Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xiao Qin, who was almost frightened to death, looked at Gu Wuji in confusion, “Brother Gu, why is it you? What’s going on with the kitchen knife in your hand?”
But it must be mentioned that the moment he saw Gu Wuji, Xiao Qin felt a mysterious sense of relief in his heart. He didn’t know where he got the strength from, but he managed to stand up.
“I was just wondering what happened to you.” Gu Wuji looked around curiously, and the scene he saw was very normal. “What happened? You look so scared.”
Xiao Qin realized that the surroundings had suddenly returned to their normal state. Everything before was just like his hallucination, but he clearly saw that there was a ghost in this place! If Gu Wuji hadn’t appeared in time, he would probably be dead now.
“Brother Gu, this house isn’t right! There’s a ghost inside.” Xiao Qin’s forehead was covered in sweat as he hurried to Gu Wuji’s side. “Just now, a ghost reached out from the ground and grabbed my foot! My foot still hurts—”
As he spoke, he discovered that his leg was completely fine. Not to mention being almost broken by the ghost, there wasn’t even a red mark. Xiao Qin couldn’t help but sweat from his head, worried that Gu Wuji wouldn’t believe him.
“It’s okay, I know everything.” Gu Wuji’s expression became serious. He felt that Xiao Qin must have unfortunately contracted the village’s infectious disease, which was why he had the ghost hallucination.
It seemed that his plan to find someone to help him out of the village had to be accelerated! It was a little unfair to the village chief, but it was also for the health of the villagers.
“It does seem that there is a problem here. You can follow me from now on.” Gu Wuji temporarily comforted Xiao Qin. He didn’t intend to tell the truth to avoid any trouble. After all, the presence of ghosts was impossible.
Xiao Qin looked at the kitchen knife in Gu Wuji’s hand again. “This kitchen knife…” The moment he saw it, he felt a strong sense of malevolence, as if it had once been stained with the blood of many living creatures.
But even more striking was the uncanny connection between Gu Wuji and the knife, as if he himself was a bloodless killer. This made Xiao Qin’s heart tremble. If Gu Wuji hadn’t been as kind and friendly as usual, he would have run away long ago.
“I just found it while looking around in the kitchen,” Gu Wuji said excitedly.
Time flashed back to a while ago.
Gu Wuji wandered around the room. Upon entering the kitchen, he immediately felt the chill and dimness of the place. He could vaguely see the shadows of the trees outside the window cast on the wall. It swayed, as if many people were walking around inside, giving off a haunted atmosphere.
Most people would probably be frightened to death just standing at the door, and the cold would give them goosebumps.
But because of Gu Wuji’s strong physique, the low temperature was of no concern to him. He simply felt that the temperature here seemed quite comfortable, so he walked in nonchalantly. In this space that seemed like a riot of demons, he immediately saw a kitchen knife lying nearby.
The knife shone with a cold light. Although it was obviously very worn, it gave people a feeling of extreme sharpness. The stains around it looked like splattered blood, filled with an ominous feeling.
There were also a lot of dark stains on the vaguely visible walls and the ground. In short, it was very strange.
“This kitchen knife looks good.” Gu Wuji was excited. He felt a sense of familiarity the moment he saw the kitchen knife. This must be the time for his long-dormant culinary skills to come into play!
Besides, kitchen knives could also be used for self-defense. Although Gu Wuji considered himself just an ordinary student and didn’t know how to use a kitchen knife for self-defense, having something was better than nothing.
Just as Gu Wuji was about to retrieve it, a loud crash erupted from the stove nearby. A broken pot tumbled down from it, denting the dirt floor. The rope holding the firewood nearby suddenly rotted, and the pile of debris crushed against it plummeted down towards Gu Wuji— who remained unscathed.
The stains on the walls and floor suddenly faded, as if from the shock of his physical prowess.
Gu Wuji dusted himself off, frowning as he surveyed the pile of debris around him. He had already grabbed the kitchen knife. “This place is truly dangerous! I better get out of here!”
As he turned, he felt a powerful force pull at his sleeve. Without thinking, he tugged, and heard a panicked, rapid breathing behind him.
Gu Wuji turned his head, seeing nothing. “Am I hallucinating?”
He hurried outside, but as he was about to leave, the door slammed shut as if blown by the wind. The room was now pitch black, his own breathing muffled. Faintly, he could hear a woman weeping.
“It seems I’ve been infected by this place’s epidemic, it’s so terrifying…” Gu Wuji thought. “But how could there be ghosts in this world?”
He calmly reached out to push the door, but it wouldn’t budge.
“It must have gotten stuck from years of neglect.”
Gu Wuji took a few steps back and slammed into it. The force was enough to break even an iron door.
From nowhere, Gu Wuji thought he heard a shrill scream as the door burst open.
In that instant, even the swaying shadows of the trees paused. They even seemed to fade.
“Finally, I’m out of this shabby place,” Gu Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. “If it weren’t for the suspicious hints those two bodyguards gave me, and that strange mold, I would have thought it was truly haunted.”
After Gu Wuji left, several sighs of relief echoed from the now-defunct kitchen.
….
