âBaba, will we really encounter terrible things?â The boy standing aside nervously grabbed his parentsâ hands.
The young parents who seemed to have problems between them earlier had already put those problems aside to patiently comfort the scared little boy.
But in the gloomy bus, the comfort from his parents alone may not be able to make the little boy feel at ease.
âDonât worry. There wonât be any terrible things.â Su Zimo slightly lifted the brown sunglasses he was still wearing, then bent over and spoke to the little boy. âThose uncles are just scaring people. Adults always exaggerate little things, right?â
The moment Su Zimo lifted his sunglasses, the boy saw the big brotherâs face clearly, and when he heard him peak, he immediately smiled and nodded. âEn. Baba and mama always fight about little things.â
The expressions of his parents were a bit embarrassed.
âDa-gege.â The little boy had grabbed Su Zimoâs clothes at some point. âDid we meet a ghost? My friends all said that there are super scare ghosts showing up.â
âOf course not. Da-gege doesnât see any ghosts anywhere!â Su Zimo smiled. âThere are lots of pretty fireflies outside the window, right?â
âEn.â The boy seemed to especially listen to Su Zimoâs words. Su Zimo didnât say anything obvious, but the boy immediately let go of his worries.
âIn fact, itâs just that the bus broke down. If the driver uncle over there can fix it, we can leave immediately.â Su Zimo added. âBut I think itâs really unsafe to leave the bus. Baba and mama and your teachers always say that walking on the road in the middle of the night is dangerous, right?â
âEn!â The boy was skillfully coaxed. He didnât care about Liu Qiâs interference just now; he just felt that what the pretty big brother in front of him said was right.
Ghost Umbrella didnât know why Su Zimo said that. Could it be because he said before that children of another world were corrupted by nightmares?
But what the boss did⌠it just delayed the nightmare.
Su Zimo didnât know about Ghost Umbrellaâs thoughts, but along the way, he could feel that this trip was very important to the boy and his young parents, and the nightmare had done some good, too.
As for himself, he doesnât care is he is regarded as a naive person or as someone who knows nothing about the nightmare world.
Sure enough, as soon as Su Zimo finished speaking, Qiu Qiu frowned from off to the side and said, âYou donât know about the situation, so can you stop speaking nonsense? People like you already know about the nightmare world from the internet, right? We are all trainers like the internet says. In this case, we can only listen to Liu Qiâs words. After all, heâs a veteran with many props. His words are more credible than others. We should leave with Liu Qi. Even if there are bandits and thieves in this age, Liu Qi will be able to protect us.â
âI think itâs safer to stay in the bus.â Su Zimo shook his head. âI donât go online often, so I donât quite understand what youâre saying, but itâs dark outside and raining heavily. We have dry food, comfortable seats, and we havenât exhausted the electricity here. We should simply stay here until dawn. As long as we wait until dawn, weâll be safe.â
Wait until dawnâŚ
When Su Zimo made that proposal, some people quickly found it very reliable.
Su Zimo stood on the side opposite Liu Qi. The two people had different opinions; one wanted to leave the bus and the other wanted to stay.
At that moment, everyone seemed to be standing in a debate room. Faced with two completely different options, they needed to choose a side to stand on.
In fact, it was very easy to choose based on the contents of their choices. On one hand, pen fairy personally said that it was safe in the bus, there was light, toilets, water, and comfortable seats in the bus, and the little things were outside. Although they didnât know what they were, they looked beautiful while sitting in the bus.
But they didnât know what they looked like after getting off the bus. Judging by the movement of the crops in the field outside, it seemed to be very windy. It was raining heavily, it was dark, and there were no streetlights. No matter what, it made people feel like it was unreliable.
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They thought that as long as they sat in the bus and slept for a while, it would become dawn and then people and cars may pass by. Even if walking outside was no longer so unacceptable, their first reasonable choice should be to stay in the bus.
The reason for their indecision laid with the people who made the two arguments.
First of all, the one who proposed to stay in the bus was just a young man who didnât care about his clothes. It could be a student or an ordinary person who made a bit of money.
On the other hand, the one who proposed getting off the bus was a trainer with magical props and mysterious powers. Before the internet disconnected, most of the passengers were discussing and viewing information related to trainers.
The ordinary passengers who hadnât become trainers had filters for unknown things. Coupled with the exaggeration of information on the internet, the existence of trainers was even more mysterious in their eyes.
As for the passengers who had become trainers, they had already seen Liu Qiâs abilities in the last novice nightmare world, and they knew clearly that a veteranâs power wasnât just in the nightmare world, but also with the mysterious ghost tools that could also be used in the real world!
It seemed safe to stay in the bus, but if what Liu Qi said was true, then there was an unknown danger. Not to mention that the person who proposed to stay in the bus wasnât a warrior who could protect everyone, but just a man who was still young.
Although getting out of the bus seemed to be disturbing a crisis, the person leading the team was Liu Qi who was very strong. Even if the probability of something happening in or out of the bus was 50-50, it was Liu Qi who could guarantee their safety.
That was what made people conflicted.
