IAmABanana Freshie Translation

Here’s a list of names, in case someone couldn’t remember them:

Level 8 team
张章 Zhang Zhang (leader)
富春 Fu Chun (chef)
尤星 You Xing (young girl)
杜凤 Du Feng (older sister)
杜军 Du Jun (younger brother)

Newcomer
Han Yu (Real estate agent)
Jiang Yiran (college young man)
Qi Shan (young girl)

---

The group put away their things and started to go on their way.

Time is tight and the task is difficult. Although it is not known exactly when they will find Longjing grass, they have to set aside 2 days for them to return to the train station. Now, it seems that the only way to find the grass is to go up the mountain, but they are not certain how far it is.

Lou Fan walked beside Qin Tan with a smile on his face. At this moment, Chen Shuyang finally realized that something is wrong, and silly-ly asked, “Brother Lou, something good happened? Did you find money on the ground?”

Lou Fan turned his head to look at Chen Shuyang and replied, “Something happier than finding money.”

Chen Shuyang turned to look at Qin Tan and is about to speak when he saw Qin Tan looking at Lou Fan with a doting face. Goosebumps stood up and he shivered. My god! Brother Qin’s eyes are so scary! The two ignored him, and Chen Shuyang looked at Wen Lang and Jiang Dong behind him, who are currently bickering. He has this feeling like there is something wrong with everyone? Tilting his head, Chen Shuyang couldn’t think of a reason so he silently stopped talking, and continued on his way.

It didn’t take long before it started to rain. Being drenched by the rain, one suddenly felt that their body has become sticky. Fortunately, the teams’ rain gear comes with a portable raincoat, which is convenient and lightweight. The 3 newcomers have nothing so they can only continue to move forward in the rain. Han Yu cursed while blocking the rain with his arm. Fortunately, the rain came and went quickly, the sky cleared up within an hour.

There is usually a lot of dirt on the mountain, but it’s different here. Scattered all around is the kind of big stone that needs a person to hug around it. Hence, even if it rains, it will not feel muddy.

“Ei, hold on for a moment, I need to relieve myself.” Wen Lang shouted.

The girls all went to the front, and the Level 8 team is at the front as well. Lou Fan and his other 2 team members heard Wen Lang’s call so they slowed down.

Wen Lang turned his back to the crowd, and after watering the grass comfortably, he pulled up his pants to leave. A flash of light suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye so he turned back to look again. It is a grass with a mixture of green and red colors, the tip of the grass is curled crookedly. Looking at it carefully, it seemed that there are fine scales on the curled part. Wen Lang didn’t think about it, reached out, and picked it up, “This is…”

“Be careful!”

A strong force shoved Wen Lang away, and he fell 2 meters away. He could smell a fishy stench and look over. A large python has suddenly appeared. Jiang Dong is clenching its bloody mouth with both hands, with his back against the tree trunk, and he is tilting his head to avoid the snake’s mouth. 2 spirit arrows flew towards the python, but it seemed to be unaware of it at all. Wen Lang immediately put the reddish-green grass into his pocket and shook the chain whip out of his sleeve. Wrapping it around the snake, he pulled with all his strength but it is like pulling a large and heavy iron block. Qin Tan took his Tang sword and jumped up, then slashed at the snake.

“Hiss!”

The Chang snake is in pain, it twisted around and let go of Jiang Dong. Jiang Dong immediately stepped aside and drew a sword from his waist.

When Zhang Zhang and the others got to the scene, they saw Qin Tan fighting with the snake. Lou Fan assisted at the side, shooting arrows and interrupting the snake. The snake’s body is super hard so he kept shooting at the eyes. When he saw a gap in the defense, Lou Fan will shoot at the more fragile part of the snake’s belly. Chen Shuyang didn’t dare to go forward with the dagger, but Wen Lang and Jiang Dong are not afraid, so they followed behind Lou Fan to harass the snake.

Seeing Zhang Zhang’s team coming over, Wen Lang immediately shouted, “This is Chang snake, and I picked up a Longjing grass.”

Zhang Zhang originally planned to help anyway, so he immediately went up with the chainsaw. He slashed the chainsaw at the snake’s body, making a loud noise and the snake’s body’s scales went flying. The pained snake immediately turned to face Zhang Zhang. Lou Fan happened to be behind it and when it swung its tail, it would immediately hit Lou Fan. At that moment, Qin Tan swiftly pulled Lou Fan into his arms.

“Nhn.” A muffled groan escaped from Qin Tan’s lips.

Lou Fan quickly pulled Qin Tan aside and asked nervously, “How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?”

Qin Tan shook his head.

Lou Fan didn’t believe it and turned to look at his back. There is a long bloodstain on the back that got struck by the snake’s tail. Qin Tan’s clothes are shredded and it looked like the entire back is injured. Lou Fan glared at the Chang snake hatefully, felt like eating it whole.

“Shuyang, help to put medicine on Qin Tan.” Lou Fan shouted at Chen Shuyang and turned to join the fray.

With 3 phoenix feather arrows notched on the bow, Lou Fan looked calm and composed, as if Qin Tan’s injury did not affect his state. He took aim, and at the moment when Chang snake raised its body, 3 arrows fired at the same time, and they shot at one place in unison. The power of 1 arrow may not be too great, but the 3 arrows together managed to stab the Chang snake 7 inches from the head, but the wound is still not deep.

The Chang snake hissed, Lou Fan took a few steps forward and jumped up on the tree trunk. 2 more phoenix feathers shot at Chang snake’s eyes respectively, followed by 2 spiritual arrows. The blind Chang snake is now writhing on the ground. Wen Lang wrapped his chain whip around the upper body of the snake while Jiang Dong’s bandage is wrapped around the snake’s tail. Fortunately, his bandage is a spirit weapon, otherwise, the bandage would have been broken into pieces long ago. The two pulled as hard as they could.

Fu Chun and Du Jun kept swinging their weapons but hitting the snake’s body had little effect. Zhang Zhang pushed the two away and jumped to the spot 7 inches from the snake’s head. Then he struck down with his chainsaw…

A whirring noise that would cause one’s teeth to feel numb rang out. The snake’s body twisted violently, but couldn’t move away because someone is restraining it from both ends. Zhang Zhang held the electric saw and continue cutting. Soon, the snake’s body, including the skin and meat is sawed open.

The body of the snake though cut into two is still twitching, and everyone sat on the ground gasping for breath. Lou Fan ran back to Qin Tan. Chen Shuyang had already disinfected the wound and put medicine on it. After cleaning up, the flesh of the wound is visible and looked painful.

“Does it hurt?” Lou Fan doesn’t dare to touch.

Qin Tan smiled, “This little injury doesn’t hurt.”

But his heart hurts ah! Lou Fan really wanted to hug Qin Tan and kiss him now. It’s a pity that it’s a bit inappropriate for the public.

Jiang Dong came over with more medicine and bandages in his hands, “I’ll wrap it up.”

Lou Fan stepped aside, “Have to trouble you then.”

Jiang Dong glanced at Lou Fan and smiled knowingly, “The vital parts are fine, don’t worry.” After speaking, he winked at Lou Fan.

When Lou Fan finally reacted to what Jiang Dong meant, his face turned red. The conversation just started and it became rated so quickly? Also, how did Jiang Dong know?

Before Lou Fan could pull Jiang Dong to ask, Wen Lang came over and took out the Longjing grass from his pocket.

“Brother Lou, don’t you think it looks like a dragon?”

The grass is green with a tint of red, and it is not easy to find it in a pile of weeds if one doesn’t look closely. Its top is like a cluster of fruits and its shape is distorted. With scales and no feet, rather than calling a dragon, it’s more like a snake.

Chen Shuyang leaned over to look at it. Raising his glasses, he said in an old-fashioned manner, “It’s a bit like Jiao.”

“It turns out that Longjing grass looks like this.” Lou Fan looked at it carefully and remembered its appearance.

On their watch, their task progress display changed from 0/10 to 1/10. For this kind of quest item, Lou Fan always put it away first and check later. Seeing that Jiang Dong is still treating Qin Tan’s wounds, he walked over to the Chang snake that had been cut into two pieces, wanting to see if there is anything on it that could be harvested.

Zhang Zhang had the same thought as Lou Fan. When Zhang Zhang came over with the chainsaw, he saw Lou Fan standing in front of the Chang snake. He smiled at him, raised the chainsaw, and cut open Chang snake’s belly, which was much faster than they used a sword.

This Chang snake is just like an ordinary python, just a little bigger, and there is nothing special about it. Zhang Zhang wiped the chainsaw with a cloth in disappointment, “There’s nothing useful but it’s so difficult to deal with, that’s too tricky.”

Lou Fan reassured Zhang Zhang, “It might be good that it has nothing. If there is something in it, then the snake must be more difficult to deal with.”

Zhang Zhang nodded and turned his gaze at the junior team, “Is Team leader Qin okay?”

Lou Fan: “The wound on the back is a bit long, but fortunately I brought medicine, it’s not a big problem.”

Zhang Zhang nodded and returned to his team. Watching from a distance, Lou Fan saw that Zhang Zhang seems to be discussing something so he turned around and walked to Qin Tan’s side. He saw Qin Tan taking a new shirt from his backpack and putting it on.

“How is it? Will the wound hinder your movement?” The wound looked quite big. If it hindered the movement, it would be even more troublesome if Qin Tan is in danger later.

Qin Tan moved his arm, “No problem, the medicine’s efficiency is quite good this time.”

When it comes to this, Lou Fan felt pain for their wallet. Before this, the hemostatic and anti-inflammatory medicine only cost 20 to 30 points, but now this medicine actually requires 100 points. However, thinking about the danger they might encounter this time, he exchanged 5 bottles, as well as other types of medicine, and spent a lot of points. Now it seems that expensive price is justified, at least the effect is good.

On the other hand, Lou Fan didn’t expect the medicine to work so well! He actually planned to take this opportunity to ‘be the top’, but as a result, the opportunity slipped away in vain! Thinking so, Lou Fan still felt that he is losing out so he walked over and lifted Qin Tan’s clothes. Then he slid his fingers from top to bottom on the bandage of the wound. Unconsciously, his fingers slipped to the bare skin next to the bandage.

Qin Tan felt like a slowly moving mollusk is attached to his back and immediately shuddered, his muscles tightened instantly. His heart skipped a beat, and he really wanted to pull that ‘someone’ over and punish him.

Sensing Qin Tan’s muscles tensed up, Lou Fan stopped his hand. He immediately put it away and sorted Qin Tan’s clothes.

“The medicine is really good, and Jiang Dong’s skill is also very good.” As Lou Fan said with a smile, he glanced at Qin Tan’s lower body.

On the other side, Zhang Zhang walked back to the team. His 4 team members are waiting for him but there is no joy on their faces in completing 1/10 of their task. In the battle just now, except Zhang Zhang, none of them could provide real help, and they watched nervously throughout the whole process. As an intermediate team, the strength of the junior team this time made them feel that they are no weaker than them.

“The Chang snake is not very easy to deal with. None of us have items that can restrain it, so it’s not easy to handle.”

Zhang Zhang might look a little silly on the outside, but he knew the strength of his team members very well. They have prepared tools to deal with snakes in advance, but now it seems that the tools are not very useful – the purchased weapons are still inferior to spirit weapons. You Xing looked delicate, but she is considered the brains of the team. She hesitated for a moment and said, “How about, we discuss it with Team leader Qin’s team? We ask them to help us, and we give them some points?”

Zhang Zhang scratched his head, “I see that they are richer than us, and their food is much better than us. Can giving points work?”

You Xing: It seems that it is really not good.

Du Feng: “Then let’s use items to exchange for help instead. There’s 1 item that I got from the last task, we’ll give that to them.”

Zhang Zhang sighed in melancholy, “Wait for the next Chang snake to come out and we’ll see. Qin Tan’s team won’t stand by the side and watch us die. If nothing works, then we’ll discuss it again. Team leader Qin is injured just now.”

That’s the only way to do it.

Both teams have completed 1/10 of the task progress and the target has appeared. There may be some more nearby, so the 2 teams planned to search around.

…

“Han Yu, are you still a man? You dare to pull a girl in front of you as a shield?!”

Jiang Yiran grabbed Han Yu’s clothes and lifted him up, his face flushed with anger. He is originally taller than Han Yu, so when he grabbed Han Yu’s collar with one hand, Han Yu’s toes have to press hard on the ground to maintain balance.

“You fcking let me go. Who the f are you?! How dare you talk to me like this?!” Han Yu struggled and shouted, waving his fists at Jiang Yiran. Jiang Yiran obviously didn’t have much fighting experience and got hit. Then the men rolled to the ground together and scuffled.

“Don’t fight!” Qi Shan shouted anxiously, “Don’t fight!”

“Are you two that free?” Wen Lang walked over slowly, with a piece of grass in his mouth he got at some point. He looked down at the men condescendingly, without any intention of persuading them to stop fighting.

Raw word count: 3316

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

Here’s a list of names, in case someone couldn’t remember them:

Level 8 team
张章 Zhang Zhang (leader)
富春 Fu Chun (chef)
尤星 You Xing (young girl)
杜凤 Du Feng (older sister)
杜军 Du Jun (younger brother)

Newcomer
Han Yu (Real estate agent)
Jiang Yiran (college young man)
Qi Shan (young girl)
Unknown x3

---

As the sky is getting darker, the fog started to appear all around. Everyone became vigilant because whenever this kind of thing happens, they know that it is not good. The fog gradually thickened, and soon the visibility is only 2 to 3 meters, the sky is completely dark. Lou Fan’s team gathered together. They looked seemingly casually but their weapons are tightly grasped in their hands.

The surroundings are quiet, not a single sound could be heard, only the sound of breathing between each other. After a while, seeing that nothing happened, the newcomers couldn’t stand it anymore. They sat down one after another and complained in a low voice.

You Xing whispered to Zhang Zhang, “Team leader, I think something is wrong. I seem to smell something, so we still have to be careful.” You Xing’s nose is very sensitive, and she can smell anything that seems wrong. Many times they rely on her sensitive sense of smell to escape danger.

Zhang Zhang believed what You Xing said and nodded, “Okay, I’ll go over to tell Team leader Qin about it and arrange a vigil.”

The team leaders discussed the arrangements for the vigil, and regardless of the complaints of the newcomers, they decided to go straight to rest. Suddenly a newcomer shouted.

“You guys see that? It’s something shiny.”

“Is it something like gold? Or gems?”

The 2 newcomers looked very excited and said, “Let’s go over and take a look. If it’s really gold, we’ll be rich.”

