Chapter 115 (First Release)...
No one would stay in a corner waiting for someone who has already left and hasn't responded.
Ning Wanwan felt that Ansil was overthinking things.
“No, he must still be here,” Ansel said confidently, a disdainful look on his face. “After all, that thing is so desperate for a master…”
Ning Wanwan repeated “missing a support” in confusion, feeling that Ansel was saying something inexplicable.
Ansel fell silent again, as if he had thought of something, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Ning Wanwan was full of doubts: "I've always wanted to ask, so what exactly did he do to offend you? It seems like there are many things you haven't said."
Ning Wanwan wasn't one to pry into other people's affairs, but Ansel's malice towards Xiaozhou was so strange that it reminded her of the villagers who were equally hostile towards Xiaozhou.
But it seems a little different.
Faced with the girl's deep confusion, Ansel's eyes flickered slightly.
Then he looked away, looking embarrassed.
"Wanwan, knowing many things will not do you any good."
"Anyway, I don't want you to be taken away, so please ignore him, okay?"
He turned his gaze back, his violet eyes fixed intently on her, and then suddenly picked Ning Wanwan up easily, his voice softening as if he were being affectionate.
"Wanwan, promise me, don't pay any attention to him, and come away from here with me."
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Suddenly her gaze was lifted, Ning Wanwan looked down and met Ansil's expectant eyes, so she had no choice but to pat his shoulder hard again.
"Put me down! Don't attack me suddenly!"
"I won't let you down until you agree!" Ansel sneered, then suddenly tightened his arms around her, forcing Ning Wanwan to lunge forward and wrap her arms around his neck.
Ansel laughed again, holding Ning Wanwan tightly, and strode forward.
The scenery on both sides moved forward in their line of sight. Ning Wanwan's body was suspended in the air as she was carried by Ansel, swaying back and forth.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Ning Wanwan: "An, Si, Ai, Er!"
Seeing that the girl was really unhappy, Ansel decided to stop while he was ahead and finally put Ning Wanwan down.
"Wanwan, please say yes," Ansel persisted. "What's so great about this lousy village? I'll take you somewhere else."
Ning Wanwan was truly helpless: "You said before that you couldn't even join a village, how come you're talking about a dilapidated village now... but the village isn't dilapidated at all."
Ansel didn't speak, but a hint of... annoyance flashed across his expression.
Ning Wanwan felt that Ansil was a bit childish and acted on a whim.
She continued, "And isn't it the same everywhere else? They reject outsiders who are fleeing famine and only accept those who are talented and qualified. Even if you go to other places, you will face similar predicaments."
"Besides, how far are the next village and city from here? Can the two of us get there safely? What about food along the way? Won't we encounter monsters?"
Ning Wanwan's series of questions were all reasonable and well-founded, leaving Ansel speechless and unable to find an excuse to refute them.
"Fine," he said sullenly.
Ning Wanwan blinked gently.
In fact, Ning Wanwan had also considered Ansel's suggestion of "going to other places," but what she mentioned were the most realistic issues she had thought of.
At the very least, we have to wait until the qualifications are tested in this village.
After sorting through all this, Ning Wanwan looked up and suddenly realized that she had returned to the entrance of the village.
"We're back"
"Yes, I carried you back; I didn't want you to stay by that wall."
Ansel wore a triumphant expression.
Then, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, he said, "And if I carry you, you won't have to walk any further, right?"
Ning Wanwan: "Thank you..." But it's not necessary!
It's not like my legs are broken! Why do I have to be carried around like this...
Thankfully, she didn't encounter many people outside the village, otherwise Ning Wanwan would have been incredibly embarrassed.
Ning Wanwan ignored Ansel and looked towards the village gate.
Just then, she vaguely heard a sound and gestured for Ansel to quiet down and listen.
"Jeremy, why did you do that? First... then you protected that brat?" a voice said indignantly.
"Of course I have my reasons, it's none of your business, don't ask any more questions." That was probably the impatient reply from the man named Jeremy.
"Alright, alright, you're the village chief's son, whatever you say is right..."
Immediately afterwards, a familiar brown-haired freckled boy and another person walked by.
Ning Wanwan's eyes widened slightly. This brown-haired, freckled boy was the one who had stopped a group of people from committing violence and saved Xiao Zhou.
"Who are you people and what are you doing standing here?" The brown-haired, freckled boy, Jeremy, stopped and frowned as he looked at Ning Wanwan and her companion.
The boy next to Jeremy exclaimed, “I’ve seen them! They said they were passing through our village and wanted to stop by for a rest.”
“Take a break,” Jeremy chuckled, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. “I’ve seen plenty of migrant workers using this excuse.”
