The players changed their white shirts and put on the retro costumes provided in the dungeon. After leaving the model room, they couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a little novel. Set off the quaint environment of the Republic of China in the store, everyone has a stronger sense of substitution for the game.
Most of the men wore three-piece suits, and the women chose cheongsams of various designs, but not all of them, and there were exceptions. For example, the bloated middle-aged man, slightly bald, chose a red ochre gown and mandarin jacket. If he was given a gavel, he might be able to have a cross talk on the spot. Besides, the girl standing in the corner is ordinary-looking, but her long hair is soft and straight. She chose a heroic riding outfit, and her black high leather boots did not reach her knees. She looked like she returned from studying abroad in the old days. Miss Otoka.
Among them, the most exceptional one, and the one that caught everyone's attention the most, was the 1.9 meter tall man who wore a cheongsam that looked more attractive than a woman's.
At this moment, the big man leaned against the door frame with his slender figure, arms folded, and a large suit jacket draped over his shoulders. His face was raised slightly, and the dim light in the room just outlined the outline of the beautiful cheekbones. His eyes were slightly raised at the end, and it was very cool to look at people with his eyes down. What a red rose with thorns.
The last one to come out of the model room was Gu Meng, and I saw him deafly pulling his eyelids and stuffing the snow-blue square scarf into his breast pocket listlessly, as if he had suffered some blow.
When passing through the passageway, Gu Meng was stopped by someone. Then, the others were surprised to see that red rose burst into a touching smile, stretched out her arms to grab the front of Gu Meng's coat, and pulled the person towards them.
Gu Meng staggered and then stood firm, looking up at Enjin dully. Because Enjin's aura in women's clothing was too unfamiliar, Gu Meng couldn't help swallowing when she faced him at close range.
"Mr. Gu." Enjin held Gu Meng's tie with her slender hands, straightened it, then looked at him and said slowly, "The tie is crooked."
Every frown and smile is not like the indifference and arrogance shown just now, but it is frivolous and teasing vaguely. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the boss is very interested in Gu Meng.
Under everyone's curious or envious gazes, Gu Meng blushed, subconsciously nodding to thank Enjin, but after thinking about it, she was obviously the boyfriend of the person in front of her, so why did she look like someone who was molested by her elder sister? Can't find Bei's younger brother
Alarm bells rang in Gu Meng's heart, and she decided not to be led away. Pretending to be indifferent, he brushed away Enjin's hand, continued to walk forward, and said indifferently: "Stop making trouble. Pay attention to the occasion."
Enjin's eyes followed Gu Meng's back, squinted and smiled.
Bo Ye glanced at Enjin who seemed to have changed his mind, continued to lower his head to arrange his cufflinks, and casually asked Tang Zhi: "This time, what is our Enjin's attribute?"
At this moment, Tang Zhi happened to meet Enjin's eyes, and saw Enjin gradually put away his smile, and when he raised his face and cast his gaze, it seemed that he was staring at people, his eyes were very light, and then he raised his hand indifferently and proudly. Sideburn hair. The orchid fingers are very charming.
"Queen," Tang Zhi said.
Bo Ye shook his wrist and put it down, chuckled lightly: "It's a bit emotional."
The face of the pale rabbit floating in the corner of the shop moved, and the hand-throwing shopkeeper slowly came out of the shadows, with his hands folded in his long sleeves, he turned sideways and bowed slightly to everyone: "Guests, the shop is about to close. , everyone please leave, and please be careful on the road."
The shopkeeper's voice was full of laughter, and it was a bit stuffy behind the pale rabbit mask, but it sounded creepy in the dim shop full of cloth smell. The players were uncomfortable with the inappropriate kindness he feigned.
Bo Ye glanced at the white mist covering the sky and the sun outside, the whole town seemed to be dead silent, not a single sound could be heard. He said softly, "Where are you going next?"
The shopkeeper with the rabbit face stretched out his hand in his cuff, made a gesture of invitation towards the door, and said with a smile: "Of course there will be guides outside."
"Ah!" Xiao Jiabiyu in the team exclaimed, shivering and pushing towards the girl beside her. Others saw it too. In the dim light, the outstretched hand of the shopkeeper was splattered with dull red, the color had dried up, and it was bloody and terrifying when it was stretched out.
The shopkeeper's face was covered by a mask, so he couldn't see his expression clearly. He quietly put his hand back, and the voice under the mask faded: "I'm sorry for the paint stained on the cloth, which surprised the guests."
The players climbed up to the shade and felt that the atmosphere around them was very uncomfortable, so they walked out without asking any more questions. The last person came across the high threshold to the street, and the long and narrow door behind him closed with a crisp sound.
The cloth store was dark, and the fat shopkeeper slowly moved to the counter, took a stick of incense and lit the wick buried in kerosene, and after a while, the mung bean-like flame rose unsteadily, illuminating the surrounding environment.
Beside the pale flames, a rabbit mask emerged. The background is stiff and white, eyes are staring, two bright red spots on the cheeks, standing still beside the half-bright light.
"Welcome..." In the claustrophobic dark space, there was a fluffy smile in the voice.
