Chapter 1822: Chapter 1667: Escape Game 19

When Shuangshuang mentioned the Ghost Bride, she paused and said, "This village is very isolated. Judging by the village chief’s level of authority, you can tell that this village has retained many ancient customs.

And among these preserved ancient customs of the village, there may inevitably be some malignant practices, like sacrificial ceremonies involving living people. Perhaps this Ghost Groom is similar to those River God brides?"

However, Lin Yu seemed somewhat unconvinced, saying, "But I’ve only ever heard of a Ghost Bride, never a Ghost Groom. Moreover, the deities worshipped by people in ancient times were mostly male symbols.

The more backward and superstitious, the more they favored men over women. It would be unlikely for such people to worship women, let alone sending a Ghost Groom to a woman; it’s too unbelievable."

"No, what Shuangshuang mentioned is not entirely impossible," Chen Fei suddenly said. "There are places that do worship goddesses. Even in seaside villages, where men are valued over women, they worship a Goddess—Mazu."

"But, Mazu is a True God. I’ve never heard of anyone offering living people as sacrifices to Mazu," Lin Yu frowned.

Chen Fei looked at Lin Yu: "True Gods naturally wouldn’t do such things, but not everyone worships deities according to the way of True Gods.

Isn’t the River God a True God too? Yet, those who send brides to the River God still haven’t stopped.

When common people who rely on the heavens for food face disasters, they come up with all sorts of absurd methods to seek the mercy of deities, hoping they will drive away the calamities.

No one ever said offering the River God required sacrificing human lives, but some did it, just like in those foreign historical records where tribes used cruel methods to worship gods.

Who knows if this mountain village has such a custom of using human lives to worship deities?"

Zhao Chu, seeing Lin Yu and Chen Fei’s endless debate, chimed in, "No matter what, let’s see if this village worships any deities tomorrow. To have a sacrificial ritual, there must be a deity to receive it.

If they’re willing to sacrifice human lives, the temple or shrine dedicated to such a deity wouldn’t be built too shabbily. If it exists, it should be easy to find."

Chen Fei, Lin Yu, and Shuangshuang exchanged a glance; they couldn’t think of a better idea for now, and this seemed to be the only way. It’s mainly because it was their first day here, and they hadn’t inspected or inquired about anything yet, so clues were scarce.

Just then, Cao Laoer came in carrying a newly boiled kettle and greeted everyone: "My wife has already tidied up the house for you. Would you like to take a look?

I noticed you all came as couple pairs, so I had my wife prepare three rooms for you to see if they suit your needs."

They stood up and followed Cao Laoer out. Chen Fei smiled at him and said, "Sorry for troubling your auntie. We’ll go take a look now."

The house of Cao Laoer had three main rooms and two side rooms. His wife Jinhua had cleaned out two side rooms and the most eastern main room.

The house was very clean, but it looked like it hadn’t been inhabited for a long time. The bedding was newly laid, carrying a slight musty smell, though not too strong to be unbearable.

While inspecting the house, Shuangshuang carefully observed and noticed that the place where Cao Laoer and his wife Jinhua lived was the middle main room.

The westernmost main room was tightly locked with a big padlock, and even the windows were covered with curtains, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Cao Laoer’s family had only these five habitable rooms. With three rooms opened up for them, and signs indicating they hadn’t been used, it meant these three rooms were previously idle.

Since Cao Laoer and Jinhua were occupying one room, the remaining room should belong to their child. But the room was locked so tightly, it didn’t appear lived in.

Cao Laoer mentioned before that the villagers have lived here for generations, never leaving, so why were their children not at home? Visiting relatives or moved to the city?

After checking the rooms, Cao Laoer left, allowing everyone to decide on their arrangements. He was going to catch a chicken for Jinhua to cook as an extra dish for everyone.

After Cao Laoer left, the six of them discussed how to allocate the rooms. Based on Shuangshuang’s idea, a few female players could share one room, a few male players another, and whoever didn’t want to bunk with others would take the last room.

However, Chen Fei and Lin Yu both shook their heads, with Chen Fei first objecting: "Not a good idea. Since the game has given us the identity of couples, it’s better not to make decisions that go against these identities."

Lin Yu also said, "No one knows why the game has paired us as couples, perhaps there’s a deeper meaning unknown to us; so separating isn’t advisable."

Shuangshuang frowned. If a man and woman had to stay together, it would indeed be troublesome. Although all six of them were in pairs as couples in identity, in reality, they were strangers.

Living together as strangers would be quite awkward. One room, one bed; they couldn’t all possibly fit on the bed, and there were safety concerns with co-ed arrangements.

Even Shuangshuang wasn’t entirely comfortable with the idea, and both Chen Fei and Lin Yu looked embarrassed after opposing it.

It was Zhao Chu who reacted quickly and immediately assured Lin Yu: "Rest assured, Goddess, I’ll sleep on the floor and won’t offend you."

Lin Yu smiled with her teeth showing, picked up a brick from outside, and held it by a corner in front of Zhao Chu. With a squeeze, the corner of the brick instantly turned to powder.

Zhao Chu gulped nervously and reached out with trembling hands to grip the brick, confirming it was real!

With that assured, Zhao Chu instantly turned around and sat on the floor, hugging Lin Yu’s leg, gazing at her with stars in his eyes, speaking eagerly: "This Golden Leg—no, this Goddess, please take me along!"

Lin Yu grabbed Zhao Chu by the collar, lifted him up, and playfully patted his head, "I already told you, as long as you’re honest, sis has got you covered."

Zhao Chu latched on quickly, looking at Lin Yu with admiration and gave an exaggerated sniffle, his eyes instantly becoming moist: "Sis, you’re the best."

Lin Yu’s face darkened slightly, "I’ve told you, don’t call me ’sis’. I’m in my twenties, in my prime, not old enough to have a brother your age."

Zhao Chu covered his face, shyly saying, "Even though I look a bit mature, I’m only twenty-two this year, still young. And when I say sis, it’s a term of respect, akin to calling you Boss."

Zhao Chu’s foolish antics made even Chen Fei find it unbearable to watch, but it reminded him that there was no need to worry about Lin Yu.

He had become accustomed to thinking that women were at risk living with men. However, he forgot that Lin Yu was an experienced player who had gone through five games, her body’s strength surely unmatched by a newcomer like Zhao Chu.

If Zhao Chu didn’t have any bad intentions, things would be fine, but if he did, who knows how Lin Yu might handle him.

However, Shuangshuang wasn’t quite so safe, as although she had achieved an excellent rating in her first game, her body had only been enhanced once.

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