Chapter 41

According to Lu Yueling, she had an accident during the first cycle.

She and Bo He were visiting the exhibition hall when a man suddenly came in, looking panicked and disturbing. Not long after he came in, the entire exhibition hall suddenly changed its appearance -

"The room became a secret room. No matter how far I ran, I saw the same walls." Lu Yueling recalled in a faint tone, holding her chin with one hand, as if she was talking about something unimportant.

"I originally thought it was the hotel's agency, but soon I felt that it was not the case... But I soon found the emergency number on the wall, and someone answered when I called. I just waited there for the staff to come and save me."

"Then what?" Qiu Yufei listened attentively and asked involuntarily. Lu Yueling glanced at her casually and sneered: "Then? Then I died."

"..." Qiu Yufei exclaimed "Ah", and was shocked for a moment, as if she didn't know how to respond to this. Xu Ming next to him seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly.

"So, it was the staff who didn't save me?" She whispered.

"I guess so. But it's not their problem." Lu Yueling shrugged, "It's because of Teammate Pig."

Xu Ming: ...

Mint?

"Of course not." Seeing what she was thinking, Lu Yueling spoke immediately, her tone slightly faster, "It was that man!" "

There are monsters in the secret room. But their primary target is that man... That man deliberately ran towards me." When Lu Yueling said this, the corners of her mouth suddenly trembled, "He kept pushing me forward. I couldn't escape."

So after a burst of pain, she woke up and found herself back in the hotel room.

As a dead person.

"I didn't understand what was going on at first, but later I slowly figured it out. I was tricked..."

Lu Yueling closed her eyes and exhaled deeply. Xu Ming also sighed, noticing Qiu Yufei's confused look, and helped to explain:

"That man is probably in the second or third round. The protection of the Rubik's Cube Building on him has weakened, so it will be easier to form a secret room where he is, and those monsters will be more inclined to attack him. But Lu Yueling is only in the first round, and she is protected. If she acts according to the rules given by the Rubik's Cube Building..." She

will most likely be able to get out.

But the other person in the secret room was determined to drag her down.

Realizing this, Xu Ming's mood became even more complicated. Then he discovered another problem: "Wait a minute, that Mint..."

"She's not in the secret room." Lu Yueling said softly, "When the secret room was generated, she happened to be close to the door. I pushed it and she got out."

Instead, she was trapped inside and couldn't get out.

"..."

After taking a deep look at her, Xu Ming lowered his eyes and paused before finding his voice again. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lu Yueling say:

"The good news is that, based on what I saw afterwards, that bastard finally died!

" "And it was during the round when I just became a dead person that I met that woman."

She looked no different from an ordinary person, except that the corners of her mouth would be raised particularly high when she smiled. She was also dressed very low-key, and only the pair of red high heels on her feet were particularly impressive.

"It's not because of the color, it's mainly because her shoes don't match well." Lu Yueling said seriously, "If it were me, I would probably match with Mary Jane. I used to collect an online store called Sweet Puff, and I particularly like their Big-Headed Mary Jane..."

"Uh..."

Xu Ming couldn't help but open his mouth when he saw that she was going further and further away. However, thinking that she was already a dead person, he couldn't bear to interrupt her -

after all, the things she could still talk about so eloquently and like a treasure now, she might never remember them again.

Thinking of this, Xu Ming couldn't help but look at Gu Yunshu again. On the other end, as if she finally realized that she had gone too far, Lu Yueling finally stopped reminiscing about her favorite thing, and said: "What happened after that is almost the same as I said before. "

She met the hiding woman with red shoes in the room, and reached a cooperation with her in confusion. But at this time, she still couldn't figure out who she should trust between the Rubik's Cube and the Butterfly - she didn't even know that there were two forces in the strange story area.

Xu Ming and the others had seen a dead mouse in the drink barrel in the Rubik's Cube Building restaurant. That was what she threw. At that time, she had just killed a monster that came to cause trouble, and thought it was a trick of the Rubik's Cube Building, so she turned around and threw it into the restaurant. On the one hand, it was to vent her anger, and on the other hand, she didn't want more people to go there for dinner.

Finally, when she entered the third round, she helped the woman steal the Butterfly's treasure.

Then she realized that the situation seemed more complicated than she thought. And that woman messed up everything.

"About this matter... no matter what, I think I have some responsibility." Lu Yueling lowered her head and adjusted her sleeves, her voice gradually getting lower, "It's just that at that time I had to stay with Bohe and couldn't leave. But now, I don't have to follow her, so I'll just ask around."

Lu Yueling said, her eyes moving towards Gu Yunshu who was sitting in the corner: "I've seen this person in the corridor before. If I'm not mistaken, you should also care about the woman with red shoes, right? ”

“…” Hearing her words, Gu Yunshu obviously froze. On the other end, Xu Ming seemed to notice something and his eyes moved slightly.

