Turtle soup
The most terrifying moment is always the second before seeing a ghost, not the moment of seeing the ghost. Lu Zibing originally slept on his side, and he should be able to see bed number 1 opposite him as soon as he opened his eyes.
This girl's bed didn't have any curtains, so theoretically she could overlook the entire dormitory with the help of lightning and dim light.
However, everything in front of his eyes was dark, as if something was blocking the light.
Um?
Lu Zibing was stunned, and subconsciously twisted his neck, raising his eyes slightly -
A human face without any facial features was looking down at him!
Yes, from top to bottom.
The shadow that Lu Zibing just saw was its body. It was extremely tall, with its head touching the ceiling, and its neck had to bend a bit before it could stand up straight!
[Oh shit, a monster! ! Is this the "it" mentioned in the diary? ! ]
[Ahhh, even though it has no eyes, I feel like it's looking at me! ]
[I regret it, the anchor shouldn’t have watched it! ]
Cold sweat instantly covered Lu Zibing's whole body. As expected of someone who had experienced several attacks from ghosts, he managed to hold back and not scream.
With their scalps numbing extremely, the man and the ghost stared at each other for three seconds, then Lu Zibing picked up his pillow and smashed it hard!
The faceless ghost was knocked back by the blow, but the pillow did not fall off, but was half embedded in its body. Lu Zibing was delighted, this thing was real and could be attacked!
In the game, anything that dares to show its health bar will be slaughtered by the player. This is an irrefutable truth. The faceless ghost seemed to be enraged. A black vortex appeared at the position of its mouth. It let out a sharp hiss and reached out to grab him.
Its arms were also incredibly long, with no nails on its fingers, which were pointed, like a melted wax figure.
Lu Zibing was caught in a dilemma, but there were too few weapons on the bed, so he had to quickly slide down.
It was strange that there was such a big commotion here, but the other seven people were still sleeping like dead. Lu Zibing didn't dare to think about it, and used items in the dormitory to fight the faceless ghost.
[Sure enough, I am not afraid of fighting anymore. Thank you, host.]
[Too fierce, beat it up! ]
[Am I the only one who is still afraid? QAQ, I admire you, host. From now on, you are still as bold as Lu! ]
[So is "Building 18" still a monster-killing game? ]
[Wake up, only the anchor can be beaten like this, and the blue snow next door doesn't even have to see the rat man. ]
[I always feel that the anchor will die this time. 】
This faceless ghost was very strange. Anything that hit it would be swallowed up by it, but the attack it caused to Lu Zibing was extremely harmful.
Lu Zibing's health bar dropped to half in a short while. He couldn't open the dormitory door, so he locked himself in the toilet in desperation, and then he realized that this was a stupid idea.
Lu Zibing: “…”
There was only a toilet plunger and a mop in the bathroom. Was he going to use them to fight ghosts?
It was the same last time when he fought the rat people. He just couldn’t get along with these two things, right?
The style of the barrage changed, almost to death with laughter, urging him to hurry up. But Lu Zibing suddenly remembered something: "Can I take this opportunity to see what 'I' look like?"
In the previous "possessed" state, Lu Zibing never had the chance to see the appearance of the dream master.
Lu Zibing did it right away, holding a mop in one hand and walked to the mirror.
Because it was a rainy day, the mirror was covered with mist. He raised his hand to wipe away the mist, revealing the face of a young girl.
She had a pale complexion, long black hair, and delicate features, but the most striking thing about her was the small red mole under her eye.
Resembling the heroine Langzhu.
The barrage suddenly became excited.
[The forum bosses guessed correctly, the heroine does have a daughter! ]
[The girl who wrote the diary and the person the heroine was obsessed with in her dream should be the same person. What about the ghost the host encountered when exploring the area at the beginning? Is it the same person as the ghost? ]
[Is the secret of No. 2 Middle School finally coming to light? I didn’t expect you to be so awesome...]
Lu Zibing could hardly hide his excitement. Just as he was about to wipe it more clearly, his hand suddenly stopped.
The mirror reflected a pale, featureless face above his head.
The faceless ghost entered the toilet at some point and stood behind him!
"Fuck!"
