[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-1040":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1098177,1431,"Chapter 1040 317: Blood for Blood","three-towers-game-chapter-1040",1040,"\u003Cp>Knock, knock, knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knocking on the door echoed once more. Everyone was on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new problem has arrived, but the old troubles haven't ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya stood behind Wen Xishu, silently declaring her position, which meant that during the upcoming voting session, she would be a supporter of Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene also made Zhang Qiang more cautious. Wen Xishu... didn't resemble an ordinary teacher. He was too calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ming also greatly admired Wen Xishu's various responses when resolving the crisis at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Old Zhou and Li Wei were still on Zhang Qiang's side, and the shut-in Ah Fei's stance was still unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is worth mentioning that the Water Ghost's search for a substitute was still ongoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu noticed that Xiaoya's body... was dripping more and more with water, and her clothes were becoming wet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a salty sea smell emerging from her body. Wen Xishu knew this was ominous, but for now, he couldn't find a way to stop Xiaoya from being found as a substitute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other eye of Xiaoya also started to show traces of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, if you looked at the Water Ghost, you'd find it now had two eyes and a nose. It was becoming more and more like Xiaoya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xiaoya's vision, it was half real sight and half the Water Ghost's perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn't exist simultaneously; one moment, she'd see the scene in the bar, and the next, a view of drowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was very torturous, but Xiaoya still endured in silence, trying her best to stay rational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most painful thing in her life had recently been resolved. She believed that if she could just get through this ordeal, things would get better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most troubling thing was still the knocking on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock, knock, knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heap of unresolved issues were met by new ones, and everyone felt extremely oppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked at the monitor and noticed that the person knocking wasn't staring at the camera like the previous ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed different from a ghost, unaware of the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this could also be a disguise by someone with intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A debt collector.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whose debt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever has the most money owes the debt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice outside the door was deep, carrying a gritting tone of hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, no one here owes you a debt. It's Ghost Festival tonight; we can't open the door to suspicious people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person outside said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a human, not a ghost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu glanced back at everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father Old Zhou was still trembling with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wei's eyes were evasive, Chen Ming remained with his usual calm expression like a bystander, Ah Fei was continuously working on the computer, and Zhang Qiang had a detached smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had a clue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raise your head so I can see? There's a camera on the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man outside lifted his head, finally noticing the camera, glaring fiercely at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheeks were sunken deeply with knife-like cheekbones protruding, but most unsettling were his eyes. Deep-set like two dark hollows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was very familiar with such eyes. Those were eyes filled with a thirst for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He breathed heavily; each breath was accompanied by a raspy wheeze, like a broken bellows, as if his lungs were full of holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even in this weakened state, he still exuded a profound sense of hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu observed silently for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face was furious and menacing but lacked the eerie feel of the previous ghost child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the hardest to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this person looked as if he'd been severely injured, barely alive yet not dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was possible he was already dead, with his ghost form retaining the appearance before death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was also possible... that he was simply not dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know someone here owes you a debt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you find this place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man angrily replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've struggled through the Ghost Gate, seeking revenge, settling scores! Countless evil spirits showed me the way! My enemy is inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Wei! You bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement seemed to reveal a lot of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone looked at the Merchant Li Wei, who immediately rushed over to the laptop to check the monitor. Seeing the screen, he staggered, almost falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu was not focused on Li Wei; his attention was on \"Ghost Gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In normal circumstances, passing through Ghost Gate would imply having survived a dangerous situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Deceit Tower, Ghost Gate might be a precise description, an actual place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless evil spirits pointing the way seemed to suggest something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideas began to form in Wen Xishu's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assume he was playing a game called Defend the Bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the defenders, tasked with keeping all ghosts out of the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the attackers were the ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as everyone insisted on voting against, like Zhang Qiang suggested, everyone would be safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how ghosts disguised themselves, they would die...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the ghosts had to use the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to make real people knock on the door. Once those inside voted wrongly, the rules would turn real people into wronged souls, allowing them into the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defenders would realize... they couldn't simply vote against without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the ghosts would have a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the ghosts would likely target people who have connections with those in the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people might even be disguised by ghosts as being near death, appearing especially like ghosts when showing up tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu guessed correctly; the person who came did have a connection with Li Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>",963,"2026-06-03T11:13:01.208Z","2026-06-03T11:13:06.098Z",1,"novelbin.me","e6866b4408a614ebd0287c4d4fefb1a0b8ce072a59d1f111f9d55ad8806547b8","three-towers-game-chapter-1041","three-towers-game-chapter-1039",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]