After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

The courtyard gate slowly closed behind them.

Ye Wanyin asked them not to bring photographers inside, citing that "the current situation is not convenient for live streaming."

Ye Sanqing had no objection; she knew very well that if she brought it, Ye Wanyin wouldn't use those moves.

Now that she's here, going back empty-handed is not the outcome she wants.

Sheng Hanyu followed quietly behind her.

He could have easily stayed out of this mess.

Yes, Ye Wanyin did send him a text message, but that shouldn't be a reason for him to come.

After all, what relationship do she have with him?

But watching a play up close is also a pleasure.

Looking around, it was pitch black, with only a faint light and shadows moving around inside the room.

Since no one cleared the snow, it melted naturally and formed small puddles of water. When you stepped on them, you could see the moon shattered in the water.

It was very quiet around them, except for the sound of their footsteps in the puddles and the sound of the wind.

"What a pity, it would have been so much more interesting if this were a horror game," Sheng Hanyu said.

"A horror book?"

"Similar to yesterday's murder mystery game, it also has a horror background," Sheng Hanyu explained.

"I see. Then I can try it sometime." Ye Sanqing found the concept of "horror" quite novel.

She stopped in front of the door and knocked.

The person inside didn't speak, but sent her a message: "Just push the door open and come in. I'm in the room on the right."

Ye Sanqing and Sheng Hanyu exchanged a glance, then pushed open the door with a creak.

The room was pitch black, with the door on the right closed and a flickering light shining through from under it.

Ye Sanqing turned on his phone's flashlight and looked around. He didn't find anything unusual; it just looked like an old space with a lot of dust.

There was another room on the left with its door closed, but no light came out from there.

Sheng Hanyu gently tapped Ye Sanqing's arm twice, signaling her to pay attention to her left side.

Ye Sanqing remained silent, listened intently for a while, and then nodded to him to indicate that he understood.

There's movement on the left.

Pretending to be unaware, she turned to the right, pushed open the door, and shone her phone inside.

"!" Ye Wanyin was startled by the blinding light and thought to herself that this person was really inconsiderate. How could someone hold up their phone and shine it on someone like that?

But it doesn't matter, once she's in, she won't have a choice anymore.

"Sister...you're here, I'm so scared..." Ye Wanyin shrank back.

She now cowers in bed, filled with disgust.

The bed was just a frame, covered in dust. If it weren't for a plan, Ye Wanyin would never have sat down in a place like this.

"..." Ye Sanqing didn't speak, he just stared at her.

Her face was hidden behind the light source, and her expression was not visible, but an invisible pressure could be felt spreading throughout the room.

Ye Wanyin suddenly felt a chill.

She was too hasty; when she devised this plan, she didn't consider that Ye Sanqing himself was a terrifying presence.

"Sister, why aren't you saying anything?" Ye Wanyin steeled herself and pretended to be terrified and delirious. "Aren't you my sister?"

"?" For Ye Sanqing, who had never been exposed to any ghost stories, this was really hard to understand.

Sheng Hanyu wanted to laugh at the nonsensical conversation, but given the current atmosphere, it would be somewhat impolite for him to laugh out loud.

Although the atmosphere had reached a terrifying level, he felt as if he were watching a light horror comedy.

I wonder what kind of script Ye Wanyin wrote for them. I hope he doesn't regret coming to see the play today.

"Sister," Ye Wanyin said again, "why don't you come in?"

"Then are you Ye Wanyin?" Ye Sanqing asked without moving.

Although I don't understand Ye Wanyin's logic, it's definitely not wrong to ask her a question back based on that logic.

"...Who else could I be?"

"Who did you think I was just now... or rather, what did you think I was?" Ye Sanqing asked quietly.

"I'm sorry, I was really scared, that's why I said those things." Ye Wanyin really didn't expect her to get stuck on such a strange point again.

What kind of person would do that? Shouldn't they tell her not to be afraid, that she's a human, not a ghost?

wrong.

Although she knew that Ye Sanqing's thinking was always unconventional, it was impossible that she had no sense of it at all.

Logically speaking, everyone is the same age and grew up in China. Although there may be differences in class, the things they come into contact with are generally similar. Why is she so confused about such a basic concept?

Ye Wanyin temporarily put aside her doubts and said, "I'm injured. Would it be convenient for you to take a look at my wound, sister?"

Then, as if she had just noticed Sheng Hanyu, she said, "Teacher Sheng, you're here too? I'm so sorry to bother you, but I really couldn't get up. I was worried that my sister wouldn't be able to get me back by herself, so I bothered you..."

Sheng Hanyu: "Why don't you ask me if I'm Sheng Hanyu?"

Ye Wanyin: You're insane!

