Kevin raised his head and looked at the five-meter-high pine tree.
"Sure enough, a Christmas tree needs to be this tall to match your castle."
After he finished speaking, he walked towards the Christmas tree.
As he walked, he made various sounds of admiration.
Zhou Bai glanced at him and then walked out the door.
Outside the castle, it was almost completely dark at this time.
Only the candle outside the door was giving off a faint light.
Zhou Bai closed the heavy iron door in front of him, took out the key, and locked the door from the inside.
In this way, no guests can get out from here.
Zhou Bai put the key into the inner pocket of his coat.
Then he turned around and looked at Kevin.
I saw him walking in a circle next to the Christmas tree, as if he was carefully admiring the tree.
Zhou Bai walked towards him.
And he quickly took his gift and walked towards Zhou Bai.
"This is a gift I prepared carefully, it looks great.
Do you want to open it and take a look?"
As soon as Zhou Bai heard what he said, he immediately set off an alarm in his mind.
The first Christmas Eve survival rules, number six.
[Please do not open gifts given to you by friends in person, unless the other party strongly requests it.]
Zhou Bai felt that he was not making strong demands now.
So I tried to reject him.
"I must find time to appreciate such a beautiful gift.
However, the other guests are still waiting for us."
Although Kevin was a little disappointed, he didn't force it.
Zhou Bai breathed a sigh of relief and handed him the gift he had prepared.
As soon as Kevin received the gift, he immediately showed an exaggerated expression.
"Wow! This is really...a great gift!"
Zhou Bai also thought it was a great gift, so he accepted his compliments with peace of mind.
After the two people exchanged gifts, Zhou Bai led him towards the living room.
"Wow, your castle is really impressive."
Kevin, like Jim, was looking around the whole way.
It's just that he behaved more naturally than Jim.
"Wow, your set of chairs, your table, and even the cups on the table are all unparalleled."
After Kevin finished speaking, he even started to touch the furniture in the castle.
Zhou Bai felt that if Jim had an inquiring attitude towards the castle, then Kevin seemed to be looking for something in the castle.
"Wow, is this a stone staircase?
It’s so amazing, I must take a closer look.”
Kevin trotted excitedly and approached the stone staircase, but in front of him he looked at a small closed door next to the stone staircase.
Zhou Bai didn't know where that door led.
His intuition told him that the door should lead to the dungeon.
Therefore, he never walked through that door.
Kevin stretched out his hand and was about to touch the small door, but Zhou Bai quickly stopped him.
"Don't touch that vase!"
Kevin stopped in surprise.
He didn't want to touch the vase!
He turned to look to the side and saw a vase.
Only then did I suddenly realize.
Zhou Bai walked a few steps quickly and came to him, put on a scared expression, and then said hesitantly.
"You...don't misunderstand me.
I'm just, well, just worried about hurting you.
This castle used to have many mechanisms set up to enhance its defense, and I was just worried that you might have accidentally encountered them."
Kevin looked at Zhou Bai.
It was obvious that he did not believe Zhou Bai's rhetoric.
Zhou Bai didn't lie.
Rule 7 of the Castle Survival Code.
[In order to strengthen the defense, many traps are set up in the castle. The vase placed on the left side of the stairs on the first floor is the tool to activate the switch. This switch is very dangerous, so be sure not to touch this vase. 】
Zhou Bai just told him the content of the rules. As for him not wanting to believe it, there was nothing he could do.
Kevin was so disturbed by Zhou Bai that he focused his attention on the vase.
Zhou Bai looked panicked.
"Let's go quickly, the other guests are still waiting for us."
In order to make his acting more realistic, Zhou Bai grabbed Kevin and pulled him forcefully towards the living room.
Now, Kevin felt even more that the vase had a lot of mystery to it.
Zhou Bai didn't let go of Kevin's arm until he stood at the door of the living room.
Kevin stood behind Zhou Bai and showed a dissatisfied look when no one was seeing him.
However, when Zhou Bai opened the door to the living room, he showed his signature smile again.
"Hello everyone, I'm Kevin, nice to meet you."
He opened his hands and looked enthusiastically into the living room.
Then he discovered that except for the candy shop owner who smiled naively at him, everyone inside was looking at him coldly.
Zhou Bai also felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
He coughed twice, then clapped his hands and said.
"Thank you everyone for attending my Christmas Eve party.
I have prepared a simple dinner, please follow me to the restaurant."
After saying that, he made a "please" gesture and motioned for the guests to follow him to the restaurant.
When the others heard Zhou Bai's words, they all stood up.
At this time, Zhou Bai was surprised to find out.
Bald Jim, who has always had rough lines, was actually carefully supporting the record store owner.
Judging from his appearance, he seemed to have great respect for this guest.
"Old mayor, I'm helping you, please walk slowly."
The old mayor?
When Zhou Bai heard this title, he was a little shocked and almost speechless.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't know that you were the mayor."
The old mayor waved his hand with difficulty towards Zhou Bai.
"There's nothing to be sorry for.
I was no longer the mayor, that was all a long time ago.
Only this honest child can still remember it."
As he spoke, he gently patted Bald Jim's hand that was supporting him.
And Jim, who was always fierce, turned out to be well-behaved at this time, like a good boy.
He carried the chainsaw behind his back and supported the old mayor with both hands.
He was wearing a coat, but the coat looked more bulging than when he first arrived.
Zhou Bai guessed that he should have hidden something inside.
However, Zhou Bai had no intention of exposing him.
Instead, he walked to the front and led all the guests towards the restaurant.
A table full of food has been placed on the restaurant table.
There is a glass of orange wine placed on each of the seven positions.
Everyone took their seats one after another.
Zhou Bai sat at the top of the long square table, raised his wine glass, and said.
"Merry Christmas Eve."
So everyone raised their glasses and said the same thing, "Happy Christmas Eve."
At this time, the mechanical prompt sounded in the live broadcast room of Daxia Kingdom.
[Zhou Bai, the Chosen One of the Great Xia Kingdom, completed the task of preparing a Christmas Eve party and inviting six friends to participate. 】
[Next, please try your best to survive until December 25th, when the first ray of sunlight shines into the castle. 】
This voice also sounded in Zhou Bai's mind.
In other words, from now on, it doesn't matter if any guest dies.