frightfiction Chapter 76 A Good Master
Chapter 76 A Good Master
Yan Yu's words sounded quite sincere, but Yan Xun knew that he could only believe half of them at most.
The contents of the wooden box are real, but how they ended up in the Cimu Hall is another matter entirely.
“You can’t see them during the day,” Yan Yu added. “Even if you hear them at night, just ignore them.”
Yan Yu had many things to do and couldn't stay by his side all the time. After giving him a few more instructions, he left. He also emphasized that Yan Xun must remember to avoid people he knew.
It won't take too long; it will be fine after the temple fair ends.
“You can stay in your room without worry,” Yan Yu said. “If they’re just passing by, they won’t see you.”
He stood at the door, still somewhat reluctant to leave, until Yan Xun waved impatiently before he finally departed.
As soon as Yan Yu left, Yan Xun saw Sun Zhao and the others behind the window. They seemed to be looking for him and calling his name—according to the plot, he definitely couldn't show up.
He sent Gu Jia a message, telling him not to worry that he was still alive. Half an hour later, the man replied with an "Mm".
As the main character of the movie, Yan Xun definitely cannot contact Sun Zhao, otherwise the plot will most likely go out of character. He doesn't have a script, and who knows when the plot will focus on this person.
Gu Jia had told him before that he had few scenes and that he was a loner who didn't like to get together with the main characters, so he was mostly off-screen and it was okay for him to contact him casually.
"Yan Xun!" Sun Zhao called out Yan Xun's name.
Meng Zhi and Ruan Yun, who were standing nearby, were also shouting.
"How could he suddenly disappear?" Sun Zhao asked, feigning ignorance.
Meng Zhi also seemed very anxious. He looked at Sun Zhao and asked, "Could it be that you found Wusheng Village too boring and ran away on your own?"
“That’s true.” Sun Zhao pondered. “He said before that he didn’t find the village fun.”
Yan Xun, who was quietly observing from the side, was speechless.
There's an awkward feeling, like watching someone you know put on a show.
"No way!" Ruan Yun exclaimed in shock. "Wusheng Village is quite a distance from the outside world. How is he going to leave?"
“I overheard Yan Yu’s conversation with his family before, and he didn’t take his luggage with him.”
“That’s strange,” Sun Zhao said. “He hasn’t shown up since last night…”
As he spoke, he saw Xiaoxiao Supermarket. "Let's go to the supermarket and ask."
As they spoke, they entered Xiaoxiao Supermarket.
Yan Xun knew that their part of the story had come to an end, so he went back to bed and lay down, pondering the events that had unfolded.
"I had several dreams while I was asleep."
Yan Xun muttered, "One minute I'm in an office meeting, the next I'm standing at the entrance of the Cimu Hall, and a few days ago I was lying in a pigsty."
In the real world, he could only say that this was the surreal nature of a dream, but this was a game instance, so he could only say that these were all clues.
Thinking of this, he took out the movie rating screenshots and plot synopsis of "The Village Without Life" that he had bought and studied them carefully.
Yan Xun's gaze lingered on a certain sentence for a moment—
"What do you think are the characteristics of a bad movie?" Yan Xun suddenly asked the system.
"...Rotten?" the system hesitated for a moment before saying.
"This is a terrible horror/thriller movie." Yan Xun said meaningfully.
The system still didn't understand Yan Xun's meaning.
Yan Xun didn't continue, since he wasn't planning to explain things to the system anyway.
"What if someone is lurking in my live stream, thinking of tipping me off?" Yan Xun said.
Just as the system was about to say that the comments in the live stream room could not reveal plot clues, nor could they give the current streamer hints about the plot by spying on other live stream rooms... it suddenly realized that Yan Xun might not be trying to guard against other players.
It is something else.
[I'm going to cause trouble! What is it that our esteemed VIP users can't see??]
[Who?! How could there be a mole in our live stream?!]
[Heh, just playing hard to get. He didn't actually find anything. He's deliberately making us think he's discovered clues and mastered a secret to scam donations.]
[Hey bro, your follower count gives you away :), don't just say you're okay with it, give me some more money!]
[I'm not a fan: Donate 50 lollipops]
【I'm not a fan: ??? You guys are spreading rumors? ??? Didn't you see my ID? I'm not a fan at all!】
Yan Xun glanced at the comments and said, "Okay, thank you for the donation from this hater."
"I know you're not a fan, so there's no need to argue."
[I'm not a fan:…………]
[I'm not a fan: ...I've already given so much in tips?? Can't you say something nice??]
Yan Xun ignored him, "Someone go check out Sun Zhao's live stream."
"Have they already gone to Xiaoxiao Supermarket?"
The chat in the live stream cannot reveal any clues that could help players complete the game—for example, Sun Zhao cannot ask the people in the live stream where Yan Xun is, as this involves the truth behind his disappearance—but Sun Zhao has not disappeared, so it's not a big problem for Yan Xun to ask.
[Reporting to Master! They did indeed enter Xiaoxiao Supermarket and are asking if they've seen you.]
The boss said he'd never seen it before.
Yan Xun wasn't surprised at all by what the owner of Xiaoxiao Supermarket said. Since Yan Yu had placed his hiding place next to Xiaoxiao Supermarket, he was certain that the other party would not reveal any clues to Sun Zhao and the others.
He glanced at the comments again, "Don't call me master."
Yes, Master.
Yan Xun: "..."
……
When Sun Zhao and his group entered Xiaoxiao Supermarket, the first thing they saw was the owner sitting behind the counter.
"Take whatever you want," the shopkeeper said without looking up.
"Hello, have you seen Yan Xun recently?" Sun Zhao asked, taking out a photo of Yan Xun that he had obtained from Yan Xun's parents.
The boss glanced at Sun Zhao's phone screen for a moment, then said, "I've seen it."
"When?!" Meng Zhi asked immediately.
“Yesterday,” the boss said, “he came with his cousin.”
The shopkeeper lowered his head again to study the lottery tickets. "Why are you asking?"
Sun Zhao also guessed that asking would not yield any clues, "He disappeared last night."
"We are looking for him."
"That's strange," the innkeeper said. "Wusheng Village isn't very big, how could people just disappear like that..."
"Could it be..."
"What is it?"
"She was taken away by something and became a bride." The shop owner seemed to find the story funny, so he tore open a piece of chewing gum on the counter and put it in his mouth. "We have this kind of legend here."
"The people who disappeared were taken away by the ghosts and monsters in the mountains to be their wives."
Sun Zhao didn't laugh. "What if I really get captured and made a wife...?"
"If you were to take her as a wife," the boss chewed his gum, then suddenly reached out and slapped her. "Then, of course, there would be a 'smack,' and she'd be gone."
"They were all taken away by that thing, how can anyone survive?"