Chapter 5: 5

The beast’s low roars were mixed with a tearing noise, and the girl’s shrill screams abruptly stopped.

It was evident what happened downstairs.

Rapid footsteps rang out at the head of the staircase, and a girl with a face full of blood and messy hair appeared in everyone’s sight.

She stared at the few people in the corridor in horror. Her mouth opened, but she was so terrified that her words didn’t come out, but everyone knew what she was trying to say.

Run!

Quickly run!

Zhou Zhou was the first to react. He took a step forward, and when he passed Wen Qing, he pushed him and motioned for him to quickly run.

Wen Qing stumblingly ran.

As soon as he ran up the stairs, a nauseatingly strong smell of blood assaulted his senses.

In the living room on the first floor, a pitch black, long-haired and four-legged beast crouched on the floor, its body slightly quivering.

Crack, crack. It made the sound of chewing something. In the next second, it coughed twice, and spat out an arm that was dripping with blood, interspersed with red and white flesh.

Wen Qing’s pupils suddenly shrank, and he almost fell over.

Zhou Zhou helped him up and whispered, “Quickly go.”

Wen Qing walked two steps gingerly. Suddenly, there was the sound of someone falling behind him. 

The sound wasn’t loud, but the four-legged beast downstairs shook its large body. Its three heads lifted, looking straight upstairs. Its nose expanded. It seemed to smell humans. Its three mouths opened simultaneously, drooling onto the ground.

“Roar!”

Everyone ran up to the third floor, trying to escape. They ran to the end of the corridor.

Wen Qing was originally second to last, but before he ran a few steps, a strong force knocked him away. His shoulder hit the wall, and he became the last one in the group.

The three-headed beast’s heavy footsteps were getting closer. The house was also shaking. The sound of the beast was getting louder and louder. In his ears, Wen Qing still heard the sound of rapid gasps for breath.

Wen Qing’s legs were weak, but he forced himself to run to the bedroom at the end.

As soon as he reached the door, Gong Yunyun closed the bedroom door and locked it without hesitation.

Wen Qing froze on the spot. He didn’t expect Gong Yunyun to lock the door.

He was clearly at the door already.

“Roar——”

That thing had come upstairs.

Wen Qing’s mind was blank.

An arm suddenly wrapped around his waist. His body suddenly soared, and he was brought into a room.

When Wen Qing regained his senses, in front of him was a bedroom’s ceiling, and there was a familiar and annoying smell behind him.

It was Yu Xing.

Wen Qing was stunned for a second, before tears came streaming down his face.

Yu Xing slowly sat up straight, watching the person in his embrace cry without stopping.

He cried very quietly, not letting out any sound. His pointed chin trembled slightly, his cheeks and the tip of his nose were all red from crying. Even his pale lips had become unusually rosy.

Tsk, really pitiful.

Yu Xing raised his hand and brushed away the hair sticking to Wen Qing’s face. He stroked his cheek with a thumb, and maliciously said, “That thing likes tears the most.”

Wen Qing pursed his lips, and the tears in his eyes moved, not decreasing but increasing, streaming downwards.

He… he really couldn’t help it wuwu……

It was even scarier now wuwu……

“Hiss——”

Wen Qing’s heart skipped a beat. With tears in his eyes, he raised his head and saw the bedroom’s door shaking through his tears.

“Hiss——”

“Hiss——”

The sound of sharp nails slicing through the wooden door.

With a bang, the door slammed open.

Three heads, looking like a dog yet were several times scarier than a dog, squeezed each other through the narrow door frame. Their blood red eyes greedily stared at Wen Qing.

Wen Qing’s eyes widened, so afraid that he didn’t dare to move. He helplessly watched as the three-headed beast walked up to him, all three of its mouths open wide, exhaling three stinking breaths. One of the mouths still had a severed finger in the gap between its teeth, even.

“Raise your hand.”

He didn’t know whose voice it was, but Wen Qing reflexively stretched out his right hand.

A cold hand rested on the back of his hand. It turned it around, palm facing upwards.

Countless thoughts flashed in front of Wen Qing’s eyes like a news ticker. 

He still hadn’t graduated from college.

His student loans hadn’t been paid off yet.

Even when death was imminent, Yu Xing still wanted to eat his tofu……

The next second, the three-headed beast whimpered. Its three heads were tilted in different directions, three faces puzzled.

Immediately afterwards, a furry paw was placed on Wen Qing’s hand.

It was gently draped, without any other movement, like a well-trained and cute pet.

“Wu……”

The three-headed dog stuck out a long tongue, drooled all over, turned and left while puffing and panting.

Wen Qing sat in Yu Xing’s embrace, his hand being lightly scratched by Yu Xing’s fingertips.

All sorts of feelings came pouring out. Terror, grievance, anger……

These emotions were stronger than ever, and he cried until he was out of breath.

Tears dripped down his face, before finally landing on the back of Yu Xing’s hand.

Warm, lively human.

The corners of Yu Xing’s lips curved up, in a happy mood.

Not long after crying, Wen Qing was lifted and placed on the bed.

“It’s fine now.”

With a slightly agitated tone.

Wen Qing looked up dazedly, only to realise that there was another person in the room.

Si Kong had a sour face and repeated. “I said it’s fine now.”

His tone was bad, but his actions were gentle, like coaxing a child as he patted Wen Qing’s head.

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Si Kong’s words and actions had a strange power. Wen Qing abruptly calmed down, and he didn’t even want to cry that much anymore.

He choked on a sob as he said: “Thank… thank you.”

