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Zhao Mingyue casually placed her schoolbag on the table, and like a salted fish, she leaned back into the sofa, exuding a lazy air.

She fished out her phone from her pocket and opened her social media app.

For others, they might chat with family or friends, or make a call, but the most recent message in her list was from three days ago, a classmate asking for homework answers.

Just as she was about to swipe away, her phone vibrated with a new message.

【Lu Liangting: Mingyue, no matter what you hear tonight, don’t go out!!!】

“Eh, could be clearer, why can’t I go out, but indeed I don’t want to.” Muttering to herself, she replied with a ‘hmm’ and a cat nodding emoji. Zhao Mingyue tilted her head and suddenly saw a pale face reflected in the phone screen.

“Ah!”

Zhao Mingyue was startled, but when she looked up, she realized it was Bai Yu who had appeared behind her at some point, half emerging from the wall.

But to say or not to say, she actually looked quite cute, at least in Zhao Mingyue’s eyes.

“It’s you, you scared me.” She moved over and patted the space beside her, “Sit here.”

Looking at Bai Yu’s pale, bloodless face and the black lines on her body like cracks, Zhao Mingyue didn’t know what to think.

She was a fierce ghost, and she was just an ordinary person.

As she said, she came into contact with this world because of the little task on the black cell phone last night, so did she regret it?

Regret playing that game, regret encountering ghosts?

Probably not.

Bai Yu propped herself against the wall to straighten her body, and after merging with the wall, she walked out beside Zhao Mingyue.

“Take out the black cell phone.”

“Eh, okay.”

Knowing Bai Yu couldn’t touch the black cell phone, she turned it on and laid it flat on the coffee table, “What now?”

“It’s like this, the power of this phone is much stronger than you think, but I can tell you, it can’t directly help you find your family.” Bai Yu’s voice was ethereal, she knew what Zhao Mingyue wanted.

“The truth is, if you’re hoping this will directly find your sister, then don’t even think about it.”

As her voice fell, Zhao Mingyue was silent for a long time, her pretty brows furrowed, hesitating to speak, wanting to say something but unable to, just staring into Bai Yu’s black-hole-like eyes, “Why say this?”

“I don’t want to lie to you, nor do I want to use you. I’m telling you, we need to cooperate, mutually beneficial. I said just now, this phone can’t directly help you find your sister, but it can help you become stronger.” Bai Yu was calm, also looking into Zhao Mingyue’s eyes.

“If you want to find your family, you have to rely on yourself, and you must be strong. Otherwise, no one can help you, get it?”

“The phone will issue tasks, these tasks are very dangerous, even with the risk of death, but there won’t be any certain death tasks, as long as you can complete them, there will definitely be benefits.”

“Last night was just a small fight, tonight is the beginning. I’m telling you this to let you know the truth. Lu Liangting, he’s also a player in this game, he knows how terrible this game is so he doesn’t want you to get involved.”

That’s her character, she doesn’t want to use Zhao Mingyue, nor will she say that things are halfway done, suddenly tell Zhao Mingyue that reality isn’t like this, then pretend to be a saint, saying it’s all for your own good.

From the start, lay everything out, cooperate if you should, quit if you can’t handle it.

But since Zhao Mingyue dared to play that game alone, Bai Yu believes she won’t quit.

“If you’ve made up your mind, find the app where you took the task last night, and accept tonight’s task.”

After Bai Yu’s words, Zhao Mingyue knew she was serious. Looking at the black cell phone and then at Bai Yu, her finger still moved to the task app.

“I’ve made up my mind, I know my sister’s disappearance is not simple, and besides, with your help, what am I afraid of? Should I take the task now?”

“Mhm.”

“Okay!”

The app opened, and sure enough, the content inside had changed.

【Tomorrow Apartments (Three Stars)】

【Task Content: Room No. 6, the face carved into the wall, spirit fire, people walking upside down, foul smell】

【Did you know, this place used to be called Tomorrow Apartments, after that big fire, everything changed. Let me teach you a method, just walk upstairs backwards at midnight, until you pass the thirteenth step, then you can see “them”.】

【Dongcheng No. 13 Middle School (Three Stars)】

【Task Content: Eyes in the toilet cubicle, the scent of meat from the midnight canteen, red dancing shoes, before and after the door, the statue that lost its head】

【…】

【Lantern Resort (Four Stars)】

【…】

Several new tasks appeared at once, Zhao Mingyue’s gaze locked onto [Tomorrow Apartments], if she wasn’t wrong, this was her task for tonight. Not to say, just looking at the task content gave her the creeps.

This task is definitely not as simple as last night!

“Take the Tomorrow Apartments task.”

“Alright.”

【You have accepted the task: Tomorrow Apartments】

【Please arrive at Tomorrow Apartments before midnight, survive until dawn, task completion will be based on your actions】

As the task prompt appeared, Zhao Mingyue felt her heartbeat quicken, her palms sweating slightly, “Do we need to prepare anything?”

The white-dressed girl beside her was a fierce ghost, but she was the only one she could rely on at the moment.

Looking at the time on the phone, it was only eight o’clock, a full four hours until midnight.

“Prepare a handy weapon.”

“A handy weapon…” Zhao Mingyue was a bit troubled, what kind of weapon could deal with ghosts: “I don’t have anything here that can deal with ghosts, is there still time to buy something, like black dog blood or a peach wood sword?”

As she said this, she was dead serious, leaving Bai Yu speechless.

“Ghosts don’t need you to deal with them, what you think is effective against ghosts, in reality, is useless. Instead, you should prepare a weapon that can deal with people.”

“A weapon to deal with people? Aren’t we supposed to deal with ghosts tonight?”

“No, sometimes, people are much scarier than ghosts.” Bai Yu’s words had a deeper meaning, Zhao Mingyue thought for a long time, then took a kitchen knife from the kitchen.

A kitchen knife wasn’t enough, it seemed like she suddenly thought of something, she rummaged through her bedroom, and finally took out a “magic staff” that looked like a hoe.

Yes, Bai Yu was sure it was a magic staff, a solid magic staff!

Overall pink, about one meter in length, the head was a red conical shape like an eagle’s beak, solid and a circle larger than a fist, with a pair of white cartoon-style wings as decoration on the back.

Ignoring the cute appearance, this thing was indeed a “weapon”.

If it hits someone’s head, it would crack open.