Reborn as a beautiful girl, I want to be the best in the world

"What do you mean, you're the only one? The family is..."

"When they die, they become sacrifices to the land."

Xiao Gu continued to gnaw on the bread in his hand, and even licked his fingers after finishing it, and carefully put the rest of the bread into his pocket.

There was a pocket hidden inside his tattered clothes, which you wouldn't notice if you didn't pay attention.

A sacrifice to the land...

Ye Qing was about to ask something else, but Xiao Gu simply walked to the "bed" next to him.

Of course, it wasn't so much a bed as it was some straw piled on top of stacked branches.

Xiao Gu didn't care about these and simply lay down on the straw bed. As the owner of this "home", Xiao Gu didn't seem to worry about Ye Qing and the others at all.

But there's really nothing to worry about. If a mouse enters a house like this, it would just shake its head.

Ye Qing was not in a hurry to ask Xiao Gu anything else, but walked straight out of the room to meet Zhao Manying after the examination.

"How to say?"

"There's no obvious problem, but the surrounding area is indeed no different from being undefended. We still have to take turns tonight."

Zhao Manying spoke in a low voice and said that it was already very polite to say that they were not on guard.

The house is just a frame, and the fence around it can be kicked open with one foot, not to mention that the door is no different from a wooden board.

As players they can indeed log off and rest, but as NPCs Lin Jue and Miss Yun naturally need to rest, otherwise there would be no need for them to find a place to stay.

"How credible do you think what the child said just now is?"

Ye Qing nodded. As the afterglow of the setting sun gradually disappeared into the horizon and the last ray of light sank into the mountains, the entire village gradually darkened.

I didn’t notice anything just now when there were still villagers walking around, but now there is no one on the road and the whole village is as quiet as a dead village.

And no matter how poor the village was, there should always be one or two families that could afford candles. But there was not a single house with candles lit.

In this situation, Ye Qing wanted to just run away with his men.

She didn't really want to get into trouble at this time, especially when there were more important tasks at hand.

I didn't take care of Miss Yun in the city before. If I do it again now, I'm afraid her favorability will drop completely before I even reach the imperial capital.

"…Does it make any difference whether you believe it or not?"

Zhao Manying smiled. She took out some defense props from the inventory and handed them to Ye Qing and Zhao Xin who had just come out. The three of them began to set up defenses around the house.

At the same time, they also remember to communicate within the team channel to prevent their conversations from being heard by people who shouldn’t be hearing them.

"That's all I've said so far. As for the so-called sacrifices and land, we don't know what they are."

Listening to Zhao Manying's analysis in the team channel, Ye Qing nodded, set up traps around, and then pasted talisman paper.

In the past, Ye Qing was able to rank among the top three masters in the use of props.

The most crucial reason was not her strength, but that no one was willing to team up with Ye Qing, who had just risen to prominence at that time.

After all, you can check your teammates’ information before forming a team. Ye Qing was just a rookie in the first season, so naturally no one wanted to take her with them.

"If Ye Zi wants to get involved, that's not impossible. We can discuss it later."

Zhao Manying put up a transparent barrier at the main entrance and set up some obvious "traps" here, which were clearly designed to attract people's attention.

There are countless huge branches in the Western Continent, so there will naturally be no fewer in the Eastern Continent, whose territory is much larger than the West.

It was at this time that Zhao Xin on the side noticed something.

"Sister, it seems like someone is peeping at me."

She was not in a hurry to activate the Eagle Eye Technique, but pretended not to notice the other party and continued to set traps.

After hearing Zhao Xin's reminder, the two of them moved closer to her quietly.

Soon, Ye Qing also noticed the peeping Tom that Zhao Xin mentioned.

There did seem to be something lurking on the rooftops in the distance.

Because it was dark, it was difficult to see each other's faces. At this moment, it looked more like some kind of animal rather than a person peeping at them?

But Ye Qing still had some psychological trauma and did not forget to remind Zhao Xin a few words.

"Don't alarm them. After all, there are many kinds of monsters in the East, and they come up with some fable-like tasks every day..."

When this incident was mentioned, Ye Qing remembered that she had been sold three times, which made her feel uncomfortable.

While everyone was talking, Zhao Xin suddenly noticed that the figure disappeared on the roof.

Fortunately, she had just taken a screenshot, so if she came across it again, at least she could make a comparison, even though everyone had just arrived in the Eastern Continent.

Moreover, even Ye Qing, a reincarnated being, couldn't guess what it was just by looking at such a picture.

Everyone could only take turns to log off and rest after finishing the work. Before, the Zhao sisters came first, and today Ye Qing naturally took the initiative to keep watch first.

When they returned to the room, Lin Jue and Miss Yun had already set up two small tents in the house.

This made Ye Qing stunned for a moment, and then he looked towards Lin Jue.

Lin Jue shook her head shyly. It was obvious that the tent was not built by her.

"Miss Yun, you really are a treasure trove, aren't you?"

Ye Qing said this, but the first thing that came to his mind was naturally a blue cat-shaped robot.

Since arriving at the port city, Miss Yun has taken out a lot of wonderful things, including Lin Jue's method of awakening him.

So much so that Ye Qing didn't even feel that she was a person from a thousand years ago, but more like a person from the future a thousand years from now.

