Chapter 75 (First Release)
Ning Wanwan: "..."
I think it probably isn't someone I know...
Perhaps encountering an acquaintance when feeling isolated and helpless is a happy thing, but Ning Wanwan doesn't really want to run into an acquaintance right now.
Jiang Chengran is already chaotic enough; if there are any more people, she really won't be able to handle it.
Ning Wanwan looked at the large teddy bear in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and without asking anything, took the balloon back: "Thank you."
The teddy bear raised its head and started to look energetic again.
Ning Wanwan walked forward with the balloon in her hand, leaving the teddy bear behind her without looking at it. She quickened her pace slightly and soon found the ice cream stand.
Surprisingly yet predictably, there was a long queue outside the ice cream stand, and it looked like a long wait was imminent.
Ning Wanwan's eyes widened in shock. After listening for a while, she realized that this ice cream stand seemed to be a popular spot, and today they were officially selling a limited-edition ice cream.
"Is the limited-edition ice cream delicious?"
Ning Wanwan really couldn't understand why people would be willing to stand in such a long line just to buy an ice cream.
Although she was shocked, she now had the real feeling that she was being "retaliated against" by Jiang Chengran. After all, it was just buying an ordinary ice cream, which could hardly be considered a lesson.
It's likely that Jiang Chengran already knew about the situation here, which is why he came up with the idea of sending her to run errands and buy ice cream as punishment.
Having figured this out, Ning Wanwan was no longer in a hurry. Anyway, if Jiang Chengran knew the situation, he would definitely be prepared for her to be late buying ice cream and going home. Maybe he was playing other amusement park rides with Lin Ruowei right now.
With that in mind, Ning Wanwan, like the others, joined the back of the line and began to wait.
And while waiting, she didn't waste time daydreaming, but began to sort out the current situation and try to formulate a plan for the next step.
The current plot's critical error is known to be caused by the villain Jiang Yuyuan, who for some reason brought forward his plan to bring the city to its fall to the present. If successful, the male and female leads, various important characters, and even Ning Wanwan herself, are likely to die.
Ning Wanwan needs to stop him.
On the other hand, the second female lead, who hasn't appeared yet, seems to have lost control of her abilities for unknown reasons. It may be related to the villain's advance planning, but the leaked energy has already had a significant impact on the entire amusement park.
At least Ning Wanwan had seen several people rubbing their arms, seemingly sensing the chill.
But feeling cold isn't the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is not knowing whether the bright sunshine hanging overhead is deceiving you, or whether this chill is, in some way, like a frog being slowly boiled in water—
As time went by, Ning Wanwan gradually began to ignore the chill that seemed to be drilling into her heart.
This made Ning Wanwan even more vigilant.
In short, it's very troublesome. Especially since Ning Wanwan is just an ordinary person with virtually no special advantages.
Of course, based on some previous warnings, it's also possible that the villain Jiang Yuyuan only limited the scope of destruction to the East District, and Ning Wanwan would be fine if she left the amusement park now, but that would be a gamble.
[Host, it's not too late to leave the East District.]
At the very least, your life will be spared.
Ning Wanwan: "I've said it before, it's meaningless to only save my own life, which is the purpose of my coming into this world."
not to mention……
Ning Wanwan looked down and opened her palm to look at it. In her fair palm lay a small and cute candy, its transparent colored glass wrapper shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight.
She clenched her palms, as if she were holding this cluster of bright and beautiful colors in her hands as well.
"Let's give it a try first," Ning Wanwan said softly, as if she were talking to herself. "Although I'm just an ordinary person... it's better than doing nothing."
【…Okay, host.】
The plot doesn't mention how the villains caused the entire city to fall; it only describes the devastation after the city was destroyed. This means that Ning Wanwan basically has to rely on herself.
Ning Wanwan considered several possibilities in her mind. Fortunately, the ice cream stand was very efficient. Although the queue was long, the time spent was far less than Ning Wanwan had expected.
Ning Wanwan picked up the ice cream and looked at it. As expected of a limited edition ice cream, it looked very different from ordinary ice cream. It was very beautiful and tempting, and she could imagine the cool and delicious taste of taking a bite.
Bringing the ice cream back should calm Jiang Chengran down a bit, and then she can take the opportunity to see if she can get any information out of her.
Without taking a few more glances, Ning Wanwan carefully carried the ice cream back. Since the balloon in her other hand was getting in the way, she simply tied it to a tree branch in the nearby green belt.
Such a beautiful and brightly colored balloon, maybe someone else will see it and want to take it home.
Just as she was about to leave, she stepped on something and a small, dusty shadow flew straight towards her face!
"Ugh!" Ning Wanwan instinctively dodged, but then remembered the ice cream she was still holding. Her movements were momentarily restricted, and she fell to the ground!
