《Falling in love in a horror story[GL/Lesbian]》


 Chapter 1 Killer Vine

    "Ah¡ªugh!"


    A scream pierced the black sky over the small town. The sound contained terror, stimulating the eardrums for an extremely brief moment before abruptly cutting off. It was as if the person emitting the sound had suddenly been gripped by the throat.


    Then, there was a deathly silence.


    "That scared me to death!" Shen Yue quickly patted her little heart that had been startled into a jump.


    When that scream rang out, she was carefully entering this dilapidated villa by moonlight.


    And that sound seemed to come from not far away. Which meant danger was not far off either.


    "Who''s there!?"


    Shen Yue had just stepped through the main door when she heard a low shout from the darkness.


    It was a male voice.


    Shen Yue immediately concealed herself in the shadows, quickly determining the other person''s position, but unable to see anything in the darkness.


    "Room 99 guest," Shen Yue called out, then swiftly changed positions again.


    The other person must also be a guest, like her. He soon reported his own room number:


    "I''m Room 98, I''m over here. You can come over."


    Shen Yue saw him - the other person was hiding by the windowsill.


    Room 98 guest, she vaguely remembered he was a man in his thirties.


    She quickly came to his side, only to discover that Number 98 was already injured.


    This man in his thirties looked nervously at Shen Yue, but a flash of amazement passed through his eyes.


    In the moonlight, Shen Yue had fair skin, beautiful features, and long legs. Her delicate facial features were paired with sexy auburn long curly hair. She wore a sleeveless white shirt with a very low neckline... paired with ultra-short shorts.


    Wherever she went, she had the appearance of a sexy beauty. With such a beautiful woman approaching, the man''s thoughts immediately ran wild.


    Of course, Shen Yue was also very aware of her physical advantages, but now she had no mind to care about these things. She asked in a low voice:


    "How are you? What happened?"


    The man''s voice was full of fear: "Shit, we encountered that vine as soon as we came in. Several people scattered. While escaping, I injured my leg, but I can still walk. Also, I''ll tell you, besides that terrifying vine, there''s also... someone hunting us down."


    "A person?" This question was strange, but Shen Yue asked it naturally.


    "It''s a tall woman, very tall. That little girl from Room 97 has already been killed by her."


    "What does she look like? Is she a guest?"


    The other person replied with hesitation: "Well... I think she''s Number 95, but I can''t be sure. It was too dark to see clearly just now. However, the left shoulder of her clothes was torn by Number 97."A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    Room 95 guest, Kun Yao, Shen Yue remembered her name. The reason she remembered the name was that this guest''s appearance was too outstanding - a beautiful woman that was hard to forget at first glance. Not only was she tall and slender, but she also had fair skin and long, straight black hair.


    At that time, among the many guests, Kun Yao wore casual clothes - a simple white T-shirt over jeans - yet still stood out.


    At that time, half of the people''s gazes fell on Shen Yue, and the other half fell on her. Even Shen Yue had stolen a few glances at her.


    The other woman had an excellent appearance but was very aloof. Before entering this small world, Shen Yue hadn''t heard her say a word.


    But could it be her?


    She was also a guest, so why was she hunting down other guests? The key question was, did she have that ability?


    "It''s dangerous here, let''s leave first."


    Shen Yue immediately decided to leave this place first. Although she was an outsider, her power was weak right now, and she couldn''t easily stick her neck out.


    Number 98 responded with a sound, choosing to follow behind her. However, he was injured and moved slowly. He quickened his pace to catch up with Shen Yue. They left this ruined villa, but he suddenly found that her direction was wrong.


    "Where are we going?"


    Shen Yue paused for a moment, then turned and asked, "Where do you want to go?"


    "I..."


    "I''m going to the tower in the center of town. Are you coming with me?"


    "What are you going there for? At such a dangerous time, shouldn''t we be running towards the outside..."


    "Are you sure you can run out? Don''t forget we''re in a small world right now." Shen Yue glanced at his injured leg. "I''m leaving. If you choose to come along, try to keep up."


    The man''s voice became a bit anxious: "Hey! I advise you not to go. I just escaped from that direction!"


    Shen Yue hesitated for a moment but didn''t pay him any more attention. Instead, she quickened her pace and moved forward.


    ...


    "Help! Help me! Help me!"


    Just as Shen Yue was advancing along a corner of a wall, she found that Number 98 had actually caught up.


    He was calling for help, his voice terrified, running as fast as he could towards her direction.


    And at this time, there was something terrifying following him - it was a giant vine chasing after him!


    That green vine was as fast as lightning. When Number 98 was still two meters away from Shen Yue, it suddenly tightly wrapped around Number 98''s neck, dragging him backwards.


    Shen Yue reacted quickly. In the next second, she had already pulled out a dagger and swiftly slashed at the vine.


    Here is the English translation of the continuation, maintaining the original style and without censoring:


    But at the moment of contact, the vine suddenly extended many small tendrils that wrapped around Shen Yue''s hand.


    And on those small tendrils, human mouths suddenly grew, from which sharp thorns protruded, violently stabbing towards Shen Yue''s hand! The scene was extremely horrifying!


    Shen Yue was startled and immediately struggled to break free, decisively chopping down! With effort, she managed to cut through that vine!


    "Help... cough cough! Thank you, thank you!" Number 98 rubbed his neck with both hands, panting heavily, looking quite shaken.


    Shen Yue sighed in relief and quickly pulled him:


    "It''s okay, come on, get up, I''ll help you."


    She put away her dagger and supported the man, one hand holding his arm, the other gently resting on his back over his heart.


    Then, this hand''s palm suddenly emitted a faint green light.


    "You''re really amazing. Without you, I would have died!" The man''s face was full of gratitude.


    "Not at all, we''re all guests here, just helping each other." Shen Yue smiled slightly, "Here, let me support you as we walk."


    The man hesitated only for a moment before immediately agreeing: "Ah... okay! Let''s leave quickly, I''m afraid it might come back!"


    "Mm, alright."


    However, after just a few steps, Shen Yue withdrew her hand from his back.


    The dark green light disappeared from her palm.


    "Oh, I''m having trouble supporting you now, big brother. Can you walk on your own?"


    Shen Yue sighed lightly, suddenly releasing the man and moving forward quickly.


    "Huh? I... I can..." After being let go, the man was clearly lacking strength.


    "Big brother, I''m so scared, so I''m going ahead, okay?" Shen Yue said with a smile, "Oh my, big brother, next time you bring that vine to find me, I''ll help you again."


    "You? You... you, don''t, why do I have no strength..."


    "I don''t know, maybe you were too scared earlier, but..." As Shen Yue spoke, her eyes stared fixedly behind him, a flash of fear in her gaze!


    "But wha-ugh!" The man''s words were cut short as a vine quickly shot out and strangled his neck.


    The human mouths on that vine immediately opened, and the sharp thorns inside fiercely pierced into the man''s neck!

 Chapter 2：Sister， you are so personality

    Blood flowed freely!


    The man stared with bulging eyes, immediately reaching out to grab Shen Yue.


    "Help... please..."


    The vines dragged him away rapidly. Shen Yue only had time to wave goodbye.


    "What a pity," Shen Yue said, glancing in the direction the vines had disappeared. She quickly turned away, knowing she would be the next target.


    Having absorbed the tenant''s energy, those vines would grow increasingly powerful... to a terrifying degree.


    She suddenly looked back again.


    "Something feels off," she muttered.


    Despite her words, Shen Yue still chose to leave.


    But not long after Shen Yue''s figure vanished, a tall silhouette emerged from the nearby woods.


    The newcomer lingered for a few seconds, about to depart when they suddenly stopped.


    Because the person who had seemingly left earlier was still there. It turned out Shen Yue hadn''t actually gone. She looked somewhat surprised: "I didn''t expect you to be hiding here?"


    "You killed him," the woman stated coldly and calmly.


    "You saw it yourself just now, he was dragged away by those vines. What does it have to do with me?"


    Shen Yue took a few steps closer, her gaze falling on the other woman''s left shoulder. There was a tear there, with a conspicuous bloodstain on the white garment.


    Her eyes lingered there for a moment before Shen Yue said with a smile:


    "I even saved him once before, but do you know what he said? He said you were trying to kill him."


    "Nonsense," the other party denied flatly, her attitude indifferent.


    Shen Yue retreated imperceptibly, neither confirming nor denying.


    "But now he''s dead and can''t testify, my beautiful sister. You''re scaring me."


    The other woman snorted lightly. "So what?"


    "Hmm..." Shen Yue suddenly moved forward quickly again. "So why don''t we go together?"


    Kun Yao: "..."


    "Even though I''m scared, you saw earlier that I do have some abilities. My beautiful sister, you''re so gorgeous, let me protect you. Plus, those vines just killed another person, who knows how terrifying they''ve become! It''s better if we look out for each other."


    Close enough now, Shen Yue could finally see the other''s face clearly. Her breath caught for a moment, momentarily dazed by the close-up impact of the other''s beauty.


    Kun Yao gave her a cold look. "Thanks, but stay away from me."


    Shen Yue smiled brightly, her pretty eyes curving into crescents:


    "Oh no, I won''t, I won''t. I''m sticking with you, sister."


    She was about to reach out, but Kun Yao immediately dodged and left without looking back.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    Glancing at her outstretched hand, Shen Yue chose to follow.


    "Oh sister, you have such personality. I like it."


    ...


    On the strange and terrifying small town streets, a few incongruous phrases drifted by.


    "Sister, why are you so fast? Wait for me!"


    "I''m so tired from walking. Can we rest?"


    "Sister must be tired too. Want me to give you a massage? Your shoulders and neck must be sore. I''m very skilled..."


    Kun Yao finally snapped: "Don''t you have anything else to say? Do you think you''re on vacation?"


    Shen Yue blinked and said with a smile: "No, I know it''s dangerous. By the way, sister, where do you think those terrifying vines dragged people off to? And are all the captured tenants dead?"


    Kun Yao''s face turned icy, her voice even colder: "If you keep talking in that voice, I''ll take you to find those vines right now so you can see the results for yourself."


    "My voice?" Shen Yue tilted her head. "What''s wrong with it?"


    "Do you want to die?" Her tone dropped to freezing.


    Shen Yue narrowed her eyes, finally speaking normally: "Not at the moment."


    Kun Yao''s expression softened slightly:


    "I don''t want to meddle in your affairs. You don''t need to keep following me. Focus on how to survive."


    Shen Yue smiled: "I''m not following you. Is this road only for you to walk on?"


    Kun Yao gave a cold laugh without responding further.


    Shen Yue still trailed behind her, having noticed Kun Yao was also heading towards the town center.


    Turning a corner, a horrifying scene appeared before them.


    The two quickly retreated behind the wall.


    A vine was dragging a person whose head was already hanging limp. It pulled the corpse swiftly into the darkness.


    "How terrifying. Another tenant gone. I wonder how many of us are left."


    Kun Yao: "At least you''re still alive and kicking."


    Shen Yue: "..."


    Shen Yue followed behind Kun Yao, who suddenly changed direction towards an old European-style building. It was a church, though now dilapidated. In the faint moonlight, it looked even more eerie and sinister.


    Shen Yue naturally followed, but saw Kun Yao quickly open the door and enter. When she went in, she was surprised to find light inside.


    In the ruined church hall, there were actually a few living people. Seeing them enter, everyone was startled. Then someone warned:


    "Quick, close the door!"


    Shen Yue hastily shut the door. Scanning the room, she realized all the windows were tightly covered.


    It seemed to be to block the faint light, which came from a thin candle in the center.


    This candle illuminated the hall where several people huddled around a broken long table in the middle, their faces filled with anxiety.


    They were all tenants Shen Yue had seen before, though her impressions were vague.


    Two women and two men. The women were in their twenties, one boy looked barely of age, and there was an older middle-aged man.


    "You''re back?" One of the women in the hall, wearing red with short hair, stood up. "Are there any others?"


    The speaker was tenant 96, named Ding Jiajia. Beside her was another woman who looked older with naturally curly hair, tenant 94 Xue Yangyang.


    Tenant 93 Qi Zeming, the young boy with eye-catching dyed gray hair, sat to the side, scratching his head irritably with an impatient expression.


    The only older tenant, 92-year-old Lin Liang, stood silently to one side.


    "No more," Kun Yao answered coldly.


    Shen Yue found a spot to sit. "I didn''t expect to find a group."


    "What''s the use? Are we all just waiting here to die together?"


    Ding Jiajia looked very disappointed, slumping back down.


    Shen Yue rubbed her chin. "Not necessarily. There might be strength in numbers."


    Xue Yangyang chimed in: "But the tenants who''ve come in now may be all that''s left of us."


    The boy raised his head, saying seriously: "We can''t just sit here waiting for death. I think we should make a break for it, leave this town."


    Shen Yue''s gaze lingered on his distinctive gray hair, thinking: Young people, so full of energy!


    "Well..." Xue Yangyang hesitated.


    Lin Liang shook his head. "It won''t work. Those terrifying vines are everywhere, ready to take lives at any moment. Plus, we''re in the town and have no idea what''s outside. What if it''s even more dangerous out there?"


    Ding Jiajia agreed: "And it''s dark now. We can''t see the way clearly."


    Qi Zeming suddenly asked: "What time is it now?"


    Shen Yue checked the time. "7 AM."


    Kun Yao''s cold voice rang out: "But it hasn''t gotten light at all."


    Indeed, outside was still pitch black.


    Everyone''s expressions changed slightly. Suddenly there was silence. They had all noticed this abnormality earlier.


    This was a small world, not the normal one. Anything could happen here.


    The silence didn''t last long. Seeing everyone frozen, Shen Yue stood up and stretched.


    She glanced upstairs:


    "I don''t think we''ll be going out anytime soon. We''ve been running all night, I''m exhausted. Are there any rooms in here?"


    "There are, but are they fit for living..." Ding Jiajia''s face showed a hint of disgust.


    Shen Yue paused. "I''m not picky, any room will do. I''m too tired, I need to rest for a bit."


    With that, she ignored the others'' reactions and headed straight for the creaking wooden stairs leading to the second floor.


    Upstairs, she immediately smelled an unpleasant odor of decay.


    As Shen Yue frowned, footsteps sounded behind her.

 Chapter 3: Sister, Youre So Perverse

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    She was surprised to find that the person who came up was Kun Yao.


    "Oh, why are you here?"


    "Are you the only one allowed to rest?"


    Kun Yao lightly kicked open a door. This room wasn''t too dusty. There were two single beds in the middle, and some broken cabinets piled together.


    "Of course not. You can join me, can''t you?"


    Shen Yue immediately walked in, surveying the room.


    "I''ve already chosen. Get out," Kun Yao frowned slightly.


    "I think I need protection. To increase our chances of survival, it''s better if we stick together. Besides, do you think you can clean this room properly without me?" Shen Yue pulled out a white cloth from somewhere and wiped the bedside. The cloth immediately turned black.


    Kun Yao''s face darkened instantly.


    Downstairs, the remaining few looked at each other, unsure what to do.


    Ding Jiajia cleaned the long table a bit, planning to sleep on it.


    She also wouldn''t let the other three leave, persuading them all to stay in the hall.


    Everyone found a place to rest. But just as they lay down, Ding Jiajia was startled awake by knocking on the door.


    "Who''s knocking?"


    Could there still be living tenants outside? Who could it be?


    They looked at each other. The young Qi Zeming, being bolder, walked to the door.


    "Who''s there? Who''s outside?"


    "It''s me! Zhu Rui."


    Ding Jiajia was stunned.


    Qi Zeming turned back, questioning the others with his eyes.


    The male voice sounded again: "I''m tenant 91. Open the door, quick! I barely made it here, hurry and open up!"


    Hearing this, Ding Jiajia immediately walked over.


    She asked excitedly, "Zhu Rui? Is that you?"


    "Yes, yes, open the door quickly!"


    Ding Jiajia reflexively reached for the door, but hesitated as she touched it.


    At a time like this, no matter who appeared outside, it took courage to open the door.


    "Open up, Ding Jiajia! Do you want me to die out here?"


    Zhu Rui''s voice outside grew increasingly urgent, clearly very anxious.


    "Don''t rush, I''m opening it now!"


    "Don''t¡ª" The others'' voices came too late.


    Ding Jiajia had already opened the door. A man in his thirties immediately walked in.


    "Thank goodness you''re alright!" Ding Jiajia went to hug the man.


    Qi Zeming quickly closed the door.


    "My God, I finally found you all." Zhu Rui patted Ding Jiajia''s back, signaling her to let go.


    Xue Yangyang hurriedly asked, "What''s the situation outside?"


    Zhu Rui looked terrified: "I don''t know about the others. Dong Feng and Chen Zeyu who were with me are dead."


    "Dead?!"


    "What happened..."


    "Listen, we had just entered when I ended up in a room with them. They wanted to go out. I suggested staying there, but I couldn''t persuade them. I went out with them, and not long after, these vines suddenly appeared behind us... They were strangled by the vines. I tried to save them, but... There was a cracking sound, their necks broke, their heads lolled to the side, and they were dragged away..."If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Meanwhile upstairs, a strange scene was unfolding.


    "Can you not get so close to me?"


    Kun Yao''s face was cold as she looked down slightly at Shen Yue, who was almost pressed against her chest.


    "Huh?" Shen Yue turned her head, and Kun Yao immediately turned away.


    The distance was too close, making it hard to breathe.


    At this moment, Shen Yue was holding a black cloth, wiping dust off the headboard. But she had nearly pushed Kun Yao down onto the bed.


    "Why didn''t you move away? I''m working so hard cleaning, and you''re just standing there watching."


    "...I can do this part myself."


    "Oh my, you should have said so earlier. My back is killing me from bending over like this." Shen Yue smiled, slowly starting to straighten up.


    "...Oops!" Shen Yue fell.


    "What are you doing?!" Kun Yao''s voice.


    "What am I doing? I just lost my balance and slipped, that''s all."


    Shen Yue, lying on the bed, tilted her head and looked innocently at Kun Yao standing by the bed.


    In her heart though, she was frustrated: Damn, she dodged so fast. Otherwise I could have pressed up against her.


    Kun Yao stared at her for two seconds, then said: "Give me the cloth. You go over there."


    "Oh, alright, no problem."


    Shen Yue agreed readily, then watched as the other woman tidied the bed with clean, efficient movements.


    "Kun Yao."


    Kun Yao''s hands paused, but she didn''t look up: "Speak."


    "Nothing much, I just wanted to ask how long you''ve been here?" Shen Yue poked at the worn mattress, found a spot to lie on her side, watching Kun Yao make the bed opposite her.


    Here?


    "You''re number 99, I''m 95. Not long before you."


    Shen Yue wasn''t surprised by this answer and continued asking: "So how did you get here?"


    This time Kun Yao was silent for a second, then asked in return: "What about you? How did you get here?"


    Shen Yue played dumb: "I don''t know either. I just woke up and found myself at the apartment entrance."


    "Is that so?"


    Shen Yue nodded, then noticed the other''s mocking gaze fall on her clothes. She looked down at herself.


    Sleeveless low-cut blouse, paired with a mini skirt...


    "Hey, this is just how I like to sleep. Besides, although the apartment is creepy, the environment inside is quite nice. It has everything. I''ll change into something else when we get back."


    Hearing this, Kun Yao gave a cold laugh: "Assuming you can actually get back."


    "You''re scaring me..." Shen Yue narrowed her eyes, chuckling lightly: "Why don''t we sleep together then?"


    Kun Yao was unmoved: "Sleep next to me, and you might easily become a corpse."


    Shen Yue laughed exaggeratedly: "Wow, sister, do you like sleeping with corpses? Sister, you''re so perverse."


    "..." Kun Yao seemed angered and didn''t respond further.


    Not getting a response, Shen Yue wasn''t anxious. She just tossed and turned on the broken bed.


    "Kun Yao, are you asleep?"


    "Can you hear the movement downstairs? Someone new arrived."


    Kun Yao had her back to her, not moving.


    Shen Yue listened to the sounds below, crept out of bed to take a look. She soon returned.


    There was one more person downstairs, but Shen Yue wasn''t interested in going down.


    She was more interested in the person lying in the room.


    Shen Yue quietly walked to Kun Yao''s side. By the moonlight from the window, Shen Yue could easily see her face clearly.


    This person had great energy, very useful. If she could absorb a bit, it should be much more effective than the previous number 98.


    However, she was very guarded and not easy to approach.


    Shen Yue crouched by the bedside, admiring Kun Yao''s face for a while. Then she silently returned to her own bed...


    Shen Yue was awakened by an itchy sensation. She opened her eyes groggily, and vaguely saw a vine rushing straight at her face! Just then, her body was pushed aside, and a figure rushed out from behind her. Before Shen Yue could see clearly what she did, that vine was cut off.


    Shen Yue was about to go up and celebrate when the person made a move. Shen Yue suddenly felt a chill at her throat. Her mind hadn''t reacted yet, but her body was falling. The last thing she saw was the blood-stained long sword in that person''s hand.


    "Ah!"


    She jolted up, still in shock.


    "Kun Yao."


    Kun Yao''s hands paused, but she didn''t look up: "Speak."


    "Nothing much, I just wanted to ask how long you''ve been here?" Shen Yue poked at the worn mattress, found a spot to lie on her side, watching Kun Yao make the bed opposite her.


    Here?


    "You''re number 99, I''m 95. Not long before you."


    Shen Yue wasn''t surprised by this answer and continued asking: "So how did you get here?"


    This time Kun Yao was silent for a second, then asked in return: "What about you? How did you get here?"


    Shen Yue played dumb: "I don''t know either. I just woke up and found myself at the apartment entrance."


    "Is that so?"


    Shen Yue nodded, then noticed the other''s mocking gaze fall on her clothes. She looked down at herself.


    Sleeveless low-cut blouse, paired with a mini skirt...


    "Hey, this is just how I like to sleep. Besides, although the apartment is creepy, the environment inside is quite nice. It has everything. I''ll change into something else when we get back."


    Hearing this, Kun Yao gave a cold laugh: "Assuming you can actually get back."


    "You''re scaring me..." Shen Yue narrowed her eyes, chuckling lightly: "Why don''t we sleep together then?"


    Kun Yao was unmoved: "Sleep next to me, and you might easily become a corpse."


    Shen Yue laughed exaggeratedly: "Wow, sister, do you like sleeping with corpses? Sister, you''re so perverse."


    "..." Kun Yao seemed angered and didn''t respond further.


    Not getting a response, Shen Yue wasn''t anxious. She just tossed and turned on the broken bed.


    "Kun Yao, are you asleep?"


    "Can you hear the movement downstairs? Someone new arrived."


    Kun Yao had her back to her, not moving.


    Shen Yue listened to the sounds below, crept out of bed to take a look. She soon returned.


    There was one more person downstairs, but Shen Yue wasn''t interested in going down.


    She was more interested in the person lying in the room.


    Shen Yue quietly walked to Kun Yao''s side. By the moonlight from the window, Shen Yue could easily see her face clearly.


    This person had great energy, very useful. If she could absorb a bit, it should be much more effective than the previous number 98.


    However, she was very guarded and not easy to approach.


    Shen Yue crouched by the bedside, admiring Kun Yao''s face for a while. Then she silently returned to her own bed...


    Shen Yue was awakened by an itchy sensation. She opened her eyes groggily, and vaguely saw a vine rushing straight at her face!


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 Chapter 4: The Vines Can Actually Shed Their Skin?

    "Ouch! Ouch! I got pricked," Shen Yue exclaimed as she suddenly jumped up, remembering the object around her neck.


    A cool voice came from nearby: "What are you wearing around your neck?"


    "Ow, shit..." Shen Yue turned her head and nearly got pricked again by the homemade wolf fang necklace around her neck.


    "Heh." A soft laugh came from beside her.


    Shen Yue was grimacing in pain when she suddenly whipped her head around to glare at Kun Yao.


    "I heard you laugh."


    But Kun Yao simply asked: "Can you explain your foolish behavior?"


    Shen Yue pouted and reached behind her neck to remove the homemade wolf fang necklace she was wearing.


    "This is to prevent that vine from strangling me while I sleep. It likes to choke people, right? Well, let''s see it try with this on."


    As Shen Yue finished speaking, she realized Kun Yao had already walked up in front of her and was examining her very seriously.


    "What are you doing?"


    Shen Yue was startled. Kun Yao was incredibly tall, at least half a head taller than her.


    A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Yue''s mind: She must be at least 180 cm tall. What a waste not to be a model with that height.


    It was quite intimidating to have her walk over so solemnly with such a domineering presence.


    Kun Yao simply glanced down at the necklace in Shen Yue''s hand, then looked at her and said: "Beautiful lady, do you know that necklaces like this are usually worn by Axue?"


    "Axue?"


    Kun Yao ignored her and quickly disappeared through the doorway.


    Shen Yue had a bad feeling about this. She sensed that this "Axue" was probably not a person''s name.


    "Is it dawn already?"


    Shen Yue looked out the window and realized the sky was starting to brighten. The originally gloomy dark sky had turned a hazy gray.


    Shen Yue quickly went downstairs.


    "Is everyone here?"


    "Not yet, we''re still missing two people," Xue Yangyang said, looking around at the few people present.


    "Why hasn''t Ding Jiajia come out yet?" Qi Zeming looked behind Shen Yue. "She and Zhu Rui found a room to rest in. Zhu Rui is Number 91, you''ve met him before. He found his way here last night."


    Shen Yue nodded. She had seen him last night but hadn''t come downstairs.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    "Neither of them have come out?" Kun Yao asked.


    "Mm, seems like they''re the only two left," Qi Zeming confirmed.


    Xue Yangyang looked at the room and asked quietly, "What''s going on? Should we go check on them?"


    Before he finished speaking, Kun Yao had already started walking over.


    Seeing her move, Shen Yue raised an eyebrow and followed.


    There weren''t many rooms on the first floor, only three in total.


    "You knock on the door."


    Shen Yue had just walked up to the door with Kun Yao when she heard the latter''s voice. But she didn''t refuse.


    She immediately started knocking forcefully, making the door rattle loudly.


    "Hey, Ding Jiajia, time to get up! The sun''s already high in the sky..."


    But there was no response from inside.


    The two women exchanged a glance.


    "Ahhh!"


    Just then, a scream came from inside. But it was a man''s voice.


    Shen Yue immediately kicked the door, sending the man behind it flying out.


    As the door burst open, everyone was stunned by the scene before them. No one noticed that a petite girl like Shen Yue could kick down a door with one strike.


    They saw a body hanging down from the center of the room - it was Ding Jiajia.


    Her neck was tightly constricted by a vine, suspending her from the ceiling. She was wearing only an undergarment, her arms and legs hanging limply, clearly long dead.


    Most horrifying of all, the vine had pierced into the corpse''s neck and was now silently but visibly sucking out the flesh and blood from under the skin.


    The upper half of the body was left with only skin, while the lower half still appeared normal. However, the originally plump flesh was rapidly shriveling.


    Shen Yue scanned the scene and drew in a sharp breath.


    Damn, now she really wanted to put that necklace on...immediately!


    The man who had just been kicked flying scrambled over, ignoring his pain.


    Same room, yet Ding Jiajia died so horribly while Zhu Rui was unharmed?!


    "Zhu Rui..."


    "I''m scared to death! Don''t ask me, I don''t know what happened either. We slept together last night, but when I woke up to your knocking this morning, I opened my eyes and there she was - her corpse hanging right above my head. I don''t know, I don''t know what happened..."


    Looking at Zhu Rui''s pale face and trembling body, Shen Yue didn''t think he was lying.


    "Enough talk, let''s go!" Kun Yao suddenly warned.


    Ding Jiajia''s body had nearly turned into just a sheet of skin, and during their conversation, the vine had imperceptibly penetrated through the corpse and was now emerging from the soles of her feet.


    The group quickly fled, but Kun Yao suddenly realized someone was missing.


    She looked back and saw that Shen Yue was actually using the spikes on her necklace to poke at the soles of the corpse''s feet, apparently trying to push the vine back in.


    Push it back in???


    But suddenly the vine accelerated, rapidly extending towards Shen Yue''s hand.


    "Holy shit!" Shen Yue cried out, immediately dropping it and rushing out.


    "You really have a death wish!" came Kun Yao''s voice.


    Shen Yue caught up to Kun Yao as they ran out of the room: "I was just testing if the necklace would work. Who knew it would move so fast..."


    "What are you two doing? Hurry up and run!"


    As the two burst out of the room, they realized the others were all stuck at the entrance.


    "We can''t get out, it''s blocked!" Qi Zeming looked at them.


    "What?" Shen Yue quickly glanced back to see if the vine was chasing them. Fortunately not. "What''s going on? Let me see."


    Shen Yue rushed to the front and saw that the doorway was completely blocked by a huge mass of vines. These vines had turned yellow and died, some even rotting, but there were so many that they completely sealed off the exit.


