Chapter 46
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At the other end of the Love Mountain Spring, Bao Guangyuan pulled Meng Xinyi with him until he reached the downstream end of the spring.
“Okay, okay, see where we reached, let alone hearing anything, we can’t even see them.” Meng Xinyi said, and when she saw that Bao Guangyuan was turning a deaf ear, she hurriedly said, “Guangyuan, you’re pulling at my wound, it hurts.”
Bao Guangyuan heard this and he remembered that Meng Xinyi was still an injured person.
Meng Xinyi was indeed walking with a limp after falling down, and she looked seriously injured.
But after seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s supplies, Meng Xinyi came to life.
Especially after returning to the Love Mountain Spring. Perhaps it was because she had returned to the place she was most familiar with, but after her bath, she was full of energy, and looked even more energetic than Bao Guangyuan.
When Bao Guangyuan heard Meng Xinyi’s plea, he quickly let go.
He glanced back to make sure that neither Ji Mingxia nor Yu Ning could see them from this position before he stopped and turned back to look at Meng Xinyi.
He and Meng Xinyi had been through a lot in the past days. The two still maintained their relationship as friends, and they knew each other well.
Bao Guangyuan didn’t beat around the bush and got straight to the point: “Those two people are not simple rookies, take it easy and don’t provoke them.”
“Provoke them? What are you talking about? I only had a few words with Mingxia, can’t I even talk?” Meng Xinyi said incredulously.
Bao Guangyuan said, “I heard a few of the things you just said. You told Ji Mingxia that you like Yu Ning?”
Meng Xinyi turned her face away and looked at the clear spring that was gurgling on the side and said, “Yes.”
“Are you sure that you like him?” Although it was a question, Bao Guangyuan had disbelief written all over his face.
Meng Xinyi said, “Yu Ning is tall and handsome, his eyes are a bit strange but also very distinctive, he can charm me just by his face, not to mention that he ……”
“Not to mention what.” Bao Guangyuan pursued the question.
Meng Xinyi didn’t answer, and asked Bao Guangyuan in return, “Why are you so nosy, even if you overheard me and Ji Mingxia, and you want me to talk with you about boys, it's not something that can I can just share with anyone….even though you are much younger than me ah. “
Bao Guangyuan was speechless. He looked at Meng Xinyi’s shy face and said, “Xinyi, although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning are students, they are not stupid. If I can see your set up, there is no reason why they can’t.”
Seeing that Meng Xinyi seemed a bit unhappy, Bao Guangyuan couldn’t help but hold his forehead and say, “I know you have a lot of fans who can’t walk away once they see you. They might be excited for a long time if they receive your confession. They wouldn’t care about why you are confessing as they’d feel honored for you to like them and they wouldn’t even think about rejecting you.”
Meng Xinyi finally turned her head to look at Bao Guangyuan.
Bao Guangyuan added seriously, “But it’s different now, several people have already died, not to mention Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, even your group of male fans wouldn’t care about falling in love in this situation or pay attention to confessions from beautiful women. Everyone is thinking about how to survive at times like this. Aren’t you quite fond of reading novels? You must have read those post-apocalyptic novels and are aware of how beautiful women are treated under extreme circumstances, right?”
Meng Xinyi lowered her head and said to Bao Guangyuan, “What do you mean by that?”
“What I mean is that people are not stupid. There was no worry about food and clothing in the past, and for the sake of your beauty, fans were willing to indulge you. I am a dog breeder but why do I have so many fans? It is not because people have nothing better to do and want to find spiritual support. They followed me because they saw that I’m willing to post my private life, post my pets and that the videos I make are quite interesting."
Bao Guangyuan said in a rare long speech, “Look at Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s condition, people in school must have chased after them. In addition, the relationship between the two of them ……”
Bao Guangyuan didn’t say his inner speculations out loud, and only said to Meng Xinyi: “In short, your trick won’t work, it is better to be cautious. Several people have died and Song Yuelin has started eating people yet Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia managed to escape from his clutches intact. Look at their bags, they have a bunch of food and even a tent. Do you think that Song Yuelin thought human flesh was more delicious and he decided to let them go with their sandwich puffs?”
Meng Xinyi had long been dissatisfied with Bao Guangyuan’s nagging and lecturing. On hearing Bao Guangyuan say this, Meng Xinyi couldn’t help but say, “Yes, there was food, a tent, milk, sandwiches, chocolate, and even dried fruit and melon seeds in the bags. What about us, what kind of life have we been living these days? We were like primitive people, eating wild grass and fruits, bathing in the open air, sleeping on leaves. Our dignity is gone ……”
Speaking of this, Meng Xin Yi only felt a surge of aggression well up in her heart: “Besides, who are you to lecture me? The two of us are a team. These days, we have worked hard and survived together, Song Yuelin is no longer human, he killed and ate Zhou Li. You are a good person, you have always taken care of me and did not take advantage of me. After picking wild fruits, you always gave me the biggest and sweetest ones, even the leaves for me to sleep on, you chose the most tender and softest ……”
Meng Xinyi’s eyes turned red as she thought back on those days where they lived like walking corpses.
