Welcome to the World of the Strong [Unlimited Flow] 34p2

Chapter 34 p2: The Ancient Castle

Shi Jun was unconcerned. After all, she did not have that kind of thought for Jiang Yu. The reason she had been pestering her was just for her own fun.

So, at this moment, she just nodded and did not take it to heart.

Jiang Yu brought the topic back. “But speaking of which, if I really sleep in the same room as you, will the maids have any objections?”

After all, from the looks of it, those NPCs were not simple.

If they turned into fierce ghosts and wandered around at night, Jiang Yu would not be surprised.

Shi Jun rubbed her chin. “Haven’t you noticed?”

Jiang Yu: “What?”

Shi Jun: “For things that the master or the maids themselves have not mentioned, their tolerance is very high.”

Jiang Yu listened quietly.

Shi Jun: “For example, they did not interfere when we were choosing our dishes. We had already wasted some time, but they were indifferent. But after we finished eating, they would immediately check if we had finished. This all stems from the request made by the lead maid.”

Jiang Yu said softly, “‘Please be sure to eat it clean,’ right?”

“Right.”

Shi Jun’s lips curved. “Then what did they say about the rooms? They did not make any requests. In fact—”

Shi Jun looked over, the corner of her eyes curving slightly.

“They didn’t even give us any restrictions like not being allowed to leave our rooms at night.”

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

“But this is only the situation on the first night. Maybe tomorrow, the requirements will gradually change.”

Jiang Yu lowered her gaze and did not say anything more.

Shi Jun looked at her. “How about it? Are you coming over tonight?”

Jiang Yu rubbed her nose. “We’ll see.”

Shi Jun smiled and did not say anything more.

Then, Jiang Yu thought of another person. She frowned slightly. “Don’t you think… Xiao Man is not simple?”

Shi Jun looked at her with a smile. “Where is she not simple?”

Jiang Yu thought for a moment. “The feeling she gives me.” She glanced at Shi Jun. “I feel that the feeling she gives me is very similar to you.”

Shi Jun was a little surprised. “Is that so?”

She thought for a moment. Was she very similar to Xiao Man? No.

Xiao Man’s reputation was very good. She was gentle, steady, and treated people peacefully. Unlike her, sometimes, if she accidentally went crazy, she might even harm the people in the same instance.

And Xiao Man liked to help others, but Shi Jun was different.

What Shi Jun liked to do most was to watch others sink and float in the sea of despair.

Jiang Yu said, “If I have to describe it, it’s that you both have the aura of a master.”

Shi Jun was speechless and laughed. “Is that so.”

But it was true. Neither she nor Xiao Man had ever thought of hiding anything.

Shi Jun said, “You don’t know her?”

Jiang Yu frowned slightly. “Should I know her?”

Only then did Shi Jun think of something. “Oh, I forgot. Xiao Man doesn’t use this name on the leaderboard. No wonder you can’t connect them.”

She mentioned the leaderboard, and Jiang Yu suddenly understood.

On the top ten leaderboard, second only to the number one ranked Shi Jun was a person named Xiao Riyue.

She had originally thought that Xiao Riyue was a person’s name, but now that she heard Zhong Yu say so…

Xiao Riyue was Xiao Man?

Jiang Yu frowned slightly. “Did she change her name?”

Shi Jun: “Yes and no. Her real name is Xiao Riyue, but she doesn’t like this name very much, so she usually calls herself Xiao Man. But the information on the leaderboard… hmm, it’s similar to an ID card, so it will only recognize her real name. No wonder you didn’t recognize her.”

Although anyone who had met Xiao Man would know this, for the others who were meeting her for the first time, it was normal not to recognize her.

Jiang Yu’s gaze moved slightly, and she glanced at Shi Jun.

She said slowly, “You and I are both newcomers. We should have seen the same information. Logically, when you saw Xiao Man, you shouldn’t have recognized her either.”

But Zhong Yu was able to say this matter, which was unknown to strangers, as if it were a family treasure.

At least for a newcomer, this was an absolute secret.

“How did you know?”

Shi Jun did not feel any panic. Instead, she touched her lower lip and smiled faintly. “Forgot? I’m with Shi Jun.”

She was very thorough in her role, without any discomfort.

In other words, if anything happened, Shi Jun would tell her.

“…”

Jiang Yu pressed her forehead with her fingertips.

Okay.

She just had not expected it.

Jiang Yu felt a little helpless and smiled faintly. “I didn’t expect that top player Shi Jun would tell you everything.”

Shi Jun’s eyes curved in a smile, and she said without hesitation, “Yes, after all, she’s very doting.”

