Thriller Tour Group

Wei Xun’s mind was still in a mess. He knocked on his temple and his memories quickly returned to him. Wei Xun thought of what happened before he was unconscious and realized something. He quickly looked at his personal information.

At present, this was his current information——

[Tour Guide Personal Information]

[Code name: III-9 (only in this tour)] 

[Rank: Silver-rank Five-stars (III-9’s rank) 9十]

[Countdown to death——40:13:05]

[Points: 7300]

[Mental pollution value (SAN): 24]

[Countdown to incubation——35:12:20]

“It’s getting more difficult.”

Wei Xun sat up and swept his eyes across his information. He knew that he was either in an illusion or in Wu Laoliu’s stilted building.

He had previously used the “New Scenic Spot Experience Ball” provided by Shi Tao, which had increased the development progress of new scenic spots by 45%. When using this thing, the note was, “The Travel Services does not encourage shortcuts. When you use the experience ball to open up new scenic spots, you may encounter some ‘small’ troubles!” 

It was just that he didn’t know when the “trouble” would occur. It was currently the fourth day of the tour. It seemed these “troubles” would occur on the fifth or sixth day of the tour.

Wei Xun was not in a hurry. He looked at the note casually and threw this matter to the back of his mind. He was more concerned about the “adjustment of the Intoxicating Xiangxi tour’s attractions” prompted by the Travel Services before he fell unconscious.

“So this is how it works.”

After browsing the new attraction information quickly, Wei Xun suddenly realized, “We’re skipping scenic spots.” 

This zombified flying fox king was supposed to exist in the second scenic spot, similar to the existence of the rotten corpse group in the first scenic spot. If Wei Xun had not killed it, it would have hiddn the ghost baby during the washing on the third day custom. The tourists would have experienced many difficulties. Based on the clues,  they would have had to find the couple tree before the beating three dynasties banquet and complete “Pingping’s” last wish.

Once “Pingping’s head” (which was actually a ghost baby’s wrap hanging on the couple tree that existed as the core of the seal) was buried beneath the tree, the zombified flying fox king’s seal would completely break. During the beating three dynasties banquet, it would conduct a sneak attack, swallowing and killing the ghost babies.

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The box didn’t seem to be closed tightly. Wei Xun could smell a thick ginseng fragrance through the open crack, and he couldn’t help but feel hungry. The mutation had consumed too much energy, and he had lost a lot of blood. Although he had absorbed the vital blood of the zombified flying fox king, he still had a deficiency in nutrients.

This was definitely something good, and would be a great supplement for him.

But for it to appear here……

“Oh?” 

Wei Xun gave a meaningful snort.

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“Guide III, it’s Guide III!”

“Guide III is back!” 

As soon as Wei Xun appeared, the tourists who had been looking for him for a long time were pleasantly surprised. They shouted and raved until they resembled a sea of joy. When III-9 slowly said that he had not been missing, but had gone to kill the zombified flying fox king which was the most dangerous monster in the second scenic spot in advance, the tourists were stunned.

It was too unbelievable and shocking——How strong was the zombified flying fox king? Its strength was equivalent to the rotten corpses in Little Dragon Farmstead, but it was even more difficult for the tourists to deal with than the rotten corpses.

Unexpectedly, it was wiped out by III-9 so quietly!

Wang Pengpai was in a daze. He knew the meaning of III-9’s words better than other tourists.The zombified flying fox king was solved in advance, which meant that they could jump to the next scenic spot. 

This was a Super Dangerous-level Intoxicating Xiangxi tour, yet they could actually skip scenic spots???

Wang Pengpai was shocked. At this moment, he could hardly wait to recruit III-9 into his own tour party immediately. They must not miss out on recruiting this fairy-like tour guide!

But after thinking about III-9’s identity and his own task, Wang Pengpai wilted. He wrung his hands and sighed. He was such a good tour guide. Yet why did he…do that.

Wei Xun has a panoramic view of all the tourists’ expressions. He had never been the kind of person who did good deeds silently. He wasn’t a wealthy or noble person who did not return to their hometown, or someone who walked at night wearing brocade clothes. What he did must be known and remembered by people. 

Skipping scenic spots was a very rare occurrence. It was so rarely heard of that the tourists couldn’t react for a while and had to digest the information slowly. They were still in a trance when the washing on the third day attraction was announced and the tourists began to prepare things.

“Guide III easily killed the zombified flying fox king himself?”

After Miao Fangfei had gotten some others to collect water from the Little Dragon Stream, Shi Tao was still a little confused and his senses had yet to return to him. Seeing that the bucket filled with water suddenly left his hand and fell into the water, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to reach it. As a result, his feet slipped.

“Be careful!” 

Miao Fangfei grabbed Shi Tao’s hand in time and hooked the bucket up with a bamboo pole. Shi Tao, who almost fell into the Little Dragon Stream, looked at the turbulent water and broke out in a cold sweat. This was the place where the Little Dragon Stream flowed the most rapidly near Cordoned-off Village. He only had one arm, and it would be difficult for him to climb up if he really fell in the water.

After this accident occurred, Shi Tao didn’t dare to be distracted anymore. He thanked Miao Fangfei.

“To tell you the truth, I can’t believe it.”

Miao Fangfei didn’t blame him. She shook her head and sighed. “Guide III is really too strong… It’s our blessing for us to be able to join his tour group.” 

