Survival mission: Survive for 72 hours. (41:39:21/72:00:00)
Additional task: Find the truth about the river god's curse. (70%/100%)
Granny Sang has left.
Zhou Guang closed the task bar: "Time is tight and the task is heavy. It's better for us to act separately. Everyone should gather here before dark."
Liang Xi: "Okay, I agree. Then one group will go to the mountain to find Baoer's body, and the other group will go to Huang Youcheng's house to look for clues. But how will the personnel be allocated?"
Baili Xin: "I can do anything. If you are afraid, I am more familiar with the mountain."
Xia Chi endured the fear of digging graves and said, "No! I'll go to the mountain. Brother, you go to Huang Youcheng's house. Your observation skills are better than ours. You may find details that we can't find when you go to Huang Youcheng's house. I know the way to the mountain, so leave the physical work to us."
Baili Xin: "That's good. You have the highest force value, so you can dig things faster."
Zhou Guang: "Then I'll go to the mountain with Xia Chi."
Baili Xin: "Where's Liang Xi?"
Liang Xi: "I can do anything."
Baili Xin: "You three go to the mountain. It's a little over three hours before dark. It will take two hours to go back and forth. If there are more people, the time can be shortened."
Liang Xi: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Li Cancan looked at Baili Xin with difficulty: "I am the only one left, will I be a hindrance if I follow you?"
Baili Xin glanced at Li Cancan and said, "No, you are very strong."
Li Cancan blushed, "Okay, thank you."
The distribution was completed quickly and without further ado, everyone took quick action.
Xia Chi and the other two had just left, and Baili Xin and Li Cancan packed up and prepared to leave.
Not long after the two of them walked out, three people came over from the next room.
There are three people: the blacksmith, the thin man and the yellow-haired man.
In the [Friends] discussion group, Xia Chi’s avatar lit up.
Xia Chi: Brother Xing, there are a few players following us.
Li Cancan: We have it here too!
Xia Chi: Damn, I get it. They finally came to their senses and realized that it’s useless to just sit there and wait for death, so they come to take advantage of us
The blacksmith was about the same height as Baili Xin, about 185 cm tall, but because he was more sturdy and robust, he looked bigger than Baili Xin.
The blacksmith stood in the middle of the yard, looking at Baili Xin with judgment and arrogance.
Seeing Baili Xin coming out, the blacksmith walked forward and looked up at this seemingly slender but actually very tall young man, "Baili Xin, we are going to investigate Huang Youcheng's house, do you want to come with us?"
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In the live broadcast room.
He was so ordinary, yet so confident. Who gave him the confidence to look down on Baili Xin
Since you asked the question sincerely, if I have to answer the reason, it is probably because the 300%+ combat power value gave him the illusion that he is very awesome.
How about asking him to get a red spider and see? Xin Shen has already knocked out three red spiders. I would like to call him the "Red Spider Killer".
How did he know the name Huang Youcheng? After the compulsory work was over, they rested in the room. I didn't see them do anything.
I've seen it from another live broadcast perspective before, and the blacksmith was standing outside the window eavesdropping on their conversation.
Haha, it turns out that he is not only a lucky guy, but also an eavesdropper.
These people obviously have bad intentions and probably want to steal experience.
The other side has more people and more power, and the game also stipulates that players cannot be attacked. Even if Baili Xin and the others don't want to, there is nothing they can do.
Like flies, so disgusting!
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Baili Xin glanced at the blacksmith and said, "Okay."
In the discussion group, Baili Xin input the message: Let them follow, if they want to dig, let them dig, there is no need to compete with them.
Xia Chi: But I won’t give in. This is the clue we found, why should we give it to them!
Zhou Guang: From what Baili Xin said, I guess the other party is trying to provoke us on purpose. When we stop them, there is a high probability that physical contact will occur. We don't know how strict the system's so-called "attack on players" is. If physical contact with anger is considered "attack on players", then we will be the ones to suffer.
Liang Xi: Zhou Guang is right.