Jiang Yu did not know what to say, nor was it good for her to agree. So, she could only blink and nod.

Jiang Yu was actually a little curious about how Zhong Yu and Shi Jun had met, and how the two of them had gotten together.

Although Zhong Yu was indeed good-looking, but… if someone of Shi Jun’s level wanted to find a lover, there should be many people who would throw themselves at her. It would probably be very difficult for Zhong Yu to get in line, and it might even be difficult to even meet her.

And the other party was clearly just a newcomer. How had she caught Shi Jun’s attention?

These were all things that Jiang Yu was confused about.

But considering that these were also the other party’s private matters, Jiang Yu did not ask much.

Although Xiao Man had already analyzed the situation of the survival-type mission on the sofa before, this was Jiang Yu’s first time, and she was still a little nervous.

She asked Zhong Yu, “Are you confident about this mission?”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow slightly. “Asking me?”

She chuckled softly. “Then of course I’m confident.”

Jiang Yu was silent for a moment.

Shi Jun looked at her face. “What, you seem a little nervous.”

Jiang Yu did not deny it. “I’m afraid I won’t be able to pass.”

Shi Jun’s lips curved, and her black eyes looked at her with a rare gentle emotion.

“What are you afraid of? Aren’t I here?”

Jiang Yu glanced at her, her lips moving slightly, but in the end, she did not say anything.

After all… the two of them were just ordinary friends, and they might not even be friends.

Because they had only been in one instance together. Although she had been invited by Zhong Yu to join Wang Meng, although they were in the same organization, Jiang Yu did not have a very real feeling about this matter. She always felt that there was not much of a partnership between her and Zhong Yu. It was probably because their relationship was already a bit weak.

So, if she was really in danger, she did not really dare to pin her hopes on Zhong Yu.

Shi Jun looked at Jiang Yu’s side profile and caught her emotion.

She rubbed her chin with her fingertips, a thoughtful look on her face.

“Are you afraid that I’ll leave you behind?”

Jiang Yu came to her senses and did not know how to answer for a moment.

Shi Jun looked at her and smiled faintly, as if comforting or promising.

“I won’t.”

Jiang Yu hesitated for a moment and asked, “Can I ask why? Because I feel that we… have only known each other for a short time, and our relationship is not very deep.”

Shi Jun thought for a moment. She felt that she could not tell her the real purpose, so she smiled, her eyes curving. “Probably because I’m a philanthropist.”

Jiang Yu: …

Shi Jun laughed out loud. “Don’t worry. Don’t you believe my promise?”

Jiang Yu looked at her. “I believe you.” I guess.

Shi Jun’s eyes curved. “That’s good. Follow me, and I won’t let you be in any danger.”

After all, before she picked the sweet fruit, she definitely could not let others steal her apple.

Shi Jun thought to herself.

She had not seen the scene she had dreamed of yet, so before that, she would protect Jiang Yu well.

Shi Jun said, “Xiao Man was right about one thing. If we want to do the hidden mission, then we must make full use of the first few days.”

Jiang Yu nodded thoughtfully. “Is it because the ‘intensity’ in the first few days is not great?”

Shi Jun smiled. “And also because there are not many restrictions in the first few days.”

“In this type of instance, the later it gets, the easier it is to die. Maybe you’ll trigger a death condition just by eating a mooncake or touching the TV. So, in the later stages, more energy should be spent on escaping. There’s no extra time, let alone many opportunities to find out the hidden mission.”

Jiang Yu nodded.

“So we’re starting today?”

Shi Jun hummed in agreement.

“And to make it easier to survive later, we have to investigate more in these few days.”

Jiang Yu had no objections.

“But if we don’t do the hidden mission, will the score drop a lot?”

Shi Jun: “Of course. And as far as I know, the final judgment of the level and points is also related to each person’s survival methods in the instance. Of course, it’s also related to the comparison with teammates.”

Jiang Yu frowned slightly.

Shi Jun smiled. “But don’t worry too much about these things.”

Anyway, with her leading Jiang Yu, it would not be too low.

Jiang Yu glanced at her and nodded.

It was already past ten o’clock.

Shi Jun said, “Let’s check some of the guest rooms and some of the public areas today.”

Jiang Yu naturally had no objections.

They first searched in Shi Jun’s room, but it seemed that they did not find anything. The things here were similar to a hotel.

Shi Jun looked around, then said, “Go to your room.”

The two of them left Zhong Yu’s room and then closed the door.

There were no lights in the corridor, so they could only use the flashlight on their phones.

