Chapter 78 The Wandering Travel Group (Part 9)
Although the locations of all the courtyards in Fengmen Village had been broken up, Nan Huan still recognized the courtyard in front of him as the village chief's home based on the familiar layout of the courtyard.
This was also the place where she was forced to visit a wedding not long ago.
At this time, the sky above half of the village had been dyed red by the red line.
In the dim light, there was a clear light flashing in front of the hall of the main house.
During the few seconds that Nan Huan folded his wings and stood in front of the door, several groups of red lines had already shrank back from all directions because the black shadows were dispersed, and gathered on the light in front of the main table.
The two entered the courtyard, and Nan Huan discovered that the dark shadow that had been following them seemed to be afraid to get any closer.
Because the black shadow was broken up, the red line gathered in the light for a long time, as if it was fully charged. It set off again with an intact black shadow, flying in all directions of the village.
To make an inappropriate analogy, this place is like Black Shadow's mobile charging station, or a rebirth point.
No wonder so many black shadows were dispersed but their number did not decrease at all.
Because they can be reborn infinitely through the existence of the red line.
and--
Nanhuan took Beixi and slowly approached the main house, where the red lines were becoming increasingly dense.
It was as if there was a huge force preventing the two from getting close.
The entire main house was tightly packed with tangled red lines, and a dark corner was revealed in the center of the shiny area that was wrapped up.
Nan Huan's eyes were very sharp, and he immediately realized that it was the irregular black wooden board that was placed on the main seat at the previous wedding.
"The willow tree is obviously not in plain sight. Maybe we need to trigger something for it to appear."
Bei Xi had experienced other S-level copies and knew that the side quests in this type of copy usually did not give obvious clues, but were instead progressive.
It will only give you the conditions for A, and nothing else, so that you can get the answer D.
The BC clues and conditions need to be explored by players themselves.
"Now that we have found clues to the red line, it may be a condition for advancement. It's just that we haven't found the nemesis of this red line for the time being."
Bei Xi blocked Nan Huan behind him, stood outside the door of the main house, and reached out to touch the red lines that were gathered together.
Trying to find some clues or see if there are any opportunities that can be exploited.
She had seen that dark wooden board at weddings in other rooms after she separated from Nan Huan.
But at that time, I thought it was a bit strange that they were bowing again and again in front of a black object that was not even a tablet at a wedding, so I didn't go close to observe it carefully. I never expected that now I can't even get close to it.
Although Nan Huan was forced to hide behind Bei Xi, she still tilted her head to look at the scene inside the room.
And she watched helplessly as Bei Xi's fingers crossed the red line.
It seemed as if that thing could not be grasped at all. It was clearly there and visible to the naked eye, but it could not be touched.
"What about another explosion? Blast towards the wooden board in the middle?"
It is obvious that the essence of this mission is not to make them fight with the shadow.
When the time is almost up, hide in the safety of the willow tree.
Instead, we need to find a safe area, which means that the shadow will definitely have other ways to solve the problem.
Here, most of the dark shadows dare not approach easily unless they are dispersed.
It is not difficult to guess that the game specifically set up this safety point, and it must be expected that players will do something here.
It’s just that Nan Huan’s idea is a bit bold, and he wants to achieve it in one step.
Since the energy supply of the red line seems to be the wooden board, why not just destroy them all at once? Maybe it will work.
Bei Xi couldn’t think of any good solution for the time being, even though the thing could be seen but not touched.
But it really exists, and they can't even get close to the main house now, so they have no choice but to try their best.
She readily swung the air arrow and shot an arrow towards the central wooden board.
He turned around, put his arms around Nan Huan's waist, tapped his toes on the ground, and jumped onto the treetop in the courtyard.
It prevents the explosion from being involved and makes it easier to observe the situation.
But to their disappointment, the air arrow did not stick to the wooden board, but passed through the center and landed on the wall behind the main house.
With a bang, the entire wall collapsed, but the wooden board on the main table remained motionless, and the red wire wrapped around it did not even bend.
It seems that this method still doesn't work.
Nan Huan was already on the communicator, notifying his teammates.
First find a house with wooden boards and stay there to conserve your strength. Also, brainstorm and see if others have better ideas.
But just as Nan Huan finished speaking, the red line in the room finally moved.
I don’t know if it was because the noise just now was too loud, but the other party finally noticed that two people had come to their territory.
Or maybe it was this behavior of destroying other people's nests that finally made Hong Xian alert.
So before Beixi and Nanhuan jumped down from the treetop, several red lines immediately flew out of the house.
It immediately wrapped around their wrists and ankles, separating them.
It was clear that he couldn't be touched just now, but now he was suddenly restrained, pulled under the eaves of the main house, and hung up.
The red line seemed to have life and kept shrinking.
Before Nan Huan could react, she was already stretched out in a spread-eagle position, with her hands and feet tied, struggling constantly.
On Beixi's side, she had summoned out all kinds of props, trying to attack the binding red line.
