Chapter 41 Finding Lu Simin?

[Awoo awoo, the stream is live, the stream is live~]

[Checking in! It's finally live. Streamer, what's your relationship with King Lu?]

[Holy crap, what's going on?]

[New map? It feels so eerie and oppressive.]

[Hiss... A woman in red... This couldn't be a haunting, could it?]

[Damn, stop it. I'm naturally timid... ゛(ノ＞＜)ノ!]

[Don't be scared. There are hundreds of thousands of us in the livestream room. Strength in numbers; if there's a ghost, we'll all be scared together.]

[Bullet screen protection, bullet screen protection~]

Lu Xian had just started the stream.

Tens of thousands, then a hundred thousand people instantly flooded into the livestream room, the numbers continuing to climb.

At this moment.

Lu Xian warily watched the woman in red walking up from below.

She wore a red dress, her high heels making crisp clicking sounds on the stairs.

Her face was adorned with delicate makeup, and she appeared to be around thirty years old.

She had shoulder-length hair, with bangs covering half of her face.

There was also something peculiar: she carried a shopping basket covered with a black cloth.

It was bulging as if it contained something.

Carrying a shopping basket late at night made the scene feel somewhat eerie.

Lu Xian's eyes met hers.

Her expression was also one of shock, as if she hadn't expected someone to be there, nearly giving her a fright.

Lu Xian didn't speak first.

There were strange rules here, and he wasn't sure what might happen.

What if there was a rule that said not to initiate conversation with strangers, or else it would attract something supernatural?

It was better to be cautious.

"You..."

The woman stopped halfway, her eyes fixed on Lu Xian.

She seemed to hesitate for a moment before asking:

"Who are you looking for?"

Lu Xian didn't respond immediately, but waited for a few seconds.

Only after receiving no warning did he feel at ease.

He replied:

"I'm looking for someone."

The woman fell silent: "..."

The bullet screen in the livestream room immediately became lively:

[Bullet screen protection, high energy ahead.]

[LMAO, why has Brother Lu become such a dork?]

["Who are you looking for?" "I'm looking for someone." This dialogue is gold, hahaha~]

[Sorry, you're not human, so I'm not looking for you.]

[A classic "listening to your words is like listening to your words" moment.]

[Suddenly it's not scary anymore, hohoho.]

...

In the narrow staircase, the two stared at each other from above and below.

The woman sized Lu Xian up with a strange look and asked:

"What is the name of the person you're looking for?"

"I've lived here for some years; maybe I know the person you're looking for."

Lu Xian thought for a moment and said, "A person named Lu Simin."

Upon hearing this, the woman's reaction was...

Her expression became even stranger, appearing very surprised, and beneath that surprise, an indefinable emotion was hidden.

She said:

"I am Lu Simin."

Hmm?

Lu Xian was secretly startled.

She is?

What a coincidence??

The watching audience:

[666.]

[The plot seems to be getting interesting.]

[I am the Prophet King; this definitely isn't her /doge.]

[What should Brother Lu do next?]

[Streamer, post the survival mission so we can take a look and help you analyze it.]

Bullet screen comments were flying by, but Lu Xian didn't pay them much mind.

Instead, he focused his attention on the woman, raised an eyebrow, and asked:

"Then do you know who I am?"

It was a bit of a stupid question.

But it was also very direct.

If she was Lu Simin.

Then she should know his purpose for coming here.

Click-clack~

The woman continued to walk up.

Lu Xian instinctively took a step back, his heart filled with extreme vigilance.

The woman carefully observed Lu Xian, glancing at the suitcase beside him and then casually sweeping her gaze over the thick gold chain around his neck.

She suddenly smiled:

"No wonder you look so familiar; I didn't dare recognize you just now."

"I remember who you are now."

"You must be the child of my old friend, here to stay with me for a while."

Hearing this.

Lu Xian was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

The information actually matched?

Could she really be Lu Simin?

But...

"Look at you, child, why so distant?"

The woman began to speak warmly.

