Chapter 17 Inside Story
Perhaps many people had complained about their names before. Before Lin Qiushi could even open his mouth, Cheng Qianli said, "I know what you're going to say, but don't say it!"
Lin Qiushi spread his hands: "Okay."
"That's my twin brother." Cheng Qianli said, "He has a strange temper. You'd better ignore him and stay as far away from him as possible."
Cheng Qianli's brother Cheng Yixie was not angry at what his younger brother said. He just looked up at Cheng Qianli indifferently. Cheng Qianli laughed dryly and said, "Haha, I'm just kidding."
Although this pair of twins wore different clothes and had slightly different hairstyles, they looked exactly the same. At least Lin Qiushi could not see any difference at the moment.
He said good night to Cheng Qianli again and returned to the second floor. This time he walked extra carefully, fearing that another set of triplets would appear at the end of the corridor.
Of course, the triplets were definitely gone. Lin Qiushi successfully entered the bedroom that Cheng Qianli mentioned. There was a nameplate hanging on the bedroom door with Lin Qiushi's name on it, probably to prevent him from going to the wrong place.
The environment in the bedroom is very nice. There is a soft big bed in the middle, a computer next to it, and a small table by the window with fruits and snacks on it.
Lin Qiushi turned on his computer and searched the web for the news Cheng Qianli had shown him today, but when he saw a certain photo, he found something wrong.
This is a piece of social news, which tells the story of a woman named Wang who committed suicide on a bridge. The whole process of her suicide was filmed by passersby nearby.
This video was probably uploaded not long ago and had not yet been censored, so Lin Qiushi clicked on it and saw the whole process clearly.
In reality, in the world inside the gate, Lin Qiushi only remembered Zhang Zishuang and Wang Xiaoyi's clothing. Their outfits were rather unique: one was wearing a uniform, the other a cosplay outfit.
The video was very clear, even capturing the face of the suicide victim. Lin Qiushi enlarged the image to the maximum and looked at the person in the video with a suspicious expression.
The person was wearing the same clothes as Wang Xiaoyi, but their appearance was completely different. The Wang Xiaoyi in the video was very ordinary, but the girl in the video was very beautiful.
How could they look different? Lin Qiushi found it extremely strange, but the strangest thing was that he had a feeling that although the person in front of him was different from Wang Xiaoyi, he was indeed Wang Xiaoyi.
At the end of the video, the girl ignored everyone's dissuasion and jumped off the bridge. There was also a description below the video stating that the body had been found. The deceased was a freshman at XX University. She was scheduled to attend an anime convention that day but suddenly disappeared and was last seen on a distant bridge. As for the cause of her suicide, it is still under investigation...
This situation was clearly strange. Cheng Qianli and the others had deliberately concealed this matter. Lin Qiushi frowned and tried to find relevant news reports to learn about the specific circumstances of the deceased. Unfortunately, there were no frontal photos of the other people, but judging by their clothing, they were indeed the ones who had died in the sect.
What was going on? Lin Qiushi lay in bed, lost in thought. What were Cheng Qianli and the others hiding?
Lin Qiushi didn't sleep much that night and got up early the next morning.
When he went downstairs around six o'clock, he saw Cheng Qianli sitting in the house with a dog lying next to him. The dog's butt was as round as a piece of toast, and it was obviously a corgi.
"You also have a dog?" Lin Qiushi was a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Qianli looked up at Lin Qiushi expressionlessly and ignored him. Only then did Lin Qiushi realize that this person was not Cheng Qianli, but Cheng Qianli's brother Cheng Yixie.
Well, I recognized the wrong person again. Lin Qiushi felt a little helpless.
The sun rises early in the summer, and around six o'clock, everyone in the villa starts to get busy.
Lin Qiushi heard the sound of a car engine outside. A moment later, Ruan Nanzhu walked in. Seeing Lin Qiushi sitting in the living room in a daze, he asked, "So early?"
Lin Qiushi: "I'm a little hungry."
Ruan Nanzhu: "Cheng Yixie, go cook."
Cheng Yixie, who was always cold towards everyone, actually stood up and went to the kitchen with an expressionless face.
Lin Qiushi looked at Ruan Nanzhu with admiration. It seemed Ruan Nanzhu's position in the team was indeed extraordinary. Ruan Nanzhu sat down next to Lin Qiushi and asked, "How much do you know?"
Lin Qiushi: "Not much. Why did you bring me here?"
Ruan Nanzhu took out a cigarette from his pocket: "You don't mind?"
Lin Qiushi shook his head to indicate that he didn't mind.
Ruan Nanzhu lit it up: "Because I plan to go through the door with you next time."
Lin Qiushi was stunned: "Can we go in together?"
