Chapter 3

Chapter 3

I retracted the knife with an expressionless face, stuffed the Roujiamo into a paper bag, and drizzled it with meat gravy.

Qin Xiao’s movements came to a halt. His expression was somewhat unreadable as he looked at the piping hot Mo in his hand.

It was as if he were saying, “That’s it?”

However, his gaze was quickly drawn to the Roujiamo.

The white Mo had a slightly golden-brown exterior. Inside, the finely chopped pork neck-a perfect blend of lean and fat-was tender and succulent. It glistened under the moisture of the braising liquid and the faint rising steam.

Crystal clear and wobbling slightly, it looked incredibly delicious.

The originally murderous Eerie quieted down. I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking I had managed to fool my way through.

After observing for a long while, Qin Xiao pulled a piece of ghost money from his pocket.

But that ghost money was covered in sticky blood. The moment it touched my hand, I instinctively wiped it off with a rag.

In the next instant, I froze in place, too stiff to move.

Crap.

The setting of the Horror Game was that only Players could see the gruesome deaths and blood of the Eerie.

Consequently, the corners of Qin Xiao’s lips curled into a dangerous smile, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth as he stared intently at me.

“Who are you… and where did the original owner go…”

The man leaned closer and closer, those sharp teeth nearly sinking into my cheek.

My legs went weak with fear. With a trembling hand, I snatched the Mo back from him and shoved it into his mouth.

Qin Xiao bit down instinctively. Juices exploded, filling his mouth with fragrant, savory meat.

His expression froze for a split second. The hammer aimed at the back of my head stopped just three centimeters away.

In fact, Qin Xiao was beyond shocked at this moment.

How could this Mo have any flavor?

It tasted real-oily, fragrant, and crispy.

This was absolutely impossible!

The Eerie acting as NPCs in the Horror Game were all souls who had died in reality.

Since they were already dead, everything in the world of the Eerie was fake.

Taste, smell, touch-none of it existed…

Logically speaking, food should have no flavor at all in the mouth of an Eerie!

Seeing him stop his attack, I stood on my tiptoes and held up the Roujiamo with trepidation, terrified that my skull would be crushed in the next second.

But Qin Xiao just expressionlessly took large bites of the Mo right out of my hand.

After finishing, he looked at me with some hesitation.

Then, he pulled two normal red banknotes from his pocket and handed them over.

“Give me ten more. To go.”

“Ri-right away!”

Knowing I had escaped death, I worked non-stop to collect the money and buried my head in making the Mo, not daring to look up at him again.

As Qin Xiao left with the ten hot buns, he didn’t forget to cast a warning glance my way.

“I’ll be back tomorrow.”

He turned to leave, unable to resist muttering another sentence under his breath.

“I’ll kill her tomorrow!”

Clutching the 200 yuan, I stood alone, bewildered in the wind.

Please, if you’re going to kill me, could you at least not tell me!

Since Qin Xiao had bought all the Roujiamo at the stall, it was only natural for me to pack up early.

The door slammed shut, and I hid back in the Safe House.

Meanwhile, the viewers in the Live Stream, who had thought I wouldn’t survive the first day, were utterly shocked. The comments were a mess.

“The person next door used an A-grade Item just to escape being hunted by an Eerie, and she did it with a Roujiamo?”

“She even earned 200 units of currency! She can exchange that for so many things in the Shop!”

“She probably won’t survive the second day. Didn’t you hear the Eerie say he’s coming to kill her tomorrow?”

“Three seconds of silence for the newcomer…”

“Xiao Li, don’t be afraid! Xiao Li, you’re doing great!”

“Even a newcomer has brainless fans? The person calling her Xiao Li upstairs, why are you here every day?”