Chapter 9 No solution
Chapter 9 No Solution

Bai Yanliang took the breakfast handed to him by the male waiter and asked casually, "By the way, where is the waiter just now? She promised me to replace her pillow, don't forget it."

The two waiters looked a little strange, but on the surface they still replied, "Yes, sir."

"By the way... sir, please don't take her words too seriously in the future. She... has been under too much pressure recently and may have some mental problems." A waiter said with a smile, and without giving Bai Yanliang a chance to continue speaking, he turned and left with the other person.

"has a problem."

The person who spoke was Xu Zhian, who was looking at the backs of the two waiters, as if thinking about something.

"You guys, look at this."

At this time, Feng Xinghan suddenly took out a newspaper and handed it to Bai Yanliang and Li Yuejun.

Bai Yanliang took it, glanced at it quickly, and then his eyes stopped on a news description.

"The wife of Ding Lei, the owner of Ruyi Hotel, has been missing for six days. The police have investigated and collected evidence many times, but have not found any clues. Rumor has it that Ding Lei's wife has been murdered, and the murderer is likely Ding Lei himself..."

Bai Yanliang closed the newspaper and handed it to Li Yuejun, but his eyes fell on the counter in the lobby.

Ruyi Hotel.

Isn’t this Ruyi Hotel?

"Ding Lei's wife is a ghost?" Bai Yanliang looked at Feng Xinghan and the other two.

Xu Zhian was the first to shake his head: "I'm not sure. Even if it is, it won't be that simple. There must be something behind it. The waiter who they mentioned was under great mental pressure might know something."

Bai Yanliang nodded and asked, "Oh, right, I have a question. What does the sentence 'Sleep on my back, wake up in a dream, limited to seven days' mean?"

Bai Yanliang's question made the eyes of the four people present fall on him.

The person who spoke this time was Jiang Li, who had been looking at Bai Yanliang.

"Come to think of it... I almost forgot that you are a newcomer to Wu Ji. Mr. Bai, you are really amazing. You seem to... have no negative emotions?"

Bai Yanliang smiled and said nothing.

Not only does he have no negative emotions, he also has almost no positive ones...

"Each interpretation indicates a way to survive or provides hints. As long as you can understand it, it won't be too difficult to get out alive. However, there are also misleading messages and traps hidden in the interpretation. How to understand it depends entirely on the individual." Jiang Li's voice was as young as his age, and his clear baritone finally allowed Bai Yanliang to figure out his gender.

"What about the seven-day limit?" Asking when he doesn't understand is a good habit that Bai Yanliang has always maintained.

This time it was Li Yuejun who answered him. In fact, this was also the first sentence she said after going downstairs.

"The time limit is the end point. You should have discovered that this world is not some other world, but a real time and space that exists in the past. Everything here has happened in the past. Seven days is the limit of what this past time and space can sustain. As long as we can survive seven days, we can return to reality safely."

Then...what's the difference between this and Yu Hanzhou's mission?

Bai Yanliang remembered that the mission of Yu Hanzhou's group was "Don't open your eyes when you see a mirror, don't look back when you are called, and survive for one day." One is about survival, and the other is about a time limit, but in the final analysis, it's all about saving your life and waiting to leave.

"Young man." Feng Xinghan, the oldest, looked at him and said, "Don't underestimate this. There is only one difference between a survival mission and a time limit mission. The evil spirits in a survival mission are real ghosts without any weaknesses, while the ghosts in a time limit mission, as long as we find their weaknesses within the time limit, we can end the mission early and return to reality."

Is it equivalent to having one more way out?
Bai Yanliang nodded silently.

"But." Xu Zhian took over the conversation, his voice still hoarse, looking at him and said: "The closer the time limit is to the end, 'he' will become stronger and stronger, until... his weaknesses completely disappear and he becomes an invincible evil spirit."

Bai Yanliang felt a little uncomfortable being watched by Xu Zhian. After all, a person who looked exactly like him had just smashed his door. Moreover, Bai Yanliang couldn't even be sure that this Xu Zhian was the real Xu Zhian...

Maybe Xu Zhian has died a long time ago?
His expression was normal. He looked at the four people and said, "Let's split up and act while it's still daytime."

Bai Yanliang's attitude once again surprised everyone. Jiang Li looked at him with interest and said, "I thought we would waste a lot of time trying to convince you, but you came up with the idea of ​​splitting up. You are really different, Mr. Bai."

Bai Yanliang seemed not to hear the other party's implicit meaning. He smiled and took a sip of the soy milk in the cup, then watched the four people leave.

That's right...

Although it is very dangerous, acting separately is the most efficient way and the best way for everyone. After all... there is an identity called "The Grudge Holder" that is extremely attractive to evil spirits.

After finishing breakfast, Bai Yanliang wiped his mouth and prepared to leave.

As for his goal, maybe it's a little different from everyone else's...

……

Qi Nian is going crazy.

She could clearly see something strange on the wall behind Yu Hanzhou.

Those are... footprints!
Wet, as if I had just come out of the bathroom.

But... can humans walk on walls?

She was shaking violently all over. Not only that, she felt like someone was breathing heavily next to her ear since a while ago.

The cool breath made her whole body stiff, as if her blood had solidified.

"Everyone remember, don't look back. Even if you walk into a blind spot, you must walk out backwards. Also... pay attention to the mirrors. No mirrors have been found in this villa yet, but since it has been hinted in the explanation, it can't be false." Yu Hanzhou looked seriously at the people sitting in a circle.

This time, not only did he become the one who had the grudge, but there were also a total of eight people in the group, including himself.

The most unfortunate thing was that I got the survival mission.

This means that there is no solution to the evil spirit in this villa!

There is no way to harm it. All humans can do is to run for their lives and find a way to survive from the short language it speaks.

Fortunately, this time the interpretation made Yu Hanzhou temporarily relieved. It was not profound, and could even be said to be simple and straightforward.

Don't open your eyes when you see a mirror, and don't look back when someone calls you gently.

This should be the taboo of this evil ghost. As long as you don't touch it, although you will encounter some unimaginable horror scenes, but... at least your life will not be in danger.

With this thought in mind, Yu Hanzhou emphasized again: "No matter what happened behind you, or what you saw behind others, don't say anything! Don't look back! It's only one day, hold on."

Although everyone had different expressions, Yu Hanzhou was very popular and no one objected at this time.

Ma Zirong twisted his neck and felt his body was very stiff. It had only been a month since he came to Wuji. This was the second month and also his second mission. Ma Zirong agreed deeply with Yu Hanzhou's words. He believed that as long as he insisted on following the instructions in the explanation, nothing would go wrong.

However, the people sitting in a circle looked at him with more and more fear.

Everyone...what's going on?
Huh?
I didn’t look up, why... could I see the ceiling?
(End of this chapter)