A loud crash startled Merita, making her jump!
It turned out that Wang Wenfei had accidentally dropped the basin of water she was carrying, startling everyone.
"Oh my god! That scared me to death!"
Hearing the noise, Lu Xiaoyao patted her chest and then glanced at the dazed Merita, saying, "Look, you've scared her."
"Sorry, my hands were a little wet and slippery."
Wang Wenfei seemed completely out of sorts that day, and even the usually careless Lu Xiaoyao could sense that something was wrong.
"What's wrong with you today? You didn't—there's something wrong with the character you got, did you?"
As soon as Lu Xiaoyao said this, everyone's gaze towards Wang Wenfei changed.
Thinking about it carefully, Wang Wenfei was indeed acting a bit strange today.
"No... I just... I just..." Wang Wenfei felt increasingly nervous as she looked at everyone's increasingly distrustful gazes, and her speech became more and more hesitant, which only intensified everyone's suspicions.
"Anyway—I'm not a bad person, I'm just... just having some trouble with the role itself!"
"What's bothering you? Tell us, maybe we can help you find a solution."
Merita was the first to take Wang Wenfei's hand and comfort her, "This game isn't a one-person game. With so many of us, we're sure we can find a way."
“My father left home. My mother has been in a bad mood all day. As soon as I got home, she became extremely agitated and kept insisting that I go find my father.”
"Huh? This... So, have you looked for it yet?"
Wang Wenfei nodded, then shook her head, looking conflicted.
“I asked the villagers, and they all said that my father ran away with my mother’s money… How am I supposed to find out about that?” Wang Wenfei looked haggard. “My mother has been nagging me about this ever since I got home today.”
Do you want us to help you?
Julian spoke up at the right moment: "When an NPC actively gives you a task, and in such an urgent way, you probably can't refuse to complete it."
"Yes, but I asked everyone in the village and couldn't find any clues."
Are you talking about Wang Laosan?
Just as everyone was still confused, Mingmei spoke up. She looked at Wang Wenfei and asked, "Your father is Wang Laosan, right?"
"Yes."
Wang Wenfei nodded, and Lu Xiaoyao and Merita exchanged a glance.
They were familiar with the name Wang Laosan! They had only heard of it that afternoon.
Immediately afterwards, everyone's attention turned to Mingmei, who said, "Early this morning, before dawn, I vaguely saw someone carrying a torch going up the mountain. The figure looked quite like Wang Laosan."
"Boss, if you saw it, why didn't you tell my mother?" Wang Wenfei only found out today when she asked the villagers that her mother had been sitting on the ground crying and making a scene all morning.
"Oh, I forgot."
Mingmei has indeed forgotten.
She had just entered the game when she encountered that scene. Before she could even process the information, seeing that no one else was making a move, she decided to follow the crowd and avoid getting involved.
Everyone: "..."
Live viewers in front of the screen:
Wow... that's a really good reason!
[It's probably necessary for the plot; players should have to go up this mountain.]
[Yeah, what's the point of telling an NPC this kind of information? Who knows, the player might end up looking for their mother too.]
...
"Is there any danger on this mountain?"
Julian finished washing the fish and handed it to Mu Chen. Then, remembering the information they had gathered in the village that afternoon, he said, "I heard that quite a few people have gotten lost and gone missing in these mountains."
"Is there?"
Mingmei, feigning ignorance, asked, "No one has gone missing in the village all these years, not a single person... Ah, but there might be now."
As she spoke, Mingmei looked at Wang Wenfei, as if Wang Laosan's matter was the biggest thing that had happened in recent years.
Then, Mingmei asked, "Who told you that?"
"He's a madman in the village... calling him a madman isn't quite accurate, you'd say he's an idiot. He lives in a chicken farm, with the chickens. We met him by chance."
"You believe what a madman says?" Mingmei chuckled. "It's just the ramblings of a madman that no normal person has said."
"Indeed... we haven't heard of any missing persons in the village in recent years."
Wang Wenfei nodded in agreement, confirming the truthfulness of Mingmei's words, and said, "At least before I went to university, there were never any missing persons here. When I came back this time and inquired about my father, I didn't see any families missing anyone."
"Ah... so it was just me overthinking it?"
As he spoke, Julian secretly glanced at Mu Chen, who was diligently cooking behind him.
During the day, Mu Chen had specifically taken him to listen to what the madman was muttering, and Mu Chen said that what the NPC was saying was worth paying attention to.
In the end, it turned out they were just being delusional.
...
"Alright, it's time to eat."
As soon as Mu Chen finished speaking, everyone immediately turned their attention to him. They saw him lift the lid of the large pot on the earthen stove, and a pot of fish and flatbread instantly caught their eye.
Each person had a bowl of fish and flatbread. The fish soup was rich and flavorful, and it also contained soft and tender potatoes and green beans soaked in the soup. This dinner was absolutely fantastic!
"You'll sleep in the same room with us tonight. We'll put the beds together so you won't need to book another room."
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