The four of them gathered around the TV and looked at the fourth page reflected on the dark screen.
Xiaolan simply took out pen and paper from the drawer, and the three of them copied what they could see.
"Qin Sicong, you can draw the fourth page." Jie Yan handed the pen to the fourth man named Qin Sicong.
The man faced the blank page and traced a strange picture one stroke at a time.
After finishing the painting, the four of them pondered over the page.
"What does it mean?……"
This picture is different from the previous pages. Strange-shaped rings cover the entire paper. Each ring has several short lines emanating from the center. Other than that, there is no other shape that can be seen. thing.
Xiaolan seemed to think she had seen this thing somewhere. She frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. She shook her head and gave up, and turned to look at the others, "Do you have any ideas?"
Jie Yan took the piece of paper and turned it over and over, "It's really a bit too abstract."
Qin Sicong was a little discouraged. He quietly looked at the other three people and did not dare to say anything.
After all, he came later, and no one knew what the page he could see meant.
"What should we do next?" Baomu asked.
Qin Sicong quickly sat up straight.
"We still need to find the remaining five families," Xiaolan spread out the five fingers of his right hand, "otherwise, we will use this place as our base. Qin Sicong, you stay here and wait until we find the five faces. Whereabouts, during the day, we will use the few pieces of human flesh we got as an excuse to visit those people’s homes. Baomu and I chatted at the door, and Jie Yan, you can secretly find a place to hide your face. If it’s night , we can only sneak into other people's homes secretly, and it will definitely be another fierce battle..."
When Qin Sicong heard that his job was to look after the door, he immediately hesitated with some worry, "I...I can also go out with you..."
"At night, there must be more people and more power," Xiaolan explained, "But if it is during the day, the identities of the three of us in the village are related, and our activities together will not arouse suspicion, so let's do it together at night When you go out, do you look after the house during the day, will that make you feel more at ease?"
Qin Sicong blushed when he was told what was on his mind, "I...it's not that I don't trust you..."
The three of them smiled, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.
"This way we might be able to meet other players." Baomu said with a smile.
Xiaolan nodded, "There is no limit to the number of people who can pass this level. I hope we can all pass it successfully."
A trace of sadness crossed Qin Sicong's face, but the three of them didn't notice it.
"It's still daytime, why don't we set off now," Xiaolan pointed out the window, "First go back to that house to get a ball of meat, and then proceed as planned... Don't worry, we will come back to you when it gets dark, and then we Let’s go together.”
Xiaolan comforted Qin Sicong thoughtfully, and the three of them walked back.
Jie Yan took one of the three packages of meat in his hand, and the three of them walked slowly along the street.
Not long after, Baomu stopped behind the yard of a house with his nose arched.
Xiaolan and Xieyan looked at Baomu.
"This family?"
"He was the first person to die." Baomu opened his eyes and said firmly.
"Is he the person who was stabbed to death in the pit that night?" Xiaolan confirmed.
Baomu nodded.
The three of them came to the main entrance of the courtyard of this house. A woman wearing a hot pink coat was collecting clothes in the yard.
"Is this really the place?" Jie Yan whispered.
Before Baomu could respond, the woman saw them first.
"Hey, why are you here?" The woman patted the last piece of clothing, smiled and said to the three of them, "Come in, come in..."
Xiaolan walked into the yard with a smile.
The first one to die was actually a girl.
The woman had a pure, round face and enthusiastically welcomed the three of them into the main room. There was also a child wearing gray-blue short-sleeves sitting in the living room. He looked like a boy, but his facial features and face shape were almost the same as those of the woman. consistent.
When the boy saw the guests coming, he quickly stood up and looked at them cautiously.
Jie Yan handed the piece of meat in his hand to the woman, "This is for you."
The woman looked at the piece of meat wrapped in lotus leaves in her hand, and was a little surprised at first, "This is..."
"This... we can't eat it," Xiaolan hesitated, "I'll give it to you."
The woman's eyes suddenly turned red, "This...how is this so embarrassing..."
"Oh, just stay." Xiaolan patted the woman's shoulder and looked indoors, "Are you two the only ones at home?"
