"Quick, help me up." Yao Shunyu trembled, unable to stand. "My legs... my legs are numb."

Li Bai supported Yao Shunyu, and the two quickly walked back, wanting to get away from this place of trouble.

This time, the dense mass of desolate graves behind them was gone. The road they had come from was right at their feet, as if nothing had changed.

On the way, Li Bai curiously looked at Yao Shunyu. "This time, we really have to thank you. Otherwise, the two of us would probably have died here."

Yao Shunyu grinned, correcting him, "Not us, just one of us. You know, according to the rules of this Zhusheng Assembly, it's enough for one person to stay behind for a task."

"If one of us had to die, I think it would have been me. With your knowledge, you could definitely find a way to struggle a little longer."

Li Bai was far stronger than him in those Yin-Yang techniques. The fact that the two of them survived this time was entirely due to their proper cooperation, something Yao Shunyu understood very well.

"By the way, how were you so accurate with your stones? I've never heard you mention it before." What Li Bai was really curious about was this point. She didn't know much about Yao Shunyu's past. Everyone had their own secrets; she had hers, and Yao Shunyu naturally had his.

Yao Shunyu limped along, not avoiding the topic. "It's nothing much. I grew up in my hometown as a kid. There was a large grassland there. When I was free, I'd herd sheep for my family. Herding sheep required using stones to enclose the area, and over time, I got good at it."

"I could even hit a stubborn ram with a stone. Three stones, and it would be obedient." Yao Shunyu said in a tone of reminiscence.

After a pause, Li Bai sighed softly. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you suffered like that when you were a kid, that your family was so poor."

Hearing this, Yao Shunyu was stunned. "What do you mean? You're saying my family was poor?"

"Let me tell you, my family wasn't poor at all. We had thousands of sheep and two thousand head of cattle. Our cattle were good; one head could be sold for tens of thousands!"

Li Bai: "Huh?"

Yao Shunyu said indignantly, "I didn't know at first either. I thought my family was barely making ends meet. Then, one day, my family sold some of the cattle, and they asked me to help collect the money. Can you imagine? We used sacks for young calves to hold the money, and we filled several large sacks. I was dumbfounded when I got home."

Li Bai laughed, picturing the scene. "I didn't realize you were a rich second-generation."

"Isn't that right? My family said that people with so many cattle and sheep used to be called landlords." Yao Shunyu said in a joking tone. Having survived the ordeal, both of them felt relieved.

"Once we leave this damned place, I want to visit your hometown."

Li Bai didn't know why, but she suddenly blurted out those words. As soon as she said them, Li Bai immediately realized that it was inappropriate. After all, she couldn't tell if what Yao Shunyu was saying was true or false. They were friends, but it didn't seem like they were at the point where they could confide in each other.

But unexpectedly, Yao Shunyu nodded repeatedly. "Okay, okay. It just so happens that I haven't been back in a long time either. I'll also ask Jiang Ge and the Fugui brothers; let's go together. I'll tell my family to slaughter a sheep to treat you in advance."

"Then we'll have to prepare a generous gift, so that this rich second-generation doesn't lose face in front of his aunt and uncle." Li Bai's eyebrows relaxed as she said with a smile. However, this time, the smile on Yao Shunyu's face stiffened slightly. Although it quickly returned to normal, Li Bai still noticed it. She subconsciously realized something, and her expression was slightly uneasy.

But Yao Shunyu was as carefree as ever. "My parents are no longer around, but the rest of my family is very good. You'll see when you meet them."

"I'm sorry, I brought up your sad memories." Li Bai also felt a little sad.

But the next second, Li Bai's shoulder was patted twice in a familiar way. Yao Shunyu smiled and said, "What are you talking about? If you hadn't seen through Li Maochun's trick today, I would have died there. I should be thanking you. Besides, we're friends. Friends don't need to say sorry."

Looking at the peaceful village in front of him, Yao Shunyu took a deep breath. "I hope everything goes smoothly for Jiang Ge and the Fugui brothers tonight, as well as for Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie."

"It definitely will." Li Bai nodded in agreement.

"A hospital actually has a dedicated shelter. What kind of ghost place is this?" Tang Qisheng said, grabbing the black bag in his hand. It was hard to imagine that not long ago, they had been hooded with black bags, like hostages in a police movie, and pushed and shoved into this shelter.

The room called the shelter was built on their floor, the third floor, in the farthest and most secluded corner of the corridor. Tang Qisheng had never dared to walk so far when he came out for a breather.

"Keep it down." Zhu Jie twisted his arm hard.

Going back in time, there was a reason why they were brought here, although the reason sounded very unreliable. The hospital announced that there was a fire. The corridor was filled with smoke, and they couldn't see anything. But Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie discovered something strange. Normally, a fire should have a process, but when the so-called fire in this hospital was discovered, the corridor was already full of smoke. The smoke seemed to have appeared instantly, and they didn't see any open flames, not even a spark.

In short, the result was that they were all hooded and taken to this shelter.

Now, the hospital broadcast that the fire was completely under control, the crisis was over, and they should return to their wards on their own.

They didn't know how long they had been trapped here. After all, it happened suddenly, but fortunately, there was a wall clock in the shelter, which showed the time was 10:15.

"Fortunately, there's still enough time before midnight." An old woman in a hospital gown muttered, pursing her lips. Although she was old, she seemed to be in good spirits.

Hearing the word "midnight," the patients present looked a little ugly, because the broadcast had mentioned earlier that the fire was man-made. The arsonist was an extremely dangerous mental patient, and the most important thing was that he had escaped.

Moreover, the broadcast also emphasized that this person was in an extremely unstable mental state, and his favorite thing to do was to pretend to be a doctor making rounds at midnight. Terrible things would happen to all the wards that were tricked into opening the door.

So, tonight, they must confirm the other person's identity before opening their ward doors.

According to the rules in the hospital, they had to open the door at least once tonight, because the real medical staff would also come to make rounds.

"Which crazy person made this rule? With a mental patient running around, who would dare to open the door?" A bald middle-aged man couldn't help but complain, "Missing one day of rounds won't kill anyone."

"Perhaps the rounds are to confirm whether we're still alive. Haven't you noticed that this hospital is full of abnormal people?" A woman with a loose collar and squinting eyes said.

(End of this chapter)