novelaction Chapter 179 Strange Sound
Chapter 179 Strange Sound
Instead of causing trouble for the aid workers, the system thought it might be better to let him come to them. It even considered having Long Xiaoxiao transform back into his dragon form and go to Xingyin Mountain.
But then the system thought it was safer to stay here.
If Long Xiaoxiao were to transform into a dragon, she would be incredibly powerful, and her every move would be monitored. At that time, it would be much easier for time-traveling fugitives to capture and persecute her.
As the system thought about it, it felt that even the main unit was getting hot from excessive thinking.
Amidst the chaos, Long Xiaoxiao, the central figure in the incident, was still dreaming of riding her horse around, chuckling occasionally, clearly enjoying herself in her dream.
The next day, as soon as Long Xiaoxiao opened her eyes, she started clamoring to go to her equestrian class. However, she was told that it was Monday and the class would only be open in the evening. You Ruyu had not arranged any evening classes for the two of them.
Long Xiaoxiao immediately lost interest, and sat on the sofa with her chin in her hand, sighing deeply.
At this moment, the system seized the opportunity and said to Long Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, I have bad news."
The bad news that came from the system was truly bad news. Even the optimistic Long Xiaoxiao couldn't help but frown, sit up straight, and say to the system seriously, "It's okay, go ahead and tell me, Uncle, I can handle it."
His voice was childish yet full of ambition, which relaxed the system's tense nerves. He chuckled and gave a general account of the message sent from headquarters last night.
After listening, Long Xiaoxiao was stunned for a long time before asking in bewilderment, "Why? I didn't bully them! I never bully anyone."
The system knew, of course, that Long Xiaoxiao wouldn't bully anyone, but the time-traveling fugitives didn't care whether you had done anything wrong or not; their behavior was just that absurd and inexplicable.
The system sighed and said helplessly, "Xiaoxiao, do you want to stay here or go back to Xingyin Mountain? The reinforcements sent by headquarters won't teleport directly to our vicinity, so finding them might be a bit troublesome."
Long Xiaoxiao didn't answer the question, but asked blankly, "Uncle, what if those bad people pretend to be good people and come looking for us?"
This sentence made the system shudder.
He hadn't considered this possibility; he was so focused on finding the people sent by headquarters that he forgot about these potential troublemakers.
Now the system is even more anxious.
Seeing that the system remained silent for a long time, Long Xiaoxiao was also at a loss: "Uncle?"
The system calmed itself down before speaking gently to reassure Long Xiaoxiao: "It's okay, it doesn't matter if you impersonated someone. We're only a third of the points away from going home."
Once they've earned enough points, they can leave this world and no longer have to live in fear of these time-space fugitives.
Hearing this, Long Xiaoxiao finally felt a little more encouraged.
Already annoyed by the lack of riding lessons today, Long Xiaoxiao received this bad news. Her lips trembled, and her cheeks puffed out, making her look like a dejected little dog who had fallen into the water.
Today is Monday. Yuan Wang and You Ruyu are both very busy. You Huai has also been taken to school. Long Xiaoxiao wanted to go with You Huai, but she just couldn't get out of bed.
Yuan Wang originally intended to bring Long Xiaoxiao to the company, but Long Xiaoxiao was half asleep at the time. When she heard Yuan Wang's words, she refused in a coquettish manner, saying that she wanted to go to her horse riding lesson with You Huai later.
Looking at the empty villa, with only the sound of the housekeeper tidying up in the kitchen, Long Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh.
I should have gone with Sister Yuan Wang.
Clatter, clatter, clatter.
A strange, rhythmic sound suddenly rang out. Long Xiaoxiao, who was playing a game on her tablet, heard it, looked up, held her breath, and listened carefully to the direction from which the sound came.
It seems to be in the backyard.
Yuan Wang bought a villa with two yards, but she wasn't very interested in the backyard, so she didn't decorate it much, and it looked like a normal grassy slope.
Long Xiaoxiao put down her tablet, got up and was about to go to the backyard to check the situation when she saw her aunt suddenly walking over from some direction.
"Auntie." Long Xiaoxiao stopped and greeted her politely.
The aunt nodded, smiling kindly: "Xiaoxiao, where are you going?"
Long Xiaoxiao pointed towards the backyard and said seriously, "There's a noise over there. I'll go see what it is."
The aunt's expression looked a little strange. She waved her hand and said in a nonchalant tone, "There have been a lot more frogs lately. I don't know where they came from. They croak all day long. What you're hearing is probably the sound of frogs."
Is that a frog croaking?
Long Xiaoxiao tilted her head, looking puzzled.
But she trusted her aunt, and seeing her say that, she didn't ask any more questions. She just nodded obediently and went back to the sofa to continue playing on her tablet.
Yuan Wang and the others returned earlier than usual because Long Xiaoxiao was home. The four of them sat around the table for a lively meal, while the aunt quietly left the living room.
When Long Xiaoxiao saw You Huai return, she forgot all her worries from the day and excitedly recounted the few amusing stories that had been told over and over again, without ever getting tired of them.
After finishing their meal, Yuan Wang was worried that Long Xiaoxiao had slept too much during the day and wouldn't be able to sleep at night, so he specially brought a storybook to Long Xiaoxiao's bedside to coax her to sleep. But before he could even finish speaking, he looked down and saw that Long Xiaoxiao was already fast asleep.
Yuan Wang: "..."
She was worrying too much.
Yuan Wang smiled helplessly and shook his head, closed the storybook, then quietly turned off the night light, closed the door, and prepared to go back to his own room.
As soon as he came out, Yuan Wang heard a strange noise.
Clatter, clatter, clatter.
Strange, what's that noise?
Yuan Wang looked over in confusion; it was in the direction of the backyard.
Because You Ruyu has a lot to do tomorrow, and You Huai is busy with school, they went to bed early today. Now, the only person downstairs is that auntie.
The sound didn't resemble chopping vegetables, and besides, the auntie was always very sensible and would never prepare food while the guests were asleep.
Yuan Wang stood there for about a minute, then lifted his leg and walked down the stairs.
With a serious expression, she came down and fumbled for the light switch in the lobby. After pressing it, the aunt disappeared.
"Sister Wang?" Yuan Wang called out.
No one answered.
Yuan Wang continued shouting.
Still no response.
Although the aunt was a bit old, her hearing was still very sharp. Besides, Yuan Wang was shouting so loudly that she should have heard him.
Thinking this, Yuan Wang frowned.
Actually, she didn't mind if her aunt rested early at night, but now that she was calling out to her repeatedly without getting a response, Yuan Wang began to have some suspicions.