Shen Lingxi muttered to herself.
"Shen Lingxi, I hope nothing happened to Tang Xiaohua. Do you have a way to notify the instructors? We are withdrawing from the selection, we’re quitting... Wuu... Xiaohua..."
Lin Xinglan cried sorrowfully. Shen Lingxi looked down at Song Lili, lying in Lin Xinglan’s arms...
Her forehead was bleeding from a nasty gash, looking horrifying.
Hoping for sympathy or pity from Shen Lingxi, Lin Xinglan really expected the impossible.
She wished for nothing more than for Tang Xiaohua to meet an accidental death. This scene was the last thing she wanted to see!
"What did you say..."
Shen Lingxi didn’t know who else harbored resentment towards Tang Xiaohua, but with Xiaohua down, she had no hopes of going up either.
The prolonged state of tension and the action had also taken its toll on Shen Lingxi, leaving her somewhat fatigued. She leaned aside, closed her eyes to rest, all while thinking of a way out.
Lin Xinglan held Song Lili tightly, taking off her own clothes to cover her, occasionally shouting loudly towards the mouth of the cave, hoping someone would hear their cries for help...
Lin Xinglan heard Song Lili speak and quickly leaned in to ask quietly,
"Xiaohua, what are you saying...?"
"Xiaonian... Xiao... nian... save me... save... me..."
"Xiaonian? Who is that? Xiaohua, who can save you?"
"Save me... save me... save me... save me..."
She murmured in misery, pleading humbly... her contorted face, her striking features screwed together, tears seeping from the corners of her eyes!
Lin Xinglan felt panic strike her heart.
Song Lili seemed to be trapped in a horrifying nightmare, struggling desperately.
Lin Xinglan had never heard these two words from Song Lili’s mouth before. Caught by surprise, she also realized the importance of this "Xiaonian" to Song Lili.
A mighty woman with both a strong heart and appearance, whoever she was pleading to for help was certainly no ordinary person!
Convinced of this in her heart, Lin Xinglan tried even harder to awaken Song Lili...
"Xiaohua, wake up first, tell me who Xiaonian is, we—"
A fierce rebuke interrupted all of Lin Xinglan’s nonsense.
Shen Lingxi stood trembling. Every mention of "Xiaonian" from Song Lili’s mouth was like an ice blade stabbing her heart, chilling her to the point of shivering!
"Shen Lingxi, are you sick or what!"
"Lin Xinglan, shut your mouth! From now on, if you make even a little more noise, I will kill you!"
Lin Xinglan fell silent, even the light from a single flashlight was enough for her to clearly see the murderous intent in those bloodshot eyes.
She had to die! Right now! This woman, she definitely cannot be allowed to live and get out!
Shen Lingxi looked at Song Lili, her heart filled with an intent to kill.
She pulled out a dagger from her belt and charged towards Song Lili.
"Shen Lingxi! You’ve gone mad! What are you doing!"
Lin Xinglan, who was scared stiff by Shen Lingxi just a moment ago, was now startled awake!
"Lin Xinglan, if you want to join Tang Xiaohua in death, just try to stop me! I won’t let this woman live, absolutely not!"
A gunshot followed by Shen Lingxi’s scream, and... the sound of a dagger falling into the water in the pit.
Shen Lingxi shouted towards the entrance, and then she saw a soldier wearing an old-fashioned Xilin Army Uniform descend swiftly on a securely tied rope, landing right in front of Shen Lingxi.
The man was wearing a mask, but through the eye holes, a pair of pitch-black eyes stared steadily at Shen Lingxi.
Shen Lingxi was shocked... No, it couldn’t be... it couldn’t be him...!
But just as she was convinced her current thought was absurd, the man took off his mask in front of her.