She was filled with regret at that moment for asking that unnecessary question.

"I was terrified, please don't hold it against me," Ye Wanyin said, feigning trembling. "You have no idea how scared I was all alone here..."

"So what about the one surnamed Cheng?" Ye Sanqing finally took two steps forward, making room for Sheng Hanyu to come in as well.

"I don't know. We had already gone back to the village entrance together, but he said there was a good spot for taking pictures, so he took me around. Suddenly, a bear rushed out of the mountains. I was terrified and just kept running for my life. I ended up here."

As Ye Wanyin spoke, she started crying again, "I don't know if Brother Yanye is alright..."

As she spoke, she showed off her disheveled clothes.

"Pfft." Sheng Hanyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It's fair to say that few people could resist such a clumsy lie.

"Oh." Ye Sanqing didn't know if bears would appear in winter, but it didn't matter; nothing Ye Wanyin said was true. "What exactly do you want from us?"

Why hasn't the medicine taken effect yet?

The darkness blocked Ye Wanyin's anxious gaze. She stared intently at Ye Sanqing and said, "Sister, could you come over and take a look at my foot? It hurts a lot when I move it."

The drug she chose this time was the type that evaporates upon contact with fire, and she hid it in a corner under the bed.

Tong Wuyu had her take medication to stay awake beforehand, but she didn't really trust Tong Wuyu, so she only took half of it.

She was feeling a slight fever, so she was eager for Ye Sanqing to stay in the room a little longer.

Ye Sanqing followed her instructions and walked to the bedside, bending down to let the light illuminate her legs.

Ye Wanyin really went all out this time; it looks like she really did sprain her ankle.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? We could have brought the medical team." Ye Sanqing shook his head and sighed. "I'm not a doctor, what could I do?"

After saying that, she paced around the room with her hands behind her back.

Seeing that she had entered the area, Ye Wanyin was no longer in a hurry. The effects of the drug would take effect in just a few minutes.

She tried to stall for time by asking, "Did you notice anything strange on your way here? Also, why didn't Teacher Pei come with Teacher Sheng?"

She had this in mind when she sent the message. If she sent it to Ye Sanqing and Sheng Hanyu, Sheng Hanyu would definitely come with Ye Sanqing.

There's a high probability that Pei Canxing is acting together with Sheng Hanyu, so sending him another message would be strange.

As for the others... she believed that given Ye Sanqing's level of confidence, he wouldn't bring any extra people with him.

"You didn't text him either," Sheng Hanyu replied, puzzled.

He pulled his mask up again.

A strange smell... He had smelled it as soon as he entered the room, and he guessed that Ye Sanqing had also noticed it, so she slowed her breathing.

"That was my oversight..."

"So? Do you want me to carry you back now?" Sheng Hanyu said, taking two steps forward.

No matter what tricks Ye Wanyin had up her sleeve, staying in this strangely smelled room for too long was never a good idea, and he hoped it would end soon.

"No..." Ye Wanyin shrank back, completely speechless, and buried her head again, beginning to cry. "I'm so worried about Brother Yanye..."

"If you're worried, what good will it do for you to just sit here?" Ye Sanqing walked around a few times, but didn't see anything else suspicious, so he came back to the side and said.

Suddenly, a "click" sound came from outside.

"Since everyone's here, sit with me for a while." Hearing this voice, Ye Wanyin knew that Tong Wuyu had taken the opportunity to lock the door, so she was no longer in a hurry, and her tone was calm.

The two of them heard the sound, but Ye Sanqing did not believe that a lock could stop her.

Since Ye Wanyin wasn't in a hurry, then she was even less in a hurry.

She sat down on the edge of the bed, looked directly at Ye Wanyin, and said, "Now that things have come to this, you might as well just tell me what you really want to do."

"What are you saying, sister?" Ye Wanyin smiled. "Is it something difficult to sit with me for a while?"

Sheng Hanyu didn't sit down, but stood behind Ye Sanqing. Upon hearing this, she said, "So you specially sent a text message late at night to ask us to sit with you for a while? You think there aren't enough people? What? Are you going to have a tea party here?"

"Teacher Sheng, please calm down." The feigned fear in Ye Wanyin's tone gradually disappeared, replaced by a confident air. "You'll all understand in five minutes."

"Really?" Ye Sanqing immediately raised his hand and turned on the countdown timer on his phone.

In the darkness, five minutes passed quietly.

Ye Wanyin thought that these two people were too confident. They weren't afraid even though the door was locked. Today, she would show Ye Sanqing what would happen if he was too confident.

“Wanwan…” At this moment, Cheng Yanye’s voice came from the room on the left side of the hall.

"Oh?"