Night’s Nomenclature-Chapter 462: Escape

“Are you heading to the town?” Si Yue asked earnestly.

Liu Liqun nodded. At this point, there were only a few people left in the camp; most had already ventured into the blizzard.

Si Yue asked, “Alright, I know you don’t have a car, but… do you have any food?”

Qing Chen chuckled wryly. The Forbidden Artifact Tribunal wasn’t a poor organization; they had a steady flow of Gene Medicine entering the market. Why did they look so pathetic?

Liu Liqun, seemingly encountering the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal for the first time in his life, was stunned for a moment before saying, “The Shadow Candidates took all the supplies from the camp. We don’t have any food on us.”

Qing Chen curiously asked, “Didn’t you bring any food yourselves?”

Si Yue sighed, “We encountered some Wildlanders on the way. They hadn’t stored enough food for the winter, and there were more than ten children among them. So we gave them the food we had brought.”

“You’d rather go hungry yourselves than help others?” Qing Chen muttered.

Si Yue earnestly said, “Not all people, only the children. They are the future of humanity.”

By this time, Liu Liqun had already cleaned up the debris in the camp. With great effort, he bundled up a piece of tent, tied it to his waist with a rope, and dragged it out.

As he walked, Liu Liqun mumbled, “How could we be so blind? Such important people were right beside us. We had a golden opportunity to get close to someone influential, but we missed it.”

Qing Chen smiled, “What influential person?”

“The Qing Chen Supervisor, of course,” Liu Liqun sighed. “Now I understand why Sun Chuci and the others were so eager to work—the boss was right there. They were serving food to the boss, and I was in the way…”

Qing Chen chuckled, “How could we lowly stagehands think of such things?”

Liu Liqun said, “If I had another chance, I’d definitely cling to that influential person. I’ve heard about the Qing Chen Supervisor. Outsiders love to gossip about the entertainment industry; the bosses in the entertainment industry love to gossip about conglomerates. I’ve heard that name mentioned more than once or twice at drinking parties. They say that person is one of the most powerful figures in the Qing Family in City 10. If we knew a boss like that, we wouldn’t have to act like underlings every day.”

Qing Chen asked with interest, “If you got to know him, what would you do?”

Liu Liqun thought for a moment, “I’d monopolize all the stagehand work for every film crew in City 10!”

Qing Chen: “….”

Little people are sometimes foolish, but also endearing.

At some point, Qing Chen thought that if he were like Liu Liqun, he probably wouldn’t have so many worries.

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Although Si Yue never helped adults, when trekking through the snow, the Sparrows, relying on their strong physiques, walked at the front of the group, breaking the wind for Liu Liqun, Qing Chen, and the others.

The stagehands were all doing hard labor. Because they had to work outdoors all the time, their clothes were the most practical and warmest.

After a while, they caught up with the group ahead.

At first, Qing Yi and others were in the lead, Li Yu and other crew members in the middle, and the stagehands in the rear.

But soon, Qing Yi and the others disappeared from sight. The people behind could only see a string of footprints in the snow.

And the stagehands had already surpassed everyone behind them.

Li Yu was lying on a tent being dragged by his assistants. Wrapped in a thick layer of tent, he looked like a giant cocoon, with only half his Face[-] exposed to the wind and snow.

The five assistants struggled to move forward, but they clearly underestimated the difficulty of trekking through the snow.

The snow in this wilderness was getting heavier and heavier. In just over an hour, it had already covered their ankles. If it continued all night, it would probably reach their knees.

In this environment, even walking alone would require all one’s strength, yet they had to drag a useless person…

Even more exaggerated was that there was a cameraman carrying equipment.

As Liu Liqun and the others passed by, a cameraman stopped Liu Liqun, “Help me carry this camera. This thing is very valuable; one costs over two million. We absolutely can’t lose it in the wilderness.”

Qing Chen sighed. These people were so confused about priorities. At this time, they were still carrying equipment.

And when they couldn’t carry it anymore, they wanted the stagehands to help.

When these people were on set, they had a superior attitude toward the stagehands. They ate first, they took the good things first, and when the artists treated everyone to milk tea or coffee, the stagehands never got any.

So, at this moment, when they couldn’t carry it themselves, they instinctively wanted to order the stagehands around.

But Liu Liqun was not a pushover. He knew that life was the most important thing at this moment.

Liu Liqun shook his head and pushed away the cameraman, “Let’s each take our chances. That equipment must weigh more than forty pounds. If I carry it through the snow, I’ll probably die of exhaustion.”

The cameraman urged, “Then have your stagehands carry it.”

Liu Liqun glanced back at Qing Chen and the others and chuckled, “Are you people? Aren’t my stagehands people? I know you want to take the equipment back to sell it, but will you share the money with us?”

“Share!” the cameraman gritted his teeth, “We’ll split it, fifty-fifty.”

“Even sharing the money won’t work,” Liu Liqun gestured for the stagehands to move on.

At this time, the cameraman stopped Qing Chen, “Young man, help me carry this to town, and I’ll give you 500,000 from the sale. You’d never earn that much as a stagehand in a lifetime.”

