Chapter 124 [(*^▽^*)]

Since Chen Ying and Lu Tianwen couldn't form a group, they naturally had to try to find someone else to pair up with.

Lin Leyou originally planned to go upstairs to his room, a quiet place, to wait for lone individuals to appear so he could launch a sneak attack.

After all, once Lin Leyou figured things out, he completely stopped taking the mission to heart, making the mission doomed to fail.

Before he even left, Chen Ying actually walked towards him. What kind of move was this?

Chen Ying stood in front of him, giving him a flirtatious wink, "Handsome, wouldn't you like to get close to this beauty?"

"If you want to now, just say so, and I might agree!"

Lin Leyou was taken aback for a moment. Did she think she had heard this before? After realizing what it meant, she said, "No need."

He turned to leave, but Chen Ying quickly blocked his way again. "Hey, why are you walking so fast? I'm not going to eat you. I'm so pretty, don't you want to... spend some time alone with me?"

Her tone sounded somewhat reproachful, yet also coquettish, as if Lin Leyou's rejection and ignoring of her meant she had done something wrong.

Lin Leyou's eyes narrowed. Was this female player planning to use him as a guinea pig? To get the first kill?

"Do you want to be alone with me?"

Chen Ying blinked. Was there any hope?

"Yeah, I wonder if you, handsome, would like to..."

As she spoke, she twirled the ends of her hair with her fingers, gazing at him with affection in her eyes.

Lin Leyou's lips curled into a slight smile, his eyes filled with a hint of amusement.

"What should I do? I really don't want to."

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked past Chen Ying toward the stairs, and in a few steps he went upstairs and his figure quickly disappeared from their sight.

Chen Ying was a little confused. Wasn't she just asking her a question? Why is she running away so fast? Is she unwilling again?

She stood there, blinking in surprise, then, for some reason, followed after them.

By this time, many people had already left, and only Xue Rui saw this scene from a short distance away.

He seemed somewhat dissatisfied, though it was unclear what he was dissatisfied with. He then followed him upstairs to the second floor, where Xue Rui discovered that the long corridor was completely deserted.

Where did the two of them go?

Could it be that Lin Leyou and Chen Ying really found a secluded place to get intimate? Did they go to a room?

Xue Rui walked around the corridor but found nothing. Then, as if possessed, he pressed his ear against Lin Leyou's door and stood there quietly for a while. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he heard no sound.

He then returned to his room, intending to send a message to Lin Leyou first.

After arriving on the second floor, Lin Leyou realized that there was no one else there. So, just as Chen Ying followed, he immediately activated his talent, Ghost Wall.

Unaware of her surroundings, Chen Ying walked into the area where she was trapped in a maze. As she approached with a smile, Lin Leyou was already considering what weapon to use to kill her.

After all, if you're too rough, blood will be everywhere, and if there's no time to clean it up, it will be easily discovered.

Chen Ying scolded playfully, "Why are you running away? I'm not some monster!"

Lin Leyou reverted to her initial indifferent attitude, "Is there something you need?"

He stood in front of his room, looking at the number 8 hanging on the door, without giving her a single glance.

Chen Ying was somewhat dissatisfied. After all, she had previously attracted many people to live and die for her because of her beautiful appearance. She never expected to fail after coming to this game instance!

Even that bald old man didn't give her a second glance. Had her charm level dropped? Or was she just unlucky this time, and hadn't encountered any men who appreciated good looks in this game instance?

She didn't believe it; in her view, all men were the same, so Lin Leyou's cold demeanor was, in her eyes, a ploy to get her.

It's okay. She's met men like that several times before. As long as she gets to know them better and takes the initiative, they'll end up following her around like lapdogs with their tongues hanging out.

Chen Ying's lips curved into a perfect smile. "Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Lin Leyou reached out to open the door and go inside, but Chen Ying quickly said, "Oh dear, of course I came to find you because I have something to ask you. I just wanted to ask you, who is your mission target?"

Lin Leyou smiled. "Why are you asking so directly?"

Just then, Lin Leyou saw Xue Rui walk up to the second floor. He paused for a moment, but quickly realized that Chen Ying couldn't see Xue Rui, and Xue Rui couldn't see the two of them either, so there was no need to worry.

As expected, Xue Rui walked around the corridor once and then planned to go back to his room.

Just as he passed by his room, Xue Rui suddenly pressed his ear against the door with a strange expression, as if listening for any sounds inside.

Lin Leyou was a little embarrassed by his actions, but fortunately he didn't stay long or knock on his door. After not hearing any sound, he went back to his room, probably to send him a message later.

