168 You Take Action [Second Update]
◎It's up to you to end my life◎
On the way back, the fog around us seemed to have thinned a lot.
The two of them walked very fast along the way. Even though they had all kinds of guesses in their minds, they were not in a hurry to communicate. Instead, they were always busy on their way. But when they arrived in front of Madam Han and Mr. Li's room, they were attracted by something and their pace gradually slowed down.
——It’s a shadow.
At this moment, Mrs. Han and Mr. Li seemed to be still awake.
Of course, based on what we have just seen and heard, if Li Yichuan is a ghost, then his mother and father are most likely not human. As ghosts, perhaps they do not need sleep.
But for some reason, these ghosts are always acting, whether in front of players or other NPCs, they are trying their best to act like humans.
“…”
Mrs. Han and Mr. Li were chatting happily in the room. They were talking and laughing, and looked very harmonious. The candlelight cast their figures on the window lattice. Qi Qiuxue could see their shoulders shaking and hear faint laughter coming from a distance.
Suddenly, the conversation stopped and Mrs. Han handed something to Mr. Li.
She changed her previous state, as if she suddenly remembered something sad, and was obviously wiping away tears. Seeing this, Mr. Li quickly comforted her and drank the contents of the cup at her instruction.
Soon, Master Li yawned and suddenly felt sleepy. He leaned to the side, leaned against the wall behind him, and slowly fell asleep.
Time passed, one second, two seconds, three seconds...
Mrs. Han suddenly looked away, as if she sensed two pairs of eyes staring at her from outside the window, and turned her head abruptly.
Qi Qiuxue and Li Yiqing reacted quickly and dodged to the side without being noticed by her.
After a few seconds, Mrs. Han withdrew her gaze and raised her hand to turn off the light.
"Let's go back." Qi Qiuxue lowered her voice and whispered to Li Yiqing, "If we stay any longer, we might get into danger."
Li Yiqing agreed with Qi Qiuxue's proposal and nodded: "Yes."
When the two returned to the room, Liu Ge and Su Wen had also returned. Both they and Wu Shanyue and Bai Shien who stayed in the house saw the illusion again.
Similar to Qi Qiuxue's situation, the faces that appeared in the illusion had already developed eyebrows and eyes that were exactly the same as theirs. When facing the miserable death of "themselves", no one could remain indifferent.
"I admit that the negative impact of the illusion is far greater than I thought." Su Wen frowned. When she and Liu Ge arrived at the gate, the first thing they saw was not the door, but one black shadow after another hanging on the gate, on the verge of suffocation and struggling desperately.
Even though the faces of the black shadows were still blurry, their gradually clearer features and eyebrows revealed their identities. For a long time, it felt as if they were the ones being hung up, and the two of them were in extreme fear and pain.
This was an unavoidable torture, and all they could do was endure it and be forced to keep their eyes open.
"If this happens a few more times, it will really drive me crazy." Su Wen sighed, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this."
"After the illusion ended, we hurried forward and soon reached the door. It was still tightly closed, but not locked. It was quiet, with no one guarding it. I tried to touch the door with my hand, and the system prompt popped up as usual, asking if I really wanted to leave."
"Yes or no, there are two options for me to choose from, but after the word 'yes' there was an unexpected parenthesis with the words 'Please choose carefully'."
After hearing this, Wu Shanyue looked at Qi Qiuxue. They always played games together before, including some horror puzzle RPGs. This was not the first time they had seen such a choice.
Usually, if they ignore the system reminders and choose the riskier option, death will often await them.
“…”
"It's right to be cautious," Qi Qiuxue said, briefly recounting her recent experience with Li Yiqing. "The true identities of the other NPCs are still unknown, but the identities of these key NPCs are basically clear."
"They are all ghosts. Perhaps they have unfinished business in their previous lives, so they have been staying in this house. I'm afraid they won't be able to leave smoothly and walk out of the door until we successfully collect all the treasures."
"Are they all ghosts?" Bai Shien paused and subconsciously looked at Li Yiqing, "Then... what about her?"
"As Miss Li Yiqing, at this moment, is she a human or a ghost?"
After he finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.
After a moment, Li Yiqing gently rolled up the sleeves of her cheongsam and said, "There's a way to verify this. According to the current settings, we can't directly harm NPCs who are ghosts. If I were a ghost, your weapons wouldn't have any effect on me. If I were a human..."
She didn't finish her words, but everyone understood what she meant.
"Ah Qing." Qi Qiuxue slowly raised the bone knife under her gaze. Indeed, this was a necessary verification, but rather than letting someone else do it, she would rather do it herself. "It may be a little painful, please bear with it for a while. I will be very gentle."
Li Yiqing raised his lips and looked at her, then obediently stretched his hand forward again and said softly, "Okay."
So Qi Qiuxue didn't hesitate any longer, and with a swift movement of her knife, she left a wound on the palm of Li Yiqing's hand. The wound was very minor, but still drew blood.
Qi Qiuxue glanced sideways in the direction of Bai Shien: "She is a human."
"I'm sorry." Bai Shien immediately expressed her sincerity, "I shouldn't have doubted you."
"It doesn't matter. Everything is for the successful completion of the mission." Li Yiqing raised his lips to express his understanding. He raised his hand to take the handkerchief handed to him by Wu Shanyue and wrapped it around his hand to stop the bleeding.
But soon, they faced new problems again.
——About the judgment of treasures.
Through the difference between Li Yiqing and other main NPCs, we can judge that she is still herself, so the system's judgment should also fall on her, and what the treasure is, the answer is about to be revealed.
Liu Ge frowned and looked at Qi Qiuxue worriedly: "Axue, you..."
"It's okay." Qi Qiuxue shook her head and interrupted her. "We still have the help of divine props, right? As long as we use them properly, there won't be any problems."
As she spoke, she glanced at Li Yiqing beside her and suddenly called her name: "Ah Qing, if I really have to die, you can do it yourself, okay?"
"I want you to come and end my life with your own hands."
【Author’s words】
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