248 Breaking the Deadlock
Hearing Chu Ning’s words, Xiaomi loosened her grip and said in a sobbing tone, “I don’t want to, I don’t want to! Chu Ning, don’t leave me. I was wrong. I won’t dare to talk back to you anymore.”
Chu Ning was speechless, but Xiaomi had finally let go. “Look, other than us visitors, there’s a real person in the hall,” Chu Ning said with a smile after taking a few deep breaths.
Chu Ning’s voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for all the visitors to hear.
The hall quietened down instantly. Other than Chu Ning and the others, there were also a few couples who had chosen to stay.
After hearing Chu Ning’s words, they felt a chill on their backs and fear spreading through their bodies. Chu Ning felt that Xiaomi’s face was wet.
“You’re even scared to tears from this?” Chu Ning really wanted to laugh, but she felt that it was inappropriate to laugh in such an environment.
“What do you mean? There’s also a living person inside!” Someone immediately shouted. Sometimes, the effect of people scaring each other was better than that of ghosts scaring people.
As soon as he said this, the few visitors turned around and ran back the way they came.
Other than Chu Ning and the rest, there seemed to be no one else in the eerie hall. However, Chu Ning clearly said that there was a real person.
“Don’t be afraid, we all know this person.” Chu Ning said with a smile.
“We all know? How is that possible?” Xu Xi said loudly. Due to fear, his lips were completely pale.
“Chu Ning, this place is already scary enough. Stop scaring us.” Luo Yu, who was standing beside him, said in a trembling voice.
“I’m not lying to you.” Chu Ning spread her hands helplessly and continued, “Yan Shen, how long are you going to sit there?”
“Huh?”
“It can’t be?”
“Yan Shen?”
The three of them asked in unison, their voices filled with doubt and confusion.
Even Xiaomi came from behind Chu Ning’s back after hearing the familiar name. She opened her eyes and asked in confusion.
“You walked quite fast. It seems you’ve been here for a while. Many people were scared away by you, right?” Chu Ning looked toward a certain direction of the table and spoke again.
The huge crystal chandelier, the silver tableware, all of these seemed to be depicting the scenes in hell, but now, this still picture suddenly moved.
A rather handsome young man slowly stood up from the round table. He seemed to have become one with everything there.
“You’re really bold and careful, to even be able to sense such a subtle difference. Interesting, I didn’t expect you to be able to see through my disguise.” Yan Shen took off the costume in his hand. In order to make it look more realistic, Yan Shen had even smeared the wine-red liquid from a cup on the table onto his face. As he spoke, he slowly walked towards the crowd.
When Luo Yu, Xiaomi, Xu Xi, and the others saw that it was Yan Shen, they slowly heaved a sigh of relief.
At that moment, all three of them were looking at Yan Shen. His behavior was really…
Chu Ning did not answer Yan Shen’s question. She looked at the center of the hall. The hand of the ancient bronze bell had started to move slowly again. It was about to stop at 12 o’clock.
“Let’s go first. There are only a dozen seconds left. Otherwise, the only exit will be sealed again.” After Chu Ning finished speaking, she walked towards the door that the two servants were guarding.
The remaining three did not dare to waste any more time. Although they had many doubts, the most important thing now was to listen to Chu Ning. They did not want to be left there.
Yan Shen laughed and quickly followed.
After leaving the hall, other than Chu Ning and Yan Shen, the other three heaved a sigh of relief, as though they had just survived a disaster.
“It’s right for Yan Shen to sit there. He has to get into his role. If he hadn’t sat there, I’d have sat there too. It’s just that you’re all too timid. You could’ve just gone there directly. If you want to walk through the hall, you have to pretend to be a member of the round table. This way, the time in the hall will stop again. Once you leave your seat, you only have one minute to leave the hall. Otherwise, I’m guessing that those NPC ghosts will start moving.” Chu Ning explained as she walked.