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The loud sound at the door awakened all the people in the room, and they ran out to take a look. The person who opened the door is a member of the Level 1 team. Seeing Lou Fan lying on the ground with a bloody arm, the man exclaimed, “There’s a lot of blood, a lot of blood! Are you okay? Are you dying?”

Lou Fan is still panting, and turned speechless from the question, “I’ve been hurt a bit, not dying yet.”

Qin Tan walked over and pulled Lou Fan up to check his wound. The wound is long and deep, and there is a hint of black in the bloody mess, which makes it look a bit scary. Though Lou Fan said he is not dying, but when Qin Tan touched him, he couldn’t help gasping in pain.

Lou Fan’s scary wound is exposed to everyone. He Yong stepped up and asked, “This is…”

Lou Fan smiled bitterly, “I was scratched by a ghost.”

20 people squeezed into the yard and stood there. When they heard Lou Fan say that, they turned silent. Isn’t that thing’s offensive power a little too strong? It’s obvious how one will end up if they get a few more scratches.

He Yong frowned, but said, “I have medicine here. You can take it later. The wound will start to heal when you return to the train. Any injuries will be completely healed in Lazuli, regardless of the severity of the injury. The premise is that you must be still alive when you get into the train.”

This information is not said only for Lou Fan, but also for all newcomers.

Lou Fan nodded, “Thank you, Team Leader He.”

He Yong turned and walked into the house, while Qin Tan supposed Lou Fan to follow in. The medicine works well, but it doesn’t look like modern medicine, it looks more like an ancient medicine bottle. Lou Fan glanced curiously but didn’t ask much.

“Can you tell me what did you two saw?” After He Yong put the medicine that Qin Tan returned into his bag, he clasped his hands and looked at them.

He Yong had a very good attitude and both Lou Fan and Qin Tan hadn’t intended to conceal anything. So they told him everything they saw in the house at the end of the village, without subjective overtones. He Yong’s face worsened as he listened to it. When Qin Tan finished speaking, He Yong’s face looked solemn. After thinking about it for a while, he said, “Based on your description, I guess that Yu Erniang is likely to become a fierce ghost. I remember hearing this story regarding the incident of Luoyang Ancient Village before (in reality). It is said that all of a sudden, the villagers began to die one after another. Some who showed the symptoms of dying will die as quickly as half an hour to a few days later. Maybe it is because of Yu Erniang.”

Lou Fan had never heard of such things, and Qin Tan had never cared about it before this. So both shook their heads to express that they never heard of it.

He Yong sighed, “After tonight, we can conclude that this ancient village is very dangerous at night, but the task can only be completed at night. Tomorrow is the 5th day, and the day after tomorrow is the latest day we must act. We don’t have much time left.”

Both the Level 1 team and the Level 6 team have tasks on them so there is no way to escape from going. But the newcomers only need to get on the train on time. Except for Lou Fan, the young man with glasses and holding a book wanted to follow along. The rest of the newcomers are planning to stay in the house. Someone in the Level 1 team cried out, shouting ‘I’m not going, I don’t want to die’.

If you don’t go to do the task, you’ll die for sure. But if you go, at least there is still a glimmer of hope. From the first day in, some seniors already warned them, don’t try to skirt around from completing the task. They only have one life.

“Goddamnit, just go early and finish the task early! You can’t hide and stay by the side. If you don’t go, you are just waiting for your death!” The bald man who scolded the newcomers at the beginning cursed out. He seemed to have a bad temper, but everything he said is the hard truth.

When everyone has gone back to the house, Lou Fan stopped He Yong and said, “Team Leader He, I suggest that when you are asking questions again tomorrow, please ask why Erniang Yu died.”

He Yong is stunned for a moment. He didn’t seem to understand why Lou Fan wanted to ask this question. He thought for a while and said, “How about this? I’ll leave a turn for you, and you ask the question yourself.”

Lou Fan quickly agreed, it couldn’t be better.

Qin Tan checked Lou Fan’s arm again. The blood had stopped flowing, the medicine is working well. He asked Lou Fan, “You really don’t play games usually? Why do I feel like you are good at this?”

Lou Fan laughed, “Well, if you never ate pork, you have at least seen a pig run, right? My cousin is a master in playing video games. He will recommend games to me whenever he sees me, and will also show the gameplay. I can’t not know.”

Lou Fan didn’t expect either that the gaming experience his cousin used to ‘teach’ him can come in handy so much. This is a matter of life and death. If he can go back to the real world, he must praise his cousin well and thank him for his tireless effort in instilling experience in him.

Because Lou Fan is injured and the two are considered to have paved a way for everyone, He Yong spared them from the night watch. After running around in the middle of the night and getting attacked as well, Lou Fan’s stomach is croaking with hunger and he desperately needed food to comfort his injured arm. He sat on the edge of the fire and waited for Qin Tan’s roasted sweet potatoes.

The boy with glasses held his book as he sat next to Lou Fan. Lou Fan glanced at him. The young man pushed his glasses and proactively said, “Hello, my name is Chen Shuyang. I’m in my 3rd year, a junior.”

Lou Fan nodded and smiled friendly, “Hello, my name is Lou Fan. His name is Qin Tan.” Lou Fan had some impressions of this person. He is the one who said that the radish flower is the ‘Twilight Flower’ before.

Chen Shuyang is not very good at communicating with people. He is a book nerd, and he pushes his glasses unconsciously when he is nervous. “You guys are amazing.”

“You are also very good and know a lot.” Lou Fan said.

