"This shabby bed is really uncomfortable. Cheap hotels really don't have any quality."
Song Shiqiao rubbed her stiff neck, feeling quite annoyed.
I threw back the covers, got out of bed barefoot, and went to the bathroom in my loose pajamas.
"It looks like I've gotten another wrinkle!"
Looking at myself in the mirror, I couldn't help but sigh.
Suddenly, her reflection in the mirror flashed a strange smile. "Do you want to be younger?"
"ah!"
Song Shiqiao screamed and stepped back, only to find that her legs were unable to move.
It was as if he was nailed to the ground, with only his upper body able to move.
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror looked at her with a smile, "Don't be afraid, take a gamble with me, and if you win, you can become younger."
Are you a ghost?
"No, I am a monster!"
What is eeriness?
Song Shiqiao started working in the family business after graduating from university. Over the years, she has gained considerable experience and seen the world.
She quickly forced herself to calm down and even asked the other person a question.
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror extends her right thumb and forefinger, making a money-twisting motion, saying, "Consultations require payment!"
"How much?"
"One question: a year's lifespan."
Song Shiqiao's pupils shrank sharply, not expecting the other party to want her lifespan. "Then I won't ask anymore. Can you let me leave?"
"At least take a gamble with me before you can leave."
"How do you gamble, and what are the stakes?"
"It's very simple. Rock, paper, scissors, best of three, with three years of your life as the stake. Win or lose, you can leave."
Song Shiqiao's face turned pale. "Three years of life! How many three-year periods does one have in a lifetime?"
But then I realized that I couldn't leave now, and I had no choice but to gamble.
"Okay, I'll bet you. I hope you keep your word."
"We put our right hands behind our backs, I'll count to three, and then we'll strike at the same time."
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror rubbed her hands excitedly, like a gambler who hadn't gambled in a long time.
Looking at Song Shiqiao outside the mirror, her expression was solemn; she was already prepared to lose.
But she won the first two rounds.
"Alas, I lost. This is the three years of life you won."
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror looked dejected. With a wave of her hand, an invisible object floated out of the mirror and entered Song Shiqiao's body.
I immediately felt energetic and light all over, as if I had instantly become younger.
She looked at herself in the mirror; her skin seemed more radiant, and several wrinkles around her eyes had disappeared.
"Am I getting younger?"
"Of course, increasing lifespan means improving the physical body so that you humans can live longer."
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror gave her an explanation.
Song Shiqiao's initial fear gradually gave way to surprise.
Is it really that simple to add three years to one's lifespan?
Who in this world doesn't want to extend their lifespan, or not want to turn back the clock?
Can I still gamble?
Song Shiqiao had regained her freedom and could move her legs, but instead of leaving, she took the initiative to suggest continuing to gamble.
She also understood that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and there must be some kind of trap hidden here.
The opportunity to become younger is right in front of you, and no one can resist such an allure.
"sure."
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror smiled and agreed.
"Could we lower the stakes, and only bet one year of life each time?"
Song Shiqiao wasn't stupid; by lowering the stakes, even if there were any traps, the losses wouldn't be too great.
I've already won three years of lifespan, so if I lose it all, I'll just quit.
"No problem, you're the guest, so we'll do it your way."
The "Song Shiqiao" in the mirror was very cheerful.
So the two of them started playing rock-paper-scissors again.
Whether it was good luck or not, Song Shiqiao lost occasionally, but won more often.
As she continued playing, she gained more and more lifespan, and her appearance gradually returned to that of a 20-year-old.
This delighted her, and she offered to increase the stakes, making each bet three years of lifespan.
Thinking that he would turn 18, he immediately stopped.
But then he lost more than he won, often losing three times before winning one.
Before he knew it, he lost all the winnings he had made, and his lifespan was also greatly reduced, and he quickly turned into someone in his forties.
Song Shiqiao had lost her mind, her mind filled with thoughts of how to turn the tables and win back the life she had lost.
I was so tired that I had to hold onto the sink before I suddenly woke up.
"Ah! I... how did I become like this?"
Looking at herself in the mirror, Song Shiqiao saw wrinkles everywhere, loose skin, and her once smooth, long black hair was now mostly white with less black.
She looks like a woman in her sixties.
He finally realized the crisis; if he continued to gamble, he would die.
She wanted to stop, but the strange creature wouldn't allow it.
"You've already given up your chance to leave; you're just gambling until you die."
This bizarre rule of death is to entice people to gamble with their lives, until they die.
There is also a glimmer of hope hidden within.
In the first round, Song Shiqiao won three years of lifespan for the first time. If she had turned around and left, nothing would have happened, and she would have gained three years of lifespan for nothing.
But she was greedy and wanted to continue gambling, thus triggering the death rule.
"Even if you force me to stay here, I won't gamble with you."
Song Shiqiao made up his mind that if he didn't take action, there would be no winner or loser.
He chuckled dismissively, "One game per minute. If you don't make a move, you lose."
These words finally broke down Song Shiqiao's last line of defense, causing her to break down in tears and struggle desperately to escape the bathroom.
Her lower body was like a wooden stake, nailed to the ground, and no matter how much she struggled, she could not move an inch.
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