Chapter 241: Life-or-Death Maze (19)
There were no sweet words, nor any ambiguous physical contact, yet Ji Ning felt that Qin Yanshu had lit a fire somewhere deep in her heart.
She felt he was truly like an iceberg on the sea—aloof, cold, subtly elegant on the outside, yet concealing great depth within.
The closer one got to him, the more curious one became.
Seeing Ji Ning fall silent, Qin Yanshu added another sentence: "Besides, to the extent that it bothers Jiang Ting, I should be happy about that, shouldn't I?"
When he said this, he let his voice carry, intending for Jiang Ting to hear it too.
Ji Ning turned her head to look behind her. Jiang Ting was holding his knightly sword, occasionally scratching record marks onto the concrete wall.
Hearing this, he merely smiled: "Everyone says I'm dull, but you're actually even duller than me."
Ji Ning blinked. Watching the easy, familiar back-and-forth between these two brothers, showing no sign of estrangement, she felt her worry had been unnecessary.
Afterward, because of Ji Ning's firm insistence, the three of them meticulously explored the path from start to finish. The horizontal length of the curved maze walls shrank from a few hundred meters to almost all under a hundred meters. They were getting closer and closer to the central circle.
The two-hour-and-forty-minute time limit was also drawing to a close.
Because of Xing Ye's arrangement, after passing through the forest wall, the three stopped advancing and waited for the other two teams to find their way and regroup.
Knights already bound by contract could see their princess's stat changes in real time. Perhaps because Ji Ning's Arousal had only ever decreased due to the passage of time, once the men arrived one by one, no one got jealous or sour with Jiang Ting and Qin Yanshu.
Not long after, the seven-person group reformed their formation, completely surrounding Ji Ning, and stepped into unfamiliar territory where the danger level was unknown, having skipped through countless forests.
The previous forest had harbored real lynxes—bobcats with long ear tufts. But this forest had already evolved to produce hideous-looking Goatfolk.
They had human faces, human hands, and goat hooves, with sparse hair on their heads and crooked, curling goat horns. They possessed immense strength and could also hurl javelins made of wooden branches.
They were far more difficult to deal with than mere animals.
But the men of the Knight Order were clearly even more difficult to deal with than these Goatfolk. They were the embodiment of martial prowess and intellect, driven by their sense of duty as knights, and possessed loyalty and love for their princess. Defeating the numerous Goatfolk tribe was merely a matter of time.
And that time was not long at all.
By the time the Goatfolk were exterminated, Ji Ning's lowest stat, her Arousal, still had 5 points left to spare.
The Knight Order and the princess passed through the forest and arrived at the azure lake guarded by the Goatfolk.
Here, the breeze was gentle, the grass lush, wildflowers fragrant, and the broad vista was quite relaxing.
After the great battle with the Goatfolk tribe, the men weren't seriously hurt, but their entire bodies were covered in stinking, rank blood filth—pure mental torture.
Song Weiyang hadn't even undone his armor when he plunged into the lake like a wild, unbridled horse to soak and wash. With him taking the lead, the other men accustomed to refined living, especially Sheng Churan, followed him into the lake like dumplings dropping into a pot.
After the blood and filth on their armor were washed clean, the men unfastened their silver armor shells. Their soaked white undergarments hung loosely on their bodies, clinging to their flesh and revealing the contours of their muscles.
Xing Ye and Song Weiyang even directly and decisively took off their clothes, scooping up water to pour over their bodies and scrub themselves clean.
The lake water just reached past their waists and hips, revealing sexy navels and firm, taut abdominal muscle groups.
Sheng Churan and Qin Yanshu stood sideways; their delicate silhouettes were rimmed with translucent golden light as they faced away from the sun. Their damp, half-length hair was casually swept back, revealing the brow ridges and high nose bridges meticulously sculpted by the Creator.
Yan Qiao had his back to Ji Ning, stretching his body toward the sun—broad shoulders, narrow waist, with knotted back muscles. Looking further down, there were two deep back dimples, where perhaps his boundless strength was stored.
And Jiang Ting, he stood sideways with his back to Ji Ning, the lake water not fully concealing his rear. The scenery usually hidden beneath suit trousers was now revealed to the public, the curves bold and sexy, setting one's imagination wildly adrift.
Ji Ning stood on the shore, her eyes not knowing where to look. She felt a heat in her nasal cavity, and a heat further down as well.
Before their very eyes, the six water-borne male lotuses watched a certain yellow bar-shaped stat instantly drop a chunk, the indicator line rushing straight toward the halfway mark.
【Your princess's current status】
【Health: 56】
【Arousal: 50】
【Hunger: 60】
【Cleanliness: 60】
【If any stat falls below 50, the princess will be unable to move】
【Warning! Warning! Please replenish your princess's Arousal as soon as possible】
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