After listening to Gu Wuji’s story, Xiao Qin felt that something was a little strange, but since Gu Wuji had left without any problem, there shouldn’t be any problem. “Brother Gu can actually cook? It must be delicious!”
He didn’t know that he would want to kill his former self because of this sentence later.
“I wanted to show off my skills, but the kitchen in this place is out of service. I have to borrow someone’s kitchen.” Gu Wuji’s tone was still full of regret. “But it’s too late today, so forget it.”
The two walked out of this secluded place. Yang Shao saw the kitchen knife in Gu Wuji’s hand at a glance, and his pupils shrank immediately.
After all, this dungeon was too difficult, so Yang Shao guessed that there should be many channels in the dungeon to provide help to players… For example, some props that were easy to get.
But the prop in Gu Wuji’s hand, no matter how you look at it, was attached to a resentful spirit! Is it really okay to hold it in your hand like this? I’m afraid that ghosts will come to visit tonight!
What Yang Shao didn’t know was that Gu Wuji had already encountered several ghosts when he took the kitchen knife. However, these ghosts were powerless against Gu Wuji, and even Gu Wuji himself didn’t know he had encountered a ghost…
Because the rooms were not cleaned up yet, everyone spread out mats in the hall and prepared to sleep.
Only Yang Shao was extremely nervous and even slept next to Gu Wuji, waiting for the ghost to appear that night.
Xiao Qin saw that Yang Shao’s expression was always very subtle. He had noticed that ever since Gu Wuji brought Yang Shao back from the cemetery, Yang Shao had been pestering Gu Wuji in various ways… Could he have become gay? He would have to remind Gu Wuji when the time comes, lest Brother Gu be taken advantage of by this young master.
Yang Shao couldn’t sleep and was secretly paying attention to Gu Wuji. Xiao Qin, on the other hand, was worried about Gu Wuji’s chastity and was paying attention to Yang Shao. Only Gu Wuji, who was sandwiched between them, fell asleep instantly, which made both of them envious.
After nightfall, the whole village was extremely quiet. Mist was floating around, and visibility was extremely low.
But strangely, the view of the building opposite was extremely clear. Lying on the ground and looking out the window, he could even see the patterns on the wall of the building over there clearly.
This was definitely not right. Yang Shao was extremely nervous. He held the self-defense props tightly in his hands, his eyes secretly observing the scene outside.
The next moment, his eyes widened in shock. He saw a twisted ghost crouched against the window, its face pressed against it, staring intently at the people inside, its eyes bloodshot.
The scene was more terrifying than a horror movie.
Even though Yang Shao was already a near-advanced player, the sight made him break out in a sweat. He was thankful he was still wearing his red dress, which gave him a chance of survival even if things got critical.
The ghost’s gaze shifted between the five people in the room, as if searching for someone. Yang Shao dared not move, nor show any sign of alarm. He wouldn’t confront these ghosts unless it was absolutely necessary… After all, if he used up his props now, who knew if he might encounter something even more terrifying later.
Xiao Qin, who had been unable to sleep nearby, opened his eyes and saw this scene. His mental strength wasn’t strong enough to withstand such a scene, and he screamed in fear, “Ah…”
Yang Shao wanted to jump up and slap Xiao Qin, but before he could do anything like that, the ghost outside had already locked onto the two of them. A sinister smile appeared on its weird face, and the next moment its body disappeared outside the window.
Yang Shao was not reassured, as he knew that the ghost must have broken into the house! He sat up suddenly and glared at Xiao Qin fiercely, “Do you know what you have done?”
“What should I do?!” Xiao Qin panicked. After experiencing the tragic events of today, he had already accepted the fact that there were ghosts in this world. “Will we all be killed by that ghost?”
“Who knows? A guy like you probably won’t be able to survive.” Yang Shao looked towards the door nervously, swearing in his heart that if he encountered a crisis later, he would throw Xiao Qin out to feed the ghost first.
The door, clearly locked, strangely slid open slowly. The latch was ineffective. There was no sound outside, not even a breeze, yet the door continued to swing open steadily.
The two men watched this terrifying scene, their hearts pounding. They could almost imagine what would happen next, but they were powerless to stop it.
After all, knowing it was a ghost opening the door, who would dare rush in and encounter a ghost so closely?
“What are you two doing sitting here?” a voice suddenly called out.
As Xiao Qin and Yang Shao stared in bewilderment, Gu Wuji dazedly stood up and walked towards the door. “You left the door open so late at night? What are you playing at?”
Xiao Qin’s expression shifted from astonishment to concern and nervousness. “Wait, Brother Gu, you—”
Gu Wuji, already calmly placing his hand on the doorknob, frowned. “Strange! Was this door this heavy during the day?”
At that moment, Xiao Qin and Yang Shao both saw the ghost clearly pulling at the door from outside, gazing at them with a ferocious expression. How could Gu Wuji’s strength possibly compare to a ghost’s!
“It’s dangerous!! Come back quickly, actually that’s…” Xiao Qin spoke quickly again, subconsciously standing up and trying to pull Gu Wuji back.
But before he finished speaking, Gu Wuji suddenly closed the door. Even the ghost outside the door had a look of surprise on his face before the door closed.
“Okay, we can go to bed now.”
The two: “…”
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