Chapter 28: Is it fun to earn money with blood? (6) “If you…

In the restaurant, the others gradually recovered from Gemini's surprise and sat back in silence.

Geminis are probably beyond help, but others are still trying to survive.

The survivors continued to eat. With the lesson from Aries, everyone paid special attention to the order of eating. Cui Liming immediately reacted when he was skipped over the main course and saw the dessert directly. The waiter still had that polite smile that was impossible to find fault with. He immediately said that he would check it out and then took away the dessert.

When the waiter was about to enter the kitchen with the dessert, he opened the door and someone walked out, almost bumping into him. The waiter quickly stepped back to prevent the cake in his hands from being knocked over.

"Excuse me, sir." The waiter quickly stepped aside to let the other man out first. The other diners looked in the direction of the voice, all showing surprise. Ryan and Xixi stood up suddenly: "Double sheep?!"

The one who came out from the kitchen was Aries.

He looked very tired, his complexion darker than before, and there was a faint dark spot under his eyes, which made him look like he hadn't slept well. But other than that, he looked normal.

He lowered his head and returned to the table of Xixi and Ryan, as if he didn't notice the surprise on their faces, and sat back in his chair.

Xixi and Ryan looked at each other in confusion, then hesitantly sat back down. Xixi looked at Aries and unconsciously spoke carefully, "Aries...are you okay?"

Aries propped up his forehead, a bitter smile in his tired face: "No, it's too terrible..."

Xixi was startled: "What's so scary?"

"Ghost girl." Gemini only managed to utter those two words before shaking his head. "I don't want to recall it. Let me calm down and tell you later."

Although Xixi and Ryan were curious about his energy just now, they didn't want to ask him any more questions after hearing what he said, so they continued to eat in silence.

Gemini picked up the glass without saying a word, took a sip of the lemonade in the glass, and a gleam of brilliance flashed across his tired eyes.

Two meters behind him, Fang Liyi, who was sitting by the window, stared at his back intently, frowned, and whispered, "He's okay?"

…Just now, the copper coin guy lost his life just because he wanted to attack the waiter. Gemini ran directly to the kitchen and came out safe and sound!

This is completely different from what Fang Liyi imagined.

However, Wu Zhexian whispered, "I don't know what will happen next, but in any case, we should stay away from him."

Fang Liyi was stunned and asked her son in confusion: "What do you mean?"

"I suspect he's been contaminated." Wu Zhexian paused, then added, "This is a common setting in regular ghost story novels... It's a long story, but in short, although he looks normal now, he's most likely become a lackey of the monster and no longer a human being."

Fang Liyi was secretly shocked. Wu Yunfeng held his breath and asked, "You mean, he might help the boss behind this damn place to plot against us?"

Wu Zhexian pursed his lips and nodded silently.

Half a step away from the table, Si Ling was enjoying their discussion with great interest.

In fact, if they could really get through safely, she would really have no way to deal with them, because the barrier was originally time-limited - whether it was an ordinary barrier or a rule-based barrier, no matter whether the person who set up the barrier was Lucifer or her.

However, due to its special nature, the rule-based ghost stories have an additional restriction. That is, if the participants really strictly abide by the real rules and do not violate the fake rules, then the ghosts who set up the rule-based ghost stories will lose the opportunity to scare them.

But when all the participants are evil people with moral sense far below the average level, and are faced with a rule that clearly plays with human nature, how likely are they to get to the end safely?

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Rule 7: The devil awaits his sacrifice.

Since he got the rules, Dr. Feng Yang has been thinking about them over and over again.

This is the last rule in the entire set, and it's also the one that seems the most mysterious. Compared to it, rules 1 through 5 are all detailed rules. If you look at rule 6 as a follow-up to the first five, it emphasizes the importance of following the rules. Even from a purely stylistic perspective, rule 7 seems completely out of place.

But Feng Yang's rigorous thinking habits as a doctor allowed him to quickly analyze another possibility: He thought, if the rules were to be broken down, perhaps the understanding method should not be the first 5 [Details] → Article 6 [Summary] → Article 7 [Mystification].

But the first five are details, and the last two are the real keys to passing the customs?

If we split it this way, the second half is:

Rule 6: Only the most devoted believers can leave here;

Rule 7: The devil awaits his sacrifice.

The devil is waiting for its sacrifice, so what should the "most loyal believer" do?

Of course, the devil should be given the sacrifice he desires!

Feng Yang was not quite sure whether his analysis was correct, but if he wanted to draw a conclusion, the best way was to give it a try.

He calmly picked up the menu next to him and flipped through it, then pressed the service bell and the waiter came over immediately.

The table of the three members of the Wu family was next to Feng Yang's. When he called the waiter, the three of them naturally looked over. But at the two tables behind him, Xixi and Ryan's attention was all on the Gemini who had just escaped death, while the three siblings of the Cui family were concentrating on enjoying the main course that had just been served.

...What does it mean for Aries to escape death?

Feng Yang pondered this in his heart, and asked the waiter in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Can I order food for others?"

"Of course, sir." The waiter narrowed his eyes and gave him a positive answer, then pointedly reminded him, "But considering the order of dining, I suggest you choose your dishes carefully."

"I understand." Feng Yang turned his head slightly, and Lingling's eyes briefly touched Gemini's back before retracting.

