empty eyes of the paper lantern.
The paper lantern was in the shape of a woman, wearing red clothes and with her hair all tied up, the attire of a Moon Clan bride.
She lifted the paper lantern, put it aside, and sat down in its place: "Grandma, do you live alone? Where are your family members?"
The old lady didn't expect her to be so brave. She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed strangely, revealing a mouthful of sharp, uneven black teeth, like the teeth of some animal.
When the old woman smiled, the skin on her face wrinkled together and a fishy smell came out of her mouth, as if the skin could be peeled off her bones at any time.
She pointed to the paper lantern next to Josh: “My family, isn’t it here?”
Qiao Xi followed her gaze and saw that the paper lantern she had just placed next to her was standing next to her again, looking at her expressionlessly.
I don't know when the other paper lanterns around all stood up straight, and there was a tendency for them to move closer.
Qiao Xi seemed not to notice and just looked at the old lady: "Is that so? To be honest, grandma, I am actually the newly selected priestess in the village. I came to see you today on the mission of the saint. I want to ask, why are there only women everywhere in the village and no men?"
The old lady sneered: "Of course men cannot show their faces in public. Don't you know this? What did the saint teach you?"
When she mentioned the saint, there was an obvious hint of disgust in her eyes.
Qiao Xi narrowed his eyes, ignored the paper lanterns that continued to approach, and asked curiously: "Our village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, why are there fishing nets and houseboats everywhere?"
"Of course it's to worship Lord Poseidon, you idiot!" The old lady stood up in anger, finally revealing her ferocious face.
The eyes of the surrounding paper lanterns suddenly burst into red light and rushed towards Josh together.
*
But on the other side.
Yu Ze was assigned to work in the ancestral hall, doing some odd jobs.
He was wearing ethnic minority clothing, and there were many other male players and indigenous NPCs around him.
Although it is called a clan temple, it is actually similar to a temple because statues of gods are enshrined inside.
When Yu Ze saw the mermaid on the statue for the first time, he felt an unusual sense of familiarity.
The mermaid had long hair and a stern face. She held a trident in her hand and her tail was slightly swaying.
It is clearly a very divine face and a serene and serene expression, but it inexplicably gives people a hideous and terrifying feeling.
Especially in the ancestral hall, the candlelight flickered. The dark hall could only be illuminated by candlelight. The faces of the statues flickered in the flickering candlelight, as if they would turn into monsters and swallow people at any time.
Yu Ze patted the NPC next to him and said, "Isn't this a mountain village? Why are we offering fish?"
"You can't be disrespectful to Lord Poseidon!" The man said solemnly, "Lord Poseidon is the god who protects our race! How can you speak rudely to the statue? Why don't you apologize?"
Yuze bowed to the statue and apologized: "I'm sorry, Lord Poseidon, please forgive me."
There's no sincerity.
The man glared at him and said, "If the Lord Sea God knows your attitude, he will not protect you when the tide rises every month!"
"The sea tide rises? Every month?" Yu Ze raised his eyebrows slightly: "Does our place have frequent high tides?"
The man looked at him strangely: "How come you don't even know this?"
Yu Ze lied casually: "I'm sorry, I'm mentally retarded and have a bad memory. I had a fever when I was a child and my brain became confused."
The man's eyes instantly turned to sympathy: "No wonder you are so handsome and you haven't married yet. I guessed it. There must be no woman who likes you, right?"
Yu Ze's mouth twitched slightly, "Brother, you really have a good eye."
The man patted his shoulder and said, "My name is Yuntian. I have been working in the ancestral hall for a long time. If you have any questions, just ask me."
"Okay, brother." Yuze interrupted: "So what does this high tide mean? Aren't we in a mountainous area?"
Yuntian patted his shoulder and said, "Although we are surrounded by mountains on three sides, our ancestors offended the gods and were punished by them. The village is flooded by sea water once a month.
Later, a mermaid sea god appeared. He couldn’t bear to see everyone suffer, so he stepped forward to scare the sea tides. He appeared in our village once a month.
But in recent decades, Lord Poseidon has fallen into a deep sleep, leaving only a portion of his divine power to suppress the tides.
In recent years, the tides have become more and more fierce, and the power of the sea god has begun to be unable to suppress it.
The priest said that we must find the destined saint girl in order to awaken the sea god and have him bless our village again."
[Ding! Congratulations on triggering the side quest, "Solve the tidal damage to the Moon Clan Village"]
Yu Ze nodded, shared the side quest in the group and sent it to Qiao Xi.
No wonder the houses in this village are all waterproof and moisture-proof boathouse structures.
He looked up at the mermaid statue and frowned slightly, with an indescribable feeling.
Yuntian touched his shoulder: "How old are you? Can you cook? Are your kidneys healthy? How many bowls of rice can you eat a day?"
Yuze looked at him strangely: "What?"
Yuntian smiled cheerfully: "Nothing! I have a girl at home, she's in her 30s, very capable! She's made a lot of money doing business, and she's very popular in the village! I think you're a good person, so I want to introduce you two to each other."
Yu Ze looked at him with amusement: "She is so popular, but she still needs a brother like you to act as a matchmaker?"
Yuntian half laughed and half said, "She is popular, but she has high requirements. She must be powerful in bed, thin and good-looking with a good figure, and a little silly. I think you meet these requirements!"
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