Tang Ning looked at Qi Yun tremblingly. His mind was having trouble functioning due to fear. Even when Qi Yun looked away, he remained frozen in place without moving.
"Teacher, please take a look at the injuries on his body." He heard Qi Yun say to others.
The NPC in the infirmary immediately said to Tangning, "Student, please sit down."
As he said this, he pushed away Gu Ming who was beside him.
Tangning sat on the chair blankly, "My classmate, how did you get hurt so badly?"
On the other side, Gu Ming took a slow step forward, his inner alarm bells ringing, because he suddenly realized that the monsters in all the dungeons he had experienced combined were not as dangerous to him as the NPC in front of him.
How is that possible
C-level book, how could there be such a powerful existence
Was there something wrong with his cards
Gu Ming told others that the card he held was a gypsy card, but in fact his card was "half gypsy".
Half Gypsy Card Setting 1: You are half gypsy, you have a super sixth sense, although it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, but you have to make good use of it.
Half Gypsy Card Setting 2: If you can find a crystal ball, you will have a truly keen intuition.
Gu Ming tried his best to maintain his composure. He leaned against the wall, just wanting to get around Qi Yun as quickly as possible.
After walking a few steps and turning back quietly, Gu Ming saw Qi Yun putting his hand on Tang Ning's waist.
I don't know if it was because Qi Yun's hands were too long or Tang Ning's waist was too thin, but Qi Yun covered her narrow waist with one hand, completely covering it.
Gu Ming paused.
He clearly saw Qi Yun's fingertips suddenly and slowly rubbed Tang Ning's waist.
The waist that was originally straight suddenly softened, like a pool of water melting in Qi Yun's broad palm. It seemed that without Qi Yun's support, the soft body as if without bones would fall to the ground.
Zhou Chuan tugged at Gu Ming's hand and signaled with his eyes that Gu Ming should leave quickly.
Gu Ming stared at the restless hand.
His eyes moved upwards inch by inch, and he saw the marks on the back of Tang Ning's neck that were caused by someone pinching him.
Is this the guy who did this
Gu Ming struggled to move his gaze away from that inch of skin and met Qi Yun's gaze.
Qi Yun turned his head at some point and stared at him coldly. His handsome appearance had not changed at all, but it gave people a feeling of being reborn, like a huge ferocious beast suddenly opened its eyes and looked down at the daring invader.
An extremely strong sense of crisis swept through Gu Ming's body, and Gu Ming was nailed to the spot by this gaze, unable to move.
Zhou Chuan gritted his teeth and pulled Gu Ming away.
They walked out of the medical room door quickly. Zhou Chuan didn't even let Gu Ming ride the bicycle away. He pulled Gu Ming and kept walking forward.
The sun was shining brightly at noon, but Gu Ming did not feel even a trace of warmth. His whole body felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. Only when he was completely out of Qi Yun's sight did his tense body regain consciousness. Gu Ming was covered in cold sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
Zhou Chuan leaned against the wall, his hands trembling slightly. "Don't tell me that the NPC you said you would help Tangning track was that guy."
Gu Ming stood there motionless.
Zhou Chuan grabbed his trembling hand with one hand, and his tone showed deep fear. "When I pulled you away just now, I almost thought that this hand was going to be-"
To be torn off!
His card was a hunter, but at that moment he seemed to have become the prey.
Zhou Chuan took a deep breath and said seriously, "Gu Ming, I advise you not to provoke that NPC. It's only the second day and two of the six of us have already been attacked. Song Linsu is nowhere to be found and Du Fei has been urging us to eat the breakfast it brought."
Gu Ming still said nothing.
Zhou Chuan leaned against the wall and tried to calm himself down. Then he took out his cell phone from his pocket and checked it. He didn't know what he saw, but his face was as gloomy as water.
"Li Cheng'an is dead!" Zhou Chuan gritted his teeth and said, "If Tangning is not lying, Li Cheng'an died after eating the food in the cafeteria!"
"There are only three of us left."
"It's only the second day of the dungeon."
"What's going on? The difficulty of a C-level copy shouldn't be so high. It's only the second day, so something must have gone wrong," Zhou Chuan muttered to himself.
"No." Gu Ming raised his head, "I still want to follow that guy."
"Are you crazy?" Zhou Chuan whispered, "Didn't your card warn you that you were in danger?!"
"I know!" Gu Ming glared at Zhou Chuan, "But I can't just watch Tangning stay with such a dangerous person!"
Zhou Chuan and Gu Ming were in a stalemate.
