1. The best way to eliminate fear(1/2)
When she was a child, Xia Yi's grandmother took Xia Yi to have her fortune told by an old Taoist priest in the countryside.
The old Taoist priest said that if Xia Yi is destined to commit peach blossoms, he will be entangled with many women, and those women are more fierce. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger.
However, Xia Yi waited for more than 20 years, but still did not wait for those women to appear.
It wasn't until he graduated from college that he received an invitation to play a ghost story game, and he realized that the Taoist priest only mentioned women, but not women.
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"Mighty Heavenly Dragon!" Xia Yi wrapped the Buddhist beads around his palm and patted the skeleton in front of him.
The beads shattered, emitting a faint golden light, but the skeleton was unharmed.
Danger!
The skeleton thrust its claws into Xia Yi's chest.
die!
Xia Yi fell into a pool of blood.
[Player dies]
[Remaining life: 1]
【Enter the sixth game】
After a period of darkness, Xia Yi opened his eyes. He touched his chest and found that the wound had disappeared.
He is resurrected.
But the memory of being stabbed to death by a skeleton's claw still remained in his body, and there was a dull pain in his chest.
"It's an instant kill every time. You can be found wherever you hide. Why don't I just lie down and wait for death?" Xia Yi complained in his heart.
Last week, he received an invitation to participate in the ghost story game, so he came to this place.
Here, players will be thrown into the world of ghost stories and struggle to survive under the chase of strange monsters.
Xia Yi has entered five worlds. In these five worlds, no matter whether Xia Yi bravely resists or hides, he will inevitably end up being killed by strange people.
He didn't even survive a week!
Looking back on his own fears and frustrations in these five worlds, Xia Yi realized.
All his pain comes from his unrealistic fantasies.
Weirdness cannot be avoided or defeated. He had hope in his heart and worked hard with actions, so his hope was shattered and his efforts were useless, resulting in endless pain.
But as long as he has no hope and no effort, pain will not catch up with him.
It was decided that after the weirdness appeared, he would go there and die, so as not to worry, fear, and struggle in pain.
After recognizing the reality clearly, Xia Yi's depression disappeared and his whole person became relaxed.
Weird Normal will appear at night, and he can still enjoy life during the day.
He looked to the left and right. Here was a small bedroom with wooden boards on the floor, a lamp on the bedside table, and a large mirror.
The bedroom is very tidy, with no extraneous things except necessary furniture. In other words, there is no sense of life at all.
This may be a hotel, but not a modern hotel.
Dong dong dong——
There was a knock on the bedroom door.
Xia Yi opened the door and saw a strong man.
The strong man looked at Xia Yi and said, "Odd changes to even."
Xia Yi replied: "Look at the quadrants for symbols."
"Yes, we are one of our own." The strong man smiled, "Come on, let's meet at the teahouse."
The strong man, like Xia Yi, is also a player in this world.
Xia Yi came to the teahouse and met his teammates.
Joining him, there were ten people in total. The other nine people were sitting around a large round table with solemn expressions.
Xia Yi yawned, went to the counter and ordered a fried rice, and then sat between them.
The strong man who called Xia Yi over, with his strong body, was vaguely the leader of the crowd. He said: "We are all here, please introduce yourself first and tell us what information you know."
A woman wearing a knitted sweater first said: "My name is Yang Lili, a primary school teacher, and my talent is inspiration warning. I have observed that the level of science and technology in this world should be what it was like during the Republic of China..."
Regardless of the lively exchange between the nine people, Xia Yi only focused on eating his own food.
This fried rice is not bad, but it’s a pity that we won’t be able to eat it after tonight.
"Why doesn't this brother say a word?" The strong man looked at Xia Yi.
"I think what you have said is very comprehensive, so I don't need to add any more." Xia Yi finished eating the last spoonful of fried rice, "By the way, how many worlds have you lived in?"
"Only the novice world." Nine people replied.
Xia Yi understood the reason why the nine people were so energetic. These newcomers had only experienced a novice world and did not know the cruelty of the real world of ghost stories.
Speaking of which, in the six games he has played, he has only encountered people who have only experienced the novice world. Is he too new to be classified as a newbie, or does he have another hidden agenda?
Forget it, I'm ready to die, what are I still thinking about?
"Me too." Xia Yi nodded. If he reveals that he is a senior, he may be in trouble, so it is better to pretend to be a newcomer.
The strong man stood up: "Let's follow the game's prompts and go to the Hong Family Mansion to see if we can get any clues. It would be great if we could get rid of the weirdness directly."
Not paying attention to the brawny man's boastful words, Xia Yi opened the game bar and took a look.
[Task: Survive for 100 days, and do not leave the Hong Family Mansion for the first ten days]
[Task description: There have been some strange things happening in the Hong family mansion recently, swaying shadows, flashes of blood, missing maids, so the Hong family invited ten heavenly masters from the mainland...]
The identities of the ten Xia Yi people are those ten heavenly masters.
Xia Yi followed the others and arrived at the Hong Family Mansion. The mansion occupies a large area with three floors and a large courtyard.
At the gate, a steward received them.
Nine people, headed by a strong man, surrounded the housekeeper and eagerly asked about the situation in the mansion.
Xia Yi yawned and asked a valet nearby to ask for a room to rest.
Seeing Xia Yi leaving, the nine people looked a little unhappy.
Xia Yi didn't care, he would die tonight anyway, and what happened to the nine people had nothing to do with him.
He didn't even bother to remember the names of the nine people.
If you have time to do useless work with these nine people, why not go back and have a good sleep.
In the previous five worlds, Xia Yi's spirit was tense. Now he is relaxed and just wants to have a good rest.
Entering the room, he lay on the bed and quickly fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but a manservant came over and woke him up. It was dinner time.
There are ten of them "Heavenly Masters" at a table.
The young master from the mansion came over and said a few polite words, then turned and left, letting the butler entertain him.
The dishes on the table are Western-style, each person has one portion, which is quite generous, including steak, salad, potatoes and mushroom soup.
Xia Yi picked up the chopsticks, finished eating happily, and prepared to go back to sleep.
"Wait a minute." The strong man stopped him, "At night, when weird things happen, it's safer to get together."
As a person who has died in five worlds, Xia Yi is very sure that the probability of being found by the weird is greater when people gather together.
But he needs this high probability.
What if he was sleeping in the room, strangely attacked nine people, and let him go?
Although he can be calm now, if it goes on for a long time, he may still be afraid and in pain. He may die sooner, or sooner.
Thinking like this, Xia Yi picked up the quilt and went to the living room on the first floor with the nine people.
He spread out the quilt and got in.
The strong man regretted letting Xia Yi come over. Among the nine of them who were full of energy, there was a bastard like Xia Yi, and the atmosphere was suddenly ruined.
Fortunately, Xia Yi slept peacefully.
As everyone waited, time passed slowly, and many people felt tired, but they did not dare to imitate Xia Yi.
If something strange comes over, how can the sleeping person have time to react?
The woman in a knitted sweater walked to Xia Yi: "Are you really sleeping?"
Xia Yi opened his eyes and glanced at her. This woman was the first to introduce herself, and she had a good appearance, so Xia Yi remembered her name. Her name was Yang Lili.
"Yeah." Xia Yi responded and closed his eyes.
To be continued...