Infinite spooky game

Chapter 109 Double Happiness Town ([-]) Ghost Talk

"Hey! Why did you get up so early? You've been on the road for so long and you didn't even take a break on the first day!" Mrs. Xu's sharp and enthusiastic voice came from the right side of the house door.

She walked out of the white mist in the early morning with broken steps. The smile on her face was so huge that it was exaggerated. The wrinkled skin was like white paper that had been crumpled into a ball and then unfolded, with white powder falling down unevenly.

Qisi looked at her waist and saw no bell.

She seemed to only wear the soul-calling bell that could connect yin and yang after dusk, and she didn't know what she was avoiding.

Before Qi Si could say anything, Li Yao frowned and asked, "Sister-in-law Xu, where is the bell on your waist? Did it fall somewhere, or is it because you don't want to wear it for some reason?"

There was a hint of unnaturalness in Mrs. Xu's expression, but it soon returned to a more eager smile, without any clues.

She slapped her thigh, said "Ouch" and said, "Old lady, I have a bad memory. It's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise I wouldn't have known about it."

This was false at first sight, and Li Yao asked: "You said it was your family heirloom. Why didn't you go back and look for it if you lost it?"

Mrs. Xu's smile did not change: "Family heirlooms are important, but not as important as you distinguished guests. I am here to take you to a banquet!"

Have a meal?When Qisi heard this strange statement, he thought of something interesting, and the corners of his lips curved invisibly.

Li Yao was also stunned and asked: "Is anyone dead? Or is someone about to die?"

"Girl, it's not good to talk about life or death. It's unlucky." Mrs. Xu's smile faded a little, and her voice became much more sinister, "We're doing a red event for Xi'er, chicken, duck, beef and mutton, green and yellow. Red and white wine are placed on the streets and in the alleys, and everyone in the town comes to have a feast!"

As she said this, she opened her arms and gestured, seeming to be very proud of the grandeur of the scene.

Qisi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Although this is a ghost town, although the people in the town are dead people, and although the food is for the dead, it can't stand that it is rich and delicious, and it can't be eaten to death.

Since you can't die if you eat it, then it's nothing if you don't eat it.

Li Yao didn't know what Qisi was thinking. She only knew that this copy was full of weirdness. It was said to be a banquet for red affairs, but maybe eating it would become a white affair, which is also the Internet buzzword of "eating a banquet" .

Of course, you can't eat that table.Firstly, I was too timid to find clues, so I couldn't rely on "Qi Wen"; secondly, Mrs. Xu was watching from the side, so it was unrealistic to slip away midway.

I'm afraid there will be a tough battle to fight next.Li Yao thought worriedly, subconsciously looking up at Qisi, and then saw the young man's eyes shining brightly, showing no fear.

...As expected of a boss.

Qisi waited for a few seconds, but before Li Yao could continue to ask questions, he could only speak in person: "Sister-in-law Xu, will Xi'er go with us? Or will someone specially come to take her later?"

Sister-in-law Xu said: "Xi'er is a bride, so of course she can't be with your guests. Old lady, I'll take you away first, and then I'll bring someone to dress Xi'er up later. The ceremony and other things have arrived, and I'll send her to the sedan chair with some fanfare." , let her marry in style."

"I haven't seen a Chinese wedding. Can you stay and see what the process is like?" Qisi lowered his eyes and asked warmly, "You also know that we folklore investigators grew up in the city, and there are many things We’ve never seen it before. We finally had a chance to take a look, and we were all curious..."

"No." Mrs. Xu's tone became stiff, "According to what we say here, Xi'er will be a concubine for others from now on. No matter how you are our honored guests, you are still outsiders and not easy to see."

Qisi took a step back, moved Li Yao in front of him, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Actually, it's not me who wants to meet, it's my friend. She is a makeup artist. She thinks Miss Xi'er has a good face and wants to design a makeup for her."

Li Yao, who inexplicably turned from a supernatural novelist to a makeup artist, blinked in confusion, and quickly understood what Qisi meant, and continued: "Yes, I am a makeup artist, and I want to stay for Miss Xi'er." make up."

Sister-in-law Xu's face darkened a bit, but she still explained with a fake smile: "Rules are rules, and no one can break them. When the time comes, Miss Xi'er will make a fuss and bump into a few people, which will not look good."

She said "crash", but her eyes were as cold as looking at a dead person.Replacing the content of her words with "let several people die unexpectedly" would not seem inconsistent.

Qisi knew that he could not ask any more questions, so he pursed his lips and stood aside, indicating that the matter was none of his business.

Li Yao wanted to say a few more words and looked at the young man for advice, but saw that the latter had withdrawn first, so she could only give up the idea.

