Bai Lixin and Hongyue walked into the dense forest of tombstones with caution.
The square tombstones, both old and new, were all blank, without any inscriptions.
Midway through, Bai Lixin halted his steps.
Despite the bright sun high in the sky, the dense leaves above blocked its rays, leaving no trace of light to shine through.
While the occasional dappled sunlight fell on the nearby asphalt road, this place seemed completely cut off from it, filled with gloom and darkness.
Hongyue: “Looking at the number of tombstones, there must be at least ten thousand.”
“So many tombstones, are they for the resort’s tourists?”
“This damn place.”
Bai Lixin stood amidst the tombstones, scanning each one.
Some were aged with cracked lines, while others appeared relatively new.
Though the tombstones bore no inscriptions, each one held peculiar objects.
One had a small flower placed on it,
another had a hair bow on it. There was a cane, a wedding veil etc
……
A gust of wind suddenly came out of nowhere, causing the objects on the tombstones to sway.
First, the flowers swayed, then the veils rustled, and the canes knocked against the tombstones.
At first, only a few swayed, but gradually, more and more objects on the tombstones began swaying.
Bai Lixin and Hongyue stood in the center of the tombstone cluster, surrounded by a cacophony of noises from all directions.
Though there were no other people around them, it felt as if countless people were hiding nearby.
Another gust of wind blew, and Hongyue shivered, “Bai Lixin, don’t you feel like the temperature dropped even further?”
It was colder, even colder than before.
She casually walked up to a tombstone, noticing a delicate pearl necklace hanging from one corner. Due to long exposure to the elements, the pearls had weathered, losing their former luster.
The suitcases were not placed in front of individual tombstones. More accurately, these suitcases were scattered and haphazardly piled among the tombstones.
Hongyue found it strange, “When we watched the video earlier, they had just thrown the luggage on the road. How did it end up here?”
Bai Lixin seemed as if he didn’t hear Hongyue’s voice. Ever since they entered this eerie graveyard, he had been looking around with profound eyes, occasionally putting his hand to his ear as if listening to something.
Hongyue seemed to be talking to herself. When she didn’t get a response, she glanced at Bai Lixin then wandered aimlessly through the cemetery.
At first glance, this graveyard was truly shocking.
When they passed by here earlier, they hadn’t noticed such a large cemetery outside the seemingly idyllic resort.
Who could have thought that beyond the resort that looked like a paradise, there was such an extensive and eerie graveyard with over ten thousand tombstones?
Was this place once a mass grave? Or was it a village before? Or something else entirely?
After pondering for a while and failing to come up with an answer, Hongyue simply shook her head, deciding not to think about it anymore.
After all, she wasn’t a decryption-type player. If she could take action, she wouldn’t waste time thinking.
Honestly, this copy was not her strong suit.
It was quite frustrating.
She stopped in her tracks and looked back at Bai Lixin, only to find that he had somehow reached the highest point of the cemetery.
As the tombstones were built on a slope, the view from below was filled with a dense expanse of tombstones, making one’s scalp tingle.
Bai Lixin was still wearing a white shirt, and he walked lightly through the gloomy tombstones, appearing like a ghost in the graveyard when viewed from afar.
Hongyue swallowed nervously.
However, it seemed that Bai Lixin was completely unaware of how eerie he looked. He walked among the tombstones one step at a time, scanning each one with his gaze.
Time passed, and Hongyue was getting bored. He patiently continued his step-by-step journey and came to stand beside her.
Hongyue and Bai Lixin exchanged glances, and then he glanced at himself.
“What’s wrong?” Hongyue asked in a hushed voice, “Is something happening?”
Bai Lixin: “It’s almost noon.”
Hongyue: “?”
‘And then?’
Bai Lixin: “It’s almost time for the sacrifice. Although I don’t know who Emil has chosen, I wish you good luck.”
As soon as he finished speaking, something flashed in front of Hongyue.
Before she could even blink, everything in front of her suddenly disappeared.
The Bai Lixin who had just been talking to her vanished into thin air.
Hongyue: “…”
Above her, there was nothing but darkness.
In her ears, the cold wind howled.
Around her, tombstones were everywhere.
