Chapter 571 Trapped

Ye Wanxi frowned, but before she could ask any more questions, the person on the other end of the phone had changed to Xun Weian.

"Ms. Ye, I'm so sorry to bother you at this time, but it's really urgent and I hope to get your help."

"Mr. Xun, you're too kind. What exactly happened?"

“It’s A-Yuan’s younger brother. He went to a classmate’s house for a party tonight. It’s fine for young people to like to have fun, and we don’t really control him in this regard. But just now, he suddenly called A-Yuan, very frantically asking her to come and save him, and said… there are ghosts there.”

Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she asked in a deep voice, "Where exactly does his classmate live? And where are you now?"

“His classmate’s family lives by the sea in the eastern suburbs, in the Wangchuan Yunting residential area. As for the exact building, we don’t know. We’ll probably have to get confirmation from there. Ayuan and I are on our way there now.”

However, after Wen Jue finished speaking those few words, he could no longer be reached by phone, and the two of them were worried that he might have really bumped into something evil.

If that's the case, they'll just be throwing their lives away if they go. It would be safer to go with someone more capable.

Wen Yuan almost immediately thought of Ye Wanxi as the candidate.

"I understand. I'll head over now. How long will it take you to get there?"

"Five more minutes, no, three more minutes."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the entrance of the residential area."

"Thank you, thank you..."

Xun Weian said thank you several times before hanging up the phone.

Gao Min had just finished dealing with the live stream and came out. Seeing this, she asked with concern, "What's wrong? Who called you?"

"Wen Yuan".

"Why did she call you? Did she know you were back and call specifically to check on you?"

Gao Min herself was puzzled after she finished speaking. When did these two become so familiar?

"No. Her younger brother went to a classmate's house for a party, and it seems something happened. She wants to ask me for help to rescue him."

"Save someone?" Gao Min was startled. "Then what are you doing now..."

"I'm coming over now."

Do you need me to come with you?

"No need, I can get there faster by myself."

They're not close to the eastern suburbs; it takes at least half an hour by car. If something really happens, by the time they get there, it'll be too late.

Gao Min clearly knew this as well, and with a mix of worry and helplessness, she advised, "Then be careful and don't overexert yourself."

"I know." Ye Wanxi said, picking up the little black dog that was circling around her feet. "I'll take it with me. It'll be fine."

Gao Min: "???" This sounds like some big shot! So, this really isn't just an ordinary black dog?!

The little rabbit, who had been circling around Ye Wanxi but hadn't been rescued, never expected to fall out of favor so quickly. After a brief moment of stunned silence, she pounced on Ye Wanxi's feet, throwing a tantrum and rolling around to vent her dissatisfaction.

"What's wrong?" Ye Wanxi was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that the little guy was accusing her of favoritism.

"I have important business to attend to this time, so I can't take you all with me. I usually take you, but Charcoal just arrived recently, so it's good to take him out to see the world. How about I take you next time?"

Ye Wanxi's explanation did not win the little rabbit's understanding. In its eyes, Ye Wanxi was like a biased parent who had a second child but didn't want the first one.

It was here first, but it's not happy about it!

"If you keep making a fuss like this, I'm going to get angry."

Seeing that the little rabbit wouldn't listen to her advice, Ye Wanxi's expression darkened slightly, and she pretended to be angry.

The little black dog, nestled comfortably in her arms, let out a pitiful whimper.

Little Rabbit: "..." This despicable, scheming dog, hmph!

Meanwhile, in a luxurious penthouse facing the sea in Wangchuan Yunting, seven or eight young people huddled together, trembling, watching the constantly flashing lights inside.

"Wen Jue, did your sister receive your distress call? Will she come to our rescue?" Li Weiming, the host of the gathering, leaned close to Wen Jue, his teeth chattering from the cold, and asked again to confirm.

"I'm sure I received it. Don't worry, my sister will definitely find someone to rescue us. Just hang in there a little longer."

"Really? Waaah, I'm so scared. I'm only eighteen, just started college, and I have so much of my life to live. I don't want to die here."

"Waaaaah, I don't want to die either. My brother said this morning that I did well on my exam and that he would bring me back a gift from his business trip. If he knew I was going to die like this, how heartbroken he and my parents would be."

"Don't say discouraging things! Wen Jue's amulet is so powerful, it can definitely protect us until we are rescued. We can't give up first, there is still hope."

“That’s true, but Wen Jue also said that there are so many of us, and he only has one peace talisman. It won’t last long. What if…”

They were all young rich kids who had just come of age and had never experienced any setbacks in their lives. Being locked up in this place for half an hour without being able to get out, and with their lives in danger at any moment, was already the limit of what they could endure.

Once negative emotions take hold, coupled with fear of danger and the unknown, they can't help but start blaming each other.

"I told you all not to play these shady games, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened, you've gotten yourself into trouble!"

"You can't blame me for this. I didn't agree with playing this game at first either. You guys forced me to play it and kept urging me to ask questions."

"If you ask me, this is all Wei Ming's fault. How many times did I emphasize this before we started? After asking the questions, you can't let go immediately. You have to recite the incantation to send it away before you can let go. But you just ignored me. Now look what happened, we're all finished."

"I……"

Wen Jue was so annoyed by their commotion that he said, "Enough! What kind of time is this to be fighting amongst yourselves? Everyone is at fault. The most important thing right now is to figure out a way to get them away from here."

"Everyone understands the logic, but we can't get out of here! Waaah, I don't want to die, I don't want to die here."

One of the girls in the group had a weaker mental fortitude and broke down in tears.

The others were also upset and didn't have time to comfort her.

Just then, the chandelier in the room suddenly crashed down.

The people standing under the lamp screamed. Fortunately, the amulet in Wen Jue's hand was still effective. Just as the lamp was about to fall on their heads, it was suddenly bounced off and hit the ground a meter away from them.

A shard of light bulb flew up and cut a small gash on Wen Jue's face. The talisman in his hand, which had helped them withstand many attacks, finally gave way and spontaneously combusted.

The crowd's expressions changed slightly, and then they felt a gust of cold wind sweep over them, making them shiver.

"It's over."

(End of this chapter)