Dawn... No, Killing Chickens in the Middle of the Night

This ball of light is the core of this real illusion, or rather, an unfinished Time Answer Sheet.

Let's break it down. If everything is normal, then Zhao An learned about his wife's infidelity from the fellow villager he borrowed money from, accidentally killed the villager, and then returned to the mountain village to carry out the massacre. Those seven people did not disappear; they actually existed.

So, when Lu Li and the others saw the ghost, they saw twenty-seven dead people. However, the appearance of this ball of light meant that the deaths of seven people did not become a fait accompli, but instead turned into non-existent "ghosts".

The ghost who replaced Lu Zhengling died in the city, so although it lost its name, it became the Elevator Ghost. It was relatively freer than the other six, so it was the first to find an opportunity to successfully take a scapegoat.

"Ten years ago, this ball of light appeared, causing the deaths of six people to become uncertain. Two years ago, when I came here, I actually encountered a supernatural event, but I didn't know it, or rather, I forgot about it," Wang Wencheng said with a strange expression.

"So this ball of light resides within me, waiting for me to fill out this answer sheet," Wang Wencheng said with some distress. "However, this time, the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts ritual unexpectedly connected with this ball of light, thus creating this illusion to fill out an answer: Who are those six dead people?"

"Since these six dead people actually existed, but became ghosts because of this ball of light, then as long as we find out the identities of these ghosts, we won't need to replace them, right?" Lin Tong said.

Lu Li listened quietly to the side, glancing at his right hand. The Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts alone were not enough to make the ball of light react; otherwise, there wouldn't have been just twenty dead people during the Four Corners Game.

One of the reasons was the gradual awakening of his right hand's abilities. The combination of the two activated the orb of light, resulting in the current scene. Lu Li glanced at Wang Wencheng. He became Chen Qiao and the others' target because he carried the orb of light. So who told them this information? Lu Li didn't believe that those two guys alone had the ability to know so much.

"So what we need to do now is find out the identities of those six dead people?" Lu Li asked somewhat blankly, receiving an affirmative answer from the others.

A loud bang suddenly came from outside the door, followed by Zhao An's eerie voice. "Don't bother looking, you won't find it. Our identities are as nonexistent as girlfriends and SSR characters."

"You might as well just obediently die here in our place!" Zhao An slammed the cleaver into the wooden door again, the immense force splitting a gap in the door. Zhao An broke through the gap with one hand, reaching in to unlock it, not caring that splinters cut his hand and it was covered in blood.

"Wait, you six aren't a group, are you? Tell us the names of the other five, and I can buy them with money," Wang Wencheng suddenly said, causing Zhao An to stop what he was doing.

"Think about it, even if you successfully resurrected yourself by finding a scapegoat, you'd still just be a villager. Think about your life after that. You still need to buy a house and get married. Living like that is worse than being dead. Tell me about the other people, and I'll give you money after you're resurrected. A life with money is a real life, isn't it?"

"What you said makes a lot of sense." Zhao An's words relieved Wang Wencheng; being able to communicate was a good thing. But then Zhao An continued unlocking the door, glaring at Wang Wencheng with a fierce look, and said, "I only know my own name, I don't know anyone else's name, so you pay-to-win dog, go to hell!"

"Let's run, it seems we can't communicate." Lin Tong pulled Wang Wencheng, and the group pushed the table to the door, grabbed Zhao An's hand, and then slipped away through the back door.

"What do we do now?" Gu Lin asked, his voice trembling with tears.

"The Ghost-Seeing Ritual," Lin Tong said. "Those five ghosts, including the one who impersonated Zhao An, all know their own names. The one who impersonated Zhao An, due to predetermined facts, gained immortality and invincibility. I estimate that he will become even more powerful as time goes by, but let's not consider that for now."

"Then we can summon the other five ghosts through a ghost-seeing ritual and use the game rules to get them to answer our questions," Lin Tong explained.

"Zhao An is chasing us so fiercely, how can we perform the ghost-seeing ritual?" Lu Li glanced back; Zhao An's ghost had caught up again.

"So let's find a way to deal with Zhao An first. Although we can't kill him, we should be able to trap him for a while, right?" Wang Wencheng realized and quickly said, "Split up. One group will lure Zhao An away, and the other group will dig a trap. Once Zhao An is trapped, we can proceed with the ghost-seeing ritual."

"Who will distract Zhao An?" Jiang Xuanmo asked, pulling Gu Lin along. "We girls aren't strong enough, so let's make it clear we won't go."

"I'll go, he's got his hatred on me now," Wang Wencheng said, and behind him came Zhao An's angry shouts, such as "Die, pay-to-win dog!"

"I'll go," Lu Li said after thinking for a moment. "You guys hurry up and split up from here."

Lu Li turned onto a side road, looked at Zhao An who was chasing after him, and said loudly, "I play a certain game and get three gold oranges and two gold purples in one pack. I play a certain game and I got all the SSRs. In addition to my cute little sister, I also have a mature maid. Good evening, African single dogs."

The veins in Zhao An's hand bulged, and his grip on the cleaver trembled with rage. Lu Li's aggression had instantly reached its peak, and he chased after Lu Li, shouting furiously, "Die, you European dog! Die, you dead 'normie'! Die, die, die!!!"

Seeing this, Lu Li realized that he couldn't have been overtaken, so he quickly jumped to the side and ran towards the village. Sure enough, when faced with the mockery of heretics, a person's hatred will erupt.

Zhao An didn't even glance at Wang Wencheng and the others who were running to the other side. He chased straight after Lu Li, brandishing a kitchen knife and shouting various slogans madly.

Lu Li's mind raced as he recalled Lu Zhengling's words before he left, "Nephew, come out and drink at your uncle's wedding."

After Lu Zhengling left, Zhao An came out. At that time, Lu Zhengling's words were not only spoken to him, but also to Zhao An. At the same time, Lu Li realized that he had missed a good opportunity. He should have directly asked "Lu Zhengling's " real name at that time, so that both Lu Zhengling could have filled the position, instead of letting "Lu Zhengling" get away.

"That Fox, but at least we've figured out the identity of the ghost Zhao An is inhabiting. So, the identity I'm inhabiting is that of Lu Zhengling's nephew." Lu Li only understood after Zhao An mentioned SSR and similar terms. In the memories Lu Li had acquired, his predecessor was a huge gamer, but his luck could be summed up in a multiple-choice question:

The river water suddenly turned black. What are some possible reasons? 1. Industrial pollution; 2. Someone poured ink on it; 3. Someone was washing their face upstream.

Xu Ming is also single, is this chapter a form of self-deprecation? Also, for those who don't play games, "Europe" and "Africa" refer to luck in the game; Europeans have good luck, Africans have bad luck. "Kryptonite" refers to players who spend real money.