"Are you neighbors?" Qi Duo asked in surprise, looking from Jiang Yichen to Qing Chen.
Qing Chen replied enthusiastically, "Of course, we live in the Microcosm Community in the Upper Three Districts; we've t once before. I even said after I got ho that I should socialize more with the neighbors."
Jiang Yichen forced a smile, "Right, neighbors, we should socialize more..."
Socialize my foot!
He had seen with his own eyes how so many assassins had sneaked into the house, and none of them had been able to co back out.
What happened to them? Did they die?
All ten or more of them?
Every ti Jiang Yichen thought about it, he found it terrifying.
Besides, whenever he recalled how they had been suspicious of him, he felt like he had narrowly escaped death.
If he hadn't answered their questions satisfactorily at that ti, would he also have disappeared inside that house?
At this mont, a few Freemasonry students asked curiously, "Wow, are you guys big shots from the Upper Three Districts? We haven't even been to the Upper Three Districts yet."
The affable old man Li Xiurui imdiately smiled at the female students, "Co, co, let tell you about so interesting things in the Upper Three Districts. I've lived there for most of my life and know everything about it."
"Really, you can tell us?" the students exclaid in delight.
The old man smiled, "Yes, of course, but you haven't finished setting up your tents, have you? The boys should go set them up first; after all, it's getting late, and it will be inconvenient to work in the dark later."
Qing Chen: "..."
He was pondering one thing, was this old man truly at the end of his life? It didn't seem like it!
While talking, the old head took the girls to his campfire to tell stories.
Qing Chen turned back to look at the other Freemasonry students, "Eh, aren't you from the Upper Three Districts?"
"No," a young man with dark skin ca over and said with a smile, "Hello, my na is Nangong Yuanyu, I'm the person in charge of this convoy."
"Hello," Qing Chen nodded and continued pretending to be an NPC from the Inner World: "This neighbor is from the Upper Three Districts, huh? If you're not, how do you know each other?"
Nangong Yuanyu explained with a smile, "We t by chance and ca out together for a wilderness adventure."
Qing Chen looked at Jiang Yichen, "Right, didn't you ntion that you wanted to apply for university? I rember you said you ca to City No. 18 specifically to attend a cram school. Did you et at the cram school?"
"Exactly, exactly," Jiang Yichen said with an awkward smile, "We t in the cram course."
"Then why aren't you focused on your studies instead of playing in the wilderness?" Qing Chen said seriously, "At your age, studying is more important. Getting into Qinghe University could change your destiny. Wait, you're not Ti Travelers, are you?"
Qi Duo, asked in such a way, responded with a sowhat unnatural expression, "No, how could that be!"
Jiang Yichen hurriedly explained, "Reading ten thousand books is not as useful as traveling ten thousand miles. Qinghe University also has an interview stage; if you only know how to study, you won't be able to get in anyway."
Qing Chen held back a laugh, watching the group scrambling to patch up their identities.
He suddenly found it quite amusing.
Acting as an NPC from the Inner World seed rather enjoyable.
He eyed Jiang Yichen closely, thinking about where on earth he had hidden the Taboo item.
What exactly the Taboo item on Qing Zhong's person was still remained a secret, but Qing Chen was very interested in any Taboo items.
Almost at midnight, Qing Chen went back to his campfire to call the old man, "Grandpa, it's ti for you to sleep, let's continue tomorrow."
Without looking back, the old man waved his hand, "It's alright, let's talk a little more..."
Once in high spirits, the old man had talked from District One all the way up to the Upper Three Districts, covering a wide range of topics.
Spade sneaking into the Third District and bombing the Animal Protection Association...
How a bigwig from the Chen Clan got put in his place in the Upper Three Districts...
How Jindai and Deer Island planned to buy property in City No. 18's Upper Three Districts but got sched against by the Li Family, who swindled a lot of money from them...
He could talk about anything, not sparing even his own family's scandals, as if he was no longer a mber of the Li Family.
Qing Chen maintained a calm deanor: "If you're not tired, the female students are. Besides, we're traveling together; there will be plenty of opportunities. It's better to rest early; your health isn't the best."
It wasn't that he intended to dampen the old man's enthusiasm, but he was genuinely worried that if the old man stayed up every night, he might not make it to Taboo Land No. 002!
The old man cheerfully told the female students, "Look, my grandson cares about . Let's all get so rest, and we'll continue tomorrow."
After the female students had left, the old man said earnestly, "I've fished out their information. These people have bribed soone at the immigration bureau to illegally issue 97 Wilderness Hunter licenses. That's how they can freely enter and leave the city. The problem is, not just anyone can bribe the immigration bureau—it's clear they have soone backing them. In the entire City No. 18, the Li Family and Qing's Family split the world between them. Since they're not on the Li Family's list of Ti Travelers, it only leaves Qing's Family."
Qing Chen nodded, which was very much in line with his judgent.
Behind Freemasonry, there might just be a Mister Shadow from Qing's Family.
