I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

After he mechanically turned his head away, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked, "When did you jump onto my back?"

"I do not know."

Bai Xiaoqi didn't know either. She was so frightened that her mind went blank, and when she came to her senses, she found herself lying on his back.

But how she got up there didn't matter. Anyway, she wasn't going down again. With that thought, she hugged Chen Shuo's neck tightly and squeezed her legs around his waist. This made her feel much more at ease and safe.

"Hold on tight, don't fall."

After giving her a word of advice, Chen Shuo lifted her little bottom up a bit and carried Little A Miao forward.

They deliberately avoided the upside-down dummy, but perhaps due to some kind of mechanism, as soon as they stepped over it, the dummy suddenly convulsed and emitted a shrill, mournful laugh.

The laughter was neither a cry nor a laugh; it sent a chill down one's spine and made one's heart tremble.

Bai Xiaoqi quickly closed her eyes and buried her head in his neck like an ostrich. Chen Shuo gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, it's just a device that looks like a loudspeaker."

"is it?"

"Yes, it's all fake."

The mannequin seemed to foreshadow something, and then all sorts of startling scenes began to appear.

A music box playing on its own, various startling gadgets, a ghostly figure suddenly appearing out of nowhere, medical records fluttering everywhere...

Especially the overhead lights, which have been flickering back and forth since we came in, have perfectly enhanced the atmosphere of terror and panic. Looking at it this way, the prize that can only be won by successfully completing the challenge is really hard to earn.

Chen Shuo walked along, looking at the medical records he had just picked up. Bai Xiaoqi was already terrified, burying her head in his neck like an ostrich the whole way, not daring to open her eyes.

Hearing the sound of pages turning, she mustered her courage and peeked out. She saw that Chen Shuo was holding several bloodstained medical records. Shrinking back, she whispered, "There's still blood on these. Throw them away quickly."

“We can’t throw this away. When we came in, the staff member didn’t reveal any information. It was obvious that they were letting us explore freely. In other words, if we want to get out of here, we can only solve the mystery ourselves. Maybe there are clues to get out in these medical records.”

"Can't we go back the way we came?"

“Definitely not. That’s the entrance, not the exit. If we go that way, it’ll be considered forfeiting.” Chen Shuo paused, then turned and asked, “Are we going to withdraw?”

"Are there still prizes if I withdraw?"

"You're so scared, and you're still thinking about the prize?"

"Hmm, if there's no prize, then we've just been scared for nothing, haven't we?"

"They just paid to come in and be intimidated."

"Thinking about it like that makes me feel even worse." Bai Xiaoqi said in a muffled voice, with a hint of grievance, "It's all your fault for bringing me here to play this game."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. Let's keep looking for an exit and try to succeed in the challenge to get the prize. If it really doesn't work, we'll quit."

Chapter 201 Aren't I the one supporting you?

The haunted house challenge was ultimately unsuccessful, not because they couldn't find a way out, but because an unexpected situation arose: Bai Xiaoqi beat up the staff member dressed as a ghost inside.

It was midday, and the sun was shining brightly outside, a stark contrast to the chilly atmosphere of the haunted house, giving one the feeling of returning to the world of the living.

Chen Shuo apologized repeatedly to the staff member who had been hit. Bai Xiaoqi stood to the side with her head down, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes in her small hands, without saying a word, like a child who had made a mistake.

Oh, no, she did make a mistake.

"Did they beat up the person dressed as a ghost inside?"

"you do not say."

"I think I can understand. You guys don't know how scary it is inside if you haven't been there. I went in and left after less than two minutes. This guy must have been startled and then threw a punch."

"I heard that the person who hit someone wasn't a man, but that girl."

"girl?"

People in the waiting area outside the railing whispered among themselves, looking at Bai Xiaoqi with disbelief. This girl looked delicate and frail; she didn't seem like the type to fight.

Even if you were to hit someone, you wouldn't beat them so badly that they were covered in blood.

The blood covering his body wasn't from being beaten; it was just his makeup. The staff member who was beaten was actually playing a psychopathic doctor. He carried an oversized scalpel in the haunted house, had a creepy smile, and chased people around like Jack the Ripper.

When he came out, although he was wearing makeup, you could vaguely tell that he was a pretty young man.

The beating wasn't actually that serious, or rather, there wasn't even any physical contact. Bai Xiaoqi just grabbed the guy by the collar, lifted him up, and threw him to the ground. Before she could hit him, Chen Shuo stopped her, so it was just a fall.

Even so, the young man was still shaken. His eyes were full of fear and shame when he looked at Bai Xiaoqi. When he first entered the industry, the senior mentor told him that this industry was actually a high-risk one, especially the kind of perverted role he played. He would get beaten up every now and then.

That's absolutely true. In the years he's been in the business, he's been beaten up by quite a few people, but he's usually been able to fight back and forth. If he can't win, he can always run away.

This is the first time I've ever been completely helpless against a little girl.

Good heavens, he grabbed my collar and lifted me up like a chick, and with a thud, everything went black. When I came back to light, I was lying on the ground. Can you believe I was flying?

How much force does that require?

They came from Shaolin Temple, no, from Emei Sect.

"It's nothing, I'm used to getting hit. Besides, it was just a fall; I'll be fine after a rest."

