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Lin Xun pondered, "What do you think Xie Tengfei does for a living?"
"With that much money, he must have a pretty lucrative job," Hua Tian replied.
"Do you think we could get some money from him?"
Hua Tian was taken aback. "You want to fleece him? We should focus on the Main Quest first..."
"If we don't complete the task, things could get messy."
Lin Xun had taken on a Side Quest from Xiao Yu that required a thousand taels of silver.
Now he was considering Xie Tengfei as a potential source.
Both Lin Xun and Hua Tian were well aware of what kind of person Xie Tengfei was.
"How about we ask Zhan Lang for help and have him take care of Xiao Yu?"
[My wife has been led astray!]
[I can't believe it! Boohoo, I refuse to believe my wife would say something so cruel!]
[Zhan Lang, forever my idol!]
"The reason we were able to collaborate with Zhan Lang last time was that he shared the same goal as us. Besides, Zhan Lang is fierce, not foolish; he wouldn't intentionally provoke an NPC."
"If only there were someone among the players who could help you!"
Hua Tian's words suddenly sparked an idea in Lin Xun.
...
The two searched around the small courtyard.
The courtyard appeared small, but as they walked through it, they realized it was quite spacious.
It was similar to the other rooms in the Brothel.
Behind the Small House, there was a pond filled with fish.
On both sides, fruits and vegetables were growing, making it look like an ordinary farm.
However, upon closer inspection, the Black Fish in the pond had human hands and feet, and most of the fruits and vegetables had human faces.
"These things are inedible and useless..." Lin Xun muttered.
They had initially planned to take advantage of Ghost Chef's absence to sell the food from the courtyard.
Players needed to eat and drink, after all.
But the other players were unaware that Ghost Chef had been "arranged" by the System, and they dared not sneak into the courtyard to steal fruits and vegetables.
Now, looking at these things, they were no longer edible.
Just as the two were feeling dejected, they heard a sobbing sound from the deepest part of the courtyard.
The voice was mournful and sorrowful, echoing around them like a ghostly wail...
Unfortunately, it was a man's voice.
Lin Xun and Hua Tian exchanged glances.
A man?
Who could it be?
Was he human or a ghost?
Logically speaking, given Lin Xun's personality, he preferred to avoid trouble.
However, just as he was about to leave, he heard the voice intermittently say, "Jingjing, I’m sorry for you!"
Jingjing?
Shui Jing Jing?
It was Huang Shang!
The two followed the voice and found Huang Shang hiding deep in the vegetable garden.
"Hey?" Lin Xun poked Huang Shang with a thin branch.
At that moment, Huang Shang's face was ashen, his body trembling, tears streaming down his face. Moreover, corpse spots were spreading across his body, and his hands and feet were visibly swelling.
【Warning! This player is undergoing a mutation! Please keep your distance!】
Lin Xun picked up a thicker stick nearby and struck Huang Shang hard on the back of the head.
In an instant, Huang Shang collapsed to the ground.
The mutation on his body also ceased.
【Here we go again!】
【If we keep this up, it’s going to turn into a murder case!】
【What do you think? When Huang Shang wakes up, will he thank the player or curse him?】
【I’ll thank his ancestors for eighteen generations!】
"Check the shop for any potions that can restore SAN Value?"
A few seconds later, Hua Tian placed the antidote in Lin Xun's hand.
Lin Xun twisted open the vial and poured a drop into Huang Shang's mouth without wasting a single drop.
The swelling and necrosis on Huang Shang's body gradually receded, but the expression on his face remained one of agony.
Lin Xun dragged Huang Shang to the riverbank and pressed his head underwater.
"Spit it out!" Moments later, Huang Shang suddenly woke up.
He struggled wildly, lifting his head out of the water.
"It's you guys..." Upon seeing Lin Xun and Hua Tian, a look of disappointment washed over his face.
"Are you disappointed to see us? Traitor!"
Lin Xun pulled him up from the riverbank and tossed him onto the ground.
"You! How can you say that to me?" Huang Shang struggled to get up, gripping Lin Xun's collar tightly.
Lin Xun, feeling somewhat impatient, pushed him away again, sending him crashing back to the ground.