Lou Fan watched the commotion calmly. Such a big piece, if it is really gold, indeed one will be rich.

Zhang Zhang frowned and said, “Don’t move.”

The newcomer disdainfully replied, “Why should I listen to you? We discovered this first. Do you want to hoard all yourself?”

As a person with a bad temper, the accusation caused Zhang Zhang to become angry, “The hell, I’m thinking for your own g…”

“Who wants you to be good for me? Mind your own business.” The two newcomers are disdainful and did not appreciate Zhang Zhang’s goodwill.

Qin Tan grabbed Zhang Zhang and said, “Team leader Zhang, this kind of person who wants to seek death, can you stop them? Just go and rest.”

Zhang Zhang stopped to think about it and felt that Qin Tan is right. Why is he angry with the newcomer? With this kind of self-destruction attitude, they might die at some point anyway. Isn’t it a waste of his goodwill? The newcomers also said that he is nosy. He must have been too idle to think to warn them.

The 2 newcomers quickly ran towards the place with the glowing thing, while the other newcomer hesitated. Looking in that direction with a rapid heartbeat, the third newcomer finally couldn’t resist the temptation and walked slowly there.

The fog is very thick, the figures of the 2 newcomers soon disappeared into the fog. The third newcomer behind them also looked blurred to the rest.

Han Yu looked hesitant and seemed very moved. Qi Shan however didn’t move at all, still sitting by the fire. Jiang Yiran put the umbrella on his shoulders and stared over there with a smirk. He said to Chen Shuyang, “Look, this kind of behavior is courting death. Their ending must be bad.”

As soon as Jiang Yiran finished speaking, the ground began to vibrate slightly, as if something heavy appeared. Lou Fan turned his ears sideways and seemed to hear something rustling. Qi Shan reacted quickly and immediately used the soil around the fire to extinguish it, and Du Jun stepped forward to help. As soon as the fire is extinguished, the surroundings plunged into darkness. You Xing shrugged her nose and she caught a stench.

A bell noise sounded, the sound is heavy and thick and it’s making people feel dizzy.

The 13 people present held their breath and did not dare to make a sound. The 2 newcomers who were picking up things over there also felt that something is wrong and immediately wanted to return. But before they could take 2 steps away, they saw a black shadow appear.

Standing next to Qin Tan, Lou Fan only felt a sense of oppression from all directions, and he unconsciously held the hand by his side. Qin Tan tilted his head indistinctly and squeezed Lou Fan’s hand firmly. Lou Fan’s tense heart seemed to be surrounded by a warm current. A smile appeared in his mouth, and his gaze became firm.

“AHH! Help m…” The screams sounded and stopped abruptly.

The third newcomer who was still on the way froze in place, didn’t dare to move. He stared forward, and his pants got wet.

2 minutes later, the surroundings returned to silence, and everyone looked at each other cautiously. Zhang Zhang gestured at Qin Tan and he walked slowly towards the man who can still be seen in the thick fog. When he reached the man, Zhang Zhang sighed inwardly and shook his head at the crowd. Lou Fan followed Qin Tan and walked over. Although the man remained standing, his 7 orifices are bleeding and his body is as stiff as a stone as if he had been dead for a long time. But for them, it is only 5 minutes ago.

The remaining 3 newcomers are stunned by this kind of situation. Even Qi Shan showed a surprised expression, her eyes under her long bangs showing a terrified gaze. Han Yu is even more frightened. Fortunately, he hesitated a moment ago and didn’t go.

“Frick! What did I say just now?! I knew that doing this kind of thing would definitely be offed as cannon fodders.” Jiang Yiran said in horror, his eyes looking back and forth among the 10 experienced people. “This is terrible, I have to hug a big thigh.”

There must be a protagonist among them but who?

Lou Fan recalled the sound just now and said, “I heard a rustling sound just now, it’s kind of like…” For a while, he couldn’t think of a proper word to describe it.

You Xing added, “I smelled a fishy stench.”

Both of them have sensitive 5 senses, while the rest only feel the strong underground vibration.

Chen Shuyang thought about it, and suddenly said, “Could it be a snake?”

Jiang Dong immediately added, “The god Qitong lives in the mountain, its sound is often like a bell, and there are many snakes under it. It should be Qitong who appeared, and there are snakes beside him.”

Chen Shuyang covered his mouth, in disbelief, “God? We really met a God?!” What could they still do? Might as well die now.

With the speculation of the two, Lou Fan also thinks he heard a snake. So the question is, did Qitong randomly appear, or did it appear because the 2 newcomers picked up the glowing thing?

Lou Fan helplessly said, “Even we encountered him, we still have to do the task. Gods will not eat you for no reason.”

Then, Lou Fan walked to the place where the light was just now. Qin Tan had already checked it out and said, “There are no shiny things anymore.” There is no blood or anything around, the 2 newcomers seemed to disappear suddenly.

Qin Tan ordered the people to return, “Go back to rest, and we’ll continue the mission tomorrow. The shiny thing is the trigger point, don’t touch it.”

Lou Fan nodded and informed Zhang Zhang, “Then I’ll go to bed first. Call me for vigil duty later.”

The night duty arrangement is the Level 8 team in the doing the first half of the night, and the junior team in the second half of the night. The extra person from each team will be on duty together in the early morning. After fully considering various factors, this arrangement is quite reasonable.

There are 3 tents, one for Qin Tan and Lou Fan, one for the other 3 members, and the last one is for the girls from the Level 8 team.

Qin Tan walked into the tent and closed the zipper. There are no lights in the tent so he is about to get a night light when suddenly, someone pulled at his collar. With this weak force, if Qin Tan exerts a little force, the other party won’t be able to pull him down at all. But he knew who it is and cooperatively leaned forward. He sensed a soft touch on his cheek and gave a low chuckle.

“Qin Tan, be serious!” Lou Fan whispered in Qin Tan’s ear.

The shallow breath is right next to his ear making Qin Tan feel like he got lightly brushed by a feather. His body felt itchy, and he wanted to do something.

“What’s the matter?” Mimicking Lou Fan, Qin Tan also lowered his voice, carrying a hint of hoarseness. In the dark, it sounded dangerous.

Hearing that make Lou Fan grit his teeth, he really wanted to take a bite at Qin Tan.

“I like you.”

Qin Tan is not surprised by the confession. In the darkness, the corners of his mouth rose, and he couldn’t hide his smile. But Lou Fan couldn’t see it. Seeing that Qin Tan didn’t speak for a long time, he felt a little anxious in his heart. He couldn’t help but say, “Qin Tan!”

The next moment, Lou Fan is held tightly in Qin Tan’s arms and the man lets out a sigh. Then, they both fell down. With the human protector at the bottom, Lou Fan got thrown into Qin Tan’s arms.

“I liked you for a long time.”

Hearing that, Lou Fan smiled widely, and he kissed Qin Tan fiercely. Soon, Qin Tan took the initiative, and Lou Fan is kissed so deeply by the man that he could hardly breathe. Qin Tan seemed to want to eat him whole. Qin Tan’s broad palms pressed against his back, pressing him tightly to his body. Lou Fan felt that he could hardly breathe, the air in the chest seems to be sucked out. He made small gasps and this made Qin Tan’s body tense up even more.

Qin Tan gasped and stopped when he is about to lose control of himself. He buried himself in Lou Fan’s shoulder, calming himself down.

There is a numb itching on the side of his neck, and Lou Fan could feel Qin Tan’s feeling of excitement at this moment. A strange feeling rose in his heart and Lou Fan closed his eyes, trying hard to suppress the smile that is about to burst out.

In the silence, no one spoke. Lou Fan is hugged by Qin Tan just like that, and then—— fell asleep!

After Qin Tan found that Lou Fan has fallen asleep, he wrapped him properly in a sleeping bag. Then he bowed his head and kissed Lou Fan, again and again, Finally he sucked at Lou Fan’s lips and explored around until Lou Fan made an impatient sound. In the dark, Qin Tan couldn’t stop smiling.

…

After what happened, Zhang Zhang and the others keep feeling a little nervous all night. When they woke up early in the morning, everyone had a little shadow under their eyes.

Lou Fan came out of the tent and stretched, his face full of good sleep and content, but also with a smug look on his face. The other members also came out one after another, Qin Tan and Jiang Dong looked sober, while Chen Shuyang and Wen Lang looked lazy and dazed.

Wen Lang looked at Lou Fan, left and right, and felt that something has happened that he didn’t know. He leaned over to Chen Shuyang and asked, “Shuyang, do you see something wrong with Brother Lou? Why do I think he is smiling like a…” Wen Lang is a little afraid to say the last word[1].

Chen Shuyang looked up and said, “No, Brother Lou looked normal. What’s wrong?”

Wen Lang looked again suspiciously. Could it be that he is wrong? No, with his keen intuition, something must have happened.

Zhang Zhang: “Brother, you guys are really gutsy, more than me.”

Lou Fan: “It’s useless to worry so it’s better to rest as much as possible. You see, nothing happened, right? And there are people staying vigil in the night. They will call out if there is any situation.”

That’s gutsy too! In that kind of situation, who can sleep!

Once again, Zhang Zhang felt that the junior team is a bunch of amazing people. Zhang Zhang also made a judgment in his heart. If one is not strong enough, they won’t dare to do this. Even if someone is on vigil duty at night, when an emergency occurs, can a sleeping person react swiftly to it? He dared not say he could.

Lou Fan’s team ate bread for breakfast, Zhang Zhang’s team ate biscuits, and the newcomers only had compressed biscuits.

“Continue on the path today?” Zhang Zhang asked Qin Tan. But he didn’t hear the expected answer.

Qin Tan turned to look at Lou Fan and asked, “Where do you think we should be heading?”

Lou Fan finished the last bite of bread and stood up. He put his hands on his hip and closed his eyes. Taking a deep breath, Lou Fan slowly turned around.

Zhang Zhang: What is this series of actions?!!!

With his eyes still closed, Lou Fan pointed to a direction, “Over there!”

Nodded, Qin Tan stood up and said to Zhang Zhang, “Team leader Zhang, let’s continue over there.” The other 3 team members behind Qin Tan had already stood up and looked ready to go, without any hesitation in that direction.

Zhang Zhang and his team members: …

What kind of junior team did they meet? Do they need to be so casual about making decisions? Is it not dangerous?! Oh, fortunately, the direction Lou Fan pointed is not too far from the direction he was going, otherwise, Zhang Zhang felt that he might do something terrible.

Raw word count: 3184

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

[1] Pervert, maniac, it could be anything :v the author didn’t mention it

Here’s a list of names, in case someone couldn’t remember them:

Level 8 team
张章 Zhang Zhang (leader)
富春 Fu Chun (chef)
尤星 You Xing (young girl)
杜凤 Du Feng (older sister)
杜军 Du Jun (younger brother)

Newcomer
Han Yu (Real estate agent)
Jiang Yiran (college young man)
Qi Shan (young girl)
Unknown x3

---

15 minutes is just like a half-time rest. When the train stopped, the 2 teams got off the train and continued chatting. On the other hand, the screams from the newcomers also arrived as scheduled.

“What the hell is this place? Who are you? What do you want to do?”

“I want to call the police! I want to call the police!”

…

Familiar recipe, familiar taste.

However, Du Feng in Zhang Zhang’s team specializes in giving explanations to the newcomers. Generally, after arriving in the mission world, as the intermediate team, she will give basic explanations to the newcomers. This action can be regarded as doing a good deed and accumulating some blessings for oneself, a prayer for a smooth return home. But teams like Black Scorpion are an exception. Du Feng explained quickly and briefly. Also this time, the newcomers may have better luck. There are 6 people in total, and all managed to go out with their flyers. They got out of the station and everyone looked dumbfounded when they saw the surrounding environment.

They are surrounded by lush greenery and lush vegetation. No matter which direction one goes, they can’t see anything but green.

A continuous mountain.

“What the hell is this place?” The newcomers murmured in disbelief, turning back to look at the train, which had already disappeared. There are no tracks on the ground as if the old model train had never been there.

Among the newcomers, a man with ‘waxed hair and powdered face’[1] stood up. His hair is combed neatly to the back, and he is wearing cropped suit pants and a white-collar shirt like an elite. With that smile on his face, Lou Fan thinks the man should be the kind of very smooth/sleek guy.

“Everyone, where are we? I was on the high-speed train 10 minutes ago, so why did I get here all of a sudden…” The man couldn’t hold onto the smile on his face and he became very sad.

Another young man who looked like a college student has just recovered from the shock and asked, “Have we transmigrated somewhere? I often see this situation in novels!”

Zhang Zhang called Du Feng, and Du Feng greeted the newcomer, “You guys, come here with me. I will give you a brief introduction first.”

After driving away the newcomer, Zhang Zhang looked around, looking a little different from the previous chatting mode. As expected of someone at Level 8, he quickly entered the state.

“Team leader Qin, let’s take a rest on the spot and explore the surrounding situation, how about it?” Zhang Zhang said to Qin Tan in a negotiating tone.

Qin Tan has also observed the surrounding area at this moment, and said, “Find a dry flat ground to rest, and then spread out radially to explore.”

Zhang Zhang agreed, “Okay.” He said to his team members, “Heard what Team leader Qin said, find a place to camp, and don’t go too far.”

The remaining Level 8 members agreed and started looking for a resting place in a well-trained manner. Lou Fan and his team members also walked around to check the area. He could see that Zhang Zhang had already decided what to do, but he still discussed with Qin Tan symbolically. This attitude made people feel good.

After finding an open space, Du Feng on the other side has also finished explaining to the newcomers. Among them, the 2 men who spoke at the beginning were Han Yu, a real estate agent, and Jiang Yiran, a college student. There’s also Qi Shan, a taciturn girl. The 3 newcomers followed Du Feng to the resting spot. The other 3 newcomers still looked at the crowd with suspicion and sat down to rest a little further away.

Chen Shuyang and Du Feng stayed where they were, while the others divided into 4 groups to start exploring in four directions. They set a timing to return to the same place 2 hours later.

“Brother Lou, I’ll go with you.” Wen Lang smiled and ran to Lou Fan’s side.

Lou Fan shook his head and ruthlessly expressed his disdain, “I want to team up with Qin Tan. You and Jiang Dong will team up. Didn’t you two cooperate well together last time?”

Wen Lang: “Who cooperated well with him?”

Jiang Dong: “I don’t despise him.”

Wen Lang: “…” Who the hell dislikes who!

“Come on,” Lou Fan no longer chat with Wen Lang and said, “Pay attention to safety and be careful.”

