37, Ankang Ancient Town 16
Yan Wei: "..."
He opened his information panel and once again confirmed the debuff named "Girl's Like" - there is no time limit and no reason. In other words, there is no way to remove this debuff, and there is no end time, as long as the copy is still there
, this debuff will hang on him.
Yan Wei: “…………”
He may have had an indissoluble bond with things like debuffs in his life.
Ahead, Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi refused to give in to each other, their long whips curling up their blades with increasing force.
Hu Ayu was hiding in the corner of the kitchen. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were a little messy, and she seemed to be holding something in her hands. The ground where she was standing was still a little wet, as if she had been here since she had been in the rain last night.
As an NPC in this ancient town dungeon, she didn't know why these foreign travelers started fighting. She walked around Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi and glanced at Yan Wei in fear.
Yan Wei smiled at her.
The young man's gentle and harmless smile made people let down their guard. Hu Ayu's eyes moved slightly, and when he looked at Yan Wei, his panic expression also faded a lot. But Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi were standing in front of her, and she couldn't leave.
You can only lean against the corner.
But this cook was the only person who was still in the mountain temple last night and was not a player. It was very likely that it had something to do with the situation where someone was flying an umbrella last night. It was a key clue that no one was willing to give up.
In the center of the kitchen, the two of them were still in a stalemate.
Yan Wei didn't expect Ning Yi's body index to be so high - maybe that's why the increase in the short knife in her hand was higher than that in Yan Mingguang's long whip.
At this time, several other players also came to the kitchen one after another and saw the confrontation between Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi. Whether it was Ning Yi who got two points alone, or Yan who cooperated with Lin Zhenyu Feizhou to control all points yesterday.
, none of them wanted to face him head-on. Although ordinary players also had thoughts about Hu Ayu, they could only watch the development of the situation silently.
"call out--"
The sound of arrow feathers breaking through the air came from far to near, and a dark arrow suddenly appeared in front of everyone, heading directly towards the center where Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi were entangled. The arrow feathers were about to hit the point where the short knife and the long whip were entangled.
At this time, Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi reacted very quickly and stopped their hands almost at the same time.
The arrow missed the target and was directly nailed to the wall behind.
"There is a good show early in the morning," Lin Zhen stepped into the kitchen and took a look at the scene with interest, "Are you trying to rob this cook? Why don't you add me?"
Yu Feizhou came later. He subconsciously glanced in the direction of Yan Wei and saw Yan Wei's kind and cute smile. He was stunned for a moment, and a moment of discomfort appeared on his gentle face.
But he didn't say anything, he just walked in silently.
Lin Zhen suddenly intervened, and the stalemate between Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi was temporarily broken. Hu Ayu hesitated and quickly ran to Yan Wei's side.
Everyone present was stunned.
Hu Ayu just hid behind Yan Wei and whispered: "Last night... thank you."
As she got closer, Yan Wei also saw clearly what Hu Ayu was holding in his hand - it was the thing he exchanged from the information panel mall at the entrance of the mountain temple yesterday to warm Hu Ayu's hands.
Yan Wei just said: "It takes a little effort."
As he spoke, his mind was already twisted. Looking at Hu Ayu's attitude, it seemed that he could easily ask something...
He glanced at Yan Mingguang and gave him a hint of color.
Yan Mingguang immediately understood what he meant, flicked the long whip, and the tail of the whip wrapped around Yan Wei's left wrist again.
[Teacher Yan, I don’t know why, but I got a debuff for no reason. But we’ll talk about this later. Our top priority is to take away the answering points.] Yan Wei said quickly, [How many minutes can you stop Lin Zhen and Ning Yi at the same time?
Right? There is a cubicle next to the kitchen, so I took Hu Ayu over to ask. Anyway, I’m still one point behind you, so I can take this point alone without any problem.]
[A few minutes will do,] Yan Mingguang paused, [but Yu Feizhou and the others...]
Yan Wei raised his lips and smiled: [That's too simple. The one I fear the most is Ning Yi. Lin Zhen is easily trapped by provocations. Yu Feizhou's moral standards are too high. Several other ordinary players... I don't care at all.
See it in your eyes.]
In the kitchen of the Mountain Temple, the remaining players all looked at each other warily, and glanced at Hu Ayu from time to time. Perhaps it was because Yan Wei's previous image of hugging Yan Mingguang's thigh was so ingrained, even though the cook obviously regarded him more
Being so close, others didn't think much of Yan Wei.
Lin Zhen played with the string of his longbow: "Oh no, no one is touching it."
Yan Wei said: [I’ll count to three and let’s move together. One, two—three!!]
The next moment, Yan Wei grabbed Hu Ayu's arm and whispered: "Come with me!"
Yan Mingguang whipped out his long whip, and at the same time he took out a folding dagger with his other hand. The dagger was thrown towards Ning Yi, and the long whip shook in mid-air, heading straight towards Lin Zhen.
Lin Zhen, who had just finished speaking and no one moved: "..."
Yan Wei had already picked up Hu Ayu and ran outside.
Yu Feizhou didn't seem to have any intention of such a fight, and even took a step back.
The eyes of the remaining ordinary players changed slightly - it was one thing not to want to offend Yan Mingguang, Ning Yi and others, but it was another thing in the face of huge interests. Anyway, the building prohibited players from killing each other, Yan
Even if you can deal with them, it will still take a lot of effort. Maybe they will get the highest score and ladder clues to pass the level.