    "You do it." Kun Yao suddenly moved aside.


    Shen Yue: "? Do what?"


    "Kick the door open."


    Shen Yue''s mouth twitched: "There wasn''t this much... garbage behind that door earlier."


    "Look!" Xue Yangyang suddenly pointed outside and said in a low voice.


    Everyone''s gaze followed to where he was pointing. It was the vine from the room earlier, dragging Ding Jiajia''s corpse - no, it could no longer be called a corpse, just a skin with bones inside. It was slowly dragging Ding Jiajia''s skin, disappearing into the tall grass.


    The vine that had fed on human flesh was like a satiated python, leisurely departing after devouring a day''s worth of human life.


    Kun Yao''s voice came from the side:


    "It''s not just this door. The windows over there have been sealed off too."


    "Have you noticed, the vines blocking the doorway seem to be..." Old Man Lin''s voice was a bit hoarse.


    Shen Yue followed his gaze.


    "These vines... are shed skins?!"

 Chapter 5: Are You Waiting for the Vine to Drag You Away?

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    Some of the vines were broken off, clearly revealing that they were hollow inside!


    "It seems so," Old Man Lin adjusted the glasses on his nose and took another careful look.


    Xue Yangyang grew anxious: "Now is not the time to worry about what kind of skin this monster has. The key is how do we get out of here?"


    Qi Zeming exerted some force and pried off a piece of the door panel, but the vines from outside immediately surged in, still blocking it tightly.


    He asked dejectedly, "Is this monster trying to trap us here and kill us slowly?"


    Shen Yue suddenly remembered something: "Are you all idiots? That vine was just in the room. How did it get out?"


    No sooner said than done, Shen Yue immediately turned back to the room they were just in.


    She ran quickly, but returned in just a few seconds. Her face looked grim: "I checked. The windows in there are blocked too."


    "But these outside are all dead skins from the vines. We should be able to get out if we clear a small path," Old Man Lin said.


    "But what if the vine suddenly appears while we''re clearing... And we just slept for a while, but when we woke up, there were so many vines outside..."


    Shen Yue rubbed her chin: "Whatever the case, we have to try, right? Besides, the vine just left, so it probably won''t come back for a short while. It didn''t chase after us earlier."


    Kun Yao nodded: "I agree. Unless you have a better idea."


    Shen Yue glanced at her with a bit of surprise.


    The others had no better options, so they could only agree.


    Everyone found some tools and started from where Qi Zeming had broken the door panel. Although the outside was covered in dead skins shed by the vines, there were so many that it took several hours of clearing before they could finally get out.


    "Did we really make it out?" Qi Zeming even looked back to check.


    "Hurry up and go. Are you waiting for that vine to come drag you away?" Shen Yue reminded him bluntly.


    "Let''s go!"


    Kun Yao chose a direction and took the lead. Shen Yue walked in the middle. Old Man Lin, who was older, walked at the back.


    "Where are we going?" Shen Yue took a few steps forward to follow behind Kun Yao.


    But the answer she got was unexpected.


    "I don''t know. I''m going by intuition."


    "What?" Shen Yue was stunned, and so were the people behind her.


    Xue Yangyang stopped in her tracks: "Kun Yao, you don''t know the way? Then why did you start off so decisively towards the west?"Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    "Instinct." Kun Yao glanced at her without stopping.


    Qi Zeming looked back at the eerie buildings receding behind them. He hesitated for a moment before deciding to go with the flow: "Let''s keep going. At least we''re leaving this creepy, gloomy town. I don''t want to stay here for another second."


    Old Man Lin also said, "Let''s go. At least we''re all together."


    At this moment, another discordant voice appeared. It was Zhu Rui. He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said loudly:


    "But what if this direction is wrong? If the vine is right ahead, aren''t we doomed?"


    "You''re shouting so loudly, aren''t you afraid of attracting the vine? I see you''re not afraid of death," Shen Yue stopped and narrowed her eyes at Zhu Rui. "Since you have objections to the direction we''re going, where do you suggest we go?"


    "I..." Zhu Rui was at a loss for words.


    "Those who don''t want to die, follow along." Shen Yue tossed out this sentence and continued forward without looking back.


    She didn''t know about the others, but she trusted Kun Yao. The reason was simple. Someone with as much energy as Kun Yao couldn''t possibly be cannon fodder. That would be ridiculous.


    Also, if Kun Yao did end up as cannon fodder, then her chance would come. If she could absorb a bit of energy, she herself shouldn''t die here.


    After this small incident, the journey became very smooth - smoother than Shen Yue had imagined.


    Glancing at Kun Yao walking at the front, Shen Yue sighed inwardly: The path led by a big shot is indeed different.


    They had already left the small town far behind, but the direction they were heading was towards a mountainous area. Looking ahead, all they could see was lush green forest.


    "Kun Yao, why did you stop?" Xue Yangyang''s voice broke the silence.


    Shen Yue looked up to see that Kun Yao had indeed stopped in her tracks, expressionless and motionless, not saying a word.


    "Did you discover something?" Qi Zeming asked.


    "Look." Kun Yao gestured for them to look at the sky.


    Shen Yue immediately noticed that something seemed to be floating down from the sky. It was white, like snow. Just as Shen Yue was about to reach out to catch it, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.


    "Don''t touch that thing!"


    Shen Yue was startled by Kun Yao''s voice. She turned her head, and in a blur, her body was yanked away.


    "What''s wrong? What is this thing? Why can''t we touch it?" Xue Yangyang asked.


    Shen Yue turned to look and saw that a piece had already landed on Xue Yangyang''s arm.


    "This is..." Kun Yao''s words were interrupted by Old Man Lin''s voice.


    "This isn''t snow. It''s alive! It''s moving!" His voice was a bit panicked and very shocked.


    "What! Oh my God!"


    Xue Yangyang immediately started slapping her arm, trying to get rid of the thing. But as soon as she moved, the thing really seemed to come alive, wriggling at an incredibly fast speed on her arm.


    Shen Yue saw a piece about to fall on Qi Zeming and quickly warned him.


    "Move away! There''s one here too!"


    Qi Zeming dodged it with a quick bend, letting the piece fall to the ground. After falling to the ground, the piece quickly disappeared into the soil, as if it had burrowed in.


    Zhu Rui, standing next to him, dodged in time and wasn''t touched.


    "Help me! Help me get this thing off!" Xue Yangyang''s voice was already tinged with tears. She frantically slapped at her arm, but the piece had already crawled to her back where she couldn''t reach. She was terrified.


    "Calm down! That''s a spore from the vine. Wrap yourself up in your clothes, don''t let that thing burrow into your skin..." Kun Yao was about to go help, but she saw the piece crawl up from the back of Xue Yangyang''s head, evading Xue Yangyang''s slapping hands. It quickly merged into her skin - no, it should be said that it burrowed into Xue Yangyang''s temple.


    A small bump formed there, then quickly subsided.


    Then Xue Yangyang''s voice disappeared. She became quiet, very quiet. Her whole person stood still, not moving.


    "Xue Yangyang?"


    Qi Zeming was scared and called out to her. But as soon as he spoke, Xue Yangyang suddenly raised her head, her movements stiff, her gaze fixed straight ahead. She began walking step by step towards a certain direction, as if she had been put under a spell.


    "Hey, where are you going? Xue Yangyang!" Qi Zeming called out to her but didn''t dare to approach.


    "What do we do now?" Zhu Rui stood at the back. "Has she gone mad? Are we still going?"


    "Should we follow her?" Qi Zeming asked.


    Shen Yue pursed her lips. How was she supposed to answer that? She didn''t want to go, but she was also a bit curious about what had happened to Xue Yangyang.


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 Chapter 6: You Think Im a Fking Idiot Too?

    Before she could answer, Old Man Lin behind them started moving. His gaze was blank, his movements stiff like a puppet as he also walked in Xue Yangyang''s direction. Apparently, he had been infected without them noticing.


    Luckily, there weren''t many of those floating things, otherwise they all would have been infected, with no chance of escape.


    "So... where do we go?" Qi Zeming rephrased his question.


    Shen Yue looked at Kun Yao, who was staring in the direction Xue Yangyang had left. She said, "We''ll follow them, see if we can save them."


    Shen Yue controlled her facial expression, trying not to look too grim.


    Sister, are you serious? If you want to go die, don''t drag me into it!


    Zhu Rui immediately objected. He was quite blunt: "They obviously have no chance of survival. Why bother going? I''m not going, and I advise you not to go either. The most important thing is for us to get out of here quickly. Who knows what else we might encounter?"


    Shen Yue suddenly found him a bit more likeable.


    Kun Yao didn''t force them: "You don''t have to go if you don''t want to. I''m going. By the way, the exit from this small world is in that direction."


    Shen Yue''s eyes lit up: "How do you know?"


    Kun Yao knew where the exit of this world was? No wonder she hadn''t hesitated at all and was so certain about this direction.


    "Believe it or not, I wouldn''t joke about my own life."


    Kun Yao didn''t give them time to consider and started walking.


    "Hey, I''ll go with you." Shen Yue reached out to grab Kun Yao''s hand, but was dodged.


    Really now, she pulled me earlier, but now she won''t let me touch her.


    How embarrassing... Shen Yue rubbed her nose and followed as if nothing had happened.


    Shen Yue followed Kun Yao for a while before realizing the other two hadn''t followed.


    "Kun Yao, how do you know where the exit is?"


    She couldn''t help but ask.


    "I don''t know."


    "?" Shen Yue was dumbfounded. "What? You don''t know?"


    "That''s right, I don''t know."


    Kun Yao looked serious and quite frank.


    "But you just said..."


    "I lied to you all. I didn''t expect only you would fall for it." Kun Yao said as she walked.


    Hearing this, Shen Yue was stunned. She almost couldn''t control her urge to curse. Finally, she put on a gentle smile: "Kun Yao, you must be joking, right? How could you joke about your own life?"


    "You''re not me. How do you know I wouldn''t?"


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    "...I suppose you''re right." Shen Yue smiled.


    This is a huge idiot, absolutely a colossal idiot. How could she have thought this person was a big shot? She herself is a huge idiot too!


    "If you regret it, you can go back to find them. Though I don''t know if they''re still where we left them."


    Shen Yue took a deep breath: "How could I regret it? I''ll definitely stick with you."


    Stick with you, waiting to latch onto you, absorb your energy fiercely... and then trample you underfoot!


    "Look ahead," Kun Yao''s voice lowered.


    Shen Yue looked and saw two figures appear in front. It was Xue Yangyang and Old Man Lin who had been infected earlier. They still looked like zombies, moving stiffly forward, pushing straight through bushes that blocked their way, getting scratched all over but seeming not to feel any pain.


    Shen Yue held her breath, because she saw that these two had stopped in front of a small hill. And this hill was made up of vines.


    Shen Yue gasped. The vines here were each as thick as a person, truly blocking out the sky. Half the sky was covered, and almost every vine had corpses hanging from it. Some had turned to white bones, some were just skin.


    Most terrifying of all, at the ends of those vines appeared human faces. Those faces had their mouths wide open, like demons from hell.


    Shen Yue couldn''t help but shudder.


    Old Man Lin and Xue Yangyang stopped there, seemingly waiting. At this moment, several vines suddenly twisted together, the human faces at their ends opening their big mouths, biting and tearing at each other. They were fighting.


    Soon the fight had a result. One of the vines emerged victorious, that human face with green liquid dripping from its mouth slowly floated in front of Old Man Lin and Xue Yangyang, circling around them once before suddenly wrapping around Xue Yangyang like a snake and starting to coil.


    "Save them." Kun Yao''s voice sounded in Shen Yue''s ear.


    Shen Yue widened her eyes and spread her hands: What am I supposed to save them with?


    You''re an idiot, but you really think I''m a fucking idiot too?


    "Did you see clearly where those vines came from?" Kun Yao indicated. "Look at the very bottom. They''re all coming out of that hole. There are so many that you can''t even see the entrance to the hole anymore."


    Shen Yue blinked: "And then?"


    "I''m certain the exit from this world is in that hole." Kun Yao was extremely serious. "So..."


    "Beautiful lady, shh." Shen Yue made a gesture. "Don''t treat me like an idiot. If you want to take risks, you go ahead. Also, I''m very curious. Isn''t this your first time entering this small world?"


    Kun Yao frowned slightly: "It is the first time."


    "But you seem... quite familiar with everything here?" Shen Yue narrowed her eyes at her. This Kun Yao was very familiar with the terrain. She didn''t believe the other was just a naive newbie.


    "I don''t need to explain myself to you. Right now, you can only trust me." Kun Yao said.


    "......"


    Seeing Shen Yue not speaking, Kun Yao spoke again:


    "I need your cooperation. Those vines over there look terrifying, but there are actually only three main derivative vines. I need you to be bait."


    Shen Yue tilted her head, now interested: "Bait? How?"


    "The three main derivative vines each need an offering. Now, they''re still short one."


    Hearing this, Shen Yue immediately refused: "What do you mean? You want me to..."


    "Don''t worry, these three main vines only take the offering into the hole, they won''t kill you immediately. Once we''re all inside the hole, I have a way."


    "Do you think I''m a three-year-old?" Shen Yue peeked out a bit and saw that Old Man Lin and Xue Yangyang had already been wrapped up like dumplings by the vines. She immediately ducked down lower. "I have weak psychological endurance. Those vines don''t even need to get close to me, I''d be scared to death!"


    "You''re not that fragile." Kun Yao hesitated for a moment, then put a hand on Shen Yue''s shoulder.


    Shen Yue glanced at it from the corner of her eye, then lowered her head and quickly rolled her eyes.


    "You need to pay people to do things for you. I want to get out too, but for risky stuff like this, shouldn''t you show some goodwill?"


    Shen Yue rubbed her hands together, showing a standard smile.


    Kun Yao was also direct: "What do you want?"


    Hearing this, Shen Yue suddenly lowered her head and was silent for a few seconds. Then she used one hand to wipe the corner of her eye:


    "Actually, I''m an orphan. I''ve never had any family since I was little. I grew up in an orphanage. I don''t want to die here. Since you say it''s feasible, I believe you and I can cooperate with you, but..."


    "What?"


    Shen Yue kept her head down, not looking at Kun Yao''s expression. She was afraid if she looked up, she wouldn''t be able to keep acting.


    "I don''t want money either. Money is useless here anyway. I just hope to make friends with you. Give me a hug, will you? I''ve never been hugged in my whole life. Even if I die this time, I''ll have no regrets." Shen Yue''s voice was choked with emotion.


    Her eyes grew hot. Without looking, Shen Yue knew that right now, her eyes were brimming with tears, looking pitiful and vulnerable.


    "I..."

 Chapter 7: The Enlarged Ghost Face

    Kun Yao''s face darkened, and just as she was about to leave,


    Shen Yue quickly extended her arms to embrace her: "Thank you so much for fulfilling my wish. You''re the first friend I''ve made here."


    Kun Yao was suddenly hugged by her, feeling Shen Yue''s hands resting on her back with surprising heat, impossible to ignore.


    At such close proximity, Kun Yao could even feel her breath. She had never been this close to anyone before.


    "Let go," Kun Yao said coldly.


    "Oh, wait a moment," Shen Yue spoke up. She hadn''t had enough of the hug yet.


    Kun Yao took a deep breath and pushed Shen Yue away.


    "Hurry up, we won''t make it if we don''t go now. The third main vine is about to go in."


    "Okay, okay. Can you still walk... I mean, you go first. My legs are numb."


    Shen Yue stood up but stumbled and fell back down.


    "I''ll hide near the cave entrance. Be quick," Kun Yao said efficiently, quickly disappearing into the bushes.


    Shen Yue slowly stood up, her left hand touching her right palm, which emitted a faint blue light that quickly disappeared.


    "She can still move..." Shen Yue muttered softly, feeling puzzled.


    She had just taken the opportunity to absorb energy from Kun Yao. Although the time was short, even in those few seconds, Shen Yue was certain she had absorbed a large amount of energy. It wasn''t in vain that she had shed those few tears earlier.


    If it were anyone else, they would be extremely weak even if they could move. But Kun Yao had left full of energy.


    "Does she have so much energy that what I took was like a mosquito bite?" Shen Yue could hardly believe it. Then a thought struck her and she smiled. "Well, that''s good. I won''t have to worry about energy in the future."


    Shen Yue, who had originally planned to absorb Kun Yao''s energy and then run away, now hesitated.


    "Alright, let''s give it a try."


    "She''s not an idiot, she''s a cold-faced, warm-hearted innocent."


    Shen Yue changed her evaluation of Kun Yao.


    As agreed, Shen Yue pretended to be a possessed tenant, moving stiffly towards the terrifying vine-covered slope ahead.


    But after just a few steps, Shen Yue suddenly stopped and quickly crouched down to hide.


    Because she had heard a familiar voice - it was Qi Zeming, whom they had separated from not long ago. He had obviously been infected and was walking straight ahead.


    He obediently walked up to the terrifying vines, allowing them to wrap around him.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.


    This vine wrapped around him very quickly. Soon, Qi Zeming''s body was engulfed in this deadly green, becoming a large cocoon that was dragged into the cave entrance.


    After the three large vines disappeared, Shen Yue could see the exposed cave more clearly.


    The cave entrance wasn''t large. It was hard to imagine how those three vines had squeezed out of such a small opening. But it was they who had harvested countless lives.


    After the three main vines disappeared, the remaining vines suddenly stopped moving. This happened in an instant.


    Shen Yue immediately thought of Kun Yao''s words. It seemed she had known this would happen all along.


    Sure enough, she soon saw Kun Yao''s figure. Kun Yao appeared in the bushes next to the cave entrance but didn''t immediately go in.


    Shen Yue guessed she might be waiting for her, so she hurried over.


    All the vines were completely still. Shen Yue mustered her courage and crept over from the nearby bushes, bending low.


    Soon she was by Kun Yao''s side.


    "Let''s go. Didn''t you want to go in?"


    Kun Yao glanced at her and said in a low voice: "Follow behind me. When we get inside, don''t run around, and don''t be afraid."


    "I... I''ll try my best," Shen Yue replied.


    "Also, try not to make any sound once we''re inside," Kun Yao added.


    Shen Yue complained: "So many rules. If we can''t talk, how are we supposed to communicate to save people?"


    "There''s a big creature inside. It''s the root of those vines, currently in a dormant state. Don''t wake it up, or you''ll die."


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    "Understood. I''ll be careful," Shen Yue gave Kun Yao a deep look. Was this person really a tenant?


    She was an outsider to this entire world. Although she had some life-saving tricks up her sleeve, she found it difficult to navigate these small worlds. Yet Kun Yao seemed so familiar with this place.


    It couldn''t be her first time. And she had so much energy...


    "Let''s go."


    "You... you..." Shen Yue watched in shock as Kun Yao simply walked out, striding towards the cave entrance.


    The vines nearby were like dead things, not moving at all.


    "These are all small branches of the main vine. Only those three vines from earlier could control them. Otherwise, they''re all in a dormant state."


    Shen Yue carefully stepped over a pile of limp vines to get behind Kun Yao.


    "So these vines are just like this? Won''t they..."


    Kun Yao said in a low voice: "When the three derivative main vines enter the cave, it means there are no more living people outside."


    Shen Yue was startled. So Zhu Rui, who was left, was also dead?


    "But that''s not right. You and I are still here."


    Kun Yao didn''t respond because they had already entered the cave. As soon as Shen Yue entered, everything was pitch black. It took her a couple of seconds to adjust.


    She followed behind Kun Yao, walking forward for several dozen meters. Suddenly, a faint light appeared ahead, allowing them to see their surroundings.


    Thud!


    Kun Yao turned back to look. It was Shen Yue. She had fallen to the ground, or more accurately, collapsed on the ground, her head hanging down, her body shaking slightly.


    Kun Yao crouched down and looked at her quizzically: What''s wrong?


    Shen Yue looked up, staring at Kun Yao''s face, trying hard to ignore what was behind Kun Yao: It''s nothing. I just tripped.


    Kun Yao: Be careful.


    Shen Yue slowly stood up, almost not daring to raise her head, but her downcast gaze could still see a pair of feet floating in front of her.


    Floating.


    Slowly raising her head, reflected in her eyes was not just Kun Yao, but also a ghostly figure. It was a young girl, with disheveled hair, who had died in a gruesome manner.


    The features on her face were so rotten they were barely recognizable. Her neck was even more decayed, blood staining her clothes, the exposed skin a deathly gray. Most importantly, Shen Yue realized that Kun Yao couldn''t see this female ghost, but the ghost was following right behind her.


    She only needed to lower her eyes slightly to see the ghost''s feet dangling behind her.


    Shen Yue was actually quite brave, but this was what she feared most. This female ghost was very likely a previous tenant who had died in this small world.


    The ghost was trapped here, unable to leave.


    Shen Yue suddenly grabbed Kun Yao''s clothes: I''m scared. Stay close to me. Let''s walk together.


    Kun Yao turned her head, confusion flashing in her eyes.


    Then she turned back, ignoring Shen Yue.


    Shen Yue was frustrated. However, before she could get any comfort, the next second, she saw the female ghost''s face enlarged right in front of her.


    The ghost seemed to have noticed Shen Yue''s unease. In an instant, it had moved right up to Shen Yue''s face.


    Those eerie eyes were fixed intently on Shen Yue.

 Chapter 8: A Room Full of Ghosts

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    Shen Yue''s gaze fell on the area behind the female ghost as she walked forward with an unchanged expression. But others didn''t know that just a second ago, her heart had nearly jumped out of her throat.


    However, something even more terrifying lay ahead. As they ventured deeper into the cave, Shen Yue encountered more and more spirits.


    At a fork in the path, Shen Yue followed Kun Yao in choosing the left route. After a few steps, Shen Yue noticed that the female ghost was no longer following them.


    But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the scene before her eyes scared her half to death.


    The cavern they had entered was filled with human figures! To be precise, it was full of ghosts. In front of them was a wall covered in vines, but these vines were fixed to the wall. Because hanging from the vines were sheets of human skin.


    There were a full fifty or sixty skins here. Shen Yue even recognized Ding Jiajia''s skin - that guest who had been hanged from the ceiling by vines in her room, her flesh and blood consumed before being dragged away.


    The blood on the skins had congealed. Each piece of skin was stretched out and hung up by the vines. From a distance, one might think actual people were hanging on the wall. Only upon closer inspection could one see this horrifying sight clearly.


    But what Shen Yue saw was even more than this. To her eyes, beside each piece of human skin stood a ghostly spirit.


    A whole room full of ghosts!


    These spirits stood motionless, but that was enough to scare Shen Yue to death. Her legs went weak again. Her body stumbled towards Kun Yao.


    Seeing all this, Kun Yao''s expression remained unchanged as she pulled Shen Yue quickly through this area to the next cave opening.


    Shen Yue was still in shock. Kun Yao took her hand and wrote in her palm:


    "It''s there."


    Kun Yao pointed in a direction.


    Shen Yue nodded in understanding.


    Outside earlier, Kun Yao had told her: "We''ll go in, pass through the skin cave, and enter the innermost area. The root of the vines is in there. I''ll be responsible for burning it. You stay here and keep watch. When the root burns, the three main derivative vines will come. You need to hold them off for a bit."


    But now, Shen Yue couldn''t help asking: "Shouldn''t we rescue the people first?"


    She really wanted to leave this godforsaken place.


    Shen Yue''s finger wanted to write something back on Kun Yao''s palm, but the latter clearly didn''t want too much contact and withdrew her hand, shaking her head.


    Shen Yue was a bit surprised internally. Did this mean she was unwilling to rescue the people first, or unwilling to rescue them at all?


    Shen Yue suddenly recalled what Number 98 had said about Kun Yao hunting him down. Although she felt it shouldn''t be her, Kun Yao''s answer now...


    This Kun Yao might have a bit of kindness, but not much? Well, she did look quite cold and aloof.


    So Shen Yue decisively... nodded.


    Having confirmed, the two of them entered the cave ahead together. As soon as they went in, it felt very cold. Turning a corner, they saw several huge cocoons appear before them.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    Beside her, Kun Yao''s movements paused for a moment. Shen Yue noticed Kun Yao seemed very surprised, as if... these cocoons shouldn''t be here.


    The people wrapped up like cocoons by the vines were all here. Shen Yue could even vaguely see Xue Yangyang''s eyes inside the cocoon.


    Shen Yue even stepped forward to look more closely. A cold sweat broke out - her feeling was correct. Xue Yangyang''s eyes inside the cocoon were still open, staring straight at her.


    "Don''t touch," Kun Yao warned in a low voice.


    Shen Yue noticed something odd about the three cocoons. The cocoons containing Xue Yangyang and Old Mr. Lin were very thin, but Qi Zeming''s cocoon was thick. Moreover, his cocoon was placed in the center, but at some distance from the other two. Most notably, the vines wrapping Qi Zeming had turned red in color.


    It looked as if blood was flowing inside.


    "There''s no time left. Let''s go. The cocoons are here, so the three main derivative vines must be nearby."


    Shen Yue was led away by Kun Yao, following behind her. They returned to the skin cave. Shen Yue was about to ask something when suddenly there was a noise from behind.


    Shen Yue''s heart tightened. Kun Yao pulled her to run, but it was already too late.


    This time, it was Shen Yue who pulled Kun Yao, hiding them in the cave - the skin cave. Shen Yue quickly grabbed a large, relatively fresh piece of skin, ignoring Kun Yao''s expression as she pushed her behind it.


    She then lifted another piece of skin and ducked behind it herself.


    The disgusting and ice-cold skin covering her face made Shen Yue instantly regret hiding here.


    Moreover, as soon as she opened her eyes she could see the owner of this skin floating right beside her.


    That ghostly face was only ten centimeters from her own. Shen Yue''s breath caught in her throat.


    Just a second after they had hidden, three vines crawled in through the cave entrance. The three vines were intertwined, holding up a platform as they slowly moved in.


    Shen Yue saw it - a green humanoid creature with limbs and a head. On its head was only a mouth, no other facial features.


    Her gaze suddenly noticed Kun Yao. Kun Yao indicated to her that this was the root of the vines - the root vine.


    Shen Yue marveled at what kind of world she had stumbled into. Not only were there ghosts, but monsters too! Had these vines gained sentience? They had even taken on human form!


    After the vines passed by, Shen Yue and Kun Yao followed behind, still hidden behind the skins. They saw the three vines place the platform in front of the middle cocoon - Qi Zeming''s.


    Then they pulled out a vine branch from behind the cocoon and inserted it directly into the belly of the creature on the platform.


    The three vines then stood guard nearby, starting to extend branches into the remaining two cocoons.


    "Get out!"


    They couldn''t wait any longer!


    The two of them leapt out from behind. Shen Yue wielded a long knife, slashing directly at the three vines. But the vines reacted quickly, immediately separating.


    The three vines wrapped around Shen Yue separately, one of them aiming straight for her neck.


    On the other side, Kun Yao had rushed directly in front of the humanoid creature, pouring something over its head. She pulled out a... lighter? From somewhere.


    Just as she was about to light it, the humanoid creature suddenly disconnected from the cocoon. Its entire form began changing rapidly. Soon it had transformed into a thin vine, quickly sliding down to the ground.


    Shen Yue had just cut off the vine wrapped around her neck when she saw this scene.


    That root vine didn''t go after Kun Yao, but came straight for her instead. It charged right up to her face, then its entire body swelled up. A huge mouth appeared at the end of the vine, large enough to swallow Shen Yue''s head whole.


    Shen Yue''s inner thoughts: What the fuck!


    She just wanted to ask - why her?!


    At this point, the three vines that had been attacking Shen Yue earlier had already shrunk back to the side, fearing they might be devoured too.


    Shen Yue watched helplessly as that gaping maw descended towards her head. Just as she was about to dodge, the root vine was suddenly kicked aside by Kun Yao.


    "You''re somewhat reliable after all!" Shen Yue praised, immediately raising her knife to slash at that vine, with a bit of personal grudge!


    The root vine ignored Kun Yao again, wrapping itself around Shen Yue. Shen Yue brought her knife down in an overhead chop, instantly splitting the vine in two. But the split vine immediately fused back together, wrapping around Shen Yue once more.


    Shen Yue instantly felt the unfairness of it all - why was it only chasing her? She was being frantically pursued and attacked by the vines, while Kun Yao had it much easier.


    Although Kun Yao was dealing with three vines at once, the intensity of the attacks on the two sides was incomparable. Here, the root vine was being wounded by Shen Yue''s knife, with Shen Yue''s blade moving so fast it left afterimages. But over there, Kun Yao was merely untangling vines wrapped around herself.


    Seizing an opportunity, Shen Yue slashed through the vines entangling Kun Yao.


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 Chapter 9: Kun Yao, Wake Up!

    As she turned her head, the root vine charged straight at her face.