A gust of wind came from nowhere, and the lights were suddenly extinguished.
Walking out of the cloth village, many people looked around, not knowing where to go.
A greasy-haired young guy among the players was the first to yell: "This fog is falling endlessly, and it's so blurry that you can't open your eyes. I hate it when I see it. That fat guy didn't show us the way when he drove us out, why? Do you want us to wander around like headless chickens? Let's arrange a place for everyone, or what will we do at night?" As he spoke, his eyes fell on Xiaojiabiyu, and he suddenly withdrew his arrogance, with a bit of arrogance Ingratiatingly, he said with a smile, "It's okay for a few big men to sleep on the street, but I'm afraid of hurting the pretty little beauty."
Xiaojia Biyu blushed under his stare, and turned sideways to block her sight at a loss.
Seeing him next to him, Peter Pan almost made a motion of vomiting. Even at a young age, he could see that the man with a frivolous face was forcibly flirting with a girl, it was too greasy.
"Brother." Pan Peter quickly looked at his refreshing and gentle brother, just to please his eyes, and said, "Didn't the shopkeeper say that there will be guides when we come out? Shall we wait here?"
Gu Meng raised her finger to point to a certain direction and said, "Follow the lantern."
Hearing this, everyone looked at the place Gu Meng pointed at. Through the heavy fog, I saw a paper lantern hanging outside a certain building in front, emitting a soft yellow halo, as if a firefly in the dark night was leading the way with its tail bright.
Everyone walked towards the light paper lanterns, and when they got under the light source, another lantern lit up in front of them. It can be seen that the lantern made of white rice paper hanging on the corner of the building is the "guide" in the shopkeeper's mouth.
The sound of footsteps on the bluestone slab was chaotic, and more than a dozen players were going around in the narrow streets. If it weren't for the lanterns that were lit one at a time hanging above their heads to guide the direction, the players might have been lost in the fog. .
"How do these lanterns light up?" Bo Ye led Tang Zhi to the front, suddenly thinking, "Is someone lighting the lights in front?"
Everyone looked forward, except for the fog or fog, the scenery on both sides of the street was indistinct. A completely empty ancient town, not even a ghost. If it is true that there is someone silently lighting a lamp in front of you all the time as Bo Ye said, and they can't see it, then...
Many people shuddered and gasped between their teeth.
Peter Pan quickly stepped forward to follow Bo Ye's pace, and muttered: "Brother Ye, don't tell ghost stories now, I'm already panicking..."
Bo Ye clenched his fist and leaned against his mouth, suppressing a smile. Gu Meng glanced at him coolly, knowing that the Great God was hiding again, she said to Tang Zhi: "Candi, why didn't you tie it up? Letting it out will only cause harm to others."
At this moment, Tang Zhi squinted his eyes, as if trying to see something through the thick fog. He said, "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"What did you hear!"
In the rear, the burly wheat and bean sprouts-like Pan Peter made a sound at the same time. But the former is calm, the latter is almost called broken sound.
Tang Zhi analyzed it quietly for a while, and said, "There is a voice."
vocal
Where do people come from here
People in the queue were panicked for a while, and faults appeared in the queue as they walked. The little girls became more and more careful as they walked, taking small steps hesitantly.
The greasy-faced man named Wen Lei hurriedly fell behind and mixed into the group of girls, and showed his courtship to the four little girls: "Hey! Don't be afraid, it doesn't matter if there are people or ghosts ahead, brother will protect you."
In the front, Peter Pan rolled his eyes while trembling with fear.
The further you go, the more players hear the sound. Like the frequency modulation of a radio, the sound changes from weak to loud, from noisy and chaotic to clear and orderly. Gu Meng even stripped an audio track from those sounds—
"Zi'er cakes, five blessings holding birthday cakes————"
The paper lantern on the top was lit again, and everyone turned a corner and arrived at a relatively spacious street intersection.
"This fog..." Someone in the team asked uncertainly, "Has it dispersed?"
Everyone observed carefully, and sure enough, the fog in front of them became thinner and thinner, and finally became a medium like smoke. At the same time, they saw the figures moving in the smoke ahead, and the group of voices completely let go. The sound of hawking, the sound of erhu, the vague voice of people, the sound of river water... There is a buzzing market in front of you.
They continue to move forward, as if they have stepped into a new world. The fog around him has almost dissipated, the weather is gloomy, and the street scene and pedestrians are gradually appearing in front of his eyes.
The players walked among the crowd, listening to the noise of the market, but they couldn't relax. Instead, they were more nervous and defensive than before. Their intrusion also attracted the attention of the people in the town, and wherever they went, there would be a moment of silence.
Pedestrians on the street and customers in the shop turned their heads one after another, watching a group of more than a dozen people pass by. The strange thing is that they wear all kinds of masks on their faces, including foxes, mice, wolves, white geese and countless other poultry and beasts, but they are all rough in workmanship, and their colors are bold and strange.
A mask is a kind of accessory that is extremely frightening. It covers the face tightly. Players can't see the faces and expressions of those people, and they can't imagine that those people passing by are staring at them with What kind of look. curious? enthusiasm? Indifferent? Harmful? Or maybe they didn't treat them as human beings... an attitude of watching animals in a zoo.
