Chapter 39: Almost Peed

Ning Weidong immediately became alert.

Enduring the sharp pain in his wrist where it had been caught, he fished out the two remaining Big Yellow Fish and grabbed them all in his hand.

The footsteps had already reached the top, and instead of going anywhere else, they headed straight for the entrance of the Cellar! Ning Weidong turned off his flashlight with one hand, and in the nick of time, grabbed the remaining two Big Yellow Fish with the other and stuffed them into his pocket.

Then, he flashed away and pressed himself against the corner of the wall.

However, unless he could squeeze into the wall itself, the moment a flashlight shone down from above, he would be spotted at a glance.

As the Cellar entrance was illuminated by the flashlight beam, the person coming down looked like they were about to descend.

Ning Weidong's thoughts raced; he absolutely could not be exposed.

The Cellar was a dead end; being cornered here would be too passive.

Thinking quickly, he hooked his hands onto the crossbeam on the ceiling of the Cellar and, with a *swish*, used his immense upper-body strength to pull his entire body up, pressing himself horizontally against the ceiling.

If the person climbing down the ladder only looked at their feet, they wouldn't notice a person hanging up there.

However, maintaining this posture was extremely strenuous; it was only because Ning Weidong's physical fitness was superior to an ordinary person's that he could do it—if it were anyone else, even if they managed to pull themselves up, they wouldn't be able to hold it.

Almost simultaneously, the flashlight beam shone into the Cellar from the entrance.

Against the light of the flashlight, a silhouette poked its head in from outside the Cellar to look, then turned around, butt facing outward, and descended the ladder.

Ning Weidong held his breath and tilted his head to observe.

This person was not agile; climbing the ladder was like an old lady getting off a heated brick bed—it was only a little over two meters high, yet it took them a long time to get down.

Only when their feet touched the ground did they let out a long breath, but just as they took a step after turning around, they let out an "Aiya!" as if they had stepped on something, their body staggered, and they almost twisted their ankle.

"A woman?" Ning Weidong was somewhat surprised to hear the voice.

His posture was awkward, and to see the person, he could only twist his neck as much as possible; plus, it was pitch black, and the person was wearing a padded jacket, so he couldn't distinguish the gender.

It wasn't until he heard the voice that Ning Weidong suddenly recognized that this woman was actually An Ning! "Why is it her?" Ning Weidong hadn't expected to run into An Ning here, and she had come alone, not with Wang Jingsheng.

An Ning was startled by stepping on something and hurriedly shone her flashlight downward.

It was a piece of wood that Ning Weidong had tossed aside when he dismantled the lining of the secret compartment earlier.

An Ning let out a sigh of relief and shone her flashlight into the four corners of the Cellar, swallowing her saliva repeatedly out of nervousness.

She wasn't afraid of anything else, just afraid of running into rats.

Then, she discovered the square wooden board that had fallen from the ceiling in the middle of the Cellar.

An Ning's eyes lit up; ignoring everything else, she hurried over to check it and discovered the Ocean Coins that had fallen to the ground.

With her back to Ning Weidong, she squatted down to pick one up, her brows slightly furrowed. She looked up at the opening of the secret compartment on the ceiling, didn't pick up any other Ocean Coins, and stood up directly to look at the hole.

To bolster her courage, she muttered to herself, "I said the things were hidden in the Cellar, and I actually guessed right..."

While muttering, she examined the secret compartment on the ceiling of the Cellar and soon discovered there was another secret compartment inside.

This made her let out an "Eh," and she stood on her tiptoes, reaching her hand inside to grope around.

She was quite well-prepared; she was wearing work gloves, with the palms and fingers coated in rubber, which could provide heat insulation and protection against punctures.

Even if there were poisonous needles or something similar inside, it was highly likely they wouldn't be able to penetrate the defense.

Yet at this moment, there was suddenly a sound behind her; An Ning immediately felt goosebumps all over, turned around abruptly, and shouted, "Who?"

As the flashlight beam swung, she only saw a silhouette move with extraordinary agility and slip out along the ladder.

An Ning let out an "Ah," her scalp tingling uncontrollably.

She wasn't sure if it was a person or a ghost!

Terrified until her legs were trembling, it took her a long while to recover, and she kept reciting, "The four seas are seething, clouds and waters raging. We must sweep away all pests, invincible! Invincible!"

Believe it or not, the old man's poetry seemed to have an innate deterrent property; as An Ning recited it, she wasn't as afraid anymore.

Her brain also resumed thinking, and she realized that it had definitely been a person just now, and someone who had taken the things here one step ahead of her.

"Who exactly is it?" An Ning gritted her teeth; not only did they take her things, they almost scared her into wetting her pants.

It really wasn't an exaggeration—if she hadn't just gone to the bathroom before coming, she really would have peed just now.

At this moment, the image of Ning Weidong suddenly popped into An Ning's mind.

"Could it be him?" An Ning pursed her lips, walked to the vicinity where Ning Weidong had been hiding, and sniffed carefully: "It must be him!"

This matter had been proposed by Ning Weidong, and when this situation arose, she instinctively thought of Ning Weidong.

Furthermore, it was also a talent of hers; although Chinese people don't have a strong body odor, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

For example, when entering a stranger's home, even if it is cleaned very thoroughly, there will still be a special scent.

An Ning could keenly distinguish this kind of scent.

Although Ning Weidong had only stayed here for a moment and an ordinary person definitely wouldn't have been able to smell it, An Ning had caught the scent.

(End of chapter)