Outside the room, everything was already charred beyond recognition.

The floor had gaping holes burned into it, and one misstep could send you straight to the first floor.

Invisible flames, silent burning.

Under the illumination of the pearl in Zhuge Ye's hand, everything in the darkness was laid bare.

Soon, the two of them reached the kitchen on the first floor.

Likewise, it hadn't "escaped unscathed."

Burn marks were everywhere, giving the impression that it could collapse at any moment.

The Old Village Chief waved them over, "Come, have a seat."

Jiang Che glanced at the stool emitting black smoke.

Jiang Che: "It's fine, we'll just stand and eat."

Zhuge Ye: "Yeah, my mom says standing while eating helps you grow taller."

The temperature in the entire space was very high now.

Just standing there, Jiang Che and Zhuge Ye were drenched in sweat, their skin even feeling scorched.

If they sat down, would they still be intact?

Seeing their insistence, the deputy village chief said nothing.

At this moment, a tall figure carried a basin of charred food, walking over with cat-like steps.

Hu Mei'er had also become a charred corpse, completely burned, not a hair left on her head.

Zhuge Ye: "This time, you got a good look, right?"

"I sure did."

Jiang Che glanced at Hu Mei'er's chest, which looked soft and saggy, covered in white ash.

This was probably silicone, charred beyond recognition.

"Ladies and gentlemen, eat quickly, or it'll get cold soon," Hu Mei'er said.

Jiang Che: "It's too hot."

Zhuge Ye: "I like it cold."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Then this is a cold dish." Hu Mei'er pushed a plate of charred food in front of them.

"……" ×2

Jiang Che looked at Zhuge Ye, "Didn't you say you were hungry? You eat first."

"Me?!" Zhuge Ye suddenly said fawningly, "Big brother, you eat first! I'll eat whatever you leave."

"You eat first."

"You eat first."

"Dad eats first."

"What do you two mean?" The deputy village chief and Hu Mei'er put down their chopsticks, staring intently at the two.

The cracks on their burned bodies began to show a hint of crimson.

With a "hiss hiss hiss" sound.

Boiling blood started to seep from the cracks in their bodies.

At this moment, a line of bloody words appeared in Jiang Che's mind.

[Flames and ashes will grant them endless power. If a heavy rain could fall, it might extinguish everything.]

"……"

Seeing the deputy village chief and his wife about to go berserk.

Jiang Che nudged Zhuge Ye's shoulder, "Do you have water?"

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Zhuge Ye's face darkened, "Do you think I can feel anything right now?"

"???, I'm asking if you have water, water to put out the fire!"

"I'm not that overflowing."

"Do you want to die?"

"Wait… does saliva count?"

"……"

Do you really think your saliva can put out such a big fire?

Forget it… better rely on oneself.

It's not about whether Jiang Che wants to eat.

It's that the temperature of the food is something no normal person could swallow.

If I could swallow fire coals, I'd be on a talent show, not in the Mystic World.

Damn it.

Looks like I'll have to get rough.

Just as Jiang Che was about to act, he suddenly thought of something!

A windproof lighter!

Jiang Che took out the lighter.

"Click~"

A red and blue flame flickered from the lighter.

The moment the flame appeared, the deputy village chief and his wife reacted as if they had seen something terrifying.

Screaming, they retreated repeatedly!

"Hmm?" Zhuge Ye raised an eyebrow.

"Things that died by fire are actually afraid of fire?"

Jiang Che nodded, "Yes, precisely because they perished in flames, they're filled with dread of it."

"Just like someone pecked by a rooster would fear roosters."

"Damn it! You managed to show off, I was just about to think of that too!" Zhuge Ye gritted his teeth.

Jiang Che: "What? Want me to give you an award?"

Zhuge Ye snorted, then took out his own lighter.

Deputy Village Chief: "No, don't come any closer! Ah! Stay away from me!"

Hu Mei'er: "Ah~ ah! Mm~ ah!!!"

Zhuge Ye kicked the deputy village chief aside, then advanced on Hu Mei'er, "Scream, go ahead, scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you~"

"Ahahaha…"

Jiang Che: "……"

At this moment, the burn marks began to fade.

In the air, on the floor, countless ashes started returning to their original places.

Everything was rapidly restoring.

"It's about to end."

Jiang Che put away the lighter, waiting for the darkness to recede.

Soon.

The incandescent light came on.

Everything returned to normal.

"Scream, go ahead, scream, hehehe…"

Hu Mei'er fell to the ground, her face pale as she retreated, "What do you want to do?"

Zhuge Ye: "That old man can't satisfy you, right? He needs a cane just to walk, what a waste of resources!"

"Why not be with me? I'm quite wild~"

Deputy Village Chief: "What are you doing?"

Zhuge Ye: "Hmm?"

Zhuge Ye was suddenly stunned.

Looking at the shocked deputy village chief, and Jiang Che trying to hold back laughter.

In an instant, Zhuge Ye wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Damn it, got too into character.

Indeed, happy times are always short.

"Hehe, hehe…"

Zhuge Ye awkwardly laughed, "Well, hehe, your wife is really something."

"If you can talk, say more." Jiang Che rolled his eyes at Zhuge Ye, then cautiously watched the deputy village chief.

However, the deputy village chief showed no signs of anger, not even remembering anything that happened in the darkness.

He silently sat back in his place, saying, "Let's sit down and eat."

Zhuge Ye: "Alright!"

The two sat down.

After adjusting her mini skirt, Hu Mei'er sat next to Jiang Che.

The table no longer held charred food.

There were vegetables and meat.

The vegetables were recognizable, but the meat…

Jiang Che couldn't determine what kind of meat was on the plate.

As for the cold dish, it looked like pig ear salad, but something felt off.

What was off?

Looking at Hu Mei'er beside him, Jiang Che coldly said, "Could you stop rubbing your leg against me?"

"Ahem…" Zhuge Ye: "Hmm?"

"Hmm?!"

"Naughty~" Hu Mei'er teased, then placed a large serving of vegetables into the deputy village chief's bowl.

Jiang Che: "……"

After the meal, the deputy village chief turned on the TV, watching intently.

But the TV screen only flickered with static, no programs at all.

At this time, Hu Mei'er, who was cleaning up the dishes, said, "Our village has a curfew, don't go out at night, go to bed early."

"If you can't sleep, I'm in the room next to yours~"

"We can play games together~"

After speaking, Hu Mei'er gave Jiang Che and Zhuge Ye a flirtatious look.

Jiang Che and Zhuge Ye instinctively glanced at the deputy village chief sitting on the sofa.

Flirting in front of the deputy village chief?

The deputy village chief is quite generous…

Unexpectedly, the deputy village chief even said, "I'm old, I won't join in on you young people's games."

Jiang Che: "Whoa…"

Is this really the Uncanny Trial?

Zhuge Ye gave a thumbs up, "Truly worthy of being the deputy village chief! So magnanimous!"

And at this moment.

A new prompt appeared in Jiang Che's mind.