On closer inspection, the room's glass curtain wall was actually vibrating slightly. The music wasn't especially loud, nowhere near deafening, but it was still enough to affect the surroundings.
As the music continued, another sound rang out.
This time, it was soothing music coming from the room next door.
The source of the yin energy was deeper inside.
I continued farther in. The music in my ears changed from energetic to soft and soothing.
"This is the room my colleague uses..." Xu Jiu said after a long pause. "He teaches yoga. The rooms are all the same, and so is the stuff inside."
"You've never run into anything like this, right?" Qin Shu asked.
Xu Jiu shook his head. "I haven't. My brother's the one who encountered ghosts. I never saw any growing up. Even when I tagged along with him to watch, I never saw a ghost."
"Then this place..." Qin Shu started, but didn't finish.
I passed the yoga studio, and farther in, there was a door with a sign that read "Staff Office."
The gym seemed pretty small, from the looks of it.
I turned the doorknob, but couldn't open the door.
Clink-clink.
Behind me, keys jingled.
I turned around and saw a ring of keys hooked over Xu Jiu's finger.
Xu Jiu hurriedly explained, "I just found these! When I entered the game, all I had in my pocket was my phone!"
"I'll open the door," I said, holding out my hand.
But as soon as Xu Jiu placed the keys in my palm, they vanished.
Xu Jiu stared at me in confusion, reached into his pocket, and pulled out the same ring of keys.
Something was very strange.
I had activated this gym's space, transforming it into the layout of the gym where Xu Jiu