Hide
Where to hide, that is the question!
In a flash, Li Cancan suddenly exerted force.
The 300% speed bonus is really not to be underestimated. Baili Xin saw a flash of light before his eyes, and all the bonfires lit around him were extinguished.
She did not forget to carefully close the door of the ancestral hall, then grabbed Baili Xin's wrist and pulled him quickly under the altar table.
Finally, Li Cancan looked at Baili Xin with red eyes and blew out the candlestick in Baili Xin's hand.
Sister, you're crying and fighting at the same time, that's pretty fierce.
In the darkness, Baili Xin glanced at the trembling girl beside him.
The hand that was tightly grasping the wrist was shaking uncontrollably. The girl next to him was obviously scared to death, but she still clenched her teeth and didn't make a sound.
The footsteps are getting closer.
Suddenly, Li Cancan shook Baili Xin's wrist and said nervously: "The copper lock, the copper lock is not hung up!"
The water flowed around the other wrist, and Baili Xin felt the water that had been wrapped around his wrist move.
The water flow separated into a small line, which unwillingly whipped the inside of Baili Xin's held wrist twice.
A little numb, but not painful.
Then the stream of water flew out silently, gently hooked the copper lock hanging on the door, and slowly closed it.
After doing all this, the water flow returned to the wrist and tightened forcefully, as if declaring sovereignty or venting emotions.
A voice deeper than usual rang in my ears: "In the end, I'm the one who has to clean up your mess. No matter how you look at it, I'm the most useful."
Baili Xin: "..."
Why did it suddenly become inward-looking
Baili Xin had his wrists held on either side as he waited for the village chief who had arrived late.
The door creaked open and the torches on the wall were lit one by one.
The light returned to their sight, and Baili Xin looked outside through the gap in the table.
The village chief's footsteps were heavy, and his legs were like stiff bamboo poles that seemed unable to bend. He could only slowly move his legs by relying on the strength of his hips. His posture looked weird and twisted.
The village chief held a transparent bag filled with clean fruits and vegetables in his hand. He slowly moved to the table, put the bag on it, and then picked up the whip on the table.
The next moment, the sound of whips hitting stone and cloth echoed throughout the ancestral hall.
Li Cancan shuddered violently all over.
The village chief kept cursing while beating him.
"I'll beat you to death, you blind village chief! Bao'er is a good girl, she belongs to her own family. Why did you give her to that bastard for the sake of the village? And you even called it a sacrifice for the sake of the river. Bah, you beast!"
"Kill you, you profiteer! Just because you have a few coins and a few bags of food, you can do whatever you want?! It's all because of you. Everything started because of you. You are the one who deserves to die!"
"I'll beat you to death, you old woman who's blinded by greed. If you hadn't persuaded Bao'er, how could she have gone there so obediently? She could have escaped!"
"Beat you to death! Beat you to death! You all deserve to die!"
The sound of curses mixed with the sound of whipping continued to echo in the cramped and dark ancestral hall.
Finally, the village chief was tired of beating people, so he slowly put away the whip and put it back on the table.
"Baoer." The village chief's hoarse voice echoed in the room.
Even though he had been whipped so many times and scolded for so long, the village chief's voice was still as steady as ever, with his unique gloomy and hoarseness. Baili Xin couldn't even hear the other person's breathing.
"I came to see you. Look, I brought you your favorite apples."
As soon as the gloomy voice finished speaking, something fell to the ground, rolled around, and rolled in front of Li Cancan.
It's an apple.
The village chief froze. "I'm old and useless. I can't even hold an apple. Let me find where the apple fell."
Through the gap, Li Cancan saw with horror that the body opposite her was slowly bending, as if trying to bend down to pick up the apple.
She covered her mouth tightly, not daring to breathe.
As the body on the other side was bending more and more, a foot suddenly shot out from the side and gently kicked the apple away.
The apple rolled twice on the ground and stopped at the village chief's feet.
