Chapter 30
Chapter 30
“Fortunately, a kind-hearted Player happened to be in that Script at the same time,” the man in the trench coat said, his voice full of gratitude. “Otherwise, Little Flower really would have been in dire straits.”
“Surviving a great disaster brings good fortune later. I’m Ning Shuo. How should I address you?”
“Oh, look at me, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Li Hua.”
“…Do you happen to enjoy writing English essays?”
“Hahaha, it’s alright. It’s actually quite painful every time I write one, but seeing the name ‘Li Hua’ on the paper gives me a strange sense of mission.”
“Your name is Li Hua, so your sister is called…?”
“Li Cuihua. It sounds nice, doesn’t it?”
“…Haha, it’s very nice.”
The slide ride ended quickly. Ning Shuo was about to leave when Li Hua pulled him back. “Hey, friend, we should go on one too. You can’t let your partner earn all the Heat, right? This slide allows any two people of the same gender to ride.”
Ning Shuo’s lips curled upward. “In that case, why don’t we switch to a game with higher returns?”
Luo Li stepped off the track car. Hearing her so-called brother introduce her to Zhao Zhaozhao as Li Cuihua, her face was a mask of disbelief: *You used a tool to Disguise me as this ugly mess, and then you gave me such a rustic name?!*
Rao Lin, using the alias Li Hua, didn’t care at all: *What’s rustic about it? The man even praised it for sounding nice.*
Luo Li: *He was just being polite!*
Luo Li, whose appearance was already downgraded by the Disguise, grew even more upset. She kept a cold face throughout the entire walk. Rao Lin offered a solemn excuse: “My little sister was just pulled into the System, so she’s in a bad mood.”
Ning Shuo’s voice was gentle. “Then your sister’s reaction time is quite long.”
“Yeah, when she was little, if you gave her a beating, she wouldn’t cry about the pain until the next day… Hey, what are you hitting me for!”
Luo Li unceremoniously punched Rao Lin in the waist. “I’m in the System, and I have a bad temper.”
Rao Lin: “…”
Ning Shuo said, “You siblings have a very good relationship. That’s perfect then.”
He casually pointed toward a very conspicuous Sika Deer. “There aren’t many people around that NPC, and there’s no queue. Let’s go over there.”
Rao Lin silently exchanged a look with Luo Li: *Is this task advantageous for him? Did he scout the area beforehand?*
Luo Li shook her head: *Let’s see.*
The group, each harboring their own hidden agendas, walked up to the Sika Deer’s stall. “Hello, what kind of task do you have here?”
The Sika Deer’s voice sounded like a charming girl in the prime of her youth. “Players, I have a 2v2 team PK here. It’s best if you have a high level of understanding with your teammate!”
Zhao Zhaozhao instinctively grabbed Ning Shuo’s sleeve. The Sika Deer’s voice was laced with a smile, as if she had been watching them for a long time. “If there are extra players who have confidence in the participants, you can wait in the resting area nearby. If your teammates win, the players in the resting area will receive an equal reward.”
“Of course, I can tell who is a teammate and who is a stranger.”
Rao Lin didn’t want to wait for Ning Wang to return. He was about to suggest they just start the 2v2 immediately when he heard Ning Shuo say to Zhao Zhaozhao, “Zhaozhao, you and Qi Yang wait for us outside.”
Rao Lin opened his mouth to speak, but Ning Shuo glanced at him and suddenly said in a weak voice, “After all, I am a frail King, and I need a Knight to protect me, tee-hee.”
Rao Lin’s expression became complicated: “…”
Unlike Rao Lin, who maintained a superficial level of poise, Luo Li was more direct. Her lips curled downward in a look of pure disgust.
Before long, Ning Wang and Qi Yang returned.
Qi Yang’s expression was also quite poor. When Ning Shuo concernedly asked what task they had been assigned, Qi Yang explained that the NPC required them to remove all the balloons tied to a roller coaster track in one go within a limited time.
Ning Shuo asked, “Isn’t that something he could have done alone?”
Qi Yang’s face was ashen. “No, it had to be done by two people. So, whenever he couldn’t reach a distant balloon, he would throw me out and then catch me.”
Ning Shuo: “…”
Ning Shuo patted him on the shoulder. “Tough break.”
With everyone gathered, the Sika Deer pointed toward a box. “Team One, please enter first.”
Rao Lin instantly put on a dramatic performance, bowing deeply. “My King, after you.”
Ning Shuo nodded with satisfaction. “You certainly have a sharp eye.”
Ning Wang let out a strange sound. “Ha.”
Ning Shuo snapped, “Shut it.”
The two of them stepped into the box together and immediately saw the rules posted inside.
[Welcome, Players, to the Script point ‘House of True Knowledge Journey’]
[Players will be dropped into a random scenario. Each team consists of a Role-playing Side and a Seeking Side. The Role-playing Side will temporarily lose their memories and undergo a change in physical appearance. The Seeking Side must find the Role-playing Side without breaking character.]
[Note: There are some mischievous Little Ghosts in the scenario. If you are killed by these ghosts, you will be eliminated immediately!]
[Rest assured, this elimination does not affect the Player’s life; you will simply be ejected from the scenario.]
[Do you truly know your partner? Does your partner truly know you?]
[Players, please look forward to it.]
Ning Shuo suggested, “I’ll be the one to hide. If we run into any Ghosts/Monsters, you’ll be better able to resist.”
Ning Wang countered, “You just want to slack off, don’t you?”
Ning Shuo rubbed his nose. “I’m being serious.”
Ning Wang sighed. “No. I don’t know you well enough.”
Ning Shuo frowned, but the moment their eyes met, he understood what Ning Wang meant.
Ning Shuo had changed too much.
While Ning Wang had a full understanding of himself, Ning Shuo’s experiences over the years were real. In a state of amnesia, no one knew if Ning Shuo’s personality would still be like that of Xie Ning.
Furthermore…
Ning Shuo said with certainty, “You have something on your mind. You’ve been holding back lately.”
Ning Wang frowned, wanting to argue but unable to find an excuse.
He also felt he was acting strange, especially when facing Ning Shuo.
This strangeness was more like a subconscious resistance one feels when facing the person who knows them best in the world.
Whether it was Ning Shuo or Ning Wang, they were both Xie Ning.
And when Xie Ning faced a person who suddenly appeared and knew him so well that they even knew what expression he made when he wanted to use the bathroom-facing that feeling of having nowhere to hide-his first reaction would inevitably be resistance.
This was also why Ning Shuo had launched a sneak attack when he first reunited with Ning Wang in ‘Overworked and Overrun’, trying to find a way to seize the dominant position in their relationship.
While Ning Wang hesitated, Ning Shuo smiled. “Didn’t I say it? We should be the two people in this world who understand each other best.”
“Don’t you want to know what I saw during the Hypnosis Experiment in the last Script? I’ll tell you now.”
Ning Shuo finished his explanation in a few sentences. Looking at Ning Wang’s stunned expression, he smiled. “Now, we truly are the two people in this world who understand each other best.”