Day of Imprisonment

Mao Daoren's goal is very simple.

It is to become an immortal.

Of course, he has his own theoretical basis and methods.

"I have a secret method for becoming an immortal. It is clearly stated above that disturbing yin and yang, reversing the universe, confusing the four elements, and not distinguishing the eight trigrams are prerequisites.

Once these are done, the secret method can be used to transfer the soul to the fetus in a woman's womb.

In this way, a congenital immortal body can be formed, deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea, and the Dao fruit will naturally appear."

"…"

Mao Daoren stared with bloodshot eyes, displaying an obvious fanaticism as he spoke.

"Luo Ju, this bastard even said you were crazy. I think he's the one who's crazy," Qian Fatty muttered.

Luo Xi then asked, "Where is the secret method for becoming an immortal?"

"It's under the bed in the house. Be careful when you take it, don't hurt her," Mao Daoren instructed.

Over there, Mao Ge had already gone to investigate and retrieved the item.

It was a roll of wooden slips.

It did look the part.

Opening it and giving it a cursory glance, the content was as Mao Daoren had said, filled with mysterious and profound statements about becoming an immortal.

However, when Luo Xi saw the last part of the wooden slips, a series of hundreds of strange numbers, his expression also became strange.

After a moment of stunned silence, he pointed to that part of the numbers and asked Mao Daoren, "Do you know what this is?"

"Numbers, but I don't know the specific meaning. I haven't deciphered them yet," Mao Daoren's expression was somewhat frustrated, but he quickly added, "However, I will decipher the mysteries of these numbers sooner or later!"

"Don't bother deciphering them. Let me tell you, this is the simplest numerical code, writing the author and the author's message."

"Author? What author? This… How do you know? Moreover, how could you possibly know?" Mao Daoren was taken aback, clearly in disbelief.

Luo Xi thought for a moment and shook his head, "Forget it, I'd better not tell you, lest you can't handle it."

"What? Don't forget it! I can handle it! Tell me clearly!" But no matter how Mao Daoren asked, Luo Xi remained silent.

Because Luo Xi knew that if Mao Daoren had a mental breakdown now, it would not be beneficial to him.

The checkpoint scene had to continue.

Moreover, some clues might not be as simple as they seemed.

"So, you followed the method in the secret method for becoming an immortal, set up the formation, disturbed yin and yang, reversed the universe, confused the four elements, and did not distinguish the eight trigrams… In this way, chaos condenses the immortal fetus, borrows the soul banner, and transfers the soul to exchange for the Dao fruit… Oh, right, why don't I see the soul banner?"

"Yes, if I become an immortal, I will definitely give you great benefits! Wait a minute, how do you know about the soul banner?" Mao Daoren suddenly reacted, his rabbit face filled with shock and disbelief.

Luo Xi remained expressionless, unable to tell what he was thinking.

The secret method for becoming an immortal did not mention the soul banner because this secret method was divided into upper and lower parts.

This part of the content was in the lower part of the secret method, and the most important lower part was not revealed by Mao Daoren.

How did the other party know?

That was why he was so shocked.

At this moment, the suspicion and incomprehension in Mao Daoren's eyes reached their peak.

"You… who exactly are you?" Mao Daoren couldn't help but ask.

"That's not important to you," Luo Xi didn't plan to explain this question to a rabbit obsessed with becoming an immortal.

"Hurry up and answer another question. Why do those ghosts want to kill you?"

"I don't know," Mao Daoren shook his head.

Luo Xi Mao Daoren was still not telling the truth. The other party was still hiding some things, but it didn't matter.

These secrets could be asked sooner or later.

After all, in the hidden plot of this checkpoint scene, Mao Daoren was only one part of it.

There were less than two minutes left before the 'Night' cycle.

Time was pressing.

Ask the important questions first.

"Do you know how to avoid being replaced by a ghost?" Luo Xi asked Mao Daoren.

The latter nodded, "Simple, wear my talisman, and all evils will not invade, or, just hide here, but you have to put the previous copper mirrors back."

Luo Xi glanced at Qian Fatty and Mao Ge, who naturally knew what to do.

They each took talismans from the house and stuck them on their bodies.

Luo Xi also took a talisman and hid it on his body.

The checkpoint scene strategy has reached this point, and basically achieving the 'Normal Clearance Reward' is a certainty.

As long as you hide in Mao Daoren's room and don't go out, it shouldn't be a problem to survive the remaining few nights.

But since some clues to the hidden plot have been explored, there is no reason not to continue.

What's more, Luo Xi discovered a 'password' exclusive to himself in that so-called secret method for becoming an immortal.

When he saw the handwriting of this secret method for becoming an immortal, Luo Xi recognized it.

Ninety-nine percent of this was his own handwriting, and the numerical code behind it directly supplemented this possibility to one hundred percent.

This was another thing that Luo Xi found both incredible and very interesting.

In this checkpoint scene, one of the 'secret methods for becoming an immortal' involved in the hidden plot was actually his own work?

Of course, Luo Xi didn't remember this.

But handwriting and passwords don't lie.

