Chapter 150: Forbidden Love 71
"Let's play a game!" Du Xiaoyue stretched out her arms like a singer. There was no more girlish innocence on her face, only the cunning of a ghost.
Everyone waited for the follow-up.
Du Xiaoyue retracted her outstretched arms and inexplicably jumped twice like a ballerina.
She said, "You now have a privilege in your hands. As long as you write down the name of one person present on the paper in front of you, the person with the highest number of votes will be able to pass safely regardless of their points."
Is this an announcement of the rules?
Su Qingyun looked at Du Xiaoyue and frowned slightly. In the dungeon, NPCs can announce rules, but they are usually restrictive rules, such as you cannot stay here, or you must arrive at a certain place at a certain time. This is the first time she has encountered a rule like Du Xiaoyue directly controlling the life and death of the trial-takers.
Su Qingyun sensitively realized that this copy of Gelton Manor might be different from the copies she had experienced before.
At this time, Xin Yi, who didn't care about the result at all, spoke up. She maintained her usual speaking style and questioned Du Xiaoyue with disdain, "The one with the most votes can pass safely. Do you have this power?"
Du Xiaoyue did not answer, but her fair face quickly turned red. She waved her delicate hand, and two burly men suddenly walked out of the secret door.
She looked at Xin Yi arrogantly and angrily said, "Let her taste the consequences of questioning me."
The big man did not use force against Xin Yi. He just took out a small branding iron from his side and unexpectedly branded a mark on Xin Yi's arm.
The action happened so fast that no one had time to react, including Xin Yi.
A wisp of black smoke rose from the brand, Xin Yi screamed and stood up, but soon she bent over again because of the pain.
Mrs. Du also screamed, as if she was frightened by the brand on Xin Yi's arm. She exaggeratedly shouted "My God" several times.
Then she scolded Du Xiaoyue for being too naughty in the tone of a child who had done something wrong, "Someone, give her some medicine." She was very indifferent when she said this, as if it was a piece of glass that was broken by Du Xiaoyue and she was looking for someone to fix it.
No one spoke, because everyone knew that the soldering iron was just a symbolic tool.
Being branded means being polluted.
Xin Yi has been contaminated. Even if she has the ability to replace herself, the wounds from the contamination will accompany her for the rest of her life.
"Alright!" Du Xiaoyue clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back to her. She said, "New character cards are about to be distributed. Everyone, hurry up and write your names. We'll move on to the next step after we finish this game. But before you do, let me announce the rules."
She said, "There are two rules. First, the results won't be announced immediately after everyone writes their names. If your name gets the most votes, you can safely pass through, provided it's not contaminated later. Second, if everyone writes their names and there's a tie, the privilege is void and the rules for passing through remain the same."
The rules for passing the level remain the same as before. Six out of seven people will be safe in the copy. If there is no B-level clearance, one person will be swallowed by the weirdness.
Su Qingyun thought to herself that Du Xiaoyue's move was very vicious. She seemed to have given everyone a chance to live, but in fact she was testing human nature.
Because no one is willing to give up the hope of life to others.
There are still five days left for the copy, and there will be a lot of variables in these five days.
No, let alone five days, there will be variables even within five minutes. For example, Ye Jian went out to rescue a rabbit and his points were no longer at the bottom.
So no one knows who among the seven of them will be the one to be swallowed by the mystery.
Su Qingyun picked up the pen and wanted to look at the other people present before writing.
Just as I was about to raise my head, a warning sounded in my ears.
[Please do not communicate with them. If you make eye contact, the system will determine that you are cheating and your vote will be invalid.]
Su Qingyun quickly lowered her head and after thinking for a long time, she wrote down her name.
Instead of blindly analyzing, it is better to follow your heart.
Su Qingyun threw the note with her name on it onto the plate.
Others who completed the voting at the same time as her included Ye Jian and Xu Xinghe.
It seems that these two people also followed their hearts and wrote their own names.
Su Qingyun smiled at the two of them, then turned her gaze to Xin Yi who had just been contaminated.
Xin Yi wrote very slowly because of the injury on her hand, but from Su Qingyun's position, it could be seen that the name she wrote was two characters.
There are now four people with two-character names: Xin Yi, Ye Jian, Qin Shu and Yin Qi.
Su Qingyun directly ruled out Qin Shu and Yin Qi. She suspected that the name written by Xin Yi was Ye Jian.
If it was Ye Jian, then there was a high probability that all of them would be safe.
Xin Yi is worthy of being Xin Yi. At this time, only she can write other people's names.
Ye Jian should have been able to anticipate this possibility, no wonder he was able to finish writing it with such confidence.
The last person to complete the voting was Yang Bingyan, and Su Qingyun believed that Yang Bingyan wrote her own name.
The reason why it is slow may be that it is weighing the pros and cons.
Of course, it is not ruled out that she is struggling with the performance.
The workers took away the plates, and Su Qingyun thought the voting process was over because Du Xiaoyue had stated in the rules that the voting results would not be announced immediately.
Unexpectedly, after reading all the notes, Du Xiaoyue said, "Congratulations everyone, you are all safe because someone got three votes."
This result was beyond everyone's expectations.
But the first one to express surprise was Yang Bingyan, her joy was beyond words.
Du Xiaoyue also saw Yang Bingyan's delighted expression. She smiled and reminded him, "But don't be too happy too soon. Those who voted high need to stay away from contamination for the next five days if they want to leave safely."
After saying that, she tore up the paper and threw the pieces toward the ceiling like flowers scattered by a fairy.
The pieces of paper flew around and slowly fell down, finally turning into snowflakes.
By the time everyone reacted, Du Xiaoyue had disappeared, along with Mrs. Du and the magnificent manor.
What everyone saw next were dusty tables and chairs, and air filled with a stale, musty smell. It felt as if the entire manor had been covered in dust over the years, making it difficult to breathe.
"What's going on?" It was Qin Shu who asked the question.
It was his first time entering a dungeon, and he was caught off guard by the sudden change.
No one answered him, and everyone stood up and started walking towards the living room.
In the living room, the once gorgeous crystal chandelier is now crumbling, and the crystal decorations have long lost their former brilliance and are covered with a thick layer of dust, like silent ghosts.
The paint on the oil painting on the wall has peeled off and the scenery is blurred, only the general outline can be vaguely made out.
Su Qingyun was walking at the front of the team. The moment Du Xiaoyue disappeared, the first thing she felt was the cold.
She walked to the gate of the manor, reached out and opened the door.
Outside the door, the snow is endless.
Su Qingyun uttered four words: Snow Country Manor.
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