Infinite spooky game

Chapter 113 Double Happiness Town ([-]) Xu Zhaigui
Du Xiaoyu was speechless for a moment.

Although the old man looked quite normal and did not look like a dead person, he appeared in such a strange temple of happiness and burned paper strangely. It was not suitable to approach him no matter what.

What is Chiss trying to do?

Du Xiaoyu couldn't understand, but he felt that it was more reliable to believe in old players than to believe in himself. He immediately stepped forward, squatted down, and picked up a stack of paper in the same manner. It didn't matter whether he burned it or not.

Shang Qingbei's eyelids kept twitching as he looked at the suddenly growing paper-burning army.In order not to appear too unsociable, he took a few steps in the direction of Qiss, but did not intend to get too close.

He knew that many veteran players would experience a certain degree of distortion in their minds after experiencing too many dungeons, and would even gradually become closer to ghosts.And Qisi seems to be in a bad state of mind. If you imitate him, might you feel that he will not die quickly enough?
Sentencing Du Xiaoyu to death in his heart, Shang Qingbei asked tentatively: "Qi Wen, what are you doing?"

Qisi didn't even raise his head and replied seriously: "I burned paper for an acquaintance of mine. I feel that these ghostly things in the weird game should be more effective than outside. Maybe they can really send messages?"

"..." Shang Qingbei twitched the corners of his lips and decided not to express any more opinions.

The temple was eerily quiet, the breaths of several people were muffled by the roar of the flames, and the room seemed empty, without ghosts or gods.

The curtain between the ear room and the corridor fluttered in the breeze, like a drop of blood falling into clear water and letting it scatter.

Beside the burning brazier, the old man in black hunched his back and lowered his head, but his expression was focused and serious.The hand holding the yellow paper was shaking a little, and he put the pieces of paper into the fire unsteadily.

The yellow paper was scorched black and curled up by the fire. In a few seconds, it shrank like a rotten corpse and merged into the black ash that had accumulated for a long time. Only a few fragments were steamed up by the heat and dismembered into pieces in the air. Indistinct particles.

Qisi burned the paper for a while and then asked abruptly: "Old man, what do you call me?"

The old man's shoulders trembled visibly, as if he was startled by the sudden noise.After shaking, he said: "My surname is Xu, they all call me Uncle Xu."

There was a "Sister-in-law Xu" before, and now there's an "Uncle Xu"?
Qisi complained and accepted the hasty naming method of Weird Game in one second, and asked with interest: "Uncle Xu, what do you want to say to the God of Joy when you burn so many scriptures?"

The old man said impatiently: "It's just a burn. Where does all the nonsense come from? They always say the same thing every year, please bless me and keep us safe."

The firelight reflected on his face, illuminating it so brightly that it was impossible to distinguish his specific expression.

Qisi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Do you always come here to burn paper and pray for blessings?"

"Yes, I am in charge of this temple."

"I heard from Mrs. Xu that there are ghosts in your town, and they all come here to pray to the Goddess of Happiness to suppress them?" Qisi put on a gossipy attitude, with moderate curiosity in his eyes, as if he simply wanted to hear more about the strange stories of the country. Good things for tourists, just ask and listen casually.

The old man's face changed after hearing the question. The corners of his eyes and mouth twitched together, and his face was twisted like a snake in a ditch, as if he had thought of something extremely sad.

Qisi saw the change in his expression and knew that he was asking the key question, but he pretended to be ignorant and said with a smile: "You guys hold weddings all day long and look lively and festive. The boatman who brought a few of us here is punting the boat." He also said that the water here is good, and it brings wealth and blessings, and the feng shui doesn’t look like it’s going to be haunted.”

He didn't tell the truth. The old man was silent for a long time, threw the yellow paper in his hand to the ground, and sighed: "What a sin."

It's obvious that he knows something.

Qisi's expression remained unchanged and he was still smiling casually, while Du Xiaoyu and Shang Qingbei held their breath, leaned closer, and raised their ears to listen carefully.

The old man stopped talking abruptly, as silent as a stone, as if the emotion just now was just the players' illusion.

Chiss asked: "What happened?"

The old man said displeased: "What's the matter? We are peaceful and peaceful, and we have the blessing of the Goddess of Joy, so what can happen?"

"Oh?" Qisi pretended to be surprised, stood up and took a few steps away, then turned around and pointed to another ear room in the distance, "Then what's going on with those coffins?"

Six identical coffins lay smoothly, motionless and silent.The black color of the whole body is incompatible with the blood-red Temple of Joy, which is particularly eye-catching. It is a key clue at a glance, but it also contains a perceptible danger.

Shang Qingbei understood now, and went over to burn the paper. It was not sending a message to an acquaintance as he said, but he wanted to get close to the old man and ask for more information.