Considering Gu Yunshu’s previous reaction, another question that puzzled her seemed to finally have an answer -

Gu Yunshu was caught by the hotel staff because she saw the butterfly wings and fell into confusion.

When she saw the butterfly wings, she was in the corridor on the second floor,

but according to her usual trajectory, it was impossible for her to run to the corridor...

"Yunshu." She also turned her head, "So, you saw the woman in red shoes at that time, right? "

I saw it, and because of the other person's existence, I had certain emotions. That's why I impulsively chased to the corridor, which led to everything that happened later.

At least that's what Xu Ming guessed.

After a while, her guess was finally confirmed - Gu Yunshu still clenched her hands tightly and nodded slightly.

Then she hurriedly added: "I'm sorry."

"...What's there to apologize for?" Xu Ming sighed, and his face immediately became serious, "So, do you know that woman?"

In response to her, Gu Yunshu shook his head in confusion.

"I don't remember." She said softly, "I just... feel disgusted."

Almost the moment she saw the other person, the feeling of disgust surged up, followed by some more impulsive and irrational emotions - but if you look into the reasons behind it, Gu Yunshu herself can't explain it clearly.

She is a person who has died twice. Being able to maintain her current personality is already a gift for her. As for her memory, it has long been shattered.

Xu Ming looked at her with confusion, but he had other guesses in his mind.

What can arouse such strong emotions in Gu Yunshu must be related to her past. From what Lu Yueling said, the other party is targeting the roots of the butterfly...

This kind of behavior makes it hard not to remind people of another person.

The guy who tricked Yun Jiegen away.

"..." Blinking slowly, Xu Ming fell into thought again. After a moment, he frowned again.

"The woman with red shoes you mentioned, we really don't have any movement here." Xu Ming turned to Lu Yueling and said, "But if you infer from her purpose, I have a very bad guess..."

"What if that guy is still in the ghost story area?"

"..." When these words came out, Lu Yueling was obviously shocked and opened her mouth slightly. Xu Ming looked at her expression, frowning even more. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Gu Yunshu hurriedly say, "Then I'll go back and take a look."

"...Are you sure?" This time it was Xu Ming who was shocked, "Do you know how to get in?"

"Maybe it's really possible." The whale man leisurely poked his head out, "After all, you still have half of the butterfly root in your hand!" There

must be a natural response between the halves, which is also the reason why the Rubik's Cube Building gave her half - the other party made it clear that this was the key for Xu Ming to enter again.

Now the half root has melted into the rule book. The rule book is also bound to Gu Yunshu. After this relationship was passed down, Gu Yunshu and the Rubik's Cube Building had established a friendly relationship, and maybe they could really get into the ghost story area.

Xu Ming: "..." Your transmission and conversion is a bit too much.

Gu Yunshu seemed to get confidence from its words, and even stood up.

"Let me go and have a look." She said again, "If I can't get in, I'll come back to find you."

Anyway, I have my work badge, so I will definitely not get lost.

"..." Xu Ming thought so too, and after a little hesitation, he finally nodded.

This matter is settled. Gu Yunshu turned around and started to climb through the window. The whale-fat man stroked his chin, silently watching her leaving back, pondered for a while, and suddenly said:

"But there is one thing that I still find strange."

"?" Xu Ming looked over vigilantly, "What?"

"Why would the woman with red shoes want to attack the butterfly's roots?" The whale-fat man looked puzzled, his expression was as subtle as seeing someone eating scrambled eggs with strawberries, "That's the domain master." It's

true that some mutated roots are indeed keen on stealing other people's roots. But the targets they attack are often ignorant dead people or weak dodders. How could they attack the domain master directly?

It's still the same sentence, not everyone is as blind as Xu Ming. This risk is too great.

Hearing this, Xu Ming pursed his lips.

"I think there are two possibilities." After a brief thought, she said softly, "The first is that the other party was planning to take a risk and even frame the white chess piece, and then reap the benefits after Butterfly gets rid of the white chess piece.

" "As for the second idea... that's a bit outrageous."

Whale Fat Man: "?"

"That is, she got the wrong target from the beginning. "Xu Ming said seriously.

Just like those people who were focused on gardening, she mistook the domain master after entering, and mistook the butterfly for a dodder. In this way, in her opinion, the butterfly became a very suitable target - until she succeeded, she realized something was wrong, because she was worried about the revenge of the domain master, so she hid the root in the safe room, and tried to hide herself.

Although judging from the results, both possibilities are the same.

"...No, I think there is still a little difference."

Just at this moment, Qiu Yufei, who had been silent all the time, spoke softly.

