Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

"You've arrived?"

Cheng Xihe gestured with his chin toward Bai Ce beside him, and the latter quickly brought over the milk tea.

"Whose seven-tenths candy?"

"mine!"

The three of them got their milk tea, and Nanxi asked with a smile, "Xihe, I see there's a really fun haunted house here, shall we go play?"

"Okay."

Cheng Xihe nodded and glanced at Mu Xiaoting: "You can do it, right, Xiaoting?"

"Sister-in-law, I can do it!"

Mu Xiaoting nodded, her face beaming with excitement.

Please, a haunted house! That sounds so exciting!

Seeing Cheng Xihe looking at her, Qin Shengxia smiled and said, "I'm not afraid anymore, let's go have fun!"

"Boss, boss." Bai Ce gently tugged at Cheng Xihe's sleeve, looking at her with a pitiful expression.

Cheng Xihe raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Are you scared?"

"I……"

Bai Ce hesitated, then remained silent.

He was too embarrassed to tell so many girls that he was afraid of ghosts.

The words he wanted to beg for mercy stuck in his throat. Bai Ce's face flushed slightly, and in the end he could only mumble a couple of vague sentences: "It's alright..."

Seeing his forced composure, Cheng Xihe patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, if you're really scared, just wait for us at the door. You can watch our bags for us."

"Yeah, it's nothing, we won't laugh at you."

Nanxi said from the side, glancing at the line in front of her, "Hurry up and decide, it's almost my turn to buy a ticket."

"what!"

Just then, a series of mournful wails came from inside the haunted house.

The sounds came one after another, and you could tell at a glance that they had jumped up in fright.

"It's okay, I'm not scared at all, what's there to be scared of, hahaha..." Bai Ce's voice sounded stiff at the end.

The ticket seller was a female ghost nurse; her makeup and costume were quite realistic and frightening.

"Wow, this makeup and styling is perfect!"

Nan Xi praised him and called out to Bai Ce, "Then I'll buy your ticket, Bai Ce?"

"purchase!"

With so many ladies around, I absolutely cannot embarrass myself!

Nanxi quickly bought a ticket and returned.

The group went to sit on the chairs at the entrance of the haunted house.

There were several more people ahead of them, making a total of ten.

The people who had been sitting down quickly said, "Hey, everyone's here. Can we start the explanation now?"

"it is good."

A male ghost walked over from the doorway.

"Welcome everyone to our large-scale integrated haunted house! Li Min isn't just one haunted house; there are several different kinds."

This haunted house has a fastest completion leaderboard. Anyone who can break our fastest completion leaderboard will receive a big prize.

If you can break the first place record, you'll receive a cash prize of 300,000 yuan! Good luck everyone!

"Holy crap, 30,000!"

The girl sitting down tugged at her boyfriend's arm: "Thirty thousand!"

The boy patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely try my best to win that 30,000 back for you!"

"Great job, Hao!" The girl smiled and glanced back at Cheng Xi and the others.

The staff at the haunted house continued, "Once inside, you are not allowed to hit the NPCs. We will give you bracelets later. If you don't want to play anymore, you can press the bracelet for help, and our NPCs will stop attacking."

Each haunted house adventure requires a group of 10-15 people, and we've already formed a group, so everyone get ready.

The longest anyone stayed in the haunted house was an hour and a half, and now it's been over an hour, so almost everyone over there is about to come out.

No one listened to the staff; they all lowered their heads and started discussing what was inside.

"Fastest completion time: 30,000 yuan?"

Nan Xi raised an eyebrow and said decisively, "The fastest of us to get out will get a reward of 30,000."

"Sister Ying and Sister-in-law should be able to do it." Mu Xiaoting glanced at Huo Ying, then at Cheng Xihe.

Qin Shengxia clenched her fingers: "I should, and I can."

"Let's go together, I can see you're scared too~" Mu Xiaoting walked over and hugged Qin Shengxia's arm with a smile.

With a smile, Qin Shengxia said, "Okay."

"Beep beep beep..."

After waiting for another ten minutes or so, the first person hurriedly escaped from inside.