Wen Lang bowed his head and said yes. Then, like a little daughter-in-law, he followed behind Jiang Dong.

“Do you think Wen Lang looks like a little daughter-in-law?” Lou Fan said with a smile.

Qin Tan stared at Lou Fan deeply before saying, “En, I think it’s quite similar.”

Lou Fan: “…” Somehow, that sounded wrong.

Lou Fan and Qin Tan chose a random direction to go. Probably because the direction is not chosen properly, they encountered a cliff after walking forward for some time. So, they had no choice but to go back and wait for news from the other 3 teams.

Back at the resting place, Chen Shuyang and Jiang Yiran are talking while Qi Shan is watching them and listening carefully. Han Yu, on the other hand, squatted beside Du Feng and said something with a smile. Du Feng looked impatient as if she is about to get angry. Seeing someone coming back, Han Yu immediately stood up. When they got close, he asked eagerly, “Have you found anything? What’s over there?”

With this tone and attitude, Lou Fan didn’t even bother to look at Han Yu and sat directly next to Chen Shuyang. Qin Tan ignored Han Yu and took out the compass from his bag to check directions.

Being ignored, Han Yu felt like he is not given faces, and threw an unkind look at Qin Tan and Lou Fan. After a while, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He walked into Chen Shuyang’s side and sat down as if wanting to join the conversation.

“Hello, my name is Han Yu. What is your spirit weapon? Mine is a comb, and I don’t know what it can be used for.”

But Chen Shuyang and Jiang Yiran are chatting with each other while Qi Shan kept silent. Lou Fan unscrewed a bottle of water and drank it while listening to Chen Shuyang. Han Yu’s face is comparable to a city wall. He turned directly to Lou Fan and asked, “This handsome guy, can you tell me about the spirit weapon?”

Lou Fan is about to speak when Qin Tan walked behind him and said coldly, “We’ve already told you the basic information. If you’re willing to help out, go scout the area. Don’t just hang around here.”

Qin Tan is tall and has a body with tight muscles. Facing his cold eyes, Han Yu stared at him blankly, not daring to speak anymore. He got up and walked to the other side to sit. However, seeing Qin Tan squatting down and talking to Lou Fan with gentle eyes, unlike the vicious look he had just now, Han Yu tsk-ed, “Pei, damn ghey bastard.”

…

2 hours later, the other 3 groups all came back. Only Wen Lang’s group said their path to the north is heading to the mountain, while the other 2 groups couldn’t proceed forward like Lou Fan’s case. After a discussion, everyone packed up and decided to head north.

“If anyone wants to stay, we will leave some food and water, and we will return to the train in 10 days. If you want to go with us, you must be obedient along the way. If you don’t follow the rules, don’t blame us for being rude.” Zhang Zhang said to the 6 newcomers with a serious expression.

Zhang Zhang’s figure is tall and strong, and he looked very intimidating when serious. The newcomers looked at each other, and in the end, they all decided to go with the crowd. Unexpectedly, no one chose to stay.

The vegetation on Mount Gui is not tall, and the tallest tree is only 5 or 6 meters, which is a little different from how Lou Fan imagined the trees in the heavenly ground should be, which is tens of meters high. This mountain is considered to be quite flat, which one couldn’t feel that they are climbing. Instead, it feels like walking up a small dirt slope.

Lou Fan carried a bow on his back and a large quiver around his waist, which contained nearly 30 phoenix feather arrows. Because this time the mission is in the wild, he prepared some more arrows. There are two daggers on his body and a hidden arrow on his wrist. Lou Fan didn’t carry the whip with him but wore the fish scale suit. He also brought a few radish flowers and the talisman that he had just gotten, plus the food in his backpack. His points are almost fully exchanged, and all his belongings are being carried by him right now.

It is only 3.00 pm and the sky is bright. However, both teams walked very cautiously. Han Yu whispered disdainfully, “Tsk, making such a nervous look trying to scare someone? This is a deserted wilderness without a single ghost around, do they need to be so exaggerated?”

Qi Shan glanced at Han Yu sideways, then turned around and continued to follow. With her long bangs down, no one could see her expression at all.

“Chen Shuyang, is spirit weapon really that powerful?” Jiang Yiran discussed with Chen Shuyang excitedly, holding an umbrella in his hand, the spirit weapon he brought. “How do I use this umbrella? Poke someone with it?”

Chen Shuyang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It is sure annoying to meet a chatterbox this time, “You can try poking with it first, and then go back to Lazuli to study the rest. I believe that you can definitely be amazing.”

Jiang Yiran took it for granted and said, “That is necessary. Since I am the selected child, there must be a time to use my strength.”

Chen Shuyang looked helpless. This silly boy, really not sure whether to call him stupid or naive.

Even if the slope is flat, after climbing for 3 hours, everyone still feels the loss of physical strength.

“Lou Fan, save your energy and slow down your breathing as much as possible.” Qin Tan sensed something is wrong, although it was subtle.

Lou Fan also noticed something, “Is there something wrong with gravity? I’m feeling pretty tired.”

Qin Tan nodded and repeated the caution to the rest of his team members. They gathered together, and he said, “Compared with the normal world, walking here is a little more strenuous as the gravity is heavier. Remember to conserve your strength and slow down your movements.”

All five of them felt tired. Not mentioning the Level 8 team, the 6 newcomers are so tired that they sat on the ground and couldn’t get up. But Zhang Zhang and his team members are also very tired. He walked over and said, “Team leader Qin, it looks like it’s going to get dark. How about we set up camp?”

Qin Tan has the same thought and said, “Yes, find a place to camp. It’s hard to move around in the dark, so let’s be careful on the first day.”

Though Zhang Zhang said ‘camp’, the Level 8 team only go to a resting spot, picked up dry wood, and raised a campfire. While Lou Fan and the others took out 3 tents and set them up, which could still be connected, and built a ‘mansion’.

Zhang Zhang is stunned for a moment, “Brother, aren’t you guys enjoying this a bit too much? Are you here on a mission or vacation? ‘Comparing oneself to another is sure infuriating’!”

Hearing that, Qin Tan had a smile on his face. This thing is what Lou Fan is determined to bring, and the rest of the team didn’t care. But at this moment, being so envied by others makes him feel nice inside.

“Team leader Zhang!” Lou Fan patted Zhang Zhang’s shoulder and sighed, “Task needs to be done for sure but rest is also very important. You see, in this wilderness, if there is no tent, there is no sense of security, right? Let me tell you, there is another tent in the exchange machine that is very good, and I strongly recommend it to you.”

As if Zhang Zhang had stumbled to a large-scale promotion event, he looked at Lou Fan in confusion. What is this kind of behavior? Say it, is Lazuli going to give you a commission?

Qin Tan pulled Lou Fan back with a doting face, “Team leader Zhang, Lou Fan pays more attention to the quality of life, please forgive him.”

Zhang Zhang suddenly slapped his own thigh, “Alright, Brother Lou, when we returned, please recommend a good set for me. I also wanted to enjoy life.”

Lou Fan smiled and said, “No problem, count on me. I’ll make sure you are satisfied.”

Crowd: …

Raw word count: 3050

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

[1] 油头粉面 – Seems to mean overdressed or the appearance is over the top

[Banana] Hey guys, sorry for the late chapter. I got confirmed positive a week ago and was coughing like hell. _(;3/ But hey, not dead yet :v

[Banana: The title is still so misleading :v]

Looking at the form, Lou Fan picked up a pen and filled it out. The girl was staring at Lou Fan when she suddenly realized that there is another person in front of her. When she looked up, she saw a tall man with sharp eyebrows and an upright aura. He held out his hand and there is a watch in it.

“It’s to pay for the registration fee.”

“Oh.” The girl reacted and took the watch. She handed it to the man next to her and stopped looking at Lou Fan.

“I wonder when there will be an update?” Lou Fan returned the pen to the girl and asked.

“There’s no guarantee.” The girl said and added, “It could be some days later or even some months. The important point is whether anyone knows about it and wanted it.”

It’s similar to what Tong Fei said. Lou Fan held the hope that the registration counter could introduce items to buyers, but now it seems that it can only depend on fate. But basically every person will go to the bazaar after returning to Lazuli, not to mention those who have goods or points in hand. Thinking of this, Lou Fan felt relieved – he is in no hurry anyway.

After registering the information, he watched the information of his item scrolled on the electronic screen. Lou Fan and Qin Tan did not delay and returned to their residence to start a new round of training.

5 days later, Lou Fan’s watch suddenly beeped a few times, and a message came in. When he opened it, he saw that the message is sent by the registration office, saying that Lou Fan need to come over as there are buyers who wanted to talk to him.

Lou Fan’s eyes lit up and turned to Qin Tan, “Qin Tan, someone wants to buy the ghost doll. Let’s go and have a look.”

Qin Tan put down the barbell he was holding, and the bulging muscles on his arms glowed healthily, looking very attractive. He walked up to Lou Fan and looked down at the message on Lou Fan’s watch. At that position, Qin Tan’s strong scent surrounded Lou Fan. Qin Tan had a nice soapy scent on his body and no unpleasant smell of sweat. Lou Fan felt like his heart is about to pop out of his chest and he gulped.

Qin Tan’s mouth curved slightly. After reading the message, he said with a hoarse voice, “Wait for me to get dressed.” After speaking, he strode back to the room to change his clothes.

Staring at the back of Qin Tan’s golden ratio figure, Lou Fan inexplicably felt that he must be attracted by this delicious body and definitely not his appearance.

The girl at the registration office saw the two coming, and immediately greeted them with a smile. This is her commission today, so she must greet her sellers well.

“Mr. Lou, the buyer is inside, let’s go in.” The girl pointed to a room behind the registration office, which is their meeting room.

Entering the meeting room, Lou Fan can see a man and a woman sitting inside. The man’s appearance looked common while the woman looked a bit bewitching. When they saw Lou Fan,  they stood up immediately and the woman said eagerly, “Did you bring the ghost doll? Show me.”

Such a hurry? Lou Fan felt that this deal should be successful.

Seemingly feeling that her attitude is a little anxious, the woman curved the corner of her mouth and showed a weird expression, “My name is Shi Zhen.”

Lou Fan nodded and took the doll out of his backpack, “This was taken from a ghost in the last mission, have a look.”

The moment Lou Fan took the doll out of the bag, Shi Zhen’s eyes are fixed on it. With an excited expression on her face, she turned to look at Lou Fan hesitantly, as if she wanted to take the doll in her hand for a closer look. Lou Fan didn’t mind and handed the ghost doll forward.

“It’s really perfect,” Shi Zhen murmured.

The man next to Shi Zhen smiled helplessly and explained, “I’m sorry, she is always like this whenever she looks at dolls. Hello, my name is Niu Xin, and I’m on the same team as Shi Zhen.”

After introducing each other, Shi Zhen finally raised her head and said, “I want to exchange this doll.”

Lou Fan raised his eyebrows, “You don’t even ask what this doll does?”

Shi Zhen shook her head, “No need, but if you want to say it, I can listen.”

It’s really interesting, the buyer doesn’t want to know the effect while the seller wants to take the initiative to say it. The registration office’s staff on the side pursed her lips and smiled.

Lou Fan spread his hands, “As a seller, I think it’s better to explain. This ghost doll can switch places with the ghost at that time in the mission. Only after I nailed it to the wall that the ghost finally gave up switching places.”

After Lou Fan said this, Shi Zhen looked even more excited, “My God, it’s great, great!”

Shi Zhen put the ghost doll aside and began to dig things out of her backpack while muttering, “This is not good, this is so-so, this is it!” She took out a stack of 5 talisman papers.

“Take this for the exchange.” Shi Zhen said and explained, “This is an immobilization talisman. Upon tearing it apart, it can immobilize creatures within a 5-meter radius for 1 minute. I’ve used it before and the effect is very good.”

This is a lifesaver tool! Although there are only 5, it is much better than the ghost doll whose usage method is unknown. Lou Fan immediately agreed, “Okay, if we obtained more dolls next time, we can continue to cooperate.”

Shi Zhen is also very happy with the exchange and cherishingly stroked the ghost doll. Both parties are very satisfied with the transaction.

Holding 5 talisman papers, Lou Fan handed them to Qin Tan with an expression that is seeking compliments, “Qin Tan, look! This talisman paper is really well made. If the effect is really like what Shi Zhen said, it can be regarded as a life-saving tool.”

Taking the talisman, Qin Tan looked at it and praised, “En, such good luck. This thing is very good.”

Being praised, Lou Fan felt that if he had a tail, the tail would be pointing straight at the sky. Back at the residence, Qin Tan asked him to put away the talisman paper, and don’t tell the other three. If they knew that there are such a life-saving means as backup, they would rely on it and loosen their guard, putting themselves in a dangerous situation.

…

On the 3rd day before the next mission started, all members gathered in Lou Fan’s living room early in the morning. Fruits, tea, and snacks are placed on the coffee table. For those who didn’t know the purpose, they might think Lou Fan is having a tea party.

Di di di!

Chen Shuyang immediately looked down at his watch; the information for the next mission had been released.

Mission: Collect 10 Longjing grass (Dragon Crystal Grass) from the depths of Mount Gui. (Note: Longjing grass grows in places where Chang snakes roam). Get on the train on time at 10:00 am on December 30.

Mission time limit: 10 days.

Team information: Lou Fan Level 3, Chen Shuyang Level 3, Jiang Dong Level 3, Qin Tan Level 4, Wen Lang Level 4.

“Mount Gui?” Chen Shuyang closed his eyes and frowned in deep thoughts. After thinking for a while in his mind, he suddenly opened his eyes and said uncertainly, “Could it be the Mount Gui I thought?”

Lou Fan didn’t know which Mount Gui Chen Shuyang is thinking of, he just prepared to listen with a calm expression.

Jiang Dong took over the conversation and said, “I think it’s probably the Mount Gui you think of.” Then he recited the description from Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), “190 li (about 95km) to the west, it is called Mount Gui, where there are many jades but no stones. The god Qitong lives in it, whose voice sounded like a gong, and there are many snakes under it.”

Chen Shuyang thought about it for a while, and then said, “But there are several Mount Gui recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and one of them is near the West Sea.”

Jiang Dong: “That version of Mount Gui stated that there are no vegetation on the mountain but many jades, while this version of Mount Gui only said that there are many jades but no stones. It did not say that there is no vegetation[1].”

Chen Shuyang nodded, “That should be the case.” Then he patted his head and wailed, “No way! That is to say, our mission this time is the mythical world?”

