The woman was too efficient. She said she wanted to attract an audience for Wen Shi, and immediately took out a small rattle with a peculiar shape.
Wen Shi stopped her: "It won't be too late to recruit people when the time comes. If there are too many people, it will be troublesome for us to communicate."
It would be troublesome to create too many monsters without thinking about how to pass the level.
"also."
There was a sense of coquettishness in the woman's voice as she spoke, more like a willful little girl from a wealthy family, but her unfathomable expression made people afraid to act rashly.
"If you need anything, just ask directly, don't hesitate." Compared with other family members, women seem to know more things, and the game also gives them relatively free speech rights. "As long as you ensure independent thinking, you can borrow the power of others."
Wen Shi almost obeyed his elders' orders and nodded shyly.
The woman further introduced herself: "My name is Ayu, but you can't use this name even if you know it, because you have to call me mom anyway."
As he said this, he ran to the rain and rubbed his face: "I got such a big son for free, I made a lot of money this time..."
Wen Shi’s temple twitched.
He couldn't figure out what basis his parallel self used to decide the relationship between the two parties.
It doesn't make sense to divide them purely by age. The boy is a devil and his life span must be longer, but he calls me brother. The woman looks young and is positioned as a mother.
The most outrageous thing is that there is no conflict between these relatives.
"Come in quickly." In a flash, Ayu was already standing under the eaves: "Don't get cold."
The doubts in Wen Shi's eyes had not yet dissipated, and seeing that the woman had no intention of explaining, he could only focus on business first.
Before entering the room, he first introduced the family members to Ayu, and also said that they were now in a story. The key points were to survive and make the story interesting. The latter was not a special requirement in the game, but Wen Shi combined the background of "Horror Society" and thought that making the story interesting would be beneficial in the later stage.
A Yu nodded: "The audience are all monsters, so let's create a story that is terrifying if we think about it carefully."
Hearing this old internet slang for the first time, Wen Shi looked at A Yu in surprise.
"I've dealt with all kinds of monsters and know a lot." Ayu suddenly leaned close to him: "I'm good at telling this kind of story, for example... You already have a lot of family members in parallel worlds, right?"
Wen Shi nodded.
A Yu said meaningfully: "Do you think there could be a real person mixed in? For example, you two are really related by blood, and he just came to you in the name of a parallel world."
Wen Shi didn't react at first, but after two seconds, he got goose bumps all over his body.
Ayu smiled and stood on tiptoe to touch his head: "Just kidding."
"… "
As soon as he entered the house, the maid came to him and told him that the room had been cleaned. When she saw another strange woman coming, the maid did not show any surprise. When Mr. Lin was in his forties, he still brought a different woman home every day. It was only in the past two years that his health suddenly deteriorated and he stopped.
"Please help me clean up another guest room, preferably one that is closer to my room."
When the maid went upstairs, Wen Shi followed behind.
When passing by one of the half-open rooms, the servant said, "The young master said he was used to sleeping alone, so I made an empty room for him next to yours."
Through the gap in the door, Wen Shi met Pei Hongxin's eyes inside and curled his lips playfully. Was he afraid of him to this extent
As expected, it is easy to lose some energy as you get older. Ten years ago, Pei Hongxin would rather take risks and keep a close eye on his every move.
A Yu noticed that Wen Shi looked at Pei Hongxin with unfriendly eyes, and gently gestured with his neck. Do you have a grudge and want to kill him
Wen Shi nodded slightly, but pointed at himself, indicating that he was ready to do it himself.
The thing that was most abundant on the second floor was rooms. There was a vacant guest room diagonally opposite Wen Shi, which could be used by A Yu to stay.
"The master said dinner will be served at 7 o'clock in the evening." The guest room was clean. The maid quickly cleaned up the dust and stood outside Wen Shi's door and said.
Wen Shi responded: "I know."
At 6:50, except for Mr. Lin himself, all the people who came back today sat at the long table. There was a violent storm outside the window, and the weather before 7 o'clock was no different from that at nightfall.
The crystal chandelier on the ceiling was turned to the brightest level, and Ayu's presence attracted a lot of inquiring eyes.