Xia Chi: Damn, this is such a cheap trick. If we don't stop them, they can take advantage of their numbers to get the stuff before us. If we stop them, we may be attacked by the system, which is good for them no matter how you look at it. Don't worry, brother, I know what to do, and I will definitely not act on impulse.
Baili Xin: How many people went from your side
Xia Chi: 5 people.
Liang Xi: I guess so many people came to guard against Xia Chi.
After the discussion group ended, Baili Xin glanced at Li Cancan, who was a little scared, behind him, and then clicked on Li Cancan's private chat box.
Baili Xin: Li Cancan, you are fast, go to Xiachi. There is only one way up the mountain in the early stage, they just walked for a short time, you can catch up quickly.
Li Cancan: But then you will be the only one left.
Baili Xin: Aren't there three more players? Go over there and help me keep an eye on Xia Chi.
Li Cancan gritted her teeth and said, "I understand. If I follow you, I will only be a hindrance to you. I will help you stop Xia Chi."
Baili Xin: Wait until we reach Huang Youcheng’s house before leaving.
Li Cancan: Okay, I understand.
When Li Cancan was about to reach the door of Huang Youcheng's house, Baili Xin winked at her.
She immediately cried out "Ouch!", holding her stomach and said, "Oh no, I think I ate something bad at noon, and my stomach aches. I'm sorry, I can't stay with you, it's too late, I'll leave first."
At a speed of 300%, he disappeared in a flash, not caring how easy it was to expose the lie.
The blacksmith was stunned for several seconds before he reacted. He wanted to ask his teammates to chase Li Cancan, but Li Cancan ran too fast, leaving an afterimage behind her, and it was impossible to tell which direction she was running.
Seeing Li Cancan running away, the blacksmith glared at Baili Xin fiercely, "What the hell are you doing?"
Baili Xin shrugged and stepped into Huang Youcheng's house. "People are in a hurry, can you stop them? Are you still going in?"
The three blacksmiths looked at each other and quickly followed Baili Xin into the yard.
The clear water flowed like a small snake, following Baili Xin's fingertips and finally wrapped around the other's neck hidden under his sacrificial robe.
Dijia secretly observed Baili Xin's expression.
This is a very dangerous action. The slightest force of the water flow can break the slender neck.
But the young man did not show any escape or fear. His favorite eyes carefully observed the surroundings, without being affected by any external factors.
Either you have absolute trust in yourself, or you don't care about yourself at all.
Dijia laughed softly. No matter which one it was, he seemed very interested.
The water turned into a hand, stroking the other's collarbone and falling on the slender neck, "I will wrap the water around your neck, so that I can understand what you are saying even if you don't make any sound."
Dijia: "If you want, I can help you kill these annoying guys."
Baili Xin opened his mouth and said silently: "No need."
Dijia sneered: "Excessive kindness will only become a stumbling block on the road to success. I didn't expect you to be so stupid."
Baili Xin looked around and answered nonchalantly: "No, I was afraid of dirtying your hands."
The water caressing my neck suddenly stopped, and then slowly started moving again after a moment.
He silently retracted his hand into the water necklace. A small drop of water splashed out from it and flew into the air. With a "bang", it exploded into the shape of a flower and evaporated into the air.
Dijia: "Well, that makes sense."
It seemed that no one had lived in the Huang family for a long time. The black door was hanging crookedly, and the horizontal plaque on the door had become dilapidated due to the erosion of time. Only the words "Huang Mansion" could be vaguely seen.
The house is designed in the shape of a quadrangle courtyard, with a small door on the wall connecting to the backyard.
If this courtyard could be properly renovated, it would look very stylish even now, let alone thirty years ago.
Baili Xin looked around before entering the yard. Not far from this house was Grandma Sang's charity cemetery.
According to Zhou Guang, the charity cemetery was once the home of Granny Sang. After she went crazy because she couldn't find Sang Baoer, Granny Sang turned the place into a charity cemetery.
He goes out frequently every day to collect corpses, hoping that one of them is Baoer's.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, and next to it was a huge mulberry tree. After thirty years of ups and downs, the mulberry tree had grown lush branches and leaned diagonally in front of a house, making the house crooked and revealing the red bricks and grass ties inside.
