The game becomes reality: Black Myth invades the real world.

Chapter 50 The Ghost Bride is Hitting Chen Fu!

After entering the game, Zhang Mingyuan followed Chen Fu's instructions to advance the storyline, first going to the Reincarnation Stage.

He didn't have any amulet money on him, but that didn't matter. After using his skill to see the future, he clicked on the options and encountered someone who wanted to rob him.

Zhang Mingyuan was a level 3 Quanzhen Longmen practitioner who mastered the Five Qi Gathering Fist. He quickly dealt with the people who wanted to rob him, not only obtaining the amulet money but also gaining 1% experience points.

He has no use for experience now, he's stuck at level 3 and can't level up, so he's not focusing on it.

After receiving the money, Zhang Mingyuan went to the Reincarnation Stage. However, the servant of the Laughing and Crying Spirit Officer reminded him that the money wasn't even enough to buy the worst ticket, then burst into laughter, and Zhang Mingyuan died laughing.

Although he died, Zhang Mingyuan was not frustrated, which was consistent with what Chen Fu mentioned, except that he had not brought enough money with him.

Zhang Mingyuan increasingly agreed with Chen Fu, and after recovering his strength with a stamina bottle, he went to the Soul-Returning Wine Shop.

This is why Chen Fu didn't see anyone else after entering the Reincarnation Stage.

The Soul-Returning Wine Shop is having a grand opening sale, with all drinks half price. Zhang Mingyuan's money from the amulets is just enough to buy a cup of Three Lives Wine.

After he finished drinking, he did see a hazy figure dressed in a wedding gown. After confirming that it was the Ghost Bride, the ruler of the Wedding City, he began to make his move.

Seeing Zhang Mingyuan's eagerness, the ghost bride took a half step back and asked him if he was her husband. Zhang Mingyuan nodded repeatedly, saying that he was no one else, and made a move to pounce on her again.

This behavior wasn't due to being drunk and confused; rather, he wanted to take the opportunity to kill the ghost bride and obtain the most precious treasure of the Wedding Burial City.

Without the information provided by Chen Fu, Zhang Mingyuan would not have been able to encounter the ghost bride so quickly.

At this moment, he had already thought about what would happen next: kill the ghost bride, get the reward, and give half of it to Chen Fu!

The ghost bride took another half step back, saying that Zhang Mingyuan didn't have her husband's aura and was definitely a fraud. She raised her hand and slapped him, and Zhang Mingyuan died before he could even resist.

Upon returning to the Earth God Temple for the second time, Zhang Mingyuan had barely made a move when he was killed again by the ghost bride who had caught up with him.

That means he's died three times today. With no other option, he had to take out a stamina potion to restore his stamina.

I had just finished replenishing my supplies when I was stabbed to death by the ghost bride again.

Zhang Mingyuan dared not move. If he died again, he would be dead in reality.

The ghost bride, seeing Zhang Mingyuan hiding in the earth god temple and refusing to come out, said that all those who impersonated her husband should die. Then, she changed her tone and said that since Zhang Mingyuan was a stranger, she could forgive him, but he needed to do her a favor.

Zhang Mingyuan immediately realized that this had triggered a hidden plot and readily agreed.

The ghost bride asked Zhang Mingyuan to help her find a husband. If he could find one, she would give him the position of the city lord of the wedding and funeral city.

Thus, the two parties reached a deal.

"Little Fuzi, let me tell you, once your brother becomes the city lord of the Wedding Funeral City, I'll appoint you as a Grand General. You can kill those demons and monsters as you please, don't hold back!"

Because he had drunk alcohol in the game, Zhang Mingyuan's face was very red. He kept patting Chen Fu's shoulder, looking quite spirited.

He also encountered hidden storylines while in Yanjing, but compared to the Ghost Bride, they were all minor incidents.

That's the position of city lord! If you can become one, it will play a crucial role in both your personal advancement and your status within the Spirit Investigation Bureau.

Zhang Mingyuan seemed to see a bright future ahead, with resources, power, and status within his grasp. The throne of the top beta tester was undoubtedly his! The position of Director of the Spirit Investigation Bureau was surely his!

Chen Fu sneered. "Ha, you want to help the ghost bride find me? Believe me or not, I'll smash your dog's head in with a frying pan."