The eldest son Lin Heguang narrowed his eyes and said, "Who is this, my sister-in-law?"
"No." Wen Shi said expressionlessly: "My godmother."
Pei Hongxin reflexively felt a chill, and sure enough, the next moment Wen Shi opened his mouth and said, "Why don't you go kowtow to your grandma?"
Pei Hongxin sat still in his original position, looking at Wen Shi with a very cold look.
Others secretly thought that the two must have had a lot of grudges in the past.
The farce was interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from the stairs.
The first thing Mr. Lin did when he came downstairs was to throw the newspaper in front of Wen Shi: "Look at what you have done!"
When Wen opened it, he saw that the news portrayed him as a typical garbage man, with all sorts of things like academic fraud, drunk driving, and even a rumor that he had killed someone. It was criticized from beginning to end, and the summary was that the Lin family's wealth could not last for more than three generations.
Lin Helan, who personally delivered the newspaper to Mr. Lin in the afternoon, was still very calm while confirming Wen Shi's crime and acting as a peacemaker: "He Jing has always liked to make trouble, Dad, please forgive him again."
The old man kept complaining until the food was served.
A Yu sat in an inconspicuous position, turned the jewel ring on his hand, and thought that it was time for the old man to pass away.
As the person being scolded, Wen Shi was not angry at all, and seemed very filial: "You eat first, and then scold me after you finish eating."
Mr. Lin sat at the main seat and finally changed the subject before he started eating: "Everyone is subject to misfortunes at any time. I actually made a will a long time ago, but I want to make some changes recently. If nothing else, at least I want to leave most of my property to the most filial child."
The youngest son, Lin Tianci, had tears in his eyes: "Dad, don't say such discouraging words. With your physique, you will definitely live a hundred years."
When you have a child in your old age, you always love him more. The name Tianci also shows Mr. Lin's preference for him. However, he did not follow his youngest son's words and continued to be sentimental. Instead, there was a very strange light in his eyes.
"Filial piety cannot be expressed through words. People who are truly filial can go to the study room and see how it is done in the books."
Everyone had no taste for the meal.
Mr. Lin kept saying that he was not in good health, but the table was full of meat.
After dinner, everyone greeted each other and ran to the study room impatiently.
The mission is important, and some people are too lazy to even pretend.
Only Old Master Lin was still sitting in his original position, watching a group of people rushing up the stairs. He picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece of meat, and chewed it fiercely, as if he had a grudge against someone.
study.
No one has gone to the study room where Grandpa Lin often stays for the time being. Everyone prefers to go to a relatively safe place to check things out first. Wen Shi had been here in the afternoon and was curious about what the books inside were used for.
The first person to pull out a book about benevolence and filial piety was Lin Tianci. Seeing that something was not right on his face, Wen Shi also pulled out a book about curious folk stories about filial piety and read through it.
The opening story is about a man who cut off his own flesh to cure his parents' illness. There are many strange stories, and every time you read one, the prompt will pop up.
"Congratulations on triggering the "Slice the Flesh to Lead" quest. After completing this quest, you can increase Mr. Lin's favorability by 20 points."
"Congratulations on triggering the Heart Blood branch quest. Upon completion of this quest, you can increase Mr. Lin's favorability by 25 points."
Wen Shi frowned when he heard these tasks, and he was completely certain that the old man was coming for the lives of them, his children.
[Side Quest: The Most Filial Child
Mission content: Before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, players whose favorability with Mr. Lin is less than 30 will be permanently removed from the category of heirs. Players whose favorability is higher than 50 may be directly designated as one of the heirs.]
Wen Shi first looked around and determined the identities of some people as players just from their expressions. The eldest son of the Lin family was played by a player, but his wife was probably an NPC, and the eldest daughter's family and children were all players.
In fact, this task is not difficult at all, and it is undoubtedly intended to induce players to self-harm. For example, in the task of cutting meat, after clicking on the details, there are clear requirements for the knife, the amount of cutting, and the cutting time. Wen Shi deeply doubts that the damage caused by this method cannot be restored even with potions.
Xiaohua found a shrine in a hidden door behind a bookcase.
