Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Genius Girl Shangguan Mu, Looking for the Dean’s Notes?

Seeing the matchmaking system offer up three items,

the entire global audience was stunned.

It felt like the matchmaking system was losing its mind!

Because whether it was Room 404, the morgue, or the far end of the hallway...

any one of them was one of the most dangerous places in Reincarnation Hospital!

Sending a group of humans like them to find items?

Wasn’t that just asking for a death sentence?!

Forget about them; for these three places,

even a Fierce Ghost, or an ordinary Crimson-robed Ghost, would probably have their skin crawl, right?

[Miss Yamada, whatever you do, don’t go! Going there is a one-way ticket to death!]

[Yeah, not to mention, to get to Room 404, you have to take the elevator, and there are ghosts in that elevator too. You also have to go to the eighth floor. There are several dangerous spots along that path alone.]

[A hospital’s morgue is usually the place with the heaviest yin energy. It’s hard to imagine what level of ghost that corpse will be.]

[This is deadly! The deepest part of the pediatric ward’s hallway is the Smile Room!]

[I refuse to believe anyone would dare go to these three places.]

...

At that moment,

Yun Zhenyue put down the notebook in her hands.

She returned it to the ghost doctor.

Then, under his baffled gaze,

she slowly spoke, "Mr. Tu, I need to go somewhere. I’m returning this notebook to you."

"Do you know which elevator goes to the eighth floor of the hospital?"

"What did you say? The eighth... the eighth floor?!"

The ghost doctor swallowed hard. Not even he dared to go there!

Reincarnation Hospital had been the site of numerous medical accidents in the past.

Many patients who turned into ghosts became exceptionally crazed and deranged, throwing the hospital into utter chaos!

Later, the hospital director threw them all onto the eighth floor!

He sealed them all inside.

Furthermore, there was no button for the eighth floor in the elevators!

After so many years, aside from the rare occasion when an outsider accidentally wandered onto the eighth floor,

all the doctors treated it as a taboo topic and refused to speak of it.

One could only imagine.

After being sealed away for so long on the sunless eighth floor, their resentment must have seeped into their very bones. How much hatred must they feel for any intruders, especially healthy, living people!

The ghost doctor wanted to get the panda doll Yun Zhenyue was carrying out of his sight as soon as possible.

But he didn’t want to see her go to her death!

"What are you going to a place like that for? It’s very dangerous," the ghost doctor asked hurriedly.

"I heard the director’s notes are there..."

The ghost doctor understood. He was just about to persuade Yun Zhenyue to give up the idea.

When he turned his head,

he saw the panda doll on Yun Zhenyue’s shoulder.

A terrifying red light shot out from its eyes!

Its gaze was filled with warning.

It seemed that if he said anything he shouldn’t, he would be instantly annihilated!

The ghost doctor shut his mouth.

He had almost forgotten!

Yun Zhenyue had this little overlord with her at all times!

With the panda doll’s protection,

who was really in danger was still uncertain, wasn’t it?

The thought of those madmen on the eighth floor encountering an even more terrifying existence

made the ghost doctor shiver and say a silent prayer for those patients.

He immediately said stiffly, "Well, you be careful then."

"If you run into danger, you can come back here right away. My clinic is very safe."

...

Seeing that Yun Zhenyue intended to go find the items,

the audience from Dragon Country panicked!

[But this is so unnecessary! Why not just read the notebook? Why does she have to go to such a dangerous place?]

[Holy cow, she just dives headfirst into danger wherever she finds it!]

[I’m panicking, I’m really panicking!]

[What are you all panicking for? Don’t forget Yun Zhenyue has a contract with Lily.]

[Yeah, if she’s in danger, she can just call on Lily for help.]

[Fine, let’s hope so.]

...

A short while later,

Yun Zhenyue followed the ghost doctor’s directions,

heading toward the elevator that could reach the eighth floor.

Unbeknownst to her,

a familiar figure was following behind her.

It was none other than Ruan Chunxiang, who had been kicked out of the clinic.

Her eyes, full of resentment, were fixed on Yun Zhenyue’s back.

She had decided to make a desperate gamble!

She was currently unable to improve her medical skills at all!

Her only hope was to rely on the three items offered by the matchmaking system.

But those places were far too dangerous!

She wanted to let Yun Zhenyue scout the path ahead first.

If the risk was low enough,

it wouldn’t be too late to follow.

As long as she obtained one of them, she could teleport out of this hospital immediately!

...

Soon,

Yun Zhenyue found two elevators.

One was a service elevator for medical staff, and the other was for patients.

The elevator on the left was as clean as new.

The one on the right, however, was covered in bloody filth and nail scratches that were gouged deeply into its surface, creating a bizarre and terrifying sight.

"Huh?"

Yun Zhenyue was a little lost.

The ghost doctor had said there was an elevator here, but he hadn’t specified which one.

’Should I try both of them?’

Just as she was hesitating,

out of nowhere,

a cautious, low female voice came from beside her.

"Are you a player from Dragon Country?"

Yun Zhenyue turned her head.

She saw a young woman in a blue janitor’s uniform. The woman wore a mask and a hat and was pushing a gray cleaning cart. Beneath her brow were eyes as deep as an abyss.

"And you are...?" Yun Zhenyue asked, puzzled.

"First, answer me. Which country are you a player from?" the woman said warily.

"Dragon Country..."

"Then let me ask you, what’s the line after ’Imperial Jade Liquid Wine’?"

"One hundred and eighty... a cup?"

Yun Zhenyue was dumbfounded, answering subconsciously.

With that, the woman confirmed Yun Zhenyue’s identity.

She slowly took off her mask, revealing a delicate face. She looked to be in her early twenties.

"I’m a player from Dragon Country, too. You can call me Shangguan Mu."

"I don’t know why you want to take this elevator, but since we’re both from Dragon Country, I have to warn you: you can’t take the one on the left."

"If you’re in a hurry, take the emergency stairwell."

After hearing this,

Yun Zhenyue understood that this Shangguan Mu was worried about her.

But she still explained, "I want to go to Room 404 on the eighth floor to find the director’s notes."

"The eighth floor, Room 404?"

Hearing this, the hair on Shangguan Mu’s arms stood on end.

She looked at Yun Zhenyue in disbelief, as if she were looking at a corpse.

"You—"

Shangguan Mu wanted to lash out.

She even wanted to call Yun Zhenyue a fool!

She had been in this Reincarnation Hospital for three years!

She understood the dangers of the eighth floor extremely well!

But looking into Yun Zhenyue’s crystal-clear eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to say the harsh words.

She sighed and said, "Forget it."

"Let me explain. I was once called a genius girl in Dragon Country. I’ve safely cleared A-rank dungeons many times. My luck stat is extremely high, and I can often turn peril into safety."

"But—"

"This Reincarnation Hospital isn’t as simple as you think."

"I’ve been here for three years. I originally hoped to obtain those medical skill items, become a doctor in the hospital, and thus benefit the people of Dragon Country in the Ghost World."

"But even now, I still don’t dare set foot in those places."

At this point,

her eyes filled with fear and apprehension.

"That Room 404 you mentioned, along with a few other places like the morgue on the basement level—those aren’t places human players can enter."

"I once saw a Crimson-robed Ghost attempt to explore the secrets of the eighth floor. It went up and never came back down."

"Besides, you look like you’re just a new player, right?"

"Your good intentions are enough. Please don’t throw your life away for nothing."