Chen Shuyang lowered his head, his voice sounding lonely, “I’m stupid, I’ve never passed any sports assessment. Thinking about it now, it’s really useless to be a scholar, it’s better to run/exercise more.”

Lou Fan is amused by the young man’s words, but it’s not polite to laugh, so he comforted, “Who said that reading is useless? More practice will make you run faster, but books/knowledge are things that accumulate every day. Like you know radish flower, but we don’t know at all.”

Chen Shuyang seemed to be comforted by Lou Fan’s words. He raised his head and nodded, “I also know about the Luoyang Ancient Village. At that time, some experts said that this village may have a genetic disease, which is why they died one after another.”

This young man sure knows quite a lot, Lou Fan thought, he is a bit interesting. After the young man finished speaking, he looked up at Qin Tan and Lou Fan. As if a little embarrassed, and then summoned the courage, he asked in a low voice, “Can you take me with you? I promise to try not to hold you guys back.”

Lou Fan didn’t speak and looked at Qin Tan. Qin Tan said, “You are a newcomer. You can just get on the train as soon as the time is up. Why do you want to go on with the trip and deal with ghosts? You have also seen his wounds.”

Chen Shuyang glanced at the bandage on Lou Fan’s wound and the blood on his face faded completely, making his face look pale. Chen Shuyang closed his eyes and opened his eyes again. His expression is firm as he replied, “I want to go back alive. My parents must be so anxious, and they are still waiting for me. If I can’t adapt to this world, there will be so many worlds after that. It makes no difference whether I die sooner or later. I want to grow up as soon as possible. If you can do it, why can’t I?” Chen Shuyang spoke with much excitement that his face turned red.

Lou Fan smiled encouragingly at him, “You can do it.” This young man must be a good and obedient boy, the kind that parents love.

Qin Tan took a deep look at Chen Shuyang before saying, “Okay, we will take you with us, but we don’t guarantee your safety.”

Chen Shuyang nodded excitedly, reassuringly.

Lou Fan looked at the book Chen Shuyang is holding tightly in his hand and asked curiously, “Your book is your weapon? How do you use it?”

Speaking of this, Chen Shuyang is like a deflated ball. With a frustrated expression, he replied, “I don’t know. It’s completely blank inside, and there are no instructions on how to use it.”

Lou Fan took the book handed over by Chen Shuyang and opened it. There was indeed nothing inside. It was clean, cleaner than white paper. He passed the book to Qin Tan and Qin Tan opened it. After a glance, Qin Tan closed it and said, “Let’s ask Team Leader He tomorrow.”

Chen Shuyang reluctantly put away the book. This book is really worrisome. He felt like even a stick is better than this!

…

When a ray of light appeared on the horizon, the moon disappeared. Since there is no task today (as the main task is to be done at night), He Yong leads the people who are willing to go out to ask the old man while the rest are free to move around. There are 5 people from the Level 6 team, plus Qin Tan, Lou Fan, and Chen Shuyang. A group of 8 people went to pick the radish flower and then went straight to the old man. This old man is a bit like an NPC in the game, and the Level 6 team has been calling him like this. Lou Fan feels that he really just entered a game world, but the catch is he can’t be revived and only have one life.

Holding the flower in his hand, Lou Fan’s mind wandered away. Suddenly He Yong said, “Lou Fan, please ask first.”

“Okay.” Lou Fan returned to his senses. He stepped forward and asked the old man, “Why did Yu Erniang die?”

Lou Fan handed the flower to the old man. The old man took the flower as if recalling a memory, he said, “She is also a pitiful person.”

It turns out that Yu Erniang is born beautiful and had a childhood sweetheart. When she became an adult, the childhood sweetheart went out to work and promised to come back to marry her after earning money. Within 2 years, he returned to marry her according to his promise, and they had a happy and sweet life after their marriage. It is a pity that the good times did not last long. The village has a dry season and the harvest is not good. Her husband could only go out again to earn money. Yu Erniang is pregnant and could only stay in the village. Her husband promised to come back before the child was born.

Although Yu Erniang is born beautiful, she was not liked by her husband’s family. Her sister-in-law is even more jealous and cut back on the food for her. With her husband gone out and no one taking care of her, Yu Erniang gradually loses weight. But she has her child supporting her will in her belly so she didn’t feel any hardship at all. However, things in the world are not that if you don’t cause trouble, they don’t trouble you.

One day, Yu Erniang is awakened in her sleep. When she woke up, there is a disheveled man in her room. Before she could figure out what happened, a group of people rushed into her room. Everyone saw the scene and yelled at her. It is unknown who started it but more people began to push at her. Yu Erniang fell to the ground and blood pooled on the ground, but no one helped her. Everyone backed away while scolding her.

With the child gone, Yu Erniang’s health is even worse, but she persisted. She wanted to wait for her husband to come back. She wants to tell him the truth, and he will believe her. But fate seemed to be really cruel to her. It didn’t take long for the news that her husband has died in an accident to reach her. Yu Erniang is distraught. At this moment, her mother-in-law’s family brought people to the door and scolded her, saying that she is promiscuous, shameless, and an unlucky person that caused their son to die. This is not the end as the villagers felt that she had tainted the village, so they set fire to her house.

The NPC old man shook his head, “Such sin! She won’t let anyone of us go.” Then he walked into the house with his hands behind his back.

Everyone didn’t expect it to be such a story and the NPC also gave additional information. As for how Yu Erniang died, both Qin Tan and Lou Fan made it very clear yesterday. At this point, a complete storyline has appeared. Yu Erniang was burned alive while suffering false accusations and she came back to take her revenge on the villagers. One doesn’t need to think to know that the hostile she would be.