Lu Zibing's whole body exploded, and before he could poke the mop back, everything in front of him went dark.
【Bad Ending 5: Sudden death in a dream.】
[You encountered an ominous ghost in your dream, and ultimately failed to escape its pursuit, and were left in the dream forever. Don't be so unguarded in your next life. ]
[Tip: It seems that the spell to calm the spirit is useless. Please be careful with the gifts given by others. ]
Lu Zibing: “…………”
When he came to his senses, he had already returned to the time when he had to get up early for work.
[Ah, why did he die? ]
[Congratulations to the host for collecting another way to die (dog head).]
[This ending also has an extra hint. Be careful of the gifts given by others... That is...]
"Principal, did you not sleep well last night?" a male voice sounded, and Lin Huailu handed him a cup of tea with a smile.
His expression was still so gentle and elegant, but this time, Lu Zibing's hair stood on end.
Heart of roses.
"Come on, smile, eggplant~"
The camera lights flashed, capturing everyone's smiling faces, led by Xue Jiang and Monk Jingyan.
Behind them was the evil god's castle at sunset. In order to celebrate the fact that the haunted house was fully booked on the first day and the profit on that day exceeded the cost on that day, Xue Jiang suggested taking a group photo.
"When you become more famous in the future, this autographed photo will definitely be worth a lot of money." Xue Jiang waited for Shang Jingyan to sign the photo, laughed, signed his own, and then instructed the staff, "Find a photo frame and hang it at the ticket office of the castle."
X71 asked for credit: [Yanyan, I took a picture too, do you want to print it out and keep it for yourself? ]
【Need not. 】
Shang Jingyan has experienced downfall and success, fall and comeback, and he has become indifferent to all these things.
【Oh.】X71 said obediently.
Does this photo need to be deleted?
X71 hesitated for a while, but still did not clear it, nor did he ask Shang Jingyan.
Its memory contains initial data and records about Shang Jingyan.
After thinking for a while, it opened a new document and named it "Me and the Master".
Shang Jingyan was chatting with Chai Yuanlin with her head down. A minute ago, Chai Yuanlin sent her an invitation letter: [Your work at the haunted house of Rose Heart has also come to an end. Are you interested in meeting some new friends? ]
It was an invitation to a dream builders gathering, and the participants were all new generation dream builders who had been exiled to the galaxy in recent years.
- In other words, many of them are Shang Jingyan's competitors in the entrance examination that she will take soon, and some of them will be her "classmates".
Regardless of the era, whether in school or in the entertainment industry, it is easy for classmates to develop special friendships. There will be competition for resources, but there will also be sharing of help and resources.
Moreover, if they enter the mainstream vision in the future, there will be a "fellow countryman friendship" and there is no harm in getting to know them in advance.
Shang Jingyan has already made quite a splash in the Exile Galaxy, with his official debut and collaboration with Xue. It can be said that he became an overnight sensation, but up until now he has never participated in the social circles of his peers.
I'm afraid that all the new generation of dream builders in the Exiled Galaxy are now curious: What kind of person is Shang Jingyan? When will she join the social network?
Shang Jingyan is not averse to making friends. In fact, she could be considered half a sea king in her previous life and has countless friends in the same industry.
It's just that after arriving in this world, she has been busy all the time. She even has to work overtime during her vacation and has no time to make friends.
There is a saying that goes "literary people look down on each other", which is also true in the circle of directors and today's circle of dream builders.
This statement is not completely correct, but at least it is half right. It is indeed easy for creators to look down on each other.
However, if creators want to find close friends, they most likely have to look for them within the circle.
Otherwise, your thoughts get stuck, you can't think of anything, you don't know how to best arrange a certain plot... Who can you confide these troubles to?
It is not appropriate to find readers who admire you, and it is difficult to get objective advice;
Finding an editor seems too serious. Sometimes, dream builders just want to seek comfort from the fact that "everyone has the same constipated writing skills as me", rather than really wanting to be advised.
[I will go, thank you Senior Chai ^_^] Shang Jingyan replied.
One day later.
Shang Jingyan left the Rose Heart and boarded the Star Track Train to the planet "Blue River Moon" where the gathering would take place.
