Since Du Junlin learned to cry, she changed.
Wood welcomed the rain, quickly sprouted branches, and bloomed like flowers.
She transformed from a cool war god into what could be called a normal girl.
She finally realized that the "hatred" for Li Qianfan over the years had filled her heart entirely.
There was no room for anyone else!
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The fiancé she had "cherished" for a full 21 years had not only married Su Ziyu but had also shattered that porcelain doll.
She could no longer possess him.
Then what was the point of her living?
Was there a big difference between dying in Blackwater Forest and dying in Suicide Forest?
No.
Not even a difference!
If that were the case, why would she make Li Qianfan venture into Suicide Forest?
Du Junlin, with a palm strike—
Landed it on Li Qianfan's neck.
Li Qianfan, caught completely off guard, his eyes rolled back, and he slumped limply to the ground.
But Du Junlin, in time, bent down and scooped him into her arms.
She turned and strode towards the direction she had come from.
As she walked, she had already found the best place to hide someone.
She walked dozens of meters, turned left, and entered the green belt.
The vegetation here was dense. After she hid Li Qianfan here, he wouldn't be found even in broad daylight.
She knelt on both knees and gently placed Li Qianfan in the grass.
Her right hand lightly stroked his face.
She murmured softly, "Li Qianfan, my life has been too hard. If it weren't for my unwillingness, I would have died long ago in the ten thousand mountains of Southern Xinjiang. Now it's fine. Although I know you're not a good person, you're not as bad as I imagined."
"Barely, you're worthy of being my husband."
"What is lost can never be found again."
"Even if it is found, it will not be the same person as before."
"It might be the best time for me to leave now."
"I really like the feeling of you scratching my feet."
"You must not know, my feet are incredibly sensitive."
"If it weren't for Su Ziyu, and Shen Chongchong, and if I had known you weren't actually that bad, we would have gotten married this year."
"In the bridal chamber, I would have told you my little secret."
"I dare say, you would have loved it."
"It would make me unable to breathe."
"And I would involuntarily beg you—"
At this point, Du Junlin let out a rare, light laugh.
Her eyes were full of longing.
Alas, it was all too late.
"Live well."
"You must always remember, Du Junlin, I am yours in life and your ghost in death."
"If there is an afterlife, I will not come again."
"Life is too tiring, too bitter, and too painful."
Du Junlin finished speaking, stood up, and turned on the Bluetooth earphone by her ear.
Immediately.
Bai Ziyan's anxious voice came through the earpiece: "Du Yaoyao, what are you doing!?"
"Nothing much."
Du Junlin adjusted the camera on her clothes and said calmly, "I just feel it's unnecessary for him to also go into Suicide Forest."
Bai Ziyan was furious: "Going in yourself, the chance of survival is too slim!"
"That's not necessarily true."
Du Junlin strode out of the green belt, her voice cold, "When Bird wakes up, have him quickly rendezvous with you. If all goes well, I will come back to find you. If I haven't found you by dawn, then you should leave Dongyang as quickly as possible. Continue to do what you should be doing! Resolving the crisis in Blackwater Forest is the priority."
"And also."
Du Junlin's steps were quick: "Whether I live or die, do not entangle me again. Because."
Bai Ziyan was silent for a moment with her before asking, "Because why?"
"Because I'm normal now. Because I've realized I genuinely like men."
Du Junlin said this, then softly added, "That man can only be Bird."
Sigh.
Bai Ziyan sighed faintly.
"Yan Zi."
Du Junlin said again, "Actually, even without me, Bird would have teamed up with you and come to Dongyang, right?"
Bai Ziyan replied, "Yes."
Du Junlin said, "So adding me or not doesn't make much difference. But for me, this trip to Dongyang is of extraordinary significance."
Extraordinary significance—
That was that Du Junlin could cry.
And just now, she had laughed.
Bai Ziyan asked, "Du Yaoyao, how long do you think Bird will wake up?"
Du Junlin replied with certainty: "In two hours! I've already turned on his communication device. Have him return to the hotel as soon as he wakes up."
Bai Ziyan asked again, "Are you sure?"
Du Junlin frowned, "Are you doubting my professionalism?"
Bai Ziyan replied, "Then look back."
Bang!
As Du Junlin instinctively stopped, her heart leaped.
With immense difficulty, she slowly turned her head.
Li Qianfan was standing two to three meters behind her, the green luminescence on his face particularly striking in the darkness.
