Sunday, 23 February 2025

3RYB 38.2




 Gu Qi felt that Jiang Lechuan and Shen Anran could not be left alone together for too long, so she went down first to check the situation.

In order to find Younger Sister,  Shen Jinyi had to bite the bullet and follow him down despite being scared.

He was so big. The way he hid behind Gu Qi was simply pitiful and ridiculous.

Wen Renjing turned to Mu Yuan and suddenly said, "Are you okay? It's normal for her to worry about missing Jiang Lechuan. It’s fine, Elder Brother can protect you."

That was what he said, but the implication seemed to be deliberately reminding Mu Yuan——

Gu Qi was worried about Jiang Lechuan, and Gu Qi cared more about Jiang Lechuan.

Sure enough.

Mu Yuan directly went down from the cellar and chose to follow Gu Qi.

Wen Renjing looked indifferent.

No matter how intelligent the genius boy was, he was easily affected by his words.

Gu Qi noticed Mu Yuan following her and reminded her, "Be careful, there are many skeletons here."

"Okay."

Although Mu Yuan responded like this, he still tripped a few times. When Gu Qi asked him about the situation, he replied, "It's fine."

It was too dark here and there was still unknown things on the ground, so Gu Qi stretched out a hand to Mu Yuan, "Hold my sleeve."

Mu Yuan was very well-behaved.

He gently grabbed Gu Qi's sleeve and followed Elder Sister.

It was as if this was their time alone. She, as his Elder Sister, protected him like this.

Of course -

It would be better if there was no bothersome existence in the way.

Mu Yuan was speechless when he saw Shen Jinyi, a 1.9-meter-tall man, curled up behind Elder Sister and grabbed her other sleeve like him.

He didn't understand.

He couldn't figure it out.

Why was there always such a strange and redundant person around Elder Sister?

Perhaps he sensed Mu Yuan's gaze and when he finally walked to a kerosene lamp, Shen Jinyi turned his face to Mu Yuan and smiled as friendly as possible.

Mu Yuan: "..."

He was mental.

Wen Renjing followed them slowly.

Fortunately, this situation didn't last too long. They soon reached the end and there was indeed another room here.

When the room was opened, Shen Jinyi was delighted and called out, "Younger Sister!"

There was only Shen Anran here.

When Shen Anran saw someone finally coming here, her eyes instantly turned red. She gently called out ‘elder brother’ before turning to the others with helpless eyes like a deer.

Gu Qi didn't waste any words and asked directly: "Where is Jiang Lechuan?"

According to Mu Yuan's description, the two of them fell down together.

When Jiang Lechuan's name was mentioned, Shen Anran's expression became complicated instantly. She slowly recounted what had happened.

She and Jiang Lechuan fell down together. Seeing that they could not climb back, they simply found another way out from here.

Then suddenly a female ghost in a white dress with long flowing hair appeared and crawled on the ground in the dark. Shen Anran was very scared, well... Jiang Lechuan was scared.

When people were scared, they would exceed their own limits.

There was another way out on the roof, but under normal circumstances, it was difficult to climb up with the arm strength of ordinary people without the help of tools. But when the female ghost grabbed their ankles, Jiang Lechuan and Shen Anran screamed at the same time.

Shen Anran was so frightened that she fell on her butt. But Jiang Lechuan was different.  With a burst of adrenaline… he jumped up and climbed out.

Only Shen Anran was left standing here, staring at the female ghost in despair and helplessness.

Shen Anran certainly wanted to ask Jiang Lechuan for help.

Faced with Shen Anran's request for help, Jiang Lechuan began to negotiate with Shen Anran: "I want all the name tags on you."

Shen Anran: "?"

She had never thought in her life that one day a man would ask her to exchange ‘supplies’ for her help. Wasn't this something that could be obtained by being cute?

Was winning or losing in this game important? Did Jiang Lechuan want a step up?

But in Jiang Lechuan's mind, he and Shen Anran were not in the same group, but opponents! They met for the first time today and weren't familiar with each other. There was no reason to help her, both publicly and privately, unless she could exchange it for name tags.

Shen Anran's confusion and hesitation were seen by Jiang Lechuan as her unwillingness to hand over the ghost name tags. Naturally, he didn't stay any longer, pulled up his cameraman, left Shen Anran, a weak and beautiful girl (just a competitor in his eyes), and ran away!

The female ghost took away all the ghost name tags of Shen Anran, frightened her to tears, and then let her go.

Everyone: "..."

Gu Qi: "."

She shouldn't worry too much, her Younger Brother didn't seem to be as...well, emotionally intelligent as she thought.

But now it had become a problem for them to go up.

Shen Jinyi suddenly said: "You all step on me to go up, and then pull me up."

This was undoubtedly a good idea. Shen Jinyi's absolute height had become an ‘advantage’ at this moment.

