Chapter 112 The rules on both sides match up perfectly...
"If I can't say, then I can't say." Xiang Bei hadn't expected to be restricted in this place.
Xu Yi is still in the dungeon of the bizarre world, so Xiang Bei can't confront him head-on. The main reason is that Xu Yi has a cheat code, so nothing serious will happen.
The system added, "We can't give Xu Yi any more hints. She's logged in, so she'll be fine."
“Okay, then I’ll say a few words to her, alright? I can’t just disappear after a disagreement,” Xiang Bei said.
There was no response from the other end, which clearly meant they agreed.
Xiang Bei sighed before speaking.
I have some things to take care of here, so I won't be able to help you anymore. Please be careful.
Xu Yi stared at the comments that appeared, paused for a moment, but still nodded and said softly, "Thank you. You've helped me a lot. I can handle it myself, don't worry about me."
She can protect herself.
Having successfully cleared the dungeon before, Xu Yi was no longer as bewildered as she had been at the beginning.
Xiang Bei sighed. The system couldn't do anything about it now. If the host himself had transmigrated into Xu Yi to do this mission, there wouldn't have been any major problems. The difficulty was that their remote command had been discovered.
This is extremely difficult, and the instance manager doesn't accept this situation. They believe Xu Yi already has a cheat code; compared to the others in the instance, she won't die even if she actually breaks the rules, and continuing to use other cheat codes would be going too far.
Therefore, a warning was issued to system 9639.
Xiang Bei didn't say anything more, and continued watching while resting her chin on her hand.
There's no point in saying anything more now that things have come to this.
Xu Yi felt that there was indeed someone in her room just now, but she couldn't find any trace of them no matter how hard she looked. It was still early, so she lay back down on the bed, pulled her hood tighter, and fell into a deep sleep again.
She was awakened by the electronic announcement.
One person died during this mission.
This broadcast is different from the previous ones.
One of the mission participants died, but it's unclear which character died.
When Xu Yi got up, her grandmother had already prepared the meal.
After she finished breakfast, her grandmother handed her the basket she had brought yesterday. "Little Black Hat, this is bread I baked for you and your mother. Take it back and eat it with your mother."
Grandma looked at her kindly and instructed, "Remember to stay on the main road and don't go into the forest next to it, or you'll get lost."
"Okay, Grandma." Xu Yi said goodbye to her grandmother.
She stood at the doorway; the sky was still overcast, looking like it was about to pour rain.
Xu Yi turned her head, and her grandmother was still standing at the door, smiling kindly at her.
She switched her perspective and saw that her grandmother was still her grandmother; she was a true original resident of the town.
Seemingly noticing Xu Yi's surprised expression, the old man still smiled kindly, "My presence here is very low, and I'm lucky that I haven't been targeted by those monsters. I'm too old to save everyone, so I'm entrusting my care to you, my dear child."
The big black wolf was able to find his grandmother because that was the original story.
Those ghosts don't exist in the story; they can't find the grandmother and the cottage, which have become less prominent.
Grandma came over and adjusted her hood.
"Go back now, and be careful on the way."
Xu Yi didn't speak, but nodded firmly to her grandmother.
Grandma closed the door. Xu Yi took a few steps, then turned back and realized that the cottage and the forest had almost blended into one. Grandma, along with her cottage, had become less noticeable.
Xu Yi checked several times, and sometimes she could see it, but most of the time, she still easily overlooked her grandmother's little house.
When she returned home with the bread her grandmother had given her, she noticed that the edge of her hood had changed color; the hood, which was originally black, now had a red edge.
Xu Yi pulled at the hood several times to confirm that it was indeed red.
Her little black hat changed color.
Xu Yi didn't take off her hat to examine it closely. She wanted to find a riverbank to look around, but she hadn't seen any water along the way.
As Xu Yi passed the castle, he saw the black frog that had been thrown out. It croaked loudly, but he couldn't understand what it was saying.
Before, it could still speak human language, but now it can only try to jump around, as if it is saying something, but Xu Yi cannot understand it.
The arrogant guards seemed to understand and cursed at the black frog, "Nonsense! There has never been a princess here. If you continue to talk nonsense, the king will kill you."
The black frog croaked for a while longer, and finally spoke in human language. It still insisted that it had seen the princess yesterday and even helped her retrieve her little black ball, but the princess broke her promise and ran away with the ball.
