The other person exuded an aura of power, standing there motionless, neither approaching nor speaking, yet their gaze clearly pierced through the mist and landed on him.
Yin Xiu stood there holding the little girl, not moving any further. He remained silent for a moment, and after noticing that the other party showed no intention of moving, he tentatively asked, "Is something the matter?"
The figure didn't answer him, but slowly moved forward a step. Only then could Yin Xiu see clearly what was standing opposite him.
That's probably the woman inside the seal.
She stood in the mist, wearing a long white dress, her hair disheveled, and bright red blood stained the hem of her dress, flowing down her legs to the ground.
One of the woman's legs was lame, and her entire lower leg was red, swollen, and twisted, as if it had been forcibly broken by something. The clear crushing wound on her pale skin looked extremely horrifying, and at the same time, it made the purplish-blue bruises particularly conspicuous.
This was the first time Yin Xiu had met this woman face to face. He carefully examined the marks on her body and frowned slightly.
The origin of the monster, rumored to be so terrifying that it needs to be sealed to be suppressed, actually appears to be in the state of a victim?
The woman stared at him intently, and after appearing in Yin Xiu's field of vision, she did not approach him again.
Yin Xiu looked at her thoughtfully, "You've already chosen me as a sacrifice, there's no need to be in such a hurry, is there?"
The woman's gaze was icy, her voice hoarse and low, "Do you think I chose you as a sacrifice to harm you? I'm helping you."
Yin Xiu raised his chin slightly. "What do you mean?"
"That man has his eye on you. No one who has his eye on you has a good ending." The woman's gaze slowly turned to the portrait hanging on the side of the wall. "They are the best proof. They were regarded as works of art by that man and were forever locked in the portrait, imprisoned, unable even to disappear."
Yin Xiu followed her gaze and turned to look at the portrait on the wall.
Those who had kept their eyes closed and quiet during the day now opened their eyes. They lay face down in the portrait, looking at Yin Xiu with the same fear and helplessness as the man in the portrait in the corridor earlier.
Based on the rule of not being able to look into each other's eyes for too long, Yin Xiu turned his gaze back to the woman. "Then, how is choosing me as a sacrifice considered helping me? I'm going to die tomorrow night."
"You're all going to die sooner or later anyway. It's better for you to die by my hand than by his." The woman's gaze toward Yin Xiu remained icy. "Become my sacrifice, and you'll become one of my people after death, and you'll have a chance for revenge. If he kills you, you'll never have a chance to turn things around."
Yin Xiu took a slight breath.
It seems neither of them are good people; they still want him dead, don't they?
"And in order to keep you here, he will definitely lie to you and deceive you, making it impossible for you to pass the level." The woman's bloodshot eyes stared intently at Yin Xiu, her face gloomy. "I bet he has said a lot of bad things about me to you."
Yin Xiu nodded calmly, "He is indeed untrustworthy, but you, who wanted me dead, are no better off. Aren't you also speaking ill of him now?"
Yin Xiu's words brought a hint of anger to the woman's face. "I've seen too many people deceived by him, and none of them have had a good ending. If you don't believe me, you will die too!"
Yin Xiu silently raised his hand and pointed to the little girl in his arms, "Is the curse on her yours?"
The woman paused for a moment, then nodded.
"Is the curse on the townspeople yours too?"
The woman's eyes instantly turned fierce at the mention of the townspeople. "They deserved it! They were all that man's accomplices!"
"He killed me! Everyone knew, yet everyone turned a blind eye! I was just taking revenge on them! Making them as wicked as their hearts!"
"And what about her?" Yin Xiu pointed again to the little girl sleeping soundly in his arms. "She's just a child, she shouldn't be involved in what happened when you died, right? She only came later."
The woman fell silent again when the little girl was mentioned. "She is indispensable for revenge..."
As she spoke, she slowly took two steps back, as if she wanted to end the conversation. "You'll find out what really happened to that man when you go to the basement of this house. He's lying to you. He's a bad person. I'm only here to tell you this."
Only my sacrifices can know the truth.
She stared at Yin Xiu, her figure slowly disappearing into the mist.
After a short while, the outlines of some objects appeared in Yin Xiu's eyes. He took two steps forward and saw the staircase that he had been unable to reach. Next to the staircase was a sign for the men's and women's restrooms.
Yin Xiu sighed softly and looked at the little girl in his arms.
Now he could confirm that the woman and the mayor were enemies, representing two opposing forces in the town, each restraining the other, while the little girl who had come here with her mother was the one truly affected.
The truth was in the basement, a place he couldn't go by the rules, which put him in a bit of a bind.
"Ya Ya, wake up, we're in the bathroom." Yin Xiu reached out and gently patted the little girl's face twice.
She opened her eyes groggily, still looking like a monster. Turning her head and seeing the toilet, she immediately jumped out of Yin Xiu's arms and quickly slipped into the women's restroom.
Yin Xiu found a spot against the wall, stood by the door, and slowly closed his eyes to rest, gazing at the mist in the corridor, pondering the conversation he had just had.
The little girl had only been inside for two seconds when a strange, low scream suddenly echoed from the women's restroom, causing panic.
Yin Xiu opened his eyes with a whoosh, gripped the knife, and turned to enter the bathroom. As soon as he entered, he saw the little girl lying on the sink, desperately grabbing a dark, eerie shadow in the mirror and pulling it away. The shadow tried to crawl back in fear, but as it crawled, it was bitten by the little girl, making terrified screams.
The eerie scene in the toilet mirror was clearly meant for the players, but unexpectedly, the little girl was the first to enter. Choosing the wrong target for fright has resulted in the player now being unable to return.
"Hurry up and finish using the restroom and come out." After seeing that she was alright, Yin Xiu silently said this and then turned and left.
As soon as he stepped out of the restroom, he bumped right into a figure.
The corridor was pitch black, and the other person stood silently at the door. Yin Xiu, who had just turned around and come out, didn't notice at all. He buried his head in the collar of his suit before he belatedly realized that there was a person in front of him.
"What are you doing out here?" Yin Xiu looked up and met Li Mo's smiling eyes.
He stood there motionless and calmly replied, "Going to the toilet."
Yin Xiu scrutinized him, seemingly lost in thought, but he made no comment on whether the person in front of him actually had the ability to use the toilet.
"The men's restroom is next door, let's go over there." Yin Xiu pointed to the entrance next to him.
"I know, I was just checking to see what you were doing." Li Mo smiled and squinted at the little girl fighting the monster in the toilet before turning and heading towards the entrance of the next toilet.
As soon as he stepped aside, Yin Xiu noticed that the fog in the corridor had dissipated, turning it back into a deep, dark expanse, and the chill that had previously filled the corridor had also dissipated.
He stood at the door for two seconds in a daze, when suddenly the same low shout came from the toilet next door, accompanied by the sound of a mirror shattering, a struggle of fear, the shouts becoming clearer and clearer, and then suddenly disappearing completely.
Compared to the ongoing struggles inside the women's restroom, things were much more efficient over there.
Yin Xiu calmly leaned against the wall, closed his eyes to rest, and waited for the two to come out.
But a portrait near the stairwell silently opened its eyes.