The several-story building hidden among the trees was now completely dark.
There were no figures and no light.
The fool held the car door for Xiaolan.
The taxis taken by Jasmine and Qiao Nian arrived later, and the five of them stood on the street together. After the two cars drove away, there seemed to be nothing moving around except them.
The fool led the way towards the main entrance of the school.
"What if we run into that guard?"
"We won't run into him," Jasmine said, "Not even the Taoist priest."
"...How do you know that the Taoist priest and the others did not encounter the guards?"
Jasmine looked at the fool and paused, "Yeah, wait, don't leave yet. We have to ask the director how they managed to get the guards."
"Uh... Actually, I can send you in. For such a short distance, I usually won't go astray." Xiaolan pointed to the buildings in the yard.
But Jasmine’s call had already been dialed.
After two rings, there was a beep of hang up.
"Huh? Why didn't the Taoist Master answer the phone?" Jasmine looked at the rejection display on the screen.
"We're busy," Qiao Nian shivered due to the night wind, "It's so cold here, let's let Xiaolan send us in."
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaolan."
"No hard work, no hard work..."
As soon as Xiaolan raised her finger happily, Jasmine's phone started vibrating.
"Taoist priest's phone number!" Jasmine pressed Xiaolan's hand.
"Taoist Master, what happened just now?"
"Don't go into the hall yet," the Taoist priest on the other end of the phone lowered his voice very low, "wait at the door of the building. I'll pick you up and talk to you in detail."
"road……"
"Du-du-du--"
"He died again," Jasmine lowered her arms. "What does this mean? Are they avoiding the patrol of the guards?"
What kind of guard could scare the Taoist priest to such an extent that he didn't even dare to answer the phone?
"But if the guards are in the building, then the courtyard will be safe," Baomu discovered the blind spot, "If Xiaolan's transmission misses the mark, we may be sent directly into the building, so let's just walk in."
Although Xiaolan was not convinced, she still followed the adults obediently. They walked through the mottled shadows of the trees under the moonlight and came to the courtyard.
The plants in the courtyard were so vibrant during the day, but now they were so hideous and terrifying. Everyone only walked a few steps on the corridor, listening to the sounds of footsteps echoing in the night, and the cold hairs on their backs quietly stood up.
The night is so long.
Xiaolan grabbed the hem of Baomu's clothes from behind, "Can you listen..."
"Uh!" Baomu shivered on the spot, but luckily he covered his mouth with both hands to prevent himself from screaming, "Xiaonan Li...Xiaolan, what are you doing?"
Xiaolan was also startled by Baomu, "I...I asked you if you smelled anything or heard any sounds."
Baomu caressed his chest, "Huh... there is a sound. There are footsteps coming from the building, but it is too far away. I can only hear a little bit. As for the smell... there is the smell of the Taoist priest and the others, and The other smells are mixed together, the same, too far away, it should be fine by the door."
Everyone continued to hunch their backs, like an unprofessional criminal gang, moving towards the building.
"We're almost there!" Jasmine at the front bowed her waist, waved to them, and said in a breathy voice.
There are a few more turns.
Jasmine turned into a path surrounded by maple trees.
Suddenly, a scream exploded into the night.
Xiaolan and Baomu, who were walking at the back, almost fell to their knees.
"What's wrong?"
"Jasmine? Jasmine?"
"It wasn't me," Jasmine ran back to them, "it was the screams in the building."
"It's Sister Xiaoyin's voice!" Baomu stood up straight suddenly, "Sister Xiaoyin is in danger!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately ran away regardless.
This time the speed was much faster, and less than a minute later, the school building appeared in front of us.
In front of the door, there was indeed a familiar figure in black standing.
The Taoist priest stood in the open space in front of the school, looking at a certain window, and seemed to be muttering something.
"Taoist!" The fool ran over with a huff.
"You are finally here," the Taoist priest turned his head and probably counted the number of people with his eyes. After confirming that there was no problem, he patted the fool on the shoulder, "Did you encounter anything on the way?"
"Taoist Priest, didn't you hear Sister Xiaoyin's cry? What's going on? Let's go in quickly..."
"Ah, that," the Taoist priest looked back at the glass, "don't worry, it's a game."
"Game? Then why did Sister Xiaoyin scream?" Baomu thought for a few seconds, "Is... Brother Jiutian beating her?"
The Taoist priest couldn't hold back and laughed, "Why did Jiutian beat her? Don't worry. Xiaoyin just failed the first level again. It's nothing. She has failed four times."
"The first level?" Everyone said in unison.
The Taoist priest nodded, turned and pointed to the school building, "Now, it is no longer a school, but a game created by Wan Sheng. Only by clearing the game can we see Wan Sheng."
"Wait, Taoist Priest," Jasmine raised her hand to interrupt him, "Let's start from the beginning. When did you return to school, and... isn't Wan Sheng in the hospital?"
"It's Jiutian," the Taoist Master said slowly. "Jiutian saw the light, which was the light he saw in the scene in the Eight Immortals Village. And this time, he understood the meaning of light. It was the light of ten thousand lives. Jiutian said, He saw the light of Wansheng shining in Zhao Baihuan's house, and it was getting darker and darker."
"You returned to their house after that?" Jasmine asked, "Did you look at Wan Sheng..."
"We had no time to stop him. Wan Sheng only said one word to us and jumped down." The Taoist priest's smile slowly faded. "He asked us to find him."
"Then why do you want to come to school?"
"Wan Sheng drew a painting before he left and put it on the table. It was very similar to the painting he drew in school, so Jiutian and I rushed here without having time to say hello. It seems that this is where the situation is broken. The key point is that the Wan Sheng lying in the hospital is already an empty shell, and the real spirit of Wan Sheng should be waiting for us at the end of the game."
After the Taoist priest finished speaking, he glanced at them and said with a smile, "Can I tell you the rules of the game?"
nod.
"Now, as soon as you enter, you will automatically enter the single-player game. We don't know how many levels there are, because Jiutian and I are currently in the second level. The inside is the same as the outside. There is a signal for mobile phones. This level is very It's rare, but because of this, even if we are separated to pass the level, we can still communicate with the help of mobile phones. The first level is similar to hide and seek, there will be more scary things. I just hung up your phone because I was in that level at the time. Here, for the second level... we haven't figured out the rules yet, but after everyone goes in and brainstorms, we should be able to figure it out soon. How about it, do you understand it?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Okay," the Taoist priest said with a slight smile, "Then let's go in."
:. :
