Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When he first entered that space and mistakenly thought that little Felicia was a little girl, Gu Wuji got a ring from him after sending him back to the room.
Gu Wuji did not find any other use for the ring, so he kept it and never took it out.
Moreover, the side quest of sending little Felicia home was not completed, which was something that had always concerned Gu Wuji… Under normal circumstances, the other party should have been at home all the time, so why would he need to go back home?
“The rings are just similar in style. They might be heirloom jewelry of their family.” Gu Wuji thought, “But this is a copy. Every detail might be a hint. This ring must be hinting at something.”
After finishing breakfast, everyone hurried back to their room to rest or went to explore somewhere else and do other things. Anyway, no one knew what others were doing.
After Gu Wuji returned to his room, he asked Rong Qingman, “Has anyone ever left this copy before?”
Rong Qingman said, “Because this copy is very secretive, and those who have successfully left have basically become high-level players, so no one has revealed the situation…”
“I see.” Gu Wuji nodded. If that was the case, then it was possible that everyone who entered this copy before had died.
“Our situation is not very good now.” Rong Qingman looked grim. “The tokens are limited, but there are too many players. I haven’t even been able to get a token in the past few days. It will be troublesome if this continues.”
Gu Wuji thought of Lao Tan yesterday. “Did anyone else get the token?”
“No one will tell others about such things.” Rong Qingman shook his head. “But I think those particularly powerful people should have gotten it.” Although he was very unwilling, he had to admit that his strength was not as good as those other players.
Gu Wuji nodded, but he felt more and more that there must be something wrong with these tokens. However, these people were already possessed fanatics, and he couldn’t tell them.
“During the exploration in the previous nights, I have found a place where the token is hidden, and there is more than one token… Although it may be a little troublesome, we can still escape safely.” Rong Qingman whispered to Gu Wuji: “Let’s go there tonight.”
“Are there any other clues there? About this copy.”
Rong Qingman frowned and said: “It seems to be the study of the former owner of this building. There is a secret room hidden behind it, but I didn’t find a way to open the secret room yesterday. Today I should be able to…”
Gu Wuji was cheered up. He didn’t expect that Rong Qingman would find such an important thing in such a copy! He nodded immediately. Anyway, he couldn’t go to see the female ghost again. The evil god was still waiting for him. It was a good opportunity to explore that space tonight.
Gu Wuji also briefly told Rong Qingman about his encounter with the little boy and asked him what he knew.
Rong Qingman knew nothing about this. “It’s never mentioned in the information. It seems that the only thing written about is that the master’s child survived and went to study in the outside world.”
“Okay.” Gu Wuji nodded and became more and more worried about the future of little Felicia.
“Also.” Gu Wuji thought of Austin and asked, “Should there be people rowing boats in this copy?”
“Indeed.” Rong Qingman seemed to suddenly remember something, “Because of the ceremony, this island in the middle of the lake is not so easy to enter. It is said that only those who are recognized by the owner can come to this place under the guidance of a special boatman. But after the *** incident, I never heard of it again.”
“Okay.” Gu Wuji nodded. He had a vague premonition that sooner or later he would meet Austin again in this copy.
After explaining everything, Rong Qingman lay down on the bed to rest. He was really tired.
Gu Wuji took out the note Felicia gave him, thinking about what he would see, but when he opened the note, he saw that he was to wait at the afternoon tea place.
Gu Wuji: “…” Is this really okay? He thought it was some important mission, but it turned out to be just snacks?! I’ve never seen a spy having it so relaxed and happy.
He then found a note he had never seen before in his other pocket, and there were some strange words written on it, which were similar to the contents on the paper he found in the hall of the space when he first entered that night.
“When did this come into my possession?” Gu Wuji had no memory of it at all, and with some doubt, he put the note into the system space.
Afterwards, Gu Wuji found an excuse to leave and prepared to go to the afternoon tea place.
While walking in the corridor, he suddenly noticed that the interior of the building was slightly different from before. Everywhere looked much more dilapidated and there were traces of burning.
“What is going on…” Gu Wuji looked around, “I feel like everything in this building is returning to its previous state.”
At this moment, he suddenly saw many dark figures standing in the fog outside the window. They looked extremely strange as they were standing in the hazy fog.
“Are those your companions?” Gu Wuji asked the ghosts on his body.
“I guess so…” The ghost’s tone was still very reluctant. It still remembered that these ghosts ran away at the speed of light after seeing Gu Wuji catch him!
“But aren’t there too many ghosts here? So many people have died here?” Gu Wuji said and looked outside again, “It’s only daytime now, and they have all appeared. It seems that this building is getting closer and closer to some weird state.”
“I don’t know either.” The ghost said, “I have been staying in this place since I can remember… I feel like I don’t remember anything and I only act on instinct.”
