Duan Qinghuai never expected that Ji Wangqiu would manage to advance and still stick so closely to Ning Yitao.
Duan Qinghuai deeply regretted not going to the competition with Ning Yitao.
Ning Yitao and Ji Wangqiu were old acquaintances with a past that Duan Qinghuai knew nothing about. Standing between them, Duan Qinghuai always felt like the intruder, which was why he had secretly taken Ning Yitao back to China last time, hiding it from Ji Wangqiu.
No matter how regretful Duan Qinghuai was now.
All he could do was poke at Ji Wangqiu's face on the screen to vent his anger.
What irritated him most was that Ji Wangqiu and Ning Yitao were wearing couple's outfits. Other viewers might have thought it was just a coincidence arranged by the show or a variety show effect, failing to understand the meaning behind the clothes.
But Duan Qinghuai knew that the high - end custom - made clothing from this brand was not lent out casually. The brand considered the reputation and financial capabilities of the borrowers.
The couple's outfits they were wearing were the most classic ones. They were the two sets of evening gowns created at the very beginning of the brand's establishment. They were never lent out, and their meaning was
"Regardless of the passage of time, you are my one and only lover."
The price of these two sets of evening gowns alone was enough to deter many people, and even if one was willing to pay, it was not guaranteed that they could be bought.
The person who could acquire these two sets of evening gowns was definitely no ordinary person, and it couldn't be the show crew either. So, it had to be Ji Wangqiu.
Duan Qinghuai's guess was right. This was a set of clothes that Ji Wangqiu had prepared long ago. In order to wear a couple's outfit with Ning Yitao, he even managed to borrow high - end custom - made clothes for the entire show crew to choose from.
However, Ning Yitao was completely unaware of his little schemes. She just wore whatever the show crew gave her.
At first, when Ning Yitao noticed that her clothes were a bit similar to Ji Wangqiu's, she thought it was just a coincidence.
In a corner where Ning Yitao couldn't see, a "battle" between two men was about to begin.
But even without Henry, the team still had to set off.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Eve shouldered Ji Wangqiu aside, grabbed Ning Yitao's arm, and headed towards the toilet. Ji Wangqiu stumbled and almost fell.
Eve pulled Ning Yitao forward and stuck out her tongue at Ji Wangqiu behind her.
Since Ji Wangqiu had shouldered her out at the beginning, she was determined to get even.
Ji Wangqiu had no choice but to stride after them with his long legs.
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Mumu was still struggling with the red thread. The red thread behind her was getting longer and longer.
In a state of extreme mental tension, Mumu had no sense of time. Every second seemed to drag on forever.
When the red rope completely merged into Mumu's body.
Suddenly, a sharp pain in her abdomen jolted her awake. Mumu only felt a dull, heavy pain in her lower abdomen.
The pain in Mumu's stomach was excruciating. Big beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. She howled in pain, her body ice - cold and covered in cold sweat.
She felt as if there was a devil in her stomach. Mumu had to hug her stomach and cry out, rolling back and forth on the ground.
The intense pain was so overwhelming that she didn't even notice that she could move normally now.
She only felt a hot liquid gushing out continuously. Mumu's eyes widened in horror as she suddenly realized what was happening. She immediately looked up, and this time, she finally saw the red thread.
Mumu saw the red thread approaching her again.
She quickly got up from the ground and rushed towards the toilet, but the door remained firmly shut. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open it. Mumu was on the verge of tears.
Everything happened so fast.
Mumu's first reaction was to enter the toilet cubicle with the most black energy.
When she slumped onto the toilet seat, a sentence suddenly flashed through her mind, the words that Mu Jiajun had shouted at her before she entered.
"School rule number three, [In the toilet cubicle, don't look up! Don't look up!]"
Mumu was so frightened by this sentence that she stood still, muttering blankly:
"Don't look up, don't look up."
But suddenly, the next second, her head snapped up.
"AAAAHHHHH!!!"
The shrill scream echoed in the small toilet cubicle.
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Ning Yitao sensed something was wrong. She led Eve and the others and quickened their pace towards the toilet cubicle.
A staff member from the show crew ran a few steps and blocked Ning Yitao, saying anxiously:
"Sorry, you're going the wrong way. They're in the room on the right, not in this direction."
Ji Wangqiu grabbed the staff member and motioned for Ning Yitao to go first. He stayed behind to explain:
"That's an illusion. Since they entered, they've been transferred to another place. Entering was just an illusion for you."
"We promised to save them, and we will definitely keep our promise. Trust us."
This reassured the director's team.
The director said gravely:
"If you need any help, just ask. We'll do our best to solve your problems."
Ji Wangqiu nodded to show that he understood. This way, the director owed him a favor.
After dealing with them, Ji Wangqiu turned around and caught up with Ning Yitao and the others.
But Ning Yitao, who had been heading straight for the target, suddenly stopped.
She said coldly, describing the current situation:
"There's an illusion here. It'll take a lot of time to get out."
Grandma Grace said in shock:
"How is that possible? I've been on guard around me, and there's been no change. Are you mistaken?"
Ji Wangqiu also sensed something was wrong and said:
"No mistake. We've already been in the illusion for a long time. We've been tricked. Although this path seems unvisited, smell the energy in the air. It hasn't changed. We've been going in circles."
Eve took out her compass to try to determine the direction, but the compass was completely useless here.
As soon as she took it out, the needle on the compass kept spinning and wouldn't stop. The magnetic field here was extremely chaotic. They couldn't rely on the compass. It seemed they had to rely on themselves.
Ning Yitao frowned impatiently, stared straight ahead, and softly called out:
"Zhaocai, come!"
Grandma Grace thought Ning Yitao had suddenly stopped to perform a spell to attract wealth. She was just about to ask Ning Yitao why she was trying to attract wealth when they were supposed to break the formation.
In a short while, Grandma Grace saw a tear in the direction Ning Yitao was looking at.
It was as if space had been torn apart. A large gap was forcefully ripped open in the air in front of them.
A figure walked out of that gap.
Grandma Grace squinted and looked closely. She found it was a child.
The child had easily torn open the illusion with his bare hands and even had the energy to complain:
"Taotao, you finally remembered me. There are so many little ghosts in this school, burp."
Before he could finish his sentence, he let out a burp and then covered his mouth, trying to hide it.
Ning Yitao didn't even want to talk to him when she saw his appearance. She simply bypassed Zhaocai and walked straight out of the illusion.
Grandma Grace was shocked when she saw Zhaocai clearly. It was really a child, and a child actually had such great power.
But looking around, the others didn't show much reaction. Instead, they seemed used to it, and no one bothered to ask about it.
Grandma Grace didn't dare to waste any time either. She had to suppress her doubts and quickly followed them out of the illusion.
Finally, Ji Wangqiu walked at the back. He provocatively said to Zhaocai:
"You've eaten so many dirty things again. Taotao clearly gave you merit power to cultivate, but you still like to eat these turbid things. Hehe, Taotao will stop wanting you soon."
After saying that, Ji Wangqiu ran away, making Zhaocai stamp his feet in anger.
After Ning Yitao walked out of the illusion, she became more vigilant, fearing that she would fall into another illusion and waste time.
Ning Yitao was looking for the right direction in the winding school. Finally, she led them to an old teaching building and stopped.