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Chapter 264 Solution

[Activated Skill: Death Rewind (4/4)]

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Ji Yi opened her eyes and the first thing she felt was a stomachache. She was still holding a handful of mushrooms she had picked.

"Boom!"

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

He went back in time, back to the period after the eclipse began.

"Depend on!"

Before Ji Yi could even be shocked at why she had died again, things began to change before her eyes.

The room became bizarre and fantastical, filled with nothing but false illusions.

But this time, the content of the hallucination changed, becoming like a lucid dream, presenting the images that Ji Yi was thinking in her mind.

He was no longer in a dilapidated abandoned house, but in Xie Ping's bedroom.

At that moment, Ji Yi revealed a bitter smile that was extremely complicated:

"Hehe. Hehe hahaha!"

"I understand, I understand everything! If you're asking why I died, there's only one possibility left, isn't there?"

As he laughed and muttered to himself, Xie Ping appeared in the room.

This was his hallucination, but to Ji Yi, it felt incredibly real.

"My first visit to the Hidden Village was a preview of the 'second life' that the devil gave me."

As Ji Yi spoke, a cut appeared on his ankle from an accidental fall.

"I died that very night, killed by Xie Ping."

In the scene before him, Ji Yi lay peacefully on the bed, completely unaware that a figure holding a knife was slowly approaching him.

The medicine applied to his feet earlier contained a lot of sedative ingredients, so much so that Ji Yi remained unconscious until his artery was pierced by a knife.

He died by Xie Ping's knife!
As for why we can draw this conclusion, it's too simple, isn't it?
Since the first night is the time to leave notes, as long as you stay at home, nothing will happen. If you die, the only possibility is that your family members will take action.

"After that, the lighter and firewood I found in the abandoned house were all things you prepared for your next plan, Xie Ping. You were going to use my corpse to stage a scene in this game of disappearing into the shadows."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yi's hallucination changed, and he found himself in front of Old Zhang's door.

Liu Zhaohua was speaking emphatically:

"Old Zhang is still alive, but he staged his disappearance. His purpose was simple: to reduce the number of participants in this 'disappearance' curse by one."

As soon as he finished speaking, the image froze.

Then, Ji Yi saw Lao Zhang's strangled body, buried in a place no one knew about.

Then, Ji Yi saw Xie Ping slowly digging at the body, revealing Old Zhang's tragically murdered face.

Seeing this, Ji Yi spoke in a deep voice:

"I don't know whether Liu Zhaohua reminded you or if you had already planned to do this, it doesn't matter."

Ji Yi saw Xie Ping carrying Lao Zhang's body to Wang Aotian's house.

Then came the firewood, gasoline, and intense fire.

The tools for the crime had already been prepared in the abandoned house. Although two hours was tense, it was indeed enough.

In the end, the raging flames burned Old Zhang to ashes.

But Wang Aotian has disappeared!
"No wonder he smelled so strongly of burning when he came to kill us. You made Old Zhang act as Wang Aotian's corpse to conceal the fact that Wang Aotian was the First Hermit."

"To be honest, I've always found this strange."

Ji Yi looked at Xie Ping, who remained silent.

“I always had a feeling that you were hiding something from me regarding the rules of the Hidden Village. Now it seems that you do know some rules that none of us know. Otherwise, how could you have predicted that Wang Aotian would be the first Hidden Village?”

As he spoke, Ji Yi took out the "Tobacco Household Register" from his person.

"When I was checking my own family's ancestral graves, I also came across the Xie family's graves. Guess what I found?"

“Your family lineage traces back much further than that of others.”

This led Ji Yi to a bold guess:

"Your ancestor was the victor in the last game of disappearing into the shadows, wasn't he?"

Ji Yi stared intently at Xie Ping, as if she could see right through her at that moment.

Indeed, he saw through it, because the illusion of Xie Ping before him was completely naked.

Ji Yi returned to the night Xie Ping disappeared.

The other person took off his clothes and placed them next to Ji Yi. Then he started rummaging through the drawers and cabinets in the house, while Ji Yi pretended to be a sleeping husband, sleeping soundly.

"On the night before you disappeared, you put a lot of sleeping pills in the chicken soup you made for me."

Ji Yi recalled that after that night, he slept until 9:30 in the morning, and that time he drank a whole bowl of chicken soup.

After reviewing his memory, he realized he had only drunk half a bowl, and then slept soundly until 7:30 in the morning. Later, when An'an ate, she slept even longer.
Everything is traceable.