Bao Guangyuan was still speechless, and once he saw Meng Xinyi crying, his face quickly became unnatural: “Hey, don’t you cry ……”
Meng Xinyi said, “What the hell is that monster-like ghost? None of us know what is going on. Although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning have no reason to lie, who knows whether they might have deliberately withheld some information from us for other purposes. For us, there is no end to the threat from the ghost, so what should we do? We have to make full use of the existing conditions to make a slightly better life for ourselves.”
Meng Xin Yi said with a slightly choked voice.
“It’s only been a week but I feel that the real world is already far, far away from me, going back unharmed is something I don’t even dare to think about. My only wish now is to be able to eat and sleep well, that’s all.” Meng Xinyi slowly said, her voice getting softer and softer, “Bao Guangyuan, I just want to live.”
Meng Xinyi still had tears on her face as she looked at Bao Guangyuan. Although she and Bao Guangyuan were safe and sound after being tortured in the forest, , the negative emotions in the heart had long been suppressed to the point of explosion.
Although they didn’t go crazy like Song Yuelin, they were not far from collapse.
Bao Guangyuan looked at Meng Xinyi and his heart flushed with a bit of discomfort: “So, what do you want to do?”
Meng Xinyi smiled. She knew that Bao Guangyuan had been convinced.
Bao Guangyuan was a kind and stable person, but in the end he was young and could not stand the hardships they had suffered in the past few days.
As someone who grew up in a modern society, no one could endure this kind of life for a long time.
Hunger is a human’s initial desire. Even a newborn baby, whose eyes are not even open, knows how to drink milk. Under extreme hunger, anyone would be inspired to the diametrically dark side.
Meng Xinyi sniffed and said to Bao Guangyuan, “As you can see, they carry plenty of supplies. Not only do they have plenty of food, but they have all the staple foods and snacks and a tent.”
“Take that tent for example, they can’t use all that extra space, which is a waste. So why not share it with those who need it most?”
Without waiting for Bao Guangyuan to speak, Meng Xinyi advised again, “My idea is to befriend them, let them see our sincerity, and then ask them to help and save us. We’re not asking for much, just asking for a share of what they don’t need that badly.”
“Take the food Yu Ning gave Ji Mingxia at lunchtime today; sandwiches, biscuits, chocolate, dried fruit, halved eggs, milk …… We’ll let Ji Mingxia choose first, and after he’s had his fill, we’ll be content with the rest!”
Bao Guangyuan reflexively opened his mouth to retort when they heard a “crunch”. The sound of a branch being broken was not far behind them.
Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi looked in that direction, but saw that the woods were silent.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were still upstream and could not have gone deep into the woods, so it must have been some small animal that had accidentally stepped on a branch.
After confirming that it was safe, both Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi withdrew their gazes and continued their conversation.
With the interruption, Bao Guangyuan couldn’t say the words of rebuttal that were on his lips.
Meng Xinyi’s words had brought back memories of those foods, especially when Ji Mingxia had given him and Meng Xinyi a box of puffs each at lunchtime.
He originally wanted to endure and save his box until when he and Meng Xinyi were left with no choice, but in the end, he couldn’t resist and quietly took a bite.
By the time he came back to his senses, he had unconsciously eaten all the cream puffs.
The creamy flavour of the puffs still lingered in his mouth. It was sweet and fragrant, causing him to forget about the words he wanted to say in rebuttal as his mind was filled with the sweetness of the food.
Yes, they would be content as long as Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had leftovers to share with them.
This was not too much to ask at all…
Bao Guangyuan couldn’t help but say, “And …… what if Yu Ning doesn’t agree?”
Although they had only known each other for a few hours, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ji Mingxia was easy to get along with.
Yu Ning, on the other hand, was the opposite of Ji Mingxia.
Not only did he seem extremely difficult to communicate with, he was even full of danger. Just thinking about Yu Ning’s icy gaze made Bao Guangyuan’s body shudder and calm down.
Seeing this, Meng Xinyi hurriedly said, “What are you afraid of? Ji Mingxia and I were injured, but Ji Mingxia was more seriously injured than me. When it’s critical, you can leave me alone because I can take care of myself, but what about Ji Mingxia?”
Bao Guangyuan froze and looked at Meng Xinyi blankly. His heart beat wildly but for some reason, a faint chill inexplicably ran up his spine, and he nervously looked around.
It was nearing evening, the sun was gradually slanting in the west. The harsh sunlight was gradually turning to a soft orange, but it could be confirmed that there was still an hour or so to go before dusk.
The spring gurgled, occasionally making a clear, crisp sound of water but other than that, there was no other sound, and the whole Love Mountain Spring was silent.
Meng Xinyi did not notice this, she said, “I made an observation. You hurt him quite badly that he can’t even sit down …… anyway, you should not underestimate yourself, the two of us are not worse than the two of them.”
Meng Xinyi then spelled out her plan.
