Chapter 194:
Su Tiancheng quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
He separated them and led Liang Yu into his tent.
He instructed Wang Xiaonuan, “Xiaonuan, please explain the rules here to Ba Ge.”
“I have some matters to attend to first.”
Then, he turned to Liang Yu.
“Ba Ge, it’s much warmer underground than above ground; there’s no need to wear a hat.”
“If you have any questions, just ask Xiaonuan. If it’s something urgent, please wait until I return to handle it. I apologize for the inconvenience.”
With that, he left the tent.
After Su Tiancheng left, Liang Yu looked at the Ma Hou Shao Jiu in front of him.
He asked, very curious, “Rules? What rules are there here?”
However, Ma Hou Shao Jiu Wang Xiaonuan was clearly very experienced in this matter.
“Actually, there’s nothing much.”
“Ba Ge, as you know, many Survivors are sheltered here, so conflicts are bound to happen.”
“Therefore, to avoid conflicts, a series of rules were established.”
“Just like your classification.”
“You were introduced by Su Lan, so according to the rules, you’re naturally assigned to our side.”
Liang Yu nodded, wanting to ask for other information.
However, the Ma Hou Shao Jiu in front of him kept indoctrinating him with the rules of the place.
Finally, half an hour later, Ma Hou Shao Jiu Wang Xiaonuan stopped her lecture to Liang Yu.
“Ba Ge, is there anything else you don’t understand?”
Liang Yu shook his dizzy head.
This half-hour of lecturing had indeed taken a toll on him.
He asked a meaningless question.
“Why are you still wearing a Ma Hou Shao Jiu cosplay outfit at a time like this?”
Liang Yu’s question, however, left Wang Xiaonuan somewhat bewildered.
“I am a Ma Hou Shao Jiu, is there a problem with me wearing Ma Hou Shao Jiu clothes?”
………
Liang Yu was a bit speechless.
It seemed she was undoubtedly a chuunibyou girl.
And judging by the symptoms, it was late-stage; she couldn’t be saved and could be carried away.
“Then do you, as a Ma Hou Shao Jiu, also have scales?”
“I saw Su Tiancheng’s hand covered in scales earlier.”
“Even Su Lan had them on her body.”
As Liang Yu brought up the topic of scales, Wang Xiaonuan’s expression instantly changed.
She clapped her hand over Liang Yu’s mouth.
She looked out of the tent with extreme nervousness.
Only after confirming multiple times that no one was outside did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She leaned close to Liang Yu and whispered, “Ba Ge, you absolutely must not spread this.”
“And don’t mention it in front of Second Brother, otherwise the consequences will be very serious.”
This, however, made Liang Yu feign surprise and ask, “You didn’t say that just now.”
“Does everyone who joins here have to have scales?”
“What should I do if I don’t have scales?!”
However, this chuunibyou Ma Hou Shao Jiu didn’t fall for it.
Instead, she gave Liang Yu a final warning.
“Remember, this is the last time. Don’t mention scales again.”
“I can pretend I didn’t hear it, but others might not.”
However, Liang Yu didn’t buy it at all.
He grabbed her hand and pulled back the sleeve on her arm.
On her wrist were the same scales as the Snake People.
However, the scales on Wang Xiaonuan’s hand were not very obvious, and their color was still light green.
Wang Xiaonuan reacted quickly, pushing Liang Yu away.
She quickly pulled down her sleeve to cover it.
“What, Ma Hou Shao Jiu, aren’t you going to explain?”
“What’s going on? I don’t want to turn into something like a Snake Person.”
“I saw them when I was with Su Lan; those things are too disgusting.”
The Ma Hou Shao Jiu didn’t shout.
Hearing Liang Yu mention Su Lan again, she walked out of the tent to check around.
Liang Yu, however, spoke directly to her.
“Don’t worry, no one is outside the tent right now.”
“Just tell me directly.”
Wang Xiaonuan thought for a moment and still confirmed with Liang Yu, “What did Su Lan tell you?”
Liang Yu hadn’t really prepared for such a question.
Therefore, he had to answer carefully; there would be no second chance if he answered incorrectly.
So, he wasn’t in a hurry to answer. Instead, he found a suitable spot to put down the backpack behind him.
He pretended to rummage through his backpack and took out a folding stool from his spatial backpack.
He opened the stool and sat down, then took out some bread and water from his backpack.
However, the Ma Hou Shao Jiu had no intention of letting Liang Yu continue to stall.
“I’ll count to five. If you can’t answer, then I’m going to call for someone.”
It seemed this Ma Hou Shao Jiu wasn’t so easy to fool.
He could only take a gamble.
“She only told me she was going to get the potion; there wasn’t much else.”
Hearing the word ‘potion’ come from Liang Yu’s mouth,
Wang Xiaonuan didn’t press him further.
Of course, she also didn’t reveal anything more to Liang Yu.
She just looked at the food he had taken out and gave him a warm reminder.
“You’d best ration your food.”
“That’s the only thing I can tell you.”
Since the Ma Hou Shao Jiu had given him a hint, Liang Yu didn’t ask further.
The implication was quite clear.
The problem likely lay in the food provided once in the morning and once in the evening every day.
He felt that most, if not all, of the people here had already grown snake scales to some extent.
It wasn’t difficult to guess that they either starved to death.
Or they chose to eat the food and eventually slowly transform into Snake People.
One was death, the other still held hope for life.
Any normal person would know how to choose.
After all, eating wouldn’t cause immediate death.
Perhaps they could even hold out until rescue arrived.
After giving Liang Yu the hint, the Ma Hou Shao Jiu also left the tent.
Before leaving, she instructed Liang Yu, “Don’t be curious, and don’t wander around.”
“Stay put and wait for Second Brother and me to return.”
But was that even possible?
To make Liang Yu wait obediently.
After seeing the Ma Hou Shao Jiu walk away, Liang Yu also came to the tent exit.
After confirming no one was around, he put away his backpack.
He activated his invisibility ability and quietly followed behind the Ma Hou Shao Jiu, Wang Xiaonuan.
However, Wang Xiaonuan didn’t immediately go to inform the people above, as he had expected.
Instead, she seemed very natural, greeting everyone she met along the way with enthusiasm.
Some even stopped to chat with them.
Along the way, Liang Yu couldn’t spot any problems at all.
It was as if she hadn’t spoken to Liang Yu at all.
This made Liang Yu wonder if he had guessed wrong.
She had no intention of reporting him.
But even so, Liang Yu decided to continue following to see.
He didn’t even trust Su Lan, so how could he trust anyone else here?
However, as he walked, Liang Yu noticed something was off.
The Ma Hou Shao Jiu was heading deeper underground.
As they continued to descend, the light sources diminished.
Liang Yu felt the air humidity increasing, which gave him a terrifying thought.
Could the people living down here be those who had successfully transformed into Snake People?
This environment didn’t seem suitable for normal human habitation.