"I don't know what got into you that you didn't kill me like you did the first time."

"Perhaps my presumptuous words have shaken your resolve, making you want to see if I can really break the curse of disappearance, or perhaps you want to use me to create a more perfect alibi."

"Now it seems to be the former, otherwise why would they specifically leave me to be killed last?"

Ji Yi watched as Xie Ping packed her gear and quietly left the house at night.

As for the door lock
Ji Yi saw Xie Ping take out a fishing line, tie it to the door bolt, and then pull hard on the door from the outside!
Next, the fishing line was cut and pulled out, leaving almost no trace at the scene.

What followed was a busy night for her.

Ji Yi saw Xie Ping hiding in an abandoned house around midnight, enduring a difficult night.

"Now, let me guess, what makes you so certain that Wang Aotian will disappear without a trace?"

"Miss Xie Ping, you took the 'live' note, right?"

Ji Yi spoke calmly.

"Let me guess a rule instead. For example, [the person who holds the 'live' character can decide who disappears each night]."

Ji Yi looked at Xie Ping, who was resting peacefully in the abandoned house:

"Am I right, Miss Xie Ping?"

No one paid him any attention; Ji Yi was still in a hallucination.

"After all, isn't this essentially a werewolf game? You are a werewolf, and you can decide who dies at night. It's a perfectly reasonable balancing mechanism."

As she spoke, the scene before Ji Yi changed again, and she arrived at the scene of the disappearance on the second night.

"You chose the insignificant Old Mrs. Zhao's disappearance, are you implying that 'disappearance' is random?"

As Ji Yi spoke, he arrived at Liu Chuchu's room.

"But why did you strangle Liu Chuchu?"

Ji Yi looked at the purplish finger marks on Liu Chuchu's neck and murmured.

"Old Zhang is indeed short. After he got old, his height shrank, and he looks to be only 1.65 meters tall. But actually, his finger bones are thicker than those of people of the same build. Don't ask me how I know."

As she spoke, Ji Yi squatted down and carefully examined Liu Chuchu's neck.

"You know what, just looking at the strangulation marks, it's almost impossible to tell the killer's specific physical data. With that preconceived notion, I really thought it was Old Zhang who strangled him."

A dozen seconds later, Ji Yi stood up and glanced at Liu Zhaohua, who had suddenly appeared beside her.

At that moment, Officer Liu was angrily raising his gun and firing at two innocent elderly people.

"So only strangling can have this effect, you're quite the instigator." "But you didn't expect that Dugu Hong was even more ruthless, taking care of Liu Zhaohua in an instant."

"You may have thought about quickly making Dugu Hong disappear, but if I were you, I would indeed leave him for later."

Ji Yi arrived that night.

At that time, Dugu Hong was forced to fight back and kill the villagers who came to attack him at night.

"The holes we dug in advance are no longer enough."

Dugu Hong's voice rang out in the courtyard.

"And I need to go to sleep before midnight, so there's no time to dig another hole to bury the body."

"So, can you go home first tonight?"

The scene freezes, showing Ji Yi in a location some distance from Dugu Hong's courtyard, while Xie Ping, her face covered, is in a corner closer to Dugu Hong.

"I knew that no matter how freak he is, he shouldn't be able to sense that someone is in my direction. So you almost got taken away by someone."

Ji Yi walked over to Xie Ping's side.

The scene changed again, and Ji Yi saw Xie Ping seeing Ji Yi digging a grave.

"I did something you wanted to do before you did."

Ji Yi watched Xie Ping's retreating figure.

"So you left so quickly, so you broke into those people's house and let the monster in to kill them, right?"

“You’re afraid we’ll uncover a ‘non-existent person’ the next day, so besides the reclusive village chief, you need to kill a few more people as the ones that Gu Hong let escape that night, so there’s no way to prove it.”

The rest is self-explanatory.

Ji Yi unleashed the disaster, and Xie Ping likely took action as well, exacerbating its severity.

Apart from An'an and Song Wan'er, everyone else died in this disaster.

"No, some people weren't killed by supernatural forces. Ji Tuyi looked so anxious to write something back then, probably because he discovered your existence, right? It's a pity that this damned bastard didn't leave behind a useful clue, otherwise I wouldn't have lost my life."

After saying that, Ji Yi saw herself lying on the bed, covered in Song Wan'er's and An'an's blood.

He watched himself sleeping soundly, and watched Xie Ping slowly approach with a knife in her hand.

The illusion ends.

Ji Yi felt a wave of nausea churning in her stomach.

