Thriller Tour Group

Chapter 21.1

Shit, the distance between planks had become too wide!

Once he started jumping from plank to plank, Yu Hean screamed in his heart. His clothes were soaked in rain, and the traveling bag and Jiangshi on his back were particularly heavy. Even though Yu Hean ran over and tried his best, he still missed his footing and slipped down.

He couldn’t manage to jump over!

The icy rain was beating on his face, pressing him strenuously, leaving him breathless. Yu Hean’s body stiffened, yet his heart was filled with despair. Even if he had a strong will, there were some things he couldn’t achieve. 

Was he about to die, the end of his life?

Yu Hean’s brain went blank, but at this time, his body suddenly tightened, and he was hanging on the mountainside for a moment!

No, it was not him. It was the Jiangshi who clung itself to the mountainside’s stone fissure. It was the Jiangshi that Yu Hean had never abandoned and had been carrying on his back. All this seemed like an accident, but it appeared that Jiangshi also possessed consciousness and wanted to help rescue Yu Hean!

Yu Hean did not squander the chance. He took advantage of the situation by stepping onto the mountainside and leaped over again. This time, he tried to extend out his arms, and his teammates tried to reach across and pull him!

At this moment, he was so close to being able to continue living. Everyone, especially III-9, was staring back at him. The strong emotions that could not be released tore at his chest, and the roaring wind whooshed by. At this moment, Yu Hean felt that he had wings!

He was reaching, he had almost reached, and he would reach to the endpoint——

Bang!

A heavy object fell on his back, and Yu Hean suddenly sank down. A wet and greasy feeling came from his back, it felt eerily cold. Suddenly, he saw that the emotions of his teammates had changed from relief to despair and panic and that tears of joy were frozen on his brother’s face. 

“Be careful——”

“Corp——”

What was with the corpse?

Yu Hean sharply turned his head. But what was facing him was a pale, swollen, rotten, blue, and incomplete face. 

For a moment, his blood froze.

It was a rotten corpse. There was a swollen and pale rotten corpse lying on his back! It jumped from the stone wall and latched onto Yu Hean’s back.

The depressing cold depleted his body’s vitality. His body grew heavier, and the despair and anxiety escalated out of control. The rotting corpse, like a beast, pressed on Yu Hean’s back.

The grotesque, fleshy head turned its face to the end of the road. The corpse did not have lips, and due to this, its teeth were exposed. It appeared like it was laughing. It intended to use Yu Hean as a springboard. It also longed to escape Wuluo Mountain and cross the Ferocious Bone-made Plank Road! 

As long as the rotten corpse stepped down on him again, Yu Hean was bound to fall. Yu Hean made every effort to extend his hand. His fingertips had been so stretched that they had become white, yet he couldn’t touch his teammates’ hands after all. It was obviously less than half an arm’s length, yet it’s the difference between life and death for him.

At this very critical moment——

‘Sob, sob——’

Yu Hean appeared to be in a trance when he heard the melancholy horn, traversing beyond time and eons, space and dust. The sound of combat and gunshot rumbled, as though a slew of loud rumblings were coming from all sides. These sounds were not apparent at first, but they became stronger and louder until they merged into a tidal torrent! 

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[Humans in……Taku……]

[Land lost……Blood sacrifice——!]

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The rotting body rolled down softly, his back suddenly lightened, and there was a force exerting on Yu Hean. He felt as if he were being propelled forward by a pair of strong, steel-like arms.

Yu Hean’s body shrugged forward as a result of this push, and he was grabbed by Wang Pengpai, who stretched out much of his body!

Yu Hean was dragged up by his hands and feet, covered with mud and weeds. Yu Hehui rushed over crying and incoherently saying: “Elder brother, elder brother, it is so great that you’re alive, it is so great!”

“Fuck! The rotten corpse that jumped down on you and scared everyone to death. Fortunately, you’re quite lucky!” 

Wang Pengpai patted Yu Hean on the shoulder with his big hand with all his strength. And the patting of Yu Hean’s shoulders caused his mind to buzz: “The dumb rotten corpse had coincidentally fallen onto a knife. Heh, it was pierced so much it became a rolling gourd!”

Knife, knife?

Yu Hean’s entire body was rigid as wood. His body was as taut as a robot, as he turned his head, looking at the Jiangshi on his back. Its face remained as black and unyielding as steel, but it was dry, and the right arm was unusually twisted and curved upward, and the rusty knife in its hand had been broken apart.

The knife pierced the rotten corpse, and the tip of the knife fell into the canyon with it. 

Yu Hean’s brain was blank, his lips trembled, and his teammates’ voices were close to his ears, but they seemed to be far away.

“Old Yu, you’re really lucky!”

“When the Jiangshi hit the stone wall……Its hand snapped……and it just stabbed the rotten corpse……”

Did that really happen? 