His clothes were disheveled, and he looked like he had suffered a lot inside.

"Phew... I finally escaped." The man plopped down on the ground, no longer caring about his appearance.

A staff member quickly went over and said, "Sir, may I sit on one of these chairs?"

"Um."

The man glanced at them, said nothing, and sat down in silence.

Seeing this, the girl tugged at her boyfriend's sleeve: "Baby, look how disheveled he is, I don't want to go play anymore."

"Honey, that's 30,000 yuan! We definitely have to go in and give it a shot!" The boy's eyes were already dazzled by the 30,000 yuan, and now all he wanted to do was go in and have some fun.

Another ten minutes or so passed, and everyone came out.

All of these people were in a sorry state.

Bai Ce was completely stunned.

Seeing this, Cheng Xihe chuckled and said, "What's wrong? Scared?"

"I'm not afraid at all, what's this?!" Bai Ce stubbornly refused to stay outside.

At this moment, a staff member picked up the microphone: "The second team, assemble quickly, we're about to set off."

After putting on wristbands and having their tickets checked, the group entered.

"Click!"

The ticket inspector and others went inside and silently closed the door.

The door sounded like the entrance to a prison.

Someone quickly went over and grabbed the railing: "Damn, we can't get out."

"Please move forward, there's an exit ahead." The staff member smiled and turned off the light at the entrance of the cave.

"what!"

A girl screamed.

Soon someone nearby comforted her, saying, "Baby, don't be afraid, it's okay, your husband is here."

"Um!"

"Let's go." Cheng Xihe pulled up the heavy black curtain in front of him without changing his expression.

It was too dark inside the haunted house; you could barely see anything.

Only with the faint green light could one barely make out that the real haunted house was behind the curtain.

Unlike other haunted houses that like to play music to increase the scary atmosphere, this one doesn't.

This haunted house has no music and you can't see anything, which makes it even scarier.

Behind the curtain, the stench of blood mingled with dust, mildew, and a faint smell of rust, wafting in on the cold wind.

"what!"

Bai Ce shouted and grabbed Cheng Xihe, who was standing next to him.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"Bang bang bang!"

"what!"

Just as Cheng Xihe was comforting Bai Ce, sounds broke out in the silent space, and the light suddenly dimmed, with only a few pale green wall lamps flickering faintly in the distance.

These dim lights barely outlined the narrow, mottled corridor.

"Waaaaah..."

Suddenly, a faint, intermittent sobbing sound drifted through the air, as if seeping from inside the walls.

"Ah!" Bai Ce trembled with fear.

Nanxi, standing next to her, said helplessly, "If you were scared, you should have said so earlier. I wouldn't have bought your ticket. It hasn't even started yet, and you've been screaming non-stop."

"I...I can't control myself." Bai Ce was on the verge of tears.

He never expected it to be so terrifying.

He is now experiencing purely physiological fear.

"Xiaxia isn't afraid at all."

Nanxi called out, "Where is Xiaxia? Is she alright?"

"I'm with Xiaoting, we're holding hands." Because the light was too dim, Mu Xiaoting could only walk with Qin Shengxia.

Otherwise, you can't see it at all.

The two of them were like two little turtles, slowly inching forward.

If you walk too slowly, there will be people behind you urging you on.

"Can you two hurry up? You're blocking the way," one of the boys urged impatiently.

Seeing this, Qin Shengxia wasn't angry. She pulled Mu Xiaoting aside and said, "You two go ahead first."

"No, it's nothing, we can walk together." The people behind realized that the two were really going to make way for each other, so they gave in.

Mu Xiaoting is quite accepting of haunted houses.

Although she walked slowly, she observed carefully.

In the dim light, she could see mottled, bloody handprints of varying sizes on the wall: "These handprints must have been made with syrup, they smell sweet."

"But we can't use real blood, can we?" Qin Shengxia followed behind, looking around curiously, and didn't forget to reply.

Nanxi walked ahead of Cheng Xihe. "There are lights ahead, but there are no protruding sections along this road. There must be something wrong."

"Um."

