0713: You who shine in the parallel world

After the clown teacher hurriedly left the stage, the lights in the room finally came on.

Having already adapted to the darkness, the group was suddenly thrust into the light, and for a moment they couldn't keep their eyes open. But Zhang Yuan and Land Rover breathed a sigh of relief, at least turning on the lights proved that they were safe for the time being.

The television turned on again, and the cartoon clown reappeared. However, after everyone had grabbed the clown and confronted him, the clown with sharp teeth on the screen didn't look as terrifying as the first time they saw him.

The clown's voice came over the loudspeaker again, not a pre-recorded interlude, but a live voiceover from the backstage staff.

"It's a very courageous attempt. I didn't expect you guys would actually team up against me. But that's normal. What kind of challenge is a game without resistance? I love watching my teammates, who were originally fighting side by side, fail in their rebellion and end up having to turn against each other for that one last hope of winning."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how you'll handle the next challenge. Oh, by the way, as a small punishment for your earlier resistance, although I won't eliminate your friends directly, a little discipline is still acceptable."

"In the next round, Weiwei's friend, Yu's father, will be disqualified. Losing a round will reduce your chances of saving Weiwei. I wonder if, at the last moment, you will also miss the chance to save Weiwei because of this small difference? Hehehehe!"

The television was turned off, but the clown's shrill laughter still echoed in the room. The door at the far end of the living room, which had always been locked, opened a crack automatically after the television screen went out.

However, no one went over to her; they all looked at Yu Yu, who had lost his chance to play in the next round.

“I’ve already got a friend card, so even if I don’t participate in the next round, I’ll just tie with the winner, which is basically back to the starting line.” Yu Yu shrugged nonchalantly, comforting her six older brothers, “It just so happens that I can lie down and slack off in the next round.”

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I'm suddenly a little envious of you, what's wrong with me?" Su Xing felt a pang of jealousy; this was a chance to slack off that the production team had offered him.

Wang Zhengliang patted Su Xing on the shoulder: "But only Xiaoyu can slack off, because he already has a friend card. The rest of us are all zero points, and we can't afford to be suspended."

Su Xing was aware of this, of course; he simply wanted to slack off.

After all, their "resistance" failed, and logically they would have angered the clown and been punished. The production team's choice to bring out Yu Yu to "take the blame" was actually the least damaging approach, essentially letting them off the hook.

The production team takes the accuracy of the escape room storylines very seriously.

The seven people opened the door and walked into the next room.

On the walls of the room hung photos of the seven of them with their NPC friends, and next to each NPC friend was a small arrow pointing to the merits written by the owner of the photo wall.

The owner of the photo wall, who is also the account owner appearing on the tablet in the living room, is Xiaoyu. He seems to greatly envy these NPC friends, believing that only those who are as outstanding as them can make friends.

Wang Zhengliang and Su Xing thought of Zhang Yuan's previous speculation about split personality, and felt that the seven of them might really be different personalities of Xiaoyu, making a different friend every day.

“No matter what, I always feel that Xiaoyu is a bit extreme,” Land Rover said, looking at the words on the photo wall and shaking his head in disapproval. “Friendship is a two-way street. It’s not that you have to be good enough to make friends. If someone insists that you are perfect before they will be your friend, then that kind of person doesn’t deserve to be your friend.”

Land Rover's words touched the others. Zhang Yuan looked at Land Rover and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, Tiger, what you're saying now is so wise!"

"Look at my brain, how many embarrassing things have I done, yet you guys still want to be my friends, right?" Land Rover pouted, a little smug but also embarrassed that he'd been caught being cocky.

“We brothers are probably the most tolerant. Everyone has a different personality, different characteristics, and different temper. We come from all over the world, and there’s even one from Europe here,” Su Xing said, patting Yu Yu on the shoulder.

"Is this the kind of inclusiveness we're talking about? Everyone comes from all over the country; there aren't even two of us who come from the same place," Wang Zhengliang said.

“Actually, there are some,” Chen Chusheng said, “at least in the same province.”

Su Xing knew who Chen Chusheng was talking about, and he teased, "Brother Sheng, those are unofficial members. We haven't decided yet whether to accept their applications to join the group."

"So the application channel for joining the group is open now? Then I'll go back and talk to those guys in Sichuan and Hunan provinces, and try to get some people from the same province together," Yu Yu suggested.

"So, those who aren't from the same province aren't even qualified to submit an application, right?" Wang Yuexin laughed with a hint of schadenfreude.

“Hey, look at this mess. It seems that a certain man surnamed Yao from another province is the most eager to join. He was asking me about flying last time.” Zhang Yuan winked.

At this point, the brothers exchanged knowing glances and then burst into laughter.

