Chapter 77: Deadly Travel Group (2)
Sheng Churan, after all, carries the halo of a celebrity.
The person she used to admire in movies was now sitting right next to her, so close. Ji Ning was still a little nervous.
But she felt that his embrace was purely for show, without a hint of excessive intimacy. His hand rested naturally by her elbow, and he wasn't breathing into her ear. He maintained a proper sense of distance.
This made Ji Ning feel nothing more than nervous; she didn't feel uncomfortable.
She tilted her head slightly to glance behind her. Sheng Churan was looking up information on the Yao people, his focus so intense it was as if the person he was holding was just air.
With a clear conscience, Ji Ning opened the map app on her phone to check their current location and where they were heading.
Sheng Churan's gaze drifted lightly over Ji Ning. This girl was indeed quite surprising.
After studying the map for a long time, Ji Ning found that they were now in the southwestern region of the territory, about to enter the Ai Mountain area.
The roads the bus took were all built along the mountains, winding and twisting. Outside the window, the scenery ten minutes ago was no different from the scenery ten minutes later.
But after looking out of the window for a while, Ji Ning vaguely felt something was wrong. Not only was it getting colder, but fog was also gradually rising around them.
She looked out at the mountaintops and realized that the opposite peaks, which were visible not long ago, were now almost impossible to see clearly.
Ji Ning had only ever seen morning fog clear by noon. It was now past four in the afternoon. How could there be fog? Even in the mountains and forests, this wasn't normal.
She opened the window, stuck her head out (a dangerous action—treasures, please do not imitate), and looked at the road ahead. The scenery a few hundred meters in the distance was already covered by a white fog, while the direction behind the bus was much clearer.
Alarm bells immediately went off in Ji Ning's heart. She closed the window and looked at Sheng Churan, whispering to him, "The fog is rising."
While she was looking around, Sheng Churan had been drawn by her movements and also noticed the changes outside.
His gaze shifted from the window back to Ji Ning's face, and he nodded at her, handing her his phone and pointing to a block of text.
Ji Ning leaned closer to Sheng Churan and read silently to herself: "The Yao people believe in the deity Poye. Poye is formed from the spiritual energy of all things, protecting the springs from drying up and the land from becoming barren. Poye lives by the magnetic field born from the sun and moon, and the essence of love between men and women. Therefore, legend has it that when the deity Poye shows its spirit, it helps lovers in the world deeply love each other and remain faithful forever."
Ji Ning nodded, thinking to herself, no wonder so many couples were group-buying travel packages to these remote mountain areas. It was for the Poye buff.
"Pssssst—" A long, muffled sound came from the rear of the bus. The bus had unfortunately broken down.
Ji Ning's eyes left Sheng Churan's phone and looked out the window. The fog around them had unknowingly thickened again; she felt the visibility was now no more than a hundred meters.
The clouds in the sky were also very thick, blocking out any sunlight. The forest interior had become relatively dark and gloomy.
"The bus has broken down. Everyone, please be patient. The driver is figuring out how to fix it." The Tour Guide stood up and announced in a loud voice, "Everyone can go outside to stretch your legs, use the restroom, or enjoy the scenery. I think we also passed a small shop just now; it's not far. You can buy something to eat."
A chorus of quiet complaints immediately rose and fell inside the bus. Many people unbuckled their seatbelts and stood up, walking towards the door.
Ji Ning slightly stood up, peered over the front row backrest to check the situation, and then sat back down.
"Are you going out?" Sheng Churan spoke for the second time. His gentle voice really sounded like a boyfriend's tone to his girlfriend.
Ji Ning turned back to look at him and shook her head.
Of course, she didn't want to go out. It was so spooky outside; the bus seemed more reliable.
Thinking about this choice of "staying in the bus or going outside," Ji Ning recalled the game hint—"The most dangerous place is the safest." It did seem like a hint for what to choose in a binary decision.
But she felt the current scene probably hadn't yet reached the point where the hint was needed. After all, it had just begun.
Having decided to stay in the bus, Ji Ning typed a line of text on her phone and showed it to Sheng Churan.
"Horror movie survival rule number one: Don't act alone; stay with friends."
Sheng Churan was stunned for a moment by Ji Ning's action, and then he actually pursed his lips and smiled.
His smile was truly too beautiful. Ji Ning instantly felt her heart skip a beat. After smiling back at him sheepishly, she quietly deleted the words from her notepad.
Livestream comments:
"The betting pool is open! Who will conquer who first? God Sheng or Ji Ning? For God Sheng, type 1. For Ning-Ning, type 2."
"1111, God Sheng has been losing since Werewolf!"
"222222, sacrifice God Sheng, boundless magical power!"
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