Blue River Moon, as its name suggests, is also a tourist planet, but it is more targeted at leisure among friends and relaxation for the elderly.
The train passed through space, and the stars outside the window caught Shang Jingyan's eyes. She would be recognized if she went out now, and the passengers sitting next to her would frequently steal glances at her, but no one dared to talk to her until she got off the train.
Shang Jingyan is used to and does not reject the feeling of being the center of attention. She in this world is becoming more and more like her in her previous life.
The invitation location is in a sky restaurant called "Qingxun Restaurant".
It is the most futuristic and sci-fi restaurant Shang Jingyan has ever seen since his time traveling through time.
From the aircraft, you can see a huge tree from a distance.
This tree is called Qingxunmu. It can grow to dozens of stories high. It is a unique species on a certain planet and is often modified into a sacred tree in various works.
On the tree branches, there are small fruit-shaped glass houses, which are the restaurants, connected by a closed plank road in the middle.
"Yanyan! You are finally here."
Xiao Zhang stood under the tree waiting and waved happily.
Xiao Zhang's full name is Zhang Nian. Shang Jingyan called out "Nian Nian" and asked, "Are there many people here today?"
She saw a banner in the restaurant saying "Welcome Dream Builders". Apparently the restaurant was booked out today.
"That's quite a lot, Yanyan. You really underestimated your popularity." Zhang Nian laughed. "Half of the people were indifferent at first, but when they heard that you were participating this time, they all came to watch."
"Oh, by the way, when Guan Gaoyang heard that you were coming, he canceled the tea party." She told Shang Jingyan this as a joke.
Shang Jingyan thought for a while before she remembered who this name was. Oh, it was the "Daytime Hanging" who was snatched first place by her in the previous theme event.
The fully transparent elevator rises up along the tree trunk, and the ground below gradually becomes a thousand-foot high sky.
Shang Jingyan thought that the interstellar people's fear of heights must have been almost cured by the daily life of the times. No wonder even the high-altitude projects in amusement parks could not satisfy the interstellar people's needs for mental stimulation.
It is called a dream builder gathering, but in fact, the participants may do completely different jobs. Dream builder is a general term, and there are many subcategories under it. Even spiritual healers are sometimes called dream builders. After all, in essence, the work content of the two is the same.
This party went on for a few minutes, and Shang Jingyan saw someone he knew at a glance - Tian Jiangli.
Her dressing style was the same as the last time I saw her, gentle and non-aggressive. Shang Jingyan smiled and said, "Doctor Tian, we meet again."
Tian Jiangli was more lively outside than in the healing center, and she joked, "It would be better if Xiaoyan didn't see me as much as possible."
——Doesn’t seeing her more often mean more psychiatric treatments?
Shang Jingyan paid attention to her mental fluctuations and found that she was in good health now, which made him feel relieved.
"Wow, Nian Nian, you've finally been brought here by Director Shang!"
"Director Shang, we have been curious about you for a long time..."
"Director Shang..."
Many people greeted her, and someone poured her a drink. If she was a social phobic, this scene would be hell, but Shang Jingyan accepted it well, and Zhang Nian looked at her with a new eye: "Yanyan, you are really born to be the center of the crowd - much more worthy of the title than that guy."
Shang Jingyan followed her gaze.
It is easy to tell who is the social center at a party. Shang Jingyan noticed it as soon as she entered the party. Before she came, everyone was vaguely surrounding a young man with brown hair and fair skin.
He has the handsome look you see in idol dramas, tall stature, and a polite smile. Even if he were just an actor, his appearance would be enough to make him successful.
After Shang Jingyan arrived, part of the crowd immediately turned their attention to her and diverted their attention away from the man.
"You should have heard of that person. His name is Noel. He was originally the most promising new dream builder in our Exile Galaxy. Even my teacher wanted to take him in as a student."
Zhang Nian gave Shang Jingyan some scientific knowledge, clinked glasses with her with a smile, and said in a low voice, "But now it's you."
What she didn't say was that the two people were not on the same level at all.
Chai Yuanlin wanted to take Nuoer as his disciple but didn't, but he thought he couldn't teach Shang Jingyan. It was clear at a glance who was superior and who was inferior.
