The Villa

2.A Strange Welcome

　　When they regained consciousness, they had all arrived behind the blood-red wooden door.

　　They were separated into a beautiful villa complex in a suburban area.

　　However, strangely, although the villas were built with great sophistication, they seemed to be lifeless.

　　After passing through several villas, Ning confirmed that there was no one in the villa complex.

　　It was eerily quiet.

　　"Is it uninhabited, or are they all out at work?"

　　Ning carefully observed the villa complex, as if he had discovered something.

　　"No..."

　　"The gardens have been recently trimmed, there are goldfish in the pond, and there are some commonly used tools in the yard...There should be people living here."

　　"But...where did they all go?"

　　A hint of doubt flashed in Ning's mind, and he continued walking forward.

　　Soon, he saw the villa that the task required them to enter.

　　It was not difficult to recognize.

　　Because in the entire villa complex, only this villa had someone standing outside.

　　It was a woman dressed in a glamorous, stylish outfit, carrying a suitcase.

　　She was wearing a sun hat with a small red flower pinned on it, and she was holding the hand of a young girl, about eight or nine years old.

　　They were standing in the yard under the not-so-hot sun, smiling at the people who came here.

　　The woman smiled beautifully, the kind of wife who gets prettier the more you look at her, but for some reason, Ning felt a chill down his spine when he looked at her smile.

　　That smile didn't seem like she was welcoming guests, it was more like...

　　Just as Ning was lost in thought, a big hand patted him on the shoulder.

　　Ning jumped in surprise and turned to see that it was Liu with the bushy beard.

　　"Bro, you're here too?"

　　Ning nodded.

　　"Yeah, it looks like that villa is where we need to go."

　　Liu took a distant look at the villa and his expression became much more serious.

　　He then pinched his fingers and muttered:

　　"Damn..."

　　Seeing him like this, Ning's eyes lit up:

　　"You can tell fortunes?"

　　Liu shook his head.

　　"Outside, I do help people tell fortunes...but I just realized, I actually can't tell fortunes, I'm just a charlatan."

　　Ning's breath caught in his throat.

　　This is crazy.

　　This guy really...is the quintessential example.

　　He's told so many lies that he believes them himself, right?

　　Also...

　　Why can you say this so confidently?

　　"Forget it..."

　　Ning helplessly shook his head and directly took a step forward, walking towards the villa where the woman was standing.