Bai Ce followed closely behind Cheng Xihe, his hand gripping her sleeve tightly and refusing to let go.

The man and woman walking ahead passed safely through a wooden door.

The man said, "Logically speaking, this kind of door should have a protruding side."

But the atmosphere was too eerie; nothing happened, which only made it more frightening.

All I could hear was the pounding of my own heart, which was even more terrifying.

"Be careful, I think he's doing this on purpose, he might suddenly confront us." Nanxi took the lead and walked towards the wooden door.

Nothing happens.

Cheng Xihe walked with Bai Ce.

"Creak..."

"Give me your life!"

The terrifying music suddenly started playing, accompanied by a female ghost in red and red lights, along with an ethereal voice, clearly aimed at Bai Ce.

The female ghost was almost touching Bai Ce's face.

The disheveled, pale-faced "female ghost" looked up at Bai Ce and then lunged forward with twisted steps!

"ha!"

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The piercing scream almost shattered everyone's eardrums.

The source is Bai Ce.

"Holy crap! Don't come any closer! Ah!"

He suddenly sprang up like a startled cat and grabbed Cheng Xihe's arm tightly.

Before Cheng Xihe could react, Bai Ce had already buried his head in her shoulder: "Boss... Boss, a ghost, a ghost!"

"Bai Ce, are you trying to get yourself killed?! I'm completely fed up!"

Nanxi, who was walking ahead, turned around, clearly startled by Bai Ce.

After all, his scream was too sudden and too tragic.

Mu Xiaoting and Qin Shengxia, who were walking behind, stopped in their tracks, startled, and looked at Bai Ce in front of them in surprise.

The female ghost, having completed her mission, retreated contentedly, closing the door behind her.

"It's fake, it's fake, calm down." Cheng Xihe patted Bai Ce's shoulder without changing his expression, his arm aching from the pat.

Bai Ce realized what was happening and looked completely shaken.

His face, now as white as paper under the ghastly green light, was heaving violently.

He couldn't hear Cheng Xihe's voice at all and almost couldn't catch his breath.

"Snapped!"

Cheng Xi slapped him on the back, making him exhale forcefully.

"Hahaha, how can a man like you be so cowardly? I'm really impressed, hahaha, look at him." The man's voice was grating, and the mockery was too abrupt.

The girl next to him tugged at his sleeve: "Okay, baby, stop talking, let's go."

"What's so funny? It's just hilarious that a guy is so timid. There's an idiom that goes something like 'timid as a mouse'!" After the man finished laughing, he saw that Mu Xiaoting and Qin Shengxia had already moved aside.

There were two or three more people behind them.

Qin Shengxia said, "You guys go first, we'll walk slowly."

"Hey, you're walking ahead of us. You guys came in first, why are you making us go first?" The man's expression changed.

He's not even as brave as the couple in front of him.

The boy at the front said, "You guys take your time, I'm going to collect my prize money."

After saying that, he left with his girlfriend.

Seeing this, the people behind also followed.

Only this boy remained, insisting on following Cheng Xi and the others.

Cheng Xihe scoffed, "You think we're cowards? Why are you the only ones hiding in the back? Aren't you afraid someone will grab you from behind?"

I don’t know if anyone overheard Cheng Xihe’s conversation.

A chill ran down the boy's spine.

"Holy crap!"

He grabbed his girlfriend's arm in terror: "I...we have to get out of here, we can't stay here."

The girl lowered her head and followed him away.

Cheng Xihe scoffed: "Afraid to walk at the very front, yet unwilling to walk at the very back, afraid of dying."

"Of course, such people only know how to mock."

Nanxi rolled her eyes, and the others looked at Bai Ce.

Letting out a breath, Bai Ce realized he was gripping Cheng Xihe tightly. He quickly let go and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, boss, I shouldn't have done that..."

But it suddenly appeared, and I was scared…”

In this situation, Bai Ce could only admit with a long face that he was scared.

"fine."

Cheng Xihe suppressed a laugh, seeing how frightened he looked, and softened her tone for once, "Stay close, don't fall behind."

