Chapter 399 - Chapter 399: Chapter 386: Enemy (1/2)

Chapter 399: Chapter 386: Enemy

In other words, the tapping sound that he had mistaken for a cry for help was nothing more than Zhuang Qingning passing time with a small game.

At that moment, Zhuang Qingning did not scream for help; rather, she was calmly playing.

This Zhuang Qingning’s calmness, noted under even the direst of situations, was truly extraordinary.

She had been like this when she was almost kidnapped, when she was taken by the thieves led by Jiang Yu, and when she was confronted by them. Now, even with a trap sprung, she remained just as calm.

Chu Jinnian couldn’t help but wonder, what had Zhuang Qingning gone through that allowed her to maintain such calmness in the face of danger?

As he was lost in thought, Chu Jinnian suddenly felt something thrown at him, and without thinking, his hands clenched around it.

He opened his palm to find not just anything, but a stone.

Chu Jinnian, surprised, glanced down at Zhuang Qingning’s beautiful face, her big watery eyes were as deep as whirlpools in a deep lake, drawing one’s gaze irresistibly.

“What’s the matter?” Chu Jinnian promptly withdrew his gaze, lowering his eyes to ask softly.

Zhuang Qingning suppressed a chuckle, “Nothing, I just noticed you seemed a bit distracted, Master Chu, and wanted to see if you could dodge it.”

It turned out, not only could he dodge, but he moved very quickly to do so.

Probably even if there were ten of her, all throwing stones at the same time, Chu Jinnian could handle it with ease.

How much agility must one have to achieve such a feat?

Thinking of the dazzling effects she had seen in martial arts films, where the characters moved with an ethereal gracefulness, Zhuang Qingning suddenly felt a thrill of excitement.

[Host, don’t overthink it. Even if your agility attribute could increase, it would ultimately be a percentage increase based on the host’s physical constitution. In other words, the better your physique, the better the effect. For someone like you, Host, even if your agility attribute were maxed out, you would still be far from matching him.]

Well, so much for that.

A cold bucket of reality poured over her, and Zhuang Qingning immediately wilted in disappointment.

Meanwhile, Chu Jinnian held the stone in his hand and looked at it, then at Zhuang Qingning again.

Previously, he had only thought of Zhuang Qingning as mature and steady, but now he saw an unexpectedly lively and playful side to her.

But

She seemed unhappy at the moment.

Was it because he had caught the stone she had thrown at him, thwarting her attempt to tease him?

But that was due to a natural reflex in the face of potential danger. Even if he wanted to not catch it, his hand had already moved on its own. He really hadn’t done it on purpose.

“Ahem…” Chu Jinnian lightly coughed to ease his embarrassment, then opened his mouth to explain, “Earlier…”

“By the way, Master Chu,” Zhuang Qingning interrupted, “Have you ever offended anyone? Or, are there any grudges that would go as far as to wish harm on Jinzhou?”

Chu Jinnian was taken aback, then glanced at her sharply. “Why would Miss Zhuang ask this?”