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This…I can't tell you."
The stylish girl's eyes evaded, and she said vaguely: "I have to help her stop the bleeding... otherwise it won't be in time... If she doesn't get off the train, we'll be in trouble..."
"What's the problem? What's the problem?"
To Thanh Ngu pressed on, but the stylish girl did not reveal any more useful information.
Any questions regarding why the girl in the white dress was bleeding were avoided by the stylish girl.
However, from her words it could be guessed that if they did not leave the ship in time, something terrible would happen.
Pollution on ships is widespread.
Will soon swallow every train car.
To Thanh Ngu had to quickly find out the customs clearance rules.
The man in the suit got off at Education City station, the mother and child got off at Maternity Hospital station.
The stylish girl stood out with her liveliness among the expressionless passengers.
The train glided on the tracks, sometimes bright, sometimes dark, the train car vibrating slightly.
Under the dim light, To Thanh Ngu lowered his eyes and asked the stylish girl: "Do you know how to get off the train?"
The stylish girl's face was strange: "Just go down normally, I don't understand what you mean by this question?"
To Thanh Ngu continued: "So which station do you get off at?"
The stylish girl immediately put her finger to her lips, signaling silence.
She nervously looked around at the passengers and said worriedly, "Don't just reveal your destination, it's dangerous."
"Why did you say that mother and child died in the tunnel?"
To Thanh Ngu needs to understand what happened on the ship, then find the source of the pollution.
Otherwise, when the ship's operating time ends, she could be stuck here forever.
Article 1 [Subway Line 4 Rules]:
[The boat operates from 6pm to 4am. Please leave the boat before 4am.]
Must leave the subway before 4am.
The stylish girl covered her mouth, her face showing horror: "When the train stopped, I saw it. I saw the mother, worried about her sick child, secretly turned the red emergency button next to the train door, opened the door, and intended to walk through the tunnel. But the train quickly came back, also closed the door, the mother slammed her hand on the glass door, on the glass there were her handprints, no one discovered them. When the train moved, the mother and the child were crushed in half, their flesh and blood mixed together. At that time, I wanted to find the train staff to help, but unfortunately it was too late."
After saying that, the stylish girl patted Su Qingyu's hand and whispered, "Don't tell them. If they know I'm dead, they'll drag you down with them."
To Thanh Ngu was silent, she saw the stylish girl's black eyes.
A fly landed on her eye but she didn't notice.
Who died? Who lived? Still uncertain.
To Thanh Ngu did not get off the ship easily, nor did he trust anyone easily.
This is a one-man dungeon, you can only trust yourself.
The stylish girl took out her cartoon pink wallet, took out 100 hell coins, and clasped her hands to beg Su Qingyu: "Can you get off at the next station and help me buy sanitary napkins from the subway vending machine? There's a girl in a white dress who was injured in the last car, bleeding profusely from her lower body, and she can't stop. She asked me for help, she's so pitiful, I want to help her."
The girl said, looking at To Thanh Ngu with pitiful eyes.
Her eyes were dead, unable to see the light.
To Thanh Ngu did not accept the money immediately: "I can help you find the ship's staff to ask for help."
"Impossible!"
The stylish girl got excited and approached with a gloomy face: "Can't find any staff, only passengers can buy things from the vending machine!"
To Thanh Ngu wavered slightly.
"I can help you get sanitary napkins but I don't take money from the underworld."
To Thanh Ngu did not accept the money because he did not want to be limited by "buying from a vending machine".
The stylish girl nodded, she raised her head to look at the train screen, her eyes flashing a strange red light: "The next station is Moonlight Funeral Home, sorry to bother you."
"How many times have you seen this station today?"
"The train kept coming, of course it was the first time."
"Really?"
To Thanh Ngu looked at the scenery outside the window.
The crooked Moonlight Funeral Home billboard reads "Love will follow death to the other world" and "Paradise of rebirth, the deceased is supreme."
When the train stopped, the doors opened, the stylish girl stood next to her, staring waiting for her to get off.
"Get off the train."
"Why haven't you come down yet?"
"The door is about to close."
"Need help?"
The stylish girl reached out to push To Thanh Ngu from behind, but she easily avoided it.
Her steps were as graceful as flying mist.
"I didn't say I would come down, I just said I would help you get sanitary napkins. Don't misunderstand."
To Thanh Ngu took the phone, the upper right corner had no signal.
She resolutely opened the app store, searched for "Minh Bao App" and pressed download.
It's a risky move, but it's safer than going down to the train station to buy sanitary napkins from a vending machine.
Miraculously, the app loaded even without signal.
The tablet previously disappeared when she left the dungeon [Sao Mai High School].
But in the [Subway Line Four] instance, the phone still works when the signal is lost, proving that the objects of the strange world appear when the signal disappears.
The signal is a specific expression of the level of pollution.
She opened the household items section and ordered extra long sanitary napkins for night use.
The store chat page now shows three new messages.
To Thanh Ngu ignored the red dots.
As she filled in the address, she tilted her head and smiled at the stylish girl: "What's your name?"
The stylish girl reluctantly replied: "Dong Xing Xing."
With Su Qingyu not getting off the ship, she seemed very disappointed.
"I ordered sanitary napkins directly, someone will deliver. The recipient will write your name, the address is the last carriage. You go get it yourself."
Pay 16 hell coins.
Order successful.
Article Six and Ten [Subway Line Four Rules]:
[The phone signal on the train will be unstable. When the signal is suddenly lost, do not attempt to contact the outside, and do not send your location.]
[Sanitary napkins are not sold on the train.]
The rule says no contact with the outside, Su Qingyu placed a one-way order, not replying to the store's messages.
At the same time she did not send her position but the last car.
"Master, slight contamination! Master, you have been lightly contaminated!"
Bach Nguyen Huong kept reminding her from behind.
Communication in the rule includes all outwardly active behavior and speech.
Ordering on "Minh Bao App" also counts as contact.
"Tsk."
To Thanh Ngu frowned, quickly exited the shopping page, and turned off the phone.
Bach Nguyen Huong's warning sound just stopped.
The train car that Su Qingyu was standing in exploded, sparks flying everywhere.
Danger!
❀❀❀To Thanh Ngu quickly removed the yellow talisman on the glass door and rushed to the next car.
As soon as she removed the charm, seat number 13 was immediately filled with passengers.
Must leave immediately.
She turned and went to another car.
On the way, she felt the crowd of passengers standing crowded in the aisle forming a mountain of flesh, blocking her way.
Husband on top of person.
Crooked, covered.
Just a roadblock, easy to solve.
Slightly polluted, Su Qingyu's chest felt heavy.
She took the hell money and threw it to the back car.
Green hell money flew all over the sky and fell like butterflies and dry leaves.
Passengers saw the money, pushed and shoved, their limbs twisted in strange ways, crawled on their hands and feet to the next car to pick it up.
To Thanh Ngu endured the disgust, forcefully pushing through the remaining passengers, his face unclear.
The new car, cold white light swaying with the vibrations of the train.
To Thanh Ngu re-pasted the yellow talisman on the rear window of seat number 13.
As she pasted the talisman, outside the pitch-black glass door, a mouth pressed close, wide open like an endless black hole, tongueless and toothless, exhaling a layer of white mist on the glass.
Then the mouth slowly withdrew, a pale white hand reached out from the darkness, using its index finger to slowly draw a clown's face in the mist.
Slight pollution made To Thanh Ngu see dirty things.
The clown's eyes are like whirlpools, just looking at them makes you feel like your reason is fading away.
To Thanh Ngu pinched her thigh hard.
The pain brought her back to consciousness, and she looked away.
Take a deep breath, now she needs to keep her mind clear, not let "it" disturb her.
Mild pollution is not scary, just find the right way to eliminate it.
The most important thing now is to stay calm, stay calm, stay calm.
Don't let the dirty things seen after slight pollution disturb your mind.
In no time, the stylish girl ran out from the dark, power-failed carriage.
Looks like she got the goods.
Her hands and clothes were covered in blood, stained like blooming spider lilies.
But her face was radiant with a smile, she bowed deeply to To Thanh Ngu.
When bent, the spine protrudes like a fish bone.
Then the stylish girl gave a piece of paper to To Thanh Ngu.
When the blood on her fingertip touched To Thanh Ngu's finger, she felt like her hand was also covered in blood.
Pollution must be eliminated quickly.
To Thanh Ngu held his breath and concentrated.
The blood I just saw seemed like an illusion.
Her hands were clean, her white fingers not dirty at all.
The stylish girl was about to leave, Su Qingyu pointed: "Wait."
From her previous behavior, it was safe to put the girl on the relatively safe side of the demonic side.
