See the Law of Deception

Chapter 229 Heredity (35)

Unfortunately, she didn't have any supernatural tools or shadow puppets to search for items, so she couldn't immediately find out if there was a family tree here. After a quick search, she didn't find anything similar, so Lu Jinzhao stopped lingering.

She left and headed towards the ancestral hall.

If there's anything in the village that she cares about, it's the ancestral hall.

She wanted to see if the village would change as the villagers died one after another, and whether the ancestral hall would be any different.

The village doesn't have a large population to begin with, and several people suddenly died during the day. Surely nothing has changed in the village?
On her way to the ancestral hall, Lu Jinzhao kept an eye on the houses and fields on both sides of the road. Although she hadn't seen many people in the past few days, there were always villagers passing by or working. But at this moment, she didn't see a single person.

Did they realize something, or did something else happen?
On the way to the ancestral hall, Lu Jinzhao recalled how, after the passenger without a memorial tablet went berserk and killed the villagers, she tentatively asked the villagers who came to collect the body what would happen if she were to kill someone. The villagers' reaction at that time made her suspicious.

It now seems that even if the villagers don't know the truth, they understand that it's best to avoid any casualties in the village.

It's just unclear what the villagers plan to do with the passenger who killed someone but didn't go insane.

Should we leave it alone, explain the pros and cons to them, or try to restrain them in some way?

What would be the consequences of committing murder during the day?
However, she might be able to use this as a medium to get more relevant information, provided that she finds the village chief first.

When we arrived at the ancestral hall, it was still deserted.

The gate was not closed; it seemed someone had come before and forgot to close it when they left.

Lu Jinzhao entered the ancestral hall. The layout inside was roughly the same as when he entered during his previous mission. The only difference was that the incense and candles in the ancestral hall were lit this time.

Judging from the extent of the burning, it should have only been burning for less than half an hour.

Lu Jinzhao thought of the incense and candles lit at the village chief's house. Was it because the village chief had left home and come to the ancestral hall, or were the villagers making offerings today?
The ancestral hall looks very clean, perhaps because villagers have been cleaning it in the past few days.

She moved closer, near the altar where the memorial tablets used to be. The first two times she came here, it was mainly for missions. Although she had observed the ancestral hall then, she didn't know if anything had changed in the past few days.

Lu Jinzhao retrieved his memories one by one and confirmed that nothing had changed here, except for the lit incense and candles.

"There are neither memorial tablets nor statues of gods here, so what are we worshipping by lighting incense and candles?"

With no other clues, Lu Jinzhao left the ancestral hall, intending to find the village chief first.

She searched the village for a full hour, but she couldn't find a single villager, let alone the village chief!

Where are they?

Lu Jinzhao had a bad feeling; something must have happened. She immediately went to where the other passengers might be. The passengers were still there; she hadn't inexplicably become the only person left in the village.
The villagers have disappeared.

She wasn't the only one who noticed; other passengers did too.

One of them looked utterly devastated: "It's over. I haven't completed my mission yet, and I don't have enough money to buy my life!"

Tian Lei arrived a few minutes later, probably because she noticed the passengers were gathering.

Upon seeing her, Lu Jinzhao disregarded the 5-meter distance and quickly approached, asking, "How are you?"

Tian Lei nodded slightly and held up the number 2.

This means that she only found two passengers who chose to do the task.

Not many. Including Lu Jinzhao, only three people completed the task, and one person didn't even have time to complete it.

"It's all over!" she said, her voice sounding devastated. "I can't find anyone! Where did all the villagers go?!"

Lu Jinchao asked Tianlei, "Did you see anyone?" Tianlei nodded, "I saw a few at first, but not long after, I couldn't see any villagers anymore."

what happened?

"They probably all went into hiding because they don't know we're killing people, right?!"

The passenger, who hadn't completed the mission yet and didn't have much money left to modify it, shouted loudly.

So, is this the solution the villagers offered?
Have they all hidden themselves?

Lu Jinzhao thought of the incense and candles in the village chief's house and ancestral hall. Could it be that these incense and candles were lit for the villagers who died today?
So, when will the missing villagers return?

It's highly likely that the task will end after the time limit has expired.

After all, the time limit had been reached, and they no longer needed to kill the villagers.

Lu Jinzhao thought of something again, but before he could think about it deeply, someone next to him made a sound that was almost helpless.

"Oh well, there's nothing I can do."

"Things have come to this, I don't want to die, so..."

It was the passenger who didn't have the money to buy his life to change the mission and also failed to find the villagers.

She turned to look at the passengers who had gathered there because of the unusual situation: "We're villagers now, aren't we?"

"right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, several passengers' expressions changed. They were people whose fates did not give them an advantage in fighting other passengers, and at this moment, they understood the woman's unspoken meaning.

Since they couldn't find any villagers, they decided to kill the passengers instead.

She clearly wouldn't challenge the top-tier fighter, nor would she challenge Lu Jinzhao, who had already established his authority. She would definitely find an "easy target" to pick on.

The woman's gaze shifted, and even though she was somewhat emotionally distraught, she was calmly weighing the pros and cons.

Lu Jinzhao is troublesome; she can't be defeated, and her teammates, whom she protects, are naturally not an option.

Those two in the warehouse... no, their team has already lost two members. That top-tier player might not be happy to lose another teammate, and might even lend a hand.

She herself was from Xiangliang City, where the largest number of people remained. She also knew her teammates' capabilities.
She first looked at Luo Yucheng. Luo Yucheng's expression was still casual, but she felt that this person was dangerous. Their city did have some good candidates.
After hesitating for a couple of seconds, the woman made her decision.

With little time left, she decided to attack one of the level one members of Luo Yu's team!
Lu Jinzhao stepped back with Tian Lei, indicating that she would absolutely not interfere in this matter.

Seeing this, the two people in the warehouse also retreated cautiously, but none of the four of them left the area.

They all knew that this battle might turn into a confrontation between the two cities.

Only look at the top-tier cities on both sides to see if they protect the people in their own teams.

Regardless, today is a situation where one person must die.

Lu Jinzhao suddenly remembered the task of setting up memorial tablets at the beginning.

At the time, the malice of the mission was particularly evident; the absence of a memorial tablet meant the inevitable death of a passenger.

Now, the villagers' rapid disappearance means that if the passengers don't immediately set off to find and kill the villagers upon receiving the mission, they will face a situation where they cannot complete the mission and must kill each other.
"Is this what it wanted?"

(End of this chapter)