In the vast and desolate woods, Hongyue suddenly found herself all alone.
She furrowed her brows, not bothering to look back, and ran towards the asphalt road.
She ran far away, but she could still hear the complex and tumultuous sounds behind her.
Swish.
Clang.
Thud.
Crack.
It was as if the owners of the tombstones were unwilling to let her leave and kept trying to keep her there.
She remembered that it only took a few minutes to come up from the asphalt road, but the path going down became difficult and seemingly endless.
She wandered through the forest for a long time, yet the sounds from the tombstones still echoed in her ears.
Without hesitation or pause, Hongyue chose to continue running. After running for an unknown amount of time, she finally saw the asphalt road again. As she reached the road, all the sounds that were chasing her suddenly disappeared.
It wasn’t until the soft, damp soil under her feet turned into hard asphalt that she looked back in the direction she had come from.
However, she could no longer see the suitcases or any trace of tombstones.
She leaned against the small trees on the side of the road, panting heavily, and then opened the system interface.
To her surprise, she realized that only three minutes had passed since noon. However, during her run, it felt as if she had been trapped in a time prison, running for several hours.
Hongyue took a deep breath and opened Bai Lixin’s private chat window.
Hongyue: [Bai Lixin, can you see my message?]
As expected, she received no response.
With dappled shadows from the trees, Hongyue glanced back at the forest and decided to head back in the direction of the resort.
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Bai Lixin opened his eyes in the darkness, only to find himself in a magnificent pure white palace.
The palace had a Western mythical feel, with its hollow corridors built of pure white marble. He looked beneath him and suddenly realized that he was standing on soft, fluffy clouds.
There was no one around.
Bai Lixin attempted to access the system but failed.
As he stood there with a bewildered expression, a voice echoed above his head.
The voice was like a bell, resonant with a compelling majesty.
“Come up, my child.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
To be honest, it was not good to suddenly call someone ‘child’.
As the voice fell, the soft white clouds gradually dissipated, revealing crystal steps that connected his feet to a distant palace.
The young man looked around in confusion and hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and ascending the steps.
He didn’t know how long he walked, but as he approached, the once mysterious palace became clearer. With his approach, a group of handsome men and beautiful women dressed in pure white attire walked out of the palace and lined up neatly on both sides of the grand entrance, just like when they first arrived at the Eden Resort.
The young man still looked bewildered, and in the moment he stepped into the palace, a person slowly walked out from inside.
The young man stared at the person for a moment and blurted out, “Mr. Tour Guide?”
The person wore white clothes with gray branches and green leaves wrapped around the shoulders. His facial features were identical to the tour guide, but his eyes were like red apple gems, and his hair was the color of grass.
“Not the tour guide, this is the Master, the one who can fulfill everyone’s wishes, the Master of Eden. Watch your words. Welcome, guest, to the real Eden.”
A cold emotionless voice spoke, and Bai Lixin followed the voice only to see the eldest son-in-law, who had disappeared awhile back.
Bai Lixin: “…”
————————–
In the live broadcast room
[If not for the tour guide’s familiar smile, I would have thought God Xin had arrived in heaven.]
[The real Eden? So, was the Eden Resort fake?]
[So, God Xin was taken to another space? Then, Emil sacrificed God Xin yesterday?]
[Emil: It has become dangerous!]
[By coming here, can God Xin find the Big Boss?]
[Oh, it might be possible…a family reunion!]
————————
Bai Lixin scanned the men and women on both sides and saw many familiar faces among them.
The youngest daughter and her husband, the eldest daughter-in-law, even Mrs. Oude was among this group of people.
The tour guide, now the master of Eden, still wore the familiar fake smile. He opened his arms and approached Bai Lixin with an air of superiority.
With just one glance, Bai Lixin had the feeling that his red eyes could see through him, and his body involuntarily half-knelt on the ground.
Bai Lixin’s heart trembled slightly, and his expression grew more frightened.
The Master of Eden: “I’m sure you must be curious why you ended up here.”
“Now, allow me to tell you.”
“The Golden Room is the release gate of evil. Anyone who enters the Golden Room is already tainted by the source of evil.”
“The sacrifice is the victim, but also the contributor.”
