Chapter 148 Night Candle Rules 26: An Inescapable Clingy Glue.
Upon hearing Nanmen Jue's voice, the three sneaky people were not afraid at all, and instead moved closer.
Li Fei still wore a fawning smile, but his eyes were much clearer now. "Um, Boss Nanmen, could you... say a few words?"
“I thought that even if you didn’t dare to run out, you wouldn’t dare to come back up,” Nanmen Jue said.
She didn't go all out just now, but it definitely wasn't easy for Li Fei either. Her goal was to drive them away, but she didn't expect that these three people would actually come back.
Nanmen Jue's lack of anger was tantamount to acquiescence. Li Fei, now middle-aged, had become quite shrewd and immediately led the two upstairs to sit down on the bedside.
Seeing how natural he was, Nanmen Jue was the one who was surprised, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Li Fei smiled and said, "To be honest, before I met you, I was very scared because I realized that this world is a slaughterhouse. All those with purple or blue names are just cannon fodder. This is a duel arena for you gold-named players. If we want to survive, we'd better stay put and not get involved in anything."
“You did do that,” Nanmen Jue said. “Those two really didn’t recognize me, but you, you recognized me the first time you came up here, right? You have their communicator, which means you’re not some nobody who doesn’t care about anything in Ouroboros. It’s impossible that you weren’t notified about the plan to kill me.”
"Hehehe, you're a master strategist, boss. I was just being presumptuous to think I could hide anything from you." Li Fei chuckled sheepishly.
"Then I'm even more curious. What's this all about?" Nanmen Jue said.
"Ahem, um." Li Fei coughed lightly, glancing left and right with his small eyes. The two young men were staring at him expectantly, clearly regarding him as their pillar of support, their only hope for survival in this world. He sighed inwardly and said, "Actually, Jin Jian and I used to be friends."
"Jin Jian?" Nanmen Jue was taken aback upon hearing the unexpected name.
Li Fei nodded, a sigh lingering on his face. "Yes, you know how precious it is to be called a friend in this kind of world... He and I really went through thick and thin together, it's just a pity."
Nanmen Jue guessed the reason and waited for him to continue.
“Big Brother Nanmen, I’m not exactly lying to you. I’m a real slacker. I don’t want to get involved too much. I just want to rely on a powerful figure to survive. Anyway, someone like me has no presence in reality and no ambition. I’m content to live a quiet life. I just never expected to have such a stroke of luck. I blew up a fallen base in a world and accidentally gained a lot of points, becoming a purple-named player.” Li Fei smiled bitterly. “Purple-named players aren’t uncommon, but they’re not exactly rare either. If I pretend to do a few things seriously, I’ll get that communicator. As long as I enter the same world as the guild leader, he can use that communicator to contact us and ask us to do things for him. In return, he can provide us with protection. It’s a win-win situation.”
"But I'm a scoundrel, while Jin Jian isn't. That old guy has some ambitions. He wants to be a superior person in the next reincarnation world, or at least not die so easily. Our ideals don't align, so we gradually stopped contacting each other. We don't really hate each other, but we can't really be considered friends anymore."
This reasoning aligned with Nanmen Jue's suspicions. She asked, "So, what did he tell you about me?"
Li Fei's slightly cloudy eyes looked at her. This was the first time he had looked Nanmen Jue in the eye. He looked her over carefully. "You are just like he said, sharp-tongued but kind-hearted."
Nanmen Jue lowered his eyes and chuckled.
“Jin Jian told me that he thinks I’m right. In this kind of world, just being able to survive is the best thing you can do.” Li Fei sighed. “Who would have thought that I, who just wanted to survive, would be dragged into a world where five Jin Mings coexist, and I also inexplicably have two brats that I can’t let go of, hahaha.”
His smile was bitter, but his expression was calm, showing no sign of reluctance. It made sense, they were just blue-named and green-named individuals; if he were unwilling, could they force him?
Both young men lowered their heads in shame.
“Big Brother Nanmen, you’re a good person. You saw through my lie, but you still helped me cover it up. If you hadn’t kicked me out in front of President Zhang Jin, I would have been really worried about how to cling to you. Now it’s all right, I can leave legitimately and don’t have to get involved in the battle with the big shots anymore.” Li Fei said, “There are too few good people in this space. Since I’ve met one, I should at least come back and say thank you.”
“I understand,” Nanmen Jue said.
Her reply was very calm. For Li Fei, he just wanted to come back and say thank you, to put his conscience at ease, and there was no need to get involved in any more trouble.
Li Fei understood her meaning from the sound of the strings and gave her a grateful look.
“Boss Nanmen, that’s all I have to say,” Li Fei said. “You helped me this time, and I can’t forget that. Although I’m not very capable, I’m sure you don’t need my help… but if you do need anything, just come to me.”
Whether it was just polite talk, feigned innocence, or genuine surrender, Nanmen Jue didn't care. She simply nodded to indicate that she understood.
Li Fei stared at her for a moment and said, "Then, Boss Nanmen, we won't disturb you any longer. Please get some rest."
He pulled the two young men up and was about to leave.
Nanmen Jue looked up and said, "Where are you going? It's not even dawn yet. Every reincarnator knows this. Don't leave the cover at night."
"Ah, you?" Li Fei turned around in surprise.
"Since you know I'm soft-hearted, why are you testing me?" Nanmen Jue turned his head away, refusing to look at them. "Just stay here. We'll part ways first thing tomorrow morning. Next time you see me, remember to act convincingly."
