He roughly described Qu Qingming's appearance to me: "I saw him last night. He was the most beautiful one."
The villain set out in ignorance.
Sur was not idle during this period. He quickly cleaned up the scene, dragged the unconscious cameraman into the bushes, and found a secluded place and hid himself carefully.
Lying in the grass was definitely not a pleasant experience. From time to time, a few small insects crawled out from the ground, and they were impossible to drive away. Just as Suer was considering whether to sacrifice them to the gods first, footsteps finally came in the distance.
I could hear it clearly when I was concentrating. The person's footsteps were very steady, without the light feeling of Qu Qingming.
The outline in the distance finally became clear, and Ji Heng's tall figure appeared in the field of vision.
Su Er was startled for a moment and stood up, his clothes still stained with weeds: "Why is it you?"
Ji Heng glanced at the villain: "It brought me here."
Su Er was helpless. He grabbed the little figure and placed it in his palm, his eyes level with it. "Can't you tell the difference between handsome and beautiful?"
The big eyes that had just opened were lifeless and stared at him blankly.
You can't argue with a clay figure. Su Er sighed and said with some worry: "Where is the host?"
Ji Heng: "I stood by the sea for a while, then went somewhere else."
Su Er was curious: "He didn't follow?"
Ji Heng smiled: "A new crew will come to deliver supplies at noon."
Su Er understood: "The host thinks this is a diversionary tactic, worried that you are deliberately luring him away so that I can secretly attack the crew members?"
Ji Heng nodded: "So Mr. Yueji is still guarding the beach and will not leave in the short term."
The snake curled up on the altar would move every few seconds. Ji Heng saw through it at a glance: "Did you do this?"
Soul said 'hmm'.
"That's too deliberate." Ji Heng reminded: "It's better to move to a more hidden location, and then write a few numbers in a mysterious way to guide others to crack it."
Suer accepted the suggestion and asked the other party to help carry the written script while he rolled up his sleeves to do the moving work.
By the time he had grunted and moved the altar, Ji Heng had already read the script at a glance and turned his head to look at it: "I don't have a lot of scenes."
Su Er waved his hand: "Not bad, the host doesn't even have a name in it."
Everything was ready, and he instructed the little man to look for Qu Qingming again: "The most beautiful sister, you sent a letter to her last night."
When talking about gender, the tone is particularly emphasized.
The villain sets out again.
After the villain walked away, Ji Heng glanced at Su Er and asked, "Do you suspect Qu Qingming?"
Soul nodded: "To be able to survive by interacting with ghosts, one must be extremely capable, or have reached some kind of consensus."
Ji Heng didn't comment and waited for him to continue.
"Furthermore, in last night's vote, Qu Qingming wrote down everyone's name except his own."
This is a rather bold attempt. Under the premise of unclear circumstances, it is safest to write a name.
"Once her vote is deemed valid, it's equivalent to each of the other players receiving an extra vote." Soul smiled. "On the bright side, she thinks everyone will make the same choice, which will tie the votes and put no one in danger."
Unfortunately, the possibility of this is basically zero. First of all, Lu Quanqiu's impulsive personality would never think of writing the names of all the members.
Ji Heng did not question Suer's judgment, nor did he interfere.
Suer was about to continue speaking when Ji Heng suddenly put his index finger to his lips and shook his head.
Sur understood, swallowed the rest of his words, and quickly found a big tree a little further away to hide.
There was a sound of conversation in the distance——
"Could this be a trick?"
"It's better to follow it first than to get nothing now."
Hearing that it was Lu Quanqiu and Man Jiangshan talking, Suer pressed his temples. It was obvious that this villain had his own ideas and had brought the wrong person.
"I need to overturn and rewrite my script." He said to Ji Heng with his lips.
Ji Heng pointed to the top of his head, and his meaning was very clear: Man proposes, God disposes.
"Look!"
Lu Quanqiu's tone rose slightly because of surprise, but he quickly controlled himself and walked up quickly.
Man Jiangshan, a girl, was faster than him and arrived there first: "It's the altar." Noticing something unusual, she quickly said: "Be careful! The snake coils on it are moving."
After being reminded, Lu Quanqiu took a step back.
Ji Heng turned slightly to the side, took in the whole scene, and affirmed Suer's brilliant idea.
If they hadn't met before, even he might have been fooled for a while. The snake on the man-made altar was so ugly and weird, yet it could move. Who would doubt that it was fake?
"Why did this clay figure lead us here?" Man Jiangshan was cautious by nature.
Lu Quanqiu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it has something to do with last night's vote?"
Man Jiangshan suddenly asked, "Tell me the truth, who did you choose last night?"
No fool would believe that statement that no one wrote.
Lu Quanqiu hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Qu Qingming."
Man Jiangshan was surprised: "You didn't vote for Ji Heng?"
Behind the tree, Sur looked at me teasingly and continued to mouth: You are the main suspect.
Ji Heng didn't seem surprised.
"No." Lu Quanqiu: "Because Qu Qingming brings me nothing but good feelings."
