Giving Birth in a Supernatural Game

Chapter 15: Human Skin Lantern (2)

With the NPC's words, Li Xuan's face went dark when looking at the three girls clamoring to go home.

Beside him, Xia Ting said bluntly: "Do you still think we kidnapped you? In the blink of an eye, you came to this place in the middle of nowhere and found yourselves surrounded by a bunch of people. We must have the most powerful anesthetics out there, you guys solved the puzzle." Irony filled her words.

"This place is encompassed by mountains and you know no one here to lead the way. The three of you will only get lost in the wilderness and will be unable to leave. But we're going to the village now and won't stop you if you want to stay." Li Xuan let Xia Ting and Liu Shasha, the only one who didn't make trouble, get in the bullock cart and said to the NPC, "Uncle, we can go."

He didn't try to coax the three newcomers who stayed behind.

The veterans were pretty nice this time, and while what the short-haired woman said sounded rude, it did work as a reminder that things weren't so simple. And, even though Li Xuan didn't directly talk about the game - since at the end of the day it would be too much info for them to process in that kind of situation - he still warned them of the dangers.

Thankfully none of them were poisonous and stupid like the ones in the last world. Chen Caixing thought of how he only received 50 gold coins at their first level and the way it took 38 for a single binding item. Props were needed for survival and they were expensive. Real veterans couldn't afford to be negligent.

"You young people love to change your minds at the last second, everything in the village is ready for you. Well, forget it, let's go. We have to go back before it gets dark." The NPC mumbled just like a real old man and sucked his last puff of smoke, pinned the pipe around his waist and pulled the rope of the ox, "Go."

The yellow cow walked slowly, making the crisp bells ring throughout the way.

As they walked, the three newcomers were slowly left behind. Chen Caixing glanced at them standing still on the road and estimated that they would keep up after a while.

So he looked away.

Holding Xiao Jiu, he started chatting with the NPC: "Uncle, what's your name?"

"Jia Di."

"My name is Yuan Xing and this is my brother Yuan Jiu." Chen Caixing immediately started to act to his heart's content and quickly adapted to the identity of the female college student arranged by the game. He smiled and continued: "We saw the saintesses's tradition on the Internet, but there wasn't enough info to fully understand it. Uncle Jia Di, can you explain to us a bit more? The road to the village is gonna be a bit boring anyways."

Jia Di glanced at Chen Caixing and nodded in a better mood. "Then let me tell you. Our village has good terrain, and there are all kinds of wild goods and events here in the mountains, no worse than those of you outsiders. The maiden's sacrifice is a century old tradition. It is held every five years and you guys came at the right time. The Holy Maiden festival is on July 14th of the lunar calendar. It is necessary to prepare ten days in advance, the most holy girl is selected as a saintess and enters the ancestral hall. From then on, the village stays safe and peaceful, and even unclean things don't bother us."

July 14th of the lunar calendar, the Zhongyuan Festival. Also known as the Ghost Festival.

Chen Caixing noticed that Jia Di said that the saintess enters the ancestral hall, but didn't mention what happens next to her.

Holy maiden and human skin lantern.

Chen Caixing thought about the clues given by the game and felt his hair stand on end.