novelGlobal #252 - Chapter 252 Three O'clock
#252 - Chapter 252 Three O'clock
"You..." Xiang Nanzhi covered her face: "Yan... Where is King Yama?"
Li Chenqiu waved his hand in front of Xiang Nanzhi's eyes: "Are you still sleepy?"
Xiang Nanzhi rubbed her face, and after a few seconds, she recovered from her daze, and looked up at Li Chenqiu: "Did you slap me?"
Li Chenqiu corrected without changing his expression: "I was waking you up."
"You little..."
Slap!
Li Chenqiu slapped her again, abruptly interrupting Xiang Nanzhi's spellcasting.
"Stop talking nonsense, the ghost ship will arrive in a few hours. If you want to leave here safely, listen carefully to what I'm about to say, understand?" Li Chenqiu's tone was serious and unsmiling.
Xiang Nanzhi swallowed, staring wide-eyed like she had seen a ghost, and didn't say a word.
Slap!
"Understand?"
Li Chenqiu asked again.
Xiang Nanzhi nodded obediently: "Understood."
Li Chenqiu smiled, took out the micro-bomb the size of a grain of rice from his pocket: "This is the micro-bomb they prepared to implant into your brow. Hide it on your body and don't let anyone find it."
Li Chenqiu forcibly handed the micro-bomb to Xiang Nanzhi.
"This..." Xiang Nanzhi's mouth opened slightly, her eyes wandering between the bomb and Li Chenqiu: "Where did you get this, and... why should I hide such a dangerous thing on my body?"
Li Chenqiu put his hand on Xiang Nanzhi's shoulder: "Just do as I say, I'll explain it to you later, understand?"
According to Li Chenqiu's guess, since the micro-bomb was used by Zhu Yuan to control the Resurrected, it probably has a positioning function. Only by letting Xiang Nanzhi keep the bomb with her can Zhu Yuan's suspicion be avoided.
Xiang Nanzhi clenched the micro-bomb, looked at Li Chenqiu with suspicion, and muttered to herself: "Could this be my second dream?"
Six crows flew over Li Chenqiu's head.
The next second, Li Chenqiu raised his arm and slapped Xiang Nanzhi's face with lightning speed.
Slap!
Li Chenqiu shouted sharply: "Are you awake?"
Xiang Nanzhi covered her red cheek and honestly replied: "Awake, I'm awake."
"It's good that you're awake." Li Chenqiu took a step back and pointed to the operating bed surrounded by people: "After they're done, you lie down on it, understand?"
Several big question marks popped out of Xiang Nanzhi's head.
What are these people doing?
Are they playing house or cosplaying?
From Xiang Nanzhi's perspective, a group of doctors in white coats, holding instruments that she couldn't understand, were moving their hands and feet seriously at a mass of air, and occasionally saying a few incomprehensible words.
"All vital signs are normal, prepare to implant the bomb!"
"Not good, quickly inject the regeneration inhibitor, don't let his wound heal!"
"Stabilized, the bomb can be implanted."
"Director, for you."
A doctor used tweezers to clip a piece of paper the size of an ant and handed it to the chief surgeon.
Xiang Nanzhi: (⊙_⊙)?
Li Chenqiu reached out and patted the back of Xiang Nanzhi's head: "Speak, understand?"
Xiang Nanzhi rubbed her eyes and pointed in the direction of the operating bed: "They... what are they doing?"
Li Chenqiu glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and said in a very fast voice: "I will explain it to you, but not now. Do you remember what I just said?"
Xiang Nanzhi covered her face and said with clear eyes: "I remember."
After explaining everything, Li Chenqiu lay back on his operating bed and asked Xiang Nanzhi to lock him up with the key.
After the air surgery was over, Xiang Nanzhi followed Li Chenqiu's orders and lay back on the operating bed.
"Finally over."
The chief surgeon put down the instruments and stretched.
"Director, should we notify the leader?" a doctor asked.
The chief surgeon waved his hand: "The leaders are still busy with the divine marriage, push them back to their respective rooms!"
"Okay."
Four doctors formed two teams and pushed Xiang Nanzhi and Li Chenqiu's operating beds out of the operating room.
...
Human Serpent Tribe, Divine Monument Square
Twenty energetic and handsome young men stood neatly in the very center of the square, looking excitedly at the temporary high platform in front of them.
Zhu Yuan, leading the Zhu family's generation, stood on the high platform, examining the young men below.
On the left side of the square, the tribal women participating in the divine marriage, accompanied by their parents, carefully looked at the twenty young men who had passed the selection.
"Daughter, what do you think of Chen Yu? He's handsome and strong. Do you want to consider him?"
"Dad, didn't you say that Jiang Huaijin would also join our Human Serpent Tribe? Can I choose him? I don't like them."
"I feel that marriage should not be taken lightly. Can I get along with them first before making a decision?"
"Mom, what's the name of the boy standing on the far right of the first row?"
Everyone whispered.
The young men in the center of the field straightened their backs one by one, turning their handsome faces slightly to the left, for fear that others would not see their high noses.
At this moment, Zhu Yuan coughed lightly, took the microphone, and stepped forward: "Congratulations on passing the divine marriage selection and obtaining the qualifications to join my Human Serpent Tribe. On this starry night, I..."
Zhu Yuan was talking nonsense, unaware that disaster was about to strike.
It is now 2:40 AM.
...
Under the deep blue clouds, countless ghost ships were slowly sailing in the same direction.
On one of the ghost ships, two figures lay motionless on the cold, damp deck, as if they were dead.
These two figures were none other than Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi, or rather, Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi who had lost their souls.
Days of not eating or drinking had not made their bodies age, whether it was because their hearts were not beating or something else.
At the very front of the bow, there was a deep darkness. One by one, the ghost ships sailed into it, creating ripples in the air, and then disappeared.
As the ship got closer and closer to the darkness, the military green backpack placed next to Li Chenqiu seemed to sense something and began to shake violently, as if something was about to burst out of it.
...
Time ticked by, getting closer and closer to three o'clock...
The speech on the Divine Monument Square continued.
"Youth represents vitality, represents opportunity, represents hope. It is the rising sun and also the future of our Human Serpent Tribe. Looking at you, I think of..."
Rumble——
A dull, bell-like roar sounded from the horizon, shattering the thin clouds.
For a moment, everyone turned their heads, looking in the direction of the sound with lingering fear, whether they were standing here or ten miles away.
"Is this... thunder?"