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Chapter 101 The Master of Carrying Girls
While Mobile Guy was still thinking about Gu Mian, Chu Changge slightly opened his mouth and said, "We know Gu Mian..."

His tone was very heavy, and Gu Mian anticipated that something bad was about to come out of his mouth.

Sure enough, Chu Changge spoke up the next second: "But for some reason, he was separated from us, and his fate is now unknown."

Gu Mian pursed her lips slightly. This was truly the most vicious curse she had ever heard.

The mobile operator asked with some suspicion, "Really...?"

Gu Mian is a man worth 10000 game coins, 50 attribute points, and five special items. Game coins and attribute points are still very rare.

If any player could kill him, they'd be laughing in their sleep.

A strong wind howled, the withered branches trembled slightly, and snow fell from them, landing on Gu Mian's shoulder, which was worth 10,000 game coins.

The cold wind desperately tried to seep into the seams of their clothes, and everyone present shivered from the cold; it was just too cold.

Brightly trembling and hugging her arms, she said, "Let's stop talking nonsense and find the mountain villa on this mountain first."

Otherwise, they might freeze to death before even getting to the main quest.

The fat man nodded seriously: "I agree, it's fucking cold in here!"

The others had no objections and headed towards the mountain.

This mountain was rather rough, unlike the mountains in scenic areas that have cable cars and boardwalks. It didn't even have steps, so the group could only rely on the undulations of the terrain to determine the direction to go up the mountain.

The ground is covered in snow, and it can be slippery if you're not careful.

The fat man broke off a sapling from somewhere and used it as a support, saying, "This dungeon is really tough. How can it put a 200-pound fat man like me through such a ordeal?"

Gu Mian glanced at him: "You'll know this isn't called 'trouble' when a ghost suddenly appears."

The weather was bad; the sky was gray and the sun was nowhere to be seen, making it impossible to tell the time in the instance.

Fortunately, although the time is unclear, the instance still thoughtfully provides the exact location of the manor.

The group hadn't walked far up the hill when they saw a large sign.

The white sign with black lettering looked just like the funeral couplets in a mourning hall.

Because the heavy snow covered the entire mountain, from a distance it looked as if two lines of black text were floating in mid-air.

Several people gathered around the sign.

"Wind and Snow Mountain?" Gu Mian stared at the large characters on the sign. The name was quite fitting.

He then looked down and saw another line: "Wind and Snow Manor is located 800 meters ahead."

I guess this is the manor mentioned in the main quest.

The distance of 800 meters is very familiar to many people. Many people ran 800 meters in physical education class during their school days, which is the distance of two laps around a track.

Many people struggle to run 800 meters on flat ground, let alone on this mountain where the cold wind howls.

They struggled to walk those 800 meters, but fortunately the other players seemed to have enhanced their stamina, so although they complained, they didn't stop walking.

Although Gu Mian cannot add attributes, he is an exception. Even if everyone present wanted to compete with him in an 800-meter sprint, probably no one could beat him.

Only Chu Changge couldn't keep up, and in the end, the fat man couldn't bear to watch any longer and almost carried him on his back to rush forward.

A dozen minutes later, the group finally arrived at the villa.

This is a somewhat old building, and it seems that people still live there.

Gu Mian stood outside the door and looked up. The building was two stories high, very symmetrical, and occupied a large area. It had a retro style, and Gu Mian remembered that she seemed to have seen this style of villa in a spy movie.

There weren't many trees around the building, probably because they were cleared away when it was built. Mingliang looked up at the large house: "I thought the manor the mission described would be very dilapidated, but it's not actually that bad. And is anyone still living in here?"

Gu Mian withdrew her gaze: "I'm afraid so."

Mobile Guy hesitated for a moment: "The mission is to escape the haunted manor, but I don't know if going in and out counts as escaping... and we don't even know who lives inside."

Mingliang didn't seem to care much about these things: "Why bother with all this? Anyway, dying here isn't really dying. At most, we'll just lose some things. Once we go inside, it'll be over."

This guy looks tough, probably because his girlfriend is watching and he wants to show off.

Mobile Guy looked at Bright, who had stepped forward, and asked, "Excuse me for being blunt, but how many dungeons have you cleared?"

When asked this question, Mingliang showed a hint of pride: "My dungeon clear rate is 100%. I've cleared two dungeons so far and never died. Otherwise, would I dare to carry a girl?"

"I'm afraid your girl is going to be dragged down by you this round"—that's what was written all over Mobile Bro's face, but he didn't say it out loud.

At this moment, Mingliang had already stepped onto the steps and knocked on the door of the villa.

Sure enough, someone lived in the villa. Not long after, the people outside heard a "tap tap" sound, as if someone was walking over in slippers.

Immediately afterwards, the door in front of them was pulled open a crack, and a man's face appeared behind the door.

This was the face of a young man in his mid-twenties. He was pale and looked somewhat weak, as if he hadn't had enough rest.

"Hello," the mobile operator tentatively began.

Before the mobile operator could say anything, the person behind the door looked like they suddenly realized something: "You're tourists hiking, right? Are you trapped here by the heavy snow?"

Gu Mian subconsciously touched his chin. Judging from his tone, it seemed that he had seen quite a few mountaineers who were trapped here.

The mobile guy had obviously thought of this too: "What... has anyone been trapped here before?"

The young man behind the door seemed to be recalling something, but then his expression became dazed: "Yes, yes, it seems like there was a group of them not long ago... no, it seems like it was a long time ago... ah, sorry, I can't quite remember the time."

The people outside the door looked at each other, clearly something was wrong with this person.

The young man opened the door again: "You're trapped here too, aren't you? It'll probably take a while to clear the road. There's no one else here but me, so you can stay here for now."

Upon hearing this, the fat man's expression turned strange. He whispered to Chu Changge beside him, "Hey, Brother Chu, I think this guy is weird. Why would you just let someone into your house like that?"

Chu Changge glanced at him sideways: "The mission is to get you out of the manor, so of course we have to find a way to get you in first."

That makes sense, the fat man nodded slightly.

Without hesitation, the group stepped through the gate.

But the moment she stepped through the gate, Gu Mian suddenly felt something was off.

It wasn't that they had noticed anything, but they suddenly felt a little awkward, as if something strange had just happened that they hadn't noticed.

Others clearly felt the same way. Mobile Bro looked suspicious and then leaned closer to Gu Mian: "Don't you think something's off? When we came in just now..."

Gu Mian nodded slightly: "I felt it."

The others also seemed a little uncomfortable. Gu Mian heard Mingliang saying something to his girlfriend, Xiao Zhang: "Why do I suddenly feel so uneasy?"

Xiao Zhang nodded, "Me too."

Gu Mian then looked around, trying to find the source of this strange feeling.

Although the villa was somewhat old, it wasn't gloomy inside; it was just rather spacious. Upon entering, there was a large hall with furniture such as sofas and coffee tables in the middle.

He soon noticed something: while the other furniture was fine, one thing looked very strange.

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