HLnovel Chapter 175 Preferential Treatment
Chapter 175 Preferential Treatment
Gong Jingming and Yao Yue ran into the aquarium and escaped their sight through another passage.
This scene was almost a one-to-one replica of the scene where Ji Yuanzhou was caught at the aquarium, all thanks to Miao Yin's wicked sense of humor.
Thankfully he wasn't there, otherwise the shadow I had finally managed to forget would have returned.
Tu Hao, clearly recalling what had happened, asked, "Did you cast the curse?"
Surprisingly, Miao Yin denied it: "No."
"Oh?" Tu Hao was somewhat surprised.
Yan Shuzhou stepped forward and said, "Sister, the Nine-Tasseled Rabbit is in their bag. I can give you directions."
Survivors without spatial abilities always carry several bags to store supplies, and the other party is no exception.
Yao Yue and Gong Jingming each carried a travel bag. Earlier, when the Nine-Tails Rabbits chased them out, Yan Shuzhou had quietly ordered the rabbits to crawl inside.
The palm-sized nine-tasseled rabbit bit open the zipper and slipped inside smoothly without arousing any suspicion.
Miao Yin patted his head and praised him generously: "Xiao Zhou is great."
Yan Shuzhou's eyes shone with shyness and joy.
Miao Yin said, "In that case, Xiao Zhou, come with me. You can handle the rest of the mutants. There are still quite a few guys with crystal cores hiding here, so don't die carelessly."
"Hiss—" Bai Suzhen nodded to her, her body shrank instantly, she jumped onto her shoulder, and then slid down to her wrist.
"Hmm? You actually want to follow me?"
"hiss."
"It's not impossible."
Ling sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Go have fun, we'll be back here later."
Yu Wenwen, standing behind her, peeked out and waved slightly, saying, "Goodbye, Sister Ayin."
"Xiao Zhou, lead the way."
Yan Shuzhou pointed in a direction that was no longer the aquarium, indicating that the other party had already escaped through another passage in a short period of time.
Watching them leave, Tu Hao let out a breath, feeling the air around him refreshed: "Finally gone."
"Is it really that painful?" In the sunlight, Ling Baihua's skin seemed to be covered with a veil. She turned slightly to the side, and her violet-like eyes looked at him.
"I'd like to ask you, how do you put up with her? Aren't you afraid that she'll kill you for a little bit of fun?"
Ling shook her head: "I'm not like you. I gave my life to her. Even if she wanted to take it back, I wouldn't have any complaints. I'll die without regrets. This is something I've thought through a long time ago."
Her long, curled eyelashes drooped, obscuring her dark green pupils and concealing even her inner emotions. Tu Hao murmured softly, "To die without regret...?"
For...Miao Yin?
Tu Hao was disgusted by his own thoughts, his lips twitched, and he quickly banished the idea.
"Whatever you want. In any case, I can't stand being subordinate to anyone. What if you regret it someday..."
"No." Ling interrupted him, her eyes showing no wavering.
Tu Hao chuckled lightly: "Alright."
He didn't dislike Ling.
Those who rise from the mud always command more respect than others.
……
Miao Yin and Yan Shuzhou were walking towards the location of the Nine-Tails Rabbit. Under the midsummer sun, the beautiful young girl and boy, as graceful as an oil painting, walked side by side on the path of the zoo, like a romantic scene from a youth novel.
—If their pets hadn't stopped to gnaw on the deformed human corpses.
Zoos and aquariums are different; they are not completely enclosed. As long as there are no obstacles, Gong Jingming and Yao Yue can even run onto the highway.
However, it was clear that they were spotted by several mutant wolves when they reached this location.
Miao Yin killed several wolves that pounced on her, then looked at the last one.
On the eaves of the seahorse enclosure, vampire vines tightly bound the wolf, hanging it upside down in the air, its roots sucking its blood drop by drop.
Before long, it will be sucked into a living, dried-up corpse.
“They’re inside,” Yan Shuzhou said, feeling his summoned creatures calling to him.
Miao Yin cut the vines, killed the mutated wolf, and took out the green crystal core inside.
Gong Jingming could sense that the summoned plant had died very quickly.
Miao Yin took out a red axe: "Xiao Zhou, let's go see the seahorses."
The seahorse enclosure was bathed in a dim, cold light. The water in the aquariums embedded in the walls was murky, and the seahorse carcasses floated on the surface. If it weren't for the glass, they would probably have already emitted a foul stench.
In a dark corner, a beautiful blue rose quietly blooms, emitting a captivating fragrance.
Miao Yin, with her keen senses, quickly noticed that something was wrong.
However, the strengthening of her ghost body will gradually make her immune to all poisons, so this strange fragrance has no effect on her at all.
But others might not be the same.
Yan Shuzhou suddenly felt dizzy and the world in front of him changed abruptly. The dark and damp seahorse pavilion suddenly became colorful.
"This is?"
Seeing that Yan Shuzhou had been caught off guard, Miao Yin grabbed his neck and pulled him toward her like a small animal.
"Xiao Zhou, don't get caught up in this. I taught you that." She pressed her hand down slightly, the cold temperature instantly stimulating Yan Shuzhou's muddled mind.
Seeing that he was no longer deeply immersed in the illusion but was instead struggling against it, Miao Yin released him, walked to the wall, and picked the flowers.
The noble and elegant blue rose, its petals shimmering with a faint fluorescence.
Miao Yin sniffed the roses as if admiring them: "They smell much better than the roses outside. I'll have him fill my garden with them from now on."
Who could be more suited to be a gardener than a plant-based summoner?
She casually tucked the flower into her hair, and with a wave of her hand, the flames dispelled the increasingly strong exotic fragrance.
Gong Jingming was not like Ji Yuanzhou, who had some beautiful fantasies. The moment the fragrance dissipated, the man-eating flower opened its blood-red maw and attacked.
"Haha, this is interesting." Miao Yin laughed.
Knowing full well that her fire element is his natural enemy, why would he still fight to the death?
She grabbed a carnivorous plant and, without even using the fire, violently tore it apart. The corrosive liquid flowed down her wrist, burning her skin.
Miao Yin didn't care. Holding the fragments of the man-eating flower, she set the seahorse pavilion ablaze.
Gong Jingming finally made his appearance.
Their unfamiliarity with the terrain ultimately cost them dearly. The entrance and exit of this seahorse aquarium were all in the same place, and they only realized they were in a dead end after entering. They were blocked by Miao Yin outside, so they had no choice but to use their special abilities to try to fight their way out.
He held a blade in his hand, a willow tree blocking his way. The supple willow branches seemed to come alive, attacking them, while blood-sucking vines lurked among them, exuding a murderous aura.
Miao Yin didn't take this killing move seriously at all. The Mi Fire could burn everything in the world, and when they came to her, they would all turn into a handful of ashes.
Her figure was like a ghost, vanishing instantly amidst the clash between flames and plants.
In the blink of an eye, she had jumped over the wall and appeared behind Gong Jingming.
"Jingming, look behind you!" Yao Yue shouted anxiously and ran towards him in a hurry.
But it couldn't compare to the speed at which Miao Yin acted.
With a soft, bell-like laugh from the girl, the axe came crashing down.
Gong Jingming screamed and fell to the ground, a deep, bone-revealing wound on his back.
"Indeed, mischievous people are the most fun." The kind-faced girl wiped the splattered blood from her face, secretly laughing with pleasure.