This bug is amazing!

Chapter 253 Sharing the same bed
When Ji Yi opened her eyes again, all she saw was darkness, but not far away came An An's innocent singing:
[Grandma Moon, Blood-Red Eyes Open]

Ji Yi frowned. As her vision gradually adjusted to the darkness, she was able to see her surroundings clearly.

"It reverted to this point in time. Your luck is pretty good."

After all, the timing of the rewind is completely random, and the "death rewind" is by no means a panacea. If you're even slightly unlucky, all you'll get is repeated deaths.

We must proceed with caution from now on.

Save point updates will only be delayed; the next time you die, you can only return to the current point in time, and you cannot go back to an earlier point.

Ji Yi's margin for error was actually much lower than he had initially anticipated.

But after some reckless actions just now, Ji Yi has roughly figured out some of the rules.

Without a moment to think, Ji Yi acted decisively, picked up a stone from beside her feet, and smashed it hard against her calf!
"boom!"

"what!!"

He let out a shout as he felt the pain.

"Uncle Jing! Oh!"

An'an was clearly startled. She immediately squatted down, picked up the lantern, faced Ji Yi, and took a few steps back in fear.

"Help me!"

Ji Yi cried out in pain, then limped out of the darkness:

"I'm lost in these mountains, little friend. I just hurt my leg. Can you find an adult to help me?"

An'an was taken aback. When she realized that it was a person walking towards her, she mustered up her courage, picked up the lantern, and walked up to Ji Yi.

Ji Yi rolled up her trouser leg and immediately showed An An the wound on her leg.

"Oh dear, brother, you're bleeding."

An An exclaimed softly, her voice innocent and carefree.

Children of this age are ultimately quite naive. Upon seeing Ji Yi's wounds, their first thought was to offer help, completely disregarding their own safety and not even considering the possibility that Ji Yi might be a bad person.

Thus, Ji Yi embarked on the exact same path as before.

This was naturally intentional on his part. From the two previous experiences, Ji Yi had already summarized the rules:

"First and foremost."

"It's best to rest before 10 o'clock. During that time, no matter what noises you hear outside, try not to go out."

Of course, this rule is not absolute, but rather an insurance measure derived from the actual rules.

"At midnight, the red moon descends and black fog emerges. It is safe to stay at home and sleep. Once you leave the house, you will inevitably die, which is what is called getting lost."

This is the real rule.

Whether the dilapidated house where Ji Yi temporarily stayed could be considered a shelter is questionable.

Therefore, Ji Yi could only choose the safest approach: find a safe house to stay in, using her foot injury as an excuse.

As for why spending the night at Xie Ping's house led to the murder at their first meeting, this relates to the second rule:

"Even if the rule of not going out at night is followed, people will still mysteriously disappear during the night. The 'disappearance' incident has begun. This was already evident from Xie Ping's attitude during our first contact."

This means that Ji Yi was very unlucky, disappearing on the very first night.

Unraveling the mystery of the disappearance is the ultimate goal of the dungeon quest, but there's currently too little information to solve it.

Ji Yi's first priority was to survive the first night so that she could gather intelligence during the day.

As for now, we must figure out the pattern of "disappearance" or find a way to avoid becoming someone who disappears on the first night.

"Based on speculation, the disappearance incident only started tonight, and once it started, it is highly likely that none of the villagers will be able to secretly escape the village during the day."

It is even highly likely that they will lose contact with the outside world, and everyone will disappear one by one in despair until the entire village is destroyed.

"Damn, this is difficult."

Now all we can do is try to get as much information as possible.

"Hey An'an, did you learn that song you just sang from TV? Which channel was it on?"

Walking on the country dirt road, Ji Yi asked.

Hearing this, An'an shook her head: "I didn't learn it from TV, I learned it from watching short videos on my phone~ How about that, isn't it scary?"

Hmm, this is different from what I said last time?
Ji Yi frowned secretly; this An An seemed a bit unreliable.

He pulled out the last lollipop from his pocket and handed it over:

"Brother is very interested in this song. Can I see the video? I'll treat you to a lollipop."

Seeing this, An'an licked her lips, clearly finding the spiky tempting.

But after a moment's hesitation, he shook his head:

"My sister doesn't let me eat sweets at night because it will cause cavities."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi had no choice but to regretfully put the lollipop away.

