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The players looked at the things on the table and didn’t move for a long time. It was as if they were forced to stand on the edge of a cliff, and in front of them was a choice between life or death. But why did it seem like the left side was death while the right side was also death?

The atmosphere in the dining hall seemed to stagnate for a while. The players traded looks, but no one moved. rqhif3

Seeing that the players didn’t move after a long time, ‘grandma’ narrowed her little eyes dangerously. “What’s wrong? My children, can it be that you’re picky about food? Picky eaters are not good children ah.”

The players hesitated, their gazes darting between grandma, the charcoal, and the goo. It was hard to choose.

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“What about you? Good child.” She turned her head and drew close to the player sitting on her right. The corners of her big mouth drew so far back that it practically enveloped his head.

The player she had focused on couldn’t help but tremble all over, and he subconsciously picked up ‘grandma’s’ special charcoal. He took several deep breaths, but still couldn’t convince himself to eat this thing. XpEfzS

Not only that, with ‘grandma’s’ attentive gaze on him, he trembled even harder, and even caused the entire table to shake a little.

Seeing this, ‘grandma’ let out a dissatisfied ‘hmph’.

The sound wasn’t loud, yet it was like the final straw that broke the camel’s back, frightening the player so much that he directly dropped the charcoal piece he was holding. It let out a crisp sound when it hit the table and then fell to the ground and rolled away under the player’s despairing gaze.

Realising that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, the player being stared at said in a trembling voice, “Gr- gr- grandma… I- I- I’ll pick it up rig-”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, ‘grandma’s’ large mouth that was hovering above his head abruptly bit down!

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The sound of bones snapping was especially clear in the silent dining hall.

The next second, a corpse that was missing a head fell with a thump from its seat. Blood gushed out from the broken neck, splattering the heads and faces of the two players beside him, and also splashing heavily on the table. 4gFIJ7

For one moment, the players were hugely shocked. They absolutely hadn’t expected such a sudden death.

The female player who was hit with blood in her face hastily covered her mouth to muffle her alarmed cry. She trembled and stared at ‘grandma’ nearby with frightened, wide eyes.

‘Grandma’ was chewing the head in her mouth, a joyful and satisfied expression on her face.

The sturdy bones in her mouth let out crisp sounds as she bit down on them; they weren’t a challenge for her sharp teeth. There was also leftover blood at the corners of her mouth, like lipstick which had been applied very carelessly. FYJmzi

‘Grandma’ swallowed with a loud sound, and a smile blossomed on her face once more. There was still blood and bits of meat between her teeth, and even white, tofu-like bits. “Disobedient child, grandma would certainly punish him.”

Her dangerous gaze swept over the players. Although they knew that she may not be able to see clearly, the players still couldn’t help tensing up at her gaze.

One by one, they stretched out their hands — to the goo.

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Compared with the charcoal, this one at least looked a little more edible. 9YzCdD

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Just as their expressions changed one after another, ‘grandma’ said, “Good children cannot waste food.” fvZhKU

The players could only harden their throats and swallow the thing in their mouths, their eyes filled with appreciation for the temporality of life.

On the other side, Xiao Lan and Luo ate calmly without a change in expression. Wang Taidi’s short curls drooped as he brought the goo to his mouth with a resigned expression, like he already had no thoughts of life or death.

At that moment, the players each came to a common understanding — meals like this could no longer continue.

Gu Jiangke finished eating the goo on his plate with great difficulty, then said to ‘grandma’, “Grandma… thank you for the trouble you took to cook.” sUPqmO

‘Grandma’ had a loving smile. “For my most beloved children, this bit of hard work is nothing.”

Gu Jiangke continued speaking as he tried to make her change her thoughts. “It’s like this, grandma. We think that what we usually eat is too oily. Your vegetables here just happen to suit us, so it’s fine if we eat vegetables in the future.”

The players nodded one after another. They liked eating vegetables now, vegetables were good for their health.

“You’re all certainly a group of considerate children.” ‘Grandma’ smiled and said, “But how can grandma not meticulously prepare food for you? How about — you accompany grandma in making dinner?” W6B5CK

Gu Jiangke’s expression stiffened. He absolutely had not expected this turn of events. Under ‘grandma’s’ attentive gaze, he could only nod. “Al… alright, grandma.”

After the meal, the players had free time.

Xiao Lan, Luo, and Wang Taidi moved together. Luo and Wang Taidi talked about the rooms they had searched in the morning, but were unable to find the key.

Xiao Lan spoke of how he had discovered that ‘grandma’s’ hearing was extremely acute, and added, “Back when I was helping her cook, I took the time to search her, but I couldn’t find the key either.” mkqNVw

Wang Taidi’s expression was strange. “You look like a skilled pickpocket…”

“Was it poverty that caused you to take up some unspeakable job on the side?” Luo also said. To maintain a low profile, Luo did his best to avoid calling Xiao Lan ‘sir’, and didn’t address him formally..

Xiao Lan waved his hand with a ‘the past need not be mentioned’ expression. “It’s nothing, it’s just ‘know yourself, know your enemy’.”

