Infinite spooky game

Qis spread his hands slightly, a relaxed and unguarded movement, accepting the desires of his believers as tolerantly as a real god, and the black-clad rabbit statue in his arms reflected a moist halo.

The head of the Kurokawa family was distracted for a moment, then frowned: "Why did you, Kurokawa Akira, and Reiko leave Rabbit God Town without saying a word and appear in the mountains and forests in the middle of the night?"

Qi Si lowered his eyes and said in a statement tone: "Kurokawa Akira told me and Lingzi the secret about the Rabbit God. Not everyone is willing to sacrifice their own interests for the desires of others.

"Even gods are unwilling to damage their own souls in order to satisfy the wishes of their believers."

The head of the Kurokawa family pondered for a moment and asked again: "Then why are you willing to sacrifice your life for the Rabbit God Festival now?"

"Because I know the consequences." Qi Si raised his lips, smiling kindly and selflessly, "The Rabbit God is about to break free, and then the entire Rabbit God Town will bear His wrath. I was born in Rabbit God Town and was loved by the adults, so naturally I have to bear part of the responsibility.

"Sacrificing one person to save the majority has been the rule that Rabbit God Town has adhered to for two hundred years. It's better for one Kanna Shichiro to die than for everyone else to die, isn't it?"

These words were spoken with great dignity and maturity, which did not seem like the behavior of a child of this age, but they undoubtedly solved the biggest crisis facing Rabbit Town and were in the interests of most people.

"Qi Lang is such a good boy. He is so responsible at such a young age."

"We still need to discuss this matter with the Shenwu family, but since Qilang has this intention, there will be no problem."

"Shichiro himself is the child who looks most like the Rabbit God. The head of the Kanna family will definitely take the overall situation into consideration."

The retainers' voices became joyful and relaxed, and they praised Qis generously, completely forgetting that the cause of Reiko's death was still in doubt and was closely related to the two children who forced her to escape from Rabbit Town.

The little fat boy squatted nearby, feeling at a loss as to what to do about Lingzi's death. Suddenly, he heard Qi Si spilling out everything and inexplicably making the decision to sacrifice himself. He couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Xiao Qi, are you going to..."

"Kurokawa Akira, don't you think you've caused enough trouble?" The head of the Kurokawa family glared at him coldly.

He immediately fell silent, biting his lips and not daring to say another word. He just looked at Qi Si with a puzzled look.

The head of the Kurokawa family also looked at Qi Si again, and his voice was different from the previous gentleness: "Shichiro, come back to Rabbit God Town with us first, so that you can explain to your father what happened tonight.

"After tomorrow, if nothing goes wrong, you will be the chief priest of the Rabbit Shrine."

This was clearly a conciliatory attitude, just like an ordinary adult promising a crying child a birthday party or an exquisite gift.

Qis knew that the head of the Kurokawa family did not believe his words. His attitude changed too quickly, and he was too indifferent to the death of his companions. Any normal-minded person could notice the weirdness.

But they had no choice. From the very beginning, the person to be sacrificed had to be chosen between Kanna Shichiro and Reiko; after eliminating one of the options, there was no suspense about the decision they would make.

The world line is fixed at this moment, leading to the only ending. This is also one of the reasons why Qi Si killed Lingzi - he needs to eliminate all interference and become the only choice of Rabbit God.

The head of the Kurokawa family made a gesture, and two retainers lifted Reiko's body and stood at the end of the team. The other retainers surrounded Qi Si and the little fat man in the middle, which was both a protection and a shackle.

The flickering firelight dispelled the ghosts and fog, and the crowd marched down the mountain, passing through the path they had taken, and returned to Rabbit Town.

It was clearly night, but the entire area of ​​Rabbit God Town was brighter than day. Every household had lit a lamp in front of the door. Residents of all ages, both men and women, gathered at the intersection, anxiously and worriedly waiting for the returnee who was brought back late at night.

The team moved slowly, and after seeing Qi Si and Kurokawa Akira, people's faces showed anger and confusion.

"How ignorant! The fireworks festival is coming up, but you're running around in the woods. It's worrying for no reason."

"I hope it won't affect the Rabbit God Festival. I hope Lord Rabbit God won't blame me..."

When the team reached the end and saw Reiko's body, everyone turned pale.

"It was Reiko from the Edo family! She died. Why did she have to die before the Rabbit God Festival?"

"The child who looks most like the Rabbit God has died. What should we do with the Rabbit God Festival?"

Everyone was genuinely and deeply worried, not out of sympathy and mourning for the dead, but fearing that the next Rabbit God sacrifice would go wrong. The life of a child was insignificant, and praying to the Rabbit God and fulfilling his wishes were the most important things.

The news that "Reiko is dead" was spread among the crowd. Voices of fear or disbelief rang out one after another. Suddenly, a sharp cry pierced through the darkness.

A woman dressed in white with disheveled hair rushed out from the crowd and threw herself on Lingzi's body: "Lingzi, my daughter... They have hurt you so much..."

The woman looked crazy, her face was as hideous as a ghost, and her tears splashed onto Lingzi's body. People reacted quickly and pulled her away, muttering in dissatisfaction: "It's Lingzi's mother, a crazy woman..."