To Thanh Ngu asked: "Has the blood of the girl in the white dress stopped yet?"
The stylish girl turned her back, her voice cold: "Not yet, but she… cough cough… thanks you very much."
To Thanh Ngu used his mind to withdraw ten thousand underworld coins from the Thien Dia Bank card.
"Can you speak properly? I don't like hearing that coughing."
That sound had no effect on Su Qingyu when he was in perfect condition.
But now that To Thanh Ngu was slightly polluted, that eerie sound became loud and piercing.
Hearing that, Su Qing Yu's chest felt a surge of frustration.
The stylish girl seemed to have eyes in the back of her head. She turned around, her eyes glued to the hell money in To Thanh Ngu's hand.
At this moment, her facial features were distorted, close to the chaotic form inherent to a demon.
"She, very, thanked, you."
The stylish girl spoke very slowly, without any strange accent.
"Just say so. This hell money is for you, take it."
To Thanh Ngu stuffed money into her arms: "I'm a bit seasick, do you know anything that will help me?"
The stylish girl hugged the hell money and stood still.
Nearby passengers turned around in unison.
Although their facial features were blurred, To Thanh Ngu could still feel the stares.
Not enough?
There is nothing in the dungeon that cannot be done, only the netherworld money is not enough.
To Thanh Ngu withdrew another fifty thousand hell money from the Thien Dia Bank card.
She didn't give it to the stylish girl right away, but instead rubbed her temples with one hand, closed her eyes, and repeated the question: "Do you have a solution?"
Meaning: Whoever has the way, the money from hell belongs to that person.
The stylish girl's eyes cracked open, red blood vessels spread from the corners of her eyes like spider webs, tearing across her face.
If she could, she would probably gouge out her eyes and stick them on the hell money.
Even though the windows were covered with charms, passengers still gathered nearby.
To Thanh Ngu believes that even if a talisman is stuck on the hell money, these ghosts will still pick up the money and swallow it.
Under the dim light, the passengers had no mouths and could not speak, only sticking their necks out and waving their hands, trying to gain some advantage.
The stylish girl stepped forward, she spread her arms, not allowing the passengers to get close to To Thanh Ngu.
She spoke slowly, perhaps using all her strength to speak normally, her facial features distorted and completely reversed.
She restrained herself and replied: "The girl in the white dress probably has motion sickness pills. I can borrow them for you."
"Sorry to bother you."
To Thanh Ngu looked at the maggot crawling in her ear and gave her fifty thousand hell coins: "If it's useful, I'll give you another fifty thousand."
The stylish girl left behind the words "Miss! Wait! Me!", her hands and feet touching the ground, and quickly rushed into the dark carriage.
The crowd of passengers was still surrounding To Thanh Ngu, refusing to disperse.
They whispered.
To Thanh Ngu did not respond.
Opening the piece of paper the stylish girl gave him, inside was what To Thanh Ngu wanted.
[Customs clearance rules]
[S-Level: Before the train's operating time ends, find the correct destination and leave the subway station.]
[Level A: Received thanks from passengers and was invited home as a guest.]
[Level B: Receive the job of ship staff, follow the ship to the warehouse for inspection.]
[Level C: Get off at any transfer station and change to another train.]
Four ways out in total.
The S-level clearance is clearly the most reliable.
But she was not sure which station the destination was.
Level A clearance, if following the passenger home, it is very likely to enter a difficult dungeon like [Sweet Home].
The way to clear level B is similar to getting a teacher job at [Sao Mai High School], staying in the dungeon forever.
As for level C customs clearance, it is clearly a big trap.
The train goes around and around, who knows where it will take her?
❀❀❀When the stylish girl returned, her hair was green like seaweed, holding three things in her hand.
One red bottle of water, one blue bottle of water and one orange peel.
Orange peel is a medicine for motion sickness.
What are these two bottles of water?
They were identical to the water bottles that the excellent and weak students had to drink during morning reading time in the dungeon [Sao Mai High School].
The liquid in the clear glass bottle sparkled with a strange light.
To Thanh Ngu gave these things to Bach Nguyen Huong to check.
After Bach Nguyen Huong confirmed that there was no problem, To Thanh Ngu placed the orange peel under her nose and lightly inhaled the cool orange scent.
Mind more clear, the train lights seemed brighter.
The pollution on her body decreased.
The stylish girl said to Su Qingyu indifferently: "The little lady in the white dress in the last carriage is very grateful for your help today. She asked if you would like to come to her house as a guest?"
Level A clearance: Received thanks from passengers and invited home as guests.
The way out seemed to be clear.
The light of victory is ahead.
But To Thanh Ngu was not excited because he was about to clear customs.
Her face was calm, looking at the pitch black train, pollution mixed with darkness.
"Are you getting off the train together? At which station?"
"Yes, we go together."
The stylish girl raised her hand and pointed at the train route map: "We will get off at University City Station. If you want to come with us, you can come to the last car to find us."
To Thanh Ngu gave the remaining hell money to the stylish girl.
The stylish girl hugged the money and did not leave.
The previous words were due to the limitations of "it", what the stylish girl had to do in the dungeon.
But the next words were her own intention.
She stood still: "You… cough cough cough… want to sign a contract with me?"
Having received her reward, the stylish girl's voice returned to its original tone.
"Huh?"
The stylish girl tilted her head, her eyes as dark as a deep pit, she repeated: "You… cough cough cough… want to sign a contract with me? I know where every station on Line 4 leads to. After signing the contract, for every question you ask me, I only need to pay 100ml of fresh blood…"
It's just blood, no harm to the body, that price is too small.
In the novel "The Coming of Horror" it was mentioned that if the challenger is recognized by the demon, he can sign a contract and pay a price to command the demon.
The price can be blood, limbs, organs.
But all prices can be exempted with hell money.
To Thanh Ngu paused.
She was recognized by the stylish girl again.
The power of money indeed.
[Subway Line Four] is just a two-star copy.
In the dungeon, ghosts also have strengths and weaknesses.
Apparently the stylish girl is not strong.
Her resentment is too weak.
To Thanh Ngu signed a contract with Song Hy, Vo Tam, and Bach Nguyen Huong.
At the invitation of the stylish girl, she shook her head in refusal.
"No need."
If the girl in the white dress sitting in seat number 13 in the last carriage asked this question, she would probably agree.
The stylish girl seemed a little regretful, standing still and not leaving.
Since her appearance, she has been wandering around Subway Line 4, repeating her behavior in life.
Getting on and off the train non-stop…
Repeating these acts, if she is lucky, she can get the flesh and blood of the passenger.
She was driven by hunger.
Without living flesh and blood, she will rot.
This dungeon needs her, but she's not irreplaceable.
She saw countless panicked challengers, most of whom died on the ship.
Every challenger who died on the ship could become her kind.
Today was a special day, as usual, she returned to the starting point, stepping onto Subway Line 4.
This time the challenger is a woman.
Women's flesh and blood are softer and more fragile.
Usually when the staff asks to check the ticket, that is the "harvest" time.
But this time the challenger went down to the station to pay for the ticket!
Not only that, the challenger also earned sanitary napkins and won the trust of the girl in the white dress.
The girl in the white dress is the strongest monster on the ship.
The stylish girl thought, this challenger is different, it doesn't seem easy to "eat".
Moreover, she took out a lot of hell money, she must be very powerful.
The stylish girl felt that if she could follow To Thanh Ngu, she would definitely have a full meal every day.
Isn't there a fellow behind To Thanh Ngu?
That kind of person is equal to me.
But To Thanh Ngu flatly refused the olive branch that the stylish girl offered.
She looked up, her eyes sharp: "What is your relationship with that girl in the white dress?"
The stylish girl replied, "Strangers."
To Thanh Ngu understood.
The real villain on this ship is the girl in the white dress.
Quality over quantity.
Instead of signing contracts with countless low-level monsters, it's better to sign with a top-level monster.
"Thank you for choosing me, but sorry, I already have a demonic contract. I hope you find a new master."
To Thanh Ngu's attitude was gentle and polite, but did not allow refusal.
The stylish girl walked away and looked back three times.
Seeing To Thanh Ngu's determination, she reluctantly entered the dark train.
The train arrived at the next station at this time.
Not the Moonlight Funeral Home station but a new station.
Finally the train moved forward.
The way to keep the train moving is to help the girl in the white dress.
When the train arrived at University City Station, Su Qingyu did not move.
The train doors closed.
Through the window, To Thanh Ngu saw the stylish girl helping the girl in the white dress walk out.
The white dress was stained red with blood, the blood seemed to grow from below, soaking the whole dress.
