TL: Cloe
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Everyone: “ ? “
“Did you just……” Huang Lu looked at the newcomer with a complicated expression.
“As you can see.” Lin Huai raised his phone, “I just placed an order ……”
“Fck, Why did you place an order!” Sha Mate roared, “Did you not hear what we were saying?”
“I heard it.”
“The game starts tomorrow, we don’t need to buy anything today.” Tang Wen said, “What do you mean by this? Don’t wanna live anymore?”
Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Huai shrugged: “I’m a little anxious, I wanna find a ghost…. No, I mean someone to try……”
“Try what?”
“Try something I came up with.”
“You……”
“Nevermind, forget about him.” Chu Tian suddenly said, “Newcomers are usually more courageous and stubborn. Them being curious is normal.”
Everyone else: ……
“Am I right?”
He looked at Lin Huai and when he saw him look back at him, he grinned “I was also like this back then. “
Everyone was rendered speechless, Huang Lu asked worriedly “The stuff you bought are safety equipments right?”
“Yes.”
Lin Huai said as he ordered a ‘Highest quality Fu clothing1 It’s some kind of a chinese traditional clothing (寿衣): Promise you will always have the best undisturbed sleep’.
“Actually I have another purpose, which is to test the complaint functions here.” Lin Huai pointed at his phone, “There is only 10 minutes until midnight, If it doesn’t arrive in time then I will report them.’ After that he sighed, “ I’m not picky or anything. However, it promised to deliver it today, but if it’s even a second late, it won’t arrive today but tomorrow. As the saying goes, the emperor and the peasants are equally guilty, if the delivery guy is a game npc and violates the rules, I will call 12306…”
Everyone: …….
“Then they will most likely change the delivery guy.” Lin Huai continued, “I wanna see how many delivery guys this game has.”
Chu Tian laughed loudly as he walked over to put his hand on Lin Huai’s shoulder.
“It’s a game, playing a little won’t hurt, as long as it doesn’t violate any rules.” Chu Tian patted his shoulder, “Little newbie, You’re quite brave.”
Lin Huai’s shoulder hurts from the pat and he seriously suspects it was on purpose. However, because of his identity, it’s best not to do anything.
Chu Tian let him go as if he didn’t do that and sat back down on the sofa. After noticing that Lin Huai was staring at him, he looked back with a puzzled expression: “Why are you staring at me?”
Li Huai who was quietly observing: …… He is quite sharp.
“……I wasn’t.” Lin Huai looked away.
“Pft, Don’t be so shy.”
Lin Huai: “A?2A confused noise ”
“I know I’m handsome.” Chu Tian pinched his own face narcissistically, “There are some men who fall in love at first sight with me, it’s normal, so you don’t have to be shy.”
Lin Huai: …… I wanna throw you into a trash bin.
Chu Tian: “Hahahahahahaha– – AH!”
Chu Tian was laughing so hard that he accidentally bumped his head. He then started to hug his head as he wailed without caring for his image. Lin Huai silently turned his sight away.
…… Suddenly, he feels that this guy is a little stupid.
Ye Xian watched this gay scene helplessly, he felt that if he stayed any longer with his two roommates, he would go crazy. It just so happens that the time is almost up and one by one everyone is going back to their rooms to rest. They are the only ones who haven’t returned to their rooms.
He gave one last look at the two idiots3The original text says 神经病 which is a popular chinese swear word that means mentally retarded, but because its a slur, i will avoid using it., sighed and went back up stairs.
So only Lin Huai and Chu Tian who are looking for death are left in the living room. After the pain from the bump and that eyesore disappeared, Chu Tian became energetic again as he searched everywhere for food.
Lin Huai who was staring at him from the sofa: ……
“Why don’t you go up to sleep?” Lin Huai said in disgust after Chu Tian squeezed himself into the fridge.
“We programmers never go to sleep on time.” Chu Tian said as he searched through the fridge, “Wow, canned food, fruits, there’s also milk…… Yi?4It’s basically huh? Why are there no instant noodles?”
Lin Huai eyed him: “I don’t think instant noodles would be in a fridge.”
