Chapter 34 The Drunken Beauty of Xiangxi (34)
Wei Xun's mind was still confused. He tapped his temple, and his memory quickly came back. Wei Xun thought of what happened before he fell into coma. When he realized something, he quickly glanced at his information.
His current attributes are as follows -
【Tour guide information】
[Codename: Bingjiu (only on this journey)]
[Rank: Silver Five Star (Bingjiu’s rank) 90]
【Death Countdown 40:13:05】
[Points: 7300]
[Spiritual pollution value (SAN): 24]
[Hatching countdown: 35:12:20]
"The difficulty has been increased."
Wei Xun sat up and glanced around, knowing that he was either in an illusion or in Wu Laoliu's room on a stilt.
He previously used the 'New Attractions Experience Ball' provided by Shi Tao, which increased the development progress of new attractions by 45%. When using this thing, there was a note, 'The hotel does not encourage taking shortcuts. When you use experience balls to complete the development of new attractions, When developing, you may encounter some 'little' troubles'
It's just that I don't know where the 'Trouble' is hiding and hatching yet. It's the fourth day of the journey, and it seems that it will come out on the fifth and sixth day.
Wei Xun was not in a hurry. He glanced at it casually and put it behind him. He was more concerned about the "Drunk Beauty Xiangxi Project Adjustment" prompted by the hotel before he fell into coma.
“So that’s how it is”
After quickly browsing the new project information, Wei Xun suddenly realized: "Jump the project."
This corpse-turned-Flying Fox King is exactly like the rotting corpse mass in the second attraction. If Wei Xun had not killed it, it would have hid the ghost baby during the Three Dynasties. Passengers must follow the clues and go through many difficulties before drinking in the Three Dynasties. Find the couple tree and fulfill 'Pingping's' last wish.
And once the 'Pingping's head' (which is actually the ghost baby hanging on the tree, the core of the seal) is buried under the tree, the corpse-turned-Flying Fox King will be completely unsealed. During the three dynasties of drinking, it will sneak up and devour the ghost babies.
But now, the corpse-turned-Flying Fox King has been eliminated by Wei Xun in advance. Without its hindrance, travelers can just complete the project according to the normal process.
I looked at the time, it was already nine in the morning. There were still three hours until the third day of bathing. Wei Xun was about to get out of bed when suddenly he felt a tremor under his body. Wei Xun reached under the quilt and fished out a wooden box through the quilt.
The box didn't seem to be closed tightly, and there was a crack. Wei Xun could smell the strong fragrance of ginseng through this crack, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of longing in his heart. The transformation consumed too much energy, and he lost a lot of blood. Although he absorbed the blood essence of the corpse-turned-Flying Fox King, he was still essentially weak.
This ginseng is a good thing and will definitely be a great tonic for him.
But here...
"oh?"
Wei Xun hummed meaningfully.
* *
"Director C, it's Director C!"
"Director C is back!"
As soon as Wei Xun appeared, the anxious passengers who had been looking for him for a long time were suddenly surprised and shouted, becoming a sea of joy. The passengers were all stunned when they heard Bingjiu slowly mentioning that he was not missing, but had gone to kill the Zombie Flying Fox King, the most dangerous monster in the second attraction, in advance.
It's really unbelievable and shocking - what is the concept of the zombie flying fox king? It is equivalent to the group of rotting corpses in Xiaolong Yizhuang, and it is more difficult to deal with than them.
It was actually solved by Bingjiu so quietly!
Wang Pengpai was in a trance after hearing this. He knew the meaning of Bingjiu's words better than other passengers. The corpse-turned-Flying Fox King was dealt with ahead of schedule, which means they can go to the attractions.
This is the beautiful Xiangxi, a super dangerous journey, they can actually skip the scenic spots? ? ?
Wang Pengpai was shocked. At this moment, he could not wait to sign Bingjiu into his brigade immediately. This damn magical tour guide must not miss it!
But imagining Bingjiu's identity and his mission, Wang Pengpai became depressed. He simply sighed, "You said such a good tour guide, why did he...".
Wei Xun had a panoramic view of the expressions of all the passengers. He was never the kind of person to do good deeds silently. He would be like walking at night in brocade clothes without returning home. Whatever he did, he must be known and remembered by others. Just fine.
