Fu Zhi did not know what she should say as she looked at Lu Yumo.

"That's good then." Ye Jiu smiled as he waved at Fu Zhi. "So you protect Zhizhi, and Zhizhi will protect me."

Lu Yumo was stunned by Ye Jiu's shamelessness and began to wonder if it was the wrong decision to act tough and badmouth his sister.

Lu Yumo nearly cried.

"He's too shameless! Ye Jiu is too shameless! He is not fit to be a brother!" Lu Yumo hammered the ground with his fist in exasperation when he remembered the holes and traps that Ye Jiu had laid for him ever since he'd shown up on his family's doorstep.

Then, he suddenly remembered something. He jerked up from the ground, charged straight up to Fu Zhi, and explained. "I was just saying that you have a lot of guts, and a haunted house is nothing for you! How about we don't go there?"

"But I remember you saying Fu Zhi is afraid of everything!" Song Fang interrupted. "You also said that she will cry for 3 days in a row if someone punches her…"

Lu Yumo turned around and kicked him. "You shut your d*mn mouth!"

Song Fang did not know why Lu Yumo wanted to kick him. All he'd ever done was just state the truth. He felt angry, sad, and betrayed as he shouted back, "How dare you kick me!"

"Get lost, plebeian!"

Ye Jiu clicked his tongue as he watched Song Fang grappling and wrestling with Lu Yumo. After he finished his milk tea, he took Fu Zhi's milk tea and had a sip. Then, he pouted and reminded Fu Zhi, "You have to protect me later. I have nyctophobia."

Lu Yubai, who was standing beside them, felt contempt for Ye Jiu's actions. "If you're so afraid of the dark, how come you are still alive? You should've scared yourself to death the moment you first closed your eyes."

Ye Jiu was speechless.

'Has your jealousy gotten the best of you? Are you now setting up a plot to assassinate me, the dream lover of the bossy president?'

"I've bought tickets for all of us. Let's hail a cab and go there. We should be able to enter as soon as we arrive!" Wang Yu yelled as he pulled out his phone.

It seemed to them that he had already gotten over his ex-girlfriend.

All of them then packed everything up and went to the haunted house.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Fu Zhi shook the roselle red bean milk tea that Ye Jiu had given her. "I thought I said I wanted a strawberry ice cream milkshake?"

Ye Jiu replied, "It's not good for girls to drink cold drinks. You can get kidney stones, and in some severe cases, they can lead to premature death. Besides, due to the high sugar content of a strawberry ice cream milkshake, it can increase your blood sugar level, affect your appetite, and consume the water in your body…"

"Speak the human language." Fu Zhi interrupted him expressionlessly.

"That roselle red bean milk tea s*cks. I don't want it!"

Fu Zhi did not know what to say.

Ye Jiu was spoiled and phony. Not only that, but he also took Fu Zhi's things away as if they were his own. Lu Yumo had disliked him since the moment he'd bumped into his family and had decided to pretend to be a ghost to scare him later in the haunted house.

After the staff member gave each of them a name tag, he led them to the entrance of the haunted house. It was about 9:00 p.m. right now, the winter wind was blowing hard, and the gloomy atmosphere of the haunted house made Lu Yumo just want to go home.

There were more boys on the basketball team, and the staff member split them into 3 teams.

Wang Yu had been excited before coming to the haunted house, but when he went in, he screamed as if it was the end of the world.

He was on the second team and he made the third team extremely nervous.

Lu Yumo's legs gave way, and were it not for Lu Yubai, he would have slumped on the ground already. However, he psyched himself up, acted as if he was fine, and said, "Jeez, it's just a haunted house. Does he really have to scream so loud? Anyway, there's nothing to be afraid of. We will walk together, and… You know what? Let's forget it. You guys look like you don't have a lot of guts to me, so just follow me. I will lead all of you!"

Though he talked big and acted as if he was brave, his shaking voice belied his true feelings.

Sipping on Fu Zhi's drink, Ye Jiu offered him a smile and said, "Thank you for stepping forward to keep us safe, brother."

Lu Yumo did not know what to say.

'Shut up, you phony little b*tch!'

With a smile on his face, the staff member handed a torchlight the size of a thumb to Lu Yumo. Then, he reminded them, "Kids, let me run you guys through the rules before you go in. When you're in there, do not hit our staff, do not verbally abuse them, and do not turn on the flashlight. Hold on tight to your name tag, go to the 6 designated corners of the room, flash your card, and only the door to the next room will open up."

Lu Yumo's heart was pumping fast as he listened to those rules, though he kept a straight face and did not allow his true feelings to show on his face.

When they were inside, Fu Zhi could obviously feel that the room was stuffy and it was dark.

There was a number of small rooms inside the haunted house. The haunted house was equipped with many devices, and the room that Lu Yumo had entered even had a roller coaster in it. There was still some distance between them and the roller coaster, and as they walked across the room, the pitter-patter of water droplets would waft into their ears from time to time.

"This is it?" Lu Yumo heaved a sigh of relief inwardly. He'd thought there were real ghosts in this haunted house. He turned his head around and told Fu Zhi, "Just stay behind me, Zhizhi. I will protect you till…"

Before he could finish his sentence, a flash of white zipped across the air.

Lu Yumo's eyes turned red instantly, and a scream escaped his throat. "Ahhh! What... What… What the hell was that?!"