The woman sighed, "Who else could it be?..."
This is easy to handle.
While the woman lowered her head to wipe her tears, the three of them exchanged glances. Jie Yan quickly asked, "Hey... I suddenly want to go to the toilet."
"Ah, oh, hurry up, Xiaowen, take your brother there..." The woman turned around and waved to her son.
"No, no, no," Jie Yan deliberately pretended to be in pain, clutching his stomach and ran deeper into the house, "I can just look for it myself, you guys talk first..."
After saying that, Jie Yan disappeared.
The boy looked at his mother helplessly. It was not until the woman nodded and said "Sit down" that he sat down on the chair again and continued reading.
As lovers, Xiaolan and Baomu chatted with women all the time. Xiaolan saw Jie Yan's figure passing by from the back of the corridor with his peripheral vision, and he laughed loudly a few times to attract the woman. .
After a long, long time, the woman seemed a little suspicious, and a thin layer of sweat began to appear on Xiaolan's forehead.
"Well...why don't I let Xiao Wen take a look," the woman said softly, "It's been so long, could it be..."
"Who knows what's going on with this kid? Don't worry, let Xiaowen read. I'll go to the back and take a look." Xiaolan finally had an excuse and walked towards the corridor. After taking a few steps, Jianyan hurriedly walked from behind. Wu Wu ran over and gave her a success gesture.
"I don't want you to leave, I just think it's getting dark..."
A woman's voice sounded from behind, followed by Baomu's voice.
"Yes, eldest sister, we know, oh yes... we are almost there... OK, OK, I will definitely invite you and Xiaowen... you are more anxious than me..."
Bao Mu's voice was very shy, and it sounded like she had understood Huang Skirt's identity as a bride-to-be very well.
"You're out now!" Xiaolan said loudly, pulling Jie Yan over, "I won't let you eat so much at noon, but you eat it anyway. You deserve it..."
After the three succeeded, they hurriedly said goodbye to the woman's home. When they were walking back, the sky was already getting dark.
"Did you find it?" Xiaolan asked Jie Yan in a low voice as he walked away.
"Of course," Jie Yan patted his pocket, "I've drawn it all and will talk to you when I get back."
The three of them returned to Qin Sicong's house as promised, knocked on the door, and Qin Sicong opened a gap first, and then quickly put the three of them into the yard.
"I found something." Qin Sicong said anxiously before the three of them could speak.
Jie Yan was choked up and asked blankly, "What?"
"Didn't you say that the clues to the cemetery were obtained from here? I thought there might be something else here. When you went out, I looked around in the house," Qin Sicong showed the things in his hands. To them, "I found this, and I think it may have something to do with the history of the village."
In his hand, he held a unique mask.
The mask is made of wood, and is painted with black ink. It has sharp edges and corners. There are only two diamond-shaped holes in the mask for the eyes. The rhombus has sharp edges and a slender shape, so the whole face gives people an evil and ominous look. feel.
"Where did you find this?" Xiaolan reached out and touched the surface of the mask. It felt very smooth.
"Come with me," Qin Sicong walked to the back room, "It's a bit complicated."
The three of them followed him to the old man's horrific body.
"I was originally rummaging around in simple places like drawers, but then I suddenly realized that if you look at his eyes..." Qin Sicong pointed to the old man's cloudy, bloodshot, and angry eyes.
"He seems to be looking there." He followed the old man's eyes and pointed to an old standing wardrobe next to the lounge chair.
The three of them looked at the top of the closet.
"I found this on top of the wardrobe," Qin Sicong shook the mask in his hand, "and what's even more strange is that when I found this mask, there wasn't even a speck of dust on it."
Jie Yan stared at the mask for a while and said, "Keep the mask for now, let's look at the painting."
"Did you really find it?" Qin Sicong asked in surprise.
"I'll take action," Jie Yan patted his chest and took out a piece of paper from his arms, "It's all a small problem."
"There are indeed only two people in her family, where do you think the faces are hidden?" Jie Yan asked rudely. Without waiting for anyone else to answer, he answered by himself, "It's hidden in the photo of their family!" "
"Picture?"
