The fallen leaves had piled up on the road, staining the ground with a few layers of dark green and orange-yellow. When Lin Sanjiu stepped on them, the dried leaves would make a crisp sound.
Lin Sanjiu stopped absent-mindedly when she heard the crisp cracking sound.
A gust of wind blew past her, picking up a few fallen leaves and sending them flying forward. The warm red leaves circled under the blue sky for a while, and finally slowly fell into the pile of leaves on the ground, landing on a small bridge not far away.
It looked so peaceful, but the old lady and Qing Jiuliu were nowhere to be seen.
The French plane tree in front of her was cut off by a river. The number of fallen leaves was decreasing, and it was getting harder and harder to find traces of human activity.
Lin Sanjiu activated her [Higher Consciousness Scan] and searched for a while. However, there was nothing in her scanning range. She suppressed her anxiety and walked forward. Just as she was about to step on the small bridge, she suddenly heard a faint human voice in the air.
Startled, she stopped and pricked up her ears.
It was as if someone was shouting from afar, again and again. However, as the distance was too far, Lin Sanjiu could barely make out the content of the voice when it was dispersed by the air waves. She frowned and listened for a few seconds. Then, she jumped up and turned around to run back to where she came from.
It was Ji Shanqing calling her "sis"!
Could it be that the old lady was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain? Is her real target the hotel? "
Lin Sanjiu's heart raced. She immediately turned around and dashed toward the street where the hotel was located. However, when she swept her gaze across the street, she was stunned.
Qing Jiuliu was sitting on the ground floor of the hotel in a daze. Beside him was the laundry bag that he had taken from the hotel. He was hugging the laundry bag filled with wine bottles. He had a bewildered look on his face as if he had not realized where he was.
"Sis —" Ji Shanqing shouted from upstairs. It seemed like he had already noticed Qing Jiuliu, "You finally heard me!"
"This is …" Lin Sanjiu was confused. She looked up at her grand prize and asked, "Are you alright?" After confirming that he was calling her back, she walked closer and helped Qing Jiuliu up.
The man, whose body was as soft as mud, raised his head, but his eyes seemed to be glistening with tears.
"How did you come back here? I saw you go that way just now, and there was an old lady — "
Smacking his lips, Qing Jiuliu lazily and drunkenly placed his hand on her arm, "I think there's someone … I don't know if it's an old lady. Oh, I remember someone pulled me and said 'you're going the wrong way' … and then I came back. "
Lin Sanjiu furrowed her brows.
"How did she know you went the wrong way … What else did she say?"
"Ah?" Qing Jiuliu waved his hand and said, "I think she did say something else. But I'm in a daze right now, and I can't remember anything … Let me have a smoke to clear my head. "
After saying that, he took out a brand new pack of cigarettes and a brand new lighter. He had an amazing talent when it came to finding cigarettes and alcohol. As he took a puff, he followed Lin Sanjiu to the front of the hotel. Although there was also an exit at the back of the hotel, after the dozen or so cars crashed into it one after another and squeezed together into a big iron block, the exit was blocked.
"Think quickly," Lin Sanjiu fanned the cigarette smoke in front of her nose, "If you're done, go back and take a shower."
"What do you know," Qing Jiuliu mumbled, "The more I act like a vagabond, the more people will ignore me."
"Then, how do you explain that old lady?"
"The old lady is kind," Qing Jiuliu said stubbornly. Qing Jiuliu retorted stubbornly. Then, he frowned and stared at the entrance of the hotel, "Now that you mention it, she really did say something like 'hotel'."
"What hotel?" Lin Sanjiu looked at him immediately. When she saw that the latter was squinting his eyes again, she couldn't help feeling a little anxious, "Let's hurry up and let Ji Shanqing know —"
Her grand prize had always been smart, so he might be able to figure out something that she couldn't. However, the moment she turned around, Qing Jiuliu grabbed her arm.
"Wait a minute," he said with a frown after he grabbed Lin Sanjiu's wrist, "Don't go in first … I think I have some recollection of it."
"Tell me!"
"I'm sure that she wasn't talking to me," Qing Jiuliu said thoughtfully. The drunkenness on his face gradually subsided. He raised his diamond-like eyes and said, "I remember now. I was carried on the old lady's shoulder. I remember that my face was pressed against the hunchback, and it didn't feel good. When she said those words, rather than saying that she was talking to herself, it would be more accurate to say that … "
"What?"
"… Or rather, it's more like he's activating an item or ability." Qing Jiuliu paused for a moment. He seemed to know that he had left Lin Sanjiu in suspense. "She said two words, 'hotel' and 'fact'. Hmm, that doesn't sound right."
"What happened?"
"I seem to have remembered wrongly." Qing Jiuliu tilted his head and muttered to himself, "… That's impossible, right?"
Lin Sanjiu was so tormented by his stuttering that she almost jumped up. She grabbed his collar and said, "Hurry up and tell me!"
"What … what hotel, and what fact …"
Once again, Qing Jiuliu was stuck at this point, as if he had encountered a huge problem. Even his sparkling face was contorted. "Ah … What is it again …"
Lin Sanjiu's patience was finally wearing thin. Without another word, she dragged him into the hotel. She was a little worried when Qing Jiuliu mentioned the word "hotel". Logically speaking, they didn't know that old lady, so she wouldn't attack them for no reason. If that was the case, didn't that mean that Magus was the only one left?
Besides, Magus was the one who picked this hotel as their lodging spot …
When Lin Sanjiu became anxious and used all her strength, Qing Jiuliu didn't have any room to fight back. He could only shout at her to wait and slap her hand with all his might. However, Lin Sanjiu stopped struggling the moment she crossed the threshold of the hotel.
"I … I remember now …"
Qing Jiuliu's voice was trembling.
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