Looking at her brother, who was standing behind her like a chick seeking protection from its mother, Fu Zhi replied expressionlessly, "It's just a towel."

"No way! You're lying to me!" Lu Yumo objected. He changed his target to Lu Yubai, wrapping his arms and legs around his body as he said, "Xiao Bai, there's a ghost!"

Lu Yubai was nearly strangled to death by Lu Yumo. He raised his hands to peel him off his body and growled. "Get off me! You're strangling me to death! There is no ghost! It's just a white towel!"

However, Lu Yumo did not release him. Instead, he tightened his arms around Lu Yubai's neck. His voice turned sharper as he sobbed. "No! I'm not going down! Don't let go of me, don't abandon me. I'm scared…"

Ye Jiu then retracted his arm from Fu Zhi's shoulder, poked Lu Yumo's hand, and said, "But brother, if you don't come down, who's going to protect us?"

'Who cares? Get away from me!'

Lowering his gaze, Ye Jiu sighed. "I didn't expect my brother to be so afraid of ghosts. Well, it's my fault. I shouldn't have expected so much from you."

Lu Yumo looked at Ye Jiu speechlessly and felt offended.

'What a phony little b*tch!'

"I'm not scared. Who told you that I'm scared?"

He immediately jumped down from Lu Yubai. He paused for a moment to take a deep breath and contain his tears. Then, he kept his head as low as possible and said, "S… Stand behind me. I… I will bring you guys to… the roller coaster."

Perhaps the rooms in the haunted house did not have a good soundproof system, as Lu Yumo could hear Wang Yu's heartbreaking cries at all times.

Lu Yumo turned his head around and saw Fu Zhi holding Ye Jiu's hand.

Just as he was thinking if it was a wrong decision to act tough, a low, haunting female voice came from the depths of the room.

He jerked his head back to the front, and the first thing that rammed into his vision was a "female ghost" that was hopping toward him. He was stunned for a moment, as he could feel something inside of him snap. He screamed aloud and climbed up Lu Yubai again. Putting his head on Lu Yubai's shoulder, he muttered, "It's okay, it's okay. There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm right here… I'm right here…"

Lu Yubai was speechless.

'Can someone get this idiot off me?'

The staff in the haunted house were well trained. The "female ghost" continued to bounce toward Lu Yumo, but she did not make any physical contact with him. When she was in front of him, she let out a laugh. "He, he, he…"

Lu Yumo finally could not hold himself back anymore and broke into tears.

Fu Zhi did not know what to say. Stifling a laugh, she asked, "Why don't we go out now?"

Lu Yumo was so frightened that he could not hear anything right now. He sniffled and clung to Lu Yubai even tighter.

"No! I'm leaving! No matter the reason you use, no one can split us up!"

Lu Yubai said, "Get the hell off me!"

Even the female ghost felt sorry for Lu Yubai. She took off her mask and said, "Hey, dude, look at me."

She pointed at her expressionless face and added, "I'm not a ghost, so stop crying."

Pouting his mouth, Lu Yumo shook his head, "You're a liar! I don't believe you!"

Lu Yubai's face was getting darker and darker with each passing second.

"I am warning you one last time. Get the hell off me, or I will turn you into a real ghost!"

Then, he peeled Lu Yumo's hands off his neck and kicked him to the ground.

Lu Yumo could not believe what Lu Yubai had done. He sat on the ground with his body shivering uncontrollably, looking as pitiful as a dog that had been abandoned by its master.

That said, he refused to admit that he was scared. He spun his head back to look at Lu Yubai and snarled, his voice sharp and laced thick with fear, "I hugged you because I know you're scared! How can you be such an ingrate and kick me away?!"

Lu Yubai harrumphed coldly but did not say anything. At the same time, a gust of eerie wind and a series of flustered footfalls reached their ears.

Fu Zhi saw several men and women in red getting off from the roller coaster.

The staff in the haunted house would not target bold players.

Thus, she told Ye Jiu and Song Fang, "Go scan your name tag in the room, and then we will gather at the door."

They nodded and went their separate ways.

As Lu Yumo kept his head low and rushed, swerving around madly, he shouted at his sister and brothers behind him. "Guys, victory is right ahead of us! Take my hand and let's push through!"

Lu Yubai, who was a few meters away from him, replied, "We haven't finished scanning our name tags, so we can't leave yet."

'Hold on a second!'

Lu Yumo suddenly realized something

'Lu Yubai is yelling at me? If I'm not holding Lu Yubai's hand, then who the hell is behind me?'

The smile on his face froze as he felt a chill creep down his spine.

After a long while, he swallowed his saliva hard and felt a cold sensation spread from the hand in his palm.

He refused to believe it and shouted their code word. "Zhizhi is?"

"Phew..."

As if to help him confirm this, the staff dutifully blew into his ear and let out a spooky laugh.

Lu Yumo was stunned.

It was not Lu Yubai!

On the other hand, Lu Yubao took a big step back, as he did not want the same thing to happen to him again.

Then, before anyone could do anything, a loud man's voice rang out from the boundless darkness ahead.

"It's a clear morning, and the sound of dove whistles is accompanied by a wake-up call. The world is not at peace, though, and storm clouds are stirring in peaceful times!

"Are you ready, soldiers? When that day does come, rest assured, motherland. Rest assured, loved ones. I will march bravely for victory!

"For victory, I will march forward bravely!!!"