Chapter 13 Chapter Eleven

"Of course someone told me. There was a little old man on the seventh floor. He told me how to open the secret passage. Then, like an NPC in an RPG game, he died after he retired." A few years ago, some scholars said that a person's healthy skin color should be bronze, and there is nutrition in the sun's ultraviolet rays.This view was subsequently completely overturned. In fact, the radiation in the sun's ultraviolet rays will affect the health of the skin and destroy nutrients. If the skin absorbs vitamin C and vitamin E, it will turn white, that is, the skin with more nutrition will be whiter.In addition, staying up late or being ill, lack of water and other reasons can also cause the skin to darken, so the healthiest complexion should be rosy in the white.

Those who support this argument probably haven't seen anyone who has been waiting on the seventh floor for a long time.We haven't been exposed to the sun for a long time, but the hospital always provides very nutritious, suspicious liquid food with unknown formula, so the patients on the seventh floor have pale and rosy skin, not the paleness that has never seen the sun. But I never felt healthy. Basking in the sun for a few hours a day through the glass and actually being exposed to the sun are completely different things.The warm sunlight poured down from above, sprinkled on the top of my head and hands, and I almost felt like I was reborn.

But the place where the light enters is not the exit, and the surroundings are still dark passages, which seem to never end in sight. Just when I, Mu Ru, and Zhou Yu all showed excited expressions, Bai Shan said, "There are seven forks ahead, and it is said that only one of them can lead to the outside world, and four of the other six exits are at In the reincarnation mental hospital, we will be arrested as soon as we go out, so we only have a one-seventh chance!" "One-seventh?" I glanced at her, "I remember I saw you by the lotus pond once, and you were in a panic that time, did you also run out through here?"

"Not bad. But unfortunately, I was caught soon." Bai Shan pouted. Zhou Yu, who didn't like to speak, suddenly said: "Miss Bai, you said that one of the seven exits leads to the outside, and four are in the hospital, so where are the other two?" "It's a dead end there." The girl said lightly, when she said the word "death", she emphasized her tone. "The meaning of dead end is that you will die?" I confirmed. "The explanation is really thorough, that's what it means. Although I don't know why, but if you enter those two roads, you will definitely die without a whole body."

She said, and soon the seven forked roads appeared in front of us. As if popping out suddenly, the secret passage suddenly widened seven times without warning, and that sudden feeling made me very uncomfortable.Every fork is dark, blowing a chilly air that is even colder than the current place, and even sending extremely dangerous signals. "I'm a little curious." I looked at the seven passages, "How many times have you escaped?" "twice." Bai Shan stretched out two fingers: "Take different passages twice. I don't know if it's good luck or bad luck. Both times lead to the woods not far from the lotus pond."

"I have escaped from the seventh floor twice, and they still haven't pried out how you escaped from your mouth?" I was like, "They're not interested in this?" "I'm really not interested. There is no one on the seventh floor who can make the decision, and Yi Gu and that old pervert who are the masters are very busy. They just took me back and threw me back to the seventh floor, and they didn't have time to care about me." I squinted my eyes, and asked again in disbelief: "Then how do you know that this channel exists?" "Of course someone told me. There was a little old man on the seventh floor. He told me how to open the secret passage. Then, like an NPC in an RPG game, he died after he retired."

Bai Shan shrugged indifferently. "Why did he tell you, but didn't run away?" I frown. "I am born beautiful, everyone loves me, flowers bloom when I see them." The girl suddenly reacted and said angrily: "Why does it sound like you are interrogating me? Figure it out, if it wasn't for me, you would be tied up on the operating table, crying bitterly and dying." Then her gaze lingered on the faces of Mu Ru and Zhou Yu again, her sharp eyes gleamed with energy under the candlelight, and the two of them couldn't help but lower their heads when they stared at each other, "Remember, you are just the same without me. Next time, if you are treated as a test subject, you will either die, or you will be a ghost or a ghost."

"Miss Bai, Zhou will never forget your great kindness. As long as you can escape smoothly, Zhou will definitely thank you." Zhou Yu just pretended to be grateful on his face. "Hmph, there's no need to thank you again, as long as you don't play tricks behind your back. Do you think I don't know who you are?" Bai Shan didn't seem to want to talk to him very much. My eyes wandered over the two of them.As a veteran on the seventh floor, Bai Shan has been there for some time, so it's not surprising that she knows some inside information, but Zhou Yu, who came in later than me, seems to know something.It's too weird. Could it be that he has something to do with the reincarnation mental hospital?

Mu Ru kept looking at the fork without blinking, and then interrupted after a long time: "Which way should we choose?" "I already know where two of them lead, so there is only a one-fifth chance left. The best way is to take one of the remaining five roads." Bai Shan analyzed rationally. Zhou Yu nodded, "This method is indeed feasible. There are four of us, and we will enter four of the remaining five roads. If someone enters and cannot get out, it will prove that there is no exit but a dead end. Come back and take another gamble, maybe you can find a real way out."

