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Chapter 180 The Clown [Thanks to Zhong Kui for the alliance leader]

"Do you remember where I was a host?" Mr. Green ran to grab the female ghost's sleeve, but he was actually speaking to Gu Mian.

The female ghost was very tall, even among women, and Mr. Green, who was less than 1.6 meters tall, stood next to her.

Gu Mian remembered reading a text in her middle school textbook, something like "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband".

And now, Mr. Green has appeared to perform this text.

Although the two do not appear to be husband and wife.

Gu Mian was in a hurry to get the lantern. She glanced at the room and then walked straight ahead: "Remember, Crazy Word Guessing? The dungeon disappeared not long after you came out."

Seeing this, Mr. Green quickly pulled the female ghost along, seemingly having forgotten the reason for the dungeon's collapse.

The female ghost didn't say a word from beginning to end, and was quietly led by Mr. Green.

Mr. Green adjusted his hat with his other hand: "That's right! You two are old acquaintances! This is the logistics person from my instance. You've seen her before, she climbed into your cage."

As soon as Mr. Green mentioned it, the fat man remembered it immediately.

I vaguely remember that the dungeon was a group competition, and the person in the last place group who guessed the word would be punished by a vengeful ghost.

The ghost originally intended to climb into the cage to punish Gu Mian, but after lifting its hair, it realized the situation was not good and turned around and ran away.

"After that instance closed, I and my support staff lost our jobs... I knew they would be assigned to other instances, but I never expected them to be assigned here."

Mr. Green, holding the female ghost's hand, followed closely behind Gu Mian with his short legs.

Meanwhile, Gu Mian was almost at the lantern she was looking for.

The place was quaint and antique. They were walking along a vermilion palace wall. The fat man noticed several figures flashing by from time to time, but they would dart away like startled rabbits.

The female ghost in the back is really conspicuous; you could be scared out of your wits if you saw her from a long distance.

No one dared to come up and investigate, which resulted in Gu Mian and her companions encountering very few players along the way.

Gu Mian found the lantern she had her eye on earlier without any trouble. The lantern was still there, untouched.

He looked at the riddle on the lantern—"An empty room with a bright mirror. Turn off all light sources and stand with your back to the mirror for one minute. What will you see when you turn around?"

Actually, you could probably guess the answer to this riddle by just guessing "ghost".

Gu Mian originally wanted to try guessing, but he was afraid that something irreversible might happen, so he didn't say anything.

Meanwhile, Mr. Green was still muttering to himself behind Gu Mian: "It can't go back, and leaving it here isn't a good idea. Anyway, I need to go back to the dungeon through this event, so I might as well take it with me..."

Gu Mian glanced back at the female ghost: "Is there any other mirror here that would allow her to slip back in?"

It's really too conspicuous to have such a tall female ghost with you.

Mr. Green shook his head: "No, of course, if you're willing to dig three feet into the ground, you might be able to find a piece underground."

Gu Mian felt a headache coming on. He looked at the female ghost, then at the lantern in front of him.

Let me answer this riddle first...

What would you see if you turned off the light source, stood with your back to the mirror for a minute, and then turned around?
Gu Mian described it in great detail, and the fat man listening nearby felt a chill run down his spine.

"A tall, thin female ghost, dressed in dirty white clothes, with greasy hair and a dirty face."

"Don't use the phrase 'greasy-haired and filthy-faced' in front of people, okay?" The fat man glanced nervously at the female ghost beside him.

The female ghost seemed to have lost her hearing, showing no reaction whatsoever. Moreover, the fat man suspected she was not only deaf but also mute.

The detailed description proved to be very useful. The lantern above flickered on and off, the light began to dazzle, and then the lantern exploded with a "bang," startling the fat man so much that he jumped to the side.

After jumping to the side, he noticed that the lantern he had been holding was gone.

Gu Mian seemed to have acquired something else in her hand.

Gu Mian stared at the thing in her hand, and after a while, she fell into deep thought.

Penguin Brand Cough Syrup (Single Use)

Introduction: "Why are you pursuing me?"

"Because you have Penguin Brand Cough Syrup!"

[Function: Taking out and carrying this item will greatly attract aggro; if being chased, throwing this item at the pursuer will cause the pursuer to pause for half a minute.]

The fat man opened his mouth slightly: "I was wondering if the description of this thing looks familiar?"

Gu Mian shoved the cough syrup into the fat man's hand: "It looks familiar. I've seen it in advertisements many times before."

The fat man was dumbfounded: "Why did you give this to me?"

"I can't hold this thing," Gu Mian said frankly. "Taking this thing out and carrying it will attract a lot of hatred. I don't have an inventory, which means that as long as this thing is in my hands, it will always be in the 'taken out' state."

Although Gu Mian has been favored by fate since childhood, she has never lacked hatred.

But carrying this thing around is quite uncomfortable.

"Fine," the fat man resignedly put away the emergency cough syrup, and then took the blame for himself: "From now on, I'll be the meat shield in this team, the meat shield that will taunt."

At this moment, Mr. Green was still speaking: "We're only going to follow you for a few hours, so don't leave us behind."

It seems he's determined to bring his support female ghost back to the dungeon.

Chu Changge pushed up his glasses: "It doesn't necessarily mean just a few hours."

Mr. Green was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react: "Don't talk nonsense..."

If this event is canceled halfway through, poor Mr. Green will have to continue wandering around here with his support staff.

Mr. Green was still in shock when Gu Mian's voice came from the side: "What is that thing?"

The fat man was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then followed Gu Mian's gaze.

Not far away, there was a villa-like building. At this moment, a window was slightly ajar, about the width of a hand, and a somewhat terrifying face was squeezed out from behind the gap.

A kaleidoscope of colors—white, red, green, and black—crowded onto this face, which was staring intently at them without moving. The fat man flinched.

Then the face disappeared from the window.

The fat man then realized, "Where have I seen that thing before?"

Gu Mian touched her chin: "It's a clown."

Thank you, Zhong Kui, for being the leader.

Thank you Luo Jiu QAQ and Aunt Chiyuan for the generous donations!

Thank you to Zhan Tianxing, Rabbit Eats Dry 0x0, Zongranfeng, Dream Pit Me, Tuan Cheng Tuan QAQ, Qifengle 2333, I Have an Empty Idea, and Taotie Tyrant Azathoth for their donations (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
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