The scene from just now has turned into darkness, and the white candle has now burned out.

"Now that we know about Xie Ping's existence, I'm the one with the information gap this time."

He muttered to himself as he headed straight for Song Wan'er's residence.

"But if Xie Ping can really designate someone to disappear at night, then my current 'invisible man' arrangement is completely ineffective against her."

"Such a clever woman won't let her guard down until she sees my corpse, so she's going to be difficult."

"I only have one chance; if I fail, I die."

Ji Yi walked cautiously in the hazy night, keeping his attention on his surroundings. After confirming that no one was following him, he quickened his pace and finally arrived at Song Wan'er's house.

"I can kill Song Wan'er and the others now, then pretend to be asleep after nightfall, wait for Xie Ping to come and then retaliate."

"But she could have easily avoided doing that and simply made me disappear without a trace, wouldn't that have been easier and risk-free?"

If it were Ji Yi, he would also choose this conservative playing style.

Therefore, we cannot kill Song Wan'er now. Even if we were to do so, it should not be done by him.

"But even so, I am still at a complete disadvantage. I am going to die tonight, but Xie Ping is not worried at all."

When playing a game of wrestling with such a clever person, that so-called information advantage is almost useless.

Ji Yi was shocked to discover that even after uncovering the whole truth, Xie Ping, who possessed the ability to "live," was completely outmatched by Ji Yi, who was destined to die tonight. He still had no chance of turning the tables.

Whether it was staking out or actively searching for Xie Ping's whereabouts, Ji Yi was always too passive.

Any action would be meaningless.

"Tsk, so we have no choice but to take the risk."

At that moment, an extremely bold idea suddenly popped into Ji Yi's mind.

He pulled out a sharp knife, went inside, and did something almost identical to the last time.

This time, however, he set fire to the house afterwards.

The fire started between the beds, and the oil-soaked mattresses and quilts were quickly engulfed by the flames, while the wooden boards used to block the door were still on the beds.

After removing the iron bolts from all the rooms, Ji Yi walked straight out of the house without looking back.

That night, the firelight shone like lanterns, burning down house after house.

One lamp, two lamps, three lamps.
Bright lights illuminated the small mountain village at night.

Several hours later, Ji Yi set fire to all the houses in the village, except for the village chief's small villa.

"The main problem is that it's too difficult to burn."

As Ji Yi spoke, he casually tossed dozens of iron door bolts from his pocket into a corner of the room.

He was in the village chief's meeting room at that moment.

Even those who possessed the "live" slip of paper had to sleep in locked rooms at night.

This is the rule.

"So Xie Ping, I'm not actually afraid that you'll suddenly appear and put out the fire. First, you're very cautious and will hide in the shadows and not dare to expose yourself. Second, even if you put out the fire, the door lock will be broken, and you'll still die in the night."

As Ji Yi spoke, she pulled out a knife:

"In short, Xie Ping, I've worked hard for several hours and I'm exhausted. This is when I'm at my weakest. I also believe that you haven't appeared yet because you've been waiting for this moment."

In the empty room, no one responded to Ji Yi.

Ji Yi continued leisurely:
"Are you planning to wait until I'm fully rested before making your move? Ha, quite the martial arts enthusiast."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud "bang" was heard.

The door opened, and Xie Ping appeared in the doorway.

She was dressed in rags like a wild woman, while Ji Yi was equally filthy.

"Xiao Ji, you're too smart. I should have dealt with you sooner."

Xie Ping said calmly. She didn't look like she had been starving for several days. She must have made ample preparations and hidden supplies somewhere.

For example, the homemade spear in her hand is quite frightening.

An inch longer means an inch stronger, which is enough to make up for her physical disadvantages.

"Xie Ping, you shouldn't have gone this far. According to the information Ji Tuyi and Dugu Hong found out, the truth about the Hidden Village is actually..."

"At this point, is there any point in saying all this?"

Xie Ping interrupted.

Ji Yi was taken aback at first, then suddenly understood.

"Yes, you killed someone long ago, and I killed An'an. There's no going back for us."

Ji Yi, holding a knife, assumed a fighting stance:
"But you know what, I'm also very fortunate about something."

"what?"

"Fortunately, this 'hyperdimensional game final' simulated by the evil god wasn't real."

Xie Ping looked completely bewildered, while Ji Yi chuckled softly:
"Miss Xie is my partner whose interests are always aligned with mine. We have exchanged wedding rings. We are of one mind and one heart, and heaven and earth can bear witness."

(End of this chapter)