Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 463: Entertainment Program

On the snowy plain, someone was running frantically.

Those who had escaped from the lakeside camp were scattered in the heavy snow due to the wind and snow.

Many others hadn't kept up with Qing Yi and the others, their stamina not as good as the crew members, and they fled in a sorry state.

Following the last footprints in the snow, they arrived at the mountain pass, begging Qing Yi to let them in.

As the sound of the wolves drew closer, cries filled the air outside the mountain pass.

After a moment's thought, Qing Yi said to Qing Li, "Let them in."

Qing Li glanced at his young master, thinking, "This must be another "If Master were here, he would do the same' kind of reason."

Qing Yi smiled, "I know what you're thinking. This time it's because we need some people to keep watch. Let these people into the mountain pass. Everyone must work; there are no exceptions."

Qing Li waved to two of his attendants at the mountain pass, and the crowd outside the pass swarmed in.

More than two hundred people had escaped from the lakeside, but now, including Qing Yi, Sun Chuci, and the others, there were less than a hundred.

At least half of the people were trapped in the boundless wind and snow.

Everyone in the mountain pass was divided into several groups.

Qing Yi, Sun Chuci, Song Niao Niao, and the crew members were one group.

The crew, Yan Chunmi, were another group.

The male and female leads brought by the deputy director, Li Yu's assistants, and his manager were another group…

Seven crows sat cross-legged in a corner, closing their eyes and resting, not intending to communicate with anyone in the mountain pass. Only when Qing Yi ate something did they open their eyes…

The male and female leads brought by the deputy director weren't very high-profile, still some distance from Song Niao Niao.

They were quite unlucky; they had come out to film, but they were controlled as soon as they left City 10 and hadn't recovered yet.

The actress knelt in the snow, her hands clasped together, silently praying.

Federation's beliefs were mixed. In the 26 cities of the Federation, there were over two hundred officially registered religions.

It was normal to pray at such a time of escaping death, so no one paid attention.

However, Qing Chen's expression suddenly turned strange. The actress, with her eyes closed, murmured, "Thank you, Leader, for your protection. May the youth of the Federation…"

Damn it, there's another family member in the crew!

But this family member probably didn't know that the Leader was escaping with her and hadn't really protected her…

How long had Luo Wanya been in City 10? He'd already developed a female star into a family member?

Qing Chen pondered; it might have been developed in City 18, after all, these stars frequently travel between the two cities.

Qing Li stood in the mountain pass and said coldly, "The wolves are coming. Those who have used guns, raise your hands."

They had some extra weapons that could be distributed to the crowd to defend against the wolves.

Qing Chen sat in the corner as if nothing had happened, not speaking.

After all, Qing Yi's Guardian was here, and so was Yan Chunmi. He had finally completely transformed into someone else. What's wrong with taking it easy and hiding?

Nothing wrong.

However, at this moment, Liu Liqun suddenly said, "Zhou Cang can use one."

Qing Chen: "…"

He silently looked at Liu Liqun, thinking, "Is this guy really incompatible with me?"

Liu Liqun said to Qing Li, "Zhou Cang used to be in the Federation's army. After retiring, he came to the crew to work as a crew member. He'll definitely know how to use a gun."

Qing Chen: "…Um, I served in the Federation Second Army Group 107 Regiment, Field Battalion, for two years."

Qing Li raised an eyebrow and looked at Qing Chen: "Which platoon were you in? What was your platoon leader's name?"

Qing Chen answered, "Seventh platoon. The platoon leader was Ning Shun."

Qing Li turned to Qing Yi: "Young master, he's actually from our Qing Family's combat sequence. You should have heard of his platoon leader, Ning Shun. He's the one who followed Qing Huai into Forbidden Zone 002, and later was sent to a military court by Qing Huai's mother. Zhou Cang must have retired early. If he hadn't, he might have died in Forbidden Zone 002."

Qing Yi was stunned and looked at Qing Chen: "Give him an automatic rifle."

Qing Chen took the gun and sat back in the corner, intending to continue keeping a low profile.

But he heard Liu Liqun whisper, "I didn't expect you to act so well. How did you know there was a platoon leader named Ning Shun?"

Qing Chen silently turned to Liu Liqun: "…Heard of him."

He wanted to hit someone now. It turned out that Zhou Cang's false identity in Liu Liqun's story hadn't been a soldier either! The other party had simply lied to Qing Li to get a gun!

It's not that Qing Chen was careless.

It was because his disguise as Zhou Cang was also forced upon him. According to his original plan, he should have left the team alone and gone to Forbidden Zone 065 for a walk first, to familiarize himself with the terrain.

So, hastily playing a role would inevitably cause some small problems.

Now Qing Chen knew that "Zhou Cang' had never been a soldier…

Qing Chen was speechless for a while and asked, "Why do you want me to take a gun?"

Liu Liqun whispered to Qing Chen, "This is only the first day of our escape, and more than half of us are dead. We've only walked over twenty kilometers. The road ahead is still long. If you can have a gun, we can also protect ourselves. Are you hungry now?"

