Shangguan Xi patted his shoulder, a hint of comfort flashing in his eyes, and said, "Why are you keeping this to yourself? Do you think keeping it to yourself will lead to any results? Why not just speak up and see if anyone can help? Wouldn't that be a huge benefit for you?"
Shangguan Xi smiled and joked. She could tell that Nangong Yu was in a bad mood and wanted to ease the atmosphere between the two of them and Nangong Yu's mood in this way, but Nangong Yu seemed to have no intention of talking at all and kept playing the role of "silence is golden".
Shangguan Xi couldn't stand the awkward silence going on, so she patted Nangong Yu's arm and said bluntly, "If you keep not saying anything, you might as well never talk to me again. I'm trying to comfort you because you're in a bad mood, but you don't even respond. Do you know how embarrassing this is for me?"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Yu turned to look at her, her lips parting slightly. "I didn't mean that. I just think there's no need to talk about this. It's making a mountain out of a molehill and being too dramatic. It's best to remain silent."
"Who told you this twisted logic? Don't think like that. You need to talk about your bad mood to make it better. If you don't talk about it, how will anyone know you're not feeling well? Besides, aren't we friends?" At this moment, Shangguan Xi didn't continue to do anything inappropriate or say anything inappropriate.
Nangong Yu's heart skipped a beat. To be honest, this was the first time he had ever felt this way. He had always been indifferent to such matters before, but this was the first time someone had cared so much about his feelings and wanted to help him.
He and Shangguan Xi had been together in Qingtao Valley for many years. Before, the two of them didn't get along very well, but they didn't intend to get together either, so they were in love without any problems. However, after Xu Yuehuai came into the picture, both of them were somewhat interested in her, so they began to approach her. It was in this process that they discovered that they were quite familiar with each other.
Xu Yuehuai sat on the other side watching the two of them talk. In fact, she had been paying attention to the surroundings the whole time. How could she not have seen Nangong Yu come over, and how could she not have noticed his very strange emotions? But after Shangguan Xi went up to comfort him, the news all disappeared.
She could vaguely sense that she was different in Nangong Yu's heart, and it was Qi Guze who told her that if she had become this foolish, then she was beyond saving.
The conversation between Shangguan Xi and Nangong Yu seemed quite pleasant later on. After Shangguan Xi finished comforting the first group, Xu Yuehuai stepped forward and asked with a smile, "What are you two talking about so mysteriously here?"
When Nangong Yu saw Xu Yuehuai arrive, he felt a pang of panic. He didn't want Xu Yuehuai to know what had happened to him and that it had anything to do with her. He genuinely felt that his strength was insufficient, and he was completely unprepared for Xu Yuehuai. So, as soon as he thought of this, his mouth beat his brain to ask, "Why did you send us out back then? We have now completely lost the right to enter the ruins."
Xu Yuehuai didn't expect this question to come back to haunt her. She hadn't intended to hide anything from them after coming out, so she naturally sat down next to the two of them, chatting and laughing, but never getting to the point. In the midst of this conversation, Xu Yuehuai suddenly blurted out, "There are people secretly monitoring us here, and the ruins are a hoax."
Knowing this, she chose to leave when she waited a long time but Shi Mu didn't show up. As the weakest member of their team, if Shi Mu really entered the ruins, it would be a serious matter.
He could very well lose his life because of this, and losing his life is more likely to happen to him, and it is especially important.
Nangong Yu and Shangguan Xi hadn't quite recovered from the previous joke when they were suddenly brought up with such a serious topic. They looked at each other blankly and were about to stammer out some details when they suddenly realized why Xu Yuehuai had spoken in this way.
Both of them tacitly shut their mouths, glancing around at their surroundings, but Xu Yuehuai reminded them with a single sentence, "Don't look, or those flesh people will know we're acting strangely."
Nangong Yu hurriedly pulled his head back, and when he turned around, his body was stiff. "No way, is it that scary? Senior Sister, how did you know about this? This is too dangerous. Not only did you have to find out about things, but you also had to escape from those people. It's really not easy."
As Nangong Yu spoke, he kept observing Xu Yuehuai's expression. When he learned that she hadn't pushed him away because she disliked him, Nangong Yu felt a little smug. This time, he wasn't the one who wanted to be abandoned, but a burden.
"I guess it was the Nangong family head who called you over just now. He probably wanted to question you about why you participated in the competition and were eliminated so early, and told you to stay away from me." Xu Yuehuai suddenly said something unrelated at this crucial moment.
Her guesses were all correct, but Nangong Yu was more concerned about something else: who was the mastermind behind this? Xu Yuehuai suddenly changed the subject. Could the mastermind be the same person she had imagined?
Fortunately, Xu Yuehuai explained quickly enough to prevent a misunderstanding from arising. "Don't overthink it. I just wanted to know what happened to you just now. I didn't expect you to guess right away."
"So this has nothing to do with my dad, right?" Nangong Yu and Shangguan Xi did not question Xu Yuehuai's words at all, and even thought that everything made sense, but neither of them asked what kind of scam it was.
Since this could be a hoax, it remains to be seen how many of the people present were actually good people.
Xu Yuehuai spoke so cautiously to avoid being overheard. Her later words were an attempt to veil the topic and prevent anyone from questioning their actions. Xu Yuehuai shook her head and said, "I don't know, perhaps it doesn't matter. I don't know what's hidden here. What I've seen is just the tip of the iceberg. To find out the real reason behind it, I guess I'll need to explore further."
When she said this, the two people next to her became very interested in it.
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