"Then I'll compensate you for some of your medical expenses."

"No, really no need."

Perhaps because of Chen Shuo's sincere apology, or perhaps because it was somewhat disgraceful to be beaten up by a young girl, the young man didn't intend to make a fuss. He stood up and said, "You guys go on with your games. I have to go back to work."

After saying that, he went straight into the haunted house through the staff entrance next to it.

After the other person left, Bai Xiaoqi raised her head, glanced over there, and then whispered to Chen Shuo, "It seems like everything is alright now."

"Okay, let's go." Chen Shuo glanced around at the crowd of onlookers and decided to leave first.

Although everyone enjoys watching a spectacle, no one likes being the one being watched; it feels like being treated like a monkey.

After walking a short distance, Bai Xiaoqi turned back to look at the haunted house and explained to Chen Shuo, "I didn't actually want to hit him, but he kept chasing us, and I couldn't help it."

"That's their job."

"But his laugh is awful. He laughs while saying things like, 'Little darlings, don't run away, uncle is coming to catch you.' He's like a pervert."

"He was playing a psychopath from the start."

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and silently let Chen Shuo lead her forward.

Chen Shuo was looking around for a place to eat when he saw her like this and stopped. "Don't look so aggrieved. I'm not blaming you."

When people are afraid, they become irritable and impulsive, especially since Little A Miao is already afraid of supernatural and bizarre things.

"To be honest, this is my fault. I shouldn't have taken you to the haunted house."

"We shouldn't have played it in the first place."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. Let's go find a place to eat first."

For the entire morning, apart from riding the Ferris wheel, the two of them were constantly hurting each other, playing all sorts of outrageous and bizarre rides. By now, Chen Shuo was already starving.

This amusement park covers an area of ​​over 500 acres and is divided into several zones, each with a place to eat.

The park where the two of them were located was... well, maybe the underworld area. Anyway, the attractions here were either haunted house escapes, pyramid adventures, or escape rooms, and basically all of them had something to do with the underworld.

The dining room was also being renovated, with rows of oddly shaped rooms, one resembling a pyramid and others looking like the cabins seen in horror movies.

Amusement parks all have one thing in common: food is ridiculously expensive. I ordered two bowls of beef noodles, each costing 38 yuan. When they were served, there were only two pieces of beef floating on top, and not much noodles at all.

Bai Xiaoqi picked up the noodles with her chopsticks and looked at them. There were only two chopstick-sized portions of noodles. She suspected that the noodles were a free gift, like when supermarkets have promotional activities where you buy a large bag of rice and get a small bag of rice free.

After waiting for a while and still not seeing the staff bring out the real noodles, she finally accepted the reality that it wasn't a free gift.

A bowl of noodles for thirty-eight yuan really only has this much...

She finished the bowl of noodles, even drinking all the soup. She touched her stomach and found it wasn't round or bulging at all; she was only half full.

Chen Shuo and she looked at each other. "You're still hungry, aren't you?"

"Ah."

"I'm not full either, let's order something else."

Picking up the menu, Chen Shuo ordered two more servings of fried rice. Fried rice was expensive; a simple egg fried rice cost thirty-five yuan a serving.

I don't know if the egg is made of gold or the rice grains are made of gold.

When the two ordered again, the staff showed no surprise and remained calm, indicating that it wasn't that they had large appetites, but rather that the portions were too small.

After finishing a plate of fried rice, Bai Xiaoqi finally felt full. She took out a tissue from her small handbag and handed one to Chen Shuo. The tissues here cost money, five yuan a box.

Wiping her mouth, she silently calculated the bill in her mind; a simple meal had cost over a hundred yuan.

The tickets were already very expensive, and the food was even more expensive.

"This place is terrifying. Eating here is like being robbed. Even ordinary beef noodles and fried rice are so expensive."

Even after they left the house, Bai Xiaoqi was still whispering to Chen Shuo.

Outside, a bowl of beef noodles costs ten yuan and a plate of fried rice costs eight yuan, but here the price is several times higher.

"More terrifying than a haunted house?"

"Hmm." Bai Xiaoqi nodded. Haunted houses are just for scaring people; compared to that, this place is much scarier.

"If food outside is this expensive, I won't be able to afford to support you."

"Am I the one supporting you?" Chen Shuo retorted.

“But I’m the one who manages the money at home, so I’m the one supporting you.”

Chapter 202 Swinging a Hammer?

After lunch, the two went to ride the carousel, one of the park's three treasures. There was no need to queue; they could just get on and sit down.

But after sitting for a short while, a group of little kids arrived, wearing matching school uniforms, probably from an elementary school's autumn outing.

There weren't enough seats on the carousel, so only some elementary school students could sit on it. The rest of the students stood on the side, staring longingly at the adults riding the carousel, without saying a word.

Meeting the gazes of these children, Chen Shuo felt a strange sense of guilt and quickly pulled Bai Xiaoqi to her feet, giving them their seats.

Then we bought two cups of milk tea from the side, each holding one, and strolled around slowly, looking for attractions we wanted to visit. Before we knew it, we had wandered into another park.

This area is lined with shops selling all sorts of game equipment: claw machines, balloon shooters, whack-a-mole games, nail hammer games...