“Those who desire will fall into hell, and those who are sacrificed will ascend to heaven.”
“But only by eradicating evil can the sacrifice truly ascend and enter the sacred realm of gods, becoming a permanent resident of Eden.”
Bai Lixin furrowed his brows, “What do you mean by eradicating evil?”
The Master of Eden smiled slightly, and a divine light instantly blossomed behind him before bursting into thousands of colors, “As an executor of justice, you must personally eliminate the evil that would make you a sacrifice. Do you understand, poor child?”
“Look up, these children have successfully completed their purging tasks and become the purest souls in Eden.” The Master of Eden pointed to the white-clad men and women on both sides. “If they can do it, so can you. You must envy them now. They not only have the same lifespan as heaven and earth, but they are also free from the suffering of the world.”
“They are now happy.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the emotionless expressions of the people on both sides, “…”
This expression hardly reflects how happy they seem to be.
“So, you mean I have to personally kill the wish maker?” Bai Lixin looked up at the aloof Master of Eden.
“…Ahem,” the Master of Eden pursed his lips, “Not kill, but fulfill justice.”
“Of course, you can choose to give up on fulfilling justice. However, the moment you give up, you become a pusher of evil and part of the evil. In order to maintain justice, we will eliminate you.”
The owner of the Eden Garden suddenly narrowed his eyes and leaned down to look at the half-kneeling Bai Lixin. “What’s your choice?”
Bai Lixin replied, “Of course, I’ll just kill the wish maker. People must take care of themselves; the heavens and earth will not punish me. I want to live a few more years; I’m not dumb.”
The master of the Eden Garden was speechless.
‘It’s about maintaining justice, not just killing people!’
Others: “…”
He’s really straightforward.
The man’s smile twisted slightly, “Ahem, poor child, take a rest for now. It’s not the time to fulfill justice yet; I have something to attend to. I’ll come find you later.”
With that, the man slowly left.
The pressure suddenly disappeared, and Bai Lixin, who had been half-kneeling, stood up.
“Come with me; I’ll take you to change your clothes and tell you how to fulfill justice,” the expressionless eldest son-in-law said, leading Bai Lixin through the corridor. “It’s not difficult; after all, it’s for justice.”
The appearances of others seemed to be just for show. After the master of the Eden Garden left, everyone, except the eldest son-in-law, gradually departed.
After following the eldest son-in-law for a while, Bai Lixin noticed that the layout here was very similar to the Eden Resort in reality, almost an exact replica.
The difference was that the materials used here were all white, making it truly feel like being in paradise.
“Midnight is the time we uphold justice. The Master will bring the evildoers before us, and we will personally execute them to thoroughly cleanse the evil,” the eldest son-in-law explained.
“It’s actually not difficult. At that time, the evildoers are already under control, with no attacking ability or power to deceive,” he added.
“So, you’re the one who killed Mrs. Nicks?” Bai Lixin asked casually.
The eldest son-in-law’s steps paused, and he gave Bai Lixin a meaningful look. “Yes, she was good at hiding. The Master took two days to find her. She was an evildoer, and I didn’t kill her; I helped cleanse the evil within her body.”
“But flesh and blood don’t just separate easily. There are still so many bloodstains on the ground,” Bai Lixin said with a deep voice. “Is it because you cleaned up the body?”
The eldest son-in-law’s eyes darkened for a moment, then he sighed and smiled somewhat helplessly. “As I’ve already said, it’s not a body, it’s the evil. Why do you keep misspeaking?”
———————————-
In the live broadcast room.
[Although it’s a supernatural copy, it’s rare to hear someone talk about killing so grandiosely these days.]
[Hahaha, well, you have witnessed it today.]
[It’s so hypocritical.]
[Did you kill someone today? What nonsense, I’m just cleansing the evil.]
————————
The eldest son-in-law led Bai Lixin, deftly weaving through the corridor. “Besides you, there are two others who haven’t eradicated their own evil. But we can’t blame them; the evil is cunning and adept at concealing itself.”
“We know where they are hiding, but it won’t matter tonight.”
Bai Lixin raised his eyelids and looked ahead at the eldest son-in-law. “What do you mean?”
