The witch also smiled: "You're welcome, it's a thank you for helping me these days." ”

At this moment, Qi Jiu's system sounded a prompt sound-

[Dear traveler, since you have dug out the hidden clues and characters of the dungeon, and your behavior choices have had a significant impact on the plot of the dungeon, based on the above results, the system has updated the main action missions for all players——]

[At present, the flexible main story has been changed→ all players are requested to go to the shrine for New Year's Eve in the new Chinese New Year's Eve]

[The system wishes you a happy new year in advance]

The last two system prompts that all players have received them, everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and instantly understand that this is someone who triggered an important main clue and explored the truth of Xiaomi's line, and their mission mode changed accordingly.

The shrine's New Year's Eve event coincides with their plan, and it seems that this time they are moving in the right direction.

The last night of the dungeon was unusually peaceful, and the spirits that had been active in the inn were silent that night, except for the night fog flowing outside the window, and the occasional sound of snow falling in the courtyard crushing dead branches.

There was no sound beyond that, and the wraiths seemed to lie dormant on the eve of the storm, quietly waiting for the final moment of calamity.

Until dawn, no player has died.

It's December 31, Chinese New Year's Eve is tonight, and according to the clues obtained on the radio, the explosion and fire accident in Hot Spring Street that killed everyone will also happen tonight.

Early in the morning, the proprietress changed into a jubilant yukata and appeared in front of everyone: "Morning everyone, it seems that everyone rested well last night, and they all looked good." ”

"Tomorrow is the new year, and every year on the evening of December 31st, the shrine in the hot spring town holds a New Year's Eve prayer event, so tonight's curfew is lifted, so you can go to the shrine next to Yuno-yu to make a wish for the new year." The boss lady starts releasing newly unlocked player quests.

"Please don't miss this rare event, this shrine on the hot spring street has a long history and is very spiritual, and young men and women who used to come to the bath like to ask for marriage in the shrine, but in fact, everything is very effective." The proprietress giggled.

Players have learned about Komi's story and now have mixed feelings about this "very spiritual" shrine.

After two days of repair, the witch who had wasted a lot of energy before has basically recovered.

She used the spirit to build an energy field that could absorb a large number of resentful spirits, and also assigned all players a spirit stone to attract resentful spirits, and once the plan of "Xiao Mi Wish" failed, she immediately activated the energy field to forcibly normalize all the evil spirits, including Xiao Mi and her mother, of course.

Qi Yan had expected that the witch would have a back hand, which was why he stood up several times to remind the witch.

Among the players, the only one who has the ability to make a plan B to contend with the wraith head-on is the witch.

At night, Qi Yan still carried his ghost fire bamboo lantern, leading a group of players to walk on the hot spring street with fine snow.

The hot spring town was a different night, and although it was still empty, the street lights on both sides of the street were lit up, and the town houses on both sides of the street were lit up with warm yellow lights, and the whole street was shrouded in a bright dead silence.

This feeling is even more eerie than pitch black, as if suddenly being in a city with brilliant lights but empty buildings, and the contrast is so strong that it can easily shatter people's inner sense of security.

In the bright dead silence, everyone unconsciously quickened their pace.

Fortunately, Qi Yan was already familiar with this road, and in less than five minutes, he led everyone to the shrine where the gate collapsed.

Everyone watched in amazement as the shrine was riddled with holes and fell to the side of the gate......

"It looks like there's been a fierce battle here."

"It's weird, when we came the night before, I remember it wasn't like that."

"What happened last night?"

Qin Rang, who watched Miss Rossetti's violent demolition of the door throughout the whole process: ......

You don't know what I was through last night!

Just when everyone was wondering, the originally dark shrine suddenly lit up, as if waiting for guests walking at night.

"Shall we go in?" Qi Yan, who was carrying the ghost fire lantern, turned his head to look at Xiaomi's mother and daughter, he was consulting the other party's opinion.

Xiao Mi glanced at Madame, hesitation flashed on her face, Madame pulled her collar for her, and said softly, "Go in." ”

Xiao Mi nodded slowly.

After laying down the ghost fire lantern outside the shrine, the group crosses the torii gate and enters the shrine, and the players all notice the black ema placed next to the prayer stand and the three shrine rules written on the wall.

Affected by the powerful energy field of the evil spirits in the shrine, the witch's face turned a little pale.

Her little apprentice prepared a potion for her to regulate the spiritual field, and she drank a large jar to feel a little better.

"All you need is one visitor to write down their wishes, not everyone." Qi Yan said to everyone that this was a rule loophole that he and Qin Rang had tested last night.

Now all players know the core story of the dungeon and how the plan will go next.

Xiao Mi stood in front of the prayer stand and stared for a long time, and finally unconsciously took a step back: "Mom, I don't want to lose you, I want to live with you." ”

The lady squatted down and hugged her daughter in her arms: "Xiaomi, I want to see you start a real new life more than the endless cycle like now. ”

Xiao Mi twisted her eyebrows and shook her head: "But I have done bad things, and I may not be able to have a new life." ”

"But you have to try to take a step forward, and the only thing to escape from is a meaningless cycle of place," the lady whispered in her ear, "how do you know without trying?" Right. ”

"Xiaomi, mom is tired too." Madame pressed her face against her daughter, and she closed her eyes tiredly, her eyelashes fluttering.