"She's having another attack. Why did the Edo family let this crazy woman get out?"

Some people sighed with pity: "She was also a poor person. The head of the Edo family took a few retainers and left Rabbit God Town from the northwest on the eve of the Rabbit God Festival and never came back. She also went to the northwest and went crazy when she came back."

"I'm not crazy! I'm not sick!" The woman struggled to break free from them and rushed towards the head of the Kurokawa family. "You killed her! You killed my husband and you want to kill my daughter!"

The head of the Kurokawa family was unable to dodge and quickly drew the samurai sword from his waist and held it across his body. His original intention was to scare the woman away, but the woman did not dodge and ran straight into the blade, her flesh was cut open, and blood splashed like a waterfall.

Screams exploded in the crowd, and the head of the Kurokawa family showed a look of horror on his face. He quickly put away his knife and stepped back.

"Stop her! Go find someone from the Edo family..."

The retainers stood in front of the head of the Kurokawa family, standing between him and the woman. Several others left the team and trotted to the southeast, probably to find the servants of the Edo family.

The woman didn't notice their movements and kept rushing forward. Blood flowed from her chest, blooming blood-red flowers on her white clothes, and a few strands of blood flowed from the wound on her arm, wrapping around her wrist like a ribbon.

She was like a ghost, stretching out her bloody hands to grab the people in front of her: "You evil ghosts... I will kill you and avenge my daughter!"

The fat boy Akira Kurokawa was a beat too slow to step back and was grabbed by the collar by the woman. He flailed his limbs but couldn't break free.

His face was pale and wrinkled, and he almost cried: "It's really none of my business. I didn't want to kill her, I wanted to save her...

"It was the Rabbit God who wanted to kill her. I heard that she would die after the Rabbit God Festival, so Shichiro and I took her away..."

He spoke incoherently, revealing all the certain and uncertain information in his subconscious mind.

In his opinion, Reiko encountered ghosts as soon as she entered the forest, which was obviously the work of the Rabbit God in order to prevent the final Rabbit God Festival; later, she had no scars or signs, and died silently as if she was sleeping, which was most likely caused by a being like a god.

After all, Kanna Shichiro and Reiko have such a good relationship, how could he hurt her?
Since entering Rabbit God Town, Qis has deliberately hidden himself in the center of the team, with people blocking him on both sides so as not to attract too much attention.

He lowered his eyes and listened to the fat boy's irrelevant arguments, then retreated into the depths of the crowd without a trace, hiding himself in the shadows where the lights were sparse.

The woman tightly held the fat boy's neck and lifted him up from the ground. The blood dripped onto the hostage's face, causing him to shudder with fear. The pedestrians on both sides heard the fat boy's words clearly, and the emotions he expressed did not seem fake, not to mention that a child of this age would not have the courage to lie to the murderer when being held hostage.

They opened their eyes wide in shock, not caring about the woman who was committing the crime, and turned their eyes to the head of the Kurokawa family at the same time: "Master Kurokawa, is what your son said true?"

"Why would Lord Rabbit God want to kill Reiko? What does the Rabbit God Festival really mean?"

Some older people also remembered something and murmured, "The Rabbit God Festival eighteen years ago, the Rabbit God Festival thirty-six years ago, the chosen Lord God never seemed to appear again..."

"Yes, they all said that the Lord God stayed in the shrine to practice meditation and serve the Rabbit God, but even if he was practicing meditation, why would he never show up?"

Human beings are suspicious. Suspicions lurking beneath the water surface can be revealed by just a few splashes of water, which will attract people on the shore to watch like seagulls.

A lot of information that had not been noticed or subconsciously ignored in the past was brought up again at this moment, inadvertently confirming Kurokawa Akira's statement.

The servants of the Edo family finally arrived and hurriedly surrounded the unconscious hostess and rescued the pale little fat boy.

Without exception, they were all dressed in black like mourning clothes. They dragged the struggling women, carried Reiko's body on their backs, and left in silence like stones, leaving behind a group of whispering residents.

Everyone was waiting for a response to the Rabbit God incident. The head of the Kurokawa family said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow, I will give you an explanation together with the head of the Kanna family."

The retainers tried to persuade the people to leave, and the residents gathered at the intersection finally dispersed in disbelief.

The fat boy's body was still stained with the woman's blood, his clothes were wrinkled, and he looked extremely embarrassed. He also knew that he had caused a big disaster, so he followed the head of the Kurokawa family tremblingly, lowering his head silently.

The head of the Kurokawa family ordered his retainers to send the little fat boy back home. He took only a few followers and walked side by side with Qi Si towards the direction of Kamiya's house.

The lights on both sides of the street gradually went out, only the torches in the hands of the retainers were dimly lit, they were already half shorter and still burning downwards.

In silence, the head of the Kurokawa family slowly spoke: "We have thought about ending the Rabbit God Festival more than once and ending this cycle of fate that has lasted for two hundred years.

"It's not that we are selfless and can resist the temptation to sacrifice one person to realize the wishes of the majority, but... we are afraid.