Lou Fan felt that he is no longer surprised. Probably if they get an interstellar world next time, he might still be a little surprised.

Qin Tan said in a deep voice, “Chen Shuyang, Jiang Dong, put together the information you know. Then, make a plan and list what we need to prepare.”

The two nodded and sat together to write. Chen Shuyang only knows what he read in books and wrote down everything he knows. Jiang Dong is also familiar with the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so he naturally understands quite a bit, and finally, they made a plan.

They will be setting off in 3 days. Lou Fan looked at the time in the mission and sighed, “It’s incredible to think that we are going to spend our new year in the mythical heavenly mountain.”

Qin Tan stood beside Lou Fan with a cup of tea in his hand. They stood at the roof garden on the 2nd floor, admiring the sunset.

“Time flies pretty fast, it’s soon New Year’s Eve.”

Lou Fan took a sip of hot tea and looked into the distance. Aware of the gaze beside him, he turned his head to look at Qin Tan and joked, “What’s wrong? Did you suddenly realize that I’m handsome?”

Qin Tan shook his head. Just as Lou Fan is feeling depressed with the answer, he said, “I always thought you are handsome.”

Lou Fan: “…”

How can this be sweeter than sweet nothings?!

Lou Fan held back the curve of smile that is threatening to split his mouth and said, “En, you’re handsome too.”

“Oh, I thought my figure is more attractive to your eyes?”

Hearing that, Lou Fan’s heart skipped a beat and his eyes widened slightly. How did he know?!

Not wanting to scare Lou Fan away with more attacks, Qin Tan stopped the topic and talked about what to bring to the next mission world.

…

3 days soon came to pass.

At 9.00 am on December 30, the group of 5 people waited on the platform with their luggage. At 9:30 am, another group of people walked to the platform. The leader looked tall and strong and carried a very special weapon, a large chainsaw. It makes him look a bit like a chainsaw serial killer.

Seeing the man walking towards their team with a serious face, Qin Tan took 2 steps forward and blocked in front of Lou Fan. Just when they thought the man is going to do something, the man smiled widely, showing a row of big white teeth. Then the man started talking and a strong northeastern accent came out, “Bros, your mission is also at Mount Gui, right?”

Qin Tan nodded.

“Oh, that’s great. Let’s work together and we’ll be able to complete the task smoothly.” The man patted Qin Tan’s shoulder in a very familiar way like they are good brothers.

Lou Fan saw the teammates behind the man covered their faces and pretended not to know him. This caused him to burst out laughing.

“This big brother, is your mission also at Mount Gui? Can you tell me the content of your mission?” Lou Fan walked up to Qin Tan and asked. He said his mission first, “Our mission is to collect 10 Longjing grasses, although we don’t know what it is yet.”

When the man with northeastern accent saw Lou Fan, he smiled even brighter, “Yo, this guy is really good-looking. My name is Zhang Zhang[2], and our mission is to kill 10 Chang snakes[3].”

Longjing grass grows in places where Chang snakes roam, so if their team followed the intermediate team, they will definitely find Longjing grass. Lou Fan smiled brighter and started to get along with the northeastern dude. The rest of the team heard it, and Wen Lang became friendlier as he began to get close to the other team.

The northeastern big brother has a cute name, and the personality is also open-minded so both sides began to communicate very harmoniously. After a chat, they obtained an overview of the team members.

All members are at Level 8. The team leader is Zhang Zhang, a strong man with a northeastern accent and his spirit weapon is a chainsaw, very domineering. Among the members is a short, chubby, and honest man named Fu Chun, who was a school cook, and his spirit weapon is a big shovel. The young girl is called You Xing, and her spirit weapon is a flower. There is also a pair of siblings, the elder sister is called Du Feng, and the younger brother is called Du Jun.

After half an hour of chat, Lou Fan realized that the team of cooperation this time is very friendly, and he has begun to look forward to the successful completion of this task.

At 10.00 am, the train arrived on time.

The conversation between the two parties is not finished yet but they got on the train and prepared to continue the conversation after 15 minutes (when they arrived at the mission world).

“Hope this mission goes well.”

However, an inexplicable feeling hits Lou Fan the moment he stepped on the train and his heart beats faster. He had a bad premonition.

Raw word count: 10189 (whole chapter)

#UhOh
#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

[1] Not sure if there are multiple version of Mount Gui in chinese record or the author is trying to create a new one but Banana only found 1 which is the one that says mountain full of jades, no vegetation

[2] In case you guys wanted to know, the characters for Zhang Zhang’s name are different and not the same character repeated – 张章

[3] The literal translation means long snake but this is no common snake. It’s a specific snake listed in Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) so I think the word Chang (means Long) should be called as a name instead of Long Snake. Here’s a drawing of the snake.

[Banana: Technically speaking, the mission world for Shimane has ended but it’s still the same Chapter 36 on the outside so I can’t change the title while keeping the word Part 2, you get what I mean?]

Everyone has been in a tense state for a few days so knowing that they have returned safely to Lazuli, their bodies started to feel the fatigue the moment they relaxed. Seeing Lou Fan yawning constantly, Qin Tan took his backpack and said to everyone, “Go back first and have a good rest. If you have anything to say, we’ll talk about it tomorrow. Everyone has been tired for a few days, and we have half a month to talk.”

No one thinks that Qin Tan is chasing them away, they only felt that Brother Qin is really a reliable team leader, someone who is thinking of everyone’s welfare. Only Lin Man Man suddenly felt that she is disliked by him.

Probably because of too much physical exertion, when Lou Fan woke up, it is already 1.00 pm. But today it rained in Lazuli.

After Lou Fan finished washing up, he went upstairs to find food. His index finger pressed the fingerprint lock, and the door opened with a beep. On the coffee table in the living room are freshly washed fruits, and there is a pot of cooked porridge on the dining table. Lou Fan heard some noise in the kitchen. He picked up a piece of fruit and put it in his mouth, then dumped everything in his backpack on the ground. This time, their harvest has been quite fruitful – they collected more than 100 clocks. In addition, Lou Fan also collected a whip, a spooky doll, a bottle of wine, and a handkerchief.

When Qin Tan walked out of the kitchen, he saw Lou Fan sitting cross-legged on the ground with a small pile of clocks in front of him. He is playing with a whip in his hand, and the spooky doll is placed far away from him. Qin Tan wiped his hands, walked over, and picked up the doll, “You don’t like this, right? Then let’s register this thing at the electronic screen and exchange it away.”

Lou Fan nodded, “Yeah, let’s do that. The doll creeps me out.”

After a while, the other 5 people came to the house. Lin Man Man and Gong Yi came over with things in their hands. Wen Lang got caught by Qin Tan to cook lunch, while the rest chatted in the living room.

Chen Shuyang took the things in Lin Man Man’s hand to see. “Man Man, what animal’s tooth is this?”

Lin Man Man nodded and said, “It’s the monster’s teeth. We are responsible for finding the monster. The intermediate team’s task is to kill the monster.”

Lou Fan turned his face sideways, frowned, and asked, “Just kill the monster?”

Gong Yi nodded, “Yes, the intermediate team only needs to kill the monster.”

Chen Shuyang asked, “Brother Lou, what’s wrong?”

“Something’s wrong.” Lou Fan pondered and said, “Last time, our task is to look for a sunken ship. It seems simple, but we need to find the location of the sunken ship first and kill the fish monsters to get small pearls to breathe underwater. You already know how difficult is it to deal with fish monsters, right? Besides, the Black Scorpion’s team got destroyed. But the mid-level team Man Man mentioned only needs to kill the monster. Isn’t that something not right?”

After Lou Fan said this, everyone felt that as the low-level team, Lou Fan and Qin Tan’s task (during Lao Ye Temple mission world) is indeed not easy. Wen Lang came out of the kitchen and happened to hear the question. With a smug look, he said, “Well, you should ask me.”

Qin Tan at the back gave Wen Lang a kick and said, “Just say it.”

“Oh.” Wen Lang answered honestly, “The task is determined according to the strength of each team member. I believe you all know how smart Lazuli is. After each team is formed, it will issue tasks according to the strength of the team.”

“So we are considered stronger?” Lou Fan asked.

Wen Lang made an exaggerated expression, “Brother Lou, are you not sure about your position? You and Brother Qin are very strong, a’ight?” Then he flipped his non-existing bangs and added, “Of course, I’m a very capable member too.”

Everyone turned back to do their own thing, and no one paid any attention to Wen Lang. Wen Lang couldn’t help but want to whip out his chain whip to express his anger. Lou Fan ignored him and asked everyone to take out their clocks, “Take out the clocks, let me see if they are worth anything.”

Everyone’s backpacks are dead heavy, and the clocks poured out to pile up into a hill. Rubbing his hands excitedly, Lou Fan walked to the exchange machine and put a watch on it. Frowning, he changed another clock. Tsk, the Hell?! Lou Fan is so angry that he wanted to smash the pile of clocks; they painstakingly carried them back and this is what he gets?

When the other members saw Lou Fan’s expression, they realized that the clocks might not be as valuable as they thought, so they went over to take a look. A watch is only worth 20 points, while a bigger clock is worth 25 points. It really doesn’t worth much.

Qin Tan: “Fortunately, we have a lot of them.”

Lou Fan glanced at Qin Tan, is that a word of consolation? It’s not sincere at all.

“Forget it, divide the clocks equally and take what you like.” Lou Fan waved his hand, “You can use it to buy whatever you like!”

Lou Fan didn’t give up, and put the whip on the exchange machine again, which finally lived up to his expectations as it is worth several piles of clocks. The weird doll has similar worth so Lou Fan finally smiled and narrowed his eyes. The points that can be exchanged from the wine and handkerchief are slightly higher than the clocks. Unfortunately, exchanging rare equipment items away would be too wasteful. It would be nice if there are equipment available on the exchange machine. Then they won’t have to go to great lengths to exchange it with others.

As a newsmonger who only gets his information from the grapevine, Wen Lang has no idea about the exchange of high-level items. It happened that they are going to Tong Fei’s party tomorrow, so Lou Fan planned to ask them about this information before releasing the news via the electronic board.

The next day, Lin Man Man and Gong Yi came to Qin Tan to plan a training plan. They are familiar with the training plan set for the first time so this time Qin Tan planned to formulate training related to using weapons. Lin Man Man borrowed points from Lou Fan and exchanged them for a sword as a weapon.

When Lin Man Man and Gong Yi are about to leave, Lou Fan stopped Lin Man Man.

“Man Man, stay here. I have something to trouble you.”

Lin Man Man turned back, sat opposite Lou Fan, and asked, “Brother Lou, what’s the matter?”

Seeing her nervous look, Lou Fan said with a smile, “It’s nothing important, it’s just that we are going to a gathering with 3 girls tonight and I want to take you with me. It would be more convenient to have you since the rest of us are guys.”

Lou Fan just got reminded of the gathering and then realized that Tong Fei and the other 2 members are all girls. Although they might not mind, Qin Tan’s side is all men. It doesn’t feel very good to go like this so bringing Lin Man Man along would be better.

Jiang Dong chose 2 bottles of wine from the exchange machine while the others didn’t need much. In the afternoon, everyone walked to Tong Fei’s residence. Tong Fei lived in the southwest area and it’s not too far away so they just went for a walk.

Tong Fei lives on the ground floor, and there are many flowers in the small garden, which are blooming brightly. When the 6 of them arrived, Tong Fei is resting on a reclining chair in the small garden with her eyes closed. Hearing the sound of movement, she opened her eyes and saw them coming. She smiled and said, “Come in, come in.” Her tone is casual like she’s greeting an old friend for many years.

The group of 6 people entered the house, and they can see the table is already filled with hot dishes that had just been made. Lou Fan grinned, “Jiang Rou and Xiaoyun’s skill is very good, I can have a good time today.”

Tong Fei was pouring tea when she heard that. She looked at Lou Fan and asked, “How do you know if I didn’t help to make it?”

Lou Fan said as a matter of course, “Looking at your appearance, you are not someone who cooks. It’s enough for you to be in charge of being beautiful.”

Who doesn’t like to listen to praises? Tong Fei is no exception. Seeing Lin Man Man standing beside Lou Fan, she raised her eyebrows, then turned her head to look at Qin Tan.

Lou Fan pulled Lin Man Man over and introduced, “This is Lin Man Man, my sister. I brought her here to introduce you guys.”

Tong Fei showed an inexplicable smile, “Man Man, come and sit here. The rest of the guys can sit wherever.”

Lou Fan: “…” Isn’t this bias too obvious?

But Lou Fan didn’t mind. He sat down and began to ask Tong Fei about the exchange of equipment.

Speaking of serious business, Tong Fei also put away her joking attitude and said, “The probability of exchanging items depends on your luck. There are mainly 2 ways. One is that you have the item you like from the electronic board so you can exchange your item with the seller, but this depends on the seller’s requirements. The second is that you are the seller and the person who finds you may be able to come up with something you are interested in. However, if the item has a special purpose (can only be used under certain circumstances), then the quality might not be good. After all, the seller may not have used it before.”

Lou Fan fell in silence. He belonged to the category where the seller has never used it, and he has no idea how to use that creepy doll.

Tong Fei’s lips that are painted with auntie’s color lipsticks touched the cup as she took a sip of coffee. She said slowly, “These are all uncontrollable variables so you might as well just check out the board if there is anything you want. If there’s nothing, then you simply post the information of your item and wait for someone to come to exchange it. It’s that simple.”

That’s right! Why does he need to think so complicated? Since no one knows about the item, he should just depend on his luck and wait for a response. Lou Fan felt relieved and went to see the two girls cook, while the rest played the game console and board games in Tong Fei’s house. All in all, it’s not boring at all.

By the time all the dishes are ready, Lou Fan is drooling and he urged everyone to sit down quickly. All the dishes he listed are there, the brightly colored food really whetted his appetite.

“Come on, raise your glass.” Tong Fei stood up and raised her glass. She called out, “To celebrate our survival once again, and to wish our next mission a success.”

Everyone raised their glasses and toasted, making a crisp tinkling sound.

Qin Tan took a piece of boiled fish and put it in his bowl. After he picked out the bones, he then put it in Lou Fan’s bowl. On the other side, Jiang Dong reached out to pick a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, and Wen Lang’s chopsticks are aiming for the same piece too.

“Hey, I saw it first.” Wen Lang growled.

Jiang Dong calmly refused to give in, “I picked it first.”

Wen Lang clenched his chopsticks, “Mine.”

Jiang Dong picked the meat up closer to his bowl, “I just like this one.”

