Chapter 190 Ferryman's Dungeon (Thirteen)
【Ding! 】
[Tip: Because a player violated Rule 7 of the dungeon and ignored the warning from the owner of this place, all players above Huangquan have entered high difficulty mode!]
[There are currently three players above Huangquan. Congratulations! The owner of this place has enabled teleportation for you, entering a high-difficulty stage.]
[After unlocking the high-difficulty stage, players have a very high chance of obtaining items in the underworld, and as long as they survive, they will receive a high score of over 90. Danger and opportunity coexist. The game guide here wishes you good luck!]
【Danger! 】
"Crunch, crunch... Do you have feelings for Ning Hanqi? I'm telling you, there's no need to be embarrassed. Crunch, crunch..." The doctor said to Xia Yingnuan while chewing potato chips, "She's been a widow for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen her bring an outsider into her home... cough cough cough!"
Dr. He met Xia Yingnuan's gaze and was so frightened that he choked on the potato chips.
"What is it like to be a widow?" Xia Yingnuan tried to make her expression look more natural, although she might as well not smile, as it looked scary.
"You, you don't want to know?" Doctor He picked up the teacup and took a sip to calm himself down.
Xia Yingnuan narrowed her eyes slightly. "I've heard about it, but I didn't dare to ask in detail because I was afraid of touching upon Mr. Ning's sad past. Can you tell me?"
Dr. He sensed a very dangerous aura. Did he dare to say no?
So Xia Yingnuan heard her love story with Ning Hanqi from other people. Dr. He was a very good narrator. They were childhood sweethearts, then became bickering lovers, and then became enemies and friends because of their respective families. They played mercilessly in the business struggle, loved and killed each other, and in the end the loser fell to his death. Although the winner won, it was no different from a complete failure.
Dr. He couldn't help but wipe away tears when the topic of love was brought up. Xia Yingnuan, the person involved, twitched her lips slightly. How had he figured out that she and Ning Hanqi were a couple? They'd fought each other to the death back then, and they were still capable of such sweetness? Didn't it scratch her throat? Don't let her know who started the rumor! Otherwise, if she insisted on telling that person to fabricate rumors about someone's death, the devil would come to haunt her!
Ning Hanqi… does have someone she likes, but it’s not her, right?! Xia Yingnuan’s mood wasn’t very bright, but Doctor He continued to encourage her, “But after all, she’s already dead. So many years have passed. As friends, we also hope that Ning Hanqi can get over it. I think you’re quite good and caring. If you want to pursue Ning Hanqi, I fully support you!”
Xia Yingnuan felt a wave of breath caught in her throat. Even if the sun rose from the west, the power of these children's mischief would not diminish in the slightest.
But there is one thing Xia Yingnuan said too lightly, what's the next day... a student disappeared tonight!
Just when she was locking the door and checking the dormitories at night, Xia Yingnuan keenly noticed a shadow suddenly rushing past behind her. She did not catch the child immediately, but waited until it entered another dormitory before catching it.
After a little questioning, the child revealed the truth. It was sleeping in a dormitory for another classmate. Its dormitory was in the front. The two children agreed that after the teacher checked the dormitory in the front, it would immediately sneak to the dormitory farther back and dress up as a classmate who did not return home overnight.
Xia Yingnuan continued to sternly threaten the child, and the child told more stories. The student who ran away was so bold that he wanted to go to the office to steal the test paper!
Because the dean would not leave the office until after 10 o'clock, the little genius who had a sudden idea decided to stay there until after 10:00 to steal the test paper. This meant that he could not go back to the dormitory, so the child decided to spend the night in the office building.
This is such a huge surprise!
Xia Yingnuan's face turned dark in an instant. Fortunately, there was still more than half an hour left, and she had to bring the little ghost back quickly.
"You continue to check the dormitories to see if there are any other students who have escaped, and then go to the teaching building and bring them back." Xia Yingnuan immediately prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Ning Hanqi held Xia Yingnuan's hand, with a hint of worry on his face, "You and I..."
