Chapter 10

"Can't find him!"

"Where did he go?"

Now, the lines were exactly the same as when Du Yan disappeared. Then, Miss Mu immediately said, "Everyone... let's try to split up and search! This isn't a joke!"

The lines were exactly the same!

Ye Xiang was at a loss for words. Saying it nicely, they were splitting up to search, but he suspected they had the intention of using the split to draw the ghosts' attention to other teams.

But in that case... it made Ye Xiang deeply suspicious.

If that was the case... why did no one search for Han Ruoyue when she went missing? And later, when the Sichuan man and others disappeared, no one mentioned it again. Yet, the plot did not declare an NG. What was the reason behind this?

Luo Haosheng also quickly intervened, "No... we should stay together to search. That would be better, right?"

But the big man from before shook his head and said, "What are you talking about? Splitting up is more efficient! The murderer might be lurking nearby!"

Then, the others began to split up in twos and threes, shouting Liu An's name. Luo Haosheng scratched his head, looking helpless.

Now, the only person who had changed was the one who went missing, but the plot was exactly the same as before. According to the original plot, after Du Yan went missing, the other five people searched for him together. During this process, three people accompanied them. One was the tour guide, Miss Mu, and a young couple.

According to the timeline, about fifteen minutes later, Xia Yun also went missing. His disappearance was also very inexplicable. At that time, because Xia Yun was slow and lagged behind, when everyone turned around, they found he was gone.

Was the same situation about to happen again?

Absolutely not!

Ye Xiang was extremely tense. If that was the case, he had to stick closely to the others and absolutely could not let himself disappear mysteriously like in the plot!

Fifteen minutes...

Around 00:35...

Would he go missing in another fifteen minutes?

Jiang Youlin held Ye Xiang's hand and said, "Let's go search over there. Haosheng, you stay here."

After saying that, she tightly held Ye Xiang's hand and ran to the other side.

At this moment, Ye Xiang was incredibly grateful to Jiang Youlin. By all accounts, his life and death had nothing to do with her, but she was so devoted. Of course, it was possible that she hoped to increase her death redemption tickets, but her sincerity deeply moved Ye Xiang, and he vowed to repay her no matter what.

Luo Haosheng watched as Jiang Youlin and Ye Xiang walked away, pondering for a long time before turning back and rejoining the search team.

Ye Xiang and Jiang Youlin decided to join a seven-person search team.

And his death redemption tickets were instantly greatly reduced, plummeting to 118!

Everyone began shouting Liu An's name in all directions. Liu An seemed to be traveling alone, otherwise, there would have been actors playing his relatives.

"Liu An—"

"Liu An, where are you..."

Ye Xiang and Jiang Youlin were about to join the search team when suddenly, Jiang Youlin's foot slipped, and Ye Xiang, who was holding her hand tightly, was also pulled down!

Jiang Youlin accidentally stepped into a void and fell into a nearby slope!

Then, Ye Xiang and Jiang Youlin kept falling down the steep slope until they reached the bottom!

The shouts of the search team calling for Liu An had already faded away.

After falling to the bottom, the soil was relatively soft, so although they had multiple scrapes on their faces and bodies, they were not seriously injured. Ye Xiang quickly helped Jiang Youlin up and asked with concern, "Youlin? Youlin? Are you okay?"

Jiang Youlin stood up, supporting herself with one hand, and looked up. The search team had clearly walked far away.

Now... only the two of them were left!

It couldn't be a coincidence!

Ye Xiang firmly believed that his fall down the slope was not a coincidence!

How could there be such a coincidence!

He was certain that in fifteen minutes, he would face a dire situation!

Then... what should they do now? The slope was very smooth, making it almost impossible to climb up. The others had walked far away, and their phones were unusable...

They couldn't just wait to die!

Previously, even when they were with the search team, Xia Yun still disappeared. Now, he was only with Jiang Youlin, who was not the main character. The situation was extremely dangerous!

In just two hours, Ye Xiang had transformed from an ordinary accounting clerk into an "actor" facing death in a real horror movie! Thinking of the driver's terrifying death, he was extremely afraid.

"Youlin," Ye Xiang took a deep breath and asked, "Can you see... anything... unclean?"

"Unclean" was a term used by the older generation to describe "ghosts."