Tong Fei smiled and shook the red wine, acting as if she is not looking, but everything is within her sight. Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun grinned and whispered to each other as their eyes swept around.

“Look, look! Remember what I told you!” Wang Xiaoyun is so excited that she fiercely chomped a bite of the chicken leg.

Jiang Rou nodded her head in excitement, “Yes, yes, you are right. I almost cried with excitement.”

Lin Man Man approached the two of them blankly and asked mysteriously, “Sister Rou, what are you talking about?”

Jiang Rou glanced at Lin Man Man sideways and showed a wretched smile. She patted her head, “You are too young, I will tell you when you grow up.”

Lin Man Man: “…”

After eating, Lou Fan is so full that he is unable to walk and slumped on the sofa to rest. During a chat, the talk about Lin Man Man going into the mission alone comes up and Tong Fei slapped her thigh.

“I just have an idea, but it’s just a plan.” Tong Fei said, “I’m thinking to organize a women-only team. Man Man, do you want to join me?”

Lin Man Man didn’t even think about it, and nodded immediately, “Yes, I want to join Sister Feifei’s team.”

Lou Fan raised his eyebrows, “Okay, then I’ll leave Man Man to you.”

Lin Man Man looked excited, “I will work hard, Brother Lou.”

Lou Fan didn’t expect going to eat a meal will solve 2 things for him. Lin Man Man is a hardworking girl, and Tong Fei has a good character. Lou Fan felt that if Lin Man Man could follow Tong Fei, the benefit won’t be lesser than following him. Originally, he planned to bring Lin Man Man along with him next time, but now it seems that he doesn’t need to do that anymore. After he exchanged away the weird doll, the next task should be almost time.

The next day, Chen Shuyang stayed to train at home while Lou Fan and Qin Tan went to the North Square bazaar. The bazaar is lively, with huge electronic screens scrolling messages for exchange. Lou Fan looked up at the screen for a long time and his neck felt sore but he still didn’t see anything he liked.

“Forget it, I have a hard time choosing so let’s go to the registration counter.” Lou Fan said to Qin Tan who is still watching the board and walked to the registration office by himself.

There are 2 staff at the registration counter. The electronic screens are said to belong to an organization that manages the electronic screens. However, there is a fee to be paid to put up messages on the electronic screen. Also, a part of the fee will be charged if the exchange is successful, which is paid half and half by the 2 parties. As for the fee, one could give points, or with things which the staff will see how many points are worth on the spot. Lou Fan walked up to the counter and bowed his head, showing a smile with a row of gleaming teeth.

One of the staff is a girl, and when she looked up to see Lou Fan, her face turned red. She screamed in excitement a few times in her heart, how could there be such a good-looking young man? Lou Fan’s appearance is between youthful and mature, he is handsome and bright but also has a calm temperament.

The man next to the girl also got stunned for a moment. Suddenly seeing such a good attitude person here, he is a little uncomfortable. Everyone knows whoever came to exchange stuff on the electronic screen is a powerful character. Hence, those people always wear a look that said ‘I am a bigshot, don’t mess with me’. Who would have such a smile on their faces?

Both of the staff stayed stunned until Lou Fan asked again, “I want to register for an exchange, how do you charge?”

The man coughed lightly, and the girl came back to her senses. With a smile on her face, her attitude is very friendly, “Hello, what do you want to register? Is it information exchange or item exchange?”

“It’s an item exchange.”

The girl took out a form and said, “Then, fill in the information first and briefly describe the item here. The registration fee for item exchange is 20 points.”

Raw word count: 10189 (whole chapter)

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

Lou Fan looked at the ghosts wandering in the open space in front of the prefecture office building and felt a little fortunate, “Fortunately, the ghost that was killed no longer appears inside. Otherwise, when the time comes for us to get on the train, it would be a fierce battle.”

Standing next to Lou Fan, Qin Tan didn’t speak, and Chen Shuyang’s voice came from behind him.

“Tomorrow is the 6th day and there’s only the 6th floor is left. Also, there are 6 ghosts to finish off.” After Chen Shuyang said that, he laughed, “It’s really 666/ liu liu liu (amazing)!”

In everyone’s backpack are the clocks that they have adjusted the time, except for the clocks that could not fit due to their size. At this moment, each of their bags is almost full. There are even more loots in Lou Fan’s bag.

Since Wen Lang didn’t fight in any battles yesterday, he felt refreshed physically and mentally. Just as he is about to open his mouth to say something, he stopped and closed his mouth. Then he threw a nut in the air, raised his head, and caught the nut in his mouth. He didn’t want to say anything depressing. Jiang Dong is a little taller than him so the clothes he lent to him are quite suitable. However, Wen Lang is used to wearing his sweater so, suddenly making him wear a white shirt felt awkward.

Lou Fan retracted his gaze from out and looked sideways at Qin Tan. With a long sigh, he said, “I hope everything goes well tomorrow.”

Qin Tan smiled, “It will definitely go well, with you here.”

Such words. Lou Fan’s face felt inexplicably hot, and he shifted his gaze to the other 3 team members sitting on the sofa. Seeing that they are all looking at him, Lou Fan had a feeling like he got exposed or something. “Hey, take a rest, take a rest.” Lou Fan said and went to the other side of the sofa. After he laid down, he added, “We have works to do tomorrow!”

Qin Tan followed behind Lou Fan. Seeing him covering his face like an ostrich, Qin Tan chuckled in a low voice.

…

Stepping on the 6th floor, Lou Fan looked around for Tong Fei and the others but found no one at all. The 6th floor is quiet, and the empty area only had a huge clock in the middle, surrounded by 6 small clocks. The time all stood still at 1:35 am. The team of 5 people frowned so deeply that the wrinkles can squeeze a fly to death. Does that mean they have to deal with 7 ghosts together? Who can handle this kind of difficulty?!

Lou Fan felt in a trance that something is wrong, but he couldn’t figure out what is wrong for a while.

Standing at the front, Qin Tan held the Tang sword in his hand, and said in a deep voice, “Are you all ready?”

Everyone readied themself and replied in a low voice, “Ready.”

As soon as they answered, Qin Tan took a deep breath and reached out to touch the largest clock.

A female ghost with shoulder-length hair appeared, and 6 ghosts stood behind her. Appearing along with them are Tong Fei and 2 team members and they are in a sorry state. Supported by Jiang Rou, Tong Fei had one arm broken, while the other hand is holding a large sword.

“Team leader Qin!” Jiang Rou exclaimed. Her eyes suddenly lit up at the 5 people there, as if she saw a savior.

Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun immediately supported Tong Fei forward and ran behind Qin Tan. Lou Fan looked at their sorry state and knew that the opponent on the other side is definitely not easy to deal with, but he couldn’t help but ask what was going on.

Tong Fei gritted her teeth, unable to speak in pain so Jiang Rou explained quickly. It turned out that their task is to find the murderer. After analysis, they named the murderer, but Riri Ono on the opposite side said no. In the end, there are only three of them left. With the intention to take down Riri Ono, Tong Fei fought with the ghost. They ended up injured, and Tong Fei got her arm cut off by Riri Ono. Fortunately, at a critical moment, the five of them appeared.

“Are you sure you found the right murderer?” Lou Fan asked.

Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun nodded affirmatively, “Yes.”

Staring at the 7 ghosts on the opposite side, Lou Fan concluded that the ghosts are cheating. Tong Fei and the others should have other ways to complete the task. Still staring at the ghosts, the more he looked at them, the more Lou Fan feel that something is wrong.

Before Lou Fan could think more about it, Riri Ono laughed out strangely. Her laughter echoed on the 6th floor, becoming more and more terrifying.

“Are you all here to help me find out who killed me?”

Behind them, Chen Shuyang had already asked about the testimony of the 6 suspect ghosts from Jiang Rou. He didn’t even think deeply about it and laughed. Then he said to Riri Ono, “What is there to find out? It’s so simple. You can’t even find out who killed you? You are stupid eh?”

What Chen Shuyang said almost angered Riri Ono to death. She looked at Chen Shuyang with a grim expression, and asked in a deep voice, “So you know who killed me?”

Chen Shuyang pointed casually, “It’s the suspect on the 3rd floor!” His words hit the nail on the head with no mercy.

However, Riri Ono obviously didn’t really want this answer. As she said ‘So it was No. 3’, she pounced over to catch Chen Shuyang. The 6 ghosts behind her also started to rush forward together.

Qin Tan’s team had to protect the 3 wounded women and deal with 7 ghosts at the same time so the scene is very chaotic. Tong Fei gritted her teeth in pain. She sat leaning against the big clock and holding a big sword in one hand. She turned to Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun beside her and said, “Hurry up and help them. I’m fine, won’t die yet. Kill that Riri Ono for me!” If she could, Tong Fei really wanted to bite that Riri Ono to death.

Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun looked at each other. They are not seriously injured so they stood up and rushed into the battle to help with their weapons.

Lou Fan is busy shooting arrows and then he saw Tong Fei leaning against the big clock. A flash of inspiration suddenly hit him. He remembered that yesterday Chen Shuyang mentioned the number 666.

“Shuyang, you said 666 yesterday, right?” Lou Fan had to make sure.

“Ah?” Chen Shuyang couldn’t react for a while. What happened? Why did suddenly Brother Lou talk about that? But Chen Shuyang still replied promptly, “Yes, 666.”

Hearing that, Lou Fan walked quickly to Tong Fei’s side. He pursed his lips and laughed, causing Tong Fei to feel horrified. Without saying anything, he grabbed Tong Fei’s big sword and slashed at the big clock behind her…

“AAH!!!!”

The shrill and mournful cry seemed to pierce one’s eardrums. With the scream, Riri Ono disappeared in front of everyone with unwilling and vicious eyes.

Before everyone had time to be happy that they defeated Riri Ono, Lou Fan’s spiritual arrows quickly aimed at the other 6 ghosts, and Qin Tan followed through with a slash of his sword. Soon, the 6 ghosts are wiped out. There are 6 clocks scattered on the ground, and the team set it back to the correct time. At the same time, the tasks of both teams are marked Completed. 8 people collapsed on the empty ground without caring for their image…

“Finally, it’s done…” Wang Xiaoyun muttered while lying on Jiang Rou’s side.

Jiang Rou closed her eyes, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said softly, “It’s great, we’re still alive.” The two of them looked sideways at Tong Fei lying on the ground, the corners of their eyes slightly moist.

Back in the lobby on the first floor, Jiang Dong bandaged Tong Fei’s arm. This charming woman asked him to help her bandage her wound while she chatted with other people as if it is just a small wound. She didn’t even frown. Jiang Dong tied the last knot, put away the things, and said, “It’s bandaged. Your arm will grow out when you get on the train.”

Tong Fei nodded indifferently, and thanked Jiang Dong, “Thank you, Dr. Jiang.”

Jiang Dong waved his hand and said it’s fine.

When Tong Fei stood up, Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun stood beside her. Tong Fei solemnly thanked the 5 people, “Thank you very much today, otherwise we might not be able to get out alive.”

Lou Fan took over the topic with a smile, “We are just completing our task as well but you’re welcome.”

Tong Fei and the other 2 have a good impression of Qin Tan’s team. She is not a hypocritical person to simply pass the favor with a thank you. In her mind, she decided to give them something good in the future as a thank you gift. Looking at the team again, she sighed a little, “It’s so important to find reliable teammates, and I envy you guys. Pairing with random teammates is hard to cooperate.”

Lou Fan and Qin Tan knew this from the beginning, so after working with Wen Lang, they recruited him into the team. As for Jiang Dong, they are also quite satisfied with him. As for whether the recruitment is successful or not, it depends on Jiang Dong himself.

Jiang Dong voiced out at this moment, “Having a good team is indeed very important. I wonder if Team leader Qin can let me join your team?” After he said the words, he looked at Qin Tan. Wen Lang also turned to look at Qin Tan with him.

Qin Tan nodded, “You are welcomed to join us.”

Jiang Dong smiled, “Then, please take care of me from now on.”

After a few days of fighting, everyone felt very tired. And so on this extra day before the deadline, everyone took a good rest in the lobby on the 1st floor. They chatted about everything everywhere. Speaking of their previous life outside, everyone suddenly felt a little depressed, but they recovered after a while.

The 7th night is about to pass. At 11.00 pm, the 8 people got ready and planned to wait for the train in advance.

Ghosts are hanging out in the open space of the prefecture office building. At first, Tong Fei’s team are worried when they saw them. But after they heard that those are the ghosts who lost to Qin Tan’s team, they don’t feel that afraid anymore. Unexpectedly, those ghosts didn’t attack them and let them pass.

The newcomers in the guard room are stunned by the scene. They almost pissed their pants after hiding from them for so many days. Are ghosts nowadays that amiable? The newcomers in the guard room are kindly released from the guard’s room. All of them have yellowed complexion and are unhealthily thin, looking very pitiful. The other teams still have unfinished food in their bags, so they took the food out and distributed them to the newcomers. The newcomers thanked the teams and began to gobble the food.

The whistle of the train sounded, and the old green shell train appeared out of thin air, taking away the surviving people.

…

The journey is still the usual short ride, and by the time they got off the train, Tong Fei’s arms are as good as before. She can move them freely as if they had never been broken. The newcomers stood together in bewilderment, looking at them so Qin Tan asked Chen Shuyang to give them a brief explanation.

Tong Fei put the big sword on her shoulders, like a female bandit leader, worlds apart from the word ‘charming’. She said, “Come to our place for dinner the day after tomorrow as a thank you.”

Jiang Rou also smiled and put her arm around Wang Xiaoyun’s shoulder, “Our Xiaoyun’s skill is very good. We will cook you a table of delicious food.”

Lou Fan immediately nodded in agreement, “Okay, can I add in my order? I want to eat boiled fish, boiled meat, and spicy hot pot…”

Lou Fan couldn’t stand the temptation of food so he agreed on behalf of everyone.

Tong Fei accepted Lou Fan’s order with a smile and took Jiang Rou and Wang Xiaoyun to leave first. As soon as Tong Fei’s team left, Lin Man Man and Gong Yi, who was waiting at the side, walked up to them. Lou Fan saw the two and they looked a little tired. But they seemed to be in good spirits and a good mood. It seemed that their task has completed well.

“Brother Lou, are you all doing well?” Lin Man Man greeted Lou Fan and asked.

Gong Yi smiled and said, “Look, they all came back safely. Their task must have gone well. It’s Brother Qin and Brother Lou after all.”

Wen Lang slapped Gong Yi on the shoulder, “Yo, I haven’t seen you for a few days and your flattery skill has improved.”

Gong Yi hehe-ed and scratched his head.

