As Xiuxiu said, this is a society governed by the rule of law.
Back in the real world, Su Deng had seen many rural girls online who were forced to marry.
Xiuxiu is an example of this; it's quite common.
To prevent her from marrying someone else and running away, they didn't even let her go to university. At a young age, she stayed at home working and waiting to get married.
But this village was even more perverse; they forced her to marry a fellow villager who was considered a relative of the same clan.
It's hard to imagine that such a thing could happen in this era.
The people and the environment in this village are all so real.
The reality was so real that Su Deng almost forgot this was a game.
She couldn't understand why she would empathize with an NPC.
Today is the fifteenth of the lunar month, but there is not a single star or moon in the sky.
Two days before the festival, villagers were forbidden to go out after 9 p.m. It was a little past 8:30 p.m., and the village was already dark, with the branches rustling in the cold wind, creating an eerie atmosphere.
Su Deng took a deep look at Xiuxiu's front door, turned on her flashlight, and walked towards the Yaocun Village Committee Service Station located at the entrance of the village.
The service station was also pitch black, with the gate locked tightly. Behind it stretched an endless field, where wheat seedlings were growing lush and green.
Su Deng stepped on a stone roller at the base of the wall, climbed over the more than two-meter-high courtyard wall, and landed silently in the courtyard.
There are four single-story houses here, Xiuxiu said, and that's where the child was kept.
With only a few rooms available, Su Deng planned to search for each one one by one.
She was brought here in the middle room that morning, where there were many brightly colored paper clothes, paper sedan chairs, and an unidentified statue.
The child shouldn't be in this room.
To prevent children from escaping, there must be adults living here to watch over them, but they certainly won't live in the same room as the children.
All the door locks are recessed; none of them are padlocks, so it's impossible to tell whether they're locked from the inside or the outside.
This cannot be used to distinguish between them.
Su Deng used her sleeve to cover half of the flashlight beam, letting a faint ray of light sweep across the door lock, her mind scanning the system store.
They actually found a master key.
It costs 1000 points and is a one-time purchase!
Su Deng: "..."
Are you just going to rob it by force?
She licked her lips, took out the broken scalpel, and used the sharp end of the break to poke it into the keyhole.
She used to work all sorts of jobs to support herself.
I learned lock picking for a few days.
The scalpel was narrow and about the size of a key, but it couldn't unlock the door no matter how hard it was poked. Instead, half of it broke off in the keyhole.
Then, the system prompted.
[Ding—The scalpel is damaged and unusable]
Then she watched helplessly as the handle of the scalpel, along with the half in the keyhole, vanished from her hand.
Su Deng: "..."
This system truly always surprises her!
Clang—
Just then, a sound came from the room on the east side behind. A faint light could be seen through the window.
Su Deng braced herself and walked over.
[System Notification: A D-level alternate world has detected an heretical presence in the game. The Divine Court has dispatched executors to investigate and eliminate it, ensuring the anomaly is fixed as soon as possible. The executors will not interfere with the game or affect the gaming experience of any player. Please rest assured.]
As soon as he reached the door, the system's cold, mechanical voice rang in his mind.
Previously, when they were in the mental hospital, the main system also issued a message, but it only said that they would use Yan Sizhan, the dungeon boss, to eliminate Su Muye. As long as he was not in his sight, he would not activate the elimination program.
But this notification was delegated to the executive officer...
The executor of the Divine Court... is he a god?
If nothing unexpected happens, this heretic will definitely be Su Muye.
Su Deng's thoughts were in turmoil. Her gaze fell on the door in front of her. Losing patience, she kicked it hard.
It wasn't kicked open.
She kicked the door several more times, but no matter how hard she tried, it wouldn't budge.
The house was completely quiet, and it didn't wake anyone else in the courtyard.
In just a short while, it was already past nine o'clock.
The gentle breeze suddenly turned into a howling gale, the branches creaked as if they were about to break, and sounds like gongs and drums, and like a child crying, echoed from the dark fields, sometimes near, sometimes far, indistinct and unclear.
Su Deng frowned and pounded on the door, calling out, "Su Muye?"
There was a moment of silence in the room, then a small, tentative voice came from inside the door, "Mom?"
The child Xiuxiu was talking about, who suddenly appeared at the village entrance and was found, was beautiful and crying out for his mother, was indeed Su Muye!
Upon realizing the truth, Su Deng's pupils constricted slightly, and she said in a deep voice, "It's me. Can you open the door inside?"
"I tried, but it won't open," Su Muyue said, her voice trembling with tears. "Mom, I thought I'd never see you again, sob sob..."
Even if he's a little genius, he's still only five years old. He hasn't even mastered martial arts yet. Now he's in a strange time and space, finally found his mother, but got caught up in a chaotic game. How could he not be scared?
"Mother……"
"Don't cry!"
Su Deng frowned. "Find a way to open the door."
Su Muyue stopped crying instantly. "I've already tried everything."
"Do you need help?"
Just then, a casual voice sounded from behind.
Su Deng turned around abruptly with her flashlight in hand and saw Liu Sangua standing not far away, his posture casual, arms crossed, the veil on his hat fluttering backward in the strong wind, but still unable to be blown open to reveal his face.
Su Deng glanced at him expressionlessly, ignoring him completely. She gestured for Su Muye to move aside, took a deep breath, took a few steps back, and then, using the momentum, sprinted forward and kicked the door shut again.
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