Infinite weird games

"Ah, is this a distinguished guest from the county?"

A high-pitched voice followed the narrator and shouted from a low house to the right of the players.

With a "squeak" sound, the wooden door covered with red paper-cut was pushed open from the inside, revealing the dark hall. A little old lady about 1.5 meters tall walked out on tiptoes, pointing up and down with a finger. Zeiss.

"You guys came at the right time. Xi'er is getting married, and the town is about to make a big deal for her. I can guarantee that we can't handle all the important things from far and near here!"

The little old lady's wrinkled face was frighteningly white, and she applied two blushers on her face. She was also wearing a festive red dress, even her cloth shoes were red, and a yellow-white foot wrap wrapped around her inverted cone-shaped feet. Her legs always make people suspicious that she cannot stand firmly and will fall down if touched.

She smiled and said, "My surname is Xu, old lady. Just call me 'Sister-in-law Xu' like the kids in this town!"

Qisi took half a step back to avoid the spittle, and subconsciously raised his hand to touch the side of his face, feeling a rough patch.

He raised his eyebrows and moved his hand to his chin. The fine stubble was a little prickly, as if he hadn't shaved in a long time.

Did this copy change the player's appearance? Then why can Du Xiaoyu still recognize him?

Zeiss fell into thought.

Mrs. Xu was unaware and said enthusiastically: "I'll arrange accommodation for you! This battle was only held in 1977-49! Compared with our place, other places are small. Children play house..."

It seems that the reason why the "folklore investigators" came to Shuangxi Town was to experience a traditional Chinese wedding.

What the players have to do is to collect clues while investigating Caifeng and find the whereabouts of the missing Xu Wen.

What Zis hates the most is tasks such as finding, rescuing, and protecting people. It is very troublesome to connect with strangers.

He could never understand that when people were lost, they were lost, and when they died, they died. Why would the survivors who were still alive dwell on the past, and even involve themselves in it?

Liu Bingding took out the photo on the back of the name tag and handed it to Mrs. Xu: "Sister-in-law Xu, have you seen this person? She is my friend. She said she came to your Double Happiness Town. There has been no news for a while."

Mrs. Xu squinted her eyes, lowered her head and stared at the photo for a long time, then shook her head: "I didn't see it. I'm old and have a bad memory."

She was evasive, obviously hiding something. As part of the main mission, finding people is definitely not easy to complete.

Du Xiaoyu followed Qisi closely and changed the topic at the right time: "Hey, does the girl in your town only get married once every forty-nine years?"

Mrs. Xu turned her back to the player, her two thin legs swinging flexibly, and led the way: "Every year, people get married, but this time is different. Xi'er has a good life, and the whole town will help her do it!" "

"Is this good?" Qisi raised the corners of his lips, "If we hold one in forty-nine years, the whole town should do it together. I'm afraid it's not just a wedding."

Mrs. Xu grinned: "To tell you the truth, we are not only doing a happy event this time, the main thing is to get together and worship the God of Joy. It is an old rule passed down hundreds of years ago, every forty-nine years , just choose a girl with good luck, have a grand show, and make the Goddess of Joy happy. "

Qisi raised his eyebrows: "Who is the Goddess of Joy? Sister-in-law Xu, please tell us. We are here to collect these stories."

The group of people walked slowly, led by Mrs. Xu, and arrived at a temple-like building in the center of the town.

The two-indoor building is surrounded by a circle of small white houses clad in red. The newly painted vermilion doorposts support bright yellow eaves, and two red lanterns hang under the eaves, with the words " The word "囍".

Mrs. Xu stopped and raised her hand to point at the temple that was as red as blood: "This is the Temple of Joy, and the Goddess of Joy is sitting inside - do you want to go in and pay homage?"

The temple door was wide open, like a monster opening its bloody mouth, tempting people to enter.

Chiss glanced inside.

Both sides of the room were filled with red incense candles, their flames swaying; the shrine was placed in the deepest part, against the wall, and the red dress of the god could be vaguely seen under the curtain, but the face could not be seen.

From the angle where the players are standing, they can only see a pair of stone statues kneeling at the feet of the statue. They appear to be a man and a woman, both wearing bright red wedding clothes and making worship gestures.

Maybe it's the uncanny valley effect, but this picture gives people an indescribably weird feeling.

Qisi didn't want to go in head first. He had to trick someone to explore the way.

Considering his position at the moment, he withdrew his gaze and bumped the mountaineering bag on his back: "Our luggage is heavy and we are tired after walking all the way. Let's find a place to settle down first and then come again. Of course, if you have any special requirements, you can pass by If you want to go in and pay homage, that’s fine with us.”

