Volume 2: Living with Ghosts Chapter 019 Gate
After entering the village, everyone walked along a small path. As they walked, they observed carefully, not wanting to miss any position.
The houses in the village were just like what they had seen outside the village, all thatched houses with small courtyards. Although this kind of thatched house was almost extinct in real life, it did not surprise everyone to see it in the mission.
Through previous observations, everyone knew that this woman's village was roughly an oval, so they didn't need to worry about getting lost. Of course, within such a range, it would be difficult to get lost even if you wanted to.
Without the worry of getting lost, the group naturally did not stop and continued to move forward along the path, but they stopped not long after. A small hill about ten meters high blocked their way forward. It was hard for them to imagine that there would be a hill in the village.
At the foot of the tall hill, there was an iron gate about 3 meters high. The iron gate was tightly locked with a huge lock, and it was almost impossible to open it without a key. As they got closer to the iron gate, they could clearly hear some noises coming from inside the gate. It was obvious that there was someone inside the iron gate!
Looking at this mysterious door, everyone's eyes revealed deep confusion, and they were all guessing what was inside the door, but no one advocated knocking on the door. After hesitating for a while, the people had no other choice but to change their original route and take another road to bypass the hill.
After they went around the hill, they came to the back of the hill, and then the road here became flat again. Zhang Fengyu was thinking secretly along the way, but after the previous lesson, he had learned to be quiet and did not express any thoughts, but just followed the three people quietly.
The road keeps extending forward.
After walking for about 20 minutes, everyone couldn't help but stop again. They returned to the iron gate and faced the small hill that they had just bypassed.
They actually walked around the village for a full circle, but this also further proved the outline of the village. Chen Ping thought that this women's village was probably built around this small hill. When they were observing from outside the village, they mistakenly thought that this small hill was a high peak in the distance, but now it looks much clearer.
After walking around the village, they still couldn't find the so-called square. When they thought about the iron gate, they could easily guess that the iron gate might be the entrance to the square. But they didn't know whether it was locked because of the lack of time or a test for them.
After Zhang Feng hurriedly lit a cigarette for himself, he looked down at his watch. The time displayed on the dial was exactly 5:50. In other words, there were only 10 minutes left before the marriage ceremony indicated in the reminder.
But the huge lock on the iron door blocked their entry. Although the supplementary instructions did not emphasize that not attending the marriage ceremony was against the rules, if they really did not attend, they would lose the opportunity to contact the people here. Perhaps this opportunity would only come once in the mission, so they must not miss it.
"The marriage ceremony will begin in 10 minutes, but the iron door is still locked. It's uncertain whether anyone will come out in a while. Why don't we knock on the door? What do you think?"
At this time, Zhang Feng couldn't hold back any longer. After he made his proposal , he looked at Chen Ping and Wang Lin earnestly, and ignored Zhang Fengyu. However, Zhang Fengyu was happy about it, as his eyes and ears were clear.
Wang Lin was against Zhang Feng's proposal: "I think someone will appear to open the door for us at 6 o'clock. After all, the marriage ceremony is a mission for us to participate in, so there is no reason for us to guess it right from outside the door."
Seeing Wang Lin's objection, Zhang Feng became anxious: "But what if no one opens the door for us at 6 o'clock? The supplementary reminder clearly states that there are many customs in this village. It can be said that each custom in the village is equivalent to a supplementary task for us. Who knows if this is a task, deliberately made to embarrass us. If we can't make it to the marriage ceremony, it may be regarded as a violation of the local customs."
This time, it was Chen Ping who answered Zhang Feng. He gently pushed up his glasses and replied calmly, "Although what you said makes sense, we also cannot deny that we don't know whether knocking on the door in advance is a violation of the local customs. Both possibilities exist, so we'd better continue to wait like we are now!"
Seeing Chen Ping so confident, Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and said nothing more. After all, Chen Ping's analytical ability was the strongest in the group, far beyond his ordinary brain. With a bitter smile, Zhang Feng lit another cigarette and squatted down.
Zhang Fengyu stood aside and listened carefully to the two's speculations. After listening, Zhang Fengyu subconsciously shook his head slightly, because his speculation was different from that of Chen Ping and Zhang Feng. The basis of his speculation was the iron gate in front of them. There were four such gates in the village, and this was just one of them.
After hesitating for a while, Zhang Fengyu told everyone his guess: "If the iron gate is the entrance to the square, then the square must be built in this hill. And there are four such iron gates. Perhaps this is a hint that the four of us should separate and enter from different entrances. Is this way of entering also a custom in this village?"
