Half an hour later, inside the car.
Ji He was driving in front, while Xia Changhong was sitting in the passenger seat. She glanced at the person next to her and then at the rearview mirror.
Jiang Shihe was drinking soy milk and eating breakfast, unable to suppress the smile on his lips, his deep black eyes filled with gentleness.
Beside him sat Nguyen Thanh An, looking like a little rabbit, with her hands on her knees, clutching her skirt, and looking down shyly.
The pink bubbles in the back seat were practically bursting in Ji He and her husband's faces, and for a moment Ji He, who was driving, felt like a shrew.
In the back seat, Jiang Shihe finished his breakfast before telling Ruan Qing'an about what happened last night. After explaining everything, he asked her again what was going on at F University.
Ruan Qing'an rummaged through the original owner's memories, and after a moment of thought, she began to explain.
"Actually, my memory is a bit hazy. I do know the president of F University. He helped me buy an apartment and also helped me complete the relevant procedures for enrolling in F University."
"However, the principal didn't tell me the reason, but he often came to see me, and there was a sense of longing in his eyes."
Ruan Qing'an paused: "As for what Mr. Jiang said about things before enrollment, there's no record of it in my file."
"Actually, I have no memory of it. I went for a checkup before, and the doctor told me that it was probably caused by external trauma that led to my amnesia."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shihe frowned.
Unexpectedly, Ruan Qing'an has lost her memory. Her background is shrouded in mystery, which is quite troublesome...
Just then, Ruan Qingan suddenly said, "But I remember where I appeared. If I remember correctly, it should be a country road outside the capital. When I woke up, I was lying there covered in injuries."
"Later, traffic police officers were on their way to handle a traffic accident and happened to see me on the road, so they took me back."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shihe lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
He then said, "Injured? Whether it was an accident or something else, go straight to that place. It's crucial. Do you remember where you were found?"
"On the country road, at the intersection leading to Fengxian Village."
...
Soon, the car drove out of the capital. The closer they got to the suburbs, the fewer people there were. The capital was clearly a bustling center, but once they reached the outskirts, they couldn't see anyone at all.
The sun was blazing in the air, but as the car drove further and further into the suburbs, the temperature inside the car dropped, whereas in the city it was still 26°C.
The temperature inside the car was so low it felt chilly, giving off a somewhat eerie atmosphere. Most importantly, Ji He was subtly observing her surroundings while driving.
According to the address given by Nguyen Thanh An, their route became increasingly remote, and the surrounding environment became more and more like undeveloped rural farmland, lacking many modern facilities.
As the temperature dropped, Ji He's arms were covered in goosebumps from the cold. She couldn't help but ask, "Don't you guys feel cold? And... this is around the capital, how can it be like this?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Changhong couldn't help but look out the window. This place looked like a village before modernization, with a gray sky, dark yellow land, and brick houses nestled in the fields that had a very old feel to them.
But... how could there be such a backward little village around the most prosperous capital city?
For a moment, there was a sense of temporal and spatial displacement, which made Xia Changhong and Ji He wary. They subconsciously glanced at Jiang Shihe and Ruan Qingan in the back seat of the car.
The two seemed to be observing their surroundings as well, and seeing nothing unusual, they appeared to be just as puzzled as they were, which allowed Ji He to suppress her own doubts.
Soon, the once smooth road began to become bumpy and uneven. When Ji He drove, she could feel the car body shaking uncontrollably, and even yellow mud inexplicably splashed up on the ground.
Rows of fences appeared along the muddy roadside, and at the far end of the yellow mud land, in a flash, an elderly man wearing patched clothes, a straw hat, and carrying a hoe could be seen walking towards them.
Not only that, but the entire old village seemed to come alive, awakening under the dark clouds and in an atmosphere so oppressive it was almost suffocating.
Before any of them could react, several figures had already vaguely appeared on the road, as if they had appeared suddenly, yet quite naturally.
Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the next moment—
The screeching sound of tires rubbing against each other was deafening. In that instant, Ji He completely lost control of the steering wheel, and the front of the car slammed into the wall beside her!
"Holy crap, what the hell is going on?!"
Ji He couldn't help but curse under her breath. How could she encounter a ghost so suddenly? She immediately tried to step on the brakes and could clearly feel that the car's brakes were responding, but—the car was still going very fast!
In the back seat, Ruan Qing'an, looking like a little rabbit, was terrified, her face pale. She clutched Jiang Shihe's clothes tightly, "What, what happened..."
The only response she received was a man's warm, large hand, which offered silent comfort. Ruan Qing'an subconsciously looked up at him.
Jiang Shihe didn't look at her, but looked out the window, as if he was observing something. His face didn't show much expression, as if he was very calm, as if he had everything under control.
For some reason, looking at the man's overly handsome profile and clearly defined jawline, Ruan Qing'an felt a chill run down her spine.
At this moment, the two players in front were far more panicked than the two NPCs behind them. Relying on the Global Thriller to block the NPCs' senses, Ji He boldly pulled out her psionic pistol.
She subconsciously looked behind the car through the rearview mirror, and then—with a 'bang', the car suddenly lurched forward!
A human head fell off and grinned at the rearview mirror, while at the back of the car, two completely rotten faces were falling off piece by piece, pushing the car together.
When their eyes met in the rearview mirror, a human head and two vengeful ghosts smiled at Ji He, their ghostly eyes gleaming and drooling, appearing quite "polite and kind."
Ji He, feeling like she was being treated like a piece of fat meat: ...Screw you.
She grabbed her pistol and fired at the ghost, but just as Ji He turned around, Xia Changhong shouted, "No, don't let go—"
The car window shattered completely, and pairs of pale, swollen, as if they had been soaking in water reached in from the outside and grabbed the steering wheel. Then—the car went completely out of control.
The figures that had suddenly appeared all turned to look at the car, their gloomy, lifeless eyes staring at them like those of zombies.
The old man who first appeared, carrying a hoe, had somehow ended up lying on the roof of the car, his face looking like wrinkled old tree bark, like a dead person buried in the ground.
It was covered in yellow soil, then it raised the hoe high, and the next moment—it slammed it down on Ji He in the driver's seat!
"Aaaaaah!"
Just as Ji He and Xia Changhong lost consciousness—
"Side Quest for the 'Spy' Dungeon: The Old Story of Fengxian Village"
"Opening up—"
When the system's alarming voice descended upon the world, even Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but be drawn into it, holding her large hand tightly, calm and at ease.
In the changing space, a smile seemed to appear on the man's lips.
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