Middle-aged Love Patch

In the dark night, deep in the mountains, the lone car travels alone.

The headlights illuminate a very narrow range ahead, and the field of vision moves little by little in the unknown area as the car shakes.

Those dark places that cannot be illuminated always make people feel uneasy.

Shi Yue stared forward with both eyes, only looking at the place illuminated by the light, and not looking at other places.Whether there will be a scary face popping out of the car window, whether there will be one more person in the empty back seat, she doesn't even think about it.

Numb yourself, empty yourself.Shi Yue closed her eyes and didn't think about anything.

Xu Youyuan asked Shi Yue: "You won't fall asleep, will you?"

Shi Yue: "Can this car play some music?"

"I didn't find a switch anywhere, try it."

"I have my eyes closed, I can't see."

Seeing that her eyes were still tightly closed, Xu Youyuan secretly laughed.Holding the steering wheel with one hand, he touched the location where the central control should have been installed with the other, and even glanced down.

There are no other switches.

He raised his head again and looked forward. The dense leaves were cut from the roof of the car, and the sound of branches scraping against the car was heard.

There are no roads in the mountains, no roads for people to walk on, let alone driveways.

This hatchback had a low chassis, and it bumped endlessly on the gravel-filled road. Several times, Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue were almost knocked into the air.

After driving for more than half an hour, the road finally became a little smoother.

There is a small bridge in front of you.

The small bridge is made of stone and is very narrow. I don't know if it is as wide as the car body.There are no guardrails on both sides, and there is a deep valley under the bridge. If you accidentally fall down, you will definitely hang up.

Shi Yue felt Xu Youyuan stop the car, and immediately asked: "What's wrong!"

"I'll go down and see."

The cold wind poured into the car, making Shi Yue shiver, and opened her eyes to see that Xu Youyuan really got out of the car.

When Xu Youyuan walked out of the car door, she took the dagger out of the bag and held it in her hand.

After getting out of the car, she cautiously looked around, but there was nothing but wildly swaying leaves and graveyards everywhere she went.

Xu Youyuan walked towards the stone bridge, looking back from time to time while walking.

"Xu Youyuan!" Shi Yue opened the car window and called her.

"It's okay, you stay in the car." Xu Youyuan stepped onto the stone bridge with the help of the headlights, chopped her feet vigorously, and jumped a few more times. The feet felt quite solid, and the car should be able to pass.

When Shi Yue saw that she dared to walk up the stone bridge alone, she was still bouncing on it and making a lot of noise, wasn't she afraid to attract the dirty things under the bridge!

Xu Youyuan is really daring, much more daring than Shi Yue imagined.

"Okay, it's pretty strong." After Xu Youyuan tested the bearing capacity of the bridge, she wanted to walk back.

"Come back!" Shi Yue shouted and looked around three times, afraid that a hand would suddenly reach out and grab her head.

The situation is even worse now, her eyes have gradually become familiar with the darkness, and the somatosensory chip is so detailed that it can even simulate this point. At this time, Shi Yue can already vaguely distinguish the distant trees and mountains in the dark, and suddenly Dead leaves blown into the air by the wind.

"Here we come." Xu Youyuan was about to walk back when she suddenly thought of something, stopped and looked down suddenly.

Shi Yue's heart was about to be pulled into her throat: "What's wrong!"

The range illuminated by the headlights just passed the bridge deck, and the scene in the valley under the bridge was completely invisible.

Xu Youyuan squatted on the edge of the stone bridge and looked down, Shi Yue felt uncomfortable all over: "What are you doing, stop making trouble, what if a ghost jumps out and drags you off as a substitute for the dead ghost! Come back soon!"

Xu Youyuan moved a big rock from the stone bridge and threw it down, and it took several seconds before she heard the impact.

"It's really deep." Xu Youyuan stood up and was about to walk back.

"Come back soon!"

Xu Youyuan sat back in the car, closed the door, saw Shi Yue's face turned pale, and laughed.

"You can laugh at me as much as you want now, and wait after the game is out." Shi Yue glared at her angrily.

"Let me tell you, as long as you think that everything you see now is fake, you won't be so scared."

"To be honest." Shi Yue said, "I've always thought this way, and it's not getting any better. I should be afraid."

Xu Youyuan patted herself on the shoulder: "Be good, little brat, if you are scared, hide by my sister."

Shi Yue looked at Xu Youyuan for a while, but didn't move.

If it had been allowed in normal times, Shi Yue would have rushed over long ago, but the current environment is special, and it would be too weak to rush forward and let Xu Youyuan protect her.