The carvings around the shrine are not traditional auspicious patterns. Instead, the patterns are consistent with the plum blossoms embroidered with gold thread on Mr. Lin's body. The old man seems to like plum blossoms very much.
The shrine enshrined a black statue, with its facial features blurred. Xiaohua's eyes were filled with coldness: "Every time I see people worshipping evil spirits, I want to beat them to death."
The corners of his eyes, which were naturally tinged with red, caught sight of Wen Shi, who was quietly standing next to the bookshelf. He was flipping through the books quite carelessly, and after putting the book back in its place, Wen Shi even yawned slightly.
Xiaohua moved to Wen Shi's side and asked him if he had figured out how to improve Mr. Lin's favorability.
The information collected tonight was enough for Wen Shi to manipulate everyone in the room. Just as he was about to use an anti-eavesdropping prop to talk about it, Xiao Hua waved her hand: "If you talk about it now, others will watch my every move."
Then make predictions based on her behavior, and the original plan will not succeed.
After thinking about it, Wen Shi felt that what Xiaohua said made sense, so he just saved the phone number of his nominal "stepmother" and prepared to inform her a few words at the critical moment.
Pei Hongxin was watching all this in the corner and noticed that the housekeeper was watching them at the door. He walked out and inquired about the relationship between Wen Shi and Xiaohua.
"They seem to be very familiar with each other." Pei Hongxin did not mention the fact that the young man tricked him into investing, as if he was not aware of it until now.
The housekeeper introduced him with surprising patience: "Xiaohua is a core member of the second largest union in the virtual world. If they reach some kind of cooperation, then there will be nothing for you and me to do."
After saying that, he took out a bloody nail and said, "If you can find a way to put this thing under Pei Wenwei's pillow, there is still a chance."
Unexpectedly, Pei Hongxin refused.
If Pei Wenwei can hook up with powerful players, it proves that his own strength is not too bad, and there is a high probability that he will be discovered if he does such a small trick.
Pei Hongxin had no idea what he was thinking. He turned around and looked through those bloody favorability plans again, trying to select the ones that would not kill anyone temporarily.
After wandering around the study for about half an hour, Wen Shi was the first to leave.
His eccentricity inevitably made him the focus of everyone's attention, and for a moment, everyone's heart was boiling with excitement.
You don't even check the shrine carefully, are you so nonchalant
They couldn't help but worry that Wen Shi might have discovered some unknown secret, so the books that Wen Shi had read before were taken out and read over and over again.
After Wen Shi left, A Yu followed him.
"I'll go take a look around." Ayu said.
Wen Shi nodded, remembering that the other party had mentioned catching a pet. His fingers unconsciously reached for the heart-blood pendant hanging around his neck, and he murmured, "Strange."
Why hasn’t the little octopus come yet
If he doesn't come soon, he will have brushed past this short story.
Late at night, the wind howled.
A woman was pointing a knife at herself, and her eyes gradually became firm.
From the mission point of view, the most filial child will definitely eliminate the player. Anyway, there is a painkiller, as long as the favorability is high enough, this round is safe. If the favorability exceeds fifty, it can even be done once and for all.
This setting is completely consistent with the difficulty of C.
There were lights on in several rooms in the corridor, and it was obvious that everyone was struggling with how to be ruthless to themselves in order to maximize their benefits.
If there is more than one heir, you can get the favorability level right at once. Even if other players have also raised their favorability to 50, it will not have any impact.
Because there was light seeping into the corridor, the entire hallway didn't seem particularly scary, except for the occasional thunder outside. At the moment when the lightning flashed, a door slowly opened, and the child walked all the way to the third floor, trying to keep his footsteps silent like a ghost.
The third floor is where the maids and housekeepers live.
Pei Hongxin knocked on the door of the housekeeper's residence. Seeing the other party's slightly surprised expression, he stretched out his hand and said, "I can help you try to release the cursed object, but you have to give me the best painkillers and potions."
The reason for refusing once before was to make the housekeeper subconsciously aware that he was not very willing to do this, so that he could take a certain initiative.
The butler smiled and was about to make a request.
Pei Hongxin shook his head: "I won't sign the contract. If it fails, the most you will lose is a potion." He stated the facts: "For the sake of my own safety, I will also try my best to complete this task."