Shen Jinyi first turned to Gu Qi, with a full of ‘gratitude’ in his eyes.

For Shen Jinyi, it was Gu Qi who led him to find Younger Sister, which was equivalent to his ‘benefactor’. In this case, of course, he should help Gu Qi first.

Shen Anran's eyes were still red. She turned to her elder brother in some confusion.

From childhood to adulthood, Shen Jinyi knew that he wasn't as smart as Younger Sister, so he had to ask for her consent for everything and put her first in everything.

But why when she had been scared here alone for so long and Shen Jinyi didn't send her up first. Instead, he sent Gu Qi first?

It was uncomfortable to squeeze so many people in a small space. Gu Qi didn't notice Shen Anran's sight. Not refusing, she agreed to go up first.

Everyone immediately lined up, took turns stepping on Shen Jinyi's shoulders to climb up, and finally pulled Shen Jinyi up together.

Since they met, there seemed to be no fork in the road. So they could only temporarily form a ‘small team’.

When Shen Jinyi climbed up, the original ceiling, which was now the floor, suddenly closed automatically. 

It was obviously controlled by a mechanism and the production team was watching them. 

This was a large cafeteria. 

There were many tables in the cafeteria, as well as students eating here. 

There were countless dummies, including straw men, paper men, and bronze men. They all sit at the table with the same dull and empty expressions. There was also food on the table. 

At this moment, a ‘rat’ ran over the food on the table closest to them and knocked the plate to the ground. 

If it was a rat, it wouldn't be so scary. But a figure happened to float in the air, and the blood-stained white dress almost rubbed against the face of each of them. 

It went without saying, Shen Anran screamed. She hugged her elder brother's arm tightly as her legs went weak. 

Unfortunately, Shen Jinyi wasn't much better. He screamed louder than Shen Anran. His body instinctively made him protect Younger Sister and shouted: "It's okay! It's okay! Don't be afraid!!!"

[...Hahaha Shen Jinyi, you screamed so loudly]

[Listen to your own voice. How can you say it’s okay! ]

Because the Shen siblings screamed so loudly, most people were attracted by them.

Only Gu Qi turned her head in slightly confusion and looked to Mu Yuan on her left.

If she heard it right, Mu Yuan seemed to... scream too?

Although it was short, it was his voice.

The boy's Adam's apple moved slightly, while his hands hanging by his side grabbed his pants.

From childhood to adulthood, Mu Yuan's life had stirred this much emotional rollercoaster. As Heaven’s favored child in the eyes of others, he had never done anything to embarrass himself.

So when he thought about how he was frightened into screaming by a rat running by his feet and it was clearly that caught by Elder Sister, he felt very embarrassed.

Embarrassment, a rare emotion, appeared on Mu Yuan's face.

Gu Qi patted his arm gently. Her ability to comfort people was as bad as her luck. She could only say at this time: "Don't be afraid."

For Gu Qi, no matter which grouping she was assigned to in each show, in her opinion, the person who should need her care the most was Mu Yuan, who was forced to be on the show by her.

Pondering, Mu Yuan tooked in Elder Sister's concerned expression.

If he was afraid, would he get more care from Elder Sister?

Gu Qi quickly let go of his hand, lowered her head, and began to look for the rat that had suddenly appeared.

Shen Anran couldn't understand. She seemed scared to the poitn of tearing up: "Elder Sis Gu Qi, why are you looking for it? It's so... so dirty."

"It can't be a real rat." Gu Qi answered and soon found a toy rat in the corner.

And as she expected, there was a ghost name tag tied to the rat's back. The most dangerous place was where a name tag could be.

Gu Qi took the name tag off and put it in her pocket, turned to Wen Renjing, and said: "Search here."

"Okay." Wen Renjing listened to the instructions, nodded, and walked to the table closest to him.

Shen Anran grabbed her elder brother's arm. The two of them moved together with difficulty and started searching another table together.

[Hahaha, how did the Shen Family siblings become conjoined twins! ]

[Shen Anran: Elder brother, I'm scared! Shen Jinyi: Younger Sister, I'm scared too! ]

[Look at Gu Qi and Wen Renjing who have found three ghost name tags. The two groups form a sharp contrast]

Gu Qi reminded everyone: "There should be real people mixed in these dummies. They are probably those bronze men. Everyone, be careful and don't be afraid."

Otherwise, there was no need to put so many. It did look spectacular and a bit scary.

The director who was about to send the NPCs out: "?"

Gu Qi voiced out all their arrangements. How could they play?

But the game process cannot be ignored. Let's take it one step at a time.

When the bronze men disguised as NPCs stood up, everyone was prepared because Gu Qi had reminded them in advance.

