Upon seeing this mysterious old man again, Wang Ye was filled with unease, even with his current abilities.
The two of them were inside and outside the hut respectively, silently staring at each other...
After a long while, Wang Ye embarrassingly laughed and took out a candle lamp from his backpack, carefully passing it through the window into the wooden hut.
However, the old man seemed as if he did not see it at all, and was still silently gazing at Wang Ye without any movement.
"You're not going to take it?"
A thoughtful look flashed across Wang Ye's eyes. He gritted his teeth and boldly took two more steps forward.
The old man still did not make any moves. Suddenly, the door of the wooden hut opened.
"Do you want me to go in?"
Wang Ye's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Even until now, he was still unable to ascertain the identity of this old man, even if he was a customer of the post office!
Moreover, who said all the customers of the post office were good people?
Wasn't there still an unlucky ghost lying under Grave No. 3 in the suburbs' cemetery?
Taking a deep breath, Wang Ye gradually calmed down, controlling his heartbeat as he slowly approached the door of the hut.
The old man had turned around at some point, still silently watching Wang Ye.
His face that was as dry as bark revealed an eerie smile.
With the flickering wind, the candle lamp on the table next to the old man finally burnt out completely.
The firelight...
Went out.
As the last wisp of candlelight extinguished, the suburbs' cemetery was completely swallowed by darkness.
Chilly breaths kept blowing over; mournful roars could be clearly heard from within the graveyard!
'Boom!'
'Boom!'
Deafening rumbles continuously sounded. All of the tombstones in the graveyard showed signs of shattering.
The ground beneath the tombstones churned and rolled.
The smile on the old man's face finally disappeared. He was standing outside the wooden hut at some point, looking towards the not too far away graveyard.
"Light..."
"The candle..."
Finally, the old man slowly opened his mouth, and a somewhat stiff voice rang out.
"Damn it!"
Wang Ye clenched his teeth. The chilly breaths continuously swept over his body, seemingly wanting to completely freeze him.
Within the graveyard, the countless terrifying pressures made it very difficult for Wang Ye to even lift his hand.
Resisting the horrifying pressure, Wang Ye slowly placed the candle lamp on the wooden table and took out a lighter.
However, each time he produced a flame, a cold gust of wind would blow it out.
The sounds from within the graveyard grew even louder.
The entire graveyard seemed to be continuously shaking, as if it could collapse at any moment.
The anxious Wang Ye continuously flicked the lighter.
At some point, the old man's figure had disappeared without a trace.
"Damn it!"
Wang Ye continuously struck the lighter while using his body to block the window.
Finally...
In an instant, the candle lamp was lit with firelight.
Familiar candlelight once again illuminated the inside of the wooden hut.
The noises from the graveyard gradually faded away. One after another unwilling roars lessened until they disappeared.
Wang Ye, whose body was nearly frozen stiff, heaved a long sigh of relief as he slumped down on the ground, his body shivering unceasingly.
Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.
What he didn't see was that within the graveyard, a tombstone soundlessly shattered.
The old man was standing silently in front of the collapsed tombstone at some point.
Amidst sinister laughter, the ground churned. A hand fiercely stretched out from below.
The arm was covered in lividity and was an ashen color.
"Return..."
The old man's voice was still stiff as it softly echoed within the graveyard.
That arm seemed to be under tremendous pressure as it twistedly shrank bit by bit back into the soil.
When it reached the fingers, it gradually came to a stop.
Several fingers stubbornly remained outside the soil.
The old man turned around...and gradually disappeared into the darkness. Within the graveyard, a faint sigh continuously reverberated...
...
Inside the wooden hut, it took Wang Ye a long time before his body gradually recovered its mobility.
He forced himself up despite his physical discomfort.
Looking at the candle lamp on the wooden table, he was slightly dazed.
This candlelight...seemed to have a suppressing effect?
In other words, this candle lamp was used to suppress this suburban graveyard?
Thinking about the layer of wax he had secretly scraped off with a dagger, a cold sweat rolled down Wang Ye's forehead.
He didn't know if this would have any effect on the graveyard.
However...when he thought about that mysterious post office, his heart relaxed once more.
Letting out a long breath, Wang Ye put on his backpack again, preparing to leave.
The next second, looking towards the doorway, Wang Ye's pupils slightly contracted.
At some point, the old man had silently appeared at the entrance, his gaze fixed on Wang Ye.
"Cough cough, you're...you're back?"
"If there's nothing else..."
"I'll be on my way..."
Wang Ye softly coughed and revealed an embarrassed smile on his face as he slowly sidled towards the entrance.
The old man's face was expressionless, like a statue.
Finally, when Wang Ye arrived at the entrance, the old man lightly shifted his body to make way.
Wang Ye hurriedly rushed out, rapidly retreating while keeping his eyes fixed warily on the old man.
If the old man discovered the thinner candle and was unsatisfied enough to give him a slap, he could probably die honorably...
Fortunately...
The old man did not make any moves from start to finish.
Only when Wang Ye gradually disappeared into the darkness did the old man slowly retract his gaze. His movements somewhat stiff, he returned to the wooden hut and sat down on a chair.
Silently gazing at the candle lamp, the old man was lost in thought for a long time...
"Interesting..."
The old man suddenly revealed a smile. He stiffly said.
Afterwards, the old man's figure gradually faded away, as if he had never appeared at all.
And at the entrance of the wooden hut, the red "1" seemed to have become even more vibrant, faintly appearing to ooze blood.
...
Far away behind the suburban graveyard, Wang Ye deeply exhaled in relief.
He had finally left.
Although the tasks at the two places in the suburban graveyard were not especially dangerous, the impact they gave Wang Ye was unparalleled.
That mysterious old man, the powerful oppressive aura, could always make Wang Ye feel a sense of despair.
Moreover, this old man was full of mystery. Wang Ye really wasn't sure if the old man would snap and slap him to death just because he was in a bad mood one day.
Fortunately...
He had perfectly completed this task.
What delighted Wang Ye was that this candle seemed to be exceptionally powerful, able to suppress the entire suburban graveyard.
If he made good use of those little wax shavings he scraped off, perhaps they could have a miraculous effect.
Thinking thus, Wang Ye's mood gradually improved.
Arriving at the door of his home, Wang Ye's gaze turned cold as a boning knife soundlessly appeared in his hand.
The door...
At some unknown point...had opened!
"Am I running a supermarket here!"
Wang Ye cursed inwardly. Recently, his home seemed to be especially lively!
Thinking so, Wang Ye's gaze turned slightly cold. Clutching the boning knife, he silently headed inside.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