Baili Xin had just approached the locust tree when a loud and sudden cry suddenly came from the tree.
A few crows stood on the branches, flapping their wings, their dark eyes staring at the four strange intruders below.
Huangmao kicked the crooked broken basket and said, "Brother, what are we looking for in this desolate place?"
The blacksmith looked at the yellow-haired man as if he were a fool. "Of course I'm looking for clues. Are you stupid? Huang Youcheng is the person who directly killed Baoer."
"Bao Er committed suicide one month after marrying Huang Youcheng."
"If she died out of resentment, she could have just died on the first day of her marriage. If she delayed her death for the sake of the village, she could have committed suicide after the village got food."
"Why did you wait a month before committing suicide? What happened during this time must be related to Sang Baoer's death and the river god's curse."
"Sang Baoer and Huang Youcheng lived here for a few days before they died. Maybe something happened here that made Sang Baoer think of dying together with Huang Youcheng."
Huang Mao suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, big brother you are so smart."
The thin man agreed: "That's right, big brother is strong and smart, wisdom and strength coexist."
Dijia: "Tsk."
While the three of them were bragging, Baili Xin had already walked around the yard. Almost all the houses were in tatters, but there was still one house with a locked door.
The lock has long been rusted and is difficult to open even with a key.
When Baili Xin was hesitating whether to pick the lock or kick the door directly, the voice of the blacksmith came from behind.
"What? You can't open it? Move aside, I'll help you."
The blacksmith strode up to Baili Xin and kicked the door without saying a word.
With a loud "bang", the door shook twice, and yellow soil fell from the edge of the door.
The door fell inwards and dust flew everywhere.
Countless dust particles, like popcorn just flying out of a high-pressure furnace, rushed towards everyone.
An invisible mist instantly blocked Baili Xin's body, isolating him from all the dust.
While the others were blinded by the dust, Baili Xin had already stepped into the room.
This is a bedroom. Baili Xin found it hard to imagine that he would see tables and chairs made of golden nanmu wood in such a backward little village.
There was an exquisite diorama on the table, and a jewelry box was opened on the table, with many jewelry placed in it.
There was a Western-style bed in the bedroom, and the bright red mandarin duck quilt on the bed had faded a little.
There were also two pairs of exquisite felt slippers and a pair of red embroidered shoes under the bed.
There are two pairs of slippers, one large and one small, one pair for men and one pair for women.
There was a wardrobe standing by the wall. When Baili Xin was about to open the wardrobe, he saw a stream of water falling on the handle of the wardrobe before him. The water quickly rolled around the handle, and the dust on the copper handle disappeared in an instant.
Baili Xin's eyes flickered slightly, and he placed his fingertips on the clean handle and gently opened the wardrobe.
Almost all the clothes hanging in the closet were women's clothes, including cheongsams and long skirts, all made of the finest fabrics. Only two men's jackets and robes were hung in a small space on the right side.
I guess this cabinet is moth-proof, as after thirty years, the clothes still maintain their good shape and patterns.
At the bottom of the closet, two cheongsams were piled up casually.
Baili Xin picked up one of the cheongsams and took a look at it. There were some stains on the bottom of the cheongsam.
The three blacksmiths finally cleared their dazed eyes.
When the thin guy saw the decoration inside, his eyes lit up: "Wow, brother, these tables, chairs and jewelry are so valuable. If we can get one of them, we will be rich!"
Blacksmith: "In this game, points are the real money! These jewelry of yours are worthless even if you take them out. You want something from a dead person? Isn't that unlucky?"
Baili Xin walked out of the bedroom and went to several other rooms.
Maybe because they don't live here permanently, one of the rooms is a guest room and the remaining rooms are empty with nothing furnished.
Baili Xin went around to the backyard again. There were three rooms behind the yard: a kitchen, a utility room and an unused room.
The kitchen was full of cobwebs and there were spots of mould on the bottoms of the pots.
