Seeing the person standing under the tree, Yang Jia was a little unsure whether to greet him. But after thinking it over, he didn't know what to say, so he decided to remain silent.
At this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind: So her name is Li Bai. Such a beautiful name, yet no one calls her that. Yang Jia had been puzzled, but now standing in front of this person, she suddenly understood. This name really wasn't something everyone could call her.
"It's you." Li Bai said.
Yes, it's me. Yang Jia complained in her heart, who else could it be? She tried hard not to wonder if Li Bai knew what she was doing behind the bushes. At the age of twenty, this was the first time she had met someone who completely met her aesthetic standards. But now Yang Jia felt that her fantasy of first love could end.
But he still tried to explain, "Please believe me, this is really just a coincidence and an accident. I promise that every word I heard today will be deleted from my mind and will never be known to anyone else."
But Li Bai asked a completely unrelated question that Yang Jia hadn't expected, "Can I see your ID card?"
"Huh?" Yang Jia was a little surprised, but his hands seemed to have a mind of their own. He reached into his pocket, took out his wallet, opened it, pulled out his ID card and handed it over. This series of actions was as smooth as flowing water, without any delay.
Li Bai took a look and handed the card back. "Could you tell me your number?"
The ID card was clean, with nothing on it except a symbol that Yang Jia couldn't quite understand, so the number wasn't displayed on it either. Could there be something special about this number? She hesitated for a moment, then said, "37651, my number."
Li Bai nodded, her expression revealing nothing wrong. She took off her bag, opened it, and pulled something out, throwing it at Yang Jia.
Yang Jia hurriedly caught it and took a look. It was the monkey skin she had been staring at for so long. But she didn't have time to be happy. Her mind froze, her heartbeat quickened, and all her thoughts converged on one thing: Did she know my secret? Did she know I was different from them?
"This..." She held the thing in her hand and tried to calm herself down, "Why give it to me?"
"A woman's purse is too small and inconvenient," Li Bai said. "You'll get this thing sooner or later. If you don't want to take it for free, consider it my wages."
So, not everyone has a backpack, but sooner or later everyone will have one? Hearing this from Li Bai's words, Yang Jia's heart perked up again. He nodded halfway when he suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, hiring?"
"They are going back today." Li Bai said.
Yang Jia waited for her to continue, but Li Bai showed no interest in continuing. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "They're going back, what about you?"
When asking this question, Yang Jia hated her own quick comprehension. Li Bai's aura was too strong, making it impossible for him to play dumb in front of her. She also wanted to go back and didn't want to take on such a completely unexpected job!
But she could only think about this in her heart and didn't dare to say it out loud.
The remuneration had been paid, and Li Bai hadn't given her the right to refuse. Whether she was hired or coerced was just a matter of attitude.
Yang Jia once again understood why Bai Ting and the others kept their distance from Li Bai.
This person... is very dangerous.
Sure enough, Li Bai pointed to a place deeper in the forest and said, "I want to go there."
She was going to go deeper! And she was going to leave the main force behind and go all alone! Although after seeing what happened this morning, Yang Jia felt that everyone else combined was no match for Li Bai alone, and that they would probably just be a burden to her, but now that she knew Li Bai's plan, she was still surprised.
Of course, although he was surprised, with Li Bai's fighting ability, it might be a bit troublesome to deal with the wild beasts encountered on the road, but it was still easy to protect himself.
But that may not be the case for me.
So even though she knew that refusing would be useless, Yang Jia couldn't help but say, "I can't help you." The reward was very generous, but she had to be alive to get it!
Li Bai glanced at the card in her hand.
Yang Jia tucked the card back into her wallet, feeling as if she'd been burned. She knew that a weakling like her was a mere burden to Li Bai. Her only value was probably this card, which was different from everyone else's. Even now, Yang Jia still couldn't figure out what was so special about it, or what it was for.
Bai Ting said before that she would get extra gains if she touched the corpse, but the pocket on the monkey's waist is right there, so she should be able to find it even if it's not there, right?
"Let's go." Li Bai turned around and walked in the direction she pointed.
