Chapter 191: Eggs

According to Lü Yang’s guess, Ye Zijng and her boyfriend Xu Yan were probably on their way to find someone. One of them accidentally got swallowed by the Black Mist, and the other rushed into the Black Mist to save them. As a result, both of them died, and only Ye Zijng had time to let out a scream.

“Yinyin, why did you stop everyone from entering the village earlier, but now you are urgently asking everyone to come into the village?” Gong Xue walked over and asked ‘Lin Yin.’ Of course, this was also the confusion that everyone present had.

“The danger outside will kill everyone immediately. The danger in the village hasn’t broken out yet. When faced with two bad choices, we have to pick the less dangerous one. No matter how dangerous the village is, we can only take shelter here for now. Director Gong, please tell everyone not to leave the village and enter that Black Mist. Once someone goes in by mistake, it will be very hard to come out alive. Ye Zijng and Xu Yan, along with that missing boy, should have already died in the Black Mist.”

Lü Yang pointed toward the direction outside the village and spoke to Gong Xue. The terrifying Black Mist had already spread and approached to about ten meters outside the village entrance. Several bonfires that everyone had lit outside—the outermost one was instantly swallowed by the thick Black Mist and completely disappeared.

Following Lin Yin’s pointing finger, everyone saw the bonfire being swallowed by the Black Mist. This made some timid girls scream loudly.

“What should we do? That Black Mist will soon enter the village!” The students asked Lin Yin in fear. Although it was strange that she knew everything, everyone was more concerned about how to avoid being swallowed by the terrifying Black Mist and how to survive.

“According to my guess, this Black Mist should stop at the walls of Mountain Peak Village.” Lü Yang was not very worried about this. The Mysterious Domain would definitely leave some space for the Survivors. There would always be a temporarily safe area within the Black Mist, just like setting a boundary. This time should be no exception.

Everything was just as Lü Yang had guessed. A few minutes later, the Black Mist stopped at the collapsed gate of the village entrance. It also stopped outside the walls of Mountain Peak Village in other directions. The entire Mountain Peak Village had now become a Deserted Island within the Black Mist.

The threat of the Black Mist was temporarily resolved. Next, everyone would face the Faceless Person that could appear at any time in Mountain Peak Village.

The Faceless Person was even more terrifying than the Dark Predator.

There was nowhere to escape, and no way to fight. How could those Faceless People who were not afraid of light and had bodies like steel be destroyed?

“What is inside the Black Mist?”

“What should we do now?”

“What is this Faceless Person you mentioned?”

“How did you know about the Mudslide?”

“Why do you know everything?”

“…”

The students gathered around and questioned Lin Yin noisily. Some saw her as a savior and wanted to get ways to survive from her. Others saw her as a witch, thinking that all these strange things were likely caused by her.

The male Counselor Chen Jinhu looked grim. He had previously been clearly against these unscientific things, but everything that was happening now clearly could not be explained by the scientific knowledge he knew.

Lü Yang was very frustrated. He had swapped bodies with Lin Yin because of a curse, which led him here. He did not know if his arrival had caused this Mysterious Domain to happen, or if Yi Ya and her classmates were indeed going to meet with misfortune here, and his arrival gave a glimmer of hope to save them.

“I had several nightmares last night. Among them were the Mudslide, the Black Mist, and the Faceless Person. I think it might be a hint from some mysterious person? Now that the Mudslide and the Black Mist have happened, I think the Faceless Person will definitely appear too…” Lü Yang used the ‘dream message’ theory to explain everyone’s doubts about ‘her.’ Whether they believed it or not was their problem, so that they would stop questioning ‘her’ constantly.

“Will those Faceless People kill?”

“How many of them are there? Should we prepare weapons?”

“Yinyin, what should we do?”

“…”

Immediately, someone asked Lü Yang new questions.

“My memory of the dreams isn’t very clear. I might remember more when they appear. If you want to survive, you have to listen to me. Otherwise, even if I want to help you then, I might not be able to.” Lü Yang continued.

“She is a witch! She caused all of this! Now she wants to control us!” someone shouted, trying to turn everyone against Lin Yin.

But this kind of shouting was quickly ‘suppressed’ by everyone’s scolding. At a time like this, more people would rather believe Lin Yin and believe that only by following her could they possibly survive. After all, she was the one who received the ‘dream message’ from the mysterious person and knew more about the dangers they faced.

Lü Yang’s mind did not stop for a moment. Now that the Mysterious Domain was confirmed, he faced the problem of finding clues and the Path of Survival. Of course, it might also be necessary to avoid the traps set in the Mysterious Domain.

This time, he not only had to find a way to get himself out safely but also take Yi Ya out. Of course, it would be best if he could save everyone. So, he had to be more careful than before and must not make any mistakes.