——At worst, if the situation is not right, run away. If you can't run away, just use the fate pocket watch.

"No rush, no hurry, you have to stay here for seven days, you have plenty of time!" Mrs. Xu smiled brightly, and white powder fell from her face like sheep dung, "The cleaned guest room is just ahead. , it’s not far, you guys have a good rest. I’ll tell you about the Goddess of Joy.”

The group set out again, and Mrs. Xu spoke in a soft voice: "The Goddess of Joy in our town is the most effective. The newlyweds should join hands to worship, and let the Queen see it. The two of us will be together for the rest of their lives." We will not be separated for a long time. Your Majesty loves to hear the laughter of newlyweds and hates those who betray your heart the most. If anyone changes her heart, she will not forgive him!"

"It is said that the Goddess of Joy was also a girl hundreds of years ago. Unfortunately, she fell in love with a heartless man. The man left her and never came back. The queen was so heartbroken that she threw herself into a well at the west end of the town and died. The predecessor made great ambitions to protect the newcomers..."

Mrs. Xu's steps suddenly stopped.

She pointed to a house in front of her: "It's inside. I'll take you with me. Don't wander around after you enter, or bump into the bride."

The house was not big, only the size of an entrance. The tiles were broken and several pieces of the wall were missing. However, there were layers of bright red curtains hanging from the eaves; red cloth flowers and paper-cuts were piled together noisily. , dressing up the dilapidated old house in a colorful way.

Qisi smiled half-heartedly and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for a foreigner to live with the bride."

"Other families in the town can't make room, but Xi'er has a vacant room. In the past, all the guests stayed here." Mrs. Xu stepped forward and opened the door, turned to look at everyone, "She will be there tomorrow." Once you get married, no one will live in this house.”

Qisi asked: "Is Miss Xi'er an orphan?"

He followed Mrs. Xu through the door and saw a half-decorated house. The west side is covered with red silk and paper-cut window grilles, and the whole thing is brightly red; the east side only has a few "囍" characters sporadically pasted on it, which looks cleaner and more distinct.

"Yes, Xi'er has been suffering since she was a child. She has no father or mother, and has grown up eating the food of hundreds of families. But once you pass the exam, you won't have to suffer in the future." I don't know if it was because of the lack of light in the courtyard, but Mrs. Xu's voice was a little louder. It was very dark and dim, like the fog on the lake.

She pointed to the east wing and said, "You guys can stay here for the next few days. I will bring food to you later. Don't run to the west wing. It will be bad if you scare Xi'er."

All five players were already standing in the courtyard. Mrs. Xu turned her back and was about to leave from the door.

The moment she was about to cross the threshold, Li Yao suddenly said: "Sister-in-law Xu, I see that you have just done a white matter here. The red and white matters have been done before and after. The devil is not gone, and people collide with ghosts. I'm afraid there will be disaster."

She waved the wad of paper money in her hand, which fell from the sky when the narration sounded.

Mrs. Xu squinted her eyes, and the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together: "What are you afraid of? Our town specializes in organizing this kind of wedding, and people from near and far beg us to do it for them. There is a way to celebrate and mourn, and it has been this way for hundreds of years. , and nothing happened.”

Li Yao said coldly: "It's a small amount of luck if nothing happens, but it's a big bad luck if something happens."

Mrs. Xu sneered "Haha" twice: "Newly dead ghosts cannot become evil spirits. There is Yang fire on the shoulders of strangers. As long as the fire is not extinguished, it can burn the little ghosts to death!"

"You kid blows out the lamp, you can't help but say whether it will be extinguished or not."

Mrs. Xu seemed to be annoyed, her eyelids rolled up and down, and she turned around and left without saying a word.

It wasn't until her back disappeared outside the door that Liu Bingding asked curiously: "Li Yao, what are you doing with that old woman? She sounds pretty powerful."

Li Yao shook her head slightly: "It's nothing. The supernatural theories here are different from those outside."

The courtyard was eerily quiet, and it was clearly decorated with lights and colors, but the players could not feel any festive and auspicious atmosphere. It was said that a bride lived in the west wing, but at first glance, all she could see was a dark window, which didn't look like anyone was living inside at all.

Not only here, the whole town is like this. There are obviously people, but there is no smoke and smoke. It is as quiet as a huge tomb.

Liu Bingding opened the door of the wing first and walked in. Zeiss followed.

According to Mrs. Xu, no one has lived in this empty room for a long time. But the cleanliness is much better than expected. The furnishings such as beds and wooden tables do not look dilapidated, and there is not much dust accumulation. It does not irritate the player's face when opening the door.