Almost everyone shouted within their hearts. If Liu Qi was willing to stay in the bus, that would be great!
But no one wanted to comment on that.
Su ZImo, who was facing Liu Qi at that moment, could see a glimmer of joy in the eyes of the rich second generation. He seemed very happy that the situation had become like that, like he was enjoying it?
As if to verify Su Zimoâs ideas, Liu Qi showed an unclear smile, then immediately pinched it and asked seriously: âHow many people believe in me? How many people are willing to stand and come with me? How many people are willing to get off the bus with me?â
Liu Qi repeatedly emphasized the words âhow many people,â seeming to be implying something.
Maybe Liu Qi didnât want to die, but at that moment, he wanted to show Su Zimo how powerful he was among the group of people by taking advantage of the life-and-death decision.
That kind of behavior is disgusting.
But Liu Qi had a special identity. Nearly ten colleagues headed by Qiu Qiu, newcomer trainers, all stood quickly and immediately stood behind Liu Qi.
The only one who was still hesitating turned out to be Fu Mingchen.
Fu Mingchen didnât like the way his goddess adhered to Lou QI, and he knew very well that flattering Liu Qi within the company wouldnât endanger peopleâs lives, but right now it was a life or death decision.
Which is more important, life or a job?
Fu Mingchen knew the answer clearly in his heart. The reason why he was still hesitating was because he wanted to rely on Liu Qiâs strength. At the same time, though, he felt that if they were truly in danger, Liu Qi wouldnât necessarily save their lives.
That guy wasnât a savior at all. He would only safe himself if he wanted to survive.
âBaba, mama, will we stay with da-gege?â The little boy released his hold on the edge of Su Zimoâs clothes and returned to his parents.
The boyâs parents didnât hesitate. They nodded and spoke together: âWe also think itâs better to wait for dawn in the bus. We brought enough food and water, and itâs not uncomfortable since we have a bathroom in the bus.â
âHai hai.â The three old people in the back seat also coughed a few times. âWeâre old people with dim eyes. Walking at night, we may also become a burden to everyone. Itâs better to stay in the bus.â
Liu Qi didnât care about those peopleâs statements.
In Liu Qiâs view, whether it was in the nightmare world or the real world, children and elderly people would drag others down. Even if they wanted to get off the bus with him, Liu Qi may ignore their existence.
He had no obligation to desperately protect others.
âIf itâs true that pen fairy will give an opposite answer like Mr. Liu said, then when pen fairy said at the beginning that weâre in a terrible situation, was that a lie?â Su Zimo asked again.
If possible, he didnât want anyone to get off the bus.
âIf thatâs the case, thereâs no problem even if we get off the bus, right?â Liu Qi insisted on going on his own way. He even took a pair of golden scissors out of his bag. âAnyway, no matter what happens, I wonât be afraid.â
When Su Zimo saw the pair of scissors, he remembered the pair of large shears called âGhost Severerâ that he had picked up in a nightmare world before. Because there was a little girl who liked that pair of shears, Su Zimo had always hidden it in the ânot for saleâ cabinet.
Compared with the two-star garden shears, the scissors in Liu Qiâs hand looked small but sharp.
âIt seems that there are still some people who would rather believe the guy wearing sunglasses in a bus under a black sky instead of me.â Liu Qi stared at the sunglasses on the bridge of Su Zimoâs nose and mocked him.
âSorry. I read the weather forecast and it said today would be a sunny day. Plus thereâs a viewing are on the second floor of the bus, so I wanted to wear a pair of prescription sunglasses. When I donât wear them, my astigmatism acts up. I forget to take them off after putting them on.â
As he spoke, Su Zimo pulled out his glasses case from his bag, then took off the light brown sunglasses from his face.
Because the sunglasses he wore were somewhat large and covered half of his face, this was the first time that the other passengers in the bus saw his appearance clearly. After seeing it⌠they couldnât help but look at it some more.
En. Take another look.
Although they felt that the young man was good before, they didnât know that his appearance was that good-looking. For a while, they couldnât think of any celebrities better than Su Zimo.
After Su Zimo put on the pair of chained glasses, the eyes of the other passengers became a little strange again.
That pair of glasses really suited Su Zimo. It added a bit of calm to his exquisite beauty, but the style⌠For both students or small rich families, it was indeed too attention-drawing.
They didnât know that in the heart of the ghost umbrella shop assistant, he was thinking about how Su Zimo, the owner of An Yu Yi Yu, could not be so unassuming in the real world?
Zhang Yang was right. In terms of showing publicity, Su Zimo, the young shop owner, was far behind the older shop owners of An Yu Yi Yu.
However, âpublicityâ was only in the minds of the older and younger men. For the female passengers, even if they told themselves that they wouldnât sneak glances at others, they couldnât help but look at Su Zimo more, as if they finally knew what a delicious meal was.
Su Zimo didnât care much about other peopleâs thought. He only felt that his vision became much brighter immediately after switching back to his glasses. After all, even light brown sunglasses could block a bit of light.
The most important thing is that he could clearly read the text boxes on the pen and the scissors in Liu Qiâs hands.