23 Cave 07‖ "Small Card"

"This is not a door to go out, so what's behind it? Could it be a tomb?" The middle-aged fat man leaned his whole body on the door and pulled it hard, trying to see what was inside through the gap.

Unfortunately, he still underestimated the weight of the door. Even though he tried his best, the door remained motionless.

"Why is it so heavy? Hey! I don't believe it!" This middle-aged fat man is a stubborn guy. He retracted his hands, spat into his palms, and started struggling with the door again.

Yan Shuang couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder and said, "Stop picking at him, it's useless."

The man blushed and said, "Leave me alone."

Yan Shuang: "There's a lock underneath."

The man took a closer look and saw a huge iron lock hanging underneath. "I told you, I can't push it."

"This family has a great background." Old man Li sat on the stone steps and rested for a while before he slowly said, "A double door is a door, and a single door is a door. One family, one courtyard, one door ring. Look at the auxiliary head."

Yan Shuang looked at the gate, then at the copper ring on the door, and asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"

"This is quite particular," Old Man Li explained. "The fushou is a base mounted on the gate to hold the door knocker, usually made of metal or wood. In ancient times, fushou often used ferocious and exotic beasts as door knocker patterns, but this family used a lion, which shows its extraordinary status."

Yan Shuang asked curiously, "Why use a lion?"

Old Man Li replied, "The lion is considered an auspicious animal, possessing qualities such as might and majesty. People believe it can ward off evil and ward off disasters. In the past, people chose a ferocious and unusual animal like the lion as a door knocker pattern, presumably because of its majestic appearance."

Jing Ning took over and explained to the group, "Generally, the auxiliary heads are shaped like a gourd, a beast's snout, or a shan. Lions are chosen as auxiliary heads to ward off evil and suppress evil. Also, 'beast' and 'longevity' have the same pronunciation, so an animal head with a ruyi pattern also means 'longevity as one wishes.'"

After hearing this, everyone showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

At this time, Jing Ning looked at the time and said, "It's getting dark, let's go back first."

So, the group left the place in a hurry.

They finally returned to the hotel before dark.

Everyone was exhausted after the long journey, especially Xu Yaoyu, who had been in a coma and had only just woken up.

After returning to the hotel, the few of them ate something quick to fill their stomachs, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

"There are still six days left." Yan Shuang said while lying in bed, "This feeling is so hard to endure. It feels like a year."

After a whole day, there was no useful clue at all. He couldn't help but feel anxious. He didn't even know what to do, let alone how to prevent danger.

"Do you have any ideas?" Yan Shuang asked, turning sideways.

"Wait." Jing Ning only replied him with one word.

Yan Shuang said, "What are you waiting for?"

"Of course, wait for things to happen."

"Okay, I'll go wash up." Yan Shuang got up and walked towards the bathroom.

Everyone spent a peaceful day in the cave. Just when Yan Shuang was wondering how long it would take for a terrible incident to happen, the peace was broken without any warning.

As he passed the door, Yan Shuang suddenly stopped and stared at a piece of paper on the ground. Apparently, the paper had been slipped into the room through the crack of the door. He frowned, feeling uneasy.

Was it there when I just walked in? I don't think so!

In other words, there was someone outside his room just now, but neither he nor Jing Ning noticed. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

So I carefully looked outside through the peephole. There was no one in the aisle, only the red light coming through the front desk.

Yan Shuang squatted down, picked it up, and took a closer look. It turned out to be two tickets?!

Yan Shuang turned to Jing Ning and shook the ticket in her hand.

"Why are there still small cards in the game?" Jing Ning complained, "Is it just me who can't do it?"

Yan Shuang rolled her eyes.

Jing Ning looked at him with a smile, but still took the "small card" from his hand.

The tickets were no different from the ones outside, and it looked like a normal show.

It’s just time, eleven o’clock tonight…

"Isn't this the door we saw during the day?" Yan Shuang said.

So behind the door is a theater.

"Oh, I can't sleep well again." Jing Ning fell back, "I should have known not to come back. I have to go again."

Yan Shuang: Hey, could you please not be so casual? This is a horror game.

"I wonder if they received it?" Yan Shuang said with some concern.

"Let's go take a look." Jing Ning suggested. So the two of them lowered their voices and gently knocked on Lin Haichen's door across the street.

Lin Haichen didn't seem to be ready to go to bed yet. Shortly after the two knocked on the door, the door slowly opened.

"I was just about to look for you. You must have received it." Lin Haichen said calmly, without much surprise on his face.

"Yeah." Jing Ning nodded, his expression still as calm as water.

At that moment, the door to Tian Yiyi's room slowly opened, and two heads popped out, looking at the group curiously. Xu Yaoyu's head, lower down, raised slightly, facing Tian Yiyi's head, and whispered, "See, I told you it was them."

Seeing this, Yan Shuang frowned slightly and asked, "What are you two doing?"

Tian Yiyi giggled and replied playfully, "I said it was you guys knocking on the door outside, but Sister Yiyi didn't believe it."

Lin Haichen showed a hint of helplessness, like a big brother doting on his naughty sister, and gently warned: "Come out quickly, and don't stick your head out casually in the future, okay?"

Tian Yiyi nodded obediently and replied, "I know!" Then she stuck out her tongue mischievously.

However, at this moment, the fat man suddenly pushed open the door. He was only wrapped in a bath towel, his hair was messy, and he was obviously disturbed by their conversation. His face was full of displeasure and irritation. He shouted impatiently: "Why are you making so much noise? Can't you let me sleep?"

At the same time, Ye Qi's door quickly opened. She looked at everyone with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "What happened? Why are you making so much noise?"

"The mission is here." Lin Haichen said.

The night was silent, and this silence was like a death warrant. The tickets in the hands of several people were like hot potatoes that they couldn't get rid of.

"Do we have to go at night?" Ye Qi's face looked grim, and she felt a chill down her spine when she thought of the daytime.

"There is no choice, I must go." Jing Ning's eyes darkened.

Several people walked towards the hotel gate. When passing by the front desk, Yan Shuang always felt that something was missing.

"The woman at the front desk is gone." Jing Ning whispered beside him.

Yes, the woman who had been standing at the front desk is now nowhere to be found.