Ji He reacted even faster. As a player herself, she was used to the fact that the global horror game was full of traps. As soon as she heard footsteps, she immediately got up, carefully crouched by the crack in the door, and cautiously looked out, her face slightly grim.

When Ji He finally saw clearly, her expression suddenly turned grim. In the darkness outside, heads were moving about, indistinctly surrounding them.

"It must be people from Fengxian Village, they've made their move!"

Ji He said in a low voice that the NPC behind her was definitely unreliable, but she still turned around, just as she was about to give a warning—

"Wait, where did they go?!"

Inside the room behind Ji He, only the flame of the kerosene lamp flickered in the candlestick on the table. The bedding where people had once lain was now just marked with indentations. As for the adulterous couple, they had vanished without a trace...

For a moment, it was as if Ji He was the only one left in the room.

She leaned against the door, her hands clenching involuntarily, her lips twitching slightly, a nameless fire burning within her.

—Damn it, I'm so angry! I'll take them down sooner or later!

But the situation didn't allow Ji He time to think things through. Seeing that more and more people were gathering outside, almost completely surrounding the room, Ji He made a snap decision.

She looked around the room, then quickly climbed up the pillar and hid on the beam inside, observing from below.

Meanwhile, inside the wardrobe in the room.

The wardrobe door was tightly closed, and it was pitch black inside. Because the wardrobe was not very spacious and was piled with a lot of old clothes, Ruan Qing'an and Jiang Shihe were forced to stick close together.

Inside the cramped wardrobe, their breathing could be clearly heard.

The petite girl curled up, almost pressed against the man's chest. She was so small that her breath could completely envelop her. To support her body, Ruan Qing'an had to reach out and brace herself against Jiang Shihe's waist and abdomen.

There weren't many places to hide inside, and the wardrobe was the best option, so the two of them had no choice but to stack themselves up like this.

In the darkness, Jiang Shihe could not see Ruan Qing'an's expression clearly, but he noticed that she had her head down and her body was trembling slightly.

He frowned and pulled her into his arms.

Jiang Shihe whispered, "Don't worry."

After a brief silence, the girl pressed herself against the man's chest and nodded slightly, appearing somewhat reserved and awkward.

Because she was looking down, from an angle where Jiang Shihe couldn't see her, the girl, who had always been gentle and weak like a little rabbit, now had a slightly twisted infatuation on her beautiful face.

Even through her clothes, she could feel the muscle contours beneath her palms. It was the first time she had ever been squeezed into such a small space with someone she liked, and the girl, who was already somewhat sickly, blushed even at the tips of her ears.

I like it, I like it, I like it—

Miss Bad has always liked Mr. Detective.

In the quiet closet, Jiang Shihe was still a little worried about Ruan Qing'an's emotions, after all, he had just read the report about Fengxian Village, which was undoubtedly frightening for women.

But just as he was worrying, he felt his clothes move—specifically, the fabric around his waist and abdomen seemed to be rubbed, vaguely, as if it were touching his abdominal muscles.

Jiang Shihe paused, his suspicious gaze sweeping over them subtly.

Did he... have a wrong feeling?

Just then, through the tiny crack in the wardrobe door, after only a few breaths, the previously tightly closed door was kicked open with force!

The first person to walk in from the outside was Uncle Zhang, who was carrying an axe, with a gaunt old man beside him. After entering, he scanned the room and, finding no one there, chuckled.

"Stop hiding, I know you're here."

"I specially prepared a table full of delicious food at home, why didn't you stay at my place tonight? It's such a waste of all my hard work, sigh, these young people nowadays..."

The people of Fengxian Village had already surrounded the area. Uncle Zhang was very confident and spoke calmly.

He said slowly, "Why hide? Our Fengxian Village is warm and hospitable. This whole area is beautiful with clear waters and lush mountains, a great place for tourism. Of course, it's also a great place to live."

"Why don't we all stay here? The air is fresh, and the villagers are honest and simple, without the scheming and intrigue of city people. Isn't that great?"

After Uncle Zhang finished speaking, seeing that there was still no movement inside the house, he couldn't help but sigh, and the sound of the axe scraping the ground became louder: "We don't want to take action unless absolutely necessary."

"They don't want to either. If they hurt someone, they'll have to take them home as wives. It would be so embarrassing!"

Seeing that persuasion was useless, Uncle Zhang frowned and ordered his men to search the place.

And at this moment, on the crossbeam.

Ji He lowered her eyes and stared intently at the situation below, not daring to make a sound, but she wasn't too nervous. The room was quite high, and usually no one would look up at the high beams, especially since she was hiding quite well.

Just as Ji He calmed down a little—

After Uncle Zhang gave the instructions, several villagers came in. One of them was a bit fat and looked like he had a big head and ears. He chuckled a few times in a lewd manner, but as soon as he walked in, he stepped on the steps.

With a 'thump'.

He fell flat on his back, screaming in pain. The fat man was facing Ji He directly.

Ji He on the beam: ...Everything is going wrong.

As soon as the fat man opened his eyes, he could see her right away. Ji He's lips twitched. She watched as he yelled for a while before Uncle Zhang kicked him in the buttocks—

Ji He quickly put an invisibility talisman on herself.

She's a seasoned player of global horror games and knows very well that sometimes, certain gadgets can be lifesavers. She's prepared quite a few, which makes her safer when fighting alone.

Although she had applied an invisibility talisman, Ji He was still not at ease.

'The invisibility talisman is for humans, but who knows if these guys from Fengxian Village who've surrounded us are human or ghosts...'

'If it's a human, the invisibility talisman can still be used.'

'But if it's a ghost, then it's like catching a turtle in a jar.'

Thinking of this, Ji He's face darkened. Her eyes darted around, her thoughts racing. In the next moment, she picked up the remaining matchbox after lighting the kerosene lamp.

Immediately afterwards—

With a deft twist of her wrist, she crumpled the matchbox and slammed it onto the top of the wardrobe!

In the deathly silent room, even the faintest sound of something falling to the ground could be clearly heard.

Uncle Zhang, who was leading his men to search the house, paused. At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the direction of the wardrobe. Jiang Shihe and Ruan Qing'an, who were inside the wardrobe, could hear the noise above them and could vaguely see what was happening outside through the gaps in the wardrobe.

It's Ji He...

Their expressions suddenly darkened.