NOVEL NEXT Chapter 80
[Level 9?! Damn it! Level nine BOSS! I haven’t seen it before!]
[When Xie Yiliang was in the dungeon in the past, the most he had killed was a level 8 BOSS. I always thought that levels 9 and 10 did not exist!!]
[My Good Wife! Be good, we don’t want those two seventh-level ones anymore; let’s play with the ninth-level ones. Let’s find another husband uwu.]
[Oh my god! I really look forward to your love and death with Level 9!]
Then, Beep–Beep–Beep–
The air-raid sirens blared from the loudspeaker in the centre of the village, rapidly attacking from all directions, deafening, and making people panic inexplicably.
Duh duh duh duh duh duh.
Liu Laizi’s right hand began to shake, and the sound of the cane hitting the ground became faster. No one knew who shouted first: “The deities are angry! Run!”
Then, snap!
Liu Laizi’s crutches fell to the ground, and a large number of chaotic footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard. The villagers woke up and ran toward the temple without even having time to put on their shoes.
Liu Laizi was also anxious, but before he could turn around, he exclaimed, “Ahhhhh!”
The stick in Yu Qing’s hand suddenly penetrated the back of the neck, blood spattered, and a clear voice of questioning sounded from above: “Tell me, how did you kill your daughter?”
[Uh…, sorry, I can’t keep up. Didn’t the system ask him to inquire about the truth regarding the blood stains? How did the host know that Liu Laizi killed…his daughter?]
[Normal, normal operation, boss’s normal operation.]
Consolation in the live broadcast room: [I often had similar questions when watching Xie Yiliang in the past. His breakthroughs were so exciting, and each one was a tutorial template. It’s a pity. Now he has a “Yiliang Manor” which is like a retirement home. He only knows how to paint every day. From now on, this will be my new home! Hoho!]
At midnight, the blood moon hung high in the sky, and the dim red light reflected the frightened faces of every villager.
Yu Qing left in a hurry. When he arrived, hundreds of people were already kneeling in front of the temple. Not only the villagers but also the hosts were among them, kneeling respectfully according to the deity’s request.
Yu Zi was at the end, and when she heard footsteps approaching, she glanced slightly out of the corner of her eye and saw Yu Qing’s hand dripping with red liquid!
Her pupils shrank suddenly, and she almost screamed.
But years of experience in dungeons allowed her to stabilize her emotions: “You… what are you…”
“I just ate a small tomato.” Picking up the wet wipes bought from the system mall, Yu Qing calmly wiped the blood from his hands, slowly lowered his body, and squatted down, looking toward the high platform.
He was a little curious—what would be the consequences if the deities were angry?
It had been very difficult for him to deal with the seventh-level BOSS, but now the BOSS had been promoted to level nine…
Boom, boom, boom.
His slightly rapid heartbeat shook his chest. In front of the temple, the temple lady was dressed in white and muttering something. After a while, her old eyes suddenly opened: “One of you broke the Snake Deity’s statue!”
As soon as the voice fell, the villagers were shocked and looked at each other, searching for the culprit.
The atmosphere of fear filled the air silently, and the voice of the temple lady continued: “The blood moon illuminates. Tonight, those who smashed the statue will apologize to the deities with their souls.”
The villagers lowered their heads.
The cold wind blew strongly, and Yu Zi couldn’t help but shiver.
Who broke the statue of Snake Deity?
Everyone suffered and waited in fear. Suddenly, a bloody light fell on their hands.
Ding!
His heart skipped a beat, and Yu Zi almost took a swipe, but if he looked carefully, he saw that the bloody light did not fall on him but on…
She slowly turned her head and looked at Yu Qing, who was squatting beside her.
“…”
The bright red moonlight enveloped the young man, and the cold wind blew by, making his white silk hair dance and shine in the halo.
At the same time, all the villagers turned their heads and looked at Yu Qing’s position—only a bloody light fell on him, like a spotlight on a stage, which was particularly obvious.
His Adam’s apple moved slightly, as if he was shirking responsibility. Yu Qing stood up and moved to one side. Then, the blood moon shone on him again.
Moved again, shone again.
Still moving, still taking the light.
“…”
Speechless and helplessness filled his heart, but under the hostile gazes of the villagers, Yu Qing was stunned for a moment and unexpectedly shed tears uncontrollably…?
Cry…cry?
The crystal tears kept falling from the corners of his eyes, passing over the tip of his red nose, which made him feel even more pitiable.
“No… it’s not me…”
The slightly choked voice dispersed into the wind, floating lightly in everyone’s ears, and it was extremely sincere: “My name is Qian Lai.”
Live broadcast room: [???]
“The statue was broken by Liu Laizi. He called me to his house and quarrelled with me. He said that as an outsider, I was not worthy of stealing his wife’s incense. He broke the pottery statue in a fit of excitement.”
“But he had bad legs and feet. After breaking the pottery statue, he accidentally hit his head on the corner of the table and died. I watched him break it, so…”
“Actually, I didn’t intend to steal everyone’s incense money.”
The villagers’ eyes were downcast, full of indifference.
But Yu Qing’s next sentence was: “I originally planned to share my incense equally with everyone…”
As the sound fell, the expressions of the villagers instantly turned to pity.
It worked!
So, Yu Qing continued: “So, if I die tonight, everyone will divide my share of the incense. It can be regarded as my contribution to everyone.”
After that, the young man wiped away his tears and strode into the temple under the reluctant eyes of everyone.
Immediately afterward, the door closed with a bang. The moment he turned around, Yu Qing clearly saw the villagers’ soaring favourability towards him through the favourability sensor.
The average was 80%, and some even reached 100%.
The condition for passing this level was [Find the only kind person here]. So far, he had not found any good people here, and the props given by the system might not be completely useless.
Therefore, it was better to prepare a plan B just in case.
Click——
The door in front of him slowly locked, and the confusion in the live broadcast room almost spilled out of the screen, but Yu Qing didn’t care.
His head continued to spin, thinking about how to deal with the temple lady, when he heard a “click.”
His hands were cuffed!
The golden chain connected his hands, and eventually, his neck.
Against the background of the candlelight, the shinning golden chain shimmered and jingled on his body, pressing out tiny red marks, and matching that innocent face, mixed with a different kind of emotion.
“Ha, liar.” The temple lady’s voice rang in their ears. The temple lady seemed to know that he was pretending to be Qian Lai and did not need his explanation at all.
Immediately afterward, Yu Qing was pushed hard and knelt on a huge futon.
It was so soft that it wouldn’t hurt his knees. It seemed… he could lay down on it?
Immediately afterward, the rest of the people were busy, placing small pottery statues of Snake Deity around him and murmuring words.
After reciting for a while, they moved away one after another, saying that they would prepare something for him… sacrificial bath water and clothes, and let him kneel there to repent first.
Repent…
The chaotic footsteps disappeared, and the hall soon became empty, and a leisurely silence enveloped it from all directions.
Yu Qing slowly raised his head and stared at the eyes of the Snake Deity statue at the front.
After staring for a while, the eyes suddenly turned red, filled with deep danger.
Immediately afterward, [Ding Dong——]
The system prompted:
[BOSS name: Si Yu (BOSS type NPC)]
[BOSS level: 9 (full level 10)]