readsfreenovel Chapter 524 Sand Sea 18
Chapter 524 Sand Sea 18
Xiao Qi: "Going out into the desert, the sun can beat you up badly."
"Too much of a good thing is bad; just let it air dry a bit."
Zhang Chuzhen hadn't forgotten the sofa she had left behind, and was now heading in that direction.
After arriving at her destination and putting away the sofa, she went into her spatial dimension to take a shower and take a nap. After waking up and eating something, she went out, intending to leave the desert and head to the city.
"Xiao Qi, export out the route for me."
An electronic voice announced: "You are currently located on the third basement level of Gutongjing. We are searching for a suitable exit route for you. Please wait five seconds!"
Zhang Chuzhen raised an eyebrow, and soon a route guide that others couldn't see appeared before her eyes.
She followed, and Xiao Qi's voice rang out afterward: "Host, were you used to the system voice just now?"
"Fortunately."
"I knew the host wouldn't like it, so I've never opened it, hehe."
"Stop joking. I hear a lot of footsteps behind us. We're heading in the same direction, aren't we?"
Hei Xiazi and his group were still chasing after them, the three of them running for their lives.
"Yes, host, we will catch up with you soon."
Zhang Chuzhen thought for a moment and stopped, deciding to wait for them.
A moment later, Su Wan, who was running in the lead, suddenly stopped.
Liang Wan, who was behind him, asked breathlessly, "Why did you stop running? They're about to catch up!"
"Ahead, ahead, Sister Zhang!" Su Wanping said, pointing ahead as his heart pounded from the intense exercise.
Liang Wan looked over and asked, "You know them?"
Black Bear, who was at the rear, also saw Zhang Chuzhen leaning against the stone wall: "You were waiting for us here?"
Zhang Chuzhen nodded: "Yes, I know the shortest way out from here. Are you going?"
"But what about Yali and Hao Ge? Yali is still in those people's hands." Su Wan hesitated.
Black Bear glanced back and heard the people chasing after him shout, "Run first, we'll talk later!"
Zhang Chuzhen turned and ran forward, leading the three of them in a winding path, going up two floors and then starting to take another detour.
Because the shortcut chosen by the system was very complicated, it temporarily put some distance between itself and the people chasing behind.
"I can't go on anymore, I can't run anymore!" Liang Wan stopped and plopped down on the ground.
Su Wan was panting heavily, and his words were incoherent: "I...I'm not going to make it either."
"A man can't say no." Although Hei Xiazi was also tired, he could still persevere.
Zhang Chuzhen: "The next level is the closest point to the ground. Let's rest for a while and then continue running."
"How come you have such good stamina?" Liang Wan asked, looking at the young girl with some envy.
How could she not be physically strong? She's even stronger than him, a grown man, Black Bear thought to himself.
"I didn't run as long as you guys," Zhang Chuzhen replied modestly.
Liang Wan mentally checked the map: "Where are we now?"
Zhang Chuzhen shook her head: "I don't know."
"Then how do you know the way?"
"I don't know the way, but I know there's a room up there with a hole in the ceiling. If you climb up, you can go straight outside."
Liang Wan was somewhat dazed and blurted out, "Are we really going to go straight out? I haven't found the answers I'm looking for since I came here."
"Is life more important or the answer?"
Liang Wan didn't know how to put it, and Su Wan also said, "What about Ya Li and Hao Ge?"
Hei Xiazi: "Li Chu has his own things to do. Our priority now is to save our own lives. Otherwise, even if we are not caught, we will starve or die of thirst here."
He knew that the people from the Nine Gates should have arrived in Gutongjing by now. They hadn't seen Yang Hao, and he guessed that he might have been captured by them.
As for Li Cu, he won't die in the hands of the Wang family now, which is also part of Wu Xie's plan.
Zhang Chuzhen knew the plot and what Hei Xiazi could think of, so the only people he was worried about were Su Wan and Liang Wan.
After resting for a while, the Wang family caught up again, and they could only continue to grit their teeth and keep up with Zhang Chuzhen.
Later, although the group shook off their pursuers, Liang Wan saw the phoenix pattern on the stone that matched the one on her body, so she didn't go out with them.
The three respected her wishes, and Zhang Chuzhen led the two away to the top floor, heading straight for the room that led out.
"Let me wait a bit before going up, let me catch my breath." After running non-stop, Su Wan was completely exhausted.
As soon as he came in, his forced composure vanished, and he didn't want to move once he sat down.
Zhang Chuzhen didn't feel tired yet. She noticed that the hole in the ceiling was a bit high, and with two people around, it wasn't appropriate to go up directly. So she went to move a table over.
Hei Xiazi, who had originally wanted to rest for a while, went over to help when he saw what she was doing: "I'll do it!"
When he offered to help, Zhang Chuzhen simply gave up the opportunity and stepped aside.
Su Wan: "The table is still a bit far from the cave entrance. How about we put a stool in as well?"
"You little brat, you're starting to boss me around now." Black Bear casually placed a stool on the ground.
After finishing here, Zhang Chuzhen turned around, found a place to sit down, and took out a bottle of water from her pocket to drink.
Su Wan swallowed hard, rummaged through his bag for the last bit of water he had, and drank it all in one gulp.
Black Bear: "Is there any water left?"
"Hey, I've finished mine." He felt he hadn't had enough, and then he remembered what he would do if there was no more water.
Hei Xiazi and Su Wan looked at each other, then glanced at Zhang Chuzhen, who was still drinking water.
Meeting their gazes, even though one was wearing sunglasses, his eyes were intense. Zhang Chuzhen: ...
Under their watchful eyes, she took two more bottles of water out of her pocket and handed them to them.
"Thank you, Sister Zhang, you have a lot of money." Su Wan thanked her without thinking much of it.
Black Bear looked at the water in his hand, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes behind his sunglasses.
Seeing that Su Wan was drinking water and not paying attention, he tilted his head and leaned closer to Zhang Chuzhen, whispering, "I saw it the day the snake was killed."
"See?" Zhang Chuzhen knew what he meant in a flash: "That's a pity."
"What's the pity?"
The two were getting a little too close, so Zhang Chuzhen moved away slightly: "You're a pity. If you had seen this, I would have definitely killed you."
Hearing her words, Hei Xiazi's smile deepened, and he leaned closer: "Trying to scare me?"
Zhang Chuzhen didn't answer, but gave him a meaningful look.
Seeing this, Hei Xiazi simply put his hands behind his back, tilted his head back, and sat down on the spot: "Then come on, I will definitely not resist."
"What do you mean, 'not resisting'? What are you talking about, Blackie?" Su Wan's questioning voice interrupted them.
Zhang Chuzhen: "It's nothing."
Seeing that she didn't move, Hei Xiazi sat up straight and asked Su Wan, "Have you rested enough?"
Su Wan dared not say he didn't want to move: "It should be about time, right?"
"Let's go, let's go outside first and talk about it then."
Zhang Chuzhen was the first to go up. She stepped onto the table, put on a stool, and then jumped up and flipped onto it.
Then, she turned around and pulled Su Wan, who had the hardest time climbing up. Hei Xiazi pushed him from below, and with each pull and push, Su Wan finally managed to climb up with difficulty.