NOVEL WEB Chapter 36 - Lonely Village by the River (2)
As the sound of the system fell, Jiang Xiuxiu found that the bus had stopped.
They reached their destination, the entrance to the small riverside village.
Through the window, Jiang Xiuxiu could clearly see the desolate fields and dilapidated houses in the village.
As the system said, this place is indeed quite remote. Jiang Xiuxiu did not see any modern equipment at a glance.
Scattered houses, old villagers, frequently used wells.
To give an inappropriate analogy, everything here is like China in the 1950s and 1960s. From the environment to the residents, there is a sense of outdatedness that cannot be ignored.
After seeing the place, the players quickly stood up one after another.
They lined up and got off the bus.
When Jiang Xiuxiu left the carriage and stepped on the mud, a system prompt appeared in front of her:
[The player ‘Jiang Xiuxiu’ is an old player, and the special abilities and customs clearance tasks have already been matched and completed——]
[Special Ability: Dress Up]
[Clearance mission: Put on the designated clothes for the boss. 】
【Do you want to receive relevant quest items? 】
Seeing this, Jiang Xiuxiu silently recited in his heart: “Receive”.
After a while, she felt something in her hand.
Compared with the maid outfit, it is much lighter.
However, its fabric has not been reduced because of this, but a lot more.
Jiang Xiuxiu looked down and saw a neatly folded black cloth in his hand.
However, what made Jiang Xiuxiu suspicious was that there was a black headband on the fabric.
On the headband are two long, straight bunny ears.
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
She suddenly had a bad premonition.
When the people around him didn’t notice him, Jiang Xiuxiu hurriedly flipped through the clothes.
In addition to the headband, she also found a black leather collar, an inner with a plush rabbit tail, and… a tight black uniform! ?
The understated yet delicate fabric, the seductive low neckline, the design that can perfectly reveal the belly, and the hem that resembles the dovetail.
However, compared to the maid outfit that can cover the thighs, the skirt of this dress is extremely low, and it seems that if you bend down a little, you can see…
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
Jiang Xiuxiu: ? ? !
Seeing all this clearly, Jiang Xiuxiu’s face changed greatly.
This, this… Could it be the legendary bunny girl costume?
No, what the **** is going on with this system? Why give her such clothes!
Could it have been caught by some yellow virus? ?
If you really want to give this suit to Xu Bai, he will definitely beat her to death!
Without any hesitation, Jiang Xiuxiu quickly hid the dress in the backpack behind him.
Unless at the end, she can stably control Xu Bai’s juncture, otherwise, she must not let this dress see the light!
Then, she pretended to be nonchalant and began to look at others.
Some of the current players are obviously those who have already played “Fear Survival”, and they all know about their special skills and customs clearance tasks.
When Jiang Xiuxiu looked at them, they were also looking at her.
Others were still frowning, looking at their special skill information.
As for Ye Ming, before entering the game, Jiang Xiuxiu specifically asked him for relevant information.
Ye Ming’s special skills are quite common, and their role is to increase his strength at critical times. His customs clearance tasks are also somewhat similar to hers, roughly defeating the boss.
After getting the quest items, Jiang Xiuxiu looked at the faces of the surrounding players and remembered almost.
Next, she was going to discuss with Ye Ming what to do later.
However, just as Jiang Xiuxiu raised her head, she saw Ye Ming standing beside her, staring at her faintly.
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…Ye Ming?”
what happened? Why does Ye Ming seem to be in a bad mood?
“nothing.”
Seeing Jiang Xiuxiu’s confused expression, Ye Ming’s eyes moved slightly, and then he showed a faint smile: “Let’s go in quickly, don’t be left behind.”
He used to be that kind of fair and gentle appearance, but now with such a smile, he looks clean and fresh, without the slightest shadow.
Jiang Xiuxiu looked at him and found that his expression was comfortable and nothing unusual.
Maybe you just saw it wrong.
Thinking like this, Jiang Xiuxiu did not continue to ask.
Seeing that the other players were walking towards the village, she quickly pulled Ye Ming and followed behind the team.
And when the last person walked into the village, the system’s beep finally sounded——
【drop! All players are in place, and the second copy of the escape game “Lone Village by the River” is officially opened! 】
[All players please remember that when playing the game, please be sure to play your respective roles seriously! 】
[Resolutely do not let the NPCs notice your origins, and resolutely do not let the NPCs know their identities! 】
【If there is an accident, you will be responsible for the consequences! 】
[The game plot starts – five, four, three, two, one! 】
…
After the sharp sound of the system fell, the bus in the distance suddenly started on its own without driving.
It slowly left the outside of the village and disappeared into a thick white fog in the distance.
Games start.
