Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

But if he didn't say anything, Wuyin would deny it to the death, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Never mind, he might as well admit he was eavesdropping. He was determined to find out what the note in the mushroom forest actually said.

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Just as he was about to speak, Barton seemed to remember something.

He recalled what Wuyin had said: that if he got too close to the mushroom forest, the mushrooms would be disturbed, which would attract the white mist above the pond to attack.

He said yesterday that he hid the note in the densest part of the mushroom forest, so how exactly did he hide it?

Barton carefully reviewed everything that had happened yesterday and finally realized what was wrong.

If Wuyin and Li Fan knew about this important clue, they would naturally tell him if they wanted to.

If I didn't want to tell him, I would have said it inside the house, or in a more secluded place. There was no need to stand at the door and say such thought-provoking things.

Furthermore, when I heard about the important clue in the note yesterday, and seeing that it was getting dark, I didn't think too much about the inconsistencies in the matter, and rushed to the pond to find the note.

So the two of them were actually fishing yesterday, and they caught his big fish.

No wonder he kept having this strange feeling that someone was following him when he was walking on the path by the pond yesterday, but when he turned around he found that there was nothing there.

It turned out to be the case.

When Patton realized this, he felt like he had been tricked and was very angry, but he also felt like he had swallowed a bitter pill.

Chapter 79 The Drought-Stricken Village

Those two bastards, it's no surprise that their purpose in talking to him in front of his door yesterday was to get him to rush ahead and risk his life.

Once he gets the note from the mushroom forest, we'll use another method to trick him out of it.

Hmph, luckily he was smart enough to slip away early yesterday and avoid danger, otherwise that damned guy would have really succeeded.

As Barton thought this, a calculating glint flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Hmph, then I'll give you a taste of your own medicine. Wuyin, you plotted against me first, so don't blame me."

On the other side, Wuyin and Li Fan had already walked far away, but Wuyin remained deep in thought with a furrowed brow.

He kept thinking about the clues Patton had given him.

The butcher who would come to the village that weekend.

He inexplicably recalled the dream he had in the real world before.

A merchant came to the village selling ostriches whose hands and feet were tied to sticks.

They were so cruel that, in order to ensure the freshness of the meat, they would cut off pieces of ostrich meat from the ostriches while they were still alive and sell them to the villagers.

The ostrich was still barely alive even after all the flesh on its body had been cut off.

But what Wuyin could never forget was the ostrich's last look at him, a look that was both wooden and eerie.

He still gets goosebumps when he thinks about it now, and can't help but shudder.

Li Fan, who was standing next to Wu Yin, noticed that something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong, brother?"

Wuyin said, "It's alright, let's first test whether the villagers can see you."

A villager was feeding chickens in the distance, so the two walked over.

Li Fan walked directly up to the villager, waved his hand twice in front of him, and called out twice, but the villager was only focused on feeding his chickens and seemed not to see Li Fan at all.

Li Fan scratched his head and then patted the villager on the shoulder.

But the moment Li Fan touched the villager, he seemed to suddenly realize someone was behind him, turned around abruptly, stared straight at Li Fan, and asked impatiently.

"What?"

Li Fan was startled by the villager's sudden reaction. Wu Yin, who was observing from a few steps away, stepped forward to strike up a conversation when he saw that the villager could see Li Fan.

"Uncle, do you have a butcher come by on weekends?"

After asking the question, Wuyin remained silent, staring intently at Li Fan, waiting for him to continue.

Wuyin thought for a moment, then tentatively reached out and touched the villager's shoulder. Only then did the villager realize that there was someone else next to him.

Disturbed by the two people in succession, he became even more impatient and asked somewhat angrily.

"What are you two trying to do? Can you please stop bothering me while I'm feeding the chickens?"

Wuyin asked politely with a faint smile.

"Uncle, is there a butcher around here on weekends?"

The villager's eyes darted around, as if he had remembered something, and he spoke up.

Why should I tell you? Unless you give me something in return.

As he spoke, his eyes darted around, and he raised his hand, rubbing his index finger and thumb together repeatedly, his meaning all too clear.

