Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 845 Cabinets

Lu Chusheng looked down at the female poker players in the same uniforms, who stood straight behind the gambling tables, smiling as they watched each player who came forward to ask questions.

A fleeting darkness crossed the depths of the man's eyes.

Of course, these gambling tables also include bets on "living" and "the eye of all things".

Currently, "Eye of All Things" has more chips.

After all, the "Eye of All Things" has existed for a long time, while "Alive" has only been noticed by some players recently because of Yu Shijiu's rising popularity.

Lu Chusheng has never condoned any form of gambling.

Whether it's "winning" or "losing".

This kind of "game" that can easily lead people astray and even turn them into empty, greedy shells is something he would never touch.

But at this moment, Lu Chusheng looked at the boy who was curiously looking back and forth on the small screen and sighed very softly.

...He was actually starting to consider betting on Yu Shijiu.

Despite his thoughts, Lu Chusheng glanced at the gambling tables set up below but ultimately didn't make a move.

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In the cave.

"..."

The old field mouse's words were exactly what everyone expected.

Anjie was the first to nod, which was unusual for her.

"it is good."

Before Thumbelina could react and was still stunned, she said, "We will do all the housework for you in exchange for your temporary lodging."

Anjie's tone became slightly more forceful when she said the last two words.

He Lingling and Chen Yi exchanged a glance, while Xu Han was oblivious to what was happening. He was busy searching for Yu Shijiu in the dimly lit house of the old field mouse, where visibility was poor.

Unfortunately, Xu Han saw nothing.

The old field mouse's house was low, but not cramped. There were holes all around, and inside the holes, only a dim candlelight could be seen, and nothing else could be seen.

Xu Han grew increasingly anxious as he looked around, pacing back and forth several times, wanting to leave but not daring to.

He knew that Yu Shijiu was capable of exploring on his own, but he couldn't do it alone.

Xu Han, who wanted to leave but dared not, could only stay where he was and watch An Jie and the others deal with the old field mouse.

It was the same few sentences over and over again, and Xu Han was so tired of hearing them that his ears were practically calloused. He scratched his itchy ear and his eyes wandered around the old field mouse's house again.

Aside from the maze-like layout with holes every few steps, Xu Han's attention was drawn to the earthen stove burning with flames not far away.

He gazed at the red-hot earthen stove, and faintly smelled a sweet aroma.

Is this... the cookie that the old field mouse mentioned earlier?

Xu Han was incredibly curious. He was genuinely curious about how an upright-walking old field mouse could make "cookies," especially since they seemed to smell quite appetizing...

Xu Han swallowed hard, glanced at the old field mouse who had grabbed Thumbelina's wrist and started nagging about what chores to do, and then shuffled closer to the earthen stove.

Still feeling dizzy, He Lingling leaned against the wall, squinting at Xu Han's shifting heels, her lips twitching.

Xu Han is indeed a genius. No matter what he does, he always gives people the impression of sneaking around and trying to steal something.

He Lingling didn't care, since nothing would happen anyway. She just felt a little unsteady on her feet. Her gaze swept back and forth across the old field mouse's house, finally settling on the wooden stool in the corner.

Then, He Lingling weakly moved to a corner and sat down, leaning against the wall and squinting as she listened to Old Field Mouse, Anjie, Chen Yi, and Thumbelina repeating the same tedious topics.

...Sure enough, there was a reason why she disliked the old field mouse.

Putting aside the old field mouse's subsequent attempt to use gratitude to blackmail Thumbelina into marrying the mole, the way he kept nagging and repeating those words only made He Lingling's irritation worse.

A despicable, nagging old field mouse who uses the "kindness of taking her in" to blackmail an innocent girl into an arranged marriage.

After what seemed like an eternity, the long, repetitive nagging finally ended.

Chen Yi and An Jie turned green with shock, but Thumbelina remained very grateful to the old field mouse for taking her in.

"……thank you."

Thumbelina looked at the old field mouse gratefully, and helped her to the recliner by the earthen stove.

"Good boy."

The old field mouse sat on the recliner, tapped his leg, and said gently:

"Are you hungry? Here, the cookies in the oven should be ready soon."

As the old field mouse spoke, it seemed not to see Xu Han, who was eager to try by the earthen stove, and was about to get up to get the trap. Chen Yi, who was very observant, quickly walked to the low table next to him and picked up the trap.

"Let my brother and I come."

Chen Yi smiled and said to the old field mouse that was trying to get up:

"You're getting on in years, it's best if you don't go out too much."

The old field mouse stared at him for several seconds with its tiny eyes behind its reading glasses, then nodded.

"Okay, okay, you're all good kids, you're all good kids..."

Amid the old field mouse's sighs, Chen Yi and Xu Han reached for the sweet cakes in the earthen oven, Thumbelina began massaging the old field mouse's legs, and Anjie walked to the cabinet against the wall not far away, opened the cabinet door and took out several wooden bowls.

Holding the bowl, Anjie scanned the simple yet well-stocked cupboard with her eyes, and only closed the cupboard door after finding nothing unusual.

Squeak.

The cabinet door made a dry, old noise that couldn't be fully closed. Anjie glanced at the edge of the cabinet door, which couldn't be closed completely, and turned to leave with the bowl, not caring much.

Behind her, from the gaps in the edge of the cabinet that was originally empty, a rustling sound of something rubbing against something suddenly came out, as if something unseen was wiping the cabinet with a cloth.

Anjie paused in her steps.

She glanced discreetly at the old field mouse on the recliner not far away, who was talking kindly to Thumbelina about the past, and then quickly looked back at the cupboard.

The cabinet behind her, which should have been closed, somehow had a gap that was even larger than when she had closed it.

A dark gap was visible through the wooden cabinet, and the gap itself was murky and dark, making it difficult to see anything.

Anjie: "..."

Anjie stared at it for a long time, and after confirming that there was only a crack and nothing else, she slowly relaxed her brow.

The cabinets must be too old?

Anjie suppressed her unease and was about to turn around—

"Good boy."

The old field mouse's voice drifted faintly from the recliner.

Why did it take you so long to get the bowl?

Chen Yi and Xu Han, who were pretending to check the sweet cakes in the earthen oven, were slightly breathless.

"..." Anjie, who hadn't turned around yet, pursed her lips and said in an unchanged tone, "Sorry, I forgot to bring chopsticks."

Anjie turned to the old field mouse apologetically and said, "You haven't eaten either, have you? Can I get another set of cutlery?"