He paused, then tentatively asked, "Would you like to go take a look together after dawn?"
"Okay." Su Cheng agreed. She was currently clueless about the mission, but since she suspected that clues could be found White Moon City, she had to hurry.
After all, White Moon City will soon be hosting its New Year's Eve party.
Su Cheng sent the location of the Man Moon Hotel to Wang Tai, "Come find me."
"No problem."
Su Cheng hung up the phone and received a text message from the Moon Moon Joy platform.
[Hello reviewer, please click the link within 6 hours to complete your review of the Man Moon Hotel...]
Su Cheng opened the link, uploaded the evaluation file she had just completed, and selected a one-star negative review in the summary.
For a haunted hotel, she was still giving up one star for the soft bed beneath her.
You could say that the hotel's only redeeming quality is its interior design.
After Su Cheng submitted the evaluation, she heard a noise coming from the sofa; Yun Xi had woken up.
Yun Xi sprang up from the sofa with a "whoosh," but due to her weakness, she sat back down.
Remembering the terrified look in her eyes, and not wanting to be suspected of being a "bad guy" again, Su Cheng immediately said, "Don't be afraid, I'm a contestant too. I was just rescuing people in the tunnel."
Yun Xi turned her head, stared at Su Cheng for a moment, then looked at the surrounding environment and Lu Heng lying on the ground.
The environment is safe; there are no ghosts!
Yun Xi relaxed a little and was mostly awake now, understanding what Su Cheng had said.
After relaxing, she repeatedly recalled what had happened in the tunnel.
She heard Lu Heng suddenly run into the depths of the tunnel, and then the tunnel "came back to life," trembling like the mouth of a monster trying to open and close.
The sudden turn of events made Yun Xi disregard the rules of the game, and she tore off her blindfold.
Countless arms grew out of the wall, and the wall melted like ice cream, revealing uneven human faces.
They hissed at her resentfully, as if she were the murderer who had caused them to suffer this fate!
Those hands grabbed her from all sides and pulled her towards the wall.
The faces inside the wall all opened their mouths, waiting to be fed.
Yun Xi's fear reached its peak at that moment. She didn't know where she pulled out a knife, cut off the arm that was restraining her, and ran desperately towards the tunnel entrance.
It was a short distance, but running it was extremely strenuous.
Those hands kept emerging from all directions, pulling at her legs.
As she fell, the ground beneath her transformed into sticky, fleshy blood, enveloping her body.
Sticky mud entered her mouth and nose, and the familiar feeling of suffocation brought back a memory.
In that instant, Yun Xi remembered that she had already died, killed by a sudden mudslide.
She will never forget the despair of mud getting into her mouth and nose, blocking her airway.
Then she suddenly heard howls, and the mud covering her body receded like a receding tide, and she crawled out of the mud pit.
The tunnel was quiet; the ghostly hand and face had vanished, and not even a trace of ghostly energy remained.
She was breathing heavily; the only sound in the tunnel was her heavy breathing.
A faint light emanated from outside the tunnel.
--A beam of bright light shone in from outside the tunnel, dispelling the ghosts.
Yun Xi dared not linger any longer, afraid that the light would disappear and the ghosts would return. Ignoring the jumbled thoughts in her mind, she strode out of the tunnel.
The scene outside the tunnel made her mistakenly believe she was still in danger, and the excessive tension caused her to finally faint.
Waking up in the hotel and seeing Lu Heng safe and sound, Yun Xi realized that she had misunderstood Su Cheng.
The other party really did come to rescue someone, but they didn't know who it was; it was naturally Lu Heng.
The light at the tunnel entrance that annihilated the ghosts and saved her could only have been from Su Cheng.
"Are you Lu Heng's friend? Thank you for saving me. My name is Yun Xi."
"You're welcome, it was just a small favor." Su Cheng smiled slightly. "Do you know Yan Yu?"
" Yan Yu?... A very familiar name." Yun Xi frowned, as memories from the crisis resurfaced.
Su Cheng looked at Yun Xi's eyes, which were flickering between light and shadow, and did not disturb her.
After a moment, Yun Xi's expression gradually calmed down, and the dazed look in her eyes disappeared, replaced by the relief of surviving a disaster.
She said earnestly, "I remember now, thank you so much. Are you Su Cheng?"
Su Cheng's eyebrows twitched slightly. "You know me? Did Yan Yu tell you?"
Yun Xi nodded, her clear eyes brightening slightly. "I heard Yan Yu mention you in the dungeon, and I also saw your name in the street arena rankings. I've heard so much about you."
Su Cheng smiled. "I also saw your name on the leaderboard. I remember you were ranked second, that's impressive."
"You know me..." Yun Xi pursed her lips, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under the admiring gaze.
In the street qualifying round, she was very satisfied with her performance, which far surpassed that of others. She originally thought she would be number one, but the result was unexpected.
Su Cheng, a name I'd never heard of among the participants in the dungeon.
