My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

After all, the occurrence of such hallucinations most likely means that Leng Yihan and the others have been targeted by ghosts and monsters, and it's uncertain whether they can even get out now...

"Forestry...Xuzhou...did you feel it...?" Zou Yu's expression was a little bad. "Around us...it seems like there are many people observing us...but...but there's clearly nothing there..."

"Let's get out of here quickly." Leng Yihan said, quickening his pace while glancing at Ruan Qi out of the corner of his eye, a hint of unease on his face.

Is everyone like this...?

With this thought in mind, Leng Yihan looked at Feixue and Leng Binglan. Leng Binglan still had a faint smile on her face, while Feixue chatted with Leng Binglan without caring at all.

The town wasn't very big to begin with, and with the six of them walking briskly, they reached the entrance they had used to enter the town in just six minutes.

This was bad enough; not only were there more eyes watching the six people, but they also faintly heard some sounds. Upon closer listening, however, they heard nothing. What made Leng Yihan even more uncomfortable was that the surrounding temperature dropped significantly. Since all six of them were dressed in summer clothes, the temperature drop became especially noticeable.

“We’re trapped.” Leng Yihan stopped in her tracks. The original entrance was now completely obscured by thick white fog.

"Huh? How could this be..." Upon hearing Leng Yihan's words, Zou Yu's face turned deathly pale. She hurriedly ran forward and tried to go outside...

Unsuccessful, Zou Yu's hand seemed to have hit some strange wall, unable to move forward any further.

"Looks like we'll have to go back to the villa. It seems like the strange sights and hallucinations will just keep going in town." These were the words of Ruan Qi.

Okay, okay... Ruan Qi, are you afraid I won't know about your abnormality, or do you still think your friend is the same silly and cute friend as before?

Just as Leng Yihan was thinking about this, she suddenly remembered the girl in the opening CG.

If, he meant if.

If the mother who brought the girl out from the beginning wasn't the girl's real mother, then does that mean the demon actually has the ability to impersonate other people?

This makes a lot of things make sense, doesn't it? Suppose that ghost could impersonate someone else, maybe Ruan Qi never even came, and that ghost could leave the town...

The girl in the previous CG was deceived by the demon disguised as her mother. First, the demon argued with the girl's father to create a reason to leave with the girl, and then took the girl away before the real mother returned...

Unaware of the situation, the girl followed the ghost on a long journey to the ghost's territory, and then entered a place where she could exert her powers—a villa…

Even so, there are still too many bugs. According to Xu Zhou, one of the six people, the girl's place is very far away from here. If this ghost can go that far to that place to plan a kidnapping, why doesn't it just grab the person and run away?

Of course, it's also possible that the ghost can only use its power inside the villa and cannot use it anywhere else, not even in the town.

However, this also suggests that the ghost was sealed inside the villa. But this ghost can not only leave the villa but also travel so far. If it were to enter the villa, who can say for sure what level of power it would have?

However, the only thing that is 80% certain is that... this ghost can indeed impersonate many people, thus achieving the effect of deceiving others.

The plot isn't progressing at all right now, so the only option left is to try our luck at the villa.

Only the gambler has conditions for killing; he can't kill indiscriminately, otherwise even Leng Yihan wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"Let's go back to the villa. The longer we stay here, the less safe it will be for us. We have no choice but to go back to the villa." Leng Yihan turned her head, and although it was only for a short while, she still caught a glimpse of joy on Ruan Qi's face. But it was too brief, and soon she returned to her previous deadpan expression, making Leng Yihan wonder if she had seen it wrong.

This time, the six of them walked very fast. The strange sights and auditory hallucinations in the town were becoming unbearable for everyone. Although they wanted to check on the old woman's condition, Leng Yihan did not go. After all, the others seemed unwilling to go into the town and reach the eerie old woman's house.

Leaving the town, they wouldn't arrive at the villa immediately. There was a short stretch of road in between, surrounded by withered, barren trees. A fence stood beside the road, and all the trees seemed to be pointing in a certain direction, as if guiding the six people to a particular spot...

After leaving the town and entering the path through the desolate forest, Leng Yihan's original chill, auditory hallucinations, and the gazes staring at them all disappeared. Clearly, the ghost was driving them towards the villa.

Based on the clues and sensations we've gathered so far, we're certain this plot involves a ghost. And if they can't kill that ghost, Leng Yihan is truly out of options.

Returning to the eerie villa, Leng Yihan frowned and looked at it for a while before walking towards the entrance.

