“I’m no hero or immortal reincarnation. I’m just an ordinary person, and ordinary people feel fear! But if it were them, they definitely wouldn’t be afraid of these evil spirits and demons, would they…?”

A hint of sadness appeared in Shen Wei’s eyes.

“Who are they?”

Shen Wei’s strange right hand asked curiously.

“I’m not telling you…”

“Hmph! Fine, I don’t care to know!”

“Then who is that person you admire so much?”

Shen Wei countered, equally curious.

“I don’t remember who he is! I just know he was my friend, a great human being whose courage and wisdom amazed even the gods…”

Shen Wei’s strange right hand thought for a while, but couldn’t figure it out, so it said helplessly.

“Judging by the way you talk… your friend wasn’t anything special either!”

Shen Wei almost retorted, but swallowed the words back, because the taste of a fatal chicken soup was too much, and he didn’t want to experience it a second time.

Having learned his lesson, Shen Wei didn’t dare to look at the paintings on the wall again, and could only walk forward silently.

But the green light-illuminated passage seemed to have no end, and no matter how Shen Wei walked, he couldn’t get out.

“What’s going on? Is something playing tricks? Like being caught in a ghost’s wall…?”

Shen Wei stopped walking and began to think about the rules in the Museum of Curiosities Visitor’s Guide.

“Rule 1: Please remain rational when visiting each exhibition area. Control your feelings of fear, because fear will make ‘them’ aware of your difference. Am I being detected by ‘them’? Are they using some means to trap me in this endless corridor? If so, then things are not good…”

Shen Wei stroked his chin, constantly thinking of countermeasures.

“Empty your mind, calm your emotions, return your heartbeat to normal, take a deep breath, inhale… exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale…”

After several rhythmic deep breaths, Shen Wei’s mood completely calmed down.

He stepped forward again, and before long, a bright exit appeared ahead.

Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of “tap, tap, tap” footsteps behind him, as if someone wearing high heels was walking not far behind him.

Shen Wei glanced behind him in the dim green light, but there was nothing there, just emptiness. But as soon as he turned around to walk towards the exit, the “tap, tap, tap” sound reappeared, following him like a shadow and getting closer and closer.

“Kid, run! Something terrifying is coming…”

The strange right hand exclaimed!

Shen Wei involuntarily ran faster, and the “tap, tap, tap” sound behind him also became more rapid. As the exit got closer and closer, the sense of danger on his back, like the prickling of needles, also grew stronger and stronger.

“It seems ‘it’ has really discovered me, and doesn’t want me to leave here. I must control my fear, for between heaven and earth, there is righteousness, flowing in diverse forms. Below, it manifests as rivers and mountains; above, as sun and stars…”

While running, Shen Wei silently recited the *Ode to Righteousness*, diverting his attention and calming his fearful mood. Finally, at the critical moment, he ran out of the dangerous corridor and into the Exhibition Hall of the Non-Human (Ancient).

“Welcome… welcome!”

“What the heck?”

Shen Wei had just stopped to catch his breath when suddenly a bizarre, singsong voice rang out beside him, scaring him several steps back.

Shen Wei looked closely, and it was a beautiful, dignified woman in a qipao.

The woman had her hands clasped in front of her, and wore a blue and white work uniform over her qipao. She also had a staff ID card hanging around her neck.

“Museum of Curiosities Visitor’s Guide, Rule 6: All staff members of the Museum of Curiosities wear ID cards. When seeking help, please confirm that their photos match their appearance! Note: You can trust the staff here, but not completely. This woman in the qipao has an ID card, but her work uniform is blue and white, not red. Is there a difference? In any case, you can't easily trust them…”

As Shen Wei thought, he looked at the woman’s ID card.

“Staff member Li Moyan, photo matches the person, Rule 7 found in the Non-Human (Modern) Exhibition Area: You need a ticket to enter the next exhibition hall. Please have your ticket ready and don’t lose it!”

“This woman named Li Moyan didn’t mention checking tickets. Could this be a trap? Different work uniforms, maybe their responsibilities are different. Just in case, I should show her my ticket…”

Looking at the beautiful and polite woman in front of him, Shen Wei had his own judgment. He didn’t speak or communicate with the staff member named Li Moyan at all, but just took out the black ticket from his pocket and handed it to the beautiful woman.

“Respected visitor, we will now check your ticket. After checking your ticket, you can enter the Non-Human (Ancient) Exhibition Area for a visit.”

When the staff member named Li Moyan saw the black ticket, her eyes lit up and she reached out to take the ticket from Shen Wei’s hand.

But then Shen Wei frowned, took back the ticket in his hand, and didn’t hand it to the staff member named Li Moyan. He unfolded the black ticket in his hand, showed it to the staff member named Li Moyan, and then put it back in his pocket!

Shen Wei strode towards the Non-Human (Ancient) Exhibition Area. The Li Moyan wearing a blue and white work uniform did not stop Shen Wei, but watched Shen Wei’s departing back with a strange look.

“Respected visitor, welcome to the Non-Human (Ancient) Exhibition Area. I wish you a pleasant visit.”

The qipao beauty said sweetly from behind! Shen Wei glanced back at her, didn’t say anything, and continued to walk forward.

“Kid, according to Rule 7 of the last exhibition area, you should have handed the ticket to this woman for inspection. Aren’t you afraid of being punished for violating the rules?”

The strange right hand was quite surprised by Shen Wei’s bold behavior.

Shen Wei shook his head and explained to it in his mind:

“Rules can be true or false, and cannot all be regarded as golden rules. Didn’t I already show it to her? What else does she want? I guess the main responsibility of the staff wearing blue and white work uniforms is to verify the identity of visitors. And what is the evidence of maintaining the visitor’s identity? It’s the black ticket in my hand!”

“Museum of Curiosities Visitor’s Guide, Item 10, which was crossed out. You can vaguely see the words ticket, important, etc. This proves the importance of this black ticket, so you must never give it to anyone other than yourself. Once I lose this thing, I will lose my identity as a visitor, and maybe the best result is to be locked in a display case here as an exhibit, and the worst result is to be eaten by some evil spirit monster here…”

“You little brat, you do have a brain…”

“Human IQ ceiling, get to know it…”