What he had said to Mao Daoren before, that the meaning of the password was the author and the corresponding message, was also true.

The master copy of the password was still the book I brought from home, "About Memory". I, Luo Xi, carried this book with me every cycle. According to the numbers corresponding to the pages and words, the decoded content is: I am Luo Xi. This wooden slip book is something I fabricated while drunk. Don't cultivate according to it. There are no immortals in this world, only villains who fantasize about controlling the fate of others. Also, the second half of the secret method is on the Soul Banner, but don't pay attention to these either. These two things are just part of my many test items.

Luo Xi really didn't expect that the things he painstakingly explored were actually left behind by his former self.

Even some of the mechanisms of this level scene were born from this.

Someone took it seriously.

Daoist Mao really believes that he can become an immortal through this.

In addition, the administrator of this level scene also used these two 'test items' as the basis to build this "Haunted Apartment Building".

To be honest, this matter is very interesting and very bizarre.

Luo Xi discovered that he, as a Memory Retriever, really left a lot of things during the Confinement Day.

However, the message decoded by the password does seem like a worthless piece of nonsense, unable to provide more clues.

The only valuable thing is the phrase 'test items'.

And the somewhat abstract description of 'villains who fantasize about controlling the fate of others'.

This is like a deliberate reminder, and also like an aimless scribble.

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Luo Xi didn't hesitate. He took out his phone and quickly dialed Ke Lan's number.

Besides the few people around him that Luo Xi could confirm hadn't been replaced by ghosts, the only other person he could confirm was temporarily okay was Ke Lan.

The number '1' that Ke Lan replied with before represented a code known only to the two of them.

But even that alone wasn't enough to confirm that Ke Lan was okay, because the ghosts that could replace people clearly had the ability to read the memories of those they replaced.

Perhaps not all of them, but definitely a lot of memories could be窥探.

So the photos in the group were Luo Xi's second confirmation step.

Ghosts can become exactly like Memory Retrievers, and even read their memories to better disguise themselves.

But abilities can't be faked.

Luo Xi knew that Ke Lan had studied the "Book of Changes and Eight Trigrams", so he deliberately included those elements in the photos.

With Ke Lan's ability, there was a high probability that he could decipher them and do something based on his own understanding.

The loud noise from District D that he suddenly heard before might have been caused by Ke Lan.

So before this night falls, it's necessary to contact Ke Lan to determine what exactly he did, and give him a little reminder.

The phone rang a few times before it was answered.

Ke Lan's voice on the other end was very excited, but obviously, he was also very vigilant.

"If you're Luo Xi, you must know what I did. Tell me," Ke Lan's tone carried a hint of testing him.

"You destroyed the incorrect trigram over there!" Luo Xi's answer made Ke Lan very satisfied.

"Luo Xi, as expected of you, you actually knew."

"Leave that room. Night is about to fall." Luo Xi stared at the time. There was less than a minute left until the shift from day to night.

"I already left. There's a charred corpse in that room. I reckon that thing will come back to life when night turns over."

Ke Lan is indeed capable.

His thinking, adaptability, and reaction speed are much higher than ordinary people.

"Charred corpse, belongs to fire, fire is Li. That side should have originally been the Dui trigram, but it was changed to the Li trigram. Disrupting the Eight Trigrams, confusing the Four Symbols, it seems that in addition to the trigrams, there must be a ghost with corresponding attributes." Luo Xi knew that the things Ke Lan had explored and his own speculation had matched up one by one.

"Luo Xi, I already know your plan. It's to correct the incorrect trigrams in the scene, right? I'll find a place to hide first. Next daytime, I'll go to other areas to take a look. Oh, right, Lin Qiqi and Wu Rui definitely have problems. I don't know about Guo Zening, but I can't find him now, so I can only assume he's been replaced too."

While Ke Lan was speaking, he had already found a dilapidated wardrobe. He planned to hide inside to get through the next twelve minutes of 'night' time.

"Regarding the matter of being replaced by a ghost, I need to remind you that this is a random name-calling mechanism. This time, the probability of you being called is over 90%." Luo Xi's words startled Ke Lan.

He thought about it and immediately realized.

"It's because the number of people has decreased... So you've found a way to avoid being replaced? So you've eliminated yourselves, leaving only me, or maybe I'm the only normal person outside. Then the probability of being named next is 100%."

"Almost. And what I want to say is that you won't die after being replaced, but you'll change your identity. In addition, your clothes and mobile phone will fall into the hands of that ghost, but fortunately, the card ring will be retained. You will be teleported to a certain household in the building, and this is the key: find a way to survive, then contact me and tell me your discoveries."

After saying that, there were only ten seconds left on the countdown.

"Luo Xi, don't worry, I can do it," Ke Lan said easily, "But this matter counts as you owing me a favor."

"Okay." Luo Xi hung up the phone.

At this moment, the bronze mirror in the room had been put back in place. To ensure nothing went wrong, Daoist Mao was asked to confirm it again.

"3, 2, 1..."

The bell rang.

"Please note, the day is over, entering night!"

"Please note, the day is over, entering night!"

"Please note, the day is over, entering night!"