As the two of them were walking, they heard the sounds of an argument and weeping coming from inside a nearby house.
“Didn’t I tell you to keep your child at home? How could the child be gone now!”
“I don’t know. I obviously kept him in the backroom. I would’ve at least known if he were to run out, ah. Wu, wu…… My child……”
“There’s no use in crying now. Let’s just hope that the child wasn’t taken away by that thing……”
When the two were passing by this house, they suddenly felt a blast of cold air. Taking another look at those dimly lit buildings in the surroundings, constantly made them wonder if there was something hiding inside.
Brother Lu immediately fell in a fluster, that he quickly said: “It seems that it’s also very dangerous inside this village.”
After he had just said this, a sturdy middle-aged man made his way straight towards him, whom showed a slightly frenetic expression the moment he caught sight of the two of them, “You’ve returned. Quickly return to your homes before it completely darkens. Otherwise, you will be caught by that thing!”
“What’s that thing?” Gu Wuji immediately queried.
The middle-aged man showed a look of foreboding fear, “There’s no time to explain much right now. Quite a lot of things took place in this village when you were away…… If you still want to know more, look for me in my family’s blacksmith shop!”
After having said that, the middle-aged man left in haste, as if he was afraid of encountering something unexpected if he stayed out too late.
""
After all, the sky had almost completely darkened at this time.
Even more cold sweat trickled down Brother Lu’s face. At this time, he was no longer chatting with Gu Wuji with the mentality of making a pass on a girl, but chatting to alleviate the fear he felt deep inside.
Soon enough, they finally arrived in their destination. He hurriedly bid farewell to Gu Wuji and entered a nearby house.
Gu Wuji too, had also found his house, which was next to the sheep pen. –This was a very dilapidated wooden house. Not only was it built very casually, but it also had a somewhat decrepit atmosphere, brimming with the feeling of being far poorer than any other villagers.
[Mainline task: Return to your respective homes, complete.]
[Active mainline task: Mix into the castle’s residence. If you’re unable to enter the castle within 3 days, before the day of the banquet, the mainline task will be deemed as a mission failure.]
This was the first time Gu Wuji heard the 2 words mission failure from the system. He had also read about this in the forum before.
If the mission fails, regardless of the life-and-death of the individual at that time, will result to a direct death. There were even rumors that something very terrible would be encountered before the time of death.
Moreover, this task also means that the players can no longer escape from reality now, as they need to find a way to get into this extremely dangerous castle within three days.
After having thought of this, Gu Wuji took a look inside the house. The dilapidated state of the house’s interior and exterior structure was completely consistent. There was only a single large room that serves as the kitchen and hall at the same time. The corner was filled with empty beer bottles, there was also a bed made of straw located by the table.….. Even the bedroom inside wasn’t any better than here as well. The only valuable thing in this house might only be the locked cabinet next to the bed.
""
If there’s a need to relieve oneself, then it could only be solved outside. What’s more, because of how broken this wooden house was, there were also a lot of cold wind blowing in from the cracks between the wooden boards. If a real delicate girl had been standing here instead of Gu Wuji, then she would most likely fall seriously ill in staying here overnight.
Even in that previous backwater village with the ghost marriage, the village chief made arrangements for the players to live in a brand new house, in order to prevent them from doing any untoward things. Which was nowhere close to their awfully miserable living conditions like now.
At this moment, the sound of the door being pushed open rang. A very old-looking middle-aged woman carrying a basket, who was walking in with a very exhausted appearance appeared. After seeing Gu Wuji, tears immediately filled her eyes, but before she could say anything to her daughter, who she met again after a long separation, her expression abruptly changed, “Why have you returned? Didn’t we agree about going to the city outside, and to never return in this village?”
“Mother, don’t worry.” Although Gu Wuji was still truly unaccustomed to having such a mother pop out of nowhere, but he still swiftly made use of his previous acting skills in order to get by, “Since I’ve returned, nothing will happen.”
The woman shook her head, and simply wished to make Gu Wuji leave at once. But after seeing that the sky outside had already completely darkened, she immediately held onto Gu Wuji’s shoulder, “Since this is the case, you’ll have to bear with this place for the night…… Then set off at the first light. You must never let that person see you!”
After looking around, she eventually opened the closet at the side, “You should rest in here.”
Gu Wuji really had no clue of what was going on at all, thus, he decided to ask directly, “Mom, why are you doing this for?”
The woman’s face became unsightly, with hatred in her eyes. But her expression had already been benumbed by exhaustion, “Before, that man wanted to marry you off to that fool in the corner of the village for a hundred gold, so you ran away to escape from this matter. So he had to give up this idea with great difficulty. Who would’ve imagined that a hiring for several maids to work in the castle would happen? An extremely generous amount of money was even offered, which greatly delighted that man…… But who doesn’t know that going there is similar to throwing one’s life away! How could I possibly watch my daughter die like this.”
But Gu Wuji heard an important information, “The castle intends to hire people?”
“Yes.” The woman spoke with a bit of dread, “The people who’ve gone in the castle before were never heard from again. All of them must’ve died inside! You mustn’t go! Fortunately, that man is still drinking outside, and will certainly not come back. But if he finds you tomorrow morning, you will never be able to escape!”
