Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 778: 463, entertainment program

On the Snowfield, someone was frantically running in a disheveled manner.

The people who had escaped from the lakeside camp were scattered sporadically across the Great Snow due to the wind and snow.

Many others couldn’t keep up with the pace of Qing Yi and the others. They lacked the physical strength of the workers and had to flee in a sorry state.

Following the last footprints in the snow, they arrived at the mouth of the valley, pleading for Qing Yi to let them in.

As the sounds of the wolves drew nearer, cries of despair filled the area outside the valley.

Qing Yi, after a moment’s thought, said to Qing Li, “Let them in.”

Qing Li glanced at his young master, thinking to himself: not it couldn’t be ‘If the sir were here, he would do the same’ as the reason, could it?

Qing Yi smiled and said, “I know what you are thinking, but this time it’s because we need some people to keep watch during the night. Let these people come into the valley; everyone must work, no exceptions.”

Qing Li waved to the two attendants at Yamaguchi, and the crowd outside the valley surged in.

Over two hundred people had escaped from the lakeside, but now, including Qing Yi, Sun Chu Ci, and the others, the number was barely over a hundred.

At least half were trapped in the endless wind and snow.

Everyone in the valley was divided into several groups.

Qing Yi, Sun Chu Ci, Song Niannian, and the crew formed one group.

The drama crew staff and Yan Chunmi formed another group.

The actors brought by Deputy Director Zhou, Li Yu’s assistants, and agents were another group…

Seven Crows were sitting cross-legged in a corner, meditating with their eyes closed, not intending to interact with anyone in the valley. Only when Qing Yi ate did they occasionally open their eyes…

The actors brought by Deputy Director Zhou weren’t very high-profile and were a far cry from Song Niannian.

It was indeed bad luck for them. They had simply come out to shoot a film, yet they were controlled right out of City 10 and still hadn’t recovered.

Then, one actress knelt on the snow with her hands together, silently praying something.

The Federation’s faith was mixed, with over two hundred registered religions across its 26 cities.

In such a post-disaster moment, it was normal to pray, so no one minded.

However, suddenly Qing Chen’s expression became peculiar as the actress, eyes closed, murmured, “Thank you for the family’s protection, may the Federation’s youth…”

This damn drama crew actually had a family member among them.

But this family member probably didn’t know that the head of the family was fleeing with her, and hadn’t really protected her…

How long had Luo Wanya been in City 10? And he had already recruited a female celebrity into the family?

Qing Chen pondered that it could perhaps be in City 18, considering these celebrities often traveled between the two cities.

Standing in the valley, Qing Li said coldly: “The wolves will be here soon, anyone who knows how to use a gun, raise your hand.”

They had some spare weapons to distribute to the people to fend off the wolves.

Qing Chen sat in the corner as if nothing was amiss, silent.

After all, there were Qing Yi’s Protector and Yan Chunmi there; having completely transformed into someone else, wasn’t it fine to lay low and relax?

No problem at all.

However, just then, Liu Liqun suddenly said, “Zhou Cang can use one.”

Qing Chen: “…”

He silently looked at Liu Liqun, thinking this guy must be incompatible with his star sign.

Liu Liqun said to Qing Li, “Zhou Cang used to be in the Federal Group Army. After his discharge, he came to work in the crew; he definitely knows how to use a gun.”

Qing Chen: “… Um, I was in the Federal Second Group Army’s 107th Field Company and served for two years.”

Qing Li raised an eyebrow and looked at Qing Chen, “Which platoon were you in, and what was your platoon leader’s name?”

Qing Chen answered, “Platoon seven, and the platoon leader was called Ning Shun.”

Qing Li turned back to Qing Yi, “Young master, it turns out he’s from our Qing’s Family combat sequence. You might have heard of his platoon leader Ning Shun; he was the one who followed Qing Huai into the Taboo Land 002 and was later sent to military court by Qing Huai’s mother. Zhou Cang must have been discharged early; otherwise, he might have died in Taboo Land 002.”

Qing Yi was taken aback and looked at Qing Chen: “Give him an assault rifle.”

Qing Chen took the rifle and sat back in the corner, planning to continue keeping a low profile.

Then he heard Liu Liqun whisper: “Didn’t expect you to play along so convincingly. How did you know there was a platoon leader named Ning Shun?”

Qing Chen silently turned his head and looked at Liu Liqun: “… I’ve heard of him.”

He felt like hitting someone at that moment; it turned out Zhou Cang, under Liu Liqun’s impersonation, had never even served in the army. The other side was purely trying to deceive Qing Li to get a gun!

This wasn’t Qing Chen’s fault for being careless.

It was really because he was pushed into impersonating Zhou Cang in a hurry by Shadow. According to his original plan, he was supposed to leave the group alone and first visit the Taboo Land 065 to familiarize himself with the terrain.

So, there would inevitably be a few slip-ups when hurriedly pretending to be someone else.

Now Qing Chen knew, ‘Zhou Cang’ had never served in the army…

Qing Chen asked in frustration, “Why do you insist I take a gun?”

Liu Liqun whispered to Qing Chen, “We’ve only been escaping for a day, and already more than half of us are dead. We’ve only covered barely twenty kilometers, and there’s still a long way to go. If you can carry a gun, it’s better for self-defense. Are you hungry?”

