An hour later, they set off north alone.
Shen Qianjiao was furious at those people's pushy attitude, complaining incessantly along the way, saying they shouldn't have helped those people escape, and that those foolish people deserved to die...
The group of seven remained silent.
Yang Lianyi playfully interacted with the child, making soft noises.
Xiao Chongyan dozed against Zhu Jiao, while Zhu Jiao was asking the system about what she had seen and the doubts in her heart.
"Why has this world become like this? No, and the previous one, what are you? What is the purpose of making me find him? The karmic retribution of humanity, the destruction of the world was not caused by him at all."
The system shivered.
He had no idea where the karmic retribution of humanity came from. In his system settings, this was just a book, simulated by the Administration Bureau to correspond to the world, and he didn't know what it was for.
[This system cannot answer the host's questions.]
"You really are useless."
System: [...] Please do not engage in personal attacks against the system.
Zhu Jiao had lost hope in it.
But she had to know this.
"Let your superior speak to me."
This presented another problem for the system, and it could only stammer a response: [Then I will submit an application first, and I will also report these matters to the main system.]
But would they know? The system was uncertain.
"Mm."
After all, it was a system of the "Ling" generation and a task subject that was specially monitored, so the main system began to communicate with Zhu Jiao that night.
As he had said, they had no idea what the four words "karmic retribution of humanity" meant.
"Is the world you are in also affected? Who is my mission target exactly?"
[Yes, the world we are in... is very chaotic. We suspect he is the source of the chaos, but from the progress of the tasks in these few worlds, his suspicion level is continuously decreasing. As for the karmic retribution of humanity you mentioned, we are very interested in this topic, can you explain it in detail?]
"No." When everything was still unclear, she didn't want to bother with such trivial matters.
The main system was quite regretful.
"Is his body in your world?"
[I cannot tell you this for now, unless you successfully complete the next world's mission and prove my conjecture, then I will reveal more information to you.]
"What do you want to prove?"
The system again played coy: [Something very interesting, and it also concerns his life and death. Host, do your best!]
Zhu Jiao: "..." Why is he the same as that idiot?
This conversation ended unpleasantly, but it did allow her to learn some things she wanted to know. As for the mission he mentioned, it was just a barrier, and if she wanted to go, she would find a way. S
After the conversation, Shen Qianjiao became somewhat popular.
This was mainly reflected in Zhu Jiao often asking him about something, from his professional knowledge of artificial intelligence and its development to his mission, trying to subtly learn something from him.
Shen Qianjiao was overwhelmed. He couldn't not say anything, but he didn't dare to say too much, for fear of speaking too much and making mistakes. Each time, he felt as if Zhu Jiao was about to draw her sword and end him the next second, but she forcefully held back.
What was it like to feel a chill on your neck every day?
It was simply life-threatening.
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They traveled north for six days and entered a mountain town, where they encountered the group from before.
The male and female protagonists of the story were both present, but due to the setbacks on their journey, their relationship was not as good as in the original plot. The male protagonist's constitution destined him to have countless women flocking to Duan Mingjie, which was the beautiful love story written by Xue Jingjing, where he remained devoted to one person despite the allure of many beauties.
Now, she only wished she could kill all the "seductive bitches" she had created!
"Brother Duan, I can't open it, can you help me?" A girl with a slender figure and a childlike face with ample cleavage pouted coquettishly as she approached Duan Mingjie, her two jade-like orbs bouncing against his arm, practically screaming "seduction" all over.
Duan Mingjie was somewhat annoyed but still helped her open the bottle cap. As soon as he handed the bottle back, the woman feigned a clumsy fall and threw herself onto him.
The people around watched the spectacle with amusement, silently observing their performance.
Only Xue Jingjing's eyes blazed with a rage that was about to consume both of them.
Finally, as they both fell to the ground, she couldn't help but rush forward, pull the woman away, and curse, "Bitch!"
"Ah!" The woman shrieked, then instantly looked at Duan Mingjie with teary eyes, pitifully seeking justice from him.
"What justice do you want?" A man walked out of the house: "Duan Mingjie, my team is not your harem. If you continue with this kind of messy behavior, you and your people can head back to A City."
Behind him stood several men with stern expressions, all showing impatience with the two girls' squabble.
Duan Mingjie himself relied on others and didn't dare to say anything, casting an annoyed glance at the two women before turning to go back inside.
"Wait." The man called out to him again: "When are those people you mentioned arriving? And Professor Shen, are you sure he is with them?"
He had probably asked many times, and Duan Mingjie was impatient: "They won't stay there forever. As for when they'll arrive, I don't know. I don't know anything else, so don't ask me!"
With that, he slammed the door shut with a "bang."
The man's stern face was creased with furrowed brows, showing his extreme dissatisfaction with his behavior.
However, with his military discipline, he wouldn't say much more.
"There are people over there!"
After not seeing another living soul for five or six consecutive days, Shen Qianjiao was almost moldy. Seeing a group of people sitting by the roadside, he couldn't help but shout.
The man who was about to leave turned back and saw a head pop out of a car window not far away. Black curly hair lay obediently, beneath which was a fair, luminous little face, wearing cute glasses. He was waving his arm and shouting at him.
Lian Yucheng felt like he had fallen in love.
He couldn't hear what the other person was saying. Looking at his smiling face and the way he waved his arm, his waving motion stirred ripples in his calm, unruffled inner lake.
How could there be such a beautiful person?
So beautiful that every feature was sculpted according to his aesthetic.
The car stopped in front of him, and the little curly-haired person looked at him somewhat angrily: "Hey, I'm asking you a question, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Professor Shen!"
The excited voice came from Xue Jingjing.
Upon seeing her, Shen Qianjiao's eyes instantly turned disgusted.
"So you're all in cahoots? We're continuing on our way!"
"No." Lian Yucheng urgently reached out: "We're not."
Shen Qianjiao glared at him as he held her hand and angrily said, "If we're not, we're not. Why are you holding me? Let go!"
Lian Yucheng reluctantly released his hand.
Half an hour later, Duan Mingjie and his people left dejectedly.
Shen Qianjiao had made it clear that if those people were there, he wouldn't be. Out of personal interest, Lian Yucheng used his authority to pressure Duan Mingjie, forcing him to leave with his group.
Only then did Shen Qianjiao develop a bit of goodwill towards the man who knew when to yield.
"Hmph, you know what's good for you."