Generation Z Mainland

Chapter 3 Dark Forest (3)

Zuo Qihan asked in disbelief, "What?"

Zhang Hanrui's emotions suddenly erupted, and he spoke a little louder than before: "I say, what else are you hiding from me? Tell me!"

Zuo Qihan was stunned for a moment, did not speak, and remained silent. However, Zhang Hanrui's words attracted other people.

Wang Junxi came over and asked, "Zuo Qihan, have you known for a long time that you have special abilities?"

Zhang Guiyuan also came closer with his curiosity and asked, "What's going on? Zuo Qian, did you bring us here?"

Zuo Qihan pinched his brow with his right hand and quickly explained, "No, I don't know either. I just found out I have special abilities. As for why we're here, don't ask. I don't know even if you ask!"

Yang Bowen also came over and asked, "Then why did the senior call you Chiyan? What exactly is going on?"

Yu Junxi walked over and sat next to Zuo Qihan, then turned around and asked, "Brother, are you also from this world?"

Yang Hanbo heard Yu Junxi's words and asked curiously, "Also? Yu Junxi, what do you mean?"

Fu Ziming also said, "Yu Junxi, do you know something? About this world?"

Zuo Qihan was about to get dizzy from all the questions coming from everyone.

Guan Junchen, who had gone to fetch food with Wang Hao and Wang Lujie, said, "Alright, the most important thing right now isn't to worry about Zuo Qihan's special abilities, but to find a way to leave this place, right? Do you want to stay here forever?"

Zhang Guiyuan suddenly realized and hugged his arms tightly, saying, "I don't want it! It's too scary here at night, even though there's a little sunshine during the day."

Yang Bowen glanced at him, couldn't help but laugh, and said, "Yeah, it's too scary here at night. We must sleep together at night, otherwise it's too scary."

Zhang Hanrui turned his head to look at Zuo Qihan, and the words he wanted to say came to his lips, but he didn't say them.

He had so many questions in his mind. Why did Huang Shuo call Zuo Qihan away alone that night? Why did the men in black want to take Zuo Qihan away? And what was going on with Chi Yan?

Zuo Qihan looked at the mark on his palm and sighed. In fact, he was hiding the fact that he didn't know how to talk to his friends, especially Zhang Hanrui. He transferred to Z College, and Zhang Hanrui was the first person to speak to him. He was also the one who helped him integrate into the class and his friends.

Zuo Qihan didn't want to hide it from them, but he didn't want his friends to be in danger. He always felt that Yu Yuhan's attack on Zhang Hanrui today was a warning to him. He couldn't control this power well yet, and he was afraid that it would hurt the people around him.

Zuo Qihan came to sit next to Zhang Hanrui again and said gently: "Are you still angry?"

Zhang Hanrui cut a branch and scribbled on the ground, saying as he did so: "Do you still consider me your friend? You don't tell me anything. Chi Yan? Or Chi Yan? Who is it? Why do you have super powers? Also, why did Huang Shuo come to you alone that day? I also saw a man in black trying to take you away."

Zuo Qihan listened to his chatter, frowned, and said, "These are not important."

Zhang Hanrui suddenly became anxious, threw away the branch, stood up suddenly, looked down at Zuo Qihan who was sitting on a big rock, and retorted: "Why is it not important?"

Zuo Qihan looked at him silently, lowered his head, and said nothing more.

Wang Junxi shouted to the people around him: "Everyone, dinner is ready!"

A group of people sat around a large campfire and began to eat wild fruits and grilled fish. The fruits were picked by them after searching for a long time, and the fish were caught from a nearby pond. Everyone ate with gusto, except Zuo Qihan, who held a small fish and did not eat it. Instead, he stared blankly at the fire.

"Chi Yan, I've been looking for you for a long time."

Yu Yuhan’s words once again appeared in Zuo Qihan’s mind. What connection did Chi Yan have with him?
How can he control this ability?

How can I prevent my friends from being hurt by him?
Thinking of this, Zuo Qihan secretly made up his mind. After everyone fell asleep at night, he would sneak away to find Yu Yuhan. He must find out clearly how Yu Yuhan knew his identity.

After dinner, everyone sat together in twos and threes, ready to rest and go to sleep. Zhang Hanrui pulled Zuo Qihan to sit under a big tree. He leaned against the broad trunk and looked up at the dark sky. As he looked, he turned to look at Zuo Qihan beside him and said, "Zuo Qihan, I still hope you can tell me about your situation. If you tell me, at least you can have someone to discuss it with, right?"

Zuo Qihan shook his head gently and said, "Go to bed, it's getting late."

