"See? It really was fake." Su Lin wanted to laugh, but he couldn't. If he laughed at Lin Xiaowan now, she would definitely hold a grudge and find a way to get back at him later.
"I'm not looking! I'm not looking!"
Somewhat helpless, Su Lin kicked the dummy. "It really is fake. Look, I kicked it."
"Player, player, please do not damage the props~!!"
Su Lin: "..."
Lin Xiaowan: "..."
"It really is fake?"
"Open your eyes and look. It's definitely fake."
Only then did Lin Xiaowan open her eyes and look at the dummy. Sure enough, it was fake.
And it looked extremely fake. Perhaps Su Lin's kick had been too hard—the dummy had toppled to one side, revealing the straw stuffing inside.
Lin Xiaowan: "????"
"I told you it was fake. Come on, let's return the spirit tablet." Grinning, Su Lin set Lin Xiaowan down.
Lin Xiaowan's face reddened. She had been too nervous to feel anything just now, but thinking back on it, Su Lin had carried her in his arms, pressed against that solid chest.
Uh...
Her thoughts had gone astray.
"Fine, then let's return the spirit tablet."
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For the first time, Su Lin realized that although Lin Xiaowan looked delicate and frail, her wrist strength was actually incredible.
If his body had not been strengthened, he felt that his arm would have been sore for days from her grip.
The two of them passed through several more rooms before reaching the so-called ancestral hall.
"Su Lin, why is there wind in this ancestral hall? Isn't this supposed to be a sealed room? How can there be wind in a sealed room?"
The breeze made Lin Xiaowan's hairs stand on end. Although she knew it was all fake, she still could not stop herself from being afraid.
Su Lin comforted her, "Ignore it. Just remember that all of this is fake. Keep chanting 'fake, fake' in your head, and you won't be scared when you see these things."
Lin Xiaowan looked at the rows of spirit tablets before her and felt her courage falter. She hurriedly began muttering as Su Lin had told her.
"Fake, fake, it's all fake. They're all props."
"Don't be scared, don't be scared. Lin Xiaowan, don't be scared. It's all fake~!!!"
Seeing Lin Xiaowan muttering to herself, Su Lin found her unbearably adorable. At that moment, he hated that he did not have a smartphone in his hand.
"Let's go. We'll put the spirit tablet back."
Lin Xiaowan stood where she was, refusing to move. Hugging Su Lin's arm, she shook it twice. "There's definitely a trap. Su Lin, you go put it back."
Su Lin nodded helplessly. "Fine. Then stand here and don't move. I'll go put it back."
"Mm, Su Lin, hurry up."
"Okay~!"
Su Lin took the spirit tablet and walked over. Lin Xiaowan stared at him without blinking, afraid something like before would happen again.
But Su Lin placed the tablet back in its spot, and nothing happened.
Lin Xiaowan was surprised, but also annoyed.
Why was nothing wrong when Su Lin did it, while a dead person had jumped out to scare her when she took the spirit tablet?
Just then, an old man's hoarse voice sounded behind Lin Xiaowan.
"Young lady, thank you for helping me find my son's spirit tablet. To repay you, I shall give you the treasure map I've treasured for many years."
Hearing the voice, Lin Xiaowan instinctively turned around.
An old man had somehow appeared behind her, holding a battered lantern in his hand.
"Ah~!!!"
Frightened, Lin Xiaowan stamped her feet in place.
Then she remembered what Su Lin had told her. Fake. It was all fake.
"Fake, fake, it's all fake."
"Props, props, they're all props."
"Wuwuwu~! Why do you keep trying to scare me? Even props come to scare me! I'm fighting you!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaowan kicked out at lightning speed, delivering a Groin Kick at the old man.
"Xiao Wan, don't—"
"Awwooo~!!!"
A miserable scream rang through the room.
The old man dropped the lantern and began hopping in place while clutching his crotch.
His whole body was bent like a shrimp, but he looked even scarier in Lin Xiaowan's eyes.
"Su Lin... A ghost! There's a ghost!"
Before Su Lin could react, Lin Xiaowan had already run over, leaped up, and wrapped herself around him, her long legs tightly clamped around his thighs.
"A ghost! There's a ghost! Su Lin, this is real! This time it's real~!!!"
Su Lin looked at the staff member with a helpless expression. Lin Xiaowan's kick had not been light.
Seeing the guy's condition, Su Lin subconsciously squeezed his legs together.
This girl was normally so easygoing and had never fought anyone. He had not expected her to have such a fierce side.
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Patting Lin Xiaowan's back, he said, "It's not real. It's not a ghost. He's a staff member here to give us clues."
"A ghost... Su Lin, there's a ghost."
Lin Xiaowan did not take in a single word.
Su Lin was helpless. Supporting Lin Xiaowan with one hand, he walked over and said to the staff member, "Sorry, man. Xiao Wan didn't do it on purpose."
The old man gave a bitter smile. "That was way too hard. Hiss~!!!!"
Su Lin sighed. There was no need to say more—he could feel how much it hurt just imagining it. He pulled two hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to the old man. "Sorry, Xiao Wan really didn't mean it. Take this as compensation for your recovery."
Five minutes later, Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan were escorted out of the escape room by the staff.
Even after seeing sunlight, Lin Xiaowan still clung tightly to Su Lin.
"Her legs are clamped way too tight. It's hard to even walk."
Seeing a crowd outside staring at him and Lin Xiaowan, Su Lin could only pat her back. "Xiao Wan, we're out now. We're out. There are no ghosts."
Lin Xiaowan opened her eyes and saw quite a few people staring at the two of them. She hurriedly jumped down from Su Lin.
"That girl didn't even cry. She's so pretty."
"What, did you fall for her because she's pretty?"
"How could I? She already has a boyfriend. What use is it if I fall for her?"
"So you mean you would if she didn't have a boyfriend?"
"That's not what I meant."
"If that's not what you meant, then what did you mean?"
"..."
After getting down from Su Lin, Lin Xiaowan grabbed his hand, lowered her head, and hurried outside.
Only after they had completely disappeared from view did she let go of his hand. Turning around, she glared at Su Lin fiercely. "Su Lin, you did that on purpose. I don't want to talk to you anymore."
Su Lin cried injustice. "Xiao Wan, you've wronged me. How was I supposed to know the first stage would be so scary? And that old guy was really miserable. After you kicked him, he still hadn't recovered when we left."
It would have been better if Su Lin had not mentioned it. His words only made Lin Xiaowan angrier. "That was a real person, and you didn't tell me!"
"Uh... I wanted to tell you. But you screamed, then rushed over and kicked him. I didn't even have time to stop you."
"Wuwuwu~! My good reputation has been completely ruined today. It's all your fault." Lin Xiaowan punched Su Lin a few times.
"How has it been ruined? I thought you were really cute today. It's just a pity that we only finished the first task in this escape room. We didn't even get the clue before the staff kicked us out." Su Lin sighed.
"We're probably the only players who have ever been kicked out by the staff."
"Hehe~! Not necessarily. I saw online that a couple once beat up a staff member."
"Really? You're not lying to me?"
Su Lin nodded. "Of course it's true. The guy saw his girlfriend get scared into tears and got furious. He thought someone was deliberately pretending to be a ghost, so he beat up the person playing the ghost and had to pay quite a lot of money."
When it came to paying money, Lin Xiaowan felt a little embarrassed. Although she had shut her eyes in fright just now, she had seen Su Lin pay.
"Su Lin, how much did you pay? I'll pay you back."
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