    Shen Yue leaned back, her slender waist bending to dodge the root vine''s attack. However, the vines yanked the long knife out of her hand.


    Having lost her weapon, Shen Yue could only retreat, backing up behind Kun Yao. The two stood back-to-back, surrounded by the three main vines.


    Meanwhile, the root vine had reconnected to Qi Zeming''s cocoon.


    After reconnecting, Qi Zeming''s cocoon began to spin rapidly. The vines started peeling off layer by layer.


    Over here, Shen Yue and Kun Yao huddled together.


    "How are you doing?" asked Shen Yue.


    Kun Yao replied, "Alright."


    Shen Yue pulled out her two daggers and handed one to Kun Yao.


    "Let''s deal with those three first."


    Before she could finish speaking, the three vines had desperately wrapped around them, their speed now much faster.


    Soon, Shen Yue was tightly constricted around the neck by one of the vines. It lifted her into the air. With her neck strangled, Shen Yue couldn''t muster any strength in her arms or legs.


    This is it, Shen Yue thought.


    Gripping the vine around her neck with both hands, a blue light emanated from Shen Yue''s hands. The light flashed for an instant, but the vine recoiled as if burned by the light from Shen Yue''s hands, immediately releasing her.


    As soon as Shen Yue hit the ground, she gasped for air, finally able to breathe. Then several severed vine branches fell in front of her.


    "Are you alright?" Kun Yao''s voice came from beside her, sounding a bit unsteady.


    Shen Yue stood up quickly: "I''m fine."


    By this point, two of the three derivative main vines were dead, and the third had been cut in half.


    Shen Yue didn''t even know how Kun Yao had managed it.


    But there was no time to think about that now. Shen Yue took on the remaining vine while Kun Yao went to set fire to the root vine.


    Just as Shen Yue finished off the last derivative main vine, the fire on Kun Yao''s side had started burning.


    Kun Yao quickly severed the connection between the root vine and Qi Zeming, finding an opportunity to successfully ignite the fire. In an instant, the flames grew large, with the root vine rolling on the ground like a burning snake.


    The sight made Shen Yue feel sick, but she also breathed a sigh of relief.


    However, before they could rejoice for long, the fire on the root vine somehow extinguished itself. And now, the root vine''s body had grown even larger.


    "Ah!"


    Shen Yue had barely taken a step when she was flung away by the vine.


    Kun Yao was also tightly bound. This root vine didn''t seem intent on killing Kun Yao, merely splitting off a section of vine to tie her up.


    Then it wrapped around Shen Yue again, slamming her against the wall. Shen Yue was dazed from the impact, unable to recover for a moment.This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    The root vine ignored Shen Yue after that, quickly turning towards Qi Zeming.


    This time, its body became very small and thin, wrapping around Qi Zeming''s neck before tearing open a hole and burrowing inside.


    "No..." Seeing this, Shen Yue was extremely anxious. "Kun Yao, quick!"


    She turned her head, only to find the latter standing there motionless.


    Shen Yue snapped angrily, "Kun Yao? What the hell are you doing? Just standing there playing dead?"


    Kun Yao still didn''t move, not even giving her a glance. Shen Yue endured the pain and stood up, dragging her injured leg towards Kun Yao.


    "Ahhh¡ªsave me¡ª" It was Qi Zeming''s voice. His consciousness seemed to have just broken free from control, but it was too late.


    By now, the root vine had completely disappeared into Qi Zeming''s neck. But unlike the previous guests, Qi Zeming wasn''t having his flesh and blood consumed. Instead, his entire body began to twist.


    Blue veins could be clearly seen appearing on Qi Zeming''s body - it must be the vine, continuously moving through his body.


    "Damn it, I''ll help you get it out!" Shen Yue was about to rush forward with her dagger.


    But she stopped in the next second.


    A powerful killing intent emanated from behind her, an aura seemingly from hell, terrifyingly extreme.


    Intense fear welled up, making Shen Yue''s whole body tremble. She didn''t even dare to turn around and look. In fact, she found she couldn''t turn around even if she wanted to. Her body suddenly wouldn''t move. She couldn''t even open her mouth to speak.


    Who is it?


    At this moment, the root vine inside Qi Zeming''s body seemed startled and suddenly went still.


    Shen Yue watched as the root vine rapidly crawled out of Qi Zeming''s body, then prostrated itself on the ground in the direction behind her. Qi Zeming had already passed out from the pain.


    It suddenly became very quiet.


    Suddenly, a beam of light shot towards the root vine on the ground. In an instant, the root vine was sliced into two segments.


    One segment flew through the air towards Shen Yue''s back.


    Green fluid oozed from the root vine''s wound, while the other half on the ground quickly crawled away.


    Shen Yue was shocked. Who was this formidable person who had appeared behind her without her noticing?


    Her body could suddenly move again. Shen Yue turned around quickly.


    "Kun Yao?!"


    Shen Yue hadn''t expected that when she turned around, she''d be facing Kun Yao''s knife! The sharp blade grazed Shen Yue''s cheek - she had barely dodged it!


    But before she could figure out what was happening, Kun Yao''s knife came again, carrying an intense killing intent. Shen Yue''s left shoulder caught Kun Yao''s blade before she could react.


    "Damn it, are you for real?!" Shen Yue clutched her left shoulder, which was gushing blood, instantly staining her clothes red.


    The other party didn''t speak, still radiating murderous intent as she swung her blade towards Shen Yue. Her bloodthirsty demeanor was completely different from before.


    The coldness in her eyes was terrifying to behold.


    Shen Yue grew desperate. Kun Yao''s speed was too fast; she was accumulating more and more wounds. Though not fatal, the pain was killing her.


    "Kun Yao, you shameless bitch, why are you trying to kill me?!"


    Clearly, something was very wrong with Kun Yao now, so Shen Yue had only been dodging without counterattacking. But as time went on, Shen Yue got angry. She couldn''t take it anymore.


    "Goddammit, Kun Yao, snap out of it!"


    "Hey, I''m going to fight back! I''m serious... Fuck, is it such a big deal that I absorbed a bit of your energy? Is that worth this much hatred?!"


    Shen Yue had no choice. If this continued, she wouldn''t die from the trial, but at Kun Yao''s hands instead.


    "Out...si...der."


    Shen Yue: "Huh? What did you say?"


    The other party didn''t speak again, just kept trying to kill her.


    Shen Yue narrowed her eyes. Suddenly her speed increased, and she quickly circled behind Kun Yao, bringing a knife hand strike down on the back of her neck.


    "So you know about me... Eh?"


    Kun Yao didn''t pass out, but swung her knife back in a horizontal slash!


    "...Sorry, I missed. Let me try again."


    Shen Yue kicked Kun Yao away, spun around behind her, ready to strike again. But before she could make her move this time, the person in front of her suddenly fainted.


    "Didn''t knock her out with a chop, but kicked her unconscious, huh?"


    Shen Yue was a bit confused, but since the person in front of her had already passed out, she suddenly didn''t know what to do.


    In the spirit of being helpful, she dragged Kun Yao over next to the cocoons, checking on the status of Qi Zeming and the others in the process. Fortunately, these people weren''t dead yet.


    Shen Yue used her knife to cut open the cocoons of Xue Yangyang and Old Mr. Lin, but those two seemed to be in a coma.


    Out of five people, only she was conscious.


    Out of the dozen or so guests who had entered, only five remained, with her being the only one awake.


    Shen Yue''s gaze fell on Kun Yao. After a long moment, she shook her head, suppressing a hint of killing intent in her eyes.


    Keep her alive for now.


    "Does this count as passing the trial? How do we get out of here?" Shen Yue was puzzled. Wasn''t the space gate supposed to open automatically when they reached the final stage of entering the small world?

 Chapter 10: Are You Mentally Ill?

    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.

 Chapter 11: No Worries About Food and Clothing, But Life is in Danger

    Kunyao''s face turned cold: "I think you''re the one who''s sick."


    Shen Yue giggled: "Too bad you don''t have any medicine."


    She stood up to leave, but suddenly paused, "But who knows when we''ll enter the next small world. With your condition, what will you do if it happens then?"


    The tenants in this Blood-Colored Apartment could enjoy top-tier hotel treatment, with no worries about food or drink.


    But the one fatal flaw was that every so often, they had to enter a small world. If they came back alive, they could continue enjoying life.


    But if they died in the small world? Then they were truly dead. Turned to ashes, becoming nutrients for that small world.


    And it was said that the closer to the front a tenant''s room number was, the better treatment they enjoyed. And the more power they possessed.


    "Just worry about yourself."


    Shen Yue wasn''t angry, she just smiled: "I can''t do that, I''ll be worried about you."


    "You should go back to your room."


    Shen Yue raised an eyebrow, glancing at the clock on the wall.


    Eleven o''clock.


    This apartment had a rule that everyone had to be back in their own rooms before midnight.


    Those who didn''t follow this rule would disappear, and the next day their room would be empty, with no trace that the person had ever existed.


    Shen Yue opened the door and left, turning to enter her own room.


    Lying on her own bed, she finally felt a bit relaxed.


    Although Kunyao was just a little angry earlier, with no killing intent, she couldn''t help thinking about what happened in the vine-covered cave.


    At that time, Kunyao had nothing but killing intent.


    Like she was possessed by a fierce ghost.


    Most importantly, Kunyao knew she was an outsider.


    "That''s right, I''m an outsider." Shen Yue looked at her palm, which immediately emitted a faint blue light.


    This was her secret, and also her key to survival.


    Shen Yue was different from the other tenants. The others were people from this main world, but Shen Yue herself was a transmigrator who entered this main world and then the small worlds. She knew about all this in advance.


    This world, Shen Yue had only done a simple study of before transmigrating in.


    The scene of when she accepted the mission flashed in Shen Yue''s mind:


    "Shen Yue, this world isn''t complicated, but it''s quite thrilling. Isn''t that what you like best?" Sister Yan, sitting behind the desk, said with a smile as she held a crystal ball in her hand.


    Sister Yan was the supervisor of the Transmigration Bureau, her direct superior.


    Shen Yue had just returned from vacation and was lounging comfortably on the sofa: "Sister Yan, what''s the mission this time?"


    "Uh, this time you won''t be transmigrating into a character''s body. I''ll send you in directly."If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    Shen Yue was a bit surprised: "What''s the target this time?"


    "...It''s the world''s origin."


    "Steal the world''s origin?" Shen Yue was stunned, "Is this world going to be destroyed?"


    "Yes, this world is very unstable. The world''s origin has mutated and may cause the world to collapse. What you need to do is obtain its world origin before the world collapses."


    Shen Yue quickly flipped through the information about this world.


    "A bunch of names, this one died? That one died too? Blood-Colored Apartment, and small worlds?"


    Shen Yue had a bad feeling about this.


    "Sister Yan, you''re not letting me transmigrate into a character this time because the characters in there either die or die, right? It''s so dangerous in there, it''s definitely thrilling, but I don''t want to die in there!"


    "You won''t. I''ll give you a system."


    Then Sister Yan introduced her to this Sticky System, also called the Plaster System.


    However, this system would allow her to absorb energy from others. To become stronger.


    "With this system, you don''t need to worry, but in there... it''s still best to be careful."


    "Then how do I find the world''s origin?" Shen Yue asked, "And how do I obtain it?"


    "About that, I''ll contact you when the time comes."


    "But..."


    "No buts. After this mission is complete, you''ll be promoted to A+ rank and have your own crystal ball. Don''t you want that?" Sister Yan tossed the crystal ball in her hand, which sparkled brilliantly!


    The meaning of a crystal ball was equivalent to a planet. This was like promising her a world she could rule over herself.


    "A crystal ball?" Shen Yue was shocked by this promise.


    So, she painfully accepted this mission. It wasn''t until she entered that she realized, the bigger the reward, the higher the difficulty of the mission. The two were directly proportional!


    Thinking of this, Shen Yue sighed. If she had known, she would have taken other missions instead. At least they would be easier and quicker, and she could earn enough money to buy a crystal ball.


    Looking at her palm, the blue light started to fade.


    Shen Yue quickly put away the system.


    "When will I be able to fill up my own Sticky System?"


    She had just checked, and the energy in the system was only at 5%. Most of this 5% was absorbed from Kunyao.


    The scene of Kunyao in the cave involuntarily flashed before Shen Yue''s eyes.


    "What exactly is going on? Could it be that she also has some secret or treasure, and after using it she goes crazy and kills people?"


    Shen Yue lay on the bed pondering.


    "No, it doesn''t seem like the same person''s mental state at all, and at that time Kunyao knew I was an outsider."


    Shen Yue rubbed her chin, rolling around on the bed.


    "But she has so much energy. Following behind and constantly absorbing energy would be a good thing. But having to prevent her from going crazy from time to time..." As she thought about it, she fell asleep.


    The next day, when Shen Yue woke up, it was already light outside.


    As soon as she opened the window, she saw endless forest outside. After taking a breath of fresh air, Shen Yue zoned out for a while before turning to leave the room.


    Just as she reached the hallway, she heard some low murmuring voices. Looking down, she saw the lobby on the first floor was already full of people. Many were looking up at something suspended in the air.


    She was on the ninth floor corridor, too high to see clearly.


    Curiosity piqued, Shen Yue quickly went down to the first floor. As soon as she walked over, she saw the screen suspended in mid-air.


    Her name was in the first column.


    Shen Yue, Room 95. It was her room number. Her room number had changed, moving up a few places.


    "Don''t we all know our own room numbers already? What are they doing?"


    "Look below, there''s a welcome party tonight." A familiar voice appeared beside her.


    Shen Yue realized it was Qi Zeming. She quickly noticed that Qi Zeming was now the tenant of Room 89. So logically, he had come down from the eighth floor.


    Welcome party?


    Shen Yue was a bit curious, because when she first arrived here, she was immediately chosen to enter a small world. She had never seen any welcome party.


    Qi Zeming continued: "That Ding Jiajia from before, she and Zhu Rui met at the welcome party."


    Shen Yue raised an eyebrow: "And then they went in together?"


    "No..." Qi Zeming explained, "I mean they were already a couple by that time, so they were closer than others in the small world."


    Shen Yue nodded.


    "This welcome party is held every so often, every time new people come in. Some are scared to death as soon as they arrive, some manage to survive, but it''s rare. So last time, we really have to thank you and Kunyao." At this point, Qi Zeming scratched his head embarrassedly, "In that cave, I have some vague memory that it was you two who saved me."


    Shen Yue secretly rolled her eyes: Who else could it have been?


    "Now I''m like you, an old-timer. Not a newbie anymore."


    "No." Qi Zeming looked around at the people nearby and lowered his voice even more, "I''m reminding you, the newcomers tonight will definitely enter those small worlds just like we did."


    Shen Yue listened, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding tenants.


    "At that time, if there are a lot of newcomers, we might not have to go in with them. But if there aren''t many, since our room numbers are close together, we might very likely be chosen." Qi Zeming said.


    "You mean, we might have to go in again?"

 Chapter 12: The Other Party Has Sent You a Team-Up Invitation

    "Mm." Qi Zeming nodded slightly. "But I''m not sure, I just hope it won''t be our turn."


    "I have a question. When I first arrived, I was number 99, but there are only about thirty names here."


    Shen Yue suddenly noticed that there were very few names up there, clearly only a portion.


    "That''s because, supposedly, the room numbers of the top fifty aren''t displayed. Once you reach the top fifty, they have a lot of power. After surviving a small world, there are supposedly rich rewards, though I don''t know if that''s true."


    "It''s true!" Another familiar voice chimed in.


    Shen Yue turned to look. It was Xue Yangyang.


    Her complexion had improved a lot. Her naturally curly long hair cascaded down her back, making her look very ladylike. It was eye-catching.


    Because they had survived together in the last small world, they were more familiar with each other than with others, and instinctively gathered together.


    "How do you know?" Qi Zeming asked.


    "I heard it from Fan Quguang."


    "Fan Quguang?"


    "He''s the tenant of Room 70. I just met him, but he has much more experience than us, so he naturally knows more information."


    Shen Yue asked, "What else does he know?"


    "He said he''s been through several small worlds, and each one is different. Of course, in each world there are things that want to kill you. If you''re unlucky enough to get caught by those things, then..." Xue Yangyang didn''t continue, but her meaning was clear.


    The more information she learned, the more Shen Yue regretted coming here.


    She had really been duped.


    "Shen Yue?" Xue Yangyang suddenly stared at Shen Yue.


    "What?" Shen Yue looked up expressionlessly.


    "When you have a cold expression, from certain angles you look a bit like Kunyao." Xue Yangyang suddenly didn''t know how to put it, "It''s just, similar, not that your faces look alike, it''s..."


    "Is that so?" Shen Yue grinned fakely, "Beautiful women all look a bit alike."


    Perhaps because those fake smiles were too fake, Xue Yangyang wisely shut up.


    "What are you talking about?" A cool voice sounded from behind.


    Shen Yue''s heart skipped a beat.


    These people really do like to appear from behind.


    "Nothing much, we were talking about tonight''s welcome party. Tonight, new people will appear in the apartment. We just don''t know which world they''ll enter, or how many will come back."


    Kunyao didn''t seem surprised, appearing very indifferent.


    Shen Yue felt a bit uncomfortable.


    "I''m feeling a bit hungry," she said, her gaze starting to search for food.


    But the next second, the apartment''s waiters came with delicious food, even stopping in front of Shen Yue for her to choose.


    Shen Yue didn''t stand on ceremony. She chose a place to sit down, directly ordered a plate of food, and started to enjoy it.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    "Don''t look at me, if you''re hungry, eat too." Shen Yue said after eating a few bites leisurely, noticing their gazes.


    This was the good thing about the apartment - no worries about food and clothing, only life was in danger.


    Qi Zeming saw through her facade and said admiringly, "You''re really brave."


    Many people were so worried they could barely eat. Because they didn''t know when they might suddenly enter some small world and be killed by monsters or ghosts or whatever.


    Constantly worrying.


    Shen Yue didn''t pay them any more attention. She ate a few more bites leisurely, took a sip of water, and found that her few acquaintances had all dispersed, gone who knows where.


    "Excuse me, sorry to bother you."


    Just as she was about to get up and leave, someone suddenly approached her.


    Shen Yue looked up to see a man, a handsome man.


    "Wang Jingshan?"


    The other person was a bit surprised: "You know me?"


    "I don''t, I just know your room number," Shen Yue said.


    She had just glanced at the screen, where all the tenants'' information was recorded clearly. Knowing his name was simple.


    "Oh, I''m honored." Wang Jingshan smiled, his gaze sweeping over Shen Yue, "I''d like to chat with you, Shen Yue."


    The two walked to the side. Shen Yue also saw other tenants gathering in twos and threes, though some quickly dispersed.


    "What did you want to talk to me about?" Shen Yue didn''t like beating around the bush.


    "It''s like this. I''ve been in the apartment for a while now, and I know a bit about the small worlds inside." Wang Jingshan paused. "If you want to survive here, I can help you."


    "Really?" Shen Yue showed a delighted smile, "You can help me?"


    "Shh." Wang Jingshan made a hushing gesture, "Come with me."


    Shen Yue immediately nodded and followed him upstairs.


    "Did you know? The people chosen to enter the small worlds here aren''t random."


    As if to gain Shen Yue''s trust, Wang Jingshan said this in a low voice as soon as they reached the stairs.


    "Ah?" Shen Yue showed a surprised expression.


    "You didn''t know this, did you?" Wang Jingshan was about to say something more when someone walked by, and his voice instantly dropped.


    Shen Yue and he brushed past that person. The next second, she recognized him as Fan Quguang, the tenant of Room 70.


    The man also saw her, but only glanced at her, not paying much attention.


    After entering the elevator, Wang Jingshan''s voice became a bit louder.


    "You''ve been through one small world now. Of those who entered that world with you, only a few of you came back."


    Shen Yue nodded: "Yes, it was terrifying in there. We almost didn''t make it back."


    "Don''t worry, there are techniques to surviving in here. I''ll explain it to you properly in a bit." Wang Jingshan said with a smile, while putting his hand on Shen Yue''s shoulder.


    "Really? I really didn''t know. Where should we talk then?"


    "In this apartment, only the tenants'' rooms aren''t monitored. Let''s go to my room."


    Shen Yue''s gaze fell on his hand. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, nodding.


    Before leaving the elevator, she looked back at the camera inside.


    Wang Jingshan stopped in front of a door, his expression seeming a bit excited. It was clear he was very happy.


    Shen Yue was also very happy, waiting for him to open the door. As soon as it opened, she followed him in.


    A few minutes later, the door opened, and Shen Yue came out.


    Behind her, lying weakly unconscious on the bed, was the man.


    Shen Yue clenched her palm, satisfied, and left.


    She still took the elevator down.


    There were far fewer people on the first floor, only a small portion of those from earlier remained. Shen Yue immediately spotted Kunyao.


    She was sitting in a corner, doing who knows what.


    As Shen Yue was walking over, she suddenly stopped, because her attention was drawn by another person - Fan Quguang from earlier.


    The tenant of Room 70.


    This man, nearly forty years old, was drinking alone, very relaxed and at ease.


    Looking at him, Shen Yue momentarily thought this was just an ordinary restaurant, and they were all just regular customers.


    In an instant, she became curious about this man.


    However, after hesitating, Shen Yue didn''t choose to go over. She still went to Kunyao''s side.


    "Why are you alone?"


    "Is that not allowed?" Kunyao knew it was her without looking up, and replied.


    "How dare I say that." Shen Yue sat down opposite her.


    "I saw you go upstairs just now. You came back so quickly?"


    Shen Yue was stunned, not expecting that she had been seen.


    "Oh, the tenant of Room 80 said he wanted to tell me some secret, but he was actually just a pervert. I taught him a lesson, and he behaved."


    "How did you teach him a lesson?" Kunyao sneered, "With the light in your hand?"


    The light in her hand?


    Shen Yue''s body stiffened for a moment.


    Her gaze fell on Kunyao''s face, feeling a bit uncertain. What was this?


    "Since you know, why bother asking?" Shen Yue said, trying to sound relaxed.


    Kunyao didn''t speak again.


    Shen Yue could feel that the other''s mood seemed very irritable, with a heavy air of hostility around her.


    No wonder she was sitting alone, with no one around.


    "I learned about a method for teaming up," Shen Yue said in a low voice after thinking for a moment.


    "Teaming up?"


    "Yes, teaming up in the small worlds. This way, when we enter a small world together, we can stick together. The chances of survival are much higher."


    Kunyao looked at her: "You and me, team up?"


    "Is that not allowed?" Shen Yue asked in return, "Or do you have more suitable candidates? Let''s team up, just take me along."


    Shen Yue waited for a few seconds, but the other didn''t speak.


    "So, what do you say? Do you agree?"

 Chapter 13: Would You Like to Dance with Me?

    "No." Kunyao directly refused.


    Shen Yue hadn''t expected to be rejected, especially since they had just made it through the last challenge together.


    "Why?"


    "Do you really trust your teammates enough to turn your back to them?" Kunyao coldly threw out this question.


    "There''s no one else. I do trust you." Shen Yue looked into her eyes seriously, "I promise you can trust me too."


    "Well, thank you for your trust, but I''m not interested."


    With that, Kunyao left.


    "Hey?"


    Shen Yue was left standing there, feeling very frustrated.


    "This person, so unpredictable. Is it her time of the month?"


    Shen Yue had no choice but to give up on the idea of teaming up with Kunyao.


    However, she soon had another candidate.


    Shen Yue walked up to Fan Quguang, who seemed to ignore the beautiful woman standing in front of him, contentedly drinking alone.


    "Drinking alone, aren''t you bored?" Shen Yue sat down opposite him.


    Fan Quguang finally put down his glass, revealing a lecherous smile:


    "Not bored, now that a beauty is keeping me company?"


    Shen Yue smiled slightly, but didn''t speak again. She ordered a drink for herself and slowly savored it.


    Fan Quguang, however, moved closer, getting nearer to Shen Yue.


    Shen Yue saw his left hand. Half of his left palm was missing. The ring finger and pinky were gone.


    Noticing Shen Yue''s gaze, that hand shrunk back a bit.


    Injuries received in the small worlds would heal immediately once tenants returned to the apartment, restoring them to their pre-injury state, but Fan Quguang was an exception.


    Shen Yue narrowed her eyes.


    "Beauty, did you come find me because you''re lonely?" Fan Quguang''s gaze swept directly over Shen Yue.


    "Ah, I sincerely came to discuss cooperation with you," Shen Yue said with a smile.


    "Cooperation?"


    Fan Quguang was stunned, leaning back a bit.


    "What kind of cooperation do you want to discuss with me?"


    "I know you have a treasure, and I need to borrow it," Shen Yue continued.


    "Treasure?" Fan Quguang''s gaze changed instantly, becoming wary, "You''re joking, I don''t have any treasure."


    "Without this treasure, how did your room number drop to 70?"


    Shen Yue said leisurely, smiling.


    She knew about this Fan Quguang, although she had only briefly learned about this world''s information before entering.


    She had just happened to see the scene of Fan Quguang getting injured. This guy had a blessing in disguise, getting injured but obtaining a treasure that saved his life.


    "You... you know quite a lot." Fan Quguang glanced around twice, put down his glass, and his expression became serious.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "I know more than just that. I also know how to heal your injury," Shen Yue said.


    Hearing this, Fan Quguang''s face didn''t show any joy.


    "You''re just a newcomer, how would you know?"


    He leaned back in his seat: "Little girl, you shouldn''t make such big claims."


    "This has nothing to do with whether I''m new or not. The important thing is, are you interested in this cooperation?"


    "Cooperation..." Fan Quguang smiled bitterly, "Even the apartment can''t heal my injury. I''ve asked the manager, and even he couldn''t do anything. What makes you think you can help me?"


    "Other people''s injuries were caused in the small worlds, but your hand was bitten by that fierce beast. You stole its toy, and you only got bitten. You got off easy."


    As soon as Shen Yue finished speaking, Fan Quguang''s breathing quickened for a moment.


    It was only at this moment that he seemed to believe Shen Yue a little.


    "You mentioned cooperation, how do we cooperate?"


    "Don''t worry, if I borrow something from you, I''ll definitely return it. As payment, I guarantee I can heal your injury," Shen Yue immediately promised.


    Fan Quguang hesitated...


    Ten minutes later.


    Shen Yue left, feeling frustrated.


    "Damn, trying to get something for nothing isn''t easy."


    Although their conversation had gone well, Fan Quguang still didn''t hand over that item.


    It made sense. They had just met. You can''t treat people like fools, right?


    Shen Yue returned to her bed and had a good sleep. She almost missed lunchtime.


    After enjoying a delicious meal, Shen Yue''s door was suddenly knocked on.


    When she opened it, Shen Yue smiled.


    The person at the door was Fan Quguang, and he was holding something out.


    "I can give it to you, but there''s a condition."


    "What condition?" Shen Yue''s gaze fixed on his hand.


    "There are time and usage limits. I''ll keep it here, and you can only take it when you need it."


    "What? What if I enter some small world?"


    "Well... I''ll enter the small world with you. But you need to tell me, when can you heal my injury?"


    Shen Yue tried hard to recall the memories in her mind.


    "Don''t worry, within a month, I can definitely heal your injury."


    Fan Quguang finally nodded.


    A moment later, both parties reached an agreement.


    Then they sat together to discuss some details. What frustrated Shen Yue was that this Fan Quguang even drafted a contract at the end.


    He put their deal in writing and required her to sign it.


    Only after Shen Yue signed did he leave satisfied.


    However, Shen Yue also gained the opportunity to verify the item. This was something she had managed to propose.


    Now the item was in her hands.


    When Fan Quguang took it out, Shen Yue was surprised, because it was just a furball, round and white.


    "Looks like a child''s toy," Shen Yue commented.


    But it was this thing that could ignore the apartment''s rules?


    And save lives at crucial moments?


    Shen Yue couldn''t quite understand.


    But before entering this world, she had only seen part of what happened in this world, and she really wasn''t clear about other things.


    However, she hadn''t lied to Fan Quguang. She really could help him recover from his old injury.


    No one wants to be disabled, enduring others'' strange looks for a long time. Otherwise, Fan Quguang wouldn''t have tried to hide his left hand.


    Time passed quickly, and night soon fell.


    The Blood-Colored Apartment invited all tenants to come to the first floor, though this wasn''t mandatory.


    When Shen Yue arrived on the first floor, only some of the people were there.


    The center of the hall was left open.


    There was a portal there, which would transport new tenants in when the time came.


    Shen Yue remembered when she first entered this world, she had been transported in with several strangers.


    "Welcome everyone to our welcome party."


    Ruan Ning''s voice came from the second floor.


    Shen Yue looked over. Ruan Ning was still in his black suit. He was holding a glass of red wine, gently swirling the liquid inside.


    "Now it''s time to welcome the newcomers!"


    As soon as he finished speaking, a glowing door flashed in the center of the hall.