Shi Yue straightened her back that had been stiff for a long time, trying to restore a little dignity, but at this time the car that had already boarded the stone bridge suddenly veered, Shi Yue almost cried out.

"Don't be afraid." Xu Youyuan stopped the car and held Shi Yue's hand, "It's okay, the stone bridge is still a bit narrower than I thought, I'll turn the direction, you just need to sit properly."

Xu Youyuan started the car again, and half of one wheel was out of the stone bridge.

Shi Yue didn't dare to breathe, and held onto the handrail tightly.

The car finally passed the stone bridge, and Shi Yue who was sitting on the hotel bed hugging the pillow was finally relieved.

The road ahead suddenly became flat, with fewer trees and less wind, and it seemed that there was still a road that was crushed by cars.

Finally, she didn't have to endure the potholes on the dirt road, Xu Youyuan stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove faster and faster.

After driving for another half an hour, nothing happened.

The night environment is slowly changing, the dark night is gradually becoming brighter, and the scene has changed into a dimly lit state in the winter morning, and the grass, trees and blue graves can be seen more clearly.

The bleak and similar scenes became a little boring with the constant refreshing, and Xu Youyuan was even a little sleepy.

The system message is long overdue:

[System prompt: You have passed the Yinyang Bridge, and there are still 3 kilometers to arrive at Duantougou]

Seeing this typesetting, Shi Yue said annoyedly: "The place names are too impetuous, it looks like they want to scare people."

"Yin-Yang Bridge..." Xu Youyuan thought about the name, "Why is it called such a name, what does it have to do with Yin-Yang?"

Shi Yue declined to discuss this kind of issue with Xu Youyuan, so Xu Youyuan could only ponder for herself: "Could it be that the stone bridge is the dividing point of Yin and Yang? On the stone bridge is the Yang world, and below is the Yin world?"

Shi Yue complained: "Xu Youyuan, you have a rich imagination."

"Hehe." Xu Youyuan smiled suddenly while holding the steering wheel with both hands.

Shi Yue was shocked by this strange laughter, and slowly turned to look at the people around her.

Xu Youyuan was also slowly turning her head to look at her.

"How do you know, I'm still Xu Youyuan?"

Shi Yue's eyes were bigger than copper bells, and she was about to jump out of the car by grabbing the door, but was pulled back by Xu Youyuan.

"I was wrong, I was joking with you." Xu Youyuan returned to a familiar look, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I suddenly got skinny."

Shi Yue's face turned pale by two layers: "??"

Xu Youyuan sincerely apologized: "The main reason is that it's rare to see you being bullied so easily. I can't control myself. I was wrong, Shiyue..."

Shi Yue wanted to jump up and beat her up, when suddenly a figure appeared in front of the front of the car, Xu Youyuan was still comforting Shi Yue, but she never expected that a person would suddenly appear in the barren mountains, she couldn't dodge it in time, and directly bumped into it .

The man's face smashed towards the windshield, his distorted facial features hit the glass, and with a scream, he flew to the side of the road.

When an accident happened, Shi Yue calmed down a lot. Even though her heart was beating wildly, she immediately pressed Xu Youyuan's shoulders to prevent her from losing control of the steering wheel when she was frightened.

When she saw a strange face hit her in front of her, Xu Youyuan's body temperature lost almost instantly, she turned the steering wheel almost by instinct, gradually slowed down, and parked the car smoothly on the side of the road.

In the quiet car, the two could almost hear each other's heartbeat.

Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue looked at each other without saying a word, and turned their gazes to the outside of the car together.

A man in black was lying on the ground more than ten meters away, face down, and his appearance could not be seen clearly.

Xu Youyuan wanted to get out of the car to check, but Shi Yue tugged her.

"It's okay." Xu Youyuan said, "Didn't you say that there are no other players in the preliminary stage, and there are only two of us in the whole scene? That should be an NPC. I will go and see what quests might be triggered if I meet him here. .”

Shi Yue: "I'll go with you."

Seeing that Shi Yue spoke firmly, Xu Youyuan smiled and nodded at her.

Xu Youyuan's smile cheered her up a bit, and they got out of the car together, and slowly approached the man in black on the ground.

The man moved suddenly, then quickly stood up, with blood on his face, he smiled at Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue:

"Hello, my name is Chen Ming, and I am studying in a university in another city."

Xu Youyuan: "It really is an NPC."

