Yu Xing, You Sure Have a Wild Way About You

"Orange, why does the second floor look so scary..." Xiao Yan's trembling voice echoed in the empty, dark corridor.

A chilly wind blew straight into Xiao Yan's collar. She gripped Chengzi's arm tightly and looked ahead with a hint of fear.

Behind him was a staircase stained with blood, and in front of him was a dark, long corridor.

The long corridor was lined with doors that were difficult to see at a glance, and faint light shone from behind them. Pale green lanterns hung from the ceiling, providing only a barely perceptible view.

Apart from that, there was no other light source in the corridor, making it seem like an abyss waiting to devour people.

The downstairs area was laid out like a modern bar, but the second floor seemed to be partitioned off, as if they had suddenly stepped into some strange space, which brought a strong sense of shock to the two girls.

It felt like I had suddenly fallen into the underworld.

"Don't be afraid." Orange squeezed Xiao Yan's shoulder, trying to sound calm, and said, "The private rooms should be on either side. We can wait for the bell to ring, and then we can begin..."

Squeak--

Suddenly, a sound like a door that had been closed for hundreds of years was pushed open rang out, the lanterns hanging overhead swayed, and the two men felt a chill run down their spines. They looked at each other and simultaneously decided to retreat.

In reality, the two are classmates. Half a month ago, they were guided by someone to pass the first level of the Persona Mask test, and then barely passed the second level of the individual test.

They are not stupid, but they are too timid and easily panic when faced with danger.

"No, we shouldn't have listened to Sheng Wan. She wants to know what's going on upstairs, why doesn't she come herself?" Xiao Yan took a step back. "Let's go downstairs, the second floor is too scary, I think it's like a trap!"

Orange watched nervously as the lanterns suddenly began to sway wildly, as if unseen hands were manipulating them. Her heart trembled. "Okay, let's go..."

But now that we're here, we can't just leave so easily.

"Ding-a-ling..." A faint bell rang from afar. The two girls, like startled rabbits, wanted to leave quietly so that A Yu and Zhao Cheng downstairs would be the closest to the person ringing the bell. But then, the bells on their wrists also began to sway gently.

"Ring ring..."

The two bells rang in unison, and at the same time, they felt as if they were being watched.

"The bartender is the ferryman, and then she gave us this task?" Zhao Yijiu leaned against the sink, her slender figure taut and superior.

Either there was no evil spirit at all, or the evil spirit already knew the bartender's task for them.

The phrase "the evil spirit bribed the ferryman" clearly reveals the ferryman's stance—the ferryman is on the same side as the evil spirit.

Yu Xing nodded. "It's just deduction; the details are too fragmented for me to be certain. Originally, I planned to test the bartender and the customers' attitudes to confirm whether they knew we were alive before moving on to the second floor."

If the drinks menu on the first floor is a scam, then they don't need to waste their time on it.

Perhaps, following the bartender's instructions, they could actually find a ghost that shouldn't be in the Wangchuan Wine Cafe. Regardless of whether that ghost is a real evil spirit or just putting on a show, doing so would be tantamount to them being entertained by a ghost.

Yu Xing was not happy about it.

The second floor is where "guests will make requests" in the mission. If the drinks are a trap, then the requests are most likely not.

Otherwise, this deduction would be excessive.

"You're too perceptive."

Zhao Yijiu thought about what Yu Xing said and found that the logic was indeed consistent, and she couldn't find any loopholes for the time being.

He was already inclined to believe that Yu Xing was right, so he didn't know whether he was praising Yu Xing or questioning Yu Xing abilities.

"Basic operations are essential." Yu Xing this is all based on experience.

There's a saying that goes something like this: after you've watched a thousand movies, you'll find that there's nothing truly bizarre in the world.

When you've lived for over a hundred years, you'll find that the ways of the world are really nothing more than this.

These are all things that Yu Xing has already played with.

Zhao Yijiu: "Then now?"

"Chengzi and Xiao Yan just went upstairs. We can wait for the points ranking to refresh and see how they are doing." Yu Xing heard footsteps approaching and patted Zhao Yijiu on the shoulder. "Let's go. We can't slack off for too long before we go up to the second floor."

"Um."

As they came out of the restroom, they encountered the male ghost who was the clothes hanger that Yu Xing had first served.

The male ghost, in a rather Yu Xing: "Hi, going to the bathroom?"

"Yes."

After a polite reply, Yu Xing's eyes flickered slightly, and she gave him a smile.

Zhao Yijiu: "...!"

The male ghost, seeing his smile, suddenly frowned, his voice tinged with excitement. "You smiled?"

"Can't I laugh?" Yu Xing asked, looking surprised.

His tone was so matter-of-fact that the male ghost's sinister aura faltered. "... Can you?"

Yu Xing looked at the male ghost with a puzzled expression, her eyes showing a hint of surprise and doubt. "Of course you can, no one told me you can't."

"Didn't your supervisor tell you any rules?" The male ghost's bruised eyes widened; it was stuck at this point of impending explosion, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"No, all eight of us were late today, and the supervisor didn't have time to tell us anything."

Male ghost: "... Oh, then it's nothing."

It wandered past Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu into the restroom in a daze, as if it had been tricked into going insane.

Zhao Yijiu, who witnessed the entire event, was speechless.

Goodness, that's some serious savvy thinking.

So sudden, even a ghost wouldn't have had time to react!

So, is this how you usually fool people? You're so skilled at it.

Zhao Yijiu Tianjin thought to herself in Tianjin dialect, but only uttered two words: "Amazing."

Even though Yu Xing was so skilled at deceiving people, she couldn't be as cunning as this group of ghosts who ganged up to bully the living. Yu Xing laughed. The male ghost originally wanted to kill Yu Xing based on the rule that "I've discovered you're alive," but when Yu Xing said she didn't know this rule, the male ghost let her go so Yu Xing.

What does this illustrate? It shows that the rule of not being able to be identified as a living person is not inherent to the deduction itself, but rather set by these drama queens themselves.

They wanted to keep the eight human waiters in fear and timidity; they were happy as long as the living were uncomfortable.

"See, that's settled now... There's no need to stay on the first floor anymore. I don't like being played like a monkey." Yu Xing tilted his head, a sinister smirk on his face.

Zhao Yijiu: I have a feeling the ghost on the first floor will be unlucky.

He asked, "This method is so easy to verify, why are we only using it now?"

"Because there are fewer ghosts here. If I'm wrong and this ghost tries to attack me, I can fight it and drag it to the last stall in the restroom and lock it up. The main hall is a different story; there are too many ghosts there, and it'll be difficult to deal with if I'm exposed." Yu Xing said these terrifying words with a straight face.