Player of the Uncanny
Chapter 51

Ferry Across the Mist

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"It's nothing."

Qin Manjiang opened the door and smiled.

"Let's eat."

After nightfall, Qin Manjiang received a call.

"Hello? Qin Manjiang, you've been chosen again!"

It was Zhong Xueran's voice.

"That's great. If I could tag along, I'd want to go too."

"I'm so bored. It's so annoying. I'm so bored!"

"I'm telling you, Butterfly Island is no ordinary place. Someone important died there!"

Listening to her chatter, Qin Manjiang asked, "If you're so excited about the Game, why are you still afraid of being chosen by Ping'an Hospital?"

"I just want to make life more interesting, not get myself killed!"

Although he couldn't see her, he could roughly imagine her rolling her eyes right then.

"Anyway, you have to be careful. You're the only new player this time, and every one of them has items. I don't really know much about the others."

"Stick with Doctor as much as you can. Though there's something a little wrong with his head, overall, it's not a big problem."

Does Doctor know you talk about him like this...?

Qin Manjiang grumbled inwardly.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you," Qin Manjiang said.

"What are you thanking me for? We're friends!"

Zhong Xueran's breezy voice came over the phone.

Qin Manjiang froze for a moment. His heartbeat quickened a little, and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. "Yeah, friends."

"Okay, get plenty of things ready, then. Sleep well tonight, or you basically won't get a good night's sleep once you enter the Game. Bye!"

"Okay..."

"Beep, beep, beep-"

Before Qin Manjiang could finish, she had hung up in a rush.

That was Zhong Xueran for you, a woman who could set even snow on fire.

Still, Qin Manjiang wasn't worried about sleep. No matter what time he went to

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