Liu Liqun turned around and shoved the cameraman away, angrily scolding, “Don’t drag others down if you want to die. Go! Don’t mind him!”

The Sparrows walked past Li Yu and the others without offering any help.

They seemed to have strong principles; they said they would help children, and they only helped children.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Qing Yi and the others were walking farther and farther away. Their footprints were quickly being covered by the snow, and Liu Liqun and the others didn’t know how to follow.

“Everyone, let’s make an effort to keep up with the Shadow Candidates. We’ll only have a chance of survival if we’re with them; they’re more experienced than us,” Liu Liqun said, and quickly walked forward.

The assistants behind Li Yu seemed to realize the problem too.

They could make money, but as they watched the figures of everyone disappear gradually into the wind and snow, and the footprints on the ground were quickly covered, the assistants panicked.

A wolf’s howl came from afar, one after another, continuously.

One assistant suddenly looked back and saw a large wolf approaching menacingly.

He whispered, “I’m not making this money. I’ll leave this chance to you.”

Saying this, he dropped the rope dragging Li Yu and quickly ran to the front, afraid of falling behind.

The other few assistants looked at each other, silently following suit, causing Li Yu’s agent to shout angrily.

But as she scolded, she glanced at Li Yu and then went back to tie the rope around the tent enclosing Li Yu securely. Then she took a small bag from Li Yu’s arms, and abandoned the artist and ran away…

The small bag contained Li Yu’s documents and cell phone, and the agent knew Li Yu’s password. As long as she reached a place with a signal, she could transfer Li Yu’s money from his electronic bank account, batch by batch.

As soon as Li Yu opened his eyes, he saw that he was the only one left in the snow and ice, and he was shocked.

He wanted to get up and follow, but the agent was afraid that he would return to the Federation alive and tell the story, so she deliberately tied the rope tightly.

This resulted in Li Yu lying in the tent like a cocoon, unable to break free.

In the vast snowy land, only Li Yu struggled alone.

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In the mountain pass.

Qing Yi’s Guardian stopped, “Young Master, we’ve already walked 20 kilometers. Everyone was up all night last night. Let’s take shelter from the blizzard here. There’s a pack of wolves following us. Winter wolves won’t give up on food that’s in their grasp. This place is suitable for defense. If there aren’t many wolves, and we have firearms, we should be able to resist them. It will be difficult on the plains.”

The mountain pass was narrow, but inside was a spacious windbreak. The only way to enter was through a narrow path three or four people wide, with ten-meter-high mountains on both sides.

The Guardian continued, “I’ve checked on that person called Sun Chuci. They really know you. According to that girl named Tuanzi, they have a very good relationship with you… I plan to temporarily include them in the entourage. If the wolves come, have them help with the defense. These people aren’t very good with firearms, but they can provide some assistance.”

“Hmm,” Qing Yi nodded and whispered to the Guardian, “Qing Li, give that female star called Song Niao Niao some food. Protect her if the wolves come.”

Surprisingly, Song Niao Niao didn’t complain along the way, and she actually kept up with the group.

Not only that, but she also helped her manager. The chubby manager fell many times, and Song Niao Niao helped her up each time.

Guardian Qing Li was stunned, “Why help her?”

Qing Yi pondered, “I’m now thinking that perhaps Sir invited her, and perhaps she has some relationship with Sir…”

Qing Li: “…What about the others?”

“Let them fend for themselves,” Qing Yi said, “We aren’t philanthropists. We just need to protect ourselves.”

At this time, more figures appeared in the blizzard. When they got closer, they saw seven Sparrows from the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal, followed by seven stagehands.

The stagehands were already in a sorry state. Finally catching up to the group, they collapsed onto the snow one by one.

Further away, some people were still panting and running frantically, and the howls of the wolves behind them were getting closer and closer.

However, when everyone arrived, they found that Qing Yi’s men had already been guarding the entrance with guns, aiming at them and preventing them from getting closer.

A bonfire had already been lit in the mountain pass, and the mountainside was bathed in an orange-red glow.

Outside the mountain was a gloomy sky and snow and ice.

It was like a black and white movie, with only a few people possessing color.

“Qing Li, let the stagehands into the mountain pass,” Qing Yi said.

This time, Qing Li didn’t ask any more questions. After all, Sir was disguised as a stagehand, and if there were people familiar with Sir among them…

He understood.

Anything related to Sir was of utmost importance to Qing Yi.

Qing Li gestured for the two attendants guarding the pass to move aside, “Let the stagehands in.”

Liu Liqun led the stagehands into the mountain pass. A female assistant who had been following Li Yu suddenly grabbed Liu Liqun, “Let me in, please.”

Liu Liqun smiled wryly, “You have to ask the person inside; what I say doesn’t count.”

At this time, in the mountain pass.

Qing Yi listened carefully, “Qing Li, prepare for battle. There are wolves on both sides. The wolves drove these people here, and it seems they don’t intend to let anyone go.”

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