Li Cancan: “…”
Can Apple just get out of here
Baili Xin slowly withdrew his foot and smiled silently at Li Cancan.
Don't be afraid. We won't be scared even if a fight really breaks out.
Li Cancan didn't know Baili Xin's fighting ability, and her heart was already in her throat.
The village chief scratched his head in confusion, bent down to pick up the apple, and didn't care at all why the apple ran out from under the stands.
Li Cancan: “…”
This really works!
The village chief wiped the apple and put it back on the table.
Light incense and kneel down.
Although it is a bit stumbling, it is skillful.
The village chief knelt on the futon: "Bao'er, tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of your death. Can't you calm down your anger? It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well. Bao'er, my Bao'er..."
The village chief's voice began to tremble, and Li Cancan peeked over from the gap.
He should have wanted to cry, but for some reason he couldn't shed tears. In the end, he twisted his face, which was torn apart by skin and flesh, into a horrible expression and howled with a hoarse voice.
Half an hour later, the village chief picked up the replaced fruits and vegetables and walked out of the door with his stiff body.
The door closed with a creaky sound.
Then the lock closed with another click.
When the footsteps gradually disappeared at the end, Li Cancan breathed a sigh of relief, but turned around and looked at Baili Xin with despair: "What should I do? The village chief seems to have locked the door."
It was pitch black all around. Baili Xin crawled out in the dark, walked to the door and pushed it gently, but the door was as solid as a rock.
Beside his ear, Dijia sneered: "Ha."
"..." Baili Xin lowered his voice and said in a mosquito-like voice that only the two of them could hear: "Stop it, help quickly."
Dijia was stunned: "I can help you, but why should I help you?"
Baili Xin: "Well, because I am your most precious collection. If you don't let me out today, I might die tomorrow. Are you willing to let a collection that is rare in a thousand years die like this? I am not helping myself, but helping you. If you open the door, I can leave, and you can protect your collection. It is mutually beneficial and kills two birds with one stone. Isn't it good?"
Dijia hesitated.
Baili Xin was not in a hurry. He turned back and searched the table in the dark.
Li Cancan: "What are you looking for?"
Baili Xin: "Since you are here, take some souvenirs."
A few seconds later, Diga's voice came in his ears.
"That's true, but your ultimate goal is to get out. After all, I helped you, so I should collect interest."
A thin stream of water came out from the wrist, and a slight sound of a lock turning came from outside the door.
Li Cancan just happened to arrive at the door in the dark.
"What should I do? Should I send a private message to Liang Xi and the others to come and rescue us?" She put her hands on the door and pushed it while anxiously saying, "We won't starve to death here..."
The door creaked open.
Li Cancan looked confused, "Um, Baili Xin, the door is open."
Baili Xin had already taken the things and walked over. "Oh, you are so lucky. I am so lucky today thanks to you. I must have benefited from you."
Li Cancan blushed in embarrassment: "Ah! Yes, is that so? Thank you, thank you for the compliment."
Dijia: "Hmph."
Baili Xin: "..."
In order to hide, Baili Xin and Li Cancan extinguished their candles just now. Now the two of them can only walk in the stone path in the dark.
It was pitch black all around and the ground underfoot was uneven.
Because Li Cancan was afraid of the room behind her, Baili Xin let Li Cancan walk in front.
Li Cancan slowly moved forward while holding onto the wall. Baili Xin's steady breathing and footsteps could be heard not far behind him.
After walking for about three or four minutes, they passed the fork in the road.
After walking for another two minutes, Li Cancan stumbled.
A force grabbed her collar and pulled her up.
Li Cancan leaned against the wall to catch his breath and thanked those behind him: "Thank you, Baili Xin."
The force did not disappear, but instead moved to Li Cancan's shoulder.
Through the clothes, Li Cancan felt that the object was hard and sharp, like a candlestick.