After the Gas Station Anomalous Domain ended, Lü Yang had a few leisurely days. But since his battles with Death Assassin Zhou Ling in two Mysterious Domains, Lü Yang had no chance to catch his breath. First, the Nightmare Ghost Domain happened in the Rented Room where he lived. Then came the body-swapping curse. Before he could find a way to lift the body-swapping curse, the Mountain Peak Village Mysterious Domain arrived unexpectedly.

How strong a soul and how tough a will were needed to endure such dense Mysterious Domains!

Strengthening the soul of a Mystic Scholar was very necessary. Otherwise, when a Mystic Scholar experienced such dense and dangerous Mysterious Domains, their body might not break down, but their soul would collapse first.

If an Intermediate Gui User like Lü Yang had any advantage over ordinary Survivors and Junior Paranormal Masters in the Mysterious Domain, it was the strengthened soul.

“Yinyin, if you know something, please tell everyone everything.” Gong Xue walked over and spoke softly to Lü Yang.

“Gather everyone together. No matter what happens, don’t act alone. When danger comes, I think I might remember some things again to help everyone get through the dangers.” Lü Yang said to Gong Xue. If he said his suggestion directly, there would definitely be some resistance. Letting Gong Xue talk to the students would be more useful.

…

Following the suggestion of ‘Lin Yin’ and Gong Xue, everyone went to the Ancestral Hall in Mountain Peak Village. First, the outer walls of the Ancestral Hall were the strongest and had the least damage. Second, the hall of the Ancestral Hall was quite spacious, allowing everyone to stay inside, and lighting several bonfires would not feel crowded.

The most important point was that Lü Yang wanted to study that Mural to find the Path of Survival for this Mysterious Domain or clues to end the Mysterious Domain.

Moving again made the students complain a lot. But considering that once the Torrential Rain fell, the Ancestral Hall would be the best place to take shelter from the rain. In the end, everyone, led by the two Counselors, moved the already warmed Earthen Pot Water Vat vegetable soup and a large amount of chopped firewood to the Ancestral Hall.

…

Half an hour later, the vegetable soups cooked in the large and small Earthen Pot Water Vats boiled one after another under the students’ constant fire-adding. After such a long wait and running around, everyone was already very hungry. After the vegetable soup was done, the students rushed to hold the bowls and small Earthen Pots they found, using homemade chopsticks to pick the cooked wild vegetables, mushroom, and wood ear from the Earthen Pot Water Vats into their bowls, preparing for today’s dinner.

The plain vegetable soup, cooked in the large Earthen Pots and Water Vats, looked like a bunch of water weeds floating on the surface. Since no salt was added, it looked unappetizing. But now it was very late, and everyone was extremely hungry. So some very hungry students impatiently stuffed these plant-like foods into their mouths and chewed and swallowed.

“The taste isn’t as bad as I thought…” The students ate and talked.

“It’s quite tasty… haha…”

“It does look pretty good…”

“Wood ear stewed with mushroom, what a divine dish!”

“…”

Some students looked bitterly at the bowl of ‘weed’ soup in their hands. Hearing other students say the taste was not bad, they also tried picking some to taste. Unexpectedly, the taste was much better than they imagined, so they started eating too.

Nowadays, living conditions have improved. Usually, there is no shortage of any kinds of food. Occasionally having a wild vegetable stew like this was a nice treat.

Gong Jian quietly walked over and dropped two peeled eggs into ‘Lin Yin’s’ bowl, then quickly walked away. He was big and had a big appetite, so he got hungry easily. When they left for lunch, he brought two eggs with him in case he got hungry, and he had not eaten them yet. Now he took them out, of course, to give to the girl he loved.

“Wow! Chi…” Gong Jian’s action was seen by Hu Yulan. She opened her mouth wide and cried out.

Lü Yang quickly reached out to cover her mouth, then picked one egg and put it into her bowl, and put the other egg into Yi Ya’s bowl.

Yi Ya looked at Lin Yin, seeming thoughtful.

“Yinyin, you should eat it yourself. I prefer wild vegetables. I haven’t eaten them for a long time, and I really want some now!” Hu Yulan picked the egg and put it back into ‘Lin Yin’s’ bowl, then walked away.

Hu Yulan saw Gong Jian give two eggs to ‘Lin Yin.’ In daily life, Lin Yin and Yi Ya had always taken care of her, who came from the countryside. During this hard time, she did not mind eating wild vegetables, but Lin Yin and Yi Ya, who grew up spoiled in small cities, might not be able to handle this hardship. It was better to leave the eggs for them.

Without hesitation, Lü Yang picked the egg that Hu Yulan had returned and put it into Yi Ya’s bowl.