"Yes, it's a group photo," Jie Yan nodded, "I was always looking for reflective objects such as water, glass, etc., but ha, when I walked to her bedroom, a ray of sunset happened to come in, so I started to look for it. At an oblique angle, I found that the photos hanging in her bedroom could also reflect light. Later I tried it with a booklet and found that it was true, but only from that angle. Only from that angle could I see the reflective surface. From other angles, In the past, it was just an ordinary group photo.”
Good risk, good risk.
Xiao Lan exclaimed in her heart. If there hadn't been that sunset, and if Jie Yan hadn't stood at that angle, then the whole trip would have been in vain.
"Fortunately, you are awesome." Xiaolan complimented.
Jie Yan chuckled, and the four of them looked at the paper in his hand.
The brush strokes on the paper are very sloppy, and you can vaguely see the appearance of nine little people walking in a space closed on both sides.
"Is that what the painting looks like?" Xiaolan asked with some disgust.
"Tsk, my painting is exactly the same as the painting reflected in the mirror frame," Jie Yan pointed to the piece of paper, "I compared it for a long time after I finished painting, that's it."
"It looks like we have arrived at a new place." Baomu said.
Qin Sicong stretched out his hand and traced the two lines, "It looks like some kind of cave."
"Cave?" Xiaolan lowered his head and took a closer look, "It seems a bit like..."
But how to find this cave, the problem still lies in the fourth picture. I can't figure out what the bunch of irregular circles are, and knowing that this is a cave is of little use.
"By the way," Qin Sicong asked casually, "Didn't you find any players when you went out this time?... Just like me..."
"Where are there any players?" Jie Yan looked at the circle picture intently and replied casually.
Qin Sicong nodded seemingly without any emotion.
Outside the window, the sky had completely darkened, and they had no time to rest. Then, it was time for the four of them to go out together as planned.
Qin Sicong had not seen much of the village outside the wall since he entered this big house. As soon as he went out, he immediately seemed sneaky.
The four of them were together, and the target was a bit big. Baomu took them around several times, and finally stopped at the side of a family's yard following the smell.
"This?" Xiaolan pointed to this family's house and asked with her mouth.
Baomu nodded seriously.
Everyone hesitated for a few seconds.
The advantage of setting out at night is that you don’t have to bear the consequences of being exposed for lying.
The disadvantage is that they may encounter the transformation of the mother body, which will challenge their combat effectiveness and escape speed.
Xiaolan was the first to climb over the fence of the yard and got into the yard.
Several other people also came in.
It was extremely quiet late at night in the village. The rustling footsteps approached the back door of the house. Before the door opened, the footsteps changed direction.
"Where are you going?" Jie Yan asked in a breathy voice.
Xiaolan pointed to the warehouse behind the house, "I'll go there and have a look. You can go in first."
She said, bending down and walking towards her blessed place - the small warehouse.
It was as if I felt some kind of calling.
From a distance, Xiaolan saw something shiny in the warehouse, reflecting the moonlight.
She quickened her pace excitedly and ran there.
That's... that's...
Snap! Brush it! ——
Xiaolan's eyes were still staring at the shiny thing, but her eyes were reversed.
She was caught in a trap.
Xiaolan huddled upside down in the net, her brain was congested, and she wanted to slap herself a few times.
"Brother Baomu!" She tried to raise her voice and shouted.
No one agreed.
They've already gone in.
Xiaolan held her forehead in pain, cursing herself in her heart.
She struggled alone in the hanging net, trying to escape through her own efforts.
But it's basically impossible.
After wasting a lot of effort, I got nothing except that my brain became more congested.
Until the back door creaked.
"Why is there still no movement at Xiaolan's place?" It was Baomu's voice.
"Brother Baomu!" Xiaolan shouted weakly, "Brother Baomu! Save me!..."
Several footsteps approached hurriedly.
"Xiaolan!" Baomu hurriedly rushed forward to hold up the net, "Are you okay?!"
"It's okay now..." Xiaolan replied with her remaining breath, "Put me down quickly, my face must be right here..."
