Survival in an apartment, starting with a stroke of luck on a plane

The old man frowned, trying hard to recall: "Liu Xiangxiang... um... I think I remember her a little."

"The fire? Of course I remember. It killed so many people. The whole village smelled of roasted meat, and it lingered for months..."

A hint of discomfort crossed his face: "But the specifics... I didn't pay much attention back then, at most I heard some things from others, but none of them were reliable. If you really want to dig deeper..."

He paused, then pointed towards the walled city: "On the first floor of the walled city, near the entrance, there's a small shop."

The owner's mother, surnamed Chen, whom we all call Granny Chen, is a "living fossil" of the village. She has lived here ever since she married into the family and loves to gossip about everyone's business. She also has an amazing memory.

No matter how long ago it happened, as long as it's related to the walled city, she'll definitely remember it. You can ask her, she won't go wrong.

"Grandma Chen...the convenience store..." Lin Yu quickly jotted it down in his notebook.

Having obtained the intelligence, the five men did not linger. They immediately turned around and left the oppressive tin-roofed area, returning to the interior of the walled city.

By now it was completely dark, and the lights inside the fortress were even sparser and dimmer. The passageways were shadowy, as if countless eyes were lurking there.

The atmosphere inexplicably became even more gloomy and oppressive.

Following the old man's directions, they quickly found "Wang's Incense and Candle Shop" in a corner almost swallowed by shadows at the deepest part of the second floor.

The shop was small and dilapidated, with a faded wooden sign that barely revealed the words "Wang Ji".

The door was ajar, and a dim, flickering candlelight shone through.

A strong, pungent smell, a mixture of cheap incense, old paper money, and some indescribable herbal odor, wafted out from under the door.

Lin Yu gestured for everyone to wait a moment, then stepped forward and gently knocked on the slightly ajar wooden door.

"Who is it?" A deep, hoarse voice, filled with weariness, came from inside.

"Boss, I'd like to buy something," Lin Yu replied.

There was silence for a few seconds before the sound of rustling footsteps could be heard.

The wooden door was pulled open a crack, and the face of a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, thin body, and sunken eyes peeked out.

His hair was greasy and sparse, his eyes were cloudy and wary, and he was wearing a faded blue cloth jacket.

It was indeed Boss Wang.

His gaze swept over the five people outside the door, lingering particularly on Lin Yu for a moment. His brows furrowed imperceptibly, and a hint of surprise and doubt seemed to flash deep in his eyes.

Then he immediately reverted to his numb and exhausted state.

"What do you want to buy?" His voice was still hoarse.

"Boss, I've heard that your incense and candles are very effective. I'd like to buy some for worship." Lin Yu remained polite, but his eyes were sharp as he observed the other person's expression.

Boss Wang remained expressionless and stepped aside slightly: "Come in and choose. It's a small place, don't all crowd in."

His tone carried a coldness that kept people at arm's length.

Lin Yu gave Wang Junyue and Liu Dashan a wink, and the three of them went inside, while Zhang Jun and Liu Yueyue stayed outside to keep watch.

The shop was indeed cramped and small, with shelves on three walls piled high with all kinds of incense, candles, paper money, gold ingots, paper clothes, and some strangely shaped paper figures and horses.

The mixed smell in the air became even stronger.

On the wall directly opposite the entrance, there was a blurry, dusty picture of a deity, with a small incense burner filled with ash placed beneath it.

Mr. Wang sat back down in a tattered rattan chair in the corner, closed his eyes to rest, seemingly completely unconcerned about what the customers were choosing.

Lin Yu and Wang Junyue pretended to be selecting incense and candles, but their eyes were quickly scanning the shop. Liu Dashan, on the other hand, strolled around seemingly casually, but was also carefully observing.

Lin Yu picked up a bundle of dark red, coarse-textured incense and asked, "Boss, how much is this incense?"

"Five yuan a bundle." Boss Wang didn't even lift his eyelids.

"So expensive?" Wang Junyue asked feigning surprise. "The regular ones outside only cost a few cents."

"Buy it or don't, it's up to you," Mr. Wang replied curtly.

Wang Junyue felt a little embarrassed after being rebuffed.

Beside him, Lin Yu picked up a bundle of incense and said to Boss Wang, "Boss, this incense is definitely not worth the price."

Without waiting for a reply, Lin Yu pulled out the very middle stick from the whole bundle of incense and said, "But if they were all like this, then it would be worth it."

All eyes turned to the incense stick in Lin Yu's hand.

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Incense sticks

Category: Props

Grade: Black Iron

Durability:10/10

Effect: Using it to worship ghosts will gain their favor.

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Liu Dashan and the others were somewhat surprised. They never expected that these ordinary incense sticks would contain items recognized by the game system.

Boss Wang gave Lin Yu a deep look and said, "If you wanted a whole bunch of these, you couldn't buy them for five yuan."

Lin Yu smiled and continued, "Boss, do you have any other good stuff like this here?"

As he spoke, he gestured to the incense stick in his hand.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Boss Wang slowly rose from his rattan chair, then walked over and closed the shop's door. He then looked at Lin Yu and asked with a serious expression, "Kid, I don't care why you're here, but I'm warning you, you'd better leave as soon as possible and not get involved in this."

Upon hearing Boss Wang's words, Liu Dashan and the others' expressions changed, but soon their expressions turned into bitter smiles.

Lin Yu gently shook his head and replied, "Boss Wang, if we could leave, we would have left long ago. How could we have found your place here?"

After listening to Lin Yu's words, Boss Wang was silent for a few seconds, then turned around and went to a small compartment at the back of the shop. After searching for a while, he brought two items to the front desk.

Boss Wang placed the items on the table and then said, "Just these two things."

All five of them looked at the items on the stage.

One of the items was a small stack of about ten yellow talismans.

The other item was a copper coin sword that was several tens of centimeters long.

Lin Yu first looked at the talisman.

Exorcism Talisman

Category: Props

Attribute: Special

Grade: Black Iron

Attack: 20

Durability:1/1

Effect: Deals damage to demons and monsters upon use and can repel them.

Description: Do not overestimate its exorcising effect; it is ineffective against spirit creatures of Black Iron rank or higher.

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【Copper Coin Sword】

Category: Weapons

Attribute: Special

Grade: Black Iron

Attack: 20

Durability: 20/20

Effect: Weapons made with ancient dynasty's lucky currency can damage demons and monsters.

Description: Never try to hit someone with this sword, it will fall apart.

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After seeing the product's effect, Wang Junyue's eyes lit up, and she quickly looked at Boss Wang and asked, "How much?"

Upon hearing her words, the expressions of the three people, except for Lin Yu, changed drastically.

They all knew very well that among the five people present, only Wang Junyue possessed the currency of this world. If she bought all these things, what would they do?

Lin Yu didn't care; the effects of these two items were mediocre, far inferior to his [Executioner's Blade].