Or——

Jiangshis couldn’t speak. Its dark sunken eyes were gloomy. Snow white lightning cut through the night sky and brightened the Jiangshi‘s watery eyes. The silver light was flowing down, and the Jiangshis seemed to come alive.

“Come on, come on, time’s almost up!”

Yu Hean was shocked as he was dragged up and seized by seven or eight hands. He stumbled a few feet before sprinting to III-9. But his ears seemed to be filled with the echoing roar of the warriors who battled valiantly. 

[Humans in Taku, a blood sacrifice to protect our grounds!]

[Humans in Taku, a blood sacrifice to protect our grounds!!]

In the far depths of the mountains, there seemed to be a crow’s caw.

The solemn and stirring roar stopped suddenly. 

With the first caw, it’s one in the morning.

The war was over.

They finished the task, everyone finished it!

As if all his strength had withdrawn from him, Yu Hean could no longer stand and knelt down. The others were not much better than him. The entire tour group was covered with mud and water, and some even sat on the ground to breathe. 

But when the buzzing sound of the Tour Guide’s Mic sounded, everyone looked at III-9.

“During the time of the 26th Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Luo Rongguang, a native Yaxi in Qiancheng county (Jishou), Hunan Province, tried to battle against the foreign enemies that gathered more than 20000 troops to Taku Forts in an attempt to use it as a beachhead position to occupy Tianjin and approach Beijing.”

The voice of III-9 echoed among the mountains:

“Without reinforcements, Luo Rongguang, who was 67 years old, resolutely led 3000 soldiers to defend Taku Forts. They fought until all the soldiers of the battalion died bravely and valiantly, and more than a thousand soldiers sacrificed their lives courageously.” 

“Old Chief Ma, the most famous corpse driver in Xiangxi’s five caves and six villages in Western Hunan, was brave and loyal. He led his disciples out of Hunan and sent the martyrs home. There were many mountains in Western Hunan, and the night road was dangerous. Pingping of the Cordoned-off Village took the initiative to give up Little Dragon Farmstead in Wuluo mountain for the corpse driving team to rest. The corpse driving team came and went between the two places, but the team didn’t expect that in the last tour to drive the corpses, Old Chief Ma was unfortunately bitten, becoming black and stiff. The Jiangshi poison entered his heart, and he could only leave his mortal body behind.”

“His eldest disciple Ma Miao’er respected his will and sent the eight soldiers home. But he never thought that when he rested in Little Dragon Farmstead, the people in the Cordoned-off Village were in the midst of a sudden revolution. Pingping died in the village, and none of the villagers survived. The ferocious curse enveloped the whole Wuluo mountain. Ma Miao’er and the others were trapped here. The Jiangshis were also trapped in Little Dragon Farmstead. No one could get out of the mountain.”

“When the curse weakened, a tour group entered Wuluo mountain and experienced danger. By chance, they drove the corpses through the Ferocious Bone Plank Road and freed themselves from the seal of Wuluo mountain.”

“Now, the martyrs who had left their hometown for hundreds of years can finally return home.” 

III-9’s voice receded, yet his words lingered in the hearts of every tourist. The Jiangshis on their backs got lighter and lighter until they dissipated like a curl of smoke in the rain.

[Return home——]

[Return home——]

There seemed to be a voice echoing in the boundless mountains and forests, full of joy and implied sadness. 

[We finally returned home——]

Until the sound disappeared, everyone’s mood was complex, and they remained silent.

As if they were honoring a moment of silence for the dead.

Miao Fangfei wiped the water on her face, sighed with relief, and let the cold rain fall on her face. She heard a notification from the Travel Services. 

[Beep, the first scenic spot is completed!]

[Intangible cultural heritage experience——The attraction to allow one to personally process corpses, 90% completed]

[Task reward issuance——]

[Your esteemed self obtained 1000 points] 

[Your esteemed self obtained a small bag of cinnabar]

[Name: Cinnabar]

[Quality: Special]

[Function: Ward off evil spirits, draw amulets, oral consumption] 

[Note: This cinnabar is the best cinnabar. The cinnabar you obtained was a good product used by Old Chief Ma. It is produced by the Intoxicating Xiangxi tour. Therefore, it must be a high-quality product!]

[Xiangxi corpse driving experience attraction, 85% completed]

[Task reward issuance——]

[Your esteemed self obtained 2500 points] 

[Your esteemed self obtained a high-rank Jiangshi teeth (canine)]

[Your esteemed self obtained an eye of a high-rank Jiangshi (left eye)]

[Name: Teeth of a high-rank Jiangshi (canine)]

[Quality: Special] 

[Function: Gather two canine teeth and make them into dentures. Put them on, and you will temporarily become a member of high-ranking Jiangshi and have the power of the Jiangshi!]

