Chapter 111: The Game
Shi Jun’s movements paused slightly because of Jiang Yu’s action, and her eyebrows twitched slightly, but in her eyes, there was a happy emotion.
Although Jiang Yu’s action was subconscious and had not been thought through by her brain, but it was precisely because of this that it also showed from another aspect that this was Jiang Yu’s inner action.
The other party did not reject, and even relied on her touch and comfort.
At this thought, the emotion in Shi Jun’s heart immediately improved a lot.
After Jiang Yu had calmed down and come to her senses, she also noticed her own action.
She paused slightly, and wanted to withdraw her hand in embarrassment.
But at this time, Shi Jun pretended not to care and took a step forward with Jiang Yu, interrupting her action and thoughts.
“Do we need to review?”
Although this review was completely useless, but it didn’t matter. After all, Shi Jun was just using this topic to interrupt Jiang Yu’s action.
As expected, Jiang Yu’s attention was drawn away, and she frowned slightly. “Review… actually, in the process of the ghost joining the game, I was always in a very subtle state, as if I were dreaming while awake. I knew there was a problem, but I couldn’t focus to judge where the problem was.”
Her answer resonated with Pearl and Milk Tea.
“Yes, yes! We’re the same!”
“I really… I even pinched myself, but it was useless at all. When I came to my senses, it was my turn to act.”
Jiang Yu let out a breath. “And… I suspect that before the game ended, the ghost was behind me.”
She finally said this.
In fact, this was not a secret. Anyone who had seen the situation after the lights were turned on could easily deduce that the ghost must be near Jiang Yu.
Either it was behind her, that is, Pearl had patted the ghost, and the ghost had gone to pat Jiang Yu, and had disappeared after the lights were turned on, so there would be an empty space between Pearl and Jiang Yu.
Or it was in front of her, that is, the person that Pearl had patted was Jiang Yu, and Jiang Yu had gone forward to pat someone, but because the ghost had disappeared, the “person” in front of her had also disappeared, so there would be an empty space.
But now with Jiang Yu’s “testimony,” it was easy to judge that it was the first situation.
Pearl’s face was pale as she looked at her own hand. “In other words, I just patted a ghost?”
Jiang Yu nodded. “Yes.”
Pearl was on the verge of tears. “What do I do? Will I have any mark on it? Will it come to find me?” She was so flustered that she was a little incoherent.
Pearl was not a newcomer, but this supernatural instance had already tortured her a lot. In addition, the fear from the first game, and the game she had just played, had further aggravated this emotion, so Pearl had become even more terrified.
Milk Tea took a step forward and comforted her, “Don’t panic. It will be fine.”
Jiang Yu couldn’t be sure which side the “problem” would be on at night.
But if she had to push the “problem” to her side to comfort Pearl, Jiang Yu would not do so.
Although it was just a verbal statement, but ghosts had spirits, and Jiang Yu would not be so careless.
She just said, “Don’t worry.”
Shi Jun narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling the temperature in her palm, and the smile on her lips deepened.
Today’s portion was enough. And if she didn’t let go, then Jiang Yu would have noticed. It didn’t matter for a while.
Shi Jun’s fingertips moved, and it caught Jiang Yu’s attention.
Jiang Yu was slightly stunned, and only then did she realize that she was still holding hands with Zhong Yu.
A hint of red appeared on her earlobe, and she immediately let go of her hand.
Shi Jun’s eyes curved as she smiled at Jiang Yu.
“Since the game is over, then let’s put the room back in order.”
Jiang Yu immediately nodded, in order to get rid of the strange emotion just now. “Okay.”
After they had tidied up Milk Tea and Pearl’s room, Jiang Yu and Zhong Yu were about to go back to their own room.
Among them, Pearl really wanted to keep Jiang Yu and let her sleep with them, but in the end, she didn’t say it out loud.
If they separated, then the ghost would only go to one person’s room. This way, with a 50% probability, at least one side could be guaranteed to be safe.
Of course, it was not ruled out that the ghost would go to the next room after finishing with this side, but it was better than putting all the eggs in one basket.
So, Pearl still swallowed her words.
When they returned to their room, Jiang Yu and Zhong Yu washed up and then planned to go to sleep.
The room was a standard room, and Jiang Yu was not so uncomfortable, even though she and Zhong Yu had already “slept in the same bed.”
But at that time, her heart was calm, and she was thinking more about the instance. But now…
Although it had not been implemented yet, Jiang Yu could be very sure that she was definitely not as calm as before.
Her heart was a little messy.
Jiang Yu temporarily didn’t think clearly, or rather, she couldn’t face why her heart was in a mess, so she refused to think about it.
After she lay on the bed, Jiang Yu came to her senses, and then she returned to the instance.
“The ghost will definitely appear at night, right?”
Shi Jun nodded, because this was very likely.
Jiang Yu thought that she and Pearl were both related to the ghost, and she couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Whose room will it go to?”
Shi Jun said, “Do you want to hear my thoughts?”
Jiang Yu nodded.
Shi Jun smiled slightly. “I think it will go to their room.”
Jiang Yu: “What do you mean?”