It was actually quite simple, she planned to first make friends with Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia. It would naturally be best if the two of them were willing to accept it.
If not, Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan were willing to use the chips in their hands and negotiate with them.
Since this was a plan, it was natural to be prepared for the worst.
If the negotiations failed and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning became infuriated, Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan would have to take protective measures.
“We have no desire to harm anyone, we just want to defend ourselves and survive, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Think about it differently, if it was us who had so many supplies now, and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning asked you to share a little with them, would you agree?” Meng Xinyi said.
“Of course.” Bao Guang Yuan nodded, without hesitation.
“Then that’s it.” Meng Xinyi then discussed the detailed plan while consulting with Bao Guangyuan, asking Bao Guangyuan to add anything that he was unsure of.
Bao Guangyuan tried to listen intently, but somehow, his attention would always be drawn to something else.
The spring flowing down the hill, the leaves being blown by the wind, the dust occasionally falling on him ……
Every subtle sound and reaction made Bao Guangyuan uneasy.
Perhaps it was his illusion, but in just a few minutes, the temperature around him seemed to have dropped a lot, and a vague chill rose up from deep inside and before Bao Guangyuan's brain could react, his arm started getting goosebumps.
As the danger chord inside his heart collapsed to the breaking point, Bao Guangyuan suddenly felt something and looked in a certain direction ahead.
In the next instant, his eyes instantly met Yu Ning’s cold, strange pupils!
Under the shade of a tree not far from Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi, Yu Ning was standing calmly, looking at them with no expression on his face.
It was unknown as to how long he had been standing there and how much of the conversation between Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi he had heard.
Bao Guangyuan felt a chill run all over his body.
Meng Xinyi’s plan was still ringing in his ears: Ji Mingxia was Yu Ning’s weakness. She would deal with Ji Mingxia, cooperate with him, and he would take advantage of that opportunity to deal with Yu Ning.
The plan was so thoughtful and beautiful, but Bao Guangyuan had lost all his courage with just one look at Yu Ning.
He raised his hand with difficulty, trying to secretly warn Meng Xinyi that Yu Ning was watching them from a short distance away.
However, before Bao Guangyuan could touch Meng Xinyi, her screams exploded in his ears!
Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan were talking face to face, and Yu Ning was standing not far away in Meng Xinyi’s blindspot. So while Bao Guangyuan could see Yu Ning, Meng Xinyi could not.
At this moment, Meng Xinyi was facing Bao Guangyuan so all she could see was Bao Guangyuan and what was beyond Bao Guangyuan’s back.
This included the woods where the strange movement had just come from.
The leaves swayed in the woods, and at first, Meng Xingyi casually brushed it off as the wind rustling the leaves.
That was until the thing came out of the woods and its terrifying eyes fixed on Meng Xinyi!
At that moment, Meng Xingyi’s eyes widened in horror. Due to extreme terror, her body twitched uncontrollably, and a horrified scream escaped her throat.
“It’s…… com—com—coming ……”
Meng Xinyi’s reaction was so violent that Bao Guangyuan couldn’t help but turn his head and look at her in surprise.
‘It’s coming?’
Bao Guangyuan instantly reacted as to what Meng Xingyi was talking about.
The thing that had appeared for some unknown reason, creating nightmares and slaughtering one person after another from the very first day they entered the forest.
That culprit who had created the plight of the forest, made Song Yuelin tear off his human skin and turn into a cannibal, made him and Meng Xingyi hide and nearly throw away their conscience and morality.
The monster that they had not seen for days, and according to Ji Mingxia, was beyond frightening.
It was coming.
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At the other end of the Love Mountain Spring, Bao Guangyuan pulled Meng Xinyi with him until he reached the downstream end of the spring.
“Okay, okay, see where we reached, let alone hearing anything, we can’t even see them.” Meng Xinyi said, and when she saw that Bao Guangyuan was turning a deaf ear, she hurriedly said, “Guangyuan, you’re pulling at my wound, it hurts.”
Bao Guangyuan heard this and he remembered that Meng Xinyi was still an injured person.
Meng Xinyi was indeed walking with a limp after falling down, and she looked seriously injured.
But after seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s supplies, Meng Xinyi came to life.
Especially after returning to the Love Mountain Spring. Perhaps it was because she had returned to the place she was most familiar with, but after her bath, she was full of energy, and looked even more energetic than Bao Guangyuan.
When Bao Guangyuan heard Meng Xinyi’s plea, he quickly let go.
He glanced back to make sure that neither Ji Mingxia nor Yu Ning could see them from this position before he stopped and turned back to look at Meng Xinyi.
He and Meng Xinyi had been through a lot in the past days. The two still maintained their relationship as friends, and they knew each other well.
Bao Guangyuan didn’t beat around the bush and got straight to the point: “Those two people are not simple rookies, take it easy and don’t provoke them.”
“Provoke them? What are you talking about? I only had a few words with Mingxia, can’t I even talk?” Meng Xinyi said incredulously.
