Chapter 67
“If you don’t want to say it, forget it!” Shen Shuyu quickly admitted defeat. “Tell me when you want to in the future. Rest assured, whatever you want to do, I’m willing to help you, as long as you don’t point a knife at me.”
This was Shen Shuyu’s wish from the beginning of entering here: not only to pass the levels smoothly but also to have a good relationship with the villain. Now it seemed there was actually some effect; at least Wen Jiafei’s hostility toward him wasn’t that deep.
Even after experiencing so many bad things, with life’s hardships grinding him down, he was ultimately still a teenager.
He had ruthlessness, but he wasn’t that twisted.
Wen Jiafei turned his head, his gaze falling on the knife Shen Shuyu had thrown far away. He didn’t speak.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help thinking, Wen Jiafei really was a sealed jar; getting a squeak out of him was harder than ascending to heaven.
But it didn’t matter. Shen Shuyu thought for a moment. “Wen Jiafei, do you remember how you got here?”
Wen Jiafei withdrew his gaze. “I don’t remember.”
He had forgotten many things. Only one sentence remained in his brain: Kill Shen Shuyu. As long as I kill Shen Shuyu, I can return to the place I want to go.
As Shen Shuyu talked to him, the dizziness in his brain improved a lot. He asked bluntly, “Then do you know how to get out?”
“I know,” Wen Jiafei said. “Kill me, and you can get out.”
Holy crap, this illusion is that perverted?!
Shen Shuyu was shocked. Seeing his dumbfounded look, Wen Jiafei suggested again, “Or, you kill that giant wolf.”
Speak of the giant wolf, and the giant wolf arrived.
It stood atop a sand dune, still possessing a body that could swallow the sun in one bite. It raised its arrogant head and let out an awoo.
This… how the hell am I supposed to kill that?!
Shen Shuyu felt like fainting. Either kill Wen Jiafei or kill the giant wolf. Both options were as difficult as ascending to heaven for him!
But he couldn’t just sit and wait for death.
Shen Shuyu took a deep breath, rolled over, and reached for the short knife he had thrown away. He wiped it casually on his clothes twice, removing the bloodstains to reveal its original sharpness.
Wen Jiafei seemed tired too. He closed his eyes, waiting for Shen Shuyu to plunge the dagger into his chest. But the imagined pain didn’t happen. He opened his eyes in confusion; Shen Shuyu was no longer in front of him.
He looked back. Shen Shuyu was sneaking around in a corner invisible to the giant wolf, holding his breath and concentrating, looking for a perfect opportunity.
He couldn’t bring himself to kill Wen Jiafei no matter what, so he could only gamble on the giant wolf.
The first time they were in the Mist Forest, he remembered Little One telling him to throw mist into its eyes. Applying that to the giant wolf must be the same principle.
As long as it was blind and couldn’t see, whether escaping or finding another way, it would be much more convenient.
The giant wolf saw Wen Jiafei. It leaped down from the sand dune, its huge tail sweeping the ground, kicking up sand. This gave Shen Shuyu his chance. Seizing the moment, he reached out and grabbed the tip of the giant wolf’s tail. As it turned back in confusion, he quickly buried himself in its thick fur.
The giant wolf made a confused purring sound, then looked back at Wen Jiafei, who stood motionless.
Shen Shuyu used this gap to climb quickly up its spine, finally reaching the top of its head.
Wen Jiafei looked up at Shen Shuyu standing on the giant wolf, and the corners of his mouth seemed to hook upwards. He said something, and the giant wolf flew into a rage, opening its mouth to bite him.
Shen Shuyu was startled. He had wanted to find another opportunity, but he couldn’t leave Wen Jiafei alone. He lay flat immediately and stabbed the short knife into the giant wolf’s left eye.
“Awoo—Awoo—”
The giant wolf shook its head violently in pain. Shen Shuyu had cleverly looped its long fur around himself to prevent being thrown off.
Cleanly and efficiently, he switched the knife to his other hand and stabbed into the giant wolf’s right eye.
The giant wolf wailed even more fiercely. Shen Shuyu was tossed back and forth on its head until he wanted to vomit. The giant wolf kept wailing and crashing into things blindly. Shen Shuyu cut open the fur binding him with the knife and was flung off directly.
It didn’t matter. It was a sand pile anyway; it would just hurt a bit.