"But... But..."Xiao Mi's voice was already dyed with crying, and she said helplessly, "But Mom, what can I do without you?" ”

Madame smiled: "Silly child, mother can't be involved in your life forever, you have to get used to saying goodbye to this matter, after all, everyone can become a guest in your life." ”

Xiao Mi was silent and wept silently.

Madame carefully wiped away the tears on her face: "Xiaomi, can you help your mother fulfill this wish?" Give yourself and everyone a chance to try and start your life again. ”

Xiao Mi was silent for a moment, and suddenly raised a wet face and smiled: "It's really annoying... Well, I promise you. ”

Madame smiled and stretched out her little finger: "Pull the hook." ”

Xiao Mi hooked his wife's fingers: "The hook will not change for a hundred years." ”

The original black horse was crushed into powder by the witch and dissipated into the night with the thick white mist.

The witch made a formation in front of the prayer stand with her spirit, and the words were recited, and an unusual wind blew in the shrine, and the trees in the courtyard were bald, but everyone heard the rustle of the wind blowing on the treetops.

Soon, the snow cleared, and the clear moonlight shone onto the shrine's courtyard.

"When the moon reaches midday, you can pray." The witch sitting in the formation explained.

Qi Zhen opened the inventory and exchanged for the item "Wood-colored Painted Horse" obtained by promoting the side story, and handed it to Xiao Mi: "I'll use this prayer later." ”

"I see."

When Xiao Mi took the ema handed by Qi Yan, she subconsciously bit her lip, and finally spent a lot of effort before she could lift the pen and write down her wishes again, and her fingers were still shaking uncontrollably when she wrote.

So much so that the handwriting she left on the painted horse was crooked—

"I want to take back my original wish and start a real new life"

"Prayer Person: Xiao Mi"

When he flipped to the back of Ema, Xiaoya's writing hand paused.

At what cost will she pay? She didn't seem to have much to lose.

Just when she couldn't make up her mind, a line of words suddenly appeared on the back of this painted horse-

"Memories of Countless Cycles"

Xiao Mi was slightly stunned.

In the memories of countless cycles, there is everything she and her mother experienced here after becoming a resentful spirit.

If she is to start a real new life, she must forget these "posthumous" memories.

Because the mother here is not real, but an illusion of her exchanging wishes with evil spirits, but... But even the illusion is more real to her mom than any player she has ever met in this world.

"Xiaomi, this is the best choice."

The lady standing beside Xiao Mi put her arm around her shoulders and gently kissed her frowning brow.

At this time in the middle of the moon, a bright, pale light spills onto the prayer stand, and hundreds of bells sparkle in the moonlight.

Xiao Mi stood on her toes slightly, facing the moonlight, and tied the new ema to the prayer stand.

A night breeze passes through the shrine, and the prayer stand jingles.

Jingle bells, jingle bells......

In an instant, the pale moonlight became unusually bright, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.

Qi Zhen blinked his eyelashes violently, and subconsciously raised his hand to cover the light.

At this moment, he is like an actor on the stage after the curtain call, obviously he has adapted to the darkness, but he was caught off guard by a spotlight, the strong contrast made him at a loss, and he even had the illusion that he would be evaporated by too strong light.

Xiao Mi, Mrs., the witch in the spirit array, Qin Rang standing beside him, and the players in the shrine were all swallowed by the strong light in an instant, Qi Zhen couldn't see them, the sound of the wind and the bell stopped abruptly, and his world was instantly only left with strong light and dead silence.

After a while, he heard the cacophony of electricity coming from the system—

[Side quest "The Truth About the Hotel Accident" Current Progress: 100%]

[Congratulations on successfully finding the truth of the accident, helping Madame fulfill her last wish, and unlocking the item reward: "Madame's New Year's Wish"]

["Madame's New Year's Wish" Item Description: A one-time prop, Madame's most sincere wish wish, can bring healing effects to the user, and can greatly increase the user's pleasure value]

Qi Ji looked at the reward props thoughtfully, for him now, the "cat's blessing" is enough to increase the happiness value, and another "Madame's New Year's Resolution" seems to be a bit wasteful.

Qi Ji stopped at the word "healing" and suddenly thought: "Can I use this prop on NPCs?" ”

You can use this item on anyone, but this may result in wasted items.

"Okay, I see, thank you, Mr. System."

As soon as Qi Jiu's words fell, the white moonlight began to ebb.

Immediately afterwards, the hustle and bustle of the market came from all directions, and gradually became clear from far and near......

Qi Yan opened his eyes and found himself in the bustling street of Hot Spring Street.

Fireworks to welcome the New Year are set off in the night sky, surrounded by pedestrians, laughter and laughter.

After only a moment of trance, Qi Yan understood.

At this moment, I have come to the "surface world" of the dungeon - on the evening of December 31, the hot spring street before the explosion.

This is the point at which the cycle begins.

Chapter 51: 404 Hot Spring Street (21)

Standing on the brightly lit hot spring street on Chinese New Year's Eve, pedestrians bustling through, drinking hot boiled red wine, carrying freshly baked hot spring snacks, and laughing.

Accidents and tragedies have not yet happened, and the night in the hot spring town is lit up with lights and fireworks.