"No, no, no, I really wasn't testing you this time, I really didn't expect this..." Li Fei stood up excitedly, and just like when he first met Nanmen Jue, he looked her over carefully, then bowed deeply, "Thank you."
The two young men weren't stupid after all, and they quickly followed suit, bowing and saying, "Thank you, Boss Nanmen!"
“I have another question,” Nanmen Jue said, “Did Jin Jian come into this world?”
Li Fei paused for a moment, then nodded slightly. "He has been working with the United Government as Zhou Yiming's intermediary with Zhang Jin. I think he's the one who told Chairman Zhang how to contact me, but how he knew you were here, I really don't know."
"What?" Nanmen Jue said, her expression freezing as she suddenly realized something.
“He said he needs to keep an eye on the news for you.” Li Fei looked at her. “Now that you know everything, do you want his contact information?”
...
Because there were outsiders present, Nanmen Jue and Ying Yao didn't say anything more. The next morning, Li Fei and the other two left quietly. As soon as they went downstairs, Nanmen Jue opened his eyes.
She had been rubbing Li Fei's communicator in her hands all night, until it was practically polished and warm to the touch.
What are you worried about?
Nanmen Jue stopped stroking his fingers and turned his head to look at the other side of the bed.
Ying Yao's sleeping posture was very neat, perhaps a habit carried over from his time in the army. He lay on his back all night with his hands neatly placed on his stomach, which made Nanmen Jue want to stand up, bow to him, and present him with a bouquet of white flowers.
He made a sound, but did not open his eyes or turn over.
Nanmen Jue leaned against the headboard, quietly watching him, the communicator in her hand spinning again.
“I always thought you were worried about your friends who also entered this world, but now I think you have something more important to worry about than these few lives.” Ying Yao opened his eyes, but did not look at Nanmen Jue. “We have never asked each other questions that we don’t want to talk about. Nanmen Jue, I don’t necessarily need to get an answer now. If you have more important things to do, then do them.”
What troubled Nanmen Jue all night was whether or not to go to the United Government with Ying Yao.
Just like she said last night, she should go, and she really wanted to go, but now the situation might be more serious than she thought.
Everyone she knew was drawn into this world.
She didn't know what the Supreme God wanted to do or what his next move would be. She felt uneasy, and the only way to end this unease was to find the anchor point as soon as possible and end the process of this world.
But she couldn't bear to let the weakened Ying Yao face the two Jin Ming alone.
Ying Yao didn't know what she was struggling with, but he could see it, so he spoke up without mentioning Nanmen Jue's promise from the previous night, and simply told her to stop struggling.
Nanmen Jue felt a pang of sadness, and her straight shoulders slumped as she leaned against the headboard, looking like a real young person.
Ying Yao also sat up. In the dim light, his face was still pale, but his eyes were tolerant and gentle, just like a true elder.
“Go,” he said. “Don’t worry about me. I’ll take care of myself and won’t become a threat to you.”
"What are you talking about? You know perfectly well that's not what I'm worried about." Nanmen Jue spoke up, only to realize that his voice was actually a little hoarse.
Ying Yao smiled slightly. He enjoyed seeing Nanmen Jue act so unceremonious towards him.
Nanmen Jue began to rub the communicator in her hand again. She definitely couldn't return this to Li Fei, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain it. She lowered her eyes, her expression fluctuating violently, hesitant.
Ying Yao's eyes showed concern. "What's wrong?"
“…I have something to tell you.” Nanmen Jue finally made up his mind.
She told Ying Yao about the world's anchor point and the secret to her rapid leveling up. She spoke fluently, perhaps because of Ying Yao's mature attitude. He didn't refute, question, or accuse her. He just listened quietly. He was an excellent confidant. Nanmen Jue almost told him about her secret of murder, but she stopped in time and licked her dry lips discreetly.
"We must leave this world as soon as possible, otherwise we don't know what will happen." Nanmen Jue made no attempt to hide his fear. "This world is too terrible. I'm afraid we will all die here."
Ying Yao gazed at her, his pupils clear and his eyes deep. Nanmen Jue knew that he was still hiding the most important things from her, such as how she knew about this matter? Why was the God of War going to such lengths to deal with her? She knelt up and grabbed Ying Yao's hand.
"Ying Yao, believe me, I would never want anyone to die."
Meeting her eager eyes, Ying Yao's throat moved almost imperceptibly, he sighed softly, and took her hand in his.
“I understand,” he said. “Xiao Jue, we can’t all go to the United Government. Time is tight, so we have to split up. Don’t struggle anymore. I’ll give you the tracking equipment. You need to find not only the anchor points but also Nanmen Yu’s trail, so you absolutely cannot come with me.”
Nanmen Jue was taken aback. "Isn't that a golden item? You're going to give it to me?"
"I'll shift the blame onto myself. I'm used to it anyway. Don't worry, Zhang Jin can't kill me." Ying Yao's calm tone revealed a domineering air. "I'll take care of myself, and you should too. The faster you destroy this world, the greater our chances of survival will be."
When the world is destroyed, the rules will also disappear, and even the supreme god will be unable to do anything to them in such a collapsing environment.
The premise is that they themselves can survive the collapse of the environment.
Nanmen Jue stared at him intently. "I understand."
Having made her decision, she stopped worrying. Ying Yao took something that looked like a contact lens out of his eyeball and placed it in her hand.
“This is the golden prop, an inescapable leech,” Ying Yao said. “For the person being tracked, that is indeed the case.”
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