Chapter 118
The story "Dream Man: Fox Fairy in the Village" was specially written by Fu Wenyu as an interactive game. The background used is the ancient Zhiguai Infinite Stream, and each article is a small unit drama.
The unit dramas inside are a collection of ghosts, horror, detectives and other elements. The villagers are all NPCs, which is very suitable for expansion into an interactive game for guests to role-play.
In the storybook "Mountain Village Fox Fairy", there are a total of five foreign characters.
The protagonist Zhao Le is a salesman with a lot of language talent. And thanks to his own experience, he knows how to observe words and emotions better than the average person. So after going through the process of 'waking up from a dream', 'listening to Zhao Erqiang's explanation', 'a group of people went to the mountain village mentioned in the mission', and 'inquiring about information', they ushered in the first wave of the story.
One of the outsiders, the young man Du Runzhi who often said "my father is the county magistrate", died silently and in such a strange way.
But Zhao Le and Wang Dafu, who were in the same room, didn't notice at all!
Especially Wang Dafu, because of his businessman's instinct, he has been using language and behavior in this strange dream world.
I always try to please the son of the county magistrate, and I am also closest to him today.
But Du Runzhi died just like that.
For a moment, Wang Dafu was so frightened that he screamed loudly, "He's dead, he's dead!!!"
Zhao Le, who saw Du Runzhi's body, was also frightened, but he had been running around with his father since he was a child, and had encountered several hungry wolves, wild boars, etc., and had even seen rotten corpses, so his expression was relatively calm. .
And he had already sensed that something was wrong, because Wang Dafu's scream just now did not attract any curious villagers, not even the old landlord who lived in the same yard showed up.
So he rushed over and covered Wang Dafu's mouth.
Then he whispered in the other party's frightened "woo woo woo" voice: "Don't, don't talk. There is something wrong with this matter. We will talk about it after Miss Chen and Zhao Erqiang come back."
Miss Chen, Zhao Erqiang.
Perhaps these two names gave Wang Dafu a sense of security, so he nodded quickly. After Zhao Le let go of his hand, he also spontaneously covered his mouth, fearing that he would accidentally make any big noise again. However, even after doing this, he still looked horrified and did not dare to look at Du Runzhi's body. .
After the room became quiet, Zhao Le hesitated for a moment and walked over to check Du Runzhi's body.
Although he was scared, he also knew that the more clues he had, the more likely they would be able to complete their mission. And according to what Zhao Erqiang said before, it seems that doing more meritorious service is also good for him.
Then at this glance, he discovered the clue.
Because Du Runzhi's wounds were mainly concentrated on the abdomen, and they were not wounds caused by sharp weapons such as knife wounds, sword wounds, ax wounds, etc., but lacerations and bite wounds. The evidence is that the flesh on his abdomen and part of his internal organs have disappeared, as if he had been eaten by something.
After realizing this, Zhao Le suddenly took a few steps back!
Then he quickly realized something was wrong, and quickly turned around to face Wang Dafu, who was originally on his side. While observing his lips and chest, he retreated to the wall without leaving a trace.
Du Runzhi was eaten!
Who is the murderer? No, what is the murderer? !
Wang Dafu also noticed something was wrong, and asked tremblingly: "Zhao, little brother Zhao, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Le was about to speak when the window in the room suddenly clicked and opened from the outside. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Erqiang and Miss Chen jumped in, their expressions could not be described as good.
Suddenly, Zhao Erqiang sniffed, "It smells of blood!"
Zhao Le pointed somewhere, "Du Runzhi is dead."
"We were all in this room just now, and while we were talking, we suddenly passed out for some reason. When we woke up, we found that Du Runzhi had become like this. He seemed to have been bitten to death by some wild beast."
Wang Dafu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, we found him dead when we woke up."
Zhao Erqiang's expression became even worse.
He didn't pay attention to what Zhao Le and Wang Dafu said. He walked to Du Runzhi's body in a few steps, squatted down and inspected it carefully. Miss Chen also walked over silently and made the same move.
It didn't take long for the two of them to stand up, with Zhao Erqiang still holding something in his hand.
"Fox, that fox is here!"