As the two of them were walking, they heard the sounds of an argument and weeping coming from inside a nearby house.
“Didn’t I tell you to keep your child at home? How could the child be gone now!”
“I don’t know. I obviously kept him in the backroom. I would’ve at least known if he were to run out, ah. Wu, wu…… My child……”
“There’s no use in crying now. Let’s just hope that the child wasn’t taken away by that thing……”
When the two were passing by this house, they suddenly felt a blast of cold air. Taking another look at those dimly lit buildings in the surroundings, constantly made them wonder if there was something hiding inside.
Brother Lu immediately fell in a fluster, that he quickly said: “It seems that it’s also very dangerous inside this village.”
After he had just said this, a sturdy middle-aged man made his way straight towards him, whom showed a slightly frenetic expression the moment he caught sight of the two of them, “You’ve returned. Quickly return to your homes before it completely darkens. Otherwise, you will be caught by that thing!”
“What’s that thing?” Gu Wuji immediately queried.
The middle-aged man showed a look of foreboding fear, “There’s no time to explain much right now. Quite a lot of things took place in this village when you were away…… If you still want to know more, look for me in my family’s blacksmith shop!”
After having said that, the middle-aged man left in haste, as if he was afraid of encountering something unexpected if he stayed out too late.
""
After all, the sky had almost completely darkened at this time.
Even more cold sweat trickled down Brother Lu’s face. At this time, he was no longer chatting with Gu Wuji with the mentality of making a pass on a girl, but chatting to alleviate the fear he felt deep inside.
Soon enough, they finally arrived in their destination. He hurriedly bid farewell to Gu Wuji and entered a nearby house.
Gu Wuji too, had also found his house, which was next to the sheep pen. –This was a very dilapidated wooden house. Not only was it built very casually, but it also had a somewhat decrepit atmosphere, brimming with the feeling of being far poorer than any other villagers.
[Mainline task: Return to your respective homes, complete.]
[Active mainline task: Mix into the castle’s residence. If you’re unable to enter the castle within 3 days, before the day of the banquet, the mainline task will be deemed as a mission failure.]
This was the first time Gu Wuji heard the 2 words mission failure from the system. He had also read about this in the forum before.
If the mission fails, regardless of the life-and-death of the individual at that time, will result to a direct death. There were even rumors that something very terrible would be encountered before the time of death.
Moreover, this task also means that the players can no longer escape from reality now, as they need to find a way to get into this extremely dangerous castle within three days.
After having thought of this, Gu Wuji took a look inside the house. The dilapidated state of the house’s interior and exterior structure was completely consistent. There was only a single large room that serves as the kitchen and hall at the same time. The corner was filled with empty beer bottles, there was also a bed made of straw located by the table.….. Even the bedroom inside wasn’t any better than here as well. The only valuable thing in this house might only be the locked cabinet next to the bed.
""
If there’s a need to relieve oneself, then it could only be solved outside. What’s more, because of how broken this wooden house was, there were also a lot of cold wind blowing in from the cracks between the wooden boards. If a real delicate girl had been standing here instead of Gu Wuji, then she would most likely fall seriously ill in staying here overnight.
Even in that previous backwater village with the ghost marriage, the village chief made arrangements for the players to live in a brand new house, in order to prevent them from doing any untoward things. Which was nowhere close to their awfully miserable living conditions like now.
At this moment, the sound of the door being pushed open rang. A very old-looking middle-aged woman carrying a basket, who was walking in with a very exhausted appearance appeared. After seeing Gu Wuji, tears immediately filled her eyes, but before she could say anything to her daughter, who she met again after a long separation, her expression abruptly changed, “Why have you returned? Didn’t we agree about going to the city outside, and to never return in this village?”
“Mother, don’t worry.” Although Gu Wuji was still truly unaccustomed to having such a mother pop out of nowhere, but he still swiftly made use of his previous acting skills in order to get by, “Since I’ve returned, nothing will happen.”
The woman shook her head, and simply wished to make Gu Wuji leave at once. But after seeing that the sky outside had already completely darkened, she immediately held onto Gu Wuji’s shoulder, “Since this is the case, you’ll have to bear with this place for the night…… Then set off at the first light. You must never let that person see you!”
After looking around, she eventually opened the closet at the side, “You should rest in here.”
Gu Wuji really had no clue of what was going on at all, thus, he decided to ask directly, “Mom, why are you doing this for?”
The woman’s face became unsightly, with hatred in her eyes. But her expression had already been benumbed by exhaustion, “Before, that man wanted to marry you off to that fool in the corner of the village for a hundred gold, so you ran away to escape from this matter. So he had to give up this idea with great difficulty. Who would’ve imagined that a hiring for several maids to work in the castle would happen? An extremely generous amount of money was even offered, which greatly delighted that man…… But who doesn’t know that going there is similar to throwing one’s life away! How could I possibly watch my daughter die like this.”
But Gu Wuji heard an important information, “The castle intends to hire people?”
“Yes.” The woman spoke with a bit of dread, “The people who’ve gone in the castle before were never heard from again. All of them must’ve died inside! You mustn’t go! Fortunately, that man is still drinking outside, and will certainly not come back. But if he finds you tomorrow morning, you will never be able to escape!”