    Soon the light dissipated, and several figures appeared in what had been empty space.


    "What''s this?"


    "How did I get here?"


    "Who are these people?"


    This time there were only four newcomers, two men and two women. They were all young people around twenty years old, with one of the girls still wearing a school uniform. Their faces were full of fear and confusion.


    Ruan Ning waved his hand, and servants, or rather the apartment''s servants, came forward to forcibly lead the new tenants away.


    They gave the newcomers almost no chance to communicate with the people present.


    "Now, the welcome party begins. Enjoy yourselves." Ruan Ning said with a smile before disappearing.


    Afterwards, the number of waiters in the hall suddenly increased.


    They even changed the lighting and started playing soothing music. None of the tenants present voiced any objections, or rather, they didn''t dare to.


    The first rule of the apartment was not to question the manager''s words.


    After Ruan Ning disappeared, people began to whisper among themselves.


    "Only four came this time, will I be chosen again? I''m really worried."


    "Sigh, I just hope it''s not me."


    At this point, the dance floor on one side of the hall was set up.


    Many people chose to temporarily forget their troubles, go in for a dance, and let loose.


    Shen Yue wasn''t interested in dancing, so she retreated to the other side of the hall and found a seat for herself.


    "Beautiful lady, would you like to dance with me?"


    Just as she sat down, a handsome guy came over to chat her up.

 Chapter 14: Now Im Laughing Happily Too

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    "She has a prior engagement. My apologies," Fan Quguang suddenly appeared beside them.


    The man''s face darkened for a moment, but he said nothing and immediately turned to leave.


    "Here, where one might lose their life at any second, these people still have the mood to dance," Shen Yue shook her head, unable to comprehend.


    "Since we''re already here, what else can we do but enjoy the present?"


    Fan Quguang sat down across from Shen Yue.


    "You have a point. But I haven''t tried your item yet. Why are you here so soon?"


    "It''s not about that. I''m unsure when you might enter the small world, so I came to tell you: if you''re on tonight''s list to enter, remember to return the item to me before you go in."


    Shen Yue suddenly noticed the man who had just invited her to dance approaching Kun Yao.


    "That''s not what you said before. Are you going back on your word? Don''t forget we have an agreement."


    Her gaze fell on Fan Quguang sitting before her.


    "We''re just making a transaction. I can''t be expected to go on adventures with you, can I?" Fan Quguang said. "Besides, only after you come back from that world can I believe your first survival wasn''t just luck."


    "Your concerns are reasonable. I understand and accept them. If I''m chosen, I''ll give you the item before I go in."


    "Alright then. Good luck to you." Fan Quguang nodded, then stood up, adjusted his clothes, and went off to drink by himself.


    Bang!


    Shen Yue had been sitting alone for a while and was starting to feel bored.


    Just as she was about to leave to test the effect of that item, a loud noise suddenly came from nearby.


    Looking over, she saw a man seemed to have been thrown to the ground.


    People''s attention was drawn to the scene.


    Shen Yue wasn''t surprised. She walked over curiously and realized this man was the one who had invited her to dance earlier. The person he had offended was Kun Yao.


    "You bitch, you really don''t know when to quit!" This man was the guest from Room 75. His previously gentlemanly facade had been torn away, revealing an ugly nature.


    Many people were now focused on the scene, making the man on the ground even more embarrassed.


    "I told you not to touch me," Kun Yao said coldly.


    "You... I''ll show you what..." The man charged forward, but Kun Yao kicked him aside with one foot.


    "Ah!" The man''s body slid across the floor, crashing straight into the wall. A painting fell from the wall, hitting him on the head.


    His head immediately began bleeding.


    But as soon as the blood flowed out, the wound quickly healed.The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation.


    The man was about to charge again, but he suddenly fell silent when he saw the person behind Kun Yao.


    "What''s going on here?" Ruan Ning had arrived at some point, though Shen Yue hadn''t noticed. He seemed to have appeared behind everyone instantaneously.


    As soon as Administrator Ruan Ning appeared, everyone immediately stepped back to make way for him.


    "Administrator, it''s this woman. She attacked me!" Number 75 immediately spoke up.


    Ruan Ning looked at Number 75''s bashed head, then at Kun Yao before speaking: "You couldn''t beat her?"


    The man''s face instantly turned the color of a pig''s liver: "No! I was just going easy on her because she''s a woman."


    Shen Yue couldn''t help but laugh.


    This light chuckle sounded particularly jarring in the quiet environment.


    Seeing everyone look at her, Shen Yue quickly covered her mouth and waved her hand, indicating it wasn''t her business.


    "What about you? Kun Yao, what do you have to say?"


    "He harassed me. He got hit. It was deserved." Kun Yao''s words were very brief.


    Ruan Ning quickly made a decision.


    "Since you''re all so free, why don''t you take a trip to the small world? We happen to be short on newcomers this time, so we need some veterans to guide them."


    The man''s face changed instantly: "No, please, Administrator! I won''t dare do it again, never again! It wasn''t me causing trouble here, it was her, it was her!"


    Ruan Ning spoke to him with a gentle attitude, even smiling: "It''s alright. She''ll be entering the small world with you. If you have any personal grudges, you can settle them in there."


    The man''s face instantly turned ashen, his eyes looking at Kun Yao as if he wanted to kill her.


    "We''re still short one person..." Ruan Ning looked around at the crowd. Everyone tried to avoid his gaze, some even wanting to leave immediately, instantly regretting staying to watch the commotion.


    Shen Yue had already retreated to the outermost circle.


    She had seen enough of the drama. It was time to leave.


    "Her too, add her in!"


    The man''s voice rang out behind Shen Yue. She didn''t even look back, just accelerated her departure.


    Her vision blurred, and when it cleared, Administrator Ruan Ning was already in front of her.


    "Shen Yue? Number 95?" Ruan Ning looked at her, his expression momentarily puzzled.


    "Yes, Administrator." Shen Yue put on a smile, having no choice but to stop.


    "Are you willing to enter..."


    "Thank you, but I''m not willing." Shen Yue clasped her hands together, speaking sincerely.


    "Alright, then it''s you. You''ll go together." Ruan Ning made the decision instantly.


    Shen Yue was dumbfounded.


    "Tomorrow night at midnight will be the time to enter the small world. The list of participants has been decided. You''re free to arrange your time until then." Ruan Ning announced these things casually, then turned to leave.


    Before leaving, he said one more thing to Shen Yue: "Good luck to you."


    Shen Yue was petrified.


    A second later, she immediately turned and walked up to the man from Room 75.


    "Hmph, weren''t you laughing so happily earlier? How come you''re not..."


    Slap!


    The sound of a resounding slap. A hard slap that shocked those present.


    Kun Yao''s gaze also fell on Shen Yue.


    After slapping the man, Shen Yue arrogantly wiped her bloodied hand on his clothes.


    "That''s right, I''m still laughing happily now." Shen Yue withdrew her hand, looking at the bright red handprint on his face, and said with a smile.


    Number 75''s entire body was shaking with anger.


    "I''ll kill you, you crazy bitch!" The man swung a punch, but Shen Yue easily caught it.


    "Shh, not so loud. Don''t you fear the administrator coming again? If you cause trouble once more, he might just throw you out of the apartment this time."


    Entering the small world could be said to have a glimmer of hope for survival, but being thrown out of the apartment by the administrator meant certain death.


    "You, you let go of me... Ah ah, let go!" The man suddenly showed a painfully twisted expression.


    "Oh?" Shen Yue quickly released his fist, "Sorry, I might have used too much strength. But you''re also too weak, aren''t you?"


    At this point, the surrounding guests began to discuss.


    "That tall girl is one thing, she might have learned a few moves, but this girl doesn''t look strong at all. How can this man be so weak..."


    "Exactly, this is simply embarrassing..."


    Number 75 couldn''t explain, and at the same time couldn''t bear to stay any longer. He glared fiercely at Shen Yue, then covered his face and quickly left.


    With the excitement over, the crowd dispersed. Now they could start dancing relaxedly.


    "Hey, where are you going?" Shen Yue noticed Kun Yao was leaving and hurriedly followed.


    "None of your business. Stay away from me."


    Kun Yao frowned slightly, walking very fast.


    "We''re going to enter the small world together again. Hey, you..." Before Shen Yue could say anything more, Kun Yao had already left her behind.


    Shen Yue was perplexed.


    "Why run so fast?"


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 Chapter 15: Are You Doing Demolition?

    Kun Yao''s figure quickly disappeared, while Shen Yue stayed behind to enjoy herself fully.


    She alternated between drinking and swaying gently to the music.


    This should be considered a relaxing night, as tomorrow night she would be entering the small world. Tonight she could enjoy herself to the fullest.


    Shen Yue decided to let loose.


    She even had a bit to drink.


    During this time, Qi Zeming came over specifically to comfort her.


    Shen Yue looked surprised, then quickly realized he must have thought something was wrong based on her appearance, assuming she was stressed. It made sense, as she was about to enter the small world. She chuckled but didn''t explain anything.


    Finally, Shen Yue escaped back to her room before Fan Quguang could come looking for her.


    "Hmm..."


    As Shen Yue reached the ninth floor and approached her door, she heard a faint moan.


    Her eyebrow twitched.


    Shen Yue followed the sound, her gaze falling on the door next to hers.


    "What''s going on in there?" Shen Yue said seriously, then pressed her ear against the door to listen more closely.


    But suddenly, the sound stopped.


    "Strange, did I hear wrong?" Shen Yue wondered.


    Standing at the door, Shen Yue waited a moment, then knocked.


    But there was no response from inside.


    Shen Yue had no choice but to return to her own room. After washing up, she climbed into bed.


    She fell asleep almost immediately.


    "Hmm..." Perhaps because she had gone to bed too early, Shen Yue suddenly woke up.


    After waking, Shen Yue tossed and turned in bed.


    "No, I think I forgot something." Shen Yue hugged her blanket, trying hard to remember, but couldn''t recall what it was.


    Just as she was finally feeling drowsy again, she suddenly heard a sound.


    It was a particularly pained moan, as if the person making it was trying hard to endure something.


    Shen Yue quickly found the source of the sound.


    The sound was coming from the room next door, which was Kun Yao''s room.


    After realizing this, Shen Yue''s expression became quite interesting.


    "What is she doing so late at night?"


    Shen Yue paced back and forth in her room, then couldn''t resist pressing her ear against the wall to eavesdrop.


    "Ah¡ª" It was Kun Yao''s voice.


    This time she heard it clearly. Accompanying it were some collision sounds.


    It sounded like something heavy had been thrown to the ground.


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    Uncontrollable images flashed through Shen Yue''s mind.


    "No way? She doesn''t seem like that kind of person..."


    But what would that ice-cold face look like if it showed an expression tinted with lust?


    Shen Yue suddenly felt a bit irritated.


    And very curious.


    After an internal struggle, Shen Yue decided to get dressed, open her door, and stand in front of her neighbor''s door.


    It was the dead of night.


    There wasn''t a single person in the hallway.


    Only the silent lights.


    Shen Yue couldn''t resist peeking through the door crack but couldn''t see anything.


    At the same time, the sounds from inside seemed to have quieted down.


    Just as Shen Yue was about to press closer to the crack to get a better look, the door suddenly opened.


    "What are you doing?"


    Shen Yue slowly looked up, only to see Kun Yao''s cold face. She slowly straightened up, showing an embarrassed expression.


    However, Kun Yao''s complexion looked terrible at the moment, her lips almost bloodless.


    "Nothing, I just heard some noise from your room and was worried something had happened to you, so I came to check."


    Kun Yao''s expression grew colder: "Leave."


    Shen Yue nodded, but her gaze involuntarily fell on what was behind Kun Yao.


    Behind her was a mess. Shen Yue even saw a disassembled table.


    Slowly turning around, Shen Yue tried hard to suppress her curiosity.


    But even until she walked to her own door, there wasn''t a sound from Kun Yao''s side.


    Shen Yue finally couldn''t resist peeking one last time.


    To her surprise, she saw Kun Yao kneeling on the ground, her body trembling.


    "What''s wrong with you?"


    Shen Yue immediately closed her own door and entered Kun Yao''s room.


    "Leave!" Kun Yao bit her lower lip hard, not looking at her.


    Shen Yue was startled by the scene in the room.


    The entire room had been destroyed beyond recognition. Bed planks were scattered everywhere, the sofa''s wooden frame had been reduced to powder, and least exaggerated was the wall to the side, which was almost completely destroyed.


    "My God! Are you doing demolition?" Shen Yue couldn''t help but quip.


    "I told you to leave! Didn''t you hear me?!" Kun Yao grabbed her arm, about to push her out the door.


    As soon as she applied force...


    "Ah ah... No!" Shen Yue immediately cried out in pain.


    The force on her arm immediately let up.


    ? Crying out in pain works so well?


    Shen Yue noticed Kun Yao suddenly clutching her own head, her expression extremely pained.


    "What are you..."


    Before she could finish speaking, Kun Yao punched the floor, blood flowing freely. However, the blood that flowed out immediately coagulated, the wound healing at an incredible speed.


    Seeing this, Shen Yue involuntarily took a step back.


    It feels so dangerous, does she have a self-harm habit?


    "Listen, my head is in extreme pain right now, I can''t control myself. You need to leave quickly!" Kun Yao spoke rapidly, while punching the wall behind Shen Yue again.


    "Is there any way..." Shen Yue hesitated.


    Kun Yao took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.


    "Shen Yue, if you don''t want to die, leave immediately."


    Shen Yue was stunned, and her contrarian nature immediately surfaced.


    "What, you think you can kill me?"


    As soon as she finished speaking, a hand tightly gripped her throat.


    Shen Yue''s eyes widened instantly:


    "You you you..."


    Kun Yao tilted her head slightly, not looking at her, her voice ice-cold and full of killing intent:


    "You said it yourself."


    Shen Yue felt the hand on her neck slowly tightening, making it increasingly difficult to breathe.


    "You''re really... going to kill me..."


    The hand gripping her fair neck continued to tighten.


    Shen Yue''s hands clawed at Kun Yao''s arm, her eyes full of disbelief.


    It''s over, I''m going to die.


    How embarrassing.


    A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Yue''s mind. But soon her head started to feel fuzzy.


    Suddenly, the force on her neck loosened a bit, allowing Shen Yue to breathe in some air.


    But before she could react, her neck was once again tightly gripped.


    Playing games, huh! I almost thought I was going to be let go.


    Shen Yue''s mind raced, taking advantage of the strength she had just gathered. She suddenly made a move, but not to attack Kun Yao.


    Instead, she grabbed Kun Yao''s arm and pulled her towards herself.


    As the force on her neck suddenly loosened, Shen Yue immediately pulled Kun Yao into her arms. But since Kun Yao was taller, it was as if Kun Yao was embracing her instead.


    She quickly placed her hands on Kun Yao''s back.


    The next second, a blue light emanated from her palms.


    In this close embrace, the person in her arms suddenly quieted down, allowing her to absorb energy.


    The distance was too close.


    This time, the two were in a tight embrace, so Shen Yue could even see the light radiating from her hands.


    As the light grew stronger, the energy her body absorbed increased.


    But Shen Yue''s thoughts suddenly drifted elsewhere.


    The person she was holding was so cold. As soon as she embraced her, she felt a chill.


    Since you want my life, I won''t be polite. With this thought, Shen Yue made her current move.


    But now, why was this person so quiet and docile?


    "You?" Shen Yue turned her head slightly. Due to their embracing position, Shen Yue could only see the back of Kun Yao''s head.


    The person she was holding didn''t move, allowing her to absorb energy.


    And the energy from the other person seemed endless, feeling as if it could never be fully absorbed.


    Just as Shen Yue was hesitating whether to stop, she suddenly felt a weight on her right shoulder.


    "Huh?"

 Chapter 16: Such Red Ears

    Shen Yue was surprised to discover that Kun Yao had fallen asleep.


    She withdrew her hand, the light dissipating, and supported the other person. Kun Yao''s eyes were tightly closed, her breathing even.


    Just moments ago, that exquisite face had worn a murderous expression, but now she was sleeping sweetly, looking very peaceful.


    Shen Yue wasn''t sure what expression she should have, but suddenly found it amusing.


    Supporting the person, Shen Yue scanned the room, but couldn''t find anywhere suitable to put her.


    There was no help for it, the place had been destroyed beyond recognition.


    Picking her up in her arms, Shen Yue wasn''t sure what she was thinking, but she kicked open the door and carried her back to her own room.


    Kun Yao was tall and sturdy, so Shen Yue found it a bit strenuous to carry her.


    Entering the room, she gently placed her on the bed.


    Shen Yue stared blankly at Kun Yao lying on her bed.


    "Why did I bring her back here... Well, the room was in no state to stay in. Wonder what expression she''ll have tomorrow."


    "Hey, but I absorbed a lot of energy this time."


    "This person is so strange, but really intriguing."


    Shen Yue sat on the edge of the bed, talking to herself.


    The night was deep, and Shen Yue couldn''t help but yawn. Her gaze found a spot on the bed, and she lay down.


    A moment later, she suddenly turned to look at Kun Yao.


    Her hand touched her own neck. Shen Yue moved a bit away from Kun Yao.


    Another moment passed, and Shen Yue suddenly got up, with an indignant expression, forcefully moved Kun Yao to the edge of the bed, and took up most of the bed herself.


    Finally, she used something to protect her neck.


    After fussing for a while, Shen Yue finally fell into a drowsy sleep.


    But she didn''t know that after she fell asleep,


    A gaze fell on her face, disappearing in an instant...


    As the sky began to lighten,


    Shen Yue was awakened by a voice.


    "How long are you going to keep hugging me?"


    "What..." Shen Yue didn''t open her eyes, instinctively snuggling closer to her side.


    The next instant, her eyes flew open wide.


    She saw that one of her hands and one of her legs were on top of Kun Yao.


    One arm was around Kun Yao''s neck, the other was pressing on Kun Yao''s chest, and her left thigh was pressing on one of Kun Yao''s knees.


    "I''m sorry, I''m sorry, I''ll get up right away."


    Shen Yue drew in a sharp breath, reflexively lifting her arm, wanting to get up immediately.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    But unexpectedly, she was too hasty and quick. The arm pressing on Kun Yao had just lifted when her other arm went numb and couldn''t support her.


    Her whole body fell down instead.


    She didn''t land on Kun Yao.


    However, she pressed Kun Yao''s arm under her ample bosom.


    And her own arm moved from Kun Yao''s chest area to the front of her chest.


    Shen Yue found that she could see Kun Yao''s brow twitch up close, or more accurately, the blue veins underneath twitched.


    "My apologies."


    Shen Yue''s survival instinct was strong, and she immediately flipped over like a fish, facing the ceiling straight on.


    Finally, she was no longer in physical contact with Kun Yao.


    Kun Yao quickly sat up, though her face was black as ink:


    "Is this how you always sleep?"


    Shen Yue glanced at the bed, recalling their positions just now.


    She actually puffed out her chest: "How about it? Did you lose out? I haven''t said anything."


    "You still..."


    "What''s the big deal, it was just a touch!" Shen Yue''s ears were bright red, but her mouth wouldn''t stop, not giving Kun Yao a chance to speak, "Mine are bigger than yours, they feel better, I''m the one who lost out!"


    Hearing this, Kun Yao revealed an incredulous expression.


    But she was momentarily speechless, perhaps rendered speechless or something,


    She really couldn''t say anything.


    Seeing this, Shen Yue also got out of bed, quickly tidying her clothes.


    "Look whose bed this is, I took you in last night. Otherwise you''d have been sleeping on the floor."


    "You were quite bold last night." Kun Yao had also put on her clothes.


    Shen Yue looked up and saw Kun Yao walking out.


    "Hey, you''re leaving just like that?"


    Kun Yao stopped: "What else? Should I thank you profusely?"


    "Don''t you need to explain what happened last night?" Shen Yue looked straight at Kun Yao, her eyes full of curiosity.


    But she saw Kun Yao''s gaze fall on her hands.


    "No need, I don''t think you want to explain what you did last night either." Kun Yao turned around, "I''m going back to my own room."


    Shen Yue glanced at her own hands, sheepishly putting them behind her back.


    "Hey, is your room even habitable?"


    "Don''t trouble yourself about it."


    The door was opened and quickly closed, Kun Yao''s figure disappearing.


    Shen Yue rubbed her eyes and started her morning routine.


    Looking in the mirror in the bathroom, she saw herself.


    "My ears are so red, no wonder they''re so hot."


    Her ears were bright red, the temperature too high. Shen Yue washed them with cold water and patted her face.


    After quite a while, the temperature finally went down.


    ..........


    She chose not to go out, instead having room service bring breakfast to her room.


    After taking care of her stomach, Shen Yue began to check her system.


    After absorbing so much energy from Kun Yao last night, the energy in her system had reached ten percent.


    "Great!" Shen Yue was overjoyed. This ten percent energy was enough to activate one life-saving mechanism or a fatal attack.


    Before it was all empty talk, but now she really had the confidence to enter the small world with adequate preparation.


    Shen Yue also took out Fan Quguang''s treasure.


    That furball.


    Shen Yue had already confirmed it was genuine, Fan Quguang hadn''t tried to fool her with a fake.


    But now she only knew that it could protect guests from fatal injuries. Fan Quguang had relied on it to survive time and time again.


    But Shen Yue wanted it not because of this.


    At that time, when she was peeking at this main world, she seemed to have heard the administrator Ruan Ning mention that this thing could open a checkpoint.


    She didn''t know the specifics.


    She only knew that the checkpoint was set to be very difficult. Almost no guests had passed it, so no guests had returned from that small world.


    At that time she hadn''t planned to take on the task, so she had only briefly looked at the happenings of this main world, learning just a little information.


    "Ding===="


    Suddenly a bell rang, it was the apartment bell, signaling it was time to enter the small world.


    Shen Yue was startled.


    "It''s not even midnight yet, what''s going on? It''s early?"


    Shen Yue had just walked out into the corridor when she looked down and saw several people already in the spacious lobby on the first floor.


    Administrator Ruan Ning stood in front of the few people.


    She went down to the first floor and saw those few newcomers, their faces showing fear, unease, and one young man, Shen Yue even thought he looked a bit excited.


    There was also that guest from Room 75, who saw Shen Yue and snorted coldly, making an ugly face.


    Shen Yue wasn''t in the mood to deal with him and directly ignored him.


    Kun Yao was the last to arrive. Shen Yue watched her walk to her side.


    "My apologies, the time has been moved up this time. Since everyone is here, let''s begin." As soon as Ruan Ning''s voice fell, with a wave of her hand, a space-time door appeared in the center of the lobby, enveloping Shen Yue and the others.


    "Damn it." Shen Yue suddenly remembered she hadn''t returned the furball to Fan Quguang.


    But it was too late.


    The scene before her eyes began to change...


    "Wait!" It was Fan Quguang''s voice.


    This was the last sound Shen Yue heard.

 Chapter 17: The Ancient Village

    What came into view was an ancient village, with houses made of old stone structures, very distinctive in character.


    The entire village was situated at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by green trees, appearing as if it was wrapped in a blanket of green.


    Shen Yue had just arrived and took a quick look at her surroundings. They were all together, with a small pond in front of them and a vegetable patch beside it.


    However, the vegetable patch was overgrown with weeds.


    "My thing, my thing, you haven''t returned it to me yet!"


    Before she could look around much more, Fan Quguang''s voice rang in her ears.


    "How did you get in here too?" Shen Yue watched as Fan Quguang rushed to her side.


    "Me? Oh no! This is bad!" Fan Quguang now realized he had also entered, filled with regret.


    Shen Yue quickly tried to calm him down.


    "So this is the small world? We''ve really traveled through time and space to arrive at this place." The speaker was Chen Si, a new tenant.


    His face wore an expression of disbelief.


    "This is nothing to be happy about," Number 75 snorted coldly.


    "So, are we supposed to go to that village up ahead?" Wang Chuxue, another new tenant, asked quietly. Her boyfriend, Lin Le, was very introverted and didn''t say much.


    "I suppose so, there''s nowhere else to go," Shen Yue checked the sky, noticing it was already evening. "If we don''t go there, we''ll have nowhere to stay tonight."


    "Then let''s get moving quickly."


    This time, Chen Si took the lead.


    With him leading the way, the other newcomers followed behind. Then came the tenant from Room 75.


    Shen Yue, Kun Yao, and Fan Quguang fell to the back of the group.


    "Have you been to this small world before?" Shen Yue asked as they walked.


    Fan Quguang shook his head: "Of course not."


    He looked up towards the village and sighed:


    "Who knows what''s waiting for us in that village."


    "Try not to worry too much, it should just be simple villagers there, right?" Shen Yue tried to reassure him, but she didn''t even believe her own words.


    As they walked, Shen Yue''s gaze involuntarily fell on Kun Yao in front of her.


    Since entering this small world, no, actually since leaving her room until now, she hadn''t heard Kun Yao say a single word.


    Her entire demeanor was very cold.


    "What do you think, Kun Yao?" Shen Yue reached out and poked Kun Yao''s shoulder.


    The person in front remained silent, and just as Shen Yue thought she wouldn''t answer, she finally responded.


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    "Look at those people in front," Fan Quguang suddenly said in a low voice.


    Shen Yue craned her neck to look. The people walking at the very front were in pairs, chatting and laughing.


    They really looked like couples out for a leisurely trip.


    It was unclear whether the administrator had told them something, or if they were just that naive.


    "They look so energetic, so youthful," Shen Yue commented with a sigh.


    Fan Quguang gave her a dissatisfied look: "I''m the oldest one here, what exactly are you implying?"


    Shen Yue coughed: "Sorry about that."


    After walking for a while, the stone houses drew closer.


    The people in front suddenly stopped by a small pond.


    Shen Yue and the others walked over and saw a middle-aged woman washing vegetables by the pond.


    So they had encountered a villager.


    "Oh, hello there, where are you all from?" The woman seemed quite surprised to see them.


    "We''re..." Chen Si wasn''t sure how to respond.


    "We''re tourists from the city, here for sightseeing," the girl next to Chen Si spoke up. Her name was Zhou Tongtong, and from their behavior, they seemed to be a couple.


    Shen Yue remembered that when they first entered the apartment, these two were hugging each other.


    "Ah, tourists! That''s wonderful." Upon hearing this, the woman''s face lit up with a smile. She quickly gathered up her vegetables and put them in her basket.


    "Indeed, since you''re tourists, and it''s about to get dark, you probably don''t have a place to stay, right?" The woman asked as she packed up her vegetables.


    "That''s right, auntie, so we were wondering..."


    "That''s exactly what I mean. I have beds at my house, why don''t you all come stay with me? I''ll make sure you''re all well taken care of."


    The group was delighted.


    "Is this the task? It seems so simple..."


    "Yeah, it feels pretty good."


    Hearing these new tenants say such things, Fan Quguang was at a loss for words and rolled his eyes.


    At this moment, Shen Yue was sticking close behind Kun Yao, almost hiding behind her.


    "What''s wrong with you?"


    Kun Yao moved a little further away from her.


    Shen Yue forced an ugly smile onto her face: "It''s nothing, nothing."


    She pinched her thigh hard, forcing herself to walk forward.


    Seeing her like this, Kun Yao suddenly glanced ahead and slowed her pace.


    "Did you see something?"


    Shen Yue paused. With this question, the scene she had just witnessed flashed through her mind.


    When the woman was washing vegetables, a small black shadow had flashed under the water.


    Shen Yue''s breath had caught in her throat. She had to hold back from crying out.


    When the woman finished washing the vegetables and threw them into the basket, the black shadow crawled out from under the water.


    Shen Yue covered her mouth, hiding behind the others as she watched clearly.


    A small ghost, about three or four years old, crawled out of the water. It was covered in rotten mud from the pond, and the exposed skin was the pale white of a corpse.


    Its face was also ashen, with large eyes that were completely white.


    After coming out of the water, it climbed into the vegetable basket.


    Only its ashen white arms were visible, clinging to the edge of the basket.


    Shen Yue shook her head and pointed at the vegetable basket in the woman''s hands without speaking.


    Kun Yao seemed to understand and also glanced at it.


    "What did you see?" Fan Quguang asked in confusion, looking left and right.


    The group followed the woman towards one of the stone houses in the village.


    This stretch was an uphill path of uneven stone slabs, not easy to walk on but full of ancient charm.


    "Oh my!"


    The woman walking in front, either too excited or for some other reason, suddenly tripped and fell, sending her vegetable basket flying.


    "Oh no, are you alright, auntie?"


    Shen Yue watched as the basket rolled down the stone slabs, coincidentally stopping right in front of her.


    The little ghost in the basket had also been thrown out, landing bottom-up with its head buried in the vegetable leaves.


    The ghost''s legs were kicking frantically.


    "Pfft..." Despite her fear, Shen Yue couldn''t help but laugh.


