ushernet Chapter 401 Spells
Chapter 401 Spells
"So you think Lou Yanchuan attracted something unclean because he participated in these rituals?" Sun Zhao asked.
"Mm." Yan Xun nodded.
Of the seven people participating in the instance, only Lou Yanchuan had a specific mission—he infiltrated the Gao family to investigate Yin Taohua's affairs.
Everyone had different reasons for entering the Gao family, but only Lou Yanchuan entered voluntarily, which was what Yan Xun found strange about him, as he was different from the other players.
“If that’s the case, then it makes sense,” Sun Zhao nodded.
According to the timeline, Lou Yanchuan liked playing in haunted houses or escape rooms, and during one of the games, he attracted something he shouldn't have because of a ritual—and everyone in the dormitory noticed his abnormality.
In March, they tried to look for clues at the amusement park, but found nothing wrong.
It wasn't until the end of April, when Lou Yanchuan's condition worsened and he started banging his head against the wall in the middle of the night, that Yan Xun, along with Li Wu and Gu Jia, decided to go to that place again.
“Then here’s the question,” Sun Zhao said, “You guys are the ‘Touching China’s Best Roommates… but what about me?”
He pointed to himself, "What are we for?"
"A random passerby who accidentally wandered in?"
Yan Xun poked at the teacup on the table. "We haven't found the other phones yet, have we?"
Even these current clues are the result of their guesses and deductions.
Sun Zhao looked at Yan Xun and the other two, "Could it be that we know each other?"
He pointed at himself, then at Yan Xun, "Am I the accomplice you found?"
"Since you're doing that kind of work... it's normal to have helpers or colleagues, right?"
"What do you mean by 'those jobs'?" Yan Xun couldn't help but complain. "You're making it sound like everyone's doing some kind of shady profession."
"Pretty much," Sun Zhao said nonchalantly. "Maybe I'm in your line of work."
"You're planning to resolve Lou Yanchuan's matter; let's all help you."
Sun Zhao stroked his chin, increasingly convinced that what he said made sense. He looked at Yan Xun and said, "I suspect the reason you didn't find anything when you went there in March was because you didn't have enough manpower."
"Not enough people."
Yan Xun thought so too.
“There’s another possibility,” Yan Xun added. “Perhaps Lou Yanchuan plays too many games, and he doesn’t even know which one he’s messed with.”
“…Then he really is quite unlucky.” Sun Zhao spoke up, looking at Gu Jia who hadn’t said anything. “What do you think?”
Gu Jia nodded, "I think so too."
Sun Zhao then looked at Li Wu, "And you?"
"More or less." Li Wu's expression remained indifferent, as if he thought Yan Xun was angry about the decision.
"By the way, we also discovered something else," Sun Zhao added, explaining the pattern of the black bear man's appearance.
Yan Xun wasn't surprised to hear this. After all, if they could explore the Black Bear Man's courtyard an unlimited number of times, the difficulty of this instance would be much lower for them. But judging from the instance's actions of causing trouble for them as soon as it discovered that they were consciously exploring, this instance clearly didn't want them to pass the level easily.
“We can’t go into his yard anymore,” Sun Zhao said. “Now only Chi Yuan and Li Wu are left.”
Of course, there's also Lou Yanchuan, but his attitude in the instance is strange, and Sun Zhao doesn't really want to believe him.
As a veteran player, he knew that some dungeons would secretly organize "undercover" missions, and he was worried that Lou Yanchuan would interfere.
“I will find an opportunity to go,” Li Wu said.
After briefly explaining what they had found in the black bear man's yard, Sun Zhao observed Yan Xun and Li Wu's expressions for a while before speaking, "You two last night..."
"What happened in Master Gao's courtyard?" Sun Zhao had been talking too much and felt thirsty, so he picked up the cup on the table and prepared to drink it all in one gulp.
"I might be the reincarnation of Master Gao's childhood sweetheart," Yan Xun said briefly.
"...Cough cough cough!!" Sun Zhao almost choked to death on the tea again.
He coughed so hard he looked ridiculous, and it took him a while to recover. Then he stared wide-eyed at Yan Xun, "...And then???" That's it??
"This is just a guess." Yan Xun recounted his experience with Li Wu last night.
He then went on to recount in detail the seemingly true but actually false answers given by Master Gao, as well as Yan Xun's promise that he could go out today.
"Who are you going out with?" Gu Jia asked.
“Me,” Li Wu said, glancing at the others. “Last night we went to Master Gao’s place together. He allowed Yan Xun to go out for a stroll and relax, accompanied by me.”
"That's great!" Sun Zhao pretended not to understand the inexplicably tense atmosphere and simply clapped his hands in approval. "You can go outside and investigate."
"The speculation about child brides makes some sense."
Yan Xun nodded, "That's what I think too."
"Then what about going to the well?" Sun Zhao asked.
“It means what you heard,” Yan Xun said. “I feel that everyone in the Gao family is keeping the existence of these wells a secret from Master Gao.”
Even the butler felt the same way, always sensing there was some secret at the bottom of the well.
"So I want to go down and take a look."
"...Are you out of your mind?" Sun Zhao asked.
This instance is in a state where items cannot be used. If items could be used, the paper doll substitute could be used to solve the problem.
"Am I really that reckless?" Yan Xun wondered.
"Yes," Sun Zhao replied immediately.
When Li Wu heard that he wasn't planning to go down himself, he glanced at him and asked, "Then what method do you plan to use?"
"This instance simply means we can't use system items or the 'abilities' the system gives us," Yan Xun said thoughtfully, "but it doesn't say that magic doesn't exist in this world."