As the night deepened, the clock struck 11 PM.

The descent of darkness seemed random, relying solely on the three-minute-long alarms.

It was only the first day, and with limited clues in hand, Jiang Che was unsure about the situation of the other challengers.

Since the village had been enforcing a curfew, it should be considered one of its customs.

Therefore, Jiang Che had no intention of going out tonight.

At this moment, Zhuge Ye walked in, holding a cup of cold water.

Jiang Che: "Are you a water buffalo or something? Drinking eighteen glasses of water in one night?"

Zhuge Ye raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't understand. This is called gathering intelligence."

"You went out?"

"No, just downstairs."

"Then what intelligence did you gather?"

Zhuge Ye whispered, "I found out that the old man is really just a tool, sitting there watching TV, knowing nothing when asked."

Jiang Che nodded, noncommittal.

The hint that appeared after dinner suggested that the deputy village chief knew nothing, his memory erased.

This made it unlikely to extract any useful information from the deputy village chief.

Zhuge Ye: "So we can start taking action."

Jiang Che: "What action?"

Zhuge Ye was taken aback, then said, "On this lonely night, with our two empty souls and bodies, are you sure we shouldn't go next door for some fun?"

Just then, a haunting song drifted over from next door.

"Forget, forget, all forgotten~ Sway to my rhythm~ Ah~~~~"

"Sway, sway, sway again~ The faint glimmer~ Ah~~~~"

Damn... what a seductive voice.

Jiang Che rubbed his chin.

With the deputy village chief being useless, the only option now was to dig for clues from Hu Mei'er.

Jiang Che: "Let's go, let's check next door."

Zhuge Ye: "Alright!"

As they reached the door, Hu Mei'er's voice came from inside.

"One at a time~"

Zhuge Ye was stunned: "One at a time? Then I'll go first!"

Before Jiang Che could respond, Zhuge Ye eagerly entered the room.

Jiang Che waited at the door for a while, thinking it might be better to wait in his own room.

Barely a minute passed.

Suddenly, Zhuge Ye's scream, like a pig being slaughtered, echoed from inside.

Hu Mei'er: "..."

Jiang Che: "..."

Zhuge Ye: "..."

"!"

At this moment, Xiaoman spoke up, "If you don't go in, your friend will really be done for."

"Hmm?"

Just as Jiang Che kicked open the door, Zhuge Ye ran out.

He paused, slightly confused.

"Napoleon wasn't lying."

"The first soldier in always comes out with blood on his head."

Zhuge Ye: "555, she hit me..."

Though not much, blood was indeed trickling down Zhuge Ye's forehead...

At this point, Hu Mei'er, standing on the bed, had completely transformed into a ghostly figure.

Her skin peeled away like eggshells, revealing the boiling flesh underneath.

A pair of gray-white eyes stared intently at the two.

At this moment, Hu Mei'er's mystic power erupted completely!

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"If you two can't satisfy me tonight, you'll both die!"

Waves of scorching heat surged from the room,

Instantly, sparks flew in the hallway!

Jiang Che turned to Zhuge Ye and asked, "What exactly did you do to her?"

Zhuge Ye was on the verge of tears: "How would I know? I barely got my pants halfway down!"

The temperature kept rising, even causing the space to distort.

Just then, a line of bloody words appeared in Jiang Che's mind.

[Due to the deputy village chief's incompetence, she, at a young age, has long been deprived of normal affection, gradually changing her needs.]

"I'll handle this."

Jiang Che pushed Zhuge Ye aside and walked into the room alone.

Then, with a "bang," he shut the door.

Zhuge Ye stood dumbfounded at the door, his eyes gradually moistening.

"Brother Che..."

"No, I can't let Brother Che suffer."

"I'm not a burden, I'm not a freeloader!"

"Father and son, live together, die together!"

With that, Zhuge Ye took out [Do You Believe in Light], continuously infusing it with mystic power.

As an AP, given enough charge time, he could save the world!

...

Inside the room, facing the terrifying Hu Mei'er, Jiang Che calmly said, "Don't worry, I can definitely satisfy you."

"Ke ke ke..."

Hu Mei'er let out a strange laugh and said, "If you can't..."

"Impossible."

Jiang Che cut her off, then pulled out a bone knife, slashing swiftly!

In an instant, twelve cuts landed, each precise, none fatal!

Blood gushed from Hu Mei'er, her skin splitting open.

She screamed hysterically, "How dare you hurt me, how dare you!!!"

The room's temperature soared, the suffocating feeling intensifying.

Jiang Che's heart sank, had he misjudged?

Xiaoman: "Juvenile, want to hang it up?"

Jiang Che: "...Let's wait a bit longer."

Just then, Hu Mei'er suddenly cooed: "..."

"Hiss—" Jiang Che took a sharp breath.

Xiaoman was equally shocked: "Ashamed to be associated, ashamed to be associated!"

Jiang Che: "Then here I go."

Hu Mei'er: "..."

Then, Jiang Che found something in the room's drawer.

Jiang Che deliberately avoided Hu Mei'er's head and heart, just in case he accidentally killed her.

Outside the door.

Zhuge Ye, having finished charging, was ready to unleash his ultimate move.

But then he heard the sounds coming from inside.

Mei'er: "..."

Jiang Che: "..."

Zhuge Ye: "(꒪Д꒪)"

"Damn it, I'm going to kill you tonight!"

Zhuge Ye: "(((;꒪ꈊ꒪;)))"

The commotion scared Zhuge Ye so much that he dropped the beads he was holding.

"Thief, thief, thief!!!"

The world's energy amounts to one stone.

The thief alone claims twelve dou.

The world owes him two dou!

Thief, you're amazing!

...

Three hours later.

Jiang Che returned to the room, exhausted.

Zhuge Ye thought of a thousand opening lines, but he realized.

Upon seeing Jiang Che, no words could express his current feelings.

Let alone speak.

Jiang Che glanced at Zhuge Ye, weakly saying.

"I'm drained."

"Let's talk about it in the morning..."

With that, Jiang Che collapsed onto the bed.

Instantly asleep.

Zhuge Ye: "..."

"Three hours..."

"This will be a height I can never reach in my life."

"But, though defeated, I am still honored!"