Bai Lixin and Hongyue walked into the dense forest of tombstones with caution.
The square tombstones, both old and new, were all blank, without any inscriptions.
Midway through, Bai Lixin halted his steps.
Despite the bright sun high in the sky, the dense leaves above blocked its rays, leaving no trace of light to shine through.
While the occasional dappled sunlight fell on the nearby asphalt road, this place seemed completely cut off from it, filled with gloom and darkness.
Hongyue: “Looking at the number of tombstones, there must be at least ten thousand.”
“So many tombstones, are they for the resort’s tourists?”
“This damn place.”
Bai Lixin stood amidst the tombstones, scanning each one.
Some were aged with cracked lines, while others appeared relatively new.
Though the tombstones bore no inscriptions, each one held peculiar objects.
One had a small flower placed on it,
another had a hair bow on it. There was a cane, a wedding veil etc
……
A gust of wind suddenly came out of nowhere, causing the objects on the tombstones to sway.
First, the flowers swayed, then the veils rustled, and the canes knocked against the tombstones.
At first, only a few swayed, but gradually, more and more objects on the tombstones began swaying.
Bai Lixin and Hongyue stood in the center of the tombstone cluster, surrounded by a cacophony of noises from all directions.
Though there were no other people around them, it felt as if countless people were hiding nearby.
Another gust of wind blew, and Hongyue shivered, “Bai Lixin, don’t you feel like the temperature dropped even further?”
It was colder, even colder than before.
She casually walked up to a tombstone, noticing a delicate pearl necklace hanging from one corner. Due to long exposure to the elements, the pearls had weathered, losing their former luster.
The suitcases were not placed in front of individual tombstones. More accurately, these suitcases were scattered and haphazardly piled among the tombstones.
Hongyue found it strange, “When we watched the video earlier, they had just thrown the luggage on the road. How did it end up here?”
Bai Lixin seemed as if he didn’t hear Hongyue’s voice. Ever since they entered this eerie graveyard, he had been looking around with profound eyes, occasionally putting his hand to his ear as if listening to something.
Hongyue seemed to be talking to herself. When she didn’t get a response, she glanced at Bai Lixin then wandered aimlessly through the cemetery.
At first glance, this graveyard was truly shocking.
When they passed by here earlier, they hadn’t noticed such a large cemetery outside the seemingly idyllic resort.
Who could have thought that beyond the resort that looked like a paradise, there was such an extensive and eerie graveyard with over ten thousand tombstones?
Was this place once a mass grave? Or was it a village before? Or something else entirely?
After pondering for a while and failing to come up with an answer, Hongyue simply shook her head, deciding not to think about it anymore.
After all, she wasn’t a decryption-type player. If she could take action, she wouldn’t waste time thinking.
Honestly, this copy was not her strong suit.
It was quite frustrating.
She stopped in her tracks and looked back at Bai Lixin, only to find that he had somehow reached the highest point of the cemetery.
As the tombstones were built on a slope, the view from below was filled with a dense expanse of tombstones, making one’s scalp tingle.
Bai Lixin was still wearing a white shirt, and he walked lightly through the gloomy tombstones, appearing like a ghost in the graveyard when viewed from afar.
Hongyue swallowed nervously.
However, it seemed that Bai Lixin was completely unaware of how eerie he looked. He walked among the tombstones one step at a time, scanning each one with his gaze.
Time passed, and Hongyue was getting bored. He patiently continued his step-by-step journey and came to stand beside her.
Hongyue and Bai Lixin exchanged glances, and then he glanced at himself.
“What’s wrong?” Hongyue asked in a hushed voice, “Is something happening?”
Bai Lixin: “It’s almost noon.”
Hongyue: “?”
‘And then?’
Bai Lixin: “It’s almost time for the sacrifice. Although I don’t know who Emil has chosen, I wish you good luck.”
As soon as he finished speaking, something flashed in front of Hongyue.
Before she could even blink, everything in front of her suddenly disappeared.
The Bai Lixin who had just been talking to her vanished into thin air.
Hongyue: “…”
Above her, there was nothing but darkness.
In her ears, the cold wind howled.
Around her, tombstones were everywhere.
