Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 120 - 117: Forbidden Nightmare 24 (The Mermaid King Appears)
Josh smiled slightly, "Sorry, I’m the bad guy."
The old lady wished she could send away this mighty Buddha immediately: "You’ve asked all the questions you needed, can you leave now?"
Josh moved his foot away: "No rush."
Hearing this, the old lady got anxious: "What else do you want?! You’ve taken apart everything that could be taken apart here!"
Josh chuckled and pointed at the broken lanterns on the ground: "At least let me help you fix these broken lanterns, right?"
The old lady was so angry she almost jumped, her eyes bulging almost out of their sockets to hit her in the face: "These are my family! Not broken lanterns!"
"Sorry." Josh smiled insincerely but still squatted down, helping her gather the broken lanterns together, stacking them in a corner: "How should I fix these?"
[Ding! Congratulations, you’ve gained 10 favorability points with Old Mrs. Cao, unlocking the side quest "Help Old Mrs. Cao find her daughter."]
Josh regarded the side quest calmly.
Generally speaking, these side quests are intertwined with the main quest, so they are somewhat related. Could Old Mrs. Cao’s daughter also be connected to the main quest?
She helped Old Mrs. Cao fix the lanterns.
Old Mrs. Cao sighed deeply, covering her face and starting to sigh: "If my daughter were here, you’d have been beaten to a pulp already!"
Josh quickly followed along: "Then where is your daughter? Why isn’t she coming out to defend you?"
Old Mrs. Cao snorted coldly, her gaze turning deep and eerie as she looked at her: "She’s right here, watching every single one of you!"
Josh raised her fist.
Old Mrs. Cao only felt her eyes start twitching in pain again, closed her mouth filled with resentment, and stared at her with eyes like a cat, ready to rush up and avenge.
Josh had an idea, bid farewell to Old Mrs. Cao, and went back to the ancestral hall to complete the task.
Upon entering, Yue Xi slightly frowned: "Why so long? You do know the time taken to complete tasks impacts your evaluation score, right?"
Josh knew she meant well, smiled, and nodded: "Got it, Aunt, I’ll be quicker next time."
She entered the ancestral hall while the old Holy Daughter was sitting at the table next to the altar, writing something with a brush more ancient than this Chapter setting.
Josh walked over to hand over the task.
The old Holy Daughter took the package of shells from her, looked pleased: "These shells are large and fresh, very good. Lord Sea God will surely like them. You’ve been thoughtful."
[Ding, congratulations, you’ve gained 10 favorability points with the Sea God.]
Hearing the prompt, a hint of surprise crossed Josh’s eyes—could one increase favorability with the Sea God too?
Could the side quest "Awaken the Sleeping Lord Sea God" be solved merely by increasing favorability?
The old Holy Daughter looked at her kindly: "Good child, I’ve heard from Yue Xi that you’re very devout to Lord Sea God. He can sense that, and you have great potential to become the next successor Holy Daughter."
"Holy Daughter!" Yue Xi’s expression suddenly changed.
Josh was startled by her suddenly raised voice.
The old Holy Daughter glanced at her indifferently: "What’s the matter?"
Yue Xi quickly lowered her head: "Nothing, I thought there was a bug on your shoulder."
The old Holy Daughter waved her hand to dismiss Yue Xi.
Yue Xi, with the women outside, gradually walked away.
Josh slightly frowned watching their backs; their walking posture was really stiff...
"You are truly favored by Lord Sea God." The old Holy Daughter gently stroked her long hair, her face full of a loving smile.
Josh turned to look at her.
Unlike her aged face, her hands were as tender as if they were grafted on.
Considering the previous corpse missing its hands, it was hard not to overthink.
Josh cautiously said: "Maybe it’s because I’m sincerely devoted to Lord Sea God, and he felt it."
The old Holy Daughter smiled and nodded, her eyes full of relief: "That’s good. After completing your task, stay in the ancestral hall for four hours to serve Lord Sea God. It would be good for the village to awaken Lord Sea God sooner."
Josh nodded, watching as the old Holy Daughter left.
Josh was left alone in the ancestral hall.
She shared the information and side quests she collected today with Yuze.
Over there, they quickly returned the information.
Yunbing’s account roughly matched Old Mrs. Cao’s.
But Old Mrs. Cao also said that the sacrificial girls chosen from the village were basically women who could not fend for themselves, who couldn’t find husbands, and could only grow up to become sacrificial girls.
The exchange of their information yielded approximately the same end.
She sent a message to Yuze, asking him to sneak to the ancestral hall to find her once he was done.
There was no one else in the ancestral hall now.
Josh closed the ancestral hall doors, looking around this place of worship.
The ideal contained only one Sea God Statue, and the detail on the statue had become more exquisite compared to before.
Josh studied the Sea God’s face and suddenly frowned, moving closer: "Why does this Sea God Statue feel so familiar..."
She climbed onto the offering table, stood in front of the Sea God.
The statue that had been much taller than her before was, unbelievably, the same height as her today?
The statue had secretly changed its posture.
Josh stroked her chin, examining the Sea God Statue carefully.
Yunbing said that, according to legend, only the destined Holy Daughter could awaken the Sea God.
And in their two side quests, awakening the Sea God and resolving the threat of the Moon Clan village’s sea tide could be tackled simultaneously.
If there wasn’t a destined Holy Daughter among the current sacrificial girls, wouldn’t the task be impossible?
That seems unlikely—if there’s this kind of setting, there must be a method to find or become the destined Holy Daughter.
Josh stroked her chin, her eyes falling on the lips of the Sea God Statue.
Could it really need a kiss?
Josh stroked her chin, puckered up, and moved closer.
With a loud "smack," she kissed the statue soundly.
Josh stared at the statue for a while, but it showed no reaction.
She twitching at the corner of her mouth, seemed like she had overthought.
Josh patted the statue’s shoulder: "Sorry about that, didn’t mean to take advantage."
Jumping down from the offering table, just as her feet hit the ground, a strong spiritual power burst out behind her.
Instinctively sensing danger, before she could turn around, the strong spiritual pressure caused a stabbing pain in her brain, and she fell into a cold embrace. She didn’t have time to see who it was behind her before passing out.
Yuze pushed open the side door and came in, meeting a pair of icy cobalt blue eyes.
His gaze fell on the person in the other’s embrace. Recognizing the unconscious person, his eyes suddenly burst into murderous intent.
The Mermaid King quietly held Josh, looking at Yuze not far away as if watching an ant.
Both of them erupted with intense spiritual power to threaten the other, the spiritual bodies of the mermaid and Maine Coon were released into the air, showing vicious appearances as they stared each other down.
The blue and gold spiritual domains clashed, neither willing to retreat, at their border erupting an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure vortex, shooting sparks everywhere.
