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In fact, if we infer from common sense, the man that was wearing a veil and holding the Jiangnan Sizhu was indeed a very suitable target to strike.
Fan Hemian was quite sure that he was currently alone, with no companion around, busy playing, and didn’t appear to be reasonably alert.
The banquet was now bustling; the servants served wine and food, the waitresses smiled gracefully, and the guests were having a feast. Numerous exquisite dancers entered the banquet accompanied by a synchronized melody, and their skirts fluttered like a flowing cloud, causing one to be dazzled and stunned.
This meant that everyone, including the guests and monsters, was in a pleasant mood, and no one would notice her.
Fan Hemian was quite self-aware.
Her appearance was considered merely decent, and her clothes were entirely ordinary, which was not comparable to the succeeding group of enchanting and charming banshees.
However, at this moment, the unimpressive appearance had become the girl’s greatest advantage.
She could approach her prey with ease and grace and swiftly strike. Only in a single second, she could pass the identity of the [Ghost] to the white-clothed musician.
Disregarding the group of demons surrounding them, even if the man playing the Jiangnan Sizhu would become aware of her once she transferred the [Ghost] identity to him, as long as there was no hole in his brain, the man wouldn’t dare jump up on the spot to chase her. Around 90% would silently suffer these pent-up unspoken grievances.
As for what would happen next…
——Ah.
Thinking of this, Fan Hemian’s mouth curled into a sneer.
Although the two had no previous grievances, the ‘world’ setting forced them, which didn’t count as who owed who.
Moreover, she was quite confident in herself and her brother’s strengths. Even if she really had to pit other players, the girl didn’t think it was a terrible thing……
When she was pondering this, Fan Hemian had already walked down the stairs and came to the main hall on the first floor.
The girl adjusted the expression on her face in a second and put on an innocent smile, like a young girl in her early twenties, full of longing. As she walked, she couldn’t stop looking back. It looked like she was enjoying the song and dance at the banquet. In fact, she used this to determine how far she was from her goal.
——It is very close.
Fan Hemian took a peek at the man in white holding the Jiangnan Sizhu, who seemed to be concentrating on his performance and didn’t even raise his head, seemingly not even noticing her approach.
So she took a few steps faster and pretended she just happened to be passing behind the musicians.
——Now is my chance!
The girl quickly stretched out her hand and attacked the man’s back!
Fan Luming, the younger brother on the second floor, had been crouching on the corner of the railing, watching his sister’s every move with unblinking eyes.
He saw his sister walk a short half-circle around the lobby, approaching the veiled musician from behind.
From his angle, he couldn’t exactly see what his sister was doing behind the man.
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Only at that moment, the music was just on a passage of intense rhythm, and the dancers on the floor turned in circles with the increasingly fast rhythm, their skirts flew and whirled, and seven or eight exceedingly gorgeous fresh flowers bloomed instantly at the banquet.
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Because his sister did not turn back to find him, but instead her steps became faster and faster, and finally trotted all the way and left the lobby straight away!
“?!”
The younger brother of the Fan family had no idea what was going on, so he could only hurry downstairs and go in the direction of where his sister went.
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In the garden, Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen looked at each other.
Ji Xiao’niao asked, “Is it safe?”
Teacher Dagen replied, “Safe!”
And then both of them showed a relieved expression.
It seemed that this time their luck was good, and they didn’t get the identity of the [Ghost].
“Alas, I hope the person who is the [Ghost] can last longer this time, at least give us ten minutes or so!”
Mo Tiangen casually made a powerful wish.
“Hurry up! Let’s make the most out of this time!”
Ji Dong was in a hurry to tell Mo Tiangen the plan he had just worked out.
“We’re going to split up now, study the general terrain of this mansion, and then find a way to get some key clues.”
Mo Tiangen asked, “What do these key clues refer to?”
Ji Dong replied, “First of all, the cause of this demon nest and why they are trapped here.”
“Understood.”
Teacher Dagen nodded, “In short, it’s just like the mystery room type of puzzle RPG game. First, collect the clues on the map and then analyze them. Is that what you mean?”
Ji Dong thought for a while and felt they were indeed trapped in the mansion now, which was evidently a secret room in a sense, so he approved Mo Tiangen’s metaphor.
“In searching for clues, you must be careful not to be passed on the [Ghost] and not to clash with the other participants as much as possible.”
Mo Tiangen understood what he meant.
“Indeed, from the rules of the game, if we don’t intend to take the battle royale clearance route, the more participants remaining, the longer we can theoretically delay, leaving us with more room to find clues.”
He paused and frowned, “Provided, of course, that they don’t take the initiative to strike at us.”
Ji Dong nodded bitterly.