Though Qin Tan already saw what happened to Yu Erniang, his task still shows that it’s not completed yet. It seems that they have to go to the cemetery. Thinking of this, the Level 1 team felt heavy in their heart. A fierce battle is inevitable.

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When Lou Fan and Qin Tan head back, they happened to bump into He Yong on the road. The cemetery was near the back mountain and the others are looking for the grave. So, He Yong took 2 people with him to see if they missed any places in the village. Seeing Lou Fan and Qin Tan, he asked, “Did you search in the village? You guys couldn’t find anything?”

The two came forward and Qin Tan told He Yong their findings.

“You mean, we can ask that old man more questions and you managed to ask twice?” Hearing the confirmation, He Yong’s expression turned a bit ugly. He is a Level 6 senior, and yet he didn’t think to ask more, which is a bit embarrassing. He Yong thought for a while, “It’s because I didn’t think properly about it. Let’s call everyone back to discuss it.” Then he returned to the resting site and sent a flare.

“Not saying anything about the situation, acting without authorization, and exhausting the number of questions. Do you understand your position?” The only man wearing glasses in the Level 1 team said in dissatisfaction. He can be seen looking quite dissatisfied with Lou Fan and Qin Tan’s behavior.

Lou Fan replied sarcastically, “I take responsibility for my own life. Moral kidnapping is not a good habit, and we don’t owe you anything. Is it wrong to discuss about the problem we found out with you guys now? Besides, who knows if my whim will be useful? Okay, even if I put this idea forward at that time, would anyone believe this newcomer me? Who could guess that there is a limit on the number of questions? I am not God.”

The man with glasses got rebutted and his face turned blue and white. Even if he knew that they are all newbies in this, he is unwilling to admit that he is wrong. “Newcomers should listen to the experienced senior.”

Lou Fan looked impatient as he said, “Oh, such a sense of superiority.”

The man with glasses wanted to argue more but then Qin Tan stared at him with sharp eyes like a knife. When the man saw that, he suddenly felt that his calf turned soft, and he swallowed the words he wanted to say.

After making such a fuss, the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Seniors do have some sense of superiority, but that’s because they have more experience and the ability to help the newcomers. Hence, they often casually directed the newcomers to do things. It is true that the newcomer has just arrived in this strange world for the first time, but whoever in the real world likes to be given instructions here and there? He Yong glared fiercely at the man with glasses. He(HY) always wanted to have a good relationship with Qin Tan and Lou Fan. What’s more, the aura that Qin Tan exudes just now is stronger than them seniors, and it is faintly murderous. He is well aware of the principle of ‘Fortune knocks once at least at every man’s gate’, and he is not willing to offend someone who seems to have great potential.

“My team members can’t speak nicely, so could you bear it, please? Right now, we should work together to complete the task as soon as possible. The thing that you said earlier, we will ask the old man again tomorrow, and we should think well before asking.” He Yong came forward to diffuse the heat.

Lou Fan is not someone who will keep clinging to a topic. Since He Yong has come out to end the argument, he backed away accordingly and informed them of the 2 questions that he previously asked the old man.

“Yu Erniang’s grave is in the back mountain, and the place where she lived before is located at the end of the village. Qin Tan and I went to check out the house just now. The house was burnt to the ground and nothing is left.” After Lou Fan said that, he gestured at Qin Tan with his eyes.

Qin Tan continued the talk, “Team leader He, I suggest we go out to look for clues at night, maybe we will find Yu Erniang. When I was a newcomer in the previous world, a senior told me that most of the trigger points in the mission world are related to ghosts. It has been 3 days now and we haven’t noticed anything different. So, maybe something will happen at night.”

He Yong thought of this too, but even though he had gone through 6 mission worlds, he still didn’t want to take the initiative to seek out ‘those things’. “Originally, I planned that if we didn’t find anything today, we will take action tomorrow night. Since you raised this point, are you planning to go out tonight?” He Yong turned his head and asked, “Who else would like to act tonight?”

Except for Qin Tan and Lou Fan, the others are silent. They obviously didn’t want to be one to take the first step. Who knows what kind of ghosts they will meet? It’s better if someone other than them takes the lead. No one in the Level 6 team spoke, and no one in the Level 1 team or newcomers wanted to go out.

Lou Fan pulled Qin Tan’s sleeve and whispered, “How about just us two go?”

Qin Tan turned to look at Lou Fan, “Aren’t you a little scared?”

“Who’s scared?” Lou Fan’s eyes widened, “I’m just feeling a little uncomfortable and couldn’t adapt.” He is really not afraid of watching ghost movies. Just that, experience a  live version still makes his heart shudder.

Qin Tan is a little unsure. If there is an emergency, can just the two of them handle it?

“We are really going?”

Lou Fan nodded, “We can’t count on the strength of the newcomers, and the Level 6 team will not take care of us if they encounter problems.”

Qin Tan finally nodded, “Well, then you can hide behind me.”

Hearing that, Lou Fan’s eyes curved up. He found himself a good teammate, Qin Tan is simply ‘Lei Feng’ in person.

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Qin ‘Lei Feng’ Tan didn’t know that he got issued a ‘good person’ card. They took their weapons and went out. Looking at Lou Fan and Qin Tan from inside the door, there are sympathy, fear, and also gloating (at other people’s misfortune). Lou Fan didn’t pay attention to other people’s gaze while Qin Tan simply doesn’t care.

