The cafeteria manager looked into Lady Ten's icy eyes, and a chill instantly swept through his entire body. He began trembling uncontrollably.
He had wanted to say something else, but found he simply lacked the courage.
In the end, he crawled out of the cafeteria on his knees.
Tang Xiaoling looked up at Lady Ten and asked in confusion:
"Auntie, that man seemed really scared of you."
"And why did he call you Lady? Are you his mommy?"
The little girl was only four and did not yet understand what that form of address meant.
But she knew part of it meant "mother," which was why she had asked.
Lady Ten blushed the moment she heard the question.
Ever since her first child had died young, she had never had another.
Now that Tang Xiaoling had suddenly suggested the cafeteria manager was her son, she did not know how to explain.
Fortunately, she quickly thought of an excuse.
"Lingling, he wasn't scared of me. He just did something wrong and felt guilty."
"And I'm not his mother. Did you forget that Auntie's name is Lady Ten? He was saying my name."
After hearing this explanation, Tang Xiaoling nodded thoughtfully.
But soon, she looked at Roman on the floor and said:
"Auntie, what about this big sister?"
"That man threw her down just now. Will she be okay?"
Seeing the worry on her face, Lady Ten smiled faintly.
"Don't worry. Auntie knows a little medicine. I'll go check on her now."
With that, she walked straight over to Roman and crouched down in front of her.
Then she stretched out her deathly pale right hand and gently placed it over Roman's pulse.
Although she appeared to be treating her, she was actually channeling ghostly energy into Roman to stimulate her nerves.
Sure enough, in less than three seconds, Roman slowly woke up again.
But when she saw Lady Ten crouching before her, her mouth fell wide open, and she tried to scream.
This time, however, Lady Ten sealed her throat with ghostly energy before she could make a sound.
No matter how hard Roman tried to scream, she could not produce a single sound.
But what frightened her most was that, for some reason, her mind was unusually clear this time!
Whenever she showed signs of passing out, a sudden icy current surged through her body, stimulating her brain and preventing her from losing consciousness.
Tang Xiaoling, who stood nearby, had no idea what was really happening.
All she saw was Lady Ten touching Roman's arm, after which Roman immediately woke up.
When she saw Roman's terrified expression, however, she assumed Roman had been frightened by being thrown down and hurried to explain:
"Big sister, don't be scared. Auntie is a good person. She's the one who woke you up."
At those words, Roman's expression instantly shifted from terror to astonishment.
Looking at Tang Xiaoling with the kitten in her arms, she felt as though her brain was about to shrivel up.
What the hell?
This Evil Spirit is a good person?
Do you think I'm an idiot?!
She's a lord-class Evil Spirit!
She doesn't even have to follow the rules when she kills people!
And you're telling me she's a good person?!!
But Roman could neither scream nor faint. In the end, she simply lay on the floor and played dead.
Seeing that she still would not get up, Tang Xiaoling reminded her worriedly:
"Big sister, the floor is really cold. Hurry and get up."
"If you keep lying there, you'll catch a cold!"
But Tang Xiaoling's kindness made Roman lose it inside.
Sis, you can be my actual big sister, okay?!
I just want to lie here quietly. Hurry up and take this Evil Spirit away!
Lady Ten glanced at Roman, then slowly stood up and said to Tang Xiaoling:
"Lingling, she isn't feeling well. She can only lie here, and we mustn't disturb her."
"Why don't we get something to eat first and let her lie here by herself for a while?"
At that, a look of understanding appeared on Tang Xiaoling's face.
"Oh, so that's why!"
"Then let's go eat, Auntie. Lingling's hungry."
Once she learned that Roman could not move, Tang Xiaoling immediately stopped trying to talk to her.
She was afraid that disturbing Roman might cause something to go wrong.
Seeing this, Lady Ten smiled gently, took Tang Xiaoling's hand, and led her into the cafeteria.
As Roman lay alone on the floor and watched them go, she let out a huge sigh of relief inwardly.
Oh, my little darling, you finally went with her!
Yes, yes, yes!
Go have your meal!
Hopefully, after this Evil Spirit eats the little girl, she won't come back to eat me!
But that little girl looks like she only weighs twenty-something pounds.
Who knows whether that'll fill this Evil Spirit up!
While Roman's thoughts ran wild, a delicious aroma suddenly drifted into her nose.
Already ravenous, she could not help lifting her head to look.
The next second, her little mouth fell wide open in astonishment.
The Evil Spirit had already taken a seat at a dining table with Tang Xiaoling.
Roman had not heard either of them order anything, yet the Evil Spirit chefs in the cafeteria brought out all kinds of delicious dishes!
Things that flew through the sky, ran on land, or swam in the water-they had everything imaginable!
Roman swallowed repeatedly at the sight, and her stomach betrayed her with a growl!
Oh my God!
Is the food in this cafeteria really this good?
All that food looks real!
It shouldn't be human flesh or an illusion, right?
She did know a little about Instances.
Although they had food, some of it was merely an illusion meant to lure humans in.
The aim was to make players break the rules when they were at their hungriest.
In some other Instances, every meat dish was made from human flesh!
Even more twisted was the fact that players had to eat it, or they would also be considered to have broken the rules!
To get to the truth, Roman specifically checked the cafeteria rules.
She discovered that this cafeteria had only one rule.
Never speak to any of the chefs!
In other words, if these Evil Spirit chefs wanted to harm anyone, they had to lure players into talking to them.
That did not seem to have anything to do with the food on the table.
Could this food really be made from ordinary ingredients?
Does that mean I can eat it too?!
She had worked all day and endured some tremendous shocks.
By now, Roman was both hungry and exhausted.
But what bothered her most was that she had barely had so much as a sip of water all day.
Looking at the sumptuous spread on the table, she could barely restrain the urge to go over and eat.
She even found herself thinking that, if she had to die, she might as well die on a full stomach.
But just as she was about to act, a sudden notification snapped her back to her senses.
[Player Lin Feng failed to eat in the cafeteria within the allotted time, accidentally entered the Haunted House, and was frightened to death!] [Players who have not yet visited the cafeteria, take this as a warning and proceed to the cafeteria immediately for your meal!]
The moment the message appeared, Roman broke out in a cold sweat.
Her urge to eat instantly vanished without a trace!
Now, she would rather die of thirst or starvation than do anything but lie quietly where she was.
At the same time, she secretly counted herself lucky. Although she had no idea how she had ended up in this cafeteria, at least her life had been spared!
Otherwise, she probably would have died horribly outside, just like Lin Feng!
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