Chapter 178
Chapter 178
Zhao Siyao cleared her throat and opened her notebook to the first page.
“No, Da Yao, you…” Liang Chen stared at the densely packed notes, so shocked she could barely speak.
Zhao Siyao puffed out her flushed cheeks, closed her eyes, and let out a soft breath.
When she opened her eyes again, the timid look she usually wore was gone.
Only determination remained in her pupils.
In the blink of an eye, the blank, dazed expression on Zhao Siyao’s face transformed. Her eyes curved into crescents, and her smile turned dazzling.
Following the “clap, clap, clap” of the beat, she began her Non-Livestream Performance.
“Clap, clap!… Clap, clap!… Clap, clap!…”
“Sunlight strikes the Incense Burner, purple smoke rises high-welcome our wifey Lili to my Live Streaming Room tonight!
Our wifey Lili’s got strength for days! Brains and brawn, she’ll blaze new ways; north and south, she’ll spread her name!
She can talk, she can charm! Our wifey Lili, you can rake in stacks and stacks of cash with both your arms!
I wish our wifey Lili money you can spend however you like! Spend it any way you like! May the bank open a branch right in our wifey Lili’s hometown tonight!
Beyond the mountains are green mountains, beyond the towers are towers; our wifey Lili, you’re truly beautiful and gentle as flowers!
I wish you, my wifey Lili, smooth sailing and all you desire! May your pockets always be stuffed with endless yuan to admire!
Wifey Lili is pretty, kind, and tough as stone; in the future, she’s destined to drive a Range Rover of her own!
Our wifey Lili is beautiful and works so hard; sooner or later, she’ll be driving a Ferrari in the yard!
Heaven made my talents for a reason; I wish you, wifey Lili, control over all things in every season…”
At Jiang Li’s right wrist, a steady stream of warmth poured in.
In just a dozen seconds, her energy value not only stopped dropping,
it rebounded from the bottom instead, the number shooting up with a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As for Jiang Li at the scene, her head no longer hurt, her legs were no longer sore, and strength surged through her entire body.
Liang Chen, on the other hand, stood there dumbfounded, her jaw having long since hit the floor.
In the Huaguo Live Streaming Room, the passersby and netizens watching the show all stopped discussing Jiang Li.
Almost every viewer was stunned by the refined, well-behaved “good girl” beside Jiang Li.
The focus of the discussion shifted completely.
At that moment, everyone was focused on Zhao Siyao.
-“What an Aberration of a livestream… Maybe… I really should go to sleep…”
-“Did I enter the wrong Live Streaming Room, guys?”
-“The doctor said there was something wrong with my mental state. I didn’t believe it before. Now I do.”
-“Let me butt in. I think I’ve seen this girl before! She said her mom was sick or something, I kind of forgot. Bump me up!”
Inside the Live Streaming Room.
The way Liang Chen looked at Da Yao now was like she was looking at a total stranger.
“Da Yao, I’ve known you for so many years, and I never realized this was the kind of Da Yao you were.”
Liang Chen felt as though the sincerity she had entrusted to her had been deceived.
Who would have thought that Zhao Siyao, who could let loose like that online, would hide behind her every single day, pretending to be a “socially anxious innocent little bunny”?
Zhao Siyao’s face was burning so hot it felt like it might catch fire. “That’s not it, Chenchen. We can talk about all this later. We-we need to run!”
Below them, the five Spider Man had already climbed more than 130 meters into the air.
Jiang Li and the other two’s Cabin No. 01 had also passed the highest point and was slowly descending, about to meet the Spider Man.
“Do you two want to jump first?” Jiang Li asked for their opinions.
Liang Chen and Zhao Siyao both shook their heads at the same time, neither daring to be the vanguard.
Jiang Li saw that, on the massive Little Yellow Bee Balloon, only a single landing area at the tail end was still within range for the three of them.
She didn’t dare delay any longer. She immediately took a deep breath, threw herself forward with all her strength, and jumped.
The wind roared in her ears.
