Zhang Mingge left triumphantly, leaving Chu Tianshu sad alone in the cage.
He squatted in the cage, chewing grass blades, looking listless. After confirming that Zhang Mingge had left, he lay down on the cage and looked at it, and then showed a happy smile.
"Hmph... Finally left." He thought, "It's time for me to perform."
On the other side, Zhang Mingge arrived at the hall, after thinking about it, he still attracted Cheng Xin, Yan Chuchu and others.
"Mingo, what's the matter?" Cheng Xin asked before he sat down, "Isn't our mission almost finished?"
"Yeah." Yan Chuchu also said eagerly, "You don't want to do the second task, do you? Those two children are ghosts and ghosts, it's not easy to fight, and there's that..."
When she said "that person", she subconsciously shut her mouth.
If the weird props used by Chu Tianshu last night were still within their comprehension, then Lin Huai's fighting style was completely beyond their imagination.
Red clothes, black hair, bloody and evil temperament, bloody pupils, no matter what this person is...
"That Lin Huai is not an ordinary person." Cheng Xin said softly, "I see his attire is very...very..."
He thought for a long time: "There is an evil spirit."
Yan Chuchu also nodded hurriedly. The driver sat aside and complained: "...did you just find out?"
"Yes, there is indeed an evil spirit about him—I suspect he is a ghost."
Zhang Mingge's earth-shattering words made several people's eyes widen. Yan Chuchu immediately stood up: "This is impossible!"
She quickly realized her gaffe, but she still said anxiously: "How can he be a ghost? I see his usual behavior is exactly the same as that of ordinary people..."
The driver recalled Lin Huai's appearance of robbing his house, and complained: "...are you serious?"
"I'm talking about eating, sleeping, and going to the toilet." Yan Chuchu said, "After he drank too much Coke, he would even hiccup... This shouldn't be the behavior of a ghost at all!"
"I'm also very confused about this." Zhang Mingo pushed his glasses, "I was very suspicious of him at first and tested him many times, but he behaved differently from ordinary ghosts..."
"Ordinary ghosts, no matter what their level is, will be dominated by negative emotions such as hatred and killing. It can be said that 'maliciousness' and 'obsession' are the basis for ghosts to survive." Zhang Minge drew a picture on the table with his finger, " However, Lin Huai is very happy in his daily life, not like a ghost. His intelligence level is also very high—"
"what do you mean… "
"At the beginning I didn't interfere with him. Although he often fished and made some outrageous actions, he was always on our side. Until we targeted Ren Chun's hunting—that seemed to anger him. From then on After that, his behavior became less controllable."
"Why?" Cheng Xin wondered, "Why was he provoked?"
"Maybe it's sympathy for the same kind." Zhang Minge said simply, "It may also be because that person was injured in order to block Ren Qiu's arrow. The relationship between the two of them is really intriguing. I always It feels like Chu Tianshu wants to get something from Lin Huai. He doesn't seem to pay much attention to dungeons and games, and his focus has always been on Lin Huai. I even suspect that he followed Lin Huai into the game. copy."
"However, these are not the point." He finally pushed his glasses and said, "The point is that now Chu Tianshu has been captured by us, while Lin Huai has escaped with Ren Qiu and Ying Xia. They live in the royal family whose hatred is far higher than before."
"The Wang family can be said to be the source of the Ren family's tragedy. From the suppression of the Ren family's opening of a flour mill, to their youngest daughter's bullying of Ren Qiu at school because they couldn't understand Ren Chun, to Wang Zhanpeng and Wang Zhankun's final The actions against Ren Chun. It can be said that this family is the most hated person in the Ren family, but what I don’t understand is why the system chose to keep them at the end. From three years ago to now, every year That's it, the day the Taoist priest leaves the customs is the time when the Wang family counts down—"
Before he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter outside the window.
Zhang Mingge opened the window, looked at Chu Tianshu in the cage outside the window, frowned and said, "What are you laughing at?"
"Laughing, you don't even understand such a simple question." Chu Tianshu said.