"Hungry," Qing Chen nodded.

Liu Liqun muttered, "There are many more people hungrier than you, but no one has any food. You should be able to imagine what everyone will do when faced with hunger."

Qing Chen sighed. This is the shrewdness of little people.

At this time, someone looked strangely at Li Yu's assistants: "Where's Li Yu? Weren't you dragging him along?"

On the escape route, the five male assistants were like sled dogs, quite a sight.

However, the sled dogs were here, but the sled and the person on the sled were gone?!

Li Yu's manager clutched the small handbag tightly in her arms and said sadly, "He suddenly went crazy on the road and wanted to run back to City 10. We couldn't stop him, so we could only continue on our way. We don't know why he went crazy, but he should have unfortunately died."

The others in the camp were dubious.

This kind of stupid thing was indeed something Li Yu could do, but it was too sudden.

However, before everyone could figure it out, someone suddenly shouted from outside the mountain pass: "Help! Save me!"

Li Yu's manager's Face^[-] changed!

Because she recognized the voice—it was Li Yu! He was following the firelight in the mountain pass!

How?!

She had clearly tied him up tightly; how did he survive?!

Suddenly, everyone in the mountain pass looked at the manager…

The manager was very annoyed. If she had killed Li Yu earlier, it would have been fine, but she didn't even dare to kill fish in the city, let alone kill people?

Everyone looked outside and saw Li Yu running towards them, stumbling. His clothes were disheveled.

Farther away, in the wind and snow, there were gray shadows quickly following him.

"Should we go out and save him?" someone whispered.

Li Yu's manager suddenly said, "No, the wolves are here. I know you are all kind, but Li Yu certainly wouldn't want to see you die with him in the wilderness because of him! We must not go out!"

The manager's words were grand and righteous.

But everyone immediately understood that the manager was afraid that Li Yu would return to the Federation alive.

Some people silently looked at the small handbag in the manager's arms, thoughtful.

In fact, no one really wanted to save Li Yu, but they were more interested in the small handbag.

However, Qing Chen, who was bored, suddenly became interested.

He didn't want Li Yu to live either, but tonight's entertainment… wasn't it here?

Everyone saw "Zhou Cang' suddenly stand up righteously: "That's a life! How can we stand by and watch? We don't have to go out. We just need to shoot two wolves from a distance, and the pack shouldn't continue to chase him."

Speaking, he went to the mountain pass, picked up a weapon, and seemed to be aiming at something with great difficulty.

In the snow, Li Yu was running staggeringly. His breathing became heavier and heavier, and he felt that every breath he took, the cold air went straight into his lungs.

He looked at the firelight in front of him and ran desperately. The instinct to survive allowed him to overcome his own fastidiousness.

But he could already hear the footsteps of the wolves behind him.

Suddenly, two shots rang out, bullets hitting not far from him, but nothing was hit.

But the wolf pack was startled by the gunshots, and for a moment, it did not continue to chase, but stopped and silently watched.

Li Yu took this opportunity to sprint again and finally rushed into the mountain pass before the wolves caught up again.

At this time, the wolves were close. Qing Li saw that the wolves' fur was stained with blood; many people had become the wolves' food.

He was silent for two seconds before saying to Qing Chen, "Don't you guys practice shooting in the Second Army Group? Save some bullets."

Qing Chen said with a guilty look, "I'm sorry, I haven't shot a gun in a long time; I'm a little rusty."

"Yeah, that's normal," Qing Li nodded.

At this moment, Li Yu arrived at the mountain pass and hadn't rested before he saw his manager and the small handbag in her arms.

He pounced on them ferociously and wrestled with the manager: "You dare to try to murder me!"

Qing Chen went back to the corner and sat down, happily watching this scene.

It was like watching a post-dinner entertainment program.

Li Yu's manager almost vomited. The person who should have died outside, how did he survive?

She was grabbed by Li Yu and pressed to the ground, getting a beating.

Fortunately, Li Yu was already exhausted and soon was thrown to the ground by her, too weak to stand.

The manager roared, "If it weren't for me helping you with resources and cleaning up your mess, your scandals would have been exposed!"

Li Yu lay on the ground, panting: "Vicious woman, is this your reason for trying to murder me? Without me, you'd still be a third-rate agent!"

Then, Li Yu looked around: "Who will help me kill her? I'll give them ten million!"

Some people were tempted.

Qing Yi calmly sat by the bonfire and said softly, "If you make any more noise, get out. Qing Li, the wolves won't dare to rush into the mountain pass for a while, but we can't stay here. Arrange the watch order, and I'll think about how to get out."

They didn't have much food left. Even Qing Yi's collected supplies were only enough for a small group of them to eat for two days.

If the wolves besieged them here, they wouldn't be able to last long, even if the beasts didn't come in.

At this time, the mountain pass suddenly became an isolated island.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing where the way out was.