Please charm this NPC

People's emotions are easily affected by the surrounding environment, or in layman's terms, it is "follow the crowd".Although Ran Wenyu was just doing a perfunctory dance at the beginning, but after a long time, he was infected by the enthusiasm of the islanders, and his embarrassment and unnaturalness gradually dissipated. In the end, he even went against his usual personality and really danced to his heart's content. Jump up and down.

Today is the most important celebration day on Sabos Island. Everyone does not have to work. They just need to eat and drink heartily, sing and dance without any scruples, and do everything they want. There are even several young couples Together sweet sweet, like no one else.

Such a happy time passed too fast. Before Ran Wenyu realized it, the stars were already shining brightly above his head.

Ran Wenyu raised his neck and drank the freshly squeezed juice brought by the islanders in one gulp. The gorgeous starry sky that suddenly came into view made him finally realize that he had been playing like crazy for a whole day.

Holding the cup in confusion for a while, Ran Wenyu suddenly felt the approach of the death line, and then he became nervous belatedly.Then, in a blink of an eye, he saw Anfeier walking towards him.

During this celebration, Anfeier did not accompany Ran Wenyu throughout the whole process. After confirming that he had truly integrated into the atmosphere of the celebration and had a great time, he left quietly without knowing what he was doing.Ran Wenyu noticed it, and was a little curious, but he was alone, with a dark history on his back, and he didn't dare to ask, let alone follow, so he could only force himself to pretend he didn't know.

It's not good to be alone in the enemy's camp without the help of friends. Ran Wenyu is sure that something important happened at the celebration, but he has no time for himself and has no ability to explore.

Noticing that Ran Wenyu saw him, Anfeier smiled at him, walked to his side, raised his hand and stroked Ran Wenyu's little curly hair that was soaked in sweat due to the rare strenuous activity: "Are you having fun?"

"Yes, happy~" Ran Wenyu was taken aback by Anfeier's extremely intimate gesture, and tilted his head a little uncomfortably.

"That's good." Anfeier bent his eyes and seemed to be very pleased, but for some reason, his tone was obviously normal, but it gave Ran Wenyu a bad premonition.

——Maybe it's because I was nervous, so I thought too much suspiciously?

Ran Wenyu thought uncertainly, and then poked KP secretly: "KP, I want to do some psychology again. I always feel that Anfeier's attitude towards me is a bit strange."

KP chuckled lightly: 【Anfeier looked at you with an expression full of love and affection. You looked into his eyes and found that his pupils reflected you completely. 】

Ran Wenyu:? ? ? ? ? ?

Ran Wenyu: "No, KP, are you okay? Why do I feel that your painting style is a bit wrong?"

KP was serious for a second: [Thank you for your concern, I'm fine. 】

Ran Wenyu: "...But I just want a normal psychology test, and I don't want to be described by some third-rate love novel."

KP frankly blamed: [This is what you see. 】

Ran Wenyu: "……………………"

—Damn psychology!Damn dog KP!

Ran Wenyu resolutely gave up this psychology like clouds floating in the sky. At this time, the test was over and time flowed again. He found that Anfeier put his hand on his shoulder after trying to touch his little head.

——This is indeed abnormal.

Anfeier has always been very polite and measured towards Ran Wenyu, even if he often said some straightforward or tactful words of love, his actions were restrained, and the only touch he had on Ran Wenyu was to hold his little hand.

But tonight, Anfeier's body movements obviously crossed the previous line, becoming more intimate and without scruples. Ran Wenyu didn't know what happened to the other party after he left, which is why there was such an obvious change.

Ran Wenyu was very calm in his heart, but he still huddled together, pretending that he didn't notice.

Holding Ran Wenyu in his arms, Anfeier smiled softly: "Although it's a pity, tonight's celebration will come to an end. Now we need to return to the temple and start the real ceremony."

Ran Wenyu tried his best to relax his stiff body, nodded obediently, and didn't raise any objections—even if he didn't want to go.

