Chapter 1 Starting from the Bar

  In the east of X city, there is a large "Black Ghost Bar". The only commonality among customers in this bar is that they all enjoy playing games like "Butterfly Fairy" or "Pen Fairy", which are types of spirit games.

  Because today is July 14th, which is also the Ghost Festival in folklore, there are especially many people staying at home and doing nothing. So here it's even more lively than usual, and the atmosphere seems like two different worlds compared to the streets outside.

  As Jiang Qicai pushed open the door and walked in, a burst of high-pitched screams from women suddenly pierced his eardrums.

  The light here is very dim, and Jiang Qicai can't even see what's three meters away. All he sees is a blurry scene in front of him, flickering back and forth like special effects in a horror movie.

  Just as Jiang Qicai was about to step inside, a figure wearing a white shirt suddenly appeared behind him and asked cautiously, "Sir, do you have a membership card?"

  Jiang Qicai turned his head and glanced at him, then took out the membership card from his pocket and flashed it in front of him.

  "Oh, Mr. Jiang! Sorry, are you thinking of having a drink or getting excited?"

  What I mean by "thrill" here is not about picking up chicks and playing high-score games, but rather playing some individualized paranormal games. Jiang Qicai had already been here before, so he smiled easily, "I'm looking for thrills, and it's a group thrill!"

  The waiter thought for a moment and said: "There is a room on the second floor, 204, which happens to be short of one person. Mr. Jiang, would you like to try it?"

  "Alright!" Anyway, Jiang Qicai's purpose in coming here was just to catch ghosts, so it didn't matter what game they played. However, some games were impossible to play with such good luck, running into one or two wandering spirits at once. Generally speaking, if Jiang Qicai could encounter one every ten days, that would be pretty good already.

  But today is different, because today is July 14th!

  Very soon, Jiang Qicai bypassed those customers who were really drinking in the bar and went upstairs to Room 204. The lighting on the second floor was a bit biased towards the color of fresh blood, and there were countless smooth mirrors embedded in the corridor. In the mirror, Jiang Qicai saw that his face was still very calm, and his pace was extremely stable.

  At this moment, the empty corridor had only Jiang Qicai alone. The end of the light was a bit dark, and it was unclear how far the corridor went. Jiang Qicai's heart accelerated involuntarily in such a quiet environment. Of course, Jiang Qicai was absolutely not afraid, but excited.

  Room 204 is a rectangular house with countless mirrors embedded inside and dimly lit.

  As soon as Jiang Qi walked in, the waiter inside immediately put down the communication device in his hand and smiled: "Mr. Jiang, welcome to join!"

  Jiang Qicai's eyes scanned the room and found three fashionable young beauties standing aside, all frowning, apparently having waited for a long time in this room. Moreover, judging from their appearance, these three girls obviously knew each other and came together, only because the rooms of the three people were full, so they had to wait for this "outsider" to join.

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  Jiang Qicai took advantage of the service staff introducing the rules to secretly take a glance at the chests of the three beauties.

  The one on the left is the largest, about 90c. She and the middle one are both long-haired and big-eyed, with fair skin, but the middle one is the most beautiful among the three, also the tallest, with perfect long legs. The other one has short hair, with three earrings on her ears, wearing a pair of shorts, looking full of energy and enthusiasm.

  The biggest one in the chest just discovered Jiang Qi's lewd gaze, and she couldn't help but blush and glare at him fiercely.

  Jiang Qicai smiled and looked even more radiant and confident.

  "Hey! Can you guys give us someone a bit stronger?" The large-breasted woman looked up and down at Jiang Qi before making this suggestion to the service staff.

  "Sorry, other guests have already started playing. If you insist on changing, then I'll need to trouble you to wait a bit longer!"

  "Oh, sigh...... Alright!" The big-breasted girl hung her head in despair, clearly having no sense of security with Jiang Qicai.

  Jiang Qicai just smiled and ignored him.

  At this time, the waiter's voice came again: "Everyone, the next game is very old. I believe some of you may have played it before. But let me say its rules again. The rule is... Before the game starts, all the lights in this room will be turned off, and then one person will stand at each corner of the room, facing the wall corner. Here, I remind everyone that it's best not to look back."

  As the waiter began to explain, several girls all focused their attention on the center of the scene with slightly rapid breathing, and no one paid attention to Jiang Qicai anymore. This made Jiang Qicai look even more pleased.

  "The staff's explanation continued, 'After the game starts, one person in a corner walks to another corner and lightly pats the shoulder of the person in front. Then, the person who was patted follows the same method to walk to another corner. Of course, you all need to move in the same direction, either clockwise or counterclockwise, then the second person pats the third person's shoulder. And so on. However, if you reach a corner with no one there, you need to cough first, then cross over the corner and continue walking until you see the next person. That's the rule, it's very simple, right? Hope everyone has fun playing!'"

  The waiter finished speaking and smiled as he walked out, closing the door tightly behind him.

  "Hey! Wait a minute, you haven't explained what the outcome of this game will be in the end...!" The short-haired girl suddenly shouted towards the gate.

  "This game, if played to the end and successfully, after a period of time, there will be moments when no one coughs. This means that each corner has one of us standing in it. However...there is always someone walking around, but those footsteps are absolutely not made by any of us! Hehe, who do you think it is?" Jiang Qicai said this with a gloomy tone on purpose, and the three girls' faces immediately changed.

  "You... don't scare us!" said the most beautiful one with a tense expression.

  "Since you're willing to come here, it means you have a certain mental preparation. But if you're really afraid, then it's better to leave early!" Jiang Qicai stared at them, his eyes unblinking as he spoke.

  "Cut! We... we're not afraid!" The big-breasted MM glared at Jiang Qicai again.

  "This beautiful woman with a sharp tongue... Hey, what's your name?"

  "Why tell you?" The big-breasted girl obviously didn't have a good impression of Jiang Qicai.

  However, the most beautiful girl said: "Xiao Lan, don't be like that!" As she spoke, her gaze turned to Jiang Qi again, and with a shy smile, she said: "My name is Wang Shiyu! She's Zhang Lan! Hehe, Xiao Lan has always been like this, don't mind her!"

  The girl with short hair also introduced herself: "My name is Qu Ting, what about you?"

  "Fantastic!"

  "Oh..." Wang Shiyu was a bit nervous, twisting her fingers, "That... Jiang Qicai, I want to ask, this game played to the end, really... will it really be like you just said, with a fifth person appearing?"

  Bang...

  As soon as the words fell, all the lights in the house suddenly went out. The breathing of the three girls immediately became more urgent. The large room was suddenly quiet, so quiet that a pin could be heard falling!

  It wasn't until much later that Jiang Qi's voice sounded again. However, he didn't answer Wang Shiyu's question, only saying: "Everyone, the game... has already begun..."