Chapter 224 Island (VI)
For other players of the nightmare game, the live broadcast started very suddenly.
[Oh my god, what happened? I suddenly received a system prompt saying that there is a live broadcast of Qiao Yuan for study reference]
[Yeah, I was lying on the bed playing with my phone. I got scared when the system sound rang, so I quickly clicked in. I remember that Sister Qiao had just come out of the dungeon not long ago, how come she entered the game again so quickly?]
[And I remember she seems to have joined a new variety show and is currently recording a variety show]
[So where is the new copy? ]
[It looks like a small wooden house...]
[Wow, there seem to be quite a few newbies this time]
However, the discussion in the barrage was soon interrupted by the sound of the system that assisted them in understanding the mission. After hearing what the system said, the live broadcast room became boiling after a brief silence.
[The copy and the real world merged?! ]
[I heard it too, and thought I had misheard it.]
[Damn, that's too scary. Doesn't this mean that we will encounter ghosts in the real world in the future? And if we get injured during a mission, whether we can survive depends on the level of medical care.]
[Help! Is this just a coincidence or will it always be like this? I would rather enter a dungeon now.]
[I don't know, anyway, according to what the system said, it sounds like this, but currently there is a local ghost invasion. It seems that Qiao Yuan and the others just happened to encounter it.]
Some people were worried, but others quickly turned their attention back to the live broadcast in front of them.
[There is no point in being anxious now, it is better to see what Qiao Yuan is doing in the live broadcast room]
Uncle Zhong quickly asked: "What restrictions?"
Qiao Yuan: "It's not clear yet, we need to find out."
Although Qiao Yuan's tone was calm, Chen Shi didn't quite believe it.
After all, he had watched variety shows with his parents before, and had seen Qiao Yuan frightened to the point of being stunned by the little tricks of the program crew. Not to mention that Qiao Yuan seemed to have a reason and evidence just now, saying that there were restrictions on ghosts, but in fact it turned out to be just her guess, and she couldn't even produce any evidence.
However, after the other party finished speaking, except for Xin Min, everyone else subconsciously agreed. Yes, after all, he had learned from the hot searches before that Sheng Guiye, Fei and Song Yanchi all had a good relationship with Qiao Yuan. Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong were old and might not know much about the entertainment industry, but Cheng Mengting and Zhao Rulan actually nodded in agreement.
Xin Min didn't want to be the first to speak out at this time, so she remained silent.
Chen Shi had already lost face once before, so he didn't want to speak out and lose face again. Not to mention that he realized that Cheng Mengting had participated in the game before, and he had been targeting her just now, and there was a high possibility that Cheng Mengting would retaliate. While thinking about staying away from her before completing the task, he looked at Cheng Mengting vigilantly, waiting for her to take the opportunity to mock his words just now.
However, Cheng Mengting did not have any time to target Chen Shi. After all, after knowing that there was a ghost, the only thought left in her mind was "complete the task quickly."
She turned to look at Qiao Yuan: "Is there a way to get rid of the ghost on the island?"
Qiao Yuan nodded. After all, the system specifically prohibited them from leaving the island, which meant that the method must be on the island, but it was not certain whether it was easy to find.
Cheng Mengting: "Then let's wait until the rain stops and go look for it on the island?"
Qiao Yuan glanced out the window. The rain was falling without end. Even if everyone was anxious, they really couldn't go out to look for it in such weather.
The gloomy weather due to the rain made it difficult for people to judge the time. After finishing the discussion, the group looked at the clock hanging nearby and were shocked to find that an hour had already passed.
After listening to Cheng Mengting's brief explanation just now, novice players such as Xin Min also realized that it is generally more dangerous at night than during the day. Therefore, this time Chen Shi seized the opportunity and said, "It's very simple. Why don't we rest now and be vigilant at night?"
Xin Min finally agreed this time. After all, a lot of things happened to her today, leaving her mind blank, and she just wanted to rest first.
However, because of the rain, they could not leave the house, so they decided to rest in Xiaoyu's room first.
As the house was small, everyone could not lie on the ground and could only rest with their backs against the wall.
After this happened, no one was in the mood to record the show. Chen Shi even thought about asking the production team to pick them up, but unfortunately, according to Xiaoyu, she could no longer contact the production team.
Although everyone agreed to take a rest first and decided to be alert in groups of two, not many people were actually sleepy, especially some of the novices.
Some people closed their eyes and rested, while others turned over in anxiety.
The ones on duty now are Qiao Yuan and Fei.
Qiao Yuan automatically blocked out the noise and just focused his eyes on one of them.
Fei followed her gaze and found that Qiao Yuan was looking at Xiaoyu.
Since she entered the door, Xiaoyu has been sitting there without saying a word, and has no intention of joining in the discussion, but an expression of fear appears on her face.