“Oh, You’re right.” Chu Tian took a glass of milk out of the fridge, shooked it a little as if checking for poison, then he took a sip as he said vaguely, “At least they are giving us edible food. In the previous game, tsk, they gave us a fridge filled with human flesh, there wasn’t a single edible thing. This time the game even lets us buy, buy and buy without needing to repay, even thicker than dad Ma5Ma dad (马爸爸) means a really rich man in china named 马云, so the sentence basically mean that they are really rich.. Hiccup.”
Lin Huai: …… He wants to kick this person out more and more.
“Aren’t you afraid of ghosts?” Lin Huai asked on purpose.
Chu Tian: “If I say yes will the ghosts kill me?”
Lin Huai: ……You’re right, so let’s unalive you right now :).
For some reason, Lin Huai feels that this guy is a little strange and seems to pay too much attention to him. Although he doesn’t know why he feels that way, his characteristic is to always eliminate anything that might threaten his safety before it’s too late.
…… That’s why.
He lowered his head and his eyes slightly reddened.
“So, why not eat, drink and enjoy.” Chu Tian said, “Speaking of which…… There’s only the two of us left on the first floor.”
He stopped his movement as he looked at Lin Huai, whose head was lowered and ready to attack at any time.
Lin Huai smiled.
“So what?”
“So if you wanna flirt with me, now is the best time.” Chu Tian said, “A lonely man and a widower, the moon is covered and the wind is strong6 Two lonely and single people who met and want to start a relationship bc…. well they’re both lonely?, I can see it, you kept staring at my face, isn’t it because you like me?”
Lin Huai: ……
Lin Huai feels like a cat stuck in a drawer, unable to get in or out. Chu Tian walked towards him, saw his reddened eye and said “ Nevermind, I’ll stop teasing you. Is it that serious? You look like you’re about to cry…”
Lin Huai: ……
Chu Tian went up the stairs with the milk and waved at him: “ Wei7Wei = Hey , I will use the Chinese version because it sounds better…, Lin Huai, if the ghost comes later……”
“…?”
“If the ghost comes, can you not die around the fridge?” Chu Tian said, “I still want to eat the food……”
Lin Huai: ……
“Nevermind, I shouldn’t give you such a high requirement.” Chu Tian shrugged, “You continue, I’ll go first.”
Lin Huai: “Oh”
Even saying the word roll8scram to this type of person is a waste of breath, so Lin Huai decided to put up a noble and cold attitude.
“By the way,” Chu Tian said as he took something out of his pocket, “This is for you.”
He threw the spanner to Lin Huai as he spoke.
The spanner landed accurately on Lin Huai’s palm, like a three-point field goal. The moment the spanner touched his hand, Lin Huai threw it away as if scorched.
“What are you doing!” He yelled.
“Ay, do you dislike Chu Ge’s9Ge/Gege = Older brother stuff?” Chu Tian said frivolously, “later if the ghost comes, knock it on the head with this. Remember oh, one hit, one kid10Very effective .
He tapped the back of his head, “Right here.”
After saying that, he yawned and lazily went back to his room.
After Chu Tian went up, he is the only one left in the living room. The sofa in the living room is big, the spanner is on one side and he is on the other side.
“What was he thinking… Provoking me? Actually giving me such a thing…” Lin Huai stared at the spanner, like a cat staring at a cucumber, “I feel like this thing has a really strong aura……”
He stared for a while longer before getting a coat hanger to move the thing a little more further away from him.
Maybe it’s because it’s almost midnight, and the electric currents in the villa are a little unstable. The chandelier kept swaying despide there’s no wind.
“Dingdong! Your order has arrived, we are happy to serve you.”
A hoarse voice said as a notification sounded from the phone.
11:59.
“So fast……” Lin Huai sighed, not knowing whether he is happy or regretful.
The wall that was facing the door suddenly turned blood red and the bricks started to struggle between the cement like muscles moving under the veins. The wall started to convulse as if it’s about to give birth, after a while, a black box squeezed out of the 20x50cm hole.
The moment the black box appeared, Lin Huai who was squatting in front of the door suddenly reacted.
He quickly reached out and grabbed the cold hands of the delivery guy which was trying to stuff the packedge in.
“Tell me.” He said as his eyes reddens, “That ghost……”
“Is it… me?!”
He waited so long just for this opportunity to ask a NPC.
The hand of the ghost was tightly grabbed by him, it was struggling hard but unable to move an inch.
