"Greed"? No! It's All Shining Players Targeting You!
Village Chief Zhu wasn't stupid; he quickly understood the Man in a Suit's implication.
"What the wise men mean is that the villagers who died in the past three years weren't killed by Awang's mother's curse, but..." Village Chief Zhu's voice trembled slightly, "... but because of this poisonous well water?"
"Very likely." The Man in a Suit nodded, then changed the subject. "However, this is just our guess; we still need you, Village Chief, to verify it."
Village Chief Zhu was silent for a moment, then spoke again, his voice slightly hoarse. "Alright, esteemed guests, please wait a moment, I'll go get a few more chickens."
The Young Woman in a Long Dress added, "Please try to avoid being seen by other people."
Village Chief Zhu responded.
If someone really did poison the water, they certainly couldn't make a big fuss about it. Otherwise, if the murderer found out they were using chickens to test the water quality, no one knew what the murderer would do next.
After Village Chief Zhu left, the Young Man in a Duckbill Cap couldn't help but ask, "Do we still need to stop the ritual?"
If the more than sixty people who died in Ninghe Village over three years all died from poisoning, then Awang's mother's revenge is naturally nonsense.
The eerie knocking and the unusual wheat field can also be identified as the price paid by the villagers for their wishes made to the Mountain God.
As for the human sacrifice two days later, it seems to have nothing to do with the poisoning of the well water.
The Curly-Haired Woman fiddled with her hair; she hadn't been in a good mood since returning from the Mountain God Temple, and she remained silent.
The Man in a Suit saw through the Young Man in a Duckbill Cap's thoughts, but he held a different opinion. "There might be a connection between the Mountain God worship and the poisonous well water. Don't forget we suspected before that it could be a staged event."
To instill faith in the Mountain God in the villagers, the Shamaness poisoned some of their wells, creating the illusion that Awang's mother was seeking revenge after her death. This was done to frighten the other villagers, and she even poisoned a few villagers every now and then to solidify their reverence for the Mountain God.
This is highly likely.
"So I think we still need to start with the Shamaness; she's the real key figure in this Dungeon."
Xu Xi was listening attentively to his teammates' analysis when he suddenly felt someone watching him. When he turned around, he found it was the Tall, Thin Man who had fed him candy when he was about to pass out, whom he considered a good person.
Just as Xu Xi was wondering why the other person was looking at him, he saw the man walk towards him.
"The Mountain God's favor must be making you the focus of those strange attentions," the Tall, Thin Man said softly.
Xu Xi was taken aback for a moment. Seeing that he seemed to have come over specifically to remind him of this, she said, "I understand, thank you for reminding me."
That's what he thought too.
But why he was inexplicably favored by the Mountain God, Xu Xi himself didn't know, and he guessed that the Tall, Thin Man probably didn't know either.
[These two taciturn big shots are actually talking?]
[What happened to that prophet who said receiving the Mountain God's favor would lead to an even faster death? Quickly, get rid of him!]
[Judging from Xu Xi's completely unchanged expression, he clearly already knew.]
It would be strange if Xu Xi didn't know.
[I've followed Cheng Xu through several Dungeon, and to be honest, I'm quite moved. He has a sunny name, a gloomy aura, but his personality is actually warm-hearted beneath his cold exterior.]
[Hilarious, so his personality matches his name and temperament, right?]
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The six people waited for a while, and soon Village Chief Zhu came over carrying two chickens in each hand.
Led by Village Chief Zhu, they tested the well water in the homes of two deceased villagers, and the results showed that the well water had indeed been poisoned.
"Who could be so heartless!" Village Chief Zhu cried out in anguish.
What was initially thought to be the work of evil spirits turned out to be a case of someone deliberately poisoning people.
Seeing that it was getting late, the Man in a Suit could only reassure Village Chief Zhu a few words, instructing him not to make a fuss about the matter for the time being, so as not to alert the murderer, before sending him away.
Suddenly, the exorcism had turned into a crime-solving operation, which seemed to reduce the danger considerably, but no one dared to be careless.
After discussing it, the group decided to test the Shamaness the next day and returned to their respective residences before it got completely dark.
Xu Xi was about to enter the room when he heard the Young Man in a Duckbill Cap close the door behind him before he could, causing him to pause for a moment.
Since they returned from the Mountain God Temple, the Young Man in a Duckbill Cap and the Curly-Haired Woman have both become much quieter.
Xu Xi closed the door, no longer thinking about the two people's strange behavior, and began to ponder something else.
Does this Dungeon harbor some unknown malice towards him?
Otherwise, he really couldn't understand why he would suddenly receive the favor of the Mountain God.
There are six players; surely he couldn't have been the unluckiest one to be randomly selected?
If the Old Man Who Knocks on Doors was due to the Mountain God's favor, then why was he unable to get any wedding candy no matter what?
It was as if an unseen force was influencing him.
Could it be that the [God Hunt] game finally discovered this bug and started removing it?
No way.
However, the more Xu Xi thought about it, the more he felt that the [God Hunt] game was targeting him.
Otherwise, what else could it be? Aside from having the ability to Rollback previous state, he's just an ordinary player.
As expected, that day finally came.
Xu Xi wasn't too surprised by this, after all, Rollback previous state after dying was indeed incredibly powerful. If there were no limit to the number of times he could die, he would be practically immortal in the Dungeon.
Invincible.
No matter how he thought about it, he didn't believe that the [God Hunt] game would allow such a huge bug like him to run rampant in the Dungeon.
However, he was already unsure how many more Rollbacks he could get, and now the [God Hunt] game had added another unlucky buff to his life.
Xu Xi suddenly had the illusion that she was about to die.
After thinking about it, he realized that this feeling was indeed correct.
The bad luck buff may accelerate the consumption of Rollback attempts, and the consumption of Rollback attempts will accelerate his death.
The day he runs out of Rollback attempts will probably be his death not far off.
Xu Xi lay on the bed, feeling relatively calm and not particularly fearful.
He was even considering that since he had already been marked by the [God Hunt] game, why should he bother to meticulously calculate the number of deaths in each Dungeon?
Anyway, I'm going to die sooner or later.
As for the possibility of unlimited Rollbacks...
Then he has even less reason to be frugal.
Patting his head, Xu Xi suddenly understood.
Although I was given an unlucky buff, thinking about it this way, it's not much different from before.
[What is Xu Xi thinking? Her expression is so serious.]
[They're probably thinking about how to clear the Dungeon.]
The viewers in the live chat were completely unaware that their idol was actually contemplating the source of the mysterious power within him, and their thoughts even became more radical as a result.
If they knew, they would definitely grab Xu Xi's ear and shout: No! It's all Shining Players's fault for targeting you!