This villager happened to be the same one who had been bribed by Patton. After getting a taste of the benefits once, he wanted to ask for them a second time.

In the world of ghost stories, Wuyin is penniless and unable to meet the villagers' demands. However, he doesn't mind using force to get the villagers to give him the answer he wants.

However, he doesn't really want to use special methods unless it's a special situation, but now should be considered a special situation, right?

As Wuyin was thinking this, preparing to take action, she suddenly noticed the listless flock of chickens in the coop and realized something.

He changed the subject and continued speaking.

"Uncle, are you selling your chicken?"

As soon as the villagers heard that someone wanted to buy chickens, smiles appeared on their faces, and their eyes were full of greed.

"My chickens are top-quality free-range chickens from the countryside. They're so fragrant that they don't need any seasoning when cooked. 200 each."

Li Fan's mouth dropped open in astonishment when he heard the price.

“You sold it to the buyer for only 15 yuan, but you want to charge us 200 yuan. You might as well just rob a bank.”

He had lived in this village before, and the purchase price for a chicken was only 15 yuan. Although prices were low back then, they shouldn't have risen so drastically.

The villagers instantly stopped smiling and glared at Li Fan.

"If you're not going to buy, then don't waste my time and disrupt my business."

Li Fan was about to argue when Wu Yin gestured to him with her eyes to be quiet, and then continued speaking to the villagers.

"Uncle, I really want to buy it, but your chicken looks listless. Is it sick?"

The villagers quickly waved their hands.

"No, no, no, my chicken is perfectly healthy. It's just that the village is a bit dry and it hasn't rained in a long time. If you take it back and give it plenty of water, it will be lively and energetic again."

Wuyin seemed to have grasped the key point.

"Oh? Your village doesn't look like it's suffering from drought. Isn't there a big pond in the middle of the village?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers frowned, stared intently at Wuyin, and asked in return.

"A pond? What pond?"

Li Fan also spoke up.

"It's that pond in the middle of your village that's covered in mushrooms."

The villagers seemed to suddenly remember something; their faces flushed red, their expressions tense, and their eyes filled with terror, as if they were afraid of something.

He roared at the two of them in a fit of rage.

"You two, get out of here! Get out of here now! I'm not selling chickens anymore!"

As he spoke, he reached for the broom by the door.

Li Fan and Wu Yin were filled with doubts, but judging from the villagers' attitude, it seemed they wouldn't say another word even if they were beaten to death, so the two had no choice but to leave with their questions.

But the trail ends here.

They faced two paths:

First, go to the pond and try to get the note.

The second type is merchants waiting for the weekend.

But both of them knew that the longer they stayed in the world of ghost stories, the more dangers they would face.

It's too risky to just wait for merchants to sell ostriches over the weekend without getting any useful information yet.

So I decided to go to the mushroom forest first and see if I could get the note.

On the way to the pond, Wuyin discovered a clue.

The villager said the village was very dry and hadn't had rain in a long time. There are two possibilities in that statement.

The first possibility is that the village is indeed experiencing a severe drought, and the source of the water in the pond is unknown.

The second possibility is that the villager lied.

However, judging from his expression and the fact that all the surrounding vegetation was withered, the first scenario is more likely.

So where does the water in the pond come from?

Soon after, the two arrived at the mushroom forest, only to find a figure standing beside it.

Li Fan looked closely and realized it was Barton, which puzzled him.

"Wasn't this guy scared out of his wits and ran away yesterday? How come he dares to come here alone today?"

He was actually carrying some personal resentment, because he was already feeling bad that he hadn't been able to get the note despite the favorable circumstances yesterday.

Wuyin did not answer Li Fan's question, because Barton's appearance here was already within his expectations.

Chapter 80 The Missing Coreless

Although Patton seemed reckless, he wasn't stupid.

Even if we know that businessmen will be coming over the weekend, there are too many variables involved, so naturally the more clues we have, the better.

In the Ghost Village instance, they still haven't obtained the rule slip, which shows that the difficulty of this Ghost Village instance far exceeds their expectations.

As the two gradually walked into the pond, Wuyin suddenly heard the voice of the Red Dragon Commander.