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Chapter 208 - 176: Shangguan Wan’s Strangeness_2

Chapter 208: Chapter 176: Shangguan Wan’s Strangeness_2

Lei Rui smiled and said, "What a coincidence. Maybe this is fate."

When Qin Jiagui finished speaking, the Shangguan sisters blinked and looked at each other with strange and indescribable expressions on their faces. Their cherry lips slightly parted – they were at a loss for a reaction. But, the bearded director sitting on the ground, Zhang Jifa, spoke in a deep voice, "Let’s talk about the price, everyone. More words are useless."

The bearded man’s words caught everyone off guard. Eventually, Qin Jiagui laughed and said, "So, Director Zhang thought of us all as hostage-takers."

Zhang Zhongmou laughed and said, "It’s a pity that in this world, that money is as useful as waste paper. Actually, it’s worse – at least you can wipe your ass with waste paper. Money couldn’t even serve that purpose."

Seeing the reactions of the crowd, the bearded man was shocked and asked, "Aren’t you?"

Cao Xiaoyu walked over and sincerely said, "Mr. Zhang, like you, we had no idea why we ended up here. This place is full of danger, and these people are definitely not kidnappers."

Cao Xiaoyu was the captain of the security team at the Riches Hotel. He sometimes doubled as the personal bodyguard for An family’s young master. Zhang Jifa had been to the Riches Hotel quite a few times. Although they didn’t know each other well, they had met several times. Zhang Jifa was very surprised to see Cao Xiaoyu. Remembering his situation, it made sense – if they were kidnappers, why weren’t his hands and feet bound? Feeling himself, even his cell phone was still with him. He hastily took out his phone, looking like he wanted to make a police report, but hesitated.

Qin Jiagui laughed and said, "If Director Zhang doesn’t believe us, give it a try by dialing."

Zhang Jifa, seeing Qin Jiagui’s suggestion, didn’t directly call the police. Instead, he called his assistant. As expected, the call did not go through. He tried calling several different phone numbers, but to no avail - there was no service.

"Do you believe me now? We’ve come to a completely different world with no cell service. To us here, a phone is essentially a decoration," Qin Jiagui said with a bitter smile.

Seeing the doubtful expressions on the faces of Zhang Jifa and the Shangguan sisters, Qin Jiagui understood convincing them wouldn’t be easy. He turned to Su Yu and said, "Let’s get moving. Ada mentioned we only had two days. We’ve wasted almost half a day already."

Su Yu nodded and asked Ada, who was on her shoulder, "Do we just keep going straight?"

Ada, with her shining little eyes, affirmed with a noise.

Zhang Jifa, the Shangguan sisters, and the others also noticed the tadpole-like metal object on Su Yu’s back. They were astonished, though they took it for an electronic toy. In their eyes, Su Yu was talking to a toy to make a show of mystery.

Glancing at Zhang Jifa and Shangguan sisters, Su Yu thought, "Qin Jiagui has said all that needed to be said. We helped as much as we could. The rest is up to them. We won’t stop if they want to come with us, but if they don’t, we’re not bothering to make them. It’s too hard to explain and make someone understand certain things."

Everyone quickly picked up the bags of food on the ground, and Su Yu led the way.

The area around them was peppered with mounds of fiery red rocks, interspersed with paths, and massive pools of bubbling lava. The air was scorching, making every breath feel like there was a flame burning in the gut.

Fortunately, Su Yu and the others had special powers and were coping well. However, Zhang Jifa, the Shangguan sisters, and An Xiaoyang, who didn’t have special powers, were mere mortals. They were suffering immensely.

An Xiaoyang trusted Cao Xiaoyu and followed behind him with Su Yu and the others. Zhang Jifa repeatedly attempted to make calls, but they could not connect. Seeing Su Yu and the others moving away, and surrounded by a world on fire, he anxiously shouted, "Wait for us!" and then quickly followed.

The Shangguan sisters seemed to be quite acquainted with Zhang Jifa. They had been following him around. Seeing him going after Su Yu and the others, they hurriedly lifted their skirts, tottered along in their high heels, and followed him.

Zhang Zhongmou laughed and looked back, saying, "now do you trust us, Director Zhang?"

Zhang Jifa humphed. It wasn’t that he trusted Zhang Zhongmou and the others, but in this strange place, where he couldn’t use his phone and didn’t know the way out, gathering together offered some sense of safety. And, he noticed that Zhang Zhongmou and the others were carrying food. He felt parched and thirsty, wanting to ask for a bottle of water, but his successful man’s pride stopped him from doing so, so he closed his mouth and said nothing.

Su Yu, with A’da lying on his shoulder and a bag of food on his back, pushed through the oncoming waves of fiery heat and touched the golden feather tucked away in his breast pocket. He had the sense that this golden feather must have some special use, but, for now, he had no idea what it was.

The odd feeling made him develop an inexplicable fondness for the eagle-headed monster covered in gold. Even more, he started to worry about the safety of the eagle-headed monster. Obviously, the creature with four eyes who chased after the eagle-headed monster on a lotus throne must have been quite confident and even managed to summon the "Sky Pit" at will. This showed the great power of the four-eyed monster, which was immeasurable.

Following the direction indicated by A’da, they passed through piles and piles of flaming red rocks. Luckily, they didn’t encounter any more Fire Rock People in these piles. It was unclear if the creatures had been shocked by their previous victory over the ten Fire Rock People, or if the other rock piles simply did not hold any Fire Rock People.

"So hot... It makes one thirsty..." Zhang Zhongmou cursed while wiping sweat off his face. He then reached into the bag, took out a bottle of mineral water, and opened it, only to hear a timid voice from behind, "Big Brother..."

"Hm?" Zhang Zhongmou looked back and saw one of the Shangguan sisters who had somehow moved behind him. She looked at him and the bottle of water, her dry lips slightly open.

If even he, with his special power, was feeling the heat, the others, who were just ordinary people, must have felt it even more.

"Hehe, do you want a drink?" Zhang Zhongmou looked at his idol standing before him, craving for water. He couldn’t help but get excited and showed the bottle to her, "First, tell me, are you Shangguan Wan or Shangguan Rui?"

The twin sisters were so alike, and they dressed the same. Even though Zhang Zhongmou was a fan, he didn’t know which one was the older or the younger.

"I am Shangguan Rui," the female singer said, all pretenses gone. Her throat felt like it was on fire.

"So she is Shangguan Wan. Haha, here you go. And remember, sip it. We don’t have much water. Who knows how long we will be stuck in this hellhole?" Zhang Zhongmou gave the bottle to Shangguan Rui with a laugh.

Shangguan Rui quickly took the bottle and ran over to her sister, uncapped it not drinking herself but handed it to her sister.

Zhang Zhongmou was slightly taken aback. Even though it was a small act, it demonstrated the deep bond between the Shangguan sisters.

Su Yu also saw this little episode. When he looked back, he noticed something unusual about Shangguan Wan.

Even though those with special powers were feeling the heat, ordinary individuals like Zhang Jifa and even the small child An Xiaoyang were merely feeling thirsty and wanted a drink. But they were not on the brink of collapse. Shangguan Wan, however, looked ghastly pale, covered in cold sweat, her demeanour rather eerie, as though she were seriously ill. Shangguan Rui offered her the bottle of water, looking worried.

Su Yu glanced at Zhang Zhongmou. Knowing how smitten he was with the sisters, he said, "You should go check on her."

Zhang Zhongmou quickly turned around and walked up to the sisters, asking, "What’s wrong? What happened to your sister?"

At that moment, Shangguan Wan was holding the water bottle, drinking slowly, taking small sips. Her movements were strange.

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