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Chapter 430 A Temporary Break from Updates
When Mingyue quietly walked over, she saw this harmonious scene of a human and a ghost.

She didn't dare get too close, so she could only hide behind a billboard and secretly observe Gu Mian's movements: "The dragon boat race is about to start, and I guess he will participate in that event. He's probably near the Liannu River now; even if Gu Mian doesn't participate in the dragon boat race, he'll probably participate in the college entrance exam event... I'll observe first."

"Tell me," he said, looking at the ghost trapped in the corner, "what do you know?"

The mall was still very dark, and Gu Mian could only see the ghost huddled in the corner by the light of her flashlight.

The flashlight beam cast an eerie glow over the ghost in front of me, revealing its two round eyes that emitted a strange light in the darkness.

As we all know, once a ghost speaks, the mystery it created will vanish completely, and its aura will likely change from eerie and mysterious to silly and ridiculous.

Seemingly understanding this principle perfectly, the ghost didn't utter a sound from its mouth while chasing the fortune teller.

But now, faced with the hardships of life, it has no choice but to bow its head.

After a long while, Gu Mian heard its voice coming from the corner of the wall. The tone and voice were quite normal, no different from an ordinary person's—if one ignored its slightly strange appearance.

"As the saying goes, secrets of heaven should not be revealed. If I say too much, I might die on the spot."

Hearing these eerie, almost sarcastic words, Gu Mian finally understood why the ghost had remained silent.

At least the ghost in front of me lost all its majesty after it opened its mouth.

Although it didn't have much of an aura before it spoke.

Gu Mian looked at the human figure huddled in the corner: "If you don't speak, you'll die right now."

He noticed that the ghost in front of him seemed to shrink its neck and open its mouth.

Gu Mian remembered that in the hide-and-seek instance, the instance collapsed just as the ghost was about to reveal an important clue, and the same thing happened with Sweet Lovers. As a result, he still doesn't know what Sweet Teacher said at the end.

He wasn't sure if the instance would collapse after the ghost in front of him uttered a few words, but since Mr. Green had said that the ghost in this instance was out of control... perhaps it could say more?
Ten seconds ago, Mingyue saw Gu Mian shining a flashlight in front of her.

He was almost touching a ghost, which was huddled in a small corner and made no attempt to attack.

“As expected, he is different from the other players…” Mingyue took two more steps forward. She was still quite far away from Gu Mian and could only see the man’s mouth opening and closing as if he was asking something.

"Questioning a ghost in a dungeon? What's there to ask a ghost?" Mingyue continued forward, but she couldn't hear the conversation between the human and the ghost from her current position.

After Gu Mian asked the question, the ghost remained silent for about a second, then seemed to want to speak.

Mingyue eagerly took two steps forward, wanting to get closer to hear their conversation.

"Gu Mian is a very special person. He has many secrets. Perhaps he is discussing this with a ghost right now? Although their conversation may not be of any use to me, there are many people in this world who are interested in Gu Mian. Even if it is not of use to me, I can still sell information."

As Mingyue thought to herself, she strode forward. She was still quite far from Gu Mian's location, but if she went a little further, she could faintly hear their voices.

Just as Mingyue hurriedly stepped forward, hugging the concealed spot, she saw the ghost huddled in the corner open its mouth, and a faint sound reached her ears—

I've seen you before...

what?
Did the ghosts in the dungeon see players in the real world before?
It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.

Mingyue swallowed hard and moved forward quietly. She heard Gu Mian's voice: "Have you seen me before? Where?" Yes, where had she seen him before?
Mingyue stared intently at the source of the light ahead, straining her ears to listen carefully.

The ghost's mouth moved, its voice strained: "It...it is..."

"Tell me where it is!" Mingyue held her breath, staring intently at the ghost's open mouth. In the next second, she would know some of Gu Mian's secrets.

But just then, she suddenly heard another sound coming from behind her—the sound of breathing close to the back of her neck.

Before she could react, a sharp pain shot through her abdomen. She instinctively reached out to cover it, but felt warm liquid on her hand.

The bright moon looked down.

A clothes hanger pierced through his stomach from behind—yes, a clothes hanger.

She never imagined that such a thing could become a weapon that could penetrate the human body.

Blood covered the clothes hanger, barely visible in the darkness. The pain numbed her hearing, and for a moment all the sounds around her fell silent.

She clutched her pierced abdomen and struggled to turn her head, where a hateful face came into view.

It was someone she hated, Xiao Qiao.

That female celebrity who supposedly knows nothing.

Mingyue saw Xiao Qiao, who should have accomplished nothing, standing quietly behind her, watching her with a faint light in her eyes. There was no pity, no fear, no excitement, just like how she appeared on the television screen.

Immediately afterwards, Mingyue felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.

Xiao Qiao casually pulled out the clothes hanger from her abdomen, hung it beside her, then covered her mouth, hugged her head, and began to drag her backward.

Mingyue did not die immediately; her gaze remained fixed on Xiao Qiao's face, which was being dragged upwards.

No expression.

Murder and disposing of a body are done as calmly as killing a chicken. No, even killing a chicken wouldn't be this uneventful.

Why?Why?Why?
Even as her vision blurred, Mingyue kept asking herself questions. A tremendous fear gripped her body; in those few minutes, Mingyue's fear of Xiao Qiao even surpassed her fear of ghosts.

This is not the female celebrity she knows.

Mingyue's thoughts gradually faded, and Xiao Qiao dragged her backward.

Before long, the two figures completely disappeared into the darkness.

"The crematorium?" Gu Mian was quite surprised. This ghost had probably really broken free from part of the dungeon's control, and it hadn't collapsed the dungeon even after asking questions to this extent.

However, the ghost's answer also puzzled him greatly. Gu Mian straightened up: "You saw me at the crematorium?"

The more I stop updating, the more enjoyable it becomes.
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