Seeing that the two of them stopped talking knowingly, Mrs. Xu's smile became more genuine, and her eyes became calm, as if the viciousness just now was just the player's illusion.

Swinging her two inverted tapered legs, she nimbly crossed the threshold and went deeper into the house, probably to call other players.

Listening to her footsteps walking away, Li Yao said in a low voice: "After we leave, the people in the town will probably do something invisible to Xi'er, so they avoid us."

This is also Zis's judgment.

It is known that the town's source of happiness comes from the resentment of a girl who died on her wedding day. If you want to get more blessings, the heavier the resentment, the better.In other words, that girl had better die miserably and endure inhuman torture before her death.

"Sister-in-law Xu said that after she sends us to the table, she will bring someone back. At that time, we will have a chance to leave the table quietly and come over to take another look, right?" Qisi raised the corners of his lips and said Showing moderate hesitation, "But when you come back, you may get important clues, and you may also encounter danger."

Before he could finish his words, Li Yao agreed without hesitation: "I'll try to see if I can come back secretly. I have a skill in the stealth field..."

The sound of footsteps sounded again behind her, cutting off her subsequent words.

Sister-in-law Xu walked out of the door with the three players, and greeted with a smile: "Follow me, I will take some of you to the banquet."

Qisi couldn't help but be a little disappointed not to hear the details of Li Yao's skills, but he wasn't too disappointed. Anyway, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

The girl woke up from a dream of death last night, and he used the suspension bridge effect to sneak in immediately.Most human beings are fragile when they are on the line between life and death. He can easily plant the seeds of trust in the hearts of the former through words, which he can mobilize and control at any time.

Sister-in-law Xu walked in front unsteadily as on the first day, twisting and turning in the water town with white walls and black tiles.

I don’t know how Shuangxi Town is laid out. When they came, the players came to the house from the left road. When they went to eat, they took the right road. They clearly didn’t go back. After walking around for a long time, they passed by the house again. Passing by the Temple of Joy.

The vermilion temple door was ajar, and the smoke from burning paper diffused faintly. Through the crack in the half-closed door, you could see the thin smoke inside, casting a layer of decayed atmosphere into the already dark interior.

The statue in red dress seemed to take a small step forward, closer to the door than yesterday, as if it was about to step down from the shrine.You still can't see the whole face, but you can see the pale and soft jaw and bright red lips.

A man and a woman kneeling under the statue also turned slightly to face the door, their heads twisted in a strange posture, staring at the players passing by.

"Someone is burning paper inside? Does this God of Joy care about funerals?" Du Xiaoyu muttered, but no one paid him any attention.Mrs. Xu slowed down a little and said with a smile: "After we have finished eating, let's come to the Temple of Happiness to worship. The Goddess of Happiness not only blesses happy events, but also blesses the newlyweds; she also wishes to seek blessings and avoid disasters. As long as you worship Him, you can seek good luck, avoid bad luck, and gain happiness."

Qisi caught the key word "blessing source" and became convinced.

Weird games will not place the key to deciphering the worldview on a single clue, otherwise hiding a clue can wipe out all other players. Such a design would test luck too much, and be too simple and crude.

Obviously there are still some clues in the Temple of Happiness. Even if players do not see the relevant pictures and text on their mobile phones, as long as they dare to explore the Temple of Happiness, they can restore the world view of the copy.

Qisi said: "Sister-in-law Xu, I have been wanting to ask you since I entered your town. Double Happiness is the collective name for red events and white events. In addition to the God of Joy, is there a God in charge of funerals in your town?"

He deliberately changed the topic and looked at the back of Mrs. Xu's head without blinking, showing a sincere and serious attitude, as if he really made this guess and wanted to get the answer.

The players all pricked up their ears, waiting for Mrs. Xu's answer.After all, if there is a god of joy, there should be a god of mourning. This speculation is completely in line with their common sense.

Mrs. Xu smiled "ho ho" and said: "There is only one god in our town, the Goddess of Happiness, so we worship the God of Happiness. She was born as a person in our town and died as a god in our town. We don't Who should she provide for?"

What she said was natural, but it sounded strange to the players. It seemed as if the God of Joy belonged to their town alone, and their town also belonged to the God of Joy.

Qisi thought for a while and asked hesitantly: "Does the Goddess of Joy care about everything? She also cares about life, death and wealth?"

"Of course, our Goddess of Joy is in charge of everything, even the hauntings," Mrs. Xu said.

It's really a bit of fun to say that ghosts are haunted.Du Xiaoyu smiled "hehe" and asked: "Is your town still haunted? What's the method for haunting?"