Yu Xing raised his eyebrows. “Thank who?”

Wen Qing sniffed. “Thank you both.”

Yu Xing lifted his eyelids. “We kindly saved your life. You just say two words of thank you, and everything’s done?”

Wen Qing sobbed and said, “If I can leave this place alive, I’ll give you all of the money in my bank account.”

Yu Xing snorted.

Wen Qing probingly said, “I’ll introduce a boyfriend to you.”

Yu Xing leaned against the wall and lazily said, “No need to be so troublesome.”

“Just cry a few more times to make me happy.”

Wei Qing was stunned for a moment. There were still some tears in his eyes, and when he blinked, his eyelashes were stained with tears. They trembled twice, dropping onto the bed sheet and stained it with two small circles.

Yu Xing licked his lips. “Not this kind. Cry more pitifully.”

Wen Qing was startled. This… this was crazy!

After an unknown amount of time, everyone hiding in the other bedroom also realised that the three-headed beast had left, and slowly opened the door.

Zhou Zhou was the first to come out. Seeing that Wen Qing and the others were unscathed, he sighed in relief. “It’s good that you’re alright.”

Wen Qing quietly responded and looked at Gong Yunyun, who stood at the end.

Gong Yunyun turned her head to the side and looked away as if nothing had happened, not even a bit of regret on her face.

Wen Qing pursed his lips. He wanted to ask her about what happened just now.

Why did you lock the door?

Was it you who pushed me?

Before he could gather his words properly, everyone already began discussing the clue about the guide.

This was business, and Wen Qing didn’t interrupt.

The girl who ran up from the first floor just now wiped away the blood and tears from her face, calmly describing what had happened. “Just now, me and Wang Jing were on the first floor waiting for everyone to gather. When the singing ended, the door downstairs suddenly opened.”

“Wang Jing was curious and walked over to see, then that three-headed monster rushed in, immediately hit her neck, and started eating her corpse……”

Li Si Wen tightly clutched Gong Yunyun’s arm and said with reddened eyes, “I ran up while it was eating Wang Jing.”

“That monster might be the three-headed hellhound,” Gong Yunyun took a step forward and said, “I’ve seen similar paintings before, and there are many hellhounds featured in mythology. Similar in appearance, they are all responsible for guarding hell and the underworld.”

Li Si Wen’s face changed. “So if we vote wrongly or abstain, will the three-headed beast be sent to punish us?”

It’s not a punishment, it’s a clue.

Wen Qing thought so, and someone said it out loud. 

It was Zhou Zhou.

He glanced at the broken door, and slowly said, “The system said it was a clue, so it is definitely a clue.”

“When it was releasing the clue, the system already reminded us, may all players pay attention.” Zhou Zhou paused, and said resolutely. “The three-headed dog is related to the guide.”

“So why did the three-headed dog suddenly leave? Was it time’s up?” Li Si Wen asked.

Zhou Zhou looked at Wen Qing and the others, and asked, “If I didn’t guess wrongly, did anyone shake hands with it?”

Wen Qing nodded.

Zhou Zhou recalled: “Saluting and shaking hands with them, you are my very good friend.”

Everyone suddenly realised, no wonder the system sang the song twice before the three-headed dog appeared.

Zhou Zhou pulled the corners of his mouth. “I only realise now that the system’s first sentence was the clue.”

“Wen Qing, you’re so smart. You can still react during such a dangerous moment.”

Wen Qing’s face reddened and he whispered, “It wasn’t me who noticed.”

If Zhou Zhou didn’t say it just now, he probably won’t understand it now.

“It was Yu Xing who told me.”

Yu Zing leaned against the wall in a slant, still looking unrestrained.

He lazily nodded his head. “You’re very discerning. I am very smart.”

Zhou Zhou was silent for a moment, before he said to everyone, “Nothing else should happen tonight.”

“So many things have happened. Everyone should get some sleep, and discuss the clues properly tomorrow morning.”

Nobody objected. One by one, they all returned to their bedrooms.

Wen Qing sat kneeling on the bed. Even when there was only Yu Xing and Si Kong left in the room, he still didn’t stand up.

Yu Xing raised his eyebrows. “How long do you want to sit on other people’s beds?”

“Are you thinking of… sharing the bed?”

Wen Qing pursed his lips. The stimulation from just now was too great. His legs were still weak, and he couldn’t stand up.

Embarrassed to say the reason, Wen Qing tilted his head and glanced at Si Kong helplessly. “I… Is it okay if I sit here for a while?”

His voice was nasally and sticky.

Si Kong lowered his eyes. From his angle, he could see a faint red glow on Wen Qing’s deck and chest, having cried too terribly just now.

Below the waist was unclear, and he could faintly see the white underwear unsteadily hanging on the waist.

Underwear bigger by two sizes.

Si Kong pushed down his throat, and glanced at the closet beside him.

If he didn’t speak…

Wen Qing thought, silence was tacit consent.

He lowered his head, hypnotising himself that his legs weren’t soft.

Suddenly, there was an extra cool hand on his waist.

“Snap——” his underwear suddenly snapped.

Wen Qing instinctively dodged.

Yu Xing bent down, hooking the corner of his underwear, and said with a drawl, “Poor thing.”

“Whose underwear did you steal?”

The author wants to say something:

Yu Xing: I can also give you mine to wear.

SV:  i was hoping that GYY would remain friendly… guess not. that was a bit unexpected though. 

also…… does YX have a crying kink or something…? what’s with the obsession with WQ crying lmao??

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