Chapter 168 (First Release)...
As the other person asked with a smile, a warm breeze brushed against my ear, bringing a tingling, itchy sensation.
"!"
Ning Wanwan almost suffered cardiac arrest.
She hadn't expected that, even so, someone would still hear her talking to herself.
Even though she only murmured four words.
Moreover, why did they suddenly appear next to my ear without me even hearing a sound of footsteps?
Ning Wanwan instinctively covered her ears, startled like a rabbit, and darted to the side.
The blond, purple-eyed boy was smiling at her. Seeing how quickly the girl dodged, he exaggeratedly put on a hurt expression: "Wanwan, I was just asking what you were muttering to yourself. Why did you run away so fast?"
Ning Wanwan slowly exhaled, knowing he was doing it on purpose, and couldn't help but glare at him: "Why is it you... and I was speaking softly because I didn't want anyone to hear!"
Ansel blinked, his violet eyes like crystals, or like the dark and mysterious night sky as the sunset fades.
"Hey—does Wanwan have some secret she can't let me hear?" he asked, drawing out the last syllable.
Ning Wanwan: "Since it's a secret, I definitely won't tell!"
Ansel muttered to himself, "So there's a secret being kept from me."
Ning Wanwan glared at him again, then ignored him.
“However…” Ansel’s voice suddenly lowered slightly.
He said, "Maybe I know Wanwan's secret."
He looked at Ning Wanwan with a smile. His beautiful and delicate face was as pleasing to the eye as ever, but for some reason, Ning Wanwan suddenly felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity, as if she were meeting him for the first time.
She suddenly had a feeling—maybe Ansel really knew what she was doing.
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips: "So?"
Ansel paused, momentarily taken aback by Ning Wanwan's calm demeanor: "Hmm."
Ning Wanwan's face showed no guilt or unease, nor any clumsy acting attempts to conceal it. She simply asked in return, "So?"
"You really know everything? Then Ansel, what are you going to do?"
Ansel paused for a moment, then slowly leaned closer, head drooping: "Wanwan, are you angry?"
The blond-haired, purple-eyed boy wore a pitiful expression.
Ning Wanwan: "...I wouldn't say I'm angry. I just don't really like your attitude."
Ning Wanwan couldn't quite put her finger on how bad Ansel's attitude was, but she just really disliked it and couldn't get used to it.
Ansel rested his chin on her shoulder and said softly, "Okay, Wanwan, I was just a little jealous just now... because I saw Qi Lin just leave, and you were chatting with him before, right?"
"Wanwan, I'm just a little upset that you have a little secret with someone else."
Ning Wanwan lowered her eyes and did not push Ansil away, letting him stay close to her.
Then, she said something softly.
"Ansel, don't you have any secrets from me?"
Ansel's pupils suddenly contracted!
His body tensed slightly, as if he were somewhat at a loss: "Wanwan..."
Ning Wanwan shook her head, her expression serious: "I'm not blaming you, I'm not angry that you have secrets."
"I just want to say that having secrets is a perfectly normal thing."
“Ansel, there’s no need to be upset about this.”
The girl remained calm, showing no sign of displeasure as she tried to persuade him. Ansel twitched the corner of his mouth.
It's precisely because of your personality that I feel you could walk away at any time.
"Okay, Wanwan, I understand. I won't worry about it anymore."
But I will take other actions.
…………
Because she was thinking about what Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao were going to discuss that evening, Ning Wanwan was full of energy and not sleepy at all, waiting for them to return.
Strangely, Ning Wanwan didn't see the two of them until late at night.
“Those two… don’t seem like people who are unpunctual…” Ning Wanwan said, somewhat puzzled.
At the same time, I felt a vague sense of unease.
"Perhaps something came up and delayed us..."
It wasn't until drowsiness overwhelmed her that Ning Wanwan realized she had unknowingly waited all night.
Realizing belatedly that she hadn't slept all night, a wave of exhaustion washed over her. Ning Wanwan couldn't help but yawn, and just as she was about to pull the blanket tighter around herself, she suddenly realized that she didn't feel so cold anymore.
Even without being wrapped in such a thick blanket indoors, the temperature felt by the body is acceptable.
Upon discovering this, Ning Wanwan was initially surprised, but when she looked out the window again, she suddenly realized that something seemed different.
During this period, apart from the continuous blizzards, the outside world was always dark, gloomy, and terrifying, like hell.
But even through the curtains, you can tell that it's much brighter outside than usual!
Could it be—!
A guess suddenly popped into her mind, and Ning Wanwan hurried to the window, unable to contain her excitement, and pulled back the curtains.
Sure enough, the sky outside was already bright, as if the rain had stopped and the icy snow had ceased to fall.
Although the thick snow covering the outside hasn't melted yet, as long as the blizzard stops, that would be a wonderful thing!
Ning Wanwan couldn't help but break into a big smile.
