Shen Yue went out to take a look and found that all the ghosts in the skin cave had disappeared, though the skins were still hanging there.


    Where had the escaped half of the root vine taken those spirits?


    Looking at those human skins made her shudder. So she quickly came back.


    Shen Yue examined her own wounds. Although they had stopped bleeding, they still hurt badly. As long as they could return, everything would be fine.


    "Now what..." Before she could finish speaking.


    Her vision blurred, and Shen Yue found the scene before her suddenly changing. The next second, a completely different view appeared.


    Looking up, she saw a spacious, luxurious hotel-style lobby. But besides them, there was no one else.


    "We''re back?" Shen Yue glanced at her shoulder, tugging at the fabric. The skin beneath was smooth and fair, completely intact.


    The recovery speed was incredibly fast.


    If she hadn''t known beforehand that wounds would heal rapidly upon entering the apartment, Shen Yue wouldn''t have believed it.


    The others who had been lying on the ground also gradually regained consciousness. Qi Zeming was the first to wake up: "Mmm, we''re not dead? Is this... have we returned?"


    "How did we get back? I have no memory of it at all," Xue Yangyang also stood up, looking at himself, then at the others, his face a mix of confusion and relief.


    "You guys are really lucky to be alive. You fell for that vine beast''s trap and went to deliver yourselves to death," Shen Yue said nonchalantly as she walked to the side. "When Kun Yao and I went to save you, we almost got dragged down too."


    Shen Yue briefly recounted what had happened, but concealed some of the events from the final moments.


    Old Mr. Lin looked up, full of gratitude: "We really can''t thank you enough."


    Shen Yue came over to Kun Yao''s side and looked at her, grinning: "It was mainly Kun Yao''s achievement. I didn''t do much. Right, Kun Yao?"


    Kun Yao was actually the last to wake up. She glanced at Shen Yue and frowned slightly: "The important thing is we made it out alive. That''s fortunate enough."


    Only then did Shen Yue avert her gaze. She felt relieved, yet even more puzzled.


    A male voice sounded from above. Everyone looked up to see the apartment manager, Ruan Ning. He was standing on the second-floor corridor in a suit.


    "Welcome home."


    Then he slowly walked down the stairs, coming before the group. Scanning everyone, Ruan Ning smiled and said:


    "Very good. It''s a pleasant surprise to see you all again."


    "I thought I wouldn''t make it back," Qi Zeming said dazedly.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    "It''s good that you''re back. The previous batch of tenants just returned not long ago, right before you," Ruan Ning''s smile faded. "But since you''re back, the tenant rankings need to be adjusted. Congratulations."


    Shen Yue raised an eyebrow: "Ranking adjustments?"


    "Yes. Thirteen people entered this time, and only five of you remain. So there''s no need for the disappeared people to keep their room numbers. You can go back to your rooms to rest now. Whichever door you open, that room will be yours, and the room number above will change to belong to you."


    "Go and get some good rest. In the apartment, you can enjoy everything," Ruan Ning turned and walked towards the ground floor office.


    "Don''t forget to follow the apartment rules."


    The remaining people looked at each other.


    "We..."


    "I''m exhausted. I just want to go back and sleep," Shen Yue chose to quickly return to her room for a nap.


    She walked towards the elevator. Just as she pressed the button, she saw someone following her - it was Kun Yao.


    "I have something to ask you."


    Shen Yue entered the elevator: "Sure, let''s go back together."


    After Kun Yao entered, the elevator slowly closed. Shen Yue pressed the 9th floor button, then faced Kun Yao.


    "Why do you keep staring at me?" Kun Yao asked coldly.


    "Nothing, just feeling that you''re quite strange sometimes."


    "Strange how? Is it about what happened in the cave at the end..."


    Shen Yue''s eyebrow twitched, and she immediately fixed her gaze on Kun Yao: "You remember?"


    "I was about to ask about that. At that time, I suddenly lost consciousness. When I woke up again, we were already back in the apartment."


    Shen Yue''s eyes darted: "So, you have no memory at all of what happened during that time?"


    The elevator doors opened.


    Stepping out, they were in a long corridor. The end of the corridor was almost out of sight, with rooms on both sides for tenants to stay in.


    The narrow corridor and enclosed space gave a suffocating feeling.


    Shen Yue casually opened the first room door. Looking inside, the layout was indeed the same as when she had left - this was her room.


    A whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows could be seen at a glance.


    Shen Yue took a look, then closed the door. The room number instantly changed.


    "I don''t want to talk in the hallway. How about we go to your room?" Shen Yue tilted her head, smiling.


    There weren''t any apartment rules prohibiting tenants from visiting each other''s rooms yet.


    Kun Yao didn''t immediately agree.


    "Come on, a lot of interesting things happened during that time. I discovered many secrets too. Are you sure you want to talk in the hallway?"


    Only then did Kun Yao open the door next to them. Shen Yue immediately walked in.


    "This is your room? Why does it look brand new?"


    Everything in the room was neatly arranged, as if no tenant had moved in yet. Shen Yue took a quick look around - everything seemed ordinary.


    "Just arrived recently," Kun Yao closed the door and walked to the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water. Glancing at Shen Yue, she hesitated before pouring another glass for her.


    "Thanks," Shen Yue, sitting on the sofa, naturally accepted the glass and placed it on the coffee table.


    "Now can you tell me what happened in there?" Kun Yao asked.


    "Let me think. At that time, I wanted to go forward to save people, but you suddenly fainted. Tsk tsk, in that situation, it really was adding insult to injury for me," Shen Yue said, shaking her head with an expression of ''you abandoned me''.


    "And then?" Kun Yao''s face remained cold, unmoved.


    "Then, maybe it was because of me. I was too strong, and that vine was no match for me..." Shen Yue''s voice grew smaller under Kun Yao''s gaze.


    "Okay, I''ll tell the truth. At that time, you seemed to go crazy. You suddenly became very strong, and that vine was beaten away by you in an instant..." Shen Yue said, gesturing exaggeratedly.


    Kun Yao''s eyebrow seemed to twitch.


    "Not only that, after you drove away that monster, you probably got carried away with killing and wanted to kill me too!"


    "I... wanted to kill you?" Kun Yao frowned.


    "Yes, with a knife, chasing after me to cut me down. It was so dangerous, I was almost killed by you!" Shen Yue nodded, with a ''you have to believe me'' expression.


    "Fortunately, maybe your stamina wasn''t great, and you got tired after a short while. You passed out on your own. Afterwards, I moved you all together, and suddenly the space gate opened. We came back in an instant."


    After listening, Kun Yao''s face showed no expression. It was hard to tell if she believed it or not.


    "Hey, tell me honestly, are you...?"


    "What?"


    "I mean, do you have some kind of... illness? Mental illness?" Shen Yue asked with wide eyes, very seriously.