Missing

A cold hand rested on Jiang Xuanmo's shoulder. The names of the ten dead swirled in her mind. Who were they? She couldn't guess at all. How could those three people be so easy to guess, but it was so hard for her?

"I don't want to die. Should I ask those three people for help, or run away?" Various thoughts flashed through Jiang Xuanmo's mind. Just as she was thinking about what to do, the door to the room was suddenly opened with a "bang," and dim light shone in.

Lu Li's eyes narrowed slightly as he adjusted, and he shielded them with his hand, gradually looking towards the dimly lit area before removing his hand. In his line of sight, all four people were standing in the corner of the room, everything was normal, and the room had not become a thirteen-cornered space. The ten dead people were not there either.

The door opened to find Wang Wencheng panting. He was covered in various props and holding the kitchen knife that had been his murder weapon years ago. He glanced around the room with considerable disappointment before uttering, "Bai Lu is gone."

"Come out first," Wang Wencheng said, panting.

Eight people were sitting in the hall. To be precise, Gu Lin was lying on a chair to the side, and Jiang Xuanmo was taking care of him with concern. The first to lose his composure was Lu Li's relative, Lu Zhengling.

"What on earth is going on? Why did this thing appear?" Lu Zhengling was covered in sweat, his expression filled with indescribable fear. He said incredulously, "What do you want from me after you tricked me into coming here?"

"What do you mean 'lied to you'? Didn't we tell you from the beginning that we were here for a ritual? You yourselves said you believed us," Brother Long sneered. This guy was really ridiculous. They had clearly explained everything from the start, and they had taken it all as a joke. Now they were accusing them of lying. How dare this kind of person call himself a mystery enthusiast?

"Watch your mouth, you bastard! This is definitely one of your schemes! Let me out of here!" Lu Zhengling's eyes were wide open, he was sweating profusely, and he was talking incoherently. He was completely terrified. He considered himself an expert in the mystical arts, but in reality, he had only read some myths and spent his days arguing on forums.

Knowing that Wang Wencheng was a rich second-generation, he deliberately came over to freeload. In his opinion, ghosts and supernatural phenomena were all fake, just rich second-generation people wanting to try something new, so he never took them seriously.

Such people consider themselves bold. Even if they know that many people have died here, they are not afraid because they do not believe in such things. However, once a real supernatural event occurs in front of them, their rationality collapses.

"Tch." Brother Long sneered. This guy's worldview had collapsed after facing the supernatural event. He was acting like a madman. Give him some time to recover, and he might be able to come back to his senses.

"What are you laughing at? That kind of thing came out, and you're still laughing? You guys must be behind this!" Lu Zhengling shouted frantically, finally provoking Wang Wencheng to explode.

He threw a key at Lu Zhengling, losing his temper for the first time. "I made it perfectly clear to you before I came, and I reminded you many times on the way, but you just didn't believe me. Besides, the problem now isn't your trivial matters, Bai Lu is missing!"

"Did you hear that? Bai Lu is missing, Gu Lin is still unconscious, and you're perfectly fine. What the hell are you yelling about? If you want to get out, grab your car keys and get out. That car is yours for the taking. If you dare utter another word, I'll have someone kill you!"

Wang Wencheng's sudden outburst was extremely frightening. He was usually amiable and cheerful, and he was friendly with everyone. Lu Li had known him for more than half a month and had never seen him angry. He never expected that his sudden outburst would be so terrifying.

"You..." Lu Zhengling was startled by Wang Wencheng. He quickly picked up the keys, pushed open the door, and ran out. Although the sun hadn't risen yet, there was already some light outside, but it was gray and gloomy, which made people feel scared. Only after Lu Zhengling had gone far away did Wang Wencheng's shouts come, "Do you think I'm easily scared? I'm not playing along."

"According to what you've said, once the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts begin, there's no stopping him. Are you sure you don't want to stop him?" Jiang Xuanmo suddenly spoke up, casually brushing Gu Lin's hair aside.

Earlier in another room, Wang Wencheng and his group encountered ten more victims. Although they were guessing names, unlike Lu Li and his group, Wang Wencheng and his group had to guess the name of the previous victim, otherwise that victim would not continue walking.

Neither Gu Lin nor Lu Zhengling in the group had seriously looked at the files, and they were not in good condition, so they naturally couldn't guess correctly. What was unexpected was that Gu Lin had secretly brought his phone in, and at that moment he took it out and turned on the flashlight.

Unlike when Lu Li and the others were opened the door, ten mangled corpses were revealed in the light. Then, all ten corpses rushed towards Gu Lin. Seeing that something was wrong, Wang Wencheng quickly opened the door and asked Bai Lu to give him the exorcism tools and the kitchen knife.

Wang Wencheng took the cleaver and rushed into the room. Perhaps the cleaver really did have a vengeful effect on the dead. In any case, as soon as Wang Wencheng went in with the cleaver, all the dead disappeared, leaving only Gu Lin lying unconscious on the ground.

When Wang Wencheng came out, he saw that Bai Lu had disappeared. He thought that Bai Lu had gone to Lu Li and the others, but she was not there either. She had just vanished into thin air.

"His current condition is no longer suitable for him to stay here, otherwise it might cause trouble." Wang Wencheng replied casually, then looked at Chen Qiao and Brother Long, and asked seriously, "What is the current situation of Bai Lu and Gu Lin? Why did Bai Lu disappear?"

"As for Gu Lin, she was cursed by those dead because she broke the rules of the game. Only the one who tied the knot can untie it; she can only be freed from this curse by 'seeing the ghost' again next time," Chen Qiao said with a wry smile.

"As for Bai Lu, we must have misunderstood before. We thought that if she didn't participate, there would be no danger, but in fact, the opposite is true. It's even more dangerous for her to be on the sidelines even if she doesn't participate."

"Although the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts ritual allows us to see ghosts, it also protects us to a certain extent. If those ghosts want to harm us, they must follow the rules. When we are circling, as long as we don't make any mistakes and accurately call out their names, we will actually be fine."

"But Bai Lu, who was no longer part of the ritual, was unharmed by the dead who wanted to harm her. However, because of the kitchen knife that was on her body earlier, and because all the dead had died by that knife, they were terrified of it, which is why she was unharmed," Chen Qiao said, shaking his head.

"So after I took the kitchen knife, those guys took Bai Lu away without any hesitation." Wang Wencheng wiped his face painfully, sighed, and continued, "Then, is there any hope for Bai Lu?"

"Yes," Chen Qiao said affirmatively.