I looked at Bai Shan's conspiratorial expression, and shook my head immediately, "The method sounds good, but it doesn't work at all in practice. In theory, there are five remaining roads, two of which lead to the nursing home, two of which are dead, and one is alive. But those who didn’t come back still encountered three possibilities: they might escape, they might return to the nursing home and be arrested, or they might die.” After a pause, I said again: "Besides, those are all Bai Shan's one-sided remarks. In my opinion, if she could turn back, she would have turned back and walked a few more times."

As I said that, I walked to each passage, carefully observed a few times, and suddenly understood a lot. "Bai Shan, Miss Bai, in fact, you haven't entered any of the side roads here, have you?" I looked at Bai Shan.Her face was very indifferent, and she looked at me for a long time, before she turned her head. "Has anyone ever told you that being too smart dies fast?" The girl gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction. "If we're not smart, I'm afraid the three of us are dead by now." My tone was cold, "There is no road leading to the sanatorium. I am afraid that six of the seven roads are dead ends. Only one road may lead to the outside world, right?" Mu Ru and Zhou Yu were startled at the same time, "Miss Bai, is what Mr. Ye said true?" Bai Shan's beautiful eyes were shining brightly, and she nodded indifferently, "Yes, there are indeed six dead ends in the side road. I lied to you, but it's not my fault. I don't care who calls your life or death." "you!" Mu Ru turned around angrily, and wanted to curse, but as soon as he touched the girl's eyes, he lowered his head in discouragement. Bai Shan's eyes are very magical, like a whirlpool, as if the most terrifying thing in the world is hidden inside, and people with weak will can easily fall into it. "It's really not Miss Bai's fault. I will do the same thing under the same circumstances." Zhou Yu kept flattering Bai Shan, smiling, as if he didn't care about being sent to die as cannon fodder at all, "But Mr. Ye, you are the smartest among us, since you If you can see through Miss Bai's lies, then you will be able to find the real exit of the passage." I blinked my eyes, this old fox really harbored evil intentions, and actually provoked me and Bai Shan.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Bai Shan's self-esteem is not as strong as usual, but he has named me the smartest of the four. Isn't this blatantly making Bai Shan mad? But obviously Mu Ru also felt that I was more reliable, so he also looked over, as if I made the decision.The most surprising thing is that Bai Shan was not angry, she waved the candle on my head leisurely, as if casting a curse. "What are you all looking at me for?" I'm a little upset.The atmosphere was too depressing, not only Bai Shan, but even the two cannon fodder I brought in temporarily looked at me with inexplicable eyes, it was really stressful. "You are a smart person. I have to admit that I am not as good as you in observing the details." Bai Shan pursed her lips, having a great time playing, "The decision is up to you. Whether to go separately or together, you can do whatever you want. Don't worry, everyone will become ghosts after death, and they will definitely curse you For several lifetimes." I scratched my head and finally didn't say no.Who makes a decision and is not a decision?Besides, I may not actually implement the decisions made by others.But these seven passages are really weird. After observing and observing, I can't find any difference. It's like seven identical reflections in a mirror. Not the slightest difference. What on earth is the person who cultivates this secret path planning to do!It made me almost yell. After looking at it for a long time, in the end I still didn't win the game of "Let's find trouble together".I sighed, scanned the faces of the three people beside me one by one, and said abruptly: "Excuse me, which one of you is in a hurry to urinate?" The three of them looked at each other, and finally Mu Ru blushed and raised her hand, "I, I can't bear it anymore. Why, can I go pee?" I laughed strangely, "Which of these seven passages do you think may lead to the outside world? You can just click on it." Mu Ru didn't know why, but he did as I said.Her finger was on the third fork from the left. "Okay, it's decided, let's walk this road together." I laughed out loud, passed the others without hesitation, and walked in first. Bai Shan hurriedly followed, tugged at my clothes, and asked: "Is your decision too hasty? Your life is at stake!" "Why bother so much, who knows if those lunatics on the seventh floor have smashed through the wall. Time waits for no one." I said slowly: "Besides, I have always done things scientifically." "What kind of scientific truth is that?" Zhou Yu also followed, he didn't know how to evaluate my decision. "It's really scientific. I remember a boring professor at the University of Twente in the Netherlands not long ago discovered that when doing multiple-choice questions, the more swollen the bladder was, the more accurate the answer would be. In the experiment, he recruited volunteers and let them They answered some questions after drinking water, and it turned out that the group that drank more water gave more accurate answers. When people hold their urine to a certain level, their brains will run at high speed to quickly solve the problems in front of them, so that they can go quickly. pee." I licked my lips, "Let's gamble with Mu Ru's piss! If you