It was because it was too stimulated after meeting Gu Wuji, which made its emotions and personality much richer now.
“I think the origin of these ghosts cannot be ignored.” Gu Wuji’s expression froze. Anyway, it was still some time before the agreed time, so he rolled up his sleeves and pushed open the window, “Let me ask them.”
At this critical moment, the dark shadows outside seemed to have noticed the movement and turned their heads.
The moment they saw Gu Wuji, these black shadows paused, and then they saw the ghost that was standing obediently behind Gu Wuji, like a pet raised by Gu Wuji. A look of human-like fear seemed to appear on their faces, suddenly their features could not be seen clearly, and then they disappeared the next moment.
Gu Wuji was very disappointed: “…What’s going on? I just wanted to ask them about the situation, why did they all leave?”
Ghost: “…” Don’t you know why yourself?
….
No one could have imagined that in this supernatural copy, Gu Wuji would be sitting with a character who was most likely a ghost and leisurely enjoying afternoon tea.
Felicia held his face and watched Gu Wuji enjoying the snacks, his eyes never leaving Gu Wuji’s face, as if he was very satisfied with just this.
Gu Wuji didn’t feel the slightest bit unnatural. After all, as a person with such outstanding looks and still being active in the entertainment industry, he often received such stares. Gu Wuji even thought it was nice that the other party was very enthusiastic.
However, when he glanced around, he suddenly saw a picture book on the table, which was exactly the same as the one he burned last night.
“I actually wanted you here for something important.” Felicia said, “Because of the power left over from the ceremony that year, this place becomes extremely strange at night. Of course, you and I are very clear about this, but now, as the ceremony is approaching, this power is getting stronger and stronger, and it even has the tendency to completely infect this space.”
Gu Wuji nodded immediately, pretending to know a lot. Of course, due to his acting skills, his expression was a bit complicated, and he gave people a feeling of being unfathomable.
“You can see that even the appearance of this building has been slowly affected and changed.” Felicia’s expression became serious, “If this goes on, this whole place will be swallowed up by that power. I can’t allow this to happen before the ceremony is successfully held.”
“Young Master, what should I do?” Gu Wuji was cheered up and felt that he had touched the core of this copy. It seemed that today’s afternoon tea was still very informative! Instead of adding a gay atmosphere to this copy.
“At night, you will continue to explore with the others… What you have to do is to prevent the success of the ritual in that time and space.” Felicia said, his amber eyes looking deeply at Gu Wuji, full of trust, “Although it is difficult, I believe that you can do it with your strength.”
“Of course, as long as it is your assigned task, I will complete it.” Gu Wuji spoke immediately. Considering his character, his tone was still excited and slightly moved. In short, anyone could see his loyalty to Felicia.
“Okay.” Felicia seemed very happy after listening to Gu Wuji’s words, but he looked away slightly as if he was a little shy. Then he coughed a few times and turned around. “In order to make it easier for you to complete the task, I’ll give you this.”
Felicia took off the ring on his hand and pushed it in front of Gu Wuji. “As long as you wear this ring on your hand, the ghosts in that space will ignore your existence and think you are one of them.”
Gu Wuji felt relieved after hearing his words. It seemed that little Felicia gave him this ring for a similar purpose, just to keep him safe or something, and there should be no other meaning.
After putting the ring away, Gu Wuji immediately stood up and left, but he did not notice that Felicia, who was behind him, was looking at his back with a sudden change in his eyes.
It was an expression completely different from the one he showed in front of Gu Wuji. It could be described as an expression of both love and hate, but it showed more of a terrifying paranoia.
“That’s all that’s needed. Everything will go smoothly, and soon, you won’t be able to leave here.”
….
Gu Wuji returned to the corridor.
“It seems that you are not as simple as you look.” A sinister voice sounded from behind.
The ghost was so scared that they hid behind Gu Wuji and began to tremble when they saw the person in front of them.
Gu Wuji: “…” This ghost is surprisingly timid.
Gu Wuji turned his head and saw that the person who appeared in front of him was the Viper that the other players were afraid of.
The other person looked even scarier than a ghost. No wonder the ghost behind Gu Wuji was so scared.
“Your little pet is really timid.” Viper sneered and looked at Gu Wuji sinisterly, “If I’m not mistaken, you and that Felicia have some shameful relationship.”
Gu Wuji’s expression became solemn. Was there something wrong with his acting skills? His identity as a spy was discovered so quickly. Indeed, a spy and his master was the shameful relationship between him and Felicia…
“It seems that what I discovered is true. I didn’t expect that you, just a mid-level player, could do this. You seduced the NPC and succeeded. It’s amazing. No wonder you can enter this dungeon with such strength.” Viper said.
“……”
Gu Wuji’s expression became indescribable.
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