Chen Jiaxu shook his head, trembling. "Unlikely."

Mo Shuwan sighed.

Wen Zuo said, "More importantly, after we got the crystals, I carefully reviewed the side quests, and there were no quests related to the crystals. This means that these crystals are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Bus, but they are extremely important materials. What do you think this means?"

“Based on the pattern of the previous worlds, all the materials we obtain in the mission world will be taken back by Bus through side quests.” Liu Dongcheng pursed his lips and didn’t continue, because the answer was already obvious.

"Wait, wait, please explain clearly, I still don't quite understand."

Mo Shuwan looked helplessly at Chen Jiaxu, who was completely bewildered, and explained, "Simply put, the changes that have occurred in this world may have exceeded the Bus's jurisdiction, so the Bus can no longer retrieve these materials through side quests."

"This is beyond the jurisdiction of the bus company?!"

The time-travel bus was already a mysterious and powerful entity in their eyes, but now there might be something that even the bus couldn't control. Could these passengers, who didn't even understand the purpose of the bus's existence, really leave this mission world safely?

Seeing that Chen Jiaxu's face had turned pale with fright, Mo Shuwan quickly comforted him, "But it could be for other reasons. Everything just now was just a guess. Don't be too scared."

"...I, I'll try my best."

Although Mo Shuwan said that, Chen Jiaxu's expression didn't look any better. He now had a kind of brainless trust in Mo Shuwan, Wen Zuo, and even Liu Dongcheng, thinking that since they all guessed that way, it must be true!

Suppressing his fear, Chen Jiaxu took a few deep breaths. Just as he felt his emotions calm down a little, he felt a weight on his shoulder, and a chill instantly spread from his shoulder to his whole body.

"Ah!!!" he exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Jiaxu immediately rushed to Liu Dongcheng, who was closest to him, in a panic, and involuntarily shed two lines of hot tears of fear.

Liu Dongcheng hesitated for a moment, then stood firm and didn't move, letting Chen Jiaxu, who was terrified, grab his arm and tremble. He calmly said, "You're not dead."

"Yes, yes..."

Mo Shuwan sighed and looked at Yun Chen, who was standing where Chen Jiaxu had just stood, and said, "Don't appear so quietly next time. He's a coward."

Yun Chen nodded, then looked at Chen Jiaxu, who was staring at him in astonishment, and frowned slightly. "You're weak and timid, so you definitely have nothing to do with me."

"Hey! Can you stop dwelling on this? I was startled because you suddenly put your hand on my shoulder." After saying that, Chen Jiaxu looked at Mo Shuwan and the others and quickly tried to save face, explaining, "Captain! I wasn't just making a fuss. His hand was as cold as ice. When he suddenly put it on my shoulder, I thought I was being targeted by parasites."

Yun Chen stared blankly at Chen Jiaxu, then suddenly walked up to Mo Shuwan and stretched out his hand. "Mother, touch my hand, it's warm."

"...No need, it's almost time, let's go back first."

Yun Chen stubbornly stood still and didn't withdraw his hand. After Mo Shuwan refused, he turned to look at Wen Zuo and said, "It's still warm."

Seeing that he wouldn't leave unless she touched his hand, Mo Shuwan reluctantly prepared to reach out and touch him. However, just as she made the movement, Wen Zuo, who was standing next to her, intercepted her and touched Yun Chen's outstretched hand with his own.

It's hot.

"Hot."

Yun Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu from the Chen family.

“You… were definitely ice cold just now.”

"nonsense."

After uttering those two words, Yun Chen took the lead and walked ahead.

Chen Jiaxu stared at the back of Yun Chenjing's head in disbelief. After a moment, he couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "He just cheated! Captain, believe me! His hand was definitely ice cold when he touched my shoulder! And did you notice? He just raised an eyebrow at me. He was clearly smug! He was provoking me!"

Mo Shuwan patted Chen Jiaxu on the shoulder with amusement, "Why are you arguing with him? Always remember that he's a big shot who's a bit out of his mind. Have you calmed down yet?"

"...I calmed down when I thought about how he was a big shot who had slaughtered tens of thousands of people. I was afraid that if he ever took a dislike to me, he might slaughter me too."

"Yes, that's very insightful, great job."

Chen Jiaxu looked at the captain, who was holding hope in one hand and walking forward side by side with Wen Zuo, with tears welling up in his eyes. He really wanted to burst into tears.

They didn't encounter any monsters on this trip, but instead discovered some clues that might lead to terrifying answers. Although the little incident between Chen Jiaxu and Yun Chenjing had eased their mood considerably, their mood grew heavier as they got closer to the cave.

Regardless of whether the world has actually changed or not, there are still some questions. The appearance of those black crystals is just too strange.

Luo Baokun, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, looked on with longing as Mo Shuwan and the others finally appeared. As they approached, he snorted, "You're overtime. It's been two hours and five minutes, five minutes overtime."

"Can you stop being so petty? It's making me feel so frustrated."

"Don't you think there's something wrong with you? If you felt frustrated, why did you even watch it? And if you did watch it, why did you have to say it and ruin my mood?"

Luo Baokun's slow and deliberate voice infuriated Zou Zhiqing, who was about to explode in anger, but her teammates quickly restrained her.

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