Everyone else was curious.
What exactly did Shen Jing say that made that person so terrified?
Li Wei tried to get closer to her and pull her into his camp.
He was very confident in controlling the discourse within the community!
But Shen Jing ignored him.
She simply handed the string of masks to Huang Yue: "Hang these at the entrance of the community to ward off evil spirits."
"Won't this make them think we're provoking them, and then they'll come and rob us all the time?" someone asked.
"If we don't scare them in the beginning, they'll harass us for a long time!" Huang Yue explained for Shen Jing.
"Oh, that's good! Anyway, with you two, master and apprentice, in our neighborhood, we're definitely not afraid!"
"That's right! Brother Huang is indeed a soldier, his skills are amazing, taking on three people at once!"
It's unclear how they found out about Huang Yue and Shen Jing's master-disciple relationship.
The people in the neighborhood kept staring at them.
The principle of relying on a mountain can crumble; once they've learned their lesson, they probably won't think about depending on a few people to protect them anymore.
Shen Jing used her special ability to detect that these masked people were only sent to act as outposts, but one of them was rather strange.
Just as she was about to investigate further, one of the masked men suddenly stood up, pointed at Shen Jing, and said, "She has hidden a lot of supplies at home, more than she can eat herself. But she just won't share any of them with us who are starving and freezing. She's a devil!"
Shen Jingxiao looked at the person with interest. "Oh? Where did you find out?"
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself!"
"He's quite cultured." Shen Jing looked at him coldly.
She had a guess in her mind, so she said to him, "Chen Ting asked you to speak? Has the Masked Organization changed its Holy Maiden?"
The man's face stiffened, but he retorted defiantly, "Who are you to talk about our Holy Maiden!"
Shen Jing shrugged and said nonchalantly, "That's really good news. With all these things happening, Shen Ting has really grown up."
But the man didn't give up. He said to the residents, "Think about it, the whole neighborhood is covered in snow, and she's the only one living so comfortably! She's eating and drinking well by herself, but she won't give us any supplies. She's worse than an animal!"
When the people in the neighborhood heard his confident words, they couldn't help but show hesitation on their faces.
Especially when comparing Shen Jing's clothes with my own, it's clear that she's better equipped to keep warm.
A subtle feeling crept into everyone's hearts.
But seeing the stun gun in her hand, no one dared to be the first to stand up and make trouble.
Moreover, the only two people with good skills right now are her and Huang Yue.
Huang Yue is still her master, so of course he'll help her. Besides, didn't she save Huang Yue's wife and daughter?
Also, Huang Yue's family must have a lot of grain.
He's trying to steal the community's supplies?!
No wonder he was so eager to show off in front of them, and even had the nerve to suggest digging for supplies together.
They've already received help from their good apprentices, yet they're still greedily taking what's buried under the snow in the neighborhood. How shameless!
Many of the onlookers began to show greed and calculation in their eyes, but none of them dared to step forward and confront Shen Jing.
Li Wei tried to smooth things over: "This person has ulterior motives and is trying to undermine the unity of our community. Don't believe him!"
But few people responded.
Their minds were all on Shen Jing.
Everyone's guessing how much stuff she's hiding in her house...
Ignoring those with ulterior motives, Shen Jing calmly picked up the stun gun and went back upstairs.
Sure enough, when she returned to the 20th floor, Shen Jing saw Gu Yan standing by the window, having witnessed everything that had just happened.
When she opened the door, the person followed her in naturally, acting as if he were the owner, and even considerately locked the door.
Seeing that her expression remained unchanged, Gu Ran said coolly, "Why bother doing something that's thankless?"
Shen Jing couldn't hold back any longer and went over to kick him. "You recruited the Masked Organization, didn't you?"
Gu Yan paused, and when he spoke again, his voice was much lower: "You really have forgotten."
"Stop trying to fool me with those fabricated memories!"
"The masked organization's saintess is just a figurehead; you're the one behind it all."
These words hit Shen Jing like a bomb, leaving her completely stunned.
She immediately denied it: "It's clearly Yang Muyi. No, for some reason in this life, it's changed to Shen Ting!"
Gu Yan looked out the window indifferently. "The Masked Organization's original intention was indeed to help the sick, weak, old and young. Yang Muyi is your deputy."
Faced with such a compelling and irresistible offer, Yang Muyi wavered.
That woman even tried to curry favor with him; how boring.
Seeing Gu Yan's furrowed brows and irritated expression made Shen Jing uneasy. Could it really be true...?
In her view, creating such a bizarre organization was simply a sign of immaturity.
And there's also a saintess!
She can build a castle out of her toes just by thinking about it, how childish!
“How could that be?” Shen Jing refused to admit it. “Also, don’t bring up your past life all the time.”
"I'm telling you clearly now, I am indeed Shen Jing. But I definitely have nothing to do with any masked organization, and I would never do something so thankless. It's pronounced 'masked organization,' written as 'robber,' how could it have anything to do with me!"
Gu Yan keenly sensed that Shen Jing's vehement denial also contained a determination to shut him out.
He bent down, buried his head in Shen Jing's hair, took a breath, and said sarcastically, "Are you really sure?"
Shen Jing was stunned. She was enveloped by Gu Yan's gloomy aura and forgot to move for a moment.
After a long silence, she replied in a low voice, "Just making a fuss."
Gu Ran held her in his arms and suddenly burst into wild laughter.
Shen Jing seemed to have long been used to his sudden outbursts, and still stood there listlessly without saying a word.
“In your past life, you told me before you died that this is a world in a book.” Gu Yan’s voice was very soft. “And you are a transmigrator, which means you are both Shen Jing and not Shen Jing.”
"..." Shen Jing was speechless. "And then, as a transmigrator, I had a space, and I was stupid enough to be tricked into giving it away?"
Gu Yan sneered: "It's stupid."
Shen Jing, unusually, did not retort. She said calmly, "Impossible. My hatred for them is genuine."
"The original Shen Jing had an accident when she was three years old."
"And then it became me?"
So who exactly is she? Where did she come from?
Given his inability to lie, even if he tries to approach her by pretending to be a "normal person," his deception will be glaringly obvious.
She didn't really doubt the authenticity of the "transmigrator" claim, but she found it a little hard to accept.
From knowing that she was living in a book, to actually being transported into a book herself.
And the final conclusion is: Is it possible to escape the world of a book no matter what?!
This is utterly ridiculous!!!
Gu Yan was amused by her reaction again and casually pressed down her sticking-out ahoge: "Welcome back, Shen Jing."
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