"After you finish checking the dormitories, go back to the dormitory and rest. It will be faster if I go alone, and I will definitely be back before 11 o'clock." Xia Yingnuan had made up her mind and would not take Ning Hanqi out with her no matter what.
"...Okay, be careful." Ning Hanqi knew what to prioritize. If she went out at this critical moment, she would really be a hindrance, so reason forced her to let go of Xia Yingnuan's hand.
"Hold my phone and card. Be careful of that monster outside."
Xia Yingnuan ruffled her hair, then responded, took the things Ning Hanqi handed her, and immediately left the dormitory building.
Without taking Ning Hanqi with her, she opened the window on the fourth floor and jumped out. Sunshine Primary School was neither big nor small, and it would take a while for a human to walk from beginning to end. However, Xia Yingnuan, who did not need to consider Ning Hanqi's physical ability, arrived at the office building in the blink of an eye.
"You dare to steal the test paper? You are so brave. I will throw it to the dean after the test tomorrow!" Xia Yingnuan snorted coldly, and then started to look for ghosts.
The night would bind humans, but for ghosts, blending into the darkness is like taking it easy. She unleashed her ghost power in the pitch-black office building.
Her power gradually occupied the office building, but she found no trace of the student. Could it be that the child moved to another place after stealing the test paper?
Xia Yingnuan immediately went to the nearby teaching building to look for the student, but she also couldn't find him.
Normally, this shouldn't happen. Those students only retain their human consciousness. Wouldn't they be scared in such a dark place? How dare they run around?
Xia Yingnuan searched around the teaching building and the office building, and finally, she sensed the presence of a student from Ning Hanqi's class in a corner.
She breathed a sigh of relief. If it wasn't related to whether Ning Hanqi could pass this copy, she wouldn't want to bother with these little brats.
Xia Yingnuan was just about to bring the kid back when she heard a man's voice.
"I may not be able to sell anything in the next few days. Classmate, do you want to buy a few more bags to store? Ask other classmates if they want them too. If you buy more, I'll give you a discount."
Xia Yingnuan glanced at the time. It was already 10:59.
If their guess is correct, 11 o'clock in the evening is the dividing line for the world to change.
"Then I'll buy more... I'll buy ten bags of Bang Bang Chicken. Uncle, can you give me a discount?"
"Okay, the original price is four dollars, I'll charge you three dollars, so ten bags is 30 dollars. Do you want to look at other things? We also have Toy Monsters and Candy Uncle here."
A strange piece of knowledge emerged in Xia Yingnuan's mind. The retail price of a pack of Chicken Bang Bang was at most fifty cents more than ten years ago, but now it is only one dollar at most. This vendor has quadrupled the price, which is a huge profit.
No wonder the principal wants to kick you out. Not only are you selling junk food, you're also cheating students out of their money!
But this is not the point now. The point is that it is almost 11 o'clock, and the monster is luring students closer to it step by step.
The countdown of the last ten seconds began, and the monster covered in human skin showed a greedy look. Its breathing gradually became heavier, and gradually sounded like a monster's panting.
It has been confirmed that this student is in that woman's class. She is in cahoots with the principal and has ruined her own good deeds!
If she doesn't let me live well, then I won't let her live well either!
"I told you not to say nonsense in front of this child." Ning Hanqi came in without saying a word. There was no sound of footsteps. She pushed open the door and pulled Xia Yingnuan behind her, despising the dishonest doctor for being disrespectful to the elderly.
Dr. He was very concerned about Xia Ji's problem and immediately became anxious. "I'm only in my 30s and still very young! Don't slander me in front of this young girl!"
"...I have a photo of you lifting your hair after drinking too much at the last class reunion." Ning Hanqi said as he took out his cell phone as if he really wanted to look for it.
"I was wrong, sister! I will never gossip again next time!" Dr. He became timid in an instant and almost hugged Ning Hanqi's legs and begged for mercy.
"Ah? Is Dr. He already bald?" Xia Yingnuan exclaimed in surprise while hiding behind Ning Hanqi.