The snow has finally stopped!
As long as the blizzard stops, things will get better!
Ning Wanwan quickly walked out of the room, wanting to tell others about this happy news.
She suddenly realized that the small boat she had left yesterday was here.
"Xiao Zhou, I didn't even notice when you came back."
Xiao Zhou answered Ning Wanwan's question earnestly: "I came back this morning."
"Oh... Xiao Zhou, did the village chief and the others call you to come? Is there something they want you to do?" Ning Wanwan asked cautiously, as if she had just thought of something.
Xiao Zhou: "It was a small matter, but a conflict broke out in the village. They can't control it and need help."
Xiao Zhou downplayed the matter in just a few words.
Ning Wanwan took a small breath and couldn't help but frown: "But you're still a child, they want you to go..."
"Don't worry, Ning Wanwan," Xiao Zhou said. "You won't get hurt."
Xiao Zhou paused for a moment, her small face, as if sculpted from ice and snow, serious, and added, "I am very strong."
It was rare for Xiao Zhou to declare his strength so earnestly. Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, I understand. Xiao Zhou is very strong."
It's not that I don't believe it, after all, all the signs indicate that Xiao Zhou is not a simple child.
However, Xiao Zhou's appearance was too deceptive. Especially after getting used to those inhuman, silver-gray pupils that initially made her want to stay away, Ning Wanwan would subconsciously treat Xiao Zhou as a child.
Ning Wanwan said she understood, and Xiao Zhou nodded in agreement, without repeating herself.
"And after everything was resolved, did the village chief agree to let you come back?" Ning Wanwan thought for a moment and then asked.
Xiao Zhou: "Yes."
Actually, the village chief wasn't very willing to let him go, but Xiao Zhou was determined, and the village chief wanted to maintain a good relationship with Xiao Zhou and didn't want to completely offend him at this time.
Moreover, in the village chief's view, Xiao Zhou's relationship with Ning Wanwan was better than his relationship with Ansel.
After all, Ansel is much more difficult to deal with than Ning Wanwan. What if he discovers Xiao Zhou's secret...?
Xiao Zhou could see the village chief's hidden thoughts perfectly clearly, but there was no need to tell Ning Wanwan about these messy and useless pieces of information and bother her.
"Oh, right, Xiao Zhou! The snow outside has stopped!" Ning Wanwan suddenly remembered something, and with an irrepressible smile, she said to Xiao Zhou with great enthusiasm.
Xiao Zhou was looking down, lost in thought, his long, white eyelashes concealing the seriousness in his eyes.
When he heard Ning Wanwan's joyful voice, he looked up, a small smile appearing on his lips as he awkwardly replied, "Yes, the snow has stopped."
Ning Wanwan wanted to say something more, but suddenly she noticed something else.
"Xiao Zhou, Ansil, Qi Lin, Zhou Yanyao, aren't they here? Have you seen them?"
Xiao Zhou shook his head: "Ansel was called away by the village chief and the others after the snow stopped in the morning. They must have something to say."
Ning Wanwan: "So rushed?"
But thinking about it, it makes sense. After such a long and heavy snowfall, the village must have been in terrible shape; normal order was probably nonexistent. Now that the snow has finally stopped, we definitely need to hurry up and get everything back in order.
"What about Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao? Did they leave too?"
Ning Wanwan casually guessed that Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao were probably in similar situations.
But since she had waited all night and no one had come, she asked one more question.
Xiao Zhou paused for a moment, then shook his head.
"Ning Wanwan, I don't know."
"I haven't seen them since I came back."
Xiao Zhou answered in this way.
Actually, it's quite normal not to have seen those two since I came back this morning. After all, there are a lot of things going on right now, and Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao left early, or even didn't come back at all last night. It's all quite reasonable.
However, Ning Wanwan felt that Xiaozhou spoke very carefully and formally, as if reminding her that something crucial and unpredictable might happen.
Or perhaps, this has already happened.
That inexplicable sense of unease suddenly rose in Ning Wanwan's heart again.
"Xiao Zhou... what are you trying to tell me?"
Ning Wanwan asked somewhat anxiously.
Xiao Zhou was silent for a while: "Actually, I'm not entirely sure what happened... My power is limited."
"However, Ning Wanwan, it's possible that Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao have already left."
The word "left" is very simple, but Ning Wanwan found it difficult to understand its meaning.
She asked with some difficulty, "Have they already left this village? Did they go back to the capital? Why so suddenly..."
Ning Wanwan's first instinct was not to believe that Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao had left. After all, no matter how you looked at it, Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao didn't seem like the kind of people who would suddenly leave without saying goodbye.
Especially yesterday, Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao seriously told her that they would investigate this series of events thoroughly. Both their attitude and the details showed that they would spare no effort to help her unravel the truth shrouded in mystery.
But now, Xiao Zhou suddenly tells herself that they're gone.
That's absolutely absurd.
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