However, her tone changed again, and she spoke seriously, “But we still can’t treat the rest of the attractions in this scenic spot lightly.”

“Yes.” Shi Tao whispered seriously, subconsciously touching his stomach. Just now, when the bucket fell, it was the ghost baby causing trouble again. The mischievous ghost babies were giving everyone a headache. The babies did not know how to differentiate between good and bad behavior. However, the ghost babies were more selfish. It was a small matter if they caused trouble, but if they were a little unhappy, their pranks could cause people to fall into a dangerous predicament.

Although they all agreed that they had to increase the affinity of their ghost babies towards them, these little things really caused the tourists to dislike them.

In addition, there was one more matter. 

“Leader Miao, Brother Shi, you’re back.”

Back in Cordoned-off Village, Miao Fangfei and Shi Tao met Hou Feihu and the others who went out to fetch water. Because the ghost babies liked to play pranks, the tourists had decided that when they moved about, there should be at least two people going together. For example, regarding Shi Tao’s accident that happened just now, if he had been alone, it might have been dangerous for him.

“Triangular maple, four-wheeled grass, and bitter bamboo leaves have been found, but we still haven’t found any fragrant leaves.”

“Alright. I’ll find the fragrant leaves with Shi Tao later.” 

Miao Fangfei nodded without a change in her expression and even said with concern, “Be careful when you get to the stream later.” Then, she briefly said that Shi Tao had almost fallen into the waters.

“Is Brother Shi Tao okay?”

Facing the worried look in his eyes, Shi Tao calmly smiled and said, “I’m fine, just don’t daydream later.”

“Brother Shi Tao must have been thinking of Guide III. Hehe, I’m thinking about him, too. He’s really strong and powerful.” 

“Alright, we should go.”

Hou Feihu looked at his watch and urged, “We don’t have much time.”

“Okay, I’ll see Brother Shi Tao and Leader Miao later!”

Miao Fangfei and Hou Feihu looked at each other before separating. One of them went in the direction of Little Dragon Stream while the other went in the direction of Cordoned-off Village. After taking a hundred steps, Miao Fangfei heard Shi Tao beside her breathe a sigh of relief. 

“Your expression was slightly unnatural just now.”

Miao Fangfei whispered to remind him, “Didn’t I say that we should act as per normal.”

“It’s easy for you to say that.”

Shi Tao smiled bitterly. “But this kind of thing…” 

He shook his head and lowered his voice, “I’ll pay attention next time.”

Miao Fangfei nodded. In fact, although she seemed calm, she was also restless.

Yu Hehui was back!

The extra person in their tour group came back so quietly that they hadn’t discovered that he had come back at first! It was at the end of the peach-wood talisman attraction, when they couldn’t find III-9 and had gotten anxious, that Yu Hehui has suggested that if he aimed his camera around, they might find clues. After all, those who had the strength to kidnap III-9 away were definitely supernatural ghosts. 

Miao Fangfei thought it was reasonable, and they all teamed up to look for III-9. When they had obtained the supernatural photos and were examining them carefully one by one, she suddenly felt a tremor in her heart.

Yu Hehui?

Yu Hehui?!

When did Yu Hehui come back?! 

For a moment, Miao Fangfei was confused. She intuitively wondered whether Yu Hehui’s appearance was related to III-9’s disappearance. However, she couldn’t beat the grass and startle the snake. She found an opportunity to remind Hou Feihu, Shi Tao, and the rest.

Although III-9 was back, Yu Hehui did not disappear again. Miao Fangfei and the others unanimously decided that they would act as per normal since they did not know Yu Hehui’s real identity and purpose behind doing this.

Now, every time Yu Hehui took action, he was accompanied by Hou Feihu. It was fortunate that Hou Feihu was here. Otherwise, it would not have been easy for them to monitor Yu Hehui.

“We’ll wait until the washing on the third day custom before we decide if we’ll act or not.” 

Miao Fangfei and Shi Tao returned to their room, poured the water from the stream they just brought back into the stew pot, and covered it with a lid to prevent dust and dirt from falling in. Then they set off to look for fragrant leaves in the forest outside Cordoned-off Village.

“We’ll deal with new events using our original plan. In doing so, he will definitely give himself away.”

Fragrant leaves were the leaves or bark of Anneslea fragrans, and they had the effect of soothing the liver and relieving anxiety. They were a kind of herbal medicine needed during the washing on the third day custom. During the washing on the third day custom, they had to put the triangular maple, four wheeled grass, bitter bamboo leaves, and fragrant leaves into the stream. They had to choose the most turbulent part of the stream, which represented that “the baby would live a long life.” Bathing the baby with triangular maple could cure rheumatism, four wheeled grass could keep babies from crying at night, bitter bamboo leaves could remove all supernatural things clinging to it, and fragrant leaves could detoxify and remove blood stasis.

These ingredients were all the blessings one would provide to the baby. 

It was said that in the traditional customs of ethnic minorities in Xiangxi, after babies wailed when they were born, they would be fed brown sugar water and four seasons tea for the first two days after they were born. The babies started drinking milk on the third day. After drinking milk, the baby officially began to live a “human’s” life. The washing on the third day custom was conducted on the third day, and was meant to wash away all filth. From then on, the child could grow up healthily, could be rid of sins and become a good human.