Chapter 76: Deadly Travel Group (1)
This round of Werewolf Game ended with the Town Faction's victory. Ji Ning's Knight card truly carried the day.
It wasn't because she correctly stabbed the White Wolf King, but because as a girl holding the Knight card, having received Gold Water from Sheng Churan, she resolutely went ahead and stabbed him.
You see, receiving Gold Water more or less clouds one's judgment, especially with the Knight card. And it's even harder when the one claiming Seer is the nation's heartthrob Sheng Churan—it's really tough for a girl not to be swayed by him.
Ji Ning handled her Power Role well, and while she was happy, she also felt a bit worried.
Sheng Churan left the game early because of her, had no game experience, and even lost the game. If she asked him for an autograph, would he still give it to her?
As the Werewolf Game ended, that's what was on Ji Ning's mind.
When her consciousness gradually returned, before she even opened her eyes, she felt a slight jolting and bumping, and the stuffy smell of gasoline in her nose, save for the warm, faint fragrance of the chest she leaned against on her left side.
Ji Ning slowly opened her eyes and raised her head, meeting a pair of peach-blossom eyes that held tenderness without smiling, long lashes casting shadows that added a touch of gentleness.
He wore a soft, cozy khaki turtleneck sweater. A color that makes one look darker and a style that easily swallows the neck—yet on him, there was no flaw to be found; he remained strikingly handsome.
It was none other than the Big Star Sheng Churan, whom she had betrayed and stabbed to death.
Ji Ning's heart trembled, and she quickly put distance between them.
Right then the light screen appeared, and Ji Ning began reading the instance content.
【Welcome to the "Erotic Survival Game." This instance is "Deadly Travel Group." Instance difficulty: three stars.】
【Player No. 6 Ji Ning, your identity in this instance is "Sheng Churan's Girlfriend."】
【Game Rules: Integrate into the unfolding events and act according to the Clearance Condition. Those who fail to clear will be completely eliminated.】
【Game Taboos: 1. Do not go out of character (OOC). 2. Do not obstruct or alter the course of events. Any violation will result in complete elimination.】
【Game Hint: The most dangerous place is the safest place.】
【Clearance Condition: Survive to the end.】
【Clearance Reward: Successful players receive 300 points.】
Ji Ning's gaze lingered on the words "Sheng Churan's Girlfriend," and she guessed that Sheng Churan would probably find his identity of "Ji Ning's Boyfriend" unlucky...
But as for fate, the game's arrangements are paramount. Ji Ning herself didn't mind.
Getting to be Sheng Churan's girlfriend once in a game was a huge win for her.
Having let her thoughts run wild, Ji Ning immediately observed their current situation.
They were on a somewhat worn bus, traveling along a lush mountain road. The leaves on both sides of the road had yellowed, the temperature was rather low—it must be autumn.
Ji Ning craned her neck to look: the bus wasn't full, roughly twenty-four or five people, among them five pairs were real players, the rest were NPCs.
There was a person wearing a tour group cap sitting in the first row; they were likely the tour guide for this trip.
This was the first time encountering a prearranged, non-freely-formed team assignment, and Ji Ning didn't know whether the players could cooperate well in the upcoming game time, especially between her and Sheng Churan.
But worrying about it now was useless; Ji Ning searched her nearby bag and pockets, and dug out the character's phone. Upon unlocking it, the wallpaper was prominently an intimate photo of her and Sheng Churan…
Ji Ning glanced sideways at Sheng Churan, who was also scrolling through his phone for information, looking unsurprised by the wallpaper photo.
Reassured, Ji Ning focused on going through all the information on the phone.
From the text messages, travel app orders, and chat app records, Ji Ning learned that this was a couples' group-buy trip organized by Xingxiang Travel Agency. The destination was the Yao people of Ai Mountain, to experience the ethnic minority Harvest Festival, see the Cat's Eye Spring…
As she read, Ji Ning sneezed: "Achoo—"
Sheng Churan leaned over, his long arm reaching past her shoulder to close the bus window that had a wide gap. Then his arm didn't leave, instead wrapping Ji Ning in his embrace.
"Wife, careful not to catch a cold."
His voice lingered by Ji Ning's ear, so pleasant it numbed half her body.
The phone in Ji Ning's hand was still on the chat interface with Sheng Churan; the last message was the one she sent: "Honey, I'm at the travel agency entrance!"
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