Chapter 14:
I survive from the crisis, leaning against the railing, panting for breath.
Suddenly, I realize that something seems to be missing from the wolf park.
"Where are the werewolves? They didn't come out to scare me." My junior brother says, "He's the one who barked like a dog." Me: "..." Indeed, he's a human, and that makes sense.
The moon is about to set.
Shanyuan says, "There's only one more park left." I recall the travel guide, "Aren't there more parks than just these? Is the zoo a scam?" Shanyuan: "...ah, let me think." He's still organizing his thoughts, but my junior brother speaks up, "Because that's the condition for clearing the level.
Do you want to play more parks?" I vigorously shake my head and strategically retreat, "I don't want to play anymore." I have PTSD from the zoo, I don't enjoy playing at all.
Shanyuan finds a park map and puts it in the live room, "Choose one to play." He already assumes that I will go and play.
There are still geese, rabbits, and raccoons left to see...
I choose rabbits.
I'm afraid of geese chasing me and raccoons biting me.
Rabbits shouldn't be mischievous, they're so timid.
I confidently entered the rabbit garden.
After seeing rabbits with teeth bigger than steel coins, I timidly cowered and behaved like a human, tail tucked.
[What kind of terrifying rabbit is this?] [Their teeth can bite through bones, right...] I looked at the barrage and felt that my leg bones were starting to ache.
The railings of the rabbit garden were very low.
Looking at the rabbits inside, hopping around with two big steel teeth, I dared not take a single step out.
I opened the Qingtian Observation mini-program, hoping to find a usable charm.
When making the payment, I found that my balance was insufficient.
It was truly baffling.
I remember I had money in my card.
Shan Yuan looked at the pending order that had not been paid yet and said, "You're out of money." I almost cried.
"Are you trying to scam me? Making me spend a million overnight." He paused for a moment and told me, "It's not RMB." He said this with some difficulty, "It's the ghost money you put in your bag." "...Then what about the earlier divinations?" I asked.
He said, "It was on credit.
We only started charging after you received ghost money by playing the train." Barrage comments also started to appear: [In the beginning, the parrot already told you.] [There's no signal in the park, and the one you're connecting with is not a living person.] I stood still, getting goosebumps all over.
Shan Yuan sighed gently, "Don't be afraid, not everyone in the underworld is a bad person.
In your livestream room, they are all your fans." [After watching the stream all night, give some rewards.] [Here's a thousand ghost money.] Messages constantly popped up in the backstage account about the income from ghost money.
My nose started to feel sour.
Shan Yuan timely stopped it, saying, "Enough, he is a living person, don't give more.
This money is enough for the final divination." He solemnly shook a tortoiseshell, arranged coins, and recorded hexagrams.
"The rabbits are all timid.
When you go out and see a big road, just keep going straight, don't look back, remember, don't look back." Junior Brother also echoed beside him, "Don't look back." The live chat formed a team: [Don't look back.] Then, my phone showed 0% battery and went black.
Chapter 15:
I stealthily walked forward, holding my breath and being careful not to startle the rabbits.
I walked lightly, and the grass-eating rabbits just lifted their heads without reacting.
The rabbit garden wasn't big.
I didn't stay long and soon walked out.
In front of me was a wide road.
It wasn't bright yet, and there was a fog ahead, making it unclear.
I cautiously took one step at a time.
Shan Yuan suddenly appeared in front of me.
He tied up his hair with a hairpin, draped in a snow-colored Daoist robe, and held a wind lamp.
His face was pale, and a part of his wrist that was exposed was almost transparently white.
His sleeves dripped water slowly.
He lowered his brows and hesitantly asked, "Would this appearance frighten you?" I shook my head, "No." The corners of his mouth curved, "Then follow me, don't get lost." The light from the wind lamp in his hand was dim, but it barely illuminated the path ahead, "This is the guiding soul lamp that will lead you home.
Yesterday, on the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the King of Hell opened the gate of ghosts, and all the ghosts went out, including animals.
They are just playing here today.
But just like in the mortal world, animals and humans both have good and evil.
You've unintentionally trespassed here, and I want to protect you and help you leave, but I'm afraid it will disrupt your karma.
That's why I want you to collect money from the ghost tourists and buy divinations with ghost money."
"His voice was cold and ethereal, as if slowly drifting from a distance: 'Now, everything is settled.
You have no connection with the underworld.
Go home with peace of mind.' I wiped the corner of my eye and asked, 'What about my live stream fans?' He replied, 'They are bidding you farewell from behind.
However, you cannot look back.' I wanted to turn around, but I resisted.
'They only came to have some fun and don't want to leave any traces behind.' I looked at Shan Yuan, who was floating in the air.
'Are you the same?' He smiled and said, 'I am too.' He sighed softly, 'Move forward, go back.' Radiant lights shimmered ahead.
He disappeared behind me.
Step by step, I walked out of the zoo.