In the vast and desolate woods, Hongyue suddenly found herself all alone.
She furrowed her brows, not bothering to look back, and ran towards the asphalt road.
She ran far away, but she could still hear the complex and tumultuous sounds behind her.
Swish.
Clang.
Thud.
Crack.
It was as if the owners of the tombstones were unwilling to let her leave and kept trying to keep her there.
She remembered that it only took a few minutes to come up from the asphalt road, but the path going down became difficult and seemingly endless.
She wandered through the forest for a long time, yet the sounds from the tombstones still echoed in her ears.
Without hesitation or pause, Hongyue chose to continue running. After running for an unknown amount of time, she finally saw the asphalt road again. As she reached the road, all the sounds that were chasing her suddenly disappeared.
It wasn’t until the soft, damp soil under her feet turned into hard asphalt that she looked back in the direction she had come from.
However, she could no longer see the suitcases or any trace of tombstones.
She leaned against the small trees on the side of the road, panting heavily, and then opened the system interface.
To her surprise, she realized that only three minutes had passed since noon. However, during her run, it felt as if she had been trapped in a time prison, running for several hours.
Hongyue took a deep breath and opened Bai Lixin’s private chat window.
Hongyue: [Bai Lixin, can you see my message?]
As expected, she received no response.
With dappled shadows from the trees, Hongyue glanced back at the forest and decided to head back in the direction of the resort.
————————-
Bai Lixin opened his eyes in the darkness, only to find himself in a magnificent pure white palace.
The palace had a Western mythical feel, with its hollow corridors built of pure white marble. He looked beneath him and suddenly realized that he was standing on soft, fluffy clouds.
There was no one around.
Bai Lixin attempted to access the system but failed.
As he stood there with a bewildered expression, a voice echoed above his head.
The voice was like a bell, resonant with a compelling majesty.
“Come up, my child.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
To be honest, it was not good to suddenly call someone ‘child’.
As the voice fell, the soft white clouds gradually dissipated, revealing crystal steps that connected his feet to a distant palace.
The young man looked around in confusion and hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and ascending the steps.
He didn’t know how long he walked, but as he approached, the once mysterious palace became clearer. With his approach, a group of handsome men and beautiful women dressed in pure white attire walked out of the palace and lined up neatly on both sides of the grand entrance, just like when they first arrived at the Eden Resort.
The young man still looked bewildered, and in the moment he stepped into the palace, a person slowly walked out from inside.
The young man stared at the person for a moment and blurted out, “Mr. Tour Guide?”
The person wore white clothes with gray branches and green leaves wrapped around the shoulders. His facial features were identical to the tour guide, but his eyes were like red apple gems, and his hair was the color of grass.
“Not the tour guide, this is the Master, the one who can fulfill everyone’s wishes, the Master of Eden. Watch your words. Welcome, guest, to the real Eden.”
A cold emotionless voice spoke, and Bai Lixin followed the voice only to see the eldest son-in-law, who had disappeared awhile back.
Bai Lixin: “…”
————————–
In the live broadcast room
[If not for the tour guide’s familiar smile, I would have thought God Xin had arrived in heaven.]
[The real Eden? So, was the Eden Resort fake?]
[So, God Xin was taken to another space? Then, Emil sacrificed God Xin yesterday?]
[Emil: It has become dangerous!]
[By coming here, can God Xin find the Big Boss?]
[Oh, it might be possible…a family reunion!]
————————
Bai Lixin scanned the men and women on both sides and saw many familiar faces among them.
The youngest daughter and her husband, the eldest daughter-in-law, even Mrs. Oude was among this group of people.
The tour guide, now the master of Eden, still wore the familiar fake smile. He opened his arms and approached Bai Lixin with an air of superiority.
With just one glance, Bai Lixin had the feeling that his red eyes could see through him, and his body involuntarily half-knelt on the ground.
Bai Lixin’s heart trembled slightly, and his expression grew more frightened.
The Master of Eden: “I’m sure you must be curious why you ended up here.”
“Now, allow me to tell you.”
“The Golden Room is the release gate of evil. Anyone who enters the Golden Room is already tainted by the source of evil.”
“The sacrifice is the victim, but also the contributor.”