White dress turns red, red shirt is very bad!
Even if To Thanh Ngu chose to clear level A, she still shouldn't have left with the girl in the white dress.
Because the stylish girl with blue hair is a lesson in caution.
The girl in the white dress kills people indiscriminately.
To Thanh Ngu has analyzed the story of the girl in the white dress.
She didn't need sanitary pads because of her period, but because she believed in fraudulent advertising, she went to an underground clinic to have egg donation surgery, which led to severe bleeding.
The sanitary napkin was just to hide the blood, she tried to hold on until she got off the train.
The stylish girl may have helped the girl in the white dress but was harmed by her and must stay by her side forever.
When the train restarted, the man in the suit sat next to To Thanh Ngu.
He typed a line of text on his laptop and showed it to her.
The laptop screen displayed the following message: I just saw that what the mother was holding was not a child but a dead cat.
To Thanh Ngu stood up and moved to seat number 14.
The man in the suit did not follow.
He sat opposite, opened his laptop, his hands typing continuously on the keyboard, but his eyes were fixed on To Thanh Ngu.
❀❀❀Under the gaze of the man in the suit, To Thanh Ngu took out a red drink bottle and a blue drink bottle, shaking them gently.
The man's eyes stopped on the green drink bottle.
"Ugh—"
He swallowed.
To Thanh Ngu remembers the green drink for weak students.
She silently took note of his reaction.
As the train was about to arrive at the "Maternity Hospital" station, the mother walked forward holding her child.
The thick diaper covered the child's face, and Su Qingyu could not tell if it was a baby or a dead cat inside.
The mother smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened, looking very gentle, she said: "Next station, we're getting off soon."
The mother only said to go to the station together, not inviting To Thanh Ngu to come home as a guest.
At this moment, a cry came from the diaper, the sound was shrill like a baby's cry but also like a cat's meow.
As the cry rang out, the lights in the train flickered again.
The mother gently coaxed the child: "Oh, be good, baby, don't cry anymore, we're almost at the hospital."
The baby's crying gradually stopped.
The mother took out a green lollipop from the diaper and gave it to Su Qingyu, enthusiastically saying: "It's late at night, you're hungry, right? I have some snacks, you should eat them quickly."
Clown lollipop wrapper.
Clown images appear more and more.
To Thanh Ngu was serious, she brought the candy to her nose to smell.
Sweet scent mixed with a slight putrid smell.
Would a normal person put a lollipop in a baby's diaper?
Article Ninth [Subway Line Four Rules]:
[Do not eat any food from strangers on the train.]
To Thanh Ngu received the candy but did not eat it.
The mother holding her child's eyes were fixed on To Thanh Ngu, she urged: "Peel the candy wrapper and you can eat it, eat it quickly."
To Thanh Ngu put the candy in her pocket and said with a smile: "I didn't eat anything tonight, I'll eat it tomorrow. Oh, did you add two tickets? I'll need them when I get to the station."
The mother smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Although To Thanh Ngu had a gentle smile, her eyes were cold as ice.
The ship's loudspeaker blared.
"Hello! Dear passengers, the station we are about to arrive at is the Maternity Hospital. Please exit from the station on the left."
The mother stood up with her child in her arms, the corners of her lips curved into a creepy curve, her black lips opened, and she winked at Su Qingyu: "We're at the station, do you want to get off with us?"
To Thanh Ngu stood up and got off the train.
The mother's eyes holding her child flashed an eerie red, her teeth were as white as dry bones.
Even To Thanh Ngu heard her soft laughter.
She thought she had succeeded.
But To Thanh Ngu quickly ran to the public phone at the train station and dialed the complaint number 131313.
The mother shouted: "What are you doing!"
To Thanh Ngu smiled happily: "Of course I'll call the complaint line."
The phone connected, with a weak, intermittent crackling sound.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
To Thanh Ngu quickly said: "I want to complain, a passenger brought dangerous items on board! The subject is a mother, what she is holding is not a child, it is a prohibited item!"
Just now on the train, she asked the mother if she had added two tickets, she replied yes.
But infants do not need a ticket at all.
What the mother holds is not the child.
The man in the suit said she was holding a dead cat.
Pets are not allowed on board.
To Thanh Ngu did not say cat directly but used the safer term "forbidden object".
The lights on the subway platform were dim, the mother glared at Su Qingyu with malice, the evil red light in her eyes became even more obvious.
Her hands clenched the diaper tightly as if to protect the "child" inside.
"First of all, this is a complaint line, we only accept complaints about train staff. Second, our subway has security checks at each station. Security staff will detect any prohibited items, passengers entering the station must not carry any prohibited items on their person."
Su Qingyu immediately changed his tone: "Then I will complain about the train staff not handling the passenger carrying prohibited items in a timely manner. Furthermore, there is a station without a security gate, that is Qingchong station."
The voice on the other end of the phone was as calm as a robot: "Excuse me, which platform are you on? We will send someone over right away."
To Thanh Ngu replied: "I'm at the Maternity Hospital station."
The mother's voice holding her child became more frightening, as if from the abyss: "You dare to call... cough cough cough... train staff..."
Her head half collapsed.
To Thanh Ngu hung up the phone and quickly ran back to the ship.
The man in the suit stood at the train door, smiling darkly: "I didn't lie to you, did I?"
To Thanh Ngu looked at him and nodded slightly.
At this moment, the platform echoed with footsteps.
A team of uniformed staff grabbed the mother and ripped the diaper from her hands.
Inside was indeed a dead black cat, its belly sewn with thread, slit open, full of lollipops inside.
The stylish girl once said that when the train broke down, she saw a mother holding her child trying to leave through the tunnel, using the excuse of taking her child to the doctor, her heart was burning, she didn't want to wait.
At that time, the ship's loudspeaker announced a problem that only needed ten minutes to repair.
Hurriedly taking the child and leaving instead of waiting for the train to resume operation, only says one thing.
There is no way the child is sick.
At this moment the ship's loudspeaker rang out:
"Dear passengers, please do not bring prohibited items on board. Prohibited items include corpses, illegal drugs, explosives…"
At the same time, To Thanh Ngu's phone received a message.
"Recently, the police busted a drug trafficking case. A middle-aged woman made drugs into lollipops, sewed them into the stomach of a dead cat, and disguised herself as a newborn baby to get on the subway…"
Same day but news from three years ago.
At this moment, To Thanh Ngu only felt the lollipop in his pocket burning his hand.
The man in the suit's belly was getting bigger and bigger.
He took a sandwich from his bag and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating, he said to To Thanh Ngu: "Do you want some?"
"No need."
It seemed like the man was just asking for the sake of it. After he finished eating, he licked his fingers with his greasy tongue and said mysteriously, "There are a few more stations until we reach the Vocational Education City Station. I'll get off there. Don't you have anything to tell me?"
To Thanh Ngu sat next to him and showed him the news.
His face did not change.
"Goodbye, take care and have a safe trip."
To Thanh Ngu did not intend to use the A-level clearance method to complete the dungeon.
"We will meet again."
The man smiled strangely, tomato skin stuck between his teeth.
Him helping her deal with the pollution from the "mother holding her child" doesn't mean he's a good person.
As soon as he boarded the ship, he deliberately led her to believe that rules did not matter.
The stylish girl got off the train leaving a note: The man in the suit is not to be trusted.
Train arrives at Vocational Education City station.
The man in the suit got off the train.
As the train restarted, passing through the tunnel, the lights flickered, and all the passengers in the carriage disappeared.
Now there is only To Thanh Ngu left.
❀❀❀
Roaring-"
The train wheels rubbed against the rails, accompanied by shaking and flashing lights.
A strange ship staff suddenly appeared in front of Su Qingyu, holding a red flashing stick in his hand, and said to her: "Please cooperate with the inspection of prohibited items."
To Thanh Ngu stood up.
The staff seemed certain, using the red stick to sweep back and forth over her body.
No color change, no beep.
The staff's face was expressionless.
Su Qingyu lowered his head to look at his fingernails, the corner of his lips curled into a fleeting smile, and he said indifferently, "I suggest you check the man in the suit who got off at the Vocational Education City station. There might be a prohibited item in his briefcase."
To Thanh Ngu discreetly stuffed that lollipop into the man's briefcase.
The staff said nothing, turned and left.
Not long after To Thanh Ngu said that, her phone lost signal and a message appeared.
"A man, due to too much work pressure, jumped off the train tracks and committed suicide, causing damage to the subway…"
Below the news is a photo.
Corpses were crushed, flesh and blood mixed on the cold railway tracks.
