Truth or Dare

Although Hu Xuan's outrageous behavior was quite frightening, everyone still adopted her advice.

The group did not dispose of the bodies; they simply wiped away the traces at the scene and left the two bodies there before leaving the room.

This was an Experiment, and also a trial.

Players are testing the limits of the town and observing the tour guide's reaction to the corpse in the room.

After leaving the room, Cheng Shi went straight back to his own room. Before leaving, he wanted to ask Shaman in the room what exactly the so-called tour assistant meant.

Shaman was very well-behaved. She stood obediently at the door of the room, without even sitting down, quietly waiting for Cheng Shi to return.

"You're back."

Seeing her honest appearance, Cheng Shi suddenly had a plan in mind.

He smiled, poured a glass of water, placed it in Shaman's hand, and then slowly said in a magnetic voice:

"Miss Shaman, in my hometown, newly acquainted friends often play a game to speed up the warming of their friendship."

Although we've only just met, I feel like we're already friends, aren't we?

Shaman had probably never encountered such a shameless traveler before. She smiled shyly and said nothing.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as the beautiful lady accepting my invitation to the game."

Shaman remained silent, but the expression on her face spoke volumes.

She was not opposed to it.

Very good.

Cheng Shi smiled happily.

He took Shaman's hand and sat her down at the table, then held her slender wrist with his forearms folded together.

Similarly, he let Shaman's little hand hold his wrist.

"This game is called Truth or Dare. Each person takes turns asking a question, and if the person being asked chooses to tell the truth, then they cannot lie."

If the person being asked a question chooses a dare, then they must do one thing according to the questioner's request.

Note that this applies to everything.

As he spoke, Cheng Shi's aggressive gaze lingered on Shaman's chest, causing Shaman to shrink back and tightly grip his wrist with her small hands.

"Since this is your first time playing, you're the first to ask questions."

Cheng Shi generously gave Shaman a chance, but it Shaman's first time playing such an ambiguous game, and she didn't know what to ask for a moment.

She pondered for a long time with a conflicted expression before finally speaking, her face flushed.

"Guest... where... are you from?"

"Kanliwal, in the far north, a place covered in snow and wind."

Cheng Shi answered quickly, and then added, "I choose the truth."

Upon hearing this answer, Shaman covered her mouth with her other hand in surprise.

"I've never heard of that place."

"Really? The world is big and interesting, isn't it?"

As Cheng Shi spoke, he gently traced the delicate skin of Shaman's forearm with his fingernail.

Shaman felt a tingling, numb sensation in her forearm, as if she had been stung by a weak electric current.

Her face flushed even redder, her head drooped even lower, and a layer of pale pink frost covered the back of her neck and earlobes.

Seeing the girl in front of him lower her head shyly, Cheng Shi smiled.

She's a very shy girl, which is good.

Girls like this are either easy to fool or easy to fool.

Shaman is clearly the latter.

Of course, Cheng Shi wasn't deliberately trying to take advantage of the situation.

The reason for doing this was simply to deliberately create some physical contact, so that the reserved and shy little lamb in front of him could feel the predatory nature of the lecher.

In this way, she might be more cautious and avoid taking risks that could be dangerous.

Cheng Shi didn't want any great adventure.

The silent ambiguity is still brewing.

When it was Cheng Shi ask, sensing the increasingly romantic atmosphere in the room, he smiled gently and whispered:

What is your purpose in coming to my side?

This is a very insensitive question, and it shouldn't have come up in this kind of situation.

Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi wasn't really there to pick up girls; he was there to gather intelligence. He had done all the necessary work, so naturally he was going to get something out of it.

To his surprise, Shaman's already flushed face turned even redder because of this question.

At that moment, Cheng Shi suddenly realized that his judgment might have been flawed.

Shaman opened her mouth several times as if to answer, but after hesitating for a long time, she finally said shyly:

"I... I want to choose... Truth or Dare."

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Cheng Shi froze.

Little sister, my hand is almost touching you, will you choose truth or dare?

Do you know what a grand adventure is?

You know that, right?

Okay, okay, is this how you play it?

I'll satisfy you.

"Alright, in that case, my request is..."

Cheng Shi smiled politely, but with a stiff face, he made an extremely unreasonable request.

"Please answer the question truthfully: What is your purpose in coming to me?"

"???"

Shaman was taken aback by the sudden Change in style. She looked at Cheng Shi in disbelief, as if she thought Cheng Shi was not gentlemanly enough.