Following Anfeier towards the entrance of the village, Ran Wenyu found that Martha and the attendants of the temple had all quietly withdrawn from the ceremony and were waiting for their arrival.

Anfeier let go of Ran Wenyu's shoulder, and grabbed his wrist instead, with a feeling of forcibly confining him.Afterwards, he nodded slightly to everyone, and then led Ran Wenyu on the way back to the temple.

Ran Wenyu was forced to walk forward, and couldn't help turning his head to look at the still bustling and bustling village. He felt that he was leaving the free and blossoming world step by step, and heading for an unknown, cold place. world.

—He wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to escape.

No matter how entangled Ran Wenyu was, he was still brought back to the temple.

Along the way, everyone was quiet, and even Martha, who was always lively, fell into a strange silence. It was not until they entered the temple, passed through the outer building and came to the inner layer that Anfeier let go of Ran Wenyu's grip. Wrist, the first to speak: "I'll make preparations, Martha, you take Wenyu to the altar and take good care of him."

"Yes, my lord priest." Martha put her hands on her chest and bowed to Anfeier in response, her expression was rare and respectful—maybe it was because she was taught and raised by Anfeier since she was a child, although Martha respected Anfeier, There is even a little awe, but intimacy still has the upper hand, and it is rare to show such alienated admiration.

——Tonight, everything is really abnormal.

Anfeier nodded to Martha, then gave Ran Wenyu a reassuring smile, then turned and walked towards another small door.Meanwhile, Ran Wenyu and Martha's army continued to walk along the main road.

Ran Wenyu had been to the inner layer of the temple, but he didn't know that the inner layer of the inner layer had a hidden cave.

Soon, they came to the center of the "Hui"-shaped temple, and saw nine huge stones arranged in a V-shape standing in the open space.Each stone is at least 10 cubic meters in size, and it is extremely spectacular. Ran Wenyu can easily tell that the wooden pillars in the village celebration are obviously made of these large stones.

However, unlike the wooden pillars carved with exquisite patterns in the celebration, these big stones did not have any patterns. I don't know if it was because of the moonlight, but Ran Wenyu always felt that there was something faintly shining on these stones.

Subconsciously, Ran Wenyu squinted his eyes and looked carefully. The unpredictable brilliance fluctuated in his sight, and finally merged into a pattern that Ran Wenyu was extremely familiar with - the yellow seal.

Ran Wenyu was taken aback, and subconsciously turned his eyes away. However, when he saw other stones, he found that they also had yellow marks on them, squirming and rotating, and the previously blurred borders became more and more clear.

Ran Wenyu, who was badly hurt by Huang Yin, really didn't dare to take another look at this time - although he had already been cursed by Huang Yin, he should not be injured again, but Ran Wenyu, who was only 8 sane, didn't dare to take this risk .

At the corner of the nine V-shaped stones, there is a stone platform like the square, and the torches flicker around the stone platform, and the flames are beeping.Martha and the others took Ran Wenyu to stand in front of the stone platform, waiting with their hands down.

The surrounding area was extremely silent, not to mention the howling of wild beasts, even the chirping of insects and birds disappeared without a trace, as if these sensitive creatures had sensed some danger and had already hidden themselves, not daring to make any noise.

Ran Wenyu had felt such deathly silence before.I still remember that in the first module, he and his friends mixed into the cult team that summoned Shabu Nicholas, and when they went to the altar in the forest, the atmosphere in the forest was exactly the same as it is now.

It's a pity that at that time, he was a partner of justice, eager to overthrow the cult and stop the summoning ceremony with his teammates.But now, he is a weak lamb, unable to protect himself. Even the enchanted knife that he worked so hard to get was taken away by the islanders politely after entering the temple, and never returned.

——Comparing before and after, it is really sad and makes people want to cry.

