The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

"We should stay. The scenery here is beautiful, and there are fine wine and delicious food to go with it. It's such a great time." Putting down the jewels in their hands, the two sat back in their original seats, convinced that their choice was the right one.

"Should we... leave... or, stay?" After some hesitation, Qiao and Yang returned to the gate of the castle. Yang Qing had a worried look on his face and was unable to make a decision for a while.

"Do you want to go back to jail?"

Qiao Yi Zhong turned his head to look at the blooming sea of ​​flowers, and some fragments of dream memories flashed through his mind.

Although he couldn't remember clearly, he seemed to have had a long-lost beautiful dream last night, in which he dreamed of the back of the person he missed day and night.

He thought, maybe tonight, his dreams would be clearer.

Just because of this, Qiao Yi Zhong abandoned all suspicious signs in the game and decided to go back.

"Oh..." Since several people failed to get out, Yang Qing himself didn't dare to try. In line with the herd mentality, he followed the choice of the three and turned back again.

"Dear guests, have you decided to stay?" The lady sitting at the head of the long table finished the food on her plate slowly, waited for the four people to sit down, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and asked.

"Yes, I want to stay." The choice has been made and there is no room for maneuver. Now I can only believe that my choice is the only correct one.

Wang Longzhao exchanged a glance with Zhao Yiyao beside him and gave a definite reply.

"Yes, us too." Yang Qing rushed to speak.

"Then please enjoy yourself." This is the only moment of peace.

The lady stood up with the help of the handrail, lifted her fluffy skirt, and with the help of the mercenary, turned around and went upstairs.

The few people who made their choice stared closely at the lady's movements until her figure completely disappeared behind the corner of the stairs under Qin Jue's care.

"We made the right choice, right?" With a sigh of relief, Yang Qing turned to look at the other three people.

Nothing bad happened, not even a sound or signal of crisis. It seemed that the option of leaving just now should not be touched.

However, before they could relax and eat a few bites of breakfast, the system prompt sounded, and the content suddenly changed, making the four of them feel numb.

[Congratulations to the players for making their choice and successfully completing the story chapter. The <Rose Castle> dungeon level is officially open, please be informed of this. ]

[Summary of the mission for this game: The one who survives to the end is the winner! Please spend the entire time in the castle safely and escape from it successfully.]

[Mission Rewards: After completing this mission, players can obtain special abilities that extend beyond the game dungeon.]

"What do you mean! It's just the beginning? What about us just now?" Yang Qing, who had just been lucky enough to have made the right choice, stopped smiling. His originally relaxed nerves tensed up again. He kicked the chair away and stood up, questioning loudly into the air.

"...We were cheated." Wang Longzhao leaned back in his chair, but he was not as excited as Yang Qing.

Unlike Yang Qing's indecision, he was most likely to be sentenced to death. He never thought about going back from the beginning. Even if he knew the right or wrong of his choice, he would only consider how to survive in the game.

He guessed that the game was a trap and tried his best to avoid it, but unfortunately he lost due to lack of experience.

Therefore, his previous perception was not wrong, they were not in danger, it was just that the game had not yet begun.

Zhao Yiyao lowered his head in thought. When he raised his eyes, a flash of light flashed across his lenses. "So, Qin Jue, the kid who came with us, knew all this from the beginning, right? When that woman said she found a husband, was she referring to Qin Jue?"

Being reminded, several people's eyes fell on Qiao Yi Zhong.

Such a questioning look was too sharp, making Qiao Yizhong very uncomfortable. He retorted: "Why are you looking at me? How do I know all this?"

"Who called himself uncle right from the start? You only know how to win him over, but you don't know how to say something nice and ask about his experience? Qiao Yizhong, you have lived in the Qiao family for many years. In terms of appearance, who among you can compare with you? But in the game, you can't even disguise yourself properly?"

If the other party had spoken a few more words to his so-called good nephews at the beginning, and if he had not revealed their true identities in order to exclude them.

Or if they hadn't been so shameless in pushing the other person out during the dinner last night, perhaps they could have learned a lot of useful things from Qin Jue.

The unknowns of the game brought out some worries in Wang Longzhao, and these worries were quantified and all vented on Qiao Yi Zhong.

"...Or, have you learned something from Qin Jue but are keeping it to yourself and are unwilling to reveal it?" By the end, Wang Longzhao had already questioned Qiao Yi Zhong.

