Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 266 Guan Gu and Mario

"Youyou, don't be afraid, I will definitely protect you."

Guan Gu solemnly assured him.

"Uh... thank you."

Youyou looked at Guan Gu's confident expression with a strange look, then looked down at the bag of instant noodles that he was kneading.

"Guan Gu, if you keep squeezing this bag of instant noodles like that, it'll turn to dust."

Guan Gu awkwardly put down the instant noodles in his hand: "It's okay... I have a friend who likes to eat instant noodles."

"Does your friend also like to eat oranges that have been squeezed flat?"

Youyou pointed to two oranges on the table that had been squeezed terribly by Guangu, and you could even see Guangu's clear fingerprints on the orange peels.

"Yes, yes, Zhang Wei likes to eat these things."

Guan Gu wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

"Guan Gu, you don't need to lie to me anymore."

Youyou, with a knowing look on her face, said, "Honestly, are you scared...?"

"How is that possible!"

Guan Gu sheepishly retorted, "How could I possibly be afraid..."

Are you afraid you won't be able to take good care of me?

Guan Gu paused for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Yes."

It seems that Youyou's reasoning ability is also quite average.

Huh, why did I say "also"?

"Guan Gu, you're so kind."

Youyou smiled sweetly: "But you don't need to worry about me at all, I'm very brave."

"what?"

Guan Gu looked puzzled. Wasn't she a very timid person?

Seeing that she was about to give herself away, Youyou quickly organized her thoughts and said, "What I mean is... I'm a professional actress, I can play a very brave person."

"This thing... can be acted out?"

"Of course, I'm a professional actor."

Youyou said confidently, "Besides, acting like this is very challenging."

Playing a timid person as a bold person is much more difficult than playing a naturally bold person, which Youyou finds very challenging.

Her dramatic flair is already burning brightly.

However, Guan Gu refused without even thinking: "No need, Youyou, just be yourself."

"All right."

Youyou verbally agreed, but judging from the excitement flashing in her eyes, she clearly wouldn't give up so easily.

Just as Guan Gu and Youyou were chatting, the room manager came over and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. The previous challenger for the room you chose has already cleared it. I'll take you there now."

Upon hearing this, Guan Gu's mouth immediately went dry.

Is this how it begins?

He was about to say something when he saw Youyou stand up with a look of anticipation mixed with fear.

"Very good."

Youyou reached out her hand to Guangu, her smile as lively as a forest sprite.

"Guan Gu-kun, our adventure is about to begin."

Please give me your guidance.

Guan Gu nodded emphatically and said, "Hi!"

So the two of them headed towards the escape room under the guidance of the event manager, who patiently explained the game rules to them again and again.

The path to the escape room was both long and short; the two of them soon arrived at the small, extremely terrifying escape room they had carefully selected.

The Four Great Terrifying Legends on Campus

The site manager handed two walkie-talkies to Guan Gu and Youyou: "Gentlemen, if you find the level of terror beyond your expectations after entering, you can contact the central control via the walkie-talkies, and we will stop the checkpoint at any time."

"However, if that happens, even if the challenge fails, you won't be able to claim the completion reward."

"We'll definitely beat the game, right, Guangu?" Youyou said confidently.

"right!"

"Okay, have fun playing the game, both of you."

The room controller opened the door to the secret room, and Guan Gu and Youyou simultaneously peeked inside.

The narrow passageway was pitch black, and the light from outside poured in like a tide, but it could only illuminate a small area in front of you; beyond that, there was still endless darkness.

A faint, eerie melody drifted from the depths of the corridor, and Guan Gu even hallucinated, hearing a familiar voice.

Guan Gu and Youyou took a deep breath and went inside one after the other.

In the boundless darkness, the two groped their way forward along the wall.

Guan Gu and Youyou thought they would soon encounter something terrifying, but they didn't.

The room seemed to be filled only with pitch-black darkness and faint, eerie music.

Apart from that, the only sounds the two could hear were each other's slow, heavy footsteps and their increasingly labored breathing.

Darkness is the breeding ground for fantasy, and silence is the prelude to fear.

It was precisely because of this darkness and silence that the almost inaudible, terrifying notes seemed like raindrops, insignificant yet impossible to ignore, gently striking Guan Gu and Youyou's hearts until they felt a chill run down their spines.

At this moment, Youyou's heart was pounding wildly.

Although she considers herself very brave, this so-called bravery is only compared to that of ordinary girls, and she obviously cannot reach the domineering spirit of Yifei, who is "fearless and even makes all demons and monsters stay away from her".

When she was truly in this dark and silent atmosphere, as if she were the only person left in the world, Youyou felt really panicked.

However, she is now playing a timid person pretending to be brave, and this panic actually helps her performance.

