Lu Zheng walked alone into the darkness ahead, while the rest of them stood still, holding their breath and waiting.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no sound at all; it was unusually quiet.

Just as Lu Liruan was about to walk forward to check the situation, she suddenly heard a heart-wrenching howl coming from Lu Zheng's direction.

"Ah—woowaaaa—ah ah—"

Lu Liruan almost jumped up: What the hell was that noise?

The others also heard the noise and disregarded the rule of not moving. Lu Liruan heard messy footsteps in the corridor.

Lu Liruan walked quickly toward Lu Zheng, but she didn't see him even after she reached the end. The sound of his shouting came from another direction.

Just as Lu Liruan was about to turn, she bumped into someone's chest from behind, and Cheng Nianzhi caught her as she staggered.

As Lu Zheng continued to roar, Lu Liruan heard Cheng Nianzhi chuckle lightly, seemingly quite pleased.

He laughed so hard his chest trembled as he leaned against Lu Liruan's back, recalling what Lu Liruan had said to him when they were choosing their seats.

Lu Liruan raised an eyebrow: "You knew something would happen in the fourth position? How did you know?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.

"How did you know..." Cheng Nianzhi's laughter stopped, his voice low and hollow as he slowly leaned close to Lu Liruan's ear: "Of course I know... because I've kidnapped other people before..."

He couldn't hold back anymore; he revealed his true colors. I told you he was faking it all!

【Li Ruan is trying her best to protect you, while you're trying your best to scare her with your ghostly antics. Cheng Nianzhi, doesn't your conscience hurt?】

[Aaaaaah! Honey, don't believe him! These are all common escape room tricks! In the Four Corners game, the fourth person disappears; in the Spirit Quest game, the last person to ask a question is haunted! The stubbornest person will definitely get severely punished by the NPC!]

"Oh." Lu Liruan used her finger to lift Cheng Nianzhi's chin, pushing his face away.

"You're really scary, such a wicked ghost!" Lu Liruan said in a flat tone.

Shi Jingyun also rushed over from the front, and the group groped their way back to the door in the dark, only to find that the door could already be opened.

Inside, Lu Yuan and Xiao Yiyi both looked shaken; they had just gone through some twists and turns and obtained a clue.

There is a secret passage inside the principal's office, and Lu Zheng, who obtained the key, has just been captured by a ghost and taken to the secret room.

As the group passed through the four-cornered corridor again, a staircase leading to the principal's office opened up ahead.

Once inside, they heard Lu Zheng's trembling voice from inside the locked room. Some of them had to stay there and work with him to find a way to open the combination lock.

The remaining people need to go to the restrooms downstairs to retrieve the items lost by the missing classmate before they can regain their identities.

In the end, Shi Jingyun, Fu Tingshen, and Lin Qianyou stayed behind, while the remaining two groups headed to the restroom.

"Wait a minute..." Before Cheng Nianzhi could finish speaking, Lu Yuan had already stepped back onto the four-corner corridor when they reached the last few floors of the stairs, and the dim lights began to flicker violently.

Several eerie shadows emerged from the darkness out of nowhere, rushing straight towards us from behind with incredible speed.

Lu Yuan let out a loud, clear scream befitting his identity as a singer, and then grabbed Xiao Yiyi and ran away, completely drowning out Cheng Nianzhi's voice.

The key point is that even though he was terrified, he didn't let go of Xiao Yiyi's hand. Xiao Yiyi couldn't keep up and turned her head away, crying out, "Sister Li Ruan, save me!"

Lu Liruan and Cheng Nianzhi had just turned one corner when Lu Yuan and Xiao Yiyi had already rushed past the second corner.

"Wait a minute! This is a closed loop—"

As Lu Liruan ran past the third corner, before she could finish speaking, she heard a voice behind her. It wasn't a ghost, because ghosts don't make a sound...