[Note: What? You say that Jiangshis don’t brush their teeth, and their teeth stink? It can’t be helped, Jiangshis are always sloppy in terms of hygiene.]

[Name: Eye of high-rank Jiangshi (left eye)]

[Quality: Special] 

[Function: The eyes of high-rank Jiangshi can see supernatural things]

[Note: You can embed it in the camera, magnifying glass, glasses, and other places you can think of. Jiangshi eyes can give full play to the prowess of the object!]

[Your esteemed self’s tour group well-deserved your successes. You have been recognized by the tour guide, and the reward points have increased by 30%]

Even Miao Fangfei’s heart trembled when she saw this reward! 

When completing an attraction on a standard dangerous-level tour, one would only get up to 1500 points. Despite the fact that the reward was doubled in the Intoxicating Xiangxi series tours, they also awarded her with one unique prop, two special props, and all of them are supernatural props!

Miao Fangfei was a novice Gu witch with subpar close combat abilities. She became even more anxious when encountering a zombified flying fox who was not scared of poison or Gu. But if she could gather two canine teeth to construct dentures, she would have the strength and defense of a Jiangshi. She would have a copper head and iron arms, and her greatest weakness would no longer be a weakness with this enhancement.

The reward props obtained during the tour could be brought back in exchange for cash directly, but if these props were discovered by themselves instead of being given to them, one would have to pay corresponding points to bring them back.

From low to high, props were divided into seven levels: ragged, ordinary, unique, special, amazing, legendary, and peak. The more advanced the props, the rarer they were, and the more points they cost. 

If Miao Fangfei secretly snagged away this Jiangshi canine tooth and brought it back with her, special level props would cost 2000 points.

It could be seen that Yu Hean’s title, old yellow cattle, was so useful that it could produce a small bottle of special grade cow tears every week. It was as if he was hugging a massive treasure pot.

But what moved Miao Fangfei most was the sentence.

[Your esteemed self’s tour group well-deserved your successes. You have been recognized by the tour guide.] 

Miao Fangfei couldn’t help looking at III-9. The look in her eyes was filled with complex emotions, and she was visibly emotionally moved. On the plank road, she was not satisfied with her performance. She waited until III-9 returned to help them eliminate the crisis. She didn’t expect she would be able to gain III-9’s approval.

III-9, did III-9 recognize her efforts and think she was the leader of the tour group?

Miao Fangfei subconsciously clenched her hand and lowered her head. Her chest was full of mixed emotions. For a moment, she didn’t know how to speak.

A bang interrupted Miao Fangfei’s thoughts. Everyone instinctively looked at III-9.

Chapter 21.2

The rusted handle fell to the ground and a handful of water splashed up. Yu Hean, who collapsed to the ground, was shocked. He was trembling all over and his face was wet, but no one knew whether it was rain or tears. 

He was facing III-9’s black hiking shoes. Yu Hean slowly bent down, trembling. He rubbed his forehead against III-9’s shoes and cried silently.

He cried because the Jiangshi helped him, and cried for himself.

Countless emotions were mixed in with his tears.

Ah, he was alive, he was alive. 

He was like a wounded old cow. He first silently sobbed, and then he began to wail, wantonly venting his fear and pain. Yu Hean’s crying made several people in the tour group also feel their eyes go red. They felt a common sense of despair, but more of them felt it was inconceivable.

Yes, they survived. All of them passed through the first attraction and survived smoothly!

When they heard the Travel Services’ notification, the feeling had yet to sink in, but when they saw III-9, they finally felt that everything had fallen into place.

They survived!

Wang Pengpai took out a cigarette from the pocket of his trousers. However, he found that the cigarette was soaked by the rain. He gasped in pain, holding the wet cigarette in his mouth as he half-supported Yu Hean and advised, “Alright, Old Yu. Little Hui is looking at you. We should head to the next scenic spot, too.”

The fat man gave Yu Hean a look. Yu Hean suddenly stiffened and shivered tearfully.

Ah, he cried on III-9’s shoes just now!

How dare he be so bold! 

Yu Hean, who was already timid, was so frightened that he shrank like a quail and didn’t dare to cry anymore or look at III-9. After those dangerous situations just now, he was still afraid of III-9, but also felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Most of the tourists also had the same thought. Although they were curious about the changes in III-9, they did not dare to intrude on him. After venting their emotions, they all stood up, having the self-awareness to know what they should do.

Wei Xun waited for half an hour before confirming that he didn’t get an extra reward for taking all of the tourists through the scenic spot. He became very upset.

He felt like a worker who has been whored out for nothing. 

Sure enough, such tasks were all accounted for within the tour guide’s salary.

Alas, the garbage Travel Services.

Wei Xun scolded the Travel Services again. When his spirits returned, he found that all of the tourists had lined up. Shi Tao stood beside him and waited quietly for his orders.