Li Cancan was a little embarrassed: "Thank you for holding me up. I'm sorry that I've been holding you back since I woke up."
In the darkness, there was only the sound of heavy breathing.
Li Cancan took two more steps, but Baili Xin still had no intention of taking down the candlestick.
Li Cancan: "Baili Xin, you really don't have to take care of me like this, you don't have to help me, I can do it myself..."
"Li Cancan, don't look back!"
Baili Xin's somewhat cold and hard voice came from a little distance behind him.
It's a little far away, not far away.
Li Cancan's whole body suddenly tensed up, but she still obediently did not look back, and moved forward stiffly.
If this voice is Baili Xin, then what is the thing behind him
The breathing behind me became heavier and so close that it seemed to be right next to my ear.
The force pressing on his shoulders gradually tightened. Li Cancan stiffened his body and felt it. It seemed like a claw.
Baili Xin's voice came again, "When I count to 3, you squat immediately! Do you hear me?"
Li Cancan's voice trembled, "Okay."
Baili Xin: "1,2,3!"
The moment she counted to three, Li Cancan squatted down quickly without any hesitation.
Then she heard a loud noise coming from behind her. She bent over and looked back. When her eyes gradually adapted to the darkness and vaguely saw what was in front of her, her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
Four scarlet eyes flashed strangely in the darkness.
It's the monster red spider!
Li Cancan immediately took two steps back and leaned against the cold wall behind him.
She couldn't see the scene clearly. She could only vaguely see some dark shadows and the sounds of heavy punches.
— "Your speed has increased to 300%... If you encounter danger, get away immediately... The Red Spider can't catch up with you."
The words Baili Xin said earlier suddenly appeared in my mind.
Li Cancan turned her head to look at the exit. She could even see the small light spot at the exit. As long as she ran as hard as she could for a dozen seconds, she could leave this dangerous place.
Run
If she runs away she will be safe.
Li Cancan shook her head vigorously.
No, you can't run!
Maybe she can't help at all, maybe she is the most useless, but she can't be a deserter, she can't abandon Baili Xin and run away by herself!
If she had to run, at least she would take Baili Xin with her!
Li Cancan resisted the instinct to run away and shouted with a trembling voice: "Monster, come here! I'm tastier than him!"
Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground.
Baili Xin's voice came lazily: "Oh, what a pity. It's daytime now, and it will melt in the sun. Otherwise, we can take this one back as well."
Li Cancan: “…”
At this moment, why did she suddenly feel that among the three people present, the monster was the one who should escape
…
In the room, five people sat down facing each other.
Except for Baili Xin, the other four people's expressions were not very good.
The monster that Baili Xin tied up yesterday was tied to the corner.
Although it is daytime now, the sun is shining through the window. It will not melt the monster, but it will make it very weak. It can only lie on the ground helplessly, trying to stay alive.
But even though this monster was about to die, it still looked like it wanted to eat people, especially when its four blood-red eyes looked at us.
Liang Xi took a deep breath and resisted the urge to run away: "I didn't get any clues today."
Zhou Guang and Xia Chi looked at each other and said with difficulty: "We too."
Xia Chi: "The NPC was unusually quiet today. He asked us to work right away and didn't say anything in the middle."
Liang Xi: "The length of the mandatory work hours has also changed. I checked the taskbar and saw that we worked for 4 hours yesterday, but today we worked for a full 6 hours. At this rate, we will probably be forced to work 8 hours tomorrow!"
Zhou Guang: "The atmosphere between the NPCs has also changed. Although they still have the same deadpan faces, I can tell that they are also very nervous."
Baili Xin: "These NPCs are set to be villagers. Tomorrow is the last day of the river god's curse. It is normal to be nervous. I got a clue today. The village chief should be Sang Baoer's mysterious lover."
"All the clues are related to Sang Baoer, and the key people are Granny Sang and the village chief."
"Time is a bit tight now." He paused and looked at the other three people, "There are only 30 hours left."
