The backdrop can also be propped up.

Feeling that the surroundings had quieted down, Lu Renkui cautiously peeked out of Fang Cheng's hoodie pocket to see who had come in.

Then Lu Renkui noticed that a girl was sitting in the chair in the center of the hall.

Since she didn't know what time it was outside, but from the way they called her "young lady"... she must be older sister, right? Lu Renkui thought to herself, moving from the girl's clothes to her head, wanting to see if the girl's hair was long or short, and then she noticed that the young lady sitting in the center of the hall had her hair tied up.

"Hmm, it's okay. Maybe the shorter one's hair is just down, and this one's tied up because it's too long. We'll see when the other one appears." Lu Renkui comforted herself, then waited for the girl in the hall to say something.

The girl in the hall took a sip of tea handed to her by her maid, then opened her feather folding fan and said with a smile, "Welcome, everyone."

"This instance is called Tianhe Manor, and you will spend three days and two nights here."

"During these three days and two nights, you each need to play your roles well and get through these three days and two nights. After these three days and two nights are over, you can go back."

Hearing that everyone in this instance said so, the group's faces lit up with joy.

The girl closed her folding fan, and a maid in red came in carrying a tray with various wooden plaques on it.

The girl smiled and said, "My name is Li Yin, and I am one of the owners of Tianhe Tea House."

Li Yin pointed with her closed folding fan to the plate displaying various wooden signs and said, "Now please line up and come up one by one to choose the profession you will be doing for the next two days and three nights."

The group looked at each other. Finally, Gu Huayang, who was leaning on a cane, stepped forward and said, "I've made my choice first."

Gu Huayang, leaning on his canes, waved them rhythmically, just like he was walking.

Walking up to the tray, Gu Huayang managed to stand firmly, then picked up a wooden plaque placed in the center.

Gu Huayang turned the wooden plaque over, looked at the words written on it, and read aloud: "I am... the manager?"

As soon as he finished speaking, two tall and strong maids came to Gu Huayang's left and right sides, threw Gu Huayang's cane aside, and helped him up and walked towards a small door in the main hall.

Amid Gu Huayang's slightly terrified shouts, none of the remaining people in the hall dared to step forward to retrieve the wooden plaque—they were all waiting for Gu Huayang to come out.

After a while, Gu Huayang's shouts stopped, and the small door in the main hall opened.

Everyone looked at the small door, and then all sorts of expressions appeared on their faces.

Fang Cheng and the other players all looked at Gu Huayang with surprise.

The reason was simple: Gu Huayang returned unharmed, and he was even dressed in a set of clothes from the Republican era.

Moreover, Gu Huayang stood up.

Seeing the wide-eyed players in front of her, Li Yin simply took a sip of tea, then looked up and smiled at those who hadn't yet received their wooden tokens.

Seeing that Gu Huayang was alright, Bai Xingyi cheered himself up and went forward to collect the wooden plaque, which was for cooking.

Soon, two maids followed behind Bai Xingyi, half-pushing him to another small door in the main hall.

After Bai Xingyi came out, she changed into a set of cook's clothes in the style of the Republic of China era.

Seeing that the two people who went up to get the wooden plaques first were fine, the rest of the people lined up according to age and went up to get their own wooden plaques.

Wang Jianhua received a delivery.

Li Hongying received laundry.

Chen Yi'an received water.

Fu Qu received a teaching position.

The equation was for tea picking.

Everyone changed their clothes and returned to the hall.

Looking at the players who had already changed into their costumes, Li Yin smiled and said, "Welcome everyone. Now, please enjoy your three days and two nights here."

“Someone will guide you through the process of what you need to do, and each of you will have a sheet of paper with the complete rules written on it. Please memorize the rules on the paper to avoid breaking them and dying.” As Li Yin spoke, she opened the folding fan in her hand, covering the lower half of her face, leaving only the upper half, with her eyes curving into two crescent moons. “As the owner of the tea house, I wish you all good luck.”

As soon as Li Yin finished speaking, the maids on both sides stepped forward in unison, each leading their people to their respective destinations.

Fang Cheng followed behind a maid who was slightly taller than her.

All the way, Fang Cheng observed the maid's walking posture, because she felt that the maid's walking posture was strange, but she couldn't put her finger on what was strange about it.

The maid led Fang Cheng out of the area where the house was located and to the tea garden where Fang Cheng wanted to pick tea.

The tea plantation was very large. Only after leaving the house did I realize that the tea plantation was surrounded by hillsides, and the tea trees on those hillsides were planted in layers, like stairs.

The tea garden was surrounded by a fence. The maid walked to a fence, opened it, and then magically produced two hats, one for herself and one for Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng put on the pointed straw hat and followed the maid into the tea garden.

After climbing three flights of stairs, the maid finally stopped. Fang Cheng watched as she pulled out two enormous bamboo baskets from somewhere.

Fang Cheng took the bamboo basket handed to him by the maid, hung the tea basket on his arm, and after watching the maid demonstrate the tea-picking steps, he tried it himself.

Seeing the maid nod, Fang Cheng knew that he was doing the tea picking correctly.

Then the maid took out a piece of paper from her person and handed it to Fang Cheng before leaving the tea garden.

Watching the maid leave, Fang Cheng finally remembered what the maid's walk looked like—like a puppet being suspended by ropes during a street performance, her movements were extremely stiff.

But now is not the time to think about that. Fang Cheng looked down at what was written on the paper.

The paper read:

Three baskets of tea leaves must be picked every day; inferior tea leaves cannot be used as substitutes, and the quantity must be neither too much nor too little.

Tea leaves must be picked three times a day, and each time at least half a basket must be filled; no one is allowed to return empty-handed.

Please pick the tea leaves within the specified time, which are Mao Shi (5-7 AM), Wu Shi (11 AM-1 PM), and Xu Shi (7-9 PM).

Before sunset, after picking the tea leaves, you need to hand them over to the kitchen so that the cook can brew tea for the young lady. If you pick the tea leaves after sunset, you need to brew tea for the young lady yourself.

The eldest young lady likes to drink black tea, while the second young lady likes to drink white tea. Don't get them mixed up.

If there's no black or white tea left, you can brew green tea for the eldest and second young ladies.

The eldest daughter dislikes sunbathing, and the second daughter dislikes rainy days.

The second young lady sometimes comes to watch you pick tea to see if you are working diligently. If she finds you are not working diligently, you will have to bear the consequences.

The young lady sometimes comes to inspect; please respond to her.

After reviewing the rules, the equation flipped the slip of paper over. Sometimes, those who successfully completed the game would write down their tips and tricks on the back of the slip. These tips could be used to clear the dungeon.

Sure enough, there were also words written in bright red calligraphy on the back of the paper, but when Fang Cheng saw the back of the paper, he suddenly trembled.

There were no other words written on the back of the paper, only one large red character:

"die"