Jiang Xiaowan reluctantly bought a lighter from the prop shop, lit the special soul-repelling incense, and walked back side by side with Yao Shu.

The two fell behind, but determined not to fall too far behind the main group, they quickly caught up with those in front.

Seeing Yao Shu catch up, Huang Yingzong glanced at Lin Shu beside him and went to find Qian Chang, who was at the front, with a headache. He couldn't afford to offend these two women, so he could at least avoid them.

"Is it really necessary to be so afraid?" Jiang Xiaowan raised her eyebrows and stared at Huang Yingzong as he walked away. "The two of you fighting over one man must have hurt him a lot."

Lin Shu shrugged: "It hurts me a lot too, and I still have to sleep with him at night."

"There shouldn't be anything like that," Yao Shu said, turning the bracelet around to comfort her. "It's a proper story. Some parts of the plot will end with the lights off. The kind of thing you're thinking about won't happen."

Lin Shu: "...I'm afraid this story isn't serious."

"Don't worry, it's all serious." Jiang Xiaowan reassured him with her experience, "If this were a smutty novel, Shi Jinzhe wouldn't be serving the dishes. These two advanced players would have been doing something inappropriate for children long ago."

"Maybe it's just not the right time yet." Lin Shu shook her finger with a look of "you don't understand" in her eyes. "When I'm really tired from work, I like to watch movies before bed. Do you know what some screenwriters and directors love to use to create hype?"

Yao Shu asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Sex," Lin Shu said. "I don't know if there are movies like this in your world, but once there are explicit erotic scenes, you'll find that everyone's focus is on that scene. By the end, hardly anyone remembers the plot. And no matter how many years pass, when people mention this movie, the first thing that comes to mind is that scene."

“Then you have even less to worry about,” Jiang Xiaowan said, adept at reassuring people. “Because that teacher-student pair has more points of contention than you do.”

“Indeed, especially since you’re pregnant.” Yao Shu stabbed Lin Shuxin in the back.

Lin Shu felt melancholy upon hearing the word "pregnant": "I don't understand why I was given the female protagonist character from a melodramatic youth novel. This is so out of place in a horror story. I'm speechless."

"Take it easy, it's just a persona, it's not real." Seeing the living room right in front of her, Jiang Xiaowan stopped the conversation.

She was the only one in the living room. She sat quietly on the sofa, holding two porcelain vases in her hands. When she looked at him, she turned back and handed him a small vase that was only the length of her index finger, and a gold ingot.

Item: [Sobering Gold Ingot] (Disposable item)

Effect: Yellow and white substance, something even ghosts like. When burned, it can force a mindless ghost to regain its senses for one minute.

Prop: [Silent Sound]

Effect: Whispering Vase, a two-person voice transmission device. Speaking into the mouth of one vase will allow the owner of the other vase to receive the message. [Effective range: 100 meters]

Shi Jinzhe was overjoyed and silently spoke through the bottle opening: "You found it?"

"You found it?"

The other prop vase in Shekh's hand made his voice, which was very soft, but she could hear it clearly with her abilities.

“It’s me.” Sheh nodded. Although Shi Jinzhe still couldn’t hear him, it was much more convenient than sending her a message by hand.

"You've worked hard." Shi Jinzhe understood the key point and smiled at her.

Fu Guan hesitated slightly: "...So you didn't move just now because of the plot requirements?"

"Yes," Shekh replied without hesitation.

She didn't move for two reasons: first, she didn't want to touch the oily plate; second, her role was special, and not moving with the main group wouldn't arouse suspicion. Other players would only assume she had another mission and that's why she didn't move, and would never suspect that she was just too lazy to move.

She was getting a little bored while waiting, so she took a walk around the first floor to see if she could find any props. To her surprise, she actually found some. If the group hadn't returned, she would have gone up to the second floor.

Shekh was very satisfied that he had gotten both props first.

Fu Guan was speechless. Anyone would know that you shouldn't be alone in a ghost story, so they all carefully avoided leaving the group. Unexpectedly, Shekh didn't care about being alone at all.

Another day of envying Shi Jinzhe for having a world boss-level humanoid prop.

Boom—

A white light pierced the night sky, streaking across the air. After the lightning, thunder rumbled and roared overhead.

The old house had thin walls and an outdated electrical system. A thunderbolt struck, and the living room lights suddenly went out.

The nine people sighed in unison, "This plot twist is coming again!"

Jiang Xiaowan shouted, "Ah, it's thundering! I'm so scared!"

Lin Shu: "Ah Zong, where are you? You scared me to death!"

Qian Chang: "It's just thunder, what's there to be afraid of? It's just that you two are so jumpy. I wasn't scared to death by the thunder, but by you two."

Ye Zhan: "Brother, isn't it a bit mean to be so fierce to your sister?"

"Don't panic, everyone." Fu Guan called out names one by one. "If Jiang Xiaowan and Yao Shu are scared, you can come to me and I'll take you upstairs. Has Lin Shu found Huang Yingzong yet? If not, come to me. Are the teachers scared? If so, come with us. Girls, form a group."

"Is the rain outside the sea in your arms?" Huang Yingzong retorted, pulling Lin Shu aside and saying, "I'll take care of my own girlfriend."

Yao Shu: "Ah Zong, I...can I come with you?"

Shekh reached out to pull at Shi Jin's folded clothes and hugged his arm tightly: "It's so dark, I'm scared, take me upstairs."

Qian Chang snorted, "I really admire you cowards. All the men, come with me. Let's go out and see if we can fix it. I'm not going to spend the whole night in the dark."

"..." Even though he knew this was just part of her character's persona, Shi Jinzhe really wanted to yell at her, "Are you alright?"

You're telling everyone to go out and fix the power lines when it's thundering outside?

However, the plot is just that absurd; the legs, which had no control over them, actually followed Qian Chang outwards.

Ye Zhan was left behind to stay with her four older sisters because she was too young. Fu Guan explained that no one would take care of the girls and he was afraid they would be frightened, so they had to stay.

Finally, Qian Chang, Shi Jinzhe, and Huang Yingzong braved the heavy rain to go out.