The bright yellow headlights kept flashing, and the white ground was so blinding that everyone could hardly keep their eyes open.
The bus parked in front of everyone was extremely shabby. Most of the green paint on the body had peeled off, and the iron sheet on the roof was curled up in some places, fluttering in the wind. It looked like a discarded, wrecked ghost bus after an accident.
The windows were covered with frost and snow, blocking the view inside the bus completely. But vaguely, one could sense that there were many people inside.
The contestants looked at each other, their faces looking rather grim.
A bunch of crawling monsters were terrifying enough. Now there was an extra bus in this desolate place. God only knew where this bus would take them!
But if they didn't get on the bus, were they going to stay here and fight those reckless monsters until dawn?
The contestants were a bit undecided and unconsciously looked at Yu Nian, as if regarding him as their backbone.
Some people didn't say a word, but their aura made others not dare to underestimate them and even made others trust them. Yu Nian was such a person.
People tend to admire the strong. Not to mention that Yu Nian's score was tied for first place with Yan Qing, but just the move where Yu Nian neatly strangled the monster with a red string had already won over many people.
Yu Nian didn't hesitate. He stepped onto the bus neatly.
Seeing this, the other contestants put away their magical artifacts and lined up to get on the bus.
As soon as they got on the bus, a strong smell of burning paper money filled their noses and rushed straight to their heads.
Only then did they see clearly that there were actually dozens of paper dummies sitting neatly in the front rows, including the driver!
Cui Wan's legs went weak again. She trembled and hid behind Yu Nian, whimpering softly.
At the same time, dozens of pale paper faces turned around together. Their lifeless black eyes stared at Yu Nian sinisterly.
Yu Nian:......
When the other contestants got on the bus and saw this scene, their scalps went numb. Tian Qi cursed under his breath. Just as he was about to slip to the back and find an empty seat, a loop of white silk suddenly hung down from the roof of the bus and accurately slipped around his neck, tightening suddenly!
The paper dummies' mouths kept moving, making sharp and unintelligible sounds. Then, as if they had come to life, they clapped, laughed, and screamed so loudly that it seemed they were about to break through the windows!
Xue Yi'er's jaw almost dropped. He had been in the mysterious sect for many years and had seen countless demons and monsters. But this kind of absurd and terrifying scene was really the first time he had seen it!
The surrounding contestants also reacted. They drew out their swords and tried to cut the white silk, but the toughness of the white silk exceeded their imagination.
The moment the sharp sword blade touched the cold cloth, it was like hitting a sharp weapon. A series of sparks were dragged out by the friction!
Qi Rongsheng's eyes suddenly turned cold. He turned his wrist and pressed the sword blade against the neck of the paper driver. "Evil creature, what on earth are you up to?"
The driver slowly turned its head and stared straight at everyone. It had no heartbeat or breath. Its voice and gaze were cold, like a poisonous snake.
"If you want to get on the bus, you have to pay the fare first. If you don't have money, pay with your life."
Qi Rongsheng paused. The contestants were here for the competition. Their money and phones had been confiscated. Where could they get coins to take the bus?
Tian Qi tightly grabbed the tightening white silk. His face had swollen to the color of pig liver.
Just as Tian Qi was about to suffocate, Yu Nian stepped forward from one side of the crowd. Amid Cui Wan's exclamation, Yu Nian neatly cut his palm. The moment the red blood dripped on the white silk, the white silk made a "hissing" sound as if hot charcoal had met ice water.
The once extremely tough white silk seemed to have been scalded and retreated like a snake.
Seeing this, Xue Yi'er slapped his thigh hard. How could he forget that a celestial master's blood was his best magical artifact!
The paper driver's mouth twitched. Its eyes suddenly turned venomous. It showed a mouthful of white teeth and repeated sinisterly, "If you want to get on the bus, you have to pay the fare first. If you don't have money, pay with your life!"
The moment the voice fell, all the paper dummies in the bus stood up. The resentful qi around them coiled like a giant python and rushed straight to the roof of the bus, almost bursting. They seemed to be ready to fight the contestants!
The war was about to break out. Yu Nian lowered his eyes and looked at the rusty money box on the ground. He slowly took out a piece of hell money with a face value of 100,000 from his bosom and lit it with a spell fire.
The moment the spell fire burned out, red envelopes rained down in the carriage. The paper dummies' eyes suddenly widened. They all let out a "wow" of surprise and then scrambled for them like crazy.
Yu Nian hooked Feng Chengyuan's arm and strode towards the back of the bus seats. His back looked rather chic.
"Take it and squander it. No need to give change."
Paper driver:......
Looking at the paper dummies bending down to pick up the money, the contestants were stunned. The fear from just now had completely dissipated. There was only one thought left in their minds - wasn't it said that this illusion was extremely dangerous? How could it be played like this?! Yu Nian was obviously teasing the ghosts! Was this the so - called saying that money can make the devil push the mill?
"Hehe."
A low and deep laugh came from the last row of seats in the bus.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and only then saw the young man sitting among the black and white paper dummies.
He was wearing a dark - colored sweatshirt. Simple jeans accentuated his long legs. The low brim of his cap covered his deep eyes. The lower half of his face that was exposed was as white as cold jade and snow.
Yu Nian's gaze fell on the young man's shoulder. A small parrot stood there with its head tilted. Its pair of bean - like eyes stared straight at everyone.
Qi Rongsheng warily held the sword at his waist and questioned, "Who are you? Why are you hiding here and acting like a ghost?"
The young man opened his mouth but didn't answer the question.
"Qi Rongsheng, ranked nineteenth," the young man seemed to like smiling very much. His long fingers tapped on his leg casually and he said slowly, "A useless person."
"You!" Before Qi Rongsheng could get angry, Xue Yi'er stepped forward with a gloomy face and sneered, "You don't even dare to say your own name, but you still have the nerve to mock others here? Who on earth are you!"
"If I wanted to kill you, you wouldn't even have a chance to react. You should be lucky that I'm not interested in the heads of stupid people."
Yu Nian stared at the young man for a moment and suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Yan Qing?"
A ripple suddenly flashed in the young man's narrow eyes. He took a deep look at Yu Nian, then shifted his gaze and nodded.
A series of gasps suddenly rang out in the bus. At this moment, the contestants were extremely miserable in their hearts.
They had managed to avoid Yan Qing in the competition until now, but unexpectedly, they met this devil on the bus! Wasn't this the same as a rabbit falling into a wolf's den?
Qi Rongsheng squinted his eyes and stared at Yan Qing suspiciously. "Why are you here?"