Chapter 35 Chapter 35 "That kid? I have a certain...
"That kid? I have a certain interest in him, but why don't you guess that I'm here for Aster?" Soon, Bai Ling relaxed her brows and changed the topic with ease.
Ren Xiaoyue nodded in agreement: "It makes sense to come here for your cousin."
She said calmly: "It turns out I was wrong."
Bai Ling's expression did not change, but she began to mutter in her heart.
Sixteen is still as elusive as before, and just as frugal with words.
If he hadn't told Sixteen earlier, she would have been like a time bomb that could explode, making him feel uneasy, so he didn't want to reveal her identity.
Bai Ling curved her eyes, stopped pestering, and said bluntly: "How about this, dear, lovely Sixteen, I don't think there is any conflict between us. Let's each take a step back and pretend that we know nothing, how about that?"
As he spoke, he winked at Ren Xiaoyue playfully.
Ren Xiaoyue nodded and did not object.
Bai Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Let's go together? I'm going to follow and see."
"Let's go." Ren Xiaoyue replied. She raised her foot and followed Bai Ling. She didn't look like she was limping at all.
Ren Xiaoyue now doesn’t know that the confrontation between her and Bai Ling was published in the comics. In the plot that Ren Xiaoyue did not participate in, because she changed into men's clothes, even though the name she used did not change, Bai Ling has always been speculated by readers as to whether she is the woman at the end of the second volume.
Now, this plot not only proves that Bai Ling is the person, but also exposes Ren Xiaoyue's identity.
Faced with this sudden turn of development, the commentators were confused. Question marks of various sizes appeared in the barrage.
[Why did a wolf explode?] ? Ah, this, this, this…】
[Just now I was sighing at how cute Lillian was, but now...]
[So is Bai Ling a man dressed as a woman or a woman dressed as a man? 】
[I don't know why, but I feel relieved. Xiaoyue has never failed to select treasures. 】
[Am I the only one who hopes that Kashiwa Ling and Xiao Yue can check and balance each other? (]
[What they said contained so much information. Bai Ling is Asther’s cousin? Is Lu Ze’s identity different? I can't stand it anymore, Riddler, get out of Andimoya! 】
[So what are these two high-level psychics trying to do by running to the protagonist's side? 】
There is no doubt that Xiaoyue's appearance caused quite a stir. While readers were discussing it, several days passed in the comic world.
Ren Xiaoyue put down the telescope and sighed.
Three days. She has been camping with Bai Ling for three days since the two of them agreed to follow Lu Ze together.
I have to say, he is worthy of being a person who has stayed in the villain organization for so long and waited until the protagonist appeared before betraying him. He has great patience. He had been living here with her for three days, sleeping in the open air and eating out, but he didn't show any sign of being unhappy at all, and he would even share some of the fruits he picked with her.
"How is it? Let me see." Seeing Ren Xiaoyue put down the telescope, Bai Ling naturally moved over, stopped at a distance close to Ren Xiaoyue, and held the other end of the telescope.
Ren Xiaoyue glanced at him and loosened her hand holding the telescope.
This was the third day after the two of them had started talking, and also the third day since they had followed Lu Ze into the forest of strange beasts.
After they confronted each other that day, it didn’t take long for them to secretly catch up with Lu Ze and follow them all the way into the Forest of Strange Beasts.
During these three days, Lu Ze and others temporarily explored the edge of the exotic beast forest. Peter followed them, doing odd jobs in the back.
Generally speaking, there was nothing special about it, and because it was only on the outskirts of the exotic beast forest, the exotic beasts here were not considered dangerous, so Ren Xiaoyue and Bai Ling did not show any intention of taking action.
As high-level psychics, they do not need to sleep and eat every day like ordinary people, so it has been relatively easy to track them these days.
It’s just that Ren Xiaoyue doesn’t like to work with Bai Ling.
Over the past few days, Ren Xiaoyue discovered that Bai Ling was becoming more and more presumptuous, and acted as if they were very familiar with each other. The last time she traveled back to the past, Ren Xiaoyue only saw Bai Ling from a distance and never spoke to him. Maybe in the future her, she would develop a bond with Bai Ling after traveling back to the past, but she doesn't now.
Fortunately, although Ren Xiaoyue acted indifferent, Bai Ling was not surprised. It seemed that her pretending to be quiet and expressionless at the beginning was effective. At least in a short period of time, no one could tell that she had no idea what happened in the past.
While Ren Xiaoyue was distracted, Bai Ling held up the telescope and smacked her lips and said, "That kid named Peter is getting more and more familiar with Lu Ze. I wonder if he will reveal your identity?"
What do you know? This is how the original plot develops. Ren Xiaoyue complained in her heart.
Ren Xiaoyue's choice to disguise herself as Lillian was not a random one. It wasn't Peter's luck that he bumped into her, it was her plan.
The character of Peter already existed in the original plot. In the original plot without Ren Xiaoyue's appearance, Peter successfully stole money from passers-by and bought antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs, but he failed to cure Lillian.
Of course. Ren Xiaoyue did not lie to Peter about this. Lillian's high fever was not due to wound infection, but because of the awakening of her superpowers. Peter chose the wrong direction and naturally couldn't save Lillian.
After Lillian's death, Peter had the idea of revenge against the gang, and then he ran into Lu Ze and others.
The following plot is similar to the current development. Ren Xiaoyue also knew that Peter would gradually establish friendship with Lu Ze and others during their adventures.