Man Jiangshan was surprised. What kind of weird theory is this?
Lu Quanqiu: "Who's better, Ji Heng or Qu Qingming?"
Man Jiangshan said without hesitation: "Ji Heng."
Lu Quanqiu said, "But Ji Heng seems to be acting strangely, not to mention Su Er, running out late at night. Only Qu Qingming always gives people an air of ease." He sneered, "If this woman is really that powerful, how come she is not well-known in the game?"
Man Jiangshan disagreed with his logic, but he didn't force his own guess to convince him. He asked the most crucial question at the moment: "What about the altar?"
Lu Quanqiu: "How about luring Qu Qingming over here and see what she will do?"
Man Jiangshang shook his head: "This thing doesn't look very strong. If she has props with her and destroys the altar, we're done."
The two did not dare to move the altar randomly, so they could only silently memorize its location.
Lu Quanqiu: "Players cannot kill each other. First find a way to kill Qu Qingming."
Although Man Jiangshan was more suspicious of Ji Heng, he agreed with his decision. After all, Qu Qingming was easier to deal with. Even if he was killed by mistake, what did it matter? The important thing was to pass the test.
After making sure that the people had gone far away, Su Er came out from behind the tree and said: "They trust each other."
Ji Heng: "Not necessarily. Man Jiangshan arrived at the altar first and deliberately blocked the string of numbers you scribbled."
Su Er lamented that human hearts were unpredictable, waved his hand, and the little man slowly walked over.
Ji Heng: "There is no contractual connection between you."
What this means is that when the villain grows up, it is normal for him to devour his master in the future.
Soul nodded: "I'll keep an eye on it."
Just as he was about to put the little figure back into his pocket, his movements froze in mid-air for a moment. Soul pointed at himself and said, "Am I beautiful?"
The villain nodded.
Suer pointed at Ji Heng again, and the villain continued to nod.
Sur frowned, indicating that it had a rough idea of what was beautiful and what was ugly.
After thinking for a moment, she gestured: "Is the one with the big wavy hair beautiful?"
The villain shook his head.
Sur fell silent.
The aura on Qu Qingming's body was different from that of others, but he was sure that it was different from ghost aura. What went wrong?
At this time, Ji Heng actually reached out and patted his head gently: "I told you a long time ago, don't just focus on inhaling."
Soul's eyes widened.
Ji Heng: "There is obviously a better way."
The slightly furrowed brows confirmed that Soul began to think deeply.
Ji Heng sighed: "Have you forgotten that you still have one eye?"
Su Er looked up blankly, his lips moved, and after a while he said, "I am mentally retarded."
Ji Heng was amused by this rare silly and cute look.
For a long time, Su Er subconsciously used the absorption of Yin Qi to judge ghosts and humans, and he had never made a mistake. However, the eye in his body had too many disadvantages. Sometimes it was difficult to close once it was opened, so he was not very willing to use it.
After all, when I was in Tianji City, I never thought that all the common people had become snake people. That one look almost made my brain explode.
Ji Heng knew this concern and nodded: "If you can avoid it, then don't use it."
Su Er wanted to hurry up and verify whether there was anything wrong with Qu Qingming. He looked at Ji Heng with doubt on the way. At this point, the other party should directly tell him whether the love killer was Qu Qingming, instead of letting him take the risk of using that eye once.
"Don't worry, I'm here." Ji Heng half-closed his eyes happily: "Don't always think about dealing with the host, he's just working for the game."
Sur interpreted this sentence, so what should be dealt with is the game itself?
Halfway through the walk, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten the cameraman. He turned around to go back, but then he suddenly realized something and asked, "Where is the cameraman filming you?"
Ji Heng: "I dug a hole and buried it this morning."
"…"
Ji Heng: "Ghosts don't need to breathe, they should still be alive"
"…"
Having asked someone to wait there, Sur went back and quietly dragged the female cameraman out of the bushes, bringing her to a place far enough away from the artificial altar before injecting some Yin energy into her.
When the cameraman woke up and saw Sur, he was like he had seen a ghost. He didn't even want the camera and ran away.
·
After all the trouble, we returned to the villa just in time for lunch.
Seeing someone busy in the kitchen, Soul walked over and asked, "Why are you making lunch?"
Qu Qingming was wearing an apron, and her waist looked even thinner from behind. She said with a look of helplessness and grievance, "What else can I do? I can't eat what the judges cook."
Soul looked around and saw the blonde was gone.
Qu Qingming whispered, "Every day she goes to the sea with the judge with the big mouth to catch seafood and present it to the other two judges."
Ghosts are of different strengths, and the weak can only please and depend on the strong.
Perhaps because the blonde girl was not there, Qu Qingming felt a little relaxed and hummed a cheerful tune.
Sur walked to the side, seemingly helping, but actually he chose a good angle and looked outside the kitchen.
Ji Heng nodded, indicating that he could start using the eye in his body.
He didn't know if it was Su's imagination, but it seemed as if he had been waiting for this moment. He lowered his head and thought carefully, concluding that this dungeon had three difficulties: finding the Love Killer, finding the altar, and finding a way to kill the Love Killer.
