So when Gu Mian returned, he saw a pigtailed girl whose face was exposed.

She could tentatively be called a girl—if one ignored her ugly yet refreshingly unconventional face.

Luckily, though the female ghost was ugly, her features still fell within the range of a normal human's appearance.

If anyone saw her unmasked face at midnight, their first thought would undoubtedly be, What kind of extraordinarily ugly woman have I encountered?

Not, What kind of extraordinarily ugly female ghost have I encountered?

To improve her appearance, Fatty somehow procured a red dress and managed to put it on her.

Thankfully, the female ghost was thin, so the extra layer of clothing underneath was hardly noticeable.

The female ghost seemed to quite like the dress Fatty had put on her.

Gu Mian saw her blood-stained hand move slightly, as if she didn't know where to place it. Immediately, the blood stopped seeping from her body, as if she were afraid of dirtying the pretty dress.

Viewed from behind, or if one didn't look at her face, the female ghost had a rather good bearing—chest out, abdomen pulled in, head held high—much like a professional dancer on TV.

If her head were covered while walking down the street, she might even capture the hearts of many young men.

However, Gu Mian had no intention of parading this female ghost on the streets; hiding her was more realistic.

As he was thinking this, he looked at Fatty beside him. "Have you named her yet?"

Fatty, of course, knew what Gu Mian was referring to.

He nodded solemnly. "I have!"

Seeing Fatty's solemn expression, Gu Mian had assumed he'd given the female ghost some earth-shattering, awe-inspiring name. However, when Fatty opened his mouth, two very common characters emerged—

"Xiao Hong."

Gu Mian was speechless.

Oh well, Xiao Hong it is, he thought. It's not like I was planning to give her the name of a novel heroine anyway.

The wind outside howled. It seemed especially strong today, causing the derelict billboards on both sides of the road to rattle noisily.

Dark clouds filled the sky, looking as if it might rain at any moment.

Fatty glanced nervously at the sky outside. "Say, Doctor, how did you get along with those two people in the instance?"

"Quite well." Gu Mian took out the [Strange Camera] and tossed it to Fatty. "When I came out of the instance, Han Shan said it was a pity..."

A pity about what?

"A pity that such a handsome and talented individual as myself couldn't go with them." Gu Mian showed no sign of embarrassment. "He said my luck was just too terrible; anyone who teamed up with me would suffer misfortune."

Gu Mian paused here. "I just took it as him complimenting me."

Fatty said shamelessly, "That definitely was a compliment, Doctor!"

Gu Mian continued, "In any case, we can't stay in this place much longer. Although many players left after the event, quite a few have temporarily stayed. With so many eyes and ears around, we should leave here first." As he spoke, he glanced out the window.

The fierce wind battered the windows, seemingly trying to smash the fragile glass to pieces. The sky was filled with dark clouds, and if one listened carefully, a low rumbling could be heard.

Strange, Gu Mian mused, staring out the window. How did the weather suddenly change so drastically?

He remembered the weather hadn't been this bad when he left in the morning. In just half a day, it looked as though a typhoon was about to make landfall.

Staring at the dark clouds, Gu Mian stroked his chin. "Today isn't suitable for action. Let's stay here one more night and decide tomorrow."

Although it was still afternoon, the sky had darkened to resemble nightfall, making it necessary to turn on the lights to see properly.

The strong wind swept dark clouds over the city, a terrifying sight. The WHOOSHING wind echoed around, making one's hair stand on end.

If one had to use a line of poetry to describe the current scene, it was a perfect depiction of 'Black clouds bear down on the city, as if to destroy it'.

The atmosphere bore an inexplicable resemblance to Xiao Hong standing in the middle of the living room.

Fatty had already closed all the windows in the house tightly, leaving no gaps. He was now leaning on the windowsill, propping his head with his hand. "Looks like a typhoon is coming, huh? It's really inconvenient without a weather forecast..."

Chu Changge, sitting at the table, suddenly spoke up. "It's February. We don't usually have typhoons making landfall here, do we?"

Fatty paused. That did seem to be the case; typhoons generally didn't make landfall in February.

Gu Mian never watched weather forecasts. Typhoons were a rarity in Lianhua City where he lived—perhaps one every eight hundred years—so he wasn't familiar with their patterns. Currently, he was examining the three special items brought out from the instance.

One was the system reward: [Protagonist Doesn't Die After Falling Off A Cliff Law].

Another was [The Queen's Poisonous Apple].

And the one he had snatched was the [No.1 Car Warehouse Access Card (One-Time Use)].

Fatty now spoke up, puzzled, "That's right. Typhoons shouldn't occur in February."

Regardless of how strong the typhoon outside might be, it couldn't deter Gu Mian from inspecting his special items.

[Protagonist Doesn't Die After Falling Off A Cliff Law]

[Introduction: This is, in fact, a secret manual—a blue-covered book. On the cover, written in black ink, are the large characters 'Protagonist Doesn't Die After Falling Off A Cliff Law'... No, wait, that seems to be eight characters.]

[Function: When the holder of this manual falls from a high place, there is a 60% chance they will not sustain any injuries.]

It seemed like a good item, but Gu Mian knew it was useless to him.

Considering his luck, he'd definitely fall into the other 40%, he thought.

Useless items go to Fatty—that had long been Gu Mian's guiding principle.

Thus, Fatty was hit by a blue-covered book that came flying his way.

Gu Mian then turned his attention to the next special item.

[The Queen's Poisonous Apple]

[Introduction: An apple created by the Evil Queen. This item is also known as 'The Princess Must Die.']

[Function: If consumed by a princess, she will be instantly poisoned and die. It cannot cause harm to ordinary people.]

Reading the apple's properties left Gu Mian completely stumped.

Even if I wanted to use this thing, I can't find a suitable target, he thought.

A princess? Unless I start digging in the ground now, perhaps I could unearth one who's been cold for a very long time...

It's a shame the current theme doesn't seem to be tomb raiding, Gu Mian mused. Otherwise, I could definitely take Fatty and a skilled young man tomb raiding.

For the entire afternoon, Gu Mian remained preoccupied with the question: Where on earth am I going to find a princess?

The sky grew increasingly ominous. Periodically, they could hear the sounds of a crowd stirring outside their door. Many players who had participated in the event and hadn't yet left also realized a typhoon was about to make landfall and were now searching for shelter.

Of course, the average person couldn't afford the one hundred coins per day for a room. Consequently, most players opted to rent a single room with seven or eight others, just to ride out the typhoon.

The innkeeper made a fortune this afternoon and had even considered raising prices. However, he was likely threatened, so the prices ultimately didn't increase.

By true nightfall, the small hotel was packed with guests. Players unable to rent rooms had even begun to occupy the lobby.

By now, the sky had become incredibly terrifying. Fatty had never seen such weather in his entire life.

It was as if thick ink were roiling across the sky—utterly pitch-black, with the wind howling ferociously.

Fatty looked at the sky and shivered. "I don't know why... but I have a really bad feeling about this..."

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