ctnovel Chapter 78 The Lin Family's Secret Chamber
Chapter 78 The Lin Family's Secret Chamber
"This is what Lin Wan looks like. She's really beautiful," Li Qingchen thought to himself.
At this moment, a new prompt appeared on the panel:
[The True Lord of Blessings and Inspiration is satisfied with your performance.]
[The True Lord of Blessed Mind is satisfied with your evaluation.]
After drinking the sugar water, he successfully saw Lin Wan. It's understandable that Zhenjun was satisfied with this.
What the heck is "satisfied with the evaluation"?
"Do you know Lin Wan?" Li Qingchen asked in his mind.
[The True Lord of Blessed Mind has rejected your answer.]
Li Qingchen shook his head, no longer thinking about these unimportant things.
The game continues.
[You keenly sense that the sugar water contains special spiritual energy; the more you drink, the longer you can maintain a glimpse of your sister Lin Wan's figure, and the clearer your vision becomes.]
[Will you choose to continue drinking the sugar water, thus prolonging your time with Lin Wan?]
You asked the shopkeeper for two more bowls of sweet soup, and Lin Wan whispered to you, "Little brother, drinking too much sweet soup can rot your teeth."
You smiled and said it was nothing, and successfully drank both bowls of sugar water.
Lin Wan's beauty and figure are fully displayed before you.
You suddenly realize that your features, including your eyebrows and eyes, and your bone structure, are remarkably similar to Lin Wan's. No wonder the neighbors often remark on how alike you are, almost like twins.
You: "Sister, has something been bothering you lately?"
"No, why do you ask?" You noticed Lin Wan's expression suddenly become flustered.
Option 1: Continue to probe deeper, uncover hidden secrets, and apply sustained pressure; this will likely unlock deeper plot developments.
However, this will increase Lin Wan's psychological burden, lower her favorability rating, and trigger unknown negative risks.
Option 2: When appropriate, stop probing, change the subject, and use a joke to gloss over the doubts.
Soothe the other party's emotions, maintain relationship stability, and avoid immediate risks.
After thinking about it, Li Qingchen decided that it was better not to provoke her for the time being.
"It's nothing, just something I said casually. The old man said you looked a bit tired lately." You stood up. "Let's go home."
Lin Wan nodded obediently. Although she was the older sister, it seemed that you were the one in charge most of the things.
You and Lin Wan returned home, each going to your own room.
[Current possible actions: 1. Retreat quietly in your room, rest and recuperate to restore your mental state, avoid unknown dangers at night, and proceed with caution and conservatism.]
Part Two: Explore the entire Lin family mansion, searching for hidden clues. Risks and rewards are unknown.
A safe and secure rest is certainly preferable.
However, in this bizarre game instance, blindly being conservative will only cause you to miss crucial information, get trapped in the surface plot, and never be able to reach the truth.
Li Qingchen's gaze was resolute, and he chose the second option without hesitation.
The more secluded and oppressive an old house is, the more likely it is to hide secrets unknown to others.
The more we explore, the more intelligence we can gather, and the more confident we are in protecting ourselves.
No clue, however small, should be overlooked.
You push open the door, step out of the bedroom, and stroll slowly through the courtyard.
The Lin family mansion was not spacious, the courtyard was deserted, moss grew in the corners, and the vegetation was overgrown, revealing a sense of decay and oppression from years of neglect.
You stroll leisurely through the courtyard, your ears keenly attuned to every subtle sound. Before long, clear conversations drift from the direction of the shops along the street.
[A customer comes in, specifically asking for fresh lamb. Your parents' voices ring out as they rush to greet him, their attention completely drawn to the customer, leaving them no time to notice what's happening in the backyard.]
An excellent opportunity.
Li Qingchen held his breath and, using the courtyard wall and pillars as cover, darted into the master bedroom where his parents usually lived, following the shadows in the corner.
The room was dimly lit, and the air was filled with a musty, old woody smell.
The interior furnishings are simple and old-fashioned, with ordinary items such as wooden beds, wooden tables, and wardrobes.
It looks ordinary, with nothing unusual about it.
But the more ordinary something seems, the more suspicious it becomes.
You paced slowly, your fingertips gently tracing the cold wall, carefully examining it.
A moment later, your gaze settles on a wooden panel of varying shades on the wall.
Pressing firmly with a fingertip, an inconspicuous wall tile slightly dented, producing a soft clicking sound.
You have successfully discovered a hidden compartment in the Lin family's residence, triggering a special mechanism.
[Behind the hidden compartment lies a secret space, where the entrance to a long-sealed basement slowly comes into view.]
The pitch-black entrance stretched downwards, like the gaping maw of a lurking beast, deep and unknown.
A chilling cold air rushed in from the entrance, making one feel cold all over.
"Do you want to go in and take a look? There might be danger in there."
You arrived at the basement. The basement was pitch black. You proceeded cautiously, groping your way forward.
The basement completely blocked out outside light, making it pitch black.
The thick darkness completely enveloped him, rendering his vision completely impaired, and he could only move forward slowly by relying on his sense of touch and hearing.
You seem to hear something scurrying across the ground; an unknown nocturnal creature is lurking and watching from the shadows.
Your heart tightens, turn back immediately, quickly leave the basement, abandon the exploration, and save yourself;
Or ignore the strange noises and continue deeper to uncover the secrets hidden in the basement.
[You, with your boldness, chose to continue exploring.]
After groping forward for a while with only a faint sense of perception, the space ahead suddenly opened up.
In the darkness, two separate doors could be vaguely discerned, one on the left and one on the right.
The door on the left was locked tightly, the old brass lock rusted and firmly fastened.
The lock cylinder was rotten and hard, and could not be forcibly broken open.
The door was tightly shut, cutting off all traces of what was inside.
The door on the right was ajar, without any lock or obstruction.
A faint musty smell of wood wafted from the cracks.
You walked into the unlocked room.
This small, cramped room was simply furnished, with only an old wooden table and two low chairs placed forlornly in the center.
The tables and chairs were covered in dust and cobwebs, clearly indicating that no one had set foot there for years and that it had been neglected for a long time.
You notice a finely carved wooden box sitting quietly in the center of the table.
The wooden box, with its delicate grain and exquisite carvings, stands out starkly against the dilapidated and simple secret room, appearing particularly out of place.
You reach for the wooden box, ready to explore its contents.
Out of the corner of your eye, you suddenly notice a small, dark shadow crouching silently in the shadows around the edge of the wooden box.
Upon closer inspection, it was a completely black spider, several times larger than an ordinary spider.
It lay dormant beside the wooden box, like a silent hunter, having waited for a long time.
A spider spins silk at you; you can't avoid it, and you're dissolved by the silk!
You are dead!
"It's obvious that there's something important in this basement, otherwise there wouldn't be spider handles."
Li Qingchen thought for a moment.
He is now Lin Mo, has never practiced internal energy cultivation, and has no option to fight spiders in the game.
This means he needs to approach the spider from other angles to obtain the treasure box.