Chapter 1 The Rules

While Mingmei was plotting to divert Qi Hai Kui's attention to outside the city, Mu Chen was in the Zhang residence, listening to Master Zhang talk about the "rules."

"'Old rules'?" Mu Chen chuckled inwardly as he listened to Master Zhang talk about the old rules, the matter of offering the bride to the evil spirit.

How could he, who had lived for hundreds of years (character setting), not know more about this than him?

Was the bug deluding itself into thinking he would believe this?

"Humph, they can perform the sacrifice themselves. Why would I need to go there?"

Although Mu Chen had already sensed that there was something wrong with the Zhang family's ancestral grave, and had originally planned to go there, he refused after hearing what Master Zhang said.

He saw the panic and eagerness flash across the other's face because of his refusal, and became even more convinced that there was something wrong with the Zhang family's cemetery.

Seeing that Mu Chen would not agree to go there no matter what, Master Zhang coaxed and pleaded in a low voice, but Mu Chen clearly saw the sinister look that occasionally flashed across the face of the seemingly honest man who kept his eyes lowered.

Master Zhang pleaded for a long time, and finally flattered him cautiously, "As you know, there are always some outsiders who come to make trouble. This kind of fortune-changing task that happens once every twenty years, Master... this concerns you, too."

Seeing that the other party really couldn't find any reason, and the careful and respectful manner was about to be forced into its original form, as if he would tear off his mask and scold him if he didn't agree, Mu Chen finally nodded.

He left Master Zhang's mood in a state of suspense, so choked up that he didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

Mu Chen's own malicious nature was infinitely magnified when he played the villain. He just wanted to play around with this NPC whose consciousness seemed to have just fully awakened.

He watched him firmly believe in everything designed in the plot, his obsession with trying to live forever, and even gave rise to ambitions that did not match his strength.

It looked quite intimidating.

Little did he know that he had long been tricked by that bug. In this regard, Mu Chen didn't mind helping him discover that he was already crippled.

"What you said also makes sense, but I think all three brides are very good. I can't pick out anything bad no matter how hard I try. Why not take them all over there to fill everyone's stomachs?"

Mu Chen generously said that he wanted all three brides, which surprised and delighted Master Zhang, who repeatedly said "good." Mu Chen watched quietly from the side without saying a word.

In his opinion, the information left behind by that guy seemed to be more beneficial to it the more players had accidents. But why was it targeting him, a Boss-level NPC, while also targeting the players?

As far as he knew, the data files of the Boss in the escape series of games were strictly protected. His identity hadn't been leaked yet, so how did that guy target him?

In this case, Mu Chen felt that he needed to enter several more games with traces left by the Zerg to completely confirm...

"Hey, where are we going?"

With a red veil over her head, Lu Xiaoyao could only see the floor tiles beneath her feet. Wearing a bright red wedding dress and bright red embroidered shoes, Lu Xiaoyao felt that everything was a little unreal.

"I don't know, but looking at these floor tiles, it doesn't seem like we're going to the main hall..."

At this moment, Zhen Po's voice came from behind Lu Xiaoyao. Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Are you playing the game so carefully? You can even remember the floor tiles?"

"If you were dragged across the ground in this Zhang residence by an evil spirit during your escape, you would remember it too."

He didn't feel any shame when he mentioned his unlucky ending when he played this game in the past. He even spoke of it as if it were a valuable asset, saying, "Although my death was really miserable at the time, and my face was worn out, I will always remember these floor tiles."

In response, a scene of her being dragged around like a worm by Hu Yue and the others flashed through Lu Xiaoyao's mind, who had similar experiences. Sorry, Lu Xiaoyao felt that she didn't seem to have learned anything.

This was the difference between people playing games orz.

"This seems to be going outside..."

Wang Wenfei's voice came from in front of Lu Xiaoyao. Before Lu Xiaoyao could recover, she directly bumped into Wang Wenfei, who had stopped in her tracks. Zhen Po then caught up from behind and bumped into the retreating Lu Xiaoyao again. If the three of them hadn't been supported by paper figures, they would have probably fallen into a heap.

"There's a threshold in front of me."

Wang Wenfei steadied herself before saying again. Supported by the paper figure, she stepped over the gate of the mansion, and Lu Xiaoyao, who followed, also saw it.

"This... why are we going outside?"

Lu Xiaoyao's surprised voice didn't receive any response from the other paper figures. The three of them asking and answering themselves seemed very awkward.

…

"My brother is there! He's so tall, I saw him at a glance!"

Mingmei was trying to lure them to follow the commoners out of the city, but she didn't expect Lu Xiaoyao and the others to come out so quickly.

Looking at the last of the three brides wearing red wedding gowns at the door, who was obviously two sizes larger than the first two brides, Zhen Hu一眼 immediately recognized his younger brother. As for Mingmei, even though she had already been visually assaulted once in the live broadcast room, she was still stunned now.

This wasn't the kind of visual assault about the appearance and makeup effects, but the kind of incongruity that was highlighted after wearing clothes that didn't match one's temperament.

Among the three people present, Mingmei's performance was considered restrained. Zhen Hu was the kind who didn't feel strange at all but was very excited. As for Qi Hai Kui, the corner of his eye twitched, and then he turned his head and happened to meet the trace of disdain that flashed in Mingmei's eyes.

"Where are they taking the brides in the middle of the night?"

Mingmei was caught red-handed, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face, and she quickly changed the subject.

"Well, how about we rush out and snatch the bride now?"

"Are you stupid?"

"I'm just joking hahaha..."

Perhaps seeing that her younger brother was still fine, Zhen Hu, who was relieved, began to joke.

Qi Hai Kui was still staring seriously at Lu Xiaoyao and the other two being stuffed into sedan chairs one after another and carried away. The people who had been lining up to give gifts earlier saw this and followed the sedan chairs and left.

So Qi Hai Kui decided, "Now that these people are gone, let's follow them quietly and wait and see what happens."

"Yes, let's see what these guys are trying to do."

Zhen Hu nodded in agreement. After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Qi Hai Kui, looking him up and down. The gaze was so obvious that even Mingmei looked over, asking him what he was looking at.

"That, is your Feng Shui master (geomancer) skill... good enough?"

Zhen Hu knew that the Feng Shui master's skills in this novice village were also very random. After getting this role, the skills really depended on luck.

Some people who got this role were just swindlers. Apart from the props and books, they were really useless.

Some people who got this role were half-baked. You couldn't say they didn't know anything, and the players could even make calculations based on Feng Shui arrangements and birthdates, but they just couldn't fight the Boss.

And there were also a very small number of people who got the Feng Shui master role, and they completely mastered all the skills of the role. They were the kind who could go back and forth with the Boss alone.

What Zhen Hu said made even Mingmei look at Qi Hai Kui. Listening to what he said, it seemed that the Feng Shui master's skills were indeed very important.

In this way, the pressure instantly fell on Qi Hai Kui's shoulders...