Chapter 990

No matter what, we should leave here as soon as possible.

He quickly packed his things and prepared to say goodbye to the people from the Mushroom House.

Teacher He was feeling somewhat down at the moment.

For some reason, he always felt this would be their final meeting.

That strong premonition made him even sadder after looking at Xiang Ningchen.

"Remember to come back often—we're all waiting for you."

Ning Chen nodded, and Facing Huo Jinglin also stepped out of the room.

He hadn't originally intended to take him along; after all, he was far safer here than following him.

"Can I go with you?"

Faced with Facing Huo Jinglin's question, Ning Chen could only agree.

And now their journey had one more person.

The car sped along the road.

Soon they entered a mountain forest.

This location was exceptionally far from any human habitation.

So even if any danger arose, it wouldn't affect anyone.

Facing Huo Jinglin, however, looked puzzled, helplessly staring at Ning Chen.

"You risked your life to escape the Mushroom House just to come up here and rest?"

"Anyone who didn't know would think you're a monkey from Emei Mountain."

Pfft!

Lin Yi suddenly burst out laughing—probably because the earlier misunderstanding had been cleared, and Facing Huo Jinglin now felt tolerable to him.

After setting up the tent, Ning Chen and the others went straight inside.

The surroundings were unusually calm.

Occasional breezes passed by, stirring no great disturbance.

【The calmer the surface, the more something is about to happen.】

【I really want to warn Ning Chen and the others to be careful.】

【Don't worry—I'm sure Ning Chen's alertness is far stronger than yours.】

【Don't overthink it—when danger comes, Ning Chen will be the first to notice.】

Ning Chen was in a state of half-sleep, yet he could hear every detail around him with perfect clarity.

Until midnight, nothing happened.

Ning Chen had planned to simply rest and ignore all of it.

The next moment, a shrill squeaking sound suddenly erupted all around.

The noise was enormous, as if an entire army of horses had appeared.

He glanced toward Lin Yi and Facing Huo Jinglin's direction, confirmed both were sound asleep, then exhaled in relief.

He stepped out of the tent and looked outside.

As expected, a dark shadow now stood on the tree.

Standing rigidly there.

But its gaze was fixed on Ning Chen's direction.

"How timely—you just arrived and you're already out."

Hearing Xiao Han's words, Ning Chen frowned.

"You only know how to control rats? A creature that lives its whole life in sewers can't possibly be anything good."

Faced with Ning Chen's teasing, Xiao Han's face turned cold.

"What are you joking about?"

The viewers in Ning Chen's livestream suddenly saw their screen go black—no image remained.

【What's going on!?】

【Did they shut off the livestream?】

【We've never seen this happen before—why today of all days?】

Xiao Han had now descended from the tree.

Slowly walking toward Ning Chen's position.

The next moment, rats began swarming from all directions.

They lined up in unison, blocking Ning Chen on all sides.

Ning Chen's expression didn't change—he paid no mind to any of them.

"I've said it before: only one of us can survive. I didn't want to kill you, but self-preservation is nature's law."

What a beautiful excuse.

Ning Chen no longer wished to engage him—he began moving his hands.

"Since you insist on a fight to the death, I won't hold back."

Instantly, countless rings of light appeared around both of them.

They nearly illuminated the entire sky.

Ning Chen slapped his palm against Xiao Han's body—and the next instant, Xiao Han's eyes widened in shock.

He hadn't expected Ning Chen's power to be this strong.

Yet when he arrived, he hadn't sensed any of this.

So much so that he had to forcibly withstand a full palm strike from Ning Chen.

He was directly forced to retreat two steps.

"What do you have to fight me with? How long have I stayed here, and how long have you stayed here?"

Xiao Han never expected that their first confrontation would end so quickly.

Even after Ning Chen slapped his palm toward him, the rats around began to flee in panic.

"You!"

Ning Chen did not respond, but instead walked straight back into the tent.

He did not take Xiao Han seriously at all.

Even if it happened a thousand or ten thousand more times, the result would still be the same.

After returning to the tent, Ning Chen also sat there for a long time.

"You saw it all."

Hearing Ning Chen's question, Facing Huo Jinglin also opened his eyes.

He then looked in Ning Chen's direction.

"I saw it. So, are neither you nor Xiao Han human?"

Pfft!

This time, Ning Chen simply could not hold back.

How does having a little ability mean you are not human?

Ning Chen waved his hand, which served as his answer to Facing Huo Jinglin's words.

"So what should we do next? Will Xiao Han come to trouble you again?"

Although that palm strike did not use full strength.

It was enough for Xiao Han to suffer a bitter lesson.

Therefore, Xiao Han should not appear again in the short term.

After all, he might study how to deal with it.

"Then what exactly are you?"

Hearing Facing Huo Jinglin's question, Ning Chen also looked in that direction.

"Human, of course. What else could I be?"

Facing Huo Jinglin scratched his head, then lay back down on the bed.

"Then I'm going to sleep. You should sleep early too!"

Ning Chen nodded.

He tidied up his things, then lay down on the bed.