Chapter 9 The Red Brick Factory (8) - Parting Ways
"Li Lin, tell me, do you want to go with him?" Zhu Peng began to urge Li Lin when she didn't speak.
Li Lin didn't actually want to be with Cheng Chuan either; what she had just witnessed had terrified her.
How could she not be worried about having a monster following her around? So she remained silent after hearing Zhu Peng's suggestion.
She didn't want to be the bad guy, but she didn't want to break up with Wu Yi.
Two people with great strength, one is a mutant, and the other is normal.
She felt that Wu Yi was still someone she could rely on; otherwise, if something happened next time, this fat guy wouldn't save her.
"No matter what, I just want to act with Brother Wu Yi."
Li Lin's words neither revealed her attitude towards Cheng Chuan, nor did they emphasize her own meaning, which was that she would follow Wu Yi wherever he was, even calling him "brother."
"Oh right, Wu Yi, you shouldn't stay with him either. Come with us."
He's a ticking time bomb. He saved you just now, but who knows, he might wipe us all out next time.
The mutated person might retain their rationality at first, but it's hard to say what will happen later.
Only after being reminded by Li Lin did Zhu Peng realize that they couldn't do without a capable helper. The little sprout didn't matter; what mattered was martial arts skills.
Everyone around could hear what was going on.
The handsome guy with heterochromia, who had been completely ignored by them, was watching their farce with great interest.
"Ning Shu, you think so too, right?"
Ning Shu was inexplicably brought up, and Zhu Peng's tone annoyed her. She instinctively retorted, "I didn't!"
Zhu Peng stared disdainfully at Ning Shu's legs: "No? Then why are your legs shaking?"
As soon as he said that, everyone's eyes turned to Ning Shu's legs, and then there was a moment of silence.
Yes, Ning Shu's legs were shaking.
Ning Shu naturally knew this too, and inwardly cried: Let her die already, this body is too useless!
She was terrified when she saw Cheng Chuan turn to sand; her legs started shaking at that moment.
At that moment, she suddenly wondered if she was already dead and no longer human, which was why she encountered such a terrifying thing.
If her own body has undergone strange changes, and the bodies of those around her have also undergone strange changes, then she herself may no longer be human!
This realization not only frightened her mentally, but also caused her to experience stress symptoms—her legs trembled.
It must be said that the Chinese language is profound and nuanced; the word "怂" (sǒng, meaning cowardly or timid) accurately expresses her inner feelings and is conveyed through her body language.
Ning Shu was in a hurry to explain, her mouth moving faster than her brain, and blurted out, "I'm not scared at all!"
Saying the toughest things in the most cowardly pose!
Why don't you look at your legs before you say that? They're shaking like a sieve, and you're still being stubborn.
Zhu Peng and Li Lin were internally complaining.
Cheng Chuan remained silent, though he was also somewhat touched. To be honest, he was afraid of this change in himself. Although Ning Shu was stubborn, she had warmed his heart for a second, no more.
"Wu Yi, are you coming with us or not? It's dangerous here, we have to leave quickly."
Zhu Peng felt that since Ning Shu was unyielding, he would have no choice but to persuade Wu Yi.
You know it's dangerous here, so what are you wasting your time for? You're completely insane!
Although Ning Shu's legs were still shaking, she still had to complain.
"I'm sorry, but I still plan to go with Cheng Chuan."
After thinking it over, Wu Yi made a decision. He felt that even if Cheng Chuan really did try to harm him later, he would just consider it as returning the favor to him.
Anyway, he would have been dead long ago if he hadn't been rescued earlier, so it doesn't matter whether it was sooner or later.
"You, you guys really are..." Zhu Peng didn't want to linger any longer and turned to Li Lin, saying, "Hey girl, are you coming or not? If not, I'm leaving!"
Li Lin really wanted to go with Wu Yi, but Wu Yi insisted on following Cheng Chuan, who was potentially dangerous. She didn't dare to take the risk and nodded, preparing to go with Zhu Peng.
What happened to following Wu Yi?
They chose a passage, but hesitated when they saw the ground below the stairs, still shaken by the deaths of Guo Bing and An Ning in the room they had just been in.
They stood still, their eyes involuntarily glancing towards Cheng Chuan.
These two... are so shameless! Ning Shu saw through their thoughts and started ranting.
Cheng Chuan naturally understood what the other party meant. He was also speechless and had to admit defeat to the shamelessness of these two. They had just betrayed him and were already trying to take advantage of him.
If it weren't for the fact that he had maintained his cultural refinement for so many years, he would have liked to kill them first to avoid such a mess.
Wu Yi was still clueless and didn't quite understand what was going on. He asked Ning Shu in a low voice, "What's going on now?"
Ning Shu explained to Wu Yi with a bad expression, and Wu Yi, who understood, also looked bad.
Looking at the two shameless men and then at Cheng Chuan's nasty expression, he volunteered, "I'll go first. Which passage do you want to go through?"
"That one, I'll go with." Cheng Chuan casually pointed to a passageway.
He didn't notice that Zhu Peng and the other man's expressions changed slightly after he finished speaking, probably because they had chosen the passage the other wanted to go through.
"good."
Wu Yi acted immediately, stepping onto the ground without hesitation and quickly running towards the passage.
When the others were standing inside the passageway, they stopped and turned to look at them, who were still on the stairs.
Nothing unusual happened along the way, because Wu Yi was tall and had long legs, and was also very fast, so it was of little reference value to those still on the stairs.
While the others hesitated, Ning Shu also darted out, leaving behind the words, "I'm going first!"
Well, they admired her courage quite a bit.
It wasn't that Ning Shu was courageous, but rather that she felt that if Wu Yi's speed was so fast that the ground didn't have time to react...
So, she, being rather weak, should have used this time difference to buy herself some time to escape, since her speed wasn't as good.
Whether it was good luck or there was no danger here, she successfully reached the entrance of the passage.
She turned around, panting, and looked at the rest of the people.
Seeing that they were safe, Cheng Chuan went over without saying a word.
After Cheng Chuan arrived, the three of them didn't pay attention to Zhu Peng and the others. They walked directly into the passage and disappeared from the sight of Zhu Peng, Li Lin, and the handsome man with heterochromia.
Just as Zhu Peng and Li Lin were about to leave, the handsome man with heterochromia, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "You two are better suited to stay here."
The two turned their heads in astonishment and saw that handsome, dashing face looming large before them. With a flash of cold light, their gaze quickly fell from above to the ground.
A heavy, pungent smell of blood filled the quiet space...
Ning Shu, is your leg better?
It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything, which made me feel uneasy.
Wu Yi felt they were too quiet and wanted to find a topic to ease the atmosphere, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he broke Ning Shu's defenses.
"..."
Brother, if you can't speak properly, please shut up, okay? Why bring up something you shouldn't be talking about?
Ning Shu racked her brains but couldn't think of a good explanation, and finally managed to say, "Okay, it's not shaking anymore."
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