“Go.” 

Wei Xun took the clean clothes handed over by Lin Xi and placed them on Shi Tao’s back. The bright red Tour Guide’s Flag was raised and gave off a warm orange-red light amid the night rain.

“Head to the next scenic spot.”

After passing through the Ferocious Bone Plank Road, even after they crossed Wuluo Mountain, the downhill path was not as easy to traverse as it was going uphill. Not to mention, the road was slippery from the rain and it was a narrow mountain road, so one had to be more careful when walking at night.

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However, Wei Xun was being carried by someone. He could stay comfortably on Shi Tao’s back, so after a while, he relaxed and continued to think about what had just happened. 

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He had no idea what the next scenic spot would be. 

Wei Xun was in high spirits as he speculated, but he suddenly became depressed and sighed melancholically.

Alas, no matter what the scenic spot was, he still had to be the one killing the zombified flying foxes. However, the zombified flying foxes held no attraction to him now.

Come forth, something fresh and exciting!

Wei Xun prayed piously. It would be good if the new scenic spots contained fiercer monsters than the one previously did. Let him kill little ghosts or a grass ghost witch (Gu witch). This way, the scenic spots would be able to sustainably develop economically in this industry. 

Miao Fangfei and Shi Tao shivered. As the two people nearest to III-9, they clearly heard III-9’s sigh.

For a moment, they grew tense.

What was going on!

Could it be that they were about to meet with danger/Did III-9 despise him for walking too slowly! 

For a time, Shi Tao quickened his pace, and Miao Fangfei looked around vigilantly, as if there were thousands of rotten corpses hidden in the mountains and forests. The tour group they were leading became nervous and the entire team began to accelerate.

Wei Xun, who suddenly ate a mouthful of wind: ???

With the tacit understanding of the entire tour group as they sped up, they went down Wuluo Mountain in an hour and a half. The sound of water splashing sounded as the creeks flowing down from the mountains converged into a wide and fast-moving stream, and the tall trees grew sparse. Instead, they were replaced by a lush bamboo forest. The dark old green bamboo grew densely, with each as thick as the mouth of a bowl, growing lushly on both sides of the stream.

On both sides of them were steep and secluded cliffs. There was only one straight path leading forward. Indeed, the sky was visible in a single line, leading to above their heads. All kinds of lush plants grew beside the mountain and stone roads, and the dark blue fog filled the whole canyon, giving it a blurred and dreamy appearance. The fog appeared like the miasma from legends. 

“This is inhabited.”

Xu Chen whispered. He saw the squeaking and rotating Chinese water wheel in the stream near the house. It was obvious that in a natural environment, there shouldn’t be any presence of human-made items.

“It doesn’t have to be a human.”

Miao Fangfei said, on alert. She had already let Spotty out to explore the way, an ugly expression on her face. 

Walking among the rocks by the canyon’s stream was better than climbing in the rain, but everyone in the tour group subconsciously slowed down and was wary of their surroundings. Finally, they reached the water wheel Xu Chen saw, but the sight before their eyes made them all pause.

The dilapidated water wheel had long since been out of operation. Half of it had fallen into the water, the wood was rotting, and the side of the water wheel closer to the mountainside was covered with moss and climbing vines. The degree of dilapidation and desolation had disappointed the tourists who expected to meet the resident living in the mountain house.

“Hey, there’s nothing to be disappointed about.”

The fat man, who seemed to be optimistic all the time, patted his belly and said happily, “In this wild mountain, it would be more terrifying to meet people.” 

“Stay far away from the stream.”

Just then, III-9 suddenly spoke out. No one in the tour group turned back to look at him as they immediately retreated three big steps backwards, like a group of frightened cats. Lin Xi even took out all his knives. Heeding III-9’s words seemed to have become a part of his instincts. After retreating, the bold ones began to scrutinize the stream, especially scanning the area near the rotten water wheel.

“Hiss——”

Xu Chen sucked in a breath of cold air and his pupils shrunk suddenly. 

“That, that’s——”

The others reacted a beat slower, but they all saw it. In the stream close to the mountainside, there was a shadow underneath the water wheel. There was a thing as large as a human’s head floating. No one could see clearly what it was at first glance, but they could vaguely see after focusing their eyesight that it was something scarlet floating.

It was like a bride’s blood red scarf. As the water rippled, the scarlet object seemed to dye the stream into a very strange color!

“It’s very normal for the Little Dragon Stream to have floating dolls in it.” 

A gloomy and hoarse old man’s voice that sounded like an old owl came from a corner, startling the tourists. They immediately took out their weapons and pointed them in the direction of where the voice travelled from.