Qiao Yuan had just asked Xiaoyu if she knew more about the funeral customs on the island, but the other party shook his head.
And now she was curled up in the corner of the kitchen, looking at somewhere quietly with her eyes open, as if she was in a daze, but her expression was full of fear.
Why did Qiao Yuan keep looking at Xiaoyu?
Is there something wrong with Xiaoyu?
Fei was about to ask when he heard someone standing up.
It’s Uncle Zhong.
Uncle Zhong pinched his throat, lowered his voice and coughed lightly, then walked towards the kitchen and closed the kitchen door.
Soon there was a clanging sound in the kitchen, as if something had fallen to the ground. Song Yanchi, who had fallen asleep nearby, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound: "What happened?"
Chen Shi, who was not asleep, also opened his eyes and said irritably: "It's so noisy, can't you let me rest?"
Uncle Zhong's voice soon rang out: "It's okay, sorry, cough cough."
"My throat is a little uncomfortable and I wanted to drink some water. I thought this earthen stove would work, but I couldn't find any firewood, and I accidentally swept something beside it. I'm really sorry!"
Aunt Zhong, who had fallen asleep just now, also woke up. After hearing what her husband said, she quickly explained: "Hey, coughing is an old problem he has. It was caused by smoking when he was young. If he doesn't drink water for a period of time, he will cough. We have visited several hospitals and they all said there is nothing they can do..."
When Qiao Yuan was looking for the kitchen before, he saw an earthen stove in the kitchen, which was built into the house, and the firewood was in the cabinet.
Just as she was about to speak, Xiaoyu had already stood up, walked in and seemed to say something in a low voice. Then Uncle Zhong's voice of thanks was heard.
Along with the sound of boiling water in the kitchen, Xiaoyu walked out of the kitchen and sat back down.
The room fell into a brief silence, and no one spoke again.
I don’t know if it’s because the earthen stove was on, but the heat came in through the thin door panel, as if the temperature in the room had risen by a few degrees, making the room warmer.
Even Chen Shi, who was furious just now, now felt a little sleepy and his expression became much more peaceful.
But this silence didn't last long.
Qiao Yuan realized something and stood up immediately.
Fei, who was sitting next to her, also stood up quickly: "What's wrong?"
Qiao Yuan: "There was no sound of Mr. Zhong coughing."
Fiji:!!!
Qiao Yuan was particularly sensitive to sounds, not to mention Uncle Zhong's intermittent coughing just now. But since just now, she didn't hear the other party coughing, and the kettle seemed to be still boiling on the stove, which meant that Uncle Zhong didn't drink the water...
Qiao Yuan walked straight to the kitchen door. Xiaoyu couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Qiao Yuan approaching, but the latter ignored her and pushed open the door directly.
The kitchen is not big, but Qiao Yuan didn’t see Uncle Zhong at first glance.
She realized something and looked up.
The other people in the room also woke up because of Qiao Yuan's noise. Chen Shi originally wanted to scold them, but the moment he met Song Yanchi's eyes, he instantly came to his senses and swallowed back what he was about to say. While mumbling his dissatisfaction that only he could hear, he followed the others towards the kitchen door.
Now everyone could see clearly what was happening in the kitchen.
Uncle Zhong is dead.
It was also fixed to the ceiling.
The four chopsticks were like nails, piercing into his hands and feet respectively. Only a short section was exposed, which was enough to show how deep the piercings were.
Uncle Zhong's expression was frozen at that moment of horror, his face was distorted, and veins bulged on his forehead and neck.
His stomach had been emptied, like a completely empty pocket, and he displayed it openly to everyone.
Song Yanchi frowned, while Sheng Guiye's eyes were searching the room quickly.
Fei had seen corpses and ghosts before, and he was not the type of person who would easily startle others, so he was not too surprised.
Chen Shi's mind went blank until a few seconds later, when he realized that there was a corpse above his head. As his legs trembled wildly, a smell of urine soon came.
He peed.
But Chen Shi was completely unaware of it. Even though the warm liquid had wet the fabric, he still stood there stupidly.
It's not like he had never seen a corpse before. When his grandfather died, he needed new clothes, and he, as the eldest grandson, helped to change them. The skinny old man lay in the coffin, his face covered with a layer of gray, and his eyes, covered with a layer of death, stared fixedly at the top of the coffin.
But he was an old man he knew well, and he knew he would not harm him. He even gave him the money his cousins secretly gave him. Uncle Zhong's death was much more tragic, and Chen Shi had no doubt that he would be tortured by such nightmares for the next few days.
After Xin Min raised her head to take a look, she looked away as if she had been burned, and stammered, "This... What on earth is going on..."
"Uncle Zhong is dead?"
Aunt Zhong, who had been silent just now, seemed to have reacted. She let out an "ah", her eyes rolled back, and she fell to the side, right onto Zhao Rulan. She actually fainted.
The scene was in chaos.