Lin Man Man is like Lou Fan’s little sister, and Lou Fan likes her character. Looking at her up and down, Lou Fan asked, “How is it, did you get hurt during your mission?”

Lin Man Man shook her head with a smile and said, “My task is quite simple this time, and the people in the team are nice. Brother Lou, I also killed monsters by myself.”

Originally, Lou Fan asked them to join their team, but Gong Yi and Lin Man Man discussed it and felt that they are still in the early stage. It would be best if they could improve their strength by themselves. If they don’t seize the opportunity now, then it will be more difficult in the future. Hence, the two teamed up with random teams. Fortunately, the process went smoothly, and the intermediate teams they met are also very friendly.

Lin Man Man’s tone is excited, like a little sister waiting for her brother’s praise. Lou Fan laughed and said, “En, very good. Keep working hard, and soon you will be able to be stand up on your own.”

Lin Man Man’s eyes brightened and she nodded.

Raw word count: 10189 (whole chapter)

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

Prefecture Hall on the 6th floor.

Tong Fei stared at the six suspects in the glass room with bloodshot eyes. 2 women and 1 man stood beside her, and the other 2 are dead. Their task is to find the real killer based on the testimony of the 6 suspects and the testimony of Riri Ono in the adjacent room. It’s already 2 days now and every night at 1:35 a.m., Riri Ono would ask them to name the killer’s number.

However, in 2 days, they still got it wrong.

At first, they thought they would just have to find the killer before the last day. Who knows, at 1:35 midnight, Riri Ono suddenly appeared in their room and killed a person casually. Before leaving, she smiled maliciously.

“You must help me find the murderer tomorrow.”

The homicide went like this: One morning, an unnamed female corpse is found hanging from an electric pole at an intersection. According to initial checking, she is just hanged not long ago so the police managed to find 6 suspects.

The person on the 1st floor said, “I was taking a shower just now, and I didn’t go anywhere.”

The person on the 2nd floor said, “I was washing the dishes just now. Then, I heard someone shouting outside so I went to take a look, and only then did I know that someone was hanged.”

The person on the 3rd floor said, “I was chatting with a friend on the Internet just now. Then, I saw a pair of feet swaying outside the window.”

The person on the 4th floor said, “I was not at home just now. I just got home, so I don’t know anything.”

The person on the 5th floor said, “I was playing with my father. When we went to the living room, I saw a clothed person outside.”[1]

The person on the 6th floor said, “Aiya, how terrible! I suddenly saw a person’s head hanging from outside the window.”

…

Everyone has points of doubt, but only 1 suspect can be mentioned at a time, which makes it more difficult.

Jiang Rou closed her eyes, she is very tired. 2 days without rest made her thinking freeze. She glanced at Tong Fei, whose eyes are red, and said, “Sister Feifei, take a rest. It’s useless to hold on like this.”

Tong Fei clenched her fist and thumped the table, making a loud noise, “Damn!” After venting, she finally nodded, “Everyone, take a rest. Eat something, and save your energy.”

Tong Fei gritted her teeth. If nothing works, she’ll go all out with Riri Ono.

…

Stepping on the 4th floor, everyone in Qin Tan’s team felt disheartened, no longer carrying the dashing attitude they had at the beginning. Even Lou Fan didn’t want to collect equipment anymore, he just wanted to end the fights quickly. Of course, there is nothing in the hands of the ghost for him to grab after that. Fortunately, when to rest is up to them. Otherwise, they will really be exhausted to death.

This task world is actually quite easy. Physical combat and exercising in here worked better than Qin Tan’s training plan at Lazuli. Chen Shuyang’s dagger can now be used with ease, and his body’s reaction speed has also accelerated. Not to mention Wen Lang and Jiang Dong, they got stronger and better sense of cooperation.

The layout of the 4th floor is no different from the 2nd and 3rd floors, but on this floor, the corridors are deep and dark. It is bright outside, but none of the light could come in.

“It doesn’t look good.” Lou Fan casually shot a spiritual arrow into the distance. The arrow disappeared into the darkness.

Even if Lou Fan didn’t say it, Qin Tan felt that they couldn’t be careless. Hence, he decided to move forward together with the whole team, no longer act separately.

In the first 3 offices, everyone worked together, and they managed to complete it in less than 2 hours. Walking into the 4th office with a relaxed look, the team saw an electronic watch with cartoon design inside, which looks like a child’s watch. Lou Fan was thinking about whether it would be another game duel when a little girl about 5 or 6 years old appeared in front of him. She has two pigtails, is wearing a dusty pink dress, and holds a dirty doll in her hand. The doll’s eyes are big, and the corners of the mouth are curved in a strange arc. It looked as if it is alive so it gave people a chilling sensation.

“Hee hee hee, are brothers here to play with me?” The little girl raised her face with a smile. Her face is pale, and there are dark shadows under her eyes.

No one answers her question. Lou Fan’s spirit arrow shot at her, but she flexibly avoided it. Wen Lang’s poker came right after, brushing the little girl’s skirt and cutting the fabric.

The little girl glared at Wen Lang and said grimly, “How dare you cut my skirt!”

As soon as the voice fell, the girl disappeared from their sight and suddenly appeared behind Wen Lang. Wen Lang only felt a pain in his back, and there is already a long wound, which made him grimace with pain.

The little girl moved so fast that their eyes couldn’t catch her. She flashed back and forth around them, and each of them received wounds of different sizes. On the other hand, her doll appeared on the other side alone, waiting quietly.

“Jiang Dong, bandages!”

Lou Fan shouted, and Jiang Dong quickly threw out the bandage. After taking the bandage, Lou Fan wrapped it around his arm. Next, Jiang Dong threw the other end to Qin Tan, and all five of them held the bandage in their hands, surrounding the girl in a circle. After that, the five of them ran towards each other, tightly wrapping her in the middle. The little girl only stared at them and grinned. In the next instant, she and the doll switched places.

She can even switch places?!

Lou Fan’s eyes narrowed. With the bandage wrapped tightly around his arm, he pulled out the phoenix feather arrow from the quiver on his side. The phoenix feather is shot at the doll with a swoosh and the doll got pinned to the wall, rendered immobile.

The little girl screamed and pounced towards Lou Fan. Lou Fan didn’t dodge and he kept pulling the bowstring with his right hand, shooting spiritual arrows towards the little girl. The little girl had to back down, just in time for 5 people to surround her again. Finally, they managed to tie the little girl. Qin Tan swiftly stepped forward and cut down without hesitation.

“Ah?” Lou Fan is about to speak, but the little girl had disappeared before his eyes, “I haven’t asked how to use the doll yet!”

Qin Tan glanced back at the doll pinned to the wall, helplessly spreading his hands, “I’m sorry, I forgot.”

Lou Fan took the doll down and put the arrow back into the quiver, “Forget it, I don’t like it very much either. After we returned to Lazuli, I’ll just exchange it, or give it to someone else. ” This thing looked eerie, It also feels creepy to carry around. Besides, he never played with this kind of thing before.

Wen Lang gasped in pain and sucked in a breath. That little devil just scratched so deep that one could see the bone. It’s super painful. Chen Shuyang helped him to the side and sat down. He called Jiang Dong, “Doctor Jiang, come and help Wen Lang to have a look. I can even see the bones. Man, it hurts to look at.”

Jiang Dong walked over and asked, “Does it hurt?”

Wen Lang tightened his back and gritted his teeth, “It doesn’t hurt that much, just a little bit.”

Amused, Lou Fan is not feeling sympathetic at all but wanted to give Wen Lang a slap. “Okay, don’t hold on. Jiang Dong, you can do whatever you need to. Use the medicine as you like.”

Jiang Dong nodded responsibly, “It looks a bit serious, I hope the medicine will work well.”

Hands moving quickly as they are talking, Jiang Dong cut open the clothes on Wen Lang’s back. After disinfection, he sprinkled hemostatic agents and anti-inflammatory medicine. When the bleeding stopped, he wrapped the bandages around a few times.

Wen Lang felt heartbroken about his clothes, “I only have this clothing left that doesn’t have holes but you cut it up. What should I wear now?”

Chen Shuyang is about to lend a helping hand when Jiang Dong said, “I’ll lend mine to you. After we returned to Lazuli, you can return a new one to me.”

“Tsk, how short-sighted. Do you need to be that calculative with a piece of clothing?” Wen Lang wrinkled his nose in disgust.

Wen Lang is seriously injured this time so the other 4 members left him to rest alone, and they continued to move forward. Fortunately, Lazuli’s medicine is really good. It’s just 1 day and the wound no longer hurts, though still looked quite scary.

Raw word count: 2122

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

[1] Banana: That’s what the raw said lol. Such a weird thing to say. Not sure if it’s intentional or not, Banana cannot remember what’s the answer (who is the murderer) anymore. It’s been a long while.

Btw, this kind of guessing-the-murderer-game reminds me of ‘A Sunday Morning Murder’ quiz. Those who never heard of it can google it up and try to guess the murderer yo~

Without hesitation, Lou Fan took out the dagger from his waist and slashed, the hair fell. He rolled on the spot, dodging another bundle of hair that is coming straight in.

Shit, it’s not over yet!

The female ghost didn’t care at all. Her hair soared, and they all rushed towards Lou Fan. Lou Fan dodged left and right, and the wounds on his body kept increasing. He can’t continue like this. Lou Fan pulled out the arrow from the quiver at his waist and ran around the female ghost. The incision on the ankle continued to bleed, dripping on the ground. Lou Fan’s movement is very fast, and while running, he took out the arrow and shot forward. The dense black hair blocked the arrow, but Lou Fan saw a gap with his sharp eyes. Lou Fan is overjoyed but his hands are still moving continuously.

Seeing that there are only a few arrows left, he saw the gap in the defense and quickly shot 2 arrows, followed by a spiritual arrow. The arrow shot through the middle of the back of the female ghost’s head. The female ghost gave a shrill scream, and her figure disappeared in the air. The phoenix feather arrows fell to the ground with clumps of long black hair, looking a little disgusting.

Lou Fan struggled to get up and adjust the time before putting the watch in his pocket. Finally, he couldn’t hold it any longer and fell to his knees. All wounds on his body and feet are bleeding profusely. His clothes got cut open and stained with his blood. There are also some blood dripping on the ground, which looked shocking.

Qin Tan rushed into the room and hugged Lou Fan. His expression is ugly, pitch-black like the bottom of a pot.

Chen Shuyang is startled by the bloody scene. He quickly took off his clothes and laid them on the bench in the corridor, “Brother Qin, put Brother Lou here.” Then, he quickly unloaded his backpack and pulled out the medicine from it.

Qin Tan took it and disinfected Lou Fan first. The disinfectant irritated the wound, causing it to sting a bit. Lou Fan didn’t say anything but gasped in a low voice. In fact, it is not very painful, but there are too many wounds, so the effect is quite stimulating.

“You are not allowed to act alone again and you must listen to me.” Qin Tan said in a deep voice.

Lou Fan twitched the corners of his mouth and nodded. How could he dare to be alone again? If he met a more ruthless ghost, his life would not be enough to bet on.

When Wen Lang and Jiang Dong came out of another office, they were shocked to see Lou Fan lying on the bench in an injured state. After asking and knowing that the injury isn’t serious but looked scary, Wen Lang breathed a sigh of relief. He and Jiang Dong also didn’t have it easy. There are one or two wounds on their bodies, their hair is messy, and they looked like they just went through a tough battle.

Jiang Dong who rarely opens his mouth said, “The 2nd floor is more difficult than the 1st floor.” He and Wen Lang had the most say because they are the ones who fought their way through all the way.

Qin Tan and Chen Shuyang also have started fighting as soon as they arrived, but Qin Tan had a high battle skills and a powerful spirit weapon, so it didn’t take much effort. Chen Shuyang also helped with a few stabs.

Qin Tan treated Lou Fan’s wound with a cold face. When Lou Fan sat up, he got pushed down by Qin Tan, “Lie down and rest, don’t move.”

Qin Tan’s tone sounded a little displeased so Lou Fan obediently stopped moving. He laid there and met Qin Tan’s eyes. Lou Fan blinked, blinked, blinked again. Qin Tan sighed helplessly in his heart and stretched out his hand to support Lou Fan’s back. His tone softened as he said, “Sit up then, do you want to eat something?”

Lou Fan shook his head, he ate quite a bit just now and is not hungry yet.

The situation on the 2nd floor is not as good as on the 1st floor so Qin Tan regrouped the arrangement. He teamed up with Lou Fan this time, while Chen Shuyang teamed up with Wen Lang and Jiang Dong. After half an hour, Lou Fan moved his ankle and is able to move normally.

“Let’s us start too,” he said to Qin Tan. Wen Lang and the rest has continued their task half an hour ago.

Qin Tan helped Lou Fan to stand up and squat down to look at his ankle, “Is it alright?”

Lou Fan turned his ankles flexibly, “No problem. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and cut down the hair with a dagger.”

The moment Lou Fan mentioned the fight, Qin Tan’s expression sank again. He let Lou Fan walk behind him as they head to an office, “Follow me and don’t move randomly. I’ll do the rest.”

Lou Fan: “Qin Tan, I’m fine. I’m a man.”

Qin Tan: “I know. But you are injured and need to rest. There are still so many days to come, and there are still more than 200 clocks to adjust. Are you going to endure the injuries all the time?”

Lou Fan knew that Qin Tan is right, but Lou Fan doesn’t allow himself to be weak in his heart. Even when he strained his wrist in the past, he still insisted on training every day. Also, his father would not allow him to rest. But now, his ankle injury is treated and Lazuli’s medicine is very effective. He feels better, but Qin Tan insisted on letting him rest. Lou Fan looked at Qin Tan’s serious expression and finally compromised, “Okay, I’ll be right behind you. I won’t help if there’s no danger.”

The two walked into the office and started rummaging, but unexpectedly found 2 clocks; a small alarm clock and a watch.

“Handle it one by one?” Lou Fan asked.

Qin Tan nodded and reached for the alarm clock. 2 figures appeared in the air.

Lou Fan: “…” So taking one is no different than taking two.

“Oho ho ho, two people together.” The yellow-haired ghost looked very excited.

Another ghost thought for a second before saying, “Two people huh? Let’s play a game then. It’s too rude to start fighting right away.”

Blondie ghost’s eyes lit up, “Really? Do you want to play that game?”

Lou Fan asked, “What game?”

Both ghosts answered in unison, “Of course, the most suitable for 2 people to play together – horse-riding fight (Piggyback fight)!”

Lou Fan: “…” These two are just mentally retarded, right?