Zhang Mingge raised his eyebrows, and Chu Tianshu said, "What do you think is supporting the ghost face's parasitism on Ren Qiu? It's hatred, it's him, it's the hatred of the entire Ren family against Jiangcun and the Wang family."
"Therefore, the Wang family cannot die." He said, "The Wang family is the biggest source of hatred for the Ren family. This point, whether it is the game or the system, is quite clear. It will arrange the Wang family time and time again. Arranged in the absolutely safe sixth place." The purpose of the day and the seventh day is to catch Ren Qiu... Let Ren Qiu run around time and time again to follow the system's instructions for the target of revenge, but time and time again, he can't get the result he wants."
Zhang Minge looked at him quietly in the cage for a long time, and said, "Your words are really cruel."
"..." Chu Tianshuxu rolled his eyes, "It's not me who is cold, but this world. I, who is cold, also need some warmth. If that's the case, let me out."
"Don't even think about it." Zhang Minge said coldly, "This cage is a purple prop, and only it can restrain all the props on your body."
After speaking, he closed the window with a bang.
Chu Tianshu: ...
"All in all, the possibility of Lin Huai coming to trouble us is quite high." Zhang Minge said, "There are only two days before the end of the game, and in two more days, we will be able to leave this game. At this juncture, we It can’t be a failure.”
"Looking for trouble?" Yan Chuchu said in disbelief, "What trouble are you looking for here?"
As she said that, she looked around the Qingxu Temple and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, there is such a powerful Taoist temple here in Jiangcun. It's really amazing..."
"According to the data from previous years, the ability level of Jiangcun's Taoist temple is also increasing year by year." Zhang Minge said, "I guess this is the consequence of Ying Xia's actions. Originally, in this dungeon, there should only be one boss, Ren Qiu, but as a An ordinary npc hinders the game time and time again, even to the point of changing the definition of the game—from Ren Qiu alone to the twins. I suspect that it was his behavior that finally angered the game and made the game Create such a powerful Taoism."
As he said that, he shook his head: "There are quite a lot of secrets in this game, from balance to gameplay, it is very worth digging."
"But I don't think Lin Huai and the others will come." Cheng Xin commented, "If I were them, seeing how powerful the Taoist Temple is, how could they continue to throw themselves into the trap, and... and once the mission is completed, they will not Should you be happy too?"
"Who knows what they think—" Zhang Minge shook his head, "It's abnormal in itself to sympathize with the task object in the game. As a human player, you actually sympathize with ghosts?"
He pushed his glasses and frowned: "Forget it, you shouldn't try to understand the logic of a madman."
"You hurt me, and you just laughed it off—" Chu Tianshu ran away with a deafening voice, and the singing sounded from the backyard. Listening to the harsh noise, Yan Chuchu rolled her eyes and said, "I'll go and have a look."
"Don't pay attention to him." Zhang Minge said, "When he finds it boring, stop."
He still looked worried, and Cheng Xin comforted him: "Actually, we don't have to worry too much. With Daoist Qingxu around, Lin Huai and those two little ghosts will never come to the door in broad daylight. If I It was they who would have chosen to sneak in at night—”
"Yes." Yan Chuchu also patted him on the shoulder, "I'll go to the yard to see if there are any loopholes that can be attacked..."
Before she finished speaking, a loud shout came from outside the Taoist temple.
The shout seemed to come from a loudspeaker, full of horsepower. The four of Yan Chuchu looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
"Old Qingxu, don't hide, don't hide inside and keep quiet, I know you are at home! You have the ability to cover the prisoner, but why can't you open the barrier! Open the barrier! You have the ability to cover the prisoner, you have the ability Open the door! Don't hide inside and make no noise! I know you are inside the barrier!"
Zhang Mingo: ...
Cheng Xin: ...
Yan Chuchu: ...
"And my driver, I was abducted by you at my age!" Lin Huai sat on a stone by the roadside holding a loudspeaker, and said boredly, "Driver, do you have the heart?" , I let you experience human feelings, but you sneaked away alone..."
