51 The Ghost Village Worships the Gods (17)
Arsonist who sets fire to a mountain will be imprisoned for life.
Following them into the mountain god temple, Qin Fu'an looked at the stark white skeletons that had been unearthed, his expression cold and fierce.
"Did you bury it?" He looked at the group of people who were standing trembling to one side with their hands tied.
Liu Laosan, no longer the fierce man he once was, trembled and shook his head wildly when Qin Fu'an pressed him for answers: "No, it wasn't us! We wouldn't have such abilities..."
All subsequent rebuttals were dispelled by Qin Fu'an's enigmatic smile.
“I am not the mountain god here.” Xie Yunhuai stood next to Qin Fu’an and took the initiative to explain: “I was invited here from elsewhere by them.”
Qin Fu'an naturally took his hand at his side before asking the group of people who were staring at him with wide eyes, "What is your progress on the main quest?"
Cen Tian glanced at it, "99%."
"Me too."
Zhong Hao said, "Our main quests are the same because the main quests of the dungeon are not solo quests, but are carried out by us together. After the dungeon is completed, the system will automatically determine our contribution to the quest and calculate the completion level."
"So, does that mean there are two people who can pass the level just by lying down and doing nothing?" Guo Shulin suddenly thought of the two people still lying in the village.
The more he thought about it, the more envious he became: "This must be what they call an easy win, right? From the moment I entered the dungeon until now, I haven't had to do anything, yet I've already cleared it."
She's so lucky!
Upon hearing this, Qin Fu'an turned his head to look at him, then smiled enigmatically: "Yes, you're really lucky."
Guo Shulin: "..."
The players glanced at him cautiously, then resumed their discussion about where the final 1% was still lacking, making no mention of Liu Yu and Liang Ping.
I had a feeling that I had just heard a blatant killing intent coming from the big shot's mouth...
Some things are better left unthought; the more you think about them, the more terrifying they become.
Perhaps it would be happier to be a carefree, ignorant fool.
"Let me handle them as we agreed before, okay?" Qin Fu'an pulled Xie Yunhuai back a step, making him a little further away from the blood-stained bones at his feet.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunhuai nodded without hesitation, but just as Qin Fu'an was about to make his move, he hesitated and asked softly, "Are you... going to leave after you've finished dealing with things here?"
When he said he was leaving, he might mean leaving the haunted village and going to the world outside the mountains.
But Qin Fu'an didn't explain, nor did she harbor any more thoughts of running him away. She simply tightened her grip on his hand a little and asked, "And what about you?"
Where can you go? And where will you go?
Xie Yunhuai fell silent.
Seeing this, Qin Fu'an did not press for an answer, but instead began to construct an array near the mountain god temple.
Xie Yunhuai subconsciously followed Qin Fu'an, watching him pour spiritual energy into each pebble and construct an array with mysterious and unknown techniques. Qin Fu'an's figure was reflected in his eyes, but his mind was still pondering the question he had just asked.
Where will I go after I escape from the conspiracy of the haunted village?
He was somewhat bewildered, or rather, he seemed to know that he would naturally have a new place to go after the events in the Ghost Village were over, but for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to tell Qin Fu'an.
It's like being restricted or not allowed.
Does that mean that after the two parted ways here, it would be difficult for them to see each other again?
The moment this thought crossed Xie Yunhuai's mind, he remembered the contract Qin Fu'an had made with blood between his eyebrows.
Qin Fu'an promised that he would find her no matter where she was and would never admit his mistake.
And so the bitter feeling that had just been caused by a single thought seemed to be easily soothed away.
Xie Yunhuai looked at Qin Fu'an's back as he stopped in front of the mountain god temple. For some reason, looking at the other person made him feel a rare sense of peace.
Whether it's the little mute, the little monster, Xie Yunhuai, or the current mountain god, he seems to always be able to sense the same sense of security and warmth from Qin Fu'an, despite his different identities and memories.
Despite the fact that the other party was an arrogant and unapproachable person, Qin Fu'an had never looked down on or taken advantage of him since they met, except for the times he had tricked him with his mischievous humor.
"You like to daydream so much?" A face with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes suddenly came close, startling Xie Yunhuai so much that his heart skipped a beat. Then he heard the other person teasing him, "If I suddenly leaned in and kissed you, would you stare at me like this, completely bewildered?"
Xie Yunhuai: "..."
He avoided the gaze of those seemingly joking but actually possessive, eerie green eyes, suppressed his pounding heart and the slight panic in his heart, and awkwardly changed the subject: "What's the use of those stones you just put there?"
Qin Fu'an did not press the issue further, but instead followed up on his clumsy topic by replying, "This is a small-scale destruction formation, but unfortunately my spiritual power is almost exhausted, so I cannot unleash its true power."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Fu'an suddenly heard a notification in his ear that the main quest had been completed and the instance would close in ten minutes.
"Boss, we found out. These living people were originally mountain climbers who accidentally wandered into this place and were tainted by the malevolent energy of the vengeful ghosts. Later, they also became greedy and became the so-called temple guardians, specializing in luring outsiders in for the ghosts to sacrifice them alive..."
As Guo Shulin spoke, he secretly glanced at Xie Yunhuai, whose expression was cold and aloof, and then whispered, "The original name of this village was actually Guicun, but after the country developed, they all moved out, and the remaining houses were occupied by ghosts. They... conspired to deceive the reincarnation of the Little Mountain God and put on an act for him for more than ten years."
