Some fans vaguely sensed that something was off.
After all, switching platforms so suddenly was indeed a bit strange.
Not to mention that Fish Soup Noodles had been live broadcasting on Eternal Live for so long, yet Eternal Live never seemed to promote anything specifically. Maybe they were too confident in their large platform and didn’t think they needed extra traffic?
Regardless, under the hot searches, “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” officially released the latest chapter for the night!
During this update, the latest plot twists that Si Yao encountered in the new dungeon continued to shock and addict countless fans.
The rapidly unfolding and interconnected twists one after another were precisely what set “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” apart.
[[Si Yao, who was entangled with the red-clothed ghost on his wedding night, finally discovered the key to avoiding its grasp. Once the matchmaker left, he needed to immediately take off the wedding dress that was identical to the ghost’s.
As soon as Si Yao removed the dress and placed it in the wardrobe, his male appearance, clearly visible in his sleepwear, meant he no longer heard the eerie, distant laughter in the middle of the night.
It seemed that the ghost was particularly sensitive to the wedding dress.
Even so, when Si Yao cautiously went back up to the attic to check if the ghost was still there, his pupils shrank in shock.
The red-clothed ghost hanging from the ceiling beam had disappeared.
But in its place was a small red cloth doll swaying on the beam!
The doll, made of coarse hemp, had a pale face that was horrifyingly burned by fire.
Holding his breath, Si Yao tentatively reached out and took down the doll. Immediately, the light brain prompted him that he had found an important dungeon prop: [Red-Clothed Doll].
What was the connection between this doll and the red-clothed ghost?
Examining the burn marks on the doll’s face, Si Yao recalled that the girl he had glimpsed in the darkness had a nearly disfigured face. Her left eye was so exposed you could see the shape of the eyeball.
He silently returned to the carved bed and turned his gaze to the nearby coffin.
This time, when he pushed open the coffin, he was surprised to find that it did not contain a corpse but rather a statue carved from jade.
As Si Yao stared at it for a moment, he had a strange sense of familiarity with the features.
Now that he thought about it, he hadn’t encountered any other players in this dungeon.
[The dungeon is divided into multiplayer survival dungeons and single-player survival dungeons. You are currently in a single-player dungeon. Did you think you could always rely on other players to cheat your way through?]
The light brain snorted coldly, its tone carrying an eerie chill.
After hearing the response, Si Yao became certain that this dungeon had been deliberately chosen to prevent him from using the same approach as before to break through.
So Si Yao curled up and rested that night.
At least, having a husband who was merely a carved jade figure wasn’t the worst outcome. At least he wouldn’t have to exhaust himself pretending to be a woman every night.
However, that night, Si Yao entered a strange dream.
As he wandered through the enormous mansion in his dream, he suddenly saw a red-clothed girl silently watching him from behind.
She was very young, clutching a doll in her arms, her large, dark eyes staring at him warily.
The most horrifying part was that the left side of her face was completely burned away.
“…Why are you here alone? Do you know where this place is?”
To the girl’s surprise, after a brief silence, Si Yao simply crouched down slightly and asked her.
The girl, who had initially intended to run, hesitated upon seeing his movement and stopped.
However, instead of answering Si Yao’s question, she asked him one instead: “Will you play with me?”
“Okay.”
The next second, Si Yao was pulled by the girl into a room.
He patiently played hide-and-seek with her among the flowerbeds for a long time. The girl’s mood visibly improved, but at the very last moment, she looked at Si Yao with a meaningful gaze.
“Tomorrow… will you come play with me again?”
Before Si Yao could respond, the dream abruptly ended!
Outside the dream, the pale faced matchmaker was standing at the door, staring through the carved wooden railing at Si Yao inside the room. After confirming that he had stayed quiet all night, she finally forced out a fawning smile.
Si Yao remained expressionless as he discreetly hid the cloth doll in a corner.
What troubled him more was that, based on what he had seen in the coffin tonight, his so-called “husband” was already dead…just a fake person made of jade.
But every person in the Liu Mansion insisted, through words and actions, that the man was still alive.
Even when serving tea, the tea and snacks were always presented in pairs.
Old Master Liu, who usually sat on the main seat, always had a gloomy look on his face. But after seeing Si Yao, his eyes would move a bit and he would force out a suspicious smile.
Through several days of exploration, Si Yao had gathered more information.
The Liu Mansion, with its extravagant architecture that stood out from the surrounding villages, was said to have originally made its fortune through pharmacy by its ancestors, and now specialized in the flower and incense trade.
Additionally, the head of the Liu family mysteriously disappeared for one or two days every month. Before leaving, he would always lock the mansion’s back courtyard tightly, forbidding anyone from entering.
That back courtyard was highly suspicious.
But compared to the courtyard, Si Yao was more concerned about one question; was his “husband” really dead or alive?
On the day that Old Master Liu was away, Si Yao stopped the maid who had come to deliver food and asked why she was serving two portions when the person in the room was already dead.