Huang Shang's body ached, but he felt a sense of relief inside.
"You deserve to be scolded. To save your own life, you killed your girlfriend. Are you even a man?"
Lin Xun's calm words seemed to pierce through Huang Shang's hidden worries.
He trembled, clutching his head tightly, crouching on the ground.
"I didn't want this either! I didn't want this! But in that situation, only one of us could survive! I... I... I had no choice!"
"I ask you, why didn't you let your girlfriend drink the soup?"
His finger lingered at the bottom of the bowl; logically, he should have been unaware that it contained human flesh.
Yet Huang Shang still stopped Shui Jing Jing from drinking the soup.
"I entered this courtyard and saw Ghost Chef chopping up human flesh... That's why I thought that soup was made from human meat."
Lin Xun stroked his chin, deep in thought.
"This courtyard was locked and unusable until this morning. How did you manage to open the main gate? What is your profession? A locksmith?"
"No, a chef."
Lin Xun's heart skipped a beat.
If a chef could open the chef's courtyard, did that mean he could also access the chef's kitchen?
Since Ghost Chef could take out food for players to taste from the kitchen, did that imply that Huang Shang could as well?
"Hey, jerk, it was me who saved you!"
"I have a name. I’m Huang Shang."
"Jerk, do you want to live?"
Huang Shang replied, "… I do."
He had killed his girlfriend to survive.
Yet even as he walked over her corpse, he wanted to live on!
But he knew well that in this game, one could not survive alone.
So he could only hide deep in the courtyard.
Slowly waiting for death to arrive.
The fear and guilt within him continuously consumed him...
Those negative emotions gradually transformed him into a monster.
And it was Lin Xun's powerful blow that saved him!
"Then let's cooperate!"
Lin Xun dragged Huang Shang to the Small House.
"Go in!"
At that moment, the door to the Small House was tightly locked.
With the absence of its owner, the door had closed automatically.
No entry for idle hands in the kitchen!
Huang Shang's eyes were filled with hesitation.
Inside the Small House, there was not only a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood but also the resting place of his girlfriend!
There lay buried Shui Jing Jing's life, along with his regret and conscience!
"Weren't you saying you wanted to live? Are you scared now?" Lin Xun asked from behind Huang Shang.
Huang Shang gritted his teeth and placed his hand on the door.
[Detecting player profession as Chef, automatically opening the kitchen door.]
As he gently pushed, the door to the Small House swung open.
Inside, the sleeping Ren Tou suddenly woke up.
When they saw that the newcomer was not the Ghost Chef, but Huang Shang, they bared their teeth and revealed their sinister expressions.
Some even stuck out their blood-red tongues.
The tongues slithered like snakes, inching closer to Huang Shang!
With the Ghost Chef absent, all creatures near the kitchen were their prey!
Huang Shang was taken aback, his legs went weak, and he hurriedly knelt down.
Lin Xun yanked him back and lifted his right foot, stepping down on that tongue.
"Ying ying ying!"
"Oh dear, my apologies, that was unintentional..."
Lin Xun casually ground his foot down before lifting it again.
The Ren Tou with the extended tongue was left with a face full of blood and tears...
"His profession is a chef; borrowing the kitchen can't be considered against the rules, right?"
Lin Xun hoisted the crouching Huang Shang up and inquired of the other Ren Tou.
Though those Ren Tou looked fierce and menacing, they shook their heads like rattling drums.
What the hell?
Why is it this Lin Xun again!
He has already taken out their leader; could it be that this time he intends to target them, those lovely and innocent Ren Tou?
Lin Xun had no idea what this group of Ren Tou was thinking. He pushed Huang Shang in front of the stove.
Although the Small House was covered in blood and flesh, the stove itself was relatively clean.
Aside from various organs laid out on the cutting board, a half Ren Tou on a plate, and a human skin apron hanging by the table, it looked just like any ordinary stove.
“Ugh!” Huang Shang nearly vomited.
Lin Xun patted Huang Shang on the shoulder. “It’s okay, you’ll get used to it after throwing up a bit… Once you’re accustomed, remember to make some buns, dumplings, and pancakes—more is better.”
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