Chen Ming continued: "Because a relative in my hometown passed away, I rushed back to attend the funeral. It was the first time I came to Duantougou. I sat on a tractor from my hometown and walked for a long time before I climbed over a hill, and there was another hill to reach my goal. I couldn’t tell the direction when I was driving in the middle of the night, and there were graves everywhere on this mountain, which scared me to death. Fortunately, I met you. Are you going to Duantougou? Can you take me with you?"

After he finished speaking, a system prompt appeared:

[System prompt: Do you want to take Chen Ming to Duantougou?

Yes/Cancel]

The options are only "Yes" and "Cancel". After choosing to cancel, Chen Ming started to say again: "Hello, my name is Chen Ming..." The line was exactly the same as what I said just now, and it was completely set by the system.

Shi Yue: "It seems that we can only take him with us."

Xu Youyuan pondered: "It is certain to take him along. He will meet us, which means that he cannot skip the plot. It's just that besides the lines of his NPC, the behavior is also set. Is it our car?"

Xu Youyuan tried to invite him to the car, but Chen Ming didn't respond after inviting him several times. He still kept a bloody smile and didn't respond no matter what he said.

Xu Youyuan chose "Yes", and Chen Ming finally took another action, looked around and said: "The fellow who drove the tractor said to go south, and when he walked to dawn, he would arrive at Duantougou. Now, I suspect I went wrong. Do you know where Nan is?"

It seems that we can only take him on foot.

Xu Youyuan put the car back in the universal bag, and determined the direction before taking it back. There happened to be a relatively high mountain in the south as a reference, and the three of them set off on the road together.

As Chen Ming walked, he lamented that he was lucky, and he could meet good people in mass graves in the wilderness. When he walked to a field ridge, he turned around and found that Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan were eight feet away from him arm in arm, and they were very vigilant looking at him.

Chen Ming tilted his head, showing a puzzled expression, because his face was covered with blood, making him look like a zombie.Moreover, this NPC may not know that his left leg has been broken, and his calf is turned outward in an uncomfortable posture. Every step he takes, he leans to the left. The whole picture is very uncomfortable.

"You go your way." Xu Youyuan drove him away, "We will follow behind."

Chen Ming nodded and continued to walk forward.

Shi Yue whispered: "What is the purpose of this NPC appearing? If he insists on following us, he is probably a fool."

Xu Youyuan comforted her: "It may also be the person who triggers the important plot. Maybe he will take us to the main task when we get to Duantougou."

"How far is it to Sleepy Hollow?"

"There should be about two kilometers left when I get off the bus. If you walk quickly, it will be half an hour away."

"Do your feet hurt?"

"It's okay, I haven't felt anything so far. And now I'm lying on the sofa, stepping on Ah Shuang's back..."

Having said that, Xu Youyuan suddenly stopped in her tracks, and there was no third person in her field of vision except for the faint mist.

Chen Ming is gone.

The two took a deep breath at the same time, and after looking at each other, they became alert at the same time and looked around the field ridge.

Just when Xu Youyuan looked around half a circle, and when her eyes met Shi Yue again, she found that Shi Yue's expression had completely changed, her facial features were tense, and she was looking behind her.

The corner of Xu Youyuan's mouth twitched, and she forced a smile and said, "Why, why, are you thinking of avenging me for scaring you so soon?"

Shi Yue secretly shook her head, indicating that she was not.

Xu Youyuan has seen Shiyue look like this before. At Gaoweishan Power Station, when the green snake wanted to eat her from behind, Shiyue also had this expression.

Xu Youyuan knew that there was something on her back, and it was very close.

In times of fear, it is easy to develop a kind of irrational rage.

Xu Youyuan's heart swayed, telling herself "everything is virtual", concentrating all her strength in her hands, with the determination to see the most terrifying picture in the world, she almost turned around and gave a fierce blow Slap on things behind you.

The one behind her was indeed Chen Ming, Xu Youyuan's slap hit him on the cheek, directly knocked him away, and rolled him down along the ridge of the field.

This slap made Xu Youyuan's palm numb, and her mother's body couldn't help shaking her wrist, and gasped for air in a "hiss".The legs also kicked excitedly, hitting Ah Shuang's face, and Ah Shuang jumped off the sofa in fright.

Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan looked down together, and saw Chen Ming yelling "Ouch, Ouch", his face was crooked and he was still climbing up.

"Brother, why did you hit me?" Chen Ming began to read his lines again, "I just went to relieve myself. There are three urgencies in people. It's inappropriate for you to do it without asking a word. You care about it, after all I have to rely on you to get to Duantougou..."

Shi Yue said, "I don't believe him."

When Chen Ming heard these words, he stopped in his tracks.

