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Tanya observed them carefully and determined that they were all ordinary people, and their mental responses were also at the level of ordinary people.

Of course, it's too easy to fake this kind of thing. Nowadays, players can't use items, so they basically have to rely on their eyes to make judgments, and the accuracy is questionable.

Tanya lacked confidence in her conclusions and remained vigilant.

The villagers' conversations mostly revolved around everyday matters. After listening for a few minutes and realizing she wasn't gathering any useful information, Tanya approached an old woman and asked, "Grandma, are you holding a funeral here?"

"Yes," the old woman said with a sorrowful expression, "you must be from out of town, young lady? Since you're here, why don't you stay and join us?"

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Tanya said. "I came out on an adventure with some friends, and we got lost here. Can you tell me how to get out of this place?"

“The mountain spirits are rampant outside, wandering everywhere, and outsiders can’t get out.” The old woman shook her head: “Only after you worship the Ghost Goddess can you receive protection and leave here safely.”

"Mountain Spirit? Ghost Queen..." Tanya asked in surprise, "What is a Mountain Spirit?"

“Some mountain spirits and wild monsters have existed for a long time.”

The old woman replied, "They used to sneak into the village at night and steal the children to eat. But ever since the White Village worshipped the Ghost Goddess, they haven't caused any more trouble in the village."

"Where is the place to worship the Ghost Goddess?" Tanya asked.

The old woman shook her head: "The Ghost Goddess Temple is not a place you can enter at any time, and now is not the time to worship. The worship ceremony requires the village chief's assistance; outsiders cannot complete it on their own."

She sighed and said, "The village chief is busy with the funeral arrangements and doesn't have time to help you right now. You can stay in the village for a few days."

"Is the village chief holding a funeral?" Tanya asked. "Has someone in the village chief's family died?"

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Faced with Tanya's question, the old woman shook her head without answering, but said, "Young lady, if you and your friends are going to stay here temporarily, there are some rules you need to be aware of. In our White Village... there are quite a few taboos."

Upon hearing this, Tanya's expression became more serious.

The old woman's words reminded her of the second rule in the game—if you want to enter the Red and White Village, please strictly abide by the rules that all the villagers follow;

Game tips are a "survival guide" or a "pitfall avoidance guide" given to players by evolution games.

The information that "Red Village" refers to both Red Village and White Village is now quite clear.

She has now entered Bai Village to learn about its rules and regulations, which is one of her goals in her exploration.

Tanya humbly asked, "What are the rules? Could you explain them in detail?"

"Don't be nervous, young lady," the old woman comforted her. "Although there are a few more rules, they are all very easy to follow. You and your friends just need to pay more attention."

After comforting her, she explained in detail: "The villagers of Bai Village are all believers of the Ghost Goddess. Long ago, the Ghost Goddess appeared in the village and set three rules for the villagers' daily life, which have been passed down from generation to generation."

"The first rule is that you must be back in your room to sleep before dark. Little girl, you absolutely must remember that!"

"The second rule is that you must return to your own room to eat lunch alone."

"The third rule is that you must never approach the temple of the Ghost Goddess without the village chief's permission."

"There are only three rules. Remember, you must follow them, otherwise..."

The old woman didn't finish her sentence, but just sighed softly and said, "In short, just remember these three rules and follow them."

"..."

Tanya carefully observed the old woman's expression and, finding nothing amiss, asked, "The first two rules seem to only apply to residents of Bai Village? We're from out of town and don't have our own rooms here. What should we do?"

"Don't worry, little girl."

The old woman pointed around and said, "See those empty rooms? Just find one, tidy it up, and settle in."

"As for food... if you don't mind, you can come to my house every day and take some with you, or you can ask other people for it."

"Outsiders are very rare in Bai Village, so people won't be stingy with such a little food."

"What a hospitable place," Tanya smiled slightly. "By the way... why would the Ghost Queen set such a strange rule? What's the specific meaning behind eating alone in your room?"

"Little girl, don't talk nonsense!"

The old woman's expression suddenly turned serious, and her tone became quite stern as she said, "The Ghost Goddess is the guardian deity of our White Village. You must not offend her, and you must not show the slightest disrespect in your words, or you will be punished!"

“…Okay, thank you for reminding me.” Tanya changed the subject, “What happened to those who broke the rules?”

The old woman shook her head and sighed, "Don't ask about this. As long as you remember the rules and abide by them quietly, you can live peacefully in the village and be free from the harassment of those mountain ghosts outside."

"..."

Seeing that the other party didn't want to discuss the matter further, Tanya tactfully changed the subject, saying, "Do you know if there's a bus that goes directly to Bai Village?"

"A bus?" the old woman asked疑惑地, "What is a bus?"

"It's a kind of... well, a kind of horse-drawn carriage or oxcart."

Tanya carefully considered her words before speaking.

“Never heard of it,” the old woman said doubtfully. “You came by oxcart? Little girl, didn’t you say… you got lost here?”

"..."

Tanya felt slightly embarrassed and could only make up a story: "The bus was just like an oxcart, not a real oxcart. And we only saw the bus from afar and didn't ride in it."

"Ok."

The old woman did not press further and accepted the explanation.

Tanya continued, "Do you know 'Red Village'?"

“Red Village?” The old woman was even more puzzled: “There’s only one village in this area, Red Village… I’ve never heard of it.”

Whether they truly didn't know or were hiding something... Tanya couldn't tell the truth and could only suppress her desire to investigate for the time being.

She pointed to a spot not far away and asked, "Is that your child?"

About seven or eight meters away, there was a sweet and lovely little girl standing there.

The little girl had been standing there for quite a while, her eyes fixed on them.

