Chapter 32.2 - Ji Weak and Delicately "Fishing" (2)
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Two hours later, Ji Anran finally finished all his exchanges. Carrying his backpack behind him, he began to walk in the direction of the buses.
Geng Yan quickly walked over. "Anran, let's go back together."
"Scram!"
Ji Anran’s expression suddenly turned cold. "We’ve already broken up, stop pestering me. With my qualifications, no matter what, I’ll still be able to find a new and better boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend, it’s time for you to disappear."
With his head raised, Ji Anran strode away, arrogant and proud.
Geng Yan: "???"
What about ‘staying good friends’, what is he playing at now?
Ji Anran's voice when he said this wasn’t low, so many of the people around had heard him. Seeing this situation, a lot of people directly assumed that Ji Anran had fallen out with Geng Yan and so couldn't continue staying with the team anymore, thus he could only come to the trade fair alone.
Then that’s just… perfect.
But just a common person who can use a crossbow. It was only because of his good-looking face that he became spoiled rotten by his boyfriend, becoming courageous enough to run out to the fair alone.
Take a look at that big backpack on his back, isn’t that just a bright and shiny temptation?
Geng Yan pondered it for a while before he finally got, more or less, what Ji Anran was playing at.
First, the other came out behind his back. Like this, the other won't need to fear his fishing plan being blocked.
Then if the other was unlucky enough for them to run into each other here at the fair, the other would just throw out the fact that they’ve already broken up and that he should just scram, which would also reduce the suspicion of those with ill-intent.
Geng Yan didn't feel at all at ease, so he went and pretended to walk around for a bit, then went to follow those who were following Ji Anran.
Anran still had a lot of crystal nuclei stored in his space, so it was impossible for him to head to the bus station right now to go back to the base. Instead, he went to the residential building that had temporarily been sectioned off by the two bases to rent a house to live in for the meantime, so he can get ready for when he would head out again to exchange nuclei.
Moreover, if Anran plans to visit the black market, that would also take a few additional days. So either way, he would have to temporarily settle nearby first.
The manpower of the two bases was limited, so the road to the residential building wasn’t under any supervision. As to how one can protect one’s own safety along the way, then that would depend on the skill of one’s ability.
There were more than a few people following Ji Anran, but no one was in a hurry to take action. Because they knew others were also watching, and no one wanted to be that unfortunate mantis[1].
Seeing that Ji Anran had only about ten minutes left before arriving at the residential building, some people finally couldn't anymore.
A few people darted out, pouncing towards Ji Anran! Meanwhile, flames and arrows of ice suddenly condensed as the air became permeated with a chilling murderous intent!
Ji Anran didn’t move to evade but just raised his crossbow and "swish swish swish" - sending out a burst of arrows!
Only after the three arrows were sent out, did Ji Anran quickly move away to dodge the attack. That horrifying speed was just like what once would see in an exaggerated cartoon.
His accuracy was very high and his speed was fast, his arrows flew, embedding themselves in the neck of his enemies! So with just this one exchange, those who wanted to sneak attack are now all lying on the ground.
Their breathing had yet to stop and their eyes were wide open, their mouths agape, yet they could no longer say anything. They can only lie there helplessly as they wait for their life to fade away.
The smell from the blood on the ground became more and more intense, causing heaviness in the hearts of the people still alive.
Ji Anran came forward and searched these people’s bodies for crystal nuclei.
There would always be a chance of an accident when one goes out, so ability holders all tend to bring along some crystal nuclei to keep on hand, in case of something happening that would cause them to drain their ability.
Seeing how quickly Ji Anran reacted, some people started to have thoughts about retreating, but when they saw that light blue-greenish glow of wind-type nuclei that was reflected off by the bright sunlight as Ji Anran opened his backpack to put the new nuclei in, everyone’s hearts once again became stirred.
In an instant, greed once again occupied the entirety of everyone’s hearts. And those who had planned to leave could no longer move their feet in that direction.
If you were to be told that five million was a lot of money, while you can relate to that concept in your heart, it won’t cause you to be impulsive. That is because you know that that money had nothing to do with you.
But if you were to see five million in cash stacked up in a neat pile right in front of you... it was impossible for your emotions to not be overwhelmed!
Ji “Scheming” Anran finished this slight boasting of his riches, then raised his feet to continue on toward.
Three fishes butchered… But the amount is just too little, it’s not enough to eat~
Fish, oh fish, quickly come into my bowl~
Geng Yan, who had been observing from the side the entire time: “......”
Anran, are you really not afraid of the play catching on fire?
Compared to Ji Anran’s extreme expectation and excitement of what’s to come, Geng Yan's mood was completely in the opposite direction. To put it bluntly, Ji Anran has almost frightened him into having a heart attack!
Geng Yan gritted his teeth and walked out. "Anran, what a coincidence. I'll head back with you."
Ji Anran: “......”
Rubbish! You fool obviously followed me the entire way me!
"Anran, are you tired? I'll put your backpack away for you." Geng Yan raised his hand.
Ji Anran started the motion of taking off the backpack to give it to Geng Yan.
To be honest, it was actually rather troublesome to have to keep carrying this bag in order to bait and kill the other side. But without it, he simply won’t be able to get any ‘income’.
The eyes of those hiding in the dark were already turning green from the greed. The only reason they made the effort for this trip this time was for the nuclei in that backpack. If the backpack gets put away by Geng Yan, they won't get paid even if they managed to kill Ji Anran!
Moreover, Geng Yan was a well-known powerhouse of Chenxi Base, how would it ever be easy to kill him off, robbing his things?
[1] References the saying “a mantis stalking a cicada while not knowing there’s an oriole behind,” which describes a situation where B is plotting against A but there is a C waiting behind for B. In a way, similar to ‘“in a fight between the snipe and the clam, the fisherman profits.”
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