As expected, I can't believe a word of what "Qi Wen" said... Shang Qingbei's eyes darkened, and he once again deepened his impression and judgment.

Qisi waited for a while, but before waiting for the old man's answer, he asked: "Are the people in the coffins all newly deceased? It is a rare custom to place the coffin in a temple."

As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally held the identity tag on his chest in his hand, playing with it one by one.

The old man was probably literate. After seeing the words "Folklore Investigator" on his ID card, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened.

He put down the yellow paper in his hand, stood up with his hands on his waist, and stared straight at Qiss with his wrinkled eyes.

After a while, he opened his toothless mouth and let out a "ho-ho" sound like a broken bellows: "After seven days of rest, you will be a member of the town."

Seven days?People from the town?What does it mean?
Qisi suddenly raised his eyes and saw that the rough skin on the old man's face suddenly peeled off layer by layer like an onion, revealing the blue-black flesh underneath, like the patina inside a faded statue.

"Let's go!" Shang Qingbei was the first to react and shouted.

Before he finished speaking, he hugged the dictionary tightly, turned around and rushed to the door.

Qisi put his hand on the destiny pocket watch, wanting to take a few more glances.

The next second, the stench of decay hit his face, and the skin and flesh all over the old man's body began to squirm like water waves. Fat white maggots emerged from under his skin, burrowing in and out among the rotten flesh that overflowed with thick water.

Countless unknown black bugs emerged from his mouth and nose, covering his whole body like a wave. He became shorter inch by inch. To be precise, he was eaten away by the bugs inch by inch.

Goosebumps appeared on Zeiss's back, and the premonition that he might have close contact with bugs made his stomach churn for a while.

He decisively gave up the idea of ​​observing for a while longer to look for clues, and stepped back step by step, trying not to make any noise to alert other people in the temple.

Du Xiaoyu had already crossed the threshold with one foot and saw the scene outside.

He jumped back as if frightened, his eyes widened, pointing to the door, tongue tied: "You... look, what... is that?"

Qisi looked in the direction he indicated. White fog was billowing outside the door, and gray shadows stood scattered in the fog, approaching slowly.

The nearest shadow was already five steps away, and it could be clearly seen that it was a statue in wedding clothes. The body was faded in many places, but the face was intact. A strange and huge smile was outlined in red and white.

"Close the door," said Zeiss.

Du Xiaoyu said with a mournful face: "Isn't that just like catching a turtle in a jar?"

It was rare that he said a four-character idiom, which was extremely appropriate.

Qisi turned his head and looked at the ear chamber on the right. The black bugs turned into black smoke and dispersed after eating the old man. Only a piece of black clothes fell lightly to the ground, and was soon covered by white and tender maggots. Crawling full.

Only then did Qissi notice that the dress was in the style of a shroud, but he didn't realize it at first.

A "click" sound came from the direction of the God of Joy statue, mixed with the "crack" sound of paint chips falling to the ground.

The two statues of a man and a woman under the God of Joy moved, stood up stiffly from the ground, and walked towards the player awkwardly.

"There are seven statues outside the door." Shang Qingbei managed to maintain his calmness and made a judgment, "If the door is closed, it is three to two. If it is not closed, it is three to nine."

Du Xiaoyu huddled behind Qisi and suggested: "How about we rush out? Then spread out and run, maybe we can escape..."

Qisi took a step back, moved Du Xiaoyu in front of him, and encouraged: "You can run out and try." "..."

As he spoke, the statues in the mist came closer. The nearest one was only one step away from the threshold, as if it would put its face close to it at any time.The faces of the statues a little further away can also be seen clearly. They have the same bright red smiling faces, but the brows and eyes are full of sorrow, as if the smiles were forcibly concave and fixed.

Shang Qingbei no longer hesitated, pushed the left half door with difficulty, and slammed it shut.Qisi pushed open the right half door, grabbed the door bolt, and inserted the two doors together.

Behind them, two statues of a man and a woman seemed to be moving. They grinned brightly, grinning from the corners of their mouths to the corners of their eyes, waving their arms wildly like a dance, and staggered over.

"We are being locked up!" Du Xiaoyu was shaking like a sieve, his voice filled with tears.

People's fear of ghosts is ultimately a fear of death; and in the face of death, everyone is vulnerable.

Shang Qingbei's lips turned white from his own bite.When the Temple of Joy is surrounded by ghosts and monsters, closing the door is the best decision, but it may not be a way out.

Being in a closed space with two ghosts, closing the door and beating the dog, it is only a matter of time before the group is wiped out.

It is impossible to design an absolute dead end in a weird game. There must be a solution... Someone among the three must have props that can deal with ghosts...

Shang Qingbei looked at Qisi.

The young man's expression was indifferent, and there seemed to be some thoughts in his deep eyes. At this moment, he was silently retreating to the left ear chamber.