Despite his anger, Chen Fu had already understood the current situation from Zhang Mingyuan's account.

Because of the stone monkey's gaze, the ghost bride couldn't find him, and in her madness, she began to use any means necessary, even taking advantage of the players.

This is still with only two people in the Wedding City at present. Chen Fu dared not imagine how many people the Ghost Bride would entrust to find him once the players from Blood Blade Town arrived here.

Furthermore, due to the snake demon's blood-red curse, the stone monkey's gaze will gradually disappear.

By then, even if the players don't find Chen Fu, the Ghost Bride will be able to easily sense his location.

The situation has suddenly become tense.

What Chen Fu didn't know was that, after two days, some players had already died all the way to the Wedding Funeral City.

They had just saved their game progress, lit up the local temple, and hadn't even started doing anything when they bumped into a figure dressed in a wedding gown.

The ghost bride also promised them that she would give up the position of city lord if they could find her husband.

After some calm analysis, some players asked what the ghost bride's husband looked like and what his characteristics were. After all, they needed some direction.

The ghost bride is said to be 1.85 meters tall, with delicate and handsome features, and very attractive. Then she asks the players to find her.

The players were bewildered. What was going on? But they couldn't get any other clues from the ghost bride, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and start the mission.

Then they died repeatedly in the wedding city until one day they realized that they could find people in reality, and then they began to search for the ghost bride's husband in many directions.

Chen Fu's side did not lose its composure despite the changing situation.

He guarded the Reincarnation Stage and obtained the treasure mentioned by the descendant of the Master of Skill.

"Yin-Yang Mask (Rare): Half of the face is made up, the other half is mourned. This shell is neither leather nor wood. It is a relic of a female role in Peking Opera, and the inside is soaked in rouge and amber. After wearing it, you can see the aura that appears on the face of the living. For example, an unmarried person's forehead is surrounded by a red aura, and a widow's temples are surrounded by a gray aura. You can judge a person's fortune through the aura."

"The wind chimes (exquisite) are made from a string of copper bells taken from the eaves of the stage. Each of the nine bells is cast with a different ghost soldier's face. When good things happen, they will lightly play the tune of "Twin Lotus" and when bad things happen, they will heavily chant the tune of "Ballad of Hao Li". Regardless of good or bad, each time the bells are rung, a crack will appear on the bell. When there are nine cracks, the bell will inevitably break into copper slag.

"Soul-Binding Threads (Rare): The red and white threads used by the troupe leader to control others. Though as thin as a hair, they are as strong as ox tendon. The red thread can temporarily bind the soul of the living, while the white thread can control the movements of the spirits. If accidentally tangled, both threads will taut and break."

"Reincarnation Color (Epic Material): A paste made from the sap scraped from the cracks in the stage floor tiles. When combined with different materials, it produces different effects."

Chen Fu obtained four items in total. The Yin-Yang Mask was half black and half white. It looked very ordinary, but when worn on the face, various colored auras would appear in one's field of vision.

He secretly observed Zhang Mingyuan while wearing a mask and discovered that the man exuded a red and black aura.

This indicates that the other party is currently experiencing a mix of good and bad things, and the reason should be the ghost bride.

Unfortunately, the wind chimes were meant for warning purposes, and Chen Fu planned to carry them with him to prevent the ghost bride from sensing him, but he was unaware of this.

The Soul-Binding Silk is useless for now, and the Reincarnation Rainbow shows no effect, but he doesn't plan to sell it. He'll keep it for now; it might be useful for dealing with the upcoming dungeons.

After sorting through what he had obtained, Chen Fu thought for a long time before telling Zhang Mingyuan about the ghost bride.

He believed that Zhang Mingyuan had obtained enough intelligence after scouting the area, and that waiting any longer might really lead to their doom.

Zhang Mingyuan then realized that the ghost bride was looking for Chen Fu as her husband. Without even a moment's thought, he immediately declared that he would never tell anyone, or else he would be struck by lightning.

Chen Fu shed tears. Look, this is a good comrade from the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation. But he felt it was unnecessary. If he had said it, all he needed to do was smash his head with a frying pan.

Compared to an invisible and intangible punishment like being struck by lightning, Chen Fu had more faith in the pot in his hand.

Zhang Mingyuan said no problem, and asked Chen Fu what brand of frying pan he needed, saying he could buy it for him first.