When he was in a bad mood, he didn't even call him 'Fox Fairy', and just said 'Fox' instead. Then he held up a reddish hair and said viciously: "This hair is exactly the same as the one we found in the ancestral hall."
"Damn it, we fell into a trap!"
Because the newbie survived, he could get the corresponding explanation points from the 'immortal', so now one of them died in vain, which made Zhao Erqiang very angry and wanted to find the 'fox fairy' and cut it into pieces.
But it is a pity that the 'Fox Fairy' was not found today.
The other party probably took advantage of the two powerful people's absence and sneaked in to kill them. But if only one person goes to the ancestral hall, Zhao Erqiang has no confidence in his own skills. Because if he goes to the ancestral hall, he may be killed by the 'Fox Fairy', and if he stays, he may steal the chicken without losing the rice.
So Zhao Erqiang's face was very gloomy.
At this time, Miss Chen, who had been silent and rarely spoke, suddenly said: "The evil beast may have a great increase in magic power after eating people. In a previous mission I encountered, because I couldn't find the monster, he ate three people, so in the end, I was the only one who came out alive in a team of six."
"If you don't want to die here, you must fight quickly."
Zhao Le and Wang Dafu, who had just seen Du Runzhi's miserable condition, trembled subconsciously.
Zhao Erqiang's expression was not very good either.
Because although he was very powerful in the eyes of Zhao Le and others, his family knew his own affairs, and his strength was still far behind Miss Chen. Moreover, he only knew the fists and feet that existed in reality, and his knife was also an ordinary knife, unlike Miss Chen who got extra benefits from the "immortal".
So if anyone is most likely to get out safely in this mission, it must be the "Miss Chen" in front of him with a strange long whip, who doesn't even care about the "fox fairy" who can cast spells.
So he gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Chen, what do you mean?"
"Bait," Miss Chen said concisely, "We need a bait tomorrow night to lure out that evil beast. As long as the bait can last until we get back, I can kill it."
Zhao Erqiang subconsciously took a step back.
Because he was the second strongest here, if anyone could resist the "fox fairy" for a moment, it must be him. Miss Chen meant to let him be the bait, didn't she?
At this moment, he regretted giving himself the pseudonym "Erqiang", and secretly decided that if he could get out safely this time, he would immediately change his name to "Zhao Yiqiang"!
But unexpectedly, Miss Chen just glanced at him indifferently.
Then she looked at Zhao Le.
"Are you willing to be the bait?"
Miss Chen opened her hands and three amulets with the word 'protect' written on them appeared. She said to Zhao Le, "I have three amulets here, which can protect you from three fatal attacks."
"You will have half an incense stick of time for each use of one."
"In addition, I will give you a jade pendant. When you see the fox, break the jade pendant immediately, and I will be able to rush back within an incense stick. If you can delay it for some time, you may be able to save one, or even two, and the saved amulets will be your reward."
There are amulets?
Zhao Erqiang looked greedily at the three amulets that he didn't have, but he didn't speak, so as not to offend the powerful Miss Chen. Anyway, after this mission, he can buy one himself.
Now it's more important to save his life.
Zhao Le's face turned pale.
His eyes swept over Miss Chen, who had a calm expression, Zhao Erqiang, who had a look of reluctance and greed, and Wang Dafu, who avoided looking at him, and he knew that the time for him to make a choice had come.
If he didn't want to do it, Miss Chen would definitely not force him. After all, the biggest function of the bait was to notify her, so "voluntary" was very, very important.
But Zhao Le didn't want this!
Because he also wanted to become stronger, he didn't want to die in this inexplicable place for no reason like Du Runzhi. He also didn't want to be just a "bait" when he did the task in his dream next time.
So he reached out and took the three amulets, "It's a deal."
After writing this plot that triggered Zhao Le's desire to "become stronger", Fu Wenyu fast-forwarded the next half night and a whole day, asking them not to go anywhere, and to stay in the house after burying Du Runzhi.
After all, "The Dreamer's Village Fox Fairy" is just a storybook with only 10,000 to 20,000 words. If there are too many side lines, the whole thing will appear bloated, and the main and secondary will not be distinguished.
And there will be some space left for the "immortals" and Zhao Le's real world.
So Fu Wenyu chose to fast forward.
Of course, the description will still be described.
