eurekapd Chapter 533 World Invasion: Cannon Fodder in Infinite Terror VS The Ghost King Killed by the Origina
Chapter 533 World Invasion: Cannon Fodder in Infinite Terror VS The Ghost King Killed by the Origina
Su Jinyue was completely baffled. Could it be that because it wasn't killed by the ten people who entered the game instance, it didn't count?
Or is there some hidden story behind this game's dungeon?
Su Jinyue reviewed the situation again, and when she saw Xiao Jing'an, she couldn't help but ask him a question.
"Xiao Jing'an, after you swallowed that vengeful ghost, did you discover anything in his memories?"
Xiao Jing'an thought for a moment, then honestly asked Su Jinyue, "What do you want to know?"
Su Jinyue thought there was a chance: "For example, the identity of this vengeful ghost in his previous life, how he died, and so on."
Xiao Jing'an found the questions easy to answer, so he told Su Jinyue all the memories he had obtained from the vengeful ghost.
After learning the origin of the vengeful ghost, Su Jinyue realized that she had not been wrong; the change in events stemmed from this very ghost.
It turns out that this vengeful ghost was not nameless or faceless; his original surname was Zhou, and he was the son of this landlord in his previous life.
The Zhou family was the wealthiest family in Huai Shu Village, owning the most fertile land. They were also very kind to the villagers, often helping the poor, and were well-known philanthropists far and wide.
But money alone, without the weapons to protect it, cannot be protected.
The Zhou family's wealth eventually attracted wolves, the leader of whom was the village chief of Huai Shu Village.
The village chief had a young daughter who was about the same age as the landlord Zhou's son. The two grew up together like childhood sweethearts, so it was only natural for them to get married.
The Zhou family was very sincere and asked a matchmaker to propose marriage. After the six betrothal rites, the marriage went smoothly and the wedding day arrived quickly.
The Zhou family was overjoyed at the wedding, but little did they know that their in-laws had ulterior motives.
Right at the wedding banquet, the village chief secretly drugged the wine, incapacitating Zhou the landlord's men. He then led the villagers to rob the Zhou family of everything and ultimately intended to kill everyone in the Zhou family.
Because the groom was afraid of getting drunk while toasting, he diluted the wine with water beforehand. As a result, he was only slightly affected by the medicine and woke up just as the village chief ordered the killing.
Upon waking up, the groom witnessed the brutal scene of his father-in-law killing his own family. Overwhelmed with grief and anger, the groom angrily questioned the village chief about why he had done this.
When the groom learned that the murder of the Zhou family was solely for their money, and that his beloved childhood sweetheart had also deceived him, he broke down.
In his struggle, he knocked over the lantern, and spilled wine on the ground, which caused a fire to break out.
The village chief fled the Zhou family with the stolen goods, and the groom and the bodies of the Zhou family members, along with the Zhou family mansion, were engulfed in flames.
The fire burned for three days and three nights, destroying all evidence that the village chief had taken action.
Although the villagers heard the groom's agonizing screams amidst the fire, everyone in the village had received money from the Zhou family from the village chief, so they naturally ignored the sound.
After that, the Zhou family disappeared from Huai Shu Village, and the villagers never mentioned them again.
But soon after, the villagers discovered something strange: the Zhou family mansion, which had been burned down, would reappear intact every night, decorated with lanterns and filled with joyful sounds.
When the villagers found out, they were filled with fear. The village chief, who had a guilty conscience, was also afraid, so they found a Taoist priest to come and see.
Then, the Taoist priest told the villagers that a vengeful ghost had appeared in the Zhou family mansion, and the joyful music that could be heard every night was the sound of a wedding.
This vengeful ghost is too powerful; the Taoist priest is no match for it. Once the ghost leaves the Zhou family, the villagers will likely suffer.
Then the Taoist priest gave the villagers an idea: since the evil spirit was getting married every night, the villagers should find him a wife. Perhaps once the evil spirit was satisfied with his wife, he would stop harming the village.
Later, the village chief began sending girls from the village to the Zhou family mansion as sacrifices. When there were no more girls left in the village, ten outsiders would come to the village at some point.
The village chief then led these people to the Zhou family mansion, allowing the vengeful ghost to choose its own bride. The remaining nine women were to be offered as sacrifices to the vengeful ghost on the day of the bride's return to her parents' home.
In this way, the evil spirit is satisfied, and the village is at peace.
After hearing Zhou Xinlang's story, Su Jinyue was filled with sorrow. Money could be so alluring, yet it had cost the Zhou family their lives.
In the storyline, Yu Shiwan is the bride chosen by Zhou Xinlang. She fools Zhou Xinlang and, on the day of his return to his bride's home, she and Feng Jianxiao work together to kill Zhou Xinlang, the vengeful ghost, thus completing this game's objective.
But now, Zhou Xinlang has been swallowed by Xiao Jing'an, and the game is still going on, which means that killing the vengeful ghost is not the way to go.
So how do I pass the level?
Su Jinyue started to recount the story from the beginning. At the start, the village chief of Huai Shu Village was a bad guy who, driven by greed, killed people to steal their wealth.
However, after Zhou Xinlang became a vengeful ghost, he married a bride and used the taskers as sacrifices. In the eyes of the taskers, Zhou Xinlang was naturally a bad person, and the village chief and others were the weak who were persecuted by the vengeful ghost.
However, in Su Jinyue's view, the village chief and his ilk were still bad people. In order to save their own lives, they tricked the mission takers into the Zhou family mansion.
Zhou Xinlang is the culprit, and the village chief and others are accomplices who aided and abetted the evildoer!
Su Jinyue stroked her chin thoughtfully, perhaps the key to passing the level lay with the village chief and the others...
Thinking about the mission of the quick transmigration system, sealing the demonic artifact in Yu Shiwan's body should be done sooner rather than later. The game instance is only on its first day, so perhaps this matter can be resolved directly in the game.
Su Jinyue smiled and looked at Xiao Jing'an: "Xiao Jing'an, since you've already swallowed that vengeful ghost, why don't you just take care of the wedding ceremony for us..."
In the yard
Yu Shiwan and the others had been sitting stiffly for quite a while under the stares of the villagers.
By the time they had gotten used to the villagers and weren't so afraid anymore, the wedding banquet still hadn't started.
Yu Shiwan was getting impatient. She tugged at Feng Jianxiao's arm and whispered, "Brother Feng, will something go wrong at the wedding? Why hasn't it started yet?"
Feng Jianxiao didn't actually know the reason, but since Yu Shiwan was already so worried, if he told her the truth, she would probably be even more uneasy.
He patted Yu Shiwan's hand reassuringly, confidently and comforting her: "Wanwan, don't worry, I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you."
Hearing Feng Jianxiao's reassuring words, Yu Shiwan felt much more at ease. She looked up and smiled sweetly at Feng Jianxiao, saying, "Brother Feng, you're so kind~"
As the two were talking, the gate to the main courtyard opened, and a newlywed couple dressed in red wedding attire appeared at the door.
Yu Shiwan turned her head to look. The bride was wearing a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, with a red veil covering her face.
Looking at the groom, he was wearing a black mask that covered most of his face. Only his well-defined jawline and perfect chin revealed that he was a handsome man.