Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

"If you become stronger in the future... I hope you can come back here."

Everyone had their own thoughts and made no promises.

The village chief wasn't surprised; he was used to it.

"Oh, right, there's something I need to remind you of."

The village chief continued, "Once the wedding day arrives, I will receive a notification about the number of brides."

"In White Village, six brides were chosen from the villagers this time, and three player brides survived, making a total of nine brides, which corresponds to the number of people on your side."

"You're very lucky. This time you won't have to fight over the bride. I hope you'll have good luck in the future."

……

After leaving the village chief's house, Fan Xiao and the others had different feelings.

You Guo frowned and said, "I didn't expect that the Ghost Queen was a dungeon boss whose strength far exceeded the dungeon level. Red and White Village has existed for so long, I wonder how many players she has devoured and how much of their abilities she has absorbed..."

He sighed softly, "We can only complete one task. I guess our dungeon rating won't be very high this time."

"You still have the mind to look at the dungeon rating?" Canglang said speechlessly, "There are so many mountain spirits in the mist, the obstacles we'll encounter during our escape will be considerable! More than eight hours, it's hard to say whether we can even escape..."

She paused here, glancing at Fan Xiao almost instinctively.

Uh...escaping doesn't seem like a problem?

After all, there are big shots involved!

At this moment, Fan Xiao was resting his chin on his hand, deep in thought.

Unlike others, he didn't think about how to escape faster, but instead thought about... how to wake up the Ghost Queen as soon as possible?

He wanted to test the depths of the Demon Queen's power.

Logically speaking, he should definitely be able to defeat the Ghost Queen.

After all, Red and White Village is only a C-level dungeon. Since "Ending the Curse" has been released as a dungeon quest, it means that the Ghost Queen may be defeated by C-level players.

If even a C-level player like him can't beat him, then who can complete this mission?

Evolution Games will not allow impossible tasks to appear in dungeons!

But... judging from the attitudes displayed by the village chief and that boy, the Ghost Queen is simply not someone a C-level player can defeat.

This is contradictory and not normal.

The village chief... most likely still has some information he hasn't told them.

Could it be that ending the curse doesn't mean killing the Demon Queen?

Are you referring to something else?

Fan Xiao believes that this hidden intelligence must be related to how to perfectly pass the game.

Of course, if he could kill the Ghost Queen, he wouldn't need to care about this hidden information.

"Let's play it safe and complete the second task first. Once we have a safe passage through the checkpoint, we can then proceed with the third task."

Fan Xiao made a decision quickly.

Then he addressed the group, saying, "The solution to clear the level is clear, but there's one thing you need to be aware of."

"What?" You Guo asked.

Everyone else's attention also turned to Fan Xiao.

Fan Xiao said, "The boy said that after the people of Hongcun have eaten seven living people, they will not eat again for a short period of time."

Do you think that the total number of people eaten in Red Village and White Village combined is seven?

"Definitely not!"

Owen immediately flattered, "We don't know what's going on in White Village, but in Red Village, under your leadership, we've survived peacefully until now, with only two unlucky souls dying."

"Such a low casualty rate, where have any players come before been able to achieve that? They're not even worthy of comparing themselves to you!"

"So this situation is definitely different from the past."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Fan Xiao patted Owen on the shoulder and said, "There aren't enough dead people yet, so things are bound to go wrong during the wedding procession. You all need to be careful. After all, until the ceremony is complete, we're all still alive and could be attacked."

"We're going to participate in a ghost marriage, so we shouldn't be attacked, right?" Canglang asked doubtfully.

“It’s hard to say,” Fan Xiao said. “We can trust what that boy says, but we still need to be careful and not let compassion cloud our judgment. If something goes wrong, we still need to run. Everyone should stay on high alert.”

He paused, then grinned and said, "Actually, there's another way to avoid accidents."

"What?" Canglang asked hurriedly.

“It’s very simple,” Fan Xiao said. “We’ll select a few people, break their arms and legs, confiscate their black umbrellas, and then wait for the Red Village people to come and have some extra food.”

"..."

Everyone's heart jumped into their throats, and they instinctively wanted to back away.

Seeing their reaction, Fan Xiao smiled even more broadly and said, "Just kidding. You guys really need to work on your courage."

"I don't think you're joking..." everyone thought to themselves.

They were somewhat relieved that Fan Xiao's moral standards weren't completely corrupt, otherwise they might have been in danger.

……

Dusk gradually descended.

Tanya and the others arrived at the home of the village chief of Bai Village.

The village chief looked at the group of five, nodded, and said, "Let's go to the Ghost Goddess Temple. The funeral procession is already waiting there."

"How many people have died?" Tanya asked.

"This time, including the three of you, there are nine people in total."

