The End of Ten Days: When Qi Xia Enters the Tales of Rules

The bus sped through the sky like a ghost train.

Xia Fei held his breath and focused on preparing for the next move.

Now that he's in a world of ghost stories, it's definitely not going to be that easy for him to reach the end.

In this mysterious and dangerous world of ghost stories, one wrong move and you'll be stuck here forever.

Therefore, Xia Fei was highly focused, ready to summon the golden words at any moment.

Based on information from previous exams, each candidate only has one chance to summon a golden phrase during the exam.

Therefore, test takers will not easily resort to golden words unless absolutely necessary.

Only in dire circumstances and as a last resort will test takers resort to using the "golden vocabulary" as a trump card.

The bus suddenly slowed down and came to rest on the ground.

It slowly came to a stop at the bus stop ahead.

Xia Fei looked closely at the bus stop sign, which had three large characters written on it: "Chrysanthemum Village".

An old woman, her back hunched, slowly walked out from behind the platform.

"The bus was so slow today, it made this old lady wait so long."

As she spoke, the old woman revealed a mouthful of sparse teeth, which looked somewhat frightening.

Her gaze swept over Xia Fei in the car, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Young man, how much are the tickets today?"

fare?

Xia Fei was startled, remembering that he was also supposed to act as a ticket seller.

"Please wait a moment..."

Xia Fei said something and hurriedly started looking for ticket information on the bus.

Generally, bus stops and fares are displayed on buses.

However, this bus only had the stops listed, not the fare.

How can this be done?

The old lady urged, "Is it ready yet, young man? I can't wait any longer."

Upon seeing this, viewers watching the live stream immediately put themselves in Xia Fei's shoes.

Does anyone know how much the bus fare is?

"How would I know if it wasn't written on the bus? But the fare for a regular bus is two yuan, so I'll just guess 2."

"That's a world of ghost stories, how can it be the same as our world?"

……

Xia Fei quickly thought about it; this must be the first difficult point of the exam.

The old lady is urging him very urgently, and he doesn't have much time left.

As for the gold entries, Xia Fei didn't want to use them up right away.

He searched the entire bus but still couldn't find the fare information.

Xia Fei, on a sudden inspiration, asked the old lady, "Grandma, do you usually take this bus?"

"Of course, young man, I'm a regular passenger. It's really inappropriate of you to keep delaying my boarding."

Xia Fei then asked, "How much is the fare for this bus?"

Upon hearing Xia Fei's question, viewers watching the live stream slapped their foreheads: "That's right, why didn't we think of asking the old lady?"

"The old lady takes the bus often, so she must know the fare information."

The audience praised Xia Fei's intelligence and wit, and even the head of the Xia family nodded in approval.

The old lady chuckled a few times: "You young man, you're quite quick-witted. This is no problem for you. I usually take this bus, and the fare is always two yuan."

Hearing that it was two yuan, Xia Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as it matched his guess about the ticket price.

Viewers watching the live stream also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Fei composed himself and was about to speak when he suddenly realized something.

and many more.

wrong!

Since the old lady already knew the ticket price was two yuan, why did she still ask me?

This is a trap!

Moreover, the old lady specifically emphasized the word "today" in her words.

Does that mean the ticket price is different every day?

That was close! I almost got infected!

Xia Fei quickly calmed himself down. If he stumbled right from the start, what face would he have left?

But he searched the entire bus and couldn't find any fare information.

Is it...

Xia Fei looked at the zombie-like bus driver.

Xia Fei had spoken to him several times before, but he hadn't answered. Would he tell him the answer?

With a nervous heart, Xia Fei asked the bus driver, "Sir, what's the fare today?"

"Three yuan," the bus driver said.

Upon hearing this, the viewers watching the live stream went wild.

"Wow, you old man can talk after all?"

"Why didn't you respond when people spoke to you earlier?"

……

Xia Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he hadn't stumbled right away.

After getting the driver's answer, Xia Fei hurriedly said to the old lady, "The fare is three yuan today."

Seeing that she hadn't managed to scam Xia Fei, the old lady wasn't angry. Instead, she muttered to herself, "As people get older, they tend to make mistakes in their memory. I clearly remember it being two yuan, so how come the price has gone up?"

Xia Fei snorted coldly, "You old hag, you almost tricked me right from the start."

The bus also issued a warning, indicating that its stop time was approaching.

Are you getting on the bus or not?

Xia Fei's tone had lost its honorifics, as if he were expressing his dissatisfaction at being deceived by the old lady.

The old lady chuckled and said, "Yes! Of course I'll get on. I've been waiting here for so long, and you're asking me if I'm getting on? You're quite the joker, young man."

Are you kidding?

Xia Fei never thought he was joking; this was a test that concerned his life.

The old lady took out a crumpled two-yuan note from her pocket.

"Hey young man, I was in a hurry to leave and only have two yuan on me. Could you please let me on the bus?"

Xia Fei said coldly, "The ticket price is three yuan. Pay and get on the bus."

The old lady said angrily, "Hey, young man, how can you have no respect for the elderly and care for the young? With this kind of service attitude, I'll file a complaint against you."

Despite being threatened by the old lady, Xia Fei refused to back down: "The ticket price is three yuan. Pay and get on the bus."

The old lady berated Xia Fei for his lack of public morality while pulling out a one-yuan bill from her pocket.

She still wanted to get on the bus; this young man was clearly a newbie.

Once we get on the bus, we'll definitely find a chance to screw over this newbie.

The old lady handed over the three-yuan note: "Here you go."

Because the old lady was quite far from Xia Fei, Xia Fei almost subconsciously got out of the car to take the money.

Suddenly I remembered the mission rules: no matter what happens, you can't leave the bus midway!

Xia Fei abruptly stopped in his tracks.

You old hag, you're still trying to scam people now!

Xia Fei pointed to the coin box: "Please get on the bus and put your coins in!"

The old lady rubbed her lower back and said, "Young man, my legs aren't very strong, could you please get down and help me?"

Xia Fei, at his wit's end, shouted: "The bus is leaving soon. If you want to get on, hurry up. If not, wait for the next one!"

The old lady exclaimed, "How can you have such an attitude, young man? I'm definitely going to file a complaint against you!"

Xia Fei ignored her and turned his head away.

Take it or leave it!

Seeing that she couldn't trick Xia Fei, the old lady finally slipped onto the bus the very next second it started moving.

She was incredibly agile, showing no sign of any inconvenience in her legs or feet.

The bus set off again.