Chapter 2 Irresponsible Places

  The irresponsible ones are still behind...

  "Uh...are you following me?"

  That fatty, a rather clever fatty, upon seeing Jiu Mingzi was like seeing a ghost, and immediately asked this one sentence.

  "I'll just stand here, you can go back yourself." As he spoke, Jiǔ Mìng pointed to the other end of the alley, where several burly men with menacing grins were walking towards him, their pace quickening as they saw the fat man turn around...

  "Damn it!" He cursed in a low voice and the fat guy quickly ran to another corner with a speed that didn't match his weight.

  "Don't run, fatty!!!"

  In short, the nine lives were affected by a very bad mood on these few people, none of them are good guys. Where did these brothers come from?

  After passing by Jiǔ Mìng, the several sturdy men slowed down a bit with some apprehension. Seeing that he didn't have any unusual behavior, they decisively sped up and bypassed Jiǔ Mìng to chase after that fat guy who had been annoying them from the start, especially since he had uttered those provocative words before leaving.

  Now is the best chance to catch it, don't let it go easily!

  "Run, run, just think of it as a way to lose weight." As soon as the words fell, Jiǔ Mìng saw a somewhat sleazy and hunched over fat figure.

  Is this what they mean by "once parted never meet again"?

  "Hey! Brother Gui, we meet again!" Fatso, seeing that no one else was around, walked over with a slightly embarrassed smile and leaned in close to Jiuxing.

  "Ah, we meet again." Jiǔ Mìng smiled slightly and turned to walk in the direction where the fat man had just come from. After careful observation, he indeed found a problem - it seemed that since the beginning of his journey, he hadn't encountered any dead ends, which meant that if his memory was correct, within a local area, he could completely circle back to his original position.

  As expected, irresponsible!

  Whoever discovered this first, obviously grasped the initiative, even if they were weak themselves, had the ability to revolve with the strong. Seeing the nine lives quickly circling around him, Pangzi's face changed slightly, he thought he was the only one who discovered this, but unexpectedly, Jiuling felt something was wrong and understood it immediately.

  "Hey, Ghost Brother, can you take care of me a bit more?"

  Fatso always felt that the extra nine lives between them must have been arranged, and at the very least, it was some kind of clue. Similarly, it was more likely that they were provided with hidden information by an NPC.

  Whatever... anyway, as long as it's beneficial to myself, that's all that matters. The most important thing is, he's not human, so he definitely doesn't fall within the scope of those subtitle conditions.

  "Just call me Jiǔ Mìng then." With a wave of his hand, Jiǔ Mìng sat down cross-legged in one spot, pointing to another area, "Sit and talk."

  "My name is Bao Ying Jie." After saying his own name, the fat man muttered to himself again, "Nine lives? What a strange name. 'Brother Nine, do you think this place really is like that weird hint said? Even if we die, it's no big deal?'"

  "What? You want to try it?" Without a direct answer, Jiǔ Mìng asked back, euphemistically speaking, that is, a fifty-fifty chance, either true or false. If true, then consider it a nightmare of a near-death experience; if false...then bid farewell to this world.

  "For the time being, I don't want to." Ba Yingjie shook his head fiercely, who would be willing to try it out until they reach a dead end? Not long ago, he pinched himself several times, and the fatty flesh on his leg turned purple, the pain was so real that it was almost too true, which is why he feared death. Even if this were home, there aren't many people who want to experience the feeling of death.

  Seeing Jiǔ Mìng no longer speaking, just dragging his chin and closing his eyes as if dozing off, Bāo Yīngjié hesitated for a moment, looked around, and confirmed that no one would come here in the short term. He dispelled the idea of leaving this place. After all, following Jiǔ Mìng, this special existence, the chances of survival were still great!

  At least nine out of ten people would not have come up with the idea of using that person as a spare ration. This alone is enough.

  The first day was quite... tough!

  First of all, this labyrinth is always white no matter where you go. Then there's the issue of food. Of course, compared to water, this can be delayed for a while. Without food, people can survive for a period of time. Without water, even with plenty of food, it's unlikely that one could live longer than someone who only has water.

  Bao Yingjie, who was leaning against the wall and dozing off, suddenly woke up with a start, touched his lips, turned over his wrist to look at the time, and found that six hours had passed. Hunger began to surge up, and what's more frightening was that he felt a bit thirsty.

  It was only then that many people realized that, compared to food, the extreme thirst caused by a lack of water could drive people mad more easily. Not to mention when hunger and thirst occur at the same time, producing even more severe symptoms...

  Bao Yingjie also realized that his fat body was more resistant to hunger than others, but when it came to resisting thirst, it depended on individual persistence. Calculating it out, he didn't have much of an advantage over others!

  The joy of being the fattest is gone, replaced by a sense of terror without any advantage.

