Chapter 22
Chapter 22
“Couldn’t find it? Well, then there’s nothing I can do.”
He stood up with a mock sigh. “It looks like I’ll just have to pick one of you to be my food to cover your rent.”
Right then, a voice suddenly piped up from the side.
“Woof woof woof! Master, I’ve gained spiritual awareness! I can take human form now!”
Landlord: “…”
He turned silently to look at Yun Youyou, his mind reeling from the shock. For a moment, he was completely speechless.
The other three were equally stunned by Yun Youyou’s outrageous stunt.
Without batting an eye, Yun Youyou asked, “If I said I’m actually your dog transformed, would you believe me?”
“Besides, I have two eyes, one mouth, and one nose-just like your dog.”
Her logic was so sound that no one could find a way to refute it.
Shamate caught on too. “Then I’m a dog as well! I also have a nose, a mouth, and two big eyes.”
Tao Jinran raised her hand. “Me too!”
Yun Youyou: “Then I’m a simp dog!”
Tao Jinran: “I’m a single dog!”
Shamate thought for a moment and said shamelessly, “Then I’m a puppy dog!”
A sudden craze of claiming to be dogs erupted among the Players.
Everyone chimed in at once, desperate to prove they were dogs.
“Enough!”
The Landlord’s face darkened, his voice tinged with impatience.
“Who said the dog I’m looking for is an actual dog?”
Yun Youyou shrugged helplessly. “Well, we aren’t actual dogs either.”
The Landlord was momentarily choked up and pretended not to hear her.
“I’m looking for an ant that I named ‘Dog.’ Therefore, you’ve all failed your task.”
Yun Youyou: “…”
*We aren’t actual dogs, but you’re a real dog.*
*If you didn’t want us to complete the task, just say so. Why go through all this trouble?*
Shamate immediately hugged himself. “My meat doesn’t taste good. Eat them first.”
Yun Youyou glared at him. Talk about having no loyalty.
But when she turned around and saw the Landlord staring at her, she immediately hugged herself with a pitiful expression.
“I don’t have much meat. How about you save me for last?”
Shamate: “…” *And where’s your loyalty?*
“Forget it.”
The Landlord scanned them. “I’m not hungry right now. You can serve me as my servants instead.”
Tao Jinran curled her lip. “What era is this? Still doing the whole servant thing? The Qing Dynasty fell a long time ago.”
“What did you say?”
The Landlord keenly noticed Tao Jinran’s muttering.
Tao Jinran, being called out, immediately jerked to attention and flashed a fawning smile. “Young Master, nothing would please me more than to serve you.”
“Young Master, please sit. This old servant will go pour you a cup of water.”
Tao Jinran hurried to the kitchen.
Yun Youyou and Shamate: “…”
*Sweet talk, glib tongues, and fox-like seduction!*
They absolutely couldn’t lose.
“Young Master, let me massage your shoulders. They must be sore after a long day.”
“Young Master, let me fan you. You must be sweltering.”
The three of them sounded more fawning than the last; Shen Qingyu watched from the side, completely dazed.
The Landlord saw her standing there like an idiot and frowned in dissatisfaction. “What are you still standing there for?”
Yun Youyou quickly shot Shen Qingyu a look. “Go to the kitchen and help Jinran.”
Only then did Shen Qingyu snap out of it, rushing to the kitchen in a panic.
The Landlord nodded in satisfaction.
“You are the most satisfactory batch of Players I’ve ever seen.”
By the time Wang Weiye came downstairs, he saw the four of them hovering around the Landlord, their smiles more sycophantic than the next, as if he had stumbled into a massive gathering of bootlickers.
Yun Youyou, who was closest to the stairs, was the first to notice Wang Weiye coming down.
“Young Master, Wang Weiye is here!”
Shamate followed immediately after. “Young Master, Wang Weiye is here!”
The four of them sounded like a succession of little eunuchs announcing a visitor, their voices rising one after another. The sound startled Wang Weiye so much he didn’t even dare to keep walking down.
What was going on?
Where did an emperor come from?
He had only stayed in his room for a little while; how had this turned into a period drama?
The Landlord glanced at Wang Weiye.
“Too ugly. Keep him away from me.”
Wang Weiye didn’t even have the qualifications to be his servant.
Having been directly called ugly, Wang Weiye’s face turned green, then pale, then dark, yet he didn’t dare to voice a rebuttal.
The Landlord enjoyed the moment for a bit before dusting himself off and standing up.
“I’m going upstairs to rest for a while.”
Watching his retreating figure as he went upstairs, Yun Youyou wiped a tear from the corner of her eye and said with deep emotion, “It’s been so long since the Young Master was this happy.”
Shamate: “…” *I think you’re taking this role-play way too seriously.*
Everyone else, having escaped a disaster, breathed a sigh of relief.
This Landlord was actually quite nice; he only made them act as servants instead of turning them into food.
Tao Jinran flopped onto the sofa and let out a long sigh.
“Let’s watch some TV to relax.”
The signal light on the television lit up.
The screen flickered and soon brightened, but there was nothing on it.
“Is the signal bad?”
Tao Jinran picked up the remote, intending to turn it off.
Yun Youyou suddenly stood up and slapped the back of the TV set hard.
After a few loud thumps, a picture actually appeared on the screen.
Yun Youyou nodded with satisfaction. “Brute force works wonders.”
Everyone sat on the sofa together, looking at the TV with curiosity.
Static flashed across the screen.
After a moment, a well suddenly appeared on the screen.
In the dim environment, a woman in a long white dress stood by the well.
Her long black hair completely obscured her face, making her look quite eerie and terrifying.
“Hehehe…”
The person in the TV suddenly let out a few sinister laughs.
Tao Jinran covered her eyes in fear but still wanted to see, so she peeked through the gaps between her fingers with one eye.
“What is this? Is it a horror movie?”
Tao Jinran noticed that the woman in the TV was getting closer and closer to them, as if she were going to crawl out of the screen at any second.
Shen Qingyu stepped forward and picked up the remote, wanting to turn the TV off, only to find that no matter how she pressed the buttons, she couldn’t shut it down.
The female ghost continued to snicker as she drew closer and closer to the screen.
“Holy crap!”
Amidst Tao Jinran’s exclamation, the female ghost in the TV slowly poked her head out from the screen.
“She-she-she’s coming out!”
Tao Jinran’s voice trembled, her fear making her stutter. “Is… is this Sadako?”
The female ghost poked her head out from the screen.
“Hehehe, I’m out.”
The next second, she pulled her head back in.
“Hehehe, I’m back in.”
Yun Youyou: “…Do you want to come out or go back in?”
She felt like the ghosts in this Game were all a bit abnormal.
Tao Jinran muttered, “Maybe you should just stay inside.”
The female ghost sneered. “Heh, I’m not going back. I’m coming out!”
Tao Jinran: “…”
Where did this rebellious child come from?
Yun Youyou rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. “There are already enough people in this villa. How about we just stuff her back in?”
Tao Jinran looked at Yun Youyou in horror. “How are we supposed to stuff her back?”