Turning its head and seeing Xu Yi, the black frog's eyes widened, and it jumped towards her.
"Hello, Little Black Hat, you saw me helping the princess retrieve her black ball yesterday, didn't you?"
"Hello, Black Frog, you're right, there was a princess yesterday." Xu Yi had already completed her task, and continued to respond to the greetings from others.
Because she didn't know what the other people's goals were.
However, Xu Yi guessed that others did not know that she had already achieved her goal.
Black Frog looked at the servants and said disdainfully, "Look, I have witnesses. Now you should believe what I said. Quickly bring the princess out and let her fulfill her vow to marry me."
The guards laughed, saying disdainfully, "You said yourself, there was a princess here yesterday, so what about today?"
Black Frog didn't know what to say for a moment, so he looked at Xu Yi and said, "Little Black Hat, what do you think?"
Xu Yi shook her head, "I don't know. I saw the princess yesterday, but I didn't see her today."
She didn't know if there were any other princesses in the castle today. Seeing the guards' blank expressions when they mentioned the princesses, and considering the mission announcement this morning, it was likely that the deceased mission taker was the princess she had met yesterday.
But Black Frog seemed unaware of this; he thought the princess was conspiring with the servants to deceive him and didn't want to keep her vow.
Xu Yi saw something in the black frog; he was also a mission taker, and he had truly become a black frog.
If that princess really disappeared, Black Frog would probably have a hard time transforming back into human form, which is why he was in such a hurry.
Xu Yi wondered if Black Frog's goal might be related to turning back into human form.
A guard came over, grabbed the black frog, and threw it far away, saying, "Get out of here, you disgusting thing."
Seeing the black frog thrown far away by the guards, and those guards looking at him, the eerie presence seemed to emanate from them, and they even smiled at Xu Yi.
Xu Yi took two steps to the side, still able to hear the croaking sounds, but she didn't turn around and continued walking forward.
As Xu Yi walked away, she heard the black frogs croak a few times, sounding quite angry.
She ignored him and continued walking.
When she felt the cold wind blowing in her face, Xu Yi looked towards the corner from yesterday and saw the little girl from yesterday.
Unlike her pale complexion yesterday, she looked much better today.
I remained squatting in that corner, gazing enviously through the glass window at the people eating inside.
When someone passed by, the little girl held the small black box in her hands and asked something in a low voice.
Her voice was very soft, as if it came from afar, yet also as if it were very close.
Upon seeing Xu Yi, the little girl smiled and picked up the small black box in her hand, saying, "Buy one."
Xu Yi saw the colors of a mission taker in this little girl, but strangely, she didn't remember seeing her among the mission takers.
Although I only glanced at it briefly, I should have some recollection of it.
The little girl's gothic makeup wasn't heavy; there was a circle around her eyes and two horizontal lines drawn on her cheeks, surrounded by scattered dots that formed a pattern.
Seeing Xu Yi staring at her, she brought the black box in her hands closer and said, "Buy one."
Xu Yi took two steps back, turned around, and quickly left.
She felt something was off, but couldn't figure out exactly what was strange.
I always felt like there was something she was overlooking.
She passed by the castle again, which was covered with roses and thorns. Many people still challenged themselves, wanting to break through the thorns and awaken the sleeping prince.
Crows circled overhead, dropping roses, and more and more vines intertwined, tightly surrounding the castle.
Just then, a princess riding a black horse arrived. She was dressed in men's gothic attire and greeted her warmly, "Hello, Little Black Hat."
"Hello." Xu Yi nodded.
A female quest participant dressed as a prince stood before thorns, and the thorns automatically parted to make way for her, with roses paving the way for her.
Even the crows above stopped circling and landed on the castle roof.
The quest takeer the sword already at his waist and lead the way into the castle.
Some people wanted to follow, but were blocked by the closed thorns.
They were indignant, but helpless, and could only watch as the quest taker entered the castle.
Xu Yi knew that the Sleeping Prince was also a mission taker. After waiting for a while, she saw the thorns around the castle suddenly move, then slowly shrink into the ground, disappearing along with the roses.
Even the crows flew away.
In front of the castle, only some skeletons remained.
Everyone who had fallen asleep in the castle awoke.
The princess woke up the sleeping prince.
