Chapter 38 - Lonely Village by the River (4)
“I also dreamed about Wang Xiaoyue yesterday,” a female player said. “I dreamed that she was wearing a white dress with her back to me, standing beside my bed and talking to me.”
When the remaining female players communicated, they found that almost all of them had similar dreams.
There is no difference in the picture, it is all Wang Xiaoyue with her back to them and talking to them.
Jiang Xiuxiu also had the same dream, so she was not surprised to hear this.
It’s just that, unlike her, in the dreams of other female players, there is obviously no picture of Wang Xiaoyue becoming a paper bride in the end.
Through the remarks of these female players, they obviously do not know what happened last night, nor why the three female players disappeared.
They all slept until dawn and woke up in the middle of the night, only Jiang Xiuxiu.
As for what Wang Xiaoyue communicated with them in her dream, it was completely different.
When talking about this, many young players’ faces became unsightly.
“Wang Xiaoyue told me that she was married,” they said. “She said she was doing well and was very happy, let’s not worry…and said that we and her would meet soon.”
Have a great time and be very happy?
Recalling last night’s dream, Wang Xiaoyue was wearing a thin white dress and looked weak, Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
Emotion Wang Xiaoyue’s standard of happiness is so low…
However, after complaining, Jiang Xiuxiu was inevitably a little uneasy after hearing the words of the female players.
When she thought of the team that came to marry in the middle of the night last night, and the picture of Wang Xiaoyue turning into a paper figurine bride at the end, she felt that this matter might not be easily resolved.
Obviously, 80% of the three disappeared female players had the same dream as her.
They were carried away by the sedan chair last night, and if nothing else happened, they would no longer be able to live.
Just, what the **** is going on here?
Wang Xiaoyue, who disappeared inexplicably, and may even be dead;
dodge, to the villagers they avoid;
And that weird welcome party…
Thinking that Wang Xiaoyue said in her dream that she was married, and that they would meet again, Jiang Xiuxiu guessed that the fate of these players is probably the same as Wang Xiaoyue.
They will be taken away by the wedding party, and then carried to an unknown place to get married.
Perhaps this is the reason why there are so many female players in this game.
After all, what that wedding party needs is a bride, and brides are usually women.
However, if we say that this dungeon has so many female players, it is to let the female players become “brides” and marry off.
So, who will the groom be?
Jiang Xiuxiu thought, in Wang’s house, it is difficult for her to know the truth.
As for those NPC villagers with strange whereabouts, they know a lot.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiuxiu decided to ask the villagers first to find out the situation.
Considering that it was inconvenient for her to move alone, she also shared the plan with Ye Ming.
“…The only trouble is how to find the NPCs and get them to speak.”
After finishing the arrangement, Jiang Xiuxiu frowned and said worriedly: “Looking like yesterday, the residents here are very strict, and they are quite resistant to us.”
That’s what Jiang Xiuxiu was worried about.
According to the reactions of those NPCs yesterday, even if they ask, they are likely to return without success.
Although she lives in the urban area, her parents’ generation came from the countryside.
She also knew something about the speed of information dissemination in such a small village.
It must have passed overnight, and 80% of them knew that these players came to find Wang Xiaoyue.
In this way, it’s not too difficult to get something out of the NPC’s mouth.
On the other side, Ye Ming heard her words, suddenly lowered his head, and looked at Jiang Xiuxiu’s neck thoughtfully.
For some reason, he did not continue the conversation along this topic, but asked, “Xiu Xiu, is the injury on your neck serious?”
Injury on the neck?
When Jiang Xiuxiu heard this, she quickly shook her head and said, “Don’t worry, it’s not serious, it won’t hinder our actions!”
In order to prove that her movements would not be damaged, she also shook her neck specially.
However, she was only halfway through her words, and the next second, she felt a pain in her neck that was hard to ignore.
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…That’s right, it’s a little inconvenient.”
