The resentful spirits, of course, include Xiaomi and her mother.

Qi Jiu had long expected that the witch had a backup plan, which was why he stood up and warned the witch several times.

nbThe only ones who can compete head-on with the resentful spirits are witches.

At night, Qi Qiu still carried his will-o'-the-wisp bamboo lantern, leading a group of players to walk on the hot spring street where the snow was falling.

The hot spring street this night was different from usual. Although it was still empty, the street lights on both sides of the street were lit up, and the machichi chambers on both sides of the street were also lit with warm yellow lights. The whole street was shrouded in

In the bright silence.

This feeling is even weirder than pitch black, as if you are suddenly in a city with bright lights but empty buildings. The contrast is so strong that it can easily shatter people's inner sense of security.

In the bright dead silence, everyone speeded up their pace unconsciously.

Fortunately, Qi Qiu was already familiar with this road. In less than five minutes, he led everyone to the shrine whose gate collapsed.

Everyone watched in surprise as the shrine was riddled with holes and fell to the side gate...

"It looks like there was a fierce battle here."

"It's so strange. When we came here the night before yesterday, I remember it wasn't like this."

"What exactly happened last night?"

Qin Rang, who watched Miss Rossetti’s violent demolition of the door the whole time:...

You have no idea what I went through last night!

While everyone was wondering, the originally dark shrine suddenly lit up with lights, as if it was waiting for guests walking at night.

"Shall we go in?" Qi Jiu, who was holding a will-o'-the-wisp lantern, turned back to look at Xiaomi and her daughter, asking for their opinions.

Xiao Mi glanced at Madam, hesitation flashed across her face, Madam tightened her collar for her and said warmly: "Go in."

Xiaomi nodded slowly.

After Qi Qiu put down the will-o'-the-wisp lantern outside the shrine, everyone entered the shrine through the torii gate. The players all noticed the black painted horses placed next to the prayer stand and the three shrine rules written on the wall.

Affected by the powerful energy field of the evil spirits in the shrine, the witch's face turned a little pale.

Her young apprentice prepared a potion for her to condition the spiritual field, and she drank a large pot before she felt a little better.

"As long as one tourist writes down a wish, it doesn't require everyone." Qi Jiu said to everyone. This was a loophole in the rules that he and Qin Rang had tested out last night.

Now all players know the core plot of the dungeon and understand how the next plan will proceed.

Xiaomi stood in front of the prayer rack and stared for a long time, and finally took a step back unconsciously: "Mom, I don't want to lose you, I want to live with you."

The lady knelt down and held her daughter in her arms: "Xiao Mi, I want to see you start a real new life more than this endless cycle now."

Xiaomi frowned and shook his head: "But I have done bad things, so I may not be able to have a new life."

"But you have to try to take a step forward. The only consequence of escaping is a meaningless cycle," the lady comforted her softly in her ear. "How would you know if you don't give it a try? Right."

"Xiao Mi, mom is tired too." The lady pressed her face against her daughter. She closed her eyes tiredly, her eyelashes trembling.

"But...but..." Xiaomi's voice was already tinged with tears, and she said helplessly, "But mom, what will I do without you?"

The lady smiled: "Silly boy, it is impossible for your mother to be involved in your life forever. You have to get used to saying goodbye. After all, everyone may become a passer-by in your life."

Xiaomi was silent and cried silently.

The lady carefully wiped away the tears on her face: "Xiao Mi, can you help mom realize this wish? Give yourself and everyone a chance to try to restart your life."

Xiaomi was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised a wet face and said with a smile: "It's really annoying...Okay, I promise you."

The lady smiled and stretched out her little finger: "Pull the hook."

Xiaomi hooked the lady's finger and said, "Hang yourself on a hook and it won't change for a hundred years."

The original piece of black Ema was crushed into powder by the witch and dissipated into the night with the thick white mist.

The witch used her pendulum to create a formation in front of the prayer stand and muttered something. An unusual wind blew in the shrine. The trees in the courtyard had long been bald, but everyone vaguely heard the rustling of the treetops.