Next to the entrance is the garage entrance where the girl last went in the CG scene. Although she looks calm now, Leng Yihan is still very flustered...

"Lin, Linye, what are you doing?" Zou Yu, who had been the bravest at the door, was now incredibly timid.

Leng Binglan remained indifferent, still holding hands with Zou Yu. At some point, Zou Yu seemed to feel safer with Leng Binglan, so she let go of Leng Yihan's hand and hugged Leng Binglan tightly.

"I just want to see if anyone will come to open the door for me when I press this doorbell..." Leng Yihan said, pressing the doorbell next to the door.

"Ding-dong!" A loud sound was followed by a long silence. Leng Yihan stared at the door with a tense face.

One minute... two minutes...

She didn't know how many minutes had passed, but just when Leng Yihan thought there was no one at the door, a light footstep sounded. As soon as Leng Yihan took a step back, the door was opened.

"Hmm? A new face." Standing at the door was a girl dressed in purple-black gothic clothing, who looked at Leng Yihan with a smile.

"Oh, it's not very polite to stand at the door, please come in..."

218 The Girl in the Villa (5)

After entering the villa, Leng Yihan observed the expressions of the three NPCs. They breathed a sigh of relief, more or less. Now that they had finally seen a beautiful and adorable little girl, they could finally rest for a while...

Beauty always makes people feel safe, but although Leng Yihan wanted to feel that way too, seeing this little girl reminded him of the little girl who died half a year ago, and he couldn't feel at ease at all...

"Huh? Aren't you coming in?" The girl in gothic clothes asked, puzzled, seeing the group still standing at the door. Her long, bright red hair was draped behind her, and she wore a small headdress.

"Um...we have a strange rule in our family: before entering someone's house, we have to know their name first." Leng Yihan made up a reason on the spot, but actually she just wanted to find out what the girl in front of her was.

"Oh, is that so?" The girl smiled gently, but the more gentle she was, the more cautious the three players became.

"My name is Yu Miaomiao, nice to meet you." Yu Miaomiao blinked her bloodshot eyes.

"...Linye, nice to meet you. These five are my friends. This fat guy is from Xuzhou, this skinny one is Ruan Qi, this girl with shoulder-length short hair is my girlfriend, Zou Yu, and these two are... Xia Bing, and this one is Fei Xue." When Leng Yihan mentioned Fei Xue, she was also careful, as she overheard Zou Yu's conversation with Leng Binglan behind her.

"Xiao Bing... So Sister Xue's name is Fei Xue?" Zou Yu asked.

"Yes, that's right." Leng Binglan nodded.

"Now that everyone knows each other's names, please come in," Yu Miaomiao invited again. This time, Leng Yihan had no excuse to refuse, but he didn't intend to refuse either. The main quest hadn't refreshed yet, and he wanted to see what the situation was.

Yu Miaomiao stepped aside, making way for the people outside. Leng Yihan immediately followed her in. The moment she stepped over the threshold, the long-absent system voice sounded.

The main questline has been refreshed.

The ring has been found.

The side quests have been refreshed.

Protect at least one of the three NPCs so they can leave the ghost town.

"This side quest... seems to be unusually difficult. Although this nightmare scenario seems quite easy now, the real game begins after we enter the villa..." Leng Yihan thought to herself.

After the group of people walked in one after another, the door suddenly slammed shut by itself, startling everyone. However, Yu Miaomiao remained calm: "Oh right, I forgot to ask you all, why are you all at my door?" Yu Miaomiao stared with bloodshot eyes at Leng Yihan, clearly expecting an answer from him.

"We discovered this small town on our way out for a trip. We were curious about the scenery, so we organized ourselves and came in. But when we tried to leave, we couldn't get out..." Leng Yihan made up an excuse without revealing that she knew about the villa.

“Oh, I see… That’s not surprising. After all, it’s past midnight. This place will be closed from midnight tonight until 6 a.m. the day after tomorrow. You won’t be able to leave the town until then. It seems you’ll have to stay at my house for the time being.” Yu Miaomiao laughed as she spoke, revealing her neat, white teeth.

"Midnight?!" Leng Yihan was stunned. "We came in around noon..."

"Yes!" Zou Yu echoed after hearing this, saying in disbelief.

"Ah, that's because the time inside is different from the time outside. It is indeed midnight now." Yu Miaomiao maintained her smile.

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"...You all better run quickly, or none of you will survive after midnight."