In the game, the body is the capital.
Although she didn’t feel the pain, it seemed that she couldn’t mess with herself because of it.
“Then let me ask.”
Seeing Jiang Xiuxiu’s complexion change, Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled.
His voice was soft and gentle: “You are injured, you should take a good rest.”
“But, can you be alone…”
Hearing this, Jiang Xiuxiu hesitated.
“It’s alright,” Ye Ming said, “I’ll be better, they will definitely speak up.”
Jiang Xiuxiu thought about it and thought so too.
The meaning of NPC’s existence, in addition to the plot, isn’t it to let players inquire about news?
Ye Ming is handsome and has a good temper.
Maybe the villagers will put their guard down on him, maybe.
While thinking of this, Jiang Xiuxiu felt a little emotional.
Ye Mingguo is really a kind and gentle person.
When the two of them didn’t know each other, he could save himself as a stranger again and again.
In the follow-up relationship, he has also been quite obedient, and his attitude is extremely good, and he will not refute like other newcomers.
Now that something happened to her neck, he thoughtfully offered to inquire about the news himself and let her stay and do some light work.
Choosing such a person as her teammate was the most correct decision she had ever made.
After this was settled, Jiang Xiuxiu stayed here and continued to listen for news.
Ye Ming went out to inquire about news.
However, after staying at Wang’s house for a while, Jiang Xiuxiu still felt uneasy.
She thought for a moment and decided to quietly follow Ye Ming’s progress.
The villagers here are too weird, and if something happens to Ye Ming, it will be bad.
If it really doesn’t work, let him come back, and the two will continue to think of a way.
… Then, Jiang Xiuxiu saw that Ye Ming had blocked an old man in his seventies or eighties in the corner of the wall.
“Don’t be afraid, I just want to know some things.”
The young man’s face had a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze, and his voice was very gentle when he spoke, “It’s just, if you insist on not revealing the information, then I will be a little sad.”
After he finished speaking, he waved the stick in his hand and slammed it **** the wall behind the old man!
This blow fell heavily, directly smashing a small hole in the mud wall behind, making the old man tremble with fright, and his face changed greatly: “I-I…I said!”
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
No, there seems to be something wrong with this? ?
Isn’t it the rule of law now? Why does he look so skilled! ?
Although Jiang Xiuxiu’s heart was very broken, I have to say that Ye Ming’s set was surprisingly effective.
Under the coercion of force, the old man stopped dodging and explained the situation as if he was pouring beans in a bamboo tube: “The daughter of the Wang family is not missing at all, she was sent to marry by them. This is the custom here. The parents also agreed…”
As if to cover up something, the old man added two more sentences after he finished speaking: “She is here to enjoy herself, and it’s too late for others to envy her!”
The old man’s statement coincided with Jiang Xiuxiu’s previous guess.
“What about the others?”
After listening to the old man’s vague reply, Ye Ming did not ask any further questions, but changed another question: “It’s your local people’s business to send Wang Xiaoyue to marry, but why did we have three female classmates here last night? gone?”
This is also what Jiang Xiuxiu wants to know. Who is Wang Xiaoyue marrying? Why is one bride not enough, so much is needed.
“Three people? Why three people?”
However, what she didn’t expect was that after hearing Ye Ming’s reply, the old man showed a look of astonishment.
She looked at Ye Ming eagerly, and kept asking: “Are you sure there are three? Really three?”
The old man’s expression was extremely flustered, his voice trembled, and there was a hint of fear in his cloudy eyes.
What’s going on here?
Seeing this, Jiang Xiuxiu narrowed his eyes.
If it were another player, it might not be clear why the old man was so excited, but Jiang Xiuxiu understood.
Last night, she was almost taken away by that marriage team.
This old man clearly knew that something would happen last night, it should be four women!
Next, Ye Ming’s exchange with the old man ended soon after.
The old man had been reluctant to say any more, even if Ye Ming used a stick to scare her, she would not change his tune.
