Chapter 1218: The Situation That Day

Lin Yi stared at the short man in the center of the hall, the one named Earth Wolf, wanting to recount the day's events exactly as they happened.

But reason told Lin Yi that for such a big matter, he definitely had to ask Brother Ning for permission; if he couldn't speak, then he was done for.

So, the words on the tip of his tongue turned around, and Lin Yi quickly looked at Xiang Ningchen, asking cautiously, "Brother Ning, can I say this?"

Lin Yi's question, plus that form of address, made it clear who the leader of this team was.

Xiang Ningchen didn't speak, just gave a faint "Hmm."

Lin Yi, who was already used to Xiang Ningchen's various moods, knew from that sound that Brother Ning had agreed.

Lin Yi, overjoyed, began to complain right in front of the person involved.

Although Lin Yi's usual intelligence wasn't high, his memory for holding grudges was quite good, so good that Facing Huo Jinglin, sitting nearby, thought Lin Yi's brain was usually full of nothing but these things.

Otherwise, how could he describe everyone's stance and words at the time without missing a single character, even using his face to portray the man's arrogant and conceited expression back then?

Watching Lin Yi, whose acting and speech were so vivid it was as if the other person had possessed him, Xiang Ningchen fell silent for the first time; how to put it, it was... quite vivid, and Xiang Ningchen discovered for the first time that Lin Yi indeed had the talent to be an actor.

Compared to Lin Yi's grudge-holding, Xiang Ningchen simply had a sharp mind; after all, with so much experience, if his mind wasn't sharp, he should have given up by now.

After Lin Yi's non-stop chatter, having recounted the situation almost without taking a breath, he felt very thirsty; help, was there any water to drink here?

"Um, is there any water to drink here?" Lin Yi touched his nose, raising the crucial problem he needed to solve at the moment.

The hall, which had originally been very serious and even silent, was completely broken from this silence by Lin Yi's single sentence.

Well, they figured it out; this person was simply a clown; where he was, the word "serious" simply didn't fit.

Now, everyone in the hall no longer looked at them as outliers, but instead looked at the leader of this team, Lin Yi, with a slightly pitiful gaze.

Leading a teammate like this really wasn't easy.

"It seems Mr. Ning's team is full of all sorts of talents," Noah's voice clearly carried a teasing tone.

Xiang Ningchen glanced at him, didn't speak, but showed no hostility either.

It was obvious that the other party believed their words and seemed to want to get closer to them.

Seeing this, Noah returned to his seat, took an unopened bottle of water from a military-green backpack nearby, and tossed it to Lin Yi.

"Payment."

Lin Yi was extremely thirsty; he opened the water bottle and drank more than half of it with a "glug glug," and after feeling the burning sensation in his throat subside, Lin Yi showed a satisfied smile.

And only after he put the water down did he notice the crowd around him looking at him with admiring and complex eyes; he saw that Noah hadn't gone back either, but was still standing in place.

Not knowing what was going on, Lin Yi could only cautiously shrink his head and ask softly, "Um, is there anything else?"

Everyone: "..."

Looking at Lin Yi's peeking and poking manner, everyone couldn't help but wonder: was this guy really the one who spoke so passionately about the events of that day just now? So bold just now, why so cowardly now?

If Lin Yi knew everyone's thoughts, he would only indignantly tell everyone that this wasn't cowardice, but being able to advance or retreat! After all, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge; look, he had just taken revenge for the time outside when the other party almost hurt him.

This time, Noah didn't look at Lin Yi again, but stared at Xiang Ningchen: "So, what is your opinion?"

Lin Yi, whose nerves were thick, heard Noah's words, thought the other party was asking him, and blurted out: "What other opinion is there? He should be cut into eight pieces! Of course, since he's a human, we definitely can't do that; if this were ancient times, we would strip him of his abilities and demote him to a prisoner, never to rise again!"

Lin Yi spoke with great passion; Facing Huo Jinglin and Xu Yue, sitting nearby, exchanged a glance, then each grabbed one side of Lin Yi and quickly pushed him down into his seat.

Lin Yi, startled by the two people's sudden move, wanted to shout out on the spot, but Facing Huo Jinglin's right hand slapped over his mouth, making it impossible to scream.

Lin Yi didn't understand, so he kept signaling with his eyes for Facing Huo Jinglin to let go, and even made some "hmm hmm" sounds to protest.

Facing Huo Jinglin, meanwhile, used his other hand to point at Noah and Xiang Ningchen.

Lin Yi, having a moment of freedom, looked up and saw that Noah's attention was not on him at all, but on Xiang Ningchen.

Now Lin Yi finally understood; it turned out that what Noah said just now wasn't directed at him at all.

Xiang Ningchen looked at Noah slowly and deliberately, and the two gazed seriously at each other.

From the first eye contact, Noah knew that Xiang Ningchen's eyes were beautiful; not the kind of pretty beauty, but the kind of beauty filled with power.

Plus Xiang Ningchen's handsome face, to be honest, Xiang Ningchen was the most handsome person Noah had ever met, whether before or after the apocalypse.

Sensing the loosening of Noah's gaze, Xiang Ningchen curled his lips: "After all, he is Mr. Noah's team member, isn't he? In that case, I will leave the decision to Mr. Noah."

After Xiang Ningchen finished speaking, the first to be dissatisfied were Lin Yi and the others; how could they just let that man go?!

And the man in the middle, after Xiang Ningchen finished speaking, clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So Mr. Ning trusts me so much; then I, I will definitely not betray Mr. Ning's trust."

Noah walked step by step to the man in the middle; his aura was fully unleashed, and every step seemed to walk into the man's heart.

The man even forgot to blink, staring blankly at Noah.

Noah looked at the man with a half-smile and asked: "What, do you want to replace me?"

A cold, emotionless voice rang out, bringing the man back to his senses; suddenly, a chill ran through his whole body, and he quickly shook his head: "No, no, how could that be? I, how could I possibly lack love for you?"

The man's face turned pale; how could he have forgotten that the people over there could recount his situation to Noah word for word!

Noah reached out his hand, gently lifted it, and pressed it onto the man's head.

Seeing this, the man's body became incredibly stiff; his eyes widened, and his whole body began to tremble: "No, Noah, I made a mistake, I made a mistake, I really, really know I was wrong."

To everyone's surprise, the man was actually so scared he wet his pants; a strange smell came from the man's body.

Noah frowned, but his hand did not let go; at this very moment, he was using his ability to check the situation of that day.