A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

The group of people finally escaped into another passage through the hole on the side. The road here is wider, the ground is slightly higher, and the water level is much lower.

Gu Jinhong simply looked left and right, and immediately chose a direction: "Come here, the terrain is higher here."

This side is far away from the water outlet, and the resistance of the water flow is not so great.Several people waded through the water, and as the terrain became higher, the water under their feet became shallower and shallower, and finally they came to the bare ground above the water.

"The water out there seems to have stopped." Gu Jinhong put his ear on the rock wall and said after a while.

You Qingyu fell to the ground all of a sudden, gasping for breath.Fang Shiqing's stamina was almost at the end, and he finally got out of the water, only to feel that his wet legs were extraordinarily heavy.

"Shiqing, why do you insist on asking at that time," Zeng Xin couldn't help complaining while helping them twist their clothes, "Can't you talk slowly after you run out?"

"I'm sorry, but I thought at the time, it's better to ask right away, otherwise there may be unexpected situations."

In many literary and artistic works, once a key secret is only known to one person, then that person is likely to die before telling the secret to others, and the secret itself will be buried.Fang Shiqing didn't want anything to happen to You Qingyu, nor did he want to lose key information.

Although it seems ridiculous to compare the reality with literary creation, this is a game after all.

but……

"Let me confirm," he asked You Qingyu, "what is written on the back of the note is that there are actually no water ghosts in Fengyue Town. Are the so-called water ghosts alluding to the oppressors living in the south of the lake?"

"Yes." You Qingyu said slowly, "He wrote that the family was very rich, but the number of people in the family has never been prosperous. In order to spread the branches and leaves, the owner would forcefully take back any beautiful girls, so fishermen They all keep their girls away from Fengyue Lake, so as not to be spotted by the men in the mansion."

The big family will take the beautiful girls among the fishermen back to be concubines, and the shrewd boys will take back to be servants.When these young people are domesticated, they will be sent back to collect rent and squeeze the living space of ordinary residents——

From the perspective of the villagers, these people's personalities have completely changed, from becoming their own enemies, as if their bodies were occupied by "water ghosts".

Unexpectedly, the horror story of the water ghost eventually turned into a tragic story reflecting the oppression of the old age.

"But, at least in this dungeon, the 'Water Ghost' is a real creature." Fang Shiqing patted his forehead and said, "I have seen it with my own eyes more than once, and..." I was also possessed by it.

"Well, I've also seen it on He Xiangwu's body, and it feels really evil. So now there are several possibilities—"

You Qingyu took out his notebook and muttered while writing, "First, this clue is completely false."

"I don't think so, at least there is no problem with its logic."

"Then, the second possibility," You Qingyu continued, "at the time of that notebook, there were indeed no water ghosts in the town, but they appeared later for various reasons."

This is indeed very possible.Zeng Xin said softly: "Didn't it mean that the water ghost was changed by someone who drowned in the water? Could it be that someone accidentally drowned and became a ghost?"

"……I'm afraid not."

Fang Shiqing thought of the coffin under the water.Since it has a coffin, it must have been sunk deliberately.

"Then or..." Zeng Xin wanted to say something, but Gu Jinhong, who had been sitting quietly on the side, suddenly made a silent gesture: "Wait a minute, something is coming."

The others suddenly became tense.Fang Shiqing picked up the wooden board and stared at the corner that Gu Jinhong was pointing at without blinking. After more than ten seconds, he also heard extremely slight footsteps.

It is impossible for a ghost to have footsteps. Is it someone else who came over?

A slender figure emerged from the shadows.Everyone was stunned: the person who came was not a "person", but Gu Jinhong's puppet.

"...Gu Pan?"

However, the puppet stood there motionless, even showing obvious hostility.Like a cat before she launched an attack, she lowered her body and stared fiercely at the players.

"What's going on here?"

"Sorry," Gu Jinhong said apologetically, "I had a fight with her before, and it seems that she is still holding grudges."

"Really?" You Qingyu doubted, "This doesn't seem like he's angry with you, it seems like he treats you as an enemy."

"Probably because she is young and ignorant," Gu Jinhong replied indifferently, "In her opinion, a quarrel might be a deep hatred."

He reached out his hand to the puppet, "Okay, don't be angry, I apologize to you. I did not do it properly before, and I will consider your opinion more later, okay?"

Hearing that the puppet did not relax, but put on a more threatening posture.She also held a wooden stick in her hand, and she looked like she would pounce on someone at any time.

"What you said has no credibility at all."

You Qingyu stood up, pulled Zeng Xin back a few steps in the opposite direction, showing obvious doubts, "You are not the only one who knows her, we all know that she is not the kind who will get angry with you because of trivial things settings."

"..." Gu Jinhong was silent for a moment, "In other words, you are doubting me."

"Yes, don't you think you are suspicious?" You Qingyu said, "I lost my memory at the beginning, and then suddenly Gu Pan began to treat you as an enemy. I can only think of one explanation for this situation, That means you have been possessed by a water ghost."