I don't know why I accidentally bullied someone again. It's so strange. They just can't control themselves.

Xiaoyu's photo wall gave the guys some off-topic thoughts, but the production team wouldn't let them chat idly for long. Suddenly, the screen in the room lit up as they were laughing and joking about a man surnamed Yao, and the clown appeared again.

He named this challenge "Agility Competition" and provided a description of the game rules.

The room's interior floor was covered with grid-like screens. Yu Yu had heard of this; it was a recently popular hopscotch game that was often found in interior design projects.

Simply put, when the game starts, only green and uncolored squares are safe zones, while red squares are danger zones; touching them will deduct 5 points.

The contestants' task is to try to step on the squares of the corresponding color on their number plates. Stepping on a square earns them 1 point, and the person with the highest accumulated score at the end wins and receives a friendship card.

So this challenge, just as its name suggests, tests the participants' reaction speed, physical coordination, and even physical fitness, because although it looks ordinary, the constant jumping on the grid really tests the participants' physical fitness.

Su Xing glanced at the entire grid in front of him, then looked back at Yu Yu, who was already sitting leisurely to the side, ready to watch the game. With a quick thought, while the others were still looking at the rules on the screen, Su Xing quietly slipped over to Yu Yu's side.

"Young Master Yu, look at the two of us, we've known each other the longest among us, right?"

As soon as Su Xing sat down next to him, Yu Yu knew what he was up to.

He looked at him with interest: "You want me to help you?"

Su Xing clapped his hands: "See, as expected of Young Master Yu, talking to smart people is so simple, you understand me."

"So what is the reward you are paying me for this?" Yu Yu asked.

Su Xing looked away slightly: "Oh, we're old friends, why talk about things that hurt our feelings? Those are all external things, only feelings are real."

"No, Xiaoxing, we've only just met today! Besides, I have a whole family to support, and my child is only in fifth grade. If I don't take advantage of this opportunity, what am I supposed to do? How are you?"

Seeing that Yu Yu immediately got into character and distanced himself from him, Su Xing couldn't help but give him a thumbs up for his "ruthlessness": "Alright, how about this, we form an alliance, and in the upcoming battles, we'll join forces, and I'll help you eliminate the others, how about it?"

"Another alliance? Have you forgotten how our last alliance ended?" Yu Yu almost burst out laughing. He hadn't expected that after being tricked by him in the last secret room alliance, Su Xing would actually be willing to ally with him again this time.

Su Xing feigned surprise: "Isn't this our first meeting today? What happened to our previous alliance?"

"Okay, consider it as you owing me a friend card." Yu Yu shook hands with Su Xing.

This time, the two of them were discussing their plan right under everyone's noses. Even though they were sitting in a corner, people still noticed that the two most astute members of the group were whispering to each other.

"What's wrong? You two are together again?" Chen Chusheng, who was standing to the side, saw Yu Yu and Su Xing walk over at the same time. He remembered that the two of them had been sitting in the corner with sly smiles on their faces. He immediately realized that the two of them had probably hooked up again.

Hearing Chen Chusheng's voice, the others turned around and found Yu Yu stretching her arms and legs, while Su Xing smugly massaged Yu Yu's shoulders.

"What does this mean?" Zhang Yuan was confused for a moment. "Isn't Yu Yu not allowed to participate?"

"He can't represent himself in the competition, but that doesn't mean he can't represent someone else. Is there a problem with me asking him to play in my place?" Su Xing spread his hands, feigning nonchalance.

Zhang Yuan frowned in disdain: "How could this be? You actually asked for outside help."

“He didn’t just hire Xiaoyu to play for him in this one game; he’s probably allied with Xiaoyu again.” Wang Zhengliang saw through Su Xing’s plan at a glance.

Wang Yuexin was indignant. Last time, he wanted to form an alliance with Yu Yu, but Su Xing interfered. Why is it Su Xing again this time?

"Why is it the two of you again? No way, Xiaoyu, how much did Allen Su pay you to help him? I'll give you double, if you don't do it."

Su Xing's eyes widened slightly: "Hey, how can you inflate prices and ruin other people's business? Our Yu Shao wouldn't be so dishonest as to raise prices on the spot!"

Yu Yu nodded. If the production team didn't stop them from exploiting this loophole, he wouldn't go back on his promise to Su Xing.

"Then let the fish have some fun too."

Chen Chusheng said that Yu Yu was not supposed to participate in this segment according to the rules, but Su Xing gave Yu Yu a chance to participate. As for who would win in the end, Chen Chusheng didn't care too much, as long as they had fun.

Anyway, we need to rescue all the NPC friends together.

"What's that saying again? Older people are always more caring."

Yu Yu grinned mischievously.

Yu Yu was kicked by Crispy Shark.