Quick Transmigration: I Actually Became a System Bug

Chapter 125 The Disguised NPC in a Bizarre World (3)

The mall was bustling with activity. As soon as Ji Han entered, he was separated from the strange creatures. Fortunately, Shi Shaoyu caught Ji Han in his arms early on when he saw the crowd, so they were not separated by the crowd.

Ji Han nestled in Shi Shaoyu's arms, his ears filled with the sound of Shi Shaoyu's heartbeat. For a moment, he forgot that he could use his mental power to detect the surrounding situation.

The eerie tide quickly receded, as if the eerie creatures had gathered together to scatter Ji Han and his group. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu held hands tightly, carefully observing the situation in the mall.

The mall had three floors. The entrance vanished the moment they entered, along with the tour guide. Before disappearing, the guide uttered a sinister remark.

"We wish all passengers a pleasant shopping experience. Of course, you can also choose not to shop and end up as a beautiful piece of merchandise in the mall."

In other words, these people must make purchases in this shopping mall to meet its requirements and find the mall's exit.

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu exchanged a glance. They started browsing through the shops one by one from the first floor. Of course, they didn't go into the shops at all. They just wanted the shop assistants or customers to recognize them so they could collect the corresponding energy points.

You know what, by the time they finished exploring all three floors, several versions of their story had already circulated among the eerie crowd in the mall. Ji Han even used his mental power to eavesdrop on one of them.

It can only be said that gossiping is in the nature of living beings...

In the end, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu collected 2000 energy points in this mall. Adding the energy points they accumulated in the morning and on the way here, they had a total of 2035 energy points. Well, now they don't have to worry about running out of ghost coins for the time being.

Thanks to their strong mental strength, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu finished browsing, or rather, passed by all the shops, and finally entered a small jewelry shop.

The items in this shop are neither the cheapest nor the most expensive in the entire mall. The cheapest items are actually the snack stalls on the first floor, but they are filled with stewed human tissues and organs.

Players like Wang Ming, who have experienced several worlds, all have some Ghost Coins in their pockets. So when Ji Han wandered over to the food stalls, he happened to see Wang Ming buy a "boneless chicken feet" dish, only to find that what was served was actually a human hand. What's more, the food stall owner asked Wang Ming to finish it on the spot, on the grounds that he wanted to make sure he didn't waste any "food".

Despite Wang Ming's initial boasting to Ji Han and the others, he was actually quite timid. He trembled just looking at the human hand in the box, let alone putting it in his mouth. He gagged a few times but couldn't vomit anything. Instead, he angered the eerie person selling things behind the counter. Before Wang Ming could react, the eerie person struck and chopped off Wang Ming's left hand with a knife.

"Since you don't like my food, then don't eat it. You've left some fresh ingredients, so I can cook it for the next customer later."

With the receipt from his shopping trip in hand and his bleeding left arm, Wang Ming rushed out of the mall. As a result, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu decided not to buy any food.

Similarly, when they saw the human skin clothes hanging in the clothing store, they simultaneously passed on the clothing store and finally chose this jewelry store after much deliberation.

The jewelry store also featured a wide variety of human tissue-themed ornaments. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu each bought a bone brooch. After paying, they each received their receipts and then wore the ornaments on their chests before leaving the store amidst the satisfied gazes of the sales clerks.

The two arrived at the first floor with their shopping receipts. Sure enough, the door that had disappeared before reappeared. They opened the door and saw Huai Er waiting outside, as well as Wang Ming, who was missing a hand. However, they didn't know what Wang Ming had used, but the bleeding from his wrist had stopped.

Then, one after another, Zhang Liang, wearing a skull hat, Cai Wei, wearing human skin gloves, Cao Bo, who was missing an ear, and An Qing, who was missing an eye, came out.

The remaining Chang Shuo, Chen Kuo, and Du Xiuxiu seemed to have gone to the same shop. Although on the surface they didn't take anything or lose anything, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu still keenly noticed some changes in their bodies, which were probably due to the integration of some strange limbs.