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The old woman's words echoed in Leng Yihan's ears. It has to be said that suspicion is sometimes the greatest source of terror. It seems that not many people remember now, so it's best not to think about it. Otherwise, it would be bad if it caused excessive panic.

"Ah, are you hungry? Please come with me. Wait a moment, I'll prepare dinner for you." Hearing Yu Miaomiao say this, Leng Yihan did feel hungry. After looking at everyone and they all nodded, the six of them followed Yu Miaomiao into the hall.

A huge dining table was placed in the center of the hall. Leng Yihan did not sit in the front seat, which was the main seat. After carefully observing and making sure that there was no one in the next seat below the main seat, Leng Yihan sat down.

"Wait a minute, I'll go prepare dinner for you." Yu Miaomiao turned around and headed to the kitchen.

“Wait, I can cook a little too… Let me help. After all, you’re the host, and we’re just guests. It’s only natural for you to help out.” Leng Yihan stood up and said.

"...No, as you said, I am the host, so I must treat my guest well." Leng Yihan wondered if it was just her imagination, but Yu Miaomiao seemed to emphasize the word "treat well," and her tone became a little cold.

"Alright, thank you for your trouble." Without insisting, Leng Yihan immediately sat down, afraid of offending the unknown NPC in front of her. Nightmare mode was almost identical to the real world, with only the health value remaining. Everything else was gone, or rather, some values ​​were still there, but had become invisible.

Since the function to view NPCs was no longer available, Leng Yihan suddenly remembered it on her way in and tried to use it, only to find that it was not usable.

The six people sat in two groups on either side. They were not taciturn people after all, and Xu Zhou was the first to speak up: "This place... is so strange. When the police came, no one was living here. How come people are living here as soon as we arrived... And these pieces of furniture, just this stool we're sitting on is an extremely classic chair. I don't know what it's called, but one chair can sell for around a million yuan. There are at least... um, eighteen chairs here."

Eighteen... the eighteen levels of hell... that's really not a lucky number...

Leng Yihan's expression remained grim. He only hoped that the process ahead wouldn't be too difficult or frightening... otherwise, he would seriously doubt his ability to complete the system's task. (Actually, he was certain he could complete it, after all, Leng Binglan was there.)

"Everyone be careful, don't touch anything out of curiosity in this villa," Leng Yihan reminded, mainly to remind the other two players as well.

“Mm.” Leng Binglan nodded in response.

After a while, about ten minutes later, Yu Miaomiao pushed a food cart out and laid out plate after plate of exquisite food for the six people to eat.

Leng Yihan didn't feel at ease while eating, and didn't eat much in the end. She had no appetite for the pasta and other dishes in front of her, and only ate until she was about half full before stopping.

However, the others didn't seem to have so many concerns. Leng Binglan and Xue Yunhuang seemed completely unaffected, while the three NPCs were completely unaware that something was wrong.

Yu Miaomiao asked him why he wasn't eating anymore, whether it was because the food wasn't good or not to his taste, but Leng Yihan brushed it off by saying he was already full.

After eating, for some reason, all six of them felt a little sleepy. Yu Miaomiao also kindly arranged rooms for the three men and three women to stay in that night, and told them where the bathroom and toilet were.

There were clothes in their luggage, and it's unclear whether they anticipated they would be staying overnight... Xu Zhou and Ruan Qi had been carrying these bags.

After taking a shower and changing into her pajamas, Leng Yihan returned to her room. The room wasn't particularly large; it had two bunk beds. Xu Zhou and Ruan Qi slept on the two lower bunks, while Leng Yihan slept on the upper bunk above Xu Zhou.

Unable to resist the urge to sleep, the three of them said goodnight to each other and then fell asleep immediately.

……

"Da...da...da..."

The soft footsteps startled Leng Yihan, who wasn't sleeping soundly, and with a click, their bedroom door opened...

Leng Yihan didn't look to see what had come in, but pretended to be asleep, trying her best to use her hearing to figure out where the other person was.

"Da...da..."

Finally, the visitor stopped in front of Ruan Qi's bed.

Then came the sound of the blanket being lifted, and the newcomer's steps became much heavier as they left, clearly having picked up something heavy.

With another soft click, the person left the room. Leng Yihan immediately opened her eyes and carefully looked around her room. Nothing had changed, except... Ruan Qi was gone.

As expected... I told you it wasn't that simple...

Leng Yihan climbed down from the upper bunk, cautiously listening to the footsteps outside the door while shaking Xu Zhou on the lower bunk.

"Xuzhou...Xuzhou...has risen...has risen—"

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