“Tell me!” Lin Huai licked his lips and laughed coldly, “Otherwise…… I will pull you in from this gap. Your bones will be crushed and your body will become mushed up. Do you want to feel it…?”
In order to know the truth, he will not hesitate to do it even if other people will think that he is a idiotic newbie. A big sacrifice like this was to catch the delivery guy and question it when no one else is around.
He gritted his teeth and started to pull.
“Wu wu…… wu wu!”
The whole arm of the ghost was already pulled into the house, then a portion of the shoulder.
The black box fell down with a “Bang”
“AH!”
A scream suddenly sounded from the outside and at the same time, Lin Huai fell onto the floor with a ‘Thump’
He looked at the arm in his hand stupidly.
This ghost…… Actually tore off his own arm!
“Cutting one’s own tail off for survival?” Lin Huai hugged the arm covered in blood, “Damn, would rather die than answer the question ma?”
The ghost ran away faster than the wind. Lin Huai who just wanted to live peacefully sat on the floor, he looked at the arm speechlessly.
After thinking for a while, he decided to put the arm into the fridge for now.
The ghost would rather die than answer and he doesn’t need to force him to answer just for his own safety…… Next, he needs to think of something else to find the real ghost.
With that thought in mind he picked up the box.
He took out a black silk pajama (Fe clothe) that was heavy in yin qi. There was even a ‘won’t shrink in water’ labeled on it.
Won’t shrink? Lin Huai shooked the pajama.
The pajama, which was still wiggling around in the box, actually behaved like a real silk pajama in Lin Huai’s hand, extremely well behaved.
“Let me guess, you’re made of material that absorbs water.” Lin Huai chunkled coldly, “Doesn’t shrink, so you just absorbs water? If it was another person, you would probably suck them dry. I’ll spare you this time because you look nice, so you better behave yourself. Understood?”
The pajamas moved a little even when there’s no wind, as if nodding.
“Good.” Lin Huai patted it a couple times, he didn’t want to let go because of the silky texture.
He suddenly felt that this game is quite fun. At Least it gives him the opportunity to buy these interesting things…… But of course, that is as long as he’s not the ghost that players have to kill.
After patting the pajama, Lin Huai turned his head and saw the delivery guy outside the french window.
He was sticking onto the glass like a spider and his slender waist was 120 degrees tilted. Seeing Lin Huai looking at him, the ghost opened his mouth and showed Lin Huai a spiteful expression.
“Ou….” He started to wail angrily.
His hand was already regrowing at the spot where Lin Huai tore it off.
Lin Huai looked at him for a second and walked towards the window.
“Uh…… Should I return the arm back to you?”
The delivery guy: ……
“Die……” Lin Huai heard the resentful voice, “Die!!”
Lin Huai: ……
The ghost stared at the frail young man with a twisted smile.
“Hehee, Haahaa……” He shook his shoulder. “You guys will…… all die……”
He (The window guy) grinned from ear to ear. Lin Huai looked at his cracked smile and also laughed.
“Tsk, so arrogant, you can’t even get into the house.” Lin Huai threw his clothes onto the floor and walked closer, “I haven’t done stuff like sticking onto the window to scare people in eight hundred years.
Lin Huai said with a hint of nostalgia.
He leaned even closer until the sheet of glass was the only thing separating the two. Lin Huai stared at him with his dark eyes, “ Is this your service with a smile?”
The delivery guy: ……?
Sticking to the window, Lin Huai slowly smiled.
“Look carefully.” Lin Huai tapped the windows slightly, “This is what you call a 100% smile.”
After saying that, he started to laugh. The smile started from the plump cherry colored lips and spreaded to the corners of his mouth. Even as the smile reached the corner of the mouth it didn’t stop, tearing a hellish crack on the fair skin, revealing the white teeth and torn stripes of flesh inside.
Lin Huai was still laughing, and the crack spread along his cheek to the back of his head, going around in a half circle. After a while, his head split into two halves, and one half couldn’t bear the gravity and tremblingly flipped over, like an open egg box, exposing the inside that looks like overcooked tomato egg soup. The blood vessels and meridians are still pulsing.
Delivery guy: …………………
Lin Huai reached out and pressed the halve back into place. He looked at the delivery guy with a blood red scar that cut through his whole face: “See that? That’s a real 100% smile, do you want me to demonstrate again?”
