About twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the agreed location.
Song Qi looked at Su Ping, who had ignored him after getting into the car and was now getting out on her own, and was somewhat surprised. Was she angry?
Song Yifei was already waiting at the door. When she saw the two of them coming one after the other, she was a little embarrassed and said, "Two of our staff members had something come up and couldn't make it. We'll have to trouble you to fill in for them."
Just as Song Qi was about to walk towards her, someone beat him to it.
"No trouble at all, I've been wanting to play escape rooms for ages, but I've never had the chance."
Su Ping linked arms with Song Yifei, smiling happily.
Forced to stop, Song Qi was annoyed. He looked at Su Ping and snorted coldly, saying sarcastically, "Senior, we're here for part-time work, not for fun."
Su Ping turned around and glared at him fiercely. No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!
The puffed-up little face in front of him had an indescribable comicality, even a touch of cuteness, and Song Qi curled his lips into a smile.
The escape room story revolves around the Sun family. The patriarch of the Sun family is a well-known philanthropist in the town. He has a daughter named Zhiling, who is beautiful and looks like a fairy descended from heaven.
On the occasion of Master Sun's sixtieth birthday, he was hosting a banquet for guests from all directions. While several distant relatives were staying overnight at the Sun residence, Miss Sun suddenly went mad!
She remained unconscious during the day, but every night she would dress in a red wedding gown and do her makeup in front of the mirror. Crying and laughter could be heard coming from her room, causing panic in the household. Everyone said that Miss Sun was possessed by something unclean. Master Sun spared no expense in posting notices, hoping to cure his daughter.
An elderly man claiming to be a Taoist priest came from afar. Upon seeing Miss Sun, he was terrified and muttered, "The cause of the past life, the effect of this life..."
The crowd was puzzled. The Taoist priest left only the words, "The one who tied the bell must untie it," and then disappeared. When the crowd realized that it was dark again, this time it was different from the previous days. The entire Sun residence seemed to be shrouded in thick fog, and not even a bit of moonlight could penetrate.
...
After reading the entire script, Su Ping swallowed hard.
So her identity is that crazy Miss Sun Zhiling from the Sun family?
Seeing her concerns, Song Yifei came up and patted her shoulder to comfort her: "Pingping, you have no experience since it's your first time. You just need to lie on the wedding bed and wait for the players to come in and say a few lines."
Su Ping's gaze swept over a few lines of text on the script: "Hands gripping the player's neck, hysterically demanding why he hasn't come to marry her for so long..."
No, you guys play like this?
A locked room combined with Chinese horror elements—who on earth wrote this? Don't NPCs have lives?!
As Su Ping watched Song Qi being led towards the control room, a bold idea formed in her mind.
"Sister Yifei, do you think it's possible that the role of Miss Sun doesn't necessarily have to be played by a woman?"
She had a very clever plan, but as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a cold gaze fall on her.
[Host, we have detected an increasing trend in the villainous value of the character Song Qi! Please stop thinking about it!]
"What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly," Song Yifei asked, turning to the side.
Su Ping swallowed back down her throat before she could say anything.
Haha, I'm laughing at myself for being so cowardly.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Sister Yifei, I'm going to do my makeup now..."
Su Ping walked toward the dressing room with her head drooping. As she passed Song Qi, she heard a soft laugh.
The laughter was barely audible, like a feather brushing against the tip of the heart, bringing a tingling and itchy sensation.
What does this little pervert mean? Is he mocking her?
Su Ping glared at him, but then saw that his expression was normal. Had she misheard him?
The moment Su Ping put on the red wedding dress, she felt an indescribable sense of destiny, and it gave her goosebumps.
A young lady from a noble family was betrayed by a scumbag. Filled with hatred, she became a wandering soul and drifted through the world for over a hundred years. She finally waited for the person she longed for, only to find that he had a beautiful woman by his side. How could she not hate him?
An hour had passed since I finished getting my makeup and hair done, and the escape room players had already started playing.
Su Ping followed the route into a room decorated in an antique style. The wedding bed was covered with red gauze curtains, and a red candle burned on each side of the dressing mirror. The flames inside flickered as if they would be extinguished by the slightest breeze.
Despite being a wedding scene, it didn't evoke joy but instead felt eerily cold and unsettling.
To provide players with a 100% immersive experience, the props and NPC costumes and props in the escape room are all meticulously crafted, making it feel like you are truly there.
Su Ping sat on the wedding bed, feeling a little apprehensive, and summoned the system in her mind.
[Huluwa?]
[...]
Undeterred, Su Ping launched a relentless barrage of attacks.
Finally, the Calabash Brothers couldn't take it anymore.
[Host, don't your family think you're noisy?]
Hearing the familiar voice, Su Ping still felt a chill in the room and couldn't help but ask.
[Huluwa, do you think ghosts really exist?]
[Host, it seems you've forgotten how you got here.]
Right, wasn't she one before? Then what is she afraid of!
Thinking of this, Su Ping simply kicked off her red embroidered shoes, lifted the quilt, and lay down on the bed.
Her motto is—if you can lie down, never sit!
To be honest, the air conditioning in this room is really effective; Su Ping didn't even realize when she fell asleep.
Until screams rang out from outside the room.
They've arrived?
Su Ping was awakened by the shouting and then remembered that she still had a story to tell.
What were the lines again? Oh no, she seems to have forgotten!
[Huluwa, do I have a cheat code?]
She had genuinely forgotten some of the lines and pinned her last hope on the Calabash Brothers, hoping for a cheat code that would allow her to access her memories.
[Host, what are you thinking? This isn't a save/load game.]
The cold voice of the Calabash Brothers brought her back to reality.
Su Ping tried hard to recall, but all she could remember was that one phrase: strangulation...
What a disaster! We can only take it one step at a time.
She felt like she had been lying in bed for a century before she realized there was no sound coming from outside the door.
What's going on?
Just as she was drifting off to sleep, the door was pushed open from the outside.
At the same time, eerie and mournful music began to play in the room, accompanied by the sound of a woman crying.
"My love Xue, I've been waiting for you for so long..."
How could you bear to leave me alone at the bottom of the well!
The heart-wrenching sound, as if the voice of the woman who threw herself into the well was right next to her ear, gave Su Ping goosebumps. It truly lived up to its reputation as an immersive escape room.
She was so engrossed in the story that she didn't even notice when the player outside walked in.
When I came to my senses, I felt the bed next to me sink noticeably, and another player lay down on it.
Yes, the player's single-player mission is to enter the room alone and consummate the marriage with Miss Sun, who is possessed by a female ghost!
What happened next?
Oh right, choking!
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