"Earlier on the bus, when the driver was about to die, you seemed to see something, right? What did you see? The old beggar said there was a yin energy on the bus. Was he right?"

Saying these lines, his death redemption tickets were deducted again, this time by 10 tickets! He only had 117 tickets left!

"What I saw... you'd better not know," Jiang Youlin replied.

"You... you really saw something, didn't you?"

Ye Xiang had never seen a ghost with his own eyes, and now he felt a chill.

What should they do in this situation?

Fifteen minutes, where should they go to take shelter?

What did it mean to remove the "unclean" thing?

Where was the "unclean" thing?

Ye Xiang's mind was growing increasingly anxious.

Originally, he was worried that staying on the bus with a few people would be dangerous, but he didn't expect that leaving would be just as perilous! Was he really being forced to die? Speaking of which, what about Du Yan? Did he escape by staying on the bus?

Currently... there was too little information. It was impossible to deduce the cause and effect of the situation.

Now, why were the ghosts killing people, what was the relationship between the ghosts and the bus, what was the "unclean" thing, and who was the old beggar? It was all a mystery. From the current situation, it appeared to be a typical indiscriminate curse. The passengers on the tour bus came from all over and did not know each other, so it was clearly not a targeted curse. Was it because they got on the bus that they were cursed?

What Ye Xiang could think of was that the bus might have hit someone in the past, causing their vengeful spirit to linger. Therefore, it cruelly killed the passengers on the bus. However, even if they left the bus, it wouldn't let them go. The earliest disappearance of Han Ruoyue and the deaths of Du Yan and Xia Yun outside the bus were the best proof.

So, the only hope was the "unclean" thing. However, Ye Xiang had checked the bus before and found no stains. It might have been dark, and he didn't check carefully, but Luo Haosheng and the others had also clearly checked and found nothing.

At this point, according to the plot, Jiang Youlin, who could see ghosts, naturally became the only hope!

"Listen, Youlin..." Ye Xiang cleared his throat and said, "In a bit, pay attention to your surroundings, front, back, left, right, and even above. If you see something terrifying, you must, must tell me! I feel everything is very strange, maybe the old beggar was right, there really is yin energy!"

Even if he knew there were definitely ghosts, as "Xia Yun," he had to follow the plot and say the lines. If he created a line that clearly had a bug, it would naturally result in an NG.

"Okay," Jiang Youlin nodded and said, "If I see something, I'll tell you."

"Good... then, let's go."

Go...

Where should they go?

They were completely lost. Ye Xiang believed that whether they returned to the bus or went down the mountain, it was equally dangerous. They could only hope to meet up with other search teams, which might prevent the ghosts from killing in broad daylight.

He pulled Jiang Youlin's hand and headed into the darkness. At this moment, Ye Xiang was betting everything on Jiang Youlin.

"Unclean"...

"Unclean"...

What was the "unclean" thing...

The more Ye Xiang thought about it, the more puzzled he became.

Running in the darkness for a long time, the time when he was supposed to disappear in the original script was getting closer! Despite running for a long time, Ye Xiang still felt no relief. He increasingly felt that he had no hope!

Time... was closing in.

When he was almost exhausted, he looked at his watch, and it was already 00:35.

All around was a dark and eerie forest. They had not intended to run into the forest, but somehow the trees had suddenly become dense.

Would he die?

Would he die?

Would he die?

In the deep darkness between the trees, Ye Xiang felt something terrifying gradually emerging.

He felt it was just an illusion, but the illusion was so vivid.

Jiang Youlin also showed a wary expression, holding Ye Xiang's hand even tighter.

"Youlin," after struggling internally for a long time, Ye Xiang suddenly said, "I... I want to say, no matter what, thank you very much. Well, having you with me, I feel... much better. Really, thank you very much."

Ye Xiang was already preparing for the worst.

Jiang Youlin looked at him and then said in a calm tone, "It's nothing. What do you have to thank me for?"

"It... it is..."

Then, Ye Xiang looked at his watch again.

Looking at the watch on his wrist, the time finally passed.

Ye Xiang finally let out a long sigh of relief.

However... the next moment, his face turned extremely ugly.

In the instant he escaped, his total number of death redemption tickets was only 57!

If his death redemption tickets were negative at the end of the movie, then...

He would still die!