Zhou Guang: "So we split up?"
Baili Xin: "So I called them both here together."
Everyone: “???”
As soon as he finished speaking, two unfriendly quarrels were heard.
"Why are you here, you stinky man?!"
"I should be asking you this, you old woman!"
Baili Xin opened the door, shook the things in his hand, and gave them a kind smile, "Come in?"
The two NPCs looked at what was in Baili Xin's hand, and their pale faces shrank into a knot.
Village Chief: "How dare you touch Bao Er's tablet!"
…
In the live broadcast room, the barrage was still intense.
Now that he's here, he can just take the tablet with him. He's awesome! I'd like to call him the God of Xin. The NPCs were all stunned.
Hahaha, this is the first time I've enjoyed watching an escape game so much. He made the monsters and NPCs run around in circles, he's really worthy of being called the God of Death.
How did the door of the secret room open by itself just now? Did the NPC forget to lock the door? It would be fine if he just forgot to lock the door, but he also forgot to padlock it
Just good luck.
F-, you call that good luck
It's really good luck to be extremely unlucky. Maybe all the good luck you have saved up for today will be used up? Besides, wasn't there a Li Cancan just now? I remember that this player has a B luck, so it should be about the same.
Come on, Li Cancan has the bad luck of getting sick as soon as she arrives.
Uh, that is, two negatives equal a positive
…
The village chief and Granny Sang sat down far away from each other.
Baili Xin cut to the chase and said, "I can return the spirit seat to you, but you have to answer a few questions for me."
The village chief glanced at Baili Xin with his lifeless black eyes, and a hint of forbearance could be heard in his gloomy voice: "Okay!"
"Li Chong, Sang Baoer, and Huang Youcheng, what happened thirty years ago?"
The village chief was embarrassed for a moment, but still spoke.
"Thirty years ago, our village encountered a natural disaster."
"For two whole years, there was no rain and the river dried up. The fields were barren and the villagers were almost unable to survive. We prayed for rain, begged the gods and worshipped Buddha. We tried everything we could."
"Just when everyone was at a loss, a wealthy businessman named Huang Youcheng came to the village."
"Bao'er is a famous girl in our area. If she were in ancient times, she could be compared with the four beauties. That rich businessman was greedy for beauty, and when he heard the rumors about Bao'er, he had evil thoughts."
"Bao'er would rather die than obey, so the rich businessman went to Li Chong, who was the village chief at the time, and that's my father."
"Huang Youcheng promised to provide our village with a large amount of food and money to help us through this difficult time, but there was a condition, which was to give Bao'er to him."
"My father was blinded by money and finally agreed to Huang Youcheng's request. But Baoer and I were already in love at the time. I hid outside and secretly overheard their conversation. Later, I knelt in front of my father and begged him to make Baoer and I a couple."
"But my father knocked me out and locked me up."
"But Bao'er is a girl from a good family after all. She is not stupid and would not agree. My father listened to Huang Youcheng and made up a lie about offering sacrifice to the river god."
"My father lied to the public and said that he had invited a celestial master to talk to the river god. The river god fell in love with Bao'er, but Bao'er refused to marry the river god. That's why the village was punished by heaven and no rain fell for two years. Only if we offer Bao'er to the river god will the river god forgive us and send us rain and food."
"Bao'er was soon pushed to the forefront of public opinion. Not long after, he was carried to the entrance of the village by the entire village and handed over to the Heavenly Master."
"But that Taoist priest was a fake. Their people made Baoer wear a wedding dress, tied her up in a sedan chair, and carried her up the mountain step by step, and then carried her to the home of the wealthy businessman Huang Youcheng."
"When I was released, Bao'er had already become Huang Youcheng's concubine."
"And the villagers also had food to eat."
"Everyone had a long-lost smile on their face. They thanked the river god for the gift and the heaven for the favor, but they forgot about Bao'er who was given away as a bargaining chip."
