By a twist of fate, the illegitimate son of the Marquis's family marries the county princess.

Pei Rujing successfully tossed an arrow into the pot before saying, "My second brother is too stupid, so he needs a smarter wife."

Mei Yilan corrected: "Young Master Pei is being frank."

Zuo Mingxuan joked, "It seems Miss Mei is quite satisfied with Young Master Pei."

Mei Yilan countered, "Does Miss Zuo not find Mr. Fang satisfactory?"

Zuo Mingxuan choked.

Pei Rujing couldn't help but laugh: "Zuo San has met his match, hasn't he? You can't control your mouth anymore."

Zuo Mingxuan immediately turned her attention to Pei Rujing: "Judging from this, the county princess and the second young master Pei are indeed siblings; they both found someone clever."

Pei Rujing's smile froze: "How dare you call me stupid!"

After saying that, he chased after Zuo Mingxuan, intending to hit her.

Zuo Mingxuan quickly dodged: "Princess, don't try to cheat. A gentleman uses words, not fists."

"I am a woman, not a gentleman!"

Pei Rujing grabbed Zuo Mingxuan and shook her violently until she was dizzy before letting go.

Zuo Mingxuan felt like many stars were appearing before her eyes, and couldn't help but bend over and cough twice.

Wen Zongji and the other two noticed the commotion and came out to ask, "What's wrong?"

Fang Sichu poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zuo Mingxuan: "Have some tea and calm down."

Pei Rujing walked up to Wen Zongji and sneered, "Zuo San called me stupid."

Zuo Mingxuan took a sip of tea, suppressing the nausea, and defended herself: "I didn't say that. It was clearly the county princess who said that Young Master Pei was stupid."

Pei Shirong pointed to himself: "Why am I involved?"

Mei Yilan changed the subject: "It was just a few jokes, don't take it seriously. It's still early, what should we do next?"

Pei Rujing's gaze fell on Wen Zongji.

Wen Zongji raised an eyebrow: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"My husband has the most ideas; he must have some fun ones."

"My wife seems to have faith in me. Let me think... there are six of us in total. I know a game called Barbarian Kill, how about we try it?"

Barbarian Kill is the same as Werewolf.

Of course, it's not the full version of Werewolf. They don't have enough players, and the full version is too brain-intensive and not as entertaining.

The simplified version of Werewolf for six players is much better; it's simple, easy to learn, and not as brain-intensive.

"What is barbarian killing?"

Wen Zongji explained the rules: "Each of us will have an identity. The barbarians are responsible for killing people at night. The fortune teller and the herbalist are extraordinary people. The fortune teller can check a person's identity every night. The herbalist has a bottle of poison and a bottle of antidote. The antidote can revive the people killed by the barbarians, or it can save oneself, but one can only save oneself on the first night."

"Poison can kill a person. The medicine woman can poison anyone she thinks is most likely a barbarian. Besides barbarians and other people, there are also commoners, but commoners have no abilities whatsoever."

"The rules of the game are that the game ends when the barbarians kill all the other people or all the civilians, and the barbarians win. The other people and the civilians are on the same side, and they need to find all the barbarians through daytime speeches. If they find all the barbarians before the barbarians win, then the other people and the civilians win."

Wen Zongji then explained the order of opening one's eyes at night and the precautions to take, as well as the voting process during the day.

The simplified version of Werewolf has no sheriff and no voting power; it's all one person, one vote—simple and straightforward.

Even with such simplification, some people still can't understand it.

Pei Shirong looked at Wen Zongji: "Brother-in-law, could you say that again?"

His gaze was both clear and foolish.

Meanwhile, the playful engaged couple, Zuo Mingxuan and Fang Sichu, were already eager to try: "We understand, shall we play now?"

Wen Zongji felt that no matter how much he talked, it wouldn't matter if he played a couple of rounds himself, so he said, "Let's play a couple of rounds with our eyes open first to familiarize ourselves with the rules. Once we're completely familiar with them, we can start playing officially."

"Qinghe, go and get six slips of paper. Write down the names of two barbarians, one fortune teller, one herbalist, and two commoners."

Qinghe had listened to the whole thing, and although she also only vaguely understood it, she still knew the identities of these individuals.

A short while later, Qinghe returned with two slips of paper, both folded up so that the words inside could not be seen.

Wen Zongji said, "Everyone, take a slip of paper and draw your own identity."

Several people grabbed the slip of paper together.

The final results are as follows: Wen Zongji - commoner, Pei Rujing - barbarian, Pei Shirong - barbarian, Mei Yilan - fortune teller, Zuo Mingxuan - commoner, Fang Sichu - herbalist.

Zuo Mingxuan chuckled: "Are you a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner?"

This identity clearly belongs to a woman.

Wen Zongji explained, "It's just a title; the most important thing is the medicine woman's abilities."

Fang Sichu was comforted, saying, "A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner is better than an ordinary person."

Zuo Mingxuan looked at Wen Zongji: "Lord Wen, do we really have no abilities whatsoever?"

"Yes."

"Then what use are we?"

"You can pretend to be a fortune teller or a herbalist when necessary to confuse the barbarians, or you can listen carefully to everyone's speech during the day and find out the hidden barbarians by peeling back the layers. In short, you can do whatever it takes to help win the game."

Zuo Mingxuan nodded.

Wen Zongji said, "Qinghe, keep an eye on things. I'll be the referee this time, but you'll be the referee in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Qinghe immediately became extremely alert.

Wen Zongji said, "After everyone has their identity, the referee will say it's dark and please close your eyes. At that time, everyone has to close their eyes... Second Brother, we don't need to do that now. We are just testing the waters."

Pei Shirong opened his eyes and found that he was the only one with his eyes closed. He coughed awkwardly and said, "I was just trying it out."

Pei Rujing sighed and rubbed her forehead.

Wen Zongji continued: "After everyone closes their eyes, the referee will say, 'Barbarians, please open your eyes.' At this time, the two barbarians can open their eyes. You can communicate through gestures or actions. Remember not to make any noise, otherwise it will be easy for others to identify the barbarians by recognizing the direction of the sound."

"Wife, Second Brother, you can pretend everyone else has their eyes closed and use hand gestures to discuss who to kill."

Pei Rujing and Pei Shirong exchanged a glance and pointed at Wen Zongji in tacit agreement.

Wen Zongji's face darkened: "My wife is trying to murder her husband right off the bat?"

He really didn't expect it.

Pei Rujing gave him a sweet smile, but the finger she was pointing at him didn't change.

Helpless, Wen Zongji could only continue the game process: "Once the barbarian selects the person to kill, the referee will say, 'Barbarian, please close your eyes,' followed by, 'Fortune teller, please open your eyes.' The fortune teller can choose to verify a person's identity."

The fortune teller, Mei Yilan, pointed at Pei Shirong.

Wen Zongji then picked up the werewolf's note and showed it to Mei Yilan.

"After the fortune teller has verified the identity, the judge will ask the fortune teller to close his eyes again. Finally, the medicine woman will ask her to open her eyes. Medicine woman, he died last night. Do you want to save him? At this point, the medicine woman can decide whether to save him by nodding or shaking her head."

Then Fang Sichu shook her head.

Wen Zongji: "..."