Afraid that Qin Tan would not understand what game is that, Lou Fan leaned over and explained to him in a low voice. In the end, he said, “It seems that I’m going to play with you, you better carry me properly.” Not sure why but Lou Fan feel excited about this childhood game.

Seeing Lou Fan eager to try, Qin Tan reminded, “Be careful, these two don’t seem to be easy to deal with.”

Lou Fan nodded. They put down their backpacks and took their weapons. Lou Fan jumped on Qin Tan’s back, but luckily he wasn’t heavy. At best he is a sturdy type, otherwise, it would be too hard on Qin Tan to carry him.

The other party looked more relaxed. The yellow-haired ghost is lying on the back of the black-haired ghost but the ghost below couldn’t feel the weight at all. He even had his hands free. This is so unfair!

The two ghosts on the opposite side rushed to the two of them with a battle call, and shouted excitedly, “If the person above falls down, you will lose. If you lose, you will be eaten by us.”

Lou Fan doesn’t care if he loses or falls. What he cared about is the whip in the blondie ghost’s hand. With a snap from the whip, the ghost below will run faster, he saw it.

“Qin Tan, I want that whip.” Lou Fan lowered his head and leaned into Qin Tan’s ear.

The wet breath sprayed in his ears, causing Qin Tan to be in a trance for a while. He couldn’t hear what Lou Fan is saying at all. But then Lou Fan added, “We’ll grab the whip first, and then we’ll question them.”

This time, Qin Tan heard it. He nodded and said yes.

Lou Fan sat on Qin Tan’s back, protected by Qin Tan’s hands, as they quickly ran to the side. Lou Fan shot spiritual arrows at the yellow-haired ghost one by one but the ghost simply smiled and ducked with his head tilted.

Both sides gradually approached each other, and Lou Fan kept shooting, forcing the black hair ghost below to dodge left and right. Blondie ghost shouted ‘Come on’, and the whip in his hand kept hitting the ghost below. The ghost didn’t shout or scream, but his expression couldn’t be said to be enjoyable. However, his feet quickly changed direction and charged straight towards Qin Tan and Lou Fan.

Seizing the opportunity, Lou Fan pulled out Qin Tan’s Tang sword. At this moment, Blondie ghost and his partner ran to his side. Without blinking, Lou Fan slashed at the ghost’s hand holding the whip. The seemingly transparent and insubstantial hand actually got chopped off with a single slash, and the whip fell to the ground. Lou Fan jumped off Qin Tan and picked up the whip. The whip in his hand felt cold and smooth. He looked left and right at it with satisfaction.

The yellow-haired ghost became furious and he jumped down too. A new hand instantly grew out of the decapitated wound and grabbed at Lou Fan. But how could Qin Tan allow him to catch Lou Fan? The Tang sword swung over and slashed at the yellow-haired ghost. The black-haired ghost also rushed over to grab at Qin Tan. Lou Fan inserted the whip into his waistband, and then he shot spiritual arrows at the two ghosts one after another.

It would be nice if he has a rope at this moment. Then he can just tie them up, and it’s done! He should make sure to exchange for a bundle of rope when he goes back! These are the thought that flitted past Lou Fan’s mind in an instant.

Qin Tan stopped the yellow-haired ghost, and the black-haired ghost wanted to help. Lou Fan simply aimed at the black-haired ghost and kept shooting spirit arrows until the black-haired ghost got shot into a sieve and dissipated in the air. Next, he turned his head to look and Qin Tan is about to slash at the yellow-haired ghost. Lou Fan hurriedly shouted, “Blondie, tell me how to use this whip!”

Blondie glanced at Lou Fan sideways and stuck out his long tongue, “Bleh, I won’t tell you!” After he finished speaking, he turned around and slowly disappeared while Qin Tan’s sword is stopped in the air.

Lou Fan: “…”

Ran away already? By the way, his tongue is really long.

Qin Tan retracted the sword, adjusted the alarm clock and watch, and put it in his backpack.

Lou Fan is checking out the whip when he saw Qin Tan holding the 2 clocks. He said, “It turns out that there can be 2 clocks in one office, so there are 2 ghosts. Earlier I was still thinking if there are really 250 offices in this building. Ain’t that be too much? Anyway, even if we don’t touch the other clock, the ghosts will appear together.”

Qin Tan nodded, “Let’s go and tell them about this. We’ll try the whip in your hand in the next office?”

Lou Fan said with a smile, “You sure know me. I think it’s very useful, but I don’t know if it can cause harm to ghosts.”

“Then we’ll try a few more times, and I’ll be watching at the side.”

The two waited until Wen Lang’s group came out to inform them about the situation. After hearing that, Wen Lang looked depressed, “Brother Qin, you overestimated us. Even with us 3, it’s quite hard to deal with just a ghost. If 2 ghosts come at us together, you will not see us coming out anymore.”

Lou Fan thought for a while. It is really not safe indeed. So he said, “Then if you find an office with 2 clocks, just leave the room and focus on the room with only one ghost. Leave the office with 2 clocks for me and Qin Tan.”

Chen Shuyang: “What if there are 3?” This possibility is not impossible.

Lou Fan answered, “Then we’ll go together.”

In the ensuing battle, Lou Fan fully experimented with the use of the whip. This whip has a considerable restraining force on the ghost. Once the whip is drawn, the ghost will not dare to rush forward. If getting hit from the back, the ghost will run faster without complaining. Having mastered the skills and with the cooperation from Qin Tan, the two quickly cleaned the rooms on the 2nd floor. Wen Lang’s group left the rooms with 2 clocks for Qin Tan and Lou Fan, so their group can deal with only a ghost quite well. Until it is dawn, everyone managed to clean the 2nd floor and collapsed on the sofa in the hall.

This task is simply physically laborious. At this moment, everyone doesn’t even have the strength to eat. They just want to get a good night’s sleep.

Qin Tan sat up, took out his notebook, and made plans, “Later, everyone take a quick rest. We shall try to clean up the rooms during the day tomorrow to save lighting.” The reversal of day and night is not in line with their resting habits.

Lou Fan looked up at the stairs and murmured, “I wondered what happened to Tong Fei and the others?”

Raw word count: 3062

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

Lou Fan went office next door from Qin Tan’s team and found a men’s waterproof sports watch from a drawer. With a smile on his face, he reached for the watch. The next moment, a middle-aged male ghost appeared, holding a wine bottle in his hand. The ghost’s gaze looked confused and drunk. Looking at Lou Fan, he laughed and burped. Lou Fan frowned, the smell of alcohol stink seemed to be in the air.

“Hey hey, come here. Let’s play Morra/fist number game (drinking game)[1]. If you win, I’ll let you adjust the clock.” The drunkard ghost did not waste time and had a clear goal.

Lou Fan seldom drinks, even if he drinks, he doesn’t play Morra so he doesn’t have much experience in it. But it’s not that he can’t. Counting and shouting ‘fifteen and twenty’ are simple, he understands how it works with a glance.

Lou Fan: “Okay, we’ll play it but I’ll take the 1st turn.” He just tried it out to see if he could barter about the conditions.

The drunkard said readily, “Okay, I’m fine with anything, you can draw first.”

Lou Fan didn’t expect the ghost to be so easy. It seems that even though it is a mission world, it still has some humanity in it.

“Fifteen twenty, ten.”

Lou Fan stretched out his hand while shouting. He showed a hand with 5 fingers opened, and the drunkard on the other side is showing the same, it’s his win.

“I won, it’s your turn.”

The drunkard took a sip of wine before saying, “Fifteen twenty, fifteen.”

Lou Fan held 2 fists with fingers curled inside, it means no number.

“You lose. It’s my turn.”

Lou Fan thought about it and said, “Fifteen twenty, five.” He swiftly held out a hand. Another win!

The drunkard hiccupped and drank some wine, “Your skill is not bad! Come, this wine is for you.” He said and handed the bottle to Lou Fan.

Lou Fan is stunned for a moment because he didn’t expect to receive a wine bottle. After picking it up, he found that it is a new unopened bottle. The drunkard took out another bottle of wine from somewhere, opened it, and staggered away while drinking.

Lou Fan set the watch back to the correct time. Then, he put the wine and watch in his backpack, and walked to the next room humming. It turns out that there are props that can be taken away. He wondered how much can it be exchanged after going back. As Lou Fan walked to the next room in a good mood, he thought of something and strolled to the room where Qin Tan and Chen Shuyang entered. There is no one inside as if the two had never been inside. He looked around but there is no clock in plain sight. It seems that in the duel, they can’t see each other.

Without further delay, Lou Fan walked into the next room.

…

“Uncle, let’s play marbles together.”

The little boy stood in front of Qin Tan said that but Qin Tan felt helpless at the moment. He’s never played marbles so how to compete? Turning to look at Chen Shuyang, Chen Shuyang is also showing a confused expression.

Qin Tan had to ask the little boy instead, “How do you play marbles?”

The little boy pursed his lips, “Uncle, don’t you even know how to play marbles? It’s very simple, just shoot the marble into the hole and you’ll win.”

Qin Tan nodded, “Okay, let’s start.”

The little boy squinted and handed Qin Tan a marble. 5 minutes later, Qin Tan watched the little boy’s green marble roll slowly into the hole; he lost. The little boy stood up slowly with his head lowered, making a hohoho sound from his mouth. When he raised his face, his expression looked gloomy and terrifying, “You lose, forfeit your life!” Then the ghost rushed towards Qin Tan.

“Shuyang, get out of the way.” Qin Tan shouted at the back and dodged the little boy sideways. He took advantage of the turn and swung out with the sword in his hand.

A big wound appeared on the side of the little boy’s waist. He screamed and rushed towards Qin Tan without hesitation. Taking advantage of his shortness, the ghost wanted to attack from below. But how could Qin Tan let him succeed? Using the Tang sword to block the ghost, Qin Tan turned around and slashed the little boy from behind. The little boy split in half and dissipated in the air.

Chen Shuyang, who was hiding behind, held a short sword in his hand in a defensive posture. He looked at Qin Tan who is adjusting the clock and said, “Brother Qin, I have an idea. Why don’t we just kill the ghost directly and adjust the time? Anyway, if you lose, you still have to fight, so why waste your time playing games?”

This is a really good question and Qin Tan got taken aback for a moment. Then he nodded after a moment of silence, “You’re right.”

…

Wen Lang and Jiang Dong once again met a ghost who started fighting directly without giving them any chance to play games. Fortunately, after 2 fights, the two cooperated tacitly and quickly finished the ghost. Wen Lang took out the arrow in his backpack. His eyes looked melancholic, and he sighed, “It seems that Brother Lou’s blessing doesn’t work either.”

With Chen Shuyang’s suggestion, Qin Tan’s progress is much faster. At 9.00 am, everyone met in the hall. Except for Lou Fan, the rest looked like they just fought in a fight. Only he still looked casual and had spoils in his hand.

A bottle of wine and a handkerchief.

“Looking at your appearance, it probably didn’t go well. By the way, I’ll tell you this. If you win your game, remember to ask for the loot.” Lou Fan waved the things in his hand with a look of joy.

There are a total of 16 offices on the 1st floor, 11 of which have been cleared at this time, and 5 are still to be cleared. The sun shone in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the coldness of the whole building is dispelled, making people feel warm all over. An hour later, no one came to work. Other than them, there is Tong Fei’s team who are on the 6th floor of this building. Besides, there may be various ghosts in each office. The team of 5 members slumped on the sofa in the hall and breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Lang felt that he couldn’t lift his hands anymore, “Is this mission world using wheel tactic (taking turns) against us? It’s designed to consume our physical strength, right?”

Lou Fan poured out the contents of the bag and replied, “No, it’s an intellectual battle for me.”

Wen Lang rolled his eyes, unable to complain.

Jiang Dong handed Wen Lang a bottle of water, “Wen Lang, how’s the injury on your arm? I’ll give you medicine.”

Wen Lang glanced at his arm, “It’s alright, just a minor injury. I’ll look at it when I have enough rest.”

Jiang Dong put down the food in his hand and took out the medicine from his bag. Next, he sat beside Wen Lang. He moved very swiftly and his skills are good. The antiseptic is applied and bandages are wrapped in one go. Before Wen Lang could resist, Jiang Dong had already wrapped it up.

“It’s done, I don’t want to owe you favor.” Jiang Dong packed up the medicine, sat back, and started eating. Wen Lang got the wound from helping him block an attack. The ghost was so powerful that Wen Lang got scratched before he could dodge it. The wound is big and looked scary.

Wen Lang tsk-ed but didn’t say anything, drinking his water silently.

Lou Fan and Qin Tan looked at each other, and Lou Fan’s eyes are full of smiles. It seemed that after some time of cooperation, the two had developed a revolutionary friendship.

The hall is spacious and there are sofas to lie down. After arranging the person on watch duty, everyone starts to get some sleep.

In the middle of the afternoon, Lou Fan woke up. He went to the bathroom to wash up and started to eat lunch. By the time everyone woke up, it is almost 5.00 pm. Everyone packed up to eat and prepared to continue the mission.

5 offices remained on the first floor, which is settled in 2 hours. Lou Fan still got a battle spoil, while the other 2 groups violently resolved their duels.

“AHH! HELP!”

The team is about to set foot on the 2nd floor got attracted by a scream and they walked to the entrance of the prefecture office. A few familiar figures are wandering in the open space in front of the hall. They are the ghosts they defeated in their duels. When the newcomers in the guard room saw these ghosts, they panicked, and some girls began to scream.

Lou Fan looked at the ghosts and couldn’t help but say, “Could it be we caused them to be let out? Then do we have to pass through them after completing the mission?” He looked back at the rest of the team and asked, “Say, will they take the initiative to attack us?”

Qin Tan and Chen Shuyang simply looked at Lou Fan kindly. Jiang Dong looked calm, and only Wen Lang mercilessly discredited his expectations.

“Brother Lou, you can try it. For us, we started fighting as soon as we enter the duel. Maybe with your lucky physique, the ghosts won’t attack you.”

Lou Fan, relying on being taller than Wen Lang, dropped a punch on him, “How can you talk to your brother Lou like this? Talk properly, or do you still want your equipment?”

“Brother Lou, I was wrong!” Wen Lang readily acknowledged his mistake, not at all cowardly.

Qin Tan glanced at the newcomers who are tapping the window in the guard room and looked unmoved, “Looks like there is still a tough battle to fight when we go out.”

Chen Shuyang optimistically said, “Didn’t they say that as long as we have a breath left, we can come back to life after getting on the train? We are not afraid.”

