Chapter 1863: Chapter 1863: Lost in the Wasteland (20)
"Feeling better?" Chuzheng gave Xin Zhu some water to drink.
"Much better... thank you." Xin Zhu thanked sincerely.
"No need." Chuzheng glanced in the direction of the group, saw them discussing something, and leaned closer to Xin Zhu, whispering, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
"I... I don’t know either. It’s just that every time I get too far away, I can hear a voice."
That voice made him uncomfortable.
It made it so he couldn’t leave this place.
He also wanted to leave.
Wanted to get out.
But he had no way.
Chuzheng silently patted his head, which to Xin Zhu, seemed like a gesture for a child.
Was she... treating him like a child?
"What the hell are you saying!"
A sudden shout from the other side, Chuzheng and Xin Zhu both looked over.
Lan Chen and Brother Gao were quarreling for some reason, being pulled apart by Li Tian and Gan Lu respectively.
Chuzheng watched coldly.
From their few words, it seemed clear what they were arguing about.
It seemed that what happened with Xie Ningfeng wasn’t that simple.
"I’m really sorry about Xie Ningfeng, but at that time, if we hadn’t left, none of us would’ve gotten out. Xiao Mo is also missing now, Brother Lan Chen, I hope you can keep calm."
Brother Gao’s words were obvious.
You’ve lost one person, and they’ve lost one too.
Even though Xiao Mo might still be alive, they couldn’t find him at all.
So now, no one should blame anyone.
"The most important thing is to leave here."
"How do we leave?" Lan Chen pointed to the direction they escaped from: "There are wolves everywhere over there, and who knows where the front leads."
"There will be a way."
"Heh..." Lan Chen suddenly pointed at Yao Qing: "What did you let Yao Qing try earlier? You seem to know quite a lot about this place, don’t you plan to explain?"
Yao Qing was named, instinctively hiding behind Brother Gao.
Brother Gao very manly blocked Yao Qing behind him: "Brother Lan Chen, does that journal of yours only record those things?"
Lan Chen squinted: "What else does Brother Gao think it could have?"
"In ’88, a team came here, but only five people returned in the end."
"Your grandfather should be one of them, right?"
Lan Chen didn’t speak, which was equivalent to acknowledging Brother Gao’s statement.
"After those five returned, two of them died not long after." Brother Gao continued: "The other three went into hiding, never appearing again. What do you think happened here? Why did so many people only return five?"
Lan Chen frowned: "What are you trying to say?"
Brother Gao smiled: "I just want to tell Brother Lan Chen, if we’re here for one goal, then we should be united."
Lan Chen: "..."
The conversation ended with Lan Chen turning to the side to rest.
Li Tian didn’t understand at all what they were saying, and Gan Lu leaned against the side with arms crossed, looking unconcerned.
Uncle Min seemed to catch on to something, but said nothing, continuing to smoke.
Yao Qing had secrets.
Lan Chen probably had a trump card in hand as well.
This was the conclusion Chuzheng arrived at.
Sigh.
It’s just that the original host died too early, so she knew too little information.
It seems Lan Chen had done something else afterwards.
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While resting, Gan Lu went back alone to check on Xiao Mo’s matter.
About an hour later, Gan Lu returned, apparently without gaining much.
Xiao Mo wasn’t behind there at the time, so where was he calling from that allowed them to hear?
Perhaps only finding Xiao Mo could solve this question.
After resting for a while, everyone felt staying here was unsafe, so they decided to continue moving forward, looking for a way out.
Or maybe... find something else.
The group was lucky and soon encountered a distinctly different, prominent door.
"How do we open this door?"
They searched around the door but didn’t find any switch.
"Qing Qing, can you try?"
Brother Gao at this point didn’t hide Yao Qing anymore, directly asking her.
Yao Qing swallowed nervously and started looking around.
After five minutes, Yao Qing had no reaction.
"Qing Qing?" Brother Gao called out to her.
Yao Qing, nervously pinching her fingers, stuttered as she spoke, "I... I can’t remember."
Brother Gao spoke soothingly, "It’s okay, take your time to think."
Yao Qing nodded as if encouraged.
Lan Chen and Li Tian stood together, Li Tian couldn’t help but be curious.
"What does she know?"
"Who knows. Just pretending to be mysterious." Lan Chen sneered, his tone disdainful, but his eyes were cold and sinister.
Lan Chen suddenly looked over at Chuzheng.
Chuzheng stood sideways, talking with someone next to her.
The boy had his head down, and from Lan Chen’s angle, it seemed like half of his body was leaning against her.
Lan Chen’s expression instantly turned gloomy.
That person had an unknown background, yet she was so close to him.
Looked down on him, always rejecting, but now acting so clingy, women are all cheap.
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Xin Zhu was talking with Chuzheng about the door.
He said he remembered the door, he had been here before.
However, how to open it, he couldn’t recall.
Yao Qing on the other side hadn’t produced any results for ages, and Gan Lu paced back and forth in frustration, wanting to speak several times but was eyed back by Brother Gao.
Yao Qing was obviously someone who couldn’t handle pressure. With so many people watching her, her heart was in a panic, her mind blank.
"It’s okay, take it slow."
"Take it slow for what, what if the wolf pack behind catches up?" Li Tian was anxious and frustrated.
"Then you try." Brother Gao’s tone wasn’t cold, but it didn’t feel friendly at all.
Li Tian instantly fell silent.
If she could, would she still be here?
Click—
The door in front of them suddenly slid to the left, everyone stepped back simultaneously.
"Who opened it?" Brother Gao’s gaze swept over everyone.
Everyone was as puzzled as Brother Gao, they hadn’t touched it.
The door opened on its own...
Did it get anxious watching them unable to open it?
No.
Brother Gao suddenly looked to the back, Chuzheng and that boy had been standing at the end just now, but now they had moved to the corner.
Chuzheng’s hand was still on the stone wall, and Brother Gao’s flashlight illuminated it clearly.
Why was the mechanism so far from the door?!
How did she find it?
"Ah!"
Yao Qing suddenly screamed, looking in terror at the gradually opening stone door, her whole body going limp. Brother Gao came back to his senses and quickly supported her.
Inside the stone door was a space of about forty square meters, with the most striking feature being a person standing right in the middle.
On the person’s shoulder crouched a snow-white... mouse?
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
The big mouse, upon hearing the sound, lifted its head and squeaked twice in this direction.
"Xiao Mo!"
Gan Lu darted in immediately.
"Gan Lu..."
Brother Gao wanted to pull Gan Lu back, but managed only to grab a corner of her clothes, watching as Gan Lu stepped inside.