Sister-in-law Xu didn't care about Du Xiaoyu's frivolous attitude and answered patiently: "There have been many sneaks in our town. We went to the empress's temple to burn paper and pray for her blessing, and those sneaks were suppressed in the well."

well.

Qisi thought of the clue of "The Man in the Well", and Li Yao thought of the dream she had that had a very real sense of death.

Her face turned pale and she asked: "What kind of sneakiness is it exactly? And why do you have to go to the well? Is it to go to the well where the body of the Goddess of Joy is?"

After being asked three questions in a row in an interrogative tone, Mrs. Xu said unhappily: "Sneaky is sneaky, and we don't have yin and yang eyes, how do we know what kind of sneaky it is? If you go to the well, you will go to the well. How can there be any So many why?”

Seeing that Mrs. Xu was angry, the players, who had prepared a basket of questions to ask, could only silence themselves and follow Mrs. Xu quietly.

Judging from Mrs. Xu's attitude, it is basically certain that she does not think she is a ghost. I wonder if the other NPCs in this ghost town are also in the same situation.

However, if she thought she was a living person, why would Mrs. Xu wear a soul-calling bell that connects yin and yang?Why do you put it on sometimes and take it off sometimes?

The general direction of the world view has been determined, only some details remain to be clarified, and there are still six days left, enough opportunities for testing.

"We're just ahead." Mrs. Xu suddenly raised her hand and pointed far ahead, pinching her throat and saying.

Most of the fog on both sides of the road dissipated unconsciously. Looking up, you can see a dense crowd of people wearing various clothes in the distance, walking back and forth, squeezing each other, some carrying plates, some holding bowls and chopsticks. .

The venue was decorated quite festively, with red crumbs scattered all over the ground. Huge mahogany round tables were arranged one after another and placed in invisible corners. There were as many as twenty as far as the eye could see.

The sight touched the hearing, and the crowds of people filled the scene, making it really lively and lively.There were also a few dog barks, and Zeiss caught a glimpse of a tall black dog holding a bone in its mouth and walking happily on the red carpet.

Qisi heard Jin Yusheng talk about some supernatural knowledge and knew that black dogs are innate and yang creatures, so it is logically impossible for them to appear in a town full of ghosts.

Thinking of what is said in the clues, "The more Yin energy accumulates, the thicker the blessings will be" and what Li Yao said before, "The supernatural sayings here are different from those outside", it seems that it is not difficult to understand the various contradictions.

But why exactly is this happening?
While Qisi was rubbing his chin and thinking endlessly, two men in red and colorful clothes saw the players arriving and came over to greet them one after another.

Both of them have dark farmer faces, with wrinkles at the corners of their eyes. Their appearance is unattractive, but their smiles are quite cheerful.

They first greeted Mrs. Xu and said, "Granny Xu, our town is what it is today thanks to you. You just have to rest and let everyone else do the bits and pieces of work."

They respected Mrs. Xu very much. It wasn't until Mrs. Xu waved her hands to say goodbye that they looked at the players. The smiles on their faces faded a lot and they became a little reserved: "Guys, you can sit down, eat as you like, and watch as you like. , just call us if you need anything!”

The players looked at each other and saw the calculation in each other's eyes.It is impossible to sit down and just eat. The main purpose of this trip is to look around, and it is best to find some important clues.

Liu Bingding smiled at the two men and said, "Don't be so nervous, you two. We don't know much about customs and particularities, so we still need you to tell us."

Shang Qingbei was silent all the way. Seeing that Liu Bingding was about to start talking nonsense using adult social sayings, he quickly interrupted and asked, "Do you know where the groom is?"

Ever since he received the side mission of "ruining Xi'er's happy event", he had been thinking about how to complete it.

It is definitely unrealistic to take Xi'er to escape. He is a fool and his words don't make sense. Could it be possible that he would knock someone unconscious and hide him?
This happy event is said to be a sacrifice, but after all, it has the title of "happy event", so it should have a groom.

Shang Qingbei believes that any task in the weird game has a solution.If Xi'er can't find a breakthrough, then come to the groom to find it.

"Little brother, do you have anything to do with the groom?" the man asked suspiciously.

"I..." Shang Qingbei was momentarily stuck.

He racked his brains to make up an explanation, but before he could say a few words, the electronic sound of "Side mission completed" sounded coldly.

Looking at the text on the system interface, Shang Qingbei blinked twice in confusion.

Is this awkward?
He hasn't done anything yet, how come the side mission is completed?

[Because your participation is too low, the performance points provided by this task are automatically transferred to the player with the highest participation]

A new prompt text was refreshed. After understanding its meaning, Shang Qingbei's eyes widened, messy in the wind.

　The speed of life and death.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)