There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 675

Chapter 675: Chapter 576: The Bride: Meow!

Chapter 675: Chapter 576: The Bride: Meow!

Although in this script, the settlement reward didn’t include any Character Cards or special skills,

Xu Shuo still obtained two artifacts.

Therefore, it was barely acceptable.

And the reason for the reluctance,

was because Hong Rao deceived him by saying there were a lot of artifacts inside, but “two” clearly does not qualify as “a lot.”

Although at one point there appeared a third artifact,

Xu Shuo, for some reason, actively offered that pearl to the bride for her use.

Anyway, the artifacts were still too few!

Unexpectedly, the bride actually had other artifacts on her.

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This little white Paper Man had a very simple outline, less than ten centimeters in size, with its head and body both being rectangular, and its limbs were also split rectangles, the whole thing could be drawn in one stroke.

It looked the same as those Paper Men who were carrying the palanquin when the bride appeared.

As Xu Shuo took the Paper Man, a system panel popped up in front of him.

[Special Artifact ‘Industrious Paper Man’: If you lack servants that can work, then try summoning Paper Men.

They are experts at Talisman Making, Array Drawing, Spirit Guarding, and Magic Skills, and are essential handy helpers for home travel, murder, and arson!

(Artifacts can be contracted).]

They?

As Xu Shuo held the Paper Man in his hand, his mind stirred, and spiritual power enwrapped the Paper Man before he threw it onto the ground.

Rustle rustle~

The moment it was about to hit the ground, the little Paper Man split into three more, four Paper Men nimbly hopping onto the floor and even bending at the waist.

Pretty cute.

Xu Shuo squatted down to examine these few Paper Men.

The bride said from the side, “You can tell them to do things, as long as you convey the thoughts in your mind to them, but it will require your own Resentment Energy to support them.”

The bride was explaining in the way she understood,

After all, her power source was Resentment Energy.

Understanding this, Xu Shuo nodded and extended a finger to poke the nearest little Paper Man, knocking it down to the ground.

But the Paper Man directly curled its body and wrapped around his finger, just like a rolled-up bud.

The Paper Man was very thin, thinner than single-sheet Xuan paper.

Xu Shuo picked up the sheet, rubbed, pinched, and studied it for a while, discovering that no matter how the Paper Man was torn, it could recover, and it would self-heal if torn apart.

Then, Xu Shuo crushed it into ash.

The bride standing beside him: “…”

Paper Men that are too damaged won’t recover anymore if they don’t have spiritual power to support them.

The remaining three Paper Men huddled next to the pile of tiny shredded paper, looked up at Xu Shuo, glanced at the shreds, and then quite humanly hugged each other, trembling.

Xu Shuo: “…”

The bride laughed with her hand covering her mouth, “This thing is quite spirited, I also don’t know how it came about.

It was clinging to my corpse, so I just plucked it off.”

Xu Shuo had a guess, “It must have been left by that Taoist.”

That Taoist originally left the ‘Soul Nurturing Bead’ for the bride, obviously with ill intentions, so it wasn’t surprising that he continued to leave her some spells as well.

Compared to this Paper Man, the practical uses of the other two artifacts Xu Shuo received might not be as high.

[Special Artifact ‘As You Wish’: As You Wish carries the Power of Faith passed down through generations of living beings; its holiness shall not be infringed.

It can make you lucky, and if you make a wish to it, perhaps there is a certain chance it will come true for you.]

[Special Artifact ‘Osmanthus’s Blessing’: Contained within is a child’s small but sincere blessing, which will always protect your spirit and sanity.

May the filth of this world not relate to you, may you remain pure as light.]

The former was Jade Ruyi, and the latter was Little White Flower.

Looking at these artifacts, Xu Shuo finally felt satisfied.

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After all, including the Jade Ruyi and Little White Flower, along with the missed opportunity of the Soul Nurturing Bead, it was already unusual to produce so many artifacts for a second-level script.

Of course, the biggest gain for Xu Shuo this time,

Was the bride, this powerful support!