Blood trickled down his face and onto the frost-covered ground.

Xu Youyuan pulled out the dagger that she had been carrying all the time, and pointed at Chen Ming: "Shi Yue, you also remember, the second precaution you saw when entering the scene."

Shi Yue also hugged something in her arms: "Remember. Note number two, always pay attention to what is behind you."

Chen Ming, who appeared behind Xu Youyuan just now, saw the weapon, his smile gradually distorted, and his face turned purple, like a mummy that had been dead for a long time.

A status bar appeared above Chen Ming's head, and the blood bar was full at once.The name displayed in the status bar is not "Chen Ming", but "Wild Mountain Wild Corpse".

The barren mountain monster smiled and stepped forward to attack Xu Youyuan.

Xu Youyuan still relied on her divine movement to quickly escape the attack of the barren mountain wild corpse, and slashed on his arm.

Xu Youyuan noticed that his hands had become very large, and his nails were long and sharp, which were obviously weapons.The barren mountain corpse should rely on its hands to attack, as long as its hands are cut off, the chance of victory will be greatly improved.

Unexpectedly, Xu Youyuan's knife cut down, the blood bar of the barren mountain corpse did not change at all, she was equipped with phoenix wings and the gold dagger that she bought at a huge price, but she couldn't chop the barren mountain corpse?

The barren mountain wild corpse swept Xu Youyuan's shoulder with a palm, and swept her away.

Xu Youyuan's blood bar dropped rapidly, only one third remained.Fortunately, she brought a feeding bottle, and she drank a few sips for herself, and some blood floated up again.

Shi Yue came up to help her, at this time the hands of the barren mountain and wild corpses were deep into the field, laughing even more wildly.

The surrounding scene changed under the call of the corpses in the barren mountains. There was no field ridge. The place where they were located was clearly a huge cemetery, surrounded by graves.

The soil bag under the tomb was stirring, and one hand stretched out from under the soil, grabbing the ground to prop up the rotting body.

Hundreds of wild corpses gathered from all around, getting closer and closer.

When there was only one monster, Xu Youyuan still thought that she could barely fight, but now that there are hundreds more, it seems that it is useless.

When she was disheartened, she saw a golden light emanating from Shi Yue's arms.

Xu Youyuan's eyes that were used to the dark night could hardly bear the light: "What is it?"

Shi Yue sighed: "At first I thought to save this trick until the end, but I didn't expect to use it so early."

Xu Youyuan took a closer look and saw that Shi Yue was hugging a pig.

A golden piggy bank.

It itself was not golden, but the golden light emitted from the mouth of the gold coin on its back almost dyed its body, and even the entire cemetery, golden.

Xu Youyuan remembered that this was the prop that Shi Yue gave out after they cleared the level together last time.

Shi Yue said: "I found out later that the financial management of the piggy bank is not fixed, but current. Do you know what this means?"

Xu Youyuan was a little confused: "...meaning, um, the money can be withdrawn at any time?"

"Yes." Shi Yue pointed the mouth of the golden pig at the group of wild corpses, "It's just that when the amount of money withdrawn exceeds a certain amount, a special effect will be triggered. For example, withdraw 100 million for me now!"

Shi Yue patted the golden pig's head, and the golden pig's body buzzed and trembled, its squinting eyes suddenly opened, and frantically spat out a large amount of gold coins from its mouth!

The gold coins swept towards the corpses like bullets, smashing them to pieces in an instant.

"200 million!"

The golden pig snorted twice, took a breath, and vomited even more crazily. The recoil made Shi Yue almost unable to stand, Xu Youyuan hurriedly supported her from behind.

Countless limbs and bones were blasted into the sky, and then quickly buried by a large amount of gold coins.

"1000 million!" Bombarded at the culprit, the barren mountain corpse. At first, the barren mountain corpse could barely resist, and the blood bar dropped rapidly.

At that time, when Yue raised the withdrawal amount to 2000 million, the barren mountain corpses were completely buried, and the blood bars were all empty.

The surrounding scene changed back to the field ridge, Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan almost collapsed, sitting on the ground covered in sweat.

"Thank you." Shi Yue touched the displeased golden pig whose mouth was swollen into a sausage.The golden pig squinted at her, tears of grievance filled his eyes.

Xu Youyuan still hadn't recovered a bit, looking at the mountains and valleys full of gold coins, she was full of wealth.

Shi Yue was very satisfied, and rolled comfortably on the gold coins. Xu Youyuan called her: "Come quickly and get all the gold coins back, don't waste them! How much is this, you unlucky child!"

Shi Yue: "..."