Ji Han knew that shop; it was the most expensive shop in the entire mall, selling not only human limbs but also many bizarre limbs. Once a human came into contact with these limbs, they would spontaneously combine with the human body, giving the combined part some special abilities.

As expected, these three people are well-off, living off the government!

Regardless of whether Ji Han and his group were missing limbs or had been infused with some strange genes, the tour guide Huai Er didn't care. What he cared about were the shopping receipts in Ji Han's hands, or rather, the amounts represented by those receipts, which were the main source of his salary commission!

Faced with Huai Er's bloodshot eyes and obvious signs of a breakdown, Ji Han and the others, having just left the mall, didn't want to cause any more trouble. They obediently handed the receipt to Huai Er, and after Huai Er happily took the receipt and re-entered the mall, they quickly retreated and left.

The innkeeper, Mr. Huai, seemed quite used to Wang Ming and his group's situation. He even pulled out a bunch of baskets from behind his back when they returned.

"Guests, would you like to go pick locust flowers now or wait a while? We need to pay our room fees before lights out tonight, otherwise it would be very dangerous to be locked out of the hotel tonight."

As soon as Boss Huai finished speaking, Cai Wei was the first to step forward. However, she bypassed the baskets and directly handed Boss Huai sixty ghost coins. After the first person paid, Ji Han and the others followed suit and started to pay. In the end, only Cao Bo and An Qing, the young couple, were left out because they were injured and had no money.

With no other option, the two of them, carrying baskets and under the smiling gaze of Boss Huai, walked to the locust tree in front of the inn and began to try their best to pick locust flowers.

After paying, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu went back upstairs. Their room had a view of the big locust tree by the door, so Ji Han stood at the window and quietly watched the two people downstairs picking locust flowers.

"Ayu, why do you think the innkeeper is so keen for us to pick locust flowers? What's wrong with these locust flowers?"

"Ah! There are bees! Cao Bo, there are bees!"

Before Shi Shaoyu could answer Ji Han's question, they heard screams coming from downstairs. The two of them used their spiritual power to look over and found that An Qing had been stung by a bee.

Neither An Qing nor Cao Bo possessed any ghost coins, so even if An Qing was stung by a bee, they couldn't afford to go to a hospital or clinic, nor could they afford the corresponding medication.

In the end, Cao Bo could only let An Qing go upstairs to rest. He wrapped the bed sheet in the room around himself and continued to climb the tree to pick flowers. Fortunately, there were enough locust flowers on the tree, and he was the only one picking them. Before dark, Cao Bo finally picked enough locust flowers to pay the room fee for the day. He even got 12 ghost coins from Boss Huai because he had two extra locust flowers.

As usual, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu didn't order dinner that night. They didn't even go downstairs. The two of them stayed in the dormitory, ate some food from their space, and went to bed early. Even when Zhang Liang came to invite them to a sharing session, they didn't go. Instead, they slept until dawn.

The next morning, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu had breakfast in the house. Although there were free options downstairs, they decided not to join in the fun just to be on the safe side.

When they finished eating and came downstairs, they discovered that three people were missing!

"Didn't An Qing and the others come down for breakfast today? They won't even take the free breakfast?"

Shi Shaoyu's question made the already quiet living room even more tense. After a long while, Cai Wei, who was usually not very talkative, finally spoke.

“An Qing was stung by a bee yesterday, and it must have gotten worse in the middle of the night. She and Cao Bo went to knock on Zhang Liang’s door to see if he had any medicine. Zhang Liang heard them and opened the door for them, and even gave them a tube of ointment. Nothing happened at the time, but when Wang Ming woke up the next day, he found that Zhang Liang had died, along with Cao Bo and An Qing.”

Good heavens! Ji Han was feeling relieved before going to bed last night that the day had passed without any serious incidents or casualties, but when he woke up, he was met with a triple blast.

"Have you found out the cause of their deaths?"

Cai Wei and her team shook their heads, indicating that they had made no new discoveries.

