Chapter 73 Darkmoon Circus (Part 1)

"I am sick."

Gu Yi said weakly.

The mother came up and took the thermometer from Gu Yi's hand. She hesitated and asked, "Are you sick? Do you want me to take you to see a doctor?"

Gu Yi didn't say anything, just closed his eyes.

The mother held the thermometer, at a loss, "Can I ask for leave for you first?"

Gu Yi still didn't speak.

The mother touched Gu Yi's face and forehead and said, "It's really hot. I'll take you to the hospital. Wait a minute. I'll ask for leave from work first."

Gu Yi felt no wavering.

The younger sister stood by the door frame, looking at her silent brother, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"Why do you want to ask for leave? It's just a cold and fever. We have antipyretic medicine at home. Just give him some." The father held the mother back and said, "We've already made an appointment with them. Do you still want to stand him up?"

The mother hesitated for a moment and covered Gu Yi with the quilt. "I'll pour you a glass of water. You should have a good rest at home."

The parents left the room.

Gu Yi turned his head and glanced at his sister.

The sister wanted to say something but stopped herself, then turned around and followed her father - she still had to go to school.

Gu Yi was lying on the bed and heard the sound of his father starting the car. Before his mother left, she said she would pour him some water, but she never came.

Gu Yi climbed up from the bed, took out his notebook and wrote down new inferences on the paper.

[I am not my parents’ biological child. I may have been abducted.]

Gu Yi took out his cell phone and checked the time.

【3 days 23 hours 39 minutes】

This countdown flashed in front of him like a death warrant.

Gu Yi changed his clothes and went to the next door of the school.

Before leaving, my parents did not give me any tasks, so the flow of time in the copy was normal.

It took Gu Yi half an hour to walk to the school gate. He rested for a while at the gate and heard the sound of horse whips next to the school.

Gu Yi walked in the direction where the sound came from.

This is an empty space with nothing in it.

"Um... we need to drink water here too, right?"

Gu Yi took out almond water from his backpack and took a sip. The smell of almonds filled his nostrils.

"hiss--"

Gu Yi took a deep breath , and the open space in front of him suddenly began to twist and deform.

A big door surrounded by a void storm appeared in front of him, with a clown logo hanging on the lintel.

"Finally found you, let's start the deduction!"

(Deduction begins!)

(You walk to the strange door and push it open.)

(You are drawn into the void.)

(After a minute, you fall back to the ground.)

(You find yourself in a lively circus, but there is no other guest in the circus except you.)

(The clowns are happily performing acrobatics in front of you. They can't speak, but only communicate with you through body language.)

(You continue walking forward and encounter the clown who jumps away.)

(The clown waves happily at you and blows up a balloon crown and puts it on your head.)

(The clown pulls you to a large tent.)

(In the middle of the tent, there is a dwarf wearing a black and purple suit.)

(Dwarf: "Hello, guest. Welcome to the Darkmoon Circus. I am Darkmoon, the head of the circus. I have to say, the crown on your head is really beautiful. I wish you have fun in our circus.")

(You: “Uh…thank you.”)

(Dark Moon: "Oh, by the way, in order to allow you to enjoy the circus better, please be sure to abide by our audience rules.")

(Dark Moon snaps his fingers, and a set of audience rules written in black and white falls into your palm.)

(Darkmoon Faire Audience Rules)

(1. Please do not chase or play around in the audience, as this will affect other audience members’ viewing experience.)

(2. The team leader will invite the audience to participate in the interaction at any time. If you can win the mini-game, you will receive a Darkmoon Prize Ticket.)

(3. You get what you pay for. There are absolutely no fakes in the items sold in our circus.)

(4. There is no free lunch in the circus. Don’t just pick up food from the roadside. It may harm you.)

(You ponder for a moment.)

(The Darkmoon Faire's audience rules are the second rule you find in the dungeon.)

(The clown mentioned it in both my and my sister's diaries. Judging from the current plot development, the circus should be in a neutral position like the store manager in the previous copy.)

(You feel like you can trust them.)

(You: “Thank you. Can I watch the show here?”)

(Dark Moon: "Of course, as long as you have a ticket.")

(You pause.)

(Dark Moon stomped the floor, floating in the air in front of you. With a wave of his hand, he took out the half eye patch from your arms.)

(Dark Moon: "Hmm... isn't this your ticket? The person who bought it is Gu Yao. Who is she to you?")

(You pause.)

(You: “She’s my sister.”)

(Dark Moon: "Oh, I see. Take your ticket and go to your seat.")

(Dark Moon scratches the eye patch with her fingernail and hands it back to you.)

(You put away your eye mask and sit in your seat.)

(The circus performance begins.)

(Ten identical looking men appear at the edge of the stage, performing various acrobatic acts.)

(Dark Moon holds the microphone and looks around.)

(Dark Moon: "Dear audience, we are about to start today's interactive session. Does anyone want to join us?")

(You stand up immediately.)

(Dark Moon: "Very good, your name is...")

(You: “Gu Yi.”)

(Dark Moon: "Very good, Mr. Gu, please come down!")

(The music starts and you jump down from the audience.)

(The scene on the stage changes immediately, an obsidian runway appears under your feet , and all kinds of obstacles are in front of you.)

(Single-plank bridge, sling rope, rock climbing wall...)

(Beneath these obstacles, there is boiling magma.)

(You are blinded by the heat.)

(Dark Moon: "Mr. Gu, this is our interactive game. I will send my men to compete with you in a while. As long as you can reach the finish line before him, you can get our Dark Moon ticket.")

(Dark Moon clapped his hands.)

(Another dwarf with big ears falls from the sky and lands in front of you.)

(Dark Moon pointed to the starting point.)

(Dark Moon: "Everyone, take your positions.")

(You and the dwarf are both at the starting point.)

(Dark Moon: "Ready—Run!")

(You rushed out of the starting point.)

(The dwarf is much smaller than you and cannot match your speed.)

(You are confused.)

(Dark Moon chose such a subordinate to compete with him, is he afraid that he can't win?)

(You are on high alert.)

(You rushed to the first obstacle first.)