"Xu Ying? Wait, you're saying Xu Ying is one of the people in this photo?"

“Yes.” The little girl pointed to the shorter boy in the photo. “This is Brother Xu Zi, and the one next to him is Brother Xu Ying. It’s strange, big brother, you clearly have photos of Brother Xu Zi and the others, but you don’t recognize them?”

"Ahem, I found this photo in the village."

"Really?" The little girl tilted her head suspiciously. "Then remember to return the photo to Brother Xu Zi when you see him... Hmm, I don't think Brother Xu Zi would lose the photo, right?"

If the person in this photo is really as the little girl said, then the "Brother Xu" she mentioned is the scarecrow we see today! His limbs have been forcibly torn off and uglyly pieced together on the wire frame.

Jiang Ran didn't want to tell the little girl about the scarecrow, as it would only cause her to lose control of her emotions and wouldn't serve any other purpose, so she simply made up an excuse to change the subject.

"Can the older brothers and sisters play with me? I haven't seen anyone else in a long time."

The little girl poked her finger, looking a bit aggrieved.

"Sorry, big brother has other things to do."

No matter what the little girl is like, Jiang Ran has no intention of wasting his time with her.

"Can you come and play with me again after you've finished what you were doing, big brother?"

The little girl's body became transparent and gradually disappeared from Jiang Ran's sight.

"Let's go, Gwen."

"Don't you even want to lie to people?"

"I don't make meaningless promises."

Jiang Ran then left the main room. It was already completely dark outside, and the candle in Gwen's hand was almost burned out, its light growing weaker and weaker.

Unfortunately, after searching the entire main room, they couldn't find a second candle, which made Jiang Ran a little depressed. Was his luck really that bad?

No, if you search everywhere and still can't find it, then it's probably not a matter of luck.

"Wait, is there light behind us?"

A beam of light shone from behind. Jiang Ran turned around and saw a figure slowly approaching from behind.

"Oh? Is that Brother Jiang Ran?"

Yu Cheng waved to Jiang Ran.

The two ghost storytellers from the Dragon Kingdom met again by chance. Yu Cheng also walked into the courtyard, proving that her strength was indeed not to be underestimated!

Excluding the factor of innate survival skills, to have survived to this day, one must first have never been afraid, so as to avoid dying at the hands of the scarecrow. This is easier said than done.

Jiang Ran hadn't seen any other ghost storytellers for a long time, which meant that many of them must have perished in this world.

Yes, the MVP is you, Straw Bro!

As Yu Cheng approached, Jiang Ran noticed that what she was holding was not a candle, but a small, powerful flashlight!

Looking at the candle in Gwen's hand, Jiang Ran finally understood the difference between people.

"Where did you get this... high-powered flashlight? Do they even have these in the village?"

"Oh! Brother Jiang Ran, you mean this? Here, have one!"

As if by magic, Yu Cheng produced another powerful flashlight from behind his back and handed it to Jiang Ran.

"Brother Jiang Ran, do you have any other clues?" Yu Cheng took out an invitation, a cult book, and a key from his shoulder bag. "These are the things I found, but I don't know what use they are yet."

"I was originally planning to go check out the main house, but seeing you ahead of me, I came over first!"

Although Jiang Ran's appearance is not visible from behind, she is the only person who brings a little girl to the Ghost Story World.

The invitations are obtained from the lantern-wielding woman who parades through the streets, and cult books can also be obtained by offering sacrifices at the altar. Both of these items are resources that anyone can obtain, but of course, they are not something you can just grab and have.

Jiang Ran took out her key and compared it with Yu Cheng's key.

"The patterns are basically the same, so these two keys should open the same door."

Therefore, there are likely more than just these two keys, but the number is definitely not large, probably between three and five. They are hidden in various parts of the village, and the door that this key can open is of utmost importance!

“You don’t need to go to the main house.” Jiang Ran handed the key back to Yu Cheng. “I just came out of the main house.”

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ran shared the information he knew with Yu Cheng.

"I only knew that fear might attract something, but I've never been to the fields. I didn't know such a monster existed." After a brief moment of surprise, Yu Cheng's expression returned to normal. "Xu Ying... Xu Zi... So, that scarecrow is the groom Xu Ying's younger brother?"

"That little girl claims to be a sacrifice, but what is she going to sacrifice?"

"Judging from the photos, Xu Ying isn't very old, and there's even a ghost marriage... Brother Jiang, this world is really packed with information! As expected of an S-class world, it's getting me a little excited!"

After learning about Jiang Ran's information, Yu Cheng seemed to have opened a floodgate of conversation. Jiang Ran discovered that this seemingly socially awkward girl was surprisingly talkative when she was seriously deducing things, and at that moment she didn't care that Jiang Ran was right next to her.

"Alright, alright... In any case, we still need to find the room corresponding to the key first, so that others don't get there first."

"It's okay! Brother Jiang Ran! Come with me!"

Yu Cheng was a little excited. She stretched out her right hand, and a firefly flew out of her palm, flying clumsily in the air.

"Come on... Phew~ Brother Jiang Ran, keep up with it!"

Will this firefly lead them to their desired destination? How interesting! Jiang Ran became increasingly interested in Yu Cheng's talent.

However, Yu Cheng's running steps looked a bit unsteady, and he even started panting after running a few steps.

"Jiang, Jiang Ran, come on!"

"Um, I think you should take a break?"

"No need! Absolutely no need! Let's go... cough cough, let's go!"

"real?"

"real!"

Jiang Ran followed Yu Cheng's little fireflies as they flitted through the courtyard.

"Gwen, looks like you're about to lose your job~"

"Huh? It can't even beat me?!"

Finally, led by the firefly, the three arrived at a single-story house at the very end of the mansion, where the firefly stopped on a rusty lock.

"This is it! My fireflies won't go wrong! Cough cough..."

Yu Cheng coughed lightly, picked up the key, and went to open the door!

The room was decorated somewhat like a young girl's boudoir. Yu Cheng searched left and right, but found nothing except a worn-out bear plush toy.

"That shouldn't be the case, is this the only room the key points to?"