The man in the suit, his body was torn into pieces, lying on the train tracks, most of his flesh was crushed into pulp, his laptop was thrown onto the platform, shattered.
This does not matter.
The important thing is the platform.
The station walls are covered with peeling bricks and faded posters, saying "Vocational Education City" is building a new commercial area.
On the wall, the big red word "Destroy" was painted.
A warning sign temporarily blocked the path, wobbly and about to fall, with a huge "No Entry" written on it.
Everything about this platform exudes an air of strangeness.
At this point, To Thanh Ngu reorganized everything that had happened.
She concluded that leaving with the girl in the white dress and the stylish girl was the correct way to clear level A customs.
The mother holding her child and the man in the suit are both distracting choices.
They will invite the challenger to come along but not to their home as a guest.
There are not many stations left.
The time has struck one o'clock in the morning.
Every half hour, one light in the car goes out.
To Thanh Ngu had to continuously move towards the front of the train.
Darkness was swallowing each car.
The car closest to the front of the train was full of train staff.
At that point there is no turning back.
To Thanh Ngu took out the subway ticket.
The conclusion of the rule says: Determine your destination, have a nice trip.
But there were no clues to the destination.
The train station passed by one by one.
The scene outside the station became increasingly blurry.
Every time she entered a new car, the train staff would stop working, raise their heads and smile to greet her.
"Aren't you going to get off? We're almost at the last stop."
"Aren't you going down? The test run is almost over."
"Not getting off? There won't be any new passengers getting on this way."
This way?
A flash of light.
To Thanh Ngu looked at the phone.
Even without signal, new message notifications keep popping up.
The phone interface was full of red dots of new messages from Lac Tu Huyen and Trang Hieu Diep, all of which enticed her to send her location.
No clue, getting off the train is looking for death.
"Ding dong—"
Another new message appeared.
Su Qingyu frowned and looked at the profile picture on her phone. It was her grandmother in the dungeon [Sweet Home].
Since when did her phone have grandmother's contact?
The grandmother's profile picture has a wrinkled face, sunken eyes, and long, messy silver hair.
A new chat box appears.
It is a picture of a hospital room.
The hospital bed was old and rusty, the blankets and mattress were stained with stains and black and red liquid.
Next to the bed is an old IV stand with a bottle of IV drips hanging from it.
Grandma: Good girl, if you have time, come visit me in the hospital. I miss you so much.
To Thanh Ngu shivered.
She didn't look at her phone anymore, to avoid seeing any more weird messages.
The train arrives at the final station "Gate of Happiness".
When the door opened, To Thanh Ngu was pushed into the second carriage.
The light bulbs in all the cars behind were broken, leaving only a dark corridor, with a cold wind constantly blowing.
The lights seemed to be covered with a black cloth, the train was deathly silent.
To Thanh Ngu sat on the chair.
It's two o'clock in the morning, two hours left until the test run ends.
The car door opened, both sides were brightly lit.
Extremely bright, like darkness.
Both make the eyes blind, unable to see clearly the outside scene.
Get off the train?
Not down?
This is a choice between life and death.
Looking down at the clock, three minutes ticked by.
As the train doors closed, the loudspeaker blared.
[Passenger Rules]
(Hello! Dear passengers, welcome to Subway Line 4. The current station is the starting station of the Gate of Happiness. Please remember your identity and follow the following rules.)
[1. The train operates from 6pm to 4am. Please leave the train before 4am.]
[2. 13 is today's lucky number. The seat arrangement on the train is fixed. If you see seat number 13 empty, be brave and sit down.]
[3. As a civilized passenger, please do not speak loudly or answer the phone on the train. If you see other passengers behaving uncivilly, do not interfere, it is the train staff's job.]
[4. Your destination is Sunshine Avenue Station. Do not get off at other stations, and do not accept invitations from other passengers.]
[5. Please keep your train ticket carefully, do not mention your destination to anyone.]
(Have a nice trip!)
Not getting off the train was the right choice!
The rules here are not written on paper but are broadcast over loudspeakers.
Subway has no head or tail.
When the train is going in one direction, that direction is the front of the train, the other direction is the back of the train.
When reaching the terminus, the terminus becomes the new starting station, the stern becomes the head, the head becomes the stern.
This is common sense and also a trap that can easily cause the challenger to fall into.
After searching the train without finding any new rules, the challenger may mistakenly think that the original [Subway Line Four] rule is complete.
With no clues, no rules to guide them, the challenger may recklessly choose to get off at the last station and in doing so they will be breaking the rules.
Worry and the unknown can easily lead to mistakes.
Along the way, there are no clues about the destination, plus the pressure of approaching time, creating a great psychological burden for the challenger.
It understands people very well.
This is a battle of wits.
Trust the rules, trust your judgment, don't leave until the last minute.
Doubt the rules, doubt yourself, and baselessly consider the final station as the destination.
The answer is actually very simple.
As long as the trial period is not over, Su Qingyu is relatively safe on the ship.
Just trust the rules.
To Thanh Ngu looked up at the train route map.
The destination of Sunshine Avenue is right after Qingchong Station.
That means from the beginning, the direction her ship was going was backwards.
Have to sit until the last station, wait for the train to turn around to be able to reach the destination.
❀❀❀The train started again, the lights of the cars in front turned on one by one.
All the train staff went to the last car.
After Bai Yuanxiang confirmed the uncontaminated rule, Su Qingyu went to carriage number 13 and sat in seat number 13.
Vocational Education City Station, man in suit gets on the train.
He looked like he had just finished work, in a good mood, looking out the window and sighing: "Leaving home before dawn, returning after dark. I really hope one day after work I can see the sun…"
Maternity Hospital Station, mother holding diapers on the train.
The cat in her arms came alive, poking its jet-black head out.
The mother stuffed the cat into the diaper: "Be good, don't get caught. They said they'd use you as a transport or my son. You and my son, I won't abandon either of you. I'll take you away, far away…"
University City Station, the girl in the white dress gets on the train.
Her face was rosy and full of youthful energy. She was on the phone, chattering to the other end: "I donate eggs to do charity work, don't worry, technology is very advanced these days. I can help people and earn a few hundred thousand to pay for tuition. How great is that?"
Moonlight Funeral Home Station, stylish girl gets on the train.
She was chewing gum, playing a game with her head down, and talking to her teammates through the mic while playing: "Shout when you encounter injustice, and act when you need to. You run first, I'll block from behind!"
To Thanh Ngu just sat on the chair, cold to everything that happened.
There were many empty seats on the train, but the girl in the white dress went straight to To Thanh Ngu's seat.
The girl in the white dress was disappointed: "Huh? My lucky seat is gone today."
To Thanh Ngu half-jokingly said: "The old calendar says today is not a good day for anything, it's only suitable for staying home to sleep, not suitable for going out."
The girl in the white dress glared at her, said "rude" and ran away.
The man in the suit laughed, he looked at To Thanh Ngu: "You just got out of school? Students these days are really hard-working."
To Thanh Ngu made up a story: "I skipped school and climbed over the wall at night."
The man in the suit was stunned.
To Thanh Ngu stretched, looking lazy: "There are many excellent people in the world, with me there is not much, without me there is not little. Besides, if I die of exhaustion, my family will be sad."
"This… is a bit too much…"
The man bowed his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
The stylish girl lost the game, painfully punched her chest, then put down her phone and cursed a few times: "What a trashy game, ruining my youth, wasting my money, I won't play it anymore!"
"Lose?"
The stylish girl saw To Thanh Ngu talking to her, and nodded blankly.
To Thanh Ngu smiled and asked: "How did you lose?"
The stylish girl said angrily: "Saving a teammate, the result is like the Gourd Oa saving you, go once, die once."
"Then don't save it anymore."
To Thanh Ngu hinted: "Some people don't thank you, they just want to drag you to death with them."
The stylish girl nodded, half understanding.
Each station passed like time reversed, the train gradually darkened and brightened, returning to its original state.
At three thirteen in the morning, the train arrived at the "Sunshine Avenue" station.
To Thanh Ngu got off the train, the station was full of passengers loitering.
The other passengers saw her get off and rushed over.
An old lady walked over tremblingly: "Miss, do you know what this station is called? My eyesight is bad, I can't see clearly."
The train station sign was so big that she couldn't see it, the loudspeaker was so clear that she couldn't hear it, but before To Thanh Ngu said anything, the woman already knew she was a girl.
Article Five [Passenger Rules]:
[Please keep your train ticket safe, do not mention your destination to anyone.]
To Thanh Ngu did not pay attention to anyone talking to him on the platform.
She went to the ticket gate.
To Thanh Ngu inserted the ticket into the machine.
Red gate light turns green.
