"I'm not like those two idiots you can placate with a note. They might still be waiting eagerly for you to come back." The man's voice coming from the thick fog nearby stopped drawing closer. The two seemed to have stopped where they were, and faint sounds of a struggle could still be heard. "Especially Jin Yi. You've already sweet-talked that guy into selling out his own brother."
"Let go! I told you, I don't know what you're talking about!" an angry woman's voice answered. Her voice sounded delicate, but her tone was furious.
"Xia An'an, this is what I admire most about you." The man seemed to have grabbed her, his tone turning mocking. "Always putting on an act, no matter when or where. Even in this godforsaken place with nothing but fog and monsters, you're still pretending. That's just like you!"
"Lei Ming, let go of my hand so we can talk properly. I really wasn't planning to leave you behind." The woman's voice gradually turned tearful. "You're the only person I can rely on in this Hellhole. We agreed we'd stay together. How could I possibly abandon you?"
As they listened to the conversation nearby, the two speakers' identities became clear. Jin Zheng and Jin Yi, standing beside Su Bai, both fell silent. Perhaps they now understood why Su Bai had told them to turn off their flashlights. The brothers stayed hidden with him in the dark, thick fog, quietly listening to the conversation.
"Xia An'an, no one knows what kind of person you are better than I do." The player named Lei Ming gave a derisive laugh. "This rope is an item you stole from the Jin Family Brothers, isn't it? Until we leave this Hellhole, you'll have to put up with being tied to