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Jiang Kefan's interest was suddenly aroused: "Legend?"

Lao C nodded and sat down on the low stool beside him.

"Every month in the middle of the night, you have to stay behind closed doors, keep your mouth shut, don't be curious about anything, don't ask too many questions, just go to bed early. Especially taboo, you can't look directly in the mirror."

It sounds like some traditional superstition.

"Can't look directly into the mirror?" Ruan Su asked suspiciously, "If that's the case, why are there bronze mirrors hanging all over the village?"

"Because the bronze mirror is a 'double-sided mirror'!" Lao Bing said with a smile, "It can not only scare away monsters, but also confuse people's hearts... It is rumored that people who look in the mirror at midnight in the middle of the moon will either I was taken away by the monster, or I was fascinated by people's hearts and committed suicide due to mental disorder. And this monster is ugly and hideous, if it looks in the mirror, it will be scared away by itself."

So no matter which world you are in, everyone is very unfriendly to ugly people...

Lao C smiled, nodded and said, "If you understand its background, it won't be surprising."

"background?"

Seeing that the two young people were very curious, Lao B added leisurely, "This village has a tradition since ancient times. The Feng Shui here is not good, and it is at the junction of Yin and Yang, so there is always a lot of fog. Rumors say, Every three days in the middle of the month, there will be a 'Crossing Tribulation Day'. At three in the middle of the night, the 'Yin Yang Gate' opens, and all kinds of foreign devils will pass by the village. This is why the locals are so xenophobic."

"So, for self-defense, people hang mirrors at the door, so that the devil will not enter the house. As long as these two hours pass, the monster will naturally disappear."

It turned out to be such a legend.

As if realizing something, Ruan Su murmured, "It just so happens that these few days are the legendary 'Day of Crossing Tribulation'..."

"That's right." Lao C nodded and said, "The Day of Crossing the Tribulation comes once a month, once every three days. From tomorrow onwards, it will be the 'Day of Crossing the Tribulation' of this month. So these days, everyone is especially taboo about outsiders. Doors are closed quickly, and people turn off lights early at night.”

Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan glanced at each other, both of them were thinking about something at this moment.

There are indeed some violations.

For the sake of a traditional custom, it is really strange and unreasonable to make the atmosphere of the village so panicky.

And Lao C seemed to see the suspicion of the two people, and explained with a sigh, "It was really just a legend...or, it was just a traditional custom. At the half of every month, everyone hangs up the mirror Get up. When the monster came, it also took away the bad luck of the village. Once the 'Yin Yang Gate' was closed, the bad luck was washed away, and people began to accept the baptism of the new month again."

Ruan Su's frowning brows were stretched out, so that it looks like a pure national custom.

"It's just that in recent years..." Lao Bing's face darkened, and his tone suddenly turned cold, "On this 'Day of Crossing the Tribulation', some people really started to have accidents."

Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan were taken aback for a moment, and they couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"'Those who look in the mirror at midnight in the middle of the moon will either be taken away by monsters, or they will be fascinated and commit suicide due to insanity', this passage is no longer a rumor to scare children... but It has become a real blood case."

Lao C sighed heavily.

"In the beginning, it was just that someone disappeared mysteriously on the night of the 'Crossing Tribulation Day', leaving a few broken mirrors on the street. Later, some young and strong people wanted to find out, but they accidentally disappeared in the middle of the night. Looked in the mirror, and the next day ran madly into the street, shouting 'monster, monster'..."

Lao C's expression was very serious.

"Behind all this, people can't help but start to suspect that it's really a monster. Everyone is saying, 'When the monster gets angry, the world will suffer'. Therefore, everyone keeps hanging the bronze mirror high, and never It was not taken down. The shops gradually declined, everyone was worried, and the village became more and more closed and panicked..."

"I don't know when it started, the day of crossing the catastrophe became a 'catastrophe day'. After that, people died tragically on the streets almost every month. Slowly, more and more people had accidents... Tragically dead bodies are constantly being discovered, on the streets, in ditches, in the wild forests behind the mountains...some people really lose their minds, go crazy all day long, and talk nonsense when they see people..." Lao B's face turned ashen, and his expression became It's very strange, "The deaths of these people seemed accidental at first glance, but later, everyone gradually discovered that there are actually traces of them. They have one thing in common—that is, they have a mirror by their side when they die. But the mirror faces my own."

Having said that, Lao Bing took a deep breath, great pain appeared on his face, and his eyes were a little red.

He said slowly, "And my son...is one of these victims."

son?Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan looked at each other, with a vague premonition in their hearts.

"Last month, my son disappeared at this time." Having said that, Lao C couldn't help but sigh, "I see that you are born in the face, and your age is about the same age as my son. At this festival, I really can't bear it." Let you wander outside..."

Having said that, all the strange phenomena before have a reasonable explanation.The walls covered with bronze mirrors, the xenophobic inns that closed early, the locals warned them repeatedly...

At this time, the two of them suddenly had a solid idea of ​​the background setting of this game, and the old man in front of them was indeed one of the protagonists of this game.

It seems that, so far, they are going in the right direction.

Ruan Su raised his head and glanced out the window, the crescent moon seemed to be tinged with blood.The lingering mist looks even more gloomy at this moment.

