The Empty House

When the Empty House theory was proposed, even Feng Xue was slightly taken aback. In fact, if he hadn't been the one being accused of having Empty House, he might have even started to believe it.

Based on this Empty House theory, he immediately came up with a variety of possible scenarios, such as real players using rituals to expel the ghosts from their bodies, then forcing them into the "Empty House," where the ghosts would devour each other within one body.

He then connected it with the Corporate Slave Man he had never quite understood.

Seemingly ordinary, without emotional fluctuations or a particular stance, if placed within the Original Infinite Flow system, it would definitely be a guide.

However, Feng Xue did not think this guess was correct, because it was unreasonable.

If the initial plan was to have only one player survive out of eight, then there was no need to give it three days or come up with so many elaborate schemes.

Even if it involves testing intelligence, strength, and luck, there's no need to make it like a puzzle game, like a murder mystery or a secret team game. Leaving a special message or secret in each person's room is enough to quickly complete the selection.

As for Empty House, a little further thought reveals that it's pointless. After all, if you were to expel the ghosts from your body into an "Empty House," wouldn't you become the next "Empty House" yourself?

Ultimately, this is just the first level of the game, and the only requirement is to survive for three days. Always thinking about getting benefits or taking shortcuts can easily lead you astray.

So, he calmly shrugged and said:

"I don't care if that's how you think, and you can do whatever you want with your antics. I just want to live for three days straight."

After saying that, he got up and prepared to go back to his room to watch their performance.

Seeing this, the Red Face, balding man thought he had guessed correctly and immediately stood up and said:

"Stop!"

However, Feng Xue clearly had no intention of paying him any attention. The surrounding players were either seasoned veterans or newbies, and the remaining two, whether possessed by a ghost or having other schemes, were unlikely to step forward to help him stop people.

This Red Face, balding man was clearly ambitious but incompetent. Although he had the courage to shout and yell, he was incapable of moving an inch. He kept spouting threats, but didn't take a single step.

Feng Xue wasn't surprised by this. She simply glanced back as she opened the Room Door and casually said:

"There's a saying I think makes a lot of sense: Don't just listen to what someone says, look at what they do. Think about it more, understand?"

After saying that, the Room Door slammed shut.

"What kind of attitude is this! This is..." The Red Face, balding man seemed to want to protest, but found that no one was paying attention to him. His voice grew softer and softer. Then he noticed that even the Green Face man who had previously seemed to be on his side had quietly moved away from him.

"Heh." The beer-bellied Student Kid let out a soft chuckle, turned around and walked towards his room. The others didn't leave immediately, but they just looked each other over, completely ignoring the Red Face, balding man's thoughts.

The Red Face, balding man, suddenly isolated, turned purple, snorted, and then turned and left.

Feng Xue sat in the room, constantly twirling an expensive fountain pen in his hand, while his consciousness was connected to his Gu Poison Body, monitoring the movements of several players. Although he felt that this beginner's dungeon didn't need to be so complicated, observing the gameplay of the Evil Path Flow was not a bad way to pass the time.

"Tap tap tap, tap tap tap!"

The continuous knocking made Feng Xue frown. She put the Feng Xue board back into her pen and then went to the door. She didn't need to open the door to know what was happening outside. Although she had expected it, Feng Xue was still somewhat surprised when she opened the door.

"Ha~~" Feng Xue yawned in a mock manner, then looked at the six people blocking the doorway and asked with some confusion:

"What's wrong? Didn't I tell you? If you have any ideas, do them yourself, don't drag me into it."

"That Hanged Ghost is dead." Without any unnecessary formalities, the Corporate Slave Man said very directly. Feng Xue was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then frowned and said:

"How did he die? How can Hanged Ghost die?"

"I don't know." The Corporate Slave Man shook his head without showing any emotion, but the Red Face, balding man next to him interrupted directly:

"Stop talking nonsense, he's obviously pretending to be Hanged Ghost. The hanged woman he's talking about is the woman with a noose around her neck. She's dead! She was hanged in the Living Room."

"So?" Feng Xue tilted her head, seemingly indifferent.

"She always carried a hanging rope with her, she was clearly a Hanged Ghost. Isn't it normal for Hanged Ghost to find a substitute to hang someone? You're not still thinking about that Empty House, so you think the ghost has possessed me, are you?"

Seeing Feng Xue's nonchalant demeanor, even the onlookers frowned slightly. But just as they were about to say something, they suddenly paused, and then everyone involuntarily took a step back.

"What's wrong?" Feng Xue asked casually, but looking at his shoulder, none of the group spoke. Even the previously aggressive, Red Face, balding man lost his arrogance and quickly shook his head.

"It's nothing. Since you don't know, that's fine. I just wanted to let you know that the Hanged Ghost no longer has a 'house' and might be wandering around this room. Be careful."

"Understood." Feng Xue nodded, closed the Room Door, and then removed the ghostly hand from her shoulder.

This is not the comedic ghost hand that can do anything, but the original source of the comedic ghost hand, namely the Quantum Mechanics Ghost Hand.

With this hand in hand, the hypothesis of Empty House is completely refuted. He was curious to see what excuse these people with ulterior motives would come up with next.

"It's interesting, though. Even the Gu Poison Body didn't know how she died. Was it a unique killing rule? Or some kind of special game mechanic?"

Feng Xue recalled the images his Gu Poison Body had received earlier—images of a woman hanging in the Living Room, flashing between black and light—which still bothered him.

"I thought one of the three newbies would be the first to die, or maybe the Red Face, balding man, but it turned out to be this Hanged Ghost... Is there infighting among the wolves? Or... is there Hidden Wolf who can hide from me?"

Meanwhile, the six people outside the door were sitting in the Living Room, and the Red Face man said in a gloomy tone:

"You all saw it, he can control his ghost now. He must have killed that woman last night and devoured the Hanged Ghost!"

The Red Face man spoke with conviction, but no one wanted to pay him any attention; they simply chatted within their small, unnoticed group.

Surprisingly, the frail, overweight man didn't follow the office worker like the Green Face man, nor did he join the seemingly harmless Student Kid with the heavily bundled-up woman. Instead, he huddled alone in a corner, lost in thought.