Shang Jingyan heard that Zhang Nian seemed to have some opinions about Nuo Er, so he smiled and asked knowingly: "Then why did you confiscate it?"
"On the one hand, my teacher thinks his style is too flashy, and on the other hand..." Zhang Nian sneered and said vaguely, "This guy's reputation in his private life is not very good. He wanted to pursue me at the beginning."
Star people pursue perfect love throughout their lives, but that doesn't mean they will discriminate against people who have had multiple relationships.
When Xiao Zhang said "bad reputation", it meant that Noel must have done a lot of scumbag things, not just had a lot of dates.
Zhang Nian is the type who loves parties and socializing. After confirming that Shang Jingyan was fine with being alone, he blended into the atmosphere of the party like a fish into water.
Shang Jingyan chose to sit next to Tian Jiangli. She also wanted to confirm Dr. Tian’s mental power again.
Halfway through, she left the table to refill her drink. As she was looking for it, a hand holding a glass bottle came over and a deep, mellow male voice asked, "Are you looking for it?"
The person who came was Noel.
He smiled at Shang Jingyan and poured the cherry juice into her cup.
Shang Jingyan glanced at him and said, "Thank you."
Judging from his appearance alone, Noel might be more popular than the store manager and You Yao because he has a seductive temperament.
"Director Shang, why don't you sit over there? I was just talking to them about your work."
Noel smiled and said, "Director Shang...can I call you Jingyan? I really like your film Rouge Comb. Gao Xiaoyun in it is very charming."
A man like Noel emits very obvious signals of courtship. After all, Shang Jingyan has more than 30 years of experience, so she can easily see the hidden messages in his body language.
Not only that, the male dream builders at the table behind Noel were also looking around and seemed to be cheering on Noel.
She thought with amusement, did this guy treat her as a sex object?
Since she could make such a strange comment that Gao Xiaoyun was very charming, she had already excluded this person from her circle of friends.
"Whatever." Shang Jingyan didn't care what others called her. In her previous life, many people called her wife or husband. She was just about to brush this person off, but she noticed that there was a female dream builder at the table. She was wearing a white dress and her whole body language said "This is so awkward. I don't want to stay here alone. Someone come and help me out."
So she raised her eyebrows and changed her words, "How did you talk about me?"
As he spoke, Shang Jingyan walked straight over there and poured another glass of cherry juice.
Noel was slightly startled, as if he had not expected her to take over the conversation so easily. His tone unconsciously became more attentive, and he followed her: "Of course it's a compliment. The horror style you brought has created a new trend in the entire universe. We are all amazed."
The dream builder in the white dress was being urged to try a cocktail, and her brows were furrowed. There was nothing wrong with the food at the party, but being urged to drink was annoying.
At this moment, a glass of cherry juice tapped the table lightly, pushing the cocktail away.
She was startled and looked up, only to see Shang Jingyan smiling at her and sitting down next to her very naturally: "What's your name? Let me introduce myself. My name is Shang Jingyan, Jing means scared, and Yan means wild goose."
As she looked up, Shang Jingyan seemed to be glowing, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"Director Shang, do you still need to introduce her? We all know her, hahaha." Someone immediately took over the conversation, "Her name is Luo Zhiyu - come to think of it, Luo Zhiyu and Director Shang have something in common. They both said, 'The love element is not important in a work.'"
Among all the glamorous dream builders, this girl named Luo Zhiyu seemed to lack the aura to hold her own. It wasn’t because of her clothes and appearance, but because her temperament revealed a bit of timidity and inferiority.
She touched her nose shyly and smiled innocently: "That's different. Director Shang has the confidence to say that, but I'm just not good at it. She definitely doesn't know me, so don't make fun of me."
"Luo Zhiyu..." Shang Jingyan had some impression of these three words, and recalled, "I have seen your works. Are you currently serializing the short play "The First Chef"? "
"Eh?...Yes, yes! It's me." Luo Zhiyu was stunned. She obviously didn't expect that Shang Jingyan was not just being polite, but really remembered the name of her skit.
Shang Jingyan: "I think it's pretty good."
If she were to say, "The Best Chef" is one of the few works here that she is interested in following.