"Guan Gu, this secret room isn't actually that scary."

Youyou's voice trembled slightly, sounding just like a coward pretending to be brave but actually being weak inside.

In the narrow corridor, Guan Gu's brief words followed.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

These short but powerful words made Youyou pause in her steps, and she looked ahead.

In this boundless darkness, Youyou couldn't see Guan Gu's figure at all, but she could still tell from the slow and heavy footsteps in front of her that there was a tall man, over 1.8 meters tall, standing in front of her.

Guan Gu-kun is walking so slowly, probably to accommodate my pace.

Sure enough, Guan Gu is a very reliable person.

Youyou's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, and she quickly continued to feel her way forward along the wall.

However, the truth is...

Guan Gu's legs were weak, and every step he took felt like he had used up all his strength.

The impenetrable darkness all around and the eerie music in his ears immediately sparked the boundless imagination of this genius cartoonist, but all of them were terrifying imaginings.

In those few short steps, Guan Gu had already imagined being killed countless times by terrifying things that would jump out of the darkness, such as Sadako, Tomie, aliens, Godzilla, Pink Lady, and the corrupted Love Tribe Cat.

"So, Guan Gu, why don't we turn back?"

Yoyo walked behind Guan Gu, while Mario walked side by side with Guan Gu.

In this darkness that seems capable of swallowing everything, only Guan Gu's imaginary companion Mario continues to shine.

"Mario doesn't like it here. It's darker than a sewer, and the things he encounters are uglier than Bowser."

Mario looked at Guan Gu: "Guan Gu, you don't like it here either, so why did you come?"

Mario, you wouldn't understand.

Guan Gu was afraid that his talking to himself would frighten Youyou, so he could only silently say to Mario in his heart: "I came to be with Youyou; she was too scared to come alone."

"Guan Gu, I know you like this girl, but you don't need to do these things for her at all."

Mario shrugged and said, "You've been afraid of ghosts since you were a kid. If you get scared and tremble with fear by those scary NPCs, you'll lose even more face in front of Youyou."

"Guan Gu, let's go back. Bowser has kidnapped the princess again... You have to come with me on an adventure to rescue her."

[Mario... how many times has Princess Mario been kidnapped by Bowser?]

This is happening way too often!

Guan Gu had something on his mind that he didn't know whether he should say or not.

Was the princess really kidnapped by Bowser? It seems like they were mutually in love and then...

Snapped!

Mario slammed his wrench down on Guan Gu's head, and Guan Gu jumped up and down in a fit of rage, yelling, "You think I don't know what you're thinking just because you're not talking to me?"

Calm Mario, I didn't even think about it further.

That's not the point!

Mario said angrily, "We're talking about your business right now, why are you always going off on tangents like your short-legged friend?"

Guan Gu scratched his head: "I was just trying to lighten the mood."

"Thank you."

Mario rolled his eyes. "So, are you coming back with me or not?"

No.

Guan Gu shook his head firmly: "Mario, I came here with Youyou not to show off in front of her, but because Youyou wanted to come, and she needs me, so I came."

Our adventure can continue at any time, but this time I want to start a new adventure with Youyou first.

Regardless of whether I get scared during this adventure, or what the final outcome will be, I want to give it a try.

"Okay, buddy."

Seeing Guan Gu's firm stance, Mario could only helplessly say, "Considering you've helped me save the princess so many times, I'll help you and your princess complete this adventure."

Guan Gu was stunned: [Mario, how are you going to help me?]

As soon as Guan Gu finished speaking, he saw a disheveled Japanese female ghost riding Godzilla, holding a corrupted three-legged cat in her arms, stomping on him.

Damn, this fantasy is getting more and more outrageous.

Just as Guan Gu was about to remind himself that it was all an illusion, as before, Mario stood in front of him.

He ate the mushroom in one bite, and then his whole body, along with the wrench in his hand, became enormous.

"Get out of here!"

Mario gripped the wrench with both hands and swung it like a baseball bat, sending the female ghost, Godzilla, and the corrupted, three-legged lover flying.

The three of them instantly transformed into twinkling stars in the sky, just like in an animated film.

[You can do it this way!]

Guan Gu was speechless, almost crying out in surprise.

"That's right, I'm very capable."

Mario rubbed his little nose: "In every adventure in the name of love, I, Mario, am invincible."

"Leave these fantastical creatures to me; all you need to do in the real world is protect your princess."

He turned to Guan Gu and smiled, "Good luck, buddy!"

【Hi!】

Guan Gu nodded excitedly, and then he heard Youyou's slightly trembling voice.

"Guan Gu, this secret room isn't actually that scary."

Guan Gu looked at Mario, the God of War, who was sweeping everything in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.

Mario is working so hard, I can't be too bad.