These people are all government officials and staff members in disguise. As long as you don't get too close, you'll be fine.

If you're really scared, just grab someone and walk away with your eyes closed.

"That still won't work."

After finishing his sentence, Bai Ce said awkwardly, "Let's go."

"Um."

The group continued walking forward.

Nan Xi walked in front, while Mu Xiaoting and Qin Shengxia walked at the very back, holding hands tightly.

Cheng Xihe and Bai Ce walked in the middle.

Compared to Bai Ce's nervousness, Cheng Xihe seemed to be taking a stroll inside, looking around with his eyes surveying the surroundings.

After walking for about ten meters, the group arrived at a relatively large space.

Qin Shengxia said curiously, "I don't know which way to go, no wonder it took them so long to get in."

This is a spatial platform area with several passageways inside, like a spider web, intricately intertwined.

"Just pick any road." Cheng Xihe looked around and, excluding the way they came in, there were six roads left to choose from.

Nan Xi curled her lips into a smile: "I've never been to such a thrilling haunted house before. I guess each branch of the road corresponds to a different haunted house?"

"Let's go have some fun," Mu Xiaoting said, also showing interest.

Walking to the front of one of the roads, Mu Xiaoting looked up and, by the dim light, saw the words on it.

"This is a scary hospital, wanna come and have some fun here?"

Mu Xiaoting turned around and looked at them with a smile.

Cheng Xihe was the first to follow: "Let's go."

Once inside, there was a long corridor with many doors on both sides, clearly designed for ambushes.

There are countless ambushes along the way.

"Clang, clang, clang."

Suddenly, the sound of chains dragging on the floor came from the depths of the corridor, dull and slow.

The group remained standing where they had just entered, and could hear the sound getting closer and closer.

It was too dark to see what was coming this way.

"hiss!"

Bo Ce subconsciously placed his hand on the wall, only to find that the wall seemed to be wriggling.

He picked up his hand and held it up to the light; the dark red stains looked sticky under the light.

"Your hands are covered in syrup, they're so dirty, don't touch me." Cheng Xihe pushed Bai Ce away a little with disgust.

Bai Ce said, feeling wronged, "Boss, I didn't want to either, but..."

"No buts." Cheng Xihe withdrew her hand.

Bai Ce rubbed the syrup on his body: "Boss, give me another chance."

"I'm really impressed, your clothes cost several thousand yuan."

Cheng Xihe glanced at him and shook her head helplessly: "You're such a spendthrift."

"You're even more extravagant than others!" Bai Ce said, looking aggrieved, but resolutely refused to let go.

"Let's go," Nanxi called out from the front, and the group walked inside.

Cheng Xihe took two steps, then stopped: "Wait."

"What's wrong?"

"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."

"Didn't you hear the sound of water?" Cheng Xihe looked around warily.

The water droplets, appearing from who-knows-where, were rhythmically tapping against my nerves.

"Clatter!"

Suddenly, a cold wind began to blow from all around.

At the same time, the faint humming of a nursery rhyme drifted from left to right, its eerie melody approaching them.

"Holy crap, this sound effect is on purpose, isn't it!"

Bai Ce wanted to cry but had no tears.

But this time he learned his lesson and didn't walk to the side; instead, he moved almost right up to Cheng Xihe's back.

His eyes were fixed straight ahead, not daring to look around, his body as tense as a stone.

"Walking down this corridor, there's not a single danger at all." Nan Xi frowned, taking two steps and then stopping.

The group arrived at the corner.

This corner is more open than the previous area, with dim lighting on the walls, making it possible to see only a small part of the scene in front of you.

This is a corner of an abandoned hospital corridor.

Several rusty iron beds lay haphazardly on the ground, covered with stained sheets.

A medical cart was overturned on the ground not far away, with bottles and cans scattered around.

The walls were covered with all sorts of bloodstains, as if they had been the result of a brutal battle.

"Clang!"

Bai Ce accidentally stepped on a metal plate that had fallen to the ground.

"Ah!" he screamed, quickly covering his mouth with both hands, glancing at Cheng Xihe and then at the others.

I dared not speak again.