Earlier, he had been worried for the Freemasonry, after all, with soone like Jiang Yichen amongst them, there might be soone being hunted down by Qing's Family.
But now, he had started to worry about Jiang Yichen instead...
If the Freemasonry really was backed by Qing's Family, then Jiang Yichen was as good as in a wolf's lair.
After the group traversal, Qing Chen found the most interesting thing was right here, each person had their own secrets, playing their roles, and then waiting at any mont for either social death or actual death...
Right now, that group of people didn't even know that among their ranks was not just the boss from dayti, but also the previous Family Head of the Li Family, and the next generation leader of the Knights...
This troop of people could be said to be of very high value.
Qing Chen looked at the elder: "You're chatting with them just to get information?"
"Of course," said the elder with righteous indignation: "Although I don't have many days left, helping you out even a little is still sothing."
"Give a break," Qing Chen said expressionlessly: "I'd advise you to take it easy and not to overdo it, lest you don't make it to the Taboo Land numbered 002."
"That's not likely," the elder said: "Being with these students, I feel like I've grown many years younger!"
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Elsewhere, Nangong Yuanyu and Qi Duo found Jiang Yichen and asked, "What's with these people, you seem to be very afraid of them?"
After thinking it over, Jiang Yichen decided to tell the truth: "I'm not afraid of them, but rather scared of that young man. He really is my neighbor, but through the peephole, I personally witnessed more than a dozen fully ard assassins sneak into his house to kill him, and none of those people ever ca out again. Recently, I've already put the house on the market. I don't dare to stay there for another minute. I thought I could get far away like this, but I didn't expect to run into him again here."
Qi Duo pondered: "Are they here to kill Jiang Yichen and silence him?"
Nangong Yuanyu shook his head: "No, they left City 18 one step ahead of us, and they were the first to arrive at the campsite. We stayed here just to interact with Hu Xiaoniu."
"That's true," Jiang Yichen gradually relaxed: "But let's try not to provoke such big shots of the Inner World as much as possible. How about we leave early tomorrow and go our separate ways from them?"
Nangong Yuanyu looked at Jiang Yichen: "Could they be Ti Travelers?"
"No," Jiang Yichen shook his head: "That young man has lived in the Microcosm Community for eight years, and that elder is too old; we haven't seen a Ti Traveler of that age appear yet."
Qi Duo said: "It seems they really aren't Ti Travelers. How about I go tonight while they're asleep and try to talk to Hu Xiaoniu alone? We're both Ti Travelers from the Outer World; emotionally, he should be closer to us."
"Since their four people are in separate tents, you should be able to get close to Hu Xiaoniu without being discovered," Nangong Yuanyu considered: "Just ask him about the identities of these people and why they are going to Taboo Land numbered 002. Don't ask for too many specifics, otherwise, it might put student Hu Xiaoniu in a difficult position. We only need to know that these people an no harm, the rest we needn't bother with. The most important thing is to arrive on schedule at the outskirts of Taboo Land numbered 002 in 6 days and hand over the drugs to the Wilderness Hunters."
"Hmm," Qi Duo nodded: "This winter in the Inner World is too cold; without the drugs, those Wilderness Hunters won't survive."
In the middle of the night, Qi Duo quietly approached Hu Xiaoniu's tent and whispered: "Xiao Niu, Xiao Niu."
Hu Xiaoniu opened his eyes, thinking that Brother Chen was really ticulous, even predicting that they would co to find him in the middle of the night.
He silently crawled out of the tent and, taking hold of Qi Duo, headed deep into the woods.
Once they had stopped, Qi Duo asked: "Are you their Servant?"
Hu Xiaoniu nodded: "Yes."
Qi Duo thought for a mont: "I've heard that Servants... if you need it, we could try to help you leave City 18 and escape their control."
Hu Xiaoniu was inwardly amused; these people sure had rich imaginations.
He quickly explained: "Although these people are mbers of a financial group, they are actually quite nice, and I don't have any imdiate plans to run away."
"That's good," Qi Duo nodded: "By the way, what are you going to Taboo Land numbered 002 for?"
"Just traveling," Hu Xiaoniu said: "The elder doesn't have much ti left and wants to go see the tree in Taboo Land numbered 002. Speaking of which, why are you going to Taboo Land numbered 002?"
Qi Duo was a bit troubled.
Hu Xiaoniu thought for a mont: "It's okay if you don't want to say. Along the way, let's keep an eye out for each other, and let know if there's anything you need."
"Right," Qi Duo thought Hu Xiaoniu was a good fellow...
At that mont, Hu Xiaoniu suddenly said: "Be careful of that high school senior nad Jiang Yichen; he's not simple and may have ulterior motives for following you."
That was the ssage Qing Chen had insisted Hu Xiaoniu pass on tonight.
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There's another chapter at 10 pm tonight. This month I'm resting and recuperating, gathering strength for next month's challenge of daily updates of ten thousand words.
Thank you to my naming technique for becoming a new ally of this book, generous boss, wishing the boss's child is not troubleso!
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