There are several shelves in the utility room, on which are placed some scattered items, and at the very edge of the shelves there is a wooden barrel.
Baili Xin walked slowly through the room with his back bent, not missing a single detail.
Standing on a high place, Dijia looked down at everything in front of him, his eyes hidden in the air were full of curiosity and greed.
The wide sacrificial robe was not enough to cover the young man's entire body. He was in a high position and could see the white neck hidden under the robe by lowering his head slightly.
He has existed here for countless years, as the winter snow melted and spring buds sprouted.
In the passing of time, he had seen many beautiful things and many visitors from foreign lands, but no one attracted his attention as much as the young man in front of him.
He watched indifferently as those people fled in panic, and looked down from above as they died in despair. Fear and panic of the unknown were on everyone's face.
Only the young people are a little different.
When being chased by the red spiders one after another, he looked like an agile mountain elf.
He looks frail and delicate, but he can play with the red spider, which is several times stronger than him, in the palm of his hand.
Sweat dripped from his forehead, and he took advantage of the moment when that drop of sweat fell on the corner of the young man's lips.
The scorching temperature and beating heart, every bit of it was scratching his mind, making him unable to help but claim the young man as his own, integrating him into his bones and blood.
So much so that when she, who was extremely obsessed with cleanliness, saw the young man entering the hot spring where she usually lived, she did not push him away. Instead, she helped him clean his whole body, hunted a red spider for him, and spread the fur on the spider for the young man to rest.
Baili Xin bent down slightly, and a large area of honey-colored skin was faintly visible.
The water on the neck suddenly churned twice, and two streams of water slowly stretched out.
The supposedly soft water stream turned into sharp water needles after encountering the clothes, passing straight through the clothes, tightening the wide neckline, and hiding every inch of the honey color inside.
Then, Dijia in the air looked up at the sky and narrowed his eyes slightly.
His collection is not allowed to be snooped into by anyone.
Baili Xin searched the grocery room and soon saw a slightly wide gap on the floor where the sundries were hidden.
When the blacksmith and his two companions found the room, they happened to see Baili Xin opening a secret passage.
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In the live broadcast room.
Damn, what’s wrong with this shot? I almost saw Baili Xin’s collarbone.
This sacrificial garment looks elegant and wide, but I didn’t expect it to be so private.
I admit that I just lsp.
But I never realized that the blacksmith had some brains. No wonder he was regarded as the boss.
He has some, but Xin Shen has a lot. Can they be compared
Big?! What big?!
Why did the car suddenly speed up
Well, just a joke, another secret door.
Old contestant, please tell me first, is there a red spider under the secret door this time? I have a bad heart.
I don’t know, we didn’t find this place... After we got 70% of the information from the village chief, the time was up.
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In the dark secret passage, the thin man walked in front and the yellow-haired man walked at the back.
The blacksmith was second, and Baili Xin was third.
The thin man walked slowly holding the torch, and the blacksmith looked back at Baili Xin.
The dim light cast a shadow on Baili Xin's face, making his already handsome face even more delicate and attractive.
The blacksmith's heart skipped a beat and he kept swallowing his saliva.
"Well, Baili Xin, are you afraid? If you are, you can hide in my arms."
The slightly frivolous voice was amplified several times in the empty stone road, and the yellow-haired man laughed.
Baili Xin had a cold expression and ignored him.
The blacksmith looked unhappy when he saw that he had hit a wall in front of his men.
"Baili Xin, don't be shameless. You have such a seductive face, but I don't even know what you did in the past. Why are you pretending?"
"A beauty like you, wouldn't you have always put on beautiful clothes and lie down..."
A loud whipping sound echoed throughout the tunnel.
The blacksmith covered his head and cried out, "Baili Xin, you dare to hit me?!"
Baili Xin raised his hands to prove his innocence, "I didn't, my hands were always down there."
The yellow-haired man behind Baili Xin suddenly swallowed his saliva and said, "Boss. I saw it clearly just now. Baili Xin really didn't do anything."
The blacksmith's face suddenly changed and he looked around in horror.
