Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

They walked the rest of the way, turned into the fork, and searched for supplies as they counted their steps.

Cheng Wei found an ebony cane from a shop.

He wasn't old enough to use a cane, but he was still shaken by the sight of Tan Xiao being attacked. It was better to have something in his hand as a weapon.

Tan Xiao, forgetful as ever, spotted a faucet by the road and immediately took a cold shower.

He was less fussy about bathing than Bai Youwei. He simply stood under the faucet, rubbed his T-shirt, and washed his clothes along the way.

"Look at this." Teacher Cheng pointed at a poster on the wall with his cane. "We've been seeing a lot of these posters and flyers since a while ago…"

The cane lifted a corner of the poster, revealing a smooth mirror surface. Teacher Cheng's hand trembled, and he quickly put it down.

Shen Mo said, "It should have been put up by people from before."

Everyone looked ahead and saw more posters plastered haphazardly on the walls. Some mirrors were not covered but splashed with paint, looking quite horrific.

The people trapped in the maze before were also wary of mirrors, which was enough to show their danger.

They became even more vigilant about mirrors.

They continued forward.

Slowly, they began to discover traces of human life, such as discarded lunch boxes, leftover drinks, and makeshift beds. But there was still no sign of anyone.

It was getting dark, and dusk was approaching.

They decided to return to the starting point of the maze.

Since they had been counting their steps along the way, they only needed to retrace their steps to return the same way.

Halfway back, there was a hissing sound of electricity in the air, and then the whole maze lit up!

Bright lights illuminated the maze.

The dark houses had their windows lit up, and the gaudy neon lights flickered non-stop! The maze was illuminated by lights, like the bustling streets of the past, making people feel in a trance that nothing had changed.

Bai Youwei had never felt that the night view could be so beautiful.

It had only been three or four days since the power outage in the outside world, but she felt as if a century had passed, so much so that seeing the lights now gave her a sense of shock. It was ironic.

However, beautiful things always concealed danger. When the brilliant lights shone on the mirrors, they were constantly reflected and refracted, enough to disorient a person's sense of direction.

"Let's go." Shen Mo pushed the wheelchair forward. "Teacher Cheng, stay in the middle, Tan Xiao, keep an eye on the back."

Both of them responded.

…

When they returned to the center of the maze, Tu Dan and the others were having dinner.

Shen Mo and the others still had the food they had brought from the Korean barbecue restaurant. Teacher Cheng volunteered to take care of dinner. They had barbecue for lunch, so they should eat something light for dinner. Bai Youwei was picky and didn't want noodles, so in the end, they cooked a few bags of frozen dumplings and a big pot of seaweed egg drop soup.

Teacher Cheng's porridge was average, but his soup was really good. The egg flowers were evenly dispersed, bright yellow in color, and smooth in texture. Sprinkled with some chopped shrimp and chopped green onion, the simple dish was equally fragrant and had a warm feeling of home.

The teachers and students next door ate simply, all instant noodles with sausages. Now seeing them having dumplings and soup, their eyes showed envy.

At this time, they saw Tu Dan and Zhang Tianyang getting up and walking towards them. The students cheered, "Tianyang! Bring back some dumplings!"

Zhang Tianyang chided with a smile, "If you want to eat, why don't you cook it yourself!"

He wasn't going to ask for dumplings.

Zhang Tianyang looked at Teacher Tu's serious expression beside him, his heart heavy.

The two groups entered the maze at the same time, and they were either friends or enemies. He hoped that this time, he could persuade them together with Teacher Tu to reach a cooperation…

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