Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Open and Honest

When Gu Ning disappeared in an instant, it happened so fast that no one could clearly see if the mutated giant bear had attacked her. Even if it hadn’t, the bear followed Gu Ning into her space. How could Gu Ning possibly handle the bear alone? No matter how you looked at it, the odds were stacked against her.

However, Gu Ning’s space was too mysterious. Even Xiang Xu’s spiritual power couldn’t detect it, let alone the others. The group stood helplessly around the spot where Gu Ning had vanished, anxiously pacing.

Zhuang Chen and Yi Shaoqing immediately ran back from their position.

Zhuang Chen looked shocked. “What just happened?” She had seen with her own eyes how Gu Ning and the mutated giant bear had disappeared into thin air, something completely beyond her understanding.

Fang Fa glanced at Third Brother, who nodded, and then explained, “Gu Ning has a mutated space system ability.”

Zhuang Chen frowned. “I know about the space system, but what’s a mutated space system?”

Fang Fa continued, “A normal space system can only store items. But Gu Ning’s mutated space system sometimes pulls her into the space as well. And it’s unpredictable. We’ve gotten used to her suddenly disappearing like today. What we’re worried about now is that the bear seems to have entered the space with her. We don’t know what’s going on inside.”

Zhuang Chen found this hard to believe. It was common knowledge that a space user’s space couldn’t hold living beings. How could Gu Ning’s space even allow her to enter? It was almost unimaginable.

After a while, Yi Shaoqing, seeing that no one was paying attention, quietly pulled Zhuang Chen aside and whispered, “Do you remember that strange incident I told you about, the one with Ji Jiuzhe in Jinyong about two months ago?”

Zhuang Chen was momentarily stunned, but the memory quickly came back to her. Her expression changed immediately.

Yi Shaoqing, seeing her reaction, knew she remembered. He glanced at Third Brother and then whispered, “When I first saw Gu Ning, I thought she looked familiar. The more I thought about it, the more something felt off… Except for her hair turning golden, she looks almost exactly like that girl from back then.”

Zhuang Chen stared at Yi Shaoqing in shock, whispering, “How is that possible?”

According to Yi Shaoqing’s description, the girl they found back then had already been bitten and was showing signs of turning into a zombie. If nothing had changed, she would have become a zombie within ten minutes. But the current Gu Ning, aside from being slightly pale and having more energy, looked no different from a normal person.

“Gu Ning was also in Jinyong during that time, and she can disappear into thin air…” Yi Shaoqing frowned again. “But there are a lot of inconsistencies. For example, her hair is different, and when that girl died, I observed the surroundings. There were only about ten to twenty zombies. With the skills Gu Ning showed today, even two months ago, she shouldn’t have had trouble dealing with that many ordinary zombies, let alone getting bitten on the neck… Could there really be two people who look so alike?”

Zhuang Chen, however, recalled the first time she met Gu Ning, the standoff between her and the people in the car, and the scattered information she had gathered about Gu Ning from Fang Fa. A strong premonition struck her—the girl Yi Shaoqing and Ji Jiuzhe encountered two months ago was likely Gu Ning.

As for why Gu Ning, after being bitten by a zombie, still looked completely normal, Zhuang Chen had no idea.

She didn’t share this premonition with Yi Shaoqing.

Yi Shaoqing muttered under his breath, “Do you think she’d agree if I asked her for a blood sample? She doesn’t seem like the easy-to-deal-with type.”

Zhuang Chen gave him a meaningful look. “I just hope you remember who saved us earlier.”

Yi Shaoqing grumbled, “It’s just a bit of blood. I’m not asking for her life. Why are you making it sound like I’m some ungrateful traitor?”

Zhuang Chen cut him off. “That’s not what I meant.”

Yi Shaoqing paused, then looked at Zhuang Chen. They had known each other for over a decade, and 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