Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and Mrs. Xu continued: "Eating rice cakes on the first day of the Lunar New Year... Only the little ones can grow tall and tall in the new year... The family will also be reunited, harmonious and beautiful..."

While chattering, Mrs. Xu refilled the three points of fried rice cakes and three bowls of rice cake syrup, put them on the stove and said to the guests: "After breakfast, I will trouble you to bring breakfast to my family. ”

"I like guests who follow etiquette, and so do my family." Mrs. Xu held a porcelain bowl filled with sugar water, and the smile on her face gradually expanded.

Qi Yan and Qi Xiaonian quickly exchanged glances.

This task may not sound difficult, but it is clearly a fatal pit.

Because the old yellow calendar clearly wrote: Do not visit relatives and friends today.

Chapter 197: Year (16)

At the same time, the system of all surviving players sent a beep -

[Congratulations to all travelers for obtaining the main quest: Please deliver the breakfast prepared by Mrs. Xu to her family.] As a guest, please maintain respect for the main family when performing your tasks and pay attention to etiquette as a guest.

[Plot-driven items: Rice Cake Soup and Fried Rice Cake (Steaming Hot)]

[Current Main Quest Progress: 20%]

[Please note: The system has detected that this main quest contains dangerous and uncertain factors, so please be careful and prepared when performing the mission]

Qi Xiaonian's face was not good-looking, he was really afraid of something.

As the system has previously mentioned, the priority of completing Mrs. Xu's tasks is higher than complying with taboos.

This main quest is very tricky, they have to carry the rice cakes to the family's residence according to Mrs. Xu's request, and it is inevitable to "visit the door" during the mission, but for the sake of the safety of the guests, the taboo cannot be broken.

Embarrassing players and deliberately creating contradictions between rules and main quests is probably the "essence" of the dungeon's plot design.

Obtaining this main quest, Qi Zhen was not surprised, after all, he guessed the moment he saw the taboo, and what should come is always coming.

Qi Yan began to observe the other players quietly, and soon he found that the players in Room 405 were more or less frowning, their faces were pale and tense, while the only two players in Room 406 did not react much to the main quest.

Obviously, the players in Room 405 also know the taboos on the first day of the new year, and are worried about the contradiction between the main story and the taboo, but the players of Room 406 are still in the dark.

The young man who broke the bowl had an upright personality, and immediately asked Mrs. Xu: "But today, it is clearly written in the old yellow calendar that it is not recommended to visit the house, and you also told us to pay attention to taboos before..."

His teammates in the same room immediately glared at him, as if to reproach him for his talking.

After all, there are still players present who are not clear about the taboo content, and they don't want to cheapen others.

Mrs. Xu's smile froze on her face, she rolled her chaotic yellowed eyes, and looked directly at the young man: "Have you heard a word?" Do as the Romans do. ”

The young man was immediately silenced by her staring.

The township is this township, but which is the custom? What should I do if there is a contradiction between the rules and the task? No one can tell them the correct answer.

Qi Ji continued to eat the rice cakes in the bowl silently, and quickly sorted out the current clues and questions in his mind.

Five players have died so far, and correspondingly, five paper figurines have gone home.

In addition to the known Nian Nian and the family member who was not popular with Mrs. Xu, there should have been three more paper figures last night.

Now that they have touched the branch of "Duoxi and Duole", the twin granddaughters of Mrs. Xu died in a stage accident, and only by fulfilling their last wish can they fully unlock the branch of "Duoxi and Duole".

Qi Yan also learned from the fragmentary side plots that Duoxiduole's father was Xu Minxin, which was also the name of Mrs. Xu's son.

Although dungeons never force players to unlock side quests, side plots can often piece together the original appearance of the entire story, and for players like Qi Jiu, who are looking for perfection, side quests and main stories are equally important.

Next, he needed to figure out a few questions:

First, what are the identities of the three paper figures who came home last night, and are they related to the current side plot?

Second, where is the "Colorful Years" registration poster mentioned in the fragments of the side plot hidden?

Third, why do the thoughts in the dream appear on the operating table? What does the phrase "hatched" mean by her? How does this relate to the suggestive dreams that 079 guy gave him?

Fourth, why is Mrs. Xu afraid of the second paper man who goes home? Are there any pitfalls?

