"Who are you?" Little Butterfly asked again, silently closing the distance between them, and the sense of oppression approached.
Yueya smelled the blood she brought. The evil spirit on her was heavier than that of all the NPCs that had appeared in the world of the painting. No wonder the old lady specifically reminded them to be careful when dealing with the little butterfly.
Xiao Feng looked at the blood-stained white figure in front of him, and his palms felt a little cold. He approached Yue Ya cautiously and whispered, "Brother, my skills have been fully restored."
Yue Ya nodded. Little Butterfly and the boss had a blood feud. They had a common enemy. Maybe they could become friends if they were guided properly, so he planned to proceed step by step.
He raised his eyelashes, his eyes were gentle: "You owe your neighbor's brother an embroidered doll, remember?"
The little butterfly thought about it, and the evil spirit was not so threatening anymore, but the tone was still unfriendly: "What do you want to say?"
"We found your embroidered doll and wanted to return it to you, but we met that little brother on the way, so we gave it to him on your behalf. He was very happy and asked me to convey his thanks to you." Yue Ya said at a moderate pace: "I hope you can forgive me for my self-willed decision."
Little Butterfly was in a trance for a moment because of these words, and her head hung even lower: "I know, you guys should leave my house quickly."
Yue Ya didn't move, and said, "There is one more thing."
Little Butterfly was getting impatient, and her emotions began to fluctuate: "Hurry up and tell me!"
"You're looking for a watch?"
Little Butterfly said coldly: "How do you know?"
"Your neighbor's grandmother said so," Yue Ya said calmly, "I can give you the watch, but there are conditions."
Xiaofeng and Xiaoxiong listened quietly, thinking that this negotiation posture was too skillful. They wondered how many vengeful spirits he had negotiated with before.
"What conditions?" Little Butterfly cracked her finger bones, as if warning him not to ask for too much.
Yue Ya raised a finger and said, "First, I want your golden butterfly hairpin. Second, you have to let us leave here."
Little Butterfly raised the dagger, pointed the tip at Yue Ya, and yelled at him hysterically: "You want the butterfly pearl hairpin... were you sent by him?!"
Yue Ya pressed the air with his hand and said calmly: "I am here to help you."
"Liar! I won't believe you! This painting is an illusion, and there are many checkpoints set up. You are definitely not ordinary people to be able to find this place." The negative energy on the little butterfly increased exponentially, black energy was released, the bamboo forest shook, and flocks of black birds fled into the sky.
Bursts of shrill cries rang out from the depths of the bamboo forest, as if ghosts would crawl out at any time. Little Butterfly is the core of this world. Once she goes berserk, this world will turn into purgatory.
Yue Ya rose to the challenge: "I am not Lin Ao's minion, but an innocent citizen persecuted by him. I don't know what secrets the pearl hairpin holds, but I know that Lin Ao's purpose in finding this pearl hairpin must be to control you."
Little Butterfly continued to get angry, and his speech speed became faster and faster: "Even if you drive us away, even if Black Crow can continue to move your location, Lin Ao will not give up. He will find you in other ways and harass you again and again until he controls you again. Instead of continuing to be passive, it is better to cooperate with me and take this opportunity to make him disappear into thin air!"
Mentioning the pearl hairpin was just a starting point. Yue Ya's real purpose was to get Little Butterfly to help him deal with the boss. If he wanted Little Butterfly to join the group, her sister Black Crow would naturally help as well.
Yue Ya continued to light the fire: "Don't you want revenge? Don't you want true freedom?"
Little Butterfly covered her face. Her emotions fluctuated so much that the ground shook. Dozens of rotten corpses broke out of the ground and crawled on the ground in weird and twisted postures.
The wind howled, ruffling Yue's hair, revealing his smooth forehead and small horns. He remained silent in the chaotic environment, waiting for an answer.
Little Butterfly lowered the hand holding the knife, raised her head which had been hanging down all the time, and said with determination: "Revenge... I want revenge!"
After she gave the answer, the noise around her quieted down, and the bodies of the villagers who had been ferociously baring their fangs and claws silently shrank back into the ground.
Xiaofeng and Xiaoxiong were amazed.
[Yuezi succeeded in fooling people! ! ! ]
[Congratulations to Little Butterfly for joining the pirate ship... No, no, congratulations to Little Butterfly for abandoning the dark and joining the light!!]
[I can finally leave here and go back to the mall to fight the boss, right? Come on, I can’t wait]
[New viewers want to raise their hands and ask, does the streamer often use this method to pass the game? It's like a waterfall in the game]
[New viewers, stay calm. Our anchor has NPC social skills. This is his normal operation.]
[……]
Little Butterfly's long hair was blown back by the wind, revealing her face that had been hidden all along. There was a bloody impact wound on her forehead, and bloodstains covered half of her face. Her facial features were very similar to Black Crow's, but more gentle - even her skin was as pale as paper could not conceal her gentleness.
Yue Ya looked into Little Butterfly's eyes and said, "Tell me the secret of the pearl hairpin, and I will find a way."
Little Butterfly did not answer him immediately, but just stared into his eyes motionlessly, as if evaluating whether he was worthy of her telling him everything. Although Yue Ya's words aroused her strong desire for revenge, she was not blind.
"Trust is the foundation of cooperation. To show my sincerity, I will first tell you our origins."