His expression was a little strange. Did Xue Rui think that he and Chen Ying were doing something bad in the room?

Chen Ying was getting anxious. "You're a grown man, can't you let a girl like me have a turn? Let's team up! If we're the same, we can complete the mission faster!"

Lin Leyou's lips twitched. Just as he was about to speak, he received a message from Xue Rui. He opened his phone to check the message, and what he saw was...

"Brother Lin, my mission is Yao Yanhua, what about you?"

Lin Leyou was stunned when he saw it. He didn't doubt that Xue Rui was lying, but subconsciously chose to believe him. He just didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence that Xue Rui's task was the same as his.

He replied, "Same."

Xue Rui quickly replied, "Is Brother Lin in his room? When are we going to look for evidence? A lot of people are looking for evidence on the first floor. If we go too late..."

Lin Leyou pondered how to reply.

Chen Ying was a little angry when she saw Lin Leyou ignoring her while holding her phone. "Hey! There's such a beautiful woman in front of you, don't you even look at me?"

"It's not a loss to cooperate with me. I'm not weak either; I'm quite useful."

Lin Leyou looked away from her phone screen and at Chen Ying. "Really? Then tell me, who is your mission target?"

How could Chen Ying really say that? "How about this? I just saw that ice queen and the bald uncle confront their target. Let's try the same method?"

Lin Leyou, "How do we try it?"

Chen Ying: "So, you talk about gender first, then personality, age, etc., and even if it doesn't match up in the end, you won't know who the other person's specific target is, right?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "This is indeed a good idea, so you go first."

Chen Ying's eye twitched. She had been so proactive, but Lin Leyou was still unmoved. She had originally planned to let Lin Leyou speak first, and then nod in agreement.

Seeing that Lin Leyou didn't intend to continue, Chen Ying had no choice but to choose a gender, "female."

Lin Leyou sighed, "I'm sorry, Ms. Chen, our goals are not aligned."

Chen Ying blinked. "Really?"

She originally wanted to say "male," but then she thought that saying "female" wouldn't hurt, since her target was a woman, and there were three women in total. Lin Leyou couldn't possibly guess that.

Moreover, she just remembered that she had asked Lu Tianwen downstairs and said it was a woman. What if she had changed it to a man and Lin Leyou found out?

"That's such a pity, we're not aiming for the same goal, what a shame..."

Lin Leyou smiled and nodded, "You're right, it is indeed a pity, but there's one thing that's not a pity."

Chen Ying tilted her head and looked at him, appearing adorable, and her tone was somewhat playful.

What is it?

Lin Leyou mimicked her, raising the corners of her mouth in a smile, "Of course it's because you came empty-handed this time, but I didn't."

Given that Qin Jiao and the others managed to escape after the evil spirit used the "ghost wall" technique on them in the Happiness Community instance, he must be cautious when trying to kill Chen Ying now.

It's better to be safe than sorry. What if Chen Ying has some special tool that would allow her to escape?

Chen Ying may seem like a simpleton, but she is still a player who has cleared many dungeons. Although she probably cleared most of them by seducing many men, it doesn't mean that she has no resistance at all.

The moment Lin Leyou uttered those words, alarm bells went off in Chen Ying's mind. Her intuition told her that she couldn't stay here any longer, or she would be in danger!

Chen Ying turned and walked towards the stairs. "Well, since our targets don't match, I'll try looking for someone else. Bye!"

As she walked, she kept looking back at Lin Leyou. When she found that Lin Leyou was still standing in the same place without moving, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For some reason, as the stairs drew closer, she became increasingly panicked, her heart pounding faster and faster, as if she were not moving away from danger, but rather walking step by step toward death.

I can't think about that anymore!

Chen Ying was about to walk down the stairs when she reached the bottom, but to her utter surprise, everything changed the moment she took that first step!

She had just walked to the bottom of the stairs and was about to go downstairs, but after taking one step, she found herself at the other end of the corridor, the furthest point from the stairs!

She stood there, looking towards the stairs in the distance. Lin Leyou's figure had already disappeared. What happened? Lin Leyou was just standing outside her door a moment ago!

She didn't hear any doors opening or closing, or footsteps. How could the person have disappeared? And now she's suddenly in this spot...

Chen Ying gritted her teeth. If she still didn't understand that she had been tricked at this point, then she would be a real fool.

"Lin Leyou... Lin Leyou?! It's you, isn't it? You're the one who's up to this, aren't you? You want to kill me, don't you?!"