Shen Shuyu panted, preparing to just lie there and rot for a moment, but found he didn’t hit the ground. Instead, he was caught.
Wen Jiafei caught him.
“You…” Before Shen Shuyu could speak, he heard Wen Jiafei say:
“It died.”
Died?
That fast?
Shen Shuyu followed his gaze. Sure enough, the giant wolf had smashed its head against a rock and was lying motionless on the ground.
Wen Jiafei put him down. He glanced at the short knife in Shen Shuyu’s hand and said, “Don’t forget what you said.”
Shen Shuyu: “Huh?”
The next second, his wrist was grabbed. He felt the short knife pierce through fabric, through skin, tendons, and heart.
Wen Jiafei smiled at him. “I believe you, Shen Shuyu.”
Before Shen Shuyu could even panic, his consciousness was torn away.
“Young Master? Young Master?”
“Shuyu? Shen Shuyu?”
Shen Shuyu felt it was very noisy by his ears. He opened his eyes groggily, only to see Wen Jiafei’s face right there.
Wen Jiafei?!
Shen Shuyu sat up abruptly from the ground. Still in shock, he reached out to paw at Wen Jiafei’s clothes. Wen Jiafei was unprepared. His outer jacket was a zip-up style, with a black shirt underneath. With one pull from Shen Shuyu, his clothes came open.
The chest was perfectly fine, without any wounds.
Shen Shuyu let out a heavy breath. Good, nothing happened. Nothing happened.
He Mingyue, who was closest to them, reacted first. He said in shock, “Young Master, are you this wild?”
He couldn’t understand the interaction between AO anymore.
For the first time, Wen Jiafei’s face showed such a rich expression. A crimson flush spread from his neck all the way to his cheeks and ears. He shouted angrily, “What are you doing!”
He pulled his clothes together, looking like a bullied innocent youth.
Shen Shuyu was startled by his shout and finally came to his senses completely. His gaze swept over the faces of the others; even Chi Yanxun looked shocked.
He looked at Wen Jiafei again. Wen Jiafei’s expression was very ugly, but the fierceness he should have had was turned awkward by the unnatural blush.
Shen Shuyu quickly said, “Misunderstanding, misunderstanding.”
Then he stiffly changed the subject. “Why are you all surrounding me?”
They were in the barren desert. He didn’t know how much time had passed, but he was leaning against a large rock.
“You fainted. Don’t you remember?” Shen Xili said. “We were walking just fine, and you suddenly collapsed. We couldn’t wake you up no matter what.”
At that time, they had walked about a third of the way. Shen Shuyu hadn’t said anything along the journey, but then he collapsed without warning. They thought it was dehydration, but after pouring a bottle of water into him, he didn’t improve. Lin Xuyi checked and said it seemed like he had fallen into a deep sleep.
Falling into a deep sleep in this place sounded strange no matter how you put it. They discussed it and carried him to find this giant rock, laying him down to see if there was any way to wake him.
But there was no way.
Shen Shuyu blinked lightly. As expected.
He asked, “How long was I out?”
“About twenty minutes.” He Mingyue checked his watch. “So, what happened to you?”
Shen Shuyu shook his head. “I only remember walking and then tripping. When I looked up, you guys were gone, and the rope was gone too.”
“Hallucination?” Chi Yanxun asked with a frown.
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Probably. But I didn’t realize it at the time. I saw a giant wolf chasing me, so I kept running and running, and then I bumped into Wen Jiafei.”
Everyone’s eyes fell on Wen Jiafei again. Wen Jiafei had already refastened his clothes and even put his scarf back on.
Only his slightly furrowed brows and forehead were exposed.
Hearing Shen Shuyu mention him, he asked, “Bumped into me?”
Shen Shuyu nodded. He omitted some things and said, “After I met you, we ran together. But the giant wolf was too strong, and you got injured. I wanted to check on you, but then I fainted and woke up.”
“You stripped him just to see if he was injured?” Lin Xuyi asked.
Shen Shuyu said with a straight face, “Of course. Because just now, I thought I hadn’t made it out.”
Shen Shuyu perfectly justified his stripping action.
Wen Jiafei still frowned. Shen Shuyu said, “Sorry, just special circumstances.”
Wen Jiafei looked away, ignoring him.
Shen Shuyu pouted. Really, I explained it and he’s still wary!
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