Player of the Uncanny
Chapter 260

Death as Scheduled

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In the back seat of the red sedan, Yue Qiuchi's face was deathly pale.

This "Xia Nan" was a ghost!

She was absolutely certain!

The first call had shown an unknown caller, just like the earlier call from that "her."

But when the real Xia Nan called, an actual number had appeared, though it was unfamiliar.

Besides, what that "Xia Nan" had said was, "Miss Liu has already cleared the game. She gave me your contact information. Hurry back! Miss Liu doesn't know how she cleared it either. We need to discuss it together."

She had felt something was off at the time. Thinking about it now, the words "hurry back" were far too strange... No one could possibly know where I am. Only a ghost would know.

Yet "Xia Nan" had used a word like "back."

The second call back had been strange too. "He" had even exposed himself outright by saying, "Wait for me where you are."

And this last incoming call was from the real Xia Nan!

But...

She didn't dare move.

The Vengeful Ghost disguised as "Xia Nan" was driving. Yue Qiuchi racked her brains but still couldn't understand what was going on.

If "he" is a ghost, "he" has already found me. Why hasn't he attacked?

Could it be... that my scheduled time of death hasn't arrived yet?

But that doesn't make sense either. If there's a scheduled time of death, what was the point of attacking me at the Mahjong table earlier?

If my death is scheduled, then according to the rules of the Game, I'm supposed to die no matter what.

Was it just trying to scare me? Because it isn't my time to die yet, nothing will happen even if the curse finds me?

Yue Qiuchi turned it over and over in

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