Yun Xi carefully memorized Su Cheng's name, but she never expected that she would owe the other a life-saving favor on their very first meeting.
This competition was too careless. It's understandable that the competition restricts the weapons in the Smart Bag, but the memory-blocking mechanism is unprecedented.
For outsiders, losing their memories and being assimilated into a copy is a terrifying thing.
Seeing Yun Xi's expression change several times, Su Cheng could roughly guess what she was thinking. "As long as she awakens her memories and is careful, she can leave the dungeon smoothly."
Yun Xi nodded and took a small, round jade bead from her neck. "Thank you for saving me. This is my gift of gratitude. It can foresee risks for the wearer. In certain dangers, the jade bead can predict whether the consequences of what one says or does will be good or bad."
Currently, we are still in a dungeon, and the dangers are unknown. The jade bead is the best offering Yun Xi can make for now.
"No need. Remember this favor for now, we can talk about it when you get back to your apartment." Su Cheng shook her head. The jade bead was nice, but its function could be replaced by the Dragon-Patterned Jade Pendant.
The jade bead is not necessary for Su Cheng at the moment, but it is an important tool for Yun Xi.
Seeing that Su Cheng wouldn't accept it, Yun Xi paused, realizing that her treasure hadn't been chosen. After hesitating for a moment, she took out a dusty old book.
This book was something I stumbled upon in a...
Tomb raiding
The copy was unearthed. It's indestructible and waterproof, but no one has been able to open it, so the contents of the book are unknown.
This is also why Yun Xi didn't present the book as a thank-you gift from the beginning.
A book that can't be opened is no different from a stack of waste paper.
Su Cheng took the book, and sure enough, she couldn't open it. The cover had no words, the pages were yellowed and curled, and it looked like an ordinary old book.
But the fleeting burning sensation on her neck told Su Cheng that this book would be useful to her.
The Dragon-Patterned Jade Pendant is a supernatural item; it only affects those of its own kind. Therefore, this book will also be a supernatural item.
I don't know how to open this book yet, but perhaps I'll find out someday.
"Thank you, then I'll accept this book," Su Cheng said.
Yun Xi nodded, her brow relaxing. "I'm glad you're willing to accept it. I hate owing people favors."
Su Cheng smiled. " Yan Yu is at the front desk downstairs. She's having some eye problems right now."
She picked up the white paper. "Have you seen this pattern before?"
Yun Xi took the white paper, her brows furrowing and then relaxing. "I think I've seen this before, it seems to be on that bastard Hu Ding!"
" Hu Ding?"
Yun Xi sneered twice, " Hu Ding is the boss of the studio that Lu Heng and I signed with. He's a real actor. When I first saw this design on his arm, I just thought it was a tattoo."
"This design is the emblem of a murder organization. So, according to you, your studio's boss must be a member of that organization." Su Cheng's eyes darkened slightly. She continued, "Can you still contact Hu Ding?"
If we can capture members of the Sun God Cult alive, we might be able to extract useful information from them.
Yun Xi: "It should be possible."
Having received a positive answer, Su Cheng dialed Xu Shaowei's number and briefly explained the situation.
She had to go to the border of White Moon City with Wang Tai, so she could only let Xu Shaowei and the others follow Yun Xi to dig out more clues from Hu Ding.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Shaowei and Yun Xi added each other as friends.
Lu Heng, who was lying on the ground, finally woke up slowly, but he remained in a comatose position, motionless.
Su Cheng walked over and asked, "How are you feeling? Do you remember everything?"
Lu Heng rolled his eyes, sighed softly, and a strange sense of dejection lingered in his dark eyes. "I don't feel good. I almost got tricked to death."
As soon as he said that, Su Cheng knew he had regained his memory and there was no need to worry.
She half-squatted down and patted his shoulder, "You're still a little short, aren't you? If you're not dead, hurry up and get ready so we can talk about payment."
"Remuneration?"
Su Cheng's expression remained unchanged as she nodded naturally, "I went to all this trouble to save you. Aside from repaying your life-saving kindness tenfold, shouldn't you at least give me some compensation for my trouble?"
Yun Xi chimed in earnestly, " Su Sister Cheng even offered to pay me when she helped me out. Lu Heng, you can't be a stingy person."
Lu Heng smiled slightly, slowly got up from the ground, and patted his sleeves. "My savior, take your pick."
But before Su Cheng could even start choosing her payment, Xu Shaowei knocked on the door.
Upon entering, Xu Shaowei greeted Lu Heng with surprise, and then shook hands with Yun Xi in a familiar manner.
Yun Xi glanced at the door. "Didn't Yan Yu come?"
Xu Shaowei: " Yan Yu is currently handing over shifts with her colleagues, so she'll be here in a while."
It's true that the circle is small; even if the individuals don't know each other personally, they have mutual friends.
Lu Heng suddenly said, "Is the first task the same for everyone? Mine is to stop the upcoming New Year's Eve party."