Shi Jun said, “The ghost will definitely choose a room because of some idea or mechanism. First of all, let’s rule out the more uncertain… its own idea. Then let’s consider another one.”
“Actually, the choice of this kind of ghost is generally very regular. Generally, it’s a person who is courting death, a person who has angered the ghost’s taboo, or a person who has been marked by the ghost, that is likely to be tracked by the ghost.”
Jiang Yu felt as if some inspiration had flashed past.
And at this time, Shi Jun said, “Do you think that when the ghost becomes obvious, is there anything worth paying attention to?”
Jiang Yu was deep in thought.
In fact, after there was no “I’ve touched it,” the ghost had already joined their game.
It was just that at that time, everyone just knew this, but they couldn’t judge the ghost’s position, let alone judge what means it had used to come over.
And the only time Jiang Yu could clearly perceive the ghost… was when the game was about to end.
The ghost’s presence and threat had become very great.
Jiang Yu’s eyes opened slightly. “It’s Pearl.”
She said in a low voice.
Shi Jun’s smile deepened.
“At that time, the ghost had already shown its existence and was no longer hiding. This meant that at this time, it had a tendency and action to choose its prey. The one who was originally targeted should have been me.”
Jiang Yu’s voice was very soft. “But because I timely withdrew and let Pearl turn on the light, so I was no longer in the ghost’s hunting range.”
“Then besides me, who else could have been targeted at this time?”
It could only be Pearl, who had patted the ghost.
Originally, Jiang Yu’s ranking should have been before the other party, but because Jiang Yu had avoided it, it had caused Pearl’s ranking to move forward.
After she had finished her analysis, Jiang Yu was still a little unsure. She couldn’t help but ask Shi Jun, “Is my analysis… correct?”
Shi Jun’s voice was filled with a smile. “Yes. You should trust yourself more.”
Jiang Yu lowered her gaze. “I…”
In fact, she was still a little unconfident.
However, although Jiang Yu was relieved that she had gotten rid of the ghost, Pearl and the others would definitely encounter something wrong.
Jiang Yu frowned slightly.
As if she had sensed Jiang Yu’s emotions, Shi Jun looked at her in the dark and asked, “Do you want to help them?”
Jiang Yu paused for a moment, and still said, “No.”
Regarding Jiang Yu’s answer, Shi Jun had already expected it.
Jiang Yu was not a truly cold-hearted person, but she was not a person who would show great kindness either.
The other party had a very precise control over her own emotions.
In a situation where she could protect herself, Jiang Yu would not be stingy with her kindness, but when there was a conflict, she could be very rational.
Jiang Yu also did not feel guilty for her own indifference.
Whatever she chose, she had a clear conscience.
Shi Jun’s voice was gentle in the night. “Sleep.”
Jiang Yu’s eyelids trembled, but she was not sleepy.
Tonight was extra quiet.
Milk Tea and Pearl had put everything back in order and were lying on the bed to rest. They didn’t even dare to wash up, nor did they dare to turn off the lights.
Pearl boldly looked out the window and found that many rooms had their lights on, so she followed suit with a sense of security.
She lay on the bed, thinking that she had once patted a ghost, and she couldn’t fall asleep.
Pearl said to Milk Tea with a hint of a sob, “I… I can’t sleep.”
Milk Tea persuaded her, “It’s okay. It’s good not to sleep. We can be on guard at night.”
Milk Tea’s words made sense, but Pearl was still very worried.
Milk Tea understood Pearl’s panic. “Don’t be afraid. It’s a 50% chance. What if it’s her…”
“You also know that ghosts are always excessively persistent with targets they haven’t gotten.”
This sentence comforted Pearl. She let out a slow breath, and then said, “We… we should take out the items in advance.”
Milk Tea did not object.
After all, no matter what, the most important thing at the moment.
And although the item would become a one-time use after it was exchanged, but if it was not used this time, it could also be saved for next time.
The two of them discussed and exchanged for an item.
And at this time, they heard a shrill scream from somewhere.
Pearl’s hand trembled, and she asked in a trembling voice, “Did… did you hear that? It must be a ghost. It’s made a move, so someone…”
Milk Tea interrupted her, “Alright, that’s also because they were careless or not strong enough. We won’t be like that.”
“You have to calm down. Don’t forget your talent.”
Only then did Pearl come to her senses from that excessive fear. She took a deep breath. “You’re right.”
Her talent was related to prediction to a certain extent. If a ghost really came, she could have a premonition, and she could also help them to avoid some dangers in advance.
At this time, the room suddenly went dark.
Pearl was so scared that her whole body stiffened, and she raised her guard. “What… what’s going on? Is it… here?”
Milk Tea was calmer than Pearl. After all, she had not been in direct contact with the ghost like Pearl.
“Don’t panic. Hold the item.”
The one who had exchanged for the item was Pearl. Hearing this, Pearl held the item firmly and vigilantly observed the movements in the dark.
However, from the outside, many of the windows in the entire building were lit up.
There was no power outage here.
It was their window and the incandescent lamp above their heads that were covered with dense, seamless black ghost hands.