At this point, it was impossible to tell whether it was night or day outside.
The white lanterns outside the funeral home swayed in the wind. The shop owner sat in the dimly lit shop, silently wiping the funeral utensils by the faint candlelight.
Suddenly, he looked up and gazed at the shop entrance.
Yu Xiangnan was following Bula in search of the player's corpse when they happened to pass by the entrance of this funeral parlor. A strange feeling made her subconsciously raise her eyes.
As I looked up, my eyes met a pair of eyes.
The funeral home owner was staring intently at Yu Xiangnan, making him seem unfathomable.
Yu Xiangnan gripped the shovel tightly without making a sound.
She had just lifted her foot to leave when, unexpectedly, the shop owner suddenly called out to her, saying abruptly, "Young lady, I see a dark aura around your face; this may be an ominous sign."
Yu Xiangnan: "......"
Thank you so much.
Since he had already been called over, Yu Xiangnan deliberately approached the funeral home owner, bringing him into the range of his skill, "Turn Enemy into Friend."
Ugh, I still can't use this skill...
Seeing that Yu Xiangnan remained silent, the funeral home owner continued, "Haha, it was just a joke. You are quite unique compared to others; the smell you have is very strong."
"Others might not notice, but my nose is sharp, I could smell it right away... You must have dealt with corpses quite a few times, right?"
Yu Xiangnan was startled.
You can even smell it?
Is she stinking like a corpse?
Yu Xiangnan raised his hand in disbelief and smelled it.
The funeral home owner saw him in this state, and after a moment of surprise, he burst into hearty laughter.
"......"
Yu Xiangnan sighed helplessly. He glanced at the half-full heart symbol on the shop owner's head and then thought that this seemed to be a survival scenario with a storyline. So, he remained calm and said with a slight smile, "Your nose is sharper than a hunting dog's. Who knows, maybe I'm in this line of work too?"
It must be said that being a funeral director is indeed a profession that involves corpses.
However, compared to the normal procedure, it is rather simple and crude.
The shop owner gave her a deep look, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. He stood up and said with a half-smile, "Working in this line of work? Hahaha, young lady, you've got some nerve. If most people saw me and this old shop, they'd probably run away by now."
"In this line of work, being bold isn't enough; you also need real skills."
"That's right." As he spoke, Yu Xiangnan's gaze swept across the store, and he suddenly caught sight of a petite figure in red.
Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the little girl who had given her a bouquet of wildflowers earlier.
"This is......"
The funeral home owner turned around following her gaze and then explained, "Oh, she's my granddaughter, her name is Xiaohua."
granddaughter?
Just as Yu Xiangnan was about to speak, Xiao Hua ran out of the store with a bright smile on her face.
"Sister, you've come!"
Yu Xiangnan was taken aback, then laughed and said, "So your name is Xiaohua? What a coincidence, we meet again. I still have the wildflowers you gave me last time."
Sure enough, Xiaohua's favorability rating immediately increased.
The shop owner frowned slightly when he saw this: "Girl, stop fooling around."
The little girl immediately ran to the shop owner, grabbed his arm, and said sweetly, "Grandpa, my sister is a good person, please let her come in and take a look."
The shop owner's gaze swept back and forth between Yu Xiangnan and the little girl, his expression softening somewhat, while the heart above his head gradually rose.
Before the shop owner could speak, Yu Xiangnan said, "Sorry to bother you, boss."
This preemptive strike was perfectly timed. The shop owner remained silent for a moment, then turned and walked into the shop, leaving behind the words: "Come in, you can only look, but you can't touch."
"Oh, and don't let that dog in."
【Bula】: ?
[Bula]: Who is this NPC? Are there any dogs around here?
[Yu Xiangnan]: Uh... I was talking to you?
【Bula】：? ? ?
Bula was so angry that his fur seemed to stand on end. He stiffened his neck, and his eyes revealed a stubborn and unyielding spirit.
The moment it stepped over the threshold, the shop manager, who had been facing away from the door, suddenly turned around as if he had eyes in the back of his head.
Immediately afterwards, he reached to the side and grabbed the broom leaning against the wall.
"Go away! Where did this dog come from? Don't cause trouble here!"
Bula glared defiantly at the shop owner.
[Bula]: You're the stray dog! You old wild man!
【Fei Duo】: ?
Yu Xiangnan sighed, seeing that they were at an impasse, so he had no choice but to send a message to Bula in the chat.
[Yu Xiangnan]: Forget it, don't argue with him. The old man is very stubborn. How about this, you wait for me outside for a while, and I'll give you a can of luncheon meat when I come out.
[Bula]: Really?
[Yu Xiangnan]: Guaranteed Authentic
[Bula]: Okay, it's a deal. Whoever lies is a dog!
Yu Xiangnan then entered the funeral home.
An old and solemn atmosphere wafted over me.
The shop was dimly lit, with yellowed old newspapers pasted on the walls. In the center of the room were several antique wooden tables and chairs, covered with lists and records of various funeral supplies.
In the corner, there were stacks of paper figures, horses, and houses of varying heights, brightly colored yet with a touch of eeriness. Next to them were funeral necessities such as incense, candles, paper money, and burial clothes.
The entire shop was filled with a faint scent of incense and the strong smell of decaying old wood, all mixed together.
Yu Xiangnan strolled around for a while but didn't find anything unusual.
To be precise, because everything in this town is abnormal, it's actually impossible to find anything unusual.
However, the funeral shop owner and the little girl are different from the butcher and his group. First, they have heart-shaped symbols above their heads, and the hearts are red. But the butcher and some other mutated NPCs have completely black heart-shaped symbols above their heads.
Will her current actions or judgments affect the final outcome of this story?
Yu Xiangnan's heart was beating a little faster.
When you realize that the choice you're making could be like the butterfly effect, unleashing a huge storm in your life, making a decision becomes much more complicated.
Various thoughts were clashing wildly in my head, one side worrying about unknown risks, the other yearning for potential opportunities.
The funeral home owner shifted his gaze away from Yu Xiangnan, and the old chair creaked softly under the weight of his body.
He said to himself, "Sigh... I've been running a funeral home in this town for many years and have seen a lot of life and death. I thought that no matter how outrageous things are in this world, they're nothing more than things that happen in the coffin. But recently, a series of strange things have happened in this town."
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