Tanya felt a little uncomfortable looking into those somewhat lifeless eyes.

That's my granddaughter.

The old woman smiled and waved to the little girl, calling out, "Manman, come over and say hello to this older sister."

Upon hearing the call, the little girl obediently walked over, looked up at Tanya silently, and didn't say a word.

Those eyes lacked any childlike spirit; they were as still as a deep well, as if staring at a dead person.

Tanya felt a little uneasy under the gaze.

"I'm sorry, the child is just being silly and doesn't know any better. Please excuse him."

The old woman smoothed things over, tapped the little girl on the head, and pulled her behind her.

"It's alright," Tanya said, suppressing her discomfort. "You go ahead with your work. I'll go find my friends; they're still outside the village."

After saying goodbye to the old woman, Tanya did not leave the village immediately. She planned to ask another villager for more information and compare it with the intelligence.

She hadn't gone far when she suddenly stopped, looking surprised.

"How did you get in?" she asked. "Has it gotten foggy outside?"

In front of her, the tall female player and others were walking towards her.

Upon hearing Tanya's voice, everyone was stunned, as if waking from a dream. The daze in their eyes disappeared, and each of them revealed an expression of fear.

"We just... it seems like our minds were interfered with!?"

The tall female player realized what was happening and her expression turned quite serious: "Captain, you came out of the village not long after you entered, and you even waved to us. We instinctively followed you into the village..."

At this point, she suddenly showed a look of fear in her eyes and took a few steps back.

Is this Tanya in front of me real or fake?

The others also realized what was happening and retreated, making no attempt to hide the intense vigilance in their eyes.

Seeing this, Tanya looked thoughtful and murmured, "Does this instance have a mechanism that forcibly leads us into the village...? Alright, let's all lower our guard. I'm not some monster in disguise."

After saying that, she recounted what everyone had been discussing outside the village and gave a brief demonstration of her abilities—her figure vanished from the spot and reappeared a meter away from everyone in the next instant.

Teleportation... spatial abilities?

Everyone else was taken aback.

Only the tall female player and another long-haired female player showed signs of joy.

"It's the captain himself!" the tall female player said to the group. "I can guarantee it!"

Having dispelled her initial doubts, Tanya asked, "Is it foggy outside the village?"

“No,” Mongo said, “when we were fooled by you… by your imposter, everything was normal outside the village.”

"Let's go out and take a look!" Tanya said. "This village is a bit strange. We need to make sure we have an escape route first."

"What happened?" the tall female player asked.

"Let's go out and take a look first."

Tanya walked forward.

Seeing this, the others could only follow for the time being.

Upon arriving at the entrance to Bai Village, Tanya frowned slightly upon seeing the thick white fog drifting across the land.

"How could this be...?" the tall female player exclaimed in surprise. "So fast!?"

“That’s normal,” Mongo sighed. “When we were running in the opposite direction, the fog rose up in just a few seconds and became so thick that we couldn’t see people right next to us at all… In short, don’t mistake this fog for normal fog!”

"Su, adjust your mindset."

Tanya reminded the tall female player.

Among the players who went to the dungeon this time, two were her real-life friends—Su, who was tall, and Jane, who had long hair.

Su glanced at the leader, Tanya, quickly composed herself, and asked, "Captain, have you found anything in the village?"

“I asked a villager and got a lot of information.”

Tanya nodded and shared the information she had learned from the old woman.

After finishing her story, she offered her own guess: "The monster lurking in the mist must be the so-called mountain spirit."

"As for the rules in White Village... the second game hint is 'Strictly abide by the rules that all villagers follow,' which has a prefix in the description, so it probably requires some further understanding."

"In other words, if the villagers harbor ill intentions towards us, they are very likely to lie to us and mislead us into breaking the village rules."

"Therefore, we should not listen to what they say, but rather see what they do and then imitate them."

"How about we capture a villager and interrogate him?" Mengo suggested. "The game doesn't say we can't attack villagers, so even though it's risky, it might be a breakthrough?"

"If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!" the tall Su said sternly.

"Let's not think about anything too radical for now. The dungeon has just opened, it's not time to be aggressive yet."

Tanya explained her plan: "We need to find out three things right now."

"The first thing is to ask all the villagers about the village rules and see if they all say the same thing, or if there are any differences."

"Secondly, find out more about the rumors about the Ghost Queen. The Ghost Queen may be related to the quest condition of 'escaping Red and White Village'."

"The third thing is to find the village chief and ask him to take us to the Ghost Goddess Temple to take a look."

Upon hearing this, everyone considered it for a moment and none of them objected to the proposal.

Tanya continued, "Since the situation is unclear, let's not split up and go ask together."

"Captain, isn't this too inefficient?" Jane with long hair reminded us, "Outsiders must find an empty house to stay in and sleep before dark. If this rule is true, we won't have much time left. Speaking of which...aren't there a lot of empty houses here?"

"It's normal for a closed, independent village like this to have many empty houses, right?" one player said. "With so many mountain spirits outside, it makes perfect sense that some houses would be empty after some people die."

“Let’s forget about empty houses and efficiency for now,” Tanya said. “It’s better to gather less intelligence than to risk splitting up when the situation is unclear. Let’s go.”

After saying that, she walked forward decisively, giving no one a chance to object.

Led by Tanya, the group of eleven randomly stopped three villagers and questioned them in detail.

The information obtained was exactly the same as what the old woman had said before, with no difference whatsoever.

The three rules the old woman told me... seem to be true?

Tanya carefully reviewed her conversation with the villagers, analyzing whether there were any loopholes.

Suddenly, the surrounding light dimmed.