[What? Taking the initiative to ask for the handkerchief? Is there this operation?]
[6666. As expected of him. He is worthy of the huge sum of money I spent in anger. He is starting to be pretentious.]
[F*k, I will withdraw first. I will save some points and come back during the haunting time in the evening. Everyone, see you then!]
[There is one thing I have to say. I have seen many operations before, but this is the first time I've seen someone doing this to themselves.]
[He really isn't afraid of being played to death…]
[Why does he want to see ghosts? What is the point of seeing ghosts? Isn't he afraid at all?]
It was like a true portrayal of the audience's barrage in the live stream room. Wen Weng's expression was still a bit dazed as he left.
There were several green candies in his hand, which Chi Ting had enthusiastically given to him. However, at this moment, his overly complicated mood obviously made him forget the joy of collecting enough candies.
Who was he? Where was he? What happened?
Wen Weng only felt that there were too few instances he had passed. Was this the correct posture that bigshots should have when passing an instance?
Chi Ting booked the handkerchief he had longed for. He waved to Yue Ren, who was looking around the place, in a good mood. "Let's go and continue looking for candies."
Yue Ren glanced at his expression and could only sigh lowly. There was an expression on his face like, 'Why didn't I think of this earlier?'
It could be seen that he had obviously been reminded of the idea of seeing ghosts.
The two of them had just completed the sweep of the forest area. The candy resources in their hands were quite abundant. They already had the full amount. After walking around for a while, they basically found all ten candies of the colors they needed.
After picking out the desired candies and hiding them in his pocket, Chi Ting was about to distribute the extra candies to other players when he suddenly heard a distant cry.
Chi Ting and Yue Ren exchanged looks with each other. Once they hurried over, they saw Dong Zai falling to the ground with a horrified expression. The scar on his face was faintly twitching due to the fright he just received.
Yue Ren glanced around and saw nothing strange. He blinked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
The others were already nearby. Their expressions looked confused when they arrived.
"Ghost…" Dong Zai obviously realized his gaffe at this time. Under such onlookers, his expression was ugly as he calmed down. "There is a ghost in the camp."
The others exchanged looks with each other.
Among them, Wen Weng and Fei Ying, the two players who had each gotten a handkerchief, couldn't help flinching uncontrollably.
Fei Ying opened her mouth dryly. She didn't know if she was denying Dong Zai or trying to convince herself. "How could there be ghosts in broad daylight? Even if there is… you don't have any jealousy marks on you. Ghosts shouldn't come looking for you."
"Are you questioning me? I really saw it!" There was a hint of anger on Dong Zai's face, and pointed in one direction. "Over there! It is in that direction! See for yourself! That d*mn paper bird is still there! The ghost was possessing this thing just now and has been following me!"
A paper crane?
Could it be…
Chi Ting realized that Yue Ren had also turned back to look at him and was slightly startled.
Looking in the direction that Dong Zai was pointing, he really saw the familiar glowing pink fluorescent object.
"That…" Chi Ting opened his mouth and successfully attracted the attention of others. He corrected Dong Zai first, "First of all, this isn't called a paper bird. It is a paper crane."
At this point, he cleared his throat in a low voice, "Secondly, this paper crane should've been folded by me."
Tu Shuhuai confirmed it. "You folded it?"
"Yes, I folded it." The moment Chi Ting stopped speaking, he could feel that the atmosphere around him obviously relaxed a bit. Then, due to his next words, they instantly tensed up again. "But at that time, I put it in the forest after I folded it. The fact that it appears here means it must've been brought by someone."
In the silence, he heard Dong Zai laugh. "See? I said that there are ghosts."
The same feeling of being watched as in the forest made Chi Ting look back. "I don't know if it is a ghost but… she should still be standing there and looking at us. We just can't see her."
The moment such words came out, the surrounding temperature dropped a few degrees.
The others inexplicably remembered the child's voice that appeared in the children's song recorded by Yu Gao yesterday.
At that time, no one had ever felt her presence.
Fei Ying secretly shuddered. "Let's get out of here quickly…"
It was only then that Chi Ting remembered their task. He took out the candies of other colors that they had collected. "If you are still missing any colors, you can come to us and get them."
The moment he said this, Yue Ren seemed to react and came forward at the right time. "Come on, come on, I'll give you some candy."
The very pleasant tone that was very out of place with the surroundings made the other players slightly silent.
What was going on with this sudden sense of deja vu of newlyweds handing out wedding candies?
The two of them brought out a lot of candy from the forest. The players exchanged them with each other. Soon, everyone had ten candies of the same color.
