In the early morning, after regaining control of her body, Wei Linglan didn't cry out for help immediately. Instead, she silently searched for and slipped on a pair of socks over her ankles, which bore the livid, bluish marks of a tight grip, then calmly lay back on the bed and pretended to sleep.
She coolly waited for Tian Yourong and his wife Song Zhen to wake up, listening as they discovered the corpse outside the bedroom door by the overpowering smell of blood.
Tian Yourong and Song Zhen were panic-stricken. Wei Linglan, pretending to be awakened by their noise, reacted with the terror a normal person would exhibit upon seeing the corpse.
Compared to the "thing" that had let her off last night, Wei Linglan was warier of the secrets hidden within the village and the possible existence of another player.
Disguise, concealment, lurking, probing—these are always the best life-saving strategies for players, especially in the real world.