Bao Guangyuan said, “I heard a few of the things you just said. You told Ji Mingxia that you like Yu Ning?”
Meng Xinyi turned her face away and looked at the clear spring that was gurgling on the side and said, “Yes.”
“Are you sure that you like him?” Although it was a question, Bao Guangyuan had disbelief written all over his face.
Meng Xinyi said, “Yu Ning is tall and handsome, his eyes are a bit strange but also very distinctive, he can charm me just by his face, not to mention that he ……”
“Not to mention what.” Bao Guangyuan pursued the question.
Meng Xinyi didn’t answer, and asked Bao Guangyuan in return, “Why are you so nosy, even if you overheard me and Ji Mingxia, and you want me to talk with you about boys, it's not something that can I can just share with anyone….even though you are much younger than me ah. “
Bao Guangyuan was speechless. He looked at Meng Xinyi’s shy face and said, “Xinyi, although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning are students, they are not stupid. If I can see your set up, there is no reason why they can’t.”
Seeing that Meng Xinyi seemed a bit unhappy, Bao Guangyuan couldn’t help but hold his forehead and say, “I know you have a lot of fans who can’t walk away once they see you. They might be excited for a long time if they receive your confession. They wouldn’t care about why you are confessing as they’d feel honored for you to like them and they wouldn’t even think about rejecting you.”
Meng Xinyi finally turned her head to look at Bao Guangyuan.
Bao Guangyuan added seriously, “But it’s different now, several people have already died, not to mention Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, even your group of male fans wouldn’t care about falling in love in this situation or pay attention to confessions from beautiful women. Everyone is thinking about how to survive at times like this. Aren’t you quite fond of reading novels? You must have read those post-apocalyptic novels and are aware of how beautiful women are treated under extreme circumstances, right?”
Meng Xinyi lowered her head and said to Bao Guangyuan, “What do you mean by that?”
“What I mean is that people are not stupid. There was no worry about food and clothing in the past, and for the sake of your beauty, fans were willing to indulge you. I am a dog breeder but why do I have so many fans? It is not because people have nothing better to do and want to find spiritual support. They followed me because they saw that I’m willing to post my private life, post my pets and that the videos I make are quite interesting."
Bao Guangyuan said in a rare long speech, “Look at Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s condition, people in school must have chased after them. In addition, the relationship between the two of them ……”
Bao Guangyuan didn’t say his inner speculations out loud, and only said to Meng Xinyi: “In short, your trick won’t work, it is better to be cautious. Several people have died and Song Yuelin has started eating people yet Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia managed to escape from his clutches intact. Look at their bags, they have a bunch of food and even a tent. Do you think that Song Yuelin thought human flesh was more delicious and he decided to let them go with their sandwich puffs?”
Meng Xinyi had long been dissatisfied with Bao Guangyuan’s nagging and lecturing. On hearing Bao Guangyuan say this, Meng Xinyi couldn’t help but say, “Yes, there was food, a tent, milk, sandwiches, chocolate, and even dried fruit and melon seeds in the bags. What about us, what kind of life have we been living these days? We were like primitive people, eating wild grass and fruits, bathing in the open air, sleeping on leaves. Our dignity is gone ……”
Speaking of this, Meng Xin Yi only felt a surge of aggression well up in her heart: “Besides, who are you to lecture me? The two of us are a team. These days, we have worked hard and survived together, Song Yuelin is no longer human, he killed and ate Zhou Li. You are a good person, you have always taken care of me and did not take advantage of me. After picking wild fruits, you always gave me the biggest and sweetest ones, even the leaves for me to sleep on, you chose the most tender and softest ……”
Meng Xinyi’s eyes turned red as she thought back on those days where they lived like walking corpses.
Bao Guangyuan was still speechless, and once he saw Meng Xinyi crying, his face quickly became unnatural: “Hey, don’t you cry ……”
Meng Xinyi said, “What the hell is that monster-like ghost? None of us know what is going on. Although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning have no reason to lie, who knows whether they might have deliberately withheld some information from us for other purposes. For us, there is no end to the threat from the ghost, so what should we do? We have to make full use of the existing conditions to make a slightly better life for ourselves.”
Meng Xin Yi said with a slightly choked voice.
“It’s only been a week but I feel that the real world is already far, far away from me, going back unharmed is something I don’t even dare to think about. My only wish now is to be able to eat and sleep well, that’s all.” Meng Xinyi slowly said, her voice getting softer and softer, “Bao Guangyuan, I just want to live.”
Meng Xinyi still had tears on her face as she looked at Bao Guangyuan. Although she and Bao Guangyuan were safe and sound after being tortured in the forest, , the negative emotions in the heart had long been suppressed to the point of explosion.
Although they didn’t go crazy like Song Yuelin, they were not far from collapse.
Bao Guangyuan looked at Meng Xinyi and his heart flushed with a bit of discomfort: “So, what do you want to do?”
Meng Xinyi smiled. She knew that Bao Guangyuan had been convinced.
Bao Guangyuan was a kind and stable person, but in the end he was young and could not stand the hardships they had suffered in the past few days.
