Chapter 238: Strange Arrival 5
Zhu Shen leaned over to look at the photo on the phone, pointing at the blurry dark figure, “Big Chu, is that him?”
“Yes, it’s the one you’re thinking of.”
Chu Yian nodded, shattering Zhu Shen’s hopeful illusion of a real delivery person arriving and a fake one leaving.
“Let’s go get the takeout.”
“Really going to get it?”
There was an anomaly lurking outside the door.
“Do we really have to drink this milk tea? I can make it too. I can even roll out taro balls and grass jelly for you.”
“Alright, stop showing off your cooking skills.”
The delivery person outside seemed to be fixated on their room, unwilling to leave for a long time. Like a ticking time bomb, it was better to face it than to avoid it. Moreover, the Bagua mirror still needed to be hung on the door, and they absolutely had to go out through that door.
Chu Yian glanced at Zhu Shen, hoping his lucky buff would make their actions smoother.
The door opened.
The moment the door opened, a person in uniform stood face to face with her, and a chilling wind blew in.
“You finally opened the door…”
Chu Yian pretended not to see the anomaly, directly turning to pick up the milk tea on the floor, “Which one do you want to drink, taro boba or jasmine milk tea?”
“Either is fine.”
The anomaly was just a meter away from him; Zhu Shen was so nervous he was panicking.
His legs were weak, but he managed to keep his voice from trembling, even taking a sip of the milk tea Chu Yian handed him, “It’s a bit too sweet. I told you I should make it for you.”
“Okay, next time you make it.”
Chu Yian nodded.
Their casual conversation infuriated the anomaly beside them. He suddenly lunged at Chu Yian, his face pale, his eyes blood-red, seemingly trying to scare Chu Yian.
Unfortunately, Chu Yian’s eyes were vacant, her gaze seemingly fixed on the door behind him.
“Oh, Zhu Shen, an old man gave me a mirror today. Come help me hang it on the door.”
After all that setup, Chu Yian finally ‘reasonably’ brought out the Bagua mirror. But when she held it up, she realized both their heights weren’t enough.
This was awkward.
Zhu Shen bit his lip, hesitatingly asking, “Should I… go get a stool for you? Or should we both go in and get a stool?”
Leaving one person was too dangerous; if both went in for a stool, the anomaly would enter the room.
Of course, neither plan was an option.
Chu Yian glanced at the tall and slender Zhu Shen, “Crouch down and let me step on you.”
Her height, plus Zhu Shen as a “human stool,” was just enough to reach the top of the door. Chu Yian took out nails and a small hammer, and began hammering at the top of the door, while the anomaly around them had already shifted its target to Zhu Tianguang, who was under her feet.
The anomaly resorted to its old tricks, using the same method it had just used to scare Chu Yian to scare Zhu Shen.
Chu Yian clearly felt the body beneath her feet begin to tremble. She looked down and saw the anomaly almost pressed against Zhu Shen’s face, speeding up her hands, “Hold on, it’ll be done soon.”
Hearing Chu Yian’s voice, Zhu Shen, who had already closed his eyes in fear, took a deep breath.
The air was like an ice cave in the cold moon; the moment he inhaled, he felt a chill from inside out. A cold, eerie breath rushed towards his face, and a sinister laugh echoed in his ears, “You see me, don’t you? Hehehe.”
He couldn’t see anything.
He couldn’t see anything at all!
Zhu Tianguang kept hinting to himself, “Big Chu, hurry up, I can’t hold on much longer.”
“It’s hung.”
The moment Chu Yian hung the Bagua mirror, Zhu Tianguang felt the chill on his body swept away, and the eerie sound in his ears disappeared.
The corridor was empty.
The overhead lights gave a gentle and clean feeling.
Zhu Tianguang looked at the scene before him in a daze, and for a moment, he even felt a sense of peaceful tranquility. His gaze fell on the Bagua mirror Chu Yian had hung at the door, “Big Chu, what kind of treasure is this?”
“We’ll talk inside.”
Hanging the Bagua mirror was indeed a relief.
Chu Yian collapsed onto the sofa, casually picking up the milk tea and taking a sip. The hot milk tea she had ordered was already cold, and it was indeed a bit sweet.
She placed the milk tea on the table and briefly explained the anomaly’s inability to be killed and the function of the Bagua mirror.
Upon hearing the function of the Bagua mirror, Zhu Shen instantly became excited.
“So that means we’ve got this round of the game in the bag!”
As long as they didn’t go out, the anomaly couldn’t enter the room. They had enough food and fresh water, so they could just lie back and relax this round.
“I should have bought some gaming consoles or something. You don’t know, before I was pulled into the game, I was actually a gaming youth. My biggest goal in this life was to join the strongest team in the country.”
Zhu Shen couldn’t help but rub his hands, looking exactly like someone with a gaming addiction.
“Don’t get too happy too soon. The game won’t let players take too many shortcuts.”
Chu Yian shook her head, couldn’t help but recall how she was restricted after finding a game bug in the hide-and-seek game, and how miserable the last few days were in other games where she thought she was fully prepared.
Thinking of these experiences, Chu Yian became inexplicably pensive.
“Is that… so?”
Zhu Tianguang was different; he mostly muddled through the games he cleared.
Occasionally, he even managed to get a higher ranking due to good luck.
Chu Yian also remembered this guy, the ‘European Emperor’ who directly won by lying down in rule-based games and even gained a lucky buff. Perhaps there really was a European Emperor, it just wasn’t her.
What’s with this sudden feeling of envy?
“May I ask, do you find every round of the game easy?”
“No, not at all. Actually, before the rule-based game, I had only cleared one round.”
Zhu Shen scratched his head sheepishly, “I almost starved to death, then luckily got first place. All in all, I’ve only cleared four rounds. Because my strength isn’t very good, if luck doesn’t show up, I just die.”
After saying that, he was a little worried, “Big Chu, you won’t abandon me because I’m too weak, will you?”
But not telling her the truth felt like a fraudulent marriage.
“No, I won’t.”
Chu Yian waved her hand. His strength might be illusory, but his good luck was real.
Luck is also a part of strength.
The God of Luck will favor everyone around His beloved son.
Hearing Chu Yian’s words, Zhu Shen’s eyes immediately lit up, and he earnestly promised, “Big Chu, rest assured, I will try my best to improve and make sure I don’t drag you down!”
“Very good.”
Chu Yian was quite adept at taking advantage of the situation, “Then the task of purchasing surveillance equipment tomorrow is yours.”
“Huh?”
Zhu Shen, who had just expressed his loyalty, suddenly froze in place.
“Just kidding.”
Chu Yian waved her hand, signaling him not to be so nervous, “We’ll leave at nine tomorrow morning. Remember to make breakfast and call me at eight.”
Leaving the Bagua mirror out in the open was not reassuring. They still needed cameras to prevent it from being stolen.