Whether it was fire, dagger cutting, or even corrosive liquid, nothing would have any effect.
Nan Huan could feel his body being pulled at a terrifying speed, and the skin on his wrists felt like it was burning.
The more Bei Xi struggled, the faster the red line tightened, and soon it would reach a level that Bei Xi could no longer bear.
Nan Huan was mumbling to himself as he was trying to use the skill given to him by the vampire Hell - Bloody Silk - to see if he could solve the problem.
She felt a sharp pain in her wrist; the red thread had already cut into Nan Huan's body.
The rubbed wrist was stained with blood, which flowed down along the white wrist.
And the red line seemed to relax its hold on Nanhuan after sensing the blood.
Nan Huan endured the pain and found that it was not his illusion. Those red lines were not like the monsters before. After sensing his blood, they avoided him as if they saw something dirty.
Instead, he really liked the taste of his own blood, wrapping it around his wrist and absorbing the blood that flowed out.
Before he knew it, Nanhuan's feet had touched the ground. The red lines stained with blood seemed to have classified Nanhuan as one of his own kind.
Bei Xi also suffered the same fate.
The bloodstains spread along the red line to the black wooden board in the middle, and then from the black wooden board to all the red lines.
Those red lines that were originally visible and intangible suddenly became solid.
Those red threads were like a maid's long hair. When they smelled Nanhuan's blood, they became intimate with each other.
They seemed to like the smell of Nan Huan's blood and kept rubbing against her wounds, but they did not take the initiative to deepen the wounds.
It turned out that the first thing Bei Xi wanted to do after being put down was to treat Nan Huan's wound, but when he saw that the red lines seemed to have no malicious intent, he relaxed a little.
The main house, which was originally packed with people, also made way for a passage because of this incident.
The wooden sign in the center flashed twice, as if inviting them in.
As the two stepped into the main house, it seemed as if some kind of ban was broken.
Along with it comes the familiar prompt tone of the system.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for triggering the two-player special mission - The Bride's Instructions.
Dead bride, I smell a familiar scent in your blood.
You have the opportunity to meet the real bride and need to fulfill her wishes. 】
Because Nanhuan and Beixi are no longer new players, the system automatically omits the issue of implementing special side quests.
Nan Huan was a little surprised, but he didn't expect there would be some unexpected surprises.
It seems that the injuries were worth it, and there are unexpected clues.
But Bei Xi didn't think so. The more clues Nan Huan showed that were closely related to the game, the more uneasy she became.
The monsters before seemed to be a little afraid of Nan Huan’s blood, especially since she had the ability to devour them.
This at least shows that, to a certain extent, Nanhuan is standing in opposition to them.
But what happened just now, and the system prompt that said the bride smelled a familiar scent in Nanhuan's blood, always made her feel vaguely uneasy.
The scar on Nan Huan's wrist had been healed by medicine, but Bei Xi couldn't help but stroke her wrist, thinking deeply about something.
Nan Huan seemed to know what the other person was thinking. He shook the other person's hand in return and gave him a reassuring look.
The closer they got to the black wooden board on the main table, the more Bei Xi habitually kept Nan Huan behind him.
The wooden board continued to flash, as if guiding the two people to get closer.
There was no unusual movement and no danger occurred.
Those red lines seemed to be able to sense it and made room for the two of them.
Until the two of them stood directly opposite the main table, staring at the wooden board.
The dark wooden board was no different from when Nan Huan left, except that it occasionally emitted a little light.
The system clearly said that they had the opportunity to meet the real bride, but nothing happened.
Just as Nan Huan was wondering, the wooden board flashed twice quickly, as if urging them again.
Nan Huan and Bei Xi suddenly had an idea and tentatively reached out to grasp the shining wooden board. The light quickly expanded, covering the two of them and making Nan Huan unable to open his eyes.
With her eyes closed, she could feel the light all set, then brighten again, only a little softer this time.
Before she opened her eyes, she heard a child's laughter as loud as a bell in the distance.
With the experience from last time, although I knew that because of the settings of the game, no matter how tightly two people hold hands, they will be separated.
But Beixi still held it tightly stubbornly, and Nanhuan enjoyed the feeling of being blatantly possessed by the other party.
Fortunately, this time, the system did not mess up.
When they opened their eyes, they were still holding hands.
It was just that the originally dark night suddenly turned into day.
The gurgling stream is right in front of you, the sparkling water is clear and you can see the bottom. On the opposite side of the stream there are a few children playing with their heads down.
Carefree frolicking, scooping water with their hands, laughing and talking.
However, among these five or six children, only the face of a thin little girl could be seen clearly, while the other children were just blurry shadows.
My goodness, he is afraid that the two of them don’t know which one is the real bride.
And why is it a little girl? Isn’t this story line too long?
Nan Huan was not worried that this special side quest would affect the time of their first side quest. After all, this way of elimination seemed too shameless, right?
and--
Nanhuan looked up and saw Fengmen Ridge in the distance with smoke rising from cooking fires and bright spring scenery.