    However, in the next second, the little ghost in the basket suddenly pulled its head out, its large eyes with only whites staring fixedly in Shen Yue''s direction.


    Shen Yue held her breath!


    The expression on her face was like a color palette.


    She wanted to laugh, but she was also terrified, forcibly holding it in and controlling her gaze to move elsewhere.


    Fortunately, the little ghost crawled back into the basket.


    "Oh dear, it''s nothing, just my vegetables." The woman hurried over, picked up the vegetables, and grabbed the basket.


    "Auntie, did you hurt yourself anywhere?" Wang Chuxue asked with concern.


    "No, no, I''m perfectly fine. Come along now, my house is just ahead." The woman didn''t seem bothered, dusted herself off, and went back to leading the way.


    Walking at the back, Shen Yue was desperately patting her chest.


    The breath she had held in earlier was stuck in her chest, making her incredibly uncomfortable.


    "Is someone tripping really that funny?" Noticing Shen Yue''s state, Fan Quguang was thoroughly confused.


    Unable to explain, Shen Yue could only glare at him.

 Chapter 19: Her Face, So Soft

    Because she noticed a familiar dark shadow appear outside the door - it was that little ghost.


    Her heart pounding, just as she was getting nervous, the little ghost indeed appeared in the room.


    Shen Yue''s hand, which was covering Kun Yao''s lips, immediately moved to the side of Kun Yao''s neck. She rested her head on Kun Yao''s arm, closed her eyes, and played dead - no, pretended to be asleep.


    With her eyes closed, she suddenly felt Kun Yao move her hand away, then a pair of hands lifted her body and moved her.


    She was directly placed on the innermost part of the bed, and her posture was even adjusted.


    Shen Yue was internally devastated.


    She felt that after Kun Yao had positioned her, she then went back to sleep.


    "What''s so great about that, you just can''t see it! Waaah... why do I have to see it? It''s not fair..."


    Shen Yue kept her eyes closed, not daring to move a muscle.


    Slowly, her consciousness began to blur.


    Then, she suddenly woke up.


    As she opened her eyes, there was a child''s face right in front of her.


    "...?" Upon realizing what it was, Shen Yue almost screamed out loud.


    Her body trembled.


    It was the little ghost, sleeping right next to her, pressed tightly against her.


    There was even a large gap between it and Kun Yao on the outer side of the bed.


    Shen Yue covered her mouth, slowly turned over, facing away. Although she couldn''t see it now, she felt even more afraid.


    "What''s wrong?" Kun Yao seemed to notice she was awake.


    Shen Yue had just turned to face Kun Yao, and now faced with her inquiry, she didn''t know whether she should turn back or not.


    Thinking about the little ghost sleeping right behind her, she felt nervous and scared, so...


    "Pffft====="


    A fart sound.


    The fart wasn''t loud, but in the quiet environment, it was especially noticeable.


    There was no sound from behind.


    Shen Yue bit down on her back teeth, staying absolutely still. Right now, she wished she could sink into the ground.


    Suddenly, there was a slight vibration on the bed.


    Shen Yue squinted, peeking through her eyelashes to see the little ghost walking away. It seemed to glare at her one last time before leaving.


    The little ghost had left?


    She pretended to turn over, wanting to check the situation, only to find Kun Yao with her back turned, her shoulders shaking...


    Shen Yue''s face turned bright red.


    She felt like she couldn''t face anyone anymore.


    But she didn''t dare to go out now, and besides, she had nowhere to go.Stolen novel; please report.


    She could only endure it.


    "Heh..." Kun Yao actually laughed out loud. Shen Yue was sure she hadn''t misheard; it was Kun Yao''s voice.


    "This is too much!" Shen Yue couldn''t take it anymore and gritted her teeth, speaking lowly to Kun Yao: "What the fuck are you laughing at!"


    "What?" Kun Yao opened her eyes, looking confused, "What are you talking about?"


    Shen Yue wanted to speak but was too embarrassed to say it.


    "Stop laughing!" was all she could say angrily.


    Kun Yao: "?"


    It was absolutely infuriating and deeply humiliating.


    Shen Yue lay down forcefully, trying hard to calm herself.


    "You''re quite impressive, scaring away a ghost with just one fart."


    This was said right next to her ear!


    Shen Yue''s eyes flew open, about to jump up. But unexpectedly, she bumped into something.


    She froze immediately.


    Her lips had touched something soft, and Kun Yao''s magnified face was right in front of her.


    Shen Yue watched as the magnified face in front of her receded. The expression on that face changed from stunned to cold, then became completely indifferent.


    The aura around the other person became very cold again.


    This time, even further away from her.


    "So you can see it too," Shen Yue said after a long silence.


    After a few seconds, Kun Yao finally spoke:


    "Mm, I shouldn''t have laughed at you. Go to sleep."


    After that, Shen Yue didn''t speak, and there was no more movement from Kun Yao''s side.


    Shen Yue secretly touched her own lips.


    Her face was so soft...


    When daylight broke again.


    Shen Yue got up, only to find that Kun Yao had already woken up and wasn''t even in bed.


    Walking into the main hall, Shen Yue was a bit surprised to see the two couples of new tenant guests also there. Seeing her arrive, they seemed a bit excited and immediately said: "Auntie, we''re all here now."


    "What''s going on?" Shen Yue was taken aback.


    Everyone was there - the middle-aged couple, the guests who had come together, including Number 75.


    "Well, we''ve troubled you for a night, and we''d like to go out for a walk together," Chen Si said very politely, but he seemed a bit nervous.


    But they were still refused.


    "Young man, there''s no rush. You''ve just arrived here, you should rest first. Our location is remote, and there are wild animals in the mountains, like wild boars. It''s also the season when venomous snakes are active. You''d better not wander around," the uncle said in a very gentle tone.


    "Thank you, uncle. We won''t go far, just around the village."


    The uncle didn''t speak again, but his expression turned unpleasant.


    The aunt, however, said very amiably:


    "Alright then, don''t go too far, and remember to come back for lunch, okay?"


    "Yes, we''ll remember. Thank you, auntie."


    Several people immediately walked out. Shen Yue saw Fan Quguang give her a look, so she grabbed Kun Yao''s clothes and pulled her out too.


    As soon as they left the aunt and uncle''s house, Number 75 led the new tenant guests away. It wasn''t clear when he had become familiar with them.


    Kun Yao, Shen Yue, and Fan Quguang gathered together.


    "What''s up? Did you discover something?"


    Kun Yao glanced behind her: "Let''s go further before we talk."


    "Let''s hurry." Fan Quguang walked very quickly.


    After they were a fair distance from the stone house, they finally stopped.


    "Let me tell you, we can''t stay with that family," Fan Quguang immediately said in a low voice.


    "Why? What did you see?"


    "Last night, when I got up to use the bathroom, I saw a room in that house with a coffin in it!" Fan Quguang said quietly.


    Kun Yao spoke up: "A coffin? What else did you see?"


    Shen Yue also listened intently.


    "You don''t know, that coffin was in the room, and the lid was open. I was curious, so I snuck in to take a look."


    Hearing this, Shen Yue looked at him admiringly: "You''re really something, so brave."


    "What? Guess what I saw?" Fan Quguang was building suspense.


    "You saw it was empty?" Shen Yue answered casually.


    Fan Quguang looked at her in surprise: "How did you know?"


    Shen Yue was taken aback: "It really was empty? I was just guessing."


    "You guessed right. The coffin was empty, but it looked like someone had just been lying in it."


    Kun Yao looked at him: "How do you know?"


    "I... I touched the inside, and it was still warm." Fan Quguang said vaguely, "Then I got scared and quickly went back, but halfway there, I ran into a figure."


    "Who?"


    "It was that uncle, he was walking very strangely, very stiffly. I quickly hid."


    Shen Yue asked: "Could it be a zombie?"


    "But he was fine today, and we''re all okay too. But last night, I saw that uncle lying down in the coffin with my own eyes." Fan Quguang asked back, "Would you lie down in a coffin if you were perfectly fine?"


    Shen Yue thought seriously:


    "It''s possible."


    Fan Quguang couldn''t communicate with her, so he turned to Kun Yao: "What do you think?"


    "You only saw a coffin," Kun Yao said flatly.


    "? What does that mean? Did you two see something last night?" Fan Quguang was very interested.


    Kun Yao glanced at Shen Yue and said calmly:


    "We saw a little ghost, which Shen Yue scared away."


    Fan Quguang''s gaze towards Shen Yue immediately changed. He looked shocked and impressed.


    "You actually scared away a ghost?"


    Shen Yue''s face immediately turned red. She glared fiercely at Kun Yao, who ignored her look and walked away.


    "What''s wrong? Why are you blushing?" Fan Quguang was incredibly surprised.


    "It''s nothing, mind your own business!" Shen Yue walked away too.

 Chapter 18: Covered Her Lips

    The group followed the middle-aged woman to the front of a large stone house.


    The woman pushed open the door, calling out: "Come in, come in, make yourselves at home."


    The group then walked in.


    "Husband, we have guests, come out and greet them."


    The woman called out a few times, and a middle-aged man walked out from inside. He seemed a bit surprised to see so many people but greeted them warmly nonetheless.


    Number 75 was good at socializing and started chatting with the man. The new tenant guests huddled together, talking among themselves.


    Shen Yue watched as the woman carried the vegetable basket into the kitchen. Soon after, smoke began to rise from the chimney above the kitchen.


    It was black at first, then turned white, indicating that the fire was lit and cooking had begun.


    Fan Quguang wandered around for a while, perhaps feeling bored, and then suggested:


    "Why don''t we go help? It feels awkward just sitting here doing nothing."


    Kun Yao was straightforward: "Alright."


    Shen Yue glanced at the kitchen, then at the other people.


    Number 75 saw her looking and directly turned away, ignoring her.


    "You go ahead, I''m not very..." Just then, Shen Yue saw the little ghost crawl out of the kitchen, "I''m not very tired, of course I''ll go with you. Let''s go."


    As they entered the kitchen, Shen Yue tried hard to control her gaze, forcing herself not to look at the little ghost.


    But her peripheral vision couldn''t help but notice the little ghost crawling towards the new tenant guests.


    Once in the kitchen, Fan Quguang skillfully began to ingratiate himself with the woman.


    "Hey, sister, you''re busy here, let us help you."


    "Oh, you shouldn''t, you shouldn''t..."


    "Sister, is it just you and your husband at home? Are your children not here?"


    "Oh, they''re out working, working is good..."


    Shen Yue and Kun Yao listened as Fan Quguang repeatedly called the woman "sister", quickly becoming familiar with her. He was good with words, and with a few jokes, he had the woman in high spirits.


    Fan Quguang was in his forties, with a bit of a beard, but looked quite young. Calling the woman "sister" wasn''t too inappropriate.


    Shen Yue helped with preparing and washing vegetables, while Kun Yao sat behind the stove, tending to the fire.


    Looking at the vegetables in her hands, Shen Yue couldn''t help but recall the scene of the little ghost crawling into the vegetable basket earlier.


    She felt extremely nauseated.


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    When the food was served and the woman invited everyone to eat, Shen Yue couldn''t bring herself to take a single bite.


    Because she discovered that the little ghost had crawled onto Number 75''s back and was constantly looking at her.


    Shen Yue endured for a while until the little ghost finally crawled away.


    The woman''s cooking was quite good, especially the stir-fried greens, which were completely finished.


    Of course, Shen Yue hadn''t touched a single bite.


    After dinner, everyone chatted for a while.


    The woman suddenly said: "How should we arrange the sleeping arrangements? I have many rooms, but there are also many of you. How about this, my next-door neighbor is my child''s uncle, he also has spare rooms. Which of you would like to stay there?"


    Everyone felt a bit awkward, unsure who should go.


    The woman was practical and directly pointed to Fan Quguang and Number 75, then to Shen Yue and Kun Yao.


    "These two men can share a room, and these two girls can sleep together. As for you four, I''ve been around, you young couples can arrange yourselves as you see fit. We''ve already spoken to the uncle next door, my husband will take you there later."


    Fan Quguang quickly said: "Thank you so much, brother and sister."


    The two couples who were new tenants also hurriedly expressed their thanks.


    And so, their accommodation was arranged.


    Under the woman''s arrangement, after everyone had washed up, they were taken to their assigned rooms.


    As soon as Shen Yue entered, she was startled and didn''t dare approach the bed.


    "?" Kun Yao sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her in confusion, "Now you''re being coy?"


    Shen Yue wanted to tell her: Sister, you can''t see it, but I can!


    There''s a little ghost lying on your bed!


    "I''m not very sleepy yet, I''m used to staying up late," Shen Yue could only explain.


    Kun Yao stopped paying attention to her and took off her clothes.


    Shen Yue was a bit stunned, her gaze shifting to the side, landing on the little ghost, then shifting back, only to see that Kun Yao had already taken off her outer coat, revealing a slender yet shapely figure.


    Kun Yao''s skin was very white, her long black hair cascading over her shoulders, making her skin appear even more fair.


    "You..."


    Kun Yao didn''t look up: "I''m used to sleeping early."


    Shen Yue saw the little ghost crawl off the bed and immediately moved to the side. The little ghost crawled to the door and disappeared.


    Shen Yue finally let out a sigh of relief.


    "So, do you want to sleep on the inside or outside?"


    "Outside, I guess." Kun Yao indeed lay down on the outer side.


    Shen Yue somewhat embarrassedly unbuttoned her own coat, revealing her own voluptuous figure.


    She even gave her own chest a quick feel.


    Looking back, she saw that Kun Yao had already closed her eyes.


    Shen Yue threw her clothes aside and quickly climbed onto the bed, getting to the inside.


    "Hey, let me tell you what I saw," Shen Yue hadn''t been lying down for long before she felt the urge to disturb Kun Yao, unable to sleep and constantly thinking about the little ghost.


    She turned on her side to look at Kun Yao. Although there was a large gap between their bodies, overall they were quite close.


    "Mm." Kun Yao kept her eyes closed.


    Shen Yue couldn''t help but move a bit closer.


    Kun Yao sensed this and immediately turned to look at her: "Stay away from me."


    "But how can we create the right atmosphere like this? Besides, we might be overheard," Shen Yue complained.


    Shen Yue saw Kun Yao glance at her chest, then close her eyes again.


    "There''s no one else here, what could be overheard?"


    Shen Yue looked down at the cleavage of her own chest, seeming to understand something.


    "Hey, how can you still be embarrassed? Aren''t we both women?"


    She moved even closer, whispering in Kun Yao''s ear: "Let me tell you, when we met that woman today..."


    Shen Yue spoke quickly, only moving away from Kun Yao''s ear after she finished.


    "You understand now, right?"


    Kun Yao: "Mm."


    "That''s it?" Shen Yue was taken aback.


    "What else?" Kun Yao paused, "Let''s just wait and see."


    "Oh..." Shen Yue responded.


    "Also." Kun Yao suddenly opened her eyes again, looking at a certain spot.


    Shen Yue followed her gaze, realizing it was directed at her own chest.


    "Move further away, it''s touching me," Kun Yao said.


    Shen Yue''s face reddened a bit, and she hurriedly moved further away.


    She turned her back to Kun Yao, no longer looking at her.


    After a few minutes, unable to sleep, she turned back again.


    This back-and-forth continued for quite a while.


    "Can you stop moving?" It was Kun Yao''s voice.


    "It''s too early, I really can''t sleep."


    "Then go out and play with it," Kun Yao said with her eyes closed.


    Shen Yue was speechless.


    Let her go play with the little ghost?


    "If it discovers that you can see it, it will definitely want to play with you..."


    Shen Yue suddenly pounced to Kun Yao''s side, covering her lips.

 Chapter 20: He Can See the Little Ghost?!

    "Hey, where are you going?"


    "To find a way out!" Shen Yue snapped back at him.


    The group walked around the village, seeing only many stone houses, but most of them were abandoned.


    Kun Yao''s expression gradually became serious.


    "This village is too quiet."


    Shen Yue also noticed something was off. Although it was daytime, they hadn''t heard a single chicken crow, not a single dog bark, not even a bird call.


    The entire village was deathly silent.


    Also, although there were many houses, apart from the uncle''s family, they hadn''t really seen any other villagers.


    "But there''s no way out of here," Fan Quguang looked around. This village was in the mountains, almost completely isolated from the outside world.


    "We can only stay here," Shen Yue frowned. "Isn''t the purpose of this small world to keep us here to die?"


    "Look, this house also has a coffin inside."


    Shen Yue turned around to find Fan Quguang on tiptoes, peering over the wall of a house, craning his neck to look inside.


    "A coffin?" She walked over.


    Taking advantage of her height, she climbed up and saw the situation inside the house.


    This stone house was very dilapidated, seemingly uninhabited for a long time, but inside, a coffin was clearly visible.


    Just as Shen Yue was trying to see clearly behind the coffin, she suddenly saw Kun Yao appear beside it.


    "Hey, you?"


    Turning her head, she realized the door of this stone house was just ajar.


    Fan Quguang quickly got down from the wall and entered through the main door.


    "Shen Yue, why aren''t you coming in? Why are you climbing the wall?"


    Shen Yue rolled her eyes at him. He was the one who climbed first, after all.


    "There''s blood here."


    They gathered around the coffin. It was closed, but there were old bloodstains on it.


    Shen Yue walked around it once and suggested, "Should we open it and take a look?"


    "Maybe we shouldn''t. I don''t think there''s anything inside, and although this place doesn''t look like anyone lives here, it''s still someone else''s house."


    "Kun Yao, what do you think?" Shen Yue asked again.


    "If you want to open it, go ahead," Kun Yao stood to the side, surveying the surroundings.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    This ruined house seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. Weeds and dust were everywhere.


    Hearing Kun Yao''s words, Shen Yue suddenly didn''t want to open it anymore.


    After staying inside for a while without any findings, the three had to go back.


    However, before they could return, they encountered the other new tenant guests on the way.


    Number 75 was followed by those new tenant guests, and now he seemed to be the leader of these two couples.


    However, they no longer looked as relaxed as before, but had become very uneasy. Zhou Yutong and Wang Chuxue both looked scared.


    "What''s wrong with you? Why do you look like this?"


    In this small world, survival was the most important thing, and no one knew what would happen next.


    So, as long as it didn''t involve life safety, any grudges could be temporarily put aside. It was just unclear if the other party had truly let go.


    "We saw it," Wang Chuxue''s voice was a bit shaky, as if she had been frightened by something.


    "? Saw what?"


    "Don''t be afraid, it''s over now." Her boyfriend, Lin Le, held her in his arms and continued, "Last night, we were arranged to stay at the neighboring house. At first, everything was normal, the hosts were very hospitable, but at midnight, when I went out to use the bathroom, I saw with my own eyes that person crawl into a coffin in the room."


    Fan Quguang got excited: "You saw it too?"


    "Too?" The other person was also surprised, "Yes, there were two coffins in that room, placed right in the middle."


    "But after that man lay back in the coffin, I also saw the lid of another coffin being opened, and inside was the aunt who had received us. I even heard them talking."


    Shen Yue frowned: "What did they say?"


    "I didn''t dare to get too close, but I vaguely heard something about all the villagers having to meet, and a curse. They didn''t want to sleep in coffins anymore, and something about these outsiders taking their place. I couldn''t hear clearly, but based on this, we can be sure that the people here are not normal, and they definitely mean us harm. I think we should leave here quickly."


    Fan Quguang said, "The key is that we can''t leave here. Because you''re not from this world, don''t forget how we entered this world, we are guests."


    Shen Yue added, "We can''t get out."


    "So we just wait here? They''re all acting so strange. Normal people don''t keep coffins in their homes, hiding them. And they sleep in them too."


    "Yes, this place is really too weird, I don''t want to stay here for another moment," Wang Chuxue also said quietly.


    Kun Yao suddenly asked, "What do you mean by all the villagers having to meet?"


    "I just heard it, I don''t know either."


    Shen Yue found it strange: "We''ve been wandering around the village, but we haven''t seen anyone. Did they go to a meeting?"


    "I don''t know about that either."


    "What should we do? Can we only wait here?" Chen Si was very dissatisfied.


    "My suggestion is, since we can''t leave now, we might as well stay here and wait. After all, there are so many of us, and even if the villagers are numerous and strange, they can''t do anything to us."


    This suggestion met with both agreement and opposition.


    "How do you know what those people will do to us? I don''t recommend taking risks."


    Just as everyone was at an impasse, not knowing what to do, a figure suddenly appeared behind them. It was the aunt.


    Seeing everyone, the aunt clapped her hands:


    "Oh! You''re all here? Come back quickly, I''ve prepared the meal!"


    No one responded, creating an awkward atmosphere.


    "What''s wrong? Aren''t you all hungry?"


    "It''s nothing, sister, we''re coming back now."


    The aunt then went back satisfied, waiting for them.


    The group returned to the aunt''s house. As soon as they entered, they saw a table full of sumptuous dishes. However, possibly due to psychological trauma, no one ate much.


    But the aunt and uncle didn''t mind. They tidily cleared the table and walked away.


    Fan Quguang struck up a conversation with the uncle, making a show of wanting to pay for the lodging, but was refused by the uncle.


    "You can stay here as long as you want, free of charge."


    Hearing this, Fan Quguang didn''t feel happy at all.


    Meanwhile, Shen Yue suddenly noticed that Kun Yao was gone. Thinking of her behavior in the previous small world, she felt that Kun Yao might know something.


    But before she could go look for her, she saw the little ghost from before crawling in again.


    The little ghost crawled towards the uncle''s direction. Shen Yue moved a few steps to the side, suddenly stopping because she noticed that the uncle pulled back his legs when the little ghost crawled over.


    He can see the little ghost?!

 Chapter 21: Did You Really Want to Kill Me?

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    This discovery made Shen Yue''s heart skip a beat, and cold sweat immediately broke out on her back.


    Shen Yue watched inconspicuously.


    She saw the little ghost crawl straight past the uncle, towards her.


    Shen Yue didn''t move, nor did she look at the little ghost.


    The little ghost suddenly made a fierce grimace at her. Shen Yue saw it from the corner of her eye but had to pretend not to see.


    Seeing this, the little ghost ignored her and crawled straight into the room.


    Shen Yue looked carefully and realized that this little ghost seemed to have an injury on its hind legs, so it could only crawl on the ground.


    After the little ghost crawled into the kitchen, Shen Yue leaned against the doorframe, casually watching the activity in the kitchen.


    In the kitchen, the aunt was tidying up the utensils.


    The little ghost played around for a while, then crawled to the aunt''s legs.


    Then it climbed up.


    It quickly climbed onto the aunt''s back, a small grayish-white hand resting on the aunt''s shoulder, almost floating behind her.


    But the aunt had no reaction at all.


    Watching this scene, Shen Yue was a bit uncertain.


    She decided to try something, so she walked in front of the aunt.


    "Auntie, I want to ask, are there any children''s toys here? I have a little niece at home, and I promised to bring her back some toys this time."


    "Toys?" The aunt was startled for a moment.


    "Yes, do you have any?"


    "No, no, my children are all grown up, who still plays with toys?" The aunt laughed.


    Shen Yue suddenly noticed the bamboo sticks used for burning behind the stove, and an idea flashed through her mind.


    "Then, Auntie, can I use those to make a small toy myself?"


    "Ah, those are all unwanted, if you can make something, go ahead and take them, just be careful not to hurt your hands."


    Shen Yue responded affirmatively.


    She went over and took a bamboo stick, carved it a few times with a knife, then found a piece of paper, and quickly made a crude little pinwheel.


    During this time, the little ghost had already crawled down from the aunt''s back and was sitting right next to Shen Yue, watching her curiously.


    Normally, if a cute child was sitting nearby, Shen Yue would be happy.


    But now this child, with its eyes open without pupils, was staring straight at her. Shen Yue was extremely nervous, and accidentally hurt her hand.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    After making the pinwheel, Shen Yue put it aside.


    She then tidied up the remaining scraps.


    After finishing, Shen Yue acted as if she had forgotten about the toy she had just made and turned to walk out of the kitchen.


    At this moment, the little ghost finally couldn''t resist anymore, its grayish-white little hand had already touched the pinwheel.


    The pinwheel was now in the little ghost''s hand.


    The little ghost was very clever, it blew on the pinwheel, and it started to spin.


    The aunt was right there, but had no reaction.


    Shen Yue hadn''t actually left, she was hiding behind the kitchen door watching this scene. Seeing the pinwheel in the little ghost''s hand and the aunt''s reaction, she understood.


    "Oh my, I''m so forgetful, I forgot the pinwheel," Shen Yue said deliberately as she walked back.


    When she returned, the pinwheel had been put back by the little ghost. It was back in its original place.


    Shen Yue picked up the pinwheel and glanced at the aunt.


    The aunt seemed not to care, still doing her own thing.


    A chill suddenly ran through Shen Yue''s heart.


    She took the pinwheel and walked out, catching sight of the little ghost crawling out after her from the corner of her eye. It seemed to really want the pinwheel in her hand.


    Shen Yue quickly remembered being startled by the little ghost when she woke up in bed.


    "This is too ugly, ah, I won''t take it back after all."


    So, she casually put the pinwheel down.


    Seeing this, the little ghost indeed stopped following her.


    Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief. After getting rid of the little ghost, she quickly went to find Kun Yao. Just as she turned a corner, she saw Kun Yao.


    Kun Yao was looking at something, her expression serious.


    "What are you doing?"


    "Nothing, I''ve discovered that every household in this village seems to have a coffin," Kun Yao looked at her. "Every household having a coffin is too strange."


    "How do you know?"


    Shen Yue was puzzled, "Did you go into people''s homes to look?"


    "No, I just saw the coffins in those empty stone houses."


    "Did you open them to look?" Shen Yue asked curiously.


    Kun Yao shook her head: "No."


    Shen Yue also told her about her own discoveries.


    Kun Yao was also a bit surprised: "So, apart from Fan Quguang and the others who can''t see, you and I and those villagers can all see that little ghost?"


    Shen Yue thought for a moment: "I''m not sure if it''s like that."


    "I want to go look at another place."


    Shen Yue was taken aback: "Then I''ll go with you."


    Kun Yao nodded.


    Shen Yue followed Kun Yao to another stone house at the edge of the village.


    Shen Yue watched as Kun Yao walked to the coffin, she looked at the coffin, and suddenly her expression changed slightly.


    "What''s wrong?" Shen Yue asked hurriedly.


    Kun Yao crouched down, looking at the bottom of the coffin: "Look here."


    Shen Yue didn''t understand, but she also bent down to look.


    "This..."


    The position of this coffin had moved.


    When they came before, it was in the middle of the stone house, but now the coffin''s position was slightly off.


    "Someone moved it?"


    "It would take several people to move such a heavy coffin," Kun Yao said.


    Shen Yue understood her meaning: "But... it seems no one else has been here all afternoon except for us."


    "Could the coffin have moved by itself?"


    As soon as she said it, Shen Yue was startled by her own words. Just thinking about it was too creepy.


    A moment of silence.


    Unable to get an answer, they could only go back.


    On the way, Shen Yue kept glancing at Kun Yao several times until the other person could no longer ignore it.


    "If you want to ask something, just ask."


    Shen Yue raised an eyebrow slightly: "Well, you told me to ask."


    "If you''re not going to ask, then don''t speak."


    "No, wait, I''ve never had the chance to ask you," Shen Yue paid attention to Kun Yao''s expression. "I really want to know, what happened that night?"


    Kun Yao stopped, "That night, I don''t know what happened either."


    Shen Yue: "? You don''t know what you did yourself?"


    "Right, I''m not clear either. I just felt my whole body was in pain, especially my head, like it was being squeezed hard by something, and there were many voices."


    "Voices? Saying what?"


    "I couldn''t hear clearly, too many voices intertwined, almost exploding my head. And my body, it felt like it was about to be torn apart."


    At this point, the usually cold Kun Yao actually sighed.


    "That feeling was too painful, so I couldn''t control myself."


    Shen Yue''s eyes darted around: "But when you woke up the next day, you were like nothing had happened."


    Kun Yao glanced at her, then lowered her gaze: "You came at a very timely moment."


    Shen Yue''s hand twitched: "But you attacked me at that time."


    "I told you to leave, but you didn''t listen to me," Kun Yao said.


    "...So you were really prepared to kill me at that time?" Shen Yue''s voice trembled.


    Kun Yao fell silent.


    The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

 Chapter 22: I Wasnt Staring at Your...

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    "Well, I almost died at your hands."


    Kun Yao glanced at Shen Yue''s hand: "No, you''re special. You wouldn''t have died."


    "Hey, since we both have secrets and know each other''s secrets, let''s keep them to ourselves," Shen Yue said quickly.


    "Fine, but you need to tell me, what method did you use to stop my pain back then? Is it the same as what you used on that man who died from the vines?"