As someone who grew up in a modern society, no one could endure this kind of life for a long time.
Hunger is a human’s initial desire. Even a newborn baby, whose eyes are not even open, knows how to drink milk. Under extreme hunger, anyone would be inspired to the diametrically dark side.
Meng Xinyi sniffed and said to Bao Guangyuan, “As you can see, they carry plenty of supplies. Not only do they have plenty of food, but they have all the staple foods and snacks and a tent.”
“Take that tent for example, they can’t use all that extra space, which is a waste. So why not share it with those who need it most?”
Without waiting for Bao Guangyuan to speak, Meng Xinyi advised again, “My idea is to befriend them, let them see our sincerity, and then ask them to help and save us. We’re not asking for much, just asking for a share of what they don’t need that badly.”
“Take the food Yu Ning gave Ji Mingxia at lunchtime today; sandwiches, biscuits, chocolate, dried fruit, halved eggs, milk …… We’ll let Ji Mingxia choose first, and after he’s had his fill, we’ll be content with the rest!”
Bao Guangyuan reflexively opened his mouth to retort when they heard a “crunch”. The sound of a branch being broken was not far behind them.
Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi looked in that direction, but saw that the woods were silent.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were still upstream and could not have gone deep into the woods, so it must have been some small animal that had accidentally stepped on a branch.
After confirming that it was safe, both Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi withdrew their gazes and continued their conversation.
With the interruption, Bao Guangyuan couldn’t say the words of rebuttal that were on his lips.
Meng Xinyi’s words had brought back memories of those foods, especially when Ji Mingxia had given him and Meng Xinyi a box of puffs each at lunchtime.
He originally wanted to endure and save his box until when he and Meng Xinyi were left with no choice, but in the end, he couldn’t resist and quietly took a bite.
By the time he came back to his senses, he had unconsciously eaten all the cream puffs.
The creamy flavour of the puffs still lingered in his mouth. It was sweet and fragrant, causing him to forget about the words he wanted to say in rebuttal as his mind was filled with the sweetness of the food.
Yes, they would be content as long as Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had leftovers to share with them.
This was not too much to ask at all…
Bao Guangyuan couldn’t help but say, “And …… what if Yu Ning doesn’t agree?”
Although they had only known each other for a few hours, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ji Mingxia was easy to get along with.
Yu Ning, on the other hand, was the opposite of Ji Mingxia.
Not only did he seem extremely difficult to communicate with, he was even full of danger. Just thinking about Yu Ning’s icy gaze made Bao Guangyuan’s body shudder and calm down.
Seeing this, Meng Xinyi hurriedly said, “What are you afraid of? Ji Mingxia and I were injured, but Ji Mingxia was more seriously injured than me. When it’s critical, you can leave me alone because I can take care of myself, but what about Ji Mingxia?”
Bao Guangyuan froze and looked at Meng Xinyi blankly. His heart beat wildly but for some reason, a faint chill inexplicably ran up his spine, and he nervously looked around.
It was nearing evening, the sun was gradually slanting in the west. The harsh sunlight was gradually turning to a soft orange, but it could be confirmed that there was still an hour or so to go before dusk.
The spring gurgled, occasionally making a clear, crisp sound of water but other than that, there was no other sound, and the whole Love Mountain Spring was silent.
Meng Xinyi did not notice this, she said, “I made an observation. You hurt him quite badly that he can’t even sit down …… anyway, you should not underestimate yourself, the two of us are not worse than the two of them.”
Meng Xinyi then spelled out her plan.
It was actually quite simple, she planned to first make friends with Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia. It would naturally be best if the two of them were willing to accept it.
If not, Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan were willing to use the chips in their hands and negotiate with them.
Since this was a plan, it was natural to be prepared for the worst.
If the negotiations failed and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning became infuriated, Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan would have to take protective measures.
“We have no desire to harm anyone, we just want to defend ourselves and survive, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Think about it differently, if it was us who had so many supplies now, and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning asked you to share a little with them, would you agree?” Meng Xinyi said.
“Of course.” Bao Guang Yuan nodded, without hesitation.
“Then that’s it.” Meng Xinyi then discussed the detailed plan while consulting with Bao Guangyuan, asking Bao Guangyuan to add anything that he was unsure of.
Bao Guangyuan tried to listen intently, but somehow, his attention would always be drawn to something else.
The spring flowing down the hill, the leaves being blown by the wind, the dust occasionally falling on him ……
Every subtle sound and reaction made Bao Guangyuan uneasy.
Perhaps it was his illusion, but in just a few minutes, the temperature around him seemed to have dropped a lot, and a vague chill rose up from deep inside and before Bao Guangyuan's brain could react, his arm started getting goosebumps.
As the danger chord inside his heart collapsed to the breaking point, Bao Guangyuan suddenly felt something and looked in a certain direction ahead.
In the next instant, his eyes instantly met Yu Ning’s cold, strange pupils!
Under the shade of a tree not far from Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi, Yu Ning was standing calmly, looking at them with no expression on his face.
