The thing didn't seem ready to show itself. Maybe it didn't need to, or perhaps it simply wasn't time yet.
Over the next few rounds, each of the seven took a turn lying and refusing to answer. Ai Fei and Yue Lingqing noticed nothing unusual. No punishment came, either.
Once everyone had broken the rules, Huang Tian announced that the game was over.
My heart skipped a beat.
Did these seven know that the thing might still cause trouble after the game ended?
Xiao Zhang had been vague. He might not even have known the details himself. What I could confirm was that Xiao Zhang and his classmates had played Truth or Dare three years ago. When they met again three years later, the game had somehow resumed without them bringing it up, and cruel, mandatory punishments had been added.
I was a little worried they might unknowingly say something that triggered a punishment. But then I thought about it: during the game, they'd already lied and refused to answer, so they were already carrying punishments. A few more probably wouldn't make much difference. Still, the punishments that came might not be what they'd prepared for.
"Did you find anything?" Huang Tian seemed to be hosting this gathering. He asked once the game ended.
Ai Fei and Yue Lingqing still shook their heads.
Su Fei took out her crystal ball and rubbed its surface with an air of mysticism. She closed her eyes, her lips trembling.
Everyone else looked at her.
Su Fei lowered her head, spread her hands, and gazed intently at the crystal ball.
To me, the faintly purple crystal ball looked no different from before.
Su Fei's brow gradually furrowed.
"How is it?" asked Lan Chenguang, seated beside her.
"I saw a hazy future. It's very bad,