“Those who desire will fall into hell, and those who are sacrificed will ascend to heaven.”
“But only by eradicating evil can the sacrifice truly ascend and enter the sacred realm of gods, becoming a permanent resident of Eden.”
Bai Lixin furrowed his brows, “What do you mean by eradicating evil?”
The Master of Eden smiled slightly, and a divine light instantly blossomed behind him before bursting into thousands of colors, “As an executor of justice, you must personally eliminate the evil that would make you a sacrifice. Do you understand, poor child?”
“Look up, these children have successfully completed their purging tasks and become the purest souls in Eden.” The Master of Eden pointed to the white-clad men and women on both sides. “If they can do it, so can you. You must envy them now. They not only have the same lifespan as heaven and earth, but they are also free from the suffering of the world.”
“They are now happy.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the emotionless expressions of the people on both sides, “…”
This expression hardly reflects how happy they seem to be.
“So, you mean I have to personally kill the wish maker?” Bai Lixin looked up at the aloof Master of Eden.
“…Ahem,” the Master of Eden pursed his lips, “Not kill, but fulfill justice.”
“Of course, you can choose to give up on fulfilling justice. However, the moment you give up, you become a pusher of evil and part of the evil. In order to maintain justice, we will eliminate you.”
The owner of the Eden Garden suddenly narrowed his eyes and leaned down to look at the half-kneeling Bai Lixin. “What’s your choice?”
Bai Lixin replied, “Of course, I’ll just kill the wish maker. People must take care of themselves; the heavens and earth will not punish me. I want to live a few more years; I’m not dumb.”
The master of the Eden Garden was speechless.
‘It’s about maintaining justice, not just killing people!’
Others: “…”
He’s really straightforward.
The man’s smile twisted slightly, “Ahem, poor child, take a rest for now. It’s not the time to fulfill justice yet; I have something to attend to. I’ll come find you later.”
With that, the man slowly left.
The pressure suddenly disappeared, and Bai Lixin, who had been half-kneeling, stood up.
“Come with me; I’ll take you to change your clothes and tell you how to fulfill justice,” the expressionless eldest son-in-law said, leading Bai Lixin through the corridor. “It’s not difficult; after all, it’s for justice.”
The appearances of others seemed to be just for show. After the master of the Eden Garden left, everyone, except the eldest son-in-law, gradually departed.
After following the eldest son-in-law for a while, Bai Lixin noticed that the layout here was very similar to the Eden Resort in reality, almost an exact replica.
The difference was that the materials used here were all white, making it truly feel like being in paradise.
“Midnight is the time we uphold justice. The Master will bring the evildoers before us, and we will personally execute them to thoroughly cleanse the evil,” the eldest son-in-law explained.
“It’s actually not difficult. At that time, the evildoers are already under control, with no attacking ability or power to deceive,” he added.
“So, you’re the one who killed Mrs. Nicks?” Bai Lixin asked casually.
The eldest son-in-law’s steps paused, and he gave Bai Lixin a meaningful look. “Yes, she was good at hiding. The Master took two days to find her. She was an evildoer, and I didn’t kill her; I helped cleanse the evil within her body.”
“But flesh and blood don’t just separate easily. There are still so many bloodstains on the ground,” Bai Lixin said with a deep voice. “Is it because you cleaned up the body?”
The eldest son-in-law’s eyes darkened for a moment, then he sighed and smiled somewhat helplessly. “As I’ve already said, it’s not a body, it’s the evil. Why do you keep misspeaking?”
———————————-
In the live broadcast room.
[Although it’s a supernatural copy, it’s rare to hear someone talk about killing so grandiosely these days.]
[Hahaha, well, you have witnessed it today.]
[It’s so hypocritical.]
[Did you kill someone today? What nonsense, I’m just cleansing the evil.]
————————
The eldest son-in-law led Bai Lixin, deftly weaving through the corridor. “Besides you, there are two others who haven’t eradicated their own evil. But we can’t blame them; the evil is cunning and adept at concealing itself.”
“We know where they are hiding, but it won’t matter tonight.”
Bai Lixin raised his eyelids and looked ahead at the eldest son-in-law. “What do you mean?”