When the players returned to the entrance, Tan Haobo looked up slightly from where he was sitting. Then he looked away. Even his posture was the same as when he first came. He hadn't even moved half a step.
Everyone was very annoyed by this revealed ghost's attitude, but they had no choice but to come to Mr Rabbit one by one to submit the collected candies.
As one player after another submitted it, the progress of completion on the system panel continued to increase.
When it was Tu Shuhuai's turn, she handed over a total of 20 candies to Mr Rabbit. Everyone watched the progress with anticipation.
As long as 20 candies could be successfully exchanged for two pieces of goodwill, today's task could hopefully be successfully completed.
However, until Tu Shuhuai came back, the kindness that Mr Rabbit felt when receiving the candy only jumped from (3/7) to (4/7).
Sure enough, even if the same player submitted double the amount required, it was only judged as one kindness value.
Wen Weng looked depressed. "I'm afraid that today's task really can't be completed…"
Yue Ren spoke for the first time to comfort him. "There is no need to be so pessimistic. There is still someone who hasn't gone. This person is quite talented when it comes to expressing kindness. What if one person can really complete the task for two people?"
Chi Ting was originally in line after Tu Shuhuai. Before he went to hand in the task, he heard this sentence and looked back, "Are you mocking me?"
Yue Ren looked innocent. "No, I'm flattering you."
The word 'flattering' made Chi Ting slightly raise an eyebrow. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Yue Ren smiling at him. Yue Ren didn't forget to match it with an encouraging gesture. "Come on."
"..."
After a pause, Chi Ting stopped. He didn't say anything else and stepped forward.
As Chi Ting was submitting the commission, the words of Yue Ren made everyone's eyes fall on him with great anticipation. Seeing that he delivered the candy to Mr Rabbit, they immediately looked at the task panel impatiently.
Under the spotlight, the number after the kindness changed from (4/7) to (5/7).
The players silently looked at Yue Ren, who had just been bragging. "..."
Sure enough, they shouldn't have believed his double kindness!
Yue Ren's expression also looked very surprised. After Chi Ting came back, he pulled Chi Ting over and wondered, "What's going on? Isn't your kindness to everyone very high?"
Chi Ting silently glanced at Yue Ren. "I really love humans from the bottom of my heart. However, the human content of this rabbit is really too low. I have worked very hard, but in the face of this species that is definitely non-human—"
His expression was also quite helpless, and he made a tentative gesture. "You can probably understand that because the triggering conditions weren't met, the passive skill was neutralized."
Yue Ren: "..."
Yue Ren: "...…"
After staring for a long time, he suddenly leaned over and slowly buried his face in the palm of his hand.
Faint laughter came out. "Captain Chi, you really don't know how to, ahem, evaluate others, hahahaha."
He obviously found it very interesting from the bottom of his heart. At a glance, the faint vibration of his tall and curved back as he laughed could be seen.
Chi Ting: "..."
The corners of his mouth slightly lowered. He raised his foot and kicked out, chasing this person away. "You are the only one left."
"Go, I'm going." Yue Ren stopped up and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, still smiling. "But don't hold out too much hope. After all, even you can't complete such a divine mission, let alone me, right?"
As he spoke, he came to Mr Rabbit and handed over the candies in his hand.
The expectations of the others had just been disappointed. They were obviously numb to Yue Ren.
However, an inadvertent gaze made them all pause when they saw an unexpected result.
Then they checked it again and again.
The expressions on their faces gradually changed to looks of confusion.
Yue Ren originally planned to submit the task and be done with it, but he naturally noticed an anomaly at this time. The process was exactly the same as the others, but for some reason, after he submitted the task, the completion number stayed at (5/7). Forget completing the kindness task for two people. It didn't even jump up any further.
The obvious difference in treatment made Yue Ren frown and look over. "What do you mean?"
This glance made the rabbit break out into a cold sweat. "Wait, don't worry. I'll deal with it right now, I'll deal with it!"
The moment these words came out, the two furry paws holding the candies tightened their grip. It was as if he was trying very hard to feel even a drop of kindness from the submitter. However, in the end, it was in vain, apart from the sweat that broke out uncontrollably.
The rabbit raised his head in despair and looked at the tall man in front of him. "…If I say that I really tried my best, would you believe it?"
Yue Ren's eyes narrowed dangerously. Just as the shadows under his feet were about to rise, a hand was suddenly placed on his shoulder.
A vaguely smiling voice passed by Yue Ren's ear. "I believe that it should be his problem. I don't blame you."
Yue Ren glanced sideways. What fell into his eyes was the slightly raised corners of Chi Ting's mouth.