    "Huh?" Shen Yue hadn''t expected Kun Yao to ask this, but she quickly replied. "How could it be the same? For that guest in Room 98, I used a little trick, but for you, I helped you wholeheartedly. I used healing on you, which cost me a lot of energy."


    However, Kun Yao clearly didn''t believe her.


    She said coldly: "Really? You were almost strangled to death by me, yet you could be so kind as to think of me?"


    The tone was icy, with obvious coldness in it.


    Shen Yue blinked: "I can''t help it, I''m just very kind. Usually, I can''t even bear to step on an ant. Look, I was even worried you might catch a cold later, so I carried you to my room to sleep..."


    "Enough, no need to say more." Kun Yao cut her off, unable to listen further, "I don''t care what your motives are, but be careful."


    "?"


    Was this a warning? Was she concerned about her or warning her? Be careful, careful of being strangled by her?


    Back in the stone house, Fan Quguang had disappeared somewhere. Kun Yao went back to her room, and Shen Yue didn''t want to go back, planning to inform Fan Quguang about the villagers being able to see the little ghost.


    After specifically walking around, she saw the little ghost from before playing with the pinwheel she made.


    She glanced at it, pretending not to see.


    After randomly finding a chair to sit on, the little ghost came over with the pinwheel.


    Shen Yue watched as the little ghost brought the pinwheel in front of her, and she quickly lowered her head, avoiding eye contact.


    Unexpectedly, this time the little ghost insisted on approaching Shen Yue.


    Seeing her lower her head, it immediately crawled over.


    Shen Yue then saw the little ghost crawl to her feet, even bringing its ghostly face close to hers.


    Shen Yue reached out a hand, and the little ghost, thinking Shen Yue was going to hit it, retreated slightly.


    But Shen Yue was just looking at her own hand, checking her palm, then turning it over to look at the back, and examining her nails.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Throughout, she never once looked directly at the little ghost.


    The little ghost got angry.


    It threw the pinwheel in its hand in front of Shen Yue.


    Shen Yue acted as if she hadn''t seen it.


    Finally, the little ghost seemed very confused.


    It brought its ghostly face close to Shen Yue''s again.


    Shen Yue couldn''t avoid looking at the terrifying ghostly face in front of her...


    "Ah===" Shen Yue suddenly opened her mouth wide and sneezed.


    The little ghost was startled, let out a scream, grabbed the pinwheel, and quickly crawled away.


    After it left, Shen Yue got up, preparing to leave.


    As she turned around, she suddenly found Fan Quguang covering his mouth, looking terrified.


    Shen Yue was stunned for a moment, then walked to his side: "What''s wrong with you?"


    Fan Quguang looked at her very differently this time.


    "You... you couldn''t see that child?"


    "You could see it?!" Shen Yue was very surprised.


    "You saw that child and remained so calm... Now I truly admire you." Fan Quguang had an expression of complete awe.


    Shen Yue was petrified.


    She quickly asked:


    "How come you can see the little ghost now? Weren''t you unable to see it before?"


    Fan Quguang looked terrified: "I couldn''t see it before, but this afternoon, it suddenly appeared, as if it came to scare me. It scared me to death, so I ran away and was planning to come back to notify you all, but I didn''t expect to see you just now with that little ghost..."


    Shen Yue understood.


    This little ghost could choose to be seen by people.


    It deliberately scared away Fan Quguang, then came to scare her, but she could see it from the beginning, so she pretended not to see.


    Shen Yue had an expression like she had eaten a fly.


    This wasn''t following the script at all.


    Who knows whether one should be able to see it or not?


    After this interlude, the sky had darkened.


    Shen Yue found that Chen Si and the others hadn''t left, they had stayed, after all, if they didn''t stay here, they couldn''t get out, and it wasn''t safe outside.


    However, this night, No. 75 stayed with Chen Si and the others at the uncle''s brother''s house next door.


    So only Fan Quguang was left staying on this side.


    "This... I''m alone, I''m scared too, what should I do?" Fan Quguang said weakly, "How about I squeeze in with you guys?"


    Shen Yue almost laughed in anger.


    "Sure, I don''t mind, but why don''t you ask if Kun Yao agrees?"


    Fan Quguang immediately behaved himself.


    Perhaps because Kun Yao was always serious and aloof, Fan Quguang didn''t dare to disturb her, and reluctantly returned to his own room.


    Shen Yue snorted coldly and returned to her room, finding that Kun Yao was already lying down.


    "You''re going to bed so early."


    Kun Yao already had her eyes closed. Shen Yue knew she wasn''t asleep, but she didn''t respond.


    Shen Yue took off her clothes and looked back.


    Although Kun Yao had her eyes closed, she still felt a bit uncomfortable. Maybe it was because Kun Yao''s presence was too strong.


    Thinking of last night''s events, Shen Yue felt extremely embarrassed.


    After taking off her clothes and preparing to get into bed, Shen Yue suddenly stopped.


    Due to the angle, she suddenly discovered that Kun Yao actually had a tattoo, with just a bit showing.


    And the location of this tattoo was actually on her chest, with only a tiny bit visible.


    Having a tattoo, and in such a private location.


    Shen Yue immediately became interested. She glanced at Kun Yao''s face with closed eyes, bent down, preparing to lean in for a closer look.


    And so, a pervy scene unfolded.


    Shen Yue, bent over, was peeking from the side of Kun Yao''s bed... She didn''t notice that because of her movement, the light was also changing,


    Until she met Kun Yao''s eyes.


    "I wasn''t staring at your... I, I threw out my back..."


    Under Kun Yao''s cold gaze, Shen Yue immediately became flustered, even a bit incoherent.


    This was typical guilty behavior.


    "Hmm, you didn''t see, but I saw everything," Kun Yao''s gaze moved down from Shen Yue''s face.


    Shen Yue looked down and saw that because of her bending over, having just taken off her jacket, her ample bosom was fully exposed.


    She felt relieved.


    She didn''t mind: "Oh, what''s the big deal?"


    Saying this, she even reached up and adjusted her bra, pressing on her own hills.


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 Chapter 23: Human-Eating Coffins

    After adjusting, Shen Yue looked at Kun Yao, only to find that she had closed her eyes again, as if avoiding looking at something improper.


    "What are you being shy about?" Shen Yue was a bit surprised.


    Because it was really rare to see Kun Yao like this.


    "...It''s nothing." Kun Yao said with her eyes closed.


    Shen Yue climbed onto the bed, hesitated for a moment, then crawled to the innermost side.


    After lying down, she still couldn''t help but ask: "Your chest..."


    Kun Yao turned her head: "What about it?"


    "Nothing, I just saw a bit and got curious. Do you really have a tattoo?" Shen Yue looked very curious.


    Kun Yao''s hand touched her own chest, lingering on the curved area.


    "Here, there is a tattoo, if you can call it that. I just don''t remember when I got it."


    Shen Yue felt itchy with curiosity. She really wanted to know. Shen Yue moved closer, smiling:


    "Can you show it to me?"


    Kun Yao glanced at her, but instead pulled her clothes up higher, covering the glimpse of her chest.


    "You''re quite perverted. What''s there to see?"


    "Hey, how am I perverted?" Shen Yue was speechless. "If you won''t show me, could it be something..."


    Shen Yue''s tone was deliberately ambiguous, but the person next to her didn''t react.


    Kun Yao ignored her.


    "Oh come on, not showing me makes me even more curious."


    "Then stay curious," Kun Yao replied.


    Shen Yue had no choice but to quiet down.


    The night was deep. In the neighboring stone house, a weak voice was heard.


    "Lin Le, I need to use the bathroom. Can you come with me?" It was Wang Chuxue''s voice.


    "Hm?" Another male voice responded, heavy with drowsiness. "Wait a moment."


    Wang Chuxue felt relieved hearing the response. Soon, the door of the room opened, and Lin Le walked out yawning.


    "I''ll go with you, don''t be afraid." Lin Le said while putting his arm around Wang Chuxue''s shoulders.


    Wang Chuxue leaned into him: "I''m so glad you''re with me. Zhou Tongtong is sleeping like the dead, I couldn''t wake her up."


    Lin Le chuckled, ruffling her hair: "It''s alright, I''m here. Let''s go."


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    Wang Chuxue held a flashlight, walking towards the toilet accompanied by Lin Le.


    After walking for a while, they passed a room and both held their breath simultaneously.


    This room belonged to the hosts, but instead of beds, it contained two coffins. When they discovered this last night, everyone was terrified.


    But there was no choice, they still had to stay here.


    Lin Le''s gaze swept across the door, his brow furrowing slightly. Here, he truly felt a deep sense of powerlessness.


    The two quickly walked past, reaching the toilet door. Only then did Wang Chuxue let Lin Le wait outside.


    "How about I come in with you? I promise I won''t look," Lin Le said, seeing Wang Chuxue''s frightened expression.


    "This... better not. I''ll be out quickly, very quickly." Wang Chuxue''s face reddened as she refused.


    Although they were in a relationship, she still couldn''t bring herself to use the toilet in front of her boyfriend.


    Lin Le could only nod: "Alright, I''ll wait for you then."


    Wang Chuxue nodded and quickly went inside.


    However, when she came out, Lin Le was nowhere to be seen at the toilet door.


    "Lin Le? Where are you?" Wang Chuxue panicked a bit when she found Lin Le missing.


    She shone the flashlight around, but there was no sign of Lin Le.


    "Lin Le? Where are you? Are you trying to scare me on purpose? If you don''t come out, I''m leaving." Wang Chuxue''s voice was tinged with fear.


    There was still no movement around. Wang Chuxue immediately started walking back.


    Halfway back, she saw a figure ahead.


    It was Lin Le.


    "Lin Le, why didn''t you wait for me?!" The fear from earlier had turned into anger. Wang Chuxue ran up to question him.


    But Lin Le kept walking straight ahead, even smiling. As if he couldn''t hear Wang Chuxue''s voice at all.


    "What''s wrong with you?" Wang Chuxue immediately noticed something was off about Lin Le.


    But she still couldn''t stop Lin Le from moving forward.


    Lin Le''s whole person seemed immersed in another world, with an eerie smile on his face, walking straight in one direction.


    Wang Chuxue had no choice but to try to block his path, but she couldn''t stop him.


    "Lin Le?! What''s wrong with you?" Wang Chuxue was anxious. She had already realized that Lin Le was heading towards the room with the coffins.


    Just then, the door of that room opened.


    A coffin was revealed.


    The lid of the coffin could be seen already open, with a faint red glow emanating from inside, as if waiting for someone to enter.


    Seeing this scene, Wang Chuxue was both scared and anxious.


    Lin Le''s pace quickened.


    Having no other choice, Wang Chuxue quickly ran back to call for help. She frantically rushed back to her room, woke up Zhou Tongtong, then burst into the next room, crying as she woke up Chen Si and No. 75.


    "Where?"


    "Come with me quickly, save Lin Le!" Wang Chuxue led them back.


    The first thing they saw upon returning was Lin Le stepping into the coffin.


    Lin Le''s entire body was illuminated by the terrifying red glow from the coffin, his face showing an eerie smile, the whole scene horrifyingly strange!


    By now, he had already put one leg into the coffin.


    "Lin Le, no!" Wang Chuxue shouted as she was about to rush over.


    "Lin Le!" Chen Si behind her also quickly moved forward to pull Lin Le back.


    But the strength of the two couldn''t budge Lin Le at all. Lin Le''s other leg was about to step into the coffin as well.


    "Come help quickly!" Chen Si hurriedly called to No. 75 behind them.


    No. 75''s face showed terror, hesitating for a moment before coming forward to help, but it was useless. Lin Le suddenly threw off Wang Chuxue and Chen Si.


    "I..." Zhou Tongtong didn''t dare to come forward at all, standing at the back with fear all over her face.


    "No!" Wang Chuxue watched helplessly as Lin Le, after throwing people off, disappeared entirely into the coffin, followed by the coffin lid closing rapidly.


    The terrifying red glow disappeared as the coffin lid closed.


    Under their horrified gaze, the coffin started moving on its own, slowly shifting back to the center of the room.


    ..........


    Shen Yue woke up very early this time. As soon as she opened her eyes, she looked to the side.


    This time, Kun Yao hadn''t gotten up yet, seemingly still asleep.


    Shen Yue''s expression was complex as she kept looking at Kun Yao sleeping beside her. She had a dream last night about the person sleeping next to her.


    In the dream, Kun Yao wasn''t quietly sleeping beside her like this, but was chasing and trying to kill her.


    But she didn''t know the reason.


    The dream was complicated, and she couldn''t remember what happened later, but this part left a deep impression.


    It was strange, but this dream wasn''t entirely impossible.


    Before, in that vine-filled cave, Kun Yao had indeed tried to kill her.


    If there really came a day when they confronted each other as enemies... Thinking of this, Shen Yue couldn''t imagine the outcome.

 Chapter 24: Twin Flower

    Her gaze suddenly fell on a certain spot, and Shen Yue narrowed her eyes.


    After a slight hesitation, taking advantage of the fact that the person hadn''t woken up, Shen Yue reached out her hand.


    She gently lifted Kun Yao''s collar...


    Shen Yue leaned in, finally seeing the pattern on Kun Yao''s chest.


    The tattoo was beautiful, red in color, but due to the angle, she couldn''t quite make it out.


    That pattern looked like...


    "Have you seen enough?"


    Shen Yue was startled, her hand already caught.


    Kun Yao had woken up at some point, and her gaze was now fixed on Shen Yue''s face.


    "Hehe, enough, enough. Here, let me fix your clothes for you!" Shen Yue said with a placating smile, quickly withdrawing her hand and putting the collar back in place, even patting it down.


    Kun Yao gave her a long look but surprisingly said nothing more.


    Shen Yue hurriedly got out of bed.


    "By the way, today we..."


    After getting dressed, Shen Yue turned around and her voice trailed off.


    In front of her was Kun Yao, very close, and not wearing clothes.


    To be precise, she hadn''t put on her outer garment, revealing the complete tattoo. On her snow-white skin was a splash of red, the pattern a beautiful twin flower.


    The bright red petals bloomed on the fair skin, like blood. As if possessing some magic, it firmly captured one''s gaze.


    Shen Yue was stunned, her eyes fixed on the pattern, unmoving.


    "Beautiful?"


    "Huh?"


    Hearing the question, Shen Yue snapped back to reality, her face immediately turning red.


    "Beautiful, beautiful. You should put on your clothes quickly."


    Kun Yao''s voice continued: "If it''s so beautiful, why not look a bit longer?"


    The tips of Shen Yue''s ears turned so red they could almost drip blood. She shook her head frantically: "No need, no need."


    Only then did Kun Yao put on her clothes.


    "You''re not leaving?"


    Shen Yue looked up, met Kun Yao''s eyes, and immediately averted her gaze: "You go out first. I... I''m not ready yet."


    The latter gave her a look and then left the room.


    After she left, Shen Yue finally let out a sigh of relief. She immediately patted her face; the temperature was too high, burning hot.


    "How pathetic."


    She had actually been stunned by the sight.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    If it weren''t for Kun Yao''s cold and composed expression just now, and if she herself weren''t a woman, anyone who saw that would probably think they were being seduced, right?


    If she were a man, she probably wouldn''t have been able to control herself.


    "But it really was beautiful." The image of that twin flower lingered in Shen Yue''s mind.


    Without seeing it in person, it was hard to imagine that someone as cool and aloof as Kun Yao would have such a vibrant pattern tattooed on her body.


    Shen Yue stayed in the room for a while before going out.


    In the main hall, she only saw the uncle, aunt, and Fan Quguang, chatting and laughing. The little ghost didn''t appear again.


    Shen Yue didn''t know where Kun Yao had gone. She had just walked a few steps outside when she saw those new guest residents.


    Chen Si, Zhou Tongtong, and Wang Chuxue. However, these people seemed to be in an unusual state.


    They looked dejected and lifeless.


    Especially Wang Chuxue, her face was pale, and her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had been crying for a long time.


    Shen Yue was puzzled and wanted to go ask, but these people walked away quickly, as if they had some urgent business.


    She was about to follow them when she suddenly saw a figure.


    It was No. 75.


    This man was sneaking out of an abandoned stone house. After coming out, he seemed to be holding something in his hand, peering around at his surroundings.


    Shen Yue immediately hid.


    Then she saw him quickly walk towards another stone house, also abandoned.


    Shen Yue chose to follow.


    Behind him, Shen Yue saw No. 75 approach the coffin in the stone house, do something unknown, and then quickly leave.


    However, before he left, he said something.


    Shen Yue only heard words like "discovery" and such.


    What secret did this No. 75 have? Shen Yue also walked into the stone house, came to the coffin, looked around, but found nothing.


    "What thing?" Shen Yue was confused, "Could it be hidden inside the coffin?"


    Looking at the coffin in front of her, Shen Yue suddenly had an urge to open it.


    Just as Shen Yue''s hand was about to touch it, she suddenly felt something was wrong.


    She forcibly controlled her hand and then moved away from the coffin. Just as her hand was about to touch the coffin, Shen Yue''s heart suddenly started racing.


    A feeling of unease arose, too intense.


    Thinking of No. 75, Shen Yue narrowed her eyes. She quickly retreated to the side, finding cover to hide.


    After waiting for a while, No. 75 indeed appeared.


    "Hmph, looks like she didn''t fall for it." No. 75 came to the side of the coffin, but still kept a few meters away from it.


    No. 75 looked quite disappointed.


    After glancing at the coffin once more, he left.


    Seeing this scene, Shen Yue understood very clearly what he was disappointed about. It seemed he had discovered her early on and deliberately lured her here. Did he want her to touch the coffin?


    A chill ran through Shen Yue''s heart.


    He wasn''t a newcomer, and since he lured her here, he must have wanted to deal a fatal blow. So what could be inside the coffin that could cause death?


    If she had rashly opened the coffin just now, the consequences...


    "You brought this on yourself." Shen Yue immediately had thoughts of revenge.


    Although they had only minor conflicts in the apartment before, they had both entered this man-eating small world because of it, becoming enemies. It would have been fine to leave each other alone, but since he had made a move, Shen Yue wouldn''t repay evil with kindness.


    After some thought, Shen Yue followed behind No. 75.


    She watched as No. 75 went to the back of the stone house village and met up with those new guest residents.


    After the four people got together, the other three seemed to listen to No. 75''s words.


    Shen Yue only saw No. 75 say something to them, and then the two women left, leaving him and Chen Si. The two of them said something unknown. The latter seemed to show a very surprised expression.


    No. 75 said a few more words, and Chen Si nodded.


    After that, they left together.


    Shen Yue continued to follow behind, seeing the two come to a large rock at the back of the mountain, where a coffin was conspicuously placed. The coffin seemed to be without a lid.


    The two circled around the coffin and then waited there.


    Shen Yue was confused: What were they going to do?


    But soon she saw the answer.


    Because the two girls came back. Chen Si said something to Zhou Tongtong, and the latter left again.


    Then Shen Yue saw No. 75 and Chen Si suddenly attack Wang Chuxue. Wang Chuxue screamed in terror, panicked and struggled desperately.


    But she couldn''t resist the strength of two men, and was quickly lifted up and thrown into the coffin by them.


    Strangely, as soon as Wang Chuxue entered the coffin, she immediately fell silent. With Shen Yue''s good eyesight, she saw that blood seemed to overflow from the bottom of the coffin, staining a small area of the ground red.


    This scene chilled one to the bone.


    Shen Yue suddenly understood that No. 75 had wanted to throw her into that coffin earlier.


    So, this was how he survived the small world? The more guests who died in the small world, the higher his chances of survival.

 Chapter 25: Get to the Point

    Was it him? Who did he make a deal with?


    Soon, Shen Yue knew the answer. She saw No. 75 kneeling in front of the coffin, constantly saying something, but the distance was too far for Shen Yue to hear clearly.


    Soon, something floated out of the coffin.


    The distance was too far, and Shen Yue couldn''t see clearly what it was. She could only see that it seemed to be white.


    But No. 75 quickly took it and put it away, appearing very devout.


    These two people didn''t stay in place for long, they quickly left.


    Shen Yue was also about to leave. She didn''t plan to go forward to check the coffin, but she could guess. What was inside must be connected to this village, to the ghosts in this small world.


    She just didn''t know how No. 75 had managed to make a deal with these ghosts.


    As expected of an old guest.


    Shen Yue suddenly thought of Zhou Tongtong, this girl was Chen Si''s girlfriend, ordinary-looking, introverted, a person without much presence. Wang Chuxue had already been used for their deal, what about Wang Chuxue''s boyfriend Lin Le? And Zhou Tongtong, were those two with her, or were they hiding from her, would they make a move on Zhou Tongtong?


    Shen Yue thought about it, but didn''t go to warn or save anyone.


    She quickly returned to the stone house, and as soon as she entered, she saw Fan Quguang.


    "You''ve come at the right time, I was just looking for you. Come, I have something to tell you," Fan Quguang said with a serious face.


    Shen Yue was also planning to tell him about Wang Chuxue, so she followed him to a secluded spot.


    After making sure no one was around, Fan Quguang revealed a scared expression and said in a low voice:


    "Do you know? Last night I saw that Lin Le is already dead."


    "Dead?!" Shen Yue was shocked.


    "Yes, last night I couldn''t sleep, and I saw that little ghost again. The little ghost led me next door, and as soon as I got there, I saw Lin Le step into the coffin. That Chen Si and Lin Le''s girlfriend, what''s her name, Snow something, the two of them couldn''t hold him back."


    Shen Yue: "No wonder."


    So Lin Le was already dead, that''s why Wang Chuxue was left alone, no wonder she became their target.


    "No wonder what?"


    "You go on first."


    Fan Quguang didn''t waste words and continued: "Then I saw that coffin swallow Lin Le and then move back to the center of the room on its own. That Snow girl collapsed on the ground, and was later helped back by another girl. That Chen Si and that old guest No. 75 also went back together."


    "After seeing all this, I wanted to go back, but that little ghost seemed to want to take me somewhere else. While I was hesitating, I saw that guy No. 75 come out again."This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    Shen Yue listened attentively.


    "No. 75 was also acting strangely, walking straight towards the coffin that had just swallowed Lin Le. I thought he was also being controlled, but unexpectedly, he knelt down in front of the coffin and was saying something."


    Fan Quguang shook his head: "This guy, he wasn''t noticeable in the apartment before, but to be able to survive until now, maybe it''s not just luck."


    "What else?"


    Shen Yue asked curiously.


    "That''s it, I''m not as bold as that guy, I quickly went back to hide under my covers," Fan Quguang said hurriedly.


    Hide under the covers...


    Shen Yue was a bit speechless.


    "Didn''t that little ghost want to take you somewhere? You didn''t go?"


    Fan Quguang showed a trace of discomfort: "That little ghost looking for me in the middle of the night, I was scared to death, and after seeing Lin Le''s death, who would dare to follow it? Oh! But, that, that little ghost, seeing that I wouldn''t go, just wouldn''t leave."


    He seemed to remember something: "The little ghost wouldn''t leave, it even followed me under the covers, you don''t know how scared I was when its face poked into the covers..."


    Shen Yue couldn''t hold back anymore: "Can you get to the point?!"


    Fan Quguang quickly said: "The little ghost''s meaning was that the exit of this world is at the back of the mountain, saying there''s a coffin there, it''s her? It''s where a ghost lives, this ghost will kill everyone, those villagers are already living dead, controlled by her."


    "The little ghost told you so much?" Shen Yue was puzzled, "It''s so small, it can talk?"


    Shen Yue obviously didn''t believe it. Although the little ghost was scary, it hadn''t really harmed anyone.


    But the little ghost clearly couldn''t speak. Shen Yue hadn''t heard it say a word. How could it have said so much to Fan Quguang?


    Fan Quguang''s face showed a trace of embarrassment.


    "Hey, did you use that furball? Is that how you got this information?" Shen Yue asked.


    As soon as they entered this world, that furball was taken back by Fan Quguang.


    Fan Quguang shook his head, fumbled in his pocket, then pulled out a few... candies?


    "This? Where did you get candy from?" Shen Yue was really surprised this time.


    "Shh, I brought these from the apartment, I used the furball, no, let''s just call it furball, I used the furball to bring them in. You know, the apartment has everything," Fan Quguang said as he put the remaining candies in Shen Yue''s hand.


    Shen Yue''s mouth twitched: "How old am I... So you''re saying, you used candy to placate the little ghost?"


    "You could say that. Before, that little ghost was always scaring me, tugging at my pants when I ate, following me when I went to the bathroom, I couldn''t stand it anymore, so I took out a candy and pretended to drop it on the ground."


    Fan Quguang covered his forehead, seeming to have a headache: "But that little ghost ate one candy and wanted a second, it followed me even more closely than before. Although it can''t really speak, it''s very smart. Later it would even climb on me to look for candy on its own. Maybe because I gave it candy, it warned me of danger and told me the location of the exit."


    Shen Yue nodded, unwrapped a candy and put it in her mouth.


    The sour-sweet taste stimulated her gums, making her face immediately scrunch up.


    "Cough! It''s a bit sour," Fan Quguang held back his laughter and warned.


    "What I''m more curious about is, you''re a man in your forties, and you carry candy with you?!" Shen Yue''s eyes were full of surprise.


    "Personal habit, personal habit." Fan Quguang smiled sheepishly and changed the subject, "Now''s not the time to worry about candy. Since we know where the exit is, we should hurry to get out."


    "I know that, but if the time isn''t up, even if we find the right location, we still can''t get out. Also, I need to tell you, not just Lin Le, but his girlfriend Wang Chuxue is also dead."


    Shen Yue told him what she had seen, and after hearing it, Fan Quguang clicked his tongue: "That''s ruthless."


    Shen Yue took the opportunity to raise her question: Was No. 75 doing this to increase his own chances of survival?


    "You''re not wrong. Actually, those guests in the top 50, when they enter the small world, unless they''re a team, they''ll always end up killing each other. Because we come in as nourishment for this world, either there''s enough nourishment and sometimes the space door will automatically take you back to the apartment, or in reality, after my hand was injured, relying on this precious furball, I survived to the end in several small worlds, only leaving with others at the last moment."


    "So that''s how it is." Shen Yue understood.


    "However, the situation in each small world is different, so we can never be certain."


    Shen Yue suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, have you seen Kun Yao?"

 Chapter 26: Sugar Can Make Ghosts Push the Millstone

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    Fan Quguang shook his head: "I haven''t seen her. I''m puzzled too, wasn''t she with you?"


    "No, I don''t know where she''s run off to again. She''s really daring," Shen Yue said.


    "Shall we look for her together then?"


    Shen Yue shook her head...


    As darkness fell, Shen Yue noticed that the uncles and aunties of this stone house disappeared as soon as night came. Not just them, but other villagers as well.


    This village seemed even more eerie when night fell, especially tonight - it was frighteningly quiet.


    However, what surprised her most this time was that Kun Yao returned with injuries.


    "What happened to you?!"


    Shen Yue suddenly smelled the scent of blood in the room, and the next second, Kun Yao walked in with visible bloodstains on her body.


    "It''s nothing," Kun Yao said, sitting down and taking off her bloodied clothes.


    Only then could Shen Yue clearly see the wounds on her body. Kun Yao had a gash on her arm, clearly caused by something sharp.


    "Who did this?!" Shen Yue frowned deeply, quickly bringing over a basin of clean water.


    Kun Yao pressed her lips together: "A ghost."


    "Hm?" Shen Yue didn''t hear clearly.


    "I opened a coffin and was ambushed by the spirit inside."


    Shen Yue was cleaning the wound when she asked in surprise: "You opened a coffin?!"


    She really was daring!


    "Yes, I heard someone calling for help inside. So I opened the coffin, but I didn''t expect that as soon as it opened, something inside grabbed my arm, trying to drag me in."


    Shen Yue was startled, involuntarily recalling Lin Le''s death.


    "You went to save someone just because you heard a cry for help? That''s too... careless. I didn''t know you were so kind-hearted!" Shen Yue tore off a strip of cloth and began bandaging the wound.


    Kun Yao said nothing, her gaze lowered to Shen Yue''s hands as she bandaged her.


    "There''s all sorts of things here. You don''t know what else I saw today." Shen Yue recounted everything that had happened, including Wang Chuxue and Lin Le''s death.


    "So, it''s best not to trust others so easily here, or you might not even know how you died. Next time you hear a cry for help, don''t go, okay?"Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.


    Kun Yao looked up: "Alright. It''s not like I''d save just anyone anyway."


    Shen Yue thought for a moment, then said: "Hey, even though we haven''t officially teamed up, we''ve been together for so long now. Couldn''t we be considered teammates? If I''m in danger, I think you should still come save me."


    She chuckled a couple times. There should be a distinction between her and others - she couldn''t let her own words close off her future paths.


    "After I broke free, the coffin closed again, but... before it closed, I vaguely saw a woman, or rather, a female ghost. As long as you don''t encounter her, you should be fine."