The village chief turned his gaze to the two male players among the five: "As for you two... just follow the funeral procession. Do whatever the others do."

"..."

Both of them looked rather grim, but they didn't refute anything.

Now that things have come to this, they can only hope that their luck will improve from here on out.

The group left the tiled house and soon arrived at the old Ghost Goddess Temple.

The entire village had gathered outside the temple, forming a long queue. From a distance, the white cloths on their heads looked like a long white snake.

The village chief led Tanya and the other two into the temple.

Tanya became secretly on guard, preparing to flee with her people at any moment.

There are nine coffins inside the temple, six of which are closed and three are open.

The village chief arrived at the foot of the Ghost Goddess statue, burned incense and prayed, then took a bowl of black liquid and splashed it at the feet of Tanya and the other two.

The next second, the shadows beneath Tanya and the other two began to wriggle.

All three were startled, but fortunately the writhing of the shadows quickly stopped, and the ground returned to calm.

The village chief said to the three of them, "Put them in the coffin!"

Upon hearing this, Su and Jian hesitated.

Tanya suppressed her repulsion, solidified her reasoning, and then lightly jumped into the coffin to lie down.

Seeing that their leader had reacted, Su and Jian suppressed their resistance and did as she asked.

The village chief and his men quickly closed the three coffins.

The village chief addressed the coffin bearers as they entered, saying, "Lift the coffin! On your way!"

……

Hongcun.

Under the arrangement of the village chief, Fan Xiao and his group of nine changed into the groom's clothes and began a prayer ceremony at the Ghost Goddess Temple.

Then, the villagers brought in nine sedan chairs decorated with red paper.

After the ceremony was completed, the village chief of Hongcun said to Fan Xiao and the other nine, "Get into the sedan chair!"

You Guo and the others hesitated, worried about the danger, but Fan Xiao, being skilled and daring, climbed directly into the sedan chair.

This was the first time he had ever ridden in a sedan chair carried by ghosts.

It was quite a novel experience.

With Fan Xiao taking the lead, the others followed suit and got into the sedan chair.

"Raise the sedan chair! Welcome the bride!"

The village chief shouted to the villagers who had entered the temple.

The long wedding procession left the Ghost Goddess Temple and arrived at the entrance of the village.

The fog outside the village had dissipated somewhat at some point, and after the wedding procession left Hong Village, it began to circle around the village's perimeter.

Chapter 546 Tanya: I almost got tricked

As someone well-versed in the ways of the world, Fan Xiao naturally didn't want to actually sit in the sedan chair.

However, considering that players must participate in the ghost marriage ceremony to obtain the identity of a lesser mountain spirit, he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​hiding under the sedan chair and stay obediently inside.

His fingers transformed into tentacles that stretched out of the sedan chair, and eyes sprouted from the tentacles, observing the behavior of the villagers of Red Village from various angles.

Since acquiring the psychic power of "Flesh and Blood Progenitor," he felt himself heading in a non-human direction, racing ahead at breakneck speed.

It's practically a walking ghost story.

While this psionic ability isn't particularly outstanding in offensive capabilities, it's exceptional in terms of survival.

Under his observation, a long procession of tens of thousands of villagers from Hongcun began to walk around the perimeter of Hongcun, with the sound of gongs and drums creating a strong festive atmosphere.

The white mist receded into the distance, clearing out the surrounding land.

It was getting darker.

Fan Xiao became curious: how would the wedding procession be conducted?

The burial took place in Baicun. Could it be that they are going to dig up the grave and open the coffin?

After circling the village three times, something strange happened.

Fan Xiao's ten fingers, which had transformed into tentacles, all turned to observe the direction, their eyes fixed on what lay ahead.

A splash of white came into view.

It was a funeral procession with people wearing white headbands.

The people at the front of the group had a lot of paper money in their hands, and they scattered it around them as they walked.

The paper money was blown by the wind and drifted to the wedding procession in Hongcun.

Strangely, not a single one landed on the people of Hongcun.

The village chief of Hongcun, who was leading the group, seemed not to have seen anything and continued walking forward.

The two teams drew closer and closer... and a collision was imminent.

Suddenly, the Red Village people, like intangible phantoms, passed through the bodies of the White Village people.

Fan Xiao discovered that the sedan chair he was riding in also seemed to have no physical form, and then passed through the bodies of the people in the funeral procession in Bai Village.

Then, the nine bright red sedan chairs and the nine coffins carried by the villagers of Baicun drew closer and closer.

……

It’s so cold!

The middle-aged male player, whose head was sparsely covered, who was following behind the coffin, felt a chill creeping over his body.

At this moment, they were circling around the outskirts of Bai Village, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

But just as he started the fourth lap, he suddenly felt a sudden chill.

The surrounding air seemed to have dropped several degrees.