Being watched by Yan Chuchu and others, the driver raised his hands: "...I'm really just an ordinary npc, I have nothing to do with him..."
"Open the door! Open the door! You have the ability to open the door!" Lin Huai continued to shout.
After saying this, he casually threw the loudspeaker to the narrator Ren Qiu, raised his legs and said, "Turn on the loop, then play."
Holding the loudspeaker, Ren Qiu said with a dazed expression, "Lin...Brother Lin, are you serious?"
"I don't look serious?" Lin Huai blinked, "Let go."
Ren Qiu cautiously placed the loudspeaker at the entrance of Qingxu Temple. Since Lin Huai cleaned up his homework, the grimace on the back of his head became more honest, and he didn't dare to come out to bother him all day. On the other hand, Ying Xia stood on the other side, watching the actions of the two of them, feeling confused for a while.
Along with the noise of "Open the door, open the door, open the door", Chu Tianshu's incomplete singing also sounded in the yard: "The flower in my heart, I want to take you home..."
"In this late night bar, who cares if he is real or not..."
Lin Huai: ...
Ying Xia: ...
Ren Qiu on the other side: ...
"Didn't you say..." Ying Xia looked at Lin Huai, "Is he very strong?"
Lin Huai plugged his ears expressionlessly: "This is actually a technique of combining the inside and the outside."
Seeing Ying Xia's expression of disbelief, he then explained: "I attacked the eardrum outside, and he attacked mentally inside."
Lin Huai yelled outside, and Chu Tianshu sang inside. The two voices came and went, disturbing the entire Taoist temple. Cheng Xin and Yan Chuchu blocked their ears and went out.
Zhang Minge heard the veins on the top of his head twitch, and went out too. For a while, only the driver was left in the lobby.
Just as he was about to speak out, someone had already walked into the hall.
It was Wang Zhanpeng who walked into the hall first. He said to the driver impatiently, "What the hell are you all doing?"
"It's so noisy, I can't even watch the video anymore." Wang Zhanyuan on the other side also complained.
There was no sense in the expressions of the two that they were still taking refuge. Wang Zhanyuan complained for a long time, but seeing that no one paid attention to her, she pursed her lips and looked at her father: "Dad, when can we go out? It's so boring to stay in this Taoist temple. There is neither air conditioner nor You can go shopping on the street...”
"Be quiet." Father Wang has long been a headache from the quarrel between the two children, "If you hadn't caused such troubles, why would you have brought our whole family here... Every year, you will come here... Come on, I really can't live through this day."
Wang Zhanyuan pouted: "If I had known that the ghost was not Ren Chun, but Ren Qiu, Dad, you should take back their house and sell it. When the family has no place to live, there will be no place to be a ghost." Already!"
"You still have the nerve to say it." Wang Zhanfeng on the other side couldn't see her sister's delicate appearance, and sneered, "If it weren't for you, who talked about Ren Chun Ren Chun Ren Chun all day long, Zhan Peng fell in love with her and got involved in this body something?"
"Who told her to dress like that all day and flirt in school." Wang Zhanyuan complained.
Wang Zhankun also said: "At the beginning, I didn't give enough money. Brother, I told you that I would send them back after playing. You don't want to. This is a fatal accident..."
"If I had known that she could become a ghost, and her brother could also become a ghost without dying, would I still play with her?" Wang Zhanpeng argued.
"Our family is so unlucky to be trapped in this ghost place." The Queen Mother also complained, "His family has ruined our bright future, alas!"
This family has no self-consciousness as the perpetrator, and the driver only feels very disgusted when he hears it. However, the mission of the game is to protect these people, so he had no choice but to ignore these words.
After a few people chatted, Cheng Xin and others who had been patrolling outside finally came back.
After seeing Cheng Xin and others, the faces of several people changed drastically. As early as yesterday, they saw the extraordinary tricks of this group of people, so naturally they treated them very differently from the drivers. Seeing Zhang Mingge coming, Wang Zhanyuan said delicately, "Brother Minge, the people outside are so noisy, please let them calm down, okay?"