When Lu Liruan turned around, she saw that the ghost was about five steps away from her, and behind the ghost appeared Lu Yuan, who looked panicked, and Xiao Yiyi, who was panting heavily.

"Slow down, or you'll catch up with the ghost from behind..." Lu Liruan finished speaking.

[I'm dying of laughter! I feel like the ghosts are the most helpless right now! You guys have surrounded the ghosts, hahaha!]

[Ghost: (screams) (twirls) (runs through the shadows) (screams) (startled)]

After hesitating for a moment, the ghosts finally decided to turn around and chase Lu Yuan in the opposite direction!

When Cheng Nianzhi rushed to Lu Liruan and Cheng Nianzhi's side, Cheng Nianzhi reached out and pulled Lu Yuan into the side path leading to the bathroom.

The group entered the restroom, which had three separate stalls, and the ghostly howls behind them grew closer and closer.

"Ah! Should I hide with Yi Yi? Which one is the men's room and which one is the women's room?" Lu Liruan squinted, trying to see the signs.

As a result, Cheng Nianzhi grabbed her shoulders from behind, pushed her into a cubicle, and locked the door.

Even at a time like this, you're still being quite civilized, my wife.

[They both squeezed in, am I the only one who finds it exciting?]

The two groups crawled inside, and the next second, Ghost burst through the outer door and rushed in, howling heart-wrenchingly in the cramped space.

Xiao Yiyi screamed, and the ghost, hearing her voice, fiercely pounded on the door of their cubicle, scaring Xiao Yiyi and Lu Yuan into silence.

There was a gap in the door of the cubicle, through which the disfigured faces of ghosts and monsters would occasionally appear above one's head.

Even through the gaps in the lower door panel, one could see shadowy ghostly figures, creating a very terrifying scene.

"Li Ruan, that's scary..." Cheng Nianzhi's voice came, neither too loud nor too soft.

In the cramped cubicle, Cheng Nianzhi's back was against the wall, and Lu Liruan stood face to face in front of him, almost unconsciously curling up against Cheng Nianzhi's chest in order to be as far away from the door as possible.

At this moment, Cheng Nianzhi slowly closed his arms, and Lu Liruan's face was pressed against Cheng Nianzhi's neck. When he spoke, she could feel the vibration of his vocal cords.

"Hush—" As Cheng Nianzhi's voice rang out, the ghost outside intensified its banging.

"What should we do?" Cheng Nianzhi turned his head slightly, and the two of them seemed to be embracing each other tenderly. Lu Liruan leaned against Cheng Nianzhi's neck affectionately.

"If you're scared, cover your ears," Lu Liruan suggested softly, tiptoeing closer to Cheng Nianzhi's ear.

As if by coincidence, Cheng Nianzhi also leaned down at that moment. Lu Liruan's nose brushed against his earlobe, and she could feel Cheng Nianzhi's body suddenly shrink back. Then he used his shoulder to hold Lu Liruan even tighter.

"Then Li Ruan, please cover my eyes. I'm afraid to see." If only Lu Li Ruan could spare a little more attention to discern the truth at this moment.

You could sense that Cheng Nianzhi's tone contained no fear whatsoever, only a soft and patient coaxing.

The ghostly sounds outside grew increasingly shrill, and the door shook violently.

Lu Liruan breathed heavily, raised her hand to cover Cheng Nianzhi's eyes, and felt his eyelashes flutter like butterfly wings, leaving a slight itch on her palm.

He tilted his head slightly, his lips parted slightly, and the long lines of his neck disappeared into his collar, making him look fragile and helpless. He could only softly call out Lu Liruan's name again and again.

As he spoke, the ghost's movements continued without pause.

Lu Liruan tried to shush him several times but failed. In this situation, no one could remain completely unaffected. Lu Liruan felt her hands trembling as her adrenaline surged.

She followed Cheng Nianzhi's eyes and delicate nose down to his mouth, until she covered his mouth as he softly called her name.

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