There seemed to be some suspicion that it was revenge for the laugh just now. There was no concealment of this smile at all.
After a moment of silence, Yue Ren let out a low 'tsk.' Finally, he didn't bother the rabbit NPC. "Okay, today's task will definitely not be completed. Let's go back and rest."
The completion of the day's mission was stuck at (5/7).
The viewers of each live stream room couldn't see Yue Ren's situation. They were a bit curious about why the player with a black screen didn't complete the task, but after all, the ghost's strike had already booked the failure of this task in advance and didn't go too far. The discussion of the barrage had shifted to which unlucky person the extra handkerchief would fall on tonight.
However, the players in the instance had seen the whole process live. So when they returned to their rooms for a lunch break, they were still thinking over and over again in their minds. What did the final submission process mean? There was no kindness at all in that player named Yue Ren?!
This confusion lasted until dinner time, until everyone gathered in the meeting room again. Some people still glanced at Yue Ren from time to time.
As the host of the game, the rabbit gentleman looked a bit haggard due to the threats he received one after another.
He briefly went through the process before leaving without looking back. He didn't even look at Yue Ren again the whole time.
The space left was given to the players.
There was no doubt about today's vote. It didn't even require much discussion. Everyone voted for Tan Haobo.
[The second round of voting has ended. Tan Haobo has 6 votes, and Chi Ting has 1 vote.]
[The highest number of votes: Tan Haobo (6 votes).]
[Congratulations on finding the second ghost. There will be no punishment tonight!]
Everyone sighed with relief when the system notification popped up confirming that the ghost had been caught.
They got it right again!
Tu Shuhuai was keenly aware of the number of votes. She looked at Chi Ting. "You have 1 vote?"
"He voted for me." Chi Ting glanced at Tan Haobo, who was staring straight at him. He expressed his understanding. "I came up with the voting ideas for the past two days, which caused him and his classmate to be voted out one after another. It is normal for him to have grievances."
Tan Haobo: "..."
A look of anger flashed across his face, but there was no way. He had already heard the sound of the rabbit returning. He could only leave through the door that appeared with great reluctance.
Since then, the number of players left in the game was six.
The silent gaze scanned over the group.
Among these six people, there was the last ghost.
But how should it be judged in the future? What made players more alert was the next game session.
Since they didn't complete the task, the rules of the game meant they would add a new handkerchief tonight. This meant that two people would have new jealousy marks stacked on their bodies.
So far, this was the third time that everyone had participated in the handkerchief game.
Facets proved that the situation of being unfamiliar at first, only to become accustomed soon enough, did exist.
The moment they heard that the children's song in the background had returned from Yu Gao's version to the child's version, everyone was almost relieved.
The game started again.
At the sound of the children's song that rang from near and far, Chi Ting actually noticed movement behind him. He knew that Wen Weng had placed the handkerchief behind him, but Chi Ting wasn't in a hurry to pick it up.
He didn't open his eyes until he heard the footsteps circling from near to far and then back again. It was also at this time that he discovered that after getting the handkerchief, he could completely see in the darkness.
Seeing Wen Weng successfully return behind him after finishing a lap, Chi Ting stood up slowly and gave up his seat to the winner who lost the handkerchief.
According to the situation of the past two days, the game should actually end here. However, this time, the surroundings lights didn't turn on.
Chi Ting finally saw the little girl he had always wanted to see in Wen Weng's position. The moment he looked at the child, he was sure that this was the gaze he felt in the forest.
She was indeed dressed in eye-catching red from beginning to end. She smiled at him in a friendly manner, but due to her pale and ethereal face, this expression looked a bit weird.
Chi Ting saw her stand up and beckoned to him.
At this suggestion, he walked over and sat down in Wen Weng's seat very cooperatively. His eyes were always falling on the girl in a curious manner.
It was probably because she hadn't been stared at for so long, but the girl's pale face showed some discomfort. Then she placed her finger to her mouth in a silence gesture and moved away pleasantly.
Obviously, she was holding the second handkerchief tonight.
Chi Ting just watched the whole time.
Due to the horrified expressions of the players during the previous two games, Chi Ting originally thought the little girl in red would be very disgusting. Unexpectedly, except for the fact that the expression on her face didn't look like a living person, every outline of her facial features was actually very delicate and cute.
He even saw the wings of a paper crane exposed from the small breast pocket of the red dress. It was obvious that the little girl liked the gift he left behind during the day.
The little girl followed the children's song and walked around twice. Finally, she selected the target and stopped quietly behind the chair.