Yang Jia was startled. "Aren't you going back to tell them?"
Li Bai did not answer, but Yang Jia guessed that this might not be the first time such a thing happened, and maybe everyone was already used to it?
Seeing Li Bai walking away, she hurried to follow him. After all, since he had "hired" her, Li Bai wouldn't just stand by and watch her die, right? Following her was definitely safer than staying there alone.
Li Bai's pace didn't seem fast, but Yang Jia was struggling to keep up. Previously, with so many people around, they couldn't move any faster, and it wasn't noticeable. Now, with just the two of them, Yang Jia had to jog after a while to keep up, otherwise the gap between them would only widen. This was a considerable burden, especially since they were in the mountains, with no roads, let alone poor road conditions. It wasn't long before Yang Jia couldn't walk any further, and she stopped to hold onto a tree to catch her breath.
She wanted to ask Li Bai to wait, but was too embarrassed. Although she had guessed that she was a drag, Yang Jia had not expected that she would fall behind before the battle even started.
Fortunately, Li Bai, as if she had eyes on the back of her head, also stopped, keeping a moderate distance from Yang Jia. But she didn't stop either, looking around and quickly squatting down to collect. This place was much deeper than when they first left the city, and there were several more plants they hadn't seen before.
This action struck Yang Jia as... in short, out of tune with Li Bai's temperament. Yang Jia felt she was the type of person focused solely on her own goals, oblivious to everything else. This "plucking feathers from a passing goose" attitude significantly lowered her character. But Li Bai herself seemed oblivious, her movements natural and practiced, clearly not her first time.
After a while, Yang Jia saw that Li Bai had finished collecting and he had recovered a bit, so he supported himself with the tree and stood up, feeling embarrassed to delay any longer. But before he could stand firmly, he saw Li Bai suddenly turned his head and looked at him. His eyes were sharp, as if carrying invisible pressure and murderous intent. Yang Jia felt his legs weaken and he almost fell down again.
But the murderous intent was not directed at her. Li Bai looked in her direction and said in a cold voice, "Come out."
A moment later, a petite figure lingered and emerged from behind a tree. Bai Ting walked over to Yang Jia, then stood there hesitantly with her head lowered, looking as if she had done something wrong.
But Li Bai didn't say anything. He glanced at the two of them and turned to continue walking. Bai Ting breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been pardoned. She reached out to support Yang Jia and whispered, "Let's go!"
"Why are you here?" Yang Jia couldn't help but ask. He had been hired or coerced by Li Bai, so he had no choice but to come, but Bai Ting had clearly come here on her own. Wasn't she terrified of Li Bai? She wouldn't even dare to be in the same room with her, so why was she following him now?
Bai Ting sighed bitterly, "It's because everyone knows the boss will stay, so they sent me here to follow her. I'm the youngest and have the least experience, so this kind of job always falls on me." She glanced at Yang Jia again and patted her chest with her free hand. "It's a good thing you're here too. I finally have someone to keep me company."
The two little animals shivered and snuggled together to keep each other warm. They felt a kind of sympathy for each other and suddenly became extremely close.
"You call Li Bai Boss?" Yang Jia asked. In the past, even if she was curious, she wouldn't ask. But now that she and Bai Ting had just become "revolutionary allies," they couldn't help but find a common topic. Li Bai was their only common denominator, so she didn't know what else to talk about.
Bai Ting glanced in Li Bai's direction, and seeing she didn't react, she whispered, "Yes, she's our boss, very powerful!"
"But I feel like you are all afraid of her and don't seem to be close to her." Yang Jia said deliberately.
Bai Ting puffed up her cheeks immediately, seeming a little angry at the statement, but she deflated herself after a moment. "That's because you haven't seen the boss at her full strength..." She lowered her voice, almost whispering in Yang Jia's ear, "Everyone privately calls her 'the humanoid weapon.'"
Yang Jia couldn't help but glance in Li Bai's direction.
If she were a weapon, it would be a peerless divine weapon - powerful enough to be invincible, but also destined to have no friends, no companions, and eternal loneliness.
Because the mission of weapons is to kill all the same kind in this world.
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