Chapter 170 (First Release)...
Ning Wanwan frowned and slowly walked back.
Suddenly, she realized something.
Oh, right! Xiao Zhou remembers!
It was Xiaozhou who first reminded her about Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao!
And perhaps Anseil remembers too!
Ning Wanwan picked up her feet and ran home, panting.
"Wanwan, what's wrong?" Just as we were about to reach the door, we ran into Ansel.
Ning Wanwan almost bumped into him because she was running too fast.
He held Ning Wanwan's shoulder, looking at her with a mixture of confusion and worry.
"Wanwan, why are you running so fast? You're covered in sweat. Also, the danger isn't completely over yet, why did you run out like that?"
"That Xiao Zhou guy is really unreliable, letting you out like that..."
Speaking of which, Ansel didn't forget to mention one of the children in the tea family.
Ning Wanwan: "It has nothing to do with Xiao Zhou... These things are not important!"
Ning Wanwan took a few breaths, looked up, and gazed intently at Ansel.
"Ansel, do you remember Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao? You must remember them, right?"
Ansel narrowed his eyes, and the expression on his face slowly disappeared.
He stared at Ning Wanwan for a few seconds, and then said this.
"who are they"
Ning Wanwan opened her eyes wide and couldn't help but raise her voice.
"They came from the royal city! They even stayed here for a while..."
"But I've never heard of either of those two people you mentioned."
Ansel interrupted Ning Wanwan.
He looked at Ning Wanwan with a puzzled expression.
"Wanwan, what's wrong with you? You're acting really strange right now."
"Did something happen when you went to see Lord Nemo, and were you discouraged?"
"I told you before, Wanwan, don't bother with those unimportant people."
Ning Wanwan didn't pay attention to Ansel's words.
She looked somewhat dejected.
Was my intuition wrong?
She thought Ansel would remember.
However, Ansel's appearance revealed nothing unusual.
Or perhaps, his acting is just too good.
But if he still remembers, why did he have to act in it?
Ning Wanwan's mind was in turmoil. She brushed away Ansel's hand and quickly ran into the house.
She didn't turn around, so she didn't see Ansel's ambiguous gaze.
Ansel wasn't in a hurry, as if he already knew what was going to happen. With his hands in his pockets, he slowly walked into the gate in the direction Ning Wanwan was running.
"Xiao Zhou!" Upon entering the room, Ning Wanwan immediately went up to the boy with snow-white hair who was standing by the table and grabbed his hand eagerly.
"Ning Wanwan, you're back." Xiao Zhou didn't seem surprised to see Ning Wanwan's anxious and flustered appearance.
Ning Wanwan: "Xiao Zhou, you remember Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao, right?"
Xiao Zhou paused for a moment, and under Ning Wanwan's anxious and expectant gaze, finally nodded.
Ning Wanwan breathed a heavy sigh of relief—if even Xiao Zhou denied the existence of Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao, Ning Wanwan would really wonder if she had mental problems due to the pressure of being ostracized by the whole village, and that's why she had imagined these two people.
Fortunately, Xiaozhou's affirmation temporarily stopped her from further self-doubt.
"Xiao Zhou, you must know what's going on, right? Why, why does everyone else remember nothing except us, and why are there inexplicable things that didn't happen before appearing in everyone's memories..."
Ning Wanwan crouched down, gazing expectantly at the small boat, hoping to get a clear answer.
A flicker of emotion flashed in Xiao Zhou's silvery-gray inorganic eyes. He slightly raised his eyes and looked at Ansel, who was walking towards Ning Wanwan from behind.
Ansel remained calm and composed, as if everything was under control. He gestured for the boat to proceed, seemingly unconcerned that the small boat would reveal everything.
Xiao Zhou lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Because saying it out loud would only do Ning Wanwan more harm than good.
Only if Ning Wanwan finds a way to break the deadlock can she truly escape her current predicament.
"Ning Wanwan, do you want to find them?" Xiao Zhou asked.
Ning Wanwan answered subconsciously, "Of course..."
Xiao Zhou squeezed Ning Wanwan's slightly trembling fingers.
His icy body temperature, somewhat like ice and snow, gave Ning Wanwan a strange, refreshing feeling.
"Ning Wanwan." Xiao Zhou called out Ning Wanwan's name first.
“I don’t really know the specifics of what happened,” Xiao Zhou said. “But, Ning Wanwan, no matter what, they’re no longer here, that’s a fact.”
“Ning Wanwan, you have to accept it. You can’t find them here.”
Ning Wanwan felt her mind becoming increasingly confused, and murmured, "But if they really exist, then we must be able to find them, how could we not? There must be a way..."
Xiao Zhou looked at her without saying anything.
Ning Wanwan paused for a moment, then suddenly seemed to realize something.
