Entering the Ghost Diary

Cao Xutian hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth. "I choose number one!"

"Then I'll choose number two," Ma Songbo followed.

Lu Anxing looked down at the young girl beside him, the corners of his mouth curving up slightly. "Which number does Xiao He'er want to choose?"

"Me?" Ye Yihe pondered for a moment. "Number three."

As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Meimei said as if casually, "My lucky number is four, so I'll choose number four."

Bai Yan followed closely behind, "I choose number five!"

Hearing Bai Yan choose number five, Xia Jun immediately chose number six.

In the end, Cao Xutian chose number one, Ma Songbo chose number two, Liu Yao chose number three, Fang Meimei chose number four, Ye Yihe chose number five, Bai Yan chose number six, Xia Jun chose number seven, and Lu Anxing chose number eight.

Before Ye Yihe went inside, Lu Anxing leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Be good, wait for me to find you."

Cao Xutian was the first to enter. He walked extremely slowly and cautiously, terrified that a single lapse in attention would get him caught by an NPC.

"Where on earth is this place? The production crew is way too cruel. If I were a bit more cowardly, I would have peed my pants..." Cao Xutian muttered as he walked.

Suddenly, a bone-chilling wind blew from behind him, freezing him in his tracks. He didn't dare to turn around.

The live-stream audience erupted into a chorus of screams in the comments.

Cao Xutian swallowed nervously. "What god disobeys? What ghost dares to oppose? Obey my command immediately! Evil spirits and monsters, stay away, stay away!"

While chanting loudly, he carefully turned his head, only to see a hideous monster in the darkness. It had a long, blood-red tongue, bulging eyes like bronze bells, and sharp fangs, letting out a bizarre laugh at him...

"Damn it! Who, who, who are you? Stay away from me! I'm warning you, don't come any closer, or else, or else..." Cao Xutian backed away while staring warily at it. "Brother, I know you were also threatened by the production crew, right? How much did Zhuo Lao Liu pay you? I'll give you double! Just pretend you didn't see me today, okay? Please, please!"

NPC: "..."

Live-stream audience: "..."

Low, choked wails echoed through the empty corridor, sounding exceptionally clear.

"I... I'm so hungry... It's been so long since I smelled a living soul... Hungry... Hungry... I want to eat flesh..."

Cao Xutian's eyes widened instantly, and he blurted out a curse, "Holy crap, I can't be this unlucky, right? Eating living flesh? No, brother, are you crazy?! Oh my god, you aren't actually a ghost, are you? Hey? Are you an NPC or a ghost?"

"Hungry... Hungry... So hungry... I want to eat flesh..."

The more Cao Xutian listened, the more terrified he became. He took off running, shouting as he fled, "No matter how hungry you are, you can't eat people! Brother! Are you crazy! That's illegal, you'll get arrested!"

On the other side, Ma Songbo had successfully found the first game puzzle piece.

Right at that moment, an ethereal voice suddenly rang out, "I'm so lonely... Stay with me... Who will come and stay with me?"

"Who is it?" Ma Songbo instantly focused his attention. "Who's talking?"

"Another newcomer has arrived..." the voice said haltingly. "I'm so lonely, come stay with me... Stay with me... By my side."

Ma Songbo got goosebumps all over. He involuntarily walked forward, tightly clutching the game puzzle piece he had just picked up.

Soon, Ma Songbo saw a 'ghost' locked in a cell. It stared unblinkingly at Ma Songbo, its stiff mouth twitching as it slowly reached its hand out to him, whispering, "I'm so lonely... Stay here with me forever..."

Fortunately, Ma Songbo reacted extremely quickly, immediately taking a few steps back. "I'm not staying!"

Hearing Ma Songbo's reply, the 'ghost' locked in the cell clearly grew aggressive, baring its teeth and glaring at him. "Stay... You will stay with me! Everyone must stay here! Forever and ever, stay with me... I'm so lonely..."