Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Before entering, Chen Ji took out the terracotta figurines [Prophet] and [Night Walker].

Yin Ziqin seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

She knew it was impossible to obtain the [Prophet], but to her surprise, Chen Ji offered to exchange it for a strange object.

[Night Walker] returned to Chen Ji, and [Prophet] returned to Yin Ziqin; however, due to the special nature of [Prophet], he made an additional condition.

During the lull in Yin Ziqin's presence in the domain, and if Chen Ji needed it, Yin Ziqin would lend him the pottery figurine for a period of time.

"I might only lend it to you once," Chen Ji said directly. "If you don't want to, then forget it."

Yin Ziqin pondered for a while and then agreed to the deal.

After all, she had saved Chen Ji, and Du Tingfeng had saved her twice; their character was beyond question.

But the most important problem is...

Night travel was not a necessity for her.

However, the Prophet is!

[The Prophet] can activate her third terracotta figurine, which is also the largest one!

Even Wu Gong was unaware of this, as he had always believed that there was only one terracotta figurine.

The three exchanged contact information.

Yin Ziqin's tense nerves finally relaxed, she let out a soft breath, and stepped inside.

Only Du Tingfeng and Chen Ji remained.

"Why did you choose this?" Du Tingfeng frowned. "Isn't [Prophet] a bit better than [Night Walker]?"

Chen Ji shook his head.

"Both of these are at most B-grade monsters, which is about the same to me, and the [Prophet]'s effect is also limited."

He was referring to the story of Wu Gong dying while searching for a way to survive.

Chen Ji believed that this unusable artifact was actually inferior to Tian Qinghe's clue book, which provided clearer clues.

“The Night Walk ability can actually help me,” Chen Ji said. “At least it provides a real boost to my stamina…”

"However, these are not reasons for me to make the exchange."

Du Tingfeng was taken aback.

"If Yin Ziqin feels guilty, she's more likely to agree to my additional conditions." Chen Ji smiled. "It doesn't matter which terracotta figurine it is; what matters is the terracotta figurine itself."

"I suspect that this thing, like the fountain pen, is the work of the Creator (Forging Demon)."

"It's even possible... what's that saying?"

Chen Ji thought for a moment before saying, "It's the [Creator's Choice]."

Du Tingfeng was skeptical: "Just these two B-level monsters? That can't be right."

"Perhaps this is a set?"

Chen Ji slowly said, "What if Yin Ziqin has a third terracotta figurine?"

"Or to put it another way, perhaps neither Yin Ziqin nor the previous owner of the terracotta figurines...did they collect all the terracotta figurines?"

Du Tingfeng suddenly realized that Chen Ji's condition was not to lend him the "Prophet," but to lend him the "Yin Ziqin's Pottery Figurine."

For a moment his expression became somewhat strange.

So the real reason Chen Ji proposed the conditions was actually to investigate one of the source corpses: the Creator Ghost; perhaps it was also to prepare for the next great tomb.

That's why they said, "It might be used at most once."

Moreover, Du Tingfeng knew that Chen Ji wasn't afraid of Yin Ziqin defaulting on her debt.

Because Yin Ziqin was in the scene that appeared when he used the chips that day, which proves that saving Yin Ziqin is beneficial to his future!

In the picture, Yin Ziqin is in an art gallery with an elegant woman.

After hearing the description, Chen Ji immediately pointed out the woman's name:

Wan Xiaoshuang.

......

A gentle breeze brought the warmth of early spring, and the afternoon sun slanted down on Fei'er.

Fei'er squinted her eyes, lazily sprawled on the wicker chair, feeling very comfortable in the warm sunlight.

Chen Ji didn't have much to do today, so the two of them strolled around outside and eventually sat down at a milk tea shop with a courtyard to kill time.

"correct."

Fei'er suddenly opened her eyes, remembering something: "Guess who I ran into last time in the Domain?"

Chen Ji shook his head.

Hint: You've seen it before.

I've seen it...

Chen Ji perked up; it was the domain he had participated in with Fei'er.

Let's rule out Sun Weiming first.

"Wan Xiaoshuang?" For some reason, Chen Ji thought of this person again, and then connected her to Yin Ziqin...

Yin Ziqin accepted the friend request, but did not turn her back on her after leaving the domain.

“No, that’s not right.” Phil raised an eyebrow in confusion. “How did you come to think of her?”

"Master Huici? Tian Qinghe? Hu Li?" Chen Ji rattled off the names of all the survivors in one breath, then asked suspiciously, "It can't be Mr. Zuo, can it? I haven't seen him mention him in the group chat."

Fei'er shook her head.

"I forgot to mention, you've met him before, but I haven't."

"..."

Chen was speechless. "Then the scope is very large."

Just then, Fei'er's phone beeped twice; someone had sent her a WeChat message.

Chen Ji glanced at the note above and was stunned for two seconds.

"Ding Xiang?"

He hadn't heard this name in almost 100,000 years; it was Chen Ji's teammate from his first time entering the domain!

At the last moment, she pushed Chen Ji and Du Tingfeng onto the rooftop to escape, but her own legs were burned. She is a girl with a cold exterior but a warm heart.

Chen Ji vaguely remembered that Ding Xiang was a painter who once said that he would go to the mountains to collect folk songs after leaving the region.

"Is she okay?"

Chen Ji murmured, feeling a bit emotional. He hadn't expected that Ding Xiang would actually enter the same domain as Fei'er.

Fei'er nodded: "Okay."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "They take good care of me."

Chen Ji was not surprised.

Fei'er briefly mentioned that Ding Xiang was very calm and could be considered a seasoned veteran of the domain.

Finally, it was mentioned that:

Ding Xiang invited her to join an organization.

"What organization?" Chen Ji was drinking milk tea when he heard this question and immediately became alert.

"Is she now a member of the company? Or has she joined the Thirteenth Bureau?"

“Neither,” Phil said. “It’s a newly established organization that I’ve never heard of before.”

"【gallery】."

gallery.....

Chen Ji's expression shifted slightly.

“I also saw them advertising on the Yuhe Forum.” Fei’er surfs the internet intensively every day and often checks forums: “It was just posted yesterday.”

"I understand...it's probably someone we know."

Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought, and opened Wan Xiaoshuang's WeChat Moments.

The latest one is:

[Currently preparing a team for the gallery's long-term development]

Please forgive any delay in replying to my message (smiling emoji) (praying emoji)

Chen Ji had seen this post on WeChat Moments before, but he just scrolled past it without it even lingering in his mind for half a second.

"Wan Xiaoshuang... what is she planning to do?"

Chen Ji raised his eyebrows, and some guesses began to form in his mind.

He knew that Wan Yaohong, one of the six people in the "Company," and Wan Xiaoshuang had severed ties and were now enemies.

“It was Wan Xiaoshuang who opened it.” Chen Ji told Fei’er, “Ding Xiang probably doesn’t know that you and Wan Xiaoshuang went into the domain once. I guess it’s because you get along well.”

After a while, Fei'er learned some information about the "gallery" while chatting with Ding Xiang.

The gallery is based in Hunan and Hong Kong.

The salary is extremely high.

But what interested Chen Ji the most was Ding Xiang's unintentional remark:

[Feier, we'll see each other soon!]

The manager said he'd be taking us to Tianhai soon.