EBE Chapter 533 Fatal Game 7
Chapter 533 Fatal Game 7
"It seems that both of them are fine, but one of them cannot go in alone."
"But the proprietress said we have to go in one by one. Is she lying to us?"
Xiao Ke: "Even if the NPCs are misleading us, there's nothing we can do about it."
There were twelve people when we arrived, and eleven people left. Only one person died, so the loss was already considered very small.
Xiao Qi: "Host, you changed the plot and saved several people!"
"They also have to listen to advice and be careful. Look at that guy just now, wasn't he a damned devil who couldn't be reasoned with?"
"Yes, host, whether you live or die depends on your fate."
The group returned to the inn and sat silently around the campfire.
Xiong Qi looked at An Ruoyu and the other two, and suddenly said in a cryptic tone, "I think someone knows the rules of the sect."
His meaningful glances and words were so obvious that everyone looked at the three of them.
Ling Jiushi said, "We were just guessing. If we knew the taboo conditions were intentionally concealed, we wouldn't have reminded everyone."
"It's hard to be a good person. Even when you offer a kind reminder, you still get suspected," An Ruoyu sighed.
Xiao Ke: "Do you really dare to disregard the rules for entering the temple as instructed by the NPCs, based solely on guesswork?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Lanzhu sneered: "We don't need to explain so clearly. Instead of speculating about others, you should think about how to take care of yourselves."
"You, what did you say..." Xiao Ke wanted to argue with him, but Xiong Qi stopped her.
"Ah—a ghost!" they were talking when suddenly a man next to them shouted and backed away.
He pointed at the person opposite him and kept shouting that there was a ghost.
"Run! Run! He's turned into that female ghost!"
"What's going on?" The others stood up and looked around, but they didn't see any female ghost.
Xiong Qi walked over and grabbed his collar: "What nonsense are you spouting? Where did this female ghost come from?"
"It really is there, right there. He turned into a ghost!"
The person being accused looked utterly astonished: "Where...where? It's not right behind me, is it?"
"There's nothing behind you, is there?" An Ruoyu walked over and pretended to take a look before saying.
"He's a ghost! Stay away from him! Get away from him now!" the screaming person continued to shout.
"I'm not a ghost, I'm not," the man next to An Ruoyu quickly denied.
An Ruoyu: "Knowing you're not a ghost, he probably saw you turn into one because he was possessed, right?"
Xiong Qi thought so too, and he threatened the person he was holding, saying, "Kid, stop shouting. Where did this ghost come from? There are so many of us here."
"He really is a ghost, he really is a ghost."
No one noticed that Cheng Wen took advantage of the moment when no one was looking and went to the kitchen to get a knife.
He walked straight toward Wang Xiaoyi with the knife in his hand, and without saying a word, he started slashing at her: "I'll kill you, I'll kill you."
"Help!" Wang Xiaoyi reacted quickly and shrank back, dodging a knife.
"What are you doing?" Ling Jiushi walked over and grabbed Cheng Wen.
"She's not human, she's a ghost, don't stop me." Cheng Wen also seemed a bit neurotic.
“Something’s not right with either of them,” An Ruoyu said to Ruan Lanzhu beside her.
Ruan Lanzhu said with a smile, "The door gods haven't eaten enough, so people will still die."
Seeing the situation, Xiong Qi let go of the person who had been shouting and went to help. That person took the opportunity to open the door and go out.
Ling Jiushi couldn't stop Cheng Wen, and Wang Xiaoyi, being chased and frightened, also ran away.
"what--"
In no time, they heard an exceptionally piercing scream coming from outside, so they had no choice but to hurry outside.
Outside the door, only Cheng Wen was sitting on the ground with a knife in his hand. The other two people were gone, and the proprietress was standing to one side.
"Where are the other two?" Xiao Ke asked as he walked over.
Cheng Wen shouted almost maniacally, "They were dragged into the well, she's not human, she's dead, dead, hahahaha."
"Are you crazy?" Xiong Qi punched him.
"She's not human; if we don't kill her, she'll kill us."
Ling Jiushi asked Cheng Wen, "How did they get pulled in like that?"
Cheng Wen didn't speak, but kept muttering, "She's not human, she's not human."
"Speak, answer the question." Xiong Qi nudged him.
Cheng Wen was pushed by him before he answered, "They, they ran to the well and tried to go down, but after a while, they were pulled in."
Ling Jiushi wanted to go to the well to check, but Ruan Lanzhu went over and stopped him: "Go in first, the person is already gone."
An Ruoyu gestured for them to look to the other side. The two looked over and saw the proprietress standing there with a strange expression on her face.
They exchanged a glance and went back to their room to talk.
Ling Jiushi: "Could this matter be related to the landlady again? Was she the one who led Wang Xiaoyi and the others to the well?"
An Ruoyu said, "It's possible. This NPC has been leading everyone to their deaths. Do you think she might be related to the monster in the well?"
“We need to figure out what happened to the landlady before we can get information to analyze this, but they must have violated some taboo conditions to be killed,” Ruan Lanzhu said.
Ling Jiushi: "What are the conditions? We can't go near the well? Or is it that proverb, 'Two people shouldn't look into a well'?"
He guessed it by combining other taboo conditions.
Ruan Lanzhu: "Congratulations, you guessed right."
"Is that really it? Then all the taboos are: one person should not enter a temple, two people should not look into a well, three people should not hug a tree, and one should not lean on a railing alone?"
"Yes, that's right."
"The others have all committed offenses and died, so why didn't those three hug the tree?"
An Ruoyu asked, "Do you remember what the landlady said to those three people before we went up the mountain?"
Ling Jiushi suddenly remembered and immediately understood: "I remember, the things the landlady said are all taboos. After we cut down the trees, we'll ask the other NPCs about her."
Ruan Lanzhu: "Did you notice the photos in the landlady's room the day we saw her dance?"
"Photos?" An Ruoyu asked, her face filled with recollection.
"Yes, there is a photo of three people in her room, which should be her child and husband, but we have never seen the boss's family."
"You mean the proprietress did this because of her family?"
Ruan Lanzhu nodded, and An Ruoyu said, "Then let's find some time to ask the villagers. I'm a little sleepy, so I'll go back and rest first."
Ruan Lanzhu: "Then I'm leaving too."
Ling Jiushi nodded: "Okay, you all should get some rest."
It was clear that Ling Jiushi was not in a good state due to the constant deaths, so An Ruoyu patted his shoulder to comfort him.
When Ruan Lanzhu passed by, she also took a picture.
After the two left, Ling Jiushi's expression turned somber. He raised his hand to cover his face, looking rather unwell.
An Ruoyu and Ruan Lanzhu walked down the corridor one after the other.
"You don't look like it's your first time marrying into the family; you seem to adapt exceptionally quickly."