CH 90

Chapter 90 What's Under the Bed? (2)

Wen Yangtong quietly propped up her upper body and heard the sound coming from under the end of the bed. It was rustling around, like the sound of clothes rubbing against the ground.

Could it be... There is someone under the bed?!!

After Wen Yantong realized this, her scalp went numb. She looked around in a panic, looking for a weapon that could be handy, but there was nothing in the room. She was now alone and helpless.

Just when she was having a nervous breakdown, someone suddenly got out from under the bed, exposing their head. Wen Yantong was so frightened that she forgot how to breathe.

Motherf*cker! There was really someone hiding under the bed!

The person was wearing thick clothes, so it looked as if he was having some trouble crawling out. He sat on the ground with his back on the head of the bed, panting. Wen Yantong was so frightened that she didn't dare to move. She slowly shrank into her quilt.

The person sat for a while, then slowly stood up. When turned his head, he finally saw that there was still a person lying on the bed. Wrapped in a quilt, their head was exposed, and they were watching him with big round eyes.

At the same time, Wen Yantong also got a clear view of the person.

He was a young man with red lips and white teeth. He looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. His face was dirty with a lot of dust. It was hard to tell if he was wearing too many layers or because he was already fat, but he looked quite bloated.

Who knew that he didn't hold back when he saw Wen Yantong. He subconsciously shouted in surprise, took two steps back, and slipped. He fell to the ground with a loud noise.

Why the hell are you scared?

Wen Yantong was startled by his cry. She hurriedly sat up and got out of bed, trying to make a run for it. However, the youth jumped up and knocked her back on the bed.

Zhang Jieran in another room heard the voice, got out of his bed, and walked to her room. He stood outside the cotton curtain and asked worriedly, "Brother Wen, what's wrong? Was that your cry just now?"

Just as Wen Yantong was about to open her mouth to call for help, a sharp knife was pressed against her neck. The moment the cold tip touched her skin, Wen Yantong's words that were about to come out were swallowed back instantly.

The boy glared at her as if threatening her.

Wen Yantong said casually, "I’m okay! I accidentally rolled out of bed when I was sleeping. Brother Zhang, don't worry. Go back to sleep quickly."

Zhang Jieran wasn't suspicious at all as he replied, "Then Brother Wen, be careful."

After he left, the boy whispered to Wen Yantong, "Who are you? Why are you in this room?!"

Wen Yantong couldn't help but roll her eyes. She secretly retorted: You suddenly got out from under MY bed, and now you’re asking who I am?

However, in actuality, she didn't dare dilly dally and replied politely, "I'm a student of Songhai Academy. This is the room I am temporarily assigned for the Snow Clearing Festival."

The young man thought about it, and finally tugged at Wen Yantong's collar. "Get under the bed!"

Wen Yantong obediently got out of bed. She then raised her hands and said, "Good sir, you and I are just strangers. We have no grievances or enmities, so please let me live."

"Less nonsense! Get in!" The youth poked Wen Yantong's neck with the tip of his knife.

Wen Yantong let out a low cry in pain. She raised her hand to touch the wound but found no blood. She immediately understood that the knife was blunt.

Since the knife can't injure her, was it possible for her to defeat him?

Wen Yantong secretly thought about it, but seeing that the youth was quite strong, she thought it would not be so easy to deal with. In order to avoid being beaten, Wen Yantong quickly decided to forget her idea.

So she asked in a low voice, "Can I put on my clothes? It's too cold."

The young man gave her a sideways glance.

She pointed to the clothes on the chair and said, "They’re right there."

Seeing her cowardly appearance, the youth finally compromised. He urged in a vicious voice. "Hurry up!"

Wen Yantong wrapped all the clothes around her body, layer by layer. She lamented that this could be the end for her; everyone was sleeping at this time. Who would have guessed that a fat man would crawl out from under her bed?

After putting on her clothes, she slowly crawled under the bed. If she took too long to move, she got kicked on her butt. After climbing in, Wen Yantong found that there was another ‘universe’ under the bed.

It turned out that there was a black cloth under the bed. Under the black cloth was an underground tunnel with the stairs going downwards that seemed to lead to a secret room below.

The youth urged her from behind, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go down. But now, she finally knew why the young man was so tired just now. The secret path was short and narrow, and walking here was quite strenuous.

She had to bend her waist very low to go down. Moreover, the stairs were very short, and she would slip if she wasn’t careful.

After going down the stairs, Wen Yantong spotted a stone door. Candle lamps hung on the walls on both sides of the stone door. The youth walked to the door, took out something like a key, inserted it into the door, and turned it. The stone door opened quietly.

Wen Yantong was amazed. When she looked inside, she found a long corridor. The passageways on both sides were exactly the same, making it easy for one to get lost.

Soon she realized that there might be a labyrinth-like hideout hidden underground in this Nian'an Temple. The bandit that Chi Jingxi mentioned should be hidden in this secret location.

The boy pushed her from behind and commanded sharply, "Keep walking!"

Wen Yantong shrank her neck, turned her head, and smiled apologetically. She hurriedly listened to his words and continued to move forward. She vaguely guessed that the boy wanted to take her to meet his companions and then discuss how to deal with her. After all, she lived in the courtyard for the nobility. Although she was just a commoner, these people don't know that.

Perhaps this was the reason why the young man hesitated to harm her.