lose the key bet, if you die and really become a ghost, this handsome guy decides to harass the soul of that boring professor who does this kind of boring experiment all day long. " Mu Ru blushed, anxious and angry at my absurdity, she was a little dumbfounded, but finally followed the three of us. The four of them walked slowly in this passage, which looked no different from other secret passages. Everyone was full of panic and fear. They walked for an unknown amount of time, when the light suddenly came and stabbed everyone. human eye. I closed my eyes hard, finally getting used to the process from darkness to light.Slowly opening his eyes, he saw the familiar yellow sand and fields with purple grape flowers. Mu Ru's choice out of urgency was beyond her expectations. We actually left that horrible madhouse, and we really escaped! The four of them struggled to use their hands and feet together to climb out of the slightly sloped hole.I was the last one in line, and when I got to the top, I saw a lot of loess, occasionally with a few low grasses and shrubs, a typical scene of the Loess Plateau. The temperature in the air was mild and dry.I looked around from a distance, but couldn't tell the direction. I felt that the scenery in each direction was basically the same, and I couldn't find a conspicuous reference. Mu Ru hasn't been out for more than a year, and the sudden self-use makes her very excited.The little girl laughed loudly at first, then looked back, and exclaimed, "Where is the exit? Where did we come from? Look behind!" We were startled by her sharp voice, and turned our heads to look. Behind us was the vast loess, reflecting the noon sun, which was very dazzling. Where was the shadow of the exit?No matter how I searched, I couldn't find where the hole I climbed out of was. Bai Shan said indifferently: "Don't look for it, since the secret way can be cultivated so secretly, how can it be possible to make the exit casually. If anyone can find it, then it is not a secret way." Zhou Yu looked knowledgeable, "To cover up the entrance, I can think of hundreds of ways. Even if it is close at hand, I can easily cover it up so that ordinary people can't see it. The designer of this secret passage is a Design genius, a genius design, we mortals should not try to see through it. Anyway, we escaped, didn’t we? We should first find a road, find a car, and return to a civilized city.” I smiled wryly, "The four of us are dressed in sick clothes. It's no wonder that a car would pick us up. It's too eye-catching. We need to get some local clothes first, otherwise we will be caught by the locals and will be sent back to the mental hospital in all likelihood. .” After thinking about it carefully, I picked up a branch and inserted it into the loess to observe it, and then said: "It is around 1pm to 3pm, judging from the exit, we escaped from the current position of the sun. The Samsara Psychiatric Hospital is on the west side. When I came here by car, I looked very carefully. There is only one Samsara Village in Fangyuan, a hundred miles away, and the people in the village know the buildings on their site very well. The clothes we wear will reveal who we are, so we're going to avoid that village and go in the opposite direction." "But this place is terribly desolate, how can we tell where the road is?" asked the old fox. "There's no way to tell, and I don't know how far we escaped. Maybe it's far enough away from the hospital, or maybe the exit is near the hospital. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with heading east." Just as Mu Ru was about to express her opinion, she was interrupted by Bai Shan, "My female intuition also tells me that it's okay to go east. Let's go east." Mu Ru immediately shut up. I found a fairly handy branch from the bushes as a weapon, and started on the road. Except for the loess on the wasteland, there are undulating hills, which look unchanged.The vast loess is blown up by the wind from time to time and poured into the nasal cavity, making people very uncomfortable. The location here is remote, and it is a place with a large area and few people. The Loess Plateau sounds mysterious, but when you are really in it, you will only feel dirty.Everything that can be observed within the line of sight is stained with a layer of dirty yellow. After watching for a long time, the novelty wears off, and I feel that I am going crazy. After one hill and one hill, I don't know how far I have gone.The sun is gradually moving towards the west, gradually disappearing behind the distant mountains, and the loess is lit by the setting sun, dyed a layer of crimson.In the crimson red, the red is mixed with yellow, but the white soil layer is covered with stones and raised soil with black shadows. The dense loess blocks are like planed dragon fruit, which makes people's scalp numb. For some reason, Bai Shan's whole body trembled. She hugged her head and screamed. She hugged me hard and fell into my arms. "What do you want to do?" I frowned, wondering what the hell this girl was trying to do.Her cry was so sharp that it made people throb from heart to soul. "I have dense phobia. I am afraid of sesame seeds, strawberries, and everything that looks dense, even blackheads on people's noses." Bai Shan was lying in my arms, her clothes were soft and flimsy, I couldn't quite remember it.Her eyes avoided the ground, trying to look up to the sky. Fire clouds floating on the unpolluted sky are very beautiful. I suddenly realized something, let go of my hand suddenly, and said sharply: "You are not Bai Shan! Who are you!"