When Qi was researching and sorting out clues, the female player with the 405 bun asked Mrs. Xu: "Why did you prepare three rice cakes?" Is there anything special about this? ”

Mrs. Xu had already regained her calm tone: "After all, you are my guests, why bother you to run too many errands?" You have three rooms in total, just make sure that each room has a representative to deliver breakfast. ”

Hearing this, the players' expressions were complicated, and they looked at the other members of the dormitory with their peripheral eyes, and a look of vigilance flashed on their faces.

Mrs. Xu's words revealed a message: there is no need for everyone to participate in the unfortunate task of delivering breakfast, as long as each room finds a "substitute ghost" to complete, others can easily pass the level.

Qi Yan sighed softly: "The malice of this copy is really great, trying to provoke the relationship between players." ”

The female player continued to confirm with Mrs. Xu: "Do you have to bring the food to the room?" Isn't it okay to put it outside the door or by the windowsill? ”

Mrs. Xu rolled her cloudy eyes and looked at the questioner with a chilling gaze: "I'm sorry, my family is sleeping deeply, you are likely to make them miss breakfast time, and... Don't you think it's very rude to leave the first breakfast of the new year outside the door or by the window and then walk away without a sound? ”

Female player with a bun: "......"

Mrs. Xu smiled but did not smile: "I said that my family and I like guests who observe etiquette. ”

"And I need to remind you that my family doesn't like to be woken up by guests on the first day of the new year, so please try to be as light as possible when delivering breakfast and avoid making too much noise."

…… It seems that they can't avoid going into the house.

Qi Jiu: "Then we will bring breakfast into the house, and we can't avoid knocking on the door out of politeness, so that it won't disturb your family?" ”

Mrs. Xu made a faint "oh" sound: "Except for the sound of knocking on the door and entering the house, because we like polite guests." ”

Everyone: "......"

Qi Jiu: "What if your family is not at home?" ”

The reason why he asked this was to confirm whether the three breakfasts had to be delivered to a room where the family was already staying, or whether there was no one or not, which was related to the difficulty and danger of the mission.

Mrs. Xu turned her gaze to him and replied, "I don't want the breakfast I made to be wasted, if I waste food on the first day of the new year, I will be punished for being hungry next year... So this requires you to pay more attention to your breakfast when you deliver it. ”

Qi Jiu: "Okay, we understand. ”

Although Mrs. Xu did not answer Qi Jiu's question directly, the meaning was already obvious, breakfast must be delivered to the room where the paper man went home to complete the task.

The atmosphere at the table was gloomy, and the guests were silently eating rice cakes, and only Mrs. Xu ate with relish alone: "You are welcome, you can take it again if the rice cakes are not enough, and the first breakfast of the new year is auspicious if you are full." ”

When Mrs. Xu said this, everyone had the illusion that the other party wanted to feed themselves as sacrifices......

"It's been a long time since I've eaten rice cakes with such a pure taste, so I miss it." Qi Zhen stirred up the topic again, after all, for Chinese-style horror dungeons, the dinner table is a good way to get information.

"It's good if you like it, you can come and accompany me, I'm so happy, it's been a long time since anyone has eaten with me..."The stiffness on Mrs. Xu's face was slightly softened, she chewed the soft and glutinous rice cake in her mouth, and looked at the tip of her chopsticks, "The dinner table is more lively, and the appetite will also improve, and I can't eat coldly." ”

Qi Ji saw that the other party's attitude softened a little, and asked in a pretended chatty tone: "By the way, which room does Xu Minxin and his wife live in?" I remembered that I had been entrusted by him to bring gifts to Duoxi and Duole, and I wanted to personally hand over the gifts to the couple and celebrate the old days. ”

Qi Zhen opened his mouth and came, since he had obtained the name of Duoxiduole's father, he couldn't waste this opportunity to find out the news.

Mrs. Xu's movements were obviously stunned, and a look of surprise appeared on her face: "Do you know Minxin?" ”

Qi Ji nodded calmly: "Yes, I have been in contact with work before, and he asked me to bring some unique handmade candy people from foreign circuses to Duoxi and Duole." ”

This level of lies, Qi Ji made up very smoothly, coupled with his extremely deceptive appearance and image, as well as his consistent gentle and sincere tone of communication, almost no NPC can refuse his "scam".

Mrs. Xu's face softened: "So that's the case... Truly... I remember that Duoxi Duole was very interested in the circus, and Minxin also promised them that when the singing competition was over, he would take them to the circus to watch the performance, and children liked this, especially children with acting talent like Duoxiduole..."

