A bed that traverses countless worlds

In the dimly lit "Drunken Immortal Abode," the aroma of wine mingled with the stench of sweat and an unknown, strange smell, making Lin Yuhao feel somewhat uncomfortable.

He had just taken a sip of the bitter ale when he felt strange looks from those around him.

Those who had been whispering were now watching him in silence, their eyes filled with a hint of...

fear?

A young woman, simply dressed, with a look of panic on her face, was Wang Ni.

She was holding a child, hiding in a corner, muttering, "Disaster...disaster is coming..." Lin Yuhao was speechless. He was here to fight monsters and level up, not to spread a plague. What disaster?

He moved the bed, trying to find an empty seat, but found that everyone around him was avoiding him like the plague, leaving a large empty space.

The eerie atmosphere made him very uncomfortable.

"System, what's going on? Do I have a built-in debuff?" Lin Yuhao thought to himself.

After making inquiries, Lin Yuhao learned that there was a blacksmith named Sun in the village who might give out some tasks to newbies.

He maneuvered the bed, making a creaking sound all the way to the blacksmith's shop.

The shop was ablaze with fire, and a burly man, shirtless, was swinging a hammer, sweating profusely. It was none other than Sun the blacksmith.

"Hello, excuse me..." Lin Yuhao was rudely interrupted by the blacksmith Sun before he could finish speaking.

"Get out of my way! Don't block my blacksmithing!" Sun the blacksmith glared at him, his face full of impatience. "With your looks, you think you can fight monsters? Don't waste my materials!"

Lin Yuhao was taken aback by the retort, feeling annoyed, but he still patiently explained, "I just wanted to ask if there are any beginner quests..."

"Newbie quest? Go kill a chicken at the village entrance! Don't bother me!" Sun the blacksmith waved his hand impatiently, as if shooing away a fly.

Lin Yuhao, feeling helpless, was about to leave when he suddenly heard a faint voice: "Young man, I see you have extraordinary bones, but your forehead is dark; I fear you may face a bloody disaster..."

An old Taoist priest, dressed in a tattered robe and sporting a goatee, appeared at the blacksmith's shop entrance, looking at him with a half-smile.

"Taoist Master, you are..." Lin Yuhao's heart stirred. Could this be the legendary hidden non-player character (NPC)?

The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and said mysteriously, "I am Zhang Daoling, and we are destined to meet. I will give you a piece of advice..." He leaned closer to Lin Yuhao and whispered, "Go west, and you will find the answer you are looking for there..." Lin Yuhao steered the bed westward, making a creaking sound, and thought to himself, "This old Taoist priest is so mysterious. Could he be a charlatan?" After walking for about half an hour, the surrounding scenery gradually became gloomy.

The tall trees blocked out the sun, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, and a rotten smell permeated the air.

"System, this place... feels a bit like the underworld," Lin Yuhao muttered to himself.

The system is unresponsive.

"Is this old Taoist priest trying to scam me?" The more Lin Yuhao thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

The area around the starting village in the game is usually filled with low-level monsters, but the atmosphere here doesn't seem like a place for beginners at all.

A thick fog began to spread, reducing visibility to less than five meters.

Lin Yuhao carefully maneuvered the bed forward, when suddenly he heard a rustling sound.

"What the hell is this?" Lin Yuhao's heart tightened, and he gripped the armrest by the bed.

From the mist, a pair of scarlet eyes slowly appeared, followed by a ferocious wolf face!

"Holy crap! What is this thing? There are wolves on the outskirts of the newbie village?" Lin Yuhao exclaimed. This wolf was twice the size of an ordinary wolf, with fierce eyes and bared fangs. It was clearly not a friendly creature.

The system remained unresponsive.

"System, if you keep playing dead, I'm uninstalling you!" Lin Yuhao roared in his mind.

At this moment, more wolves emerged from the mist, slowly surrounding Lin Yuhao's bed and emitting low growls.

"Old Taoist priest, you son of a bitch! You've ripped me off!" Lin Yuhao was on the verge of tears when he realized he had been tricked.

This isn't a beginner's task; it's a death trap!

He looked around, searching for a chance to escape.

However, surrounded by dense forests and thick fog, there was no way to escape.

"Could it be... that I'm going to die here?" A sense of despair rose in Lin Yuhao's heart.

Just then, he suddenly remembered a button on the bed...

A button he hadn't noticed...

"Wait, could this be..." Lin Yuhao pressed the button with trembling hands.

"Om-"

A strange buzzing sound rang out...

A flash of white light, and Lin Yuhao and his bed vanished from the spot, leaving behind only a few dumbfounded wolves.

"Holy crap, teleportation?" Lin Yuhao touched his chest, still shaken. Just now, at the critical moment, he pressed an inconspicuous button on the bedside table, which unexpectedly triggered another function of the bed—teleportation!

"This broken bed has so many functions..." he exclaimed with lingering fear, thankful that he acted quickly, otherwise he would have really become wolf droppings.

When the white light faded, Lin Yuhao found himself back in the central square of the beginner village.

The area was bustling with people, as if the thrill of the previous encounter had been nothing more than a dream.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, I'm back alive..." He took a deep breath and decided to be more cautious this time and not to easily believe the NPCs, especially that eccentric old Taoist priest.

Lin Yuhao maneuvered the bed, slowly making its way around the village like a mobile VIP sightseeing vehicle.

He began to carefully observe his surroundings, hoping to find some clues that he had overlooked.

"System, is there any notification?" Lin Yuhao asked, unwilling to give up.

The system remained silent.

"Damn it, it let us down at the crucial moment!" Lin Yuhao complained, realizing he had to rely on himself.

He noticed an inconspicuous note pasted on the village notice board, with a few crooked words written on it: "Widow Li's Herbs".

"Widow Li? Herbs?" Lin Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. Could this be the legendary hidden quest?

He maneuvered the bed to Widow Li's door. "Widow Li, hello, may I ask..."

"You jinx! You're here again!" Widow Li turned pale with fright when she saw Lin Yuhao, and she hugged her child and hid in the house.

"Wait, I didn't come here to harm you!" Lin Yuhao quickly explained, "I saw the notice on the board and wanted to ask what herbs you need?"

Widow Li hesitated for a moment, then cautiously peeked out: "I need five portions of honeysuckle. Can you help me find them?"

"No problem!" Lin Yuhao was overjoyed; this task couldn't be simpler.

He walked around the village and quickly found five portions of honeysuckle, which he handed over to Widow Li.

"Thank you, young man." Widow Li accepted the herbs, a grateful smile on her face. "You are a kind person."

After completing the mission, Lin Yuhao not only gained a small amount of experience points, but also increased Widow Li's favorability.

More importantly, he noticed that the villagers who used to avoid him like the plague now looked at him with much friendliness.

Although he had made some progress, Lin Yuhao knew he was still far from mastering the three basic skills.

He noticed a mysterious building in a corner of the village, its doors tightly shut and an eerie atmosphere permeating the area.

"What...could be there?" He maneuvered the bed, slowly moving it towards the building...

"Creak—" The old wooden door opened slowly with a dull thud...