See the Law of Deception

Chapter 303 New Life

Chapter 303 New Life (24)

Jiang Ting had no choice but to agree to all of Lu Jinzhao's demands, especially since Lu Jinzhao had "exposed" her thoughts during her struggle.

To be honest, Jiang Ting had no idea whether she could survive in 401. She came up with this solution, which was hardly a solution, only because she was desperate.

Now that Lu Jinzhao is willing to offer a chance with a higher probability of survival, she naturally agrees, regardless of the cost.

In short, the priority is to survive.

Writing a person's name in a family tree doesn't require an ordinary pen; all it takes is blood.

Anyone from Lu Jinzhao, or the person who will soon be added to the family genealogy, is acceptable.

Jiang Ting's palm was pierced, and Lu Jinzhao dipped his finger in the blood and wrote the name on the family genealogy.

As the last stroke of the character "听" (listen) fell, Lu Jinzhao suddenly felt a chilling aura spreading from the family genealogy, as if an invisible chain had been thrown out and locked onto Jiang Ting, and she could control this chain.

In return, she paid a price for it. It was as if the feeling of having blood drawn during a physical examination was amplified, and the moment her name was written, it was as if invisible "blood" was being drawn from her body.

For a moment, Lu Jinzhao even felt her limbs go weak, but she immediately overcame this discomfort and did not let others notice anything amiss.

"Alright, the contract is established." She looked at the family tree. She was quite careful when writing, but when she wrote on the family tree, the characters became crooked and looked very unnatural, not like her handwriting at all.

It looked as if a ghost who couldn't use a pen had copied the characters "Jiang Ting" from her handwriting.

Lu Jinzhao put away the family genealogy and looked at the fortune teller: "I won't interfere with what you do tomorrow."

She would neither hinder what the fortune teller wanted to do, nor offer any help.

"I know." The fortune teller's expression was somewhat subtle. Although she knew that Lu Jinzhao would not interfere in this matter, she had not expected that Lu Jinzhao would choose to help Jiang Ting.

After all, based on her interactions with Lu Jinzhao before entering this platform, she judged him to be an exceptionally cold person, cold to the point of being almost inhuman.

But now, she doesn't quite understand.

However, it's also a good thing.

"I still need to go see Ning Jianwei, I'm leaving now." She waved her hand and walked into the darkness on her own.

Having signed a contract with Lu Jinzhao, Jiang Ting no longer felt uneasy. In fact, compared to the urgency of having her life in someone else's hands, she now felt more at ease.

Now she and Lu Jinzhao are no longer complete strangers, right?

She now has a reason to continue following them, right?

You can ask a few more questions.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Ting actually felt that things weren't so bad as they were.

After the fortune teller left, Lin Lin, who had been silent all along, reached out and gently tapped Lu Jinzhao's wrist with his finger, touching the hand that was holding the family genealogy.

Lu Jinzhao turned to look at her, as if sensing something: "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong for now."

She led the two back to their lodgings, and they had no dreams that night.

I woke up to find that a new day had begun on the platform.

Although Lu Jinzhao felt regretful for not entering the dream world last night, she also remembered that Yangpi had said it could no longer control the dream world.

She believed about 70% of what Yangpi said.

This is essentially equivalent to believing, but because the words were spoken by a sheep, she can only believe about 70% of them at most.

After realizing that she hadn't fallen asleep that night, Lu Jinzhao didn't go to sleep again, but let Lin Lin get a good night's sleep. When the sky on the platform began to lighten, she sensed that something was wrong.

The newlyweds, who were usually quite enthusiastic about "gathering" and eager to join others as soon as possible, did not show up.

It seems the fortune teller has already made his move. Jiang Ting, feeling increasingly sleepy and her energy waning, groggily stood up and walked to the window, curiously looking in the direction Lu Jinzhao was focusing on.

At first, she didn't understand what Lu Jinzhao was looking at.

After all, there was nothing there; it was just a place where everyone had agreed to meet a few days ago.

But after watching for a while, she belatedly realized something, and goosebumps suddenly rose on her back.

If she hadn't overheard Lu Jinzhao and the fortune teller's conversation yesterday, and hadn't made a deal with Lu Jinzhao, would she have also quietly disappeared from the morning gathering?

A mixture of fear and relief rose in Jiang Ting's heart, and she became even more afraid of this horrible place.

If people can be treated so casually, what can we rely on here?

No.

Even Lu Jinzhao, who now gives her a little sense of security, is not someone she can rely on.

But right now, she is truly powerless to do anything about it.

As Jiang Ting realized this, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up inside her.

"Let's go, it's time to go down."

When the figures of the fortune teller and Ning Jianwei appeared downstairs, Lu Jinzhao knew it was time.

As I walked downstairs, today's task arrived as scheduled.

As always, the videotape must be watched in its entirety.

When everyone's deadline arrived, Ning Jianwei was the first to make a request: "I hope that no one will do any tasks today."

She glanced at Jiang Ting as she spoke.

Now, only Jiang Ting is left as a newcomer.

These new recruits entered through unconventional channels. Even if they had tickets, there was no boarding and ticket inspection process, so they didn't have any money to buy their lives.

She briefly explained the reasons, which were roughly the same ones that Lu Jinzhao and the fortune teller had discussed the previous night, indicating that she had communicated with the fortune teller.

Ning Jianwei's approach at the Death Platform was actually somewhat thankless, since those gathered there were usually top-tier and first-tier individuals with their own ideas and abilities. If things were done as she suggested, the results would be unsatisfactory, often leading to some unpleasant consequences.

Even though this platform is unconventional, those standing in front of Ning Jianwei right now are not people to be trifled with.

But she still chose to speak and lead.

It wasn't a case of her being controlling; rather, she believed that for things to progress steadily, someone needed to take control, and she didn't trust anyone else, so she had to do it herself.

She naturally bore the consequences as well.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

The surviving passengers in Anning City did not object. They had no interest in investigating the "disappearance" of the newlyweds on the same platform. In other words, after Ning Jianwei said those words, they already knew where the newlyweds had gone.

Time passed slowly, and no one present seemed inclined to go upstairs to borrow the videotape, but Jiang Ting felt a growing anxiety.

Having gone through this period of time, she is no longer completely ignorant.

She knew that among those still alive, she was an "outlier".

Everyone else had ways to circumvent the mission, but she didn't; she could only wait and see if Lu Jinzhao's method would work.

If Lu Jinzhao's method doesn't work, then she...

　I collapsed from menstrual cramps a few days ago.

　　(End of this chapter)