si-mexico Chapter 35 Ordinary Player Chen Jiangqiao
Chapter 35 Ordinary Player Chen Jiangqiao
It was getting closer and clearer, as if it were right behind her.
Qiao Xiaomai instinctively wanted to call for help, but remembering her mother's warning, she quickly shut her mouth, curled her small body into a ball, and dared not move or turn around.
Suddenly, Qiao Xiaomai felt something furry touch her neck, which startled her so much that her hair stood on end and she covered her mouth tightly.
The thing made the back of her neck itchy. A three-year-old couldn't tell what it was; she thought it was a small bug—no, a big bug? It was so heavy…
Just then, something on her neck suddenly crawled up to her ear, and Qiao Xiaomai couldn't help but roll her eyes and desperately look up.
In the darkness, there were a pair of eyes the size of mung beans!
It flickered with an eerie green light!
What is this? Before Qiao Xiaomai could react, a piercing pain struck, and Qiao Xiaomai screamed in agony.
Qiao's mother was awakened by her daughter's screams. After waking her husband, she hurriedly lit candles. Once the room was bright, the two looked at the girl and saw her wailing in pain.
A large, fat black rat was grabbing the girl's blood-soaked left ear with its tiny paws, and even while hanging in the air, it was still eating with relish, making squeaking noises!
"Later, I was taken to the town clinic for emergency treatment. My relatives all said I was lucky to have survived because that black rat wasn't an ordinary field mouse," Qiao Xiaomai said, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand and trying to sound strong.
"There are many cemeteries in the mountains behind the village. The elders say that these black rats eat corpses and reproduce generation after generation. They are considered to be supernatural beings."
Zheng Lu got goosebumps all over. Snakes, insects, rats and ants are frequent guests in horror movies. Scanning the NPCs around her, she found that these people were obviously unaware that evil claws were approaching. Her hands, hidden in her sleeves, trembled uncontrollably.
"Ahem..." Director Wu coughed twice to break the slightly eerie atmosphere in the room, and said in a joking tone, "Maizi, these foreign rats are definitely not the same breed as those in China. Don't worry, they definitely won't eat people!"
"Director, let's change rooms." A bad feeling welled up in Zheng Lu's heart.
"Little Deer, how can you be so insensible!" Director Wu looked at the two of them with disgust; he didn't like disobedient subordinates.
Seeing Wu Hu turn to leave, Zheng Lu looked pleadingly at Ji Xingyi. She knew Ji Xingyi was a player, and in this instance, he was the second male lead. Right now, only Ji Xingyi could help her. But she saw that he had a cold expression on his face.
Zheng Lu looked disappointed, but just as Wu Hu stepped out of the room, a deep male voice came from inside.
“Director, since they want to change rooms, let them negotiate themselves.” Ji Xing glanced at Zheng Lu: “We’ve suffered huge losses this time. Whether the variety show can be a hit depends on Sister Zheng’s script, don’t you think?”
Director Wu was surprised that Ji Xingyi spoke up, but what he said made some sense, so he softened his expression and said, "Then you all go find Bernard the butler yourselves, and don't use the crew's name!"
Jiang Lin glanced at Ji Xingyi meaningfully, then turned and left. Ji Xingyi naturally didn't linger either. As soon as the two stepped out of room 202, they saw someone leaning against the wall in the corridor.
The other party was a young man of similar age to them, with delicate features and a slender build. His clothes were unremarkable, and it was unclear how long he had been eavesdropping at the door.
He gave the two of them a friendly smile: "Let's talk in private."
Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi exchanged a glance and nodded before returning to room 206 and closing the door.
"Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Jiangqiao." The young man took the initiative to extend his hand and introduced himself: "Chen from the east of the river, Jiang from the sea, Qiao from the bridge, just an ordinary player."
Jiang Lin saw the mark on the back of the other person's hand that they had shown, and reached out to shake hands in return: "Jiang Lin."
"I know you guys. Ji Xingyi?" Chen Jiangqiao's eyes fell on Ji Xingyi's face and he couldn't help but admire, "With your looks, you're not really going to be in the entertainment industry, are you?"
Top-tier business circles have always had a bad impression of the entertainment industry, and Ji Xingyi's face instantly darkened.
Jiang Lin said meaningfully, "If you want Young Master Ji to use his looks to please others, you'll have to go bankrupt."
After glancing at the two of them, Chen Jiangqiao smiled and said, "This dungeon has a total of 10 players, and it's quite difficult. I'd like to form an alliance with you."
Jiang Lin: "Why did you choose us?"
"You have great courage to remain calm in the face of life and death." Chen Jianghe first looked at Jiang Lin, then at Ji Xingyi, and continued:
"You were injured. I've been watching you the whole way. You have a strong will. I like teammates like you. I don't want women who cry all the time."
"Sorry, we have no plans to form an alliance at the moment." Ji Xing refused outright. He was already unhappy about having two burdens with him, and the more people there were, the more trouble it would cause.
"Tears of the Witch is a story-driven dungeon; players can only follow the plot. The first recording of the show will begin tonight, and given the system's twisted sense of humor, someone will definitely... die!" Chen Jiangqiao made a throat-slitting gesture at Ji Xingyi: "You're the second male lead; according to your character's setup, you can't escape!"
Jiang Lin's eyes flickered slightly: "We can collaborate with Zheng Lu. She's a screenwriter, she should know more than you do."
“No,” Chen Jiangqiao said, raising his index finger in denial, his gaze fixed on Ji Xingyi. “The screenwriter is the most useless profession in this instance because the system is the true controller of the script. Zheng Lu can only see the variety show script set by the game; she has no right to rewrite it.”
"But I'm different. I'm a prop master. I not only know the game's content, but I also have all the game props in my hands. It's very easy for me to do something within the rules. Only I can help you!"
Ji Xingyi frowned slightly. Chen Jiangqiao's suggestion was indeed attractive, but for some reason, he felt that the other party's gaze was a little strange. Just as he was about to refuse, Jiang Lin beside him suddenly agreed.
“Ah Yi, what he said makes a lot of sense. Forming an alliance is not bad either. What do you think?” Jiang Lin smiled and gave the man next to her a look.
The sudden intimate address startled Ji Xingyi, but fortunately, his expression was always indifferent, and he didn't reveal it in front of Chen Jiangqiao, so he nodded: "Okay."
After successfully forming an alliance, Chen Jiangqiao left. Only the two of them remained in the room. Jiang Lin sat on the bed and gestured for Ji Xingyi to continue changing the dressing.
After sitting down, Ji Xing opened the note Chen Jiangqiao had given him. The note contained all the player information he had collected.
Jiang Lin: Assistant to the male lead.
Ji Yuichi: Second male lead.
Ding Xuehui: Assistant to the female lead.
Ruan Qing: Supporting female character.
Zheng Zhaonan: Translator.
Zheng Lu: Screenwriter.
Yang Hua: Team doctor.
Yu Xiang: Photographer.
Wang Liang: Photographer.
After thinking for a moment, Ji Xingyi said, "He has a problem."