"It's not like you to turn around and leave when something happens."
When Lin Sanjiu finally used her feet to catch up with the people in front of her, Yu Yuan turned his head, smiled at her and said, "Don't you always like to figure out mysteries and find out the truth and answers?"
Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth, but couldn't find anything to say.
Most of the time, she is indeed like this, but...
"Besides, if we don't figure out how we got tricked and who is behind it," Yu Yuan continued, "even if we leave, we will probably be deceived back again. The purpose of deceiving us the first time was not achieved.
No matter who it is, they have to strike a second time, right?"
When the puppet master heard this, he snorted coldly from his nose.
Yu Yuan's words were reasonable; Lin Sanjiu thought for a while and slowly took her breath slowly. The layer of wet cold sweat that had just stuck to her body gradually disappeared.
Logically speaking, what Yu Yuan said was correct; besides, after knowing that he had been attacked, according to the character of the puppet master, it is simply impossible for him to be willing to suffer the loss of being a mute and walk away like a normal person——
But why didn't she think of this just now?
"Anyway, it doesn't look too dangerous nearby. I want to walk around more and see more," Yuan Xiangxi added, "Why are you unwilling this time?"
Lin Sanjiu glanced at his profile subconsciously, and suddenly understood what Yuan Xiangxi had not said.
Even after replenishing some energy, his time in the world is still running out; from the first time I met him, he was so curious and playful, wanting to cherish time with travel and footsteps... Generally speaking, she can be satisfied.
Just satisfied.
Besides, if other evolved beings can still come and go freely here, it means that the level of danger is indeed not great enough to warrant immediate escape.
It's strange, then why did she panic immediately just now?
She knew every reason why the three of them might want to continue walking deeper into the rocky beach, and she wanted to understand every one of them; why did her thoughts diverge from the worst and most terrifying possibility just now in the first place?
"You can't be the one with the problem," Teacher Yi murmured,
Is it caused by the environment? Lin Sanjiu thought about it and looked around a few times.
Thinking about it now, what touched her nerves and made her break out in a cold sweat was the scene of the three of them standing under the gloomy sky - if she saw the same scene in the bright sunshine, between the blue sea and the sky, I'm afraid it would be another scene.
Another effect.
After thinking about it, Lin Sanjiu naturally didn't mention a word. If a dignified evolver was really frightened by the desolate and dark environment and became suspicious, and suspected that something was wrong with her friend, even she would feel a little embarrassed.
Besides, regardless of whether she was neurotic or not, as long as the three of them were still moving forward, could Lin Sanjiu leave them alone?
Along the way, she quietly observed the expressions and attitudes of several people, and even tested them with words a few times. She couldn't tell that there was any difference between them. Instead, she was preoccupied with multiple tasks and was not thinking. She was looked at by Yu Yuan several times.
He also asked, "Are you okay?"
As the rocky beach gradually narrowed and reached its end, the group soon discovered that they had entered a vast expanse of wild grass. Between the tall grass, there were occasionally patches of wetland; covered by the land
The water turned black on a cloudy day, mirroring the sky, the silent clouds, the standing grass blades, and the shadows of a group of people walking by one after another.
The further she walked, the more Lin Sanjiu realized that this place was not as deserted as she first thought: there was a large spaceship parked on the horizon, which seemed to be an entertainment boat used by tourist groups; there were a few small figures in the distance on the grass, which were probably evolutions.
Or, just like them, they were trudging in the grass; occasionally an aircraft landed, and occasionally an aircraft took off and left - under the distant sound of engines, there was still a long and steady silence.
"Others must have been deceived by the so-called 'wonders'," Yu Yuan guessed.
Regardless of whether Lin Sanjiu's suspicion just now was justified or not, one thing is certain: they have never forgotten that they were deceived, and there was a "will of others" hidden behind this trip.
"How about we go over and ask them about it?" Yuan Xiangxi stretched his neck, looked at the little figure in the distance and made a suggestion, then naturally turned to the puppet master and said: "When we pass by,
, please don’t follow too closely. If someone sees you from afar, we might not even be able to catch you."
The puppet master gave him a gloomy look and smiled. "You want to go over and ask?"
Yuan Xiangxi still didn't realize that something was wrong and said: "Yes——"
The next word "Yeah" followed his body, crossing the sky like a parabola, stretching into a long bridge under the canopy. He was originally light, but after suffering the force of the puppet master, he saw that
It was about to turn into a shining ding in the sky - Lin Sanjiu immediately became anxious. He didn't have time to say anything to the puppet master, so he immediately started to catch up.
By the time she and Yu Yuan arrived at the place one after another, Yuan Xiangxi had already gotten up from the ground. His long coat was stained with mud and grass, and he was really embarrassed. He didn't take it seriously at all.
He went there, took a few shots casually, waved his hand towards the evolutionaries not far away, and said, "Don't be nervous, I was beaten here too."
"You - who are you?" The man on the other side, the leader, turned his eyes to Yuan Xiangxi, then looked at Lin Sanjiu and the two people who were coming over. He seemed to consider the comparison of combat power and softened his tone.
Many: “Are you here to explore the wonders too?”
The appearance of these men and women was very good, just like the ordinary evolved people that can be seen everywhere in the Twelve Realms; if anyone made Lin Sanjiu take a second look, it was probably the girl behind the leading man——
She and Lin Sanjiu looked about the same age. They had short, ear-length hair, and wore overalls and field boots. They were dressed neatly and smartly. For some reason, Lin Sanjiu felt a sense of intimacy with them.
"Do you remember what kind of wonder it is?" Yu Yuan also chatted with them on the other side, "Why do you want to explore it?"
The leading man said matter-of-factly: "Why don't you remember? It's a wonder, so you have to come and see it! We also brought this little sister with us to learn more, are you the same?"
As he spoke, he gestured to the short-haired girl, but he did not realize at all that his answer was just like no answer and did not contain any information. Obviously, it was a rare case for the puppeteer to realize that he was hallucinating.
.
After a few words, even Yu Yuan didn't know how to ask; if there was also no information, the other party could say as much as he wanted, but he couldn't keep asking the same questions.
When everyone's conversation gradually dried up and reached a stalemate, the puppet master's unhurried shadow was getting closer and closer; no one wanted to spend time to appease a group of frightened rabbits, so they hurriedly followed the puppet master before he showed up.
Several evolvers said goodbye.
With that group of people leading the way, at least they now knew which direction to go. The two groups kept a long distance between them and walked on the wild grass for more than ten minutes. It was always calm - except for a few high places.
High boulders and an occasional small group of trees, everything was empty and desolate. Lin Sanjiu couldn't figure out where the "wonder" was.
While walking, the puppet master suddenly stopped in front of a group of black boulders.
"...Where are those people?" he asked solemnly.
Lin Sanjiu was startled, and when she looked up again, she found that the group of evolvers just now had indeed disappeared.
"I didn't see it at first glance. Why is there no one there?" She quickly took a few steps forward and looked into the gaps between the rocks.
Could it be that he was walking between the stones and was blocked?
Before she could turn this thought into words, she felt someone suddenly push her behind her, and she fell into the shadow cast by the rock.
