Fatal Game Syndrome

It was not yet time for dinner when we returned. We sat at two tables in silence. We had to find the key and the door, but we had no clues to narrow the search scope. But blindly searching was a waste of time. Who knew if the person who was led out at night would be us? This gave everyone a headache.

"How about this, tomorrow you go out and ask around to see if Wu Huai has any close friends in this town, whether they are relatives or enemies. Ask around."

Ruan Lanzhu saw the butler carrying two large lunch boxes and placing them on the table. He waited until he had set the food and left before speaking.

"It's impossible for a door to appear in a place unrelated to the door god for no reason. We searched the place where he jumped into the river but found nothing. So we should look for other places. It would be best if this place is directly related to his jumping into the river."

At this point, Ling Jiushi suddenly had an idea. Wasn't it Zhang Jiuzhi who was the direct cause of Wu Huai jumping into the river?

Ling Jiushi gently tugged at Ruan Lanzhu's sleeve and whispered, "Zhang Jiuzhi!"

Ruan Lanzhu nodded slightly. He also thought of this person. They had never been to Zhang Jiuzhi's shop, so they didn't know whether there was a hidden door inside. But now thinking about it, it is very likely!

But there is no rush. There are still a few days before the end of the River God Festival. It will not be too late to look for him after they actually meet Wu Huai.

"Fine!"

The man at the table opposite wiped his face, picked up his chopsticks and started eating. He was already starving after walking for most of the day, and he was too lazy to chew the big chopstick of food he stuffed into his mouth.

"Eat slowly, Brother Zhou!"

The girl whose roommate was taken away couldn't help but frown and say, "Eating like a wolf has no manners at all!"

Brother Zhou glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes and ignored her. This woman had disgust written all over her face. It seemed that he was not familiar with her. Did it have anything to do with her whether he ate slowly or not?

"There is a sacrifice to the river god tonight. Should we go out?"

Tan Zaozao had no appetite. She held her cheek and poked the table with chopsticks. "Today we have to sacrifice four children. They are so young. It's really pitiful..."

Ling Jiushi's hand that was picking up the food paused. If she hadn't said it, he would have forgotten that four children were being sacrificed tonight!

But the river was running so fast that they couldn’t save him!

The only way is to stop the child before he is thrown into the river.

Cheng Qianli thought about it and slapped his thigh, "Why don't we wait in the water first? We can catch them as soon as they throw them down?"

Ling Jiushi glanced at his silly son and didn't know what to say. Didn't he see the strong current last night? How dare he let his father take the risk today!

"Should we not interfere?"

The thin man sitting next to Brother Zhou looked at their table with a bitter face, "The river god was not full to begin with. If the sacrificed child didn't eat anything, would he take more than one person away when he comes to grab supper at night?"

As soon as this was said, the others also reacted. If the sacrificed child was gone, would the river god catch them to replace him? He took away one passerby last night, so would he take away two or even three tonight?

Brother Zhou also put down his chopsticks hesitantly without saying anything, but when he looked at Ruan Lanzhu and the others at the table, there was a look of disapproval in his eyes.

He has no control over how the people on the opposite side rescue people. He can even lend a hand to help, but he will not be happy if saving people requires everyone to take risks. His own life is much more important than others!

"talk later!"

Ling Jiushi also lost his appetite. Just when he was about to put down his chopsticks, he saw Ruan Lanzhu picked up two pieces of food with his chopsticks and put them in his bowl.

"We'll go out and check the situation at night. If we can save him, we'll do so. If not, forget it!"

Ruan Lanzhu approached him and whispered, this is their destiny that has been arranged long ago. Even if we save the four people today, what about tomorrow? What about next year? There will always be more people to save. The important thing is to solve the problem from the root.

Once this door is purified, these bad habits of cannibalism will disappear!

Ling Jiushi lowered his head and ate silently without saying a word. In his heart, Ruan Lanzhu was more important than anyone else. Even if he was selfish or afraid of death, he didn't want to put Ruan Lanzhu's safety at risk.

After finishing their meal, Brother Zhou and his friends went straight back to their room and did not go out. Ruan Lanzhu and others stood at the door and watched the sacrificial team slowly approaching. What was different from yesterday was that today there was an extra sedan chair carried by four people in the team.

Several people followed all the way to the sacrificial site but did not find any opportunity to take action. There were too many people in the sacrificial team, plus there were layers of onlookers. If they robbed someone in public, it would undoubtedly be an attempt to make them accept the wrath of the river god.

Even if a few people have extraordinary skills, they cannot escape the siege of the entire town’s residents.

"It's fate!"

Li Dongyuan shrugged and turned away. On the way back, everyone was silent. Even though they knew it was just a game, they felt angry and powerless when they saw these insensitive behaviors. In the end, they could only blame it on fate as Li Dongyuan said.

"You go to sleep first, I'll keep watch!"

"it is good!"