"That's right, my heart is beating back and forth..." The Queen Mother also covered her chest, looking overly frightened.
"Speaking of which, who is that person outside?" Wang Zhanpeng asked, "I see that person outside seems to be with you... No, the person who came to the village with you, why is he standing on the side of the two ghosts?" ?”
"He..." Cheng Xin felt a little embarrassed.
"Master, you have to speak for us. If we repent, if we repent sincerely, I will give them whatever they want." Father Wang also stood up, "This happens twice a year. Those who are frightened, indeed I can't stand it..."
The drastic change in the faces of several people left the driver dumbfounded. At this moment, a burst of clear laughter came from outside, and everyone in the Wang family seemed to see a savior when they heard the words, and eagerly said: "Master Taoist!"
It was Daoist Qingxu who came in. His beard and hair are all white, and he looks like a fairy. He said to the crowd: "Don't worry, benefactors, I have already made a decision about the evildoer."
"The one enshrined in that temple was originally a clay statue. After years of being incensed and lacking in greed, it became an evil spirit and attached itself to Ren Qiu's body to cause trouble. I will find a way to get rid of the evil spirit that is causing trouble on Ren Qiu. For this, I'm 60% sure."
"Then..." Father Wang hesitated slightly, "What about the other 40%?"
"That Yaoxie and Ren Qiu are twins in one body. If Ren Qiu is removed during the day, the Yaoxie will naturally be removed." The Taoist master stroked his beard.
The Wang family was overjoyed upon hearing this. The king's father held the Taoist priest's hand and said: "Taoist priest, after the matter is completed, I will go back to this Qingxu concept!"
"No, no, money is not the point." The Taoist priest said, "I have retreated for a year, and seeing the evil spirits at the bottom of the mountain is still making troubles, which is really worrying. All I can offer you is a little protection. Now that all the truth has been revealed, I will help you out. This has been going on for a long time, and the people are in dire straits. It's time to put an end to it... Cheng Xin,"
Cheng Xin said seriously, "Master, I'm here."
"Let's go out and have a good talk with them." Daochang said, "As for Mingo... you go to the backyard and ask Chu Tianshu to be quiet."
Zhang Minge nodded, and took the bow to the backyard.
Chu Tianshu was originally singing in the cage, but when he saw him coming, he lay down on the cage and said, "I told you, I am the invisible guardian, this is called cooperation from inside to outside."
Zhang Minge sneered: "How long do you think your throat can sing?"
Chu Tianshu said: "It's okay, when my playlist is finished, I can still sing lost river."
Zhang Mingge gave up the treatment of Chu Tianshu and returned to the front yard. On the other side, Cheng Xin followed the Taoist priest out of the gate and walked towards Lin Huai.
The Taoist priest motioned Cheng Xin to talk to Lin Huai first. With his encouragement, Cheng Xin also seemed to have great courage and walked towards Lin Huai.
... After all, he represents the side of justice. Cheng Xin thought this way, we also want to resolve everything... all disputes.
The young man they were paying attention to was sitting on a boulder under the shade of a tree, looking bored.
Despite the mental preparation, Cheng Xin still visibly trembled after seeing Ren Qiu and Ying Xia obediently standing beside Lin Huai.
… two monsters.
Thinking of this in his heart, he looked at Lin Huai and said gently: "You brought them here..."
"What do you think?" Lin Huai looked at him with a half-smile, "I took Ren Qiu and Ying Xia with me. The people in the audience are the Wang family. What do you think I am here for?"
"... I think you are also here to find a better solution." Cheng Xin swallowed and said gently.
"... For us, it is indeed a better solution." Lin Huai raised his other leg up, "A once-and-for-all solution."
The way he stared at Cheng Xin made Cheng Xin flustered for no reason. After a long time, Cheng Xin glanced at the Taoist priest next to him, lowered his voice and said, "Lin Huai, what exactly do you want to do here?"
He speeded up his speech: "Let me tell you, the task is almost finished, don't make any fuss..."