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Soon, the snow and clouds dispersed, and the clear moonlight shone on the courtyard of the shrine.

"When the moon reaches its zenith, you can pray." The witch sitting in the formation explained.

Qi Qiu opened the item bar, exchanged it for the "wood-colored Ema" item obtained by promoting the side plot, and handed it to Xiao Mi: "Use this to pray later."

"I see."

When Xiao Mi took the Ema handed over from Qi Chu, she subconsciously bit her lip. Finally, with a lot of effort, she was able to pick up the pen and write down her wish again. Her fingers were still shaking uncontrollably while writing.

So much so that the handwriting she left on the Ema was crooked——

"I want to take back the wishes I made and start a real new life."

"Prayer: Xiaomi"

When he turned to the back of Ema, Xiaomi's writing hand paused for a moment.

What price will she pay? She seems to have nothing left to lose.

Just when she couldn't make up her mind, a line of words suddenly appeared on the back of the Ema -

"Memory that circulates countless times"

Xiaomi was slightly startled.

In the memories that circulated countless times, there was everything she and her mother experienced here after becoming a wraith.

If she wants to start a real new life, she must forget these "afterlife" memories.

Because the mother here does not really exist, but is an illusion of her exchanging wishes with the evil spirit, but... But even if it is an illusion, to her, her mother is more real than any player she meets in this world.

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"Xiao Mi, this is the best choice."

The lady standing next to Xiaomi put her arms around her shoulders and kissed her gently between her frowning eyebrows.

At this time, the moon is at its zenith, bright and pale light shines on the prayer stand, and thousands of bells sparkle in the moonlight.

Xiaomi raised her toes slightly, facing the moonlight, and tied the new Ema to the prayer stand.

A gust of night wind passed through the shrine, and the prayer rack jingled.

Jingle bells, jingle bells...

In an instant, the pale moonlight became extremely bright, so bright that it was difficult to open one's eyes.

Qi Jiu blinked his eyelashes fiercely and subconsciously raised his hand to block the light.

At this moment, he was like an actor on the stage after the curtain call. He had obviously adapted to the darkness, but was caught off guard by a spotlight. The strong contrast made him at a loss what to do, and he even thought that he would be evaporated by the too strong light.

Xiaomi, Madam, the witch in the pendulum array, Qin Rang standing next to the prayer stand, and the players in the shrine were all swallowed up by the bright light in an instant. Qi Jiu couldn't see them, and the sound of wind and bells were heard.

Suddenly, his world was filled with only bright light and dead silence.

After a while, he heard the noise of electric current coming from the system——

[Current progress of the side mission "The Truth about the Hotel Accident": 100%]

[Congratulations on successfully finding the truth of the accident, helping my wife fulfill her last wish, and unlocking the prop reward: "Madam's New Year's Wish"]

[Instructions for the "Madam's New Year's Wish" item: a one-time prop, Madam's most sincere wish blessing, which can bring healing effects to the user and greatly increase the user's pleasure value]

Qi Ku looked at the reward props thoughtfully. For him now, the "cat's blessing" is enough to increase the pleasure value. Adding "the wife's New Year's wish" seems a bit wasteful.

Qi Jiu focused his attention on the word "heal" and suddenly thought: "Can I use this item on an NPC?"

[You can use this prop on anyone, but this behavior may lead to a waste of props]

"Okay, I understand, thank you System Teacher."

As soon as Qi Jiu finished speaking, the white moonlight began to ebb.

Immediately afterwards, the noisy voices of the market came from all directions, from far to near, and gradually became clearer...

Qi Qiu opened his eyes and found himself in the bustling market of Hot Spring Street.

Fireworks ready to welcome the New Year bloom in the night sky, surrounded by pedestrians, and laughter and laughter are scattered in the night.

After only being dazed for a moment, Qi Chu finally understood.

At this moment, I have arrived at the "table world" of the dungeon - the hot spring street before the explosion on the evening of December 31st.
Chapter completed!