Time moved forward.
Qin Luo and Su Muwan's convoy wound through the meandering mountain roads, finally reaching the entrance of Destiny Mental Hospital.
The mental hospital was situated in a remote valley, surrounded by dense forests, making it difficult for the outside world to discover its existence.
Or rather, who in their right mind would ever imagine there'd be a mental hospital in such a godforsaken place?
Tap, tap.
Qin Luo and the others stepped out of their vehicles.
One by one, they looked up at the massive building before them.
Each felt a hint of eeriness.
"Qin Luo, is this the mental hospital you mentioned?"
Su Muwan got out of the car, staring at the dilapidated yet somehow creepy mental hospital before her.
A strange sense of unease welled up in her heart.
To be honest, this place... was rather frightening.
Moreover.
Hiss... why did the young miss feel so cold here?
The more Su Muwan looked, the less she wanted to go inside.
Besides, even if they locked Xiao Tian up here, who would watch over him?
What if someone rescued him again?
Qin Luo looked around.
The building appeared particularly gloomy under the surrounding dense forest. Despite it being a scorching hot noon, this place... was unusually cool.
It was cool to an abnormal degree.
Coo-coo... coo-coo...
Low animal-like sounds echoed from the depths of the surrounding forest, adding an ominous atmosphere.
Shen Fei's face showed fear, and Zhu Lan also gulped.
They looked at the dilapidated mental hospital before them.
Wait.
This place... surely there weren't ghosts here?
Qin Luo also felt that everything about this mental hospital seemed eerie.
But!
Others might not know, but how could Qin Luo not know what this place was?
This was the Destiny Mental Hospital provided by the system! Specifically designed to imprison protagonists!
So!
He glanced at Su Muwan beside him, who had her arms crossed but was actually digging her fingertips tightly into her arms.
He couldn't help but ask softly, "Young miss, you're not scared, are you?"
At these words.
Su Muwan, who had been somewhat frightened, immediately raised her eyebrows and snorted, "Scared?"
"I've never been afraid of anyone in my entire life!"
"Zhu Lan, bring Xiao Tian along, let's go!"
After speaking, she glared at Qin Luo, then hid behind him, clutching his clothes, and said, "You go first."
Damn you, Qin Luo! How dare you make me lose face! Just you wait!
[Loyalty +5]
Qin Luo smiled slightly: "Alright."
Zhu Lan looked at the eerie mental hospital, swallowed hard.
Then she looked at Shen Fei: "You go first."
Shen Fei: ??
....
....
Creak... creak...
The interior of the mental hospital was just as Qin Luo had imagined.
It was extremely dilapidated, with long, narrow corridors, dim lighting, and walls covered in strange symbols and patterns.
The hospital floor was made of tiles, which had been damaged over the years.
When Qin Luo and the others walked on them, they made strange, creepy noises.
Qin Luo walked in front, his expression somewhat strange. Using his peripheral vision to look at Su Muwan behind him, he asked softly, "Young miss?"
"Wh-what!"
"Aren't you a bit too close?"
"No, I'm not! Hurry up and get him inside! Then we can leave quickly!"
Su Muwan clutched tightly to the back of Qin Luo's clothes, her entire body hiding behind him.
She kept her head down, looking at her feet, her face pale as she shuffled along behind Qin Luo step by step.
Xiao Tian wore a foolish expression, licking a lollipop while being sandwiched between the equally frightened black-clad followers.
"Hehe... tasty..."
Shen Fei was pushed to the very front by Zhu Lan, and he said fearfully, "Sister Lan... can't we let the subordinates walk in front of me?"
"Shen Fei, can't you show some senior responsibility?"
"....."
Qin Luo was being pulled from behind, so he could only helplessly inch forward slowly.
Of course, he wasn't moving forward by instinct.
He was looking up at a system panel in front of him.
It showed the navigation for this mental hospital.
And, whether it was Qin Luo's imagination or not.
The further they walked, the more the temperature seemed to drop.
This made him feel a bit unsure.
Hiss... there couldn't really be ghosts, right?
So as he walked, he asked internally: Little puppy, there aren't any unclean things in this mental hospital, are there?
[Reporting to master, not at the moment]
?
What do you mean 'not at the moment'?
Just as Qin Luo was thinking this.
Suddenly!
[Well... finally, someone's here...]
A lazy, listless voice suddenly appeared in everyone's ears.
In an instant.
Su Muwan and the others' faces turned deathly pale.
"Ah!!"
"Eek!!"
"Qin Luo!"
"Brother Luo!! Ghost!"
Everyone screamed in succession.
Shen Fei and the others huddled together in fear.
Su Muwan immediately shrank into Qin Luo's arms, trembling, and tried to burrow into him like an ostrich.
As if she wanted to hide inside Qin Luo's body right then and there.
"We're going to die, going to die, going to die!"
"Qin Luo, hurry up and protect your young miss!"
"Demons and ghosts go away! Demons and ghosts go away!!"
"I'm a martial arts genius, my Qin Luo will beat you to death if you come near!"
"I'm warning you not to mess with me! The sharks in Jianghai haven't eaten for days! I don't care if you're human or ghost, provoke me and I'll throw you to them!"
"Do you believe that with one word from me, you'll never show your face in the supernatural circle again!"
Qin Luo held the pale-faced, incoherently babbling Su Muwan while looking with surprise toward the source of the voice.
There.
Stood a tall woman emanating an eerie aura.
She wore pristine white doctor's attire, but there were traces of red stains on it, as if they had never been completely washed away.
Her hair was black and thick, falling like a waterfall to cover her face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
Her face was pale, lips slightly blue, appearing particularly ghostly. Her hands were in her pockets, and she had deep dark circles under her eyes, looking as if she hadn't slept for a long time.
Looking down, she cast a shadow on the ground.
Oh, she's human.
Thinking this, Qin Luo quickly patted Su Muwan: "Miss, young miss..."
"Wuu wuu ah! Qin Luo, don't die!"
".......?"
Just how far has your imagination gone?
"Young miss, this is a person, looks like....."
Qin Luo paused as he spoke, looking at the name tag on her chest [Medical Office · Doctor Ya]
Then he said, "She's a doctor from the mental hospital."
At these words.
The whole place fell silent.
They all looked up at the pale-faced Doctor Ya, then looked down.
Feet on the ground, casting a shadow, she was alive!
Everyone relaxed.
Su Muwan blinked her big, teary eyes.
Hiss.... so it was a real person, scared the young miss to death.
"Ahem!"
Su Muwan quickly moved away from Qin Luo, then cleared her throat, using her inner energy to disperse her tears.
She raised her head to glare at Qin Luo, threatening, "Your young miss wasn't scared at all, I just thought you might be afraid, so I hugged you to protect you!"
"Got it?"
Hearing this, Qin Luo's mouth twitched, and he shrugged: "I understand!"