He didn't want to scream, but he just couldn't help it.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, all the remaining wall lamps went out at the same time!

"Oh! I suddenly remembered, why isn't Huo Ying behind us?" Qin Shengxia exclaimed softly.

No wonder I always felt like something was missing!

Turns out, someone was missing!

"I didn't even notice until you said it. Where did Sister Ying go?" Mu Xiaoting turned around, but it was pitch black behind her and she couldn't see anything.

She asked nervously, "Sister Ying?"

No one responded.

Cheng Xihe said coldly, "Since Huo Ying isn't here, we still need to finish this. Let's continue."

Now, darkness has completely swallowed everything, with only a faint red light in the distance barely indicating the direction of the exit.

"That red light over there must be a deliberate guide."

Nanxi asked, looking at them, "What do you mean?"

"Shall we go into the room?" Mu Xiaoting pushed the door open.

The door was very tight; it couldn't be pushed open at all.

Cheng Xihe said, "This isn't an escape room, it's a haunted house. The rooms are full of traps, so you shouldn't be able to get in."

Any place you can get into has definitely been rigged.

"Waaaaah~"

"Waaah..."

The whimpering that had been hidden in the corner suddenly grew louder, turning into mournful cries and groans that surged in from all directions.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The sound of chains suddenly rang out, then stopped abruptly after a few moments.

Instead, there was a rustling sound of something slippery crawling on the ground, getting closer and closer, as if it were right at my feet.

"Boss, boss..."

Bai Ce's voice trembled noticeably as he reached out and grabbed Cheng Xihe's arm, seeking a sliver of certainty in the darkness.

"Don't be afraid."

Cheng Xihe calmly said, "Everyone, please pay attention. This sudden sound effect must be..."

"Bang!"

"Clang! Clang!"

A muffled thud sounded, as if the iron bed had been violently struck by something.

The bed sheets were all on the floor.

Suddenly, a twisted figure flew through the air, its icy fingers brushing against Bai Ce's neck.

They are specially trained stunt performers.

"Wow!"

Another scream echoed through the haunted house, and this time Bai Ce was utterly terrified. "A ghost!"

He couldn't calm down at all and charged forward recklessly, almost knocking Cheng Xihe down.

"Bai Ce, are you crazy!" Nan Xi shouted, but could only see Bai Ce's back.

Cheng Xihe stood up helplessly and said, "Forget it, since he's run away, let him be."

Anyway, he still has the bracelet on his wrist. If he really can't play anymore, he can press the bracelet to save his life.

On the other side, after breaking free, Bai Ce's adrenaline surged, and he stumbled forward in the darkness, guided only by his senses.

Completely disoriented, all he could do was unconsciously scream and yell, "Help! Go away! Don't come any closer!"

In the chaos, he smashed open a half-closed door and scrambled inside.

The door was actually opened.

Bai Ce leaned against the door, panting heavily.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his eyes were glazed over; he was clearly still reeling from the series of shocks he had just experienced.

"Go on, you guys go your own way, I'll go find him. Have fun." Cheng Xihe patted their shoulders and followed in the direction Bai Ce had left.

"Hey!" Qin Shengxia called out, but was pulled back by Mu Xiaoting.

Mu Xiaoting waved her hand: "Forget it, the three of us are playing the same game. I just sent a message to Sister Huo Ying, but she hasn't replied yet."

After everyone left, the terrifying ghost stood there dumbfounded.

She was just passing by when she was instructed to touch the person's neck, but she didn't expect it to scare the person away.

Back at the standby area, the staff member pressed his earpiece: "Boss, is this guy going to get scared out of his wits?"

"It shouldn't be a problem, don't worry, other colleagues will take over from here."

The actors who had received a reply quietly stayed in their places, waiting for the next group of people.

"Bai Ce?"

Cheng Xihe shouted, and then he was enveloped in darkness.

She frowned and wandered around inside aimlessly.

I don't know where I've gone, but suddenly I find myself in a bright light ahead.

Looking back at the pitch-black haunted house, Cheng Xihe thought: Damn, it seems we've made it out...