Xu Ming looked over in confusion, and met Qiu Yufei's somewhat nervous eyes:

"If it is the former possibility, it means that she is a thoughtful and calculating person. If it's the second one, it means she is afraid of the strong and bullies the weak. She is also very scared.

"Xu Ming: "... Then?"

"Then... Didn't you hand out a lot of ID cards in the hotel at that time?" Qiu Yufei whispered, "Is it possible that one of them happened to be handed out to the person with red shoes? "

——Now, Xu Ming finally understood what she meant.

Indeed, if this is the case, then the other party has the ability to follow the connection between the rule book and the work badge and find her all the way here.

For those who want to get roots, the rule book in Xu Ming's hand is undoubtedly a very tempting target for her. But at the same time, Xu Ming has the support of the big tree of "Strange Talk Demolition and Relocation Office". If the other party is really scared enough, he may still remain on the sidelines.

I'm afraid that the other party is a brave one...

No, being a brave one is still okay.

I'm most afraid that the other party has some other plans, such as taking that work badge and doing something else...

Xu Ming calculated silently, and couldn't help pursing his lips again.

*

On the other side. A few hours later.

In a dim little room.

The slightly worn-out door creaked open, and a sheep-headed woman wearing red shoes hurried in, with a work badge hanging on her chest still swaying slightly.

She ran very fast, as if she was being chased by something. Only when the door of the room was heavily closed did she let out a long breath, showing a relieved look.

Then she turned around suddenly, her eyes fell on the wall next to her. On the wall was a mirror, covered with spider-web-like cracks, and the edges were missing.

She slowly approached, stared at herself in the mirror for a moment, and suddenly snorted heavily. She slowly reached out her hand and touched down along the outline of the sheep's head little by little, all the way to the neck - if you look closely, you can see that there is a clear fracture in the skin color there, and above the fracture is a circle of rough seams. She

showed her sharp nails impatiently and picked up the seams one by one. The skin immediately rolled up at the seams. She stretched her fingers out from the rolled up place and pulled it up hard again -

With a hissing sound, a layer of sheepskin was pulled off by her force.

The human head hidden inside was revealed.

It was covered in blood and looked ferocious. So much so that the originally delicate appearance now looked ferocious.

She stared at herself in the mirror for a while, snorted unhappily, took out a hand towel from somewhere, and wiped it randomly.

It's really... so unlucky.

She wiped while thinking angrily, and her hand strength became heavier.

Butterfly Building. The more she thought about it, the more unlucky she felt.

She didn't know this ghost story area, but she had heard about it from other dead people. Some time ago, she saw someone who was annoyed with gardening go out to look for it, so she had the urge to go in and take a look. As a result, once she entered, she was in a loop and had amnesia, which made her extremely anxious. Moreover, she got the most important information wrong -

the Rubik's Cube Building, which was the first to come into contact with humans, was just a parasite with a superficial appearance, and the Butterfly was the domain master. She stole a root that she dared not touch.

But when she realized this, the Butterfly had already started making trouble, making it difficult for her to escape... She had no choice but to hide the root in the Rubik's Cube Building's territory, and then managed to sneak into the Butterfly Building, snatched someone else's head, and put it on her own head, and only then did she barely get rid of the Butterfly's pursuit. Before she could rejoice, the butterflies that could not find their roots went all out and directly began to invade the Rubik's Cube Building...

The way out was blocked again. She thought she was really going to be trapped there.

Fortunately, she got some help from others, so she was sent out by the Rubik's Cube as a victim of the Butterfly Building... However, when she thought about it carefully, she came all the way and wasted so much time and energy, but in the end, she didn't bring anything out except a useless sheep's head...

Gritting her teeth secretly, the woman in red shoes threw the leather in her hand to the ground with force, her face becoming uglier.

... No, when she thought about it carefully, she actually did bring out something else.

Her eyes moved, and her gaze fell on the work badge hanging on her chest - although she didn't know the specific situation, she knew that she was able to escape successfully in the end, all thanks to this thing.

This thing is obviously a derivative of the root. If you follow the scent on it, you will definitely find a root, or even a rule book...

The woman's long and thin nails slowly scratched the edge of the work badge. She closed her eyes tightly, but after a moment, she still made up her mind and pulled it off with force.

Forget it, it's just a farce of hitting a rock with an egg. It's enough to happen once.

Ghost Story Demolition and Relocation Office - although this is the first time I've heard of this name, judging from its actions this time, it is definitely not an organization that I can easily provoke.

After coming to this unpleasant conclusion, the woman's eyes sank.

After a moment, she slowly raised her eyes again and directed her gaze to the reflection in the mirror. Then she slowly opened her mouth, a terrible arc appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her scarlet tongue stuck out and hung down to her chin.