They saw an old man dressed as a Tujia tribesman. No one knew when he appeared, but he was holding a cigarette pack and staring at them darkly. No one could tell how old he was. His face was wrinkled, and his eyes were deeply sunken, like a dead person. One couldn’t tell whether the spots on his face were age spots or livor mortis.

“This is Wu Laoliu, the host of our next homestay.”

Wei Xun came down from Shi Tao’s back and entered the canyon. The badge on his chest was constantly heating up. The heat he felt was the same as when he encountered the zombified flying foxes. It hadn’t dropped in temperature when they arrived here. 

In other words, on the way to the second accommodation, the risk of encountering supernatural incidents and dangers was comparable to that from Wuluo Mountain.

The old man ignored them, and took a three-meter bamboo pole before standing on a stone by the stream, shivering. He used the bamboo pole to hook up the thing floating under the rotten water wheel. When they reached the shore, the tourists found that it was a small bamboo basket, which appeared narrower than a normal basket. Its mouth was about as thick as a man’s wrist.

That scarlet object had been shaped into a ball and stuffed into the bamboo basket. It was a red baby wrap soaked in water. The baby wrap had been soaked in water for such a long time that its color faded. When Wu Laoliu took it out, there were spots of dark red on the basket, like mottled blood.

It was obviously an empty baby wrap, but Wu Laoliu carefully held it in his arms. His face was as black and blue as a Jiangshi. His face had a touch of “benevolence” and he grinned with his mouth open, exposing that he had lost all his teeth. Then, he hummed a song that no one could understand. Wu Laoliu then took the baby wrap and walked into the depths of the bamboo forest. 

The strange and gloomy song echoed in the bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves rustled along with the cold wind.

The tourists did not move until Wei Xun raised his Tour Guide’s Flag and walked towards the bamboo forest, and they followed him with grim expressions.

[Beep, all members of the tour group have arrived at the Baby Bamboo Miao Village homestay. Next, Tour Guide III-9, please check the tourists in.]

In the bamboo forest, there was an old, stilted building in a tribal style. It had three floors and looked quite elegant, but the lighting was very dim. One could see that there was a circle under the stilted building where the livestock were kept in captivity. The animals were white, and they crowded together, wriggling. No one could tell what animals they were. 

[Baby Bamboo Miao Village, Intoxicating Xiangxi tour’s designated five-star VIP hell homestay, equipped with a baby room to give your family the best accommodation experience!]

“Wa, wa——”

“Sob, sob, sob, sob——”

As if the livestock sensed that strangers were arriving, they suddenly gave a short cry! Their howls sounded as if someone was crying and laughing, causing everyone’s hair to stand on end. 

“&*……%￥!”

Wu Laoliu cursed in his local dialect and threw the empty baby wrap he cherished in his arms. It immediately caused the livestock to fiercely fight over it, until the scarlet baby wrap was torn into several pieces. The greedy sound of gulping could be heard, just like a pig swallowing. The white livestock stole and swallowed the baby wrap like they were swallowing delicious food. Lin Xi’s face turned white.

“Tour guide, come.”

. 

Just like when they stayed in Little Dragon Farmstead, the tourists had to wait outside first, while Wei Xun got their room cards.

However, this time it was different from Little Dragon Farmstead.

Following Wu Laoliu, he ascended the stilted building and got the room cards. Wei Xun’s interest was perked as he disdainfully looked at the rooms which were full of dust, with bottles and cans littered about. It was reasonable to say that he should return to the tourists’ side at this time, but the door to the stilted building had closed automatically when Wei Xun entered. Now, it still remained shut.

Wei Xun was locked in the building, and it had become like a shut-off room. 

The wrinkles on Wu Laoliu’s face became more and more profound. He stood in front of Wei Xun and stared at him with deep eyes, his gaze cold and fierce. His eyes were unlike those of a human, and were more like a beast’s eyes.

What, did he want to fight?

Wei Xun seemed distracted, but he was always paying attention to the reactions of Wu Laoliu.

When the old man opened his toothless mouth and punched towards him fiercely, Wei Xun, who had been on guard for a long time, acted before him. His mutated crow-black claws directly cut off Wu Laoliu’s head. 

“Disgu——”

Wei Xun couldn’t control his mouth and made a sound, as if he found Wu Laoliu disgusting. He also took a small step backwards.

It was really too disgusting. He saw that the gash on Wu Laoliu’s neck was full of crawling maggots! The white maggots looked like basmati rice as they crowded along the gash. They rolled around Wu Laoliu’s hair, and his rotten smelling flesh and blood. He looked as terrifying as a muddy swamp.

Wei Xun was afraid that the old man’s head would explode and spray a pool of maggots all over him. Fortunately, it didn’t explode. 

Wu Laoliu’s headless body stumbled like a Jiangshi, groping around. He picked up his fallen head and placed it on his neck. It was obvious that he was not a human, but Wei Xun didn’t know what kind of monster he was.