"The Rabbit God is getting stronger and stronger. The gods who used to imprison him have been transformed into evil spirits, and they are constantly harassing our three families. If this continues, he will be free from his restraints, and that will be the time of our death.

“We have been trying to escape from Rabbit God Town. After sending several retainers away and back, the head of the Edo family thought he could succeed, but he didn’t know that it was a trap set by Rabbit God.

"Back then, our ancestors set a trap to imprison Him, and He gradually learned to scheme and use traps to deal with us, the descendants..."

The events of two hundred years ago revealed another unknown side, and the complete iceberg emerged before our eyes as the head of the Kurokawa family told the story.

Once a transaction under the witness of rules begins, neither party can terminate it.

The people of Rabbit God Town imprisoned the Rabbit God, but didn't the Rabbit God also imprison Rabbit God Town?

The entire Rabbit God Town is isolated from the outside world with the cave where the Rabbit God's remains were found as the boundary. The so-called peace and tranquility is only because it is independent of the world.

Two hundred years of offerings and sacrifices, threats and collusion have exhausted both humans and gods.

But no one dared to stop first. In the prisoner's dilemma, both sides did not trust each other and were unwilling to make concessions. It was unknown whether the Rabbit God would forgive his past imprisonment, and the heads of the three families did not dare to take the risk of revenge by the gods.

When the Rabbit God was about to break free from his restraints, the people of Rabbit God Town, under the guidance of the witch, used the lives of their children to fight back in order to maintain the precarious seal.

The rigid and inflexible rules form a cycle from generation to generation, seemingly with no solution; just waiting for the day when the balance is broken and everything ends with blood.

"Humans do not trust the kindness of gods, and gods do not care about human joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. They view the other side with their own thoughts and ideas, and misunderstandings arise from this."

Qi Si sighed softly, and his tone was as melodious as a declaration: "Little do we know that God himself has no desires. What humans see is nothing more than the projection of their own desires onto God."

The head of the Kurokawa family suddenly turned around, with a look of horror in his eyes, as if he suddenly caught a glimpse of the face of the deceased in the reflection of the glass, and was unsure of the suspicions and assumptions in his heart.

"You are not Kanna Shichiro, who are you?" he asked.

The fire in the night sky trembled violently, and the human figure projected on the ground became elongated and distorted. The game panel of "Escape from Rabbit Town" shook left and right. It was a sign that the NPC had noticed something unusual and that the game would fail.

Qi Si calmly looked at the head of the Kurokawa family, and a smile like an evil god bewitching his followers appeared on the corner of his lips: "I once told you - 'trade with Him, so that He will be constrained by the rules and have to be used by you.'

"I never thought that after only two hundred years, you would have handled the situation I set up so badly. But fortunately, it is still too early and the Rabbit God has not yet broken free. There is still room for things to turn around. We might as well make another deal."

Fine blood beads oozed out of thin air, evaporating and condensing into a long bright red scroll in front of the young man, with gold-plated vine patterns rolling on it and lines of gilded words written in a ferocious manner.

At that moment, the figure of the young man in red seemed to overlap with the legendary sorcerer who changed the fate of everyone in Rabbit Town. He was also so patient and persuasive, and promised a seemingly harmless deal with an attitude that could not be refused.

The shaking scene slowly settled down, as if accepting the new identity Qi Si had fabricated for himself.

He possesses the Soul Contract skill, has the past of the Evil God, and has the identity card of [Scarlet High Priest]. It is perfect for him to play the role of a sorcerer who plots to imprison the Rabbit God.

"You are back again..." The head of the Kurokawa family looked disappointed and whispered to himself, "Two hundred years ago, our ancestors were bewitched by you and made a deal with the Rabbit God, which resulted in our descendants being imprisoned here, shrouded in fear of losing their lives at any moment and unable to leave.

"Fifty-four years ago, the then head of the Kanna family was bewitched by you and hunted rabbits near Rabbit God Town, causing the seal to loosen further. Perhaps in the next generation, the Rabbit God will escape and destroy all descendants of Rabbit God Town...

"How can I trust you again?"

Qi Si tilted his head to listen to his story, but laughed out loud: "Since it is a transaction, how can there be no price? Just enduring the fear of death and the shadow of uncertainty is much better than hunger, plague and war. What are you dissatisfied with?"

The head of the Kurokawa family opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he could not find the words to refute.

Qi Si smiled even more and put his index finger between his lips: "I know that humans are greedy. No matter how deep the pain of others is, it cannot compare to the shocking loss of one's own. Even if it is something that does not belong to oneself, once you get it, you don't want to throw it away.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Selfishness is an instinct engraved in the blood of human beings, and it is passed down from generation to generation. Only in this way can a contract that is so meticulous be put to use."

He paused for a moment, waved his hand gently, and the blood-colored scroll of the contract spread out in front of the head of the Kurokawa family, flowing like a river of blood.

"To threaten the gods with a mortal body is nothing more than relying on the protection of the rules.

“When you use tiny chips to gamble huge interests, you should be prepared to lose everything; since you have walked to the edge of the cliff, why should you be afraid of the illusory consequences?

"You have no other choice but to sign a contract with me." (End of this chapter)