"Well, there's really no other way. Although I can eat the sweet green apple-flavored lollipop if I can just keep it from my sister, An'an is a good girl who never lies, so I'll just have to keep the lollipop for myself."

He moved quite slowly, and as if showing off, he shook the packaging bag and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Wait, wait a minute."

An'an called out to Ji Yi.

"Give me the stick, and you mustn't tell your sister."

Ji Yi smiled slightly: "Alright, now show me the source of this song, or tell me its true origin, and I'll give you the lollipop."

Upon hearing this, An An hesitated for a moment before whispering:
"Big brother, look down. I'll tell you quietly, but you mustn't tell anyone."

Ji Yi immediately squatted down and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I swear I will never tell anyone."

An'an then put her mouth close to Ji Yi's ear and whispered:

"This song was actually passed down in our 'Sanshi Village' a long, long time ago. My grandmother taught me to sing it for a long time before she passed away, and then she breathed her last with a smile on her face."

grandmother?

For no apparent reason, Ji Yi thought of the old lady on the highway.

He interjected, "What did your grandma do before? Or did she run a small shop?"

"Hey, brother, how did you know?"

An'an looked at Ji Yi with a shocked expression.

grass.

'So that old woman was a ghost? Could it be that my being trapped in a ghostly maze was because of her?'

Ji Yi waved her hand: "Just a guess, I didn't expect it to be true."

"Brother guessed so right!" An'an tore open the lollipop wrapper and put the candy in her mouth. "Grandma used to have a stall by the roadside, and this kind of candy was my favorite. Grandma would always give it to me with a smile. Waaah, I miss Grandma a little."

A surge of inner strength rose within Ji Yi, and she quickly interrupted:
"Wait a minute. First, tell me why Grandma taught you this song. Do other people in the village know it too?"

"Yeah, everyone knows it, and probably can sing it too. But... the adults seem really reluctant to talk about it. They don't even want to mention it, let alone sing it. I don't know why, An'an doesn't think this song is that scary."

"Oh, I see. Thank you for telling me all this."

The information obtained this time was quite valuable, thanks to An'an's grandmother.

'Hiss, that's really creepy.'

Ji Yi crossed her arms and rubbed them. Fear is an emotion everyone experiences, especially since Ji Yi wasn't exactly a brave person to begin with.

At least in this instance, Ji Yi's "soul integrity" as a human is a built-in debuff.

As An'an continued her journey, Ji Yi soon arrived at Xie Ping's house.

Similar to the previous plot, Xie Ping initially planned to send Ji Yi away. However, after thinking for a while, she decided to keep Ji Yi and treat his wounds.

Xie Ping is undoubtedly very kind. Although her attitude seems cold and hard, she didn't want Ji Yi, an outsider, to get involved in the incident from the very beginning.

Like Miss Cat, she seems to be the type who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

As for her appearance, she looks more like Hsieh Chia-yi.

Upon entering the house, Ji Yi glanced at the wall clock; it was already 9:30.

"Thank you, sister"

Watching Xie Ping's retreating figure as she went to get the medicine, Ji Yi hesitated before speaking.

“I know there might be some issues in the village, and you don’t want me, an outsider, to get involved, but it might be too late for some things.”

These weighty words made Xie Ping pause for a moment.

Are we going to be kicked out?

Ji Yi thought to himself.

But he had no other choice. If he followed the previous timeline, he would have died in the disappearance incident if he had stayed overnight at Xie Ping's house.

Therefore, if there are things that need to be clarified, you must ask them, even if it involves some risks.

"What do you know?"

Xie Ping had her back turned, so her expression couldn't be seen. She continued what she was doing, taking the bottles and jars out of the wooden box.

Ji Yi took a deep breath.

Although he can be quite unserious in life, he knows that now is the time to show his reliable side.

Only by gaining Xie Ping's trust can one be entrusted with important tasks, establish synchronized information conditions, and participate in this event.

Then, Ji Yilang began to speak:
"I met An'an's grandmother before I came. She was all smiles, but she didn't say anything. She was sitting in a small iron shed that was packed full of goods."

Xie Ping finally turned her head, but her expression was quite calm:
"continue."

'This attitude doesn't seem very surprising.'

