Chapter 40 Night Fishing
Xu Zhiyan accidentally took insomnia medicine, causing him to miss important information: he might actually be the murderer.
He didn't sleep at all that first day.
There was no clue about the related evil spirits at all, which made him think that the previous task was mainly related to the white treasure worm.
The atmosphere around the campfire was a little tense.
The old guide did not look as calm and wise as he did yesterday. Instead, he looked hesitant and stammered without uttering a complete sentence.
He stole a glance at the handsome young man wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, and felt deeply that one cannot judge a person by his appearance, and one cannot measure the depth of the sea.
This young man seemed to be the easiest to bully among the four. He was slow and unenthusiastic in doing anything. He was also picky about his meals and had a lot of bad habits. He thought he was a fool!
I didn't expect that...
The guy named Xu is the most ruthless among these four fishermen!
The ashes of evil spirits filled with resentment were just soaked in water, and when he gave them to his teammates to drink, he seemed to have no psychological burden at all, as if he was really making milk for others!
How many people has this Xiao Xu killed?
The old guide's face became increasingly worse as he imagined too much.
Xu Zhiyan had a cold face and began to reflect seriously.
In fact, he felt something was wrong as soon as he saw the expired milk powder.
But thinking about what he had seen online before, that many anglers would use expired rice to soak in wine, mix expired milk powder with bait, and so on, he thought that this can of expired milk powder was for use later when fishing.
So who would go fishing with ashes?
Moreover, those people behaved very strangely. They couldn't taste any strange smell at all, as if they had lost their sense of smell and taste.
Especially Chen Zai. After drinking the boiling hot bone ash powder, he didn't even feel the heat, let alone the taste. It was as if he had lost all five senses... Was it because of the Baibao worm?
However, although his heart was in turmoil, Xu Zhiyan always kept a calm expression and was neither humble nor arrogant, which made the old guide even more nervous.
The live broadcast room was filled with comments, and the audience didn't even think it was ashes, they all thought it was spoiled milk powder.
[Extra concentrated ash drink, you deserve it! ]
[It’s so funny! At first I thought Xiao Baiwan would throw away the can of expired ‘milk powder’! ]
[No way! Xiao Baiwan is very stingy! ]
【Hahahahaha, but Xiao Baiwan is really lucky this time. I saw that the others were killed with knives, ropes, etc.】
[What a lucky guy! Everyone else's clues are very obvious, but his clue is too unclear. It's just terrible luck that two negatives add up to a positive! ]
[Is it actually ashes? My jaw dropped when I learned the truth! ]
[Same... I'm still wondering why he didn't find the murder weapon. I thought he didn't look carefully enough.]
Some people went to other live broadcast rooms to watch and found that other players had taken out various weapons from their backpacks. Some of them were stained with blood. It was very problematic at first glance, indicating that the players had special identities.
Only Xu Zhiyan.
He didn't know if it was a side effect of the last NPC bombing, but he was being targeted by the system, and the clues to the previous task were so vague that they were almost invisible.
The flames were dancing in front of my eyes, and the charred charcoal was making crackling sounds in the fire.
Xu Zhiyan leaned forward with his hands crossed, his elbows resting on his knees, his chin supported by the back of his hands, his face full of deep thoughts and his expression becoming increasingly solemn.
The old guide stood up tremblingly and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Xu Zhiyan.
"Are you sleepy? If not, let's chat." Xu Zhiyan sat up straight, and in front of the other person, his facial expression changed rapidly, showing a harmless look again.
Since the old man is a little afraid of him now, he might as well take this opportunity to ask him some questions.
"...No, not sleepy, sleepy."
The old guide was a little panicked.
The old guide put his butt back on the seat and began to think about what the man in front of him wanted to do.
Generally, those who really come to Amber Mountain Reservoir to eliminate evil spirits are those who feel guilty after killing someone, and those who cannot sleep after being haunted by ghosts.
A true evil person is not afraid of evil spirits or ghosts.
Because they are more ferocious than evil spirits and ghosts, even ghosts will avoid them.
The young man in front of him had no fear at all towards the evil spirit that was haunting him. It was obvious that he was also among them. He must be a very evil person without conscience.
Thinking of this, the old guide stood up and took the initiative to say: "Evil spirits can only turn into nightmares. They are entangled because they have done unforgivable things. They are all debts of love!"
"We will set out for Amber Mountain Reservoir tomorrow."
After saying that, he fled away, unwilling to pay any more attention to the young man in front of him who was feeding the ashes to his companions.
Xu Zhiyan looked at the old guide's vigorous steps and wondered if he had gone too far.