The sightseeing tour is so rare and bizarre that tourists will not be able to react for a while and have to digest it slowly. They were still in a daze until Bingjiu announced the cleaning project and the passengers began to prepare their things.
"Director Bing is going to turn his corpse into the Flying Fox King and kill him right now?"
When he and Miao Fangfei were fetching water from Xiaolong River, Shi Tao was still a little dazed and had not recovered his senses. Seeing that the bucket filled with water suddenly left his hand and fell into the water, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to reach it, but his foot slipped.
"careful!"
Miao Fangfei grabbed Shi Tao's hand in time and hooked the bucket back with a bamboo pole. Shi Tao, who almost fell into the Xiaolong River, broke out in cold sweat when he looked at the rapid water. This is the place where the Xiaolong River near Qiebi Village is the fastest flowing. He only had one arm, so it would be difficult to climb out if he really fell in.
After seeing this, Shi Tao didn't dare to be distracted anymore and thanked Miao Fangfei repeatedly.
"To be honest, I still can't believe it."
Miao Fangfei did not blame him. She shook her head and sighed: "Director B is too strong... We are really lucky to be on his team."
As soon as her voice changed, she became serious again: "But we still can't take it lightly."
"yes."
Shi Tao whispered seriously, subconsciously touching his belly. The bucket fell just now, and the ghost baby was causing trouble again. Naughty and mischievous ghost babies are really a headache. Babies don’t know good and evil, and ghost babies are even more paranoid about themselves. Making trouble is a trivial matter, but if something goes wrong, its mischief can even put people in dangerous situations.
Although they all agreed that they should increase the favorability of the ghost baby, this little thing is really not likable.
Besides that, there is one more thing.
"Team Miao, Brother Shi, you are back."
Back in Qiebi Village, Miao Fangfei and Shi Tao met Hou Feihu and others who had gone out to fetch water. Because the ghost babies like to play pranks, no matter where they go now they always go together with each other. Like what happened with Shi Tao this time, it might be dangerous if he was alone.
"I have found the triangular maple, four-wheeled grass, and bitter bamboo leaves, but I still need the fragrant leaves."
"Okay, Shi Tao and I will go look for the fragrant leaves later."
Miao Fangfei nodded without changing her expression, and even said with concern: "Be careful when you get to the stream later." Then she briefly talked about Shi Tao's almost falling into the washing water.
"Brother Shi Tao, are you okay?"
Facing his worried look, Shi Tao smiled calmly: "It's okay, just don't get distracted."
"Brother Shi Tao is thinking of Director C. Hehe, I'm thinking of him too. He's really strong and awesome."
"Okay, we should go."
Hou Feihu glanced at his watch and urged: "There is not much time."
"Okay, Miao Team Shi Tao, let's see you soon!"
Miao Fangfei and Hou Feihu's eyes met, and then one group of them walked in the direction of Xiaolongxi, and the other group walked in the direction of Qiebi Village. After walking a hundred steps, Miao Fangfei heard Shi Tao next to her let out a sigh of relief.
"You were in a bad mood just now."
Miao Fangfei reminded in a low voice: "I told you, everything is business as usual."
"That's what I said."
Shi Tao smiled bitterly: "But this kind of thing..."
He shook his head and lowered his voice: "I will pay attention next time."
Miao Fangfei nodded. Although she seemed calm, she was actually uneasy.
Yu Hehui is back!
The most popular person in the brigade came back so quietly, no one noticed at first! That was when the Taofu project was over and they couldn't find Bingjiu and were anxious. Yu Hehui suggested that if you take a look around with your camera, you might be able to find some clues. After all, the one who has the strength to take Bingjiu away is definitely a supernatural ghost.
Miao Fangfei thought it made sense, and everyone divided into teams to search. When they gathered again to get those supernatural photos and examined them carefully one by one, she suddenly felt shocked.
Yu Hehui?
Yu Hehui? !
When did Yu Hehui come back? !
In an instant, Miao Fangfei was in a state of confusion. She intuitively thought that Yu Hehui's appearance was related to Bingjiu's disappearance. She couldn't alert the snake, so she found an opportunity to remind Hou Feihu, Shi Tao and others.
Now that Bingjiu is back, Yu Hehui has not disappeared again. Miao Fangfei and the others unanimously decided that until Yu Hehui's true identity and true purpose were not clear, everything would continue as usual and they could not alert the enemy.