Delivery guy: …………
He silently crawled down from the window. Lin Huai was also happy as he saw that he accepted his apology.
As a new person here and he is already on friendly terms with the ghost here. Lin Huai is still very satisfied even when the ghost didn’t answer his question.
He took the hand from the fridge and threw it out and then he reached out to gently mend the wound.
Finally, he picked up his clothes and held his head in place as he went up the stairs.
Half way up, he stopped to massage his head and sighed.
It’s been too long since he last exercised his head, it was a little uncomfortable.
Lin Huai thought with some emotion and slightly shook the pajama in his hand and warned: “Don’t cause trouble for me later, I still want to continue to play.”
Pajama: I don’t dare to budge.
After getting the answer, Lin Huai quietly sneaked to his room. On the way, he avoided the female ghost hiding on the stairs to push someone 1, avoided the ghost hiding on the lamp 1, and gave the ghost who tried to get him into a ghost hitting the wall11It refers to the phenomenon of people walking in a dark environment, thinking they are going forward, but then going back to where they started, so stuck in a loop. a warning look. Those ghosts didn’t seem to believe in evil, and even came up to fight in a group. Lin Huai was not the type who wants to cause trouble, so he could only give them a smile.
The ghosts stopped and froze on the spot after seeing his smile. Lin Huai thought to himself, “Give the world a smile, and the world will smile back to you.” It is indeed a famous saying. With the feeling of doing something good as a good person today, Lin Huai opened the door.
Compared to the dangerous outside world, the bedroom is extremely quiet. Perhaps due to the rules, the ghost stopped making a ruckus when he entered the room. However, after he entered the room, he (Lin Huai) immediately felt trapped.
Maybe it’s because of the game protection mechanism? Lin Huai thought.
Chu Tian, who came up a long time ago, was somehow still awake. He was sitting on the carpet in a daze.
He seemed thoughtful.
When he saw Lin Huai coming in, he looked over and closed the timer on his phone: “Ten minutes, not bad, faster than I expected.”
Lin Huai had a bold guess: “You were waiting for me?”
“Mhm” He placed the phone away. Perhaps because of the dim lighting, he is not as frivolous as he was during the day, his eyebrows are deep and his eyes are bright12I think it means a colder temperament.
— — What did he find?
Lin Huai squinted.
The two stared at each other. Just as Lin Huai felt that it was a little gay and wanted to look away, Chu Tian suddenly smiled and said: “Come a little closer.”
“ …… What do you want?” Lin Huai said as he looked at Ye Xian who was fast asleep, “There are other people in this room. Unless you want to…… “
Chu Tian: ………
Lin Huai has rarely seen Chu Tian with that speechless expression. Then he sighed and as he looked up again, he had a bright smile on his face.
“Speaking of which, I’ve always been curious…”
He stood up and step by step, he slowly walked towards Lin Huai.
“Oh? What are you curious about?” Lin Huai also smiled.
— — And hid the hand with long sharp nails behind his back.
“Actually, we are the same type of ‘people’ right?” Chu Tian continued. Maybe it’s because the lights are a little dim, his smile looked a little sinister.
“Oh?”
Lin Huai didn’t expect him to give him such an answer. The original ‘Two people violently fighting in a bedroom’ scene, suddenly changed to the ‘Deep dark fantasy’ scene.
… Could it be that I misunderstood? Lin Huai suddenly became even more frightened. Could it be that he wants to ……
“I’m curious,” Chu Tian scratched his head and moved closer, “Are you also lacking wood in the five elements13It represents a person’s mentality, which is not particularly good, and they are very unorganized in doing things and will not stick to it. They always give up halfway. It is easy to be impulsive, and it is easy to do the wrong things when impulsive. The lack of wood in the five elements is really not very good.?”
Lin Huai: ……
7 thoughts on “Chapter 4 – We agreed upon today so it needs to be today”
Thank you for picking this up!!!
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I’m ready for the ride, this sounds very interesting!!
Loving the protagonist so far, he’s funny
神经病 doesn’t mean mentally ret*rded. It means crazy/mental/nutjob instead.
Thanks for translating
Shen jing bing doesn’t mean mentally ret*rded. It means crazy/mental/nutjob instead.
Thanks for translating
Lacking wood in the five elements, I have never read a better description of myself 😂