Just when Ran Wenyu was thinking wildly, he found that the people around him suddenly moved out of the way and lowered their heads deeply at the same time.Curiosity made Ran Wenyu not bow his head together, but raised his head for a look. His heart skipped a beat at this glance, and he was almost shocked—but soon, Ran Wenyu realized that he was just a false alarm.

What frightened him was a figure in a yellow ragged robe and a pale mask. This appearance was exactly the same as the king in yellow who had appeared twice in his nightmares. It was no wonder that Ran Wenyu was so scared.

However, the "person" was only the height of a normal human being, not as inhumanly tall as the king in yellow. Realizing this, Ran Wenyu felt that his breathing became smoother, and quickly took two deep breaths.

The person who came dragged his long robe that reached the ground, and slowly climbed up the stone platform along the path that everyone gave up. After he passed by, the people gathered together again and resumed their original positions.

Ran Wenyu vaguely guessed that the person dressed as the king in yellow clothes was probably the priest Anfiel, which made his premonition even worse.

Normally, in religion, the boundary between man and God is very clear.Dressing up like the gods you believe in is not only not an expression of respect, but a kind of blasphemy.Ran Wenyu didn't know whether the religion on Sabos Island was an exception, or...

He didn't dare to think deeply, and quickly stopped his thoughts.

Standing still on the stone platform, the man turned around, faced the crowd below, and slowly raised his wide sleeves.

When he moved, everyone knelt down in unison with a "hula", and Ran Wenyu stood on the spot for a second, standing out from the crowd, and then he looked confused and hurriedly knelt down together - fortunately, he was so slow The action did not arouse any dissatisfaction.

Just after Ran Wenyu knelt down, he heard the sound of flapping wings. It seemed that something was flying from a distance, and there was more than one.

Sooner or later, Ran Wenyu, who would be killed by his own curiosity, couldn't help but look up again, and found nine byakhees that he had seen in the hotel were circling around the altar, and then one by one, they folded their wings, They stopped on the nine boulders respectively.

The whole body of Baiaki presents a color similar to that of stones. Looking at it from a distance in the dark night, it looks like a stone statue carved on a boulder, perfectly integrated with the stone. That means they are real, living monsters.

——Nine Baiaki, and more than a dozen temple attendants around, this battle was even more grand than summoning Shabu Nicholas.Ran Wenyu, who had no intention of resisting in the first place, completely lost the thought of running away, and treated himself as a lamb to be slaughtered with peace of mind.

After Byakhi was in place, Hastur's song sounded slowly, and the familiar tone made Ran Wenyu completely confirm the identity of the man in yellow.

Following Anfiel's chanting, Bayaki flapped his wings, raised his long neck, and let out a silent roar towards the sky, while the nine yellow seals on the stone began to flicker violently, exuding a dazzling light .

Everything in front of him was magnificent and psychedelic, and Ran Wenyu's eyes were uncontrollably fixed on Anfeier who was wearing a yellow robe. He saw that the space behind Anfeier was distorted, and strange shadows spread from the invisible vortex. It came out, squirmed, stretched, and gradually condensed into a shadow similar to a human figure.

The shadow was four or five meters high, and it had the same posture as Anfeier, with its arms outstretched, as if it was his shadow, and the squirming shadow that converged into the shadow was like tentacles growing on it, and it seemed to be caught by it. The tattered robe it wore on its body was moving automatically in the absence of wind.

Obviously it was just a shadow gathered by the darkness, but Ran Wenyu's consciousness was screaming with certainty, convinced that it was the King in Yellow Clothes who had met him on both sides—or, to be more precise, the shadow combined with Anfeier Together, is the real king in yellow.

I don't know if Ran Wenyu was mentally prepared, or he had two "private meetings" with this great being in his dream. No wonder, KP didn't let him do any sancheck.However, this did not make Ran Wenyu feel at ease, because he found that he could not bow his body down and close his eyes to pray like other people around him. He could only maintain the posture of standing up straight and looking up at Anfeier , witnessing everything with my own eyes, there is no possibility of escaping.