Then she suddenly covered her mouth and burst out laughing.

For a moment, the flowers trembled wildly.

Hiss--

Stop shaking, you're seeing things.

"Guest, you don't need to be so wary of me. Shaman is just a tour assistant and will not harm you."

Cheng Shi that she had opened up, Cheng Shi naturally stopped trying to hide anything.

"Then I'm even more curious, what kind of scenery does Yuanmu Town have that requires each traveler to have a sightseeing assistant?"

Shaman blinked, then asked in surprise:

"Didn't the tour guide tell you that?"

"The tour guide? He didn't say anything, took my money, brought me here, and then ran away."

So, you see, I know absolutely nothing about this place.

Shaman looked shocked, as if she now understood, and then smiled and comforted Cheng Shi:

"They are too greedy, but rest assured, guest, Yuanmu Town is not a dangerous place. Travelers are always welcome here, especially gentlemen like you from the Surface."

How come I don't know I'm a gentleman?

Cheng Shi understood Shaman's teasing tone, gave a stiff smile, and asked again:

"So, could you please tell me about this Shaman town with its exotic scenery?"

Shaman shook her head after hearing this.

"I'm sorry, guest, Yuanmu Town is a very ordinary town, and there is nothing particularly charming about it."

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Shaman saw the confusion in Cheng Shi's eyes and continued to explain:

"But there are fascinating people here."

As she spoke, she shyly took Cheng Shi's hand and slowly traced it across the skin of her arm, until it reached...

Wait a minute!

Cheng Shi decisively withdrew his hand, successfully avoiding a finger-weight-bearing exercise.

People who venture into unknown territory are likely to encounter unknown risks.

Before understanding the full picture of the Trials, some things seem cheap, but they're not really cheap at all.

It might even be very expensive.

The Cheng Shi withdrew his hand, Shaman sensed the guest's disgust and avoidance. She was first taken aback, and then her face turned deathly pale.

"So... the guest didn't like Shaman."

You...

If you don't like Shaman, you can go to the Traveler's Agency in town to request a different sightseeing assistant.

I... Waaaaah...

As she spoke, the beautiful young woman covered her face and rushed out of the room, running away.

Cheng Shi stared at the scene before him, speechless and clicking his tongue.

Just then, Qin Chaoge, who had been listening at the door for who knows how long, leaned against the door frame and gave Cheng Shi a meaningful smile.

Cheng Shi's face turned awkward.

"Does it sound good?"

"Tch, boring. You don't actually like men, do you?"

Cheng Shi chuckled, intending to retort, "Why don't you try it yourself?"

But then a wicked thought struck him. With a smile on his face, he stood up, beckoned to Qin Chaoge, and uttered a single word in a flat tone:

"Come."

Just that one word made Qin Chaoge explode.

"Boom--"

Cheng Shi only saw a dark figure coming towards him. Before he could react, he was smashed by a fist the size of a bowl, crashing through the wooden wall of the room and falling directly onto the street.

Fortunately, he was tough and resilient, and apart from a slight crack in his sternum, he didn't suffer any other injuries.

"Damn, thank goodness it's the second floor..."

He coughed up blood and cast a small Healing Art on himself, then looked up at the gap in the inn's outer wall.

There, Qin Chaoge was looking at him with a half-smile.

Passersby seemed unfazed by what was happening at the hotel. Although many offered to help Cheng Shi up, Cheng Shi politely declined.

It wasn't until Qin Chaoge came out of the hotel and straightened him up from the ground that Cheng Shi's dark expression improved slightly.

"Are you sick?" Cheng Shi complained.

"Are you not sick?" Qin Chaoge asked back.

"..."

This woman is really sick.

"What do you want from me?"

"The Believer in [Destiny] are fast asleep, the Believer in [Existence] have vanished without a trace, birth..."

"Fine, I think you're the only reliable one. Let's team up and go explore together."

"You punched me, and you still want to team up with me? Aren't you afraid I'll find a chance to get revenge on you?"

"Hehe, you're not even big enough to take a punch from me, where do you get such confidence?"

"If you weren't a Priest, I might not even have considered you."

So I should thank you?

Cheng Shi, his face dark, finished treating his broken bone and said impatiently:

Where to?

"I've inquired at the Travelers' Affairs Bureau; I can get a new sightseeing assistant there."

Where is your tour assistant?

"If you try to lay a hand on me, kill me."

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