This sentence seemed to drop a bombshell. Everyone's reactions were different, but they were all a little shocked.
It's one thing to guess, but it's another thing for others to admit it.
In everyone's eyes, they all thought that Xia Zhi had cooperated with Xiao Bai, but the two of them had neither come out to express it nor had frequent contact with other people.
Then, before they could finish digesting this fact, something even more surprising came out of the man's mouth.
Xin Zhixia raised her eyebrows and said casually, "We are sincerely recruiting Bode disciples. The number of places is limited. First come, first served."
Then she looked up at the bracelet again, as if to determine the time, and added: "Oh, I forgot to mention, there is still a time limit, before dinner, no waiting after the expiration date."
After saying this, Xin Zhixia didn't care at all about other people's reactions. She just stood up, smiled brightly at everyone, and then walked out of the restaurant.
The posture is leisurely and the steps are steady.
There is only one cool figure left for other players.
Looking at her leaving back, most of the other people's reactions were to lower their eyes and think, and some of them took the opportunity to exchange glances with each other.
But no one dared to touch the food in front of them.
Yuanwu stood up, let out a dissatisfied "tsk", and then said: "It's bad luck, I can't eat, so I'm leaving."
After saying that, he walked out of the restaurant without hesitation.
Guan Xiaoqi watched Yuan Wu leave. She glanced at the ball first and saw that she had her head lowered and didn't know what she was thinking.
Then he shifted his gaze to the others, staying on Wang Lei and Dou Shuyu for a moment, then pursed his lips and did not choose to leave.
Everyone else's actions were also highly consistent. No one chose to leave the restaurant, and no one chose to touch the tableware.
Although no one spoke, they all seemed to be expressing something.
Sitting among them, Qiuqiu lowered her head and held the fork in her hand, mechanically poking the steak in front of her, as if the steak had become her enemy. Occasionally, she could hear the sound of the tableware clashing.
In the silent environment, her movements seemed out of place.
Until the fork scraped against the plate and made a screeching sound, causing the remaining people in the restaurant to frown.
Fanchen didn't know when he had already sat on the chair. He looked at her and rolled his eyes, but did not speak to mock her.
Wan Xin glanced at Dou Shuyu, then touched Qiuqiu's arm.
Only then did Qiuqiu stop what he was doing and looked at Wan Xin blankly.
Wan Xin pointed to the fork in her hand and explained kindly: "It's too noisy. I can't even eat the food anyway. Let's go."
With that said, Wan Xin stood up and prepared to leave the restaurant. Qiuqiu nodded and stood up too, not forgetting to push the chair back into place.
Seeing the people who had not left yet, she tilted her head and said in surprise: "You can't even eat, why aren't you leaving yet?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several people suddenly became a little strange.
Dou Shuyu lowered his head and looked at the plate, looking a little uninterested, "It's true that I can't eat anymore."
Lu Feipeng smiled awkwardly, scratched the back of his head, and stood up as well, "Let's go, I happen to be leaving too, let's come together."
Qiuqiu nodded, not caring about what happened next, and just followed Wan Xin out of the restaurant.
Once someone spoke, as if there was a signal, everyone stood up and left the restaurant one after another.
Gradually, Dou Shuyu was the only one left in the restaurant.
She looked at the plate in front of her and sneered inexplicably, then picked up the knife and fork and ate her lunch calmly.
-
As dinner time approached, a knock on the door rang on time.
The visitor did not introduce himself. Xin Zhixia raised her wrist to check the time, then walked to the door to check through the peephole.
Seeing who the visitor was, Xin Zhixia opened the door and didn't bother to talk. She turned around and walked straight to the sofa to sit down.
Xia Zhi's lazy appearance came into view, and Qiuqiu, who had not communicated with him, did not feel ignored. He just jumped up and closed the door, walked to sit opposite Xia Zhi.
Xin Zhixia leaned on the back of the sofa, looked at the little girl in front of her, and said calmly: "Why are you here?"
Qiuqiu pursed his lips and whispered: "I communicated with them this morning, and I was a little worried about players eavesdropping or tracking. So just in case, I came to see you now."
After saying this, Qiuqiu didn't see Xia Zhi in front of him nodding in approval, and seemed to see a faint twitch in the corner of her mouth.
Qiuqiu blinked, a little confused, tilted his head and thought for a moment, but still didn't understand why, so he simply changed the topic to what happened at noon.
"Sister Xia Zhi, how was my performance at noon today? I really didn't talk much this time, and I also performed a little by the way."
When Xin Zhixia heard Qiuqiu's words, she smiled with full affirmation and encouragement.
"very good."
Qiuqiu secretly rejoiced in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise. Then, as if he thought of something, his smile stiffened and he spoke out his doubts.
"Sister Xia Zhi, why did you poison your lunch? I... I was shocked anyway. Besides, what you said in the restaurant shouldn't be true, right?"
After she went back, she thought about it. If it was to attract other people's attention, there was no need to do it. There are thousands of good ways, and you don’t even have to do anything, just say them in a restaurant and people will listen.
Hearing Qiuqiu's doubts, Xin Zhixia's expression remained unchanged and she said calmly: "It's just an experiment."
Qiuqiu: "..."
Then she swallowed her saliva and asked bluntly: "Sister Xia Zhi, do you want to poison me for an experiment?"
Hearing this, Xin Zhixia sat up straight, stared at Qiuqiu, and nodded seriously.
"Yes, this experiment must be done."
Qiuqiu was speechless for a moment and decided to avoid this meaningless topic.
"What's the result?"
Xin Zhixia touched her chin, as if thinking for a moment, looked at Qiuqiu's eyes full of curiosity, and said seriously: "The result is that the guess has been verified."
Qiuqiu nodded, still thinking about asking what the guess was, but heard Xia Zhi's voice coming faintly.
"Just in case, you can contact Yuan Wu later and complete today's contact mission."
Qiuqiu widened his eyes and looked at Xia Zhi in disbelief, "Sister Xia Zhi, how do you know that my touching task has not been completed?"
She clearly remembered that at noon today, people came outside without saying a few words, and there was no time to exchange information with Xia Zhi.
Xin Zhixia: "Guess."
Qiuqiu: "..."
After much thought, Qiuqiu decided to ask.
"But Sister Xia Zhi, the conclusion you deduced from me this morning is that many people are disciples of Bode or Apostle Frigga. Logically speaking, they should be willing to touch me."
Xin Zhixia stared straight at Qiuqiu and said in a very serious tone: "Sometimes plans can't keep up with the changes. What's more, if you know some information, others may also know it."
"I know some information?" Qiuqiu repeated a few words and began to think about the meaning of this sentence.
Xin Zhixia looked at Qiuqiu and didn't intend to embarrass her, so she simply gave the answer directly.
"Blacklist for your room."
Qiuqiu looked at Xia Zhi in shock, "??"