Although Shen Anran was still afraid, she remembered the rule that screaming would deduct the ghost name card. She buried her face tightly in the elder brother's shoulder and held back a cry.

The NPCs tried to intimidate, but the scene was silent.  

Looking at Mu Yuan standing next to her with a slightly frightened look, Gu Qi directly blocked him and shouted: "If you are afraid, don't look at it."

Gu Qi didn't want to care about anyone else.

But their screams were loud and bad for her ears.

Mu Yuan was very obedient.

He obediently close his eyes.

[Hahaha Gu Qi: I predicted it! ]

[Shen Anran is having a hard time enduring (heartache)]

[Why is everyone so still, while the NPCs are trying to twist? This silent scene is somehow hilarioius]

Director: "..."

He knew it.

The NPCs felt embarrassed.

The director felt embarrassed, and said through the intercom: "Okay, sit down."

Then, they used the dummy floating in the air again.

When the dummy passed by Gu Qi, who was standing nearby, she quickly grabbed the dummy's feet and stopped it from continuing to ‘slide’.

Then, while others weren't paying attention.

Gu Qi grabbed the dummy's skirt, pulled it to the window, tied its skirt to the curtains, and didn't forget to tie a knot.

Great, this dummy couldn't fly anymore.

No need to be afraid or scream.

Hurry up and go to the next room.

Thinking this, Gu Qi continued to search the corners of the room as if nothing had happened now.

Wen Renjing tilted his head after witnessing all this.

He thought Gu Qi's behavior was a little interesting. She didn't seem to be afraid of anything.

Director team: "..."

Gu Qi even locked the door from the inside, so that the NPCs they prepared at the door could not get in.

At this moment, the lock rattling suddenly sounded from outside the door.

Everyone stopped what they were doing.

At this time, they actually had a strange tacit understanding and all turned to Gu Qi.

Gu Qi: "..."

Why look at her?

[Hahaha Gu Qi hasn't realized that she has become the ‘leader’ of this small room]

[Everyone is afraid! Only Gu Qi can be relied on! ]

Carrying everyone's expectations, Gu Qi could only walk to the door and asked: "Who is it?"

The one who responded to her was Jiang Lechuan's joyful voice.

A loud voice shouted through a door: "Elder Sis...Ahhh!!!"

It was Jiang Lechuan.

It was unknown what he saw that made him scream so heartwretchingly.

Gu Qi immediately opened the door and saw the...mummy dancing in front of Jiang Lechuan?

It was a man in a school uniform, but his whole body was almost covered with bandages.

Every joint of his body seemed to be able to turn over and he twisted his limbs into the most bizarre angles in front of them. Like entangled hemp, his hands twisted together.

"Ahhhh--!!!"

Jiang Lechuan screamed even more exaggeratedly than before. Though he was so scared that he forgot to walk, his hands instinctively pushed Gu Qi into the cafeteria to prevent her from seeing this distorted picture.

Because only the upper body was still exerting force and his feet were still standing, Jiang Lechuan knelt on the ground with a thump.

Gu Qi shook her head.

It must be said that the visual impact this person brought to them was too strong.

She had goose bumps all over her body.

She was definitely afraid.

It was that she wasn't used to making too much noise. She took two deep breaths to adjust her mood, and then faced Jiang Lechuan.

Reason told Gu Qi, she should help Jiang Lechuan up and then help him in.

But the sight of the nearby person who was constantly twisting. When he turned his body over and laid on the ground like a cockroach and attacked them, Gu Qi grabbed Jiang Lechian’s arms amidst Jiang Lechuan's heartwretching scream.

What not being able to get up? Come in first.

After dragging Jiang Lechuan in, Gu Qi directly closed the door with one foot.

She leaned against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Jiang Lechuan being frightened like this, even the usually calm Gu Qi showed a relieved expression. Shen Anran silently pulled her elder brother back to the corner.

Although she didn't know what happened at the door, it was definitely a horror that she and her elder brother couldn't bear.

Wen Renjing came over, with a mocking expression on his face, and said: "Hey, what's going on?"

Jiang Lechuan laid on the ground and grabbed Wen Renjing's ankle.

He couldn't say a word. He could only shake his head at Wen Renjing, his face saying: Don't go, I'm scared to death.

Wen Renjing: "..."

He had a bad habit. The more others stopped him, the more curious he became.

So Wen Renjing opened the door.

He took a look and closed it silently.

His cameraman wasn't even prepared and screamed in fear.

Wen Renjing closed his eyes and was silent.

[Hahaha Wen Renjing, you have this day coming! ]

[Wen Renjing, not listening to Younger Brother's advice, you will suffer! ]

[Help... I have goose bumps all over my body. This visual effect is too scary]

Wen Renjing explained the situation on the scene: "The man had started to remove the bandages. There were countless eyes on the exposed skin on his body, which were very realistic, as if they were all staring at me."