Suddenly, there was another loud voice.
This time it was the blacksmith's face that was slapped.
The blacksmith's face suddenly turned pale, and it was unclear whether it was because of the beating or fear.
Just as he looked around vigilantly, a sneer suddenly reached his ears: "Ha!"
The voice was hoarse and sinister, different from the other three.
The hair on the blacksmith's body stood up. He suddenly snatched the thin man's torch and ran forward screaming, "Ghost! There is a ghost!"
Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!
Five more loud whipping sounds echoed through the secret passage.
The thin guy and the yellow-haired guy felt as if their faces were whipped hard, and their faces were burning with pain.
But as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but air except the dim and dark passage.
The two looked at each other, then ran away screaming, following the blacksmith's steps.
"Fuck, there really is a ghost! Run!"
In the darkness, fireflies lit up around Baili Xin.
If you look closely, you will find that they are tiny water droplets, each of which is stained with a little fluorescence, wrapping Baili Xin in a layer of hazy white light.
It was just enough to illuminate Baili Xin's vision, but not enough to be captured by night vision.
Dijia, "Did you see the stupid look of those ants running away in panic?"
Baili Xin replied in a thin, mosquito-like voice: "I see, and then what?"
Dijia: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Like thank you or something
Baili Xin: "Oh, no."
Emperor Ga: “…”
In the dark tunnel, Baili Xin walked very fast because of the illumination of Dijia. He strode through the tunnel at a rapid pace and saw the end in a few minutes.
The three frightened men were pushing the wooden board above their heads with all their strength. It seemed like something was pressing on it. The three men were pushing with all their might. They were sweating profusely and their eyes were a little wandering.
Baili Xin raised his hand high and placed it on the wooden board. With a slight force, a ray of light suddenly appeared on the wooden board.
Huang Mao: "Boss, great, the door is open!"
Blacksmith: "Well done, but it's almost there, you two should try harder!"
Baili Xin raised his other hand and placed it on the wooden board, then pushed with all his strength, and the board was completely pushed open.
The blacksmith laughed happily: "Push it open, brothers, let's get out of this damn place..."
Something rolled down from the wooden board and landed in front of him, and a pale face suddenly appeared in front of the blacksmith.
His eyes were closed, his face was twisted in agony, and his skin was pale and bloodless.
He is an old acquaintance of the blacksmith.
The female player who died of fever.
“Fuck!”
The three people were so frightened that their souls flew away. Their eyes rolled back and they fainted.
Baili Xin was holding the wooden board by himself. He glanced at the corpses, slowly pushed the board open, stepped on the three unconscious men and stepped out.
The tunnel was right under the corpse bed of the female player. The bed was a bit heavy, so they couldn't push it just now.
Baili Xin placed the female player on the other unused bed, his eyes thoughtful.
There was actually a secret passage in Huang Youcheng's grocery room connecting to Sang Baoer's home.
The room, which was mostly covered in white, was filled with corpses. The bodies of the players who had died before were all placed here. The skin that had been bitten and torn had been carefully sewn up, and the parts without flesh were filled with grass and stuffed into clothes, as if the bodies were still there.
Baili Xin walked around the morgue and then pushed the door open and walked out. In the yard, Granny Sang was leaning on a rocking chair to bask in the sun, holding a red sewing needle in her dry and sallow hands and muttering to herself.
"Bao'er, mom will sew the most beautiful wedding dress for you and make sure you will be the most beautiful bride."
"My dear, why do you have such a miserable life?"
"Bao'er, for the sake of justice, you have suffered."
Baili Xin slowly walked behind Granny Sang and asked, "How did Bao'er die?"
Granny Sang's needle pierced into the flesh.
The nimble old lady rolled over and got up from the rocking chair like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and looked up at Baili Xin in shock.
"You, you, you, where did you come from?!"
"Are you planning on scaring an old woman like me to death?!"
Baili Xin looked at the strange old lady in front of him, whose face was pale, skin hanging on bones, and the whites of her eyes almost disappeared: "..."
Logically speaking, shouldn't you be scaring me