On the tip of her tongue, a small heart was beating on its own.

The heart looked only the size of a thumb, and the edges were fixed firmly to the tip of the tongue with fine stitches. Occasionally, a metallic luster would be revealed between the beating rhythms.

- The root of the dead, the heart of the tin soldier.

The woman could no longer remember when she got this thing. Since she became like this, her past memories have long been mottled. But what she can be sure of is that if she can digest this root, it will definitely bring a lot of help. At least she won't be so miserable and angry again.

But she just can't digest it. It has obviously taken so long.

Thinking of this, her already bad mood suddenly became even worse. The woman snorted coldly, slowly retracted her tongue into her mouth, and then picked up the towel and continued to wipe the blood on her head and face. She

didn't know how long she wiped, but she heard the door being pushed open again. She slightly sideways looked and saw a huge figure squeezed in from the door frame.

The top of the head almost reached the ceiling, and the soft skin was piled up layer by layer. The bloated body was like a small mountain.

The round head was covered with narrow eyes, which were blinking constantly at this moment, and the eyeballs turned around, as if looking for something.

"..." The woman frowned unhappily when she saw this.

After a slight hesitation, she turned around and took the initiative to greet the other party: "Big Eyes. What are you doing here?"

"... I'm hungry." The mountain-like body paused for a moment and answered slowly. His eyes were still looking around: "I want to eat something."

"Then go out and find it. Don't come to me. I just came back and there's nothing... Hey, hey!"

Before she finished speaking, her hands were suddenly empty. She looked carefully and found that the work card in her hand had been rolled over by the other party at some point, and now it has been handed to her mouth-

"Wait, wait! This may still be useful..."

She wanted to say that it was still useful, but before she finished speaking, the work card was thrown directly into her open mouth, making a few clicks, followed by a gurgling sound.

"Ah." Xiaoshan shook his body and said unsatisfactorily, "I'm still hungry."

...Of course I'm hungry, that's just something used to establish a binding relationship, it's not something to be eaten...

The woman closed her eyes in regret. She originally wanted to keep this work card, maybe she could use it to disguise her identity in the future. Now, everything is gone.

"...Crazy bag." Taking a deep breath, she spoke as restrained as possible, and her back teeth were grinding when she spoke, "Isn't he usually the one who takes you?"

"He doesn't have time." The man like a small mountain said, "He went out a while ago."

"Going out?" The woman heard this, but her heart moved, "What did he go out for?"

"Looking for something." Xiaoshan said slowly, "He said he was going to find the rule book."

The rule book...The woman was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized.

She remembered. Some time ago, when they were watching the video of the meal with the props brought back by Crazy Bag, they did find a human who was very likely to have the rule book.

She actually had the idea of ​​taking action at that time, but she couldn't be sure that the other party had the rule book, and Crazy Bag was also interested in this matter, and she was too lazy to compete with him...

So she put it aside and wandered around. Finally, she entered the Butterfly Building.

But now thinking carefully -

the appearance of the special clerk of the strange demolition office suddenly flashed in her mind. The woman finally understood why she felt familiar when she saw the people from the demolition office.

She had seen the salesperson surnamed Xu and the living person who assisted her during that onlooker.

As for the other dead person... he looked familiar. Maybe she had seen him at that time as well?

The woman with red shoes thought uncertainly, and then she thought about it and suddenly realized another interesting thing -

Crazy Bag went out to find the rule book, and he must have started with the girl surnamed Xu.

And the special salesperson surnamed Xu appeared in the Magic Cube Building in good condition, which was enough to prove that Crazy Bag, the fool, did not succeed at all...

Thinking of this, the woman with red shoes suddenly felt much better. She

was even a little relieved. Fortunately, it was not her who set out to find the rule book. When she looked at the man in front of her again, her expression was much more relaxed.

"Where is that mad bag now?" she asked with a smile, "Is he still squatting at someone's door? Or is he lost again?"

Mad Bag is a mutant root. Although he has a certain offensive power in reality, he is also easily confused about some concepts and can never find the way.

Unexpectedly, the man opposite shook his head clumsily after hearing this.

"He is resting." The man blinked.

The woman with red shoes: "......?"

"He is injured, and the injury is very serious." The fat man continued.

...Oh, I see.

It turned out that he kicked the iron plate.

Thinking of this, the red shoes were immediately more fortunate. However, on the surface, she still asked responsibly: "So how did he get injured?"

"I don't know the details." The man like a hill said slowly, and the countless eyes on his face suddenly blinked faster.

"It is said that he was walking on the road and was kicked by a crazy dog ​​passing by."

The woman in red shoes: "..."

Huh? ?