Yue Ya rubbed the itchy wound on her face with an extremely innocent look: "We received a purchasing business, so we came to this mall, but the mall changed drastically and trapped us inside. We can only survive by completing the difficult tasks assigned by Lin Ao. But in the process of doing the task, we discovered your story... You are a victim like us, I don't want to help Lin Ao hurt you, we victims should unite, what do you think?"
Looking at Yueya's sincere eyes, Little Butterfly felt that there was no need to doubt anymore.
She frowned and said in a deep voice, "The Ghost Gate is wide open these days. There is a subway track in the basement of this shopping mall that is connected to the Hell Train. Lin Ao, the living ghost, has been doing business connecting to the Ghost Gate for years. You are all the sacrifices he arranged in advance. Once the Ghost Festival is over, he will use your blood to seal the Ghost Gate and continue his business in the world of the living."
Little Bear curled his lips and said, "This is a very profitable business. He is indeed an evil ghost." He made another note for the boss in his little notebook.
"He has always been cold-blooded. I tried to die to get rid of him, but I still can't rest in peace after death." Little Butterfly's eyes were filled with fear and hatred. She gritted her teeth and said, "You are right. I don't want to continue to be passive. I will tell you the secret of the pearl hairpin."
"Please go ahead."
The little butterfly opened her palm, on which appeared a golden butterfly bead hairpin, exactly the same as the one the system showed to Yue Ya.
"This pearl hairpin was my dowry and my favorite jewelry when I was alive. After I died, my soul attached to it and was later hidden here by my sister. Lin Ao must have found out about this in some way, so he asked you to find the pearl hairpin. He wanted to get the pearl hairpin and imprison my soul."
Yueya asked the little butterfly: "Can your soul be transferred to another place?"
The task only requires finding a pearl hairpin, but it does not say that it must be a pearl hairpin with the soul of a little butterfly. He can still get the reward if he hands over an empty pearl hairpin.
Little Butterfly stared at him intently: "Okay, but it has to be something I loved and cherished when I was alive."
Yue Ya felt that she was hinting at something, thought for a moment, and took out the cheap watch: "Are you referring to this?"
When Little Butterfly saw the old watch, her eyes were nostalgic: "Yes, this watch was a birthday gift from my parents. I have always cherished it, but every time I see it, I will think of how my parents died tragically, and my hatred for Lin Ao will deepen. So he hates me wearing this watch and has always wanted to destroy it... I gave it to an old friend for safekeeping before I died. How come it is here with you?"
Yue Ya thought of the naked, headless dummy running around: "...everything is arranged by fate."
Little Butterfly didn't delve into it: "That makes sense."
There was not much time left until midnight. Yue Ya stretched out his hand and said, "Transfer the soul now and take us away from this world in the painting."
Little Butterfly thought about it and told him the truth: "Actually, this is the way to the real Hidden Village, not just a simple world in a painting."
Yue Ya was very surprised. He originally thought that Black Crow only had the ability to create space and predict the future, but he didn't expect that she could also create channels connecting different spaces. Such a powerful NPC... couldn't beat Lin Ao?
Is this a game bug?
Yueya thought of the legend of the Hell's Mouth: "Where is the passage? Could it be the legendary ravine?"
"How did you know?" Little Butterfly's eyes lit up: "My sister said it would be better to set up the channel there."
Yue Ya wants to go to the ravine to take a look. Since the sacred tree exists, the mouth of hell cannot be just a legend. However, time is running out, so let's solve the problem at hand first.
"My sister said she doesn't want me to take risks, but I really want to protect her." After being awakened, Little Butterfly wanted to go out and kill Lin Ao urgently. She placed the pearl hairpin in Yue Ya's palm and closed her eyes.
She disappeared on the spot, and at the same time, a wisp of black mist emerged from the pearl hairpin and entered the old watch next to it.
The pearl hairpin became dull, but the old watch regained its luster, as if it had been refurbished, but the hands still did not move.
The voice of Little Butterfly came from the old watch: "Are you ready? We are going out."
Yue Ya put away the pearl hairpin: "I'm ready."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Ya's eyes went dark and his body lost weight and fell again.
The moment he returned to the jewelry store, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The side quest is finally over!!" Little Bear shouted out his thoughts.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully completing the special mission "Get the Pearl Hairpin". Please go to the ballroom to receive your reward and room card. ]
Although this side quest is extremely troublesome, he gained a lot from it. More importantly, he didn't have to wear women's clothes to go to the ballroom this time.
The old watch was still in her palm, and Yue Ya held it in front of her: "Little Butterfly, are you there?"
A faint voice came from the watch: "I'm here. I have to hide my aura carefully, otherwise Lin Ao will find me soon. What's your plan? I'll make it clear in advance that although my sister is good at creating closed spaces, her combat power is very low. Even if we add up, we can't defeat Lin Ao."
"Does Lin Ao have any weaknesses?" Yue Ya asked.
The little butterfly was silent for a long time: "I."
Yue Ya touched his chin and said, "This idea is good."
Yue Ya looked at Xiao Xiong and asked, "How long will it take for your skill to be unfrozen?"
"It will be lifted before midnight," said the little bear.
"Very good, I still have an unactivated skill card, let's see if it can be used." Yue Ya took out a blank card from the player's backpack and said calmly: "Activate it."
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