Fortunately, no matter what Ran Wenyu's posture was, the ceremony was still going on in an orderly manner. "Amphir" sang a song of Hastur, lowered his arms together with the shadow, lowered his head slowly, and looked at the worshipers kneeling under the altar.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Ran Wenyu always felt that there were two pairs of eyes staring at him from top to bottom, one pair belonged to Anfeier, and the other pair belonged to the shadow behind him.

After a while, "Amphier" raised his right hand again, and a golden wine glass appeared out of thin air.

Martha, who was kneeling at the front of the crowd, seemed to have heard the call, and immediately stood up, walked up to the stone platform respectfully, and took the cup with both hands.Then, without hesitation, she pressed the mouth of the cup to her lips, raised her head and drank the contents in one gulp.

After drinking, Martha knelt down again and kissed the corner of "Amphier" reverently, as if she was grateful for his gift. "Anfeier" nodded slightly, and responded indifferently.After getting permission from "God", Martha stood up, holding a golden wine glass in both hands, facing other believers.

This seemed to be a signal. Next, the believers got up one by one, walked up to the stage, took the golden wine cup with both hands, drank it, then kissed the corner of "Amphier"'s robe, walked down the stone stage, and returned to the team.

Everything happened so quietly and orderly that Ran Wenyu was stunned by the sidelines. Before he could react, more than a dozen believers had already drunk what was in the cup, and he was the only one left.

Ran Wenyu knelt on the spot without any movement, pretending that he was petrified, and the rest of the people didn't seem to force him.Seeing that he didn't come up, Martha turned around calmly, and brought the golden wine glass back to "Anfeier", but "Anfeier" also didn't respond, and reached out to take the glass.

Just when Ran Wenyu thought he had escaped a catastrophe and just breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly found that he had lost control over his body.

At some point, a black shadow like tentacles protruded from the darkness and wrapped around his limbs. Like a marionette, Ran Wenyu stood up under the control of the shadow and climbed onto the stone platform—— This scene was like the first dream. I couldn't control myself stepping onto the stage and walking towards the tall king in yellow.

As if a dream was repeating itself, "Amphier" watched him quietly, and stretched out his empty hand towards him.Ran Wenyu was also stiff and put his hand on it.

"Anfeier"'s hand was still so beautiful, slender and powerful, without flaws, but the temperature was extremely cold, making Ran Wenyu shiver from the cold, feeling the chill that invaded his bone marrow.

Holding Ran Wenyu's hand tightly, "Anfeier" pulled him closer to him, then he raised his other hand and brought the golden wine glass to Ran Wenyu.

At this moment, Ran Wenyu saw clearly what was in the cup.

It was a black liquid—or something similar to liquid—even though the golden wine glass remained motionless in the hands of "Amphier", the liquid kept rolling and stirring, reflecting the dim moonlight, showing a shocking appearance. Nausea gloss.

For some reason, Ran Wenyu suddenly remembered the black tentacles that penetrated from Martha's body and devoured Wang Zhenyao, and his stomach turned pale.

——Although there is no evidence, Ran Wenyu is convinced that the contents of the wine glass are the prototypes of those tentacles.

Looking at the golden wine glass and the liquid in it, Ran Wenyu felt his teeth chattering.He tried to move his uncaught arm, and found that he was able to manipulate it freely, but this did not make Ran Wenyu feel the slightest relief.

Obviously, the shadow restricted his movements, but its owner, the King in Yellow, wanted Ran Wenyu to drink the liquid in the cup voluntarily.

If he drank it, he would truly become one of them and be completely controlled by the King in Yellow Clothes; if he didn't drink it, he would be ignorant of good and evil and reject the gift of the great god, and he might be beaten to death on the spot.

— To drink, or not to drink, that is the question.

The author has something to say: To drink, or not to drink, I have thought about both endings, and I feel that they are both wide... I am not sure which OTZ to write, do you think they should drink or not?