Chapter 63: The Second Mirror Appears

  Eyes fixed on the shadow, one foot had already stepped out of the door. Lian Xi made a great effort to stop her legs from trembling and used all her strength to rush forward, walking through the exit gate with the shadow. Jing Xiao was stunned at this moment... what were they doing?

  The moment they stepped out of the gate, Lian Xi and Ying hugged each other tightly, waiting for an unknown outcome.

  "Congratulations on completing the task, you have obtained 10 survival points, totaling 43 survival points."

  Lian Xi opened her eyes, and sunlight was shining through the window. Although it was a bit dazzling, it felt especially comforting. They had succeeded; they had completed their mission and were still alive. Lian Xi didn't have any extra time to appreciate the beauty of the morning sun or feel the peaceful tranquility around her. Her first reaction was to head to Ying's room. Only after confirming that Ying was still alive could she finally relax.

  The shadow next door also woke up from the dream, he sat up, shook his head hard, looked around and found that he was still alive. His first reaction was to rush to Lian Xi's room as soon as possible to see how she was doing.

  Two people simultaneously opened their eyes, saw each other, and felt an indescribable happiness in their hearts. Their four eyes met, and they exchanged a faint smile. All the bitterness and fear from just now in the dream were melted away by this warm atmosphere...

  This peace of mind didn't last long. "Let's go see Lan Yu and Qiao Jia!" Lian Xi hastily turned around and walked to Qiao Jia's door, "You go to Lan Yu's room!"

  In Yan's eyes, Lian Yu always has a worried look on her face, doing things hastily and busily, but still not losing her cuteness, this really makes Yan have no way to resist, no ability to fight back.

  Ying walked to the door of Lan Yu's room, but saw Lian Xi still standing there motionless. Seeing Lian Xi's wooden expression, Ying knew what she was worried about. If she opened the door and Qiao Jia really wasn't there... then Lian Xi might really lose control of her emotions and collapse instantly.

  He Zhuang and Yunxue walked to the fork in the road again. "Sister, which way should we go? They say a woman's sixth sense is accurate, you choose one side!" He Zhuang grinned at Yunxue, who was shaking all over. "Hey, we've been in here for so long, and nothing has happened except that little guy didn't leave from the entrance and then got sacrificed. What are you afraid of?"

  "I'm sorry, but I'm really scared... I'll listen to you, you say... which way to go... I'll follow." For some reason, Yunxue's tense mood had not eased at all, and instead became more and more fearful.

  Seeing the petite girl in front of him, trembling non-stop, He Zhuang really didn't know what to do. Although he usually loved to crack jokes and had a bad mouth, it was all because his buddies said he lacked emotional intelligence, so he made an effort to learn.

  He Zhuang's personality and appearance are quite similar, rough and unrefined, not very artistic or romantic, no fancy thoughts, grew up this big never had a romance, even rarely interact with girls.

  He came to the city from his hometown at the age of 15 or 16, and struggled alone in the big city for many years, but nothing was achieved, so he felt very inferior. Moreover, his appearance is quite fierce, afraid of scaring girls, so he never dared to hope that he could have a girlfriend...

  Therefore, when encountering this situation now, He Zhuang really didn't know how to comfort Yunxue.

  "Don't be afraid, little sister, I'll protect you!" Seeing Yunxue being scared like this, He Zhuang could only think of ways to make Yunxue feel at ease.

  Yun Xue just nodded, looking at He Zhuang with a pitiful expression, now He Zhuang had become her only hope.

  "Then choose a path! If nothing happens, even if you make the wrong choice, your brother won't blame you! I'll always be standing in front of you!" He Zhuang patted his own chest, looking at Yunxue with a serious face, while Yunxue just shook her head.

  "Alright! I won't force you, left for men and right for women. I'll just assume you chose the right side!" He Zuo pointed to the path on the right, "Great! We'll take this route then! Following the path chosen by the girl will definitely lead us to the exit!"

  He Zhuang felt embarrassed when he said these words, and his facial expression was also unnatural. He wasn't good at being so smooth-tongued, but if he were as stiff as usual, Yunxue would only worry more, so he had to pretend.

  Just as he was about to turn around, Yunxue grabbed the corner of He Zhuang's clothes. He Zhuang turned his head and saw Yunxue's big watery eyes, with tears swirling in her eye sockets. "Brother, we...we should still...go left..."

  Girls are really weird, when you let them choose they won't choose, and once they've finally decided they'll regret it... But seeing the pitiful Yunxue, He Zhuang couldn't blame her for anything. He Zhuang didn't understand girls' hearts anyway, and as the saying goes, "a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean". Forget it, just listen to her then...

  Yun Xue also felt that it wasn't good for her to suddenly change her mind, and she lowered her head.

  "Then let's go left!" He Zhuang turned his head and walked towards the road on the left again.

  "Linger in the evening, or I'll go in and take a look first, you wait at the door for a moment!" As he spoke, Ying slowly pushed open Lan Yu's bedroom door. "If Lan Yu is still there, then Qiao Jia must also be there!"

  As expected, Lan Yu was quietly lying on his blue soft couch. "Lian Xi, look! Lan Yu is still lying here!"

  Lian Xi finally gathered the courage to open Qiao Jia's door, and Qiao Jia was lying quietly on her yellow-colored soft couch. Lian Xi slowly walked in and sat down beside Qiao Jia. If someone didn't know better, they would have thought that the person lying there was a corpse...

  Qiao Jia's breathing was even, with only a few beads of sweat on her forehead. Lian Xi wiped the sweat from Qiao Jia's face and grasped her hand. "Come on! You can do it! Qiao Jia, the exit is just near the entrance, and there's a mirror beside it!"

  At this moment, he stood quietly at the door of Qiao Jia's room, looking at Lian Xi. He knew that no matter what Lian Xi said to Qiao Jia, Qiao Jia would definitely not hear it. However, he didn't want to disturb Lian Xi and didn't want to interrupt...

  She had always known it in her heart, but she was just deceiving herself with false comfort, giving herself some hope...

  Soon, He Zhuang and Yunxue arrived at another turn. Every time they encountered a turn, He Zhuang would go first, and if there was no problem, he would call Yunxue to follow up. This time was the same, He Zhuang signaled Yunxue to stop, and carefully turned around, with a mirror standing still at the corner of the wall!

  He stared with his eyes wide open and his mouth agape, sweat quickly covering his entire face, flowing down from his cheeks to his neck, wetting his collar in less than half a minute.

  Yunxue was stunned by this scene. Yunxue knew that He Zhuang must have seen something terrible, she stopped in her tracks and didn't dare to turn around.

  Slowly, He Zhuang discovered that apart from the mirror, there was nothing else, and he let out a sigh of relief. At the end of the right side, there was another turning point where he could continue to move forward. He Zhuang raised his arm and wiped away the sweat on his face.

  "Sister, it's okay! There's just a mirror on this side, nothing should be wrong!"

  "Mirror... mirror..."