A Distress Call from Xia Wen

It took Bai Zhi about half an hour to finally find an opportunity to explain the previous misunderstandings to Anna privately.

Actually, it would have been easy to explain this to Anna, but whether she would believe it was another matter. But at least the previous misunderstanding was cleared up.

That's what Bai Zhi said in his original words.

While he cannot guarantee that his heart is completely pure, he can control his behavior to be upright and honest.

If I wanted that kind of thing, would I need to sneak around? I could just ask for it directly, and you wouldn't refuse, would you? So, in conclusion, the previous misunderstanding was just that—a misunderstanding. I'm not a pervert.

While saying these words, the person had a completely righteous expression, leaving the Blonde Loli dumbfounded.

"Ah, it seems the Chef hasn't returned yet..."

The air conditioner in the corner of the living room was blowing warmth. Bai Zhi lay on the Sofa in a semi-dejected state, raising his head and looking at the ceiling with a melancholy expression.

The saying goes, "It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality." After eating a meal prepared by Night Owl, he would be 100% unwilling to eat instant noodles again.

Although there's a saying that "self-reliance leads to abundance," Bai Zhi is well aware of his limitations when it comes to cooking. He can manage instant noodles, but even cooking a simple bowl of noodles can leave him questioning his existence.

This White-haired loli is a kitchen disaster. She's fine with making pills in the kitchen, but cooking is a death sentence, although making pills seems to be similar...

As for Anna, needless to say.

So even though the refrigerator was fully stocked with noodles, eggs, and everything else, the three of them just stood there in the living room, staring longingly.

"Never mind, I'll just make instant noodles. What flavor do you guys want?"

After his stomach growled a third time, Bai Zhi glanced at the clock on the wall, which showed nine o'clock, sighed, and stood up from the Sofa.

"I have Old Altar Pickled Cabbage, Braised Beef, pork ribs with chopped chili, beef with pickled peppers, chicken stew with mushrooms... Hmm?"

Reaching into his pocket, Bai Zhi took out his phone and saw an unfamiliar number displayed on the screen. He waved to the two little girls who were studying nearby.

"Wait a moment, I'll take this call."

After saying that, Bai Zhi turned around, took his phone, and headed towards the kitchen, pressing the call button as he did so.

With his phone tucked under his shoulder, Bai Zhi reached into the refrigerator to take out some instant noodles, and casually began talking on the other end of the line.

"Hello, welcome to 'Your Moon My Heart,' I'm the perfect man, I am..."

"Old Bai, help!! https://m. hetushu. com. com! Someone's going to Dead Person!!!"

Before Bai Zhi could finish his sentence, a desperate cry for help came from the other end of the phone, and it was quite loud.

Distracted by the sound, Bai Zhi's hand trembled, and the refrigerator door was ripped off...

Bai Zhi: "..."

After staring silently at the refrigerator door in his hand for a moment, Bai Zhi casually reached out and placed the refrigerator door he had removed on the ground. He then reached out and took the phone off his shoulder and ear.

"... Xia Wen?"

"That's right, it's me!!"

Xia Wen sounded relieved, and then spoke very quickly.

"Weren't classes suspended because of the Cold Wave? It's not safe to stay in the school Dormitory, so Xiao Yi and I found a hotel near the school to stay in..."

The matter concerning Xia Wen is actually quite simple.

Given the unprecedented Cold Wave, the school Dormitory was clearly not a wise place to stay for long. Since Xia Wen and Lin Xiaoyi were not short of money, they decided to move together to a nearby hotel.

But on the very night they checked into the hotel, strange things began to happen one after another, with bizarre and outlandish events unfolding before their very eyes.

After half a day of living in fear, the two decided to leave the hotel, only to find that the hotel they were staying in had turned into a completely chaotic Labyrinth, with all communication with the outside world cut off. They wandered in the Labyrinth for a whole day without being able to leave the hotel.

This morning, Lin Xiaoyi inexplicably fell into a strange coma again. Xia Wen, who had brought Lin Xiaoyi back to his room, discovered that the communication function was working in the room, so he couldn't wait to call for help.

"It's obvious that we two unlucky souls have gotten ourselves into another Anomaly Incident, and the Unique savior I know of is you."

Xia Wen's tone sounded quite gloomy.

"It seems that even if we don't get too close to Player, we common will still be attacked by Anomaly... Wait, what are you doing over there?"

"Instant noodles? I haven't had breakfast yet."

With a slight pout, Bai Zhi tossed the instant noodles that had fallen to the ground back into the refrigerator, which now had no door.

"The situation over there seems to be relatively good, since no one has Dead Person... Which hotel is it?"

"[Moonlight Journey] near the school... Wait, someone's knocking again, I'll go answer it first..."

After exchanging those few hurried words, the sounds from the other end of the phone faded into the distance. Bai Zhi seemed to hear some arguing, but he couldn't make it out clearly.

About two or three minutes later, the sounds disappeared, followed by a dull slam of a door closing and footsteps approaching.

"What happened over there?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Some scoundrels with ulterior motives saw that Xiao Yi had fainted and wanted to take advantage of her. They even claimed to be Doctor who could help and called on us to unite in this desperate situation... It's best to see through those hypocrites."

Xia Wen began to speak, clearly annoyed.

"Xiao Yi and I aren't the only ones trapped in the hotel; there are many others like us trapped here. In this kind of confined environment, some people have started to have wicked thoughts. If we weren't in our own rooms and could still communicate with the outside world, who knows what they might do."

"It sounds like the situation on your end is quite complicated... but so far, there shouldn't be many casualties?"

Bai Zhi reached up and touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

"There's no death toll yet, but we're running low on food. We've already called the police, but..."

Before Xia Wen could finish her sentence, her voice suddenly became intermittent, with occasional busy tones and static coming from the other end of the phone.

"Damn it, the communication is unstable again... 8th floor, 809... Watch out... There's... Labyrinth... Monster... danger... chaos... help..."

After this series of vague words came through, the phone abruptly ended.