Meng Qi stood still, quietly waiting for An Ning to walk to her side.
Her back was tense, and she was already covered in a layer of cold sweat.
But a minute passed, and Anning did not appear.
Two minutes passed, and Anning did not appear.
Three full minutes passed, and Anning still hadn't appeared.
Standing there with her body tense, Meng Qi sensed something was wrong. After hesitating for three seconds, she made a move—she slowly turned around. Her legs, which were already numb, made it difficult to move, but she still turned around and saw that there was nothing behind her.
Yes, it was completely empty; there was nothing there.
Of course, no one was standing behind her.
The person who had spoken to her just moments before seemed to have vanished into thin air, completely disappearing without a trace.
Meng Qi raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
Doesn't Anning intend to eliminate her?
Why did you leave even though you had already walked up behind her?
Just as Meng Qi was pondering the answer to this question, footsteps sounded behind her once again.
Yes, the footsteps sounded again.
Right behind her.
It was behind her after she turned around.
They appeared and disappeared unpredictably, as if they were deliberately teasing her.
Meng Qi couldn't take it anymore. She closed her eyes briefly and then turned around abruptly. "If you want to kill, then kill! What are you doing here pretending to be a ghost? Don't you know that scaring people can kill them..."
Meng Qi couldn't get the last two words out; they were stuck in her throat.
Not for any other reason than that the people she saw were not at peace.
It was Ji Yan.
Ji Yan hesitated for a while before walking over to Meng Qi, who was standing still for a long time. She had originally planned to pat Meng Qi on the shoulder, but then thought that it would be too easy to scare people, so Ji Yan gave up the idea. But she did not expect that even so, Meng Qi would have such a big reaction.
She frowned. "What's wrong? Why would I eliminate you?"
Ji Yan was a little taller than Meng Qi, so when they stood face to face, Meng Qi had to raise her head slightly to meet Ji Yan's beautiful eyes and brows, which made Meng Qi's originally depressed mood improve a bit.
However, she was still a little embarrassed when she tried to explain her behavior.
But there was nothing she could do; Ji Yan had already asked, and it wasn't anything shameful, so there was no problem with her answering.
After hearing Meng Qi's explanation, Ji Yan's face showed surprise. "So, An Ning was standing right behind you just now and even talked to you? But even so, she didn't kill...eliminate you?"
Meng Qi didn't mind Ji Yan's inappropriate word choice at all, and nodded, "Yes, it was just here a moment ago, but it's already gone."
Didn't you see her when you came?
When asked this question, Ji Yan shook her head decisively, "No, I can confirm it."
In other words, An Ning is now heading in the direction Meng Qi came from.
But wasn't peace and tranquility there back then?
Wouldn't it be pointless to go back now?
Or is there someone else there?
With only an hour all to go, Anning couldn't possibly waste time playing hide-and-seek with them, could she?
In fact, if Ji Yan hadn't suddenly appeared, Meng Qi would have already gone to the cruise ship to meet up with Qi Huan and the others.
An Ning originally intended to directly fight Meng Qi and eliminate her, but just as she raised her arm, footsteps came from afar. The footsteps grew closer and closer, and it was clear that they were coming this way.
She only spent a second deciding whether to continue.
A second later, she decisively left.
She wanted to conquer them one by one.
The time is not yet right.
So Anning, having failed to defeat Meng Qi, turned back.
She also had a purpose in coming here.
At that time, Zhang Xunyi did not run with Jiang Nian at all, but stayed in that area.
I wonder if he wanted to make that place his base and try to survive for more than an hour using this method.
Whether or not, Anning has now returned here. Whether she can hide for another hour depends entirely on her mood.
If An Ning didn't want to send Zhang Xunyi out so soon, then Zhang Xunyi would definitely not be able to leave, but An Ning wouldn't show any mercy at this point.
If everyone did it this way, wouldn't she be doomed to defeat?
Zhang Xunyi witnessed An Ning leave with his own eyes, so after confirming this, Zhang Xunyi's courage increased several times over in an instant, and he leaned against the boulder and started whistling.
When Anning arrived nearby, she hadn't even seen him yet, but she first heard his loud singing voice:
"A piece of time slowly flows into the moonlight, gently rippling. A delicate fragrance of lotus blossoms is played, and beautiful music falls beside me..."
An Ning paused in her movements and slowly blinked.
What's going on?
This person is incredibly audacious; he's completely unafraid that she'll turn around and go home.
But she only paused for a moment, then immediately took another step. However, as Anning lifted her foot, the person switched to a different song:
"The Wumeng Mountains connect to the mountains beyond, and the moonlight shines on Xiangshui Beach. Can anyone tell me if it is the heavens calling out to you..."
After the two songs, An Ning successfully confirmed Zhang Xunyi's musical talent.
To sum it up in two words, it would be: deafening, beyond words.
She bent down, picked up a pebble from the ground, and threw it toward the direction from which the singing was coming. A second later, Zhang Xunyi's scream echoed through the sky.
An Ning didn't know exactly where she had hit the person, but could that pebble, which was no bigger than her fingernail, really have caused any harm?
She wasn't sure, so Anning took a few steps forward.
"Which scoundrel attacked me? Could it be An Ning? Didn't she leave?"
"I'd rather it had been bird droppings that just fell."
After those two sentences came a rustling sound, which sounded like Zhang Xunyi supporting himself as he got up from the ground using the boulder.
An Ning glanced at the pebbles at her feet, then listened to the sounds coming from the side. After confirming that Zhang Xunyi was about to leave, she immediately squatted down, picked up a few pebbles, and held them in her hand.
To make plans for the next step.
"It would be best to leave now. I hope it's just a pebble that the wind blew onto my head."
This is Zhang Xunyi talking to himself again.
An Ning threw a pebble at the sole of the man's raised shoe, then turned slightly to the side and hid behind the boulder, which perfectly concealed her figure.
"Damn it! Here we go again?" Zhang Xunyi couldn't help but swear, but then shut his mouth in frustration after realizing what he had said.
He makes a living in the internet industry, so it's best if he doesn't ruin his public image.
After realizing this, Zhang Xunyi limped away from there, his feet still numb from the beating.
But he had only taken a few steps when the stone that had stuck to him caught up again, this time hitting his right foot.
He looked at the pebble stuck in his shoelace, his lips moved as if he was about to speak, but then he heard footsteps behind him.
"Sorry, it's me again this time."
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