"After my son disappeared, I was worried all day. In the first week, I had to go out every day to find someone. But my physical strength could not keep up, and my heart became more and more desperate. After that, I couldn't walk. I have moved, so I can only stay at home and wait for him to come home one day." Speaking of this, Lao C's face became a little haggard, "I haven't been out much for...the past three weeks. Seeing I only went out to try my luck when I thought that the 'Day of Crossing the Tribulation' was coming again... I searched for a whole day and didn't have half a clue, and finally I met you."

Seeing Lao Bing's depression, Ruan Su said a few words of comfort in a gentle voice, and then calmly said, "Old man, please think about it first, how did your son disappear?"

Lao C wiped his red eye sockets with a tissue, and recalled carefully, "Last month today, just like usual, we closed the door early, turned off the lights, and planned to spend this 'Day of Tribulation'... ...But who would have thought that when I woke up the next day, my son would have disappeared, leaving only a strand of hair on the bed and half a broken bronze mirror on the table..."

As he said that, Lao C stood up and pushed open the door next to his bedroom, "This is my son's room. When the accident happened, he slept on this bed."

Ruan Su entered the room first and looked around.This is a very ordinary bedroom, with a table, two benches, a square bed, and a large wardrobe.

There is also half a broken mirror on the coffee table.

"Since that day, I haven't touched a single thing here."

Ruan Su leaned against the door frame, and Jiang Kefan walked around the room, sometimes stroking the folds of the bed sheet, and sometimes opening the wardrobe door to look.Finally, he stopped in front of Ruan Su again, with a somewhat unclear expression on his face.

Ruan Su stared at the half-mirror on the coffee table, and suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"My son's name is Chi Huan. He usually does some small businesses and has no enemies... Our family has been dependent on each other for so many years. After losing my son, I have never been able to get out of the pain." Lao Bing sighed from behind, "Although they all advised me to accept the reality as soon as possible, I still can't help but look for any clues about my son's whereabouts."

With that said, Lao B stood in front of the two of them again, and carefully took out a piece of drawing paper from his pocket.

"Outlanders... This is the portrait of my son. If you just pass by here, I can take you in for a few nights until the 'Day of Crossing Tribulation'. But in exchange, can you do me a favor? Don't ask for it I don’t know the truth, but as long as I can find a clue, even a clue about my son’s whereabouts, I will be satisfied.”

Ruan Su looked back at Jiang Kefan silently, and the latter's eyes seemed to tell him that they were thinking the same at the moment.

"no problem."

Therefore, this main task was accepted by the two of them.

As the night grew darker, Lao Bing provided the two with a simple bathroom. Only then did they realize that they were covered in sweat.

While Lao Bing was cleaning up the house, Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan stood side by side in the yard chatting.

"It seems that the main mission of this game is to find his missing son."

Jiang Kefan stared at the sky for a while, "It's pretty simple."

"Go take a shower first." Ruan Su patted his shoulder, "I'll step around."

At this time, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and the sky was slowly darkening, with some signs of moonrise.Now I finally have time to sort out the plot of the game.

Judging from his past experience, it is not surprising that there are supernatural events in this game.If Lao Bing's son was really taken away by the "weird bronze mirror", how would they rescue him?

Or is there something else hidden behind all of this?

Ruan Su was thinking about these possibilities, when he suddenly noticed a shadow shaking on the wall of the backyard.

Ruan Su stood up vigilantly, and the shadow disappeared again.

If so, he was being followed.

Is the other party a human or a ghost?

Ruan Su took a look at the backyard, took a hoe in his hand, and walked towards the suspicious wall with light steps.As a result, he climbed over the wall and searched for a long time—but found no more figures.

Is it my own illusion?

Ruan Su frowned, hesitated for a while, and finally turned around as if giving up, and was about to walk back——suddenly there was a rustling sound behind her.

"Bang!"

The hoe in his hand was thrown out swiftly, and a muffled thunder exploded in the silent street!The handle of the hoe fell hard on the man's ankle, and suddenly there was a scream piercing the sky: "Ouch!"

Ruan Su clapped his hands, walked towards the man on the ground with a cold face.Upon closer inspection, the two were actually "Master Ai's lackeys" that I saw in the pharmacy this afternoon.

One of them was hit in the foot with a hoe, and he was screaming with a black face.The other hugged the injured one, stared at Ruan Su with a pale face, and was too angry to speak, "You—you—"

Ruan Su suddenly understood that he was planning to seek revenge from him?

He really answered his words, "If those people have important clues to the game, they will definitely show up again."

Ruan Su bent down and picked up the hoe on the ground. Just as he was about to speak, the man on the ground suddenly stood up with a "chuckle" in his arms!

They reacted very quickly, cursing and yelling, while running back staggeringly, "Damn it, follow if you have the ability—"

Ruan Su suddenly felt a little funny, it's okay for these people to bully the weak and fear the strong, even if they were injured, they would not forget to talk fast while running away, and the speed of running away was still very fast.

Although he thought it was funny, maybe he could really get some important clues from these people.Therefore, Ruan Su didn't hesitate any longer, and with a hoe in his hand, he followed the two people who were running away desperately.

Coincidentally, he didn't want to make trouble at Lao C's house either.

Ruan Su followed the two of them for a certain distance, and the more they walked, the more they went around, and the farther they went, the farther they went.At the back, there was no one on the street, and there was a bit of coldness in my ears.

Finally, the two people in front finally did not leave, and Ruan Su also stopped in the dark alleyway.

Now, he began to understand a little bit, what gave these two little guys such confidence.

It turned out that they were moving rescuers.