She seemed a bit worried that Chi Ting would remind the person and glanced at him in warning. Then she gently placed the handkerchief behind Dong Zai as if afraid of being discovered.
After a few short seconds, Dong Zai was keenly aware of something. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked back. He met the empty eyes staring at him from a short distance away.
Such a short distance made his breath almost hit such cold skin.
Dong Zai: "!!!"
Chi Ting, who witnessed the whole process: "..."
He wasn't sure if it was really scary from Dong Zai's perspective, but he could only say that this child's skin was real skin. He clearly saw that the moment Dong Zai turned away, she deliberately moved and kept her face level with his. She leaned almost cheek-to-cheek in front of the other person.
This was just waiting for the moment when he opened his eyes.
Dong Zai's breathing became thicker. Then there was a lick, and the surrounding lights turned on again.
At the end of another night of handkerchief throwing, the marks on Chi Ting and Dong Zai had increased by one layer each.
As of now, four players had the jealousy mark.
Everyone first asked Chi Ting and Dong Zai about the situation during tonight's game. Then they briefly confirmed the general idea of tomorrow's voting. Since they found the two groups in a duo, the last group could only appear in the solo group. They decided to wait until dinner time the next day before giving the final votes based on their performance during the day.
"It is settled for now. Is there anything else?" Tu Shuhuai looked around and asked.
Yue Ren raised his hand. "I have something."
The group looked over.
Yue Ren pointed to his side. Then he pointed to Chi Ting not far away. "I want to apply to change the position and change the person back."
Chi Ting: "..."
"You can sit back down there when we have dinner tomorrow." Tu Shuhuai controlled her emotions before she went crazy. "It seems that everyone has no other problems. Let's call it a day."
The players returned to their rooms one after another. Chi Ting also stood up.
Since there were two handkerchiefs tonight, before going back, he didn't forget to pat his fellow sufferer on the shoulder and said politely, "Do you think there will be two ghosts or just one ghost? If there is only one ghost, will they come to you first or me first?"
He had known for a long time that the number of handkerchiefs would increase at night, but the fact that it fell on him made Dong Zai's expression vaguely unpleasant. Hearing this, he glanced at Chi Ting and slapped the hand on his shoulder angrily. "It is none of my business."
His tone was very rude, but when he turned around, he happened to see Yue Ren standing not far away.
Such a smiling gaze made Dong Zai's whole body shiver. He instinctively avoided it and cursed in a low voice, "Dog couple."
"He actually thinks we are gay?" Yue Ren looked surprised.
Chi Ting glanced at this exaggerated expression. "…I'm going back."
They walked all the way to the door of their rooms. Yue Ren stood there without going in and asked very politely, "Do you need me to come and visit you at night?"
Of course, Chi Ting knew what the so-called 'visit' meant. He also guessed that this person was interested in playing again. Still, he refused without hesitation. "There is no need, thank you. Just let me see it first today. Don't worry, there will be opportunities later."
"Okay." Yue Ren sighed helplessly. His tone sounded quite regretful. It could be seen that he still had a hint of envy regarding Chi Ting's initiative to get the handkerchief.
In the end, he didn't say anything and obediently pushed open the door.
The moment the opposite door closed, Chi Ting also went back to his room.
He acted very patiently, but Chi Ting had actually been full of expectations since the afternoon. At this time, he even hoped that the flow of time would speed up. In order to better prepare for the other experiences tonight, he went into the bathroom and took a slow shower to kill this difficult time.
Eventually, the night grew deeper.
After taking a shower, Chi Ting lay comfortably on the bed. He glanced at the clock from time to time while waiting patiently.
Finally, he heard a faint sound in the silence.
Suddenly, the light on the ceiling went out.
Overwhelming darkness engulfed the entire guest room.
Chi Ting slowly raised his eyes.
Faintly, he could feel something approaching from directly above him.
However, in the position he was lying in, the direction of this movement was the wall against which the big bed was attached.
In the deathly silence, a strange touch climbed up Chi Ting's cheeks.
This unique sensation made him blink. Then he felt the hand stretch down along the outline of his cheek little by little… seeing it, the coolness was about to lock around his throat.
At this moment, before he had time to experience the feeling of suffocation, the corners of Chi Ting's mouth curved up slightly.
Obviously, even the ghost who came into the room hadn't expected him to suddenly be violent. By the time the ghost reacted, they were completely locked by the opponent's iron pincer-like hands.
Chi Ting's voice came from the darkness of the night. His expression couldn't be seen, but his voice clearly had a hint of overflowing pleasure. "I got you."