Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1715 In the Deadly Game 2

There was a village at the foot of the mountain. Rows of houses with hints of black and yellow were clearly visible against the grayish-white snow. Ruan Baijie led Ling Jiushi and Jiang Xinxin to the place where the smoke was the largest, which turned out to be a tavern.

The proprietress was a charming and beautiful woman, her hands stained red, the same color as her lipstick, and she wore a red peony-patterned cheongsam and a mink coat. Standing on the stairs, she looked like a vivid picture from a Republican-era poster.

A group of people gathered in the lobby. Everyone was wearing clothes of various colors. There were men and women, old and young. They sat in a circle around the fire pit in the middle.

A short-haired girl who called herself Xiao Ke stepped forward and said, "Although it does look like a game, whether we are seriously injured or dead in this world, the same will happen after we get out. So if we want to survive, we must find the door and the key."

The delivery guy in yellow clothes and a helmet thought he was dreaming. Even after slapping himself twice, he still ran out without giving up. As a result, as soon as he went out of the door, he was scared by the long-haired, white-clothed door god that emerged from the well in the middle of the yard. Fortunately, someone followed and pulled him up, and he saved his life.

Ruan Baijie introduced Ling Jiushi and Jiang Xinxin, "The one in the well is the gate spirit. Don't even think about getting out unless you defeat her."

The delivery guy's own risk-taking made the people who came in for the first time a little nervous, but Ruan Baijie directly suggested going upstairs to rest. Ling Jiushi quickly followed. Jiang Xinxin didn't want to communicate too much with others, so she agreed with Ruan Baijie.

At this time, Xiao Ke, who had just explained the rules of the world of the door to everyone, actually took the initiative to say to Jiang Xinxin: "Miss Jiang, there are not many girls here. Why don't I live with you?"

Jiang Xinxin refused directly: "No, I'm used to being alone."

Xiao Ke didn't want to give up and continued to persuade: "Miss Jiang, this is your first time to marry someone. You don't know how important it is to have a reliable companion. I really have high hopes for you."

Jiang Xinxin understood Xiao Ke's good intentions, even if they were based on a desire to win her over. She still explained, "Although finding reliable companions to work with is the best option for suddenly being in an unfamiliar environment, I'd rather understand everything myself."

Xiong Qi, the burly dark-skinned man with Xiao Ke, tried to persuade her further, but Ruan Baijie spoke up to defend Jiang Xinxin, "Miss Jiang and I made our way down the mountain, and I saw with my own eyes that she's capable of taking out the wild wolves in the forest. As long as she doesn't act rashly, she'll naturally be able to survive."

"Although I don't know which guild you belong to, talents like you are highly sought after everywhere. It's perfectly normal for them not to make a hasty decision about whether to stay or leave. Forcing them would be rather embarrassing."

Xiong Qi and Xiao Ke reluctantly let Jiang Xinxin go, but it was obvious that they were still unwilling to let Jiang Xinxin slip away from their sight.

Jiang Xinxin didn't care about what others said. She smiled and thanked Ruan Baijie. After asking the landlady about the vacant rooms, she chose a room that was neither too far nor too close to the stairs and walked in.

The proprietress looked at Jiang Xinxin's back, her eyes became a little deep, and the expression on her face was very subtle.

The room here was old, and there were only candles and oil lamps in the room. Jiang Xinxin didn't mean to be picky about the environment. Seeing that the bedding was relatively clean, she sat cross-legged on the bed and started practicing.

Internal strength cannot help her kill the door god directly, but it can give her enough confidence to escape from danger in critical moments, so the deeper her internal strength, the more confident she will be.

On the other side, Ruan Baijie and Ling Jiushi, who went upstairs first, chose the room next to Jiang Xinxin. Ling Jiushi was still looking at the room with interest, but Ruan Baijie was very experienced and lay down directly with her clothes on, without even taking off her shoes.

Ling Jiushi asked, "Don't you take off your shoes before sleeping?"

Ruan Baijie kindly explained, "We are escaping. If you are so particular, you will cause yourself a lot of trouble."

Ling Jiushi finally reacted, scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, and lay down with his clothes on.

In the middle of the night, Ling Jiushi was awakened by the noise outside the window. He thought it was Ruan Baijie making the noise, but when he turned over, he found that Ruan Baijie was sleeping soundly. He plucked up the courage and looked towards the window carefully, only to see a classic female ghost with long hair and white clothes standing there. He almost screamed.

Ling Jiushi and Ruan Baijie had a false alarm. They were so scared that they ran downstairs and stayed in the lobby and didn't dare to go back to the room. The next morning, someone found a dead person on the rooftop terrace.

Jiang Xinxin practiced all night long. The next day, she dressed neatly and went out. She saw everyone gathered on the terrace. A smell of blood was carried over by the cold wind. She knew that someone was dead.

Everyone was a little panicked, but Ruan Baijie muttered, "Don't lean on the railing when sitting alone. So this is what it means..."

Looking up and seeing Jiang Xinxin's puzzled look, Ruan Baijie kindly explained, "Door gods kill people under certain taboos. They can't just kill people wantonly. And these taboos sometimes need to be tested one by one. So if you meet an elderly person you've passed through, be careful and don't become cannon fodder."

Jiang Xinxin understood. "So what you just said about 'sitting alone, don't lean on the railing', as the name suggests, means that a person should stand where there is a railing, but not lean against it?"

"Or maybe just be strict and not allow anyone to stand alone anywhere with a railing?"

Ruan Baijie nodded, "Miss Jiang is right."

Jiang Xinxin sighed softly, "Everyone saw what happened last night. In this dangerous world, it's impossible for this person to appear here alone. So he must have come here because he saw other people around."

"And the person who arrived here first must have known about this taboo, so this person was sacrificed passively."

Ruan Baijie smiled with admiration in her eyes, "No wonder Xiao Ke and Xiong Qi insisted on inviting Miss Jiang. Miss Jiang is truly extraordinary."

Jiang Xinxin laughed and waved her hands, "It's just hindsight, it doesn't mean anything."

"That well down there is not only located right in the middle of the courtyard, but it also happens to block the main gate. Last night we all saw the door god emerge from the well, which shows that the well also has some taboos, so everyone should be careful."

There were plenty of supplies in the tavern. Ling Jiushi cooked noodles for Ruan Baijie and Jiang Xinxin. After everyone had a simple meal, they went to the NPC chief to receive the task.

The clan leader was an old man with gray hair and a slightly decadent look. When he saw everyone coming, he directly stated his request: "I want to make a coffin. I need it urgently. I need you to come and help our carpenter."

Everyone had no choice but to go out and look for a carpenter. While walking in the village, Ling Jiushi discovered that every household had a well. "Although I think having a well is not a rare thing, it's a bit strange that every household has one."

Jiang Xinxin reminded Ling Jiushi, "Other people's wells are located in normal places, but the location of the well in the tavern is very strange. So there must be some taboo regarding wells here. You have to be careful."

Ling Jiushi nodded in agreement and said, "It seems like the wells here are all hiding..."

Ruan Baijie chose a household to inquire directly about the well. At first, no one was willing to speak, until Ruan Baijie used the excuse that the clan leader had sent them there. Finally, one family told the truth: "Here, every household has dug a well, but it's not for drinking water, but to avoid wolves."

"In those years, wolves ravaged the land. Later, when the plague subsided, these wells were left standing. But unexpectedly, after the wolves subsided, monsters appeared again, and these wells became their lairs. There were once two brothers who tried to fill the wells, but they were eaten by the monsters..."