Miss Yun snorted lightly and did not directly answer Ye Qing's question. Instead, she simply pulled aside the curtain and gestured to Ye Qing to come in.

Without much hesitation, Ye Qing simply went into the tent.

"this is not......"

After Ye Qing came in, she subconsciously blocked the bright space in front of her, but what she didn't expect was everything inside the tent.

Or to be more precise, that tent might be a teleportation array.

The room in front of her was exactly the room at the top of the tower, where Miss Yun had invited Ye Qing to enter when she entertained her.

If you pay attention to your surroundings, you will find that there is a tropical island on the endless sea next to you.

As if worried that Ye Qing couldn't see it, the two cups of tea were still on the table.

Looking at the steam slowly rising from the cup, Ye Qing couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"This level shouldn't surprise you, right, Master Zero?"

Miss Yun came in at some point. She closed the curtain, and the space behind her also closed.

Are you surprised?

It was indeed a bit surprising. Even in the fantasy world of the gods, Ye Qing had never seen such ability.

If Miss Yun wasn't playing tricks, it meant that the time in this room was not synchronized with the outside world.

"...There is an allusion in my hometown called the Lan Ke chess game, but Miss Yun, your situation is the opposite."

Ye Qing sighed and sat back in his original seat.

The two cups of tea on the table were put away by the clay maid, and Miss Yun sat down next to them with a faint smile.

I don’t know if the official Huanmeng company has input these data, but Miss Yun nodded as if she understood.

But she changed the subject, her eyes filled with cunning.

"Master Zero, I wonder what you think about the situation in the village?"

What’s the situation in the village?

There are not many known things, and the judgments Ye Qing can make are also limited.

But since Miss Yun mentioned it deliberately, it was obvious that they guessed correctly that there should still be some dangerous things hiding in this village.

"It's so abnormal that it feels like it's been done on purpose."

After thinking for a while, Ye Qing gave his answer.

"It seems that Master Zero has also noticed it. How about that? I can also help if necessary."

Miss Yun spoke so "sincerely" that Ye Qing felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

In the previous communication with Miss Yun, Ye Qing had the impression that she was quite shrewd, the kind of person who would not do anything without profit.

Now there is something wrong with such sincerity.

"No, at least not now."

Ye Qing decisively shook his head and refused. Just as he had decided when communicating with Zhao Manying and the others before, he could not get involved in troubles that he shouldn't get involved in at this time.

But Miss Yun showed a regretful expression. She leaned back in her chair, opened her folding fan, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Hey, but the things hidden in this village are no less powerful than those in the Shadow City. Master Zero, do you really not want to try them out?"

No less than City of Shadows?

Ye Qing's heart seemed to skip a beat. Does that mean there is a existence similar to Sera?

"No, if Miss Yun asked me to come here for this matter, then please take care of yourself. I don't intend to get into trouble."

Even if there is, there is not enough time to deal with it now.

Rushing to the imperial capital is still Ye Qing’s primary goal, and bringing Lin Jue and Miss Yun there safely is also an important matter.

Seeing Ye Qing's decisive refusal, Miss Yun did not show any disappointment and still had that mysterious smile on her face.

At this moment, in this village, a strange and unpredictable figure quietly emerged from the entrance of the village.

The stiff figure slowly looked around, then limped towards the village.

Just where the figure passed, the plants gradually withered and the land dried up and cracked, as if it had lost its vitality.

Chapter 15 Groundbreaking

All the chickens and dogs in the village suddenly "lost their voices" at this moment, and the entire village suddenly became completely quiet.

Not only the livestock, but even the people in the room became quiet.

If we follow the time in the game, it is only seven o'clock in the evening.

Even if we compare it to the ancients who rested earlier, it would not be this early.

Ye Qing, who had just returned from the other side, hadn't even sat down yet when he immediately realized something was wrong.

The overly quiet environment allowed her to make clear sounds even if she moved a little.

Before Miss Yun next to him could say anything, Ye Qing quickly stretched out his hand to signal her not to speak.

Are we surrounded? Or...

Through the magic eye installed on the roof, Ye Qing can clearly see the situation around the house, and his vision will not be affected by the dark environment.

Don't Have

Not to mention that there were people surrounding us, there wasn't even a dog. It would be strange if it wasn't quiet.

But because of this, Ye Qing became even more suspicious.

It was not like she had not been to similar villages before. It was basically impossible for it to be so quiet. The crying of the children was enough to make her drunk, not to mention the livestock that were disturbed.

What on earth made the surroundings quiet down and even made the residents actively "shut up"?

Miss Yun has returned to the "tent" to warn Lin Jue not to come out no matter what happens, while Ye Qing has switched to loyalty and is guarding behind the door like a shadow.

However, Xiao Gu was still sleeping soundly on the straw, and seemed to be completely unaware of the abnormality around him.

Boom, boom, boom, boom

After a long silence, Ye Qing finally heard the sound getting closer.

It was like the sound of knocking on the door, coming intermittently from a distance, maintaining a certain rhythm.

At first glance, it sounded like someone was knocking on the wall rhythmically and was approaching the room.

Is it a coincidence? Or is it intentionally targeting this place?

Ye Qing has already called Zhao Manying to come online. After all, if there is no problem, it would be somewhat inappropriate to call both sisters online.