Now every time Yu Hehui takes action, he is paired with Hou Feihu. Fortunately, Hou Feihu is there, otherwise it would be difficult for them, the weak and disabled, to keep an eye on Yu Hehui.
"We'll see after the third bath."
Miao Fangfei and Shi Tao returned to the room, poured the stream water they had just brought back into the cauldron, and covered it with something to prevent dust and debris from falling in. Then the two set off to look for fragrant leaves in the forest outside Qiebi Village.
"If you try to remain unchanged in response to all changes, he will always fall behind."
Fragrant leaves are the leaves or bark of tea pear, which have the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression. It is an herbal medicine needed during the three-hour cleansing. During the washing process, the triangular maple, four-wheeled grass, bitter bamboo leaves and fragrant leaves should be put into the stream water. The stream should be chosen from the most turbulent place, which means "long-lasting". Triangle maple can remove rheumatism, four-wheel grass can prevent babies from crying at night, bathing with bitter bamboo leaves can remove all unclean things, and bathing with fragrant leaves can detoxify. Stasis.
All are blessings for babies.
It is said that in the traditional customs of ethnic minorities in western Hunan, after the baby is born, he is fed brown sugar water and four seasons tea for the first two days, and starts drinking milk on the third day. After drinking milk, the baby officially begins to live a "human" life. It is on this third day that the baby is bathed. The ritual of bathing the baby means to wash away all the dirt. From then on, the baby can grow up healthily and live a clean life. .
After learning about the ritual of washing the three dynasties, Miao Fangfei and the others briefly discussed whether they should do it the other way around this time. After all, they were pregnant with a ghost fetus.
"I think it's time to get serious this time."
Miao Fangfei said: "You can't do it backwards once, and you will think it must be backwards in the future. You still have to look at the content of the ceremony."
They did it backwards when drawing the peach charms because the purpose of drawing the peach charms was to separate pregnant women from 'evil ghosts', but they themselves were pregnant with ghost fetuses, so they had to find ways to avoid them.
But washing three is different. Washing three is a blessing to the baby. No matter what kind of mother she is, she hopes that her child will grow up healthily. Put it in Pingping's place. If she had really given birth to a child, as a mother, she should also have good expectations for the ritual of washing three.
"Just do as asked."
Miao Fangfei gritted her teeth and made a decision. Choice is extremely important in the journey. It can be said that every choice determines the fate of the passengers. Therefore, the brigade captain is very important, and is usually held by people with the titles of 'prediction' and 'observation'. This is where Miao Fangfei falls short, and she can only judge based on experience.
Fortunately, she has never made any mistakes so far.
There are many miscellaneous things needed for washing. You need to prepare an abacus (I hope the child will have scheming skills when he grows up), a scale or gold and silver (I wish the child will make gold and silver in the future, and live a prosperous life), and also put some Green onions (I hope the child will be smart), tear off some window paper and put it into the water (I hope the child will be bright-minded), and there are always fifteen or six kinds of things prepared.
It is not easy to find everything in the long-abandoned Qiebi Village. The window paper has long been rotten, and the abacus and other items are also rotten and missing. Things like green onions, on the other hand, can be found in the dehydrated vegetable bags Lin Xi brought for brewing. They can be used after rehydration.
The good news is that for every two things prepared, the ghost baby's favor will increase a little. Although it was not easy to find things, it also cheered up Miao Fangfei and the others. They must have made the right choice this time.
* *
"Prepare less things."
On the other side, in Yingzhu Miao Village, four men with bulging bellies gathered together and communicated with their eyes. Of course, his eyes couldn't express such complicated words. Wang Pengpeng tore up a corner of the paper and wrote on it, and passed it to Zhao Hongtu and the others to read.
After reading it, Wang Pengpai burned the note with a lighter.
For the same third-level washing project, the decisions made here were completely different from those made by Miao Fangfei. In the final analysis, when they first learned that Bingjiu had killed the corpse flying fox king and were stunned, Yu Hean saw that they needed to prepare horns on the list, so they took out the old cattle hide and wanted to grind a little horn powder for use. . But just when he saw the bull's head, the bull's eyes as big as copper bells were dripping with blood and tears.
Yu and An were so frightened that they immediately told Wang Pengpai and the others the news.
"It's not good to grind an ox's horn. Dahuang is right."