Wu Laoliu looked at Wei Xun, the look in his eyes becoming more and more resentful as he stared at Wei Xun’s left hand. There seemed to be maggots crawling in the depths of Wu Laoliu’s pupils, but when he narrowed his eyes to look at the maggots, they crawled away in fright.

It was unknown how much time had elapsed when finally, the old man trembled and stretched out his hand again.

This time, Wei Xun wasn’t in a hurry to cause Wu Laoliu to lose his head. He also realized that when the old man made a move just now, he didn’t want to attack Wei Xun. 

Wei Xun had simply moved too fast.

This was the speed a man should have!

Wu Laoliu clenched his thin old hand that only had a layer of skin remaining, bending his index finger and pointing at him. His fingers trembled as if he had Parkinson’s disease. His expression was vicious, and the look in his eyes was full of intentions to deter Wei Xun.

What, what did he intend to do? 

He was still not satisfied?

Wei Xun didn’t understand. He opened his five fingers threateningly and flexed his sharp nails. The bronze mask covered his expression, but the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, revealing an unfathomable smile.

Wu Laoliu stared at his hand, and his pupils shrank suddenly. In the next moment, his eyes burst open wildly, and the crawling maggots fell outward. There were two pale eyes located deeper behind the group of maggots. From the look in his eyes, it seemed that he had a face full of resentment!

Chapter 21.3

The temperature in the stilted building instantly plummeted, and the Yin energy was so strong that there was a coating of frost on the damp bamboo floor! The surrounding walls were vibrating slightly, the piled pots in the home clashed and produced a “clicking” sound, and the baby’s piercing wailing and sobbing arose from the pots, unsettling people’s minds, like a pair of sharp little hands grasping onto people’s hearts.

“Achoo!”

Wei Xun coldly sprayed a sneeze onto the old man’s face. He didn’t have the habit of apologizing to ghosts. As if he didn’t sneeze on anybody, he touched the small horns on his forehead. 

The horns were itching. Just now, his SAN value directly dropped by 2. Although Wei Xun didn’t feel anything except a chill and heard the bawling of children, he conjectured that the old man had just launched a wave of attack quietly.

Wei Xun was not only not surprised, but also delighted.

Because his horn had a reaction again!

He deftly shifted the resentment gathered by the horns to the middle of his eyebrows. Wei Xun locked his gaze on Wu Laoliu like a famished man discovering braised meat. His heated gaze could burn the elderly guy to the ground.

[Your esteemed self has observed Wu Laoliu’s resentment. Resentment level: B class]

Class B resentment, not bad!

Wei Xun had no idea that his pupils had narrowed into a straight line, similar to those of a cat, when scrutinizing Wu Laoliu just now. His demeanor was exceedingly cold, and his eyes were bloodshot red, giving him a fierce appearance.

A sense of terror and pressure emerged from the depths of hell, and it was as if he brought the threat of a powerful person standing at the top and placing pressure on a lowly presence, forcing the maggots in Wu Laoliu’s black eyes to dart back and forth in fear. 

When Wei Xun withdrew his gaze, the entire stilted building became dead silent. The walls ceased to tremble, the pots ceased their wails, and the frost thawed. Wu Laoliu’s eyes reverted to their original state. It wasn’t clear if it was a trick of the illusion, but there appeared to be a touch of melancholy in his profoundly sunken eyes.

His entire body, not just his hands, was trembling. If one saw such a trembling elderly guy in real life, everyone around him would be so terrified that they’d dial 120 right away.

Only Wei Xun stared at him, attempting to elicit resentment from Wu Laoliu once more. The old guy trembled even more wildly under his gaze. Finally, he shuddered and extended his hand once more. His thumb and index finger opened, while his other fingers curled up, and his index finger pointed to Wei Xun.

What is this, is he trying to shoot a gun? 

For a brief moment, Wei Xun’s curiosity was piqued. However, the next second, Wei Xun almost suffocated. Wu Laoliu’s hand, which was in a “shooting” stance, abruptly split his body into eight parts without any warning! Maggots and dark blood poured forth like a flood. Wei Xun was so stunned that he leaped immediately onto a pot, his pale face almost frighteningly white.

What is the matter with this old man?!

Wu Laoliu was not dead. His shrivelled head was still bleeding. However, he wasn’t looking at Wei Xun. He had a feeling that Wu Laoliu was trying to tell him, “I’m a ghost, so please let me rest in peace and do not disturb me by burning joss paper.”

So dirty, so dirty! 

Wei Xun, who was surrounded by bloody maggots, was completely insane. Such a filthy old ghost should be shot in the head directly. He was enraged, so he gestured to Wu Laoliu while holding his hand up as if it were a gun. He wanted to claw and tear him apart, but Wu Laoliu was too filthy to even touch!

