Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1256. The Book at Night (44)

A cold, electronic voice announced: "Red, orange, yellow, and green have been collected. Three more colors remain: blue, indigo, and violet. Warning: Sophie's energy has been reduced by 30%, activating the prison within the painting!"

"A prison in a painting?"

As soon as Xiao Qin finished speaking, she heard a "whoosh" sound behind her.

Everyone quickly turned around and saw a traditional Chinese painting, "Blue and White Porcelain," fall from the wall.

The canvas was laid flat on the floor, and the blue and white porcelain vase in the painting suddenly grew larger, its mouth pointing at Bai Ye, and spraying out a stream of blue liquid!

Bai didn't have time to dodge. Blue liquid splashed on his leg, and he froze instantly, as if he were rooted to the spot, unable to even blink.

Quan Quan tried to wipe off the liquid, but her fingers got stuck as soon as they touched the blue liquid and couldn't be wiped off at all.

"Xia Jin, quickly ask the owl!" Xiao Qin said.

Bai Ye's face grew paler and paler, as if all his strength had been drained away.

Xia Jin closed her eyes, then quickly opened them again.

"The owl says the blue patch is inside the lotus heart in 'Blue and White Porcelain.' The blue liquid is 'fine brushwork dew,' and those stuck to it will slowly become part of the painting. Only by obtaining the blue patch can it be untied!"

Everyone looked at the "Blue and White Porcelain" vase, which was painted with blue lotus scrolls on a pure white porcelain vase. The patterns were so delicate that even the veins of the leaves were clearly visible.

However, the lotus hearts were too small, and the porcelain bottle was slowly rotating, causing the patterns to change, making it impossible to see which lotus heart had a color patch.

"I...I saw it!" Qingqing suddenly exclaimed, peeking out from behind the light shield and pointing at the spinning porcelain vase. "Every time the vase spins three times, the lotus flower at the top lights up briefly; that must be a color block!"

Upon closer inspection, sure enough, when the porcelain vase spun for the third time, a flash of blue light appeared on the lotus heart at the top, so fast it seemed like an illusion.

"Qingqing is amazing!" Lin Xi said, looking at Bai Yueming. "Later, you use fire to distract the porcelain bottle so Xiaolin can get the color block."

Huang Jingjing can teleport, which is dangerous. You can run away.

As for her invisibility, she suspected that even if she did, Sophie would still be able to find her.

"it is good."

Bai Yueming threw a ball of flame from the porcelain bottle. The flame landed next to the bottle, making the floor sizzle.

The porcelain bottle was indeed attracted, and its mouth turned towards Bai Yueming, spraying out blue liquid.

Bai Yueming nimbly dodged, repeatedly throwing the flames to the side to divert the direction of the porcelain bottle.

The porcelain vase completed its third rotation, and the lotus heart glowed with a blue light.

Huang Jingjing teleported over and reached out to grab the blue light from the lotus heart.

With the blue block in hand, the blue liquid on Bai Ye's legs instantly disappeared.

He staggered, and Ouyang Xichen tried to support him.

However, the moment his hand touched Bai Ye, he was thrown far away.

Ouyang Xichen paused for a moment, then gave a helpless smile as he looked at Bai Ye.

"Jin Shujiu is so petty."

Lin Xi looked at Ouyang Xichen: "You also know Jin Shujiu?"

"That's what the viewers in the live stream said," Ouyang Xichen explained casually.

Huang Jingjing handed the blue block to Xia Jin. When the five blocks were placed together, the light shield expanded and could cover five people.

"Xiao Bai, go inside, so no one will worry," Bai Yueming teased.

Bai Ye's face flushed instantly, but he still declined everyone's kind offer.

"Sister Xiaoqin, go inside. I have a way to save my life in a critical moment."

—Yes, Xiaobai has a mountain villa as a refuge.

—Speaking of this, even a newbie can clear the game ahead of time.

—But basically, if there's danger, no one will clear the level early. —That's right, only when Jin Shujiu is jealous will someone clear the level early.

Is it possible that the people who cleared the game early were all other people?
—Sometimes I'm a newbie, it's all random.

Xiao Qin smiled and, without refusing, went inside the light shield.

The electronic voice sounded again: "Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue have been collected. Two colors remain: indigo and violet. Warning: Sophie will activate the 'Print Maze,' and wooden spike traps will appear on the floor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden floor beneath his feet suddenly bulged out, splintering countless tiny, sharp splinters that could pierce through his shoes.

Everyone, quickly lift your feet.

The light shield can block attacks, but it can't stop the traps underfoot. People inside the light shield can only stand on tiptoe.

"Xia Jin, where is the next indigo?" Lin Xi asked.

Splinters continued to emerge from the surrounding floorboards; if this continued, the area inside the light shield would be completely filled with splinters.

Xia Jin closed her eyes, and after a long while she opened them again, her face somewhat pale.

"Indigo is in the woodcut print 'Night Sky,' which is at the end of a long corridor. However, the woodcut texture controls the splinters on the floor, and the stars in the print emit indigo rays that can disorient you!"

"Woodcut prints?" Quan Quan asked thoughtfully. "The lines in woodcut prints follow the grain of the wood, so... if we follow the grain, the splinters won't attack us?"

When everyone looked down, they saw that the wood grain of the floor was horizontal. Although the splinters were sticking out and disrupting the grain, the horizontal lines could still be vaguely seen.

“Okay, let’s give it a try!” Xiaoqin said. “Everyone, let’s move around a few times in small steps, at least to find a place where we don’t need to tiptoe.”

The splinters are sometimes dense and sometimes sparse.

Hearing Xiaoqin say this, the people inside the light shield helped each other and followed the wood grain. Soon, they found a place where everyone could walk without having to tiptoe.

"You all wait here. Only Mu Mu, Vegetable, Quan Quan, and I will go over," Huang Jingjing said.

Vegetables are on fire; in crucial moments, one can draw.

Although the drawing is simple, it's useful.

The four people instantly teleported to the front of "Night Sky".

White stars are carved on the black wooden board, some of which have an indigo glow, making them stand out against the dark background.

“The indigo patch is in the northernmost star,” Lin Xi said immediately.

There was a star there, shimmering with a deep indigo color, brighter than any of the others.

As soon as Lin Xi finished speaking, the stars in the print suddenly began to twinkle, and beams of indigo light shot out and fell on everyone.

"I... I can't see you anymore?" Bai Ye frowned. "Are you going the wrong way? Why is the corridor at the back?"

"Don't let the light affect you!" Lin Xi said.

Huang Jingjing quickly picked up the color fragments, and the light gradually faded.

Lin Xi reached out to grab the indigo star.

The moment her fingertips touched it, the stars transformed into indigo patches, landing in her palm.

Huang Jingjing immediately teleported back.

“We don’t need the color blocks here for the time being, you can keep them,” Xiaoqin said.

“Sophie tried to move again just now, but luckily there was a light shield,” Qingqing interjected.

“If the last purple one is far from us, we can all go together,” Lin Xi said.

Hearing Lin Xi say this, Huang Jingjing handed the color block to Xia Jin.

The corridor suddenly darkened, with only a few chandeliers on the ceiling still lit, casting warm yellow light on an oil painting in front of it.

The canvas is covered with purple lavender, and the distant sunset casts a pale pink hue, making it look exceptionally gentle. But if you look closely, you can see mist flowing through the lavender bushes.