Beep, beep...
Luo Wuyou hadn't fully digested what Mu Yanchen had said when his phone rang.
He absent-mindedly raised his hand and glanced at the message on the phone.
He was so scared that he almost dropped his phone.
His eyes widened, and he looked at Nian Nian tremulously. It took him a long time to find his voice stuck in his throat.
"Is... is he really dead?"
Since the senior brother had already said so, Nian Nian thought there was no need to hide it anymore.
She nodded firmly.
Luo Wuyou immediately threw his phone away.
Pointing at the phone screen, he said, "He... he sent me a message!"
Little Tuanzi curiously leaned over and saw the text on the phone screen.
[Do you want to go and play again? I've found quite a few people this time. I've invested so much money in this project. I'm really not willing to just let it go. With so many people going together, the yang energy will be strong enough. Screw any ghosts and demons.]
"You should reply to him. How about inviting him out?"
Luo Wuyou said this person was his dead friend. Nian Nian was very curious about what kind of thing was living in someone else's place and making it impossible for anyone to find a single flaw.
A childhood friend.
Luo Wuyou and this person should have known each other for a long time, right?
A person he had known for more than a decade was suddenly replaced. Luo Wuyou should have noticed something unnatural.
But he didn't at all.
"No! No! I really don't want to see him for even a second now!"
Luo Wuyou was very resistant.
After learning that his original friend was already dead, even just looking at the one sending the message through the screen made him tremble.
Not to mention facing him in person. He even wanted to escape the planet to lie low for a while.
"But isn't he your friend? A dream visitation means he's asking you for help. Are you going to abandon him? If you just don't want to be haunted by nightmares, I can solve it for you right now."
Nian Nian stared intently at Luo Wuyou. Her bright eyes seemed to show no emotion.
But when Luo Wuyou looked at his own reflection in Nian Nian's eyes, he inexplicably felt a bit ugly.
Yes.
They had a friendship of more than a decade.
His good friend was dead, and he didn't even know how or where he died. Now there was even something unknown living in his place.
As a good brother, just wanting to run away blindly seemed... quite wrong.
Luo Wuyou was silent for a while and then slowly said, "I want to know what exactly happened to my friend. At least, I want him to rest in peace."
"Oh, actually, he may not be dead. Maybe he's not completely dead yet."
Nian Nian showed a relieved smile.
This was the right attitude.
Ghosts don't just visit anyone in dreams. Generally, ghosts will choose the people they trust the most for dream visitations.
That person visited Luo Wuyou in his dream. Presumably, he regarded Luo Wuyou as a very good friend.
If Luo Wuyou had just chosen to escape blindly, it would have been despicable.
"Ah? You mean... but the soul has already left the body..."
Luo Wuyou was stunned for a moment, his mouth wide open.
"He's not completely dead. It's not only when a person is dead that the soul leaves the body. The divination looks a bit strange. We definitely have to go to the place where the accident happened again."
Nian Nian did the divination again.
She vaguely saw a glimmer of hope.
"Then I'll reply to him now!"
Hearing that his friend could still be saved, Luo Wuyou immediately perked up.
He jumped up from the chair, straightened his back, picked up his phone, and tried to calm down as he replied in the tone he usually used when messaging his friend.
Luo Wuyou: Still going? The thing last time almost scared me to death.
Jiang Cheng: Yeah, actually, nothing serious happened last time. I suspect there's someone on my elder brother's side among the staff. He's always jealous of me. This time, the family gave me a lot of money, and I invested in this project. He must have sabotaged it and pretended to be ghosts.
Luo Wuyou: Is your elder brother that boring?
Jiang Cheng: Heh, this isn't boring. He's been wanting to kick me out of the family for a long time. Dude, are you going or not? Are we still brothers? You're being so hesitant about such a small favor.
Luo Wuyou: Alright, alright. Send me the time.
Jiang Cheng: Next Saturday. We'll set off at 6 a.m.
Jiang Cheng: [Picture]
Jiang Cheng: See if any of your friends want to come and play. There's a prize money.
After replying, Luo Wuyou immediately showed the phone to Nian Nian.
As a six-year-old kid with nothing to do, any time for the appointment would be okay.
But this time, she wanted to bring her third senior brother.
The matter seemed quite complicated.
It probably wasn't something a little kid like her could figure out.
Most importantly.
She saw the poster picture sent by the other side.
The title in the biggest font read 'Large-scale Realistic Escape Room Script Killing Competition. 5 million prize money waiting for you to win'.
Five million!!!
So much money!
She wanted to come first. She wanted to be the first and win five million.
Holding the poster printed out by Luo Wuyou, she happily went home.
She went next door. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Shen Weixun sitting on the sofa reading documents.
Little Tuanzi trotted over.
She held up the poster high and said excitedly, "Third senior brother! Third senior brother! I want to participate in this!"
Shen Weixun looked up and saw the poster. His mind went blank for a moment.
Escape room script killing?
Did Little Tuanzi know what these words meant when put together?
"What's this?"
"Luo Wuyou-gege has something..."
Little Tuanzi briefly told the story of what happened to Luo Wuyou, and finally focused on the five million again.
"Look, third senior brother! So much money! I want to come first! I want money!"
"When did you become so fond of money?"
"Hehe, I can buy delicious food."
Little Tuanzi didn't know when she started to like money. Anyway, since she made money last time, the feeling of being able to pay for her own meal at a restaurant was really wonderful.
Her little savings were gradually growing, and it made her happy just looking at them.
"Really want to go?"
Shen Weixun waved the flyer and asked.
"Yeah, I want to go."
Nian Nian quickly nodded.
"Alright, then I'll go play with you."
Shen Weixun stuffed the flyer back into Nian Nian's hand and said indulgently.
Early on Saturday morning, Nian Nian was pulled out of bed.
She was drowsy the whole time, forced to get dressed and wash up. She didn't even know how she got on the ship.
The ship sailed steadily on the sea. The morning wind was a bit biting on the face, making people have no mood to enjoy the sea view. Everyone was quietly waiting in the cabin for the ship to dock. Nian Nian was still a bit sleepy and fell asleep on the ship.
Shen Weixun observed his surroundings.
He hadn't forgotten that the original purpose of coming here was because there had been an abnormal event here.
There were no ghosts on the ship, nor any demonic aura.
This ship was obviously brand new. There were quite a few passengers, and each passenger had a lot of things with them. They should all be challengers aiming for the prize money. Everything seemed normal.
The ship gradually docked, and a sweet female voice came from the big speaker on top: "Hello, players. The game location has arrived. Please organize your belongings and queue up to get off the ship. Don't push."
Nian Nian was woken up by the speaker. She opened her eyes drowsily, and there was a suspicious crystal liquid flowing from the corner of her mouth.
She casually wiped it with her sleeve and said, "Ah? We're here? Where is this?"
"Let's go. Your little money is waving to you."
Shen Weixun gently flicked Nian Nian's forehead, picked her up, and followed the crowd off the ship.
"Everyone, follow me. Don't fall behind. Get on the bus one by one."
A beautiful and graceful woman under the ship shouted through a megaphone. There were also several buses beside her.
Everyone got on the bus according to the instructions. The bus slowly started and drove towards the depths of the jungle. About fifteen minutes later, the bus stopped. A huge castle stood in front of everyone.