"Everything proceeds according to plan."
Li Qianfan, holding his earphone with his left hand, said to Bai Ziyan, "If necessary, the Reapers can be deployed."
Reapers.
Specifically referring to the Reaper drones manufactured in a certain country.
There were various models of these Reaper drones.
The type used by Rhodes and his men in the Black Forest was the most suitable for ground troops operating in complex environments.
The Reaper drones Li Qianfan spoke of were standard long-range attack drones.
Their air-to-ground lethal weapons were considered by Dongyang to be a powerful tool for patrolling their coastal defenses.
Twenty-four hours a day, year-round, countless Reaper drones patrolled the skies along the coastal defense lines, complementing land-based coastal radar.
With Bai Ziyan's hacking skills,
She was ready to infiltrate the local defense system at any moment and "hijack" one or several drones from the coastal defense, making them quickly fly to Suicide Forest to launch a devastating strike on the locked-on targets.
Of course.
Li Qianfan would not use drones unless absolutely necessary.
Because once they were deployed—
Bai Ziyan, the hacker, would be exposed, and the enemy would know that White Dove Bird had at least three members.
The Rhodes family, awaiting assassination, would then make preemptive arrangements in this regard.
That would not be beneficial for subsequent actions.
"Okay, I understand. Bird, I wish you and Yaoyao a smooth operation and a safe return."
Bai Ziyan finished speaking, and the call ended.
Li Qianfan lowered the hand covering his left ear and looked at the stunned Du Junlin, "Let's go, what are you dawdling for?"
"You, you weren't knocked unconscious by me?"
Du Junlin's eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Tch."
Li Qianfan gave a cynical smile, "With your amateur skills, how could you knock me unconscious? Could your little tricks fool me?"
Perhaps Li Qianfan couldn't fool Du Junlin's little tricks.
But were her skills really amateur?!
Definitely not.
She didn't know that Li Qianfan's original 209 virus had been activated by Dai Paipai.
His personal combat ability had undergone a qualitative change!
After being activated for 24 hours, Li Qianfan's speed and strength had already ranked among top experts.
What he lacked was merely real combat experience.
When Du Junlin swung her hand to strike, no matter how fast she was, Li Qianfan could dodge.
He didn't dodge—
But just as Du Junlin's hand chop was about to knock him out, he slightly shifted his neck, pretending to be knocked unconscious.
His purpose was to take this opportunity to hear what she would say.
Li Qianfan had previously tested this tactic of feigning death to trick girls into revealing their true feelings on Bai Ziyan.
Otherwise, he wouldn't know that Bai Ziyan was the hacker Silver Ring Snake even now.
Tonight, he repeated his old trick.
He walked several meters away before Du Junlin finally regained consciousness.
She quickly caught up and whispered, "Did you hear what I said to you?"
"No."
Li Qianfan rubbed his neck, "Although your kung fu is amateurish, it still caused me a brief period of unconsciousness. The reason I was knocked out was so that you could deeply experience what it felt like to be a lone hero."
*Hoo.*
Du Junlin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and instinctively looked down at her feet.
Fortunately, they were both walking quickly.
If Du Junlin had stopped there, she could have used her cocoon-like toes to dig out a villa on the ground.
Li Qianfan suddenly asked, "Are the nerves on your feet really that rich?"
Du Junlin—
Li Qianfan, unable to resist his curiosity, asked again, "If I were to carefully play with them, besides making you unable to breathe, what would you involuntarily do?"
Du Junlin bit her lip hard, her eyes flashing with shame and furious ferocity.
Even though she could cry now, and even laugh just moments ago,
The habits cultivated over many years couldn't be discarded in a short time.
Feeling the global temperature drop instantly, Li Qianfan dared not babble further. He coughed and quickened his pace.
The two of them, relying on the cover of night, walked quickly with their heads down, maintaining a precious silence.
Seven or eight minutes later.
They arrived at the edge of the legendary Suicide Forest.
As expected of Suicide Forest.
Standing outside the forest, one could feel the eerie aura of death slowly enveloping them.
"Let's go."
Li Qianfan observed carefully for a moment, then reached back.
He held her hand as they walked into the forest, to avoid getting separated due to the complex terrain.
Du Yaoyao's little hand was surprisingly not cold at all.
He held her hand and stepped into the forest.
She suddenly said, "There's water."