He closed the menu casually: "Add a classic French beef stew for that gentleman."

Classic French beef stew - as a classic dish, it has many ways to prepare it. Many French restaurants and even French families have their own secret recipes with different ingredients.

But in this restaurant, the dish's ingredients are clearly listed as "red wine."

Rule 4: This restaurant does not serve red wine. If you see red wine, please do not consume it.

"Yes, sir." The waiter smiled and left.

Not long after, the waiter who had gone into the kitchen came back with a tray of stewed beef with carrots and potatoes in his hand. The brown color was very tempting.

The waiter brought it to the table of the three anchors and placed it in front of Gemini with a smile: "Sir, your classic French beef stew."

Wu Zhexian heard every word clearly, and a chill instantly ran down his spine.

Everyone just glanced at the menu when ordering, and he didn't remember that the dish included red wine as a side dish, but he clearly remembered that it was a "main course."

Aries triggered the penalty by skipping the middle course and going straight to the main course. Now that they've escaped death and are re-entering the main course, does that also violate the rules? Can they eat the same dish twice? Should Aries have eaten the middle course first?

Many questions flashed through Wu Zhexian's mind.

Wait...was this new main dish really ordered by Aries himself?

Wu Zhexian looked at Feng Yang, doubting why he had just called the waiter, but Feng Yang did not look at him, but just patiently enjoyed the dishes in front of him.

At the table behind him, Gemini looked at the classic French beef stew on the white porcelain plate in front of him and calmly picked up the silver spoon at hand.

Xixi reminded him nervously: "Please confirm the order of dining... Also, did you order this dish just now?"

Gemini scooped up a piece of beef and lowered his voice: "This is what I ordered from the waiter before I came out of the kitchen."

Xixi and Ryan were both stunned, and Aries continued, "While being chased by the female ghost... I saw another set of rules, which said that this dish was the real way to pass the level."

After saying this, Gemini lowered his voice. "There are several other dishes listed as options, but I only remember this one. If you don't eat these dishes, you won't be able to complete the entire dining process."

As he spoke, he transferred the piece of tender beef in the spoon to Xixi's plate, and then transferred a piece of carrot and a piece of potato, and carefully scooped some thick soup to pour on them.

Next was Ryan, also with a piece of beef, a potato, a carrot, and some soup.

After doing all this, Gemini didn't explain anything and scooped up a piece of beef and put it into his mouth.

The tender, tender beef is perfectly seasoned, its juicy broth enveloping the tender flesh, creating a rich, meaty aroma that permeates the teeth. Several unique French spices play a crucial role in the flavoring of this dish, while the subtle hint of red wine is difficult to discern without a deep understanding of culinary history.

Xixi and Ryan didn't suspect anything and were eager to leave this place, so they quickly ate the beef, carrots and potatoes. Ryan also carefully scraped off as much of the soup as possible, not wanting to waste a single cent.

Feng Yang glanced back casually, and was surprised to see the three of them eating the beef. Then, he quickly realized that none of them seemed to be acting strangely. Neither had they turned into a pile of coins like his companion, nor had they run into the kitchen in fright like Aries.

Did he get the rules wrong?

Feng Yang frowned slightly and began to figure out the rules again in confusion.

Gemini began to eat a piece of beef. He savored the wonderful taste and thought as he ate, she will definitely be satisfied.

——In another world that Xixi and Ryan did not see, Gemini completed a wedding.

He knew very well the origin of the wedding, at least that's what he thought.

He died before the wedding, and his bride was bought by his parents at great expense for his ghost marriage. She was still alive at the time, but she didn't want to marry him and wanted to escape, so his elders cut off her feet.

It's the foot wearing the embroidered shoe.

So...how could he not marry her?

They got married naturally and lived a peaceful life for several years.

Until recently, she often felt lonely because they only had each other.

She hoped he could find some like-minded friends to keep her company, so he returned to the restaurant.

Gemini feels that everything in front of him is fake, but his bride is real.

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In the kitchen just a few steps away, Aries' "bride" A Zhui pried through the crack of the door, staring at the SAN value bar above Aries' head, which was only 10% left. She asked Si Ling unwillingly for the eighteenth time: "Are you really not going to kill him?"

She raised the Tongming Plate in her hand and said, "Most people have achieved 3 kills or more, but we only have 1 kill now, and many people in the group are already making sarcastic remarks! Look, look..." She sent a message to Si Ling, "Jeffrey, that rude guy from the other day, has started again!"

Si Ling stared at the screen in front of him, his eyebrows twitching slightly: "He's in his teens, and you're four or five hundred. Uh...his country is barely half your age."

"..." The Ming Dynasty jade pendant stuttered, "but but..."

"If you really want to fight, you can kill that guy first." Si Ling curled his lips, "But we might lose a dozen lives."

Ah Zhui was startled, and Hsuan Chi, who was sitting idle nearby, also turned around. But he didn't say anything. He just looked at Si Ling silently, trying to judge whether she was fooling Ah Zhui.

"So if you trust me, just bear with it for now." Si Ling shrugged, his eyes drifting towards the dining area outside the kitchen. "The usage of the rule scroll is clear now. If nothing unexpected happens, this mission will allow you to complete your KPI for the whole year."