Zhou Ting was quite adaptable, her beautiful face changing expressions repeatedly before she finally looked at Du Jun with a pitiful expression, "Little brother, look at them, bullying me, it's so annoying!" To be honest, just listening to her voice or looking at her, she was quite attractive, but combined with the two, in this unfamiliar and potentially dangerous environment, how many lecherous men would fall for such a low-level trick?
She overestimated her own charm!
"Can I gag her?!" Du Jun couldn't help but pull out some tape from his pocket.
Cheng Shuang immediately grabbed the tape. "Here, brother, let me help you!" Ever since hearing Zhou Ting call him "little brother" in that affected, cheesy tone, Cheng Shuang couldn't bring himself to say those three words out loud...
"You...you're going too far! I was just trying to be nice, and you're all so mean? What did I do to offend you that you're targeting me..." Zhou Ting glared angrily at the group as they continued their accusations, her voice growing louder and louder. Her companion's expression changed slightly, and she began to slowly retreat.
The bushes trembled incessantly, as if something might suddenly burst out at any moment.
The group exchanged glances, deciding whether to gag Zhou Ting or see what was hidden under the bushes. They tacitly chose the latter.
Because it's too late!
Zhou Ting spoke quickly and in a sharp voice. Even when she realized something was wrong and stopped, the rustling green vines did not return to their usual quiet.
It was like a strong wind blowing, rustling from all directions, like the sound of falling leaves, but even more intense.
"Ah!" A scream rang out, and Zhou Ting sprang to her feet, jumping up and down. Upon landing, her face deathly pale, she turned around, muttering to herself, almost questioning, "Who...who touched my foot?"
Her words drew everyone's attention to her embroidered shoes.
The shoe upper was completely bare.
"What...what is it?" Zhou Ting asked in a low voice, her eyes brimming with tears. Seeing no one respond, she hugged her chest helplessly and moved closer to Sun Han, who was closest to her. Sun Han took a step back without hesitation and distanced himself from her.
It wasn't indifference; compared to this stranger, Sun Han cared more about his teammates and temporary teammates.
Cheng Shuang and Du Jun never need anyone to worry about them. If he can spare the energy, he will naturally help Han Meimei.
"Go chase after your classmate!" Han Meimei kindly reminded her, unable to tell whether the girl was just pretending or genuinely scared. These days, very few people cry, but she cried quite beautifully!
"Yes, your classmates are almost out of sight!" Cheng Shuang pointed behind her, where her two classmates went from walking to jogging, their movements swift and fast as they were about to disappear down the winding path.
It's unclear what words struck a nerve with Zhou Ting, but her face flushed red, and she roared angrily, "I don't need your fake kindness!" After shouting, she grabbed her skirt, turned around, and ran away from the four of them like a rabbit. Her desperate running posture showed no trace of her gentle and harmless nature.
No wonder he's a player with a score of 90; he may not be good at anything else, but he's certainly very cunning.
Unfortunately, she clearly misused her cunning. A dark shadow flashed past from the direction of the ridge, moving so fast that its shape could not be detected by the naked eye.
Without hesitation, it pounced on Zhou Ting. By the time everyone reacted, Zhou Ting's scream was drowned out by the bushes and faded into the distance, and then fell silent again after a few seconds.
Cheng Shuang and the others were shocked by this sudden change. The four of them immediately stood back to back, each cautiously observing the direction they were facing.
There are only two places where traces can be perfectly hidden—the knee-deep grass on one side of the ridge and the tall bushes deep inside.
The ridge was close to the path, and although the grass was lush, it wasn't a good place to sit due to the constant flow of people. The bushes were far away, and it seemed that the dark figure had already emerged from the bushes and hidden in the grass, ready to pounce, when it touched Zhou Ting's feet, until Zhou Ting screamed again...
That's why they were able to take advantage of their unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack on Zhou Ting.
The most absurd thing is that Zhou Ting's attempt to drag others down backfired, and she ended up harming herself instead.
"Did you see that?" Sun Han asked in a low, hoarse voice.
Cheng Shuang hugged the bear cub tightly. The other party's speed was enough to keep up with Luo An's, and its size was like a black panther. Of course, it was also possible that the speed was too fast and the visual difference affected their perception.
"Such an agile little animal is beyond reason," Han Meimei said softly.
"The rule of night is light, and the rule of day is noise." The little girl touched the bear's ears and pondered a question, "Can the yard wall keep out 'small animals'?"
Lianrong had screamed hysterically before, but now only she and the old man were in the courtyard. If they couldn't stop it, the consequences would be unpredictable.
"It's hard to say how fast it is," Han Meimei said, her brows furrowing slightly.
The group sighed almost imperceptibly. Even if they went back now, everything might already be set in stone.
"Should we go after them?" Du Jun only asked this one question.
Sun Han shook his head, "It's too late, unless we bring it out again!"
"I'll take care of this!" Cheng Shuang took out Luo An. Ever since the ghost doll got the 'Screaming Chicken' card as a stress reliever, it had never returned it to the little girl. But if she really needed it, it wouldn't be stingy. Besides, the tracking job still depended on it.
The group retreated to a relatively safe area. Cheng Shuang and Han Meimei were surrounded by Du Jun and Sun Han. They watched as Luo An threw out a card not far away, the screaming chicken made a piercing noise, and the bushes shook again.
Everyone held their breath in tension, because what flashed by this time was a red shadow.
It was faster than the shadow, almost in the blink of an eye it pounced on the yellow screaming chicken. The insane "ooh ooh" sound was blown away by the wind, leaving a strange echo in the eardrums. The ghost doll followed suit, and the two phantoms plunged into the bushes one after the other.
"Luo An has a way to contact you, right?" Sun Han asked with certainty. At present, they did not know how many of these speed-enhanced unknown 'small animals' were hiding under the bushes, and leaving this place was an urgent matter.
Cheng Shuang nodded. "We can continue."
The little girl wasn't worried about Luo An's safety. That little guy was quite cunning, and since his origin was a ghost, it would be difficult to catch him unless he had to confront the unknown head-on.
Of course, she can summon it back at any time if there is danger.
After walking quietly for a while, the view suddenly opened up to a quaint two-story building surrounded by a small garden.
“There are guards patrolling the garden entrance from time to time,” Du Jun said softly. “You can pass through, but you can’t stop.”
He saw the group of people in protective suits hurrying away from the office area from the covered walkway on the ridge, so he went down the wooden stairs below the walkway. The guard in the office area saw him and warned him not to linger, but did not stop him from following behind the people in protective suits.
It would be impossible for the guards not to know the dangers in the bushes, which shows that they didn't care about the lives of the 'outsiders' and might even be happy about it.
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