As the two of them walked on the small road, it felt like a whole different feeling. At this moment, there is silence all around, and they can only hear the sound of their own breathing. The full moon hung in the air, enough to illuminate the ground, but the brightness is no more than 3 meters. Outside 3 meters is a curtain of darkness.

While looking at the surroundings, Lou Fan asked Qin Tan curiously. “Why did you agree to come out with me?” He could see that Qin Tan hesitated earlier.

Qin Tan looked around warily and the Tang sword in his hand glowed brightly. His entire being is in a tight state, like a cheetah that could rush out at any time. “Intuition. And your words make a lot of sense. Besides, we are teammates.” Teammates that acknowledge each other’s ability.

Lou Fan curved his lips slightly, very satisfied with Qin Tan’s answer.

“What about you? Why do you insist on coming out?” Qin Tan asked.

Lou Fan didn’t hesitate and said, “Intuition. I had a feeling that that place is very important. Isn’t it because I’m afraid to waste time? In case we delayed some time to find the grave, then have to spend time to deal with Yu Erniang who may crawl out of the grave. Then, we won’t have time to check out the house (at night) again.”

After speaking, both of them couldn’t help but laugh. They both believed in this intuition.

Their resting site is not far from the end of the village, but the surrounding area gets darker as they go, and the visibility is only 2 meters now. The darkness is like a monster with a big mouth, wanting to swallow them in. The surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a lot. Even Lou Fan, who is wearing a coat, couldn’t help but wince.

On the other hand, Qin Tan wore a black jacket, which didn’t look too thick. Lou Fan shrank his neck. At this moment, he regretted that only two of them came out. If they have a few more people to huddle with, maybe they will be a little warmer. On a whim, Lou Fan made a pulling motion at his bow. In the darkness, a bright white and transparent arrow appeared in his hand. He pulled it gently, and the arrow burst out into the air. The magical thing is that after the arrow is shot, the surrounding visibility returned to the previous 3 meters, and the temperature seemed to rise a little.

Qin Tan gave Lou Fan a thumbs up, “Great job.”

As they flatter each other, Qin Tan and Lou Fan reached the end of the village smoothly. Even Lou Fan himself felt a little weird that they didn’t meet any supernatural beings on the way.

On the originally burnt piece of ground stood an ordinary-looking house. It is no different from the others. There is a tree in front of the door with luxuriant branches. The only difference is that in this deadly silent village, there is a faint light glowing from inside the house.

Qin Tan made a gesture to let Lou Fan stay where he is while he himself stepped forward and looked in the window. After a while, he turned to beckon Lou Fan. Lou Fan walked forward lightly and leaned on the window to look in. Under the dim light in the room, a plainly dressed woman is sitting at the table, holding a pair of small shoes in her hand, and is concentrating on making the soles of the shoes. She looked a little thin and her clothes looked big on her body, but her shallow face is very gentle.

This should be Yu Erniang.

Lou Fan turned to look at Qin Tan and said silently. Qin Tan nodded at him. Immediately, the scene flashed and changed. The woman’s belly is now slightly bulging, and she stroked her belly with a fond look. One could see that she is very happy. Next, another scene flashed. The woman is sitting at the table with a pale face. She is gripping the table hard, trying to prevent herself from sliding down. Then, a large group of people came into the house, consist of many men and women. Several old women in the lead pushed her around. In Yu Erniang’s hand is a pair of small shoes and she held on to it tightly. Someone made to grab it but was bitten by her severely. Then, she is pushed to the ground and those people kicked and punched her.

Another scene flashed. A raging fire is burning wildly, and there are flames all around. Lou Fan is startled as if he could feel the raging fire licking his skin too. The flames around them blazed into the sky. However, this is just something that Yu Erniang has experienced. She seems to be awakened from her sleep, with her hair scattered loosely and her clothes casually draped. She slapped the door hard, but couldn’t open it. The door is locked.

Lou Fan’s heart trembled. The fire is reflected in his eyes, and the woman in the room is howling desperately. He could not hear the slightest sound, but he seemed to feel the kind of despair. Yu Erniang was burned to death. Lou Fan saw that she is conscious when she is being swallowed by the tongue of fire. She is lying in the corner, curled up and holding something tightly in her arms. That is a pair of tiny and delicate shoes. The tongue of fire completely engulfed her, and as if she has exhausted all of her energy to stand up, she suddenly let out a bleak and desolate scream.

Right after this scream, Qin Tan who is next to Lou Fan suddenly growled, “Not good! Quick, we need to go!”

The scene in front of him suddenly disappeared, Lou Fan recovered to his senses and found that countless black shadows are slowly gathering around them. They are about to be surrounded as the shadows got closer. His arm is pulled tightly, and Lou Fan subconsciously followed Qin Tan to run.

Qin Tan grasped Lou Fan in one hand and quickly waved the Tang sword in his hand with the other. The black shadows are cut apart before they could get closer.

Lou Fan tugged at his arm and said, “Qin Tan, I can run by myself. Don’t be distracted by me.”

A black shadow suddenly leaned in front of Lou Fan, and a head struggled out of the black shadow, looking bloody. Lou Fan is startled by the sight and his pace became slow for a moment. The shadow stretched out a bony hand and grasp Lou Fan’s hand tightly. At that moment, Lou Fan felt a burst of heart-wrenching pain.

PA!

The skeleton hand that is cut off by the Tang sword fell to the ground, and Qin Tan pushed Lou Fan forward, “Quickly, go!”

Lou Fan didn’t dare to be distracted anymore. Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, he drew his bow and his hand quickly repeated the action after shooting. The glowing arrows kept flying towards the shadows. Lou Fan doesn’t need to aim at all, he just needed to repeat it mechanically – there are a lot of shadows.

