Original God: Using a vest knife to make players and game characters cry

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Guarded forest.

Ichidou stared blankly at the three people in front of him; they weren't his underlings…

All three were wearing masks, which looked quite eerie.

"No, could it be... a ghost?!"

Paimon quickly made his judgment, and one of the three people opposite him shouted, "There's a ghost!!"

Both sides ran in opposite directions at their fastest speed.

After running for a while, Yi Dou stopped: "Wait, let's not run anymore."

Paimon, still shaken, said, "Ying, Yunling, did you see that? Those guys were definitely not human! The eerie legend of the Test of Courage has really happened... What should we do? Are we already haunted by ghosts?"

"Haha, Paimon, I didn't expect you to be such a coward."

A burst of maniacal laughter lessened the atmosphere of fear.

Chapter 239 Black Cloth

"You were the one who ran away first, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me!"

Paimon put his hands on his hips, his expression turning serious.

"Ahem, because you said there were ghosts, I instinctively led you to a safe place first. After all, real ghosts are terrifying, and my fists are completely ineffective against them!"

Ying: "Then why aren't you running away anymore?"

Ichidou appeared deep in thought, a state he was in hiding: "Because, I remember they ran away too, which means they were also afraid of us. Thinking about it that way, I calmed down."

"Then, after calming down, I thought to myself, are they really ghosts? Maybe they're just playing tricks!"

Ying thought for a moment and said, "Could it be someone arranged by the magistrate?"

Ichidou: "Definitely not. During the match just now, I took a stroll around the Forest of Guardians and checked out the mechanisms that the Commissioner had arranged."

“Those three guys are definitely not from the Society’s leadership, but they do look a bit familiar to me… Let’s go back and take a look.”

When asked to go back, Paimon quickly waved his hand in refusal.

"Why should we go back? Even if there's a possibility... but, even if there's only the slightest possibility that they're ghosts, it would be too reckless for us to go back like this."

"Paimon, if you're scared, you can stay here. Xiaoyun, the Traveler, and I will go."

Paimon's big eyes darted around, and as if he had thought of something, he quickly flew to Ying's side:

"I suddenly remembered that the novel I bought at Yaedo mentioned that people who say 'I'm not going' during investigations often become the next victims... No, I have to go too, I don't want to leave Travelers!"

Yi Dou: "Alright, they seemed to have run in that direction just now. But we don't know where they went. Let's split up and look for them. Traveler, you go with Paimon, and I'll go with Xiaoyun."

Yunling had no objections. She had already teamed up with Ying once, so she would leave the opportunity to team up with Ying to someone else next.

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After parting ways with Yunling, Ying and Paimeng searched in one direction, but instead of finding the three of them, they found a strange woman squatting in a corner, talking to herself.

Paimon was still talking to Ying when he turned around and ran into this woman.

"Whoa! There's someone here, all quietly, it startled me!"

Ying and Paimon approached the woman, wanting to hear what she was saying:

“You can’t do this, Chizuru. Desire overcoming reason will bring misfortune to others. You can’t repeat the same mistake… Just be patient a little longer. You’ve already endured so long, a little more won’t make a difference. Right?”

Paimon struck up a conversation: "Hey there, did you see three bad guys go by here? Hmm, something like this..."

Paimon gestured with her hand to indicate the size, but no one seemed to understand what she meant.

Ying saw that the woman seemed to be burying something.

The woman stood up, dressed in a black and red outfit: "Are you... trying to talk to me?"

Should I... talk to someone like me?

The woman turned around, her face pale, her left eye covered by several flowers, and her right eye red, which, combined with her clothes, made her look very strange.

"Wow!!!"

Paimon and Ying were so frightened that they backed away.

“You shouldn’t have come here. You shouldn’t have come near me… If you want to live, leave now. Otherwise, your souls will remain here forever.”

Ying could tell that the woman in front of her was clearly not an NPC; the aura emanating from her was very ominous.

"Don't repeat the same mistake. Go back...go back...!"

Paimon had already closed his eyes in fear.

A strange floral scent filled the air. A wave of drowsiness washed over me…

Ying and Paimon collapsed quickly.

When they opened their eyes again, they saw one person—Kanohara Heizo.

Xiaolu told Ying and Paimon about what she had discovered: a strange game on the beach, and how Shabu-sensei seemed to know about it but didn't seem to care much...

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the other side.

Yunling followed Yidou for a while but didn't find the three guys.

"Huh? What is this?"

Suddenly, Ichidou noticed a dark object on a tree nearby, which looked like a piece of cloth. He climbed up and took it down.

"Which guy got scratched by a branch while climbing a tree?"

Yi Dou discovered it was just a tattered piece of cloth, so he casually tossed it aside.

Yunling bent down and picked it up, then rubbed it in her hand.

The material is nice, but... why does the aura emanating from him feel so repulsive to her?

"Boss, have you sensed anything strange up here?"

"breath?"

