Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

As a modern person in the 21st century, is it necessary to bother someone?

You could say it's troublesome, or you could say it's not.

Although various social media apps and telephones allow people to communicate even when they are thousands of miles apart, they have many limitations.

After a few beeps, the speaker announced, "Sorry! The subscriber you dialed is not in service. Please try again later."

Lu Huan's parents' expressions changed; this was an unexpected situation.

Lüjia Village may seem like a remote mountain village, giving the illusion that the signal is very poor, but in reality, the signal in Lüjia Village and a certain area around it is very good.

Because there is a communication base station near Lüjia Village, there is no problem with poor signal.

Lu Huan's father looked down and saw that his phone had a full signal. Without hesitation, he made another call.

The next second, Lü Huan's mother took out her phone, and the ringtone echoed in the room.

"...Go ask other people in the village."

A sense of foreboding rose in Lü Huan's father's heart. He immediately hung up the phone, pushed open the door, and went out first, followed closely by Lü Huan's mother.

Lüjia Village is small, so it's hard to keep secrets. After some time of questioning, Lü Huan's father found a clue: a clansman saw Lü Huan leave the village and head towards a nearby desolate mountain.

With no other clues, Lü Huan's father went to the desolate mountain and found a corpse while climbing it.

After turning on my phone's flashlight and observing carefully for a while, I could vaguely confirm that I had seen this person in the village before. The fact that I didn't have a strong impression of him meant that he didn't have a high status in the village.

However... that's not the point. The point is that people in the village were killed, and they were killed near the village.

What does this mean? !

Even without thinking it over, Lü Huan's father knew the problem was serious, especially since his daughter had also been to this dangerous place. Was she alright?

He shook his head, not daring to think about it any further, and immediately quickened his pace, starting to run...

At the same time, he took out his phone and reported the matter to his elders at home.

"Yes, it's someone from the village. He had a hole in his chest! ...Okay, I understand. I'll be careful."

After a brief conversation, he hung up the phone, increased his movement speed once again, and then saw another corpse on a hillside, which also had a hole in its chest.

Lu Huan's father's expression immediately darkened, and he became even more anxious. Without lingering there, he continued searching for his daughter's whereabouts in the mountains.

On the other side, Lu Ci was immediately enraged upon receiving the news, and he would go crazy whenever he felt that his family might be threatened.

Not to mention, the family's interests are now threatened, and the enemy's knife has already fallen: first, the family members who have been killed, and second, the missing Lü Huan.

"Mobilize all available personnel and search everywhere. Don't overlook any clues!"

With a wave of his hand, Lü Ci summoned all the able-bodied members of Lü Family Village who were capable of fighting, to move out either alone or in groups and head towards the mountains near the village.

Lu Ci led one group of people to the desolate mountain, while Lu Ci's second son, Lu Xiao, led another group to stay in the village to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

On a hillside in a desolate mountain, several people raised their powerful flashlights, and beams of light shone on a spot where a peaceful-looking corpse lay.

Lu Ci's face was gloomy. After observing the corpse for a while, he could tell from his eyes that the cause of death was the wound on the chest, a wound that could only be left by a hand stabbing into the chest.

Those killed in this way should not have peaceful faces.

No, to be precise, even if someone is killed in other ways, their face should not be peaceful.

unless……

Lu Ci's face grew even more somber, and the Lu family members surrounding him could feel the sudden increase in pressure.

"Who is he?"

There are quite a few people in Lüjia Village, and as the head of the Lü family, it is impossible for him to remember what everyone looks like.

"It seems he's a son-in-law who moved into the family home in Dongcun," a middle-aged man said uncertainly.

"A live-in son-in-law?" Lü Ci withdrew his gaze and ordered in a calm voice, "...Let's go!"

Two people carrying powerful flashlights walked at the front, followed by Lü Ci, and the rest of the group proceeded along the uneven mountain path, soon arriving at another hillside.

This is where another person was, and the fatal wound was also a hole in his chest.

Besides, even without a close examination, it's clear that he has many other injuries.

"Go and check this person's identity."

Lu Ci's tone was calm, revealing no emotion, but those who knew him well knew that this was the calm before the storm.

With his clan's territory invaded and one clansman dead and another missing, how could Lü Ci not be furious?

In particular, the missing clansmen had awakened the Soul-Clearing Technique.

After saying that, he turned and left, and the two of them followed him away, while the rest of the people stayed behind to handle the follow-up matters.

Chapter 33 Fang Rui Traveling Through the Night

Fang Rui was unaware of how lively Lüjia Village was now, and didn't care.

His biggest wish right now was to leave the forest as soon as possible, but... he had no idea where he was, because...

"...No internet!!!"

Fang Rui, who had hoped to use a map app to determine his location, was immediately disappointed and had no choice but to put his phone away.

"It seems my preparations were insufficient; I didn't even consider the possibility of no mobile internet... My mistake, my mistake, what a mistake!"

As Fang Rui was speaking, he noticed a strange movement in the Devouring Pouch embedded in his belt. When he looked over, he saw the Devouring Pouch suddenly tremble and spit out the object stored inside.