The past him was someone whom an entire street of pickpockets would go around. Otherwise, those who dared steal from him would have their own pockets emptied out in turn, and if they wanted a fight, they couldn’t beat him. In the pickpocket circle, he was on par with a demon. When Xiao Lan moved away from that area, the thieves and hoodlums couldn’t help but go and pig out in celebration. 8tG53A

Who knew what drama of a street tyrant washing his hands clean and abandoning the life of an outlaw was playing out in Wang Taidi’s mind; there was now a slight reverence for a man of society in his gaze towards Xiao Lan.

The three companions continued searching for leads on the key. Where a big rat version of a granny would hide a key truly wasn’t easy to guess. Even after searching several rooms, they couldn’t find any clues.

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At dinnertime, the dinner which Gu Jiangke prepared was spread out on the table.

This fellow very obviously couldn’t cook either. The food looked awful, but at least it hadn’t turned into coal, and the ingredients could be made out. In contrast to Xiao Lan’s previous attempt, it could already be considered at the level of a Chinese young chef’s cooking skills. 0YiKM5

The players ate with excited tears in their eyes, and felt extremely satisfied.

Their expressions made Gu Jiangke nearly think he was some exceptional chef god; it was only when he tried a bite that he was dragged back to reality.

But, vegetables, cooked, not gooey, and the flavour could be discerned… it was truly very moving ah…

After eating dinner, ‘grandma’ hurried the players back to their rooms, expressing that good children had to sleep early and wake up early while also stating that she would come tell a story when night came. wRdSMd

Xiao Lan and the other two discussed for a while, and decided to wait until ‘grandma’ finished telling her story before thinking of how to look for leads on the key.

They were about to sleep for a bit so that they would have more energy when it came to moving around later at night.

However, the shuffling sound of footsteps rang out outside their door, as if there were many feet pacing up and down in front of their door. The interval between steps was very short, and the things making the sound seemed to have rather short legs.

Outside the door was a small child’s voice: l5cWU6

“Heeheehee… There’s someone inside, hey…”

“Someone…”

“Let me see…”

“Come, let’s play together ah…” G1RiNE

The children’s voices were soft and mellow as they talked over each other and called out to the people in the room. “Come ah… let’s play together ah…”

Wang Taidi pulled his blanket over his head and tried to sleep. However, the voices didn’t stop, and there were even scattered sounds of gnawing, to the point that even the door shook slightly. It had to be pointed out that the door was metal; what could be able to eat through it?!

Xiao Lan also noticed the strange situation. He sat up and looked at the door.

In the dim candlelight in the corridor, aside from faint shadows that flickered in the gap under the door, as if the things outside were pacing back and forth, nothing else could be clearly seen. 0Wahye

At that moment, a child’s voice rang out again. “Come ah… come out ah…”

Xiao Lan expressionlessly said, “All of you, have you done your homework? What mark did you get in your exam? What’s your ranking in school? Any scholarships? Have you thought about what uni you want to attend?”

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A string of questions that directly attacked the spirit stabbed deeply into the hearts of the little friends outside, causing them to sink into silence.

Xiao Lan continued, “The competition in society nowadays is very fierce. You should set a life goal for yourself when you’re young. If you don’t study well, you’ll be shown the door in the future, mn… Just like now.” Bb6Uwy

Little friends: “…”

Xiao Lan persisted, “Oh, right, generally you'll only need to be shown the door once, but some of you won't even see the door.”

“So, come and explain your life plan; 800 words will do.”

Little friends: “…” 6CbA2u

Suddenly, their shoulders felt very heavy. Was the adult world this terrifying?

It became completely silent outside the door. Wang Taidi looked at Xiao Lan as if he was looking at a demon. This person was too heartless, using the cruelty of society to leave a deep psychological shadow on the children.

When there were no longer any sounds outside, Xiao Lan made the most of the opportunity to take a nap.

After a while, Luo gently shook Xiao Lan awake, quietly saying in his ear, “Sir, it’s almost time.” 7gxy4d

Along with Luo’s voice came the creak of the metal door slowly opening. Xiao Lan hastily rubbed his face to clear his head.

After ‘grandma’ confirmed that all the players were in bed, she began to tell a story again:

“There was a pitiful little girl who threw away her most beloved object. So, she walked the streets every day and asked every person she met, ‘Excuse me, have you seen something of mine?’

“Some pedestrians were very cold. They would ignore the pitiful girl’s question and leave. The little girl would then get very angry and take away something that was very important to them. mJG0Tc

“The little girl waited and waited on the streets, and asked many, many people. Finally, she met a kindhearted mister one day who said he could help her find her thing. Unfortunately, the girl had already forgotten what she was looking for.

“The mister was very gentle. He said he could help her with recalling it, and the little girl happily accepted his help.

“‘I finally remember! What I lost was — my head,’ the little girl said. But the kind mister who lent her his head to think couldn’t help her search for it anymore.

“The little girl was sad again, and continued walking the streets day after day, waiting for a kind person who would be willing to help her. gQCxAv

“Goodnight, my dear children. May you have sweet dreams.”

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