Su Qingyu passed the S-level clearance, got off at the right destination in the dungeon [Subway Line 4], and survived the strange two-star rule.
The first thing she did after leaving the train station was text Trang Hieu Diep, telling her how she cleared the dungeon.
Message sent but no reply.
To Thanh Ngu took the willow leaf that the PE teacher gave him in the dungeon [Sao Mai High School], put it to his lips and blew.
She didn't know any tunes, only the simplest one, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
The clear sound echoed in front of the station.
In a parallel instance, Trang Hieu Diep was trembling as she heard the music, her eyes shining like stars.
That was the song she taught To Thanh Ngu to play years ago.
And To Thanh Ngu only learned this lesson.
Trang Hieu Diep clenched her hands, she had to leave here alive, she couldn't let To Thanh Ngu be heartbroken!
After Su Qingyu left the train station, night had fallen.
The sudden storm swallowed up the noise of the city.
The pouring rain hit To Thanh Ngu's body, her wet black hair stuck to her skin.
Although she was disheveled, she did not falter but raised her head and calmly walked through the wind and rain.
The alley became gloomy and eerie as if gnawed by pollution.
The trash cans by the roadside rustled in the wind, the street lights in the alley flickered, the weak yellow light shone on the wet ground, the dirty puddles reflected distorted light.
From the dark corner, whispers carried by the wind made To Thanh Ngu shiver.
In the distance is an abandoned factory, broken glass windows swinging in the wind.
Follow the path through the desolate park, where the storm ravaged area is even more desolate, with only an old swing swinging helplessly.
All around filled with cold steam and death.
This is not a dungeon but it has no life.
Suddenly, a bright red palanquin broke through the space and stopped in front of To Thanh Ngu.
The bright red color of the palanquin contrasted sharply with the dark night.
The faces of the two men carrying the palanquin were purple, their lips were black, their eyes were empty, clearly demonic.
The palanquin curtain swayed, revealing a gap, and Song Hy's voice rang out from inside.
"Master, your servant will take you home."
Because of limited space in the palanquin, To Thanh Ngu put Bach Nguyen Huong in the tribute card.
To Thanh Ngu stepped into the red palanquin.
The palanquin curtain fell, isolating her from the outside world, the sound of rain hitting the road immediately disappeared.
To Thanh Ngu received a dry towel from Song Hy and asked: "How did you know I was here?"
Song Hy's hand had healed, she respectfully replied: "Young Master Vo Tam felt it."
Signing a contract, of course the ghost knows the owner's location.
But Song Hy calls Vo Tam young master.
Do ghosts have ranks?
"Call him by his name. I pay you, not him."
To Thanh Ngu seriously wondered what Vo Tam had done behind her back during the days she was absent.
"Yes, master."
Song Hy's face was expressionless as he continued to speak: "Vo Tam... also said that in the next dungeon, he wants to go with the master."
❀❀❀Then let's see what the next dungeon is."
To Thanh Ngu will choose the appropriate monster based on the dungeon's characteristics.
For example, in the dungeon [Sao Mai High School], bringing Bach Nguyen Huong will be more useful.
The red palanquin swayed, standing out in the middle of the city street in the wind and rain.
The outside world is a place where monsters and humans coexist.
People live carefully as if walking on thin ice, afraid that one wrong step will fall into a strange new world.
Sitting in a palanquin back to Thien Phu Linh Thanh, the fog in the city had not yet cleared, everywhere was chaos and death.
To Thanh Ngu realized that this time he returned, there were a few more households in the city.
The lights are on, there are people in the house.
Arriving at the villa, To Thanh Ngu felt a cold air as soon as he entered.
The house is clean without a speck of dust but lacks the breath of life.
The exquisite chandelier on the ceiling casts a soft light.
Vo Tam sat on the soft beige leather sofa, in front of him was a transparent glass coffee table with a bright red invitation.
"Master, you're back."
Vo Tam stood up, his white bony hands placed in front of his chest, elegantly saluting.
But To Thanh Ngu immediately saw the invitation on the coffee table, his right eyelid twitched repeatedly.
"What is this invitation?"
To Thanh Ngu frowned slightly.
The villa is a safe place, it is unusual for an invitation to suddenly appear.
"Someone put it in the mailbox."
Vo Tam paused for a moment and added: "This card cannot be returned, it will be automatically accepted."
To Thanh Ngu holds the invitation.
Dungeon [Gongyang Village] activated.
Number of challengers: 2.
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Whether it was Sao Mai High School or Metro Line 4, To Thanh Ngu clearly felt that something was always watching her.
It could be all.
It can be tangible or intangible.
The clown's face was like its eyes.
She had continuously cleared four strange rules, the manifestation in the dungeon attracted its attention.
It wants her dead!
To Thanh Ngu reluctantly opened the invitation and looked at the content inside.
[Su Qingyu, I hope you are safe when this letter reaches you. Dear cousin, I heard that you recently got a boyfriend, I sincerely congratulate you. I have some good news for you, my boyfriend Mu Yang and I have also become a couple. We sincerely invite you and your boyfriend to attend our wedding this Monday, to witness the most important moment of our lives. We believe that you two will come on time, and not let us down.
Groom: Moc Duong, Bride: Ly Na Na.
Banquet venue: Li family mansion, Gongyang village.]
This is a new strange invitation.
Cannot be returned, meaning copy is required.
To Thanh Ngu leaned back on the sofa, she frowned as she looked at the invitation, her black hair fell to her shoulders, her features tilted like a classical oil painting.
Ly Na Na is a female friend that I have met a few times in the dungeon [Sao Mai High School].
They barely spoke, yet she suddenly became Li Nana's cousin.
This is the new status imposed by the strange rule of [Gongyang Village].
As soon as she finished reading the wedding invitation, a memory that did not belong to To Thanh Ngu flooded her mind.
In memory, she is cousin Ly Na Na, studied abroad for a long time, recently returned home.
She has a boyfriend named Tham Tu Nien.
Tham Tu Nien… this name…
Is the male lead in "The Horror Story"!
In the two-person instance, Su Qingyu's remaining teammate is the original male lead.
Good news, no need to guess if your "boyfriend" is a weirdo.
Bad news, the original male lead is not friendly.
Tham Tu Nien has a system, To Thanh Ngu is not worried that he will drag her down but she is worried that getting too close to the male lead will bring unhappiness.
Women who are too close to the male lead all have the same name: supporting female.
"I will go with you to Cong Duong village."
Vo Tam recommended himself, he has something important in the communal house of Cong Duong village.
"Okay."
Four star dungeon, bringing Vo Tam will be safer.
To Thanh Ngu looked up Cong Duong village on his phone and discovered that the village was located in the middle of an undeveloped mountain area, extremely remote.
Strangely, even though the memory reported that the new instance had been activated, the wedding was still four days away.
To Thanh Ngu looked at the invitation again and saw three rules written on the back:
[1. Please follow the time and place on the invitation, and attend your cousin's wedding with your boyfriend on time. Your boyfriend will pick you up a day in advance. You two love each other very much, so make sure to go together and not separate.]
[2. Gongyang Village is located in a remote area, with special customs and practices, avoid wearing red dresses to avoid misunderstandings. However, you can wear red flower accessories, red flowers symbolize blessings and new beginnings.]
[3. Because of your deep feelings for your cousin, choose a wedding gift that she likes to express your blessings and care. If your boyfriend asks what gift you prepared, don't tell him, it's a little secret between you and your cousin.]
These days are for preparing gifts.
To Thanh Ngu tried to remember, searching for clues about Ly Na Na in his memory.
But she found her memories of Li Na Na were almost blank.
Other than knowing that she is his cousin, Ly Na Na studied at Sao Mai High School, has graduated, and that her boyfriend is poor, she doesn't know anything else.
The wedding will definitely invite relatives.
But about common relatives, To Thanh Ngu had no impression.
Song Hy returned to the villa, went to the kitchen, took some bloody things from the refrigerator, and started preparing dinner.
Vo Tam confirmed that these three rules were not contaminated, he crossed his arms and suggested: "You can prepare gifts that girls usually like, such as cosmetics and skin care products."
"You know that too."
To Thanh Ngu gently pulled her messy hair, slowly brushing it behind her ear.
The second strange rule reminds that Cong Duong village has special customs and practices, so gifts must be chosen to avoid offending customs.
You can't wear a red dress but you can wear red flowers.
The common point of these two sentences is the color red.
To be safe, it is wisest to avoid red as a gift.
Lipstick, blush, can not be given.
The rule requires that wedding gifts should reflect the fun nature of the wedding.
And it must be something that Ly Na Na likes…
To Thanh Ngu thought about it and decided to give her pure gold.
