Player of the Uncanny
Chapter 499

Wishes and sheep

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"Mr. Qin, what exactly were those two ideas of yours?"

Liu Jingqing simply couldn't hold back anymore. As they secretly followed Wang Ju, she had been thinking about the two ideas Qin Manjiang had mentioned.

"Oh, those." Qin Manjiang didn't seem particularly concerned. Or rather, he had no intention of concealing any of his deductions or ideas in the Ghost Story Game. "My first idea was that, since they could create an 'Immortal Sheep' and stop it from wishing for revenge, they must have a way to control it. That was also the first path to survival I found."

"A path to survival?!" Liu Jingqing's eyes instantly lit up.

Qin Manjiang nodded. "Yes. The central entity of this ghost story is clearly the artificially created Immortal Sheep. Judging from Chen Rui's description, something went wrong during their ritual, causing Li Rong to undergo an abnormal transformation. It's hard to say whether the one slaughtering people for revenge now is Li Rong or the Immortal Sheep."

"Why would the Immortal Sheep want revenge?" Liu Jingqing asked in confusion.

"If Li Rong's consciousness isn't in control, then there are probably two reasons the Immortal Sheep is killing people. First, the incomplete ritual caused some unusual change in it. Second... because of the accident during the ritual, Li Rong wasn't completely controlled. As the person sacrificed to become the Immortal Sheep, she wished for revenge in the last moment of her life, and the Immortal Sheep carried out that wish." Qin Manjiang explained all his ideas in detail.

"So I think the method of controlling the Immortal Sheep hidden in this village might be one of the paths to survival." At this point, Qin Manjiang glanced at Wang Ju, who was hurrying ahead. "Look. Someone's in even more of a hurry than we

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