Yi Dou took the fabric from Yun Ling's hand, examined it carefully, and found nothing special. He then smelled it and noticed a faint burnt smell, but nothing else.

"No, Xiaoyun, did you discover something?"

Yun Ling shook her head, thinking it must be her imagination.

Yi Dou casually tossed the black cloth away again, and this time Yun Ling ignored it. The two continued searching for the three guys from before.

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Inazuma, Umijima Island.

The man in black robes stood above the entrance to the Abyss Palace, cut a gap with his knife, and went inside.

No one noticed the whole process.

He had just come from Narugami Island and also stumbled upon the test of courage. He didn't see anyone with a pure soul, but he did see Thor searching everywhere for small cakes...

The man in black was quite well concealed, and Thor hadn't expected anyone to be hiding there, so he didn't notice him.

The man in the black robe tore his clothes while fleeing.

If I were to encounter Thor again in my current state, I would surely die. I cannot force my way in, at least not now.

The Abyss Palace and the Abyss have some connection, which can be used for a short time.

Having just finished causing trouble in Sumeru, they immediately rushed over to cause trouble in Inazuma. It's a bit too fast for the players. In any case, at least let Yunling have a good experience with this test of courage.

By the way, let the players take a good look at Yunling again, so that there will be plenty of emotional points when they fight later.

In addition, Chu Xi is still in Liyue; she hasn't found a ship to come to Inazuma yet.

Not everyone is like Ying and Paimon. It's very difficult for ordinary people to cross national borders, and Chu Xi also has to deal with the "Doctor" guy, so she has to be careful.

We can't let this guy take advantage of us.

As for why Chu Xi came to Inazuma...

A person needs time to change; Cilia's departure was one such process, but not enough; there had to be another.

The goal is to show players Chu Xi's transformation so that her eventual turn to the dark side will be even more impactful.

Therefore, in Inazuma, Chu Xi still stands on Ying's side.

P.S.: The author is going home today and taking a day off. I'll start catching up on what I missed later.

Chapter 240 Braised Pork

Ming Shen Island.

Yi Dou and Yun Ling still couldn't find those three strange guys.

"That's strange, where did they go?"

Yi Dou scratched his head, then turned around and found that Yun Ling had already fallen far behind him.

He ran back quickly: "Xiaoyun, what's wrong? Why didn't you follow?"

Yunling rolled her eyes at him and said, "Let's go back. The second round of the test of courage is about to begin. If we can't find it, we won't look anymore."

"Right, right, look at me, I almost forgot the time! Xiaoyun, you're the winner of the first round! I heard that if you win three times in a row, you'll get a special gift..."

The two arrived at the location of the shrine maiden and found that a large number of people had already gathered there. Among the crowd, Yoomiya was wandering around, seemingly looking for her companions.

Xiao Gong quickly noticed Yun Ling, her eyes lit up, and she jogged over.

"Yunling, are you also participating in the test of courage? Have you found a partner yet?"

Yunling was taken aback. She and Ying had won the first round together. Did Xiaogong not know about it?

That shouldn't be the case. Didn't the organizers notify them?

Xiao Gong could guess what Yun Ling was thinking just by looking at her expression; after all, Yun Ling was just too easy to understand.

"You probably don't know this, but the team assignments are different for each of the three rounds of the 'Test of Courage' competition. Only by winning all three rounds can you win the mystery grand prize!"

Seeing that the doubt in Yunling's eyes lessened, Xiaogong continued, "Now only you and the Traveler are qualified. The Traveler has just teamed up with Zaoyou. How about it, consider me? I've participated in several tests of courage, so I guarantee I have experience!"

Xiao Gong's eyes were full of anticipation. Faced with such a look from Xiao Gong, Yun Ling could not refuse and immediately agreed to team up with Xiao Gong.

As for the boss beside him...

He's still eagerly preparing to scare people.

After forming their teams, Yunling and Xiaogong entered the Forest Guardian Tournament venue.

"Sister Xiaogong, who did you team up with in the last round?"

Xiaogong is older than Yunling. They've known each other since they were little, so Yunling always calls Xiaogong "Sister Xiaogong" when they're together.

"It's Ayaka."

Thinking about his performance in the previous round, Xiaogong felt a little embarrassed.

In the past, people participated in the courage test almost entirely for fun and excitement.

This time it's different. This time the prizes include food made by Yunling. I heard that the first round was desserts like small cakes. Many people were attracted by Yunling's food, including her.

Unfortunately, they were always a step too late, and she and Ayaka never managed to find even a small cake.

You should know that even if you make a reservation with Yunling, you'll have to wait in line for a long time for these little cakes, since there are General and Palace Master ahead of them.

Yun Ling's expression was somewhat strange.

Many of those things were taken by Shadow; it would be strange if you could have taken them from him.

However, when Yunling and Ying were together, they didn't walk very fast; they just strolled around slowly. Yet, they still found two of them, one of which was the biggest.

Could it be that Ying left it on purpose?

Or is Ying just naturally lucky?