Seeing that Lou Fan didn’t run, Qin Tan cursed in his heart and accelerated the movement in his hands. The two of them walked faster and faster, and slowly started to trot. Fortunately, they soon can see the resting site in front of them. Lou Fan saw the light coming out of the house and vowed in his heart that he would not be so reckless next time.

“Open the door! Open the door!” Lou Fan yelled. Leaning against the door, the arrows in his bow kept shooting out.

The door is opened. Before the person who opened the door could speak, Lou Fan hastily stepped in and bumped the person down to the ground. Qin Tan followed closely, and the door slammed shut with a backhand. Lou Fan panted. After making sure that those things outside couldn’t get in, he then slid down on the ground.

This is too nerve-wracking!

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The old man looked anxious as if talking to himself, but everyone present knew that this is for them. He Yong raised his head and looked at the sky, beckoning everyone to come over, “Everyone heard that? Go and find radish flower, at the field.”

The information given is clear, but difficult to find. This village is surrounded by fields, and there are also fields inside. It is not easy to find a flower that is not well known to everyone. Everyone is about to act when He Yong added, “The clue has been triggered. Everyone should be careful. If you found the flower, you should notify everyone immediately. Don’t act rashly and be careful.”

Everyone nodded and looked cautious.

Lou Fan is currently deep in the field, parting through the grass bit by bit. The sky is already a little dark, but he could still see clearly. He looked up and looked around. The other 3 team members looked like they wanted to get a magnifying glass and lie on the ground to look for the flower. All of a sudden, a red flare appeared in the air. Lou Fan breathed a sigh of relief – someone found the radish flower!

From a distance, they can see a field dotted with small flowers in it, looking small and fresh. Before Lou Fan could quicken his pace, Qin Tan who is in front of him stopped him. “Something is wrong.”

Lou Fan glanced around and saw that the flower field has several footprints on it, and some of their team members have fallen in the field. For a while, everyone arriving from all directions stopped and looked at He Yong for instructions.

“What’s the matter?” He Yong is also feeling puzzled. He repeatedly warned them not to act rashly and his team members would never be disobedient like this.

“Boss, what to do now?” Li Xin asked anxiously.

He Yong frowned, “Wait first, in case it’s something that is attacking them in the field.”

“I probably know what’s going on.” A boy wearing glasses walked out of the group of newcomers, holding a thick book in his hand. He adjusted his glasses, and said solemnly, “Radish flower is also called ‘the flower of twilight’. It doesn’t have any fragrance during the day but will emit a unique scent in the evening. Therefore, its flower language stands for ‘twilight’. Maybe the scent is the reason why they fell in the field.”

This person had no sense of existence before this. Lou Fan only had an impression of his book, because Li Xin said that the things they brought in are their own life-saving weapons. A book can be used as a weapon? This person must have liked reading very much before. It now appears that his knowledge is also very broad. This kind of unusual knowledge is generally not known to people.

Seeing that it is getting dark, He Yong couldn’t care too much about the others. He immediately instructed his team members to cover their noses and mouths to investigate the field. Upon finding that the people in the field are not under attack, he let other people carry the fainted people away.

“Quickly, let’s go back first, it’s getting dark soon.” He Yong waved, and 8 people came forward to carry them away. They walked quickly towards their resting site.

The rest of the people are on guard, and they didn’t dare to take this matter lightly. Lou Fan and Qin Tan followed the group from behind. The surroundings are so quiet that they only could hear the breathing sound of their companions. The whole village seemed to be in silent mode. A sudden cool breeze made Lou Fan feel goosebumps standing up on his arms. The filming site of a ghost film should probably look like this.

Qin Tan frowned and held his Tang sword in his hand. A cold glow flashed on the blade, which looked like an extremely sharp sword. Seeing his action, Lou Fan didn’t dare to be careless. He took off his bow and held it in his hand, ready to draw the bow and shoot arrows at any time. Fortunately, until they returned to the resting site, everything went smoothly. At this moment, the sky has turned completely dark. As if the change is mechanical, after total darkness, a round and big moon suddenly appeared in the sky.

Lou Fan turned around to close the door. The distant scenery is completely shrouded in darkness, and several shadows seemed to appear in the darkness. He swiftly closed the door with a bang, as if he wanted to isolate himself from the darkness and stand under the light again. Leaning on the door, Lou Fan wanted to soothe the heart that is about to jump out of his chest. Then, at the next moment, he immediately gets away from the door, like he is afraid to step away a moment too late.

“What’s the matter?” Qin Tan heard the sound of the closing door and turned back to look at Lou Fan. He perceptively asked, “What did you see?”

Lou Fan shook his head. Then, looked at Qin Tan, he asked, “Qin Tan, are you afraid of ghosts?”

Qin Tan smiled, “I didn’t expect you to be afraid of ghosts. I’m not afraid of humans, let alone ghosts. Human is scarier than a ghost.”

Lou Fan gave Qin Tan a thumbs up. Then he explained, “I’m not afraid of ghosts.”

Soon after, Lou Fan discovered that… the hell with ‘humans are scarier than ghosts’?! Ghosts are super scary, a’ight?!

…

The 4 people who fainted woke up in the middle of the night. Everyone is relieved and they asked what was going on. The members of the Level 1 team looked dazed and didn’t know what happened.

“I don’t know what happened after I sent the signal flare. I just remember smelling a strange scent.”

Lou Fan suddenly spoke and said a wild idea, “That old man can’t be purposely asking us to pick only flowers with scents, right?”