It was unknown as to how long he had been standing there and how much of the conversation between Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi he had heard.
Bao Guangyuan felt a chill run all over his body.
Meng Xinyi’s plan was still ringing in his ears: Ji Mingxia was Yu Ning’s weakness. She would deal with Ji Mingxia, cooperate with him, and he would take advantage of that opportunity to deal with Yu Ning.
The plan was so thoughtful and beautiful, but Bao Guangyuan had lost all his courage with just one look at Yu Ning.
He raised his hand with difficulty, trying to secretly warn Meng Xinyi that Yu Ning was watching them from a short distance away.
However, before Bao Guangyuan could touch Meng Xinyi, her screams exploded in his ears!
Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan were talking face to face, and Yu Ning was standing not far away in Meng Xinyi’s blindspot. So while Bao Guangyuan could see Yu Ning, Meng Xinyi could not.
At this moment, Meng Xinyi was facing Bao Guangyuan so all she could see was Bao Guangyuan and what was beyond Bao Guangyuan’s back.
This included the woods where the strange movement had just come from.
The leaves swayed in the woods, and at first, Meng Xingyi casually brushed it off as the wind rustling the leaves.
That was until the thing came out of the woods and its terrifying eyes fixed on Meng Xinyi!
At that moment, Meng Xingyi’s eyes widened in horror. Due to extreme terror, her body twitched uncontrollably, and a horrified scream escaped her throat.
“It’s…… com—com—coming ……”
Meng Xinyi’s reaction was so violent that Bao Guangyuan couldn’t help but turn his head and look at her in surprise.
‘It’s coming?’
Bao Guangyuan instantly reacted as to what Meng Xingyi was talking about.
The thing that had appeared for some unknown reason, creating nightmares and slaughtering one person after another from the very first day they entered the forest.
That culprit who had created the plight of the forest, made Song Yuelin tear off his human skin and turn into a cannibal, made him and Meng Xingyi hide and nearly throw away their conscience and morality.
The monster that they had not seen for days, and according to Ji Mingxia, was beyond frightening.
It was coming.
At the other end of the Love Mountain Spring, Bao Guangyuan pulled Meng Xinyi with him until he reached the downstream end of the spring.Okay, okay, see where we reached, let alone hearing anything, we can't even see them. Meng Xinyi said, and when she saw that Bao Guangyuan was turning a deaf ear, she hurriedly said, Guangyuan, you're pulling at my wound, it hurts.Bao Guangyuan heard this and he remembered that Meng Xinyi was still an injured person.Meng Xinyi was indeed walking with a limp after falling down, and she looked seriously injured.But after seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning's supplies, Meng Xinyi came to life.Especially after returning to the Love Mountain Spring. Perhaps it was because she had returned to the place she was most familiar with, but after her bath, she was full of energy, and looked even more energetic than Bao Guangyuan.When Bao Guangyuan heard Meng Xinyi's plea, he quickly let go.He glanced back to make sure that neither Ji Mingxia nor Yu Ning could see them from this position before he stopped and turned back to look at Meng Xinyi.He and Meng Xinyi had been through a lot in the past days. The two still maintained their relationship as friends, and they knew each other well.Bao Guangyuan didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point: Those two people are not simple rookies, take it easy and don't provoke them.Provoke them? What are you talking about? I only had a few words with Mingxia, can't I even talk? Meng Xinyi said incredulously.Bao Guangyuan said, I heard a few of the things you just said. You told Ji Mingxia that you like Yu Ning?Meng Xinyi turned her face away and looked at the clear spring that was gurgling on the side and said, Yes.Are you sure that you like him? Although it was a question, Bao Guangyuan had disbelief written all over his face.Meng Xinyi said, Yu Ning is tall and handsome, his eyes are a bit strange but also very distinctive, he can charm me just by his face, not to mention that he Not to mention what. Bao Guangyuan pursued the question.Meng Xinyi didn't answer, and asked Bao Guangyuan in return, Why are you so nosy, even if you overheard me and Ji Mingxia, and you want me to talk with you about boys, it's not something that can I can just share with anyone.even though you are much younger than me ah. Bao Guangyuan was speechless. He looked at Meng Xinyi's shy face and said, Xinyi, although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning are students, they are not stupid. If I can see your set up, there is no reason why they can't.Seeing that Meng Xinyi seemed a bit unhappy, Bao Guangyuan couldn't help but hold his forehead and say, I know you have a lot of fans who can't walk away once they see you. They might be excited for a long time if they receive your confession. They wouldn't care about why you are confessing as they'd feel honored for you to like them and they wouldn't even think about rejecting you.Meng Xinyi finally turned her head to look at Bao Guangyuan.Bao Guangyuan added seriously, But it's different now, several people have already died, not to mention Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, even your group of male fans wouldn't care about falling in love in this situation or pay attention to confessions from beautiful women. Everyone is thinking about how to survive at times like this. Aren't you quite fond of reading novels? You must have read those post-apocalyptic novels and are aware of how beautiful women are treated under extreme circumstances, right?Meng Xinyi lowered her head and said to Bao Guangyuan, What do you mean by that?What I mean is that people are not stupid. There was no worry about food and clothing in the past, and