The heavy rain in Jiangcheng kept pouring down.
This is a city full of stories, where Wen Xishu encountered Tang Rui and also encountered Ding Dong.
At the moment when he saw the rain pouring down, saw the thunder and lightning, and saw the pedestrians holding umbrellas hurriedly walking on the streets—
Wen Xishu suddenly realized that this seemed... not a conventional Slaughter Tower.
Because those pedestrians were real people, not monsters in disguise.
"Strange..."
Wen Xishu looked at the people coming and going on the street, some wearing raincoats, some holding umbrellas, and some without any rain gear, just running wildly in the rain.
Occasionally, vehicles would pass by on the road.
This is too... unlike the Slaughter Tower.
Wen Xishu felt as if he was in the Desire Tower. Yes, this city with people coming and going, with no sense of monster presence, wasn’t even deceitful enough to be in the Deceit Tower, let alone in the Slaughter Tower.
"Is it the effect of the Mad Dice?"
Wen Xishu felt a bit dazed for a moment.
He looked at his own hand, and it was indeed the Login Device of the Slaughter Tower.
No mistake.
But it felt as if he had entered the Otherworld, a parallel universe.
So he began to speculate, wondering whether the result of the Mad Dice throw this time was a very fortunate number.
This was also the number he threw when he first met Tang Rui.
Six, six, six.
Everything was very similar, still three sixes, still a rainy Jiangcheng. It seemed as if he had returned to the past.
The six-six-six naturally implies good things coming in pairs, and coupled with throwing "reunion" again, Wen Xishu had four options.
Wen Xishu chose "Eerie Coincidence," "Big Number Tendency," "Three Phases," and "Pass Without Hindrance."
In Eerie Coincidence, when the number of teammates is even, he would receive an additional reward identical to the rewards they gained.
This time, his teammate was the old principal. Wen Xishu didn’t know what the old principal would receive, but it would certainly be a great enhancement for him.
Big Number Tendency is about increasing probability, which was Wen Xishu’s mandatory choice because he had to ensure he could trigger Tang Rui’s task.
But these options weren’t likely the reason he came to this special space.
Wen Xishu wondered if it was the Pass Without Hindrance that caused him to be directly transported to the Desire Tower?
But...
Past mechanisms indicated that the invitation letter could not invite people from the Slaughter Tower to the Desire Tower.
The invitation letter could only invite those in the Deceit Tower to the Desire Tower.
Wen Xishu couldn’t figure it out.
This time, the Scorpion Knife ability was also quite low-profile, an ability called "Retract."
Simply put, any words uttered can be retracted within two minutes.
Once retracted... the other party would forget that the words were ever spoken.
This ability was quite entertaining, but to Wen Xishu, it seemed not very aligned with his task.
"Teacher, are you leaving?"
A voice interrupted Wen Xishu’s thoughts as a taxi driver rolled down the window:
"The rain is quite heavy, Teacher, are you going, I’ll start the meter."
Quite earnest, Wen Xishu shook his head and said:
"I’m waiting for someone."
"Waiting for someone in the rain? Teacher, you should just head back and avoid the rain; this rain isn’t auspicious."
Wen Xishu wanted to say more, but the taxi driver, after these words, seemed to spot more valuable passengers, immediately rolled up the window, and ignored Wen Xishu’s business.
After the driver drove forward a bit, passengers quickly got on, a man and a woman who looked like a couple.
The city lights flickered, a stream of cars and people, everything was exceptionally realistic.
Wen Xishu took out the Compass, feeling a bit confused by the situation, intending to see where the Compass would direct him.
The compass needle did not spin rapidly, indicating that indeed there was nothing particularly dangerous nearby for the moment.
"The rain... not auspicious? What does that mean?"
Wen Xishu wasn’t getting soaked by the rain. When he arrived here, it was under a building’s shelter.
Wen Xishu was also certain that the rainfall was just ordinary rain.
The last time, in a rainy night, Wen Xishu and Tang Rui were acting as the Rainy Night Butcher.
What would this rainy night bring?
Unfortunately, the compass needle gave no direction.
This meant either the compass was broken, or he needed to stay in place and wait.
Having no leads, he decided to wait on the spot.
This decision quickly resonated.
"Wen...Wen Xishu?" Just as Wen Xishu was thinking about whether the old principal had succeeded and what he should do next...
A familiar voice fell into Wen Xishu’s ears.
Wearing a black dress, with her hair down, with no signs of monster transformation, appearing purely as a human girl, an old acquaintance appeared in front of Wen Xishu.
"Tang Rui? You..."
Indeed, Wen Xishu would not forget. Although much had been experienced, it had only been a few months, and Wen Xishu was not at the point of mistaking people.
This woman, holding an umbrella, wearing a black dress, whose temperament had changed dramatically, was Tang Rui.
Wen Xishu was still pondering how to find Tang Rui, but instead, Tang Rui found him.
"Sorry to keep you waiting a little while since I put on some makeup. It’s been a long time... since I appeared with this face."
Tang Rui smiled. Although trying hard to remain calm, the light in her eyes betrayed her inner excitement.
"I told you, hold onto this letter, and I would find you. I just didn’t expect... when you really got the letter, this is how we would meet in this place."
"No, it’s more like you found me actively."
Wen Xishu realized this girl was suppressing her emotions.