"If you want to find the Minxin couple, they live in room 202." Mrs. Xu pulled back her thoughts and answered Qi Jiu's question.

Qi Ji thanked him, the branch line of Duoxi Duole is inseparable from the information of their parents, and the poster that brought all the misfortunes is likely to be in the hands of Xu Minxin and his wife.

"Mrs. Xu, can I ask you about the situation on the fifth floor of the apartment?" Qi Yan continued to ask tentatively.

Mrs. Xu's expression became nervous again: "What's the matter?" ”

Qi Yan saw the change in Mrs. Xu's demeanor, and said quietly: "That's the case, I heard laughter and footsteps from upstairs last night, so..."

Mrs. Xu avoided Qi Yan's gaze, kept tinkering with the rice cakes in her bowl and said: "This is normal, our unit staff apartment is a little old, the cement board has been deformed, it is normal to hear the sound of clattering from the wall board at night, it is not laughter or footsteps, no one will be active on the night of the new year." ”

Qi Ji didn't give up, so he continued to ask tentatively: "Your daughter Niannian also lives on the fifth floor, right?" ”

Although Mrs. Xu was reluctant to say more, based on the scene he had seen in the dream before, he speculated that it was related to the footsteps and laughter he heard on the fifth floor before he fell asleep.

Mrs. Xu glanced at Qi Yan meaninglessly, and didn't ask him how he knew, but nodded lightly: "Yes, this child sleeps lightly, and she likes to live on the top floor since she was a child, so no one can disturb her." ”

"If you're okay, let's go and bring breakfast to my family after breakfast, right?" Mrs. Xu drank the last sip of sugar water in the bowl, and her attitude seemed a little evasive.

Qi Zhen threw out the last question: "I'm sorry, I asked about one last thing, do you know where you can burn incense and worship here?" The custom in my family is to worship on the first day of the new year, and although I am away from home, I have maintained this habit for many years. ”

The reason why Qi Yan asked this was because he remembered the scene of the paper man worshipping God in his dream last night.

If there are also shrines in the apartment, you may be able to find clues about "hatching".

Who knew that Mrs. Xu's face sank, and she said in a tense tone: "No, we don't like these feudal superstitious things." ”

"I advise you, even if you see these statues of gods and Buddhas, don't go to worship without permission, otherwise you will ......" Mrs. Xu's words came to an abrupt end, and her expression was even paler and more gray than when she hadn't eaten breakfast.

Players: "......"

Good guy, talking about putting an end to feudal superstition in the supernatural book is really enough to run into science.

Qi Yan noticed that Mrs. Xu seemed to be very shy about talking about burning incense and worshipping, but she obviously still had the old yellow calendar at home? Why, exactly? If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and there must be some cause and effect for burning incense and worshiping, and Mrs. Xu is not reluctant to let outsiders know.

Mrs. Xu glanced at the time: "It's half past seven in the morning, before half past eight in the morning, I hope you can give the rice cakes to my family, otherwise the rice cakes will be cold, and the rice cakes will be hard and not delicious..."

After announcing the time limit and rules, Mrs. Xu dragged back to her house.

Leaving behind the stove with unburned firewood and the burnt guests.

"What now, are we going to choose someone..."

"Did we 405 volunteer to deliver rice cakes?" Someone asked a question at the table, but everyone was silent, and the question was unexpectedly lost in the sea.

Who will voluntarily go to "death"? When we meet, no one owes anyone.

The two of 406 didn't speak, and so did the people of 407.

"Let's go to each floor first, we've been stuck on the fourth floor since last night, maybe there has been a "change" on other floors." Qi Yan and the people in the 407 dormitory proposed.

What they need to do now is to find a way to circumvent the taboo and deliver breakfast, and to figure out which room is where the paper man lives.

The female player with the bun agreed: "There is still plenty of time now, and the rice cakes are put on the stove to keep warm, and Mrs. Xu's family must not want to eat a hard breakfast." ”

The players left the fourth floor one after another to check the situation, but when Qi Xiaonian and Qi Yan walked up the stairs to the fifth floor, they noticed something unusual in the corridor at a glance-

"Brother, I remember that when I posted the Spring Festival couplets yesterday, the word "Fu" was reversed, why did today's "Fu" become correct?"