But no matter how I explain it, it seems unclear why there are ashes in the milk powder can. I guess the quality of this milk powder is pretty good. There is only a little bit left, and it has a strong milky flavor.
Just when he was struggling, a new task popped up on the panel.
[Task 2: Resolve the haunting evil spirit]
[Progress: 85%]
Xu Zhiyan touched his chin, and the slight sense of guilt he had just felt towards his fishing friends instantly diminished a lot.
So this is the obstacle that the game sets for players in the pre-mission?
He gave the ashes to the other three people to mix with water and let them drink. The mission progress was directly raised to 85%. If they had poured all of it out just now, the mission would probably have been completed by now.
Evil spirits will appear in the second half of the night, what should we do with the remaining 15%?
"Nightmare... nightmare... evil spirit..."
He pieced together the information given by the old guide and suddenly felt it was a bit tricky.
'Evil spirits only become nightmares'
In other words, he must dream in order to destroy the evil spirit.
He has already taken his medicine for staying up late, and you want to talk to him about his dreams?
"This game is fucking garbage."
After his daily insults about the rubbish game, Xu Zhiyan returned to the tent, took out the can of milk powder with only a base left, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.
Was the dark figure outside the tent last night the person who was 'killed' by him in the background setting?
But his body is his own body after entering the game, so these "harmful" memories should be forcibly placed into the evil spirit's body by the game.
As if he had thought of something, he ran to the old guide's tent and whispered politely to the inside: "Hello, do you know how to see evil spirits without sleeping?"
Now he couldn't sleep and there was nothing he could do.
But the mission must be accomplished.
The old guide was lying in the tent with his eyes open, unable to sleep. He had never imagined in his life that there would be such a person in the world!
If the evil spirits don’t come to you, should you actively look for them?
But as the saying goes, the tough ones are afraid of the desperate ones.
In his eyes, the handsome young man outside the tent had already risen to the level of a pervert who was willing to risk his life, and he was somewhat scared.
"Why do you want to see the evil spirit?" the old guide asked after careful consideration.
Xu Zhiyan touched his nonexistent conscience and said, "I want to see if the other three people still need to be saved."
Feeding others ashes was too exciting after all, so he decided to observe them for a while. If these three NPCs were not extremely evil people, he would try to help them as compensation for his misjudgment.
If these three people are really not good people, just let them be.
“There is a way, but it’s not easy.”
The old guide turned over, lowered his voice and just wanted to get rid of the people outside as soon as possible.
"If you want to see evil spirits, you need to find snake tears."
"Snake tears? Do snakes have tears?" Xu Zhiyan was confused and couldn't help but question: "Are you kidding me?"
As we all know, snakes do not have eyelids and their eyes are covered with cuticle.
How can I shed tears if I can’t even blink?
The old guide explained: "The snakes in Amber Mountain are different. The snakes here are human-like. If they encounter sad things, they will shed tears. But there are very few snakes here, and they are very aggressive. In our village, many people are killed by snakes every year. I advise you to give up..."
When it comes to snakes, he is still chattering on and on, with a hint of fear in his tone.
After hearing this, Xu Zhiyan was not nervous at all.
Instead, he happily went back to the tent to look for the snake.
Hey, what a coincidence!
The snake he just met yesterday sent its eldest brother to help him. It seems that his luck really turned out well in this copy!
Xu Zhiyan, who had no idea that he was actually being targeted by the copy, was overjoyed.
The LED night light in the tent lit up, making the small space much brighter and even looking a bit cozy.
Xu Zhiyan felt a little emotional as he carefully took out the coiled-up, pretending-to-be-dead snake cake.
"A snake like you that kills people would be made into snake soup if you were caught. Not only did I not eat you, I was also very kind to you, giving you a place to sleep and food to eat..."
Snakes are afraid of the cold, so a tent is definitely better than being in the wild. There is not even any bird or rabbit hair here, and food is scarce. I guess the big white snake can't find anything to eat. Coming here is like having a self-service meal, and there are people who feed you.
The more Xu Zhiyan spoke, the more he felt that he was a really kind person. He gently touched the snake's head, hesitating whether to slap the snake.
Otherwise, why would the snake cry when he was so kind to it?
Before he could do anything, he saw two crystal clear tears flowing from the corners of the big white snake's eyes.
The big snake felt miserable.
It came to help me find a place, but I ended up bringing it here to suffer. It was so miserable!!
Upon seeing this, Xu Zhiyan quickly found a small bottle to catch the rare snake tears in the world. He was deeply moved and touched the snake's head to make a promise.
