The haunted house did not have only one path, and soon Lin Yan encountered a diversion.

Lin Yan looked around, “Is anyone there?”

Just as he finished speaking, a faint voice came from behind him.

“Woo—”

Lin Yan turned his head, and a white-haired ghost dashed toward him, making a ghostly sound.

Lin Yan stopped him calmly: “The two people who ran past just now, where did they go?”

The white-haired ghost paused, ignoring his question and making sounds while moving closer to his face.

Lin Yan took out some money from his pocket.

The white-haired ghost quickly wriggled closer, pinching its throat, and said, “Boss, please speak.

Lin Yan: “.”

Lin Yan was not used to being so close to people, so he took two steps back and asked repeatedly: “Where did those two go?”

The white-haired ghost pointed in a direction.

Lin Yan stuffed the money into his hand and was about to go there.

The white-haired ghost stepped forward to stop him, “Boss, if you go now, you might not know where they ran off to. Why not let me help you?”

Lin Yan frowned and looked at him, “How much do you want?”

The white-haired ghost shook the ten yuan in his hand, “Another twelve yuan will be fine.”

Lin Yan: “…”

How come he has both change and whole numbers?

The white-haired ghost felt sad when he thought of this: “My allowance is all given by my wife. I don’t even have spare change for a pack of cigarettes.”

No wonder he could show affection for just ten yuan.

Lin Yan took out twenty from his pocket and gave it to him.

The white-haired ghost patted his chest: “If you need anything, just let me know. I’ll take care of it.”

Lin Yan thought they had some special way of communicating, like walkie-talkies or something.

As a result, the white-haired ghost took out his mobile phone.

The light from the phone made the white-haired ghost’s face even paler: “Boss, is there anything you want to say?”

Lin Yan thought for a while and said, “Lu Jin, I have your shoes.”

……

After Lu Jin heard the restless sound of the coffin board, his mind went blank.

Then “Lin Yan” poked him.

Thinking that the other person was scared, a thought flashed through Lu Jin’s mind: there was no rule that stated they had to stay in the haunted house for a long time before leaving. He might as well take him and run out, challenging the record of clearing the level.

So Lu Jin grabbed him and ran as fast as he could.

“Lin Yan” didn’t say anything, just silently following him.

Lu Jin ran to an area with lights in one breath, looking left and right to make sure there was no “ghost” before letting go of the person.

“Don’t be scared, we’re safe now,” Lu Jin reassured.

A soft “Mm” came from behind him.

Lu Jin felt something was off. He was breathing heavily and turned his head—

A female ghost dressed in red, with disheveled hair and blood tears all over her face, was standing behind him.

The light above her head was blood-red, casting an even more eerie and sinister aura on the female ghost.

Lu Jin almost jumped in surprise.

He quickly stepped back, accidentally stepping on his other foot with the boot, causing him to take a sharp breath from the pain.

Lu Jin was afraid of attracting other NPCs, so he suppressed his frustration and whispered, “Who are you?!”

The female ghost covered her face and giggled: “Teacher Lu, you’re the one who pulled me here, and now you’re asking who I am.”

Lu Jin: “Where’s Lin Yan?”

Female ghost: “He was left behind by you.”

Lu Jin: “…”

Lu Jin’s composure was teetering, “Why didn’t you remind me…”

The female ghost threw a flirtatious glance at him, “But you’re Lu Jin! Lu Jin was pulling me along, how could I bear to stop!”

Lu Jin: “…”

[Wow, he’s encountering a fan! No wonder, hahaha]

[I’m running two broadcasts simultaneously, I’m going to laugh myself to death. Lin Yan looks utterly confused.]

[Just a passerby here. I heard this is a silly variety show, so I hurried over.]

Lu Jin made a decision at the moment and wanted to go back to find Lin Yan.

He prepared to retrace his steps.

The female ghost whispered: “Teacher Lu, your sense of direction is probably not reliable.”

Lu Jin never gave up: “It’s okay, we have telepathy.”

Lu Jin turned around to leave, and the female ghost instinctively followed.

He looked back and saw the horrific expression on the female ghost’s face, so he quickly turned back, “Don’t follow me.”

The female ghost whimpered, “I can’t do that. There’s one more thing I need to do.”

Lu Jin said, “You do it.”

The female ghost darted in front of him with a swoosh, baring her teeth and claws, “Ahhh—!”

Lu Jin: “!”

The phrase “F*ck” got stuck in his throat as Lu Jin rapidly performed a maneuver of tripping over his left foot with his right foot and stepping on his left foot with his right foot.

He staggered back, leaning against a wall. The wall emitted a faint blue light, and he dared not turn around, fearing he might see a skeleton behind him.

The female ghost ran away while laughing loudly, her maniacal laughter echoing in the air.

Lu Jin looked down at the foot that lost a shoe, and thought about Lin Yan who he had lost track of. He deeply understood what it meant to lose a wife and a soldier.

“Lu Jin—”

Not far away, someone called him.

Lu Jin subconsciously wanted to respond, but soon realized that the voice was not Lin Yan’s.

From another direction came a strong and confident “Lu Jin.”

Like a switch had been flipped, voices started calling his name from all sides, with the unique intonation of NPCs, eerie and chilling.

“Lu Jin…”

“Where are you…”

“Lu Jin…”

Then, as if rehearsed, the NPCs all chimed in with a single phrase, like a grand chorus, “Your shoe is with me~”

Lu Jin: “…”

With a blank expression on his face, he felt like he could answer a question now—what’s the experience of being threatened by a ghost to get your shoes back?

Hearing the voices, Lin Yan’s footsteps halted, and his expression became utterly indescribable.

Blame him for not clarifying the subject properly, but that’s a small matter.

He should find Lu Jin first and then deal with it.

Lin Yan wandered around after parting from the white-haired ghost, but he couldn’t find Lu Jin anywhere.

Every NPC he encountered along the way pointed him in various directions, making him increasingly bewildered. Where could Lu Jin have gone?

After a few steps, Lin Yan realized something was amiss. He turned around to find a group of NPCs with bizarre appearances following him.

“What’s going on?”

NPC A: “Helping you search.”

NPC B: “Also want to see a celebrity.”

NPC C: “And to be on TV, hehe.”

Lin Yan went along with them.

As they walked, the group behind him grew even larger. It felt like he was playing a real-life version of Snake, with a horde of people trailing behind him.

But after a long while, Lin Yan still couldn’t find Lu Jin.

Where could he have gone?

Lin Yan suddenly stopped and turned to ask them, “Where is the exit?”

……

Just one meter away from the exit, there was a person sitting on the ground.

He was lazily seated, leaning lightly against the wall with one leg bent.

Lu Jin let out a heavy sigh.

There were people looking for him everywhere. In order to hide, he took numerous twists and turns to find the exit.

Lu Jin could only hope that Lin Yan would come out soon.

Footsteps gradually drew near.

Lu Jin lifted his head, and Lin Yan’s figure appeared before him.

Lu Jin’s tense heart finally relaxed. He was about to break into a faint smile when he suddenly froze.

A large group of people swarmed out from behind Lin Yan.

Lu Jin stared at Lin Yan in disbelief. “Did you betray me?”

Seeing him in such a miserable state, Lin Yan originally wanted to say something comforting. But upon hearing these words, he felt like prying open Lu Jin’s skull to see what was inside.

Sighing, Lin Yan crouched down, holding the little shark rain boots, and handed them to Lu Jin.

“Come on, Cinderella. Try on my glass slippers.”