    "A female ghost?" Shen Yue was startled.


    Kun Yao adjusted her clothes: "Yes, very terrifying."


    "What did this female ghost look like?" Shen Yue asked.


    Kun Yao glanced at her.


    "Why don''t you go see for yourself?"


    Shen Yue choked: "Uh, that won''t be necessary. You''re injured, you should rest early."


    As Kun Yao was taking off her clothes, Shen Yue''s gaze uncontrollably fell on her chest. Realizing her behavior, Shen Yue suddenly jolted and quickly turned around, hurriedly cleaning up the water basin.


    When she turned back, Kun Yao was already lying in bed.


    Shen Yue hesitated to join her.


    "Aren''t you going to sleep?"


    "Uh, I''m not tired yet," Shen Yue said with a somewhat fake smile.


    "Suit yourself."


    Shen Yue saw Kun Yao close her eyes and finally let out a sigh of relief. She stood dazed for a while, then felt a bit strange about her own behavior.


    Half an hour later, Shen Yue couldn''t hold out any longer and prepared to get into bed.


    "Shen Yue, Shen Yue? And Kun Yao..."


    Just as she started to undo her clothes, she heard Fan Quguang''s voice, sounding quite urgent.


    Shen Yue opened the door a crack and poked her head out: "What is it?"


    In front of her was not only Fan Quguang, but also the little ghost sitting on his shoulder. When the little ghost saw Shen Yue, it turned its head away, looking displeased.


    "Number 75 is back, and he''s brought Lin Le with him!"


    "What?" Shen Yue thought she must have misheard.


    "It''s true, he actually brought Lin Le back - you know, the guy who stepped into the coffin and disappeared. The two of them are actually back."


    Shen Yue was confused: "Didn''t you say Lin Le was dead?"


    "How should I know? I saw him enter the coffin with my own eyes, but I don''t know if he died or not. But who survives after entering a coffin? I don''t know if the one who came back is even alive." Fan Quguang said anxiously, pointing at the little ghost on his shoulder, "This little one told me. I ran away immediately, I figure they''re coming after me."


    Shen Yue looked at the little ghost, who had somehow produced a lollipop and was sucking on it. Its pupil-less eyes glared at Shen Yue when it noticed her looking.


    This really was a case of ''sugar can make ghosts push the millstone'', Shen Yue suddenly thought.


    "Have they arrived?" A cool voice sounded.


    It was Kun Yao.


    She was already standing behind Shen Yue. Seeing that Kun Yao was fully dressed, Shen Yue opened the door wider.


    "I don''t know, but I''m not going back to sleep. Beautiful ladies, please take me in," Fan Quguang quickly pleaded.


    "You can still sleep?" Kun Yao''s face suddenly turned cold.


    At the same time, the little ghost on Fan Quguang''s shoulder became agitated, taking out its lollipop and pointing in one direction while repeatedly patting Fan Quguang''s head with its other hand.


    "They''re here," Shen Yue''s expression darkened.


    She felt it too - a wave of terrifying energy thick with killing intent sweeping towards them...


    In the deep of night, a shadowy figure appeared at the door. It pushed straight in, the room pitch black, and lunged directly at the bed.


    Of course, it lunged at empty space.


    "They''ve already run," Number 75 walked out, followed by a group of people. No, not living people, but those controlled villagers - the living dead.


    The shadow retreated, revealing itself to be Lin Le, though now his state was identical to the villagers behind Number 75 - he too had become one of the living dead.


    "Then let''s find them!" Chen Si said. Behind him followed Zhou Tongting.


    "Yes, once we find them, we can get out of here," Number 75 patted Chen Si''s shoulder, then gave orders to the group of living dead.


    Meanwhile, Shen Yue and Fan Quguang were in a hidden place, quietly waiting.

 Chapter 27: This Knife is Meant for You

    The night was thick with darkness.


    At this moment, a murderous aura permeated the Stone House Village, with heavy killing intent enveloping the entire settlement.


    Soon, a horrifying scene unfolded. The lids of all the coffins in the stone houses opened by themselves, and living dead people - the villagers - crawled out from inside.


    Each person moved stiffly, like zombies, walking out in large numbers.


    "My God, how many people are there?" Fan Quguang exclaimed from a distance as he witnessed this scene.


    Shen Yue was also sweating profusely, staring intently at the spectacle.


    It turned out that all these villagers were inside the coffins. Shockingly, more than one villager crawled out of each coffin. Shen Yue even saw several people emerge from a single coffin.


    These people had blank stares and stiff movements. They wandered around the village as if searching for something.


    Behind them, standing at a high point, were Number 75, Chen Si, and Zhou Tongting.


    "Brother, these... villagers are too many. We... we..." Chen Si''s voice trembled. His face was pale, clearly frightened by the horrific scene before him.


    Beside him, Zhou Tongting tightly clutched his arm, not daring to utter a word.


    Who could have imagined that this small Stone House Village could harbor so many living dead?


    "Don''t be afraid, these are all dead people," came Number 75''s voice.


    It''s precisely because they''re dead that it''s scary!


    "Dead people..." Chen Si still asked, "They won''t attack us, will they?"


    Number 75''s expression changed: "If we can''t find Shen Yue and the others, we''ll all die!"


    "What? But you promised me..."


    "Does my promise matter now? We''ve only given that female ghost one life, it''s far from enough!" Number 75''s gaze fell on Zhou Tongting behind Chen Si. "You''re really brainless. Listen to me, offer her up too!"


    "No, Chen Si, don''t..."


    Zhou Tongting''s face turned white, and she immediately hid behind Chen Si, her hands firmly grasping his clothes.


    "Big brother, let''s find Shen Yue and the others first. I''ll go look for them right away."


    Not daring to look at Number 75''s expression, Chen Si hurriedly ran off with Zhou Tongting.


    "Hmph!" Number 75 snorted coldly, looking at the Stone House Village before him, his eyes filled with a chilling ruthlessness.


    Fan Quguang was tightly clutching the wild grass beside him. He and Shen Yue were currently hiding in a patch of tall grass. But seeing the living dead searching nearby, Fan Quguang was getting restless.


    "Why hasn''t Kun Yao come back yet?"


    When they escaped, Kun Yao suddenly told them to go ahead, saying she needed to get something from somewhere.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    There was no time for explanations; Kun Yao left after saying this. Fan Quguang admired her courage.


    "I don''t know either. Let''s wait a bit longer," Shen Yue said in a low voice, her eyes fixed ahead.


    "But they''re coming this way," Fan Quguang said anxiously.


    As they spoke, a villager walked stiffly towards them. Fan Quguang didn''t dare breathe, his heart in his throat.


    The villager walked straight towards them, stumbling over something but quickly continuing to advance.


    Three steps away, two steps, one step...


    Shen Yue suddenly stood up, a flash of light in her hand as she lunged at the villager. Fan Quguang covered his mouth to prevent making a sound. Before he could react, he saw Shen Yue cover the villager''s mouth with one hand while quickly slicing the villager''s neck with the cleaver in her other hand.


    The cut was made, but no fresh blood flowed out.


    Shen Yue frowned. As soon as she made the cut, she smelled a strong odor of decay. With a forceful move of her right hand, the head in front of her fell off.


    She immediately let go of the living dead body and kicked it aside.


    "You... you..." Fan Quguang was so shocked he couldn''t speak, his finger trembling as he pointed at Shen Yue.


    Shen Yue glared at him: "What are you pointing at?"


    Fan Quguang immediately retracted his hand, unable to speak.


    Shen Yue crouched back down, wiping the knife on the villager''s body before bringing it back. She then checked if her hands had any dirt on them.


    The villager''s corpse was visibly decaying at an accelerated rate, emitting a putrid smell. Fan Quguang was too scared to look anymore and involuntarily shifted his gaze to Shen Yue.


    "What exactly did you do before?"


    Hearing this question, Shen Yue glanced at Fan Quguang and said flatly, "I killed people."


    Seeing Shen Yue''s fierce gaze, Fan Quguang weakly said, "Okay, now I finally understand why you took the cleaver."


    When they left, Shen Yue had casually grabbed a cleaver. He thought it was just for a little girl''s self-defense. But now...


    This knife was meant for you to wield.


    In the following moments, a few more living dead wandered over, only to be dispatched by Shen Yue in the same manner.


    Fan Quguang watched from the side, his mouth twitching.


    Soon, several highly decomposed corpses lay in front of Fan Quguang, along with a neat row of severed heads.


    Whether intentional or not, Shen Yue had placed all the corpses on Fan Quguang''s side. For each villager, she had chopped off their head and arranged them in a tidy row in front of Fan Quguang. There were already four or five of them.


    After doing all this, Shen Yue returned to her original position.


    Her gaze accidentally met that of the little ghost on Fan Quguang''s shoulder. The little ghost immediately disappeared.


    Shen Yue noticed that when she turned her head and stopped looking at Fan Quguang''s side, the little ghost would climb back up again.


    Was it... scared of her?


    Shen Yue looked at herself, then at the row of corpses on the ground, and silently wiped her cleaver.


    Fortunately, she had grabbed the cleaver when passing through the kitchen on their way out. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have had a handy weapon.


    She didn''t want to use her dagger to cut off the heads of those living dead.


    After dealing with several living dead, this area was now clear. It would likely be discovered soon.


    Shen Yue was getting anxious; Kun Yao hadn''t returned yet.


    And the decaying corpses beside them were emitting an increasingly strong odor. They couldn''t stay here any longer.


    "Let''s go," Shen Yue said, unable to bear the smell any longer and choosing to leave quickly.


    But Fan Quguang seemed to have spotted something and quickly grabbed her, pointing in a direction.


    "Hey, look, it''s Kun Yao. She''s here."


    Shen Yue looked and indeed saw Kun Yao, though she was carrying something in her hand.


    Kun Yao quickly approached them, but she also carried the smell of the living dead corpses. It wasn''t hard to guess that she must have dealt with a few as well.


    As soon as Kun Yao arrived, she noticed Shen Yue''s handiwork on the ground.


    She looked up at Shen Yue, who had hidden the hand holding the cleaver behind her back, feigning innocence.


    Fan Quguang, on the other hand, directly pointed at Shen Yue: "You''re not mistaken, she did all of this."


    Shen Yue shot him a look, and Fan Quguang immediately behaved.


    "For you," Kun Yao said without further comment, handing over the items she was carrying.


    Shen Yue took it in her hand. It was a cool, white... bone? More accurately, a knife made from bone.


    Fan Quguang received one too.


    "What''s this bone... for?"


    "With this, you only need to make a small cut on them to cause damage. You don''t need to chop off their heads anymore," Kun Yao explained, demonstrating by making a small cut on one of the highly decomposed corpses with her bone knife. The corpse seemed to evaporate rapidly, like water meeting intense fire.


    Soon, only the flattened wild grass remained where the corpse had been, leaving no other trace.


    "Where did you get these from?"

 Chapter 28: Kun Yao Silently Turned Her Head

    "I picked them up near that coffin," Kun Yao said quickly.


    "What kind of lie is that? How come I couldn''t pick any up?" Shen Yue looked at the object in her hand with confusion.


    This bone knife had clearly been polished, but there was a red tinge at the tip. Shen Yue touched it and found that while the entire bone knife was cold, only the tip was hot.


    "It''s from the female ghost who scratched me. She tried to drag me in, but I almost pulled her out instead. This is her arm bone."


    Kun Yao''s tone was calm, but her words were chilling.


    Fan Quguang was stunned. His mouth hung open as he looked from Kun Yao to Shen Yue and back again.


    "Hey, why are you looking at us like that?" Shen Yue noticed Fan Quguang''s gaze.


    "Nothing, nothing. It''s a look of admiration," Fan Quguang quickly said.


    "Wait a minute, something seems off..." Shen Yue suddenly looked ahead.


    "Shit, they''re all coming this way!" Fan Quguang peeked out and realized that all the living dead villagers were walking towards them from about a hundred meters away.


    They had been discovered.


    Although they had weapons, there were too many puppets on the other side. The group chose to retreat.


    "Run!"


    At this moment, Fan Quguang ran the fastest, directly to the front. The little ghost on his shoulder couldn''t stay put and ended up clinging to Fan Quguang''s neck, hanging on his back.


    So the situation became: Shen Yue and Kun Yao were at the back, covering the retreat, running and killing the living dead that caught up.


    A living dead villager caught up!


    Shen Yue took the bone knife Kun Yao gave her and lightly stabbed it. The villager convulsed all over, then began to rot from the wound. In just a few seconds, the villager disappeared into thin air without even making a sound.


    "Oh? This works great," Shen Yue was delighted.


    She experimented again, this time just cutting the living dead''s arm. The result was the same.


    Fan Quguang, running ahead, felt something was off. He looked back and saw Kun Yao had stopped, watching Shen Yue behind her.


    Following her gaze, he saw Shen Yue holding the bone knife, harvesting living dead villagers almost one by one.


    Shen Yue was like popping bubbles. When a living dead caught up, she would lightly poke it, and it would dissipate into the air.


    "My God, she''s playing with them. Is that thing really that effective?" Fan Quguang was shocked, and his courage grew. He stopped running.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.


    He also took out the bone knife Kun Yao had given him, waiting for a villager to catch up.


    He stabbed twice.


    But there was no reaction. The villager just dodged Fan Quguang''s bone knife and continued to lunge at him.


    Seeing this, Kun Yao silently turned her head away.


    "No way?" Fan Quguang, who had been waiting for the villager to die completely, was startled. His eyes were full of disbelief.


    "Hurry up, what are you doing?" Shen Yue quickly pulled him away.


    There were more and more living dead villagers. It wasn''t clear where so many villagers came from - there weren''t that many coffins, how could they fit so many people? Yet so many had crawled out.


    There were too many of them; she couldn''t handle them all.


    No wonder Number 75 wanted to make a deal with them.


    "Hey, why are our knives different?" Fan Quguang was still focused on this question.


    "What? Hurry up and run!" Shen Yue had no time for his nonsense.


    Number 75 and his group had discovered them and were chasing after them. If they didn''t run, they''d be waiting for death.


    The three of them ran quickly towards the back mountain, but more and more living dead villagers were chasing them.


    "Damn, we''ve really stirred up a hornet''s nest!" Shen Yue looked back and felt her scalp tingle.


    "We can''t keep running like this, the road ahead is even harder!" Fan Quguang felt he could barely run anymore.


    Kun Yao said nothing, running behind the two.


    "Then what do you suggest?" Shen Yue was also starting to lose strength.


    "The exit is just ahead. Follow me," Fan Quguang suddenly sped up, running quickly behind a huge rock.


    These few steps were too fast.


    When Shen Yue and Kun Yao followed, they couldn''t see Fan Quguang. It was as if he had vanished into thin air.


    "Quick, come over here!"


    They could still hear Fan Quguang''s voice.


    Shen Yue and Kun Yao exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other''s eyes.


    The two walked forward a few steps and suddenly saw Fan Quguang, though his appearance was quite comical.


    He was standing inside a smooth large ball, his arms supporting it.


    "Come in quickly! Hurry!"


    After Shen Yue and Kun Yao entered, they realized the ball was transparent from the inside. Shen Yue immediately understood this was Fan Quguang''s furball.


    It had actually saved them.


    But there was no time to dwell on this. The living dead villagers had already rushed over.


    Just as they were getting nervous, Shen Yue suddenly realized the villagers could no longer see or touch them. The people hiding in this furball seemed to have entered another space.


    "Where are they?" Number 75 appeared, followed by Chen Si and Zhou Tongting.


    However, behind them was something else - a blood-red coffin floating in mid-air.


    The living dead villagers couldn''t answer his question. They just stood there like puppets that had lost their target.


    "Where the hell did they run off to?" Number 75 asked angrily, but no one responded.


    "Big brother, don''t be anxious. They must be hiding somewhere. Let them search some more," Chen Si hurriedly said.


    "Search! All of you, search!"


    Shen Yue and the others sat in the ball watching the living and dead people walking back and forth outside, almost tearing the place apart, but they couldn''t see or find them.


    "Well, your thing is really useful," Shen Yue finally relaxed, patting Fan Quguang''s shoulder.


    "Don''t touch me," Fan Quguang''s face was flushed red.


    "He''s almost out of strength. This thing needs to absorb his power to maintain its state," Kun Yao immediately noticed Fan Quguang''s condition.


    "Cough, I can barely hold on. Help me," Fan Quguang said through gritted teeth.


    "How can we help you?" Shen Yue asked hurriedly.


    They were now in the middle of the living dead villagers. If they were exposed now, wouldn''t they be dead for sure?


    "Just hold it up," Fan Quguang looked at them with pleading eyes.


    "I''ll do it," Kun Yao suddenly said, and quickly took action.


    Fan Quguang was replaced. He let out a long breath.


    "This thing needs to absorb energy," Shen Yue touched the wall of the ball, feeling empathetic. This ball was just like her, needing energy to sustain itself.


    "We''ve been through life and death together, so we''re familiar now. Let me tell you something," Fan Quguang said.


    Shen Yue: "?"


    Kun Yao also looked at him.


    Fan Quguang sighed: "This thing not only absorbs energy, but it also makes people age."


    "What?" Shen Yue was stunned. She quickly looked at Kun Yao, then asked, "Makes people age? You look about forty, how old are you actually?"


    Fan Quguang''s face fell: "I just celebrated my 25th birthday last month."

 Chapter 29: Its Not Like You

    "What did you say? How many times have you used it?" Shen Yue quickly asked.


    "I''ve used it three times, four including this time. So although this furball can save lives, I dare not use it carelessly."


    Shen Yue immediately looked at Kun Yao, who shook her head:


    "It''s fine. I feel that it''s not absorbing energy very quickly. It''s still okay for now."


    Thinking of the ocean-like energy in Kun Yao''s body, Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief.


    She looked at the ball''s wall with disdain again.


    "Seems like nothing comes for free, huh," Shen Yue looked outside. "These guys still aren''t leaving. Damn it."


    Outside, Number 75, unable to find them, was becoming increasingly agitated.


    "Where are they? Where the hell did they hide?!"


    "Bitches, they''re all bitches!"


    After raging helplessly for a while, Number 75 suddenly calmed down. Then all the living dead villagers suddenly stopped, paused for a moment, and then rushed towards Chen Si and Zhou Tongting.


    "Big brother?! Big brother? What are you doing?"


    Chen Si panicked, trying to run back with Zhou Tongting, but they were surrounded by the villagers.


    "Big brother, help!"


    Number 75''s face revealed an evil smile as he began to speak: "Chen Si, you''ve seen it too. Shen Yue and the others have hidden somewhere, and we still need a few more lives. Big brother promised to take you out, but now big brother has no choice. If we don''t find them, none of us will survive!"


    "Big brother, what do you mean?" Chen Si''s face was pale, his eyes frantic.


    "How about this, you hand over Zhou Tongting. You see that coffin behind big brother? It''s hungry, it needs someone to sacrifice."


    Shen Yue pressed against the ball''s wall, watching this scene with relish.


    "Look, look, the dogs are biting each other!"


    "Ha, serves them right!" Fan Quguang had also seen this scene.


    Both of them were intently watching, pressed against the wall. Kun Yao looked at them, then at the ball''s wall, and lightly tapped it with her supporting hand. Then she withdrew her arm.


    She also walked forward to watch with them.


    Chen Si was controlled by the villagers, while Zhou Tongting was crying and screaming as the villagers carried her to the coffin.


    "Shen Yue! Kun Yao, I know you''re here. If you don''t come out, she will die for sure."


    Number 75 suddenly shouted extremely loudly.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.


    Hearing this, Shen Yue was stunned: "What kind of move is this?"


    Fan Quguang thought seriously: "Is he using Zhou Tongting to threaten us to come out?"


    "Using Zhou Tongting to threaten us?" Shen Yue''s expression was almost unbelievable. "Are we that close to Zhou Tongting? Shouldn''t he be using Zhou Tongting to threaten Chen Si to die?"


    At this moment, Chen Si suddenly knelt down.


    "Big brother, please, don''t hurt Tongting! Don''t hurt her!"


    "Tsk tsk, he''s acting so well," Fan Quguang commented while taking something out of his pocket and putting it in his mouth.


    "No good," Shen Yue shook her head, looking at the scene with disgust. "This acting is terrible."


    Suddenly feeling something, she turned her head and met Kun Yao''s eyes.


    She seemed to have been watching her the whole time.


    Shen Yue was stunned, her gaze flickered, and she quickly turned her head away.


    Before her ears had time to turn red, she suddenly heard a sound. She turned to look and saw Fan Quguang watching the performance while cracking... sunflower seeds?


    "You even have sunflower seeds?"


    "Here, have some. I always carry them, you know, personal habit," Fan Quguang was generous, dividing the seeds in his hand.


    He gave some to Shen Yue, some to Kun Yao, and even some to the little ghost on his shoulder.


    "You really are leisurely," Kun Yao looked at the seeds in her hand.


    "Oh, it''s nothing... Kun Yao?!"


    Fan Quguang''s seeds fell to the ground as he frantically checked the furball''s wall.


    "It''s fine, it''s still working. They can''t see us from outside," Kun Yao said.


    Fan Quguang was dumbfounded, but he quickly realized Kun Yao was telling the truth.


    Shen Yue met Kun Yao''s eyes and curiously asked, "How did you do that?"


    Kun Yao leaned in close, whispering in her ear, "I gave it energy to absorb. It''s not like you, it gets full."


    "..."


    Shen Yue was stunned by these words.


    She wasn''t sure if it was because of Kun Yao''s warm breath on her ear or the meaning behind her words.


    "Great, I didn''t expect we wouldn''t need to hold it up anymore!" Fan Quguang was overjoyed to find it was indeed as Kun Yao had said.


    At this time, the performance outside was still continuing.


    "Kun Yao, Shen Yue, I beg you, come out quickly, save us!" Chen Si was also controlled by the living dead villagers and pushed to the coffin.


    He wept painfully, acting very remorseful.


    "Big brother, please spare me, spare us. Shen Yue and the others will definitely come out. They won''t stand by and watch us die!"


    Hearing this, Fan Quguang spat: "Shameless bastard!"


    Shen Yue also couldn''t understand their logic: "Have these young people watched too many TV dramas, idol dramas, ethical dramas? They''re trying to morally blackmail us here. How are their brains wired to think we''d go out to save them? Did my ears malfunction, or are their brains installed backwards? Do I look like such a naive idiot?"


    "Heh," a light chuckle came from Kun Yao beside her.


    Shen Yue''s heart skipped a beat, but she controlled herself not to turn and look at her.


    "There''s no time left, brother. I''m really sorry," Number 75 actually smiled apologetically at Chen Si.


    Unexpectedly, Number 75 chose to kill Chen Si first. Spare Zhou Tongting? At this time, Zhou Tongting was still crying, unable to speak.


    Number 75 waved his hand, and those living dead villagers lifted him up. The coffin lid rose in response.


    "No, big brother?! You really want to kill me?"


    "No! We had a deal! You''re not keeping your word, you beast... Ah!"


    With a sound, the coffin lid closed by itself.


    Then, fresh blood dripped to the ground.


    Zhou Tongting''s crying stopped; she seemed to have fainted from fright.


    Number 75 walked over, crouched down, and touched her, seemingly in a good mood.


    But at this moment, the coffin lid opened again.


    Number 75 immediately stood up, looking at the red light emanating from the coffin with terror on his face.


    The next second, all the villagers were no longer under his control and surged towards him.


    "What are you doing?! Get away!"


    "Master! Give me a little more time, I can definitely find them... No, no!"


    The living dead villagers didn''t stop, so Number 75 finally fought back, but it was too late.


    "Oh ho-" Seeing this scene, Shen Yue felt a bit of schadenfreude.


    But Kun Yao''s expression beside her became grave.


    Number 75 was lifted into the coffin by the villagers, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.


    With a thud, he was thrown in.


    "We need to go," Kun Yao reminded.


    "Hm? Why leave? This guy is already dead," Fan Quguang was still watching.


    "He''s not dead."

 Chapter 30: You Want to Chase a Female Ghost?

    "Not dead?" Shen Yue was stunned.


    Then she saw a hand extend from the coffin - it was Number 75''s hand.


    "He actually came out again." Shen Yue frowned. This wasn''t the result she wanted to see.


    "It''s not him. It''s that female ghost. We need to leave quickly; she can find us," Kun Yao had barely finished speaking when Shen Yue saw Number 75 open his blood-red eyes and look in their direction.


    This was a fierce ghost! It had possessed Number 75''s body!


    "Quick, put away the furball. Let''s run!"


    Fan Quguang immediately retracted the furball. In an instant, the three of them appeared, and the living dead rushed towards them quickly.


    "Run!"


    "Shit, is this the real deal? Are all those living dead her handiwork?" Fan Quguang asked while running.


    "Do you even need to ask? That guy made a deal with this ghost and ended up possessed. Serves him right!"


    Shen Yue suddenly noticed the little ghost on Fan Quguang''s shoulder.


    "Quick, ask it if it has any connection to that female ghost. Also, does it know which way to go?"


    The little ghost clearly heard Shen Yue''s words and glared at her.


    "It has no connection to that female ghost. This one''s an orphan ghost. It says... go that way!"


    Kun Yao reminded, "Hurry, they''re catching up behind us."


    Shen Yue looked back and saw the living dead behind them had gone crazy, their speed suddenly increasing several times, quickly closing the distance between them.


    "They''ve gone mad!" Shen Yue immediately increased her speed.


    "Go that way! The little ghost says there''s a pond by a cave over there. The villagers never go there."


    Shen Yue and Kun Yao followed behind Fan Quguang, and they quickly arrived at the edge of the pond. This was a natural cave, with indeed a small pond beside it.


    "There''s a small path here, be careful," Shen Yue quickly discovered there were a few small rocks by the pond that could be used to cross over to the cave.


    "It''s so slippery!" Shen Yue quickly stepped on them, her foot slipping, almost falling off.


    She carefully made her way across, finally reaching the cave side.


    Next was Kun Yao, who moved swiftly, quickly stepping across. But on the last rock, she slipped.


    "Ah!"


    Shen Yue, standing nearby, instinctively reached out to steady her. As a result, half her body was pulled off balance, but Kun Yao managed to stand firm first and pulled her up.


    "Aah, they''re coming!" Fan Quguang screamed as he jumped across.


    Behind him was a large group of living dead villagers. Those people directly stepped into the water, their bodies struggling in the pond. Soon they sank to the bottom, and strangely, they never floated back up.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    Almost half of the living dead villagers were dealt with.


    The remaining ones suddenly stopped advancing. They retreated, as if receiving an order from the female ghost.


    "They''re leaving?" Shen Yue suddenly saw this scene and finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Come over here, there''s light," Kun Yao''s voice came from behind.


    Looking back, she could only see Kun Yao standing behind a rock, seemingly looking inside. And there was indeed a glimmer of light coming from inside.


    Shen Yue carefully walked over. This was a cave, the ground uneven and difficult to walk on. But Fan Quguang had gone over in one go.


    "What light? Is there some treasure?" He looked excited.


    When Shen Yue came over, she found that the light was coming from behind the rock, a dark green color.


    "This big rock needs to be moved to get in," Shen Yue looked carefully. "There might really be some treasure inside."


    Hearing Shen Yue say this, Fan Quguang got even more excited.


    So he immediately tried to move the big rock, but it didn''t budge at all.


    "Don''t waste your energy," Shen Yue tried it herself. "This can''t be moved at all."


    Fan Quguang finally stopped, looking disappointed. "Let''s try again. Maybe the exit is right behind this?"


    Shen Yue ignored him and just looked into the crack.


    She could see something glowing behind it, but couldn''t make out what it was.


    Kun Yao walked to the other side of the rock and suddenly put her hand on it:


    "There''s a stone blocking it here, that''s why you can''t push it."


    As soon as she finished speaking, she applied force, and the big rock started to move. Shen Yue and Fan Quguang quickly made way.


    "You''re so strong?!" Fan Quguang was incredulous, also feeling a bit embarrassed that he couldn''t move it earlier.


    After the rock was pushed away, the passage behind was revealed. The three of them walked in and saw the glowing object. The result was disappointing - it wasn''t any treasure, just a glowing rock.


    This rock emitted a green light, looking quite eerie.


    "What the hell, it''s just a stone," Fan Quguang picked it up, looked at it, then threw it on the ground.


    "Will that female ghost chase us here?" Shen Yue found a place to sit down. After escaping for so long, she was really tired.


    Kun Yao shook her head: "That''s hard to say."


    "Sigh." Shen Yue sighed.


    "What''s wrong with you?" Fan Quguang asked, puzzled.


    "Feeling a bit useless," Shen Yue said gloomily. "We''re always being chased by the female ghost, chased by those villagers. When can we chase them instead?"


    Fan Quguang was so surprised he opened his mouth but couldn''t speak.