"Although you eat villagers, you are a really good snake to me, better than your friends. Wait for me to get out of the dungeon and I will find a way to take you out too! Don't worry!"
After hearing this, the big white snake cried even harder.
On its round head, two small black eyes the size of green beans were filled with regret, and the whole snake was in a bad condition.
Xu Zhiyan was actually quite happy. When he saw that the snake had stopped crying, he encouraged it with an encouraging tone: "Keep crying, why don't you cry anymore?"
In the live broadcast room, everyone spontaneously felt sympathy for a wild animal.
【Hahahaha this is too miserable! 】
[Snake: You pua me! ]
[Wuwuwuwu, not only do I have to eat for you, I also have to make you cry. After that, I won’t let you go. I want to take you out of the dungeon! ]
[srds, this snake actually has expressions hahahahahaha]
【Face down.jpg】
[Hahahaha, can you guys sympathize with the snake? Hahahahahaha But it is really cute when its face falls, hahahaha! ]
[Brave Snake can’t hold on any longer hahahahaha]
[Snake: I really don’t have a drop left]
[Mad, I’m dying of laughter. I can’t hold it in anymore. Hahahaha! ]
After the White Snake cried, Xu Zhiyan got new props.
[Name: Snake Tears (derivative of cow tears)]
[Level: None]
[Type: Special]
[Introduction: There are no cows in this world, but there are ghosts. As a special prop provided by the locals, snake tears can allow you to see spirits]
【Notes: Apply on the eyelids for 30 minutes each time. 】
After stuffing the big snake back into the plastic bag, Xu Zhiyan said that he would catch fish for the big snake when he got to the reservoir.
But the big snake seemed to be hurt, coiled up into a ball, and was obviously in a bad mood.
Xu Zhiyan collected quite a lot of snake tears this time. He calculated that it would be enough to apply it about a dozen times.
After putting the milk powder can back into the tent, Xu Zhiyan came to the old guide's tent and said that he was not sleepy and that he would keep watch in the second half of the night. The old guide hesitated for a long time and finally agreed.
The long first half of the night was so boring.
Xu Zhiyan took the opportunity to set up the spare tent and placed it next to the old guide's tent.
This tent was not easy to set up. Xu Zhiyan was not very strong to begin with, and he had not done any work at the beginning, so it was particularly difficult for him to set it up.
By the time he finished the ride, panting, it was almost midnight.
The moon was high in the sky, there were no clouds in the sky, and the moonlight was exceptionally bright.
Just after twelve o'clock, gusts of cold wind blew by, and Xu Zhiyan huddled in the half-zipped tent, feeling a little cold.
The cold snake tears smeared on his eyelids and he frowned slightly.
The feeling of discomfort was fleeting, and when he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him had changed.
There was a figure standing in front of the tents of the three fishing friends.
If the shadow he saw last night was gray, then what he saw now was a real and clear evil spirit.
In front of Chen Zai's tent was a little girl in a white dress. From the back, she looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. Blood was overflowing from her abdomen, staining her entire body.
In front of Fang Guocheng's tent was a short and fat woman holding a child in her hands. The only abnormal thing was that the two ghost heads were in a mess, as if they had been smashed to pieces.
The ghost looking for Jiang Lie was even weirder...
That can't even be called a complete 'ghost'.
Large and small pieces of corpses were piled up together, pieced together and then collapsed again, making the sanity level of those watching drop dramatically.
Xu Zhiyan was silent for a moment, thinking, if these three ghosts were killed by his fishing friends, then just giving them ashes water to drink would be too easy for them, so it would be better for the ghost ladies to do it themselves.
He continued to observe, and after seeing the evil spirit outside successfully enter the tent, he quietly observed his own tent.
If the shadow outside the tent is the evil spirit that haunts the player, then judging by the situations of the other three people, he should have "killed" someone.
Thinking of the word "debt of love" mentioned by the old guide, Xu Zhiyan felt a little overwhelmed.
He is really not good at dealing with this kind of thing. He hopes that the vengeful lady whose memory is forcibly implanted by the system will not be too paranoid. This way, it will be good for you, me and everyone.
However, as the evening breeze blew by, Xu Zhiyan's tent remained motionless, and there was nothing outside.
It should be that the ashes diluted the hatred, causing the evil spirit to misjudge.
Thinking that the other party would not be able to find him for a while, Xu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to close the tent, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, as if something appeared in the tent.
"I found you..."
Xu Zhiyan shuddered all over and froze in place, with the hairs on his back standing up.
It's an unfamiliar voice, but it sounds nice.
But why the hell is it a man?
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