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As the landlord hummed a tune, he dragged away the mother and daughter’s corpses.

The off-key singing along with the rustling sound of clothes rubbing the floor resounded throughout the corridor and blended together into a strange scalp-numbing sensation. KhZ7yP

Xiao Lan and Luo quietly followed the landlord as they remained hidden thanks to the distinctive twists and turns in the corridor.

Just as the landlord turned a certain corner up ahead and disappeared from their line of sight for a moment, the noise abruptly disappeared.

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At first, Xiao Lan thought that the landlord was only taking a short break, but after waiting a while, there was still no sound, and that included breathing. Feeling that something was wrong, Xiao Lan carefully advanced and looked around the corner.

As a result, he discovered that — because it was carelessly constructed — turning this corner only led to a small, narrow and irregular space which was full of dust and trash. There were no rooms here, nor any paths leading elsewhere. Yh7Dy

The landlord had vanished into thin air, just like that!

There was nowhere for someone to hide in this small space; Xiao Lan knocked on the walls in all four corners, and the sounds he got in return told him that everything here was solid and didn’t contain any sort of special space.

Xiao Lan turned his head and called for Luo. “Luo, come look.”

Luo stepped forward, and a pitch-black shadow spread out over the ground from where he was standing and up the walls until it finally even reached the ceiling, enveloping this entire area.

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After a while, Luo frowned slightly. “Sir, there are no traces. Aside from a single footprint at the corner we just came from, there are no other traces of the landlord here.”

He really had vanished into thin air…

“Say, do you think the landlord… is human?” Xiao Lan looked around and voiced his suspicions. “After that mother and daughter pair, I now look at everyone and wonder whether they’re human.”

Luo: “Perhaps this instance’s power can interfere with our judgement. Back when we met that mother and daughter pair, they weren’t any different from living people to my senses.” 9l8wyh

If that was the case, it really had become a little troublesome. This also meant that they were simply incapable of discerning whether anyone here was dead or alive, so much so that it was possible that someone among those they ate with was a corpse that had long begun rotting.

For the sake of his appetite, it was still best if he didn’t think about it anymore.

“Forget it. Let’s go ba,” Xiao Lan said. “Let’s take a look elsewhere first.”

But after a long while, he still didn’t hear Luo’s reply. oI5MKQ

Xiao Lan immediately had a bad feeling. He looked to the side, and Luo wasn’t there.

Right now, Xiao Lan was the only person in the entire corridor; his surroundings were extremely quiet.

The many doors, the dim and narrow corridor, the mottled and shabby walls; everything was quietly watching him, like a road that led to hell.

On the other side, after realising that he had lost Xiao Lan, Luo quickly forged ahead in the corridor. tbAG3l

Just now, Xiao Lan had disappeared before his eyes in an instant. But in that instant, Luo had sensed a slight fluctuation in the space. This meant that Xiao Lan was now in a different space from him.

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He Rui gave Luo a good-natured smile. “Fei Luo, what a coincidence ah. Are you also here to find clues?” 7vPwNq

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With that, he tried to bypass He Rui to scout around.

Unexpectedly, He Rui didn’t seem to sense Luo’s intent to withdraw. He took a step to the side to stand in front of Luo. “Fei Luo, you and Xiao Lan appear well-coordinated ah. You both have known each other for a very long time, right?”

Luo stopped moving. An inscrutable emotion flashed through his eyes as his smile remained unchanged. “We’re teammates. Naturally,we cooperate very well.” WL3sqm

However, he didn’t divulge what He Rui wanted to know, which was how long they had known each other.

He Rui acted as if they were just chatting. “You probably compliment each other’s skills very well ba. Seeing how Xiao Lan kicked down the door, he should specialise in combat, right? You guys must have succeeded in many instances, to be able to cooperate this well. How enviable ah.

“I’m no good. All the teammates I find take a long time to be broken in, sigh…”

Luo pretended not to understand. “I hope you find a suitable teammate soon.” mgiBH

Seeing this, He Rui understood that Luo didn’t want to discuss anything related to skills. As such, he changed the subject. “Speaking of, strong people like you guys should have many organisations wanting to recruit you ba. I don’t know which one you guys have chosen?

