At that moment, the wind in his ears and the moonlight flowing made him have some kind of hallucination. He seems to have returned to the year when he was twelve years old, running alone in the wheat field. There is nothing around him, except the air and the sound of the wind.
… Until Ren Qiu, with a piece of candy, appeared in his life at that moment.
He hates Jiangcun, the villagers who are vulgar and philistine, the rumors that three people become tigers, and the repressive and disgusting atmosphere... But the only thing he doesn't hate is Ren Qiu.
He once thought that after everything was over, he would enter the city and take Ren Qiu to settle in the city... Back to the fancy world he wanted, until he finally understood that when he was just an npc in a dungeon, this All in vain.
He is an NPC, while Ren Qiu is a monster to be defeated by the righteous side. Every six months, Ren Qiu would lose control. He would be controlled by the grimace on the back of his head at night and buried in his skin on weekdays, turning him into a man-eating monster.
And those players, they came here under the banner of saving Jiangcun. They protect the villagers and save the dead, but no one will save Ren Qiu who is regarded as a monster.
No matter how many of them there are, as long as there is one person left among them, the investigation will continue. Until they discover all the truth, until they find the final culprit.
But... nevertheless...
Although he wanted to leave here countless times...
He still chose to stay.
Once every six months is covered with blood, once every six months, try to get rid of all the intruders in Jiangcun, and once every six months, to extend the life between them for half a year... This is what he, as an npc without superpowers, can do for the one who used to The only thing the boy who woke him up in infinite solitude did.
Even if Ren Qiu doesn't know anything about all this, even if there is a heart-eating monster growing in the back of his head...
In fact, speaking of it, he has also become a demon, a murderer who opposes the side of justice. He has known for a long time that maybe one day, all his deeds will be exposed, and then he and Ren Qiu will be killed and scolded by everyone, right
But even so.
Ask him to do it all over again, and he will still make the same choice.
It's just that this is the last time, Ren Qiu's incident has been exposed, and they will soon have nowhere to go.
... He tried so hard to escape from here, but now, he can't escape anymore.
After running for a long time, they finally reached the end of the wheat field. In the end, Ying Xia took Ren Qiu and hid in the temple.
Speaking... It's really funny, everything about them started in the temple, and it's about to end in the temple.
The black god statue was still smiling, looking at the two tiny ants.
Ying Xia blocked the door with a stake. He didn't know if those people would come after them, and he didn't know how long they could stay here safely. But the escape had exhausted him, and he had no energy left to think about anything else. After arranging everything, he turned to Ren Qiu: "You..."
The next moment, he saw the most horrifying scene in his life, but he kept experiencing it.
Under the moonlight, Ren Qiu covered his head in pain, but a distorted human face kept protruding from the back of his head. He stretched out his hands in vain, trying to press the face back, but in the end he could only kneel down on the ground, sobbing in pain.
"Ren Qiu...?"
Ying Xia walked towards him step by step. Ren Qiu, who was still struggling in pain, finally let out a voice from deep in his throat: "Get out, it wants to come out..."
"It... it's very hungry..." Ren Qiu choked up, "It wants to eat..."
He clutched his throat and retched loudly. The overwhelming dizziness and burning sensation engulfed his consciousness.
He tried his best to fight against the fierce ghost in his body, but in the end, he was defeated.
Ying Xia stood quietly on the side, watching the familiar monster stand up from the ground. "It" shook its head, and after looking around, its eyes finally fixed on itself.
"Hungry." He heard a strange and weird voice coming from that face through Ren Qiu's throat, "Hungry."
He should have been very scared, but when he was pressed down on the icy ground by the "monster", Ying Xia suddenly wasn't scared at all.
Do those who are eaten by "monsters" feel the same way
… but. He thought, the person who ate me was not a monster, but Ren Qiu...
If this can save him another day, I...
"Ren Qiu." He said softly, "Come on, eat me up. Sorry, I can't help you anymore..."
The monster didn't move anymore, was it hesitating? still is…
At the last moment of her life, Ying Xia glanced at the sky for the last time. He thought, at night like this, there will be many planes flying overhead, right
It's just a pity that he has been running for so long, but he has never run out from here.
It seemed that a warm fluid was running down his face. Ying Xia was thinking vaguely, is this his blood or his tears
The next moment, a clear voice sounded.
"None," Lin Huai said, lifting the monster in his hand, "It's the muddy water on my pants."
Ying Xia: ...
Ying Xia wiped her face, stood up, and looked at Lin Huai with a dazed expression as she pressed Ren Qiu to the ground. Lin Huai managed to tie the ghost with a coil of rope, and then spat hard into the ghost's face: "You shit."