“Hungry,” Qing Chen nodded.

Liu Liqun muttered, “There are plenty hungrier than you, but no one has food. You can imagine what everyone will do when faced with hunger.”

Qing Chen sighed, “This is the cunning of the insignificant, isn’t it?”

At that moment, someone curiously looked at Li Yu’s assistants, “Where is Li Yu? Weren’t you dragging him along?”

On the run, the five male assistants, like sled dogs, also constituted a strange sight.

But, with the sled dogs there, where were the sled and the person on the sled?!

Li Yu’s agent clutched a small leather bag tightly in her arms and sorrowfully said first, “On the way, he suddenly went crazy and tried to run towards City 10. We couldn’t stop him and could only continue on our way. We don’t know why he went mad, but he must have met with misfortune by now.”

The others in the camp were skeptical.

This stupid thing indeed seemed like something Li Yu would do, but it was all too sudden.

However, before people could figure it out, someone outside the gully suddenly cried out, “Help! Save me!”

Li Yu’s agent’s face changed!

Because she recognized, that was distinctly Li Yu’s voice! He was coming toward the glow of the fire in the gully!

How could this be?!

She had clearly tied the ropes on him tightly; how could he have survived?!

Suddenly, all eyes in the gully turned toward the agent…

The agent was incredibly frustrated with herself, wishing she had killed Li Yu earlier, but in the city, she hardly ever had the chance even to kill a fish, let alone dare to kill a person.

People looked outside and saw Li Yu running towards them, one foot deep and one shallow, his clothes in complete disarray.

Further off, in the wind and snow, several gray shadows rapidly followed him.

“Should we go out to save him?” someone whispered.

Li Yu’s agent suddenly said, “No, the pack of wolves has arrived. I know everyone is kind-hearted, but our Li Yu would never want to see you die in the wilderness because of him! We must not go out!”

The agent’s words were righteous.

But everyone immediately realized, the agent was terrified of Li Yu returning alive to the Federation.

Some people silently stared at the small leather bag in the agent’s arms, deep in thought.

Indeed, no one really wanted to save Li Yu; they were more interested in that small leather bag.

However, Qing Chen, feeling bored at that moment, suddenly became interested.

He didn’t want Li Yu to live either, but tonight’s entertainment… was here.

Everyone watched as ‘Zhou Cang’ suddenly stood up with righteous indignation, “That’s a human life; how can we just stand by and do nothing? We don’t need to go out, just shoot two wolves from a distance. That should stop the pack from pursuing him.”

Saying so, he took up a position at Yamaguchi, seeming to aim with great difficulty.

In the snowfield, Li Yu stumbled along, his breathing becoming heavier. He felt like each breath was filling his lungs with cold air.

He looked towards the fire ahead, desperately sprinting, his instinct to survive overcoming his frailty.

But he had already heard the footsteps of the wolf pack behind him.

Suddenly, bang bang, two shots were fired, landing not far from him, hitting nothing.

But the wolf pack, startled by the gunfire, halted their pursuit momentarily and silently watched something.

Li Yu took this chance to sprint again and managed to rush into the gully before the wolf pack could catch up again.

By then the wolf pack was close, and Qing Li observed that their fur was stained with plenty of blood, suggesting many had already become the wolves’ prey.

He paused for two seconds before saying to Qing Chen, “Don’t you all practice target shooting in the Federal Second Group Army? Save some ammunition.”

Qing Chen replied guiltily, “Sorry, it’s been too long since I last fired a gun, I’m a bit rusty.”

“Hmm, that’s normal,” Qing Li nodded.

At this moment, Li Yu, having not yet rested upon arriving inside the gully, already saw his agent and the small leather bag in her arms.

He pounced fiercely on her, struggling with the agent, “You actually dared to plan my murder!”

Qing Chen walked back to his corner, cheerfully watching the scene unfold.

It was like watching a post-dinner entertainment show.

Li Yu’s agent was almost vomiting by now; the person who should have died outside was somehow stubbornly alive.

She had her hair pulled by Li Yu and was smashed against the ground.

Fortunately for her, Li Yu was already exhausted and soon was flipped onto the ground, too weak to even stand.

The agent yelled furiously, “You waste! Without me pulling strings and cleaning up your mess, your scandals would have been exposed long ago.”

Li Yu, gasping for breath on the ground, retorted, “You evil woman, is that your reason for trying to kill me? Without me, you’d still be a lowly agent!”

Saying so, Li Yu looked around, “Who will help me kill her? I’ll give you ten million!”

Some were tempted.

Qing Yi sat calmly by the campfire and said softly, “Stop the noise, or all of you get out. Qing Li, the wolf pack won’t dare to charge into the gully for a while, but being trapped here isn’t a solution either. Arrange the watch shifts, and I’ll think about how to break out.”

Their food was running low, and even the supplies Qing Yi had gathered would only suffice for a small group of them for two days.

If the wolf pack continued the siege, they might not even need to charge in to overcome them.

At that moment, the gully suddenly became an isolated island.

Everyone looked at each other, unsure of where the way out lay.