A rustic yet practical gift.
When making the tribute, she burned a lot of paper gold, taking out a few worthless bars.
On Monday, To Thanh Ngu waited for Tham Tu Nien to arrive.
It was not until six o'clock in the evening, when the sun was about to set, that Tham Tu Nien appeared.
He stood at the door, his expression complicated, sighing: "This damn place is really hard to find!"
❀❀❀The sunset spread over the misty street, the sunset on the horizon was like a palette of colors, gray, yellow, red blending together.
Shen Si Nian's long, narrow eyes were sharp like a cheetah's, his nose was high, his features were clear, and he exuded a masculine aura.
His eyes slowly swept across the villa in front of him.
The rules led him here, but he couldn't find this place on the map, and no one knew about Thien Phu Linh Thanh when he asked his friends.
It was not until the strange ghost signed a contract with him saying that Thien Phu Linh Thanh was a special place, not in the dungeon, and was located on the boundary between life and death, that he was able to determine the location.
In front of the villa, Tham Tu Nien stood straight, his broad shoulders and firm chest faintly visible under his well-fitted suit.
To Thanh Ngu walked out of the villa with a black backpack and proactively greeted him: "Hello, boyfriend."
Tham Tu Nien tensed his muscles, looking at To Thanh Ngu warily, his eyes full of scrutiny.
"Are you To Thanh Ngu?"
Tham Tu Nien did not know if To Thanh Ngu was human or strange.
He lowered his eyes and held out his hand, his voice as deep as an elegant cello: "My little girlfriend, I'm here to pick you up."
His voice was gentle, even full of affection, but To Thanh Ngu knew he was like her, just acting according to the rules.
Rule number one on invitations:
[Please follow the time and place on the invitation, and attend your cousin's wedding with your boyfriend on time. Your boyfriend will pick you up a day in advance. You two are very close, so make sure to leave together and not separate.]
They need to show intimacy and move together.
To Thanh Ngu saw the falsehood and coldness in Tham Tu Nien's eyes.
His rules are different from hers.
The second half of the third rule on the invitation:
[If your boyfriend asks you what gift you prepared, don't tell him, it's a little secret between you and your cousin.]
This rule made To Thanh Ngu wary of Tham Tu Nien.
So in Tham Tu Nien's rules, there must also be content to guard against her.
They are not only teammates but also competitors.
Shen Si Nian explained his plan: "We will take subway line four to the expressway station and then take the expressway to Gongyang Village."
"There is no road in the village, right?"
To Thanh Ngu heard about subway line number four and rubbed his arm lightly.
She just escaped that dungeon and didn't want to go back there again.
Tham Tu Nien opened his thin lips slightly: "Go to the suburbs and then find another way into the mountain."
"Let's drive."
To Thanh Ngu took the car key and pressed the button.
A white sedan parked in the garage, aerodynamically designed body, meticulously polished paint, elegant yet energetic like a warhorse ready to charge.
"Do you have a car?"
Tham Tu Nien raised his eyebrows.
Before the ghost's resurrection, Tham Tu Nien's family background was normal, working as a security guard for the Lac family company.
After the apocalypse came, he awakened the system, passed several dungeons, and also received some rewards.
"The high-speed train and subway could be new dungeons. We must get to Gongyang Village on time, we can't be late."
To Thanh Ngu threw the key to Tham Tu Nien: "I can't drive on mountain roads, I'll leave it to you."
If they linger in another dungeon, they might be late for the wedding, increasing the danger significantly.
Su Qingyu's car was a tribute, it was not polluted nor was it affected by the dungeon, it could ensure they arrived at Gongyang Village on time.
Get in the car.
Tham Tu Nien drove calmly, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, his eyes looking firmly ahead, exuding a calm demeanor.
He asked: "Honey, your villa is really beautiful."
"YES."
"Did your parents buy it?"
Tham Tu Nien quickly got into character.
To Thanh Ngu did not answer. She sat in the passenger seat, tilted her head slightly, and watched the sunset sink below the horizon, the scene of fading light.
Seeing that To Thanh Ngu was not enthusiastic, Tham Tu Nien smiled and asked: "How long has it been since you and your cousin met?"
"I'm going abroad now, long time no see."
To Thanh Ngu answered Tham Tu Nien according to the memories provided by the dungeon.
"So have you prepared a wedding gift yet?"
Su Qing Yu immediately felt alert, she avoided: "That's a matter between girls."
Tham Tu Nien gently said: "Once we enter the village, we must stay together. Don't get lost."
Night falls, the moonlight is pale.
The white sedan sped down the winding mountain road.
On both sides of the road, strangely shaped locust trees grow close together, their dense canopies sinking into the darkness.
The mountain wind howled, carrying with it a bone-chilling cold.
The car headlights only illuminated a narrow stretch of road, but for the spreading darkness it was but a temporary comfort.
Along the way, the fog gradually thickened, limiting visibility to just one step.
A shadowy figure appeared by the side of the road.
Vaguely blended with the tree shape.
"Something is waving ahead."
After leaving the city, To Thanh Ngu closed the window and locked the car from the inside.
"Like someone wants to hitchhike."
Su Qingyu pursed her lips: "There is no village here, no inn here, who would hitchhike here? Don't stop, drive over!"
Tham Tu Nien did not answer.
When passing the woman, Tham Tu Nien stopped the car again.
"Honey, we should help others."
To Thanh Ngu guessed that in this desolate place, he must have stopped the car because of the rules.
Then her voice turned cold: "If your rules require helping people, then you have to at least confirm that the thing on the side of the road is a person."
Shen Si Nian's eyes were cold, seemingly a little surprised: "You know the rules."
"Of course I'm not a monster, I'm human."
Su Qingyu brushed her hair behind her ear: "As a challenger in the same dungeon, our interests are the same. As boyfriend and girlfriend, we must cooperate well, Mr. Tham."
To Thanh Ngu's mouth is sweet but her heart is full of calculation.
She must know what Shen Si Nian's rules are.
Tham Tu Nien thought, he looked at the woman in red dress on the side of the road.
She pressed her face against the car window, trying to open the door.
The system in Shen Si Nian's head emitted a warning sound, asking him to leave immediately.
He gritted his teeth, stepped on the gas and sped past.
Tham Tu Nien doesn't trust To Thanh Ngu but he trusts the system.
In the rearview mirror, the woman stepped out into the middle of the road, crawling on all fours as if sniffing something on the ground.
Obviously not human.
After several hours of jolting, the car finally reached the edge of the village.
The old, dilapidated houses in the village are scattered along the bluestone road.
Under the dim moonlight, they are even more tragic.
At this time the village was quiet, only the sound of the wind blowing through the trees.
Tham Tu Nien stopped the car at an empty lot at the village entrance, turned off the engine, got out, looked around, and opened the phone's GPS to determine the location.
The night was pitch black, the village had no lights.
On the large rock at the village gate are carved three words "Cong Duong Village", the rock is covered with green moss, and is old.
To Thanh Ngu took a deep breath of the cool mountain breeze and entered the eerie ancient village.
In the distance a red lantern was lit.
An old woman, leaning on a cane in her left hand and carrying a red lantern in her right hand, slowly walked on the dirt road to the village entrance.
The old woman's face was white as paper, her cheeks were pink, her eyes were cloudy and old.
"Two guests came from far away, the host sent this old lady to welcome them."
❀❀❀The old woman's feet were bound, and because her center of gravity was unstable, when she walked her body swayed with excessive amplitude like a clock's pendulum.
She wore a tattered old floral dress, but the embroidered shoes on her feet were new, bright red.
Tham Tu Nien gave them an invitation letter and a red envelope, intentionally trying to be friendly, but the old lady laughed crazily and refused to accept it, just telling them to follow.
The car could not go any further and had to stop near the stone stele at the entrance of the village.
The village gate has a lush locust tree, under the tree is a small temple of the Earth God, half the height of a person.
On both sides of the temple door are pasted a pair of white parallel sentences with black characters. The upper part reads "small temple, great supernatural power", the lower part reads "high sky, long sun and moon".
In the countryside, the Tho Dia temple is not unusual.
Villagers live off the land and worship Tho Cong to pray for fertile land and bountiful crops.
But when To Thanh Ngu passed by the temple, under the moonlight, she saw five clay statues inside the temple.
This made her feel strange.
Logically speaking, the Tho Dia temple should only have one clay statue, Tho Cong.
Why are there five statues?
To Thanh Ngu and Tham Tu Nien walked side by side.
Tham Tu Nien tried to hold her hand but To Thanh Ngu quickly pulled his shirt, avoiding too much physical contact.
