Forced into a romantic relationship.

Although she was trembling with fear, the girl was quite determined. She glanced back several times in terror, but ultimately chose to close her eyes and continue forward, muttering to herself as if trying to bolster her courage.

At this moment, the two NPCs fully demonstrated the professional qualities that haunted house staff should have, remaining motionless in their previous head-turning pose, like hunters waiting for the girl to enter the optimal range of fright.

But then, something unexpected happened to them again.

Suddenly, the girl looked behind her again with a tense expression. This time, her voice was even more panicked than before, and she pleaded in a trembling voice, "Please, I'm a scaredy-cat. You can scare me, but please don't pat my shoulder anymore..."

Her teary-eyed look didn't seem fake at all, as if someone had really patted her on the shoulder. However, the two NPCs could see very clearly that there wasn't even a shadow of anyone behind her, let alone anyone patting her on the shoulder.

Besides, this intersection has always been the responsibility of the two of them, and I haven't heard of any other colleagues coming over to scare people.

"Ha, if you think you can scare us with a self-directed performance, you're being too naive..."

The two quickly guessed the girl's intention. Players scaring NPCs wasn't uncommon; they'd encountered it a few times before. However, just as they were sneering, something truly terrifying happened—

"whee."

Suddenly, a chilling, eerie laugh echoed through the dark corridor.

The laughter came out of nowhere, and it sounded like a little girl's voice, completely different from the girl's voice on the other side, yet it also seemed to come from the girl herself.

Or perhaps... it came from behind her.

Thinking this, the two disheveled NPCs felt a sudden tightness in their chests. They were quite certain that no other colleagues would appear in this place, and there was no frightening element like the "little girl's laughter." Since that was the case…

Where did that laughter come from?

The story of this haunted house is related to a little girl. It tells the tale of a terrifying little girl who plays hide-and-seek and turns everyone into vengeful spirits. Once caught by her, you will become a vengeful ghost who will never be reincarnated...

"whee."

Seemingly sensing the unease in their hearts, the eerie laughter rang out again, this time even sharper than the first time.

The girl in the mask had obviously heard the laughter as well. She looked around in a cold sweat, clearly terrified. Then, she ran towards them without a care in the world, passing by them as if fleeing.

Perhaps because breathing heavily while wearing a mask was uncomfortable, she pulled the mask down a little, just enough to expose her lips.

The two NPCs remained motionless. It was the first time they had encountered such a situation, and they were momentarily at a loss, so much so that they forgot to scare the girl.

They simply couldn't figure out where the laughter was coming from.

Just then, the chilling laughter rang out again, this time followed by an indistinct sentence.

"Hehe, I caught you..."

This time they heard it clearly; the laughter was definitely coming from the girl.

But the girl's mouth clearly hadn't moved...

Both of them were sweating profusely, and suddenly remembered the girl's words, "Don't pat my shoulder," and couldn't help but gasp, their scalps tingling—

In the story of "The Corpse Village," the terrifying little girl uses a pat on the shoulder to indicate that she has caught someone...

Holy crap, did we really attract something evil?

……

Finding Mo Yixia went much more smoothly than Han Zhou had imagined.

When he found Mo Yixia, he was confronting two disheveled NPCs. The two sides seemed to have been locked in a stalemate for a long time, and the atmosphere was quite tense.

To his surprise, the two NPCs were trembling quite violently. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were scared; they were probably playing the role of frozen ghosts. They must have been having a really tough time...

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but when he led Mo Yixia away, the two NPCs seemed to breathe a sigh of relief...

It’s weird.

Anyway, it's good that he's safe and sound; he doesn't seem to be injured.

Han Zhou breathed a slight sigh of relief and looked at Mo Yixia beside him, asking, "Are you alright?"

"Ah."

"Are you really alright?"

"fine."

Han Zhou hesitated for a moment, but still felt it necessary to remind the other person: "But you're shaking so badly, it doesn't look like you're alright..."

Mo Yixia sighed, "You've already figured it out, so why are you asking me?"

Her voice trembled slightly, as if she had been terrified when she was alone, and it was unclear what terrible thing she had experienced.

While blaming himself, Han Zhou couldn't help but feel a little puzzled: "I just find it strange, you shouldn't be this scared, right?"

Mo Yixia said irritably, "You just left me here without a word, and you still have the nerve to criticize me for trembling with fear?"