He is putting his words into practice with concrete actions.

If it were before, Zhang Mingyuan would definitely not have done this. He even thought it was good that Chen Fu was approached by the ghost bride, as it would allow him to regain his pride and also secure the position of city lord.

But now, he has a different idea.

Chen Fu is an outstanding person. He made the game simple with just one sentence. We absolutely cannot let it be lost like this. We must do everything we can to protect it.

This conclusion was drawn from my interactions with Chen Fu, and it coincides with Zhou Jianbang's viewpoint.

After learning about this, Zhou Jianbang convened a meeting with all the players in Wujiang District.

This was unprecedented in Wujiang District. Zhou Jianbang's management style was strict on the outside but lenient on the inside. He never used meetings to restrain his subordinates, so the group was quite surprised.

Li Xintong even speculated that something major might have happened, such as a large-scale paranormal event.

It wasn't until they sat down in the meeting room that they learned the main purpose of the meeting was to discuss how to save Chen Fu from the ghost bride.

Zhou Jianbang spoke first. He actually knew about the ghost bride. He was the one who led the team to handle the paranormal incident at the Blue Sky Theme Park.

I originally thought the other party disappeared on their own, but I never expected it was because of Chen Fu.

In response to this matter, he offered his opinion, suggesting that those who had already arrived at the Wedding City should find a way to kill the ghost bride, thus solving the problem at its root.

Currently, Zhou Jianbang is still on his way, about twenty miles from the wedding and funeral city. Li Xintong is a bit faster, only five miles away.

They mainly encountered wedding or funeral processions, and were instantly killed upon meeting them without any hesitation, which slowed their progress compared to other players.

The programmer was still in Bloodblade Town. He discovered that although Wu Kun was dead, there were still other townspeople. The bandits who had been released earlier were also returning one after another, and they could obtain things such as experience points, amulet coins, and the six knives left behind by the Gluttonous Lord.

He plans to write a guide about this, and he's already come up with a title: "On the Various Resources You Can Obtain in Bloodblade Town Later in the Game," mainly focusing on the six swords.

However, due to the game's slow progress, the programmers were excluded from this operation.

Zhou Jianbang plans to arrive at the wedding funeral city as soon as possible, and then kill the ghost bride with Zhang Mingyuan and Li Xintong.

Having experienced the Ghost Bride's methods firsthand—dying without doing anything—Zhang Mingyuan expressed a different opinion regarding Zhou Jianbang's idea.

"I think it would be difficult for the three of us to take her down on our own," Zhang Mingyuan said, spreading his hands. "We can't team up in the game, so even if we run into her, it'll be a one-on-one fight. That thing is really fierce, and we'd most likely come away empty-handed."

Zhou Jianbang frowned, his expression growing increasingly serious: "Then what should we do?"

He didn't intend to ask about things in Yanjing; this was a matter for Jiangcheng, and they could only handle it themselves.

The meeting stalled, and no one knew what to do.

Chen Fu thought for a moment and then shared his opinion: "We don't know exactly how strong the Ghost Bride is right now, but since she's a monster, she probably won't be weak."

The moment he opened his mouth, everyone's attention turned to him.

"So I think the best way is to improve our strength. Only with a strong enough fist can we overcome all difficulties."

Chen Fu pinned his hopes on next week's dungeon, as most of his current items were geared towards dungeons. If he could obtain some life-saving items or skills from it, dealing with the Ghost Bride shouldn't be too difficult.

The serpent demon's blood curse has risen to 56%, more than halfway there, and it will be full next week. What he needs to do is enter the dungeon directly at midnight on Monday to try and save his life.

"Let's prepare for both possibilities. We'll get to the funeral city as soon as possible and see if we can hold off the ghost bride," Zhou Jianbang concluded. "These next few days, take a look at the strategy guides on the forum and some books about different professions."

Chen Fu is the pride of the Wujiang District of the Investigation Bureau, and Zhou Jianbang doesn't want him to suffer any harm.

Zhang Mingyuan also said that he would intensify his efforts to explore the wedding and funeral city in the next few days, and try his best to find a way to restrain the ghost bride.

The meeting then concluded, and Zhou Jianbang treated everyone to a meal to ease the tension.

It's not a big deal, really. It's just that his fiancée came to his door. It's not like he's going to die. There's still room for negotiation.