Finally, he will reveal why he was drawn into the gang fight - because he and Lillian heard something they shouldn't have while picking up trash. The thing that shouldn't be heard was related to the villain organization.
This is why Ren Xiaoyue chose to disguise herself as Lillian.
All the encounters were carefully designed, and the plot developed just as Ren Xiaoyue had expected.
The only difference is...
"Someone is approaching them." Bai Ling said with narrowed eyes.
Yes, this person was supposed to follow Lu Ze, but now he follows her.
"He's from a gang." Ren Xiaoyue said with certainty.
Bai Ling paused and turned her gaze from the other end of the telescope back to this end. He put on a cover girl-like smile and said to Ren Xiaoyue, "I don't think those people would enter the Exotic Beast Forest for such a small matter. Although this place is still considered the outskirts, for them, the price they paid to teach a few people a lesson is too high."
"Cute little Sixteen is so sure. It seems you have a new plan in mind."
He called Ren Xiaoyue affectionately. Ren Xiaoyue, who accidentally let the secret slip on purpose, remained unmoved and said "Oh" in an irrelevant way.
Bai Ling was bored and put her eyes back to the telescope, complaining in her heart that Ren Xiaoyue was still the same taciturn person.
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Once again, Peter was covered in pollen in the face because he took the wrong path. He sneezed madly and was sure that the people behind him did it on purpose.
They must be torturing me to avenge me for leading the way astray.
If Peter had not been instructed by "Lillian" to lead the way, he might have felt some regrets under such torture, but the deal with "Lillian" saved the real Lillian's life. Peter didn't feel at a disadvantage at all, as a harmless little setback could buy Lillian's safety.
To be honest, Peter was a little envious of their tacit understanding. He didn't see them communicating, but they were able to tacitly trick him into the wrong path.
This kind of tacit understanding is hard to find among street children. They live in fear of their future and anyone can be exploited by them. Only Lillian...because they came from the same orphanage, he could trust her.
Peter suppressed the unhappiness that came from nowhere in his heart, maintained a flattering smile, and told Lu Ze that they could not leave here.
This time, the psychics behind him did not respond to him immediately. Lu Ze frowned and rushed towards him. Peter fell to the ground, and the poison-soaked arrow passed over Luze's head.
Peter stared at the arrow that was stuck in the ground and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
If Lu Ze hadn't tackled him, he might have died...
The attacker hiding in the dense forest missed his first strike and was about to attack again, but flames were already burning in Aster's hands.
This was the first time that Peter actually saw a fight between people with special powers. The bright fireworks and agile figures were imprinted in his eyes. He stared blankly until he was lifted up by Zhe by the back of the collar. Then he realized that he had been sitting on the ground like a fool without moving.
The group of attackers were quickly repelled by Luze and Aster. They wanted to keep one person for questioning, but in the end the group threw strange powder at them, and in order to avoid the powder, they were unable to keep the person.
Peter, the only one with powder on his body, didn't have time to get angry. He was so shocked by this fight that was so different from his previous ones that he was speechless. Before he could come to his senses, Zhe was already reviewing the mistake with Lu Ze and Asthe.
Things like "not paying attention to the surrounding environment", "not thinking about how to deal with a new burden in the team", and "not reacting quickly enough to the emergency".
Hey...it's too rude to call him a burden. He is indeed a burden and he is too embarrassed to say this out loud.
"Why did these guys come? It can't be because of Peter, right?" Lu Ze wondered.
"Oh, yes, there is also this point, I didn't pay attention to the attacker." Zhe commented.
Asthe glanced at Zhe from the corner of her eye and tentatively said, "They must be members of the gang here."
Zhe saw the uncertainty hidden in Aster's eyes. He shrugged and spread his hands: "It's useless to try to get my words. This is your adventure. I won't reveal the answer in advance."
Lu Ze scratched his head and said generously, "Since we can't guess who the attacker is, we'll just have to deal with it when the time comes. Compared to this, there is another thing that deserves more attention, right?"
He turned to look at Peter: "You shouldn't wear clothes with unknown powders here."
Zhe nodded in agreement.
"There's progress," he said with relief.
This unknown powder didn't seem to have any smell to them, but who knew if it would attract strange beasts in the forest. Moreover, for something of unknown origin, who knows if long-term exposure will be harmful to the body.
While Luze and Aster were discussing how to deal with the unknown powder, the ground trembled subtly and the sound of animal hooves trampling the earth could be heard from afar.
Aster and Luze looked up and saw large groups of horse-like beasts galloping towards them in the distance.
“What’s going on——!”
Before they could figure out what was going on, they had to take a step and run.
Zhe seemed to have known that this situation would occur. He ran leisurely in the front, as if there was no group of strange beasts behind him. Luze and Asther ran after him, arguing as they ran about how they had come to be in this situation.
Peter was running at the end of everyone. He was small in stature and not a powerful psychic. Soon, he was gasping for breath.
Why did it turn out like this? ?
Peter was puzzled. He took steps mechanically with a blank mind. Suddenly, he was tripped by a vine and fell face down on the ground.
The soft mud did not cause much damage to his face; the strange beast running behind him was the real threat. Peter moved his legs, his face pale as he realized that his calves were entangled by the vine that tripped him, and he couldn't get free by his own strength.
He looked up at the strange beast and his mood suddenly calmed down.
So it is, his life, so it is.
Peter closed his eyes and waited for his death.
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