Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

Wang Mingyue originally planned to do the same as last night: put the energy-boosting drug in her mouth, wait for her roommate Sun Qianqian to fall asleep, and then sneak out to meet Yi Zanglan.

As soon as it was past ten o'clock, before she could even get up, Sun Qianqian next to her made a move.

Sun Qianqian tiptoed out of bed, glanced at Wang Mingyue who was buried in the quilt and seemed to be fast asleep, put on her coat, and climbed out of the bedroom window.

Wang Mingyue: "..."

Okay, very good. It seems everyone is quite busy and has plans.

Needless to say, Sun Qianqian must have gone to meet up with Li Shuo, and the energy booster was probably found and given to her by Li Shuo.

After thinking it over, Wang Mingyue decided it was better not to confront the other party directly. So she waited a little while longer before climbing out the window to look for Yi Zanglan.

She wandered around the neighborhood for a while but couldn't find Yi Zanglan. Just as she was wondering what was going on, someone suddenly grabbed her by the neck and dragged her behind a tree.

She turned around in shock, only to meet Yi Zanglan's calm, still eyes.

"What's the panic?" Yi Zanglan pointed to a spot not far away, a slight smile playing on his lips. "They're playing with fire."

Looking in the direction she was pointing, Wang Mingyue then noticed that Li Shuo and Sun Qianqian were standing side by side on the street, seemingly burning something.

Upon closer inspection, her expression changed drastically: "...They burned the puppet? Where did the matches come from?"

She specifically checked the entire house today and found no flammable materials; even the stove in the kitchen wouldn't light.

It seems that Li Shuo and his team have found the relevant props and must have some new clues, otherwise how could they have dared to burn the puppet directly?

"Li Shuo is really brave. What would happen if he burned the puppet...?"

"That's not his responsibility," Yi Zanglan said with a smile. "The match was in Sun Qianqian's hand, so it was Sun Qianqian who lit it."

"..."

Yes, that's the real reason Li Shuo invited Sun Qianqian to form an alliance. Ostensibly, it was to impart his experience, but in reality, he just thought Sun Qianqian was easy to manipulate and wanted to use her to test things out.

If burning the puppet yields clues or props, he will definitely keep them in his possession; if burning it causes unexpected consequences, Sun Qianqian will take the blame, and it won't affect him.

However, Wang Mingyue had no time to sympathize with Sun Qianqian. She held her breath and waited until the puppet was completely burned to ashes in the firelight.

She saw Sun Qianqian bend down, pick up a piece of paper, and hand it to Li Shuo like a precious treasure.

Unable to read the note clearly, she lowered her voice and asked Yi Zanglan for help, "Lanlan, what does it say?"

For no particular reason, she subconsciously believed that Yi Zanglan could definitely see it clearly.

Yi Zanglan narrowed his eyes slightly, as if trying to make a recognition.

"Exchange...old for new."

"Anything else?"

"Twofold...death."

Wang Mingyue silently recited the two English sentences, lost in thought.

"Trade-in for a new one, double death?"

I have absolutely no idea what it's implying.

At this moment, Li Shuo and Sun Qianqian were also discussing, probably studying the contents of the note. Li Shuo even scolded Sun Qianqian a couple of times, basically saying that she was stupid and couldn't help with anything, which made Sun Qianqian almost cry.

"They're probably going back to their rooms," Yi Zanglan said. "Are you going back?"

Wang Mingyue was stunned for a moment, realizing that this was indeed a problem, because if Sun Qianqian returned to the room and found that she was not there, she would know that she had also gone out in the middle of the night, which would be equivalent to a formal confrontation.

But rather than avoiding a falling out with Sun Qianqian, she preferred to maintain a good relationship with Yi Zanglan. She could tell who had the brains and the ability.

Tonight is crucial; she absolutely cannot go back to sleep.

So she firmly replied, "No, I'll go wherever you go."

Yi Zanglan chuckled, nodded, and turned around: "Then let's go."

Using the buildings as cover, the two men, one in front and one behind, quickly disappeared into the darkness of the night.

* * * * * *

Following Doris's directions, the two walked south until they stopped in front of the white barrier.

Previously, this place was impassable, but now...

Yi Zanglan reached out his hand and passed through it without any hindrance.

A new map has been released.

The dark moon hangs high, and the area within sight is overgrown with weeds. Gray tombstones stand in rows on all sides, and a cold wind blows, creating a silent and desolate atmosphere.

This is the cemetery where the town mayor is buried.

"Split up and search for the town mayor's monument."

Rusty shovels were scattered all over the cemetery. Yi Zanglan picked one up and carried it away.

Wang Mingyue urgently called out to her, "But we don't even know what the town mayor's name is."

"Then let's analyze the epitaph."

"..."

"Found it, remember to dig it up and see what's inside."

"..."

Watching Yi Zanglan leisurely leave with a shovel on his shoulder, as if he were going to plant flowers rather than dig a grave, I could tell you that Yi Zanglan was quite pleased with himself.

Wang Mingyue felt a chill run down her spine, unsure whether she should be afraid of the eerie cemetery or the strange woman.

She sighed and resigned herself to her fate, going to find a shovel.

……

The inscriptions on the tombstones varied in length, but Yi Zanglan didn't have the patience to examine them closely. Without stopping, she quickly skimmed through the keywords.

After browsing through about a dozen rows, she finally spotted a tombstone at the end, and the words on it caught her attention.

town mayor.

He was a town mayor named Trist.

Yi Zanglan raised an eyebrow lightly, picked up a shovel, and began digging without saying a word.

She was incredibly efficient; she dug a deep pit in less than twenty minutes.

Then she bent down, brushed away the dirt and pebbles, and picked up a metal box with one hand.

The metal box was exceptionally sturdy and could not be opened by brute force. It was secured with two combination locks: one with a six-digit alphanumeric code and the other with a four-digit numeric code.

She examined the two locks, her eyelids slightly lowered, her expression calm and indifferent, as if she were concentrating on recalling something.

……

At the same moment, viewers in the off-site live broadcast room were also watching this scene.

Given how many of Yi Zanglan's actions we've witnessed before, the number of people who are pessimistic about her or wishing for her death has decreased significantly, and everyone's focus has shifted to speculating about what she will do next.

Of course, the main reason is that the Curse Master Yan Zhao visited the live stream and even liked and favorited it not long ago—this eccentric big shot is clearly interested in Yi Zanglan and even cursed those stupid male players. Anyone who dares to diss him again is probably asking for trouble.

[Hey, I say, isn't she a bit too strong? She dug this deep hole in twenty minutes?]

[Not surprising. Look at how she killed that man in black; she used considerable force, almost piercing his heart.]

[The combination to this metal box is quite complicated. I guess there should be clues in the room, or some fixed terms related to the backstory.]

Unexpectedly, amidst a bunch of messy discussions, a sudden, abrupt comment appeared on the screen, and then it was repeated several times in a row.

It was extremely inappropriate and sent chills down my spine.

Am I seeing things? There's a puppet standing behind her!

There's a puppet standing behind her!

There's a puppet standing behind her!!!