At worst, Chen Fu could just settle for marrying her. Even though she was a ghost, she was still a great beauty.

Bai Ruhua, who had barely spoken from the start of the meeting to dinner, felt useless. After returning to the Spirit Investigation Bureau dormitory, she immediately opened the game to contact her teammates, explained the situation, and asked if they had any solutions.

Chen Fu, who was in class at school, was speechless, but he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he could only tell her to explore the Forbidden City as soon as possible and see if he could provide some help in that regard.

Bai Ruhua slapped her forehead. "That's right! If I work hard to improve, I can help." She started grinding the game, exploring the Forbidden City as much as possible.

Because she already had a direction and was now highly motivated, she actually managed to obtain some information.

Golden Jade Boy: "Are you there? I've made some progress, would you like to hear about it?"

Nobody: "Of course! Tell me quickly."

Golden Jade Boy: "I found a temple to the God of Wealth in the Forbidden City. It can be used to pass on props. Do you have any unused items? I'd like to buy them for my colleagues at the Department of Spirits Investigation."

Chen Fu raised an eyebrow. After exploring the Temple of the God of Wealth, Bai Ruhua was able to teleport items. Could this mean that the three players from the Yanjing Spiritual Investigation Bureau were the Golden Jade Boys?

He felt it was very likely, and to confirm his guess, he typed it out.

Nobody: "How many times can you do it?"

Golden Jade Boy: "Three times a month."

Similar to the situation in Yanjing, the case has been solved; those three players were indeed the Golden Jade Boy.

Anonymous: "I don't have anything for your teammates to use right now. I also have a Blood Gluttony Inner Landscape Technique; would your colleague need it?"

Chen Fu did it on purpose; if he revealed anything else, Bai Ruhua would know his identity.

He didn't want the girl to find out so soon; he was looking forward to seeing her awkwardly dig out the three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment.

She must look very beautiful.

Golden Jade Boy: "Oh, what should we do then?"

Nobody: "It's alright, I have other ways. Tang Hengdao has been sold, so he can help me upgrade my skills, and then I can help him."

While the two were chatting, Chen Fu received a message saying that the Taotie Tang Hengdao had been sold for 1,500 amulet coins. After deducting the transaction fee, he received 1,350 coins. It wasn't a lot, but it was enough for an upgrade.

The paranormal event has been upgraded once, and it can be upgraded four more times, which is enough.

Bai Ruhua didn't hesitate and immediately upgraded Chen Fu's skills.

"Supernatural Event Upgrade (Unique): You can trigger more supernatural events. In the game, this significantly increases the number of branching options and the probability of obtaining items. In reality, it significantly increases the probability of supernatural events occurring, the danger level of supernatural events, and the various benefits after resolving supernatural events."

The game text's description of the escalation of paranormal events hasn't changed much, except for the addition of the word "significantly".

Chen Fu didn't feel anything different, but he knew in his heart that whether in the game or in reality, the choices and events he faced would undergo tremendous changes.

He teleported to Bloodblade Town, tested it out, and found that it was indeed true.

"You're strolling around Bloodblade Town and you spot a townsman trying to ambush you. Are you going to hit him on the head with a frying pan, poke him in the butt with a barrage of needles, do both, or circle around behind him for a counterattack, or turn around and run away, taunting the townsman that he can't catch you?"

A simple sneak attack presented five options. This wasn't just a martial arts performance; it was practically a party on a yacht.

Chen Fu was very satisfied, as this would significantly increase his chances of survival after entering the dungeon.

He briefly told Bai Ruhua not to worry, that he would help her "teammates," and then began to wait for the dungeon to refresh.

Monday arrived quickly.

early morning.

Chen Fu lay on his bed in the dormitory, listening to the three geniuses' snores and sleep-talking. He opened the game, teleported to the stone tablet, and clicked to enter the dungeon.

"Chosen One, you are about to experience your third challenge."

"Since you possess the directional guidance of the gods, you will be offered two dungeons to choose from. Furthermore, since you have already reached level 3, one of these dungeons will be forcibly designated as an exclusive job advancement dungeon. The choice is yours."

"Because you possess the letter of recommendation from the Buddha of the Western Paradise, you will receive the favor and assistance of Buddhism regardless of which copy you choose, but you will also suffer attacks from certain ethnic groups."

The specific options are as follows.

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