Chapter 103 The Singer, Oh, the Singer 36

It seemed her enhanced Sixth Sense was indeed accurate.

She could tell at a glance that Li Dongwei was up to no good.

The constitution enhancement booklet was truly miraculous, but unfortunately, it left no remains after use; otherwise, she could have used the green trash can to restore it.

After a brief sigh of regret in her heart, Lin Xiangjun refocused her attention on today's plan.

Zhang Minxian had gone to gather information.

At this time, other players in the instance were also working hard to find hidden rules and clues.

There were only two people she could currently get information from: the Supermarket Owner and the Landlady.

She was still maintaining the persona of a 'poor student.' The Supermarket Owner's place was a spot where one paved the way with money, which didn't suit her.

So, she still had to go pester the Landlady.

Lin Xiangjun had suffered a loss at her hands yesterday, so she came fully prepared for this knock on the door.

Three bottles of [contamination clearing potion] were tucked into her left pocket; at the slightest hint of something wrong, she would pop the meds immediately.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Grandma, it's Xiao Lin."

The door opened. When the Landlady pushed the door open, her sleeves were rolled up high, and her hands were wet and covered in flour, as if she had just been kneading dough.

Seeing this attire, Lin Xiangjun immediately raised her guard to the maximum.

Yesterday, while the Old Lady was cooking, a mysterious fragrance had caused her to lose all reason and nearly violate the rules; her back still broke into a cold sweat thinking about it now.

"Sorry, Grandma, I didn't know you were busy."

"It's fine, it's fine," the Old Lady waved her hand dismissively.

Lin Xiangjun was bracing for her to suddenly invite her in for a meal, but the Old Lady looked peaceful and didn't mention eating at all: "What's the matter, Xiao Lin?"

"It's like this, Grandma, do you know where Xia Suhe's family is living now?" Lin Xiangjun asked somewhat sheepishly.

The Old Lady didn't ask how the two knew each other. She wiped her hands on her apron, pulled a phone from her pocket, searched for a while, and then said slowly: "Xiao He, her family moved to Senhe Mansion.

"That place is a bit far from here. When you go out, take bus no. 627 and ride it all the way to the TV Tower Station. Get off and walk about a hundred meters along Langxi Road to get there. bus no. 627 runs once every hour; the stop at our community entrance arrives exactly at the 37th minute. Buses at any other time are not the 627, so remember not to take the wrong one."

Lin Xiangjun accepted the Old Lady's kindness.

Now, she was completely certain that this instance really consisted of more than just the Xieyou Alley portion of the map.

What a headache.

It felt like her homework had turned from a simple multiple-choice question on a sheet into the entire exam paper.

If the instance map had expanded to the point where even a bus couldn't take her directly there and she had to walk a distance... then the difficulty of this instance, even among three-star instances, could break into the top ten percent.

But complaining wouldn't solve the problem.

Standing at the alley entrance, Lin Xiangjun opened her phone, tapped the Forbidden APP, and spent fifty underworld currency to call a taxi for herself.

It only cost twenty underworld currency from here to Senhe Mansion, but Lin Xiangjun demanded a human driver, a completely safe interior with no rules, and a private ride where there would absolutely be no third creature besides her and the driver, so the fare increased by thirty.

Let it increase; with her Black Gold Card, Lin Xiangjun didn't care about this small amount of money at all.

As for taking the bus?

She never had that intention from the very beginning.

One could guess how dangerous a bus in the Ghost Story World would be just by using their common sense.

If the bus didn't have a long list of rules plus a bunch of bizarre, eerie passengers, Lin Xiangjun would write her name backward.

To be honest, Lin Xiangjun didn't dislike adventure, but the scope of her adventures was limited to within Xieyou Alley.

Outside of Xieyou Alley, who knew how dangerous the anomalies were? Were they still within the range she could easily handle? Even if she could deal with one, how many anomalies were out there in total? Would she deal with one only for a whole crowd to follow right after?

Adventures should be taken within a controllable range.

She burned so many things for herself so that she could take things one step at a time and grow in a safer, more stable way.

It wasn't to force herself to suffer for no reason, or to avoid a safe path just to test how tough her life was.

[Your order has been accepted]

[Temporary chat between you and the driver has been opened]

Driver: "Hello, may I ask where you are now?"

Lin Xiangjun: "I'm at Xieyou Alley, in front of Building 20. Can you come in to pick me up?"

Driver: "Sorry, Xieyou Alley is a special zone. We drivers can't enter; you'll have to come out yourself."

Lin Xiangjun: "Huh? You haven't come in to pick anyone up before?"

Driver: "Yes, we cannot enter any special zones. You can head out and wait at the bus stop by the alley entrance. My license plate number is ******, it's a white car. I'll call you when I arrive."

Lin Xiangjun: "Alright, I'm heading out now. Please hurry."

Driver: "Okay."

Turning off her phone screen, Lin Xiangjun determined the type of instance.

The true instance area should only be 'Xieyou Alley,' just like the residential community in the previous instance.

It's just that this instance doesn't forcibly restrict players to the instance grounds; players can go out to find clues.

"Xieyou Alley is the main instance area, which means players can clear it using the clues inside.

"Then these places outside... the system doesn't force us to go out, which means external clues don't affect clearing the instance, but the system hasn't restricted us either, which means the external clues are related to clearing it... So, do the external clues affect the clearance rating?"

If one only wanted a normal clearance, staying in Xieyou Alley would be enough.

But if a player wanted an S-rank or A-rank clearance, they would have to come out and find more clues.

It made sense.

Taking greater risks to get more benefits—more work for more gain—very much in line with core socialist values.

The bus stop sign was on the right side of the alley, less than ten meters from the entrance.

At this moment, a grey-haired Old Lady pulling a small grocery cart was sitting on a stone bollard next to the sign. Seeing Lin Xiangjun walking in that direction, she raised her hand to wave: "Little girl, are you taking the bus too? Come wait with me."

Lin Xiangjun stood far away.

Seeing that she wasn't coming over, the Old Lady still persistently waved her hand, looking exactly like an electric fortune cat in front of a shop.

"Hurry over and wait. If you stand so far away, you won't be able to get on when the bus comes in a bit... The bus will be here in five minutes. Let's chat, and time will pass quickly."

"I just bought some groceries and was planning to go see my son and daughter-in-law. The groceries here are cheap; for the same price as a lottery ticket, I can buy an extra stalk of celtuce here..."