Bai Yanliang casually asked while receiving the breakfast handed to him by the male waiter, "Right, where's that waitress just now, she promised me to replace the pillow, don't forget."
The two waiters' faces were a bit strange, but on the surface they still replied, 'Yes, sir.'
'By the way ... sir, please don't pay too much attention to her words in the future, she ... has been under too much stress lately, and perhaps has some mental problems.' A waiter said with a smile and didn't give Bai Yanliang a chance to continue talking, turning away with another person.
'There are problems.'
The one who spoke was Xu Zhi'an, who was looking at the backs of the two waiters in thought.
'You guys, take a look at this.'
At this moment, Feng Xinghan suddenly took out a newspaper and handed it to Bai Yanliang and Li Yuejun.
Bai Yanliang took it and quickly scanned it, then his eyes stopped on a news description.
'Ruyi Inn owner Ding Lei, his wife has been missing for six days, the police have investigated and collected evidence many times, but have not found any clues, the rumour is that Ding Lei's wife has been killed, and the murderer is most likely Ding Lei himself ...'
Bai Yanliang closed the newspaper and handed it to Li Yuejun, but his eyes fell at the lobby counter.
Ruyi Inn.
Wasn't this the Ruyi Inn?
'Ding Lei's wife is a ghost?' Bai Yanliang looked towards the Feng Xinghan trio.
Xu Zhi An was the first to shake his head, 'Not sure, even if she is, it wouldn't be this simple, there must be an inside story here, that mentally stressed waitress they talk about might know something.'
Bai Yanliang nodded and asked, 'By the way, I have a question, what is the meaning of the phrase "sleep under your body with your back close, lose your soul and wake up in your dreams, limited to seven days"?'
Bai Yanliang's query caused the gazes of the four people present to fall on him.
The one who opened his mouth this time was surprisingly that Jiang Li who kept sizing up Bai Yanliang.
'Speaking of which ... I actually almost forgot that you're a newcomer who just entered Misty Set, Mr Bai, you're really something, you don't seem ... to have any negative emotions?'
Bai Yanliang smiled and didn't say anything.
He not only didn't have any negative emotions, but positive ones were almost non-existent as well ...
'Every time the interpretations indicate a path to life or a hint, so as long as you can read it, getting out alive won't be too difficult. However, there are also misdirections and traps hidden within the interpretations, so exactly how one interprets them is entirely up to the individual.' Jiang Li's voice was as young as his age, and his clear baritone voice finally allowed Bai Yanliang to figure out his gender.
'What about that seven-day limit?' Asking questions when he didn't understand was a good habit that Bai Yanyang had always maintained.
The one who answered him this time was Li Yuejun, and in fact, it was the first thing she said after descending to the ground floor.
'The time limit is the end point, you should have also found out that this world is not some otherworld, but a realistic time and space that exists in the past, the things here are all things that have happened before, seven days, is the limit of what this past time and space can sustain, as long as we can make it through the seven days, we will be able to safely return to reality.'
Then ... what was the difference between this and that Yu Hanzhou's mission?
Bai Yanliang remembered that Yu Hanzhou's group's mission was 'don't open your eyes when you see a mirror, don't turn back when you call gently, and survive for one day', one was survival, one was a time limit, but in the end, both were saving their lives and waiting to leave.
'Young man.' Feng Xinghan, who was the oldest, looked at him and said, 'Don't underestimate this place, there is only one difference between the survival mission and the time limit mission, and that is that the severe ghost in the survival mission is a real ghost without any weaknesses, while the ghost in the time limit mission, as long as we find it's weaknesses within the time limit, we will be able to end the mission early and return to reality.'
Equivalent to one more way to leave?
Bai Yanliang nodded in silence.
'But.' Xu Zhi'an took over, his voice still hoarse as he looked at him, 'The closer the time limit gets to the end, "he" will get stronger and stronger until ... its weaknesses completely disappear and it becomes an unresolved severe ghost. '
Being watched by Xu Zhi'an, Bai Yanliang was a little less comfortable, after all, ... a 'person' who looked exactly like him had just smashed through his own door. Moreover, Bai Yanliang couldn't even be sure that this Xu Zhi'an was the real Xu Zhi'an ...
Maybe, Xu Zhi'an had died a long time ago?
With his face as normal, he looked at the four of them, 'Let's split up while it's daylight.'
Once again, Bai Yanliang's attitude was beyond the expectations of a few people, and Jiang Li even looked at him with interest, saying, 'I thought we'd waste a lot of words trying to persuade you, but I never thought you'd come up with the idea of splitting up on your own. You are indeed very different, Mr Bai.'
As if he hadn't heard the other party's words, Bai Yanliang smiled as he took a sip of the soya milk in his cup and watched the four people leave individually.
That's right ...
Although it was dangerous, splitting up was the most efficient way, and also the best way for everyone, after all,... there was the identity of the 'Grievance Stalker', which was unusually attractive to the ghosts.
After finishing his breakfast, Bai Yanliang wiped his mouth, and he was ready to go.
As for his goal, it might be a little different from everyone else's. ...
...
Qi Nian was going crazy.
She could clearly see the dissimilarity on the wall behind Yu Hanzhou.
It was ... footprints!
Wet, as if they had just come out of the bathroom.
But can ... humans walk on walls?
She was trembling terribly, not only that, since just now, she felt that in her ears, there was a person who was constantly panting.
The breath was cool and silky, making her body stiffen as if her blood had frozen.
'Everyone remember, never turn back, even if you walk into a dead end, walk out backwards, and ... pay attention to the mirrors, currently no mirrors have been found in this villa, but since it has been hinted at in the explanation, it won't be false.' Yu Hanzhou looked seriously at the people sitting in a circle.
This time, not only had he become a Grievance Stalker, but also, the people in this group plus himself turned out to be as high as eight whole people.
And the unluckiest thing of all, was that he had drawn the survival mission.
This meant that the stern ghost in this villa, was unsolvable!
There is no way to hurt it, all humans can do is to run away and find a way to survive from the short narration.
Fortunately, this time, the antidote made Yu Hanzhou temporarily relieved, it was not profound, and could even be said to be simple and straightforward.
Do not open your eyes when you meet the mirror, and do not turn back when you lightly call out.
This should be where the taboo of this stern ghost is, as long as you don t touch it, although you will encounter some unimaginable horror scenes, but ... at least the life will not be a big obstacle.
With this in mind, Yu Hanzhou once again emphasised, ''No matter what happens behind you, what you see behind others, don't say it! Don't turn back! It's only one day, hold on.'
Although the crowd had different looks, Yu Hanzhou's popularity was very good, and no one refuted anything at this time.
Ma Zi Rong twisted his neck, he felt his body was stiff, coming to Misty Set was only one month, this was the second month and his second mission, for Yu Han Zhou's words, Ma Zi Rong thought deeply, he believed that as long as he insisted on doing what he was instructed to do in the explanation, he would definitely not be in trouble.
However, the gazes of the people sitting in a circle looking at him were becoming more and more alarmed.
What is going on with everyone ...?
Huh?
I didn t raise my head ah, why ... can I see the ceiling?
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