Excessive ferocity due to caution

The dark figure wasn't moving fast, but perhaps it was this slowness that brought an indescribable pressure to everyone.

Only after getting close did they breathe a slight sigh of relief.

At least this man in the raincoat was handsome and had lively eyes; he didn't seem like a ghost.

He took out the key, unlocked the new lock on the door, slowly walked to the mailbox, and took out a letter from inside.

The thin man approached their car and carefully examined the letter in his hand by the light of their headlights.

Seeing his humane behavior, the crowd lowered their guard slightly. Fang Detong cautiously walked to the front door of the car, stuck half his head out, and asked Zhao Yi, who was standing in the rain:

"What's your name, sir?"

"Zhao Yi".

Zhao turned his head to the side and met Fang Detong's gaze.

They are human eyes.

This was Fang Detong's first impression.

He relaxed considerably and began to speak:

"Excuse me... we are travelers who have wandered into this place by mistake. Could you please tell us how we can leave?"

Zhao Yi asked:

"You can't get out?"

Fang Detong nodded, recalling the strange events that had just occurred, and his face turned pale again.

"It seems you are the chosen ones."

Zhao Yi smiled slightly, and what he said left the people in the car somewhat puzzled.

"Come with me."

He turned around, put the envelope into his raincoat, opened the manor's large iron gate for the bus, and gestured for everyone to enter.

The people on the bus looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Should we... go in?"

Fang Detong asked uncertainly.

At this moment, his live stream audience was growing, but he was too afraid to watch it.

After a moment of silence, Wu Dading glanced at Zhao Yi in the distance, who was smiling, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"Walk!"

"If he's fine, then we should be fine too!"

"Since we can't leave here anyway, why don't we go inside and take a look!"

Tang Yiwei put on his raincoat and said calmly:

"There are probably unimaginable dangers in the manor, but we have no other choice now."

Upon hearing this, Guan Kaixian glared fiercely at Tang Yiwei:

"Shut your mouth!"

Tang Yiwei frowned, looked coldly at Guan Kaixian, and said seriously:

"Someone with your mentality would only be a burden to the team if real danger came!"

"No one will save you then; you'll just have to wait to die!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Kaixian felt a surge of ghostly anger rise in his heart:

"Fine, don't save them then!"

"I don't need your help!"

"With my family's Dading protecting me, I'm not afraid of anything!"

After saying that, she winked at Wu Dading, hugged his arm tightly, and rubbed her chest against him.

She recently set her sights on a new bag, but because it's too expensive, Wu Dading is reluctant to buy it for her.

However, Guan Kaixian believed that as long as she persisted in her efforts, even a rock would soften under her charm!

When that time comes, all she has to do is walk around campus with her bag, and all the boys and girls will look at her with envy and jealousy!

Just thinking about it made her feel like she was about to climax!

Cool!

Wu Dading frowned slightly as he looked at the woman in his arms.

In the end, Jing Qingdong still drove into the manor, which resembled a gaping abyss.

After entering the manor, they parked their car in an open space and followed Zhao Yi's footsteps, quickly passing through the dense rain curtain to reach the rooms inside the manor.

First, there was a large hall. Although the entire building was dilapidated, many of the building's internal facilities were undamaged.

For example, the plaster statues on both sides of the rotunda.

These statues are made very vividly and realistically, and the sculptor even carefully dressed them in clothes and ornaments.

tie……

Glasses……

Watches...

They were making different movements; some seemed to be communicating, while others seemed to be fleeing.

Under the pale, dim light of the chandelier in the hall, passersby always felt that these plaster statues were strange and eerie, and some even felt a chill down their spines.

"Has everyone had dinner yet?"

Zhao asked casually.

"Not yet... We'll just make do with whatever we have."

As Fang Detong spoke, he quickly walked to Zhao Yi's side and asked in a low voice:

"Brother Zhao, when did you arrive?"

Zhao Yi said:

About a week ago.

Fang Detong stared in astonishment upon hearing this:

"You've been staying here for a week?"

Zhao Yi glanced at him, a half-smile playing on her lips:

"Is there a problem?"

Fang Detong cautiously glanced around at the spacious, retro-style buildings. The crisscrossing corridors cast unsettling shadows, and he wondered what might be lurking around the corners...

"Did you encounter any danger in this Twilight Manor?"

Zhao Yi calmly replied:

"The manor is absolutely safe..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression softened considerably.

But what Zhao Yi said next made them feel as if they had fallen into a cold cave.

"But that was before you arrived."

Fang Detong asked, his face deathly pale:

"Wha...what do you mean?"

Zhao Yi led them into the bright dining hall and said with a smile:

There is a ghost in the manor.

He paused, then added:

"A very terrifying ghost."

"Neither you nor I have the power to resist."

"The moment you enter the manor, it will trigger its rules to kill."

Fang Detong suddenly shuddered:

"What...rules of murder?"

Zhao Yi pointed to the hanging clock on the wall and said:

"Many rooms in the manor have wall clocks, and the ghost in the manor will randomly kill someone every once in a while."

Seeing the stunned and frozen crowd, Zhao Yi slowly put on a cooking apron and said with a smile:

"Alright everyone, the game has started..."

"Remember to pay attention to every detail and clue around you."

"Because... only by finding the true form of that ghost can we survive, understand?"

"Now, I'm going to prepare dinner for everyone as a welcome ceremony for joining the game."

After he finished speaking, he went to the kitchen.

After Zhao Yi left, everyone sat around a large dining table. Yu Congyi, who called himself the "Little Prince of Boldness," asked timidly:

"Do you...believe him?"

Guan Kaixian's face was deathly pale. She gripped Wu Dading's hand tightly, but glared at him and said:

"You actually believe that kind of talk?"

"If there really were ghosts, would he still be in the mood to cook dinner for us?"

Shen Youyu remained silent for a long time before exchanging a glance with Tang Yiwei.

Tang Yiwei said helplessly:

"I have something to tell you, but don't be nervous."

"At least... don't act so nervous."

All eyes turned to Tang Yiwei, whose face was pale, as he spoke:

"My and Youyu's abilities... stopped working after we entered the manor."

Everyone was stunned, and Jing Qingdong also said in a low voice:

"Me too."

PS:

Second update.

I'm going to write the third update right away, let's go!