Next, it was time to try and see if he could bring the bride into the real world!

…

Xu Shuo’s eyes opened in his home in the real world.

The sky was dim.

It was already evening.

He had finished his work during the Dragon Boat Festival, followed by taking a day off after the festival, freeing up time to play the game.

Although this time in the script he only stayed for a brief two days and nights, going back and forth between two different worlds and experiencing an interesting story still inevitably gave him a sensation of being in a different era.

Xu Shuo lay in bed, too lazy to move, dividing his attention to listen to the sounds outside.

The ticking of the clock in the living room, a droplet of water falling gently from the faucet in the washroom, and somewhere in a corner, the rustling movement of insects.

“`

In the quiet atmosphere, everything around seemed to become crystal clear.

But for quite some time, there was no sound from Xu Xi, and there seemed to be no other movement in the house.

It looked like she had either gone out or definitely gone out.

Xu Shuo picked up his phone and checked the time.

5:30 PM.

At this time, Xu Xi should be out for a run.

Ever since her inexplicable cold last time, Xu Xi had begun to deliberately exercise her body, going for a run every morning at six and again at five in the evening.

After lying down for a while longer, Xu Shuo got up.

He first went to the bathroom to wash up, then went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and began preparing for dinner.

But just then—

Xu Shuo suddenly lifted his head, looking around in confusion, but there was only the empty kitchen beside him, nothing else.

He frowned slightly, took out two tomatoes, closed the refrigerator door, and walked past it.

Indeed, there was nothing there…

However, that faint feeling of being watched remained.

It wasn’t someone from the officials; if they had snuck into his house and installed cameras, the feeling of being watched would have come from the corners and walls.

Not from in front of him.

Was there something in front of him that he couldn’t see?

A ghost?

A ghost…

Eh?

Xu Shuo’s train of thought suddenly halted, he placed the tomatoes down, and lifted his left hand to remove the black wristband.

The rose pattern was imprinted on his skin, showing no abnormalities, just like an ordinary tattoo.

After Xu Shuo focused his spirit on the mark, he finally felt a faint sensation which intensified the feeling that there was something beside him.

But he still couldn’t see anything.

Xu Shuo simply opened the Player’s Handbook, clicked on the Abyss Radar, and the result showed no anomalies in the vicinity.

It seemed the new bride didn’t count as part of the Abyss.

“I can’t see you.”

Thinking this, Xu Shuo tried to communicate, “It might be related to your current state, you are considered a ghost after all, and in non-emergency exceptions, this world does not allow the appearance of ghosts.”

No matter how many levels of the Abyss had appeared in this world, the system still deemed it a “Level Zero” world.

Although a number of artifacts within the Player’s Handbook had been unlocked, the players’ supernatural abilities were still not granted in non-Abyss domains.

Whether this setting was good or not was hard to tell.

At least for now, the world hadn’t descended into chaos due to indiscriminate use of supernatural powers.

And after Xu Shuo said these words.

The feeling of being watched in front of him disappeared.

Perhaps the new bride had left in resignation after realizing she couldn’t show herself?

Xu Shuo redirected his gaze, took out a cutting board, and prepared to slice the tomatoes, but at that moment, he abruptly turned his head to look at the gas stove beside him!

A black cat had appeared on the stove at some unknown time, lifting its paw as if ready to pull at his clothes.

But startled by Xu Shuo’s intense gaze, the black cat’s tail shot up, and it instantly puffed up!

Its lifted paw froze midair.

Xu Shuo’s hand, holding the kitchen knife, also paused.

After staring at each other for a while, Xu Shuo put down the knife and extended his palm to the black cat.

The black cat tentatively placed its paw on his hand.

There was contact.

A soft touch, though slightly cold.

This black cat appeared to be about three months old, its fur clean but lacking shine, its black eyes somewhat lifeless.

Although cute, its whole body exuded an indescribable sense of eeriness.

Xu Shuo, pinching the cat’s paw, asked, “Is it you?”

The black cat nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

“Can you talk?” Xu Shuo asked further.

“Meow!”

“…”

“…”

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