Ruan only had to whine, and Lin would have no choice but to give in.

　　As the two were talking, Xiao and Chi came out of the kitchen with food.

　　 Ruan temporarily paused the topic and started chatting with Lin about other things with a smile.

　　Dinner was simple, and no one was really focused on it.

　　They discussed the possible location of the door while eating.

　　“I think we should also search the carpenter's house,” Chi said, “He doesn't seem like an ordinary villager.”

　　“Yeah.” Xiao’s mood seemed to have improved a lot since her biggest worry was solved.

　　She actively suggested various possible locations for the door.

　　Cheng sat silently beside them as they talked.

　　Compared to when he first woke up, his eyes were no longer as dull, but they still looked gloomy.

　　 He didn't blame Lin for knocking him out, or to be more precise, he hadn't said a word to Lin since he woke up.

　　Seeing that everyone had almost finished their discussion, Cheng slowly opened his mouth: “Lin.”

　　Lin looked at him vigilantly: “What’s wrong?”

　　Cheng asked, “Was Wang a monster?”

　　Lin shook his head, indicating that he didn’t know either, but since Cheng could ask this question, it meant that his mental state was not optimistic.

　　Cheng said: “She must be a monster, I saw it all.”

　　He tilted his head and asked everyone neurotically, “You all saw it, right? Her shadow, and the things she spat out…”

　　Everyone was silent.

　　In fact, Lin felt that Wang was most likely still human, otherwise she wouldn’t have been killed so easily by Cheng’s shovel.

　　But now that she was dead, there was no point in talking about it anymore.

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　　However, Cheng seemed to be entangled in this matter, repeatedly asking if Wang was a monster.

　　Finally, Xiao got annoyed and said, “Whether she was a monster or not, she’s already dead. What's the point of dwelling on this? Or are you afraid that you killed the wrong person?”

　　As soon as these words came out, Cheng's face changed drastically, he hurriedly stood up from the chair and turned to leave.

　　Xiao continued to mock: “Why, you were so decisive when you killed her, but now you’re afraid? You don't dare to face the consequences, coward.”

　　"Is it serious to kill teammates here?" Lin had always wanted to ask this question before.

　　"The world inside the door is a world where everything has a spirit. To put it bluntly, anything that dies may become a ghost.” Chi's expression was complicated, "So never kill indiscriminately."

　　Lin responded and thought for a moment, "But isn't there a loophole? You said that at least one person has to get out of here alive. If that person kills everyone else, wouldn’t he have achieved the condition of only one person remaining?"

　　"In your dreams," Xiao said, "No one will just wait for him to kill them. If he can't kill everyone at once and run away as fast as he can, he’ll definitely die here."

　　“He might get attacked by what he killed in the morning by noon." Chi said, "I've seen it."

　　 He gestured with his eyes in the direction Cheng had left and shook his head.

　　So that was it, Lin suddenly understood.

　　They went to move the coffin in the morning, and in the afternoon everyone was looking for the door everywhere.

　　 Until dark, they hadn’t found any clues about the door.

　　Lin and Ruan went to the carpenter’s house.

　　On the way, Ruan told Lin to stay alert tonight and that they would leave at night.

　　At the thought of finally being able to leave this place, Lin’s pace quickened.

　　 He reached out and touched his earlobe, where there was now a red gemstone earring that looked like glass.

　　He didn't know where Ruan learned the craft.

　　He didn’t feel anything when she put it on him, and his mind was on the door, so he didn’t ask Ruan what the earring was until now.

　　"It’s a small gift for you," Ruan said. "Fate brought us together inside the door, cherish this bond…"

　　Upon hearing this, Lin stopped fussing over the details.

　　After all, once they left, they might never see each other again.

　　He secretly glanced at Ruan's beautiful side face and sighed with regret in his heart.

　　If only he hadn’t met her in such a special place…

　　At four o'clock in the afternoon, night fell.

　　It wasn't snowing today, but the weather was gloomy.

　　The wind felt like needles on their faces.

　　When Lin and Ruan returned, Chi and Xiao were already home.

　　“Did you find it?” They asked each other.

　　After receiving the answers, Chi sighed and said that this matter couldn’t be rushed.

　　 It seemed that they would have to spend another night here.

　　Everyone should rest early and continue searching tomorrow.

　　Ruan and Lin agreed.

　　 So the two went back to their room early, but instead of going to bed as usual, they sat by the bed and waited for it to get dark.

　　Ruan leaned against the oil lamp and ate melon seeds to kill the time.

　　Lin thought they would be able to leave when it got dark, but unexpectedly something happened.

　　Cheng, who lived next door to them, let out a shrill scream.

　　The scream sounded extremely ear-piercing, as if his throat was about to be torn.