"What can I do? It's just to do the task." Lin Huai said calmly, "But before, I was from the perspective of the NPC. Now, I decided to stand from the perspective of the boss."
Under Cheng Xin's frightened eyes, Lin Huai's smile gradually widened: "I want to slaughter Guan."
"You're crazy..."
"Don't be so serious." Lin Huai stretched out a finger, "Since we are all playing games, we can play as fun as we want. Am I wrong?"
"Compared to protecting people's lives, I still think it's more interesting to take lives," he said.
"...you," Cheng Xin looked at him in disbelief, "do you know what you're talking about?"
"You want to kill, you want to help the boss kill?" He questioned Lin Huai, "Are you kidding, you..."
"I said, don't be-so-serious. Just like you treat it as a game, as long as you complete the task, you will win the game, so I also have my own standards for my own game victory." Lin Huai stood up, "Then that is-"
"I'm having fun."
"Before I was very unhappy, very unhappy, do you know why? Because here, it is really bad." He said, "Boring villagers, vulgar food, disgusting rules, I am very, very unhappy. happy."
"But now I have found a way to play that makes me feel more interesting, and I have also found two people who make me feel more interesting." Lin Huai blinked, "So I decided to continue playing according to their rules."
"—they, they are murderers, game bosses, and ghosts!" Cheng Xin said eagerly, "Lin Huai, do you want to stand by the ghosts?"
"Why not?" Lin Huai said. "Oh, by the way, I never said that I thought they were right. They were villains who murdered and set fire, and so did the people in Taoist temples. It's just that I think—"
"They are more interesting than the people in the Taoist temple. And I like their scripts better." He whispered in Cheng Xin's ear.
"Lin Huai, be more mature. No matter how wronged the Ren family is, they are already dead." Cheng Xin tried to persuade him, "Isn't the living more important than the dead? They are still alive and have a lot of future ... not to mention, we still have a task ahead of us..."
"Benefactor." While he kept persuading, the voice of Daoist Qingxu rang out.
After hearing the voice, Lin Huai frowned and turned around. The Taoist priest in white clothes and white hair held his fly whisk and bowed to him in front of the Taoist temple.
"Freedom of courtesy." Lin Huai said.
Old way: ...
"Young friend Cheng Xin, come back." The old man waved his hand.
Cheng Xin walked back to the old Taoist with unwillingness. The old man went on to look at Lin Huai, who was standing there with a smile on his face: "The old man feels that the benefactor seems to have a lot of resentment, may I ask why? Seeing injustice? Speak up, or..."
"Neither of them." Lin Huai said coldly, "It's purely because the weather has turned cold recently."
"What does this mean?"
"It's getting cold, so I want the Wang family to go bankrupt." Lin Huai said, "It just so happens that the richest family in this village is named Wang, so it was decided to be them."
Daoist Qingxu: ...
"The old Taoist has heard about the mission of the benefactor for a long time." The old Taoist said, "I wonder if the benefactor wants to have a few words with me?"
Lin Huai raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and the old Taoist smiled and said, "Then the old Taoist will accept it as a benefactor."
"Does the benefactor know what is the real culprit of the Jiangcun incident?" The old man coughed and drew a circle in the air, "It's resentment."
"Because of the grievances, the workers in the factory will be passive and sabotage, which will eventually lead to the explosion of the factory. Because of the grievances, Ren Chun, a young girl, will die innocently and tragically. Because of the grievances, Ren Qiu prayed to the evil spirits, Only then will they be possessed by evil spirits and turned into monsters that hurt people." A gentle and generous voice came with the breeze, "For three years, Jiangcun has been trapped in a vortex of resentment, and the people are struggling to live... The benefactor thinks that what I said is right. ?”
Lin Huai nodded. The old Taoist continued: "In the past three years, dozens of people have died tragically because of this. Jiangcun, which was once beautiful, has also been reduced to a hell on earth. But now... the root of this resentment has finally come to light. After many years, it should be resolved. It's time."