According to the information given by the system, the players are ready to go to Wang Xiaoyue’s house to take a look.
The purpose of their game is related to Wang Xiaoyue, there is absolutely nothing wrong with going to her house.
Because they were not familiar with roads, the players discussed it and decided to ask the residents of the village for directions.
Along the way, the players found that there were very few young people in the village, and most of them were old people.
They can occasionally see an old man sitting on the side of the road, and it is not difficult to find someone to ask for directions.
What surprised the players was that the old people in this village were not as kind as they thought.
Not only are they unkind, but when they see players approaching, they will deliberately avoid them, either hiding or going home and closing the door.
But when the players leave, they will sneak their heads out again and stare at them with a terrifying look.
Besides, these people in the village look mysterious.
Almost no one speaks loudly. The villagers hide in a corner to communicate in a low voice. The atmosphere in the village is quiet and depressing. The occasional two barks of dogs can even startle the players.
After staying in such an environment for a long time, gradually, even the players stopped talking much.
After three unsuccessful attempts, the group finally stopped a woman who came back from washing clothes by the river.
Although the other party also didn’t want to pay attention to them, but she was thin and small, she was stopped, and there was nothing she could do.
However, as soon as she heard that what the players wanted to inquire about was about Wang Xiaoyue, her expression suddenly changed.
“What Wang Xiaoyue…I don’t know you, don’t look for me!”
“We just want to know where her family lives, can you please give us directions?” the players said helplessly.
The players also felt tired, and everyone didn’t ask for information, but just wanted to find a place to stay before the night came.
This village is so exclusive, it is impossible for them to stay overnight, and now the only place they can go is Wang Xiaoyue’s house.
The woman watched them vigilantly, keeping her mouth shut, refusing to open her mouth.
It wasn’t until a male player showed an impatient look that she was frightened and said hesitantly, “You…go south, the Wang family is there…”
After she finished speaking, she took advantage of the others’ unpreparedness, rushed through the crowd and escaped.
The players had no choice but to listen to what the women said and walked towards the south.
There is a river outside this village, and the location of the river is just to the south.
The players kept walking along this road, and the surrounding houses gradually became sparse, and in the distance, the sound of the tumbling river became clearer.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa…
“Clang clang – clang clang -“
I don’t know how far I have walked, and suddenly, from the river bank, there is a loud banging of gongs and drums!
Such a voice suddenly appeared in a village that was so quiet that it was almost desolate. Not only did it not bring a trace of popularity, but it became even more strange and disturbing.
What happened over the river?
After discussing it for a while, the players decided to take a sneak peek.
Jiang Xiuxiu has no objection to this.
In order to see more clearly, she also brought Ye Ming to the front of the team.
Because the location of the river is not far, after players climb to a slightly higher reef, they can have a panoramic view of the situation on the other side of the river.
In order not to startle the snakes, everyone carefully hid behind the bushes and stones, looking through the gaps to the source of the sound—
I saw that on the bank of the desolate and lonely river, there appeared a wedding team wearing festive red clothes, carrying sedan chairs and sprinkled paper flowers!
The sound of gongs and drums that the players can hear comes from this team.
Jiang Xiuxiu looked at it and saw that there were thirty or forty people here. They either walked in front, holding a long strip of cloth embroidered with big red flowers, or sprinkled red paper flowers behind.
Everyone was wearing red cloth strips and red flowers on their heads, and in the middle of the line was a small sedan chair with the Chinese character 囍 on the sedan chair, and the bride in red sat inside.
If it weren’t for the wrong background, this would be a rather lively marriage team.
The only thing that is a little strange is that there is only one bride in this team, and there is no groom.
“Anyone in this village got married recently?”
Seeing this, the players whispered.
“But, why go to the river?”
“Maybe it’s a custom here… Some places even go to the temple to worship.”
“I don’t know if this is important information…”
After seeing the source of the noise, players lost interest.
After a few chats, someone proposed to go back to the village and continue to look for Wang Xiaoyue’s home.
Most players expressed their intention to leave.
Although Jiang Xiuxiu was still a little curious about that team, it could be seen that they were determined to leave, and she would not rashly stay.
However, before leaving, Jiang Xiuxiu hesitated for a while, but looked back at the marriage team.
Her intuition told her that there might be some important secrets in this strange marriage team.
However, at the moment when Jiang Xiuxiu turned back, a icy wind blew by the river.
The wind blew the clothes of the villagers below, and also blew open the curtains that covered the sedan chair.
Jiang Xiuxiu saw with his own eyes that the bride wearing a red dress and sitting in the sedan chair was not a living person!
Her face is made of white paper, her mouth is drawn with a red pen, and her eyes are two dark holes, which looks funny and scary.
That bride… turned out to be a paper man!