"What should I know? We all came here together. Can't you hear what Qin Jue said?" These words really wronged Qiao Yi Zhong.

He wanted to win over Qin Jue to take the blame for him, but although he said he was winning him over, the other party did not really trust him and was not willing to help him sincerely. These people saw it.

"After returning to the room, it was late at night and everyone was asleep. Who knows what Mr. Qiao did and said?" Zhao Yiyao retorted faintly, pushing Qiao Yi Zhong's anger at being wrongly accused to the peak.

"You!" He slammed the table and glared at the man opposite him.

[Players, please note that there are hidden threats in the castle. If you want to live here peacefully, someone among you needs to make sacrifices.]

[Players are requested to contribute sacrifices when the sun sets, so that players can spend the night safely. 】

Just as the argument between the few people became more intense, the system poured a pot of boiling hot oil on the fire.

"Sacrifice... Tsk! This is obviously trying to make us fight among ourselves, right?" Qiao Yizhong, who was originally furious and wanted to argue with Zhao Yiyao, suddenly felt his pupils tremble and his anger was suppressed. He instantly understood the purpose of the game.

He now saw clearly how powerful Gui Ye was.

First, use a seemingly peaceful environment to lower their vigilance through their repeated attempts, and then use this to alienate these people who were not united to begin with.

Turning his head, Qiao Yizhong saw three pairs of deep eyes. His heart tightened. He sat back in his chair and interrupted the increasingly inexplicable gazes of several people: "Why are you looking at me? You don't want to..."

"Don't joke, there are always traps in the game. Who knows, it might be the voters who will..." With his life threatened, Qiao Yi Zhong's mind worked quickly, reversing the situation and making alarmist remarks.

"Uncles, why are you still here? The dinner time has passed. If you don't get ready quickly...night will come soon."

The obviously young voice interrupted Qiao Yi Zhong's low voice and the thoughts of several people.

Qin Jue, who suddenly appeared on the stairs, once again diverted everyone's attention.

"Qin Jue, do you know something? Just now you..."

"Just now? I just boldly tried a shortcut to pass the level. Helping the owner of the castle seems to bring me a lot of convenience." Walking down the stairs, Qin Jue stopped at the dining table.

"Convenience? You mean, you found a way to pass the level?" Yang Qing, who had become listless due to the system prompt, immediately perked up and straightened his back to ask.

"Uncle Yang, don't worry. We still need some clues to prove our point, but the system's mission is an important matter. It's still calm during the day, but at night, there might be some..."

He paused for a moment, and did not elaborate on the subsequent speculation. His eyes fell on the dinner plate on the long table, Qin Jue leaned sideways, picked up the dinner knife and played with it.

"Instead of getting into a meaningless dispute here, it's better to go around and find some...things that can protect me. I still have some things to do, and the lady always needs a guide."

All that needed to be said had been said, and Qin Jue had accomplished the task his wife had assigned him. Naturally, there was no reason for him to listen to the angry arguments of a few middle-aged men.

He took a step forward with his long legs, and without waiting for others to stop him, his tall figure disappeared from their sight.

"What does he mean? Monsters won't appear at night, right?"

Yang Qing was still wondering what would happen at night when he saw Wang Longzhao stand up from his seat and pull the man named Zhao out of the restaurant.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Walk around and follow Qin Jue's instructions."

Putting the dinner knife into his sleeve, Wang Longzhao remained calm and walked out of the restaurant with Zhao Yiyao under the gaze of the other two.

"Brother Wang, does Qin Jue really have a way to pass the level? But what should we do..." If it is true, they have to find a way to pry open the other party's mouth.

I read on the forum that most dungeons require you to clear them to survive. And the rewards the system just mentioned seem to be intentionally prepared for them.

The feeling of the soul living in the game, free and unconstrained by the law, is indeed tempting enough.

"Didn't he say that it hasn't been confirmed yet? He couldn't have told us. From the beginning, he never trusted Qiao Yi Zhong, so it's impossible for him to help us for no reason. In the game, we can only rely on ourselves."

The fingertips with broken fingerprints rubbed against each other, and Wang Longzhao subconsciously wanted to feel for a cigarette from behind his ear. After realizing that there was no such thing in the copy, he shook his hands and gave up.

"But he did give me some hints. If we want to survive tonight, someone has to sacrifice. Who should be the person chosen by the vote? We should think about this carefully..."

When he mentioned these, several faces other than his own appeared in his mind, including Zhao Yiyao who seemed to be dependent on him.