Although it was very convenient, it was still a bit different from a real wall lamp, and it would also affect their movements.

At the same time, it also added a bit of a scary atmosphere.

Shi Jun asked with a smile, “Are you scared?”

Jiang Yu was silent for a moment. “A little.”

Shi Jun smiled faintly and held out her hand. “Come.”

Jiang Yu looked down at it, pursed her lips, and finally followed her heart and took her hand.

Zhong Yu’s hand was a little cold, perhaps because of her physical condition. But when Jiang Yu held it, she still felt a little at ease.

They passed by a few empty rooms. Shi Jun looked up at the room number, then gently knocked on the door.

Jiang Yu stopped and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

Shi Jun shook her head.

“It seems that these rooms can’t be opened without a key.”

Jiang Yu paused slightly. “You want to go in?”

Shi Jun glanced at it and did not answer. She just said, “No hurry.”

So, Jiang Yu did not say anything.

The entire second floor seemed to be only occupied by the two of them, so the corridor was empty and quiet. Besides their footsteps, there were no other sounds, and besides the light from their phones, there was no other light.

If Jiang Yu were walking here alone, she would inevitably be a little scared.

But now, with the company of another person, it was much better.

After arriving at Jiang Yu’s room and opening the door, she felt the same damp smell.

Jiang Yu was a little confused. “Why is there a damp smell? Is it because no one has lived here for a long time?”

Jiang Yu’s room was similar to Zhong Yu’s.

Shi Jun glanced at it, then walked to the window and opened it to ventilate. Then, she gently touched the window sill with her hand. When she pulled her hand back, her fingers were already stained with some water.

Shi Jun smiled faintly.

Interesting.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly and looked outside, but she could not see anything.

“This is… what? Is it harmful?”

Jiang Yu looked at the water stains on the other party’s fingers. “Do you want to go and wash it?”

Shi Jun nodded and followed Jiang Yu to the bathroom without a care in the world, then turned on the faucet.

In an instant, scarlet water flowed out of the faucet.

Jiang Yu’s shoulders trembled slightly. She subconsciously took a step back and barely managed to stop herself from gasping.

She quickly recovered from her shock and tried her best to calm down, her expression unchanged, but her voice was still a little shaky. “This is… what?”

Compared to Jiang Yu’s nervousness, Shi Jun was full of interest. She raised an eyebrow slightly and directly reached out to catch the water.

Jiang Yu subconsciously pressed her wrist.

“You…”

Jiang Yu paused for a moment. “This water doesn’t look very healthy.”

Shi Jun said, “I know.”

“But… this color doesn’t look very normal either.”

Shi Jun was very familiar with the color of blood, and also very familiar with the smell of blood. At least, it should not be like this.

Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment. After Zhong Yu finished speaking, she quickly returned to a calm observation. Then, she found that as the water flowed, the color of the water in the pipe was slowly returning to normal.

Jiang Yu frowned. “What is this?”

An illusion? Did it return to normal because it couldn’t scare them?

Shi Jun reached out and caught some water, then carefully washed her hands. Looking at herself in the mirror, she smiled faintly and said, “Nothing too serious will happen on the first day. It should be the legendary… rusty water.”

“…?”

Jiang Yu had the feeling that she had mistakenly entered a science show.

This feeling was indescribable. It was as if you had made all kinds of preparations and guesses, but when the answer was revealed, it was… an indescribable feeling, as if you had punched a cotton ball.

Jiang Yu rubbed her temples helplessly.

If it were in real life, she would definitely have guessed in this direction. But in a supernatural instance, Jiang Yu had consciously controlled the direction of her guesses. But who would have thought that she had controlled it wrong?

It was a little embarrassing.

Fortunately, Shi Jun did not dwell on this. After washing her hands, she turned off the faucet and comforted Jiang Yu, “Don’t worry. It’s not anything important or excessive.”

Jiang Yu nodded and sighed slightly.

“I can only say that it’s a good thing I’m not here alone.”

If she had been staying alone, and had turned on the water pipe alone, then she would definitely have been scared.

The two of them began to search in Jiang Yu’s room. Soon, they had a new discovery.

Shi Jun hooked a belt with her finger and took it out.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly. “A man’s belt?”

Shi Jun hummed in agreement. “And it’s already been used.”

Jiang Yu took it and ran her fingertips over the surface of the belt, rubbing the marks on it.

“But what does this mean?”

She muttered thoughtfully.

Shi Jun said, “No hurry. It’s just a piece of the puzzle. We’ll put it together after we find more clues.”