However, these two are clearly in cahoots, and Xie Man even asked Li Jiaoyang to try and get information out of them, which shows that their relationship is not solid.

Qi Yin fiddled with the doorknob. "The door is broken. Someone came in. The corrosion marks are the same as the ones at the school."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jinzhe led Shehe out from inside the door. Five of the six doors were broken, but his was fine, so there was no need to hide anymore. Even if he made up an excuse, these two wouldn't believe him.

Moreover, Sherman hasn't given up on cooperating with him, so she won't attack him.

Qi Yin turned his head upon hearing the voice, raising an eyebrow: "So it's you..."

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect you to be here too." Sherman interrupted him, "Are you going out as well?"

She adopted the demeanor of a gentle elder towards Shekh, her eyes full of concern, without mentioning a word about the intrusion into her room.

“It’s not safe outside. I suggest you don’t go out. You have physical limitations. If something happens, he might not be able to take care of you. Even if he can, it’s definitely not as convenient for the two of you as it is for others to just take care of themselves.”

Sherman said earnestly, "If you don't mind, we can work together and take care of each other."

"Let me think about it."

Shi Jinzhe walked past the two downstairs, with Qu Yang following behind him, trying to minimize his presence.

A polite refusal is still a refusal, which made Qi Yin somewhat irritable. He felt that this dungeon run was particularly difficult, and he felt a tightness in his chest that he couldn't let out.

He took out a tiny black disc, about the size of a sesame seed, from his pocket, aimed it at Shi Jinzhe's retreating figure, and flicked it with his finger.

The prop "A Little Bit Can Be Empty" can amplify a person's fear. For sensitive and timid people, even the smallest thing can scare them.

The black disc descended towards Shi Jinzhe in a parabolic trajectory, but Shi Jinzhe seemed to have eyes in the back of his head and dodged it with a single step.

Shekh turned around and glanced at Qi Yin.

Even though he couldn't see the eyes, Qi Yin still felt a chill run down his spine; he felt as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.

He sighed inwardly at himself for being impulsive and losing his temper, forgetting the unusual nature of this strange woman.

Qi Yin withdrew his inappropriate thoughts and decided to go back to his room first. Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly found that he could not lift his hand.

He tried to call out to Sherman, but what he heard was himself telling her, "I'm going back to my room first."

Qi Yin was forced into the room. He took out the remaining four black discs from his pocket. The reflection in his pupils got closer and closer. The inescapable control forced him to put all the props into his mouth.

The moment the prop was swallowed, the control was released.

He leaned against the door, exhausted, with a thud, and his heart immediately trembled violently.

An overwhelming fear crept into Qi Yin's heart, and even the sound of his own breathing seemed deafening.

The bed sheet swayed slightly, and the sudden smell of blood lingered in his nostrils. Qi Yin felt that there was someone in the room, but after carefully inspecting the room, he found nothing unusual.

He sat back down on the stool, the sound of the stool legs hitting the floor tiles startling him; he felt as if he had disturbed someone.

Knowing the effects of the item, Qi Yin held the yellow exorcism talisman in his palm. He was aware that this was a negative effect of the item, but his palms were sweaty, and he couldn't help but worry that the sweat might affect the talisman's effectiveness. What if it became ineffective...?

His thoughts kept wandering, and he couldn't control the various unexpected events his brain imagined. No matter how much he warned himself, he seemed to be able to come up with different ways to die.

Sheh, who had already been carried downstairs, withdrew her hand, slumped her back, and relaxed her body. "I've solved a problem for you."

Thank you.

Shi Jinzhe remembered that his body had been out of control for a second just now, and he figured it was her doing. He asked Shehe, "Can you still control people?"

"I think so," Shekh said uncertainly. "My memory isn't very clear, and I need to think about some things slowly."

The control she just exerted over Shi Jinzhe was her body's subconscious defensive reaction to the sneak attack. She lowered her head and emphasized, "Please don't drop me."

"Don't worry, I'd rather fall than let you fall."

"I hope you can do it." Shekh straightened up again. Only a circle of white light shone from the entrance of the small building in the courtyard. When they reached the entrance, all three of them disappeared into the darkness.

Meng Chengxi, who was waiting outside the door, took out a flashlight and waved it at the two of them: "This way."

Qu Yang automatically stepped forward to lead the way, saying, "Stay close to me. If you hear any strange noises, don't panic. Wild boars sometimes come down from the mountains and wreak havoc on the farmland. Don't shout, or they will attack you."

"Understood." Shi Jinzhe hugged Shehe and walked alongside him, while Chen Shu and Meng Chengxi arranged for Li Jiaoyang to be in the middle, and the three of them walked together at the back.

The bushes on both sides of the road cast blurry shadows, and there were a few scattered lights in the distance. There were no neon lights from tall buildings, no stars or moon, and not even the croaking of frogs and insects could be heard.

In the quiet mountains and fields, only the sound of a few footsteps could be heard.

The three people in the back row kept a close eye on everything, especially the two newcomers, who remained highly vigilant in this situation to avoid getting lost.

After walking for half an hour, the sound of footsteps suddenly rose from the bushes by the roadside, and from the shadows of the forest came the sound of heavy panting.

Qu Yang immediately stopped and whispered a warning to everyone not to make a sound or move.

Less than half a minute later, the wild boar's commotion subsided, and he tentatively took two steps forward. Once he was sure the boar was gone, he felt relieved. "Everyone, please walk even more quietly and don't make a sound."

The three people in the back row nodded silently, indicating that they understood.

Shekh tapped the wild boar's shoulder intermittently, driving it further away.

The six of them started walking again. She glanced behind Chen Shu, said nothing, and turned back.

After walking for a while, the silhouette of a small house appeared at the end of the road. Qu Yang lowered his voice and pointed to the house, "That's it."

Seeing a sliver of light coming from the small house, Meng Chengxi breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a real surprise that nothing unexpected happened on this journey."

“Brother Meng…” Li Jiaoyang’s voice was a little unsteady. When she heard someone speaking, she finally dared to speak: “No, listen to the footsteps.”

It was pitch black all around, and the dirt road was uneven. The sound of each person's footsteps was slightly different. In the darkness, footsteps from six directions rang out simultaneously.

Li Jiaoyang was afraid that she would get lost in a maze, so she counted the footsteps the whole time. But after the wild boar left, she realized that the footsteps didn't match up.

There were indeed six of them, but Shekh didn't have to go himself, so who was the extra one?

Meng Chengxi took out a knife from his backpack and quickly shone his flashlight around.

The stark white light shone on Chen Shu's face, making it appear even more bloodless.

Chen Shu stopped walking on tiptoe, turned his eyes back, and silently said to everyone, "Behind me."