The dart tore through the void, like a falling meteor, its cold light piercing.
The man vigorously shook the bell and dodged the dart with a flash, then turned and ran, while Su Qingqing fell to the ground with a limp and her eyes tightly closed.
Chen Nan rushed over, set down Yun Fei, and hastily grabbed Su Qingqing’s shoulders and shook them.
Su Qingqing’s long eyelashes twitched, and she opened her eyes groggily. She looked at Chen Nan and hurriedly got up from the ground, "Why am I sleeping on the ground, you fool, what happened?"
"Don’t you remember what just happened?" asked Chen Nan.
Su Qingqing scratched her head with a puzzled look, "It seems there was someone with a bell, said that an old lady had fainted under these water bamboo clusters and asked me to help him rescue the person, and then... then..."
Su Qingqing slapped her head and tried hard to recall the incident, but she couldn’t remember anything.
"He used hypnotism. The bell in his hand just now is a magic artifact for hypnotizing. You were hypnotized by him." Chen Nan touched her forehead, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Su Qingqing shook her head, "No, I should be fine now."
"I don’t know what his purpose was, but he hypnotized you, definitely wanting to harm you," Chen Nan said, then suddenly furrowed his eyebrows, "Not right, where is Yixuan? Why haven’t I seen her?"
"Oh no, she went to the restroom."
Su Qingqing turned around and ran towards the public restroom.
She was somewhat worried. Could that hypnotist have also harmed her sister?
Chen Nan, carrying Yun Fei, quickly followed.
"Sister, sister, are you in there?"
Su Qingqing called anxiously and hurried towards the women’s restroom, just as Su Yixuan came out from inside, "Girl, what happened?"
Su Qingqing rushed into her arms and held her tight, "I was scared to death, I’m glad you’re okay."
Su Yixuan was a bit confused and patted her sister’s head, "What happened? What exactly went on?"
Just thinking about the incident still left Su Qingqing with lingering fears.
If it weren’t for Chen Nan’s timely arrival, she couldn’t bear to think of the consequences.
After Su Qingqing recounted the events, Su Yixuan’s eyebrows tightly furrowed as she asked, "What did that man look like? Do you recognize him?"
Su Qingqing shook her head, "No."
"It might have been Jiang Haotian," Chen Nan suddenly interjected.
Su Qingqing looked at Chen Nan in surprise and shook her head, "Impossible, I really didn’t recognize that person just now, how could it be Jiang Haotian?"
"Haven’t I told you about a tactic called the Disguise Technique, which can alter appearances?" Chen Nan said with conviction, "The face just now, definitely he was disguised using the Disguise Technique. I recognize his eyes; it’s definitely him, no mistake."
Su Qingqing pouted, slightly dissatisfied, "Why do you always pin everything on him? Why would he want to harm me for no reason?"
She was naive and inexperienced, unaware of the maliciousness of human hearts.
She believed that what she saw on the surface was all there was, not knowing that people hide their true intentions, and what the eyes see might not always be the truth.
Chen Nan stared at her, feeling somewhat heartbroken, "You don’t believe me? Do you think I’m deliberately slandering him?"
Su Qingqing quickly shook her head, "That’s not what I meant, I just think that he might not be a bad person."
"One day, you will see his true colors."
Chen Nan was too lazy to explain, he had the illusion that he was like Sun Wukong in ’Journey to the West’ fighting the White Bone Demon.
He killed the transformed family of three of the White Bone Demon, but Tang Seng, not knowing the truth, accused him of killing people indiscriminately.
"Alright, if Chen Nan says so, there must be his reasons." Patting Su Qingqing’s shoulder, Su Yixuan said, "As for this Jiang Haotian, just be more cautious around him in the future.
Su Qingqing nodded and tugged at Chen Nan’s clothes, saying, "Dummy, I know you mean well, please don’t be mad, okay?"
Seeing her looking at him with big, hopeful eyes, Chen Nan forced a smile, "You silly girl, why would I be mad? I’m just afraid that you will be taken advantage of by him."
Grinning, Su Qingqing said, "Even if he has bad intentions, I’m not afraid of him because my dummy cousin will protect me."
Chen Nan patted her head, "Really, there’s no way to handle you."
"Ah, you all mess up my hair by touching it," Su Qingqing complained, rolling her eyes. Earlier Su Yixuan touched her head, and now Chen Nan was doing it, messing up her hair till it was almost tangled.
"What’s there to be afraid of being messy? As long as the person is beautiful, hair and such are just trifles," Chen Nan laughed, "Worst case, let others say this girl is crazy."
Hearing the first part, Su Qingqing was quite pleased, thinking that dummy was going to compliment her beauty.
But listening to the second part, she immediately frowned and raised her lobster cracker toward Chen Nan, "You dare call me crazy, dummy, I won’t let you off!"
Chen Nan laughed heartily and broke into a run.
Though he was carrying Eastern Yun Fei, his steps were as light as a feather, turning to say, "Girl, if you can catch up to me, I’ll comb your hair later."
"Okay, that’s a promise," she replied.
Su Qingqing giggled excitedly and chased after Chen Nan with long strides.
Seeing that all three had run off, Su Yixuan, unable to help, also quickened her pace and chased after them: "Hey, hey, slow down, I can’t keep up."
Chen Nan seemed to be strolling leisurely as he jogged ahead.
But the two sisters behind him, taking big steps and chasing furiously, were panting and using all their strength, and still could not catch up.
The group ran out of the temple, heading up the mountain along the road.
They were here today not only to pay respects and to pray but also to hike and have fun.
Chen Nan looked back at Su Qingqing, "Girl, you need to speed up, you won’t catch up with me at this rate."
"You stinky dummy, such an abnormal, running so fast even with someone on your back," said Su Qingqing, her cheeks flushed and sweat beading on her forehead, as she pulled Su Yixuan’s hand and shouted, "Sister, hurry up, or we won’t catch up."
Yixuan gave a bitter smile, "We’d die of exhaustion before catching him."
"I don’t believe it," Qingqing puffed up her cheeks and kept chasing.
Chen Nan turned back and couldn’t help but laugh at her stubborn and adorable look, but just then, Eastern Yun Fei suddenly leaned in and whispered, "Hey, Chen Xiaonan, do you girl?"
Chen Nan quickly averted his gaze and turned back, "How could that be, you’re talking nonsense."
"Tch, liking someone is liking someone, yet you won’t admit it." Eastern Yun Fei pouted and said, "There’s nothing strange about falling for someone else, after all, you’re with her every day, and yet your junior sister hasn’t been seen for so long, right?"