Dr. He looked over with resentment. "You're the only one who's bald! Your whole family is bald! This is a symbol of strength!"
"Okay, be serious." Ning Hanqi took back the phone and spared Dr. He's life. "She has an exam this afternoon, and I need to take her to school."
"No! You can go but leave the photos behind!" Dr. He guarded the office door. In order to prevent Xia Yingnuan from being late for the exam, Ning Hanqi had to take out his mobile phone and delete the photos.
But it was no use for her to delete it. After all, many of her old classmates had saved the photo, and this photo was sent to her by Miss Liu.
Dr. He was still unaware of the evil intentions of his old classmates, so he happily opened the door for the two of them and was kind enough to secretly send a message to Ning Hanqi when she left the sanatorium.
Ning Hanqi felt her phone vibrate and took it out to see a friendly reminder from Dr. He: "Your little girl might be under a lot of mental stress. You should pay more attention to her and stop asking her to pay you back every day."
debt?
Ning Hanqi looked at Xia Yingnuan. He had never mentioned this matter before, and the compensation he was going to give her was much higher than the debt. So... was she still under a lot of psychological pressure?
Xia Yingnuan usually looks happy and never seems unhappy, but Ning Hanqi is already afraid. Who knows if there is another kind of bravado behind this smile?
Xia Yingnuan never thought that someone had discovered her "crazy" nature. She was urging the system to retrieve the photo from Ning Hanqi's phone, and did not notice that Ning Hanqi was looking at her with pity.
"Don't be nervous about the exam. Your final exam won't be difficult." Ning Hanqi comforted him warmly.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I'm all prepared." Let the system help me take the test, perfect!
System: […Are you polite?]
"I'll pick you up after the exam."
"Okay." Has Ning Hanqi been so free lately? Xia Yingnuan closed the car door and waved to her.
Ning Hanqi's phone was vibrating. She waited until Xia Yingnuan walked into the school before answering the call.
"Mr. Ning, we found the thermal insulation." A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.
"What's the result?"
"He said that on the day Miss Song committed suicide, there was another person in the building besides you and her."
"Who?" Ning Hanqi pinched his palm unconsciously, leaving a bloody mark.
"The one you are familiar with, Long Chendong."
That's really... an unsurprising answer.
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Xia Yingnuan handed in her test paper an hour after the exam started. This was her last course, and the only thing left in the next semester was the graduation defense. After that, she could finally rest in peace, provided that the world could last until the day she graduated.
It’s quite strange to say, Ning Hanqi has looked quite normal so far, and doesn’t look like he’s going crazy at all, so what kind of stimulation will he receive next?
Xia Yingnuan walked to the school gate unnoticed. She saw Ning Hanqi's car, but it was not Ning Hanqi who came, but the driver.
"Mr. Ning just had something important to do, so he asked me to pick you up." The driver explained with a smile as soon as he saw her.
As expected, you will be busy to death after becoming a boss. It’s better to be a lazy person.
Xia Yingnuan felt that it was a wise decision to hand the company over to Ning Hanqi!
When the kindergarten was about to end, she went out early to bring back the little kid who had transferred to a nearby kindergarten.
It was not until 11:30 in the evening, just when Xia Yingnuan thought Ning Hanqi was going to rest in the company again, that the sound of the door unlocking was heard.
She came back, and so did her secretary.
"Take care of your wound and don't touch water these days."
Hearing the secretary say this, Xia Yingnuan ran over in her slippers and saw Ning Hanqi's left hand wrapped in gauze.
"What's going on?" The aura around Xia Yingnuan suddenly became heavy, and the system was frightened and hid aside.
She thought of the stupid male protagonist who hired someone to kill someone.
"Nothing, I just accidentally fell on the broken glass." Ning Hanqi pinched her serious little face with his less seriously injured hand, "Don't be nervous."
Don’t bother with a patient... Xia Yingnuan hummed several times in her heart but didn’t dodge. It’s ridiculous that a grown-up could still fall on the glass!
"You haven't had dinner yet. Can I pack something for you?" Seeing that there was someone at the boss's home who could take care of her, the secretary did not go into the house.