for the sake of your beauty, fans were willing to indulge you. I am a dog breeder but why do I have so many fans? It is not because people have nothing better to do and want to find spiritual support. They followed me because they saw that I'm willing to post my private life, post my pets and that the videos I make are quite interesting."Bao Guangyuan said in a rare long speech, Look at Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning's condition, people in school must have chased after them. In addition, the relationship between the two of them Bao Guangyuan didn't say his inner speculations out loud, and only said to Meng Xinyi: In short, your trick won't work, it is better to be cautious. Several people have died and Song Yuelin has started eating people yet Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia managed to escape from his clutches intact. Look at their bags, they have a bunch of food and even a tent. Do you think that Song Yuelin thought human flesh was more delicious and he decided to let them go with their sandwich puffs?Meng Xinyi had long been dissatisfied with Bao Guangyuan's nagging and lecturing. On hearing Bao Guangyuan say this, Meng Xinyi couldn't help but say, Yes, there was food, a tent, milk, sandwiches, chocolate, and even dried fruit and melon seeds in the bags. What about us, what kind of life have we been living these days? We were like primitive people, eating wild grass and fruits, bathing in the open air, sleeping on leaves. Our dignity is gone Speaking of this, Meng Xin Yi only felt a surge of aggression well up in her heart: Besides, who are you to lecture me? The two of us are a team. These days, we have worked hard and survived together, Song Yuelin is no longer human, he killed and ate Zhou Li. You are a good person, you have always taken care of me and did not take advantage of me. After picking wild fruits, you always gave me the biggest and sweetest ones, even the leaves for me to sleep on, you chose the most tender and softest Meng Xinyi's eyes turned red as she thought back on those days where they lived like walking corpses.Bao Guangyuan was still speechless, and once he saw Meng Xinyi crying, his face quickly became unnatural: Hey, don't you cry Meng Xinyi said, What the hell is that monster-like ghost? None of us know what is going on. Although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning have no reason to lie, who knows whether they might have deliberately withheld some information from us for other purposes. For us, there is no end to the threat from the ghost, so what should we do? We have to make full use of the existing conditions to make a slightly better life for ourselves.Meng Xin Yi said with a slightly choked voice.It's only been a week but I feel that the real world is already far, far away from me, going back unharmed is something I don't even dare to think about. My only wish now is to be able to eat and sleep well, that's all. Meng Xinyi slowly said, her voice getting softer and softer, Bao Guangyuan, I just want to live.Meng Xinyi still had tears on her face as she looked at Bao Guangyuan. Although she and Bao Guangyuan were safe and sound after being tortured in the forest, , the negative emotions in the heart had long been suppressed to the point of explosion.Although they didn't go crazy like Song Yuelin, they were not far from collapse.Bao Guangyuan looked at Meng Xinyi and his heart flushed with a bit of discomfort: So, what do you want to do?Meng Xinyi smiled. She knew that Bao Guangyuan had been convinced.Bao Guangyuan was a kind and stable person, but in the end he was young and could not stand the hardships they had suffered in the past few days.As someone who grew up in a modern society, no one could endure this kind of life for a long time.Hunger is a human's initial desire. Even a newborn baby, whose eyes are not even open, knows how to drink milk. Under extreme hunger, anyone would be inspired to the diametrically dark side.Meng Xinyi sniffed and said to Bao Guangyuan, As you can see, they carry plenty of supplies. Not only do they have plenty of food, but they have all the staple foods and snacks and a tent.Take that tent for example, they can't use all that extra space, which is a waste. So why not share it with those who need it most?Without waiting for Bao Guangyuan to speak, Meng Xinyi advised again, My idea is to befriend them, let them see our sincerity, and then ask them to help and save us. We're not asking for much, just asking for a share of what they don't need that badly.Take the food Yu Ning gave Ji Mingxia at lunchtime today; sandwiches, biscuits, chocolate, dried fruit, halved eggs, milk We'll let Ji Mingxia choose first, and after he's had his fill, we'll be content with the rest!Bao Guangyuan reflexively opened his mouth to retort when they heard a crunch. The sound of a branch being broken was not far behind them.Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi looked in that direction, but saw that the woods were silent.Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were still upstream and could not have gone deep into the woods, so it must have been some small animal that had accidentally stepped on a branch.After confirming that it was safe, both Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi withdrew their gazes and continued their conversation.With the interruption, Bao Guangyuan couldn't say the words of rebuttal that were on his lips.Meng Xinyi's words had brought back memories of those foods, especially when Ji Mingxia had given him and Meng Xinyi a box of puffs each at lunchtime.He originally wanted to endure and save his box until when he and Meng Xinyi were left with no choice, but in the end, he couldn't resist and quietly took a bite.By the time he came back to his senses, he had unconsciously eaten all the cream puffs.The creamy flavour of the puffs still lingered in his mouth. It was sweet and fragrant, causing him to forget