Pei Wenwei's survival meant that he would be attacked sooner or later.
Of course, the housekeeper was also aware of this truth. If it weren't for a deep hatred, Pei Wenwei would not have used such a troublesome method to trick people into forming a team.
Before forming a team to invest, the butler also traded with the people from [Wangcai Bank]. As long as Pei Wenwei died, he would make a huge profit.
He took a deep look at Pei Hongxin and finally tore off the disguise: "If you don't get the result I want, you may have to pay more than just the price of returning the potion." The butler finally provided Pei Hongxin with the potion. This thing is not a rare item for old players.
Pei Hongxin returned to the room with the things.
He stared at the electronic dial, looking at the monster comments that popped up from time to time, his eyes vicious and resolute.
If he wanted to survive, he had to break free from the unrealistic luck. Now that he knew Pei Wenwei had connections with powerful players, his situation was like an ant that could be crushed to death at any time, but he was not without a way out.
For example, the shrine in the study.
Mr. Lin must be worshipping something, and there must be a price to pay, otherwise there wouldn't be a single biological child in the house.
He could try to find what Grandpa Lin was offering and go there to worship as well, or he could look for the devil who was making deals in the comment section. He would definitely find it among so many readers.
Borrowing the power of the devil will definitely not end well.
Killing one thousand enemies will only result in one thousand casualties of his own. Pei Hongxin closed his eyes, but assuming he could become a believer of the devil and help the devil find prey, it would be of great benefit to him in the future in the game.
He entered the game too late and could not have the same advantages as the younger people, so he had to find another way.
Pei Hongxin picked up the cup on the table and prepared to do the medicine-leading task with a rather ruthless expression.
The temperature in the room was a bit low.
Wen Shi had just finished a shower and made a cup of coffee to refresh herself. When doing private activities, the electronic disk would temporarily disappear, and when it reappeared, Wen Shi, who had just finished a shower, could be described as quite pretty.
Everyone in the comments was silent for a moment because of the attacks on her beauty, but soon, extremely unfriendly comments began to sound.
[Patient No. 112: I was called here by Patient No. 109. Other characters in the story have already had their flesh cut or blood let out. I don’t understand why you are still hesitating.]
[Grandma Scissors: I am familiar with this business.]
[Patient No. 109:*]
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Wen Shi looked at the heavy rain outside, wiped the water droplets from his hair, and suddenly said, "It's getting cold, it's time for the old man to go on his way."
The barrage was filled with question marks.
Wen Shi was drinking coffee, and the color of his lips seemed very pale because of the temperature in the room: "Once Mr. Lin dies, the favorability points gained by others will be reduced to zero."
He snapped his fingers, released the zombie, and calmly gave an order: "In half an hour, go and kill the old man."
Wen Shi’s plan is divided into three steps, and the first step is to deal with Mr. Lin first.
After a brief silence, the comment section became completely boiling.
"… "
"!are you human?!"
"The story of "Horror Club" has been online for so many times, but this is the first time I've seen someone want to beat up an old man on the first day of his return home!"
Wen Shi ignored these comments.
Mr. Lin is authoritative in the property dispute chapter. Normal players will never force such an NPC to increase the difficulty. After all, as long as they follow the steps and increase the character's favorability, it will be fine.
Compared to the pain, the unknown is the real trouble. Who knows if killing an NPC will lead to him turning into a ghost and taking revenge on you
But Wen Shi didn't have the patience. In the evening, while having dinner, Mr. Lin said that he had made a will in the past, which meant that the game could still go on even after his death.
Besides, the man was killed by a zombie, what does it have to do with him
Thinking of this, he specifically instructed You Shi: "When you strike, you must be quick and conceal your aura if possible."
After finishing this job, Wen Shi didn't plan to let the zombies come out again before the end of this short story for safety reasons.
After gracefully finishing half a cup of coffee, Wen Shi suddenly felt a little cold and put a woolen blanket on his knees.
In the lonely midnight, he looked up at the ceiling and said to himself: "No one would be so stupid as to choose me, right?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of something heavy hitting the ground from somewhere in the house, accompanied by an angry curse: "It hurts so much."
Wen Shi: “…”
(End of this chapter)