After Ye Ming let her go, she went back to the house at an urgent speed, as if she was going to do something very important.
Jiang Xiuxiu quietly observed the old man, suspicious in his heart.
After the old man left, she stood up from the hiding place, communicated with Ye Ming, and prepared to stay here to see what the old man would do next.
Since there is one less woman missing, according to the old man’s level of fear, she should do something.
They just have to wait, and when the time comes, they will know the truth.
After determining the direction of action, the two hid behind the haystack outside the old man’s house, motionless.
However, the old man was more vigilant than they thought.
She has been staying at home, not knowing what to do.
They waited for several hours before they saw the old man sneaking out quietly through the back door of the house with some incense candles and the like.
After discovering the old man’s movement, Jiang Xiuxiu pulled Ye Ming, and the two quickly followed behind.
I saw the old man walking all the way, greeting other residents all the way, and spread the matter out.
After that, they quietly gathered a small group of people and stood in the corner of the village to discuss something.
After the discussion, the villagers divided into two groups. A group of people returned to the village and started to go south, obviously wanting to find the players of the Wang family.
Another group of people walked towards the more secret jungle.
Jiang Xiuxiu and Ye Ming looked at each other, and the two decided to follow the second group of people.
The number of the second batch of people is far less than the first batch, but there are still four or five people.
Moreover, when they were walking, they had been intentionally observing the surroundings, and Jiang Xiuxiu was almost discovered by them several times.
Under such circumstances, Jiang Xiuxiu and Ye Ming were left behind by the villagers in a short while.
They watched helplessly as the villagers shuttled through the jungle, then walked on a hidden path, further and further away.
“Let’s go.”
Looking at the sky and the number of villagers, Jiang Xiuxiu hesitated for a while and decided to go back first: “It’s getting late now, and when there’s no one else, let’s come here again to see.”
If they follow it, they will be easy to spot.
Even if they wanted to escape, it would be difficult to escape from four or five people.
Instead of stubbornly stalking today and insisting on following the past, it is better to find a time later, and the two of them will come over to see the situation.
Ye Ming has no objection to this.
The two wrote down the directions of these pedestrians, and then prepared to go back to Wang’s house for a meal.
When they went back, it was already one or two in the afternoon.
The sky outside was gradually darkening, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, and it seemed that it was going to rain.
Jiang Xiuxiu thought about the group of villagers who seemed to be going to the Wang family, so when they went back, the pace was quite hasty.
But when she went back, she found that most of the players looked happy and looked quite happy.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Xiuxiu asked in confusion.
“The NPCs here gave us a lot of food and quilts,” a female player said excitedly, “They said they misunderstood us yesterday and thought we were here to make trouble. Today they knew we were Wang Xiaoyue’s classmates, so they came over. Bring something.”
After finishing speaking, the female player looked at Jiang Xiuxiu and asked, “I remember you live in a firewood house? It seems a little cold there. There are many quilts here, what do you want?”
Jiang Xiuxiu listened and waved his hands again and again: “No need, we have enough.”
Jiang Xiuxiu had no idea that the group of villagers would actually do this, but out of vigilance, she didn’t dare to take their belongings, and she didn’t want to believe them.
There are also many other players who have the same idea as her.
But I can’t stand that all the players cook by themselves are vegetables and side dishes, and the villagers are sending big fish and meat. In addition, the rural house environment is really bad, and the quilt is not enough…
Under various circumstances, everyone was inevitably shaken.
“You really don’t take it?” the female player said, “We tried the food, and there was no problem at all. The quilts are the same, and they are very clean.”
Looking at the rich food on the table, Jiang Xiuxiu swallowed and shook his head firmly.
“Eat,” she said. “Let’s make something to eat…”
“Ah!!! It’s dead-“
When Jiang Xiuxiu was halfway through speaking, a high-pitched scream suddenly came from outside the house.