Shameless!

Fortunately, in the next moment, the gushing dirty blood and maggots returned to Wu Laoliu’s body, rushing backwards, and Wu Laoliu stood up again.

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Wei Xun’s face contorted at the idea of those maggots writhing in filthy blood. When he looked at the room cards in his hand, he felt that they were oozing with an excrement-like bloody odor.

He threw the room cards to the tourists like they contained the plague, and hurried back to his room to take a three hour bath and thoroughly wash himself. 

The tourists stayed where they were and watched him leave in a hurry.

This stilted building housed the “homestay” where the tourists would lodge. It was a row of two-story stilted buildings erected along the bank of the stream. Although there was no livestock downstairs, the building was extremely close to a stream. The sound of water flowing was quite harsh, resembling a rainstorm.

After simply putting their backpacks in their respective rooms, the tourists naturally gathered at the mud brick house at the east end. It was a “restaurant,” furnished with bamboo tables, chairs, and benches. Although it was a little old, it could be regarded as “bright and clean.”

Before dinner, it was regarded as a “conference room.” With the experience of driving corpses they shared, the tourists established better bonds with each other and discussed the hints and insights in hushed tones. 

However, their spirits were taut the entire night. They had driven corpses and walked on the plank road to escape. Once they relaxed, the exhaustion crept in. After a brief chat, the conversation gradually dwindled.

The tourists gazed at each other, speechless. Their eyes mirrored their tiredness, as if their eyelids were about to be glued together. However, no one left the group immediately. They tried to continue the discussion, but after a while everyone realized it was futile. They were beyond exhausted, and went back together to the stilted building to sleep.

After a while, Xu Chen gloomily said, “Guide III-9’s expression was……terrible.”

His remark immediately attracted the approval of everyone. 

“Ah, yes.”

“Yes.”

Wang Pengpai even trembled, exaggerating, “It’s like we were being stared at by the old wolf in the deep mountain. It’s terrifying, terrifying.”

Alas, no one dared to go to make a noise. When they thought of the scary III-9 who was sleeping next to them, the tourists wilted into dehydrated cabbages. It was as if they were a useless husband who was driven out of the room by their angry wife and didn’t dare to go back. Therefore, the worthless husband could only sleep on the couch. 

So terrifying.

Only Lin Xi didn’t answer and seemed to be distracted. Everyone knew what he was thinking when they saw his eyes darting around, and his red cheeks. The tourists were too lazy to talk to him.

There was a sigh, coming from Shi Tao. He was quite worried and said:

“It seems that Brother 9’s negotiation for the cost of the props didn’t go smoothly.” 

“Yes.”

Miao Fangfei replied. Her eyes were tinged with worries as well. “It’s possible that III-9 encountered a situation where the price was raised many times.”

“Shit, the price might be too high. What should we do?”

Zhao Hongtu slapped the table heavily and gritted his teeth. Hou Feihu grasped onto the teacup that was about to tumble off the table due to the impact and sighed. For a moment, everyone wore a worried and upset expression on their faces. 

A shopping experience was incorporated in the dangerous level tours. When tourists saw the arrival of the “local” Wu Laoliu during the second or third scenic site, in short, in the midst of the tour, they realized that this Baby Bamboo Miao Village was likely the shopping experience on this Western Hunan, Intoxicating Xiangxi tour.

Shopping experiences supplied a wide range of specialties, the majority of which were useful for the next leg of their tour. For example, if one expected they would encounter dangerous insects and miasma throughout the course of their tour, shops might sell insecticides and protective masks. If one expected they would encounter ferocious spirits and furious ghosts later on, the shop might sell Buddhist mahogany tablets.

Furthermore, there would be a lot of seemingly helpful but faulty or worthless items in the shop. It was up to the tourists to decide if they could afford to purchase the appropriate props according to their judgement.

“I heard that on extremely dangerous level tours, there won’t be any hints.” 

Miao Fangfei said seriously, “But we’re fine. We have to buy either bamboo baskets or baby wraps.”

The Travel Services seldom allowed tourists to spend too much “money that would be incorrectly spent” in order to “provide outstanding customer service to tourists.” During visits below extremely dangerous levels, they would be prompted when they were near “shops.” It was up to the tourists whether they could detect it or not.

For example, the bamboo baskets and baby wrap floating on the stream this time was an obvious hint, especially when they were picked up and taken back by Wu Laoliu. Anyone with eyes would realize this.

“It’s just that we don’t know how much they will cost.” 

Wang Pengpai said bitterly, “All the points I saved were used to buy and rent props. Who knew that the dogshit Intoxicating Xiangxi series tours would weaken the effect of props. Except for special props, everything else is basically useless. Fuck.”

That was right.