But the moment he spoke, the previously composed maid turned to the coffin and let out a sharp, terrified scream, dropping the tray and shattering the dishes on the floor.
Before Si Yao could react, Old Master Liu, who was supposed to be away, suddenly appeared, furiously leading a group of servants toward him.
Si Yao died and reset again.
“It looks like I’ll have to play along and act as if someone is truly alive in this room… only then will it align with the so-called ‘rules’ of this mansion.”
Sitting expressionlessly in the bridal sedan once more, Si Yao silently reviewed the key clues he had uncovered from this latest death reset.
And from the maid’s reaction, it seemed that what they saw with their eyes might not be the same as what he saw.
This realization undoubtedly planted a seed of doubt in Si Yao’s mind.
Was what they saw real, or was what he saw real?
Could there really be a strange man living and eating alongside him?]]
By this point, the interstellar readers were on the verge of a collective mental breakdown.
[Wuuu…. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have rushed to read the update early. I should have waited for Teacher Fish Soup Noodles to read it aloud in the live broadcast room. With more people around, at least I wouldn’t be so scared to death under my blanket.]
[Agreed! I couldn’t hold back and clicked on Huanyu for the update first. Now my heart is about to explode. Is this guy alive or dead!?]
Why did it feel like the deeper they explored this dungeon, the scarier it became!? [Despair, clutching head.jpg]
If a person was dead, they were dead. If they were alive, they were alive. How could someone be both dead and alive at the same time?
And now, the plot seemed to be at a standstill.
[[Si Yao tried multiple times to enter the backyard, but he found that he had no means to sneak in at all. Every time, he would be discovered at the last moment and killed on the spot.
Even though he had “married” into this household, he was clearly not trusted. His every move was watched, if not outright monitored.
He must not have fulfilled certain conditions yet, preventing him from uncovering more of the mansion’s secrets.
Just when Si Yao, who had not found any breakthrough this whole time, had quietly accompanied the girl in playing hide-and-seek for a whole month, the other party suddenly gave Si Yao an extremely beautiful flower.
When Si Yao woke up, he found that the flower from his dream was actually in his palm.
[Unlocked important prop: Gifted Afurong. Effect unknown.]
After examining the flower in his hand, Si Yao looked up and was suddenly shocked to find that he could now see the person inside the coffin!
“114?”
Even Si Yao was momentarily stunned upon seeing the figure before him.
This was supposed to be a single player dungeon, how had 114 entered along with him?
Unless… the role 114 had drawn was that of the young master of this mansion, the very person Si Yao was meant to marry in this ghost marriage.
But could this really be a coincidence?
And just as Si Yao murmured in shock, 114’s eyelids trembled, and in the next second, he opened his eyes and met Si Yao’s gaze.
It just so happened to be morning again, and the matchmaker had once more appeared at the door.
Before Si Yao could react, 114 pressed a hand against the back of his head, bringing their faces close, so close their breaths intertwined.
Si Yao: !
Si Yao’s fingers had already tightened around 114’s neck, about to attack. But at the last moment, he seemed to realize something.
Sure enough, the matchmaker outside the door revealed a satisfied smile at the sight and brought in the morning tea and refreshments.
“You’ve been alive this whole time, but I just couldn’t see you? Yes, or no?”
At Si Yao’s question, 114 gave a slight nod.
114: “This is the role-playing rule.”
Si Yao: “You can talk now?”
Unexpectedly, 114 spoke for the first time, and Si Yao couldn’t help but ask curiously.
“…”
But facing Si Yao’s odd gaze, 114 refused to speak again.
This reaction, however, made the usually expressionless Si Yao show a rare smile.
And as soon as he smiled, he suddenly became aware of something; he had unknowingly been affected by the eerie atmosphere of the dungeon all along.
If not for 114’s appearance snapping him back to his senses and making him realize that something was wrong with his condition, he might have completely collapsed under the psychological strain of countless death resets.
[Damn it! It’s that virus again. If you kill him, I can grant you a special prop permission, allowing you to enter the backyard and obtain the next set of clues!]
As soon as the light brain detected 114’s existence, it began to tremble violently.
But Si Yao would undoubtedly not obey the orders of the light brain.
Besides, the backyard clearly held crucial clues.
Now that 114 had appeared, and his identity was that of the sole heir of the mansion, using this identity wisely could make him the key to advancing the plot.
Si Yao felt no guilt whatsoever about exploiting 114.
And when 114, playing the role of “Young Master Liu”, suddenly woke up, the entire Liu family, who had long been accustomed to his “death”, was so terrified that their souls nearly left their bodies.
Only Old Master Liu was overjoyed, repeatedly saying that the “immortal” had finally manifested!
Immortal?
Another new term.
This time, with 114’s help, Si Yao finally managed to enter the backyard while Old Master Liu was away.
To his surprise, what he found was a vast, intoxicating sea of flowers.
[Discovered important location: Afurong flower field.]
As Si Yao looked at the sea of flowers in the backyard, he finally realized something;
“It turned out to be opium poppies.”]]
