Xu Xiaoan took many turns and drilled into a small grove.
"Nobody should be here, right?"
She hid behind a tree, made a show of looking around, and muttered inwardly:
Sister Mian? Are we really eating this?
Mm, don't mind them.
Only when Jiang Mian's voice sounded in the depths of her consciousness did Xu Xiaoan finally relax.
Right when they were coming over, Jiang Mian had warned her that someone was following them, yet hadn't let her do anything, only telling her to improvise.
Xu Xiaoan rummaged through her pockets, pulled out five Second-tier cores, and wiped them down one by one.
When she felt completely clean in her heart, she picked up one of them, shoved it into her mouth, and swallowed it whole.
"No feeling?"
Xu Xiaoan was stunned. It felt just like drinking a mouthful of water, making her even more "hungry" instead, as her stomach began to rumble like thunder.
She swallowed three more cores in a row before she felt a slight sense of fullness.
"What are you doing?"
Just as Xu Xiaoan was about to eat the last one, an unfamiliar voice suddenly came from beside her ear.
Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still startled.
Fortunately, her reaction was fast enough; the last core was already shoved into her mouth and simply swallowed down.
Xu Xiaoan turned back, acting as if nothing had happened, and looked toward the newcomer.
It was a girl wearing sportswear, looking like a student just like her.
Yet her styling was quite delicate, with a streak of red highlights in her hair that added a touch of rebellious temperament.
"W-Who are you!"
Xu Xiaoan lacked a bit of confidence, but still put up a bold front and said:
"In the middle of the night, you