Lou Fan’s wild guess made He Yong frown, and the folds on his forehead could squeeze a mosquito to death. “The task this time shouldn’t be that difficult.” Although he said that, He Yong is not confident with his statement at all. So far, 2 days have passed, and they have just got a clue. But they still haven’t managed to see Yu Erniang yet. If it is really according to Lou Fan’s guess, it will be the 4th day already after they could pick the flower for the old man. Then, after finding Yu Erniang, they don’t know what else they would encounter. Their task is to finish off Yu Erniang after all. Thinking that this matter is getting bigger, He Yong sighed and waved to let everyone rest. He hoped that it won’t be like what Lou Fan thought.

In the end, it’s actually Lou Fan who thought too much. The next day they picked the radish flower and went straight to the old man. After giving the flower to the old man, he is obviously satisfied. When He Yong asked if he knew Yu Erniang again, the old man touched his non-existent beard and looked at the sky for a minute.

“Yu Erniang huh? Let me think about it, didn’t she died long ago?” After the old man said, he took the radish flower into the room.

He Yong’s eyes widened, “That’s it?!” That’s the clue? Is the NPC playing him?!

“This is the spiritual-type mission world, we should have thought of this a long time ago. The target can’t be a living person,” someone said.

“Then we’ll go to the cemetery, it must be around.” He Yong yelled. The mission this time is almost suffocating him. “Time waits for no one, scatter to look for it.”

It’s a pity that He Yong is leading the team for the first time, and his experience is still a bit lacking. In the past, there are senior teams with them and he just have to obey orders. He didn’t need to rack his brain for clues.

Lou Fan feels that things are not that simple. This old man is definitely the key, isn’t all the key characters in the game like that? When everyone is gone, only he and Qin Tan stood where they were. Qin Tan looked at him, and he looked at Qin Tan, staring at each other.

“What do you think?” Qin Tan asked.

Lou Fan: “I think we should ask him again, I’ll pick the radish flower.”

“How do you know he will answer you again?”

Lou Fan: “How do you know if you don’t try? Is the task really meant for us to go searching aimlessly for the grave? If they found the grave, what’s then? The task is to find Yu Erniang, not Yu Erniang’s grave.”

Qin Tan: “Go, let’s pick the flowers.”

Lou Fan smiled, showing a small canine tooth, “Sensible.”

Lou Fan was afraid that Qin Tan would not agree with his thought. Of course, he did not intend to convince Qin Tan that he must follow him to pick the flowers. Qin Tan could choose to search the grave as he like. Unexpectedly, Qin Tan immediately agreed. He originally planned to say a few more words, but the two hit it off. With a clear goal, the two rushed to the flower field to pick a handful of flowers, and then returned to the old man. Sure enough, the old man is standing outside and waiting again.

“Uncle, do you know where Yu Erniang is?” Lou Fan asked.

“Let me think about it. It’s getting dark soon, alas, my radish flowers are still not picked in the field, what to do?” The old man repeated the words he previously said.

Lou Fan: Old man, aren’t you a dramatist? You simply talk nonsense with your eyes open. It’s obviously noon right now.

Qin Tan looked at Lou Fan’s speechless expression and slightly curved his mouth. Then he handed a flower to the old man. The old man took the flowers and replied, “Isn’t Yu Erniang buried in the back mountain?”

The old man went into the house again after speaking. When he came out, Lou Fan asked another question, “Where did Yu Erniang live when she is alive?”

“Let me think about it. It’s getting dark soon, alas, my radish flowers are still not picked in the field, what to do?

Qin Tan passed another flower to the old man.

“Yu Erniang used to live in the house at the end of the village. It’s the house where there is a tree growing by the door.” After saying that, the old man went into his house but he did not come out anymore after the two waited for a long time.

Lou Fan stared in confusion, “Why isn’t he coming out?”

Qin Tan thought for a while. Rubbing the flower in his hand, he speculated, “Maybe there are only 3 opportunities to ask questions a day.”

Lou Fan thought about it, and sighed, “It’s all because I asked a useless question without thinking too much about it. I should think carefully about asking.”

Qin Tan comforted, “It’s okay. There are still chances tomorrow. Besides, it’s you who thought to ask a few more times. Otherwise, these 2 times will be wasted.”

With Qin Tan’s comfort, Lou Fan could only tell himself in his heart that he must think carefully next time. If it turned out that there is only a chance to ask and he asked something so casually, they will be finished.

“Where do you want to go now?” Qin Tan changed the subject.

Lou Fan thought for a while and said, “I want to check where she lives first.” He asked Qin Tan in return, “What about you?”

Qin Tan: “Just go according to what you said.”

Lou Fan didn’t think much about it, only thinking that his companion is so willing to accommodate him. “Okay, go to her house first. And, next time we will follow your idea, that’s fair.”

The two didn’t immediately tell the others where Yu Erniang’s cemetery is. They planned to go to her house to check it out before talking about it. If they found clues, they will notify other people. If they don’t find anything, they will go to her cemetery to search.

Luoyang Ancient Village is not too big, and it takes only 20 minutes to walk from the beginning of the village to the end of the village. As they walked, they saw some food on the way and took some. Soon, they reached the end of the village. At the end of the village, there isn’t a house with a tree at the door, only a scorched and dead tree. Behind the tree is flat ground, and only some traces of scorching can be seen. Qin Tan crouched down to check, then looked at Lou Fan, “This house has also been burned (aside from the tree).”