Because of being possessed, he can't remember things in reality, and the doll suddenly didn't want to see him because he was aware of the fact that he was possessed.

Her suspicions were logical.Gu Jinhong was silent for a while before saying: "I have my own reasons..."

"Then can you give an explanation? Can't you?" You Qingyu turned to ask the puppet behind him, "Gu Pan, let me ask you, is this Gu Jinhong the same Gu Jinhong you know? If yes, just nod, if not, just shake your head."

The puppet looked at her sideways and shook its head sullenly.

"..." Gu Jinhong turned to Fang Shiqing, "What do you think? You doubt me too?"

"This one……"

Fang Shiqing found it difficult to answer.In fact, he didn't trust Gu Jinhong very much from the beginning, but why did You Qingyu have to expose it? If he was really possessed by a ghost, in the absence of the boss, can they alone deal with the water ghost?

"Shiqing, you can just say what you think," Zeng Xin said softly, "People won't become stronger after being possessed by a ghost. We have three...no, four of us. Don't be afraid of him."

No, it's not a question of being afraid or not, the point is that even if he is really possessed, what can they do with him?They don't have the means to drive away the water ghost, so how can they tie him up and carry him away?

"Actually, I also doubt it," he finally had to say, "but if he is a water ghost, then what exactly is it planning? It has already occupied Gu Jinhong's body, it doesn't matter whether he walks away or hides in the dark. Want to save us and go with us?"

"Who knows what the ghost is thinking. It may want to sneak back to us and kill us all. After all, it is a BOSS. It is not surprising that it wants to kill players."

"But..." Fang Shiqing hesitated very much, he felt that there were many doubts about this matter.

Gu Jinhong sighed, and suddenly took a few steps forward.The two girls retreated warily, and they were about to retreat behind the puppet.

"Don't go any further," Gu Jinhong sighed again, "Forget it, I'll just say it straight. I know who was really caught by the water ghost. It's one of you."

"——?!" Fang Shiqing was taken aback.

You Qingyu and Zeng Xin looked at each other and then at him, You Qingyu frowned and said, "But, there is no one here who is more suspicious than you."

Gu Jinhong ignored her, and said to himself: "I didn't want to say it too early, because I don't have enough ability to solve this problem, and speaking out will only intensify the conflict. But now it seems that there is no way out."

"Who are you talking about?" Zeng Xin asked him, "We know each other very well. If you are possessed by a ghost, it is impossible not to see it."

Fang Shiqing didn't think so.He and Xiao Fengdi are already the closest relationship, even if he is possessed by a big boss, he can't recognize him immediately, let alone ordinary friends who have only been together for a few months.

Gu Jinhong's call made him feel very bad.He felt that the matter could not go on like this, so he quickly interrupted: "Don't care who is a water ghost or not, it's not for us to judge, let's try to meet up with other people first, shall we? Wait until we find the boss." Just let him handle it."

"I think so too, but some people don't seem to want it." Gu Jinhong said lightly, "If it is really delayed until then, she will have nothing to hide, so she must escape while he is away, and she must escape before he is with her. He breaks up when he meets—right?"

You Qingyu panicked: "Who are you referring to? I didn't——ah!"

While she was talking, Zeng Xin suddenly moved, grabbed her by the neck and dragged her back.As soon as You Qingyu screamed, he was hit on the back of the neck with a hand knife, and immediately passed out.

"You—" Fang Shiqing was shocked. Zeng Xin raised his head and glanced at him. The moment he met the other party's sight, he felt a chill from the bottom of his heart:

She was not the Zeng Xin she knew.

"Zeng Xin" threw You Qingyu aside and rushed forward.Her speed was very fast, and the distance between the two parties was not much. Fang Shiqing didn't even have room to dodge, so she caught her squarely.

The other party directly pressed his head against the wall, and Fang Shiqing's mind was suddenly blurred, only feeling a viscous hot liquid flowing down the side.All of a sudden, his health dropped by more than a third.

Then she turned around sharply and reached out to grab Gu Jinhong's front collar.

At this moment, the puppet who had been just staring at Gu Jinhong grinning at the side suddenly exploded, and the wooden stick in his hand slammed on her leg.

"Zeng Xin" staggered, let go of Gu Jinhong, looked back, and immediately made a decision.

She grabbed Fang Shiqing who was closest to her, and dragged him to escape to the other side.Her hand is very strong, dragging a person effortlessly, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Gu Jinhong wanted to catch up, but hesitated and then stopped.He looked back at the puppet behind him, she just moved when he was attacked, and then squatted down expressionlessly, staring at him fiercely, as if staring at an enemy.

You Qingyu passed out on the other side of the passage, he watched for a moment, finally shook his head, raised his hand and broke off a hidden mechanism on the wall.

Not far away, the rock above the head suddenly exploded and collapsed, blocking the road.