Chapter 229 Save my sister, someone wants to kill you!
A hint of mockery flashed in Ji Xinghan's eyes. So this was what they were waiting for!
Before leaving, the little alpaca had quietly told Ji Xinghan that the alpaca father had restored Ren Jie's sight.
However, Ren Jie kept lying to her.
She wanted to see why Ren Jie was lying to her and how long he intended to keep it up.
So, she was on guard the whole way. Unexpectedly, Ren Jie did not make a move until they arrived here, when he suddenly lured Ji Xinghan in.
Ji Xinghan became even more vigilant. After entering, she saw that Ren Jie wanted her to pass, so she kicked Ren Jie over, which resulted in the appearance of this giant bird.
The giant bird is incredibly powerful; it's not easy to kill!
Ren Jie wanted her dead!
That's no good at all!
Ji Xinghan retreated quickly and soon emerged from the dense forest. Soon after, Ren Jie also stumbled out.
Fortunately, the giant bird did not follow. Ren Jie sat on the ground, panting heavily, his back covered in blood. He took out a healing bandage and applied it to himself. Ji Xinghan quickly walked to his side and then pressed his longsword against him: "Speak, what do you want to do?"
Ren Jie looked up, his face filled with fear: "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, someone made me..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp arrow struck him in the back with a "bang," missing him by a tiny bit.
Ji Xinghan looked up; the arrow had been shot out from the forest.
Someone's there!
To pursue or not to pursue?
If we chase after them, we don't know how many people are inside, or who they are, and there's also a giant bird.
If we don't pursue it...
A strong force grabbed her trouser leg. Ji Xinghan looked down and saw Ren Jie's eyes wide open, blood flowing from his mouth. He made two "ha" sounds and managed to utter a few words with difficulty: "Kill, someone wants to kill you..."
He grabbed at it forcefully: "They hired me...they're lying, ha!"
Blood gushed from Ren Jie's mouth. Trembling, he took out a piece of paper, stuffed it into Ji Xinghan's hand, and finally said, "Please, save me...my sister!"
His head drooped, and his life was extinguished.
Ji Xinghan looked coldly into the woods. Someone wanted to kill her. Ren Jie might just be someone they hired. Ren Jie was killed and, harboring resentment, revealed this information before his death.
A scam?
They must have hired Ren Jie to scam her, and then Ren Jie was scammed by them.
As for "them," they are probably beta testers.
Jiang Youyou once said that not all beta testers are good; they can be divided into three factions!
As for why that person didn't come by himself, he was probably overly cautious, or perhaps he was frightened by her.
Ji Xinghan silently speculated.
Finally, she picked up the paper Ren Jie had given her.
There were two bright red fingerprints on the paper, and she glanced at them.
There weren't many words, and they were written in a very messy hand; you could tell at a glance that they were written in a hurry.
When was it written? Ji Xinghan thought for a moment. In the past few hours, Ren Jie had left her twice, claiming he was going to the bathroom, but they were only a few dozen meters apart. He probably wrote the note hastily around that time.
The note read: "Ji Xinghan, I'll tell you two secrets, just please save my sister. She keeps telling me not to kill you. She's not as bad as me; she's a good person."
"The first secret is: more than one person wants to kill you. Several people have been assigned to kill you with generous rewards. Be careful of anyone who approaches you recently."
"The second secret is: the last map is right here!"
"I know I deserve to die. I knew I couldn't kill you, yet I still wanted to risk it. But, for the sake of all the secrets I've left you, please save my sister, Ren Qiuling. She's in their hands, they..."
The text ends here, because a corner is missing; it must have been torn off by Ren Jie using too much force.
That "they" must be the people who wanted to kill her.
She examined the piece of paper carefully for a long time before putting it into her storage backpack.
This Ren Jie actually had two plans: if he could kill her, he could live and save his sister; if he failed, he would expose the secret he knew and use it as an exchange to hope that she would save Ren Qiuling in his place.
In truth, revealing the secret was only his second move. Although he knew killing her was dangerous, he still wanted to take the first step.
Tsk, he actually trusts her quite a bit!
Ji Xinghan searched Ren Jie's body, but unfortunately found nothing.
A few minutes later, Ren Jie's body disappeared.
Ji Xinghan then stood up, looked at the setting sun. It was getting dark, and he wondered if there would be any danger here after dark.
She needs to find a safe place to stay.
While she and Ren Jie were searching for a way out, she chose a location. It was only half an hour to the east, at a small mountain peak, where there was a stone cave. Inside the cave, at least they could hide their figures.
Ji Xinghan noted down the coordinates of the forest, turned around and left. Before six o'clock, she arrived at the stone cave and went inside.
The cave was very small, and the exit was only wide enough for one person to bend over and go out. Ji Xinghan used tree branches and other things to cover the entrance, and then blocked it from the inside with a large rock to make sure that no light would leak out before lighting the torch.
Fortunately, the weather wasn't too cold.
She tidied up the cave a bit, then took a blanket from her storage bag and spread it on the ground.
He leaned against the rock.
With her eyes closed, she wondered, who was trying to kill her?
She's killed quite a few people, and those she killed would all send suicide notes. After the servers were merged, she'd inevitably have a few more enemies.
Another group of people who want to kill her are the beta testers. She, like Chu Feifei and Jiang Youyou, is probably being targeted.
If you think about it this way, she has quite a few enemies, and most likely she doesn't even know them.
After thinking it over and over but finding no clue, Ji Xinghan simply stopped thinking about it. All she needed to do was rest and get through the night.
Ren Jie revealed that the last fragment of the map is here, and he probably wasn't lying. In that case, she won't leave tomorrow; she'll go treasure hunting and, incidentally, lie in wait for the person who wants to kill her!
They will definitely show up tomorrow!
Having made up his mind, Ji Xinghan opened the chat channel.
The number of players continued to decrease, and in the chat channel, people were either agitated or panicked.
"What should I do? I think I've also caught the virus. My legs are weak, like I'm crippled."
"Congratulations on the addition of another virus—the paralysis virus!"
"Are you all alright, weak folks? How much longer can you live? Why am I still alive? I might as well just die already, give me a quick death!"
"Sigh, nobody dares to search the corpses anymore, and the antidote is even scarcer. Are we all just waiting to die?"
"If I'm blind, what can I do but wait to die? I'm furious! Can those blind people please stop messaging others privately? It's harmful to others and doesn't benefit anyone. It's immoral!"
"Lie flat and wait to die!"
Lu Hanshang messaged him privately, and he panicked a little: "Boss, are you eating?"
Ji Xinghan then realized that her stomach was rumbling. She hadn't eaten all day. She immediately said, "Eat, send it to me."
Lu Hanshang was surprised: "You're not here? Oh, okay, I'll send it to you right away."
He quickly sent over a sumptuous dinner, saying happily, "I steamed the sweet potatoes you gave me, and planted quite a few more, as well as peanuts, carrots, and so on. I've planted them all."
Ji Xinghan ate his dinner slowly, chatting with Lu Han for a bit.
Lu Hanshang was sensible and didn't ask her where she was or what she was doing.
After finishing their meal, Ji Xinghan returned the plates, bowls, chopsticks, and other utensils to Lu Han for cleaning.
Wangzai and Xiaodingdang had finished their meal and were fighting and bickering, making quite a scene. After an hour, they got bored and finally quieted down.
Ji Xinghan had them take turns keeping watch, and she closed her eyes and unknowingly fell asleep.
This sleep was exceptionally sweet.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.
She glanced at the chat channel and her heart sank. The number of players who died yesterday was not 5,000, but more than 8,000.
What happened yesterday?
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