Chapter 138: Picture

Chapter 138: Picture

And the ‘villager’ who delivered the meat soup returned to this building in the end. So...

Zhou Rong’s face darkened further. At that moment, a hand suddenly reached out to tap him. It almost made him scream. He whipped his body around and saw Jiang Cheng’s serious face. Jiang Cheng pointed behind Zhou Rong.

Zhou Rong started. Then, he swallowed nervously. He slowly turned around. There was a small, wooden picture frame hanging on the wall behind him. The frame was old and covered in dust. The surroundings were too dark, so no one noticed it earlier.

Zhou Rong frowned and carefully removed the frame. The wooden frame had already shown signs of decay. He used his hand to gingerly wiped away the dust on the picture. It was a group picture with six people.

The couple who sat at the front was a pair of an old married couple. Behind them stood four middle-aged men. Clearly, they were the couple’s sons. The elders looked normal, but their clothes and appearance were clearly not. The elderly woman was rather thin and had a shrivelled face. Her eyes were lifeless. She wore gold rings and bangles around her hands. A pearl necklace strung around her neck.

The elderly man sat upright in his chair. He had on boots with animal fur and carried a pipe. His small eyes narrowed cunningly. One glance and one could tell this was the man of the family.

The four men behind them were tall, large and muscular. One carried a hunting rifle. One carried an abacus. One carried a book. One wore a light blue floral apron. Due to a lack of care, some of their faces couldn’t be seen clearly anymore. Overall, this family gave off a bad first impression. They should be the bullies of this village.

The travellers were instantly reminded of the Qian Family. But... Bei Qian frowned. It didn’t match up. Based on what the village chief said... The Qian Family had four children but it was three sons and one daughter. The youngest daughter died when she was a baby...

Wait a minute... Zhou Rong suddenly raised his head as if he had just realised something. He turned to the door. The strange chopping sound... had disappeared.

The travellers were acting so out of place. They were all experienced players. How could their attention be so distracted by a picture when the threat of the ghost was so close to them?

In the nightmare realm, the ghost rarely attacked multiple people at once. If one were not the ghost’s main attack target, one had a high chance of escaping.

The three tried to move as close to the wall as possible. Zhou Rong, who was at the forefront, felt a lot of pressure. His body started to shake uncontrollably. The ghost’s face appeared like it had been applied with the blur filter. However, from its posture and mannerisms, it should be a woman. The way she moved was very strange. It was like a worm wiggling. It seemed to suggest that all the bones in her body had been broken.

After leaving the kitchen, she surprisingly didn’t come after the three but slowly wiggled to the left. After she moved for a few metres, there was a click. Then, a ray of light pierced in. The three were blinded for a moment. Then, the door slammed shut.

The ghost... left.

The three didn’t dare to budge. They finally accepted this reality a few minutes later.

Bei Qian’s face was filled with disbelief. He tried to ask in the calmest tone possible, “Has... she left?”

Zhou Rong took a deep breath and nodded. “It appears that way.”

“Did she not notice us?”

“It’s probably because we didn’t trigger the mission taboos.” Zhou Rong corrected him. His eyes never left the door as if worried that the ghost might decide to return. He continued, “If we reacted too loudly when we heard the sound or saw her...”

Indeed, if they had a newbie with them, they would have turned and run or lost their mind.