  "Footsteps?" A series of tapping sounds attracted Bao Yingjie, who had lost all sleepiness. He glanced at Jiǔ Mìng, who still had his eyes closed. Now he even envied Jiǔ Mìng, who could be so carefree in this environment. No need to worry about external dangers, no one here could hurt him; and even more so, no need to worry about the desperate situation of lacking food and water.

  Perfect NPC...

  The sound of high heels was very familiar to Bao Yingjie, and as the sound approached, Jiuling also opened his eyes. Bao Yingjie's face changed again, and it wasn't just one person approaching. At this moment, he really wanted to curse.

  Is it really just a joke that once separated, they can never meet again?

  "A group of men chasing after a lone woman... Are they going to do something with multiple people?"

  A tiger can't change its spots!

  Thinking of Jiǔ Mìng's subtle identity, Bāo Yīngjié forcibly swallowed the words that almost slipped out, fearing what might come next, just like Jiǔ Mìng said. After the appearance of the high-heeled woman, she was indeed followed by several men with reddened eyes.

  After comparing the combat power of both sides, Bao Yingjie felt that it was better for him to stand aside and not rush forward, or he would definitely be beaten to death by the other side!

  "Is this the fat guy? Grab him." After the high-heeled woman was caught, those men looked at Bao Yingjie.

  Bao Yingjie wanted to slap his own mouth, he shouldn't have said that extra sentence when he ran away alone earlier! Now it's all good, everyone can recognize him, with his build, even if he wants to disguise himself, he can't.

  "Brother Jiu, save me!" Half wailing and half crying, Bao Yingjie ran to the front of Jiu's life, constantly seeking help from him, now he was the only one left to rely on.

  "Hmm... I've never been in a fight." Scratching his head, Jiuming's response made Bao Yingjie feel half a chill run down his spine. Indeed, in his past life, Jiuming was either standing or sitting, and even had few opportunities to walk around, let alone get into fights!

  "No way... I'm going to get killed." He swallowed his saliva, looking at the several ill-intentioned men approaching him, and now he most wanted to do was turn around and run!

  Unfortunately, he couldn't bear to part with this 'special person' who had nine lives.

  "Haven't hit it before? Can't experience it a bit? I'll try it out."

  "Are you going to help this dead fat guy?"

  It's clear that this is the last thing they wanted to see. How did this dead fat guy manage to get in good with this ghost?

  "In short, hitting people is bad, and don't you think she's pitiful?" Jiǔ Mìng pointed at the woman, and a glimmer of hope reappeared in her opponent's resolute eyes.

  "Save me..."

  "Shut up, stinky girls!"

  The man next to her kicked her hard and interrupted him, "Even if you're a ghost, as long as we're not afraid of you, you can't do anything to us!"

  "Maybe, but you have to try?" Jiǔ Mìng Bàn suggested, walking forward, causing the footsteps of several men opposite him to slightly retreat.

  "It's over! Let's go!" In the end, these men still didn't muster up too much courage, and since they had no way to deal with Jiumeng, they very decisively threw down their tools and chose to leave.

  Crisis averted, Cheng ** covered her face and sobbed quietly, earlier she wanted to choose suicide to end herself after being caught by those red-eyed men.

  "Awesome, Ninth Brother! You scared them off with just two steps!" Bao Ying Jie quickly jumped out and gave a thumbs up in praise of Ninth Life. He spouted all sorts of flattering words, finally shifting his gaze to the adult...

  At the same time, he also felt a deep sense of contempt for those people's actions!

  What are you thinking of doing something that consumes physical and mental energy at this age? Aren't you dying fast enough?

  Maybe they really did treat what happened here as a game.

  "Alright, alright, you're making me blush. Anyway, let's just bring her along for now." Interrupting Bao Ying Jie's words, Jiǔ Mìng thought for a moment, "Forget it, we'll just wait here instead. After all, it's the same wherever we go."

  "Alright!" Bao Yingjie nodded in agreement, now he had taken the Nine Lives as a shortcut to pass through, and being by his side was undoubtedly the safest, this point was enough, that accomplishment, Bao Yingjie also had some small thoughts.

  It's not that he didn't belong to the primitive human, but he didn't go up to persuade this adult who was crying. Continuing to cry in such an environment would also be a waste of energy for oneself, especially water...

  People, are all forced out, there aren't many honest people with a simple mind, in extreme environments they will quickly change, now time has only passed for barely six hours, everyone can only initially feel hungry and thirsty, temporarily maintaining rationality is no problem, how long can they hold on...

  Believing that it wouldn't be too long, apart from the occasional sobbing which had become much softer, Cheng Xing didn't plan on leaving and found a place to temporarily curl up in, trying his best to maintain a state of sleep, reducing all kinds of consumption to the lowest degree.