Wen Lang rolled his eyes, “You’re not afraid but I do. Do you know how painful it is to be scratched by a ghost? As long as we have a breath left? Do you still have the energy to climb into the train?”

Each of these is problems that should not be ignored. But it’s too early to think about this now. Lou Fan turned around and walked in, “We’ll take about it after adjusting all the clocks. Let’s go.”

The newcomers in the guard room who were still holding on to their expectations become stunned when they saw the team turn around and leave. How come no one came to save them? Didn’t they see so many ghosts out there? Do they want them to die? Unbeknownst to everyone, it is safest for them to be in the guard-room next to the entrance at the moment. The moment their time is up, they can get on the train when they go out.

The design of the 2nd floor is somewhat different from that of the 1st floor. Without the hall in the middle, the number of offices has increased, lining next to each other. Qin Tan turned around and counted the offices; there were 24 in total. According to this layout, they can finish 1 floor a day, they should have plenty of time.

Still proceeding according to the previous 3 groups, Lou Fan stepped into the 2nd office alone. A red ladies’ watch is placed on the desk, very eye-catching. Lou Fan walked over and reached out to touch it. The space became isolated, and a long-haired female ghost appeared. It can be seen that she should have been beautiful before her death, with long straight black hair and a decent professional skirt.

Lou Fan is about to say hello in a friendly way, but the female ghost twisted her head into a weird arc without saying a word. He immediately took 2 steps back on guard, and the bow in his hand is already drawn. The female ghost’s mouth is split up to her ears, and bright red blood overflowed from her eyes. She shook her head, and her black hair stretched infinitely toward Lou Fan, just about to touch Lou Fan. Lou Fan turned sideways, pulled up his bow, and shot at the female ghost.

The female ghost’s hair swiftly appeared in front of her, blocking Lou Fan’s arrow.

“Yo, a tough opponent.” Lou Fan scolded secretly.

Lou Fan didn’t dare to be careless and kept shooting, but the arrows are all blocked by her hair. Not only that, Lou Fan had to keep dodging the hair that is coming at him. All he can see is hair.

So disgusting!

Although Lou Fan thinks that girls with long hair are good-looking, but looking at these black hair at the moment, he only felt a little disgusting. Shoot! His foot is tangled! Lou Fan lowered his head and saw a strand of black hair wrapped around his ankles, immobilizing him.

Raw word count: 3089

#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading

[1] Banana: I’m not too sure how this is played but I’m guessing that it’s a 2 players game where both players held their hands in front, facing each other. As they called out the game phrase and the numbers they want, both players should either open a hand to show 5 fingers, or both hands to show 10 fingers, or close fist to show none. Hence, you probably can call out numbers in multiplication of 5, until 20.

Wen Lang saw the clock on the wall too. Curling his lips, he turned to ask Jiang Dong, “Who is going to do it, you or me?”

Jiang Dong casually smiled and said, “It’s fine either way.”

Wen Lang said irritably, “Can you put away your fake smile? Don’t smile if you don’t want to.”

Hearing that, Jiang Dong stopped smiling. He didn’t expect Wen Lang to say that. After a while, he said, “Okay. Then don’t waste time. We’ll take turns to take it, I’ll go first.” After his fake smile is exposed, Jiang Dong stopped doing it and immediately became more relaxed, as if he had put down a burden.

Wen Lang: “Better right? Acting all day is really tiring. Alright, hurry up.”

Jiang Dong stretched out his hand to pick the clock. As soon as he touched it, a young male ghost with a steel pipe appeared. However, the ghost looked really ugly. His face looks like it got squeezed out of shape and then stretched out. A ghostly appearance indeed.

“You want to get the clock? It depends on whether I agree with that or not.” After speaking, the ghost didn’t stop to say any more nonsense. He waved the steel pipe and dashed towards the two.

Wen Lang is completely unprepared. So they are going to start fighting without any notice? What about the guessing game? He has already thought about what to pick for the first round. The NPC not following the pattern is too unreasonable! Why is the difference between their team is so big? So he and Jiang Dong are The Unfortunate Ones huh?

Jiang Dong responded quickly. With a flick of his hand, a strip of bandage flew out, wrapping around the ghost. The ghost fell to the ground with a plop.

“Ahhh! I’m going to kill you!” The Steel Pipe Ghost got up and struggled out of the bandage. The next instant, Wen Lang’s whip snapped in the air, hitting the Steel Pipe Ghost instantly. The Steel Pipe Ghost screamed out in pain. Its skin is torn and the flesh is visible, but there is no blood.

Taking the opportunity, Jiang Dong threw out another strip of bandage and wrapped it around the ghost. Next, his blade flew towards the steel pipe ghost like a petal. Wen Lang’s whip keep snapping at the ghost, and after a while, the steel pipe ghost disappeared into the air.

When the surroundings returned to normal, Jiang Dong took off the clock and set it back to the correct time.

Wen Lang put away the whip and asked, “Doctor Jiang, are there any usage restrictions on your bandages and blades?”

Jiang Dong is about to smile out of reflex, but immediately pressed down the urge, “No restriction for bandages, but for the blade, I can use about 300 times a day.”

Wen Lang sighed and thought to himself, why other people’s spirit weapons are so awesome while he only gets a limited deck of poker? Still, it’s better than nothing. Fortunately, he managed to exchange a chain whip as a weapon.

There seemed to be nothing in common to talk about between the two, so they walked to the next door in silence. Next, it is Wen Lang’s turn to take the clock.

…

Walking to the 3rd office, Lou Fan found a clock, hidden in a cabinet. Then, he pushed Chen Shuyang towards the clock.

Chen Shuyang: “Brother Lou, can’t you be nicer to your younger brother?”

Lou Fan ignored Chen Shuyang who is pretending to be pitiful and said, “Take out your short sword and get the clock. Qin Tan and I are right behind you, what are you afraid of?”

Chen Shuyang had a martyred expression on his face, “Okay, Brother Lou. But you must look out for me.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, hurry up.”

Chen Shuyang took a deep breath and touched the clock with his fingers. This time, an old man ghost appeared. He looked similar to the type of old man one sees in the guard room, with a chessboard in front of him. Chen Shuyang breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be playing chess, which he knows a bit. He can play a little bit of Go and Chinese chess.

The old man touched his nonexistent beard and said with a smile, “Come here and play a game of chess with this old man. If you win, you can do anything.”

Chen Shuyang sat down with Lou Fan’s encouraging eyes, “Mister, are we playing Go? I only know a little bit.”

The uncle smiled mysteriously and shook his head slowly. He said solemnly, “No, no, I can’t play Go, let’s play Gomoku.”

Gomoku!

Chen Shuyang is speechless, this is really unusual for a game. For a high achiever like him, he has never played a time-wasting game like Gomoku. Is it too late to switch participants? He turned to look at Lou Fan.

Lou Fan shrugged and said he don’t know too well about it either. After thinking for a moment, he said, “You just have to connect 5 points together. It’s very simple. We believe in you.”

Chen Shuyang’s expression is a bit indescribable.

The old man picked up a black piece and placed it in the center, “Your turn. Take the white one, and let’s start.”

Chen Shuyang is worthy of being called a high achiever. Holding the white piece and looking at the board for 2 minutes, he recalled how his deskmate and the classmate behind played chess using a workbook to draw a grid back in high school. But they used one black and one red pen to play and simply draw circles as their piece. Putting down a white piece with a snap, Chen Shuyang felt that he already knew how to play.

Another white and black piece is placed on the board. Seeing that the white piece is about to connect to 5 points, Chen Shuyang secretly felt happy inside and waited for the last one in his hand to be placed. In the next instant, he saw the black piece fall on a white piece and superimposed on it.

Chen Shuyang: “!!!”

“You cheated!” Chen Shuyang yelled, pointing at the old man.

The old man only smiled, “Ah, did anyone see me cheating?”

The three stayed silent for a while. Well, no one really saw him cheating.

“Shuyang, calm down.” Lou Fan comforted Chen Shuyang.

Chen Shuyang is furious inside, but there is nothing he could do. Looking at the chessboard silently, he no longer focused on attacking but turning to defense. He would block one side if the black pieces connected to 3 pieces in a row until the black pieces had nowhere to go. But then he still wouldn’t attack.

The black pieces are once again connected to 3 pieces in a row and the old man is waiting for Chen Shuyang to block one side. As soon as the white piece is placed, the old man moved to put the black piece on the other end to form 4 pieces in a row.

At that moment, Chen Shuyang said quietly, “You lost.”

The old man froze, and he frowned at the chessboard. After the black pieces are blocked 3 consecutive times by the white pieces, they eventually formed a line and connected exactly to 5 pieces; no more, no less!

Seeing the old man’s ghostly expression, Chen Shuyang finally couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud. “Hahahahaha! I won, I won! See if you dare to cheat again! La la la la!” He is so happy that he felt like flying.

This feeling is so cool!

Both Lou Fan and Qin Tan laughed, they didn’t expect Chen Shuyang to be able to play this hand. Lou Fan felt that Chen Shuyang seemed to have grown up. It had only been so long, the boy who was trembling with fear before had become a person who could stand on his own.

The old man probably didn’t expect that he could lose even when he cheated, so he almost got choked. Lou Fan can imagine the ghost might have been angered to death in the first place.

“Hmph! Consider yourself lucky!” The old man snorted arrogantly. Then he shrugged and disappeared.

Chen Shuyang made a face in the direction of the ghost and quickly picked up the clock to set the time back. Lou Fan disdained that the clock is too big, so he didn’t take it with him this time. It is already 3 hours from the time they started looking for the clock, and right now they only adjusted three. To complete adjusting 250 clocks, one does not know how long it’ll take.

Qin Tan glanced at the time, “Let’s go to meet up with Wen Lang and Jiang Dong, and then have a rest.”

When they got to the hall, they did not see Wen Lang and Jiang Dong. The two are probably still in a duel. Lou Fan walked to the sofa beside the hall and sat down. Putting down his backpack, he waved at the other two.

“Come and sit, take a rest.” Lou Fan patted the sofa, “It’s quite comfortable.”

Qin Tan sat next to Lou Fan and took out a bottle of water from his bag. After unscrewing it, he handed it to Lou Fan. Lou Fan took the bottle and drank it. Wiping off the water stains from the corner of his mouth, he suddenly said, “I wonder what the daytime is like in here? If the staff came to work, can we still continue to search for the clocks?”

Chen Shuyang’s eyes widened immediately in surprise, “No way. Brother Lou, don’t raise flags.” The adjustment process took enough time. If they can’t do the task during the day, how can they complete their mission?

Qin Tan: “This possibility is not impossible. There are still 5 hours before working hour so we better speed up. Let’s wait for the two to come out first to discuss it.”

Lou Fan nodded, “It’s best if we can do the tasks during the day, of course. But what if?”

Chen Shuyang rubbed his hair irritably, “Ah ah ah, why aren’t there guides to read? At least with a guide, I can roughly know what should we do. Otherwise, having to guess the rules every time is a waste of time.”

In his heart, Lou Fan thought, it may not be that there are no guides. It’s just that no one talks about it. Perhaps if they have enough things to exchange, they can post the information directly on the electronic screen. Thinking of this, he said melancholy, “Need to collect more things. We should take all the clocks that have been adjusted just now. What if we can take it back and exchange it for points?”

As the saying goes, ‘Poverty stunts ambition.’ (Poor people has lower expectation) Right now, they even wanted to pack up task items to take away.

Hearing that, Qin Tan paused for a moment. Then he got up and walked towards the first office. 10 minutes later, he came back empty-handed.

Lou Fan stood up immediately, “Where’s the clock?”

Qin Tan spread his hands, “It’s gone, it’s all disappeared. Neither the first nor the third room has it.”

“Damn it!” Lou Fan cursed and swiftly turned around to pull his backpack open. Luckily, the watch he found in the second room is still inside. “If you don’t collect it after the adjustment, it will disappear. It’s a big loss!”

As the three are talking, Wen Lang and Jiang Dong came out from the other side and they looked a little disheveled.

Qin Tan asked, “Did you encounter a direct fight?”

Wen Lang is exhausted and Jiang Dong nodded, “Yes, both matches are direct fights.”

Lou Fan: “…” The luck of these two is too bad.

Seeing Lou Fan’s expression, Wen Lang exclaimed, “You guys haven’t met any, have you?”

Chen Shuyang wanted to laugh a little and said, “One arm wrestling, one Gomoku chess game.”

Jiang Dong: “???”

Wen Lang: “!!!”

It’s kind of unfair! Why do they have to fight to the death, while the other team just wrestle their arms and play chess…

Qin Tan also laughed and then he told them about their guess on daytime staff. Hearing that, Wen Lang is about to curse out, but he is a little depressed now. So he slumped on the sofa and pretended to be dead. Jiang Dong agrees with their guess. But thinking of the fights they encountered just now starting right away without notice, he felt that it might be dangerous if they split up.

Lou Fan thought for a while and said, “Let’s do it this way then. Qin Tan and I will split up, so at least we have 3 groups now.”

Lou Fan and Qin Tan are both good with their skills, so it’s no problem to do it alone. Chen Shuyang will follow Qin Tan though. Lou Fan is a little worried about the fact that Qin Tan had a black (unlucky) hand and the duels would be too difficult.

When they arranged the grouping, it is already 4.30 am. They packed up and continued with their search. However, before that, Wen Lang squeezed Lou Fan’s hand and said, “Brother Lou, share a bit of your luck with me. If we continue fighting like this, Jiang Dong and I can’t hold on.”

Hearing Wen Lang said it pitifully, Lou Fan simply wanted to laugh. He drew an arrow from the quiver and handed it to Wen Lang, “Take it, Brother Lou will bless you!”

Wen Lang grinned and inserted the arrow into his backpack. Immediately, he felt like Brother Lou’s light of blessing is shining on him.

Lou Fan stopped Qin Tan too and asked him to take out his dagger. Then he said, “I’ll change my dagger with you. Brother Lou will bless you too.”

Qin Tan: “…”

Next, Lou Fan raised his arms and shouted, “Our goal is to collect all the clocks, go forward!” Except for the ones that are too big, they shall collect as many as they can.

As the person handling the finance, he has hard work ahead of him. In order to get enough stuff to exchange for points, Lou Fan went all out.

Raw word count: 3107

#BrotherLouFanWillBlessYou
#NewCultPhraseLol
#EditedMTL
#IAmABananaTranslation
#AppreciateKofi
#AppreciateComments
#NoRepostInWattpad
#PleaseTurnOffAdblock
#ManyThanksForReading