“That proves that Yu Erniang did live here. So, was the house burned after she died, or was she burned to death?” Lou Fan touched his chin and suddenly felt that he had become a detective.

“The task is to find Yu Erniang, I don’t think it will be the end just by finding the cemetery.”

Lou Fan is still thinking and then, Qin Tan sighed helplessly, “We’ll come tonight.”

Lou Fan stiffened and looked at Qin Tan incredulously, “You mean to find Yu Erniang’s ghost?” He is still feeling a bit repulsive towards this kind of spiritual world, but Qin Tan’s expression has said everything – yes, what they are looking for is Yu Erniang’s ghost.

Qin Tan: “Let’s go back and discuss with them. You are a newcomer so all you need to do is get on the train on time. You don’t need to follow us to find ghosts.”

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The group of four walked to the entrance of the village and saw an old woman. She is sitting on the bamboo stool in front of the house and sewing the sole of her shoes with a kind smile on her face.

He Yong stepped forward and smiled, “Old lady, do you know where Yu Erniang lives?”

As if she hadn’t heard him, the old woman continued her needlework.

“Old woman.” Still not getting an answer, He Yong became a little impatient and muttered, “Why is she ignoring us?”

He Yong is about to touch her when Qin Tan grabbed him.

“What are you doing…”

“Don’t touch her, something is wrong.”

Lou Fan looked around and suddenly realized that though they met so many people along the way, they didn’t see anyone talking at all. He didn’t notice earlier because they were talking to each other at the time. But now that he thinks about it, there aren’t sounds from insects or birds either.

“There is no sound.” Lou Fan said, “No one speaks, and there is no other noise.”

Everyone seemed to have thought of this. The girl named Zhang Ting turned pale, and asked with a crying voice, “She… she couldn’t be already dead?” A shudder rushed from Zhang Ting’s heel to her head and her arms are covered with goosebumps.

He Yong: “Even if she’s dead, no need to be afraid. It’s not like she attacked you. What’s there to be afraid of. Let’s go to ask other people, there must be clues somewhere. There is no dead-end in the mission world, don’t waste time.”

He Yong’s calm tone gave Zhang Ting a lot of peace of mind. She looked at the other two people and found that they did not look scared, both of them were very calm.

Zhang Ting: …  What is this extraordinary team she’s in?

Then the four began to ask the villagers whenever they saw one, and they still found nothing until the evening. Fortunately, though none of the villagers spoke, the things in the village are edible, just that they don’t dare to eat indiscriminately. Several people dug up sweet potatoes and potatoes out of the ground and took them back to roast. Other teams came back one after another, everyone looked dejected and there was no clue. This is not good news. The mission’s countdown seems to be chasing them, making He Yong’s face solemn.

“Continue searching tomorrow,” He Yong gritted his teeth and said, “Ask everyone we see tomorrow again, and don’t miss anyone.”

When everyone is silent, someone said, “I suggest splitting the area according to teams. With the map of the village, we can assign a team to be responsible for an area, according to today’s explored area. They will be responsible to ask back and forth in that area. With this, the efficiency is relatively high and we won’t miss anyone.”

He Yong looked at Qin Tan, “It’s not easy to distribute without a map.”

Qin Tan took out a page of a notebook from his bag and handed it over, “I drew this.”

On the paper is a simple map. Although the lines are simple, the content is clearly marked. There are major landmarks of the village, the big tree at the entrance of the east side of the village, the well at the entrance of the west, and a small square in the middle. The location of their current resting place is marked with a red dot. At first glance, He Yong can tell that the map is professionally drawn. He Yong took a deep look at Qin Tan and measured him quietly in his heart.

Qin Tan didn’t dodge the gaze and let He Yong look at him until he started to allocate areas according to the map. Lou Fan approached him, gave him a thumbs-up, and Qin Tan smiled back.

At night, Lou Fan is still on night vigil with Qin Tan. Lou Fan woke up earlier than his shift because he only ate a roasted sweet potato for dinner, which is already digested a long time ago. He grabbed a few potatoes and buried them under the fire, and stared at the fire dreamily with his chin on his palm. Lou Fan still couldn’t believe that he is in a parallel world. It’s just a night of sleep and he got drawn into this world. It’s incredible that a leaflet has so much power. But looking at the people sleeping all over the place, he couldn’t help but believe that it is real.

Before Lou Fan went to the capital to participate in the competition, he had a fight with his mother because she found out that her son liked men. For a traditional mother, this was a bolt from the blue. She couldn’t believe that her son turned out to be a queer. Fortunately, Lou Fan’s mother didn’t let his father know about this, and both mother and son kept it secret. There happened to be a competition coming soon and Lou Fan’s father valued this competition very much. So his father asked Lou Fan to participate on behalf of the archery hall. Lou Fan agreed right away, the timing is just right for his mother to calm down. Unexpectedly, something like this happened to him.

Lou Fan sighed slightly and someone patted him on the shoulder. He turned his head and saw Qin Tan who looked energetic.

“Why are you sighing?” Qin Tan sat down next to Lou Fan and poked the fire casually. “Homesick?”

“No.” Lou Fan replied.

Lou Fan’s parents are both workaholics since his childhood. His mother was a businesswoman, and his father is focused on archery. The two had little affection and didn’t meet up much. Lou Fan is sensible and matured early. When he was 6 years old, he could cook his own eggs for breakfast and go to school by himself. It’s a pity that even with such independence, he spends most of his time eating instant noodles or eating in small restaurants outside. He could burn the pot just by boiling eggs, and his fried eggs have never been not burnt. The fact that he is able to grow up smoothly, it’s all thanks to the restaurants nearby. From elementary school to high school graduation, his parents never attended a single parent meeting in the school. It is not until the teacher stated that the parents must come when he graduated from high school, and his mother realized that his son is going to college.

