During the brief silence, there was a sudden "thump" behind me.
First, Qiao Xiangdong yelled "Ah!" and then Nangong Yu reflexively looked back.
A ghostly face appeared almost face-to-face, and the "ghost" even roared, scaring Nangong Yu into a fright. Qu Fusang and Zhao Jiayan screamed at the same time, and the group was instantly thrown into chaos.
Led by Qiao Xiangdong, they ran out as if their lives depended on it. Lu Chuqing was dragged along by Zhao Jiayan and Qu Fusang, followed by Nangong Yu and Qi Yu.
Just after passing through one passage, another "ghost" came close by around the corner and gave Qiao Xiangdong, who was at the front, a "loving hug".
After the boy realized it was a ghost face, he cried out and screamed. As he backed away, he tripped and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the "ghost" pounced on him. Qiao Xiangdong's scream instantly shattered, and he scrambled to the other side, shouting as he ran, "A ghost! A ghost! A ghost!"
Qu Fusang was initially quite scared, as she was already somewhat afraid of ghosts, but when someone else was even more frightened than her, she suddenly became less afraid.
Seeing that one of the "ghosts" had escaped, it paused for a moment, then turned around and roared at the others as they ran towards them.
Qu Fusang was no longer so scared. The "ghost" happened to be closest to her, and when she saw it pounce, the little girl stretched out her leg and kicked the "ghost" directly in the shin.
Caught off guard, the "ghost" was kicked in the calf, causing it to stumble backward and lose its balance, falling flat on its face.
"Ouch! Damn it!" the "ghost" cried out in pain, the voice clearly belonging to a man.
Qu Fusang looked at the person who had fallen and said fiercely, "See if you dare to scare people again!"
"I dare not, I dare not! Spare me, heroine! Spare me, heroine!" The male "ghost" got up from the ground and ran away in a sorry state.
Zhao Jiayan hugged Qu Fusang tightly, "Little Fusang, I never knew you were so amazing!"
Nangong Yu also came over curiously and asked, "How did you use that move just now? I didn't even see you make a move, and that 'ghost' fell to the ground."
Qu Fusang said, "I just kicked him once, but who knew he was so bad that he fell down right away."
Qi Yu then said, "Let's hurry and go find Qiao Xiangdong, lest he disappear on his own."
No sooner had he finished speaking than another loud shout came from not far away, accompanied by a frantic thud and howling, and Qiao Xiangdong instantly reappeared before them.
He yelled, "Run! There are so many ghosts behind us!"
Although a fake ghost had just been driven away, the psychological effect was still inevitable in this dark environment.
Especially when Qiao Xiangdong ran away from them without looking back, and several female ghosts with terrifying makeup and disheveled hair suddenly appeared behind him, the group's hearts skipped a beat, and their feet followed him uncontrollably.
The female ghost behind was still howling, her voice sometimes shrill and sometimes mournful. Qiao Xiangdong, who was running in the front, was so frightened that he screamed and ran wherever he could in a panic.
In just a short while, the group played a chase game in the secret room.
Because Qiao Xiangdong ran too fast, and there was a fork in the road, the six people were instantly scattered.
Panting heavily, Lu Chuqing ran into a room, closed the door, glanced at a cabinet inside, opened it, and hid inside.
After hiding in the closet, she was still confused, wondering why she had followed along.
He's already died once, so he's not afraid of ghosts anymore. Why is he running wildly with this group of teenagers?
She took a breath and thought to herself, "It's because I've been spending so much time with these teenagers, especially since they're all a bit chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), I've caught it."
Hearing no movement outside, she was about to open the cabinet door and go out when her leg muscles started to ache from running and then suddenly squatting down. She didn't get up, but instead squatted back down.
Normally, her lower back should be against the cabinet, but something unusual happened. Lu Chuqing's lower back was suddenly empty, and she flipped over directly from inside the cabinet.
After being forced to roll backward, Lu Chuqing realized she was on the ground. She pushed herself up and looked up to see Xi Qingxu, who was naked from the waist up.
The night before last, Xi Qingxu was working part-time at the night market when the boss's cousin came to see him.
The boss's surname is Li, and he is usually called Brother Li. His cousin is named Zhang Hao.
Xi Qingxu had worked for Brother Li for a long time and gradually became familiar with Zhang Hao, who was four or five years older than him.
The main reason is that Zhang Hao can always find some part-time jobs with decent pay, and when there's a shortage of people, they often ask him to go along.
He came to the stall that day mainly to find him a part-time job, saying that a new haunted escape room had opened in the city and they were recruiting young people to play ghosts, both long-term and temporary.
Zhang Hao told him it was a temporary job, 80 yuan a day, with lunch provided. He just needed to change his clothes and dress up a bit, then go out and scare any players who came; it was a very easy job overall.
Hearing him say that, Xi Qingxu agreed.
He was paid 80 yuan for a meal, and if there were people around, he would scare them; if there were no people around, they could hide and rest. In his view, this part-time job was like picking up money, so of course he would take it.
The person dressed as the ghost in each escape room is not fixed. When someone is needed, they are notified via walkie-talkie and then go through the work passage.
Xi Qingxu had just finished playing a ghost in another escape room when he was notified to come to the Republican era themed room to prepare.
As soon as he arrived at the lounge, Zhang Hao, who was sitting on a small stool playing on his phone, saw him and complained, "Damn it! Xi Qingxu, you better watch out later, one of those little brats is a short, stout girl who's really violent! She came up and kicked me right away, knocking me down! It hurt so much!"
Seeing that he was still rubbing his leg, Xi Qingxu said, "You should rest for a while. If you need to appear anywhere, I'll take your place."
Zhang Hao was more than happy to oblige. After telling him the locations, he stripped off his clothes, grabbed a cigarette, and ran out through the work passage to slack off.
Xi Qingxu didn't say anything. Zhang Hao had introduced him to this job, and he was just helping out.
He was already getting ready to change his clothes when he heard the loud shouts outside. Without even looking, he knew the battle was chaotic.
Before he could even take off his thick hooded sweatshirt, the female ghost, exhausted from chasing him, ran back to the lounge to catch her breath.
Seeing this, Xi Qingxu had no choice but to take the costume Zhang Hao had changed out of and go out to change at the next location where he would appear.
The work passage was narrow, and the sound of running footsteps could be heard from the side. The sound stopped and disappeared before Xi Qingxu even reached her destination.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he grabbed the hem of his hoodie and pulled it up, flipping his arm over so that his entire upper body was instantly naked.
Zhang Hao is not meticulous; the costume became a mess after he took it off.
Xi Qingxu was turning over his sleeves when he suddenly heard a small noise beside him. Before he could react, he heard a girl's soft "ouch," and then a dark blue blob fell out of the opening behind the black cloth.
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