The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

311: Zhēn

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None of them could figure it out and their current situation didn’t allow them to think about it.

All the mysterious voice said before disappearing was, “It is simple.
You will know soon enough.”

They couldn’t hear anything else from the old man nor could they feel his presence.
Was he still in the castle somewhere or. . . ? Had he ever been in the castle? Had he projected his voice from somewhere else.?

“Is the person still there?”

“That’s it? He didn’t even say what we were supposed to do!”

Liana asked group in general, “What should we do now?”

Boss Hart thought about it before speaking.
“Let’s rest for a while.
Didn’t the guy say he wanted us to do something for him? We should be safe, at least until he tells us what it is.”

An old man in a magic robe agreed with Hart.
“Yes, that’s true.
There’s no use worrying about it for now.
Everyone should relax and wait to see what this person is playing at.”

No one knew who the old magician was, but he had the aura of a master, so none of them thought he was a simple person.

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The twenty of them sat in the middle of the lobby waiting until night fell, but the owner of the voice didn’t reappear.

“Why don’t we all choose individual rooms to rest in? It’s no use waiting like this.” Boss Hart suggested.

Since their abilities were sealed, their bodies were ordinary again.
An entire day of worry and fear had been exhausting.
They would have slept already if they weren’t afraid that the voice’s owner would kill them at any time.

A worried looking female magician disagreed.
“Go into a room? No, let’s not.
It’s better if we stay together.
That mysterious person might come back and pick us off one by one.
What’ll we do then?”

A lot of people agreed with her.
It was too dangerous to rest separately.
Better to stick together.

Feng Wu leaned against Ming Xi’s shoulder.
Her eyes kept drooping.
She wanted to sleep.
She had a regularly scheduled naptime.
She slept early too, so considering how late it was, she was quite sleepy.

“If you want to sleep, just lean on me for a while.
I’ll wake you if anything happens.” Ming Xi saw how tired she looked so he felt her forehead.
He was a bit worried about her.

“Hm.” Feng Wu nodded and immediately closed her eyes to sleep.

Ming Xi couldn’t help but silently laugh at how easily she slept, even in such a tense atmosphere.
She had a strong, steady heart.

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“If the rest of you are tired, go and sleep.
I’ll take watch duty.” As their senior, of course Ming Xi would take care of his juniors.

“No, let’s stand on guard together.
Jier and Ink can rest.” Leo was a second-year student and the only other senior in the group other than Ming Xi.
He felt he should bear some of the burden as well.
He didn’t want to leave the responsibility to Ming Xi alone.

There were twenty of them in the lobby, but they were all strangers to each other.
Night watch was an important job, so each group assigned their own person.
Once that was done everyone was finally at ease resting, but no one went to rest in any of the beds in the rooms.

The old castle was too strange.
It was too dangerous to rest separately; no one was fool enough to do so.

…

 

“Hey Zhēn! Wake up! Wake up!”

Feng Wu opened her eyes to find a cute, freckled, baby-faced girl in front of her.
She was probably no older than fifteen.
“Who are you?” Feng Wu asked, dazed and confused.

Feng Wu found herself on a bed underneath a quilt in a room with simple but tasteful decorations.
She had never seen the room or the girl before.

“Zhēn, are you still asleep? I’m Annai.
Now hurry, the teacher just told us to assemble.
We’re about to arrive at Songwei island.
We have to pack up to leave.” The girl claiming to be Annai wrinkled her nose helplessly at her friend.

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“I’m not Zhēn, I’m. . . ” Feng Wu wanted to correct the girl.
Her name was Feng Wu.
Before that it was Tian Lan.
She had never been this Zhēn person before.

Feng Wu heard a voice that was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.
It wasn’t the old voice her teammates heard in the castle.

“Little girl, listen to my words.
The game is beginning.
Remember to stay alive.
Stay alive until the end and find the truth.”

What did that mean? Feng Wu didn’t understand.
Where was Senior Ming Xi and Jier? Where was everyone? She wanted to think about everything that had happened, but Annai wouldn’t give her time.

Annai lifted the quilt up and pulled Feng Wu out of bed.
“Quickly wash.
I’ll pack.”

Annai dragged Feng Wu up to the deck after Feng Wu washed and dressed.
There were a lot of people on deck.

“We’re finally here.
My body is so wobbly after staying on the boat for so long.

“I see it! There it is! Songwei island!”

“That’s great news.
I don’t have to kill myself with sleep meds anymore!”

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“Why did you need pills?”

“Don’t bother with that guy.
He gets seasick every time he gets on a boat.
Now he finally gets to get off.”

“Ha! Serves him right!”

“Yeah! Totally deserved it!”

Feng Wu stood to the side watching the group bicker.
What was going on and why was she with them? Perhaps because the girl she played was like this normally, so no one thought it was odd.

“Zhēn, look.
That’s Songwei island over there.
Isn’t it pretty?” Annai asked as she looked at the island off in the distance.
Her eyes were full of joy.

Feng Wu saw a pretty island when she followed Annai’s gaze.
It was verdant and lush with overflowing green.
It looked like a good place to play and vacation.

“Alright, we’ve arrived.
Everyone, disembark.” There were two strong teachers, one male swordmaster and one female magician with the group.

They were greeted by a middle-aged, well-dressed man as they disembarked one at a time.