The other short plays contain too many love elements, and even if Shang Jingyan has a strong studious spirit, he will get aesthetically fatigued after watching them.
"The No. 1 Chef" is different. The overall plot is very similar to the common routine of online novels in her previous life. It tells the story of the heroine who traveled to ancient times and used her cooking skills to reach the top, and it also includes revenge and abuse of the scum's face.
Shang Jingyan could see that its dream builder had put a lot of effort into the cooking skills, and even she couldn't find any major mistakes.
There is even a plot that is related to a suspense case, and the heroine finally solves the case with her culinary knowledge.
It was this part that attracted Shang Jingyan. Luo Zhiyu seemed to have a talent for this, and the suspenseful and weird atmosphere he created was very exciting.
However, she had to admit that the romance scenes of her colleague were really bad, and the beginning had an extremely awkward relationship between the hero and heroine - even the plot of the case she appreciated was interspersed with rival scenes that were forced by the creator to go on a blind date.
Perhaps it is this point that discouraged the audience of StarCraft, and the data of "The Best Chef" is quite dismal.
[Is there anyone who can stand watching this emotional drama? ]
[This dream builder has no talent. Go home and study hard. ]
[Dream Builder, please stop filming the male and female protagonists. I beg you. You might as well just film the female protagonist cooking. ]
Although StarCraft audiences are love-brained, they can also be very venomous when it comes to their words. This is the style of most of the time in Luo Zhiyu's comment section.
However, they meant it sarcastically. Shang Jingyan really wanted to say to Luo Zhiyu: It's okay not to shoot romance scenes. Your level of plotting is actually enough to support a whole work.
But Shang Jingyan had just met Luo Zhiyu, so it was hard for her to say anything that did not conform to the mainstream opinion. She was just selectively praising some of them.
Luo Zhiyu had never expected that she would be praised by the most dazzling new dream builder at the moment. Her face turned red for a moment and she stammered, "Thank you! I'm really glad that you like it...!"
She couldn't help but wonder, was she dreaming? Did Director Shang...really like what she created?
With her level of being criticized from head to toe by netizens?
Luo Zhiyu can actually be said to be one of Shang Jingyan’s first audiences. He has watched "Evil God" and "Rouge Comb" many times and can even recite some of the lines in them.
But just now when other dream builders went to compliment Shang Jingyan, she did not step forward, because with her level, she would only be seen as trying to curry favor with others.
Everyone was also somewhat secretly surprised. Shang Jingyan had not praised anyone since he joined the party, and had no interest in even Noel, but now he was praising the inconspicuous Luo Zhiyu.
There were originally playing cards on the table, but they were pushed aside. Someone started to make a noise, saying, "Since Director Shang is here today, why don't we play some horror games? But I can't think of any. Can everyone brainstorm?"
Shang Jingyan: As soon as this sentence was said, I felt that someone was going to take out the Ouija board next.
A group of dream builders are having fun playing with the Ouija board at a tea party. What a standard start to a horror movie.
Fortunately, the reality is not as wild as she thought.
Noel said: "Inspired by Director Shang, I wrote a horror-themed murder script last night, but..."
He looked a little embarrassed, "There are only four people in the script I wrote, and not everyone can participate."
"And the script is too long, isn't it? No, no, let's change it."
Everyone was talking at once, and Shang Jingyan said, "I know a simple reasoning game that doesn't require any props and doesn't have complicated rules."
"What game?"
Asked curiously.
Shang Jingyan wrote a line on a piece of paper playing card: Turtle Soup (Situation puzzle).
"To be more specific, it is a guessing game, where the questioner gives a riddle and the others ask the questioner questions. The questioner can only answer 'yes', 'no' or 'not sure'."
She curled her lips and said, "I believe everyone has played similar games before. Isn't it simple?"
"I've played one of these before! But it's not called 'Turtle Soup' and it's not scary."
Everyone became interested.
Shang Jingyan looked at the white clouds outside the window, then glanced at the food on the table, and quickly improvised a noodle soup:
"The man served a dish to the woman, and the woman found two rings in it. A moment later, a 'bang' sound was heard outside. Please use your reasoning to reconstruct the whole picture of the incident."
Turtle soup is very interesting, I like to play it, hehe.
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