about the words he wanted to say in rebuttal as his mind was filled with the sweetness of the food.Yes, they would be content as long as Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had leftovers to share with them.This was not too much to ask at allBao Guangyuan couldn't help but say, And what if Yu Ning doesn't agree?Although they had only known each other for a few hours, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ji Mingxia was easy to get along with.Yu Ning, on the other hand, was the opposite of Ji Mingxia.Not only did he seem extremely difficult to communicate with, he was even full of danger. Just thinking about Yu Ning's icy gaze made Bao Guangyuan's body shudder and calm down.Seeing this, Meng Xinyi hurriedly said, What are you afraid of? Ji Mingxia and I were injured, but Ji Mingxia was more seriously injured than me. When it's critical, you can leave me alone because I can take care of myself, but what about Ji Mingxia?Bao Guangyuan froze and looked at Meng Xinyi blankly. His heart beat wildly but for some reason, a faint chill inexplicably ran up his spine, and he nervously looked around.It was nearing evening, the sun was gradually slanting in the west. The harsh sunlight was gradually turning to a soft orange, but it could be confirmed that there was still an hour or so to go before dusk.The spring gurgled, occasionally making a clear, crisp sound of water but other than that, there was no other sound, and the whole Love Mountain Spring was silent.Meng Xinyi did not notice this, she said, I made an observation. You hurt him quite badly that he can't even sit down anyway, you should not underestimate yourself, the two of us are not worse than the two of them.Meng Xinyi then spelled out her plan.It was actually quite simple, she planned to first make friends with Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia. It would naturally be best if the two of them were willing to accept it.If not, Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan were willing to use the chips in their hands and negotiate with them.Since this was a plan, it was natural to be prepared for the worst.If the negotiations failed and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning became infuriated, Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan would have to take protective measures.We have no desire to harm anyone, we just want to defend ourselves and survive, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Think about it differently, if it was us who had so many supplies now, and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning asked you to share a little with them, would you agree? Meng Xinyi said.Of course. Bao Guang Yuan nodded, without hesitation.Then that's it. Meng Xinyi then discussed the detailed plan while consulting with Bao Guangyuan, asking Bao Guangyuan to add anything that he was unsure of.Bao Guangyuan tried to listen intently, but somehow, his attention would always be drawn to something else.The spring flowing down the hill, the leaves being blown by the wind, the dust occasionally falling on him Every subtle sound and reaction made Bao Guangyuan uneasy.Perhaps it was his illusion, but in just a few minutes, the temperature around him seemed to have dropped a lot, and a vague chill rose up from deep inside and before Bao Guangyuan's brain could react, his arm started getting goosebumps.As the danger chord inside his heart collapsed to the breaking point, Bao Guangyuan suddenly felt something and looked in a certain direction ahead.In the next instant, his eyes instantly met Yu Ning's cold, strange pupils!Under the shade of a tree not far from Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi, Yu Ning was standing calmly, looking at them with no expression on his face.It was unknown as to how long he had been standing there and how much of the conversation between Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi he had heard.Bao Guangyuan felt a chill run all over his body.Meng Xinyi's plan was still ringing in his ears: Ji Mingxia was Yu Ning's weakness. She would deal with Ji Mingxia, cooperate with him, and he would take advantage of that opportunity to deal with Yu Ning.The plan was so thoughtful and beautiful, but Bao Guangyuan had lost all his courage with just one look at Yu Ning.He raised his hand with difficulty, trying to secretly warn Meng Xinyi that Yu Ning was watching them from a short distance away.However, before Bao Guangyuan could touch Meng Xinyi, her screams exploded in his ears!Meng Xinyi and Bao Guangyuan were talking face to face, and Yu Ning was standing not far away in Meng Xinyi's blindspot. So while Bao Guangyuan could see Yu Ning, Meng Xinyi could not.At this moment, Meng Xinyi was facing Bao Guangyuan so all she could see was Bao Guangyuan and what was beyond Bao Guangyuan's back.This included the woods where the strange movement had just come from.The leaves swayed in the woods, and at first, Meng Xingyi casually brushed it off as the wind rustling the leaves.That was until the thing came out of the woods and its terrifying eyes fixed on Meng Xinyi!At that moment, Meng Xingyi's eyes widened in horror. Due to extreme terror, her body twitched uncontrollably, and a horrified scream escaped her throat.It's comcomcoming Meng Xinyi's reaction was so violent that Bao Guangyuan couldn't help but turn his head and look at her in surprise.It's coming?'Bao Guangyuan instantly reacted as to what Meng Xingyi was talking about.The thing that had appeared for some unknown reason, creating nightmares and slaughtering one person after another from the very first day they entered the forest.That culprit who had created the plight of the forest, made Song Yuelin tear off his human skin and turn into a cannibal, made him and Meng Xingyi hide and nearly throw away their conscience and morality.The monster that they had not seen for days, and according to Ji Mingxia, was beyond frightening.It was coming.