Ruan Nanzhu: "Of course, why else do you think Xiong Qi and Xiao Ke know each other? They are both veterans."
Lin Qiushi: "...Wait, Xiong Qi and Xiao Ke?" Combined with the unusual situation he discovered yesterday, a thought flashed through Lin Qiushi's mind. He widened his eyes in disbelief, "Bai, Bai Jie?"
Ruan Nanzhu exhaled a puff of cigarette: "Hmm."
Lin Qiushi: "Holy shit!!! I don't believe it!!"
Ruan Nanzhu: "Why don't you believe it? Have you ever seen a girl who is 1.8 meters tall?"
Lin Qiushi: "But why did you turn into a woman when you entered the door?"
Ruan Nanzhu corrected Lin Qiushi's mistake: "It's not that he turned into a woman, it's that he put on women's clothes."
Lin Qiushi: "...No wonder you have such a flat chest."
Ruan Nanzhu said with a half-smile: "My bottom is really thick."
Lin Qiushi: "..." This smile had some of Ruan Baijie's charm. He should have known how a girl that tall could exist. Although she was indeed quite beautiful, to be honest, if Ruan Nanzhu were dressed as a girl, she would probably be no worse than Ruan Baijie.
"So why are you dressed as a girl?" Lin Qiushi asked.
Ruan Nanzhu: "Hobby."
Lin Qiushi couldn't refute it.
Ruan Nanzhu: "Women are always more convenient than men." He smiled, "At least they don't have to carry trees."
Lin Qiushi: “…” That’s true.
"Every door leaves clues to the next door." Ruan Nanzhu finished smoking a cigarette and put it out. "Your next door is the Philxia Bird."
The Philxia Bird is such an unpleasant fairy tale. Lin Qiushi frowned.
Ruan Nanzhu pulled something out of his pocket and casually handed it to Lin Qiushi: "This is the clue to the door you just left."
Lin Qiushi took it and discovered that it was also a note, but the content was different: "One should not enter a temple alone, two should not look into a well, three should not hug a tree, and one should not lean on a railing alone."
Entering the temple, observing the well, hugging the tree, everything matched up with what happened inside the sect. Only then did Lin Qiushi understand why Ruan Baijie could know everything in the world inside the sect.
"But why are you the only one who came in?" Lin Qiushi asked.
"It's a long story," Ruan Nanzhu said. "I'll explain it to you later when I have time. Basically, everyone living in the villa is a similar group of people. We all have to enter the world beyond the gate, so we all need to look out for each other."
At this time, Cheng Yixie prepared breakfast and brought it to the table: "Brother Ruan, it's time to eat."
Ruan Nanzhu said, "Let's go and have something to eat."
Lin Qiushi nodded.
Cheng Yixie's cooking skills were quite good; he made some porridge and also stir-fried two side dishes. While the three of them were eating, others gradually arrived. Lin Qiushi had received too much information to process all at once, so he ate in silence the entire time and didn't ask any more questions.
Cheng Qianli, who had just come downstairs, was very moved to see him so quiet and said, "It's been a long time since I've seen a newcomer with such calm emotions. The ones who came before were not only full of questions, but also like a cat whose tail was stepped on..."
Lin Qiushi: "...Is there anyone else in the villa?"
Cheng Qianli: "There are two more. They went in. God knows if they can come out." He tasted the porridge cooked by Cheng Yixie and muttered, "Don't you even add more sugar."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yixie looked at his brother expressionlessly.
Cheng Qianli quickly made a gesture of zipping up his mouth.
The interaction between the twins was quite interesting. Lin Qiushi was thinking about this when he heard Cheng Qianli say, "You'll probably have to go in again next week, but don't worry. Brother Ruan will accompany you then, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Qiushi glanced at Ruan Nanzhu beside him, who was sighing inwardly. He thought to himself that he could never imagine that Ruan Nanzhu outside the door was actually that kind of girl. He asked, "By the way, does my appearance change when I'm inside or outside the door?"
Cheng Qianli: "Yeah, I'm ugly inside."
Cheng Yixie: "You don't look good now either."
Cheng Qianli: "..."
"Then what does our sect look like?" Lin Qiushi was a little curious.
Ruan Nanzhu took the last bite of his meal and said, "Next time you go in, just look in the mirror."
That’s right, Lin Qiushi thought it made sense.
"Get ready," Ruan Nanzhu said. "The world of the Philxia Bird shouldn't be too difficult. Usually, it's not too difficult the first time you enter. As long as you get the hint, everything will be easy."
Lin Qiushi: "But why does my first world feel so difficult?"
"Because there are three veterans in the sect." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Except me, Xiong Qi and Xiao Ke are also veterans." He wiped his mouth, "They should belong to another organization."
Lin Qiushi was stunned. He didn't expect that there was such a secret behind it.
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