Xu Youqing and Tan Murong faced the same choice.
Should they move or not?
Their "hearts" pounded, and a clear awareness emerged in their minds-
Time was almost up. Make your choice.
"Five."
"Four."
"Three."
The eerie countdown arose in both their minds. What on earth was going on?
So it really is asking me to choose whether to move...
But isn't it obvious which of these two options to pick?
Moving won't let me escape. If I stay still, at least I can pretend to be an object. I might fool the ghost.
There's no need to choose at all... unless there's another hidden mechanic they haven't noticed.
Right... it couldn't possibly offer such an obvious choice.
Even an idiot would know that "stay still" is the better choice.
Could staying still be a trap?
As the two wrestled with their dilemma, Qin Manjiang, projected into the torrential rain, also "saw" the entire scene through the windows on each floor.
"Ugh... what a disgusting tongue."
Although he had no body, Qin Manjiang still felt a chill of revulsion.
If that tongue wrapped around him, he would probably head to the bathroom and shower a dozen times or more.
But... why aren't either of these ghosts doing anything?
[Older Sister] had wrapped her tongue around "Xu Youqing."
[Yang Liuye], meanwhile, had placed "Tan Murong" in her palm.
Both ghosts stared fixedly at them, yet neither made any move.
Could this be... where the choice comes in?
The scene resolved the biggest question in Qin Manjiang's mind.
Right... this isn't a game of hide-and-seek at all. It's a multiple-choice question!
With a field of vision encompassing almost the entire villa, Qin Manjiang had watched the ghosts' entire search. He discovered that their movements were far too unusual. They hadn't "searched"