Most of the people could deeply relate to what he said and wearily lowered their heads. With their ranks unable to be promoted for the time being, Middle-rank tourists could only carry three titles at most. In this situation, if they wanted more insurance, they would have to buy or rent other tourists’ props to equip themselves.

However, the characteristics of the Intoxicating Xiangxi series tours were mysterious to everyone. There was too little information on the Intoxicating Xiangxi series tours. However, Shi Tao’s brother, Shi Xiao, was more knowledgeable than others. The remainder of the individuals here lacked the backing of a large tour party. A lone wolf battling alone had limited options for gathering information. 

“I don’t know what kind of price Guide III-9 has negotiated for us.”

Xu Chen sighed and said, “It looks like this Wu Laoliu isn’t easy to deal with.”

“Not only that.”

Shi Tao said weakly, “My elder brother said, “Don’t even think about bargaining the price when shopping in Intoxicating Xiangxi tours. First prepare three times the points.’” 

“Even Gold-rank tour guides may not be able to successfully negotiate a price. The strengths of the “locals” are one or two levels higher than the difficulty of the tour, let alone an Intoxicating Xiangxi tour.”

The tourists couldn’t buy goods directly from the locals. They must purchase it through the tour guide. When checking in where they would be staying, the tour guide would have the opportunity to negotiate the price with the locals. How much the price could be negotiated depended on the strength of the tour guide.

A dominant tour guide could argue for a 10–20% discount. In this manner, they could acquire the items from the locals for 80–90% of the actual price, but then establish their own discount, such as a 95% discount, sell them to tourists, and profit from the difference.

However, tour guides who had a disparity in strength could not hold down the locals, and some might even experience a raise in prices. They could only pinch their noses and buy from the locals at twice or three times the original price. 

At that time, when the props were sold to tourists, the tour guides would raise the price again. Through different transactions, the price would increase. The tourists who earned their points in the first part of the tour would be exploited when purchasing props here.

However, they didn’t have any other options since if they didn’t buy the props from the shop, they wouldn’t have any essential props. Completing the next leg of the tour would be considerably more challenging!

Generally speaking, if the tour included two or more shopping experiences, the risk level would be low since essential props might minimize the difficulty of the tour. As a result, tourists would humorously refer to tour groups going on tours below the dangerous threshold as shopping tour groups.

The shopping experience would occur just once during the tour for tour groups of the dangerous level and above, such as the Intoxicating Xiangxi series tours or other higher level tours. Higher level tours were often referred to as “pure enjoyment tours.” Whether one died or lived to enjoy these tours depended on the tour guide’s conscience and the brute strength of the tourists. 

“Brother 9……tried his best.”

Yes, although Brother III-9 was strong, he was only a Silver-rank Five-star tour guide after all. Don’t even talk about bargaining with Wu Laoliu, based on his expression, the price had likely risen significantly.

The Travel Services claimed to be completely dedicated to serving tourists. When selling items, the tour guide couldn’t raise the price more than three times. If the local sold items to tour guides at three or even four times the price, the tour guides would not only be unable to earn points, but would also be forced to pay the points out of their own pocket.

It was no wonder III-9 was so angry just now! 

“This Wu Laoliu is a motherfucker!”

Zhao Hongtu hit the table to vent his anger and cursed directly at Wu Laoliu.

Zhao Hongtu didn’t realize that usually, when faced with such a situation, he would always scold the tour guide for being black-hearted and useless.

But this time, he didn’t feel the slightest inkling or urge to scold III-9. Subconsciously, he began to scold Wu Laoliu. 

“Yes, Wu Laoliu is too black-hearted. It’s as if his name is Wu Bapi.”

No one expected that the first person to agree with Zhao Hongtu was Yu Hean, who had always been timid. The middle-aged man was filled with rage and spat out:

“Guide III-9 worked hard to bring us around in this tour. It was so hard for him to earn money. This Wu Bapi, pei!”

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Randomly sending 200 small red packets to everyone, mua, mua! Tomorrow’s update would also be in the early morning~

[Scene replay]

[Round 1]

Wu Laoliu: This tour guide looks very strong 

Wu Laoliu’s fist (No increase in price, sold at the original price)

Wei Xun: Want to fight? Hah!

Wei Xun cut off Wu Laoliu’s head.

[Round 2] 

Wu Laoliu: This brat has quite the skill. His left arm is mutated. He’s hard to deal with. Forget it.

Wu Laoliu’s index finger bending: 10% off

Wei Xun: Still not satisfied? *Moves claws to threaten him*

After looking at Wei Xun opening up five of his fingers, Wu Laoliu’s pupil shrunk suddenly. What? He wanted 50% off?! 

No way!

[Round 3]

…Little Angels, please interpret by yourself (づ ￣ 3 ￣)づ

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Tourist: Damn it, damn black-hearted Wu Bapi!