# Chapter 257: Little Pink Hat's Amusement Park
"We didn't mean to do anything bad..." the two said in a rush.
"You wanted to, even if you didn't say it out loud." Yan Jiayu said with certainty. "I can see your hearts through your eyes. People with impure hearts have impure eyes. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of society."
When the two on the ground heard they were going to be beaten again, tears and snot covered their faces as they begged nonstop: "Granny, we were wrong, we won't dare do it again..."
Yan Jiayu lifted her head, staring at a spot not far away with bright eyes. "Hey, you're here! How did you know I was here?"
Xu Huo walked out from behind the tree, looking at the young girl still wearing her patched robe and dog-bitten haircut. He smiled and said, "Coincidence."
"You came at the right time. I was just worrying about not having a partner." Yan Jiayu grabbed the two thugs by their sleeves and dragged them up, then added, "Wait for me, I'll be right back."
Xu Huo gestured for her to go ahead.
Yan Jiayu quickly returned, carrying drinks and snacks in her hands. "The police uncle rewarded me with five hundred White Notes. These are my treat."
Xu Huo sat down to share the food with her and asked, "You still haven't entered that instance you mentioned?"
Yan Jiayu shook her head, pointing at the old puppet not far away. "The entrance to this random instance is just this one puppet. You have to touch the puppet when it glows to enter. I've been waiting here for days, but I still missed two chances in between."
"That's pretty interesting," Xu Huo said.
Yan Jiayu chuckled. "When this puppet glows, the carousel also starts spinning on its own. It's quite fun. I wonder what the instance looks like inside."
Xu Huo could see she was genuinely enjoying the instance experience. He couldn't help asking, "Hasn't the instance swallowed anyone else?"
"I saw one person go in," Yan Jiayu said while chewing on dried meat. "But they didn't come out. People around here say children have gone missing in this area. When the carousel spins, you can hear children laughing. They all say it's haunted here, so no one dares to come anymore."
"So you've been waiting here?" Xu Huo was slightly surprised. "It's been so long. The chances those children are still alive are very low. Even if you go in, you might not find them."
"Whether I can find them is one thing, but going to look for them follows my conscience. The outcome doesn't matter." Yan Jiayu waved her hand, showing great magnanimity.
"That's true," Xu Huo agreed.
"By the way, why are you here?" Yan Jiayu said. "I didn't tell you the exact location."
"It really is a coincidence," Xu Huo explained. "I didn't expect to run into you here."
"This is fate." Yan Jiayu smiled warmly. "Maybe this instance hasn't opened because there aren't enough people. Now there are two of us. Maybe if we wait a little longer, it'll work."
Xu Huo glanced at the dirt in her hair. "Do you sleep here?"
Yan Jiayu's face reddened. "I wash my face and bathe every day. The dirt is from kids nearby throwing things at me... But there's no bed here. I can sleep on the carousel."
Xu Huo didn't ask any more questions. The two of them kept watch by the puppet.
It wasn't until late at night that the carousel started on its own. Accompanied by distorted, eerie music, the puppet's eyes began to glow, and its eyeballs started moving.
Xu Huo tapped Yan Jiayu. She perked up and rushed to the puppet, hugging it tightly, telling him to hurry.
Xu Huo couldn't find a good grip, so he raised two fingers and poked them into the puppet's eyes.
Light flashed, and the two entered the instance.
What met their eyes was a massive amusement park full of childlike wonder. The towering gates slowly opened, and two five-meter-tall inflatable clowns bowed to them, then gestured for them to enter. Behind them, a metal gear wall rotated and slid to both sides, releasing countless balloons that wrapped around them and spun them in place.
The music continued playing:
"Searching, searching for a friend, found a good friend. Poke the eyes, cut the tongue. Not screaming makes you a good friend..."
"Searching, searching for a friend, found a good friend. Stuff the ears, block the nose. Not causing trouble makes you a good friend..."
"Searching, searching for a friend, found a good friend. Snip the hands, snip the feet. Not running away makes you a good friend..."
"Pop pop pop!" Before the music finished, Yan Jiayu had already swung her stone staff and burst the balloons. Xu Huo also used his shield and sword.
After clearing some of the balloons, the rest flew away from them. By then, the gear wall had disappeared, the gates had closed, and the two clowns kept inflating, growing larger, seeming ready to burst at any moment!
Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu ran forward simultaneously. The two clowns exploded, sending colorful streamers and glitter raining down. Several smaller clowns floated in midair, working in pairs to hold up decorated signs. There were three signs in total, reading: "Rabbit Bear Happy Park," "Pirate Adventure Park," and "Unicorn Circus Park."
At the same time, a large confetti cannon appeared out of thin air in front of them. When it burst open, a plush pirate doll jumped out, waving a longsword and shouting: "Buy tickets! Buy tickets! Buy tickets!"
The shrill voice made Yan Jiayu pout. "Not cute at all."
The plush pirate stabbed its sword into the ground, its voice rising: "Buy tickets! Buy tickets! Buy tickets! No money? Use your eyes to trade! No money? Use your ears to trade! No money..."
Before it could finish, Yan Jiayu's stone staff was already shoved into its mouth. "How much?"
"One ticket is one hundred White Notes. A double ticket is three hundred White Notes. One ticket only lets you enter one park." The plush pirate stepped back, spat out the object in its mouth, and swung its sword at the stone staff. After the sword broke, it stood there for two seconds before reaching out: "Buy tickets!"
"Let's buy a double ticket. It's safer to go together." Xu Huo paid three hundred White Notes.
The plush pirate quickly stuffed the White Notes into its mouth, then pulled a circular entry ticket from its belly that read "Good Friend Brings One" and tossed it to Xu Huo.
As soon as they received the ticket, the game notification sounded:
[Player Passerby A and Player Abbot have entered "Little Pink Hat's Amusement Park" and are defaulted to participate in this D-grade random instance.]
[Amusement Park Rules: ① One ticket can only choose one park. Visitors who purchase double or group tickets are not allowed to enter parks separately.]
[② No visitor may visit two parks on the same day. Otherwise, they must return to the ticket area to buy a new ticket and accept punishment.]
[③ Visitors are not allowed to harm amusement park staff during their visit. Otherwise, they must return to the ticket area to buy a new ticket and accept punishment.]
[④ During the visit, staff will randomly ask visitors questions about the amusement park. Correct answers will earn prizes.]
[⑤ Do not damage the Little Pink Hat.]
[⑥ That's all for now.]
[Instance Mission: Follow the amusement park's provided route and visit at least one park.]
[Instance Time: Unlimited.]