Lin Zhao walked silently in front of Qiao Zhen, and sensitively noticed that Qiao Zhen was looking at his back. He unconsciously straightened his back, and the distance of each step he took seemed to have been carefully measured.
Qiao Zhen murmured regretfully, "He's only eighteen, the perfect age to be cute and handsome, why does he have to act so mature?"
She didn't notice that after she uttered those words, Lin Zhao's straight back froze for a moment.
"Chuchu, are you sure this mission is really easy? According to the Heavenly Realm's usual methods, we should have already completed it."
【…uncertain. 】
【？？？】
A little hamster, its mind blank, lay in a pile of nuts, lost in a blissful oblivion.
【Chuchu, I heard about those eight candy beans…】
[The mission has automatically been upgraded to a difficult level after your time was adjusted. Please accept my condolences.]
Oh, things went wrong.
It was as if background music was automatically generated in Qiao Zhen's mind: Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is howling, the world is vast and desolate.
Oh no! Qiao Zhen sensed that someone was watching her and Lin Zhao from the shadows. In a flash, a bullet, propelled by the current of air, shot towards Lin Zhao's heart.
Qiao Zhen instinctively tried to use the gold inlay on her peach blossom fan to block the bullet, but then she had a sudden inspiration. She hardened her heart, twisted her ankle, and stomped down, "Ouch!"
Lin Zhao instinctively bent down and picked up Qiao Zhen, who was about to fall to the ground, and luckily dodged the deadly shot.
"Bang!"
That was the sound of a bullet hitting the wall. Lin Zhao half-supported Qiao Zhen, then looked at the place where the sound came from. He looked down thoughtfully at Qiao Zhen, who was standing on one leg.
Qiao Zhen grabbed Lin Zhao's sleeve, looked up at him, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? What's wrong? What was that sound just now?"
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