Therefore, whether it was the initial sheltering or the subsequent kindness shown to him followed by his quick death, it was all a lie.
At first, I wasn't sure if I would feed him meat, because I was afraid he would die, or something else might happen.
Later, they discovered he couldn't die, so they began to thoroughly torment and torture him, watching him be bullied time and time again, struggling to survive in a drama full of actors...
Ghosts also need amusement. They were evil people in their previous lives, so why would they let Xie Yunhuai, the only one they could amuse themselves, go?
Even if he is the reincarnation of the mountain god, since he is unwilling to have his life force drained and insists on breaking free of his original form to become a human and escape, then he should be imprisoned even more so, so that he can never escape his destined muddy fate.
But now, those living people are dead.
Just now, after a large amount of their life force was drained, and because they had been living with ghosts for a long time, their bodies had already deteriorated. Not long after they saw the skeletons in the room, they died one after another.
"This is probably what they call karma. They tormented the little mountain god for so many years, and now they've finally gotten their just deserts. I just wonder if they've become ghosts too..."
Xie Yunhuai stood beside Qin Fu'an, listening to Guo Shulin's words without much emotion, because he already knew these things when he opened his eyes and woke up.
The memory of each death was recalled, the pain, despair, hatred... enough to destroy his divinity in an instant. So he was immersed in pain, gripped the dagger in Qin Fu'an's hand, and begged the other to kill him.
As long as he doesn't die at an auspicious time, and as long as he doesn't die at the hands of those disgusting ghosts, Xie Yunhuai can completely end his life, making all those ghosts' schemes come to naught.
But Qin Fu'an didn't plunge the dagger into his heart; instead, he pulled him into his arms.
He was only close to Qin Fu'an's embrace, but Xie Yunhuai could hear the other's strong heartbeat and was quickly calmed down by Qin Fu'an in a very short time.
With fear and pain receding, and having regained his power, Xie Yunhuai felt somewhat weary and wanted to find a place to get a good, peaceful sleep.
Cen Tian and the others also came out from behind.
Zhong Hao walked up to Qin Fu'an, intending to pat him on the shoulder, but as soon as he raised his hand, he met the boy's cold and indifferent gaze. He paused for a moment, then smiled and straightened his slightly disheveled collar.
"Brother Qin, our mission is about to end and we'll be saying goodbye soon. I hope we'll have the chance to meet again alive in the dungeon in the future." He nodded slightly and then clicked the option to leave the dungeon.
"Brother Qin, see you again someday." Cen Tian smiled and said firmly, "I will try my best to survive!"
Li Fubiao smiled and thanked Qin Fu'an, expressing his gratitude for the significant progress Qin had made, but he didn't say anything about seeing him again someday.
Finally, only Guo Shulin remained. With a miserable expression, he stammered, on the verge of tears, "B-Boss... let's go outside to see..."
Waaaaaah! Why can't I choose where to leave the game?!
I only entered the game instance in a panic to avoid the other party, and now, not only have I met them in the game, but I have to meet them again after I leave.
But considering they went through an entire dungeon together, this expert shouldn't hold it against me anymore, right?
Thinking this, he looked up and met the other person's green eyes, which were clearly not those of this countryman. He felt a lump in his throat and, cowardly, took the first step.
"Are you leaving too?" Xie Yunhuai looked at Qin Fu'an, not surprised by the sudden disappearance of the others.
"Wait a little longer." Qin Fu'an shook his head, let go of his hand, walked to the entrance of the mountain god temple, picked up the clay statue that had been placed by the door and no one cared about it, and threw it into the temple.
"I'll take you down the mountain first." Qin Fu'an took the boy's pale, slender hand again, leading him across the blood-red paper money covering the mountain, slowly moving away from the mountaintop and the mountain god temple.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they had only about five minutes left to leave the instance.
Those ghosts are hiding somewhere, but it doesn't matter anymore.
A deafening roar erupted behind him. Xie Yunhuai turned around and saw the colorful sky glowing with the morning sun, and beneath the sky, the mountain god temple and the entire mountaintop that had suddenly exploded.
Rather than an explosion, it was more like the entire mountaintop was being crushed into an invisible millstone. Beneath the millstone, everything—houses, temples, and even the incense and bones piled up inside—was being slowly ground and crushed into dust.
"And this eerie village." Qin Fu'an put his arm around Xie Yunhuai's thin shoulder, raised an eyebrow and asked him, "Little Mountain God, how about you help me control the burning area?"
As the saying goes, "Setting fire to a mountain will land you in jail for life."
Although it was a dungeon world, Qin Fu'an considered himself a law-abiding citizen and would never cross such a dangerous line!
Xie Yunhuai allowed him to burn the village to the ground.
And just as Qin Fu'an had asked, the flames were kept within the area of the Ghost Village, without affecting any surrounding plants.
The raging flames burned away the past conspiracies and sins of the haunted village. Ghosts screamed and begged for mercy in agony, but they too gradually vanished with the raging fire.
[Author's Note]
Anzai: (Well-behaved) I never break the law.
Yunzai: (Holding a grudge) You clearly wanted to commit bigamy.
Anzai: ...
Hahaha, there will be another update at midnight tonight! Love you all~
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Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine:
Summer 1;
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution:
Song Ni Yi Ke Xiao Zhen Zhu, Yi Yu Han Meng, Jing Xi, Qing Yu Gu Zhou 1 bottle;
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