Yu He'an was worried: "I've had my horns sharpened before, and it was fine at all, but this time the rhubarb shed tears, which is definitely not good."
Yu He'an had sharpened an ox's horn before, and nothing happened. This time, however, Lao Huangniu shed tears of blood. In other words, sharpening an ox's horn this time would have a bad impact.
"Ox horns wish the baby to be as strong and strong as the cow."
Wang Pengpeng touched his chin, thought for a moment, and then told everyone not to prepare anything on the list that would be a 'blessing' to the baby. Especially things like 'Prepare bird feathers, may the baby be as light as a bird', 'Prepare tiger teeth, may the baby be as fierce as a tiger'.
And these words were written on the note, because when Yu Hean said the words "Old scalpers bleed and cry, is it bad to prepare the horns?", his favorability level with the baby dropped by 2 points.
It was as if the demonic nature of the child still in their belly could understand what they were saying.
From then on, Wang Pengpai and the others used notes to communicate on anything related to Washing.
Wang Pengpeng suspected that the things they prepared for the third wash this time were likely to be the growth of the baby and related to subsequent projects. Now he can conclude that the ghost baby is the right choice. The baby doesn't know what dirt it is yet. Strengthening the baby here is pure idiotic behavior.
Fortunately, after a series of previous events, Zhao Hongtu and the others were able to listen to Wang Pengpai's words without asking why. This is actually a very dangerous behavior. These passengers are not experienced enough and are still easy to trust others. With a character like theirs, they will always suffer big losses in the future.
Thinking of this, Wang Pengpai sighed secretly, but everyone has his own fate, and he still has to walk his own path. At least they should be able to survive this time in Zuimei Xiangxi.
After all, there is Bingjiu.
Wang Pengpeng remembered that Bingjiu was brought back by Wu Laoliu, and he felt restless and itchy in his buttocks. It was really evil. He regretted taking the initiative to come to Zuimei Xiangxi to watch the fun, especially when Bingjiu came back and often looked at him with a look that made Wang Pengpai's scalp numb.
Wei Xun glanced at Wang Pengpai and raised his eyebrows when he saw that he responded with a simple and honest smile. Wei Xun sat leisurely on a bamboo chair and watched Wang Pengpai and the others prepare to be busy. He held a wooden box in his arms. I got it from Wu Laoliu.
As soon as he saw it, he knew that this was Wu Laoliu's fault. It was almost a conspiracy. With Wei Xun's thrill-seeking and adventurous character, the more obvious the trap, the more he wanted to step on it. He had to break it. no.
If it were any other trap, Wei Xun might have fallen for it, but ginseng is a toy at the entrance, and Wu Laoliu is made of maggots——
Thinking of this, Wei Xun felt sick to his stomach. After leaving with the box in his arms, he wanted to contact the hotel to sell the ginseng. Anyway, it was better to reuse the ginseng. But before Wei Xun was about to sell the ginseng whiskers, a maggot crawled out from the crack in the box, shaking its head, and raised its upper body happily towards Wei Xun.
Wei Xun:? ! ? !
At that moment, Wei Xun felt as if he saw an exhibitionist standing in front of him and lifting his coat. He almost suffocated. When he realized that Maggot's consciousness was in his mind and communicated with him, Wei Xun's whole body was numb.
Damn it, he has lost his mind.
Thanks to the maggot's timely interaction, the four maggot brothers had grown offline and successfully occupied Wu Laoliu's right index finger. This was their first organized operation, and they successfully shattered Wu Laoliu's plot to put maggots into ginseng whiskers to harm Wei Xun, and sent the maggots to their master.
Please ask the master for instructions on what to do next!
Wei Xun was stunned. He never thought that one day he would become a maggot head. Collecting a mosquito is enough to break the bottom line, but adding maggots——
He can't do it, he can't, and the bottom line must not be retreated step by step.
Just when Wei Xun almost sold all the maggots to the hotel, all the tourists came to see him. At this time, Wei Xun saw Wang Pengpai.
It was this sight that changed Maggot's fate.
Because Wei Xun saw a circle of red light flashing around Wang Pengpai's body, just like the special effect of being named by the boss in the game.
Of course Wei Xun understood why this happened. But he really didn't expect that he would see this kind of aperture so quickly!
Wei Xun put his hand in his pocket and held the metal name tag.
