What the heck is "again"?!
Cheng Shuang glared at him with dead fish eyes, then ducked to avoid Si Hai's large hand that was about to pat her head. If you're going to pretend you don't know me, then go all the way! She didn't care!
Initially somewhat dazed, Big White, seeing the girl's haughty expression, immediately pulled her to his side, becoming even more wary. "Don't try to get close to me. What exactly do you want?"
Gong Zhu scoffed and said to Si Hai, "See? I told you we didn't need to worry about Youyou. She can attract good girls to protect her wherever she goes!"
Cheng Shuang smiled smugly, hugged Da Bai's waist, and said with an air of arrogance, "You're just jealous!"
"So what if I'm jealous!" Gong Zhu immediately retorted, hands on her hips. But when she saw the three pairs of "I see" looks in their eyes, she suddenly realized what she meant and jumped up and down impatiently. "Nonsense! What am I jealous of? What am I jealous of! Look at the women you've met, the cold and aloof April, the big-eyed but lifeless Da Bai, what am I jealous of!"
The little girl pouted in disagreement, while Big White seemed a bit shy, "This is the first time someone has complimented my big eyes!"
Gong Zhu: ...No, that's not what he meant at all!
Sihai covered his mouth and coughed lightly, "If Miss Da Bai doesn't object, you can wait outside with Xiao Gong for a while."
Da Bai frowned, still looking at Cheng Shuang.
Cheng Shuang pulled her aside and whispered the connection between the three of them. When Da Bai learned that Da Hai and Xiao Gong were temporary teammates the little girl had met in a certain death zone, she lowered her guard a little, but still questioned them with some dissatisfaction, "Then why did they pretend not to know you on the bus?"
She could see clearly that the two men were dressed in a mysterious and unpredictable manner. It would be understandable if the little girl didn't recognize them, but what about them?
Sihai and Gongzhu exchanged a glance. Sihai spoke, his voice tinged with melancholy, "This was our fault. Because of some accidents, we were a bit too cautious."
Xiao Gong bluntly stated, "If we cannot confirm that she is still the same Youyou, we dare not rashly acknowledge her as our daughter."
Da Bai sneered, "No wonder I always felt like someone was watching us from the shadows." She turned to Cheng Shuang and asked seriously, "He Cheng, why don't you acknowledge them? Is it because something went wrong with their past cooperation?"
Cheng Shuang quickly shook her head. She took a deep breath and decided to be a little honest with the three of them, "I've developed a minor problem that has caused face blindness..."
Sihai looked at him with pity, "Your situation is probably similar to Xiaogong's, a punishment for overusing skills, right?"
Cheng Shuang was startled and carefully examined Gong Zhu, exclaiming in surprise, "So, Sister Gong... changed her gender because of punishment!"
Gong Zhu's face darkened. He glared at Si Hai, who was smirking, and Da Bai, who had wide eyes, and weakly protested, "No, remember my skill? It's aimed at my skill, though of course, there's a connection too." He waved his hand impatiently, "Let's catch up later. Now, let's get down to business, okay?"
Da Bai wisely withdrew his curious gaze. He had to admit that after learning that Xiao Gong might be a woman and that her skills were being targeted, he was less reluctant to stand guard outside with her.
Cheng Shuang naturally had no objections; if they delayed any longer, it would be dawn.
Sihai grabbed the little girl's sleeve, and the two of them, leaning against the edge, stepped into the abyss-like cave entrance. A chilling aura instantly seeped into their skin, a bone-scraping cold.
Once the darkness of the cave had completely swallowed their figures and everything outside was no longer visible, Sihai suddenly turned around, made a shushing gesture to Cheng Shuang, took her hand, and traced her hand in his palm.
Cheng Shuang quietly and carefully discerned the details, finally staring in astonishment at Si Hai's dazzling eyes, and the atmosphere froze for a moment.
Feng Jiakang, who seemed cunning yet reliable in the Abyss City, was betrayed and killed by his temporary teammates. The rest stop disintegrated, and April was separated from them. All three of them became undead fugitives. Perhaps in the next cycle of reincarnation, Sihai and Gongzhu will also go their separate ways.
Their team completely fell apart.
The amount of information is too much to digest.
In the little girl's mind, both April and Sihai were very powerful, but now it seems that no matter how strong an individual's power is, it doesn't mean anything.
Si Hai didn't give Cheng Shuang much time to be shocked. He stuffed a card into her hand and wrote two words on her palm: Coordinates.
Cheng Shuang looked up in confusion, only to see Si Hai bending down and pleading in her ear, "Searching for the coordinates of the original rest stop will find our names."
The little girl immediately understood that Sihai and Gongzhu wanted to join the convenience store, or rather, joining the convenience store was the only way for them to reunite with Siyue.
No wonder Sihai never acknowledged her; he was scrutinizing her, trying to discern whether he had changed and whether he was suitable to become their true partner.
Cheng Shuang did not agree immediately.
Not only was Sihai cautious, but she also had to seriously consider whether Sihai and the others felt betrayed because of Feng Jiakang's death, and whether their mentality had changed significantly from before, such as losing trust in their new companions.
"I need to go back and discuss it with everyone," the girl replied cautiously. "I can't make any promises to you right now."
Upon hearing this, Sihai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I'm half relieved that you're willing to seriously consider it. At least it proves that you're not just giving me the runaround."
Cheng Shuang smiled too, "I really miss Sister Yue."
The conversation between the two ended there. Just as Cheng Shuang was about to continue walking, Si Hai stopped her. "You can't go in," he explained. "There are some kind of mechanisms inside. Only the homeless people living there and the staff know how to get in and out. We came here once last night."
Cheng Shuang finally understood that Si Hai and Gong Zhu were using this opportunity to separate her from Da Bai so that they could give her their coordinates.
The little girl puffed out her cheeks and said, "When I got off the bus, I didn't drop any milk tablets or pills, did I? You're just using this as an excuse to chat me up."
Si Hai couldn't resist ruffling the little girl's head. "What kind of flirting is this? You're so young, don't use words like that." He felt a good sensation in his hand. Luckily, that kid named Du Jun wasn't there, otherwise he might not have been able to touch the little girl's soft, smooth hair.
Sihai was about to explain when he suddenly heard birds chirping outside. He quickly pulled Cheng Shuang into a corner, and with a large cloak spread out, he completely enveloped the two of them.
The birdsong started and ended abruptly, and almost immediately a group of people of varying heights and builds strolled in leisurely.
It was a group of humans in work clothes, yawning and chatting, their voices very soft, echoing far into the cave.
"I'm going back to sleep, I'm so tired."
"Shift work is so great! I can sleep a little longer."
"Were any people expelled yesterday because they didn't have enough points?"
"A few of them are still trying to lie. Ha, don't they know that we have people with lie detection skills among us?"
"Even if this kind of person comes back alive, he'll be destined to do hard labor. I certainly wouldn't dare work with him."
"Let's talk about it after we come back alive!"
"Who knows which monster it's fed outside!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
