Slaying God: I, the insane and witty god

Cao Yuanhai rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things, then slapped his thigh: "Brother Li, why are your father and your daughter here?!"

Li Yangde was also stunned and hurried over to greet him: "Dad, Xiaoting, why are you here? You didn't even tell me in advance!"

He asked puzzledly as he took the cloth bag from his father.

The old man did not rush to answer, but glanced at Lin Qiye and others calmly.

Then he lowered his voice and asked, "Son, who are these people?"

Li Yangde quickly explained: "Oh, these are...experts who came to the forest to investigate."

His eyes flickered as he spoke, and he was obviously feeling guilty.

Xiao Ting poked her head out from behind the old man and looked at Lin Qiye and Wu Hen curiously.

In a baby voice, he asked, "Dad, are they really experts? Why don't they look like experts..."

Li Yangde smiled awkwardly and touched Xiaoting's head: "Don't talk nonsense, kid."

Seeing this, Wu Hen walked forward, squatted down, winked at Xiao Ting and said: "Little sister, I see that you have amazing bones and are a martial arts genius!"

"Would you like to become my disciple? I will teach you peerless magic skills and guarantee that you will be able to fly over rooftops and walls and be able to do anything in the future!"

Xiao Ting was amused by Wu Hen's exaggerated expression and giggled. Li Yangde pulled Wu Hen aside with a helpless look on his face: "Brother Hen, don't scare the child..."

The old man couldn't help laughing at the funny scene. "That's enough, stop messing around. Xiaoting, call me grandpa."

Xiaoting called grandpa obediently, then threw herself into Li Yangde's arms and said coquettishly, "Dad, I miss you!"

Li Yangde held his daughter in his arms with a happy smile on his face.

The old man looked at the father and daughter lovingly and sighed.

He took out a thick cotton jacket from the bag and said, "Look at you, you are wearing so little and you don't know how to take care of yourself."

"It's getting cold, what if I get frozen?"

Li Yangde took the cotton-padded jacket and smiled bitterly: "Dad, I'm just... saving some money..."

When the old man heard this, he immediately blew his beard and glared: "Save money?"

"You're not willing to replace your radiator even though it's broken. You're just trying to save money! If someone gets sick from the cold, won't it cost even more?"

Li Yangde sighed helplessly and was about to explain when the old man suddenly changed the subject.

He lowered his voice and said, "Son, Dad wants to tell you something..."

The old man leaned close to Li Yangde's ear in a mysterious voice and said, "Son, let me tell you, there are many job opportunities in the city, and it's easy to find a wife. What are you doing here in this remote wilderness all by yourself?"

"Look at you, with your unshaven beard, you look like a wild man..."

Li Yangde scratched his head helplessly: "Dad, I'm fine here, I'm free..."

"What's the point of being free? Look at you, you can't even afford to replace a radiator!"

"If you really want to be free, why not just go back to the city? Dad will find you a good job, a wife, and give birth to a big fat boy. Isn't that better than being here?"

The old man advised earnestly.

Li Yangde smiled bitterly: "Dad, don't worry about me, I know what's going on."

He quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Dad, where are you and Xiaoting staying tonight? Have you booked a hotel?"

"It's booked, it's booked,"

The old man patted his chest.

"It's right next to you at the 'Happy Hotel'. It's close to you and very convenient!"

When Li Yangde heard this, he frowned. Happy Hotel?

that place...

He hesitated to speak, and finally sighed helplessly.

The old man took out a bunch of vegetables and meat from the cloth bag: "Okay, I'll go cook for you, you and Xiaoting can play for a while."

As he said this, he walked towards the kitchen humming a little tune.

Li Yangde held Xiaoting in his arms and looked at his father's busy back, with a hint of warmth in his wry smile.

He knew that although his father said he disliked him, he cared about him more than anyone else in his heart.

At this time, Lin Qiye walked up to An Yuqing and asked in a low voice: "Have you memorized the map?"

An Yuqing smiled faintly: "Of course, it only takes about ten seconds to remember everything you see."

Fatty Baili'er's eyes widened as he stood by. "More than ten seconds?! Are you serious?!"

An Yuqing raised her eyebrows, said nothing, and just looked at Wu Hen meaningfully.

Wu Hen was making faces at Xiao Ting and didn't notice An Yuqing's gaze at all.

Lin Qiye patted Baili Pang'er's shoulder and said, "Let's go. The sooner we go, the sooner we'll be back."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the depths of the forest.

An Yuqing followed closely behind, and when he passed Wu Hen, he suddenly stopped.

