Infinite: Dawn Game

"I almost forgot, I forgot to take something."

Yu Shijiu's muttering voice echoed in the room.

The earthworm's tail tip, which thought it could escape, was speechless.

Only when it felt its body being grasped by a warm human hand did the earthworm's tail tip return to its lifeless state.

It is already "dead".

Fatty stood at the doorway and peered into the house, his gaze lingering for a few seconds on the tip of the earthworm's tail, which was pretending to be dead.

It's still alive.

Fatty licked his paw pads and thought.

Yu Shijiu casually glanced around the room, then pulled the bed sheet off completely, tore off a small piece, and tied the tip of the earthworm's tail tightly in a ball. He then tied the small bundle containing the earthworm's tail tip behind Fatty's head.

Fatty instantly bristled: "..."

The earthworm's tail tip, feigning death: "..."

The culprit looked with satisfaction at Fatty carrying his bundle, wiped the sticky liquid off his hands with the remaining sheet, and said smugly:

"We should take the spoils with us."

Fatty's eyes widened: "..."

I don't want to carry this kind of thing, meow!

Yu Shijiu, who couldn't understand cat language, completely ignored it.

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In the courtyard, Yang Wan's head was throbbing from the noise.

She lowered her head and explained that the tourists she had chosen had absolutely nothing to do with the burning of the ancestral hall, although she herself felt guilty saying this.

Last night, Yang Wan, who had turned into a little girl, saw Yu Shijiu carrying the lantern under the eaves of the ancestral hall into the house.

But this is the person she finally chose, and she's already halfway through the "transformation"... She absolutely cannot let anyone (the monster) disrupt her plans!

“I told you, it's impossible. He slept in the house last night. What lies could an old woman like me tell?”

An elderly man with a limp snorted coldly:

"Sleeping? You saw it? Or did you sleep with him? Others might not know, but I certainly do. You look old, but actually..."

Yang Wan glared angrily at the old man, her gaze cold and terrifying: "Watch your words!"

The old man wanted to say something, but stopped when he saw the white film moving in Yang Wan's eyes.

Perhaps because Yang Wan was angry, the elderly people around her who had been talking about the ancestral hall and other things also fell silent. The scene of twenty elderly people looking at each other but not daring to speak was strangely comical.

Of course, this is only the opinion of players outside the game instance.

Inside the instance, a number of players gathered at the entrance of Yang Wan's courtyard were whispering among themselves, all somewhat puzzled as to why the old folks had suddenly turned on them.

They were chatting amicably and kindly yesterday...

Among the crowd, Lin Feng, who had gotten up early and even toured Changsheng Village again, stood at the closest point in the courtyard, her gaze moving from the old lady's face to the other silent elderly people.

In a secluded little village, an elderly woman who clearly hadn't received much education was able to use somewhat cultured language...

Something seemed to flash through Lin Feng's mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it.

She turned her gaze back to the players around her, initially just glancing casually, but her eyes suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Why are most of the players gathered at the courtyard gate right now female? Including herself.

There are also male players, but they either look short or obviously not very strong or physically fit.

At a glance, it turns out that most of the healthier-looking players are female.

No kidding, Lin Feng felt he could take on two male players in the crowd with a single punch.

One or two instances are understandable, but so many? Were these elderly people deliberately choosing what to say?

"Okay, okay, stop arguing."

The village chief Liu Laosan's voice rang out from behind, interrupting Lin Feng's thoughts.

Lin Feng turned around and saw Liu Laosan walking into the courtyard with a kind-hearted look on his face. He even turned back to look at her as he was about to leave, seemingly a little surprised.

"You're here too, guest," Liu Laosan said, coughing sheepishly.

"I've made a fool of myself in front of the guests."

As Liu Laosan spoke, he shook his head helplessly at the surrounding players with a guilty expression, as if trying to explain:

“Our ancestral hall in Changsheng Village enshrines far too many of our village elders and our deity, the Earth Dragon. That’s why they were so anxious and started arguing last night when the ancestral hall suddenly caught fire and burned down…”

Seemingly believing that the village chief's arrival would ensure things went smoothly, the old man who had questioned Yang Wan pretended to wipe his eyes.

“Village chief, I really did see a red lantern going down from the direction of the ancestral hall in the middle of the night, and it disappeared at the house of Yang and Liu.”

The old man, who had almost let it slip, broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Liu Laosan, who was smiling in front of him, and lowered his head in a panic.

Liu Laosan didn't seem to blame him. He turned to look at the old lady Yang Wan with a cheerful smile, his cloudy eyes slightly narrowed.

"Now that Liu Da has identified you, what explanation do you have?"

Seeing that Liu Laosan had calmed the chaotic situation with just a few words, Yang Wan's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. She hesitated for a long time before slowly saying:

“There really was no village chief. My guest went to bed after dinner, and I watched him go into the house.”

"I know, I know," Liu Laosan reached out and patted Yang Wan's shoulder. The force was very light, but it made Yang Wan's already hunched back hunch even more.

"But you don't know whether the guest actually went out in the middle of the night or not."

Liu Laosan said.

Yang Wan subconsciously opened her mouth, wanting to explain something, but the image of Yu Shijiu carrying a red lantern into the house last night flashed through her mind, and she missed the best opportunity to explain.

Lin Feng's heart was pounding outside the courtyard. She hadn't expected that there would still be elderly people still awake so late last night.

Yu Shijiu has been targeted by these old people.

At this moment, Lin Feng clearly realized how dangerous the players' situation was.

It's the second day now, and the so-called "ritual" will officially begin tomorrow. So far, all they've found is the clue that the elderly are drawing on their own life force to sustain themselves...

Too little.

There are too few clues.

But why would this old lady cover for Yu Shijiu?

Lin Feng couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried, and she just felt her head starting to ache again.

"Alright," Liu Laosan spoke again, still with that cheerful, easygoing expression, and his tone was very gentle:

"If it's a misunderstanding, why don't you let your guest come out and meet us? We can all talk it out and it will be fine. Why do two old friends have to argue here?"

The white film in Yang Wan's eyes trembled even more violently, as if some earthworm parasitizing her body was about to burst out of her body uncontrollably.

Liu Laosan seemed not to notice, and continued to urge in a low voice:

"Let him come out and explain to us, nothing will happen."

Yang Wan suddenly looked up at the village chief, her pale, flat lips trembling, as if she wanted to plead for mercy.

"Village chief, you know this is my last time using this machine—"