Seeing Zuo Qihan about to get up and leave, Zhang Hanrui held him back and said, "Zuo Qihan, don't leave. Just stay here. What if you run away?"

Zuo Qihan couldn't help laughing: "How could I run away? What are you thinking?"

Zhang Hanrui looked at him in disbelief: "I always feel like there's something wrong with you. Don't move, don't move. If you move, I'll bite you!"

Zuo Qihan was amused by his words: "Are you Pipi?"

Zhang Hanrui ignored him, leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes: "Sleep, sleep."

Zuo Qihan looked at everyone around him who had fallen asleep, quietly got up, looked for a long time, and said silently: "I'm sorry, everyone, this is something I have to take responsibility for eventually, and I can't involve you." After that, he turned around and left the camp.

Hearing a noise nearby, Wang Hao woke up and found that Zuo Qihan was gone. Thinking that this person might have gone to the toilet, he didn't think about it anymore and fell asleep again.

At this moment, An Xin also woke up. With a slight smile on her lips, she quietly summoned a paper crane and said something to it. The paper crane nodded its little body and flew away.

On the other side, Zuo Qihan came to the place he was familiar with, closed his eyes, stretched out his hand and placed it on a tree trunk. After sensing it for a while, he opened his eyes and said, "It's not here. Where did it go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone behind him asked him: "Are you looking for this?"

Zuo Qihan turned around and looked at the person in front of him. He was holding a flame-shaped necklace in his hand, so he asked in surprise: "Yu Yuhan? Why are you here again? Why are my things here with you!"

Yu Yuhan smiled, looked down at the necklace in his hand, then looked up at Zuo Qihan and said disdainfully, "Why don't you stay with your friends and run out by yourself? What do you want to do?"

Zuo Qihan ignored him and reached out to grab the necklace. Yu Yuhan lifted the necklace a little higher and said, "Don't you want to know what your friends will think if I tell them your true identity?"

Zuo Qihan suddenly jumped up, snatched the necklace and held it tightly in his hand. He looked up at Yu Yuhan and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Yu Yuhan used teleportation to come to Zuo Qihan's side: "It's very simple, bring Zhang Hanrui here, and I promise not to tell them your identity."

Zuo Qihan lost his composure when he heard Zhang Hanrui's name. He said excitedly, "You want me to bring A Rui here? I'm telling you, it's impossible! Don't dream!"

Yu Yuhan leaned over to Zuo Qihan's ear and said, "Yo yo yo, it seems you care about him a lot. What a pity, between you and him... Hahahahahahaha!"

Zuo Qihan anxiously asked, "Arui? Me and him? Explain yourself clearly!"

Yu Yuhan couldn't help but sneer and said, "Want to know? Then bring him here. Hand him over to me and I can tell you everything you want to know." Zuo Qihan stared at the person in front of him and said seriously, "I'm telling you! There's no way I can bring him here!"

Yu Yuhan looked at Zuo Qihan with interest and said, "Really?"

Yu Yuhan waved his hand, and a figure flew out from the bushes: "Since you don't bring him, I'll do it myself."

Zuo Qihan saw the person in front of him clearly and almost lost his balance. He took two steps back. It was Zhang Hanrui who had not yet woken up. He asked in surprise, "How did you bring him here?"

Yu Yuhan smiled and said, "Why should I tell you? Chi Yan, you just need to know what you should do. Then I will take him away."

Zuo Qihan quickly chased after him: "Wait, let him go!"

Yu Yuhan feigned confusion and said, "Why should I let him go? He's a very important part of my plan."

Zuo Qihan asked doubtfully, "Plan? What plan?"

"For the Holy Spirit Fire in your body."

Zuo Qihan was confused: "The Holy Spirit Fire? In my body?"

Yu Yuhan raised an eyebrow slightly, looked into his confused eyes, and said, "It seems your family didn't tell you anything. You, Chi Yan, are the vessel of the Holy Spirit Fire. If you die, the Holy Spirit Fire will be gone. The Holy Spirit Fire originally disappeared in the battle five hundred years ago. I have been searching for it for so many years. God will not let down those who work hard. I finally found it, Chi Yan."

Zuo Qihan was puzzled when he heard Yu Yuhan's words. How could such a valuable thing be in his body? He asked Yu Yuhan: "You said the thing is in my body. Do you have any evidence?"

Yu Yuhan raised an eyebrow. "Evidence? Have you been wearing a pendant since you were a child? Did your parents tell you never to take it off?"

Zuo Qihan wondered, "How do you know?"

