Chapter 1 "Zhang Lin, young master, the master said that there is a joyous occasion in the manor today. There are many people outside, so please forgive us for the possible neglect."

An old steward, whom they didn't seem to recall encountering much in the game, suddenly appeared at the entrance to Zhen Hu's courtyard with several servants whose faces were lowered and obscured. He interrupted their plans.

"Haha, no problem, no problem. We were just about to go out for some inspiration. Since you're here, please tell my uncle that we'll definitely be back before the evening feast."

As he spoke, Zhen Hu turned back to signal Zhen Po and Wang Wenfei to take out the painting tools they were carrying on their backs, looking completely prepared.

"Today is the young master's great day, and everyone in the town has been invited. Young Master Zhang Lin, if you go out now... there's no one outside. What's there to see?"

Having said that, the old steward maintained a smiling appearance, but the actions of the servants behind him, blocking the courtyard door, clearly conveyed the message, "None of you are leaving today."

This immediately made Zhen Hu and the others realize something was wrong.

Could it be that the game's villains already knew that the three of them weren't…呸, that the three of them were good guys, and were planning to eliminate them ahead of time?

…

Because Lu Xiaoyao couldn't livestream the game at the moment, Mingmei really didn't know what was going on with Lu Xiaoyao in the short term.

However, Mingmei confidently left this kind of technical problem to Gui Gui, who only said, "Just wait a moment."

Mingmei had no objections to this. After all, she wasn't in a hurry to find Lu Xiaoyao. Anyway, Lu Xiaoyao was the "female lead," so things couldn't be that bad from the start, right?

On the contrary, by acting with Qi Hai Kui, Mingmei realized just how conspicuous they really were.

Even though Mingmei had previously driven away a group of paper figures, that didn't mean she wouldn't encounter others who wanted to kill her.

Qi Hai Kui's role as a feng shui master received the same treatment.

The original novice village was supposed to be a peaceful and serene Jiangnan water town before the Boss went berserk. But now, the moment they entered, the sky was gray and the water was black.

The dim surroundings made it impossible to tell what time of day it was, and the environment looked dilapidated.

The last time she saw it like this was when the game was reaching its ending.

Now, the random NPCs weren't even pretending anymore. They rushed forward at any moment, wielding knives and clubs. If they could kill you, they definitely wouldn't say another word.

The mouths on those bluish-white faces with plateau red cheeks were split all the way to their ears, and scenes like heads rotating 360° left Mingmei speechless_(：3」∠)_

Yes, speechless.

After all, Mingmei was already used to these horror scenes, which didn't bother her eyes at all, but her ears couldn't stand Qi Hai Kui's screams.

Mingmei knew that Qi Hai Kui also had the talent to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but in this frightening situation, where he couldn't even find a safe haven, Mingmei witnessed a scene of an assassin transforming into a necromancer + berserker.

Qi Hai Kui, while yelling "heh heh ha ha" like a madman, constantly directed the little people around him to kill those who wanted to harm them.

Watching Qi Hai Kui chase after NPCs with his little ghosts, Mingmei wondered for a moment who the real villain was =.=

Qi Hai Kui's mental state right now was truly worrying.

How could someone be so scared that they would proactively attack and kill everything that frightened them, shouting, "Get out of here! Get out of here, or I'll kill you! My children! Follow Daddy!"

Mingmei: "..."

So that's what you're like, Qi Hai Kui?

You usually act like a reserved little mushroom, but in the game, you become like this?

Mingmei finally couldn't help but grab a paper figure that had been torn to shreds by the little people and was trying to escape with only half its body left. Under the terrified gaze of its only remaining eye, she tore off its clothes.

Then, she crumpled them into paper balls and stuffed them into her ears.

She really didn't want to hear Qi Hai Kui's not-so-normal yelling_(：3」∠)_

The effect wasn't completely silent, but it could at least reduce it by a bit.

As expected, the material wasn't good enough.

Thinking this, Mingmei frowned in disgust and waved her hand, throwing away the half-dead paper figure.

If its mouth hadn't been torn off, it would definitely have screamed at Mingmei, "Are you devils?!" .oγg

One of them pretended to be scared to lure them in for an attack, and then beat them to death!

After beating them to death, they didn't even leave them a "fig leaf" but tore them to pieces?

Why were these people so bad QAQ!?

…

"Just ahead is the Zhang manor."

The town wasn't big. Following Qi Hai Kui and his little people, even if they encountered obstacles along the way, they quickly rushed to the street where the Zhang manor was located.

The streets were no longer as lively as when they first entered the novice village. Instead, they resembled the desolation of the streets when Master Zhang took a bride at night.

Mingmei saw Qi Hai Kui stop and say this to her.

"Mm, are you going in?" Mingmei's electronic map clearly showed that the other four players were all in the Zhang manor at this moment.

Including Lu Xiaoyao.

[Gui Gui, is Lu Xiaoyao's livestream perspective ready?]

Mingmei was used to seeing things from Lu Xiaoyao's perspective, but Gui Gui quietly said, [Host, I don't recommend that you look at Lu Xiaoyao's perspective.]

[Why?]

Instead of answering, it directly pulled up Lu Xiaoyao's perspective, which was filled with red.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoyao had been covered with a red veil, and something seemed to be stuffed in her mouth. The only sounds in the lens were the struggling sounds of "woo woo woo" and "uh uh uh!"

Mingmei: "..."

How long had it been before she was caught?

She overestimated Lu Xiaoyao's strength!

Lu Xiaoyao was also furious at this moment. What was this plot?

From the beginning, she had been chased back like a dog and was about to get married. She hadn't even seen the Great Boss!

Unable to contain her anger, she kicked the ground twice with her legs tied together. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a door opening again.

Immediately after, she heard two sounds of "woo woo," similar to her own. It seemed like someone else had been brought in?

"Now there are three brides. No matter how unwilling the young master is, he should be able to choose one, right?"

Lu Xiaoyao keenly heard the words of the old nanny who had just put makeup on her.

Hah!

Three brides?!

Lu Xiaoyao remembered that Hu Yue and Bai Xiao had also become brides in the game. Could it be that the two who were being sent in now were Hu Yue and the others?

"Woo woo woo!" Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoyao shook her head frantically under the red veil, trying to shake off her veil and see her teammates.

Finally, after Lu Xiaoyao's unremitting efforts, her veil was finally thrown off!

However, what Lu Xiaoyao didn't expect was that the moment the veil fell, she saw a hideous and stern face.

Lu Xiaoyao: 0.0 → yue!