After a long while, Zhou Chuan calmly said, "Come with me to the Academic Affairs Office to check the student files. If you really want to follow Qi Yun, you must first understand what you are about to face."
This time, Gu Ming did not refute.
The NPC in the infirmary prescribed some medicine for Tang Ning, reminded him of the dietary restrictions he should follow, and then kindly and considerately escorted Tang Ning and Qi Yun out of the infirmary.
The sun was shining brightly outside. Qi Yun picked up the umbrella placed at the door. He held the umbrella in one hand and held Tangning's medicine in the other. He said calmly, "Come to the dormitory and I'll help you apply the medicine."
During lunch break, one can choose to go back to the dormitory or rest in the classroom. Tang Ning actually wanted to go to the classroom to find Gu Ming, but when Qi Yun looked at him and said those words, Tang Ning felt that if he didn't want to see Qi Yun lose control again, it would be best to go along with him.
When they arrived at the dormitory, there was still no sign of Song Linsu. Qi Yun took out the plaster from the bag, raised his eyes to look at the bed, and motioned for Tang Ning to sit down.
Tangning sat on the edge of the bed awkwardly and whispered, "There are some areas I can paint myself."
Except for the wound on his back, Tang Ning felt that he could apply the medicine himself.
Qi Yun stood in front of Tangning. He was very tall, and just standing there made Tangning feel very oppressive. "So what parts can't you apply?"
Tangning lowered her voice, "Back."
"Lie down." Qi Yun ordered.
Tang Ning hesitated for a moment, took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed. He knelt on the bed with his back to Qi Yun. Behind him, he heard the sound of ointment being squeezed. The pungent smell of medicine and the misty fragrance of Qi Yun came over together.
The cloth on the back was lifted up by slender hands, just like prying open a clam shell, revealing the soft white flesh inside.
Qi Yun squeezed the milky white plaster onto his fingertips and rubbed Tang Ning's scars with his hot fingertips.
The wound on her waist was suddenly picked at roughly. Tang Ning was caught off guard and collapsed on the bed. Her pretty face was buried in the blankets. Her eyes were misty and she seemed about to cry at any moment. Tang Ning closed her eyes and a red mist appeared on her snow-white cheeks.
"The wound will heal faster if you rub it." Qi Yun's cold voice came from behind, but what was different from his tone was the hot palm.
Even though Qi Yun's palms were smeared with ointment, they still looked rough when placed on Tang Ning's skin.
Tang Ning's eyelashes kept trembling. He felt as if his wounds were being licked by some animal with a tongue covered with barbs. The stinging pain was mixed with a taste of intimacy and tenderness.
There was a scent of medicine floating in the air. As Tang Ning walked up to the back, a thin layer of sweat broke out of his nose. This should have been a painful thing, but because the person who inflicted the pain was Qi Yun, Tang Ning's body actually felt a surge of joy.
The last bit of the milky white plaster was applied to the red mark on the side of Tang Ning's face.
"Alright." Qi Yun walked into the bathroom. He heard the sound of flushing water. He washed his hands and said to Tangning, "You probably haven't eaten yet. I left the breakfast I brought for you in the dormitory. It will be just enough for lunch."
breakfast
Tang Ning straightened up with difficulty.
Gu Ming said that the deceased Du Fei brought breakfast with him. Thinking of Li Chengan's strange behavior after eating the food, Tang Ning's first reaction was to not touch any food without an expiration date in this copy.
Just as Tang Ning was thinking this, he saw Qi Yun taking food out of the bag. It was a piece of red velvet cake.
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment.
The blood-red velvet cake reminded Tang Ning of the braised pork in the cafeteria, and the ripe watermelon that was split in half reminded her of Mo Yunchu.
"Let me feed you." Qi Yun took out a fork, cut out a small piece of cake and held it to Tang Ning's mouth.
“No thanks.” The cream-wrapped cake squeezed into his slightly open lips, and the light and smooth velvety taste swept over his taste buds.
Tangning opened her eyes wide in disbelief. This smell seemed familiar.
"Where did you get this cake?!"
Qi Yun said calmly: "I bought it."
"Where did you buy it?!" Tangning asked anxiously.
"Someone outside bought it. I don't know which store it was from." Qi Yun lowered his eyes and looked at the cake in his hand. "Do you still want to eat it?"
is that so
Tang Ning realized his mistake. He took the cake from Qi Yun's hand, scooped a big bite with a fork and stuffed it into his mouth. It tasted all familiar. He took another big bite, wolfing it down without paying any attention to his eating manners.