The paper lanterns ahead fluttered and flickered, lighting up one after another in the gloomy sky. The newcomers stepped up their pace silently, just wanting to quickly get rid of those ubiquitous prying eyes.
After passing that street, a river appeared on the left hand side, similar to the design of a moat, the river was deep and dark, and the high places were surrounded by guardrails. The scenery on the other side of the river was shrouded in thick fog, and nothing could be seen clearly.
While walking, Gu Meng probed over the guardrail and looked down. The river was black as ink, it seemed to be stagnant water, and she couldn't feel the flow. She was about to take a closer look when she was hugged around her waist.
"Is Mr. Gu looking for death?"
With a smile in his soft voice, Gu Meng was pulled into someone's arms in the next second.
Gu Meng was hugged by En Jin's waist and kept away from the guardrail. He was about to attack when a black fish tail suddenly rose from the black water below. . The girls screamed to avoid the water that rushed ashore, and walked close to the wall on the right.
"Damn it! What is it?" Wen Lei wiped the water off his face and shook his hands, and was about to get close to the guardrail to check.
At this time, two big dim lanterns drifted slowly under the river...
Wen Lei was startled, took a step back and leaned against the wall, his face turned pale for a moment, and he said in doubt: "It's so big, no... it can't be a fish, right?"
After a closer look, everyone found that the two big lanterns were actually fish eyes.
"Go to the side." Bo Ye glanced into the river and reminded lightly in front of him.
Gu Meng understood that Enjin was protecting him just now, so she uncomfortably pressed the hand on his waist and tried to move it away, saying, "Don't walk close to him."
Not only did Enjin not let go, but she grabbed Gu Meng's waist and lifted it up, hugging her even tighter. That mention made Gu Meng straighten her back instantly, opened her eyes slightly and blinked.
"Why can't we walk close together?" Enjin kept walking, leading Gu Meng forward, her skirt fluttering against the trousers of the person beside her.
He slightly lowered his head to look at Gu Meng, smiled, and said in a soft voice, "Mr. Gu is a rib that was removed from my body, and he was supposed to stick close to me."
"..."
Gu Mengying's white cheeks were warm and moist, and under the offensive of Enjin's love words, his mind was temporarily blank, and he could only be carried forward.
Bo Ye looked back at Enjin, raised his eyebrows, and said in a low voice: "That bitch in the back is so flirtatious, I have to find a way to meet him."
Tang Zhi: "..."
The sky quickly darkened, and the bright yellow lanterns became more and more conspicuous. After walking for a while, everyone heard a clear knocking sound. When I got closer, I realized that someone was driving piles next to a bridge.
The bridge was built above the river, connecting the ancient town with the unknown area on the other side of the river, but there was a roadblock in front of it, making it impossible to pass.
The piling man also wore a mask on his face, swinging his hammer at a wooden post that went straight to the bottom of the river, showing no interest in their appearance.
Bo Ye stopped in front of the bridge, looked to the other side of the river, thought for a while, and said with some confidence: "This bridge is an escape exit."
"Escape exit?" Mai Mai looked like an experienced player. He observed the other side of the river for a while, and asked conservatively, "Will it be too conspicuous?"
Tang Zhi picked up Bo Ye's words and said, "Although I don't know the terrain of the ancient town, it should be surrounded by water on all sides. The ancient town is like an isolated island. If you want to leave here, you have to cross the river to the other side. Since there is a The bridge is likely to be used for players to escape."
"Hey? Hey? I don't see it right." Wen Lei scrambled to speak, dismissing Tang Zhi's statement, "According to you, why do you need to cross the bridge if you want to cross the river? Isn't it enough if you can swim? Let’s find a boat. Escaping from this dungeon is too easy, isn’t it?”
Gu Meng glanced lightly at the man, as if she was too lazy to speak, and said, "Did you forget that there is a goldfish down here?"
"..." The greasy-faced man fell silent for an instant.
"But this bridge cannot be crossed for the time being." Bo Ye approached the barricade, raised his hands to make a gesture of a photo frame, closed one eye and looked through the gap, and said calmly, "The bridge body is skewed, and the point may be the wooden pile .”
Mai Mai immediately understood what he meant, walked to the river with his thick arms, and asked the man who was driving the piling on the bridge, and said in a deep voice: "Master, when will this bridge be repaired?"
The man was wearing a crane mask, with a pointed mouth, and the silhouette that emerged under the dark sky was not human.
"It's almost enough to stick this pile down." The master turned his arm, and then continued to swing the hammer.
Everyone stood by the river watching for a while, Gu Meng was the first to ask: "Have you noticed... this pile doesn't seem to have sunk?"
Everyone nodded at the same time. Although the piling master did not stop swinging the hammer, the wooden pile remained motionless in the river, showing no sign of sinking at all.
Bo Ye let out a "tsk": "It's just like downloading a small movie with Thunderbolt. Light has speed, and the progress bar doesn't move." He pulled his tie and looked away, "It's really infuriating to watch. big."
“……………”
For a while, everyone's focus was on the short movie.