Chapter 971: His Deliberate Seduction

The atmosphere, which had been somewhat terrifying, was instantly enveloped in an inexplicable, ambiguous air.

Li Xiao's gaze locked onto the person before him without a blink; although he could not see very clearly, he could feel Cai Xiaotang's emotions at this moment quite distinctly.

She was nervous.

Nervous because of his proximity.

If she truly had no feelings for him anymore, how could she possibly have such a reaction?

Li Xiao's eyes flickered for a moment, and he tentatively pulled the distance between them even closer.

Immediately, he felt the hand Cai Xiaotang had gripping his arm tighten abruptly, yet she never opened her mouth to refuse.

Li Xiao could not help but curl his lips up bit by bit, but just as he wanted to continue—the music in the room that had originally disappeared suddenly rang out again!

The ambiguous atmosphere was instantly shattered.

Cai Xiaotang also seemed to wake up with a start, hurriedly pushing Li Xiao away, only then discovering that her legs had long since recovered.

"Let's hurry and go! The time should be almost up!"

Thinking of how she had almost been "seduced" by a certain someone just now, Cai Xiaotang even forgot her fear.

She walked toward the direction of the door without looking back, but her foot kicked something, making a "ding" sound.

She stopped abruptly and hurriedly turned on her flashlight, only then seeing that what she had just kicked away was actually a key.

It must have been left behind by that "ghost" from earlier.

"It should be for opening that room across the way."

Li Xiao bent down to pick up the key, his tone completely natural, as if nothing had happened just now; as he spoke, he took the opportunity to take hold of Cai Xiaotang's hand again.

Cai Xiaotang paused slightly, hesitated for two seconds, but in the end, she did not shake him off.

Forget it...

They had already come this far.

Who knew what other ghostly things were waiting for them in the room ahead!

She silently found excuses in her heart, letting Li Xiao lead her to the locked door across the way, feeling inexplicably nervous.

Li Xiao, however, had already calmly inserted the key into the lock and gently turned it.

With a "click."

The lock opened accordingly.

Then, without anyone pushing it, the door opened a small crack, and a gloomy door-opening sound played from the speakers.

But this time, what appeared before the two of them was not the designed room.

Instead, it was a wide corridor.

The inside seemed to be partitioned everywhere with baffles, with only the place ahead, which looked like an entrance, faintly glowing with a dim light.

"It seems this is the only path; let's go."

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow and pulled Cai Xiaotang in from the entrance.

After walking only two steps forward, they realized that this seemed to be a maze that had been set up.

Besides the baffles, there were large mirrors placed everywhere, reflecting their figures in a messy and eerie way.

"This... how do we go?"

Looking at the fork in the road ahead, Cai Xiaotang was completely turned around.

Just at this moment—"Meow~"

An inexplicably gloomy cat meow suddenly came from ahead.

Set against the surrounding environment, it inexplicably made one's spine feel cold and one's hair stand on end.

Cai Xiaotang subconsciously gripped Li Xiao a bit tighter, looked at the several forks in the road around them, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "The time should be almost up; we aren't going to have to wait for the boss to come in and fish us out, are we?"

As she said this, her tone couldn't help but carry some regret.

When she came with colleagues in the past, they almost never successfully cleared the level; every time, they had to rely on the boss's hints to barely make it through more than half.

She had thought she might have a different memory with Li Xiao today...

…

Just as Cai Xiaotang was thinking this, she heard the cat meow ahead ring out again!

And it was more shrill and urgent with each cry.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but feel annoyed by the noise.

In such dim conditions, maintaining composure after experiencing a long string of scares just now was not an easy thing to begin with.

But just at this moment—Li Xiao, who had been standing still, suddenly pulled Cai Xiaotang and continued walking forward.

Seeing this, Cai Xiaotang was stunned and immediately asked in confusion: "How did you know it was this direction?"

As she spoke, she suddenly heard the shrill cat meow stop abruptly.

"Guess?"

Li Xiao deliberately kept her in suspense.

As he spoke, the two had already arrived at the next fork in the road.

Then, they heard the cat meow suddenly start up again!

Li Xiao also stopped again to listen.

After listening for a few seconds, he chose the left side without hesitation.

Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, and in a flash of insight, she suddenly realized something, her face full of sudden enlightenment!

"Is this cat meow hinting at us?"

She asked with some pleasant surprise.

Then she heard Li Xiao answer with a smile: "Mm, you actually guessed it; it seems you aren't too stupid after all."

"Tch..."

Cai Xiaotang deliberately curled her lip in disdain.

It was just that she had been too nervous earlier, so she hadn't listened carefully.

Now that she thought back, the range of the cat's meowing didn't cover the entire room; naturally, she just had to walk in the direction it was coming from!

It was just that...

The cat's meowing was indeed a bit frightening.

If someone with less courage had been in her place, how could they possibly have had the presence of mind to listen carefully for the direction?

Cai Xiaotang muttered to herself, her mood much calmer than before.

Finally—the two of them followed the sound and arrived in front of a door.

A faint glimmer of light also leaked through the crack in the door.

"This should be the exit!"

Cai Xiaotang let out a huge sigh of relief, immediately took two steps forward, and pulled the door open!

"Congratulations!!!"

With a "bang!"

Ribbons and confetti instantly exploded before her eyes, fluttering down in front of Cai Xiaotang.

Before she could react, she saw several staff members walk over, smiling as they said, "You two are among the few couples here who managed to make it out the whole way without needing any hints! You can collect our small commemorative prize!"

"Okay..."

Cai Xiaotang agreed instinctively, but suddenly felt the back of her hand being lightly grazed.

She turned around reflexively, just in time to meet Li Xiao's eyes, which were filled with a smile.

Realizing that their hands were still held together, Cai Xiaotang instinctively moved to let go.

But Li Xiao seemed to have guessed her thoughts; before she could move, he suddenly spoke first, "May I ask where we collect the prize?"

"At the front desk by the entrance."

The staff member hurriedly replied.

"Thank you."

He offered his thanks and, pulling Cai Xiaotang along, turned and walked toward the entrance.

Soon, the two of them each received a cute couple's keychain and then left.

Standing at the entrance, looking at the little trinket in her palm, Cai Xiaotang suddenly felt that this trip hadn't been in vain after all.

At the very least, there was one more thing between her and Li Xiao that could serve as a memento.

Her mood inexplicably turned a bit melancholy again.

Cai Xiaotang didn't want to reveal her emotions, so she hurriedly took a deep breath and asked Li Xiao, "Where are we going next?"

"Next..."

Li Xiao paused slightly, stopped for a few seconds, and suddenly thought of something.