Yu Yuhan continued, "This pendant is the seal your parents placed on the Holy Spirit Fire within you. To prevent others from discovering and taking it away, they sealed it within you. The more obvious the mark on your palm, the weaker the seal on the Holy Spirit Fire."

Zuo Qihan pursed his lips and said, "What else do you know about me?"

Yu Yuhan heard that Zuo Qihan seemed to be interested, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he said leisurely: "If you want to know my life experience, then follow me."

Zuo Qihan thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Hanrui, who was still sleeping on the side, and said, "Okay, but you have to put A Rui back first!"

Yu Yuhan smiled and said, "Okay." Then, Yu Yuhan sent Zhang Hanrui back to his original position and said, "Okay, Chi Yan, come with me." Then, Yu Yuhan turned around and glanced back at Zuo Qihan, "Why? Are you reluctant to leave?"

Zuo Qihan looked in the direction of his companions, turned around without saying a word, and followed Yu Yuhan away.

Early the next morning, Haohao, who was patrolling around, suddenly discovered something was wrong and quickly flew back to the camp to wake up everyone else.

"Everyone! Get up! Something terrible has happened!"

Zhang Hanrui was the first to be awakened by the sound. He subconsciously tried to pull the people around him, but found...

"Zuo Qihan? Zuo Qihan!"

Zhang Hanrui almost screamed, and everyone woke up.

"Zuo Qihan is missing! This guy! We agreed to let him stay here last night! But he still ran away!" Zhang Hanrui said loudly, his face full of displeasure.

Wang Hao touched the back of his head in surprise and said, "I saw him last night. I thought he was just going to the bathroom and didn't pay much attention to it..."

Guan Junchen looked at him and sighed, "Oh, what should we do? How can we find him? We've been here for a whole day and night! We still haven't found him."

He took a good look at everyone and glanced at An Xin. This glance made An Xin feel a little uncomfortable. She muttered quietly: "How did I offend him again?"

Yu Junxi looked at him and said slowly: "Who knows what you did to him? You and Guo Junyu always provoked him before, and now Guo Junyu is nowhere to be found. Only you know whether you provoked him or not..."

An Xin turned her head away and didn't look at him. At this moment, the paper crane quietly flew to An Xin's arm. An Xin took a look and temporarily hid it.

Haohao flew to Zhang Hanrui, patted his shoulder and said softly: "Don't worry, I have good news to tell you, I found the exit of the forest!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Haohao in surprise. Haohao then added, "But there's one more thing. I got up in the middle of the night last night and was patrolling nearby when I saw Yu Yuhan taking Zuo Qihan away. That direction is the exit from the forest."

Wang Hao opened his mouth in disbelief: "Is this true? Oh my God! Yu Yuhan took Zuo Qihan away? What secret do they have?"

Haohao shook his head. Zhang Hanrui suddenly stood up from beside him and said with a firm look in his eyes: "Haohao, you lead the way and go find Zuo Qihan!"

Haohao was frightened at first, but he shook his head to regain his composure, then nodded: "Brothers, please follow me."

Led by Guan Junchen and Zhang Hanrui, the majority of the group followed behind Haohao. Yu Junxi walked behind Haohao, turning his head from time to time to look at his brothers and sisters behind him. Anxin, who was walking at the end of the team, whispered something to the paper crane with a slight smile on her lips.

Zhang Guiyuan was still the coward who clung to Yang Bowen's arm tightly. Yang Bowen told him several times not to hold on so tightly because it hurt, but every time he scared himself, his fingers gripped his arm even tighter. Yang Bowen was speechless...

Wang Lujie walked in the middle of the group. Li Jiasen pulled his arm and said tremblingly, "We can finally leave here! This is so scary!"

Fu Ziming and Yang Hanbo protected Li Yunchenrui and Wei Zichen all the way, Wang Junxi hugged Chen Junming, Wang Hao hugged Zhi Enhan with one hand, and the other arm was tightly held by Zhang Zhongyu.

Zhang Yiran held Chen Yiheng tightly with one hand, while Yang Jiahao held the other hand.

The group walked through the forest, which was now alight with a few rays of sunlight. Zhang Hanrui said as they walked, "That Zuo Qihan guy! We have to have a good talk with him when we find him! He actually abandoned us and ran off! Does he even consider us brothers anymore?!"

Everyone knows that Zhang Hanrui and Zuo Qihan have the best relationship, so it is normal for him to be the most excited at the moment. After all, they are roommates!

Finally, they saw a beam of light at the end of the forest...

They walked out of this dark forest...

But, what kind of situation is waiting for them next?
"To be continued"

(End of this chapter)