They didn't have spirit orbs yet, so they couldn't buy food.
However, before coming, Gu Wanyin had stuffed her bag with lots of compressed biscuits, beef jerky, and other foods.
After eating, they walked around the transfer area.
There were still many people near the transfer area, both human players and ghosts.
Gu Wanyin wanted to help them adapt to a life where ghosts could be seen everywhere.
In addition, she distributed her jewelry, giving one piece to each of them.
She gave the bracelet to Bai Shuwen, the hand chain to Dong Yue, and the ring to Zhuang Xiaoxia.
After all, they were brought to this horror world because of Gu Wanyin, and they were all her friends.
No matter what, Gu Wanyin had to protect their safety.
As for Gu Han, Gu Wanyin had originally intended to give her the earrings.
But Gu Han said she had various life-saving tools and didn't need them.
Gu Wanyin realized she was right; Gu Han also had a system and must have received plenty of rewards before.
At night, they lay in their beds, chatting about the instance they would enter tomorrow.
"I've watched a lot of horror movies recently. I wonder if that will be useful?" Dong Yue asked.
"Maybe," Gu Wanyin sighed.
"If all the ghosts in the horror world were as funny as the Black-Clothed Ghost, there wouldn't be much to fear," Zhuang Xiaoxia said.
"It's best not to think all the ghosts in the horror world are too nice," Bai Shuwen said.
"I agree, after all, it's a matter of life and death," Gu Han said.
Gu Wanyin remembered what the Black-Clothed Ghost had said before and spoke up, "Besides, the ghosts in the horror world are also bound by rules. Sometimes even if they want to spare the players, they can't."
In any case, once they entered the instance, they would have to be on high alert.
To ensure they were well-rested for tomorrow, they ended their chat early and went to sleep.
Gu Wanyin had thought she wouldn't be able to sleep.
Surprisingly, she slept until daybreak.
Looking at the time, it was already ten in the morning.
The others also seemed to have just woken up.
"Although this bed isn't as good as a hotel's, it sure lets you sleep well!"
After taking turns to wash up and eating a bit, they sat on the edge of the bed, holding their breath in anticipation of twelve o'clock.
When the clock on the wall struck twelve, Gu Wanyin once again felt the sensation of the world spinning.
She just wanted to say, couldn't the method of entering the instance be a bit gentler...
When Gu Wanyin opened her eyes again, she found herself standing in front of an ancient-style mansion.
The air was a bit damp; it must have just rained, and the weather hadn't cleared yet.
At that moment, the main gate of the mansion suddenly opened from the inside, and a man dressed in ancient clothes walked out. He appeared to be in his fifties, with a kind face and a warm smile.
"Welcome! Thank you for coming from afar to attend our second young master's wedding," the butler approached her and bowed slightly. "Please come in. The other guests have all arrived; you're the last one."
Hearing this, Gu Wanyin understood.
It seemed that in this instance, the players would be playing the roles of guests attending a wedding.
How to get out of the instance would only be known once they entered the mansion.
Gu Wanyin nodded and followed the butler into the mansion.
The mansion was very large. She followed the butler through countless corridors before finally stopping in front of a room.
"The other guests are all inside. Please go in and rest for a while," the butler said respectfully. "The second young master is still busy and will only be able to entertain you in the evening."
Gu Wanyin nodded and pushed the door open.
As soon as she entered, she attracted the attention of everyone in the room.
Dong Yue and the others waved to her excitedly.
The four of them were already there.
Besides them, there were three other people.
A man wearing glasses, a muscular man, and a woman in a business suit who looked like she had been suddenly pulled into the horror world while at work.
There were no clothes to change into in the horror world, so they had to keep wearing what they had on before.
These three showed no signs of panic or shock on their faces; they must all be experienced players.
"Is everyone here now?" the muscular man asked.
"Should be," Gu Wanyin nodded. "The butler just said I was the last one."
"This instance has eight people," the man with glasses said. "Not bad, it shouldn't be one of the high-difficulty ones."
"Hmm, since everyone's here, let's introduce ourselves," the woman in the business suit said. "I'm Chen Sisi, and I've already passed two instances."
"I'm Liu Zhuang, I've passed three," the muscular man said.
"I'm Tao Jianchun, just finished my first instance," the man with glasses said.
Then Gu Wanyin and her group also stated their names.
"We've all passed one instance," Gu Wanyin said.
This was what they had agreed upon earlier - to say they had already completed one instance when they came in, to avoid others thinking they were all newcomers and worrying about them.
Indeed, they were newcomers when it came to passing instances, but they were mentally prepared and wouldn't act recklessly.
"You five know each other?" Liu Zhuang raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Yes, we passed the last instance together," Gu Han said.
Hearing this, the other three didn't pay much attention to it. After all, in these horror instances, having more people in a group doesn't necessarily mean you can pass.
"Let's wait for a while," Tao Jianchun said. "It seems we'll only know how to get out of the instance once we meet the second young master of this house."
"It's a bit strange," Bai Shuwen said. "In such a big house, is the second young master the only one here? Where's the eldest young master, and the master and mistress? Logically, since we're guests, even if the second young master is busy, they should come to greet us."
"Why don't we go out and look around?" Dong Yue suggested. "The butler said earlier that the second young master would only come in the evening. It's just past noon now, are we supposed to sit here all afternoon?"
"If we go out and encounter any danger, no one will be responsible," Chen Sisi said coolly.
"The butler didn't say we couldn't leave this room," Zhuang Xiaoxia said. "If there was danger in going out, the NPC would have given us a hint about something so important."
When she said this, the others also felt it made sense.
So all eight of them walked out of the room.
Gu Wanyin and her four companions naturally stayed together, while the other three formed their own group and went in a different direction from Gu Wanyin's group.
"Although we can wander around the mansion, we probably shouldn't enter rooms randomly," Gu Wanyin said. "After all, this is someone else's home."
The others all nodded in agreement.
They didn't notice that at a corner, someone was watching their retreating figures with a resentful gaze...