"A month later, the first rain in two years finally fell in Heshen Village. The rain lasted for three days and three nights before it stopped, and the dry river was filled with water. Baoer suggested revisiting the old place and took the wealthy businessman Huang Youcheng to Heshen Village by boat."
"It was on that boat that Baoer poisoned Huang Youcheng to death, and then committed suicide, dying with hatred in her heart."
"It was from that day that the river god's curse appeared."
"It was Bao'er. Her hatred turned into a curse, cursing all of us. She hated us for giving her away as a sacrifice for ourselves! She hated us for being greedy and ungrateful! This is Bao'er's punishment for us, and it is also the pain we must endure! We, the Heshen Village, should be buried with Bao'er. Only when we all die can Bao'er's soul be freed."
Ding! Congratulations to the player, you have unlocked 30% of the truth about the river god's curse, and the current progress is 70%/100%.
Joy flashed across the faces of several other people in the room.
70%
It has increased so much! Only 30% is left, and they are getting closer and closer to victory!
Zhou Guang: "There's another Huang Youcheng. Should we go to Huang Youcheng's home? Hey, village chief, does Huang Youcheng have a place to live here?"
The village chief rolled his eyes and kept silent.
Baili Xin: "Is it the old house at the east end of the village?"
The village chief's stiff expression actually showed some reluctance: "How did you know?"
Baili Xin: "I remember that the horizontal plaque on the house had 'Huang Family' written on it. Generally, only wealthy families would use horizontal plaques. Judging from the time the house has been abandoned, it must have been at least 20 to 30 years."
The village chief glared at Baili Xin, then began to stare at the tablet in his hand: "Yes, you are right, it is there. There is a dilapidated house at the east end of the village, and the plaque on the door reads "Huang Family". He took great pains for Baoer back then, and he lived there briefly at that time. When they revisited the old place that year, they also lived there briefly for a few days."
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In the live broadcast room.
… This is so awesome, is there such a way to threaten NPCs
In order to get the clue from the village chief, we helped him complete many tasks and were busy all day. He told us this storyline on the last day. It was time for sacrifice soon after, and we didn't have time to visit Huang Youcheng's house. If we had done the same thing at that time, would the female player...
Don’t think too much about the past. Not everyone is Baili Xin. It’s not easy for you to survive.
I understand. Following the rules will only make you a passive puppet, breaking the rules will lead to victory!
—
The village chief kept his eyes on the tablet, "I have told you everything I should tell you, can you return Bao'er to me now?"
Baili Xin held the tablet in front of the village chief with both hands and said, "I'm sorry."
After receiving the tablet, the village chief immediately held it in his arms like a treasure, "My dear, you have suffered. Don't be afraid, I will take you back now, and we will go home together."
Before leaving, the village chief stood expressionlessly in front of the door, his two dark eyes staring straight at Baili Xin, "Don't waste your energy, you can't escape, you can't escape, and none of you can escape either."
After leaving his last words, the village chief finally left.
There is only one NPC left in the room, Granny Sang.
Granny Sang was sometimes stupid and sometimes lucid.
She was normal when she came to see Baili Xin, but after hearing what the village chief said, she became crazy again.
"No, no, no, Baoer is so kind, she is so kind, she will not curse others."
"Damn it, bastard! Beast! Die!"
Granny Sang sat there acting crazy for a while. Just when everyone didn't know what to do with her, Granny Sang suddenly twitched a few times, then her head drooped and she remained motionless.
Liang Xi was startled.
Just when he thought Granny Sang had fainted and was about to rescue the NPC, Granny Sang suddenly raised her head, scaring Liang Xi so much that he sat down on the ground on the spot.
Granny Sang's dark eyes were bloodshot.
"I want Bao'er, my Bao'er!"
"It's not what he said. I didn't send Bao'er away because of money. Give me Bao'er's body and I will tell you the truth I know!"