Ling Jiushi sat on the bed, leaning against the wall at the head of the bed. Ruan Lanzhu turned over and lay on his side beside him. Perhaps because the oil lamp was too dazzling, he buried his whole face in Ling Jiushi.

Ruan Lanzhu fell asleep in seconds, and the other three also lay down in bed and became silent. The effect of the lamp oil was really amazing.

Really boring!

Ling Jiushi looked up at the ceiling, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and started playing connect the dots.

Just as Ruan Lanzhu said, the first half of the night was calm, but in the second half a strong wind blew, causing the window frames to flap back and forth. At this time, Ling Jiushi also heard footsteps coming from outside.

"Lanzhu! Wake up!"

Ling Jiushi pushed Ruan Lanzhu, and the footsteps stopped a little further away. Ling Jiushi looked out the window, and in the moonlight he could see the man in black robe and a few pigs stopping in front of the window of Zhou Ge and their room.

"Lan Zhu, Wu Huai is here!"

Seeing that Ruan Lanzhu frowned but did not wake up, Ling Jiushi shook him hard a few more times, which made Ruan Lanzhu open his eyes.

"coming?"

Ruan Lanzhu reacted for a moment and immediately came to his senses. When he turned to look out the window, Wu Huai and Xiaozhu were already walking towards them.

"He's coming!"

Ling Jiushi was a little nervous.

"It's okay! Don't worry!"

Ruan Lanzhu also sat up, and they both turned their heads to look out the window. When Wu Huai walked to the window and looked inside, their eyes met.

Wu Huai was stunned. All the awake people knew he was coming, and they either pretended to be asleep or hid from him. This was the first time he encountered someone staring at him so directly.

He looked at the other three people in the room, each one sleeping soundly more than the other. Seeing this, Wu Huai turned around and left with Xiaozhu.

The insect is only effective on people who are in a daze and unconscious. People who are sleepwalking and those who are just awakened by fright are easy targets, but it is difficult to target these people, so he decided to find someone else!

Wu Huai was thinking about it, but just after taking two steps, he heard a young man's voice coming from the room.

"Wu Huai!"

This is calling myself!

I haven't heard anyone call him by his name for a long time. Now everyone calls him the Messenger!

Wu Huai turned around and saw Ruan Lanzhu and Ling Jiushi had also gotten up and walked to the window.

"We will help you kill Zhang Gui. Can you give me the key and the clue to the door?"

Ruan Lanzhu was being too blunt. All the people he had met before wanted to stay as far away from him as possible, but these two were not only not afraid of him, but were also openly looking for him to make a deal. It was really interesting!

"I do not know what you're talking about!"

Wu Huai's voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, and sounded a little awkward.

"Of course you know!"

Ruan Lanzhu smiled and said, "You must have always wanted to kill Zhang Gui for revenge, right? But you never did it. What's the reason?"

"I guess he has something to rely on, or there are some restrictions on you, and neither of these exists here. If you are willing to provide clues, we can help you get revenge!"

Wu Huai stood in the shadows without saying a word. The only sound he could hear was the wind blowing against the doors and windows. Ruan Lanzhu and the others were not in a hurry either. They just stood quietly in front of the window and looked at the silent Wu Huai.

After a long while, Wu Huai finally turned around and faced the two of them, "Okay!"

"I can tell you where the door is first, but I will tell you where the key is after Zhang Gui dies."

"Of course!"

Ruan Lanzhu raised an eyebrow, "Why don't you first tell me why you can't kill Zhang Gui."

"Everyone in his town has a statue of the river god in their house. I can't enter a room with a statue there."

Ling Jiushi looked back at the table with the oil lamp on it and saw a clay sculpture on it. He thought it was some kind of art piece, but it turned out to be a sculpture of a river god!

No wonder he always looked out the window and didn’t go in, so that’s why!

"But aren't you doing something for the river god? Why is the river god's sculpture rejecting you?"

Ling Jiushi was a little puzzled. Wouldn't he be more powerful with the blessing of the river god statue?

"All the river god statues have been blessed, so they can protect the family and bring peace. After I die, I will be considered a ghost, so it is normal for me to be separated from the outside."

Ling Jiushi and Ruan Lanzhu looked at each other. Is it really that magical? Can a statue that has been blessed have such great power?

"But this thing is of no use to you."

Wu Huai touched the head of the piglet beside him and said, "So, help me kill Zhang Gui!"

"Sure! But I can only help bring him to you. We can't kill anyone."

"Row!"

Wu Huai readily agreed. He also wanted to kill Zhang Gui with his own hands to avenge himself. This beast had destroyed his family and even spared his son. Killing him a thousand or ten thousand times would not be too much.

"The door is at Zhang Gui's house, you don't have to look for it!"

After saying that, Wu Huai brought a few piglets and went back to Brother Zhou and the others. Ruan Lanzhu and the others closed the window and fell asleep. They didn't see who they took away.

Thanks to the little cotton who was wandering around for the likes, the pen refill

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