The King and Queen, along with the Sleeping Prince and Princess, walked hand in hand onto the balcony. The King announced that the Sleeping Prince would marry the princess who had awakened him.
The subjects, appearing from who-knows-where, cheered joyfully. Xu Yi only saw a dark, eerie mass, like a chaotic dance of demons.
Xu Yi watched for a while, but instead of cheering along with the monsters, he picked up his basket and left.
Many people greeted her along the way.
Xu Yi responded to each of them.
She met the Black girl again, in the same place as yesterday, and the Black girl was still covering her face and crying.
"Hello, Little Black Hat."
"Hello."
Gao Lin looked up and sighed, "My rules have been set. I'm going to the ball tonight to meet my prince. How are things going on your end?"
"Everything is fine."
Gao Lin reached out and pulled at the grass on the ground. "One of the mission takers died."
Xu Yi nodded. "It should be the princess from the Black Frog side, but I don't know how she died. It seems like no one remembers her. They say there was no such person as her."
Gao Lin sighed again, "I'm a little scared, it would be great if you could come with me."
With Sister Youyi around, she always felt more at ease.
But then I thought about it again and realized that it was unlikely. There were probably no little black hats at the prince's ball, right?
“I can go take a look too,” Xu Yi said.
"But you're Little Black Hat, how could you go to the prince's ball?"
"I can't tell you that right now."
Gao Lin nodded and didn't ask any further questions. However, she told Xu Yi about the rules the system had given her.
Rule 1: When you see a girl in a black hat, remember to greet her by saying, "Hello, girl in a black hat."
Rule Two: All girls of marriageable age must attend the prince's ball and wear beautiful dresses.
Rule 3: You must be home before midnight, and you may not leave until you hear a knock at the door.
Xu Yi never expected that she would play a role in someone else's rules.
One of the rules of the Little Black Hat is that if any creature on the road greets you, you must politely respond with a "hello".
Gao Lin's rule is that when you see a black hat, you must greet it with the designated phrase.
The rules on both sides match perfectly.
But why the little black hat, and not some other character?
Is it because Little Black Hat is going to deliver something to her grandmother's house, and that will connect all the mission participants?
Or is there some other reason?
It was the character card she drew, but what exactly was the fairy's hint?
Something flashed through Xu Yi's mind so quickly that she couldn't quite grasp it.
I always felt that if I could catch that one, I would be able to find out what the fairy's hint was.
Xu Yi recalled the people who had greeted her along the way, and it seemed that only the princess from Black Frog's side had said, "Hello, little black hat."
Needless to say, the local residents all love Little Black Hat, so everyone greets her when they see her.
The other mission participants didn't have to greet her, but they still greeted her, the girl in the little black hat.
Xu Yi guessed that the first rule for everyone else was the same as Gao Lin's, and then the rules were about the roles they had drawn.
The only one who hasn't appeared yet is Yu Jin's dark horse prince.
Could the death of the person playing the princess be related to her saying the wrong thing?
Xu Yi looked up and saw the black girl's two older sisters watching her from upstairs.
When their eyes met Xu Yi's, the two older sisters' expressions suddenly changed. They twisted their bodies and rushed over, almost touching Xu Yi's cheek.
Gao Lin seemed not to see it; she was still sighing.
"See you tonight," Xu Yi said without changing his expression.
"Okay, see you tonight." Gao Lin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Xu Yi was also going.
After all, she still has a role goal that she can't tell anyone else.
After making the appointment with Gao Lin, Xu Yi continued walking home.
Before even seeing the black-haired girl, they first encountered a witch holding poisonous mushrooms.
"Hello, Little Black Hat."
"Hello."
Is she dressed like that to go find Kuroyuki?
The other person seemed to like her very much, and smiled at her, saying, "Little Black Hat, would you like to try this delicious mushroom? You'll definitely love the taste."
The witch's tone was full of seduction.
Xu Yi was stunned for a moment. So the witch wasn't looking for Hei Xue, but for her?
The mushrooms didn't look edible at all; they were very different from the mushrooms she had picked before.
Xu Yi politely declined.
She doesn't eat poisonous mushrooms.
The witch laughed, “This mushroom is delicious.”
As she spoke, the witch ate the mushroom in her hand and then took another one out of the basket with a smile. "Little Black Hat, try this delicious mushroom."
Xu Yi: "..." No, I still don't want to eat.
She firmly refused, "No, I won't eat it."
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