    "You want to chase the female ghost?" Kun Yao''s expression was strange, as if a bit puzzled.


    "No, it''s just always passively running away, it''s really frustrating," Shen Yue said dejectedly.


    You should know that she used to be the proactive one. Now entering this world, because of her fear of ghosts, she had already become very passive.


    "You really have ambition, but..." Fan Quguang paused, "it''s not impossible."


    Shen Yue''s eyes lit up: "What do you mean?"


    "Guests whose room numbers enter the top fifty, after passing through a small world, will receive rewards. Maybe with some luck, you could get a weapon, something to protect yourself, stuff like that." Fan Quguang also said gloomily: "I''ve never gotten anything though."


    "We''ve been here for so long without getting out. Do we need to defeat the female ghost to leave?" Kun Yao raised a question.


    "This..." Fan Quguang shook his head, "I don''t know either."


    "I think there''s a high possibility, but how do we defeat this female ghost?" Shen Yue was troubled.


    They didn''t seem to have anything that could counter the female ghost.


    At this moment, Fan Quguang suddenly stood up.


    Kun Yao suddenly looked at Fan Quguang, who had a smile on his face and was walking towards the outside.


    "What''s wrong with you? Fan Quguang?!" Shen Yue also noticed his strange behavior.


    But Fan Quguang acted as if he hadn''t heard, walking out regardless. Seeing him like this, Shen Yue suddenly remembered what he had said about Lin Le''s state when he died.


    It seemed the female ghost was luring him to walk out voluntarily.


    "Stop him!" Shen Yue immediately got up to pull Fan Quguang back, but it was useless.


    Kun Yao also came forward to help. Suddenly, her expression changed! She quickly pulled Shen Yue back.


    "Ah!" It was Shen Yue''s voice.


    Bang!


    After being pulled back by Kun Yao, Shen Yue realized a large rock had fallen from above.


    Before she could recover from the shock, another pile of huge rocks fell down.


    "This is bad, let''s get out quickly!" If they didn''t leave, they would be crushed to death by the rocks.


    "It''s too late, move back," Kun Yao pulled her backwards.


    They finally retreated to the innermost part, but their survival space had been compressed to just a tiny area. The passage that could originally accommodate two people walking side by side was now reduced to just a small crack.


    "What rotten luck!" Shen Yue couldn''t help but curse.

 Chapter 31: Too Stimulating

    The situation was now dangerous. The passage could collapse at any moment, trapping the two of them inside. Fan Quguang had been lured out by the female ghost, and his fate was uncertain.


    Shen Yue''s mood suddenly became extremely bad.


    "Shh, be quiet," Kun Yao immediately covered Shen Yue''s lips.


    Another rock fell behind them. Shen Yue only felt the person in front of her suddenly press against her, her back already against the rock wall. Before she could react, she felt herself enveloped by softness.


    It was a solid embrace, their bodies squeezed together, their breaths intertwining.


    Shen Yue suddenly went silent because the stimulation before her eyes was too much.


    Kun Yao''s body was pressed tightly against her own.


    She could even feel the heartbeat of the body in front of her. She could feel her own heart pounding wildly. The temperature of her face rose sharply.


    "Your voice was too loud. Don''t be so loud. We can get out," Kun Yao whispered in Shen Yue''s ear.


    Her breath tickled Shen Yue''s ear, making her turn her head uncomfortably.


    "I got it, don''t press against me," Shen Yue struggled lightly, trying to extract herself from Kun Yao''s embrace.


    "I don''t want to either, but there are rocks pressing against my back," Kun Yao hissed softly, shifting her body slightly.


    Shen Yue smelled blood and her expression changed slightly:


    "Are you okay?"


    "I''m fine, but you can only walk sideways like this," Kun Yao moved to the side a bit.


    Shen Yue finally felt the air rush in around her, no longer as suffocating as before. Although their upper bodies had moved apart a little, their lower bodies were still stuck together.


    She instinctively wanted to pull her leg out, raising her knee...


    "Mmph!"


    She heard Kun Yao''s muffled groan.


    That position was...


    "I''m sorry, I''m sorry, I really didn''t mean to. I, I''ll rub it for you..." Her hand was already halfway out when her brain finally reacted, commanding her hand to quickly retract!


    "I mean, you should rub it yourself..."


    Shen Yue wanted to bite off her own tongue, but suddenly heard Kun Yao''s low laughter.


    "I''m not a man, it''s fine. But were you really not doing it on purpose?" Kun Yao asked after finishing laughing.


    Shen Yue was extremely embarrassed. She really hadn''t expected Kun Yao to have this side to her.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.


    "Of course it wasn''t on purpose. Can you move back a bit more? I need to get out."


    Kun Yao indeed moved back a bit, and Shen Yue could finally move her limbs.


    "We can only squeeze through sideways. You go first and be careful."


    Shen Yue nodded hurriedly.


    Most of the passage was blocked by those rocks, leaving only a narrow exit. Shen Yue tried to pass through in an awkward posture, but halfway through, she got stuck and couldn''t move.


    "What''s wrong with you?"


    Kun Yao''s puzzled voice came from behind.


    Shen Yue didn''t respond, struggling hard, her body twisting. But she still couldn''t get out.


    Kun Yao became more confused. She peeked out and, in the dim light, saw an even more embarrassing scene. Shen Yue''s head had gone through the hole, her shoulders had squeezed through, but her chest couldn''t pass through and was stuck there.


    "You..."


    "Don''t say it," Shen Yue interrupted her. "Think of a way. I''m stuck."


    Her voice sounded calm, but listening carefully, one could detect a slight tremor.


    "What way?"


    Shen Yue got annoyed: "If I had a way, would I need to ask you?"


    Kun Yao wasn''t angry. She moved closer: "Then... shall I do it?"


    Shen Yue felt an unusual sensation on her chest. Realizing Kun Yao''s action, her eyes widened suddenly.


    "Sorry, Fan Quguang is still outside. We need to hurry."


    Shen Yue finally got free but remained silent.


    Kun Yao passed through the hole quite easily.


    "I suddenly remembered something you once said. I have to admit now that your words were very correct." This was the first thing Kun Yao said to her after coming out.


    Shen Yue: "?"


    At this moment, the cave behind them also began to collapse.


    There was no time to say more. Kun Yao immediately pulled Shen Yue and ran out, stepping on the rocks in the pond.


    "Let''s find where Fan Quguang is," Shen Yue quickly ran in the direction Fan Quguang had left, with Kun Yao following.


    "Are you worried about him?"


    Shen Yue answered truthfully: "Yes, I''m worried about the furball he has. He promised to lend it to me, but I haven''t used it yet."


    Kun Yao suddenly stopped: "Wait, what if we run into that female ghost?"


    Shen Yue immediately stopped and looked at Kun Yao.


    "Take out that bone knife."


    Shen Yue took out the bone knife, suddenly remembering something: "Do you also know how to get out?"


    In the first small world, she had been led out by Kun Yao. Although Kun Yao had faltered at the crucial moment, she had still gotten out.


    This time, as soon as Kun Yao entered, she could see that little ghost, and hadn''t shown any reaction. Also, over these few days, she often disappeared to who knows where. It was really strange.


    "I don''t know, but I know what that female ghost is afraid of." Kun Yao took the bone knife and smeared her own blood on the blade. She wiped some blood from her back, her hand covered in blood, then smeared it on the knife.


    "What are you doing?" Shen Yue was stunned.


    "Didn''t you want to chase the female ghost?" Kun Yao carefully dyed the bone knife red. "I''m helping you."


    Shen Yue laughed awkwardly: "I was just saying that. Why are you taking it seriously? And also, can this thing really chase a female ghost?!"


    "With my blood on it, it can. If you stab it into the female ghost''s heart, we should... we should be able to get out."


    After finishing, Kun Yao handed the bone knife back.


    When Shen Yue took it, she found that the blood traces on the knife had disappeared, and the entire blade had become pure white.


    "Your blood?"


    "It''s fine, the knife absorbed it," Kun Yao said, looking very normal.


    "That''s not what I meant. This..." Shen Yue paused. "Your blood has this kind of effect?"


    "It should. It works on that female ghost. When I opened that coffin, she scratched my arm, and then she screamed and almost flipped out of the coffin."


    Shen Yue looked at Kun Yao: "Can you tell me why?"


    "I wish I could, but I don''t know," Kun Yao frowned slightly. "These places seem familiar, but it''s my first time here. Yet they feel so familiar."


    "Listen, you must be the chosen one. Forget it, let''s not dwell on this. Let''s go quickly."


    Without wasting any more time, the two quickly advanced in that direction. By this time, the sky was beginning to lighten.


    Soon, they returned to the place where Chen Si had died, but there was nothing there, and no villagers were seen.


    Back in Stone House Village, there wasn''t a single person either.


    "Where''s Fan Quguang? He wasn''t taken care of by the female ghost, was he?" Shen Yue searched the stone house but found nothing.


    Kun Yao just looked around: "He''s not here."


    "What''s that?" Shen Yue suddenly saw a flash of orange exposed in the bushes outside.

 Chapter 32: The Female Ghosts Sudden Exposure

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    Kun Yao stepped closer: "There''s someone there, it''s a girl."


    Shen Yue went over to look and saw it was Zhou Tongtong. However, Zhou Tongtong seemed to have fainted here, covered in blood.


    "Help... help me..." Zhou Tongtong opened her eyes and reached out her hand towards them.


    "Okay, okay, we''re here to save you." Shen Yue''s eyes narrowed, and in the next second she pulled out the bone knife and handed it to Zhou Tongtong''s outstretched hand.


    When Zhou Tongtong saw the bone knife, her pupils contracted.


    As soon as she touched the bone knife, her hand immediately retracted.


    "Ha!"


    Shen Yue immediately became excited, twirling the bone knife in her hand before plunging it straight down towards Zhou Tongtong''s chest.


    "Ahhh¡ª" Zhou Tongtong screamed and instantly passed out. Then a ghostly shadow floated out from her body.


    "Holy shit!" Seeing the ghostly figure, Shen Yue was startled and immediately backed away.


    Kun Yao was speechless watching this.


    "Weren''t you not afraid just now?"


    Shen Yue coughed: "Of course I wasn''t afraid when she was inside Zhou Tongtong''s body, but now she''s out!"


    Kun Yao understood a bit - it seemed Shen Yue was only afraid of the ghost''s terrifying appearance.


    After the female ghost floated out, she hovered in mid-air.


    Her terrifying ghostly hand reached straight towards Kun Yao and Shen Yue. The arm instantly elongated, fiercely grabbing for Shen Yue''s neck.


    "She''s coming for me!" Shen Yue unhesitatingly hid behind Kun Yao''s back.


    "Give me the knife."


    "Here."


    Shen Yue immediately handed over the bone knife.


    As soon as Kun Yao got it, she instantly swung at the ghostly hand. Unfortunately, the female ghost was already prepared and appeared behind Shen Yue in the next second, immediately grabbing Shen Yue''s neck.


    "Ugh!" Shen Yue was choked, her feet instantly leaving the ground.


    But she reacted quickly, seeing the blood on Kun Yao''s back, she quickly smeared some on the ghost''s hand.


    The female ghost let out a piercing scream and released Shen Yue.


    "Fuck, it really works." Shen Yue said, rubbing her neck.


    Before she finished speaking, she saw Kun Yao throw the bone knife in her hand towards the female ghost.


    The bone knife passed through the ghost''s abdomen, and the female ghost immediately howled in pain. The female ghost glared fiercely at them, then painfully disappeared into thin air.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.


    "Huh? Did she dissipate or just escape?" Shen Yue asked in confusion.


    "We probably didn''t destroy her completely," Kun Yao replied.


    "That''s a shame." Shen Yue walked over to Zhou Tongtong and checked, finding the body was already cold, "She''s dead too, the corpse is already cold."


    "You finally came!"


    Before Kun Yao could respond, a voice suddenly appeared beside them.


    "Fan Quguang, you''re not dead?!" Shen Yue looked over to see Fan Quguang appearing out of nowhere, still accompanied by that little ghost.


    "I''ve been hiding here the whole time. That female ghost possessed Zhou Tongtong''s body and was waiting for you."


    Kun Yao asked: "Weren''t you bewitched by her?"


    Hearing this, Fan Quguang actually hugged the little ghost: "It saved me. If it hadn''t woken me up, I would have been done for."


    The little ghost held its head high, casting a smug glance at them.


    "You''ve been here the whole time?" Ignoring the little ghost, Shen Yue''s eyes dangerously narrowed as she looked at Fan Quguang.


    "I was hiding inside the furball, otherwise I would have been dead long ago. When you came, I wanted to call out to you, but..." Fan Quguang shrank his neck, "But that female ghost was too terrifying, I didn''t dare come out. Luckily you chased her away."


    "Fine, but you look older now." Shen Yue said deliberately.


    Fan Quguang chuckled: "No way."


    This time, after opening the furball, he didn''t even need to prop up the ball walls.


    "This little ghost, can you bring him out when we leave?" Shen Yue''s gaze suddenly fell on the little ghost.


    Kun Yao also looked at the little ghost, while the little ghost looked towards Fan Quguang.


    It was clear that it wanted to follow Fan Quguang.


    "Well, I''m not sure about that." Fan Quguang was a bit troubled.


    Could the apartment accept ghosts brought out from the small world? Although the little ghost was harmless and hadn''t hurt anyone, would it be allowed into the apartment?


    "You could put it inside the furball, maybe that would work," Kun Yao said.


    Shen Yue glanced at Kun Yao and nodded: "It''s okay, if you can''t take it out, you can always come back to this world to see it."


    Fan Quguang''s voice got smaller: "Then let''s take it along."


    He didn''t want to come back here to die again. That female ghost wouldn''t spare him just because she recognized him.


    Taking out the furball, the little ghost was very smart and crawled in by itself without Fan Quguang having to say anything.


    This time, right after Fan Quguang put away the furball, a light portal suddenly appeared between them.


    "It appeared? We can go back now!" Shen Yue was overjoyed.


    This time they didn''t suddenly return to the apartment, but had a door.


    "What are we waiting for, let''s go!" Fan Quguang was the first to step into the light portal.


    Kun Yao followed, and Shen Yue was furthest from the portal, so she had to walk a few steps forward.


    "Ah!"


    However, just as she put one foot into the light portal, a ghostly hand grabbed Shen Yue''s arm - the female ghost had suddenly appeared.


    After Shen Yue saw clearly, her heart pounding with fear, she was so startled and angry that she kicked towards the female ghost''s face!


    The female ghost was actually kicked and loosened her grip. But she immediately grabbed on tightly again.


    Shen Yue couldn''t break free. Not knowing what she was thinking, seeing the female ghost wearing a white dress, she grabbed and tore the dress! And she tore it from the chest!


    The female ghost''s body was suddenly exposed, and she panicked, instinctively grabbing her clothes!


    Kun Yao, who was ready to help: "......."


    Shen Yue wasn''t done yet. She grabbed the female ghost''s hair and yanked her head up, then forcefully flung the ghost to the ground.


    "Fuck you! I''m about to leave and you still won''t let me go!" Shen Yue spat and made a gesture at the female ghost on the ground.


    Finally, they only saw shock, anger and unwillingness on the female ghost''s terrifying face.


    Stepping into the light circle at last, Shen Yue let out a sigh of relief, feeling much better.


    "Are you really afraid of ghosts?" Kun Yao asked.


    "What?" Shen Yue didn''t hear clearly, "What did you say?"


    The person beside her didn''t speak again. Soon, the scene before their eyes became clear.


    Once again returning, they appeared in the lobby on the first floor, but this time no one was there to welcome them.


    The first floor was still empty, with only the three of them.


    "Did the little one make it?" Shen Yue looked at Fan Quguang.


    "I don''t know, I''ll go check in my room." Fan Quguang didn''t linger and immediately got in the elevator.


    He would open the furball and check once he got back to his room.


    With only her and Kun Yao left, Shen Yue suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable.


    "I''m going back to my room to rest."

 Chapter 33: A Strange Feeling

    Dropping these words, Shen Yue went straight to the elevator. Before the doors closed, she saw Kun Yao still standing in place, lost in thought.


    It felt very strange, but she still returned to her own room.


    After entering her room, Shen Yue suddenly walked out again, standing on the high floor and quickly glancing down.


    Kun Yao was no longer visible in the lobby on the first floor. Her gaze swept towards the elevator, where the numbers were rising, finally stopping at the 9th floor.


    Shen Yue retreated back to her room, hearing the sound of the neighboring room''s door opening.


    That night, perhaps due to exhaustion, Shen Yue slept extremely well. The next day, when it was bright outside, Shen Yue didn''t want to get up.


    She was prepared to continue nestling in her room, but suddenly a light screen appeared in mid-air.


    "Dear guest, your room number has been upgraded. Please move to the corresponding floor."


    When the screen appeared, Shen Yue was curled up in bed and suddenly saw this screen.


    Upgraded?


    Shen Yue was a bit curious, so she went out, entered the elevator and pressed the 8th floor. After going down one floor, she entered the corridor and randomly opened a room door.


    Her room number instantly displayed on the door: 89


    It was actually the last room on the eighth floor. Shen Yue entered and saw it was indeed her room.


    She then promptly rolled onto her bed. She lay there comfortably for a while longer.


    It wasn''t until the sky turned dark again that she went downstairs. As soon as she reached the ground floor, she saw the manager Ruan Ning walking out of the first-floor office with something in his hand, followed by Fan Quguang and that little ghost. Fan Quguang''s expression was very dejected, as was the little ghost''s beside him.


    "Shen Yue."


    Just as Shen Yue was sneakily turning around, she was called by name.


    "Manager." Shen Yue had no choice but to turn back, putting on a standard fake smile.


    "Come in, I have something to ask you all." Ruan Ning''s expression was very calm.


    "Alright."


    Shen Yue followed behind them into the office. The office was very large, with desk after desk inside. On each desk stood a light screen. Ruan Ning sat behind a desk, looking at them.


    Shen Yue suddenly felt like she had done something wrong and was called to the teacher''s office.Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.


    But her former homeroom teacher was never this handsome. Ruan Ning was good-looking, very dashing in his black suit.


    "Shen Yue, can you explain its existence?"


    Ruan Ning was quite polite, looking at the little ghost as he asked.


    Shen Yue glanced over: "Manager, do you mean it?"


    "Yes, this is not a guest of the apartment. Although I''m happy that you successfully passed through the Stone Village small world, it, you have to send it back." His tone was calm, gentle and polite, but left no room for negotiation.


    Shen Yue''s worst fear had come true.


    "Well, it''s already here, can''t we just let it stay?"


    "No, this little ghost cannot stay here." Ruan Ning shook his head, "It''s so scary, it would be bad if it frightened new guests later."


    Shen Yue looked at the little ghost: "What if it wasn''t in this scary form, could you let it stay then?"


    Ruan Ning shook his head: "The apartment doesn''t have this rule. I can pretend not to know when you bring out small things from the small worlds, but this is a ghost. It''s not a living thing, but also not a traditional inanimate object. It can''t stay here long."


    Hearing this, the little ghost hugged Fan Quguang''s leg, clearly unwilling to leave.


    "But we''ve already come out, there''s no way to send it back," Fan Quguang said.


    Shen Yue suddenly thought of the female ghost in Stone Village, and then imagined the scene of herself appearing before her again. Wouldn''t that ghost skin her alive?


    Thinking of this, her scalp tingled.


    Ruan Ning pondered for a moment, then said: "Wait until Kun Yao comes, then you can discuss who will take it back. As for how to return, I can find that small world and reopen it once."


    Shen Yue was dumbfounded. Then Ruan Ning let them go out to discuss.


    As soon as they walked out, Kun Yao had already arrived.


    Fan Quguang explained the current situation, and after listening, Kun Yao looked at the little ghost thoughtfully.


    The little ghost seemed a bit scared and hid behind Fan Quguang.


    "Don''t scare it." Shen Yue said, "This little ghost looks so pitiful since coming here, not at all like its former confident self."


    The little ghost heard Shen Yue''s words and nodded.


    "I''ll go in and ask." Kun Yao glanced at Shen Yue, then pushed open the door and went in.


    Shen Yue was stunned, looking back to see Kun Yao''s figure disappear behind the door.


    Meanwhile, although dejected, Fan Quguang still led the little ghost to sit on a sofa at the side of the lobby. He called out, and a waiter brought them various cakes and desserts.


    Shen Yue sat on the other side of the sofa, watching the man and ghost eat happily.


    "They really look like father and son," Shen Yue secretly marveled in her heart.


    The things in this apartment were really strange. It was one thing that they could eat, but the little ghost could actually eat too.


    About five minutes later, Kun Yao came out.


    "It doesn''t have to leave now."


    Hearing this, Fan Quguang and the little ghost immediately put down their food and looked at Kun Yao with surprise and joy.


    "How did you negotiate with him?" Shen Yue was also very surprised.


    "Of course there''s a price. Ruan Ning requires that two out of the three of us must enter a small world again before dark tomorrow," Kun Yao said.


    "Ah" Shen Yue really found it hard to agree, "But we just came out?"


    "This is the condition. However, he didn''t say it had to be back to Stone Village. I can be one of them." Kun Yao said.


    Shen Yue glanced at her, a strange feeling welling up in her heart.


    "Thank you, thank you. There''s still one spot left... I should go, but... what about it if I leave?" Fan Quguang looked at the little ghost with a worried expression.


    Shen Yue understood Fan Quguang''s meaning and turned her head away angrily. Fan Quguang walked to Shen Yue''s other side:


    "Alas, what if I die in there... This child is still so young, I really can''t rest easy!"


    It''s a child, but also a ghost! What are you pretending to be so affectionate for? How long have you known each other? Shen Yue rolled her eyes.


    "How could you die with your furball?" Shen Yue glared at him.


    "How about this, I''ll lend you the furball?" Fan Quguang said with a conciliatory smile.


    Shen Yue shook her head and proposed a condition.

 Chapter 34: Pink Paradise

    Kun Yao shook her head and proposed a condition.


    Fan Quguang was troubled. Shen Yue actually wanted ownership of the furball. Seeing Fan Quguang''s reluctance, Shen Yue took a step back and proposed permanent borrowing rights for the furball.


    "That''s fine. Given our relationship, if you ask to borrow the furball, how could I refuse?" Fan Quguang immediately agreed with relief.


    "That''s more like it. I didn''t really want to take your furball anyway." Shen Yue suddenly looked at Kun Yao, "For this next entry into the small world, is it just the two of us?"


    "No, we''re going with the latest batch of guests entering the small world. You''ll see when we go in."


    Shen Yue nodded.


    "Hey, should we form a team? We''ve been together for so long, we could help each other out." Fan Quguang suddenly suggested.


    "Hmm, I agree. What about you, Kun Yao?"


    Kun Yao hesitated.


    "Let''s team up. This way, in the small world, we can always sense our teammates'' status, and there are many other benefits." Fan Quguang persisted.


    "Alright, how do we form a team?"


    "Follow me. We need to register at a specific place to form a team." Fan Quguang picked up the little ghost, who was reluctant to move. He immediately stuffed several snacks into the little ghost''s arms, which finally made it willing to go.


    Shen Yue watched this scene with mixed feelings.


    Who would have thought that the little ghost from Stone Village would now become Fan Quguang''s... son?


    "The first time I asked you about teaming up, you didn''t say where to register," Shen Yue asked.


    "We register with another manager. Actually, this apartment has two managers," Fan Quguang led them towards a room on the first floor.


    "Two managers? Who''s the other one? How come I''ve never seen them?" Shen Yue asked curiously.


    "Her name is Yan Fei, she''s a super beautiful woman..."


    Shen Yue''s interest was piqued: "A beautiful woman?"


    Kun Yao glanced at her.


    Shen Yue''s neck shrank, suddenly feeling a chill. She turned her head but didn''t see anything.


    "Yes, very beautiful, but she doesn''t appear often. Actually, except for some old guests, no one knows about her," Fan Quguang said in a low voice.


    "What does she manage in the apartment?"


    "She''s responsible for registering guest information and managing the apartment''s service staff operations. But she''s very lazy and only organizes things once in a while, to save extra time."


    "?" Shen Yue asked, "Save time for what?"


    "Wait, you''ll see for yourself."


    After walking for a long time, they reached the end of the corridor. Fan Quguang stopped and knocked on a door.This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.


    But there was no response. After a few seconds, Fan Quguang pushed the door open.


    The room had the same layout as Ruan Ning''s office, with a large desk, but behind the desk was a bed where a beautiful woman was lying. The light screen was filled with dense, incomprehensible text.


    Shen Yue looked over and saw the beautiful woman leaning against the headboard. She had short hair and was wearing a red dress. Her beauty was stunning, and Shen Yue couldn''t help but look a few more times.


    The beautiful woman sensed something and glanced at Shen Yue. Then her eyes fixed on the light screen again. The screen turned a page, and with a wave of her hand, it flipped back. She spoke while reading:


    "What are you here for?"


    "Manager, we''re here to form a team," Fan Quguang replied.


    "Forming a team? There''s paper and pen over there. Each person leaves a drop of blood and you can go," Yan Fei said casually.


    "Alright, good."


    Fan Quguang walked to a table behind the door, took a needle, and efficiently left a drop of his blood in the container.


    Shen Yue followed his example. Then it was Kun Yao''s turn.


    Three drops of blood fell into three containers.


    "Is that all?" Shen Yue asked in a low voice.


    "Yes, we can go now," Fan Quguang replied.


    Shen Yue was the first to walk out, but she took another look at Yan Fei before leaving. She rarely saw beautiful women with short hair, and it was indeed stunning.


    Kun Yao came out last. As soon as they were out, the little ghost waiting outside climbed onto Fan Quguang''s back. After all three came out, the door behind them closed automatically.


    "So, is our team formed now?"


    Fan Quguang replied: "Not yet. When the team is successfully formed, you''ll receive a light screen notification."


    "How long will that take?" Shen Yue asked.


    "Tonight, probably. It''s quick."


    The three returned to the lobby. Fan Quguang voluntarily handed the furball to Shen Yue, since he had just come out of a small world and would need some time before entering again.


    Shen Yue didn''t stand on ceremony and took it directly.


    By now, there were quite a few people in the lobby, including many new faces Shen Yue hadn''t seen before. She understood these were new guests. She looked around, chose a spot to sit down, and when she turned back, only Fan Quguang and the little ghost remained.


    "Where did she go?"


    "Don''t know, maybe back to her room," Fan Quguang said.


    Shen Yue looked around, indeed there was no sign of Kun Yao.


    Fan Quguang sat for a while and then took the little ghost to play. Before he got up, Shen Yue couldn''t help but ask: "Hey, it''s been such a short time, how did you two become so close?"


    She clearly remembered the first time she found Fan Quguang, he had a lecherous look. It was completely different from his current devoted care for the little ghost, which he seemed to enjoy. His demeanor had changed drastically.


    "You don''t know, I used to have a younger brother, but he unfortunately drowned. He was about the same age as this little one. I was only fifteen then," Fan Quguang seemed to recall something, "It was my fault for not watching him carefully."


    The little ghost patted Fan Quguang''s thigh, urging him to hurry up and take it to play. Fan Quguang smiled again:


    "My brother loved sweets just like him. That''s why I gave this little ghost candy, but later he saved me. I have to repay that kindness."


    Shen Yue gave him a thumbs up. Fan Quguang smiled and left with the little ghost.


    Shen Yue stayed downstairs for a while, had dinner, and then returned to her room.


    As night fell, lying in bed, Shen Yue suddenly remembered something and quickly checked her system.


    "Three percent... Ah!" Shen Yue looked helplessly at the number on the system.


    She only had three percent energy left, probably not enough to get through the next small world. Then she thought of Kun Yao, Kun Yao in the cave passage.


    As the scene from that time floated in her mind, she felt her face getting warm.


    Just then, a light screen appeared, showing that she, Kun Yao, and Fan Quguang had become teammates.


    After looking at it for a few moments, the light screen quickly disappeared. Shen Yue lay in bed tossing and turning, soon losing consciousness.


    The night passed quickly. At dawn, Shen Yue was awakened by a light screen.


    "Guest Shen Yue, please gather in the first-floor lobby as soon as possible. Your small world is about to open."


    Seeing these words, Shen Yue became fully awake. She quickly got ready and went down to the first floor.


    Coming out of the elevator, she saw the guests entering this small world: six men and three women, plus Shen Yue herself and Kun Yao, making eleven people in total.


    These people should all have experienced a small world before. At least they didn''t look extremely anxious and uneasy like new guests.


    "There are quite a lot of people this time."


    After Shen Yue arrived, Kun Yao walked out from somewhere.


    "You..." Shen Yue wanted to say something, but her gaze was drawn to the light screen appearing in the lobby.


    That familiar light screen appeared again: All personnel have arrived. Please get ready. This small world is Pink Paradise.


    Pink Paradise?