Shen Si Nian's attention was focused on the old woman carrying a red lantern leading the way.
The system coldly reminded him that the old woman was not human.
Cong Duong village seems to have been forgotten by time and the outside world, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one exit.
The houses at the beginning of the village occasionally have a few houses with lights on.
Every house with lights on has a big black dog in front of the door.
Dull-haired, skinny dogs lay listlessly on the grass carpet in front of the door.
The mountain outside the village is higher, the forest near the village is often covered in fog at night.
The old woman carrying the lantern gloomily warned them that after dark, if they did not have a guide, they were absolutely not allowed to go up the mountain without permission.
Recently, some young men went up the mountain to chop wood at night and disappeared without a trace.
Family members came to look during the day and found only their shoes.
To Thanh Ngu suddenly became alert. She glanced at Tham Tu Nien and saw that he was also observing the surroundings with caution.
The road at the village gate was still quite flat, the old woman walked slowly.
The main part of the village is on the top of the mountain, the further in the road is more winding, the angle is also steep.
Strangely, even though the old woman had bound feet of only three inches, she was agile and flexible when climbing the mountain, unlike an old and weak person.
The system in Shen Si Nian's mind reminded him: Keep up with the old lady's footsteps, don't get lost.
He is a man, better physically.
Tham Tu Nien turned back and gently reminded: "You move closer."
"I know."
To Thanh Ngu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, limiting his speech to conserve energy.
Tham Tu Nien took his eyes off To Thanh Ngu, in his heart he evaluated her a few degrees higher.
In previous dungeons, most of the girls he met cried and panicked whenever they saw something scary.
Some even threw themselves into his arms, looking for protection.
But To Thanh Ngu is different, she is too calm, quiet, her attitude is not passionate, not chattering like other women, like a proud, abstinent flower.
Most importantly, she has a car and a villa.
So young, turns out to be a rich lady.
The deeper into the village, the fewer houses with lights on.
If they lost the old lady, they certainly wouldn't be able to find their way in the dark.
The old woman's warning still echoed, going up the mountain at night without a guide is very easy to get lost.
Houses near the mountain road are sparse, each house is quite far apart.
In front of the houses without lights, a little white powder was sprinkled, it was unclear what it was used for.
They were just outside Gongyang Village, and the "Li Family Mansion" written on the wedding invitation was near the top of the mountain.
To Thanh Ngu walked quickly, using her heels to bear the main force to save energy.
Finally reached the top of the mountain.
The mountain is not high, the village on it, from afar is just a small, lowly and simple piece.
The whole village has about fifty houses, the architectural style is similar to the houses at the beginning of the village, all are ancient earthen houses.
There is only one red-tiled house in the middle of the village, which is the Ly family mansion.
The old woman's figure was small, her face looked gloomy and scary in the dark.
After leading the way, she turned back and said, "The wedding starts tomorrow night, you two can rest in the village. Do you want to share one room or two?"
"Two rooms!"
To Thanh Ngu and Tham Tu Nien said in unison.
After speaking, the two looked at each other, tacitly understanding and starting to cooperate.
A strange red light flashed in the old woman's deep eye sockets.
Her hair was thin and dry, tied in a loose bun.
She opened her mouth, which had only a few teeth left, her mouth was cracked open, and she laughed strangely: "You two… cough cough cough… aren't you lovers?"
To Thanh Ngu lowered her head, appearing shy and said first: "Grandma, we are just lovers, not married yet. My views on love are very conservative, we cannot live together without marriage."
Tham Tu Nien nodded and said in agreement: "We can arrange our rooms close together, so we can take care of each other. I respect my girlfriend, her opinion is also my opinion."
The old lady let out an "oh" sound, her mouth opening into a circle.
She raised her stick and pointed at two adjacent houses not far away, saying: "You two can stay there tonight. The countryside is simple and cannot compare to the city, I hope you two can sleep… well."
The old woman hesitated for a moment before finally saying the word "familiar".
"Woof woof woof—"
The dog barked in the darkness.
The old woman's face suddenly panicked, and she hurriedly went down the mountain.
It turns out this old lady doesn't live in the mountains.
The two houses were not much different. Shen Si Nian extended his hand and said politely, "Ladies first."
In the unimportant choice, Tham Tu Nien always shows the generosity of men.
But when he went up the mountain, he didn't reach out to pull To Thanh Ngu.
Because it would take his energy.
To Thanh Ngu is not his real girlfriend, he has no heart for women.
"Men left, women right, I choose right."
To Thanh Ngu walked to the house on the right.
The reason is not a childish game of boys left and girls right, but because in front of the house on the left there is a large locust tree.
The word "hoe" consists of the wood radical and the devil radical.
The house door facing the locust tree is taboo.Tham Tu Nien did not want to live in the same house with To Thanh Ngu because the system warned him that she carried too much yin energy, had something evil following her, it was best to stay away.
As for To Thanh Ngu, she didn't want to live with Tham Tu Nien because she had Vo Tam's tribute card with her.
If others saw it, they wouldn't be able to do anything to her, but this person was the original male lead with a system, she had to be careful, avoid using the tribute card in front of the male lead.
The first rule on wedding invitations requires making sure to move together, not apart.
Now they have arrived at Cong Duong village, the journey is over.
Currently resting stage, two houses are close to each other, although there is a distance in space but not considered separate.
The dirt roof is covered with dull yellow straw, the outer walls are supported by sloping timbers to prevent collapse.
To Thanh Ngu pushed open the shaky wooden door. There was no lock, only a door latch.
The gap between the wall and the door is so large that moonlight can get in.
The room was full of dust as if it had not been cleaned for a long time.
Inside was in ruins, the corner of the wall had begun to collapse.
This type of house wall often has snakes, scorpions or poisonous insects.
As soon as he entered the room, To Thanh Ngu released Vo Tam from the tribute card.
The bed in the room was just a dirty wooden board stuck on a frame, impossible to sleep on.
To Thanh Ngu used the tribute card to take out a paper bed with carved patterns on each joint.
Vo Tam held the candle, red wax dripping down his white bony fingers.
Like flowers blooming on bones.
To Thanh Ngu searched for the rules in the room.
The room is not big, the light is dim, there is only one room, you can see everything at a glance.
Because of the lack of rain, the ground was black and hard underfoot.
The papered windows let in a draft of air, and the air was filled with the smell of mold and decay.
On the table with four legs of different lengths is empty.
To Thanh Ngu knelt down, turned on the flashlight and searched under the bed.
Under the bed there was a foul smell, a long object wrapped in a plastic bag gave off an ominous aura.
Vo Tam pointed to the large wine jar in the corner of the room, signaling to To Thanh Ngu the rules inside.
The wine jar is waist-high, the mouth is covered with red cloth tied with rope.
To Thanh Ngu opened the wine jar and found it full of black hair, each strand curled and coiled as if alive.
The hair mixed with water, filling the jar.
To Thanh Ngu frowned slightly, she reached in to search.
Her hair slipped through her fingers, the wet, sticky feeling giving her goosebumps.
Then she reached for a plastic bag and pulled it out.
In the red plastic bag was a folded piece of red paper.
Wiping the water off his hands, To Thanh Ngu took the paper.
Thin red paper, inside is the rule.
"Vo Tam, help me cover the wine jar."
Vo Tam held out his white bony hand.
To Thanh Ngu took out one hundred thousand underworld coins to pay in advance for Vo Tam's ten attacks.
She realized that the red paper was dyed paper, written with a brush pen, and would quickly smudge when exposed to water.
As a precaution, it is best to stay away from water.
Vo Tam received the money from the underworld and quickly sealed the jar of wine.
Just then a strong wind blew open the wooden windows of the house.
The newspaper pasted on the window was unbearable. Su Qingyu held the paper with the rules tightly so that it wouldn't be blown away by the wind.
Her eyes darkened.
If she hadn't held the paper tightly just now, the wine jar wouldn't have been sealed tightly, the paper could have been blown into the jar by the wind and dissolved in the water.
Rules of [Gongyang Village] (top):
[1. If you stay overnight in the village, try to stay at a house near the village gate, choose a house with a dog. If you choose a house on the top of the mountain, keep the windows closed, and do not make any noise after midnight.]
Having read up to here, To Thanh Ngu did not continue reading but immediately ran to the window that had just been blown open and closed it.
To prevent the wind from blowing again, she found a wooden bar and blocked the window from the inside.
After closing the window tightly, To Thanh Ngu checked the main door latch again, made sure the window was locked before continuing to look at the rules.
[2. When sleeping, make sure the head of the bed does not face the main door, and do not flip the bed or move the bed. If you do not want to use the bed, you can rest elsewhere in the room.]
