In the living room, blood was splattered all over the walls and floor. The house was in disarray, with vases broken, carpets rolled up, sofas overturned, and even marks of people struggling and scratching on the walls and floor.
There were even bloodstained axes and ropes on the ground, clearly indicating that the people in the house had experienced something terrible.
"Grandma..." The little girl stared blankly at the scene in the room, completely stunned.
Yin Xiu stepped forward and patted the little girl's head, then pushed open the door. After seeing the complete mess inside, he now understood the meaning of the first half of Rule Two.
While cleaning my grandmother's house, I found her diary.
This means that when the note appeared, the family had already been murdered. Judging from the degree of congealing of the bloodstains on the ground, something must have happened at least three days ago.
"What are you standing there for? Come in and clean up the stuff!" Yin Xiu turned around and looked at the players standing there in fright outside the door, urging them on.
Zhang Si was annoyed by Yin Xiu's command, but he also glanced back at the other players with a grim expression, and told everyone to go inside and start tidying up the room according to the rules, searching for his grandmother's diary.
Yin Xiu sat to one side, comforting the tearful little girl while lost in thought.
Judging from the situation at my maternal grandmother's house, it's clear that my mother also has no good news. In fact, according to the rules of the cemetery town, as a family that violated the rules, this outcome is most likely caused by the people in the town.
Yin Xiu stared at the ropes and axes, recalling the struggles and splattered blood inside the house, and slowly closed his eyes.
It was a sacrificial offering, probably turned into one by the townspeople.
This town has probably gone into a state of madness. In order to avoid being killed by women, it has set up strict and strange rules, but in fact, it is also slowly dying.
The woman who claimed to have been killed by the mayor turned into a monster and took revenge on the townspeople. In order to suppress the woman, the mayor sealed her away, but the price he paid was that the townspeople could not go out during the day and had to choose a sacrifice to offer every night. It seemed that the situation was maintained, but in reality, he was leading the entire town into a dead end step by step.
The people here will all die sooner or later.
But Yin Xiu still couldn't understand why the woman had tricked the little girl into touching the altar.
"Brother..." The little girl huddled in Yin Xiu's arms, trembling. Her eyes were unfocused as she stared at the horrifying bloodstains in the room. Her voice trembled. "Was it because I touched that table that Grandma and Mom are disliked by other people?"
Yin Xiu patted the little girl's hair. "It's not your fault."
"But after that day, the people in town wanted to kill me, and my grandmother had no choice but to hide my mother and me." The little girl buried her face in Yin Xiu's chest, her voice muffled. "They must have hurt my grandmother because they hated me. It's all my fault."
The little girl's confused and helpless voice left Yin Xiu unsure how to comfort her, so he could only pat her back.
"Brother..." The little girl's muffled voice floated up as she asked Yin Xiu, "Grandma is dead, isn't she?"
Her voice lacked its previous excited and bright tone, becoming extremely low and somber.
Before Yin Xiu could answer, the player next to him immediately chimed in, "It's obvious. He was definitely killed as a sacrifice by the townspeople. Tsk tsk, look at the marks in this house, the methods were truly cruel."
The little girl turned her head sharply, her pupils trembling.
Yin Xiu raised his eyes and stared coldly at the player, then reached out and pinched the little girl's face. "Grandma isn't sure yet, don't worry. Don't worry about things in town. I'll send you out of town tonight."
"But they…" The little girl frowned, reluctant, but remained silent under Yin Xiu's gaze.
"Oh my god, there's blood everywhere, and bits of meat left over from accidentally chopping it up. I don't want to clean this up anymore!!" One player frantically shook his blood-covered hands and screamed as he ran out of the house.
The other players were also disgusted. The house hadn't been cleaned for several days, and it smelled strongly of blood, but also had a faint smell of rotting flesh. Even a normal person would find it hard to stand.
Lifting the sofa, they discovered bloody, mangled hair underneath. One person's face turned grim. "I can't take it anymore. I have to clear this dungeon and leave. It's so awful. Staying in this hellhole is torture."
"Just bear with it, it'll be over tonight. Clearing the dungeon in four days is already pretty fast."
"But I still..."
Amidst the grumbling of the crowd, someone finally pulled a dark brown notebook from under the cabinet and excitedly shouted, "Found it! I found the diary mentioned in the rules!"
As soon as he spoke, the other players excitedly put down what they were doing and stopped tidying up, not wanting to touch anything else in the room.
Everyone else immediately gathered around, wanting to see the diary and learn about the news they had just received. But before they could even touch the diary, it was suddenly snatched away from a blind spot.
"You!" Everyone glared at Zhong Mu instantly, about to explode, when they saw Zhong Mu hand the diary to the little girl.
"Here you go, this is your grandmother's diary, you can read it first."
His words instantly extinguished any reason for their anger. They even lost the courage to utter a sound when they saw Li Mo, the little girl, and Yin Xiu.
Damn, I just got the news, these four big villains!
The little girl touched the diary, pondered for a few seconds, and then handed it to Yin Xiu. "I don't know many words, so let my brother read it. He can tell me after he reads it."
Yin Xiu took it, nodded, and opened the diary under everyone's gaze.
The diary omits most of the extraneous information, leaving only the time points that players need to pay attention to. Basically, flipping through the last few pages will give you an idea of recent events.
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14th
Ya Ya went to the square late at night for some unknown reason and even touched the altar.
This child is usually very well-behaved and would never go out late at night. It must be that woman. That woman deceived her and has been looking for a child she can use.
My poor Ya Ya.
If the townspeople find out about this, they'll definitely kill Ya Ya. I have to hide Ya Ya right away...
15th
The mayor found out about Ya Ya touching the altar, and he was furious. He was determined to kill Ya Ya.
But it's okay, I've already hidden Ya Ya, they won't find her. As long as we get them out of town quickly, everything will be alright.
Ya Ya has begun to mutate due to the curse, and can only take some calming drugs to keep her rational. Fortunately, the drugs are effective.
16th
The townspeople are still looking for Ya Ya and keeping a close watch on her. They can't send her away for the time being, so they can only wait.
It seems they can't find Ya Ya, and they've already set their sights on me. I think I need to hide myself quickly.
There are often several unfamiliar medicines on the shelf, mixed in with Ya Ya's medicine. This is not a good thing. Fortunately, I still remember what color the medicine is.
17th
I heard them say they have a way to get my daughter out, and that only through my daughter can Ya Ya be found. I don't know what the method is, and I'm a little worried.
More and more people are watching me; I need to pack up and leave quickly.
May God bless my beloved granddaughter so she can leave the town safely, and may my daughter be alright too.
But I may not be able to leave anymore. There are many people approaching from outside the house, and I roughly know how they called my daughter here.
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The diary ends on this page, and there are even quite a few bloodstains on the page.
The 17th was the day the players entered the dungeon, and also the day Mom left a note with the rules and left.
According to the diary, the mayor wanted to use the grandmother to call out the mother and find out Ya Ya's whereabouts.
It is highly likely that the mother was forced to leave a note for her daughter to survive by threatening her grandmother's life, and then returned to the small town.
However, judging from the traces at the scene, it's highly likely that both of them ended up...
After finishing reading the diary, Yin Xiu looked up and met the cautious eyes of the little girl beside him.
She tentatively asked, "Brother... how are Grandma and Mom?"
Those cautious and careful eyes looked extremely vulnerable, as if this answer was very important to her.