At this time, he is still hiding his secrets. What on earth does he want to do?
"Boom, boom, boom..."

Knocking on the closed temple door sounded again and again, like a temptation and a threat.

Shang Qingbei looked at Qisi's calm and calm expression, and suddenly felt an unreasonable resentment and anger.

It was his decision to come to the Xi Temple, he was the one talking to the old man, and he was probably the one who triggered the current death point!
He looks like it has nothing to do with him. What does the life and death of others mean to him?Or...does he want the players to die?

Shang Qingbei successfully convinced himself, and his fingers fumbled through the pages of the dictionary, stopping at a page with a different texture.

He was a little hesitant to use the item he regarded as his trump card here.

"Giggle, giggle..."

In the temple, two statues danced and laughed like silver bells.They circle around the player and intimidate them before killing them.

Du Xiaoyu's legs were trembling, but he put his hand into his pants and felt for a long time, and took out a crumpled talisman paper.Official players, no matter how incompetent they are, will not have any reserves of props.

But, are ordinary props really useful?
Qiss was still stroking the pocket watch on his left wrist.After being covered by him for a long time, the surface of the pocket watch was no longer cold, but was filled with body heat.

One minute has passed, and even activating the retroactive effect will not help.And he didn't have any ideas on how to survive the point of death.

However, since entering this instance, everything that has happened has been too weird...

Clues are passively accepted, events are passively triggered, and there is no clue of reasoning. Everyone seems to be pushed by an unknown force and moves along the planned route...

He wanted to disrupt the situation and overturn the chessboard, but he failed in the end.

Qisi leaned on the coffin, his hand just holding the soul nail nailed on one corner of the coffin.He looked sideways into the depths of the temple.

Above the shrine, the god in red lowered his scarlet eyes with compassion and a joking smile.

……

[Side mission (must do): Escape from Xu’s house]

On the system interface, the newly refreshed white characters are shining brightly.

The woman wore a complicated red wedding dress and huddled in a blind spot in the corner of the house, holding her breath and muttering.

After triggering the side mission in Xi'er's room, Li Yao and Liu Bingding became separated, and the surrounding scene became unfamiliar.

The house with three entrances was surrounded by layers of buildings, which did not look like a modern system. The servants wearing mandarins and pigtails passing by in the corridors further confirmed her judgment——

She returned to Double Happiness Town hundreds of years ago.

Recalling the legend about the Goddess of Joy that Sister-in-law Xu told, Li Yaoping had some speculations: Maybe she will experience everything that the God of Joy has experienced, touching the core world view of this dungeon.

However, didn’t the Goddess of Joy commit suicide by throwing herself into a well after being abandoned? What is the side mission of "Escape from Xu's House"?

There was the sound of "tapping" footsteps in the distance, and two servants walked through the half-moon-shaped doorway and came over, talking to each other.

"Miss, it's true that she insists on marrying that boy. If you ask me, you should throw that boy into the well. Knowing so much, keeping him will be a disaster after all."

"Haha, what are you afraid of? The county magistrate turns a blind eye. How much trouble can he, a small county magistrate, stir up?"

"That's true, but the batch of goods on hand must be disposed of as soon as possible, so as not to be caught."

"It's not difficult to deal with. There are so many people in towns near and far who are in need of wives..."

Li Yao was a little confused at first, but after hearing the last sentence, her eyes turned cold.

Combined with the previous reports found in Xi'er's room, she already had a clear guess about the world view of this copy.

The two servants came closer and closer, stopped in front of the side room, glanced inside, and sounded frightened.

"Miss is gone!"

"Go and tell the old lady, don't run out with that kid!"

Li Yao has now completely confirmed her identity, and she should be the "Miss" in the servants' mouth.

The servant screamed loudly, but his movements remained steady. He continued to move forward along the previous path, and soon he was only three steps away from where Xu Yao was hiding.

From Li Yao's perspective, they can see their pale faces and the blush on both sides of their cheeks.There is a crack in the mouth painted with red paint, and the upper and lower flaps are opening and closing, making a fake human voice.

They were not living people at all, they were actually paper figures with the same height as real people, wearing clothes made of paper, and they were swaying in the wind.

Xu Yao didn't dare to express her anger. She huddled in the shadows and watched the two paper figures approaching and then walking away.

Li Yao's mind was filled with a lot of horror stories related to paper figures, and she felt a chill down her back.

"So you're here..."

Behind his ears, a high-pitched voice sounded faintly, and cold breath blew on the back of his neck.

Xu Yao's heart almost stopped beating. She could almost imagine the cruel punishment she would receive after being captured by her servant.

Li Yao turned back stiffly, and a strange smile from the corners of her mouth to the corners of her eyes was pressed against the tip of her nose.

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(End of this chapter)