Infinite Flow: Becoming a God in a Nightmare Game

Chapter 116 Gravesites

As Jiang Qi approached, he saw the inscription carved on the ancestral tablet in the ancestral hall: "The spirit tablets of the ancestors of the Mo family throughout the ages are enshrined in the hall."

Following the clan chief's order of worship, Jiang Qi first bowed three times to the Buddha statue, lit the paper money, and then bowed before the ancestral tablet.

Lu Zhi followed closely behind, and the clan leader's eyes flickered, thinking to himself that it was a pity.

Lu Zhi listened to Jiang Qi's words and pretended to worship very devoutly, but it was unclear whether he had fooled the clan leader.

If they hadn't seen the clan chief perform the ritual, they might have fallen into the trap he had set.

The clan chief smiled, but his voice was cold.

"Alright, you've finished your prayers. The Mo family ancestors will protect you and keep you safe."

"Next, I will tell you about the offerings needed for the cave-diving ritual. Listen carefully and don't make a mistake."

The clan chief stroked his chin and said solemnly, "You need to prepare a total of five offerings, and none of them can be missing."

"The first offering is a bottle of the tears of the golden boy and jade girl, and the second is the five grains."

"The rest includes incense, paper money, and a rooster."

"The final offering is a bowl of salt, which is also the most important."

"You must not pretend to be something you're not, or you will offend the mountain god and be cursed."

Jiang Qi nodded earnestly and thanked the clan chief.

After the clan chief finished speaking, he couldn't wait to send Jiang Qi and Lu Zhi away, "Alright, you two hurry up and prepare. I'm tired, you can leave now."

"I hope nothing goes wrong with the hole-laying ceremony in two days."

As he was leaving, Jiang Qi wrinkled his nose; the stench of corpses in the ancestral hall seemed even stronger.

The moment Lu Zhi stepped out of the door, it closed automatically.

"Let's go, let's find Lin Wanchu and the others first."

"Okay, brother."

Along the way, Lu Zhi and Jiang Qi walked side by side. Lu Zhi noticed that his older brother's profile was sharp and cold, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

Except for the fingers that never went down behind the ear.

Jiang Qi painstakingly pieced together the clues from the existing ones. Even though he knew that the main storyline revolved around the cave, he still hadn't fully grasped the core of the dungeon.

Peach Blossom Spring Festival, Fallen Flower Cave Maiden, Gu Raising, Infant Tower, Human Skin Candle, Ancestral Hall—what order should these elements be linked together to determine the true progression of the dungeon?

What untold secrets lie behind the Miao Jiang Gu Village?

Furthermore, according to the information on the spirit tablet, the Miao Jiang Gu Village should have been surnamed Mo for generations.

Mo Qing also has the surname Mo, isn't that too much of a coincidence?

Never mind, let's go prepare the offerings first.

I wonder how Lin Wanchu is doing.

He and Lu Zhi came to the clan chief's house to inquire about the sacrificial offerings, while Lin Wanchu went to investigate the situation of the entire village.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work, so three people are more than enough.

Lin Wanchu and her two companions visited almost every household. Lu Xue's sweet and well-behaved smile won the favor of many villagers.

Every time Lin Wanchu entered a house, she would quietly observe what seemed amiss.

Lu Xue and Chi Miaomiao were responsible for attracting the villagers' attention, as most of the households were inhabited by elderly people.

There were also young and middle-aged people, but they didn't see them. The explanation given was that they had all gone out to work.

The women either washed clothes by the stream, went out to work with their husbands, or stayed at home busy.

There were very few children, and I only saw one little girl.

She would call them "sister" in a clear, crisp voice, and although she wore old clothes, her face was full of happy smiles.

If this weren't a dungeon, these scenes would truly be idyllic and peaceful, with a simple and honest folk culture that would make you never want to leave once you've moved in.

Besides the two prominent buildings, the shrine and the baby tower, Lou Xue also found a cemetery hidden behind the woods.

The cemetery was truly desolate, shrouded in silence.

There were no birdsong, no wind.

The tombstones in the cemetery were leaning precariously, some even broken into several pieces and scattered on the ground.

The inscription on it is now blurred and illegible, making it impossible to identify who the former owner was.

Besides the dilapidated tombstones, there were also some low mounds of earth.

These graves had no tombstones, just mounds of yellow earth piled together, covered with weeds.

They didn't linger in the cemetery; after searching for a while without finding any clues, they left.

However, when Lin Wanchu returned, she made a mark on the road to avoid getting lost.

Even more noteworthy is that each household had a lit white candle.

The fire flickered and sizzled, and a large amount of melted wax had already accumulated underneath.

Moreover, they seemed to cherish the candles, immediately replacing them with new ones whenever they were almost burned out.

They wouldn't even let them touch her. Lin Wanchu was just staring at them, but the villagers chased her out of the door with gloomy faces.

Of course, Lu Xue and Chi Miaomiao were also involved.

The "Falling Flower Cave Girl" refers to a woman who was thrown into a cave to marry the cave god, but they never actually found the so-called cave.

At first, Lin Wanchu suspected that it was the cave they had entered through, but now all she could see was a peach orchard, and the cave had vanished into thin air.

This situation was already quite common, so Lin Wanchu and the other two weren't particularly surprised.

However, if any player takes a chance and tries to go back into the cave before the entrance disappeared when they arrived, they will definitely die.

Among the newcomers Lin Wanchu had mentored, some suspected it was all fake, that they were acting to deceive him, and chose to run away instead of heeding advice.

In the end, it was cut in half by something invisible.

Lin Wanchu had also thought about doing that, but she had finally been given another life, and she wasn't about to be so foolish as to do something reckless.

I wonder how Jiang Qi and the others are doing. Lin Wanchu and the other two arrived at the stilted house later, and Jiang Qi and Lu Zhi were already waiting for them ahead of them.