For example, although they did not leave their homes, people kept visiting them during the day the next day and enthusiastically brought them food and drinks. The excuse given by the villagers was that no outsiders had come for a long time, and they wanted to come and see.
But just look, why keep swallowing saliva?
And most of the villagers who came to the door were elderly people, who were agile and flexible. If they were not white-haired and wrinkled, who could tell that they were a group of elderly people?
So everyone who had been vigilant for a long time refused.
Until night fell, Miss Chen took Zhao Erqiang and the hunched and nervous Wang Dafu away, and once again told Zhao Le.
"Remember, one talisman is worth half an incense stick."
"If you can delay, delay as much as possible. This kind of amulet restrains demons and monsters. Every time you keep one, you will have one more life than others in the future. Don't worry about being too late. It will automatically open after being attacked."
Zhao Le nodded heavily, "I know, thank you Miss Chen."
Miss Chen showed a very light smile on her face, and then walked out first.
And Zhao Erqiang patted Zhao Le on the shoulder, "Little brother, since you are my family, you must live well. I also want to rely on your mouth to get more clues when I do the mission next time."
Even Wang Dafu said with a complicated expression: "...Take care."
After the three left, Zhao Le returned to the room.
He didn't dare to get close to where Du Runzhi had been lying before, so he found a corner and sat down, with a long stick he had found outside during the day beside him. As for the amulet given by Miss Chen, he placed it on his chest, and held the thin pendant tightly in his hand, and blocked it with his sleeve, ready to crush it if anything went wrong.
Not long after, the landlord came in with food as usual.
This old man didn't know whether he was stubborn or had ulterior motives. In the past two days, even though several people refused repeatedly, he insisted on delivering food to them every meal, even if they didn't eat it. Zhao Erqiang once impatiently asked him not to deliver it, but he insisted, "I received money, and the money included the meal money," and then delivered it.
Later, several people simply ignored him.
Anyway, they would never eat what he sent.
So Zhao Le saw that it was him who came in, and he didn't say anything, but silently waited for the other party to put down the food and leave. He had already eaten the dry food given by Zhao Erqiang, and he was not hungry at this time.
Then Zhao Le saw the landlord in front of him put down the tray with food, suddenly sniffed, and then said faintly: "It smells good, why are you alone?"
The freshly cooked food is of course fragrant, just as fragrant as yesterday, but it's a pity that we can't eat it.
Zhao Le secretly complained.
Wait...
Zhao Le's heart suddenly became alert, and subconsciously touched the chest where the amulet was placed!
Something is wrong, very wrong!!!
Let him think carefully, last night, that is, some time before Du Runzhi died, did the landlord come to deliver food?
They didn't eat it either, and just put it aside.
In addition to Du Runzhi's inexplicable death last night, there was actually another strange thing. That is, the three of them were talking, and suddenly they fell asleep, or fainted. After waking up, he and Wang Dafu saw Du Runzhi's body.
Last night, Zhao Le asked Miss Chen and Zhao Erqiang. They thought it was the "fox fairy" who was causing trouble. It was because it cast some kind of magic that the three of them suddenly fell asleep. The purpose should be that it didn't want to cause too much noise and lure the two of them back.
But what if it wasn't?
Zhao Le breathed in the same aroma of food as last night, and suddenly thought of this question.
Could the "fox fairy" have an accomplice!
Just like the mission Zhao Erqiang mentioned before, there was a tiger demon, but the villagers protected the tiger demon and drove away Zhao Erqiang and others who were trying to exorcise the demon, and didn't let them enter the village.
The landlord who insisted on delivering food every meal...
The enthusiastic villagers during the day today...
The elderly in the village are very healthy and long-lived, there are many young people, but not many children...
Children will disappear, outsiders will die...
The "fox fairy" lives carelessly in the most important ancestral hall in the village, and each family also worships a mysterious tablet...
And the most crucial point is that tonight's food is different from that at noon, but it is exactly the same as last night, and even the aroma of these meals is exactly the same! !
After realizing this, Zhao Le held his breath, and then quietly crushed the pendant in his hand.
But I don't know if the other party's senses are too sharp, or if Zhao Le's action of crushing the pendant touched something. The landlord turned around suddenly and looked over with a faint look.
His pupils turned red!
"You, what did you do?"