After reaching a consensus, the group rushed towards the ancestral hall in the backyard of the Zhang family mansion, which was recorded in the guide. The various paper servants who blocked their way along the way made them even more terrified.
Even Lu Xiaoyao, who was screaming in terror non-stop, finally used her brain and asked, "These are all paper figures! Where are the original living people?! Hasn't anyone noticed anything wrong?!"
...
"So the reason why no one cares when she drags me around during the day isn't because these NPCs aren't intelligent enough, but because they're not intelligent NPCs at all?"
Mingmei stood on a rooftop watching the bustling, mindless "people" wandering the streets after the rain. The water stains on their feet made their feet fade, revealing them to be paper effigy.
Seeing this, Mingmei couldn't help but press her temples.
She couldn't help but complain to the system again: "This is the legendary newbie village? I've never studied in interstellar space, but you can't treat me like this."
As someone who came from a cultivation world with her parents and got her job through connections, Mingmei never expected it to be so difficult right away, and she didn't know what to say.
Didn't we agree that once we came in, we could just relax and do nothing?
[The villain told you not to go out at night, but you insisted on coming out to watch anyway.]
The system reminded Mingmei not to meddle in other people's business. They weren't the kind of people who had to get involved in the plot because of some script. Their only goal was to sell boxed lunches.
Of course she knew this. Mingmei stood on the rooftop, hands behind her back, looking towards the Zhang residence, her eyes full of gossip: "Can't I just watch and not interfere? I'm right there, why am I watching someone else's live stream?"
system:??
So this is the kind of host you are?!
Gui Gui was just wondering whether to remind Ming Mei not to be so kind, but what was her reason?
“The plot has changed so much I wouldn’t recognize it. The game plot you gave me isn’t outdated, is it?” Mingmei said, leaping and moving across the rooftop as if walking on flat ground, following the direction of the crowd. “Watching Lu Xiaoyao’s live stream to find the truth is too much trouble. I’d rather watch it myself. I can’t even enjoy the gossip properly.”
system:【……】
Wow, usually acting all aloof, but occasionally getting really irritated inside, turns out he's just a rascal who can't escape the melon patch either.
It has to be said that while the system was showing Mingmei Lu Xiaoyao's perspective from inside the mansion, she herself was still observing the "residents" moving along the road on the rooftop, who seemed completely oblivious.
Watching these two storylines together, with an omniscient perspective, Mingmei realized that the plot had indeed become even more bizarre.
Meanwhile, these paper-mache residents had actually gathered at the entrance of the Bai Mansion.
Looking at the two richly dressed middle-aged men and women who came out of the Bai residence, Mingmei's eyes were bright and alert, unlike the soulless residents wandering the streets.
"I remember Lu Xiaoyao later told me that the NPCs nowadays are too intelligent, and that she was almost persuaded not to come out when she was arguing with Bai's parents about breaking off the engagement..."
Her bright eyes flickered slightly as she wondered if the Bai family had changed in some way after the plot of the newbie village was altered.
When Lu Xiaoyao and her group finally rushed into the Zhang family ancestral hall, the four players were already covered in bruises. Thanks to Mingmei's boxed lunch, the crisscrossing scars on their bodies were quite frightening.
Fortunately, the person in question did not feel any pain.
"Time is of the essence! Young Master Zhang hasn't shown up yet. Who knows what he's up to? Quickly find that contract and destroy it with a brush stained with black dog blood!"
Hu Yue closed the ancestral hall door, bolted it, and urged everyone to get moving.
All you need to do is find the contract hidden among the offerings in front of the memorial tablet!
With that thought in mind, everyone's eyes gleamed with the fervor to clear the level. Alright, just one last step, and they would—
So many memorial tablets?
Even Hu Yue and Bai Xiao, who have the best memories, were momentarily stunned when they saw the rows of ancestral tablets with square characters on them.
"Who among you... recognizes the ancient Blue Star script?"
Bai Xiao asked in a low voice, clearly indicating that she did not acknowledge it.
To Bai Xiao's dismay, the other three "illiterate" men stood in a row and shook their heads quickly.
Bai Xiao: ……
Okay, she thinks it's good to take some language courses in the future, since they've already partnered with the game.
"There are so many memorial tablets, but have you guys carefully checked which tablet has which contract underneath?"
Lu Xiaoyao has placed her hopes on Hu Yue and Bai Xiao. She firmly believes that even if they don't recognize her, they are still better than ordinary people like them.
"I do remember some things, but..."
Hu Yue looked at the pile of memorial tablets, noting that nearly half of the inscriptions seemed identical. Her face darkened, and she placed two tablets before the group, asking, "Do you see any difference between these?"
LOL!
They're all squares, what's the difference?
Most viewers in the live stream had never seen these two brands before, with only a few viewers from Hualanxing providing some basic information.
[The late Bai family's maiden name was Yunxiang, who gave birth to Xilianwei; the late Bai family's maiden name was Jiuying, who also gave birth to Xilianwei; the late Bai family's maiden name was... Holy crap, how come the Zhang family has always married women from the Bai family?!]
[Wait a minute, what are you talking about, upstairs expert?]
[Isn't the main point about why they all married members of the Bai family?]
Yes, they both have the surname Bai!
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