A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Wu Hen, do you know? In this forest, it is said that..."

An Yuqing smiled mysteriously, leaned close to Wu Hen's ear, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "It is said that... this forest is haunted."

Wu Hen shook his shoulders exaggeratedly: "Oh my god, I'm so scared! Miss An Yuqing, are you trying to murder your husband?"

An Yuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "What are you thinking about? I'm just reminding you to be careful, so that you don't run into any filthy things and cry."

Wu Hen chuckled: "Don't worry, I am a man with peerless magical skills. I am nothing to be afraid of a mere little devil!"

As he spoke, he waved his fist a few times in a serious manner.

An Yuqing shook her head helplessly, turned around and followed Lin Qiye.

Baili Pang'er looked at the two people's backs as they walked away and said with emotion:

"Oh, it's not easy to be a night watchman. It's pitiful for two people to guard such a large forest."

Cao Yuanhai explained: "This forest doesn't have any powerful mysterious power. Two people are enough."

"In other places, there are always multiple people in one team."

"Then why did such a powerful mysterious force suddenly appear here?" Fatty Baili asked in confusion.

Lin Qiye stopped and looked back at everyone: "This is the purpose of our entry into the forest this time."

Everyone nodded, their expressions firm, their eyes filled with a desire to explore the unknown.

After entering the forest, the road was easier to walk than expected.

The scene of thorny bushes and swamps that Lin Qiye had expected did not appear.

The four of them, carrying backpacks and flashlights, walked slowly through the dense woods.

In order to conserve their energy to deal with possible dangers, they did not choose to move fast.

After walking for about an hour, the trees around us became increasingly dense.

The light was getting dimmer and the air was filled with the smell of damp earth.

Wu Hen suddenly stopped, sniffed, and said seriously, "Wait, I smell an unusual smell..."

Lin Qiye asked cautiously, "What's that smell?"

Wu Hen pretended to smile mysteriously: "It's... the smell of love!"

Before Lin Qiye could react, Wu Hen suddenly pointed at a huge ancient tree in front of him and exclaimed, "Look! What is that?!"

Lin Qiye looked in the direction of Wu Hen's finger and saw that on the trunk of the ancient tree,

There was a huge "囍" character engraved on it, and the bright red paint looked particularly dazzling in the dim light.

"Holy crap, this is impossible! Who in this remote place is so talented as to carve a "囍" character here?"

Wu Hen touched his chin, looking puzzled.

Lin Qiye also felt strange. This forest was sparsely populated.

How come the character “囍” suddenly appeared?

He looked at An Yuqing and asked, "Yuqing, are we heading in the right direction?"

An Yuqing nodded, his tone still calm: "That's right, according to the map, if we go deeper for about three hours, we will reach the abandoned forest where the mysterious traces were found."

Baili Pang'er scratched his head and asked in confusion: "That place has been abandoned for so long, why would anyone go there?"

"And what traces can be found there?"

Cao Yuanhai glanced at Baili Fatty and said sarcastically, "Fatty, isn't your focus a bit strange?"

"Shouldn't the point be whether there are any mysterious traces there, rather than whether anyone has been there?"

Fatty Baili slapped his forehead and said, "That's right! My brain is going crazy!"

As the sun gradually sets, the light in the forest becomes increasingly dim.

The surrounding trees also became more eerie, as if monsters would jump out of the darkness at any time.

The atmosphere gradually became tense.

Wu Hen's system suddenly popped up: "Ding! Triggering special mission - 'Happiness' falls from the sky!"

“Mission Objective: Find the person who carved the word ‘囍’ and have a friendly conversation with him.”

"Mission Reward: A mysterious gift pack!"

Wu Hen's mouth twitched. What kind of weird mission is this?

However, mysterious gift packages are still quite attractive.

"Brother Qiye, I think we should first investigate this '囍' character."

Wu Hen pointed at the word "囍" on the tree and said seriously.

Although Lin Qiye felt a little puzzled, he still agreed to Wu Hen's proposal.

After all, in this strange forest, any abnormality is worth being vigilant about.

They carefully observed the old tree and found that the word "囍" was just painted on.

The paint hadn't dried completely yet, which meant the person who carved the words must be nearby.

"The color of this paint...why does it look a bit like..."

Wu Hen leaned in to smell it, and his expression suddenly changed. "Like... ketchup?!"

At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew, and a "woohoo" sound came from the woods.

It sounded like someone was crying, or like a wild beast was growling.

Everyone suddenly became nervous and tightened their weapons.

"Here it comes!" Lin Qiye shouted in a low voice.