The wing room may not look big, but the layout makes full use of every space. Perhaps it was specially modified to accommodate people. With six beds placed in a row, it doesn't look crowded. It looks more like a common Datong bunkhouse in the last century.

Shang Qingbei held up his glasses and analyzed: "Sister-in-law Xu said that all the guests came here to stay, so Xu Wen should also have stayed here, and maybe she will leave some clues."

"Not bad." Qisi smiled approvingly, "There are three situations. The first is that she is not a guest. Mrs. Xu's surname is Xu, and her surname is also Xu. Maybe she is a resident of the town."

"The second type is that she is related to Shuangxi Town, but she has not been back for a long time and does not have a house. The third type is that she has nothing to do with Shuangxi Town and is simply here to investigate folk customs."

"The latter two situations lead to the same result. She came to Xi'er to stay temporarily, and she is probably our previous resident."

"Why do you say that Xu Wen is the previous guest before us?" Du Xiaoyu took the lead in digesting the information and asked if he didn't understand, "What if there are other guests who came between her and us? Didn't Mrs. Xu mean far and near? We have to go to them for everything, so there should be a lot of people here."

Qisi answered patiently: "The boatman said that we have ferried a boatload of people this month, which means that no other guests came here in the previous month. And I believe that as Xu Wen's relatives and friends, we are waiting for her It was too late to find her after she had been missing for more than a month. "

Shang Qingbei frowned: "How are you sure that the boatman is telling the truth? What if he is lying?"

"It's not necessary." Qisi shook his head. "His motive for telling me what he said was to show that he didn't know about Xu Wen's disappearance. If he wanted to lie to us, he could have just said that he had never seen the female passenger, instead of choosing the last option. An easily exposed lie."

"Of course, it can also be assumed that all NPCs have conspired to make confessions and deliberately passed on false information to us. Then this dungeon will no longer be able to be played. It depends on the character and waits for death, and you will be lucky."

The tone of the subsequent words did not change, but listening to the content, it was obvious that he was offended by Shang Qingbei's bullying behavior.

Liu Bingding glanced at Shang Qingbei and then looked at Qisi: "That's the truth! Let's look for it. Maybe Xu Wen left some key information in this room and specially led us to find her. ”

The man went straight to the wooden table by the window, opened the drawer and rummaged around, raising a cloud of dust, obviously wanting to show his support for Chiss through action.

Chiss smiled and looked at him for a while, then suddenly stepped forward and put his hand into his pants pocket.

Liu Bingding was so frightened that he hid sideways. However, Qisi had already taken out the contents of his trouser pocket, held it in his hand and waved it up.

It was a smartphone, with a red casing and a pitch-black screen. The style looked quite trendy.

The expressions of the players all changed. Du Xiaoyu blurted out: "How did you bring it in? I remember they didn't sell it in the mall..."

Shang Qingbei also stared at Liu Bingding with a solemn expression.

Bringing his mobile phone into the game actually reminded him of the secret of "weird invasion". Weirdness can penetrate into reality, and maybe reality can penetrate in reverse?

Could this be related to the prophecy about the "Gate" that the Guild received not long ago?

"It's not Liu Bingding who brought it in. It should be the clue sent to us by this dungeon. It seems to be quite crucial. Next time you encounter this kind of clue, you should try your best to put it on the table and say that this is a team dungeon and there is no confrontation attribute. ." Qisi said solemnly and pressed the power button.

The screen saver of the phone was a strange and poignant photo: people in red clothes and red masks were carrying a bright red wedding sedan, blowing and blowing; but white paper money was scattered in the air, accumulating on the top of the sedan.

Liu Bingding was completely confused: "I didn't even know this thing existed. When did it appear in my pocket? If I had known, I would have taken it out long ago!"

No one said anything for a moment.

The existence of massacre players is no secret. According to the statistics of the forum, there is one massacre player for every five people, and this copy has exactly five players. The number is very subtle.

Although rationally, Liu Bingding's behavior does not seem like he has a ghost in his heart, no one has the kindness to stand up for a stranger.

"I really don't need it. I still haven't figured out what this copy is. How dare I keep a clue that I don't know if it will be used?" Liu Bingding cried sadly.

Qisi smiled pretending not to care: "Forget it, there was no time to exchange clues along the way. Liu Bingding probably just didn't have time to take out his phone. The team copy requires us to unite and work together to decipher the worldview. Next, I hope you will Being able to put aside grudges and work together.”

He recalled for no reason the declaration of "A Community with a Shared Future for Mankind" posted by the Kyushu Guild on the forum, and smiled strangely for a moment.

In full view of everyone, he lowered his eyes at the right moment and raised the phone in his hand: "Without further ado, let's first see what clues there are in this phone."