Zhang Fengyu's speculation, except for Chen Ping who shook his head in disapproval, Wang Lin and Zhang Feng thought it was very likely. There were four of them, and the number of entrances also happened to be 4, which made them think that this might really be one of the customs in the village.
Combined with the sentence in the supplementary hint, "This contains some customs in the village, which the executor needs to figure out by himself in order to achieve the smooth progress of the task", from the word "figure out" in the hint, we can predict that there must be some hidden rules in the task.
Chen Ping has made it clear that he believes Zhang Fengyu's guess. As for Zhang Feng and Wang Lin, they both feel that it is necessary to try. However, Zhang Feng is afraid of offending Chen Ping, so he is waiting for the captain Wang Lin to express his opinion. If Wang Lin does not express his opinion, then he will definitely not try.
Wang Lin naturally didn't care about Zhang Feng. After a brief thought, Wang Lin smiled and said to Zhang Fengyu: "Fengyu, let's try your method. We will set off immediately and wait in front of the gates. There are still 8 minutes left, let's hurry over!"
"good!"
Zhang Fengyu was grateful for Wang Lin's support from the bottom of his heart. After quickly agreeing, he turned and ran to the side. Zhang Feng also followed the crowd and went to the other two exits separately from Wang Lin.
Watching the three people walking away, Chen Ping couldn't help but sneer, secretly cursing them for wasting their efforts. After all, no matter how you look at it, the four exits and the number of people they have are just a coincidence. Could it be that the people in the village specially dug four exits for them because there are only four of them? In Chen Ping's opinion, this is simply impossible!
But who was right or wrong was no longer important, because Zhang Fengyu and the other two had already arrived at the other exits. As the pointer on the dial got closer and closer to 6 o'clock, everyone's nerves were completely tense.
During this final waiting process, everyone analyzed this mission again. This subconscious behavior also showed their uneasiness. Even Chen Ping, who had always been calm, was also analyzing multiple hypotheses in his mind.
After a brief thought, Wang Lin could not help but think of two figures, one of whom was gentle and lovely, and the other was smart and cute. These two cute figures, one big and one small, were exactly what he had been thinking about day and night, and the biggest motivation for him to persevere until now, his wife and daughter.
With a sigh, Wang Lin suppressed his thoughts and tried to focus on the mission. He knew clearly that now was not the time for him to think about these things. After this mission, he would have accumulated 70 health points, which meant that he was only one step away from escaping the curse. If he persisted for a while longer, he would be able to go home. He could definitely do it!
Zhang Feng was still smoking, or he was an out-and-out smoker. He was unable to make an analysis, so he could only use this time to imagine some beautiful things. However, this beauty was completely replaced by a girl, who was Yun Yun who went to the manor.
Yun Yun entered the curse later than Zhang Feng. When he saw Yun Yun's helpless and desperate face after entering the curse, an impulse rose from the bottom of his heart, an impulse to protect her. Zhang Feng knew that he might like Yun Yun. However, although he secretly loved Yun Yun in his heart, Zhang Feng understood that with their current situation and fate, they were not qualified to talk about love. After all, even their lives might not be saved, and they dared not even think about anything else. Thinking that Yun Yun would have that kind of relationship with the men in the village during this mission, Zhang Feng was very itchy.
"Damn the curse! All his ancestors will die miserably!!!"
At this time, Zhang Fengyu also thought of his parents, whom he cared about. This gave him a strong obsession. He must live and must not die! Only by living can he see his parents and find the warmth that home brings him again!
He shook his head vigorously to calm , but Li Xuan's elegant figure suddenly popped up in his mind. When this figure appeared, Zhang Fengyu couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was obvious that he had an inexplicable liking for Li Xuan who had spoken for him many times. But he didn't know whether this liking came from gratitude to Li Xuan or he was attracted by Li Xuan's temperament.
"Can I really make it through this mission alive?"
The hour hand and minute hand finally formed a perfect 180-degree angle at this moment. At this moment, the door lock in front of the four people suddenly made a strange crisp sound, and unexpectedly fell to the ground in their sight. Seeing this scene, Chen Ping's pupils suddenly shrank. No one tried to open the lock, but the lock opened by itself, which showed whether his speculation was right or wrong!
On the other hand, Zhang Feng and Wang Lin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this scene, secretly saying that they were lucky to have listened to Zhang Fengyu, otherwise it would be hard to imagine what would happen. Seeing that his analysis was actually correct, Zhang Fengyu's heart was even more confident that he could survive in the future!
The four of them rubbed their palms vigorously, then pushed open the iron door in front of them. Then they stepped into the dark passage.
