Mu Yingshan's temples throbbed: "What?"

Could it be that she has her eye on my 300-year-old pill? I should have known better than to say anything.

"Oh dear, we've been through thick and thin together for over twenty minutes now, what a revolutionary friendship! It's not too much to ask you to use your sword to take us to the 13th floor again, is it?" Yuan Qingli smiled like a flower, a blood-red flower.

Mu Yingshan sneered: "Little fairy, do you think this is my private elevator? You can just go up and down whenever you want?"

"Everything I've done is for our shared future," Yuan Qingli said, head held high, a forced smile on her face. She looked utterly irritating.

[Your emotions are aggressive. System reminder: Bound items cannot attack their owner!]

Mu Yingshan: "..."

Yuan Qingli: "Symbiosis and mutual prosperity, if you want to sell..."

"Walk!"

Meng Yu sensed that the atmosphere between the two was a bit off. One second they seemed to be in a Qiong Yao drama, and the next second they were...

"Awoo!"

Meng Yu, who was suddenly grabbed by the back of her collar, felt extremely innocent and even a little miserable.

There was no time to see the outside world clearly; all that could be seen was a blurry staircase flashing by, and a long sword swiftly ascending.

Before he knew it, they were on the 13th floor.

As Meng Yu watched Yuan Qingli gag, he disregarded his rapidly increasing nausea and his body trembled instinctively, as if he were terrified of something.

"Who is that man wearing the ghost mask?" Yuan Qingli noticed Meng Yu's unease, gently grabbed his wrist, and pulled him to her side.

With a slight warmth in his palm, Meng Yu took a deep breath and slowly said, "He is the biggest boss of Yihong Courtyard, and he does some shady business. We were all tricked into coming here by him. Or rather, it's more accurate to say we were abducted. In short, he uses all sorts of methods to lock up all the selected, suitable people here."

"What constitutes a selected, suitable person?" Yuan Qingli had some guesses, but still wanted to know more.

"I don't know either. From what I know, they all seem to be young people around fifteen or sixteen years old."

“They’re all around this age.” Yuan Qingli had a few more thoughts. “Then how did they know you were suitable?”

"I don't know either."

...

The 13th floor was quiet at this moment, without the slightest sound.

Before Yuan Qingli could ask, Meng Yu continued, "From March to May, he abducted a total of seven people, and only the two of us survived. Sister Qingli, if it weren't for you, I might have ended up like the others."

"That's good now, I'll take you out with me," Yuan Qingli said. "By the way, is the Ghost Mask's stay here at a fixed time?"

"Yes. He has other identities outside, so he won't stay here for long."

"When I came in earlier, I secretly counted, there were about twenty bodyguards in this hotel, it seems you and your brother took care of them all just now..." Meng Yu realized, "Those monsters were them, right?"

Yuan Qingli gave the other person an approving look. Even in such an environment, the child still remembered to observe the enemy's situation. This child was very calm.

She didn't hide anything: "Yes. The Ghost Mask side should receive the news soon; a large wave of monsters is coming. Aren't you scared?"

"I'm not afraid, because you and my brother are here." Meng Yu clenched her fist and made a charging gesture.

Yuan Qingli pretended not to see the excitement on his face: "I'm scared."

Meng Yu looked at him with a "can I believe I heard that right?" expression. Where had that fierce fighting spirit from just now gone?

"I no longer have the strength or energy to deal with them. So, I need to get out of here quickly." Yuan Qingli withered instantly.

Upon hearing this, Meng Yu's expression turned serious.

"Sister Qingli, I observed this when I was staying in the room. The hotel has no windows, they are all locked, and the main door seems to be the same. There is only a specific exit that they know can lead out."