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**Chapter 159: Welfare Event, Red and White Girls**

Inside the room, it was dim and stuffy.

A total of four people sat on chairs, both male and female, all very young. Their eyes fell on Ji Yan with varying expressions.

"Spade 1? Haven't seen that card in ages. Didn't expect the last student for tonight's tutoring session to be such a heavyweight?"

"Come on in, we've been waiting for you!"

"The welfare time for Nighttime Tutoring is limited, don't dawdle!"

Several players called out for Ji Yan to enter.

Hanging from their chests were all Spade student ID cards.

They were [Spade 4], [Spade 5], [Spade 7], and [Spade 9].

Ji Yan looked at them, his expression pausing for a few seconds. As he walked into the room, he reached out and steadied himself on the doorframe...

*Click.*

The door closed on its own without any wind.

Ji Yan sat down on the only empty chair.

At that moment, the torches on the surrounding walls were lit one by one, flickering with a cold, eerie flame that offered no warmth.

Ji Yan observed these four "seniors," feeling the atmosphere was somewhat heavy, and asked, "Hasn't the teacher arrived yet?"

Since it was a tutoring session, the Spade Supernatural Instructor should be present.

Moreover, Ji Yan still hadn't figured out the content of the Nighttime Tutoring.

According to the description on the Information Panel,

it was a kind of welfare event similar to triggering a "Blessing" from the supernatural family members in the [Crimson Apartment] instance.

During this time, players would access a reward mechanism. Without any danger, they could rely on their own actions to earn labor rewards.

To put it more simply, it was like playing Monopoly!

"Who told you that the 'Nighttime Tutoring' requires the Supernatural Teacher to be present?"

"It's only responsible for handing out the Black School Cards, telling you the specified time and place. The rest is up to us."

The [Spade 7] player, with dyed purple hair, tossed a coin and looked at Ji Yan with a roguish air.

When a player's strategy guide completion for the [Supernatural Teacher] exceeds 15% in an exam, it triggers the Black School Card reward. All the players present had Black School Cards on their chests.

Hearing this, Ji Yan asked in confusion, "So, what's the content?"

The Spade 9 player, holding a dangling pocket watch in his hand, slowly raised his head and said, "It's about to start."

The other players also lifted their heads and looked at the ceiling.

On the pitch-black ceiling, a huge eye suddenly appeared. Its gaze moved across the five seated players, as if confirming the number of examinees.

Immediately after, Ji Yan suddenly felt a chill on his back.

But when he turned his head to glance sideways, he found a little girl in a white dress standing behind him, appearing from nowhere.

The girl's face was bloodless, pale, and painted with the funeral makeup reserved for the dead. Her eye sockets were pitch black, devoid of eyeballs, very much like the little boy from *Ju-On*.

Her lips curved upwards, and the girl in the white dress let out an ethereal laugh. Paired with that terrifying face, it sent chills down one's spine.

On the opposite seat, a girl in a red dress also appeared, wearing the same funeral makeup, but her expression was ferocious, her features brimming with intense resentment and hatred.

"The game is simple. You've played 'Drop the Handkerchief,' right? The rules are pretty much the same."

"We close our eyes, and two supernatural entities take turns walking behind us. When time's up, we can choose to open our eyes or not, waiting for the next round. If we open our eyes, we have to bet whether the one standing behind us is in a red dress or a white dress."

"A white dress represents a reward, while a red dress means elimination."

"The more times you correctly bet on the white-dressed female supernatural entity, the higher the accumulated reward!"

Clearly, before Ji Yan arrived, these four Spade players had already learned the game rules.

They all looked at Ji Yan and enthusiastically explained the rules.

Ji Yan's eyes flickered as he asked back, "What happens with elimination?"

The Spade 4 player smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is a welfare event."

"Elimination isn't death; you just have to leave the exam room."

The Spade 7 player, holding a coin, smiled faintly and added, "As for how to decide whether to open your eyes or not, that's up to each person's own skill."

Ji Yan looked up at the giant eyeball above and asked, "And what's that?"

"The Judgment Eye, it's like an invigilator."

"All exam rooms during Nighttime have these eyes, responsible for monitoring any room where cheating might occur."

The Spade 9 player said, smiling at Ji Yan, "Don't think about using any talents or supernatural artifacts to be clever; once detected, you're eliminated directly!"

Ji Yan looked up again at the eyeball.

The eyeball's pupil rotated, staring straight at Ji Yan!

The Spade 9 player glanced at his pocket watch and said, "There are still 5 minutes of preparation time."

With that, the players began their own preparations. The Spade 4 and 5 players stood up to observe the two little girls in red and white dresses, hoping to gather useful information in advance.

The Spade 7 player tossed his coin and chewed gum, looking carefree.

"Can I have a piece of gum?"

"I tend to want to chew something when I'm nervous."

Instead of using those two minutes to distinguish between the two little girls in red and white dresses, Ji Yan spoke to the Spade 7 player.

The Spade 7 player readily handed over a piece of gum.

"Thanks, honestly, your attitude toward me surprises me."

"Because Spade 2's Liu Congming told me I'd be very unwelcome, even hated and rejected."

"But from what I see now, I think you're all pretty nice, even proactively explaining the rules to me."

Ji Yan said with a smile.

After he said this, for some reason, the exam room suddenly fell into a moment of eerie silence.

Soon, the Spade 9 player held his pocket watch and smiled faintly, "We do hate Liu Congming."

"Not just because of the Misfortune Supernatural Entity inside him, but also his disgusting personality. Even though we're in the same faction, we don't want to stay with him for long."

"As for you, [Spade 1], this playing card may bring a lot of trouble, but as long as it doesn't affect us, we're willing to accept you!"

Hearing this, Ji Yan's eyes lit up.

He immediately leaned in, "Then in the future Instance Plot, please take care of me, senior. My name is Ji Yan!"

Ji Yan extended his hand, his eyes full of delight.

The Spade 9 player paused briefly and shook his hand perfunctorily.

"To be honest, I can't stand Liu Congming anymore. That guy is like a disgusting piece of walking crap; I'm going crazy!"

Withdrawing his hand, Ji Yan also began to complain about his roommate Liu Congming, chattering endlessly.

But Spade 9 had no mood to listen. He glanced at the time and reminded, "Ten seconds left until the exam starts!"

As soon as he said this, everyone returned to their seats.

Ji Yan took a deep breath, his face full of tension and panic.

The other four players appeared to be preparing on the surface, but in reality, their eyes were subtly fixed on Ji Yan...

At the same time, the eye above suddenly spoke:

"The exam begins. All players, take your positions."

"Night falls, please close your eyes!"

As the words fell, the torches on the walls, flickering with cold flames, all went out simultaneously.

When the wisps of smoke rose and darkness devoured the entire room, the five players in their seats closed their eyes one after another.

Inside the room, only two little girls in princess dresses—one red and one white—suddenly lifted their heads as if triggered.

Like dolls on a music box, they began to silently and lightly dance around the table.

At the same time, a creepy nursery rhyme emerged from their mouths, echoing through the room:

*Little sister carries a doll,*

*Walks to the garden to see the cherry blossoms.*

*The doll cries and calls for mommy,*

*The birds in the tree laugh ha ha...*