If they do exist, but we still can't find them...
"Wanwan, although I don't know what happened, the most important thing is life right now, isn't it?" Ansel gently put his arm around her shoulder and comforted her softly.
Ning Wanwan subconsciously looked at Xiaozhou.
Xiao Zhou nodded as well.
"Yes, Ning Wanwan."
"There are other things you can't solve right now."
"The only thing we can do is get through this period."
Then, the answer will always come to light.
Ning Wanwan seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to understand.
Finally, she looked at Ansel, then at the small boat, and slowly concealed her panicked and helpless expression.
Yes, it's no use thinking about it now. The current situation is clearly telling her that she won't get an answer right away.
Both Anseil and Xiaozhou were clearly hiding many things from her.
Ning Wanwan didn't care before, but now...
Ning Wanwan thought to herself, "Sure enough, I'm still all alone."
On the surface, Ning Wanwan nodded slightly and said softly, "Okay, I understand."
She seemed to have truly put the matter aside for the time being, forcing herself to accept reality. As a result, she ate normally, went back to her room to sleep normally, and no longer showed any signs of worry to Ansel and Xiaozhou.
Once back in her room, Ning Wanwan let out a silent sigh of relief, angrily ruffled her hair, threw herself onto the bed, and tossed and turned, trying to calm herself down.
"What on earth happened...?"
That's why two living people disappeared from everyone's memory.
Ning Wanwan tried to calm herself down, but the effect wasn't very strong.
After all, Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao were definitely on her side and had connections to her past. Losing her comrades and the only clue to her past memories was a huge blow to Ning Wanwan.
However, Ansel and Xiaozhou were right about one thing.
If Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao's disappearance is indeed a foregone conclusion, then there's no point in me getting caught up in searching for their whereabouts.
They didn't simply leave the village. This inexplicable phenomenon—could it be related to some so-called demon...?
Suddenly, Ning Wanwan had a flash of inspiration and thought of a very crucial question.
"Wait a minute, are their things still there?"
Ning Wanwan immediately got out of bed and ran to the cabinet to rummage through it. She found the apology gift that Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao had given her before, which she originally planned to return later.
Fortunately, due to time constraints, she hasn't been able to return it yet.
These gifts now serve as proof to validate her hypothesis.
"They're still here! They haven't disappeared!" Seeing that the gifts were all there intact, Ning Wanwan breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Although Xiao Zhou's words confirmed that Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao's existence was not her illusion, Ning Wanwan found it most credible to have something concrete to prove it.
After all, inanimate objects don't lie.
"If everything is still there, then it means that their previous belongings are still there as well."
Ning Wanwan certainly didn't intend to use the objects to evoke memories of someone.
What she was more concerned about was whether Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao had left any clues.
"Once Ansel and Xiaozhou are asleep tonight, we'll go check on the room where Qi Lin and Zhou Yanyao were resting!"
Ning Wanwan doesn't trust anyone anymore. She's self-aware enough to know that she lacks keen observation skills, accurate judgment, and a clever mind.
Therefore, the best approach right now is to keep quiet and avoid talking to anyone, and to do everything in a way that avoids contact with others.
If another day or two passed, Ning Wanwan feared that the clues would be destroyed by the mastermind behind the scenes, such as the "King" mentioned by the demon.
"So, how did it come to this...?"
After pondering all of this, Ning Wanwan suddenly couldn't help but sigh.
"This feeling is really terrible, but I guess I was just too lax before."
Previously, Ning Wanwan had no talent or support, and her body was the weakest in comparison. She could only rely on Ansel and Xiaozhou for care. Even though she was rationally aware that she was the most trustworthy, she was still spoiled and became somewhat lazy.
This is only natural.
Now, finding herself in a state of isolation and helplessness, Ning Wanwan felt a strange, inexplicable sense of security, more real than her previous peaceful life, amidst her inner turmoil.
"It sounds strange, but I feel that things have changed, and it's much better than the feeling that I would have to stay here for the rest of my life."
Ning Wanwan carefully put the gifts back into the cabinet, closed the door, and gave a slight smile.
"I know what I like most is a peaceful life, but... I guess it's because I can't really feel a sense of belonging here."
Ning Wanwan sincerely hoped that the operation that night would yield important clues.
In short, she wants to get out of her current situation.
...
"It's so dark..."
In the middle of the night, Ning Wanwan quietly got out of bed, secretly carrying the oil lamp she had prepared beforehand, and slowly groped her way out.
Because she was afraid of attracting attention, she didn't dare use a very bright candle.
"How did Qi Lin and the others manage to see things clearly in such a dark environment before... So they're all definitely better than her, right!"
So it turns out that only I am a completely ordinary person inside and out.
Ning Wanwan was unusually indignant, but she gritted her teeth and continued to walk out quietly.
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