When discussing the agreement with *** before, Wei Xun asked, after signing the agreement, would he directly join An Xuefeng's brigade?
The answer is 'no'.
[Joining An Xuefeng’s brigade is your obligation in the agreement]
* * * said gently [Although his brigade’s requirements are a bit strict, I believe you can do it]
In other words, after signing the agreement, he will not directly join An Xuefeng's brigade, but will have to work hard to get in.
‘Does An Xuefeng know about your agreement? ’
Wei Xun was speechless for a long time and asked quietly.
* * * After hearing this, he laughed and said in a long voice [Of course - I don’t know, that’s what’s interesting, isn’t it? 】
Wei Xun felt more and more that this * * * probably had a grudge against An Xuefeng, absolutely, otherwise how could he have deceived him so much. Before he knew it, he signed this kind of agreement with Wei Xun.
However, this was in line with Wei Xun's wishes. If he really signed the agreement and joined the brigade directly, he would not be happy.
[He always selects the members himself, and his team members often hide their identities and travel with scattered teams. Maybe you will meet soon. You'll know when they show up after you sign the agreement]
[Perhaps, this will help you seize the opportunity, come on]
Come on, damn it.
Wei Xun was wondering in his heart at that time, who always pretends to be someone else? Of course, wanted criminals always disguise their identities! Or there may be powerful foreign enemies or sworn enemies. All in all, this brigade does not sound like a good bird.
However, the effect of this agreement is in line with Wei Xun's wishes. He can know whether the people from An Xuefeng's brigade are around, and he can control whether he wants to hide or show off.
Wei Xun doesn't like to be picked on by others, he wants to be the chooser.
Wei Xun could also tell from ***'s words that An Xuefeng's brigade was probably of a very high level. Wei Xun was actually a newcomer to the hotel, and he didn't know what would happen after leading this team. If the levels of the two sides are too different, it will be difficult to meet. This is exactly what Wei Xun wants. There is no time limit for joining the brigade, so just take your time.
Who knew that when Wei Xun returned to Yingzhu Miao Village and saw Wang Pengpai, he would see a red light on his body!
Wei Xun:? ? ?
An Xuefeng is actually by my side? ?
No, no, it could also be someone from An Xuefeng's brigade.
For a moment, Wei Xun thought whether this might be a trap set by ***. After all, from the time he mistakenly entered a dangerous journey, and then received the task of being a novice tour guide, Bingjiu disappeared. He happened to be 51% similar to Bingjiu, and was chosen to replace Bingjiu.
There are really too many coincidences like this.
And when Wei Xun was in absolute danger, *** appeared in time and offered him an agreement that he couldn't refuse and the treatment was absolutely generous.
Now, Wei Xun knew that Wang Pengpai in the team was hiding his identity and was from An Xuefeng's team.
Ordinary people would have been stunned by this series of punches, or they would not be able to connect this series of coincidences at all, but Wei Xun was not an ordinary person.
After he analyzed all this, he became even more interested. He stared at Wang Pengpai openly, which made the fat man get goosebumps all over his body.
Why did Wang Pengpai come here?
Is it to get something from the journey to the beautiful Xiangxi? Or for Wei Xun?
Or... Wei Xun remembered that when they first got in the car, Wang Pengpai and Lin Xi both knew that Bingjiu had the title of 'Painless One'. Lin Xi is someone close to Bingjiu, and why is Wang Pengpai there?
Could he be here for ‘Bingjiu’?
That would be interesting.
Wei Xun wondered whether Yuan Bingjiu's disappearance might be related to An Xuefeng's brigade.
If so, does Wang Pengpeng's arrival confirm whether Bingjiu has disappeared?
What would Wang Pengpai do if he found out that 'Bingjiu' was still there.
Reporting to the top? Control Bingjiu? Or let Bingjiu ‘disappear again’?
[You will become Bingjiu, enjoy the majesty of Bingjiu as a tour guide, and bear all the dangers that come with him]
Thinking about it now, every word * * * said seems to have a deep meaning.
'I want to know what's going on in his mind'
Wei Xun was having a conversation with Maggot in his mind. He now knows too little and wants to know too much. You must be prepared in advance.
'Quietly, without letting him know'
Wei Xun's lips curled up slightly, his eyelashes lowered, covering the light in his eyes, like a devil ordering his loyal servants.
'can you do it? ’