“I just feel that if I disappear suddenly, I feel a little sorry for my parents.” There should be a closure at least.

Qin Tan thinks this person is very interesting. He is handsome, elegant and has a very good personality. He is like the kind of gentleman that teachers and girls like in school, but he is very calm. He doesn’t say unnecessary words, but he is surprisingly capable to discover the key points immediately.

“What’s burning?” Qin Tan shrugged his nose.

Lou Fan exclaimed, “My potatoes.” The potatoes buried under the fire are blackened and could not be eaten.

Lou Fan cursed secretly, rubbing his belly and shrank in his seat. He, the king of the dark cooking world, would probably starve to death here. This kind of death would make people laugh to death.

Qin Tan looked at a few scorched potatoes and chuckled. To be able to make burnt potatoes like this is also a special talent.

“What are you laughing at?!” Lou Fan suddenly turned furious. Cooking is his worst enemy.

Qin Tan: “I didn’t laugh, you heard it wrong. Are you hungry? I will make it for you, potatoes or sweet potatoes?”

“Potato.”

Lou Fan watched Qin Tan bury the potatoes under the fire. The procedure is the same, but he wanted to see the difference in the final result. He stood up and patted his pants. Then with his bow on his back, Lou Gan took a walk outside to check the surrounding. Everything looked normal, there is nothing suspicious.

“Where is this Yu Erniang?” Lou Fan muttered, leaning against the door frame.

Qin Tan dropped the stick in his hand and walked to Lou Fan. The moon in the night sky is round and bright. “Have you played RPG games before? We didn’t find Yu Erniang because we didn’t find the trigger point. If we didn’t get the clue, we couldn’t be able to find her. Here is no different than an RPG game. The only thing is that if you die, you are really gone.”

“I can’t tell that you know a thing or two about games. By the way, what is your profession before this?”

Lou Fan is not someone who likes to ask about other people’s personal matters, but the person in front of him gave him a good feeling. Qin Tan is handsome, calm, and looked very reliable. Since they have to team up to complete the task and survive, the importance of teammates is self-evident.

How could Qin Tan not know Lou Fan’s idea? He is thinking about the same thing. “Ex-serviceman, I’m doing a small business by myself now.”

Ex-serviceman? Lou Fan raised his eyebrows, but he didn’t ask further about the answer. He arched his eyebrows with satisfaction and said, “I am an amateur level archer, and I run an archery hall with my father.”

Qin Tan: Let’s team up when we returned to Lazuli.”

Lou Fan: “It’s a deal.”

Qin Tan laughed. He turned back to the fire and took out the potatoes underneath. The cool air is filled with the smell of food for a moment. Lou Fan fixedly looked at the moon.

“Come on and eat the potatoes.” Qin Tan called out.

Lou Fan picked up the potatoes, peeled them, and bit them down. The soft and waxy sensation of potatoes filled his mouth. Lou Fan took 2 big bites and said it’s delicious. Suddenly, he paused, got up, and ran to the door to look at the moon again.

“Qin Tan.” Lou Fan yelled and pointed his finger at the moon in the sky. “That moon is fake.”

The moon is as round and big as how it was yesterday. Just that the strangest thing is right now is already early in the morning, but the moon is still hanging in the sky. Qin Tan only took a look before immediately turned around and called He Yong up.

He Yong looked at the moon in the sky a little worried. Originally, he thought it will be a simple task but not getting any progress after a day has passed is enough to make him anxious. And then, they have another problem with the full moon now. He Yong thought they won’t have to encounter any ghosts if they are lucky. Too bad that what’s coming will come. He gritted his teeth and walked back and forth twice. Finally, he waved and said, “I know. Tell me again if you found anything. We will go ahead as planned tomorrow morning. Each step counts. If we don’t find the key trigger point, this task cannot be done.”

He Yong is an experienced person who had gone through 5 missions now, so both Lou Fan and Qin Tan chose to listen to him. No matter how experienced Qin Tan is in combat, his skill is useless right now. After all, he is also a rookie in this mission world and he can’t play a big role in this strange world.

Thinking that the two are a little nervous, He Yong comforted, “Don’t worry, it won’t be too difficult since there are a lot of newcomers this time.” He Yong didn’t know whether he is comforting them or comforting himself.

In order to save time, early in the morning, each team immediately set off to their own responsible area according to the plan. Lou Fan’s team asked everyone in the area they are in charge of. They didn’t even let the one-year-old kid who is playing with mud on the ground. Unfortunately, there is nothing new. The village is still silent like a silent movie. Fortunately, at 4.00 pm, a signal flare suddenly rose in the sky, and the bright color dispelled the gloom between everyone’s eyebrows. Everyone quickly gathered in that direction.

When He Yong arrived, the crowd parted in the middle, and the person who found the clue stepped forward with joy.

“Brother Yong, this old man answered my question.”

Happiness appeared on He Yong’s face and he immediately stepped forward. In front of him is an ordinary-looking old man; thin and hardworking. He is currently drying his things.

“Grandpa, do you know where Yu Erniang is?” He Yong asked.

“Let me think about it.” The old man made a thinking action, and then looked at the sky, “It’s getting dark soon, alas, my radish flowers[1] are still not picked in the field, what to do?”

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[1] I googled it but most searches came back talking about the radish itself. From what I read in the novel, the focus seems to be on the flower instead of the radish.