In the blink of an eye, several ordinary players chased Yan Wei directly.
However, Yan Wei pulled Hu Ayu and suddenly ran behind Yu Feizhou who was standing at the door, shouting loudly: "Yu Feizhou! Just do what you discussed with Yan Mingguang before!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he braked and turned, dragging Hu Ayu to the room next to the kitchen.
Yu Feizhou: "???" Didn't his cooperation with Yan Weiyan and Mingguang end yesterday? Is there any promise he forgot?
While Yu Feizhou was thinking, the players looked at Yu Feizhou standing at the door, stopped instantly, and looked at each other.
Kong Yuwei gritted her teeth: "If we don't take action, we will be at the bottom tonight..."
"Let's cooperate," Song Yu decided directly, "Yu Feizhou, although we know you are strong, we also want the answering points. Please don't stop us, get out of the way!"
He said this was just a formality, but before he finished speaking, Song Yu, Kong Yuwei and several other ordinary players took action against Yu Feizhou!
Yu Feizhou: "???"
He subconsciously raised his hand to block an attack and knocked a player away, feeling confused.
It seems like he didn’t stop these people, right?
The situation in the kitchen fell into a short-term equilibrium as Yan Wei thought. After Lin Zhen and others appeared, Yan Wei paid this attention.
Yan Mingguang and Lin Zhen and Ning Yi fought together, which made several other ordinary players think that they and Yu Feizhou were in a relationship - this misunderstanding is actually very easy to achieve, because Lin Zhen fought with Yan Mingguang and Ning Yi,
It's okay to say that the three of them work on their own, but there's nothing wrong with Lin Zhen and Yan Mingguang working together to deal with Ning Yi. Moreover, the four of them completed the entire game's point control together yesterday, so other players will subconsciously think of them together.
At this time, if he said something to divert the trouble to Yu Feizhou, it would naturally delay it for a short period of time.
If Hu Ayu has clues during this period, it will be enough for him to ask something. And if Hu Ayu himself is in danger, then he can also use the flower ball prop to save himself and then call Yan Mingguang. Then all the players will rush over immediately, and they will become his
A life-saving method.
Yan Wei quickly dragged Hu Ayu into the next room, closed the door, and gently tapped the black ring with his finger, in case Hu Ayu really had a problem, he could take out the flower ball prop in the black ring at any time.
This equilibrium lasted no more than a few minutes, and he had to do it quickly.
"Brother Yan..." Hu Ayu gasped, but didn't seem to show any unusual reaction, "Aren't you here for tourism? Why is it like this? Where are the two travelers who arrested me last night...
…Also, where are the goddesses?”
Yan Wei blinked, suddenly showing an anxious and panicked expression, and said quickly: "I will tell you this later, time is tight, and I am worried that something will happen to you if it takes too long, can you tell me something you know first?
As long as you speak out, those people will probably not touch you again."
——With all the points for answering questions, who will take care of a useless NPC?
Hu Ayu was stunned.
She still didn't seem to have reacted to such a battle, and nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay... I believe in you. You... are good-looking and kind-hearted. You are a good person that even the mountain gods are willing to help."
Hearing the words "kindness" and "mountain god" mentioned together, Yan Wei felt an indescribable feeling of discomfort.
He asked: "Where were you after you entered the mountain temple last night and before we met in the kitchen just now?"
Hu Ayu said almost without thinking, "I was hiding in the kitchen."
Yan Wei's eyebrows moved slightly, and thoughts flashed through his light brown eyes.
If what Hu Ayu said is true - there is a high probability that she was indeed hiding in the kitchen, because the traces in the kitchen did seem like someone spent the night there. Then who was the one who put up the umbrella last night?
If what Hu Ayu said is false, then this cook is an NPC that is ten times more difficult than the goddess.
He then asked: "Then do you know if anyone else lives in the Mountain Temple-"
"One of you is dead, right?" Hu Ayu suddenly interrupted him.
She closed her eyes and lowered her head, a look of helplessness and sadness appearing on her fair face. Her eyes were quite nostalgic, and her voice became lower and lower: "Same as before, all the travelers who come here will die one by one in the end."
Yan Wei's eyes narrowed: "What do you know?"
"This situation has been going on for ten years. Our family used to live a pretty good life in the town. But after what happened ten years ago, my parents died at first, and people started to die one after another in the town.
Later, all the travelers who came here died. Everyone thought it was related to our family... They didn’t treat me very well, saying I was unlucky and saying I must not be liked by the mountain gods. Gradually, I couldn’t even find a job.
I can only earn a living by occasionally coming to the mountain temple to help me make ends meet - luckily the goddess is willing to give me some work, but she actually doesn't mean well. She just thinks that foreign travelers will die sooner or later, and I am unlucky.
It’s suitable for people to cook.”
"Ten years ago? What... happened to your family?"
"I am twenty-eight years old..."
Ten years ago I was exactly eighteen.
There are two ongoing customs in Ankang Ancient Town: all girls in the town must get married at the age of eighteen, and if it rains heavily on the wedding day, then the girl is the one the mountain god likes and chooses and needs to be worshiped.
To the mountain god.
Hu Ayu has a twin sister named Hu Ayun. Ten years ago, when they were just eighteen years old, they chose a marriage partner and a time respectively. As the elder sister, Hu Ayun should get married first.
Chapter completed!