Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 645 Fatal Game 2 8

Ruan Lanzhu was used to it; whenever anyone asked about Mu Lan, they would ask her, "She's not here."

"Not here? Did you come in? So early?" Ling Jiushi heard his words as soon as he arrived.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Lanzhu remained silent. She entered the room—yes, she did enter, but left without saying hello.

The others exchanged bewildered glances. What did this mean? If Mu Lan had entered, why was Brother Ruan acting like this?

After a long silence, Ruan Lanzhu finally spoke: "She had something to do and went out."

If he says he went inside, there's no way to explain why Hu Ji hasn't come out for so long.

Cheng Qianli didn't notice anything amiss and asked casually, "Brother Ruan, isn't Sister Mulan taking you with her?"

He had barely finished speaking when he saw Ruan Lanzhu looking at him expressionlessly.

Cheng Yixie quickly grabbed a piece of bread and stuffed it into Cheng Qianli's mouth: "Eat up, even eating won't shut you up."

"Ooh..." Cheng Qianli had no choice but to eat what was in his mouth first.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the others did not say anything more and hurried to finish their breakfast and leave.

Ruan Lanzhu looked at Cheng Qianli: "Did you get the clue for the fifth door?"

Cheng Qianli took out a small piece of paper: "I got it. The clue is a human skin drum, which tells the legend of a younger sister searching for her older sister."

"And then?" Cheng Yixie asked.

"Of course there are more, but I haven't checked yet."

"If only you had been this calm when you got into trouble."

"This..." Cheng Qianli was speechless.

Ruan Lanzhu: "Get this straight right now, or I'll take you in with Ling Jiushi."

"Yes, I feel relieved to have you all with me. I'll go investigate after breakfast," Cheng Qianli said with a nod and a smile.

*

Here, Hu Ji felt that she had been in Obsidian for a while, and she needed to go back to her own door to take a look.

She found the little bear having a great time playing there, praised it a few times, and then left to play at another gate.

Ruan Lanzhu led her people out of the door with the human skin drum, returned to her room, and went to the next room, only to find no trace of anyone returning.

He touched the jade pendant in his pocket, thinking that once Hu Ji entered the room, if she didn't want to show up, he wouldn't even be able to find her.

And where is Hu Ji now? She is inside one of the ancient gates, racing horses, drinking tea, and watching opera with the door gods at the racecourse.

She played there for a while, and then quickly went to other gates.

Until she discovered that the door god of a gate had a private winery inside, which still stored fine wines of various vintages.

For her, who loves drinking, the doorman's invitation to visit the winery and taste the wines was simply the most delightful thing imaginable.

As a result, she forgot that she and Ruan Lanzhu had left without saying goodbye. She had only planned to stay for a few days before returning home, but before she knew it, quite a long time had passed.

When she finally remembered Ruan Lanzhu, she heard from Xiao Qi that he was about to enter the house, and since she happened to have some free time, she decided to go and take a look.

*

Ruan Lanzhu and Ling Jiushi had just entered the room and were talking to someone when they saw people coming from the other side.

Hu Ji arrived and saw the two of them. She smiled at them but didn't walk over directly.

Today, she looks completely different from her usual ancient costume; she's dressed in modern clothes.

She wore a beige shirt and a short skirt, with a unique belt around her waist, and ankle boots. Her long, straight hair was styled into large, wavy curls.

"Didn't you say she was busy? I haven't seen her lately," Ling Jiushi asked.

"Who is she? Could she be Bai Jie?" Li Dongyuan, who was standing next to him, also saw the person and asked quickly after hearing his question.

Ruan Lanzhu didn't answer them, but walked directly to Hu Ji: "You've finally deigned to show yourself?"

"Have you missed me since we last met?" Hu Ji asked with a smile.

Ling Jiushi also came over: "What have you been busy with lately? Everyone keeps asking about you."

When this was mentioned, Hu Ji was embarrassed to admit that she had been having too much fun and had forgotten about them.

So she phrased it tactfully: "I went home and visited some relatives and friends."

Ling Jiushi was unaware of the situation, so he couldn't understand the meaning behind her words and assumed that she was really going home.

But Ruan Lanzhu was different; he knew that the home she was referring to was inside the gate.

Seeing how thinly she was dressed, with her arms and legs exposed, he asked, "Aren't you cold?"

The woman shook her head, noticing that they were all wearing at least two layers of clothing: "I'm not cold. Don't you feel hot? It's summer inside this doorway."

"We didn't know before we came in, so we didn't pay attention to this." Ling Jiushi also felt a bit hot.

Just as he finished speaking, a bell rang, and students began to run out of the teaching building.

This time, everyone came to a school, and the students were all wearing summer school uniforms, except for the person who was passing by, whose clothes looked out of place.

However, the orchid was dressed very lightly, and she didn't seem to be from the same season as everyone else.

Beside them, the pink-haired fat man who had originally wanted to come over and talk to them had no choice but to retract his foot when he saw an NPC coming over.

An NPC wearing glasses came out, gave a brief introduction, saying that they were the school's maintenance workers, and then led everyone to the dormitory.

"Let's go, let's go check the room first." After saying that, Ruan Lanzhu took Hu Ji's hand and walked forward.

If he doesn't hold him back, he doesn't know where he'll run off to again.

Li Dongyuan nudged Ling Jiushi: "Yu Lingling, is this person also from Obsidian? What's her relationship with my future brother-in-law?"

"Why don't you think she's Bai Jie anymore?" Ling Jiushi retorted.

"Is she? I'm not sure, that's why I'm asking you."

Ling Jiushi thought for a moment and said, "You should go ask them yourself."

Zhuang Rujiao tugged at Li Dongyuan: "Brother Li, I haven't seen this woman at Obsidian."

"I'll ask later, but remember to call me by my name inside the door."

Li Dongyuan looked ahead and saw the two people who had already walked quite a distance, thinking he would ask them later.

"I understand, Mongke."

Ruan Lanzhu led Hu Ji to the end of the corridor, and only spoke after making sure no one was following: "Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"

"I didn't promise you I'd stay forever," the orchid said with a smile.

That's true, he couldn't argue with it: "Remember to tell me next time you come in."

"Oh, did you miss me?" Hu Ji stepped forward and put her arms around his neck.

Ruan Lanzhu reached out and hugged her, directly showing his feelings by raising his hand to support the back of her head and bring her close to him.

He lowered his head to kiss her, his tongue prying open her lips and teeth, drawing her in to chase and entangle with him.

A moment later, the two separated, slightly out of breath, their bodies still pressed together.

Ruan Lanzhu's voice was a little hoarse as he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Do you think I want to?"

She left without a word, and I couldn't quite explain how I felt, but I felt uneasy.

Sensing his restless desire, Hu Ji smiled and said, "Ruan Lanzhu, you've actually gone astray."