In the instant her body went weightless, a brief “life flashing before her eyes” even played through Jiang Li’s mind, recalling the experiences of her entire life.
Fortunately, in the next second, Jiang Li plunged headfirst into the Foam Balls of the Safe Area on the Little Yellow Bee Balloon.
The first thing Jiang Li did after getting up was look toward the approaching Spider Man.
“Get down here!” Jiang Li shouted to the two people above, ducking farther away as she did.
The Spider Man was about to climb into the passenger cabin.
They were running out of time.
Inside the cabin, Liang Chen looked down at the balloon below and steeled herself. “Da Yao, hurry and follow me!”
With that, Liang Chen leaped down into the safety balloon.
Jiang Li immediately helped Liang Chen up from inside the foam ball.
But when Jiang Li raised her head to check on Zhao Siyao, she found that the Spider Man had already climbed into the cabin.
The five men grabbed Zhao Siyao by the arms, about to inject her with some drug.
Zhao Siyao struggled wildly, but two fists were no match for four hands.
In the end, Zhao Siyao could only watch helplessly as the drug was injected into her body.
While she was tangled up with them, she quickly kicked down her notebook, which was filled with notes, along with her backpack.
The notebook and backpack slid past the tail end of the Little Yellow Bee Balloon and fell to the ground.
“Chenchen! I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back! Keep the notebook, and when you need to, remember to read it to Sister Jiang!”
With a thunderous boom, the cabin door was pulled shut by several of them.
After being injected with the drug, Zhao Siyao grew drowsy and was locked inside the cabin alone.
Liang Chen’s nose stung, and her vision blurred. “Da Yao! You’ll be okay! Jiang Li and I will be waiting for you down below!”
After Zhao Siyao fainted, she entered the Blazing Fire Illusion once again.
Meanwhile, Jiang Li looked toward Cabin 08, Cabin 13, and Cabin 29, where they had previously obtained the Thermal Protective Suit.
Inside those cabins, the tourists’ Health Points were dropping rapidly.
That meant the third and fourth layers of torment in the Blazing Fire Illusion would only be even more unbearable.
There might be a way to survive, but it definitely would not be easy.
Even the people who were awake were losing Health Points like mad, let alone Zhao Siyao, who had already passed out.
Now that Zhao Siyao had been taken back, her odds were grim.
The three of them could have avoided this together, but the accident had happened too suddenly for any of them to predict.
Jiang Li gently patted Liang Chen’s shoulder twice, at a loss for words of comfort.
Just then, the Little Yellow Bee staff member who had been waiting inside the foam ball also crawled out.
The Little Yellow Bee staff member took the initiative to approach Jiang Li and Liang Chen.
“Ladies, would you like to go down? We have prepared a safety slide for you that can help you reach the ground safely.”
Thinking of the backpack and notebook Da Yao had thrown down, Liang Chen nodded at once. “Yes! Please take us down as quickly as possible!”
The staff member led Jiang Li and Liang Chen to the tail end of the Little Yellow Bee Balloon.
At the end of the Little Yellow Bee Balloon was a sharp spike, which was actually a safety slide leading to the ground.
The staff member opened the entrance to the slide and reminded them gently,
“Please be careful, ladies. After the Ferris wheel attraction ends, please go to the organizers to obtain your Clearance Certification Stamp.”
Jiang Li and Liang Chen nodded in agreement.
After thanking the staff member, they entered the safety slide one after the other and returned to the ground.
Liang Chen was in front and came out of the slide first.
The moment her feet touched the ground, she immediately went to look for the backpack and notebook Zhao Siyao had thrown down.
Jiang Li followed close behind.
“How could they be gone…” Liang Chen stared at the empty ground beneath the Ferris wheel, tears once again blurring her vision.
The backpack and notebook were the only things Da Yao had left behind.
Liang Chen wiped the tears from her face and continued searching with her head lowered.
Just then, Jiang Li patted Liang Chen on the shoulder, signaling for her to look to the side.
There, a girl in a pale pink down jacket had picked up a soaking-wet notebook from the ground and was flipping through the words inside.