[3. At night, if you hear a dog barking, do not leave the room. There are very few houses on the mountain top, no one goes out at night, and no one you know knocks on the door.]
The paper is only half left, the following rules are torn out.
Vo Tam finished checking and confirmed the non-contamination rule with To Thanh Ngu.
To Thanh Ngu looked at the bed in the room, the headboard facing the wooden door.
She remembered the plastic wrap she had just found under the bed…
It's safer to sleep in your own bed tonight.
"I will watch by your bed tonight."
Vo Tam hugged the black sword, sitting at the head of the carved wooden bed.
The candle was placed on the table, the flickering flame only illuminating a small corner.
The wedding hasn't started yet, the village hasn't been explored yet, To Thanh Ngu needs to get enough sleep to keep his mind clear to deal with this dungeon.
To Thanh Ngu lay on the bed, because Vo Tam was a ghost, every time the wind blew through the hole in his chest, the cold air made To Thanh Ngu couldn't help but sneeze.
Vo Tam's body not only had a negative aura but also the smell of grave soil and blood.
To Thanh Ngu pulled the blanket tightly and wrapped it around herself. She said, "Vo Tam, sit at the end of the bed. Sitting at the head of the bed is too cold. I will catch a cold. If the wind blows the door or window open at night, remember to close it immediately. If you hear a knock on the door, absolutely do not open it."
"Yes, master."
Vo Tam moved to the end of the bed.
As a demon, he did not need to rest.
There is something dirty in this room.
Vo Tam cannot be like Bach Nguyen Huong, accurately determining which rule is contaminated, but he can invade the territory of other demons, even suppress them.
Late at night, To Thanh Ngu was sleeping when suddenly he was awakened by several dogs barking.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
The knock was very strong. If it weren't for To Thanh Ngu inserting wood from the inside, she would have thought that the fragile door would have shattered with just a few knocks.
Through the gap between the wooden door and the wall, To Thanh Ngu glanced and discovered something was peeking in through the gap.
The eye outside the door was as low as someone kneeling on the ground looking in, the position of the eye through the crack of the door was just level with the bed in the room.
"Thanh Ngu, it's me, I'm Tham Tu Nien. Open the door, I have something to tell you…"The voice outside the door sounded exactly like Tham Tu Nien.
Second half of the first rule of [Gongyang Village] (top):
[If you choose to stay in the house on the mountain top, you must keep the windows closed and not make any noise after midnight.]
To Thanh Ngu absolutely will not respond to that voice.
The third rule of [Gongyang Village]:
[At night, if you hear a dog barking, do not leave the room. There are very few houses on the mountain top, no one goes out at night, and no one you know knocks on the door.]
The person outside the door was definitely not Tham Tu Nien.
The dog barked, the man's voice became more urgent.
Vo Tam sat at the end of the bed, gloomily speaking: "The night is quiet, is the master not going out?"
He is a freak, one might say.
To Thanh Ngu was not allowed to answer, she had to keep quiet and obey the rules.
The barking of dogs outside the door grew louder.
Through several copies, To Thanh Ngu realized that although ghosts have no emotions, the higher their level, the more independent their thinking becomes.
Even if the demons sign a loyalty contract, we still need to guard against their instinctive actions.
For example, in the dungeon [Sao Mai High School], Bach Nguyen Huong really wanted to stay and study.
Or in the dungeon [Endless Corridor], Vo Tam acted on his own, barging into a civilian's house to drink goat meat soup.
Compared to Song Hy, who has less skills and is at a lower level, he is much more peaceful.
"Thanh Ngu, don't sleep in anymore, come out quickly, it's morning, we have to go to the wedding together."
"Wake up, I know you haven't slept yet. The village bed is very hard, you're not used to sleeping there."
"Open the door for me, I'll help you get dressed."
"Get up and look under the bed, I have a surprise for you."
The voice was as if something was deliberately making it lower.
Although it sounded like a man speaking, the intonation rose and fell and the end of each sentence had a few high-pitched sounds.
Although the eerie white light outside the window looked like it was just dawn, the clock showed three o'clock in the morning.
To Thanh Ngu closed his eyes, treating those sounds like the wind passing by his ears.
"Tham Tu Nien" lingered outside the door for a long time, until the sound of barking dogs gradually disappeared.
The next morning, the rooster crowed, the first rays of sunlight filtered through the eaves and onto the ground.
To Thanh Ngu stretched and got out of bed.
Enough sleep makes her spirit refreshed.
Leaving the room, she saw two dents on the wooden door as if something had stabbed it.
In the corner of the yard, the old woman who led the way yesterday was holding a bundle of hay, apparently lining the chicken coop.
But there are no chickens in the yard.
The old lady bent her back, turned her back to To Thanh Ngu, did not turn her head, only said one sentence: "Little girl, you woke up early, if you are hungry, go to the big kitchen and see."
Some houses in the village do not cook, they eat together in the big kitchen.
Cong Duong village is full of old people, the big kitchen is opened by the Ly family.
To Thanh Ngu stood waiting until Tham Tu Nien also walked out of the room.
Early morning the village was still misty, the sun hung overhead, but the light was like a dying candle.
Shen Si Nian's eyes were dark, clearly he didn't sleep well last night.
He saw To Thanh Ngu waiting at the door, his expression complicated as he asked: "Did you knock on my door last night?"
To Thanh Ngu shook his head slightly: "No."
She is not the silly character in horror movies, who likes to wander around at night.
Going out in the middle of the night violated the rules, it was not for a walk but to find Meng Po to drink soup.
Tham Tu Nien pursed his lips, the lines of his chin beside him were resolute.
Last night, because the head of the bed was facing the main door, he chose to rest on the table.
At dawn, he heard To Thanh Ngu knocking on his window, saying she was afraid of the dark and wanted to sleep with him.
He thought of Su Qingyu's cold expression, coupled with her soft and seductive words at night. Although he was a bit agitated, reason told him not to respond.
"Did you hear a strange noise last night?"
"Yes." Tham Tu Nien nodded, not wanting to say more.
To Thanh Ngu asked again: "Have you found the new rule?"
"Not yet."
Tham Tu Nien denied too quickly, it was a bit unusual.
He looked at To Thanh Ngu warily: "What about you? Have you found any useful clues?"
"Me neither."
To Thanh Ngu shrugged.
Both are wary of each other.
At this moment, Vo Tam stepped out of the dirt house.
Tham Tu Nien saw Vo Tam, his pupils constricted, the system warning sound in his head rang crazily.
"Host, the woman in front of me has a strange contract. No wonder I felt a heavy yin energy on her yesterday. It turns out she has a high-level strange spirit following her."
Tham Tu Nien secretly said to the system: "It's just a strange contract, we have it too but haven't released it yet."
Ghosts are divided into levels: red, yellow, green, blue, white.
"Host, the strange thing she signed a contract with is gold level. The strange thing our younger brother captured in [Sweet Home] is only white level. But host doesn't need to worry too much. The stronger the strange thing, the greater the price to pay. According to the system's judgment, the strange thing behind her only needs to be used once, and will either die or be crippled."
The system's words made Tham Tu Nien feel a little reassured.
He looked at To Thanh Ngu with deep eyes.
When the devil is resurrected, the strong is king.
This strange woman signed a very strong contract, he wanted it.
As long as this woman dies, the contracted demon will be free.
He will have a chance to win.
To Thanh Ngu saw ambition in Tham Tu Nien's eyes.
In the book "The Horror of Christmas", the original male lead has an extremely powerful system.
As long as he passes the dungeon, he will earn points and exchange them for props at the system store.
At first, To Thanh Ngu intended to hide her talent and not let the male lead know about Vo Tam.
But yesterday, Tham Tu Nien was determined not to stay in the same room with To Thanh Ngu. She was sure that his system had said something that made him wary of her.
If so, there is no need to hide it anymore.
The existence of Vo Tam is to intimidate.
Shen Si Nian pretended to be frightened and asked: "What is that thing behind you?"
His acting still needs work.
"The little devil I raised can help me kill people."
To Thanh Ngu spoke softly but contained a hint of threat: "Um ~ just kidding, don't take it to heart."
Shen Si Nian's face darkened.
To Thanh Ngu was not joking, he was clearly warning him not to have any bad intentions.
He hates women who are too strong.
"I know that's a contracted demon, not a little devil. Such a dangerous thing, be careful of backlash."
Shen Si Nian looked worried and said falsely, "You are a woman, your yin energy is already heavy, you cannot suppress these things. If you find a way to break the contract, it is best to cleanse these dirty things, or you will harm yourself.