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"You..." Ying Xia looked at Lin Huai at a loss, Lin Huai rolled his eyes when he saw his appearance, "Why, you are disappointed that I didn't die?"
"No..." Ying Xia lowered her head, "Why did you come here..."
"If I don't come over, you have successfully offered your heart to Ren Qiu." Lin Huai sneered, "Look at this thing in front of you carefully."
As he spoke, he pinched Ying Xia's chin and dragged him to Ren Qiu's side: "Look carefully, the face on the back of the head, the three white eyes, the nose that failed plastic surgery, hare lips and buck teeth, how beautiful is it? How is it like the Ren Qiu you know? Being eaten by him, what are you thinking?!"
Ying Xia: ...
After physically attacking the ugly face in front of him, Lin Huai only felt comfortable all over. Then, he looked at Ying Xia: "I thought about it just now, and I think what you said makes sense."
"what?"
"Why can only players kill NPCs, but not NPCs? I think what you said makes sense." Lin Huai said sincerely, "So I decided to come up with a new gameplay."
Ying Xia: "... what?"
"That is to stand on the side of the boss and get rid of all the evil npcs." Lin Huai wrenched his fingers, "Let me do the math... There are five members of the Wang family, the middle-aged man No. 05, and that old-fashioned old man who is working for the tiger... Add up, there are seven people. By the way, that Du Xiaoran was added to the list only because she saw Ren Qiu's true face, right? Then she is not counted."
Then, he patted Ying Xia's head: "It's such a happy decision. From tomorrow, our goal is to attack Qingxu Temple and take down the Wang family. It's getting cold, and it's time to bankrupt the Wang family. "
Ying Xia: ...
"Why did you do this?" Ying Xia asked, "Obviously you are a player, and we..."
"Because I'm here to play games." Lin Huai said with a smile, "Isn't playing games just for fun? And..."
He looked at Ying Xia.
"What gave you the illusion that I was a decent character?" Lin Huai said, "I'm dancing on graves, robbing and extorting, beating up Taoist priests, being passive at work... Isn't it enough to make you think I'm a cute and charming villain? And …”
"Who said that you have to stand from the perspective of a human being when you play a game?" He said coolly, "What I hate most in my life is following other people's instructions. It’s very annoying when it appears in my eyes. In that case—"
"Just take them together as the culprit in the second mission, and eliminate them."
As he spoke, he raised the corner of his mouth and showed a kind smile.
Ying Xia seemed to be infected by his bright smile as well. After a long time, he asked, "Speaking of which, what about the other person?"
"Huh? You mean Chu Tianshu?" Lin Huai said, "You don't have to worry about him. He blocked everyone and let me go first. With his strength, there must be no problem."
He said firmly, Ying Xia saw his trusting appearance, and didn't ask any more questions.
Early the next morning, the five members of the Wang family followed Zhang Mingge and others to the Qingxu Temple.
Together with them, there were two other victims with numbers on their heads. Seeing that everyone had been settled, Zhang Minge bowed deeply to Daoist Qingxu: "The next thing, I will trouble the Daoist."
Daoist Qingxu waved his hands and said, "Saving someone's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Speaking of which, that benefactor Chu..."
"He's already locked up in the backyard by us." Thinking of Chu Tianshu, Zhang Mingge's head hurts a little, "It's just that his mouth is dirty, it's really..."
While he was talking, there was another singing voice from the backyard: "Fahai, you don't understand love, the Leifeng Pagoda will fall..."
Zhang Mingo: ...
He arrived at the backyard with a bow and arrow. The handsome young man was squatting in the cage at the moment, resting his chin with a bored expression on his face, muttering something, and beating the beat with his feet.
"... You've already been arrested, and you're still so arrogant." Zhang Mingo looked at him and complained.
"You guys are 7v1, and you still throw banana peels on the ground, the victory is unwarranted!" Chu Tianshu shook the cage.
"Who told you to do it alone?" Zhang Minge sneered.
"Actually, have you ever thought about it?" Chu Tianshu grabbed the railing and said, "This may be a new conspiracy of mine. I pretended to be caught, but in fact it was just to lurk among you and serve as Lin Huai's invisible guardian." ... In order to solve this conspiracy, the only thing you can do is to release me... "
"...you are still holding your respect at any time." Zhang Mingo laughed at him, "Then you are really invisible, I don't feel your role at all."
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He held his face with one hand for a long time, and finally sneered: "Don't be too arrogant, I bet you can't lock me up for a few days, and I will be able to go out."
Zhang Minge: "Yeah, not only can you go out, but you can also go to the bathroom with me. The game will be over in two days. Do you think I don't know?"
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