A sharp pain shot through Ning Wanwan's ankle, but she endured it. Her first thought wasn't about the injury, but rather the ice cream in her hand.
"Thank goodness you're alright..."
Because she was quick enough to protect it, and kept her arm raised as much as possible throughout the process, the ice cream was not damaged. Only the tip of the ice cream was slightly tilted due to the movement.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
I hope they won't notice...
At my feet, a grayish moth lay quietly on the ground with its wings folded, clearly the culprit.
The scene felt subtly familiar.
Ning Wanwan was so angry she felt a little itchy, but no matter what, there was nothing she could do about a moth that didn't understand human nature.
Just as she was about to casually swat the moth away, she heard the system notification: [Host, it's best not to touch it.]
Ning Wanwan: "What's wrong?"
Is there something wrong with this moth?
This moth is poisonous.
Upon hearing this, Ning Wanwan's memory was immediately brought back—wasn't this similar to the scene when she first transmigrated and encountered the moth?
She couldn't dodge it and got pounced on in the eye by a moth, which forced her to stage an accident with the villain Jiang Yuyuan.
"It's okay if we run into it, right? I remember you said that the toxicity is very weak, almost negligible."
[That was back then; the toxicity has increased since. Luckily, you reacted quickly and managed to dodge it. Otherwise, if it had pounced on your face, your mobility would most likely have been significantly reduced.]
Ning Wanwan looked away and tried to stand up with difficulty, but the pain in her ankle made her gasp and she couldn't stand up.
"My mobility has also decreased." She glanced at her still-painful ankle, sighed at her bad luck, but did not give up and was about to try to stand up again.
After all, everyone here is busy with their own things, and no one will help her.
Just then, she heard a series of footsteps, followed by a shadow looming over her.
Ning Wanwan looked up and saw a bulky bear plush toy. Although it was just a cute, big-eyed face on a headpiece, Ning Wanwan inexplicably felt a deep sense of worry from it.
"You..." Ning Wanwan was somewhat puzzled and wanted to say something.
Then, she was picked up by the giant teddy bear!
Ning Wanwan: "!"
"what are you up to"
The teddy bear remained silent, carrying her straight in a certain direction with a clear goal in mind. Ning Wanwan was amazed that it could move so fast while dragging such a heavy teddy bear costume.
"Ice, ice cream!" Ning Wanwan was still thinking about the ice cream she had bought in line. She tried her best to raise her arm to stabilize the swaying motion, and was very careful.
Seemingly sensing the girl's high regard, the teddy bear finally slowed its hurried pace somewhat.
Before she could say anything more, the teddy bear had already barged into a secluded doorway, placed her on a chair, and then rummaged around for a while, eventually finding a makeshift medical kit.
Then, it seemed to relax a little and took off the heavy headgear.
"Zhou Yanyao..."
Seeing the face revealed under the hood, Ning Wanwan didn't seem surprised at all.
At this moment, Zhou Yanyao was probably sweating profusely because he was too anxious and was running while carrying her in his mascot costume.
His short, black hair was wet and stuck to his forehead, his handsome face was flushed, and his eyes were full of anxiety.
"Wanwan, does it hurt a lot?"
Zhou Yanyao squatted down, lifted Ning Wanwan's ankle, looked at it carefully as if assessing the situation, and quickly opened the medical kit to find medicine for sprains.
Ning Wanwan felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously tried to pull her leg back: "It's just a little twist, it'll be fine in a bit..." She could tell that.
"Let me straighten it for you first. If it hurts, just say so." Zhou Yanyao didn't wait for her to refuse and started massaging her. The pressure was just right, and Ning Wanwan swallowed back the words she wanted to say no.
As the ointment was carefully applied, the pain in my ankle gradually subsided.
The tall, upright boy with short black hair leaned over her feet, supporting her ankle with one hand without any hesitation, as if he were handling something extremely fragile.
Ning Wanwan whispered, "It's okay... Thank you."
Zhou Yanyao hummed in agreement and began tidying up the medical supplies that had become somewhat scattered from the rummaging.
Ning Wanwan felt that something was off about the atmosphere, and slowly pulled her legs back.
"Wanwan, what brings you to the amusement park today?" he asked, as if he had just remembered something.
Ning Wanwan: "I... I came because I had something to take care of."
Listening to the girl's extremely vague and flawed words, Zhou Yanyao didn't even raise an eyebrow, nor did he press the issue. Instead, he focused his gaze on the slightly melted ice cream that the girl had been carefully protecting.
Zhou Yanyao was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Wanwan, is this ice cream for Jiang Chengran?"
Ning Wanwan: "!!!"
Ning Wanwan: "How did you know?"
As soon as she spoke, Ning Wanwan realized she had said the wrong thing.
Having received confirmation, Zhou Yanyao did not seem happy about guessing correctly.
"So you'd rather fall and twist your ankle just for an ice cream?"
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