"She has a shadow, but there's no aura of a living person. She just mechanically repeats her tasks. She should be a phantom created by spiritual power. Simply put, she's an NPC," Yu Nian explained.
Feng Chengyuan nodded thoughtfully. "So, she won't stop until we complete her instructions?"
Yu Nian gave Feng Chengyuan an appreciative look.
"Smart."
She walked up to the receptionist girl and said calmly, "Can we play the escape room now?"
Half of the girl's face was as pale as paper in the dim candlelight. Her eyes slowly turned and stared directly at them.
Even though they knew the girl wasn't a ghost, they still broke out in a cold sweat.
Yu Nian wasn't in a hurry. She patiently repeated her question.
The girl then slowly nodded and took out an old walkie - talkie from under the table.
"Seven people are all here. The escape room game starts."
He Zhiping was confused. "There are only four of us here, aren't there?"
Just as he finished speaking, with a swish, the gray curtain beside the reception desk fluttered up without wind.
Everyone stared right into the eyes of Xue Yier, who was tied up.
When Xue Yier saw Yu Nian, his expression changed dramatically. Then he shook his head desperately.
Yu Nian removed the rag from his mouth and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xue Yier spat twice on the ground and cursed angrily, "There's something wrong with this shop."
"I know."
"Then why don't you untie me quickly?"
Yu Nian smiled with her eyes bent. "Give me a reason."
Xue Yier:???
Yu Nian laughed and untied all three of them.
Song Zhihao and Kong Su's faces turned pale with fear. They cried out, "I don't want to play anymore. I want to go home."
Saying that, they were about to run out of the door, but suddenly a strong hand pressed on their shoulders.
The group was already in a state of high panic. Now they were even more terrified and ran around crazily.
"Don't move around."
Feng Chengyuan frowned tightly. "Take a good look at what's outside the door."
They looked blankly towards the door and saw that there were suddenly many standing figures outside the originally empty door. Each of them had a pale face, drooling continuously, and stared directly at them.
They were like extremely hungry wolves, eager to devour them.
If they had rushed out just now, they would surely have been eaten up.
The two of them had never seen such a scene before and were so frightened that they couldn't say a word.
Xue Yier patted Kong Su on the shoulder. "Don't be afraid. We're celestial masters. We'll take you out."
After saying that, he glanced at Yu Nian.
Although Young Master Xue was reluctant to admit it, Yu Nian's arrival did make him feel a lot more at ease.
The escape room was pitch - black. You couldn't even see your own hand in front of you, and there was no signal on their phones at all.
The air was filled with a damp and rotten smell.
Suddenly, a bug as big as a palm landed steadily on Xue Yier's nose tip. Its numerous furry legs kept moving, looking extremely dense.
Xue Yier's face instantly lost all color. He let out a scream and jumped towards whoever was beside him without caring.
Yu Nian instinctively reached out and caught Xue Yier.
It was a princess carry.
Yu Nian's expression was a bit strange. "Are you afraid of bugs?"
Xue Yier's face turned bright red. "Is it illegal to be afraid of bugs? Yu Nian, you... quickly put me down!!"
Yu Nian said "oh" and obediently let go.
Xue Yier instantly lost his balance and fell straight to the ground. His butt landed right on a sharp rock.
Xue Yier's face turned green and then white at a visible speed. But as the noble Young Master Xue, he would never rub his butt in front of everyone.
After holding back for a long time, he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.
"Yu Nian... you're really something..."
Yu Nian smiled. "Thank you for the compliment."
Xue Yier:...
At this time, the way back in the escape room was blocked. There was only a very narrow passage in front of them, which could only accommodate one person at a time.
If they wanted to get through, they could only hold each other's shoulders and pass one by one.
After some discussion, Feng Chengyuan took the lead, and Yu Nian stood at the end.
Xue Yier stood second, and the others stood in the middle where they felt the safest.
In such a dark environment, people's other senses would be extremely sensitive, such as the sense of touch.
Xue Yier could clearly feel Kong Su's breath spraying on his neck, which was very cold.
They walked a few more steps. Finally, Xue Yier couldn't stand it anymore and cursed, "Kong Su, can you stop blowing air on my neck?"
The narrow passage was silent for a moment. There seemed to be the sound of sticky water droplets falling.
Kong Su's voice came from a very far - off place, vaguely. "I'm almost scared to death. How can I have the mind to blow air on your neck?"
At the same time, a very slippery touch stuck to Xue Yier's neck.
Xue Yier was suddenly stunned. He quickly took out a talisman and threw it backwards, but missed.
Xue Yier then saw clearly that the person behind him was not Kong Su at all, but a very vague phantom.
The phantom let out a ferocious laugh and pounced on him with a chilling coldness.
Xue Yier couldn't dodge in time and could only take the attack head - on.
After waiting for a long time, the expected pain didn't come.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw Yu Nian standing beside him, her fingers still in the position of throwing the talisman.
The phantom let out a distorted scream and disappeared like water vapor in the blink of an eye.
Xue Yier was stunned for a long time. He pursed his lips. "Thank you..."
Yu Nian smiled. "It's not the time to say thank you yet."
The moment her voice fell, the dark narrow passage disappeared. Countless ferocious skulls rose from the originally flat ground and swarmed towards them, their teeth chattering as they bit at the group.
Xue Yier's eyes turned sharp. He took out the eight - trigrams mirror from his bosom and kept hitting the skulls.
But there were too many skulls. As soon as Xue Yier managed to knock one down with great effort, another skull pounced on his arm and bit it.
Xue Yier cursed under his breath and shouted at Yu Nian beside him, "There are two talismans in my pocket. Quickly take them out!"
After Yu Nian took out the talismans, she raised her eyebrows slightly. "They're divine talismans? Such precious things. Are you willing to use them?"
These talismans were well - made. It was obvious that Xue Yier had spent a lot of money on them.
Xue Yier's heart was bleeding at this moment, but the situation was urgent. He shouted, "Anyway, they're old antiques and won't be very effective. Just use them to blow these skulls away!"
Yu Nian nodded. "Then stay away."
She concentrated and recited the incantation. Then she slapped the talisman in her hand on the ground. After a deafening sound, the whole room was filled with dazzling golden light.
All the skulls disappeared into thin air in the blink of an eye. A big hole was also smashed in the air - tight escape room.
Faint light shone through the hole, and all the darkness dissipated in an instant.
Xue Yier still maintained the fighting posture. He stared in disbelief and said, "This is too exaggerated..."
The power of the talisman was closely related to the user's magical power.
This talisman might not be very effective in the hands of others. At most, it could blow open a passage. But he didn't expect that Yu Nian could use it so powerfully!
Not only Xue Yier, but everyone present was also stunned.
Yu Nian dusted off the ash on her body and said calmly, "Let's go."