Lazily yours

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Chapter 189: Daggers and Surprises

Except for the sounds of the crickets and Lyca's complaints about the TV series that she was watching, the first night of their camping trip was peaceful and silent— too silent. 

This silence however seemed like a sharp knife that hovered on top of everyone's head as everyone opened their eyes as wide as they could, hoping that they could see or feel if Lyca attacks them. They weren't so sure about her skills in attacking people, but they were sure she had some ways to make them immobile. 

The threat that she made earlier about her game was enough to keep them awake despite all the body aches that they felt from climbing the mountain. Because of this, not one of them dared to enter into a deep sleep. Some of them went as far as guarding each other as they sleep. After all, Lyca didn't tell them anything about the rules of her game. While some of them found a spot away from the camp to hide from her. Either way, one thing was for sure. Not many of them would get the rest that they needed this night.

Of course, Lyca was not aware of this. She was in her own tent, watching the TV series about cheating. A few curses would left her mouth every now and then as she cursed the female lead for being weak or for not killing her husband. Why would a woman… who already know that their husband was cheating… still chose to keep him alive? Wouldn't it be good to increase his insurance before he could change the beneficiary then kill him, secretly? 

This was clearly stressing her out!

[Working?] Lyca sent the text to Shen Qui before she turned her attention towards her laptop. She looked at the time. It was still ten in the evening. She couldn't help but wonder if he was already in the club.

[Just leaving the house. How's the training?]

Lyca smiled. [Don't text while driving. We're good.] She went back on watching her TV series as she started to wonder who will sleep or not sleep tonight. 

"Hey… Xi?" Cleo's voice echoed outside of the tent. "Can I come in?"

"Hmmm."

After hearing Lyca's acknowledgment, Cleo entered and beamed at her. "So? Are we hunting tonight?" she lowered her voice, making sure that only Lyca would hear her. 

"Hm? What are you talking about?" she paused her TV series.

"You know… you said you will hunt them."

"Oh!" Lyca nodded. "I said… I 'might'."

"Eh? So … So you won't do it?"

"Not tonight. No."

"But…"

"But what?"

"But I think they are guarding each other as they sleep outside. I think some of them chose not to sleep."

"Oh."

"I know! If they keep on doing this… they won't have energy tomorrow, right?"

"That won't kill them." Lyca already examined everyone's health diagnosis. Everyone here was healthy without any signs of heart disease or high blood pressure. A night without resting should not be enough to kill them. Moreover, she just told them she 'might' that was an unsure statement that aimed to make them more mindful of their surroundings.

"Oh! Let me tell you the real reason why I am here! It's about Hu Lan."

"What about her?"

"Well… she and the other one twelve are together."

"Oh." Lyca nodded, understanding flashed in her eyes. "Still alive?" she didn't hide the disappointment in her voice.

"Yes, sadly she is, and they are moving down the mountain. My guess is, she realized we are not going to look for her so, she forced herself and that man to come down."