"No need. It's so late. You should go back and rest first." Ning Hanqi is a good boss who is considerate of her subordinates. However, after the secretary left, she received a look from someone that seemed a little "resentful".
"What's wrong?" Ning Hanqi was very tired, but he forced himself to talk to Xia Yingnuan.
"I'll make you a bowl of noodles quickly."
"Not eating at night is bad for your stomach."
"Last time you taught Tiantian that she should eat well when she is sick. You should lead by example."
"Otherwise, if Tiantian accidentally reveals herself tomorrow, you'll be gone." In Ning Hanqi's eyes, Xia Yingnuan was like a resentful young wife.
The soft threat finally made Ning Hanqi force a smile.
"Okay, I'll eat some."
Xia Yingnuan nodded in satisfaction, "It tastes just okay, please bear with it."
Soon, half a bowl of delicious minced meat noodles was served in front of Ning Hanqi. She didn't feel hungry at first, but when she smelled the smell, her stomach started to rumble.
If this were normal, most of the restaurants out there would have gone bankrupt. Xia Yingnuan went to the kitchen to clean up the mess. Ning Hanqi picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, and her eyes instantly turned red.
This tastes exactly like the longevity noodles deep in my memory...the ones I could only eat on my birthday.
Tears rolled into the bowl, blurring her vision.
Only today did she slowly realize the truth behind Song Qinuan's death: it was never suicide, only murder.
The wound on the palm of his hand opened again, soaking the gauze. However, in the face of such excruciating pain, the pain in his fingers and heart seemed insignificant.
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In the middle of the night, the system was in a semi-alert and semi-dormant state, but Xia Yingnuan suddenly sat up.
[…Host, why are you awake?] The system floated up, its alert state allowing it to power on immediately if there was any movement around it.
"Something seems to be wrong with Ning Hanqi." Xia Yingnuan's room was only separated from Ning Hanqi's by a wall.
[How did you figure that out?] The system said it hadn't noticed it! Was its host actually sleeping?!
Xia Yingnuan put on her slippers and went to the next room. After saying "sorry" silently, she opened the door. She pulled the person out of the quilt and found that Ning Hanqi's head was terribly hot.
Not only did she have a fever, she also seemed to have had a nightmare. She kept mumbling something and her tears had wet the pillow.
Xia Yingnuan had never seen such a scene before. She was stunned. Her lips trembled for a long time before she shook the unconscious person like a porcelain doll. "Mr. Ning? Ning Hanqi? Wake up! Take a fever-reducing pill before you go back to sleep!"
"System! Why are you still standing there? Check to see if her wound is infected!"
[Oh oh oh! Right here!] The system immediately stepped forward and performed a full-body scan on Ning Hanqi. [Her wound is not infected.]
"Qi Nuan..."
This time Xia Yingnuan heard clearly that Ning Hanqi was calling her name.
"What's the point of shouting for help to a dead person? It's better to shout for help to the next door." Xia Yingnuan snorted softly, muttering that this person couldn't take care of himself at all, and didn't know how he grew up. Then she lowered her head and put it against Ning Hanqi's hot forehead.
White spots of light appeared on Xia Yingnuan's body, dotted the dark room like fireflies, and then slowly sank into Ning Hanqi's body.
[Host! Stop! It's just a fever, it's not that serious! This is putting a lot of pressure on your soul!]
[Players please note, we are about to reach the edge of the dungeon world. If you are not careful, you will go deep into the underworld. Players who leave the dungeon will be directly wiped out by the rules. Repeat again...] The rules of the game follow the principle of repeating important things three times. This warning was played three times in Ning Hanqi's mind, strongly dissuading her from moving forward.
[Props: Fairy Tale House in the Painting]
This is the children's dream fairytale house. They are willing to share their dream fairytales with their favorite teachers. In the fairytale world, no one will be hurt...
[After using this item, a fairy tale house barrier will appear around the player, preventing any ghosts from discovering the player in the fairy tale house. The item lasts for 2 hours.]
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