Then Ji Yi continued:

"Before I stumbled upon this place, I heard An An singing a folk song. Although he lied to me and said he learned it from TV, I immediately saw through his lie and guessed that it might be related to this village."

Well, Ji Yi's skill in lying without batting an eye remains undiminished.

"I've encountered too many strange things along the way: a sudden little shop, a road from which there is no escape, terrifying songs, silent dogs. And I myself am a believer in ghosts and gods, so I might as well make a bold guess. I think something extraordinary must be happening in this village."

Ji Yi glanced at Xie Ping, and seeing that she didn't react, continued:

"For example, will there be a blood moon tonight? And will black fog rise from the mountains?"

at this time.

Xie Ping's expression suddenly changed, and a look of surprise finally appeared on her face.

It's finally starting to have some effect.

"For example, I might 'disappear' from my room tonight, and starting tomorrow, the village will be closed to all, with no one allowed to leave. People will be unable to contact the outside world and will simply have to wait for the villagers to disappear one by one."

Xie Ping finally lost her composure, making no attempt to hide the shock on her face:

"What is that? A prophecy? Are you a prophet?"

Ji Yi chuckled and shook her head:

"It's just a small, reasonable guess, not a prophecy. Sister Xie, you're a really good person. Although I don't want to get involved in trouble, I've been dragged into it. I can help you, but you have to give me enough information."

"Hmm," Xie Ping glanced at the wall clock, "Let's apply the medicine first, we'll talk about the rest later."

"it is good."

"hiss"

Ji Yi gritted his teeth, trying hard not to let out a painful howl, so as not to damage his image as a hermit master.

However, he still glanced at the clock afterward:

"It's almost 10 o'clock, does that mean we can't talk tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Ping glanced at him with slight surprise, seemingly astonished that Ji Yi even knew this.

This man seems reliable.

"It's okay, just turn off the lights. You can lie down inside first."

Ji Yi was stunned by what he heard and didn't react for a long time.

It wasn't until Xie Ping pulled the light bulb cord, plunging the room into complete darkness, that he felt a gentle hand push against his chest.

"Hurry up and go inside, what are you thinking about?"

Is this a case of a lone man and woman sharing a bed?

Although this wasn't the first time, Ji Yi was still as shy as a virgin, stunned and somewhat at a loss for words.

Of course, he was a virgin to begin with.

Ji Yi lay down inside, and Xie Ping quickly followed suit. The room was quiet, and Xie Ping's soft breathing could be clearly heard.

Ji Yi tried to break the awkward atmosphere and said:

"You and An'an don't seem to have always lived in the village. Did you come back this time because of Grandma's passing?"

Xie Ping sighed deeply upon hearing this:

"Wow, you're really amazing, like a great detective. No matter what you guess, I'm not surprised at all. I even wonder if you can tell the color of my underwear. Actually, you guessed it, right? I'm wearing pink today."

Ji Yi: ".?"

No, why are you bowing like Miss Cat?
Without responding, Ji Yi even moved further into the bed.

Xie Ping, not wanting to make a fool of herself, replied seriously:
"Yes, you guessed that right too. If it weren't for Grandma's serious illness, An'an and I wouldn't have returned to the village. Speaking of which, many young people in the village have returned to this godforsaken countryside for various reasons, as if some unseen force is compelling us."

"Bearing the karma of this village for thousands of years."

Seeing that a breakthrough had been found, Ji Yi immediately asked:
"Cause and effect? ​​What is the past of this village? I see you don't seem surprised by so-called paranormal phenomena."

Xie Ping sighed again:
"This involves a legend in Sanshi Village. In fact, young people, and even many older people, do not believe the story to be true."

"It is said that more than a thousand years ago, a person wearing a porcelain doll's head came to Sanshi Village and claimed to be a god."

"Gods?"

Ji Yi muttered to herself.

"The boy with the baby head suggested that he wanted to play a game where he would put a note under the villagers' pillows when they went to sleep at night."

"The notes were very simple. Only one of them had the word 'alive' written on it, while the others had the word 'dead' on them."

"The person who receives the 'live' note will survive as long as they are not found and killed within seven days, while everyone else will die. If that person is killed within seven days, the gods will write a new note and choose someone to live."

“At first, no one believed in the so-called ‘god’ and just thought he was crazy.”

"And guess what happened next?"

(End of this chapter)