Han Zhou was speechless for a moment, and quickly admitted his mistake: "It was indeed my oversight. I apologize to you, and I will definitely not do it again next time."

"There will be a next time?"

"No no."

Mo Yixia glanced at him: "Just an apology?"

"What else do you want?" Han Zhou asked, somewhat puzzled.

Mo Yixia didn't answer, but sighed and said with lingering fear, "What should we do if something like this happens again later?"

Han Zhou knew she was referring to losing the other person, and comforted her, "No, it's not. It was a bit chaotic just now because there were too many people. Now it's just the two of us, so I can focus my attention on you. I definitely won't lose you again."

"It's disgusting that you keep staring at me."

Mo Yixia was silent for a moment, then said, "Think again, isn't there a simpler and more effective way?"

She subtly stretched her hand outwards.

Han Zhou didn't notice, assuming she was still scared. After thinking for a moment, he suggested, "Of course I am. If you're really scared, I'll have the staff take us out right now. What do you think?"

Mo Yixia closed her eyes helplessly: "Did you do this on purpose?"

"What do you mean?"

Mo Yixia did not answer, and suddenly a terrifying laugh rang out from her body.

"whee."

Han Zhou was startled and quickly protected the other person, looking around, but he couldn't see anything.

That laughter...

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Finally, he turned his suspicious gaze to the girl beside him and asked in a somewhat uncertain tone, "Have you learned ventriloquism?"

There was no one else around, and the laughter had been very close. Considering the previous unusual occurrences, he felt that this was not impossible.

"Ah."

Mo Yixia didn't really want to talk to him, but she still admitted, "I'm not very good at it yet, so it's a little difficult to talk."

As if he had just thought of something, Han Zhou's expression suddenly became a little strange, and his lips twitched as he said, "Those two NPCs were shaking so badly just now, could it be that they were scared by you?"

Mo Yixia sighed: "If only you could be that perceptive about important matters someday... By the way, is that laughter scary?"

"It was quite terrifying to be caught off guard."

Mo Yixia nodded in satisfaction, then extended her right hand.

"As I said before, you can hold my hand if you're scared."

Han Zhou gave her a strange look: "But I'm not scared."

That idiot...

Mo Yixia, unable to bear it any longer, glared fiercely at the guy, grabbed his hand without saying a word, and gripped it tightly as if venting her anger.

"You're not afraid, but I am!"

The sound of clenching teeth carried far down the corridor.

Han Zhou was taken aback. Was this guy really that scared?

Mo Yixia rarely experiences such intense emotional fluctuations; it seems she was truly frightened...

However, something was strange. Although it wasn't the first time he had held Mo Yixia's hand, this time he actually felt his heart racing. Was this the suspension bridge effect?

Feeling the soft touch in his hand, Han Zhou couldn't help but have a strange thought: maybe this was Mo Yixia's scheme, planning to use the suspension bridge effect to make him fall in love with her or something...

Thinking about this, he felt both amused and exasperated.

Mo Yixia glanced at him, activated her mind-reading skill again, and said calmly, "This is not the suspension bridge effect. After all, there are no dangerous or exciting situations nearby. Your situation is easy to explain. You have simply fallen in love with me."

Han Zhou wasn't going to believe this guy's nonsense. Suddenly realizing something, he turned to look at the other person for a moment and asked suspiciously, "By the way, why did you suddenly stop shaking?"

Mo Yixia did not answer.

Han Zhou's face darkened, and he said with a toothache, "You weren't just pretending to be scared, were you?"

"So what?"

Mo Yixia didn't take it seriously. "You only get one chance to hold my hand openly. Instead of taking the opportunity to touch it more, you have time to worry about whether I'm really trembling?"

She glanced at the other person, slightly disappointed.

I'm definitely not suited to be a weak girl, and I can't wait for this idiot to take the initiative.

Since he wouldn't reach out, she took the initiative to hold his hand tightly.

She wasn't going to let this guy escape.

"Don't hold on so tightly, I'm not going to run away, let's go."

"You're the one who's using force, ouch... don't pinch me!"

"This is to help you wake up."

"..."

The haunted house seems to have become interesting again.

Chapter 111 Repair, repair, repair...A Shura Field?!

August 31st, sunny.

A brand-new white sedan was parked outside the Huadu residential area.

Lin Anyu patted the steering wheel lightly, leaned back lazily in the seat, yawned and said, "Han Zhou, there's something I've been keeping to myself for a long time, but I've never known whether I should say it or not."