Surviving on the highway, I have a best friend who was reborn.

Chapter 68 Zhang Ruizhe, what are you doing?
This room was diagonally opposite Zhang Ruizhe's, and a very strong smell of decay wafted out as soon as you entered.

Yuanqiao instinctively covered his mouth and nose.

The room was decorated and the furniture was arranged very nicely, but it looked like it had been empty for a long time and no one had cleaned it, so there was a thick layer of dust on it.

The two girls stepped outside, and the others also chose rooms to go inside.

"So much dust! Cough cough, didn't the butler say the guest rooms were all ready? Is this all? This service doesn't even look like a proper social gathering!"

Yu Yuyao: "Let's find some tools to clean it up."

"No need, no need. I happen to have a life skill."

After saying that, Yuanqiao used [The Cleaning Lady's Wrath] to create a beam of light that shone into the room, cleaning the area that was illuminated.

This only restricts the items you can bring; it does not restrict the use of skills.

"The skill still has time," Yuanqiao shouted.

"Starlight—where are you? Which room are you in?"

Starlight peeked out from the next room, indicating that it was there. Yuanqiao then cleaned up his room as well.

“There seem to be signs of a struggle in my room, especially after I cleaned up the dust. You guys come and take a look.”

Upon hearing this, Yuanqiao and Yuyuyao went to Xingguang's room.

This room is similar in layout to Yuanqiao's room. Upon entering, you can see a dressing table, next to which is a two-meter-long round bed. To the right, there is a sofa and a small living room, in the style of a European lady's bedroom.

The signs of a struggle were on the sofa, while the damage on the windowsill was even more severe.

The three examined the claw marks carefully, and they seemed to have been left by some kind of animal attack.

The right armrest of the sofa is broken, next to the windowsill. There are several claw marks on the wall, and there is a gap in the windowsill.

"The fight was quite intense back then," Yuanqiao remarked.

Starlight frowned: "Are there wild beasts or some kind of monster in this castle?"

“There are still many rooms. Let’s go to the other rooms and see if there are any similar traces.”

Yu Yuyao got up and walked towards the door, intending to ask the other two boys if they had noticed anything.

Only then did the three realize that the room door had been closed at some point.

Yuanqiao's heart skipped a beat. No one had closed the door just now. Who had closed it quietly?

Yu Yuyao tried several times to open the door, but it wouldn't budge; they were trapped inside.

Yuanqiao and Xingguang Lunfan tried to open them but couldn't. Were they closed by the two people outside the room, or is there some unknown entity here?

Yuanqiao looked at the closed door and felt a strange feeling welling up inside him, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"Now what?"

Yuanqiao sat on the sofa, looking somewhat worried.

To be honest, she was very afraid of this environment, even though she had experienced many amazing things in the road game.

They tried various methods but couldn't open the door.

It's all related to interstellar travel and cultivation, so how can there be such a thing as ghosts? The more I think about it, the more uneasy I get.

The windows were locked, and it was pitch black outside through the glass. Yu Yuyao drew the curtains and sat down next to Yuanqiao.

To alleviate her fear, Yuanqiao tried to find topics to chat about.

The three chatted for a while about their daily lives on the road. Yu Yuyao was from another region. She said that she received the invitation from a friend she met in the dungeon after completing a dungeon quest.

The chat helped ease her emotions, and she even became curious as to why Xingguang's nickname didn't include a surname.

He didn't answer, just smiled and remained silent.

Half an hour passed, and suddenly the doorknob started turning.

The three of them stood up at the same time and stared at the wooden door.

The door slowly opened, and Bai Chen walked in. He was taken aback when he saw the three of them staring at him intently. For a moment, they were speechless.

Bai Chen: "..."

"Haha—it's you, Bai Chen! You startled me!"

Yuanqiao reached the doorway and was finally able to come out.

"Ah."

Once inside the corridor and confirming that he could leave, Yuanqiao calmed down and continued:
"The three of us were just trapped in the room and couldn't get out. We don't know who locked us in. Thank you so much!"

Yu Yuyao asked curiously, "Bai Chen, how did you open this door?"

"Zhang Ruizhe said he had looked through several rooms and made some discoveries. He suggested that everyone go to his room to discuss and share the clues..."

He first went to the two girls' room to call for someone, but the door was open and no one was inside.

He remembered that Starlight's room was right next to theirs, so he casually came over and knocked on the door.

He could clearly hear the people inside chattering away, but they didn't respond, which was a bit strange.

The three of them were all there, and judging from their conversation, it seemed like they were gossiping about nothing shameful, so he simply turned the doorknob and opened the door.

After hearing Bai Chen's description, the three of them frowned.

"That means we can't hear what's happening outside from inside the room, but people outside might be able to hear what's happening inside."

Yuanqiao: "Then how did this door close? Or is this room a bit eerie? Xingguang, why don't you change rooms?"

Xingguang also told Baichen about the signs of a fight in the room, and said he wanted to go in and take a look.

Yuanqiao stood by the door and watched him walk to the sofa on the side of the room, squat down and observe. After a while, he still didn't see the door close automatically.

Could it be that this broken door won't close automatically if someone is watching over it?

A short while later, Bai Chen came out and said he had finished his observation. Yu Yuyao suggested that they go to Zhang Ruizhe's place to exchange information and guesses and discuss it.

After walking a few steps to his room, Xingguang stepped forward and knocked on the door, but there was no response. She turned around and looked at Baichen, who might be in the same situation as them.

Open the door by simply turning the doorknob.

Zhang Ruizhe was kneeling facing the door, his head bowed so his face was not visible.

"Zhang Ruizhe, what are you doing?"

Xingguang, who was originally very calm, was startled by the scene and quickly turned away from where he was kneeling.

Yuanqiao was also nearby. When he looked into the house, he was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.

"what!--"

Zhang Ruizhe, who was kneeling, suddenly had his head fall off and roll to the side. Blood began to gush from his neck, as if his neck had been suddenly severed and arterial blood was spurting out.

Yuan Qiao, feeling the warm blood droplets on his face, screamed as soon as a few drops of blood splattered on his face.

Yuanqiao: !!!
Normally she wouldn't be so timid, after all, she had killed so many corrupted monsters, but ever since she entered this castle, the atmosphere was not only strange, but the environment was also eerie.

I was already feeling uneasy because I was locked in a room by an unknown entity, and then I saw this scene after only a short while outside. I was terrified.

Everyone was splattered with blood, except for Yu Yuyao, who was at the very back.

Taking a few steps back into the corridor, Yuanqiao wiped her face with the tissue Xingguang handed her, her voice trembling slightly:

"Where did you get these tissues? Thanks."

"I tore off a few tissues while eating." He's a bit of a germaphobe and feels uncomfortable if he doesn't have some tissues on him.

"What...what's going on...?"

Yuan Qiao looked up at Bai Chen with a puzzled expression, because it was Bai Chen who said that Zhang Ruizhe had a clue to share and that he had asked everyone to come to his room.

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