It was nothing like the depressing and eerie Fengmenling they had seen.
If it weren't for the familiar words on the stones and the layout of the village.
Nanhuan would just think this was a different village.
The stream is not very wide, only about two or three meters, and the voices from the opposite bank can be heard clearly.
"A Liu, are you hungry? I left you half a steamed bun. Eat it first. When I catch some fish, I'll grill it for you."
"Hmm... fish meat should smell delicious, Brother Hua. I once smelled it from afar when Old Zhao was grilling fish. It smelled delicious, but I've never eaten it."
"Do you think there will be fish here? We have been waiting for so long."
"Of course there are. My father once said that wherever there is water, there are fish."
…
Fortunately, the conversation was smooth, and Nan Huan and Bei Xi quickly learned the bride's name from the conversation.
A Liu, I don’t know if it was intentional or just a coincidence.
Nan Huan always thought of the willow tree for no reason, but she looked up at the village not far away.
But it seemed that he didn't see the obvious sign at first glance.
Children's voices are very clear and high-pitched. Without seeing their faces, it is impossible to tell whether the child speaking is a boy or a girl.
Nan Huan and Bei Xi only found out about a little boy who had a good relationship with A Liu, and she called him Brother A Hua.
And A Liu seems to be much shorter and thinner than the other children.
But the clothes she wore were a bit loose and ill-fitting, especially the half bun, which she had to rely on other children for help. It was obvious that her living environment was not good.
But children's topics always change quickly, and Liu was already very satisfied with half a steamed bun.
Soon the children's topic changed from whether there were fish in the creek to going to collect bird eggs together in the afternoon.
Nan Huan was standing by the stream. She didn't have many opportunities to get close to nature like this. Seeing the kids having fun on the opposite side, she also felt itchy.
Eager to try, he squatted down and scooped up the stream water with his hands.
"Huh? Can't feel anything?"
She turned her head and looked at Bei Xi with some disappointment. The water was clearly flowing over her wrist, but Nan Huan felt nothing.
Bei Xi slowly pulled her up. "It may be the same as the last instance. It is either a created illusion or something that happened in the past. We are just bystanders, so apart from seeing and hearing it, we can't feel anything else."
Even so, she still found a handkerchief and wiped Nan Huan's hands.
The voices on the other side of the river became increasingly blurred, and then the scene in front of me changed.
Nan Huan felt like he was in a 4D real-time video, and he was really immersed in the scene.
"A Liu, remember, when you leave home, you will belong to someone else's family, and it's not easy for you to come back."
Before Nan Huan could see the scene clearly, he heard an old, weak voice.
"Cough cough..." The man seemed to be in poor health, as if he was about to cough out his lungs, "You will be someone's daughter-in-law from now on, so you should be more diligent in your husband's family..."
In the dilapidated, leaky house, an old lady with a wrinkled face was half leaning on the bed, breathing barely.
Ah Liu was still as old as she was just now. Her clear eyes were filled with ignorance. "Then I won't be able to see my mother anymore? Then I won't go..."
With a snap.
Before she could finish her words, she was slapped hard on the face. "If you don't go, do you want to watch me die and rot on this bed?"
The woman was furious and slapped A Liu with so much force that half of his body turned.
"Mother, I don't want you to die, I don't want you to die..."
The teenage girl did not have a deep understanding of death and just thought that crying would make some difference.
But the woman didn't seem to care about the child's crying. She looked solemnly at the only window in the house, "I gave birth to you and raised you up, so it's only right that I use you to buy a coffin, right? Besides, even if I leave this money to you, what can you do with it?"
She spoke in a very soft voice, as if she didn't expect A-Liu to understand.
After a long time, the cold expression on her face faded a little, and she took on a motherly look and touched A Liu's head.
"Besides, don't you like playing with Ah Hua? After you go there, not only can you have enough food every day, but you can also play with him. Isn't that good?"
The woman tidied up A Liu's messy hair, hugged her with some difficulty, and coaxed her softly.
It seemed as if the soliloquy just now did not come from her mouth. She was just a dying mother who wanted to find a place for her child.
Her movements in coaxing the child were not skillful or gentle, and it was obvious that she did not do this often.
Nan Huan frowned, she couldn't tell what she felt.
Since it was A Liu who requested the meeting, then what they saw and heard must be something that the other party still remembers.
Maybe when she was a child, she couldn't understand what her mother said, but what would she think when she grows up?
No, it is also possible that she died before she even had the chance to think about it.
Nan Huan had only seen the practice of raising child brides from a young age on TV, but now such a thing was happening to a person in real life.
Nanhuan in particular had a premonition that this might be the beginning of all tragedy.
A Liu seemed to have not felt such a gentle mother for a long time. She was a little at a loss for a moment. After a long time, she reached out and hugged her mother's thin shoulders.
It seems that he wants to feel a little bit of warmth from this hug that is not really a hug.
But he didn't notice that his mother's eyes had returned to the window.
Then the scene changed again, and what was in sight was a blinding red.
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