"It hurts~"

Lu Huan, whose landing posture was somewhat awkward, lost her balance and fell to the ground covered with withered leaves. The smell of mud and rotting leaves filled her nostrils.

Her memory remained stuck in the previous second, the scene she saw while she was unconscious: a golden hand that kept growing larger, and crooked lines of light floating in front of the hand.

Because she was too close, she couldn't see clearly what the lines formed, but she vaguely felt that those lines were the culprit that caused her to faint.

Suddenly, a beam of light shone on her. The dramatic change in light intensity made her squint, and her chaotic thoughts vanished instantly. Lü Huan raised her hand to shield her eyes, tilted her head to one side, and squinted at the source of the light...

Although the scene he saw was not particularly clear, Lü Huan had a hunch that the person holding the flashlight was the little golden man, the one who had taken her away.

"Oh, you're awake~"

The tone was very calm, like acquaintances greeting each other, not at all like a kidnapper and a kidnapped person.

Before Lü Huan could respond, Fang Rui said again, "I suppose you're hungry too, go ahead and eat."

As the sound reached her ears, Lü Huan saw a dark shadow flying towards her, which would hit her face if she didn't stop it.

Driven by the thought of not wanting to be hit in the face, Lü Huan raised her other hand and caught the flying object. Judging from the feel, it was kraft paper, but what was inside was currently unknown.

Turning down the flashlight's brightness changes the point of the beam.

But Fang Rui remained standing on the ruler, suspended in the air, looking down at Lü Huan sitting on the ground.

Lu Huan removed the hand that was covering her forehead and stared straight at Fang Rui's face, but it was blocked by a mask. Although she was prepared to get nothing, she still couldn't help but feel disappointed when she actually got nothing.

Since they were doing something bad, it was only natural to cover their face. And if you think about it carefully, the other person was also wearing a mask in the "little golden man" mode.

The mask looked ordinary, with a simple pattern on its surface. There was a flame mark between its eyebrows, and a black circle around its eyes, which looked like panda eyes. The rest of the mask was pure white.

Some strange masks.

Thinking this to himself, Lü Huan unwrapped the kraft paper and asked, "Why did you take me away?"

"I need your help with a few things." Fang Rui didn't elaborate, revealing virtually nothing.

"Is this how you ask for help?" Hearing this, Lü Huan rolled her eyes, then looked down at the unwrapped manila paper, which contained a steamed bun and some meat.

After picking up a piece of meat and chewing it for a while, Lü Huan nodded slightly. The taste was alright; it should be braised beef.

As for worrying about poison in the meat, that's completely unnecessary. Since the other party didn't make a move when they first met her, it means they didn't intend to kill her yet.

Based on the previous conversation, I should be safe at least until I help the other party solve the problem.

Taking a bite of the steamed bun, Lü Huan thought to herself.

Normally, she should try to contact her family and then use her intelligence to escape and break free from the bad guys' control.

However, the reality did not allow her to do so. Putting aside the problems at home, there were countless people with ulterior motives hiding in the village, and the probability that she would be walking into a trap if she went home was high.

Simply escaping from the person in front of you is an extremely difficult task.

With her internal energy sealed, she was just an ordinary person with a relatively strong physique. She wanted to escape from a supernatural being, especially one who clearly wasn't simple...

Well, to be blunt... that's impossible.

Therefore, Lü Huan temporarily abandoned his escape plan and waited for an opportunity to arise...

Unaware of what Lü Huan was thinking, Fang Rui answered Lü Huan's question, pointing to himself with his finger: "Yes, and right in front of you."

The hand holding a piece of braised beef froze in mid-air. Lü Huan looked at Fang Rui speechlessly. "You really dare to say that! Does wearing a mask mean you can be shameless?"

"Don't look at me like that, it'll make me shy~" Although he said that, Fang Rui didn't seem embarrassed at all.

This robber is not what I imagined... no, to be precise, he's completely different!

Lü Huan mentally complained and focused on eating.

Seeing that Lü Huan suddenly stopped talking, Fang Rui, feeling a bit bored, asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Lu Huan looked up at him for a while. His eyes were calm and expressionless, as if asking if there was a problem with not speaking.

Is there a problem? Of course there isn't.

Fang Rui had nothing to say, and Lü Huan, satisfied, turned her gaze away and continued eating.

In response, the unreasonable Fang Rui crossed his arms in disapproval and firmly ordered:

"No, you're my prisoner now. Stop talking nonsense and chat with me."

Lü Huan: "…………"

This guy has some issues!

After finishing the last piece of braised beef, Lü Huan casually crumpled the parchment paper into a ball. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Fang Rui say, "Oh, you're finished eating~ Well, then it's time to go to sleep."

The next second, the flashlight beam shone on her face, forcing her to squint. And at that very moment, a familiar feeling washed over her; she felt her consciousness rapidly fading away.

Seeing Lü Huan lying unconscious on the ground, Fang Rui withdrew his hand from drawing the talisman and then put Lü Huan into the Devouring Pouch.

"I envy you being able to sleep, unlike me who has to travel all night."