Chapter 132

While Mingmei was worried about Lu Xiaoyao, things were indeed happening on Lu Xiaoyao's side.

"Ugh... Could this boxed lunch be expired?!"

The male teacher player, squatting in the outhouse, felt weak in the legs, feeling like he was about to pass out from diarrhea.

To prevent getting separated and encountering mishaps, the three other players waited for him near a flowerbed not far from the outhouse, naturally hearing his complaint.

"Stop talking nonsense. If it was expired, why are the three of us fine? Besides, does this game even have a concept of food going bad?"

Even though they had already realized that Mingmei wasn't a player, Lu Xiaoyao's fondness for her only increased!

Grateful for the merchant's unwavering support!

Otherwise, the four of them would be crying for help with no one to hear!

"Hurry up! Stop squatting in the toilet all the time. Since the Feng Shui master is dead, we can only save ourselves!"

Hu Yue showed a hint of impatience on her face. Lu Xiaoyao immediately shared the news Mingmei had told her after the boss left. Now, they all knew the situation was not good.

"Actually... do you guys remember the BE (Bad Ending) line the teacher had in his ending?" Bai Xiao, the female student player with double braids, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly spoke up.

"What?"

Although everyone had done their homework before playing "Ghastly Marriage," few people would bother to look at the failed endings.

But Bai Xiao had this habit, so she knew.

"In the teacher's route, one of the reasons for his failure was that he was possessed by a ghost midway, sending his two students into a trap set up by Master Zhang in advance, leading to the deaths of the other two players."

As Bai Xiao spoke, she looked in the direction of the toilet and said, "Remember the boxed lunch that Merchant Miss sold us that had the effect of preventing ghost possession?"

"Ah—!"

As soon as Bai Xiao finished speaking, a miserable scream came from the toilet. Then, a man with his lower body censored ran out, his face full of horror and a trace of blood from running, thankfully indicating that he was still alive.

Just as he was rushing towards Lu Xiaoyao and the others, Bai Xiao kicked him directly in the censored area.

"Ouch~~ Oh!"

Feeling the pain, the man instantly bent over like a prawn. Then, Bai Xiao grabbed one of his arms, performed a back throw, and tossed him headfirst into the flowerbed next to them.

Lu Xiaoyao: =口=!

So this was the real expert?!

"Ahhhhh—!"

Before Bai Xiao could remind the "streaking" male teacher to put on his pants, he let out another terrible scream while lying in the flowerbed.

Then, regardless of whether Bai Xiao would beat him to death, he jumped out of the flowerbed and threw himself at Bai Xiao's legs, crying, "Ahhh, there's a head! The Feng Shui master's head!"

The scene in the flowerbed that the teacher player had flattened was now exposed before everyone.

Perhaps because the scene was too damaging to the players' mental and physical health, the game company thoughtfully censored it with a blood-red mosaic, with the words - [The Feng Shui Master's (Player: Hungry Bug) Head].

Even though this was already very considerate of everyone's mental and physical health, judging from the teacher's reaction, he was still as timid as a mouse.

"Ahem... please put your pants on." Bai Xiao resisted the urge to smash her fist into his head and steadied her emotions.

After the teacher made a rustling sound, everyone once again focused their attention on him.

"I can understand you yelling after seeing a head, but what about the toilet?"

Hu Yue also looked at the teacher player, who looked utterly terrified, and asked.

"I, I, I, I..."

As if Hu Yue had triggered bad memories, he hesitated for a long time, covering his face before saying, "I just pooped out a ghost face, sob sob sob..."

Everyone: Holy crap o(╯□╰)o!!

"Is pooping it out the only way to get rid of a ghost after being possessed?!"

Lu Xiaoyao, oblivious to the situation, blurted out what everyone was thinking so bluntly, and immediately, everyone's faces darkened.

"Achoo!"

Mingmei subconsciously covered her mouth and turned to the side. She almost ruined the boxed lunch she was making on the stove.

"Are you alright?"

Master Zhang, who had been sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mingmei's handmade boxed lunch, looked at her and asked.

"It's nothing, it's probably because what I'm making smells too good and irritated me."

Mingmei shook her head and quickly handed the boxed lunch to Master Zhang. Looking at the arrangement inside the boxed lunch, it looked delicious, at least.

However, when he put it in his mouth, Master Zhang's usual polite smile was slightly stiff.

Slowly chewing the half-cooked rice grains, the charred but slightly bitter pork chop, and the overwhelming spices, Master Zhang felt a headache coming on.

Forcing a satisfied smile, Master Zhang glanced at the merchant miss sitting beside him, seemingly bored, propping her chin with one hand and looking at him with anticipation.

"Did you make all the boxed lunches you sell yourself?"

Master Zhang's words suddenly rang in Mingmei's ears. Mingmei suddenly opened her eyes and saw that the boxed lunch in front of her hadn't been touched much. The man holding the spoon was also looking at her, as if he was asking her just now?

"Huh?" Mingmei blinked innocently and said, "I'm the boss, I'm only responsible for selling boxed lunches. Of course, someone else makes them."

Seeing him nod thoughtfully, saying something like "that's good," Mingmei added the next second, "If I made them myself, the price would definitely double, because they would definitely taste better."

Mingmei, who had never tasted her own cooking, was confident and inflated again.

"Pfft~" Master Zhang couldn't help but laugh. "That's good."

[Ghost Ghost, do I feel like he's mocking me?]

Ghost Ghost: [Is there? Looking around.jpg]

"Alright, I should go back."

Suddenly, Master Zhang said he was leaving. Mingmei was stunned. Thinking of the plot later in the Zhang mansion, she subconsciously worried about Lu Xiaoyao and the others.

"That..."

Hearing Mingmei speak, Master Zhang turned back to look at Mingmei, his eyes questioning.

"Can you be more straightforward when you kill them?"

"What?" Mingmei's words caught him off guard.

"Just, if you want to kill them, kill them. Don't kill them too cruelly..."

Her voice grew softer and softer. Mingmei glanced at him again as if nothing had happened, but unexpectedly met his gaze.

He suddenly chuckled, then without nodding or shaking his head, he turned around, raised his umbrella, and said, "You should believe that I'm not the protagonist."

Since he wasn't the protagonist, then he wasn't omnipotent. Some things... still had to follow the plot, didn't they?

"By the way."

Just as he was about to leave the store, Master Zhang looked back at Mingmei.

"Is there anything else?"

Looking at Mingmei standing by the candlelight, the candlelight around her made him pause for a moment. Recovering, he smiled and turned his head again to look at the rain outside, as if casually reminding her, "Tonight, you shouldn't go out."

After saying that, he lifted his foot and stepped out, disappearing into the rain...