She reached her hand into the shopping basket covered by the black cloth.

Lu Xian's heart tightened again, ready to whip out the bone-shattering flying hammer and take out an NPC on the spot.

What was she doing?

Pulling a gun?

Hiding a knife?

Throwing poison?

Then, there was a jingle.

It turned out she had pulled out a bunch of keys.

She inserted one into the lock of the door for Room 404, and with a click and a creak, the door opened.

It was pitch black behind the door.

"We're at the doorstep; come on in."

"I was wondering why a stranger suddenly showed up here; you gave me quite a fright earlier."

"So it's you. I only just realized why you looked so familiar."

It seemed that after 'recognizing' Lu Xian...

The woman's mood brightened considerably.

"Your dad said you'd be coming over tonight, so I went out to buy some groceries right after finishing work."

She pointed to the basket on her arm and explained.

Lu Xian remained unmoved, instead asking again for confirmation:

"Then do you know what my name is?"

The woman rolled her eyes at him and chided:

"You child, why are you being so distant? You're even suspecting me now."

"You must be Lu Xian. You've just started your break and are staying with your Auntie for a while. Your dad told me everything."

The bullet screen responded:

[Right, right, right, he is Lu Xian.]

[Yup, I can testify to that.]

[So they're relatives! You gave us a scare; Brother Lu, pay up.]

[Hey, you bunch of idiots, get serious. This is a Survival Space; how could there be relatives?]

[Maybe it's role-playing?]

[By the way, what kind of survival challenge is it this time?]

However, Lu Xian ignored the bullet screen.

Instead, his heart grew heavier.

How did she know?

Could it really be?

But why...

"Do you know what my 'dad's' name is?"

Lu Xian asked.

The woman's expression froze for a moment, and she laughed mockingly, "You don't know your own father's name? Oh, you child, why are you being so talkative..."

As she spoke...

The woman entered the room, and then the lights inside came on.

But Lu Xian really didn't know what his 'dad's' name was.

The identity information here only indicated that he was staying at his dad's friend's house for half a month during his break.

It didn't mention his 'dad's' name.

If this was his 'dad's' friend, she should know.

"Alright, let's talk inside."

The woman suddenly whispered a reminder to him:

"By the way, don't stay alone on the stairs of this old building for too long at night. It's dangerous."

And then...

A notification sound came:

{Current exploration progress of Madman Street's strange rules: 2%.}

This is also a rule?

Lu Xian could only half-believingly drag his suitcase and cautiously enter Room 404.

The interior had three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and two bathrooms. The decor was several years old, and the furniture was all rosewood.

The air smelled of perfume.

He glanced at the dark brown wall clock nearby:

9:00 PM.

Lu Xian visually estimated the surroundings, privately guessing that the area was over a hundred square meters.

It was spacious and silent.

It was pitch black outside the window, with a faint sense of inexplicable loneliness and oppression.

Only one woman lived here?

The woman carried the shopping basket into the kitchen and called out:

"Little Lu, take a seat first. Are you hungry? I'll stir-fry some dishes."

Seeing this, Lu Xian replied, "No need, no need. I've already eaten."

"Oh, look at you being so polite. Auntie will still whip up some signature dishes to host you, otherwise your dad will definitely scold me if he finds out."

"Auntie hasn't had dinner yet either. Let's have a simple meal together in a bit."

Lu Xian didn't say much more.

But he remained suspicious and vigilant in his heart!

The reason for this...

...was because the mission [Find Lu Simin] had not yet been marked as complete!!

Yet here he was, in Lu Simin's home.

It was already nine o'clock at night.

And she was warmly cooking dinner for him in the kitchen.

Taking advantage of the free time, Lu Xian posted the current mission for everyone in the livestream room to see.

At the same time, he glanced at the kitchen and then began searching the living room for any useful information.

Soon, he found a slip of paper on the TV cabinet.

"Why would there be a note here?"

It was very strange.

He opened it to look:

It read:

[Do not stay overnight in a stranger's house.]

After reading it, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.