His gaze suddenly fell on Ansel, who was standing behind Ning Wanwan with his arms crossed in a casual posture: "I recognize you."
Ansel raised an eyebrow and said "Oh".
Ansel's dismissive attitude made Jeremy frown and sneer, "Aren't you the guy who didn't have any talent after the test?"
"Tsk, it's amazing that it's still alive and hasn't died in the blizzard. It's quite capable."
"However, there will be an even bigger blizzard in half a month. We'll see if you can survive until then."
Ning Wanwan caught a glimpse of the crucial information amidst the even larger blizzard, and her heart tightened.
At the same time, she looked at Jeremy and was slightly surprised by how he treated other people so differently from how he treated Xiaozhou.
"Get out of here right now, and don't linger near our village, or don't blame us for being impolite," Jeremy coldly warned the two men.
Then, without saying anything more, he and another person turned and left.
"Get out of here, get out of here." The other person waved them off with this disdainful remark before leaving.
Ning Wanwan watched the two figures walk into the village, sighed, and looked at Ansel, worried that he might lose control of his anger.
Surprisingly, despite being treated this way, Ansel didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he seemed bored, as if he were watching a play he had seen countless times from a superior position.
He stood with his eyes glazed over, arms crossed, leaning against the wall, lost in thought.
In short, his entire being exuded one word—boredom.
It was the girl's gaze that instantly perked him up.
Ansel straightened up, rested his fingers on his chin, and smiled: "Wanwan, are you trying to ask me why he treats me so badly?"
Ning Wanwan: "Actually, no... but I do have a little doubt about this."
Ansel shrugged and said, "Actually, I don't remember very clearly... I vaguely remember that he was a talented person, but he was too weak. I just told him the truth, and he held a grudge against me."
Ning Wanwan: "..."
That's good, that's normal. It's not surprising that someone who didn't have their talent tested would be resented for mocking their own weakness.
However, the fact that Jeremy could keep up with the "trash talk" of an untalented person clearly shows that he was very unhappy and bothered by it, which shows that Jeremy is not a magnanimous person.
Ning Wanwan felt something was off about this person being so kind and approachable to Xiao Zhou, and not getting angry even when Xiao Zhou ignored or gave him the cold shoulder.
“Okay,” Ning Wanwan said. “Actually, I wanted to ask, what Jeremy said about an even bigger blizzard coming in two weeks… is it true?”
“It’s highly likely to be true,” Ansel confirmed the news. “Moreover, it probably covers the entire region.”
It covers the entire area... which means that even if you want to leave the blizzard's range, you can't... Ning Wanwan bit her lip, feeling anxious.
"Why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Ning Wanwan turned to look at Ansel, scrutinizing his expression, and asked curiously.
Ansel: "Of course I'm not in a hurry, I have you here."
Ning Wanwan: ""
Ansel winked at her: "If something happens, it wouldn't be bad to commit suicide together. I've heard that's quite romantic among humans."
Judging from his expression, he actually thought it was a good idea.
Ning Wanwan: "..." Pui pui.
"I don't want to 'die for love'!" Ning Wanwan complained. "Besides, there's no 'love' between us."
"No?" Ansel suddenly paused, then turned and leaned closer.
The boy's strikingly beautiful appearance suddenly approached and magnified in his field of vision, creating an unexpected and shocking experience.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
She stared in shock, her eyes widening as they were so close that their breaths mingled.
“No?” Ansel repeated, making full use of his physical advantages while keeping a close eye on her expression.
After recovering from the visual shock of this beautiful sight, Ning Wanwan did not hesitate to raise her hand and push Ansel away a little.
"There is no 'love' in dying for love, only 'love' in companionship."
The girl, who had always appeared gentle and timid, was surprisingly cold and ruthless at this moment.
Ansel: "..."
Ansel: "..."
Ansel seemed to have suffered some kind of major blow.
Even after encountering so many setbacks, Ning Wanwan had never seen Ansel show such an expression before.
A very frustrated and resentful expression.
"So in the end, I was the only one who got caught up in it all..."
"No! Absolutely not!"
He suddenly cupped Ning Wanwan's face in his hands, looked her in the eye, and said domineeringly, "You have to have another kind of 'feeling' for me!"
Ning Wanwan tried to turn her head away, but Ansil, who had only been joking before, forcefully turned her head back this time.
Ning Wanwan: "...Ansel, that's enough, stop making a scene."
Ning Wanwan didn't sense anything unusual at first and just wanted to take Ansel's hand away, but Ansel refused.
He stared intently at Ning Wanwan with his violet eyes for a while, then suddenly raised the hand that was holding Ning Wanwan's face, forcing her to tilt her face up slightly.
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