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Ruan Qing quickened his pace, immediately catching up.
After a while, he followed to the... entrance of the restroom.
Ruan Qing felt a bit awkward.
But since they had come this far, Ruan Qing walked to the sink, turned on the tap, and washed his hands.
Having touched a lot of things just now, even though his hands didn’t appear dirty, they were definitely contaminated.
Shen Baiyue didn’t enter; she stood outside the restroom, waiting.
Her position allowed her to clearly see the sink and the person in front of it.
After Ruan Qing finished washing his hands, he inadvertently lifted his head, and a hint of red appeared again in the mirror.
The same red as before, disappearing very quickly.
As if a momentary shadow had passed behind him.
Ruan Qing’s eyes quickly turned to look behind him.
But there was only Shen Baiyue behind him.
Shen Baiyue was probably considering the presence of men in the restroom, so she didn’t want to look in that direction and was currently standing with her body tilted, looking down at the ground.
It seemed that she didn’t see any red shadows.
A thought uncontrollably surfaced in Ruan Qing’s mind.
This peculiar blood-red shadow in this instance... couldn’t be referring to that kind of... existence, right?
This thought frightened Ruan Qing, making his eyelashes tremble slightly.
No, it couldn’t be.
Definitely not.
The difficulty would be too high if such a thing existed in this instance, considering the bizarre blood-red vines and the NPC Yang Chenyan, who was strong and extraordinary.
Moreover, that kind of existence would make it almost impossible for players.
Even if the main system were ruthless, it wouldn’t completely deny players any chance of survival.
Ruan Qing swallowed hard, trying to calm himself down.
The moment he stepped forward, he froze again for the next second.
Just as they had walked past the corridor and reached the corner, a pair of blood-red eyes were firmly fixed on them from the shadows.
Those eyes were hidden behind the corner of the wall, with no body or face visible.
It was as if only those eyes existed.
Ruan Qing’s widened, and his slender body trembled slightly. A layer of mist appeared in his beautiful eyes.
Instinctively, he wanted to escape, but his feet seemed to have stepped on something, and his body directly lost balance and fell backward.
Ruan Qing closed his eyes.
But he fell into a warm embrace.
Although he didn’t fall to the ground, Ruan Qing’s heart didn’t relax at all. He tightly grabbed the clothes of Feng Ye, panic in his eyes still directed towards that corner.
The eyes had disappeared.
As if it were just his imagination.
Except for him, Feng Ye and Shen Baiyue didn’t see anything.
Feng Ye furrowed his brows after hearing Ruan Qing’s words. “A red figure and red eyes?”
Ruan Qing hadn’t calmed down yet, his eyes still misty. He nodded slightly and then tightened his slender white fingers, adding, “That figure... had no feet.”
As Ruan Qing spoke, his whole person became somewhat uneasy, his voice carrying a hint of nervousness. “Could it be... could it be...?”
Even though Ruan Qing didn’t finish speaking, Feng Ye and Shen Baiyue knew what he wanted to say.
Shen Baiyue gently pulled Ruan Qing’s clothes corner, seemingly comforting him.
Shen Baiyue looked at the still uneasy person and softly spoke, “Brother Yu Qing, don’t worry, it’s definitely not what you’re thinking.”
“Scientifically, there is no such thing in the world.”
“Maybe you’re just too tired, Brother Yu Qing. Go back and rest well.”
Even though Shen Baiyue said that, Ruan Qing didn’t feel much better. Instead, he looked at Feng Ye beside him, seemingly wanting to hear his opinion.
Feng Ye initially wanted to say it was absolutely impossible; such a thing as ‘ghosts’ could not exist in this instance.
He looked at the fragile and almost crying beautiful young man, and fell silent.
Being so scared of ghost, the other would definitely stick close to him.
Just like he had just held someone else’s hand.
Holding him...
Feng Ye, with a serious expression, spoke, “It’s possible.”
Ruan Qing’s delicate face showed distress at the words, and his slender body trembled slightly.
This time, he could no longer deceive himself.
Even the vice president of the Yong’an Guild said it’s possible.
That’s most likely the case.
Ruan Qing’s posture clearly indicated that he unquestionably believed in the man’s words.
Shen Baiyue’s hand holding the doll tightened imperceptibly.
This time, Ruan Qing didn’t dare to follow Feng Ye from a distance. Instead, he stuck very close.
It was as if they were moving in sync. Wherever Feng Ye went, he followed.
He was just a step away from reaching out and grabbing Feng Ye’s clothes.
Clearly, Feng Ye could provide him with a sense of security and trust.
Trusting Feng Ye meant nothing would go wrong.
Shen Baiyue became even more silent, following the two without a word, not reaching out to grab the person in front of him.
Feng Ye was quite satisfied with this. He even deliberately slowed his pace, allowing the young man to bump into him.
Ruan Qing, fearing the reappearance of the red figure, nervously scanned the surroundings, not realizing the person in front had stopped. He bumped right into him, and with a low cry, instinctively covered his forehead, which was hurting from the collision.
Feng Ye turned around and happened to see the person holding his red forehead, his gaze once again freezing.
Ruang Qing stared with a pair of big eyes, looking somewhat aggrieved.
Originally, he had been on edge due to the fear of ghosts, and the pain intensified, causing his clean and beautiful eyes to mist up.
Under the pain, his long eyelashes trembled uneasily, like a little milk cat that had been bullied.
It made people’s hearts tremble fiercely.
Feng Ye’s hand also trembled uncontrollably for a moment, but he forcefully restrained the impulse.
He couldn’t scare him now.
Wait a bit longer, at least until...
“Yes, I’m sorry...” Ruan Qing apologized after covering his forehead, then realized, lowering his head to look at the ground.
He seemed a bit embarrassed.
Feng Ye concealed the expression in his eyes, maintaining his usual indifferent demeanor. “It’s fine.”
After saying that, Feng Ye continued to walk forward, seemingly unaffected by the collision.
Perhaps because of the embarrassment from just now, Ruan Qing’s emotions calmed down, and he became much more composed. At least he could calmly continue searching for clues.
The second floor was quickly explored, but no useful clues were found, and the figure of the missing player was not discovered.
The trio prepared to head to the third floor of the villa.
However, just as they were about to go upstairs, a strange sound echoed from the side of the downstairs hall.
It sounded like... the noise of something colliding.
Upon hearing the sound, Feng Ye’s eyes sharpened, and he immediately flashed to the end of the corridor, directly supporting himself on the edge and leaping down.
He landed cleanly in the first-floor hall.
Ruan Qing and Shen Baiyue didn’t have that kind of speed.
The height of the second floor was neither too high nor too low, but Ruan Qing didn’t have the strength to jump down.