“If you haven’t chosen, I have a bit of an understanding about plenty of forces. Since fate drew us into the same game, I can introduce them to you.”

Luo’s eyes narrowed imperceptibly. It seemed that this person had too great of an interest in Xiao Lan. From Xiao Lan’s teammate, to how long they’d been participating in games, to skills, to the force behind them; why was he making these inquiries?

Recalling the little bug that had appeared last night, Luo no longer said anything. EIDdN1

The disguised pitch-black eyes stared at the person in front of him as sharp claws started to appear. If he disposed of this person now, would it cause Xiao Lan trouble?

As He Rui looked at the handsome man in front of him who was smiling faintly, a chill suddenly ran down his back.

This was an intuition borne out of his own instinct for danger. RIght now, his intuition was telling him that this person — wanted to kill him.

He cautiously took a step back. “I have no other intentions. If my questions offended you, I apologise for misspeaking.” XMxTKQ

Under Luo’s viper-like stare, He Rui backed away step by step.

He practically didn’t dare breathe, afraid that a single wrong move would cause the beast in front of him to change in his movements and pounce.

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It was only when he completely retreated from the corridor Luo was in that He Rui sighed in relief. He raised a head to wipe his forehead and realised that it was covered in cold sweat. He glanced back, and seeing that Luo wasn’t giving chase, his footsteps sped up as he headed in the opposite direction.

In the quiet, Xiao Lan continued forward. This corridor appeared cut off from reality, and looked exceptionally unreal. kP8WgB

After turning a few corners, Xiao Lan followed the route he had taken before as he slowly drew closer to the elevator.

“Pata —”

“Pata —”

What could be deemed a familiar sound suddenly rang out behind him. Once again, it was the crisp sound of a small ball smacking the ground. vdsKG1

A girl wearing a cute little dress was standing at the entrance to the elevator, her body shrouded in shadow.

Her dress was covered in stains, and her exposed arms were an unnatural colour. The little girl’s head was lowered so that her face couldn’t be seen. Her arms hung limply, and she stood there quietly.

The red ball next to her, however, was bouncing on its own, as if an invisible person was dribbling it.

“Big brother, can you help me pick up the ball?” aThNW9

The child’s voice was as soft and sticky as always, and had the naive and bright tone that was unique to a child. But in such an environment, no one would think that this voice was very cute.

So you’re the little devil who barged into the bathroom. 

Xiao Lan didn’t respond and continued walking forward, not even sparing her a glance.

The ignored little girl: “…” 4mgcrT

Mommy, you haven’t taught me what I should do in a situation like this… 

Seeing this, the red ball on the side was unresigned and bounced a few times as it pitter-pattered over to Xiao Lan and tried to pull the situation back on track.

Seeing the little ball slowly roll over to him, Xiao Lan, this goddamn unsympathetic adult, completely ignored it again and continued forward without pausing at all.

Little ball: “…” cq1pRg

How vexing, all you indifferent adults.

An awkward atmosphere suddenly filled the corridor.

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The little girl who had been ignored repeatedly became angry. She instantly disappeared from her spot and suddenly reappeared in front of Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan finally looked at her. To tell the truth, Xiao Lan didn’t really want to beat up a brat. However, if the other party earnestly and sincerely asked for it, it wasn’t like he couldn’t force himself for a moment. 3gC8XK

Under Xiao Lan’s dangerous gaze, the angry girl raised her hand and aggressively threw an item down on the ground in front of Xiao Lan. The thing hit the ground with a clear smack, as if she had thrown down a white glove in challenge.

Then… perhaps scared that she would be beaten up, she disappeared with a whoosh.

Along with that responsible and diligent little ball.

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Xiao Lan shifted his suspicious gaze to the thing on the ground.