Tang Ning guessed that the way he ate must be as horrible as Li Cheng'an. Was he possessed by a trick? Was he eating something rotten, but was hypnotized by a strange power to have the taste he wanted to relive the most
Tang Ning's mind went blank. He mechanically stuffed cake into his mouth until the cream touched his nose and his entire mouth was filled with the taste he dreamed of tasting.
When the last bite of cake was eaten, Tang Ning's heart seemed to be bitten by something and became inexplicably empty.
"You seem to like this cake very much." Qi Yun said.
Yes.
Like it very much.
System, is it possible that the NPC from the previous instance will appear in this instance? Tangning held onto a glimmer of hope.
impossible.
"If you like it, I'll give it back to you tomorrow—" Qi Yun was interrupted by Tangning before he could finish his words. He said, "No thanks."
No.
What he likes is not actually cake.
The lunch break was about to end, and Tang Ning returned to the classroom. Half of the students were resting on their desks, and the remaining half did not appear in the classroom.
Tang Ning saw Gu Ming who was also taking a nap on the table. Tang Ning sat down quietly for fear of disturbing him. The moment he sat down, Gu Ming handed him a sticky note with half his eyes open.
Tangning carefully opened the note and saw the following words:
"This afternoon, Zhou Chuan and I went to investigate the student files. We found that several students had records of bullying classmates, and the person being bullied was named 'Tang Ning.' We think this is a clue. Do you know what happened exactly?"
Tang Ning told Gu Ming everything she saw in the diary about "Tang Ning" being bullied.
"What you said is consistent with our guess. Can you tell me what happened between you and Qi Yun today? Did Qi Yun have any details about wanting to hurt you?"
Tang Ning recounted the entire incident that happened in the cafeteria at noon, especially the details of Qi Yun grabbing his neck.
"Tangning, what you told me now is basically consistent with our conjecture. Zhou Chuan and I believe that Qi Yun is most likely the monster of this dungeon. Your character in this dungeon is very special to Qi Yun."
"The difficulty of this dungeon is C-level. Normally, it is impossible for half of the players in C-level to die on the second day. This hell difficulty has reached A-level. The game is about fairness, so we must be missing key information."
"Excuse me, is your card a rare charm card? (You don't need to reveal the specific level and card information, and you must not actively reveal it. I have a feeling that if you reveal detailed information, something bad will happen to you)"
Tang Ning did have an S-level Princess and the Pea card. He even had two S-level cards, but Tang Ning didn't know what the attributes of the second one were.
After receiving Tangning's approval, Gu Ming asked, "One last question. Have you only experienced one novice instance?"
Tang Ning didn't expect that his identity as a newcomer could be seen through directly.
"That's right. You've only experienced one E-level novice dungeon before. You were unlucky and the second dungeon you got was C-level. This is not fair to newcomers. The game will give you important cards or dungeon characters for the sake of balance. Other players will protect you because of this and will not specifically let you be cannon fodder. This is the unspoken rule of card games. If they can successfully protect you from surviving, the mission evaluation of other players will also be improved."
"Because you are a newcomer, I will tell you a very simple truth that many newcomers do not understand:
[All gifts given by the cards have been secretly marked with a price]
Please do not be fooled by Qi Yun who is influenced by the cards or the character. Monsters and players are born in opposing camps! Even if Qi Yun is special to you and takes care of you, the most likely thing he will do is to kill you—
After all, for monsters, the more they love you, the more they want to keep you in this instance forever. Players will leave when their time limit is up, but dead players won't!"
Tangning opened his eyes wide and looked at the note in his hand.
Before this, he did have a little hope in his heart that he was ashamed to mention, and he expected Qi Yun to protect him.
But Gu Ming woke him up.
Yes, this is a C-level difficulty, not a novice game. Why can he expect to win easily like in a novice game
Gu Ming was still writing a new note. This time, Gu Ming did not write with the same gusto as before. Instead, he wrote hesitantly, which made Tang Ning start to worry whether there would be any bad content next.
Soon, he saw the note that Gu Ming handed over, which read:
"If both of us can make it through the level alive, can we still contact each other in reality?"
This sentence was followed by a phone number.
Tangning held the note in her hand and looked up at the boy lying on the table.
Then he smiled.
—Of course!
The author has something to say: "All the gifts given by the cards have been secretly marked with a price." It paraphrases from "The Queen of the Broken Head" "She was too young at the time, and she didn't know that all the gifts given to her by fate had already been secretly marked with a price."