Jiang Lechuan sat at Gu Qi's feet, his legs were still so weak that he couldn't stand up at all. He silently covered his ears.

He didn't want to listen anymore!!!

Gu Qi said: "Okay, stop describing it."

Others: "..."

Who wouldn't be afraid of this!!!

The director team was very proud of themselves because they finally got the upper hand.

The performer outside was specially invited by them. The countless pairs of fake eyes on his body were made at a high priceand one eyeball at a time. The main feature was realism.

Now they were facing a new problem. If they want to go to the next room, they must face the terrifying and inhuman existence again.

The scene was in a stalemate.

Jiang Lechuan said directly: "I would rather stay here and never go out."

Lose then!

No big deal!

If he looks at that weirdo again, he was afraid that he will faint!

At this moment, the director team gave them a side quest.

The mysterious man outside had a hidden secret, and they need to send at least one person and no more than half of them to follow him to explore the truth.

Everyone who participates could get ten ghost name tags.

There were six people here, which meant one to three need to go out.

Seeing the Shen family siblings trembling in the corner even though they didn't see anything and Jiang Lechuan who lost his soul and Mu Yuan's courage was obviously like that, Gu Qi turned to Wen Renjing.

The game needed to proceed. It was a pure waste of time for everyone to stand here.

Wen Renjing naturally understood what Gu Qi means and knew that he was the only ‘teammate’ she could rely on.

In fact, Wen Renjing and Gu Qi were both suddenly startled but have recovered now. It wasn’t that scary, but he still covered his chest with evil intentions: "It's scary, Elder Sister."

Gu Qi: "..."

The acting started again.

Gu Qi didn't want to waste time here any longer, so she said directly: "Then I'll go, you wait here."

After Gu Qi finished speaking, she didn't think anyone else would dare to go with her except Wen Renjing, so she walked directly to the door without waiting for an answer.

"Elder Sister."

The youth's slightly hoarse voice sounded and Mu Yuan stood up. He smiled lightly at Gu Qi and said: "I'll go with you."

"Pah——"

Jiang Lechuan stretched out a hand and slapped it on the wall. His legs were still trembling, but he stood up with effort. The idea of ​​protecting Elder Sister and Younger Brother was deeply rooted. He said weakly: "...I, I'll go too."

Wen Renjing narrowed his eyes.

Although he was the one who rejected Gu Qi at the beginning, he still felt inexplicably unhappy to be excluded by the three of them now.

So Wen Renjing interjected, "I want to use the prop card."

Jiang Lechuan let out a ‘Ha!’ and said inexplicably, "What prop card do you have?"

Wen Renjing smiled, "I am God."

Then, the director team interacted with them through the loudspeaker and agreed to Wen Renjing's right to use the prop card.

His prop card was a rule change card, so Wen Renjing said, "Only people who are over 1.8 meters tall can do the task."

He waved to Shen Jinyi and walked to Gu Qi, "Elder Sister, let's go."

Shen Jinyi: "!"

He was going too? So scary!!!

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

Although Jiang Lechuan didn't understand why Wen Renjing had to do this, for a man, 1.8 meters was dignity!

Anyway, it was a little difference! Rounding up, he was 1.8 meters tall! That's how his official height was filled in!

So Jiang Lechuan stated proudly: "I'm 1.80 meters too! I'll go too!"

[Hahaha Wen Renjing, what kind of rule is this! ]

[But I remember Jiang Lechuan's height was measured in the group show and he was a little short of 1.80 meters...]

[Then he put on a wig and forced himself to be 1.80 meters]

[There are no men over 1.75 meters in the world. It goes without saying those over 1.75 meters will call themselves 1.80 meters, like men who are 1.65 meters will say they are 1.70 meters]

[Hahaha Jiang Lechuan isn't that outrageous. He is really short a little]

[Jiang Lechuan: I'm 1.80 meters! 1.80 meters! ]

Gu Qi didn't understand.

Still, Gu Qi said: "...Okay, then you guys do your best."

Jiang Lechuan: "!?"

Wait!

Wasn't Elder Sister going?

It was the 1.8-meter-tall people who went out to do the mission, not the 1.8-meter-tall people who followed Elder Sister to do the mission!

Because of Wen Renjing's misleading words ‘Elder Sister, let’s go’, Jiang Lechuan discovered this ‘loophole’ and faced the most difficult choice in his life.

After a few seconds of silence.

Jiang Lechuan took off his shoes, stepped on the ground in his socks, retreated frantically, and shouted in a very reluctant voice: "I... I'm not 1.8 meters tall. My height is 1.793 meters!"

[I seem to hear something breaking? ]

[Is it a broken heart? ]

[No, it's Jiang Lechuan's 1.8-meter-tall dignity that is broken. ]

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