“All three passed away peacefully, and no new wounds were found. Wang Ming also said last night that he didn’t hear anything unusual, and neither did I. Did you hear anything else yesterday?”

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu shook their heads at the same time. Just then, a creaking sound came from the stairs. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu looked up and saw Boss Huai directing two employees to carry the deceased down from upstairs.

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu carefully scanned the three corpses at the same time. As Cai Wei said, there were no new wounds on their bodies, except for An Qing.

Ji Han remembered that An Qing had only been stung on the arm by a bee yesterday, but when An Qing was carried down, her arm was not only red and swollen, but also covered with scratches and bloodstains. Her stomach and limbs were also severely swollen. If he didn't know that there was no bathhouse upstairs, he would have suspected that the body had been drowned. Oh, and the rest of her swollen areas were also scratched beyond recognition.

"This...it seems the bees outside are quite venomous!"

With Shi Shaoyu's sigh, the others nodded in agreement. This was actually alright; they still had a target to guard against. However, with the deaths of Zhang Liang and Cao Bo, they couldn't even find the cause of death, so they didn't know what to guard against. They could only try their best not to do anything that violated the rules.

"What should we do with the bodies of these three people?"

Ji Han looked at Boss Huai as he asked the question. Boss Huai seemed to have answered this question countless times; he answered without even looking up.

"You don't need to worry about this guest; our hotel has staff who can handle it."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the hotel staff carried the three people to the backyard. Ji Han's spiritual power followed these people, and he saw them carry the bodies directly into the kitchen...

Ji Han had only one thought in his mind: thank goodness he and Shi Shaoyu hadn't eaten or drunk anything from the hotel!

The body had just been carried away when Huai Er walked into the hotel.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you all ready? If you are, we're off!"

"Tour guide Huai, I remember you said yesterday that we couldn't miss the first day of the event, but now it's the second day. Can we ask for leave today?"

The person asking the question was Wang Ming. He lost his left hand yesterday when he went out, so he didn't want to go out again. What if he lost his right hand this time?

Like Wang Ming, the others also said they had other things to do and didn't want to go. Huai Er sighed helplessly.

"Alright then, everyone can call me again if you need anything."

But after sighing, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he went straight to the backyard of the hotel. Ji Han used his spiritual power to check and, sure enough, he went to the kitchen in the backyard!

After Huai Er left, Ji Han and the others dispersed. Except for Wang Ming, who went back upstairs, the rest left the hotel to explore other parts of the town.

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu were still the slowest to walk. As usual, they greeted everyone they saw with smiles, from babies who couldn't speak to old people with no teeth. Shi Shaoyu could chat with anyone he could get his hands on, which Ji Han found quite amazing. At times like this, he could only voluntarily become a background character.

This time, the two of them changed direction. The place Huai Er had taken them to before was the town center, which was full of all kinds of buildings and bungalows. To see the real blooming flowers, they had to go to the outskirts of the town.

Of course, they also bought some things on the way, such as the best windproof clothing and ointment specifically for mosquito bites. When they arrived at the flower nursery, they indeed saw many bees and butterflies flying around inside, and the nursery staff were still chattering away.

"Oh dear, this is strange. There weren't this many bees and butterflies yesterday. How come there are so many overnight? If there are too many bees, the flower nursery will have to close again!"

After listening, Ji Han exchanged a glance with Shi Shaoyu. Shi Shaoyu then turned around and walked over to the staff member with a smile.

"Brother, I just heard you say that Bee Garden is closing down?"

Upon hearing this, the staff member immediately looked around warily, then gestured for Shi Shaoyu to be quiet. Shi Shaoyu understood instantly and quietly asked the same question again, but the staff member seemed unwilling to speak. Finally, Ji Han took out a strange coin, and only then did the staff member begin to recount the recent ordeal of the flower nursery.

It turns out that some employees and customers had been attacked by bees since a while ago. At first, they didn't take it seriously, but later they tried everything they could, from applying it to the wounds to eating it and even smearing it on the back of their hands, but nothing worked.

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