Besides Yuan and Ziye, two other people were participating in this blood word instruction: Oda Saki, a Japanese exchange student living in room 402, and Wen, who lived in room 502.

　　It was incredibly rare for someone to survive to their fifth or sixth blood word instructions in this apartment.

　　Ziye had just moved in, while Wen and Oda Saki were long-time residents.

　　This combination was quite strange.

　　Wen was driving, taking them to the suburbs.

　　In the backseat, Ziye and Oda Saki sat together.

　　Both of them were reserved and introspective, making them an odd pair.

　　Ziye exuded an innate intellectual beauty, while Oda Saki possessed a delicate and blossoming youthful charm, each with their own unique appeal.

　　Wen initially thought that both of them were the silent, stoic type, especially Oda Saki, who always wore a standard poker face.

　　Ziye also seemed to be like that, so he figured they wouldn't say much to each other.

　　But in reality… they got along surprisingly well.

　　Uncharacteristically, Oda Saki wasn't engrossed in her thick copy of The Tale of Genji.

　　Instead, she was quite interested in the new resident, Ziye.

　　And Ziye, in turn, sensed that the Japanese girl wasn't an ordinary person, based on her mannerisms and demeanor.

　　Oda Saki continued, cupping her chin with her hands, "I've been researching this apartment. I still don't understand the relationship between the apartment and the ghosts. I wonder, does the apartment create the ghosts, or do they exist independently, and the apartment simply uses them to kill us? Do you think the apartment and the ghosts are a creator-creation relationship?"

　　Ziye shook her head, "We don't have enough data or information yet. I can't say for sure. It can't be proven if the ghosts that appear in the blood word instructions are created by the apartment."

　　"There are still so many mysteries surrounding the apartment," Oda Saki continued to analyze, "For example, you… received a blood word instruction right after entering the apartment, and you're also executing the same blood word instruction as Yuan. It seems like the apartment is undergoing some kind of change…"

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　　Oda Saki's words made sense.

　　"By the way, there's something you don't know," Oda Saki suddenly said to Ziye, "Starting from the sixth blood word instruction, you can open the passage to the apartment from anywhere as long as the deadline arrives. In other words, as long as you survive until the designated deadline, it's basically considered a win."

　　Ziye's eyes flickered, she nodded and said, "Really? Then Yuan is in a very advantageous position. This is his sixth blood word instruction, right? He'll definitely want to find the ghost's transformation. But I doubt he'll go directly into the haunted house. It's too dangerous. He's probably trying to gather information around the villa, see if anyone died there or if there are any legends associated with it."

　　Oda Saki let out a cold chuckle, "You think the same as I do. But… since you've thought this far, you should also know that Yuan is a cunning old fox, right? He's been able to survive until now, he must have sacrificed the lives of many people who executed blood word instructions with him. He's more dangerous than anyone. He claims to be scouting ahead, but I think… even if he finds any clues, he won't tell us. Human nature is treacherous, one must be wary…"

　　"I know that." Ziye leaned back, "But I think he won't be able to find anything. If it were that easy to find clues, the apartment wouldn't offer such a generous condition. I'm not going to waste my time on futile efforts."

　　"You seem… not afraid at all?" Oda Saki became increasingly puzzled, Ziye didn't look like a new resident at all.

　　Ziye turned her head to look out the window.

　　Really… not afraid at all?

　　When the car reached the suburbs, it was right on Zhuo Feng Road when Wen saw Yuan's car.

　　"Yuan is already at the intersection," Wen stepped on the brakes, seeing Yuan getting out of the car and walking towards them.

　　Wen leaned out and asked, "Yuan, did you find any clues?"

　　Yuan looked pale.

　　He looked around and then said, "Get ready for the worst. To survive these five days, you absolutely can't let your guard down for even a second!"

　　Yuan didn't mention the ghost in front of the window at all.

　　When the two cars reached the villa, Wen could also feel the eerie and desolate atmosphere.

　　It was indeed… quite fitting for a haunted house.

　　"You'll probably be fine." Oda Saki suddenly said to Ziye, "After all, this is your first time executing a blood word instruction, so you're less dangerous than us. It's rare for someone to die on their first blood word instruction."

　　Ziye suddenly smiled, "Thank you for the good wishes. … I hope you can survive too, because I think you're someone I can really get along with."

　　The four of them got out of the car and walked to the front of the villa.

　　The lock on the fence was rusty and easily broken.

　　Then, the four of them sat in the car, quietly waiting for midnight.

　　Time passed quickly, and soon it was dark.

　　"There are hardly any houses around here…" Wen said as he chewed on a pizza that had mysteriously appeared in his refrigerator, while operating his laptop, "I checked, there's no record of this villa being haunted. It seems like another ghost whose origins we can't trace."

　　Ziye was deep in thought…

　　She was very aware that if someone found the ghost's transformation, they wouldn't reveal the secret or provide any hints to others.

　　Instead, they would simply run away!

　　Because if they spoke up, all four of them would have to escape the villa together, and the ghost would naturally chase them.

　　Yuan could immediately run back to the apartment, but the other three would need to drive back to the city.

　　It would be very dangerous if the ghost chased them during the drive.

　　A smart person would let the others remain in the apartment to buy them some time.