【Name: Canned herring with durian】

【Ability: Clears the surroundings of all living beings for 50 meters. Has a low probability of attracting strange things (Use 1/1)】

【Description: Go away! You hateful, smelly guy! No one wants to be with you! By: a little friend who wants to stay anonymous】 tZE8MI

‘Hateful smelly guy’ and ‘goddamn adult’ Xiao Lan: “…”

Are you ridiculing me, little friend?

Even specially giving me an item just to scold me. It really was hard on you… 

Xiao Lan picked up the can from the floor. Although the way he obtained it was a little strange, it was still an item, right? Perhaps it would work wonders if he had to escape; he was now very glad that the little lady hadn’t opened it up right away. BUogAb

He had the feeling that this little lady may no longer want to come find him to play anymore.

After the little lady disappeared, Xiao Lan felt everything return to normal.

The wind outside the window returned, and the occasional creak from the old house also came back. He even seemed to hear the faint sound of Luo’s voice.

Xiao Lan continued forward for a while, and sure enough, saw Luo’s back. He seemed to be staring fixedly in one direction. 17h5au

“Luo.” Xiao Lan walked over and patted his shoulder. “What are you looking at?”

Luo turned his head, and the smile on his face had some warmth in it as he quietly said, “Just now, He Rui was making inquiries about you, from how long you’ve been in the Advent World to your skills and even the force backing you.”

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Xiao Lan was a little confused. “I don’t know this person ah. What does he want?”

Xiao Lan frowned. His life in the real world was extremely tedious, and he didn’t think there was anything special about him for someone to come over and specifically ask about it. After entering the Advent World, there weren’t many people whom he knew. The one whom he could barely consider to hate him, Lin Yan, was already dead. In all honesty, Xiao Lan couldn’t think of anyone who would specifically come to ask about him. eWufFd

“Perhaps the reason he came to find you, sir, is related to the part that you yourself are not clear about,” Luo said.

“I’m not clear about…” Xiao Lan’s eyes widened slightly. “You’re talking about — my dad?”

Luo nodded. “When I was sorting out your situation, the most unclear part had to do with your father. Perhaps, when we return to reality, we can focus on investigating him.”

Combined with the current situation, Xiao Lan was now guessing that his father might have some sort of connection with the Advent World. Perhaps he had a connection with a player, or perhaps he himself was a player. irldYj

His unsolved disappearance could be explained if it was attributed to the Advent World.

Of course, the real world wouldn’t be able to find anything about this sort of supernatural energy.

If there was an opportunity, Xiao Lan really wanted to have a harmonious and friendly discussion with He Rui.

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21 comments

  1. Well He Rui better start running for his life before Xiao Lan can have that… harmonious and friendly discussion with him.

    Thanks for the chapter!

    • How is that better? Wouldn’t it just mean more trouble for Xiao Lan – all that running after He Rui and squeezing information out of him? 😭 No, let them gave their harmonious and friendly discussion (Luo can help) 😂

  2. Man all these ghosts either hate Xiao Lan or love him, no inbetween.

    Thank you for translating!!!💋❤☺️💕💖

  3. APP is also currently set in a haunted house with XC realizing that the chef’s not a human. For a moment, I lost my bearings and got the two storylines confused sigh

    This is what happens when you’re reading too many novels together

    🙂

  4. The title of the chapter throw me off. The actual item makes me want to cry XD As some who loves canned Herring AND Durian, I can testify that combining the two of them doesn’t result on good taste XD

  5. That guy looks suspicious.. maybe he’s really related to XL’s father?

    Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️

  6. While talking to strangers, my guard is usually kept up at about halfway. When they start asking so many questions, my guard goes up all the way. I feel you, Luo. I don’t trust He Rui at all either.

    Thanks for the chapter <3

  7. Go and have your harmonius and friendly discussion with him, I’m looking forward to it >D

    At least that little girl gave him smth to eat lolThx for the ch (≧▽≦)/

  8. … did i call it? with his father being involved w ith this world? :0

    Luo, you do think. you were thinking then. hopefully once you retrive the rest of yourself you feel whole and can process your emotions more.

    WAIT WHAT IF HIS FATHER DID THE THING TO LUO AND THATS WHY ONLY HE COULD SEE HIM :OOO