“Also, it’s hard for us to always keep in touch after that. Otherwise, this way…”
Ji Xiao’niao narrowed his eyes, “We can use your ‘blood letter’ method…”
“What ‘blood letter’ ah?!”
Teacher Dagen interrupted him in tears and laughter, “I tore a piece of window paper, then used a knife to sharpen a thin bamboo stick, dipped it in soy sauce, and wrote on the piece of paper!”
“Oh, so that’s how you did it!”
Ji Dong suddenly realized: “Then, I’ll do the same in the future!”
After declaring that, he came closer to Mo Tiangen.
“Do you remember the ‘gold, wood, water, fire and earth’ I mentioned? The five groups of figures statues outside the lobby of the main entrance?”
Ji Dong muttered.
“I wrote the information and clues we found into small notes and stuffed them into the fists of the brass soldiers… I observed that those three soldiers are in the far corner, the lighting is inadequate, and the location is relatively hidden, so no demon should notice.”
“The most dangerous place is the safest place!”
Mo Tiangen agreed.
“A front garden that can be easily traversed openly is less likely to arouse suspicion.”
He laughed and patted Ji Dong’s shoulder, “Remember to use English, hahaha!”
Ji Dong said in his heart, “Your “fengboting” is too embarrassing to claim to be good English?”
But for one thing, his English proficiency was lacking, and for another, Chinglish plus pinyin may look a bit stupid, but it really worked well as a code, so Ji Xiao’niao stopped himself and swallowed the roasting back, and turned to another more important topic.
“By the way, did you see Ren Jianmo earlier?”
Ji Dong asked.
Mo Tiangen shook his head: “No, I haven’t seen him.”
Ji Xiao’niao only felt quite regretful, “Then this way, if you meet him afterward when collecting clues, make sure to tell him our plan, okay?”
Of course, Mr. Dagen had no reason not to agree.
The two hastily discussed and agreed to meet again at the same place an hour later, whether they found clues or not, and quickly said goodbye, and each went in a different direction.
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At the same time, Fan Hemian had gone out to a side door in the main hall and went into a corridor at the back, heading straight for a courtyard in the east.
Her heart was now heavy with anxiety.
The girl never thought that her judgment was wrong.
What she thought was a sure goal turned out to be a hard stumble that she couldn’t provoke at all!
Just now, Fan Hemian passed behind the man in white and shot with lightning speed. She wanted to touch the other party’s back and was going to say the words: “I caught you.” But the other party suddenly moved first.
The man quickly turned his body to the side and didn’t even look back.
Fan Hemian only felt a cold light flashing instantly, and then the back of her neck became cold. A stinging pain that was close to itching came.
She froze and subconsciously looked down to see a strand of hair floating down. The cut was neat, seemingly slashed off by a sharp blade.
Thus, the outstretched hand of Sister Fan was stiffly retracted and gently touched her neck.
Then she saw a smear of bright red liquid on her fingertips—not much blood, but it told her plainly that just now, just by that small gesture, she was going to die!
“You go.”
At that moment, Fan Hemian heard the other side speak.
The man playing the Jiangnan Sizhu took advantage of the cover of the music, did not turn around, but only lowered his voice and said.
“But don’t die.”
Fan Hemian: “!!!”
The girl immediately realized a very deadly problem.
She has been here for a long time. If she didn’t go now and pass the [Ghost] identity to her brother, the only way was to find another player now and immediately capture a scapegoat before the deadline of 15 minutes.
Fan Hemian hesitated for only a second.
She has always been a bold and decisive individual. She made a decision, turned her head, and left..
According to common sense, without knowing the other person’s face, it was almost impossible to find another unknown player in a large mansion in just 15 minutes.
Obviously, the unknown character that designed this “hide and seek” game for them also knew this.
That’s why only those who became [Ghosts] would know that the moment they got the identity of [Ghosts], they would gain an additional ability—they could “see” their kind in the monster pile.
In Fan Hemian’s eyes, she could clearly see that her younger brother, as well as the white-robed musician who was wearing a veil just now, seemed to be stained with fluorescent agents all over their bodies, emitting a very bright fluorescent blue.
——Hurry up! Hurry up!
The girl carried her long dress and walked in the courtyard, looking left and right, so anxious that she didn’t even have time to look down at her watch.
At that moment, she saw a bright blue luminescence in the hidden corner of the wall.
Fan Hemian’s spirit was left astounded. When she looked closely, she found that there was not only one person but three!
——All right!
The girl’s heart was beating fast as she pulled out a hairpin from her hair.
It was her weapon—an S-rank collectible—that she had spent all her points and club contributions from the previous six [Films] to get.
Then, she accelerated her sprint, and as she rushed toward the three, Fan Hemian activated her psychic powers!