Assuming the love killer is not human...
Su Er's eyes were suddenly filled with disbelief, as if he had thought of something. He quickly calmed his mind, stared at Qu Qingming again, and activated the third eye in his body.
A familiar tingling sensation came, as if a knife was scraping the brain nerves bit by bit.
Su Er endured the discomfort and stared at Qu Qingming.
There are no phantoms, the surrounding magnetic field is normal, and there is no eerie feeling.
"Please get me some soy sauce." Qu Qingming suddenly turned around.
Their eyes met, and Su Er took a step back, bumping his waist against the corner of the cabinet behind him. Enduring the pain, he opened the cabinet door and handed the soy sauce over.
"Thank you." Qu Qingming smiled.
That face was completely devoid of its usual charm. A cyan birthmark covered half of her cheek, covered in black hair. Her eyes bulged outward, and her jaw tilted forward. Humans like to categorize appearances by beauty or ugliness, but her face went beyond the definition of ugliness; it was truly terrifying.
What puzzles Su Er is, who exactly is Qu Qingming?
Being able to deceive other people's senses, she is obviously not a human, but she doesn't look like a ghost either.
Boom!
The loud noise interrupted my thoughts.
The sun was shining brightly just now, when suddenly there was a muffled thunder and a blue light flashed. Qu Qingming, who was cutting vegetables, was so scared that his hands shook and he almost cut the meat.
"What's going on?"
Just as he was returning to the villa, he shrugged his shoulders and looked up at the dark clouds in the sky. "Thunderstorm?"
The rain didn't fall, but the world's notification sound came:
[Prohibit player Su'er from entering the 'Dragon Tiger Fight' instance.]
[Prohibit player Su'er from entering the 'Who is the Murderer' instance.]
[Prohibit player Suer from entering the "Amorous Daughter Kingdom" instance.]
…
The sound lasted for a full twenty minutes before it ended.
Su Er instantly became the focus of attention. Lu Quanqiu was so shocked that he almost lost his voice: "There is a no-entry order for the dungeon?"
As early as when the first prompt sounded, Sur had guessed the reason. Most of the above copies have the setting of ghosts pretending to be players. If he participates, relying on the eye in his body, he can accurately identify who is human and who is ghost.
With such a big loophole, what's the point of playing?
The only thing that was puzzling was why the game didn't close the copy when he first got the eye?
On second thought, even if I'd identified a ghost in the previous dungeons, it wouldn't have had much of an impact. This dungeon was different, as the Love Killer was the key to clearing it. Here, Charm couldn't identify ghosts, but the eyes in my body could.
Can we say that the game is not as smart as we imagined and is a bit slow to respond?
Ji Heng walked over and said casually, "I can probably remember half of the names on the copy of the notice."
Su Er expressed regret and said that he didn't remember much.
"It's okay," Ji Heng said gently. "I'll sort it out and sell the information later. As long as players enter these dungeons, they'll know there's a death trap with 'ghosts pretending to be human'."
Su Er felt that this sentence was said on purpose.
As expected, the next moment the dark clouds that had just dispersed gathered again—
[The 'Dragon Tiger Fight' instance is temporarily closed.]
[The dungeon 'Who is the murderer' has been suspended.]
…
At least hundreds of copies are on the suspended operation list.
Ji Heng tilted his head to look out the window, or more precisely, at the seashore: "The yin energy has become much heavier."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out.
At the door, Lu Quanqiu and Man Jiangshan looked at each other and followed.
Su Er asked Qu Qingming: "Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Qu Qingming shook his head: "My spiritual value is high, and it is easy for me to be possessed. I won't take the risk."
Suhr went out alone.
The color of the sea became much darker. Gentleman Rose stood in the water, bending down from time to time to scoop something up, and a white shadow was thrown ashore.
At this moment, there are four or five such creatures piled up on the shore.
"What is this?" Suer didn't dare to get too close.
"Water ghost." Ji Heng answered him.
Suer frowned, wondering why so many water ghosts suddenly appeared.
Mr. Rose shook off the water droplets on his hands, his eyes sneering, "A large number of dungeons have been closed, leaving thousands of evil spirits unemployed. It just so happens that my dungeon is short of a few staff members, so naturally, the water ghosts are scrambling here."
After saying that, he gave a very cold smile: "By the way, do you remember why I am short of staff?"
Su Er turned his eyes away guiltily because they were all killed by him and Ji Heng.
Gentleman Rose counted the white creatures on the shore and said, "Six, that's enough."
Just as he was about to step onto the shore, his feet were entangled by a white shadow. The two water ghosts who had not been rescued showed half of their heads and begged, "Sir, please, give us a job too."
The picture is quite sad.
Ji Heng ignored the absurd scene and said, "Su..."
Su Er quickly stopped him, carefully covering his badge: "Don't call my name! From now on, I'll have your last name."
"…"
After saying this, Sur looked at the water ghosts on the shore with lingering fear. He had no doubt that once they knew the culprit was right in front of them, they would pounce on him and eat him alive.