After the group wear, I became the group darling of the big guys

Shi Ning felt her nose was a little itchy, and the surroundings were chilly. The bed beneath her was very hard, which made her sniff with some dissatisfaction and wake up from her sleep.

Sitting up sluggishly, Shi Ning's mind was empty and his eyes were hollow, as if his soul had run away from home.

"Hey, you finally woke up." Next to him, a handsome guy with black curly hair and sunglasses was lying lazily on the ground with his long legs stretched out.

Wow, so handsome.

Blinking his eyes, Shi Ning finally found the reason why this happened from his somewhat confused memory.

She was still wearing her bathrobe, and there was a thin blanket covering the place where she had just been lying. Her mouth was sweet, and the bag beside her was open.

It seems that these things were found by the handsome guy when he was rummaging through her bag.

No wonder I felt the bed was so hard just now. It would be strange if it wasn’t hard with just such a thin blanket.

However, she felt that her tiredness had improved a lot, as if the previous fainting was a necessary sequelae of taking in the remnants of the demon.

It seems that she will need to have someone trustworthy by her side when she conducts shelter operations in the future.

After seeing her situation clearly, Shi Ning sat up against the wall and looked at the handsome guy who suddenly appeared and served as a cushion for her.

This person didn't seem to be here during her recent descent.

"who are you?"

"Jinpei Matsuda." The curly-haired man wearing sunglasses answered lazily.

"Matsuda-kun, thank you for saving me just now. You have seen that there is no way to go up from here, so can we go together next time?" Shi Ning tilted his head, his pair of clear black pupils were full of pleading.

His physical strength is not up to standard, and the power of the Grass God is dormant in his body, but it is more of a support than an attack. This man is Shi Ning's only support at the moment, and Shi Ning doesn't mind playing the role of a trembling little Baihua.

And he is very suitable to be a meat shield.

Basically, when Shi Ning revealed his true nature, Matsuda Jinpei was asleep, so he really believed it.

"Follow me closely, I'll take you out."

Shi Ning stood up with the help of the wall. Matsuda Jinpei put back the things he had just taken out. Seeing that Shi Ning was panting every three steps, the man directly put the bag on his shoulder.

The moment Matsuda Jinpei put the bag on his back, Shi Ning's face changed. She looked around, and all she saw were the uneven stone walls and spider webs in the corners.

The Paimon doll that Albedo gave her is not that easy to sculpt.

"My doll is missing." Shi Ning paused, "Can you wait a moment before leaving? I want to find the doll."

"Huh?" Matsuda Jinpei raised his eyebrows. He glanced at Shi Ning and then reacted.

He relied on the puppet to become like this. When he stood in front of Shi Ning, Shi Ning certainly couldn't find the little puppet.

"That was left by a very important friend of mine, and I want to find it." Any gift from a friend is a token of thoughtfulness that cannot be ignored or trampled upon. Although Albedo said that he had a lot of them, using a doll when in danger and throwing it away due to carelessness are not the same thing.

"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here." Jinpei Matsuda was in a good mood. Although he had been unable to move for the past few days and was imprisoned in the body of the little doll, he now felt somewhat relieved.

This girl is very nice. She even cares about the little doll. It’s worth it that he has protected her for so long.

There is a strange feeling that my daughter is growing up.

With permission from another temporary companion, Shi Ning leaned against the rock wall and searched the surroundings carefully, but still found nothing.

Could it be that he was taken away by a mouse? Or...

As the second living person here, Shi Ning set his eyes on Matsuda Jinpei.

He looks tall and strong, and looks like a cool guy. He doesn't seem like someone who would steal a doll, but you can't judge a book by its cover, so who knows?

"Let's go, we didn't find it." Shi Ning walked back to Matsuda Jinpei, waved his hand, and said tentatively: "Maybe a mouse took it away."

"Since everything is fine, let's go." Matsuda Jinpei didn't respond at all, turned around and started walking.

Because Shi Ning had not fully recovered, it was difficult for her to keep up with Matsuda Jinpei at a normal pace, so although his steps were big, his speed was very slow, and Shi Ning could keep up even with the help of the wall.

Although there were still some doubts that had not been clarified, such as how exactly Matsuda Jinpei had suddenly appeared and caught her, Shi Ning knew that Matsuda Jinpei would not tell her even if she asked him. Rather than making the atmosphere between them awkward, Shi Ning was happy to maintain the status quo.

After walking for quite a long distance, Shi Ning, who had not yet fully recovered, was panting from exhaustion.

No, every time she is admitted she will have to stay in bed for a whole day, and the aftereffects will last too long.

"Take a break?" Jinpei Matsuda asked as if he had eyes on the back of his head.

"No need, getting out is the most important thing." Shi Ning shook his head.

The underground roads were intricately connected, with a fork in the road basically every few steps. Every time, Matsuda Jinpei waited for Shi Ning to make a decision, like a ruthless bag-carrying machine and meat shield.

In order to choose the right path, Shi Ning would always use the power of grass elements to communicate with the surrounding plants at this time.

This can also be considered an alternative usage of the grass element.

"Go to the left." Plants do not have thoughts of their own. They only give feedback about where they are. Combined with Shi Ning's previous exploration, they slowly draw out a huge and complex underground palace road in their brain.

Needless to say, no matter who built the road system here, the complexity was something Shi Ning had never heard of. Several times, even with the help of information from plants and trees, he still ended up in a dead end.

[the way]

[Stone]

[land]

[Room, large]

Among the numerous tedious feedback messages, Shi Ning caught a tiny piece of feedback.

[Room, large]

"Go left."

"It seems like you are very familiar with this place along the way. Are you really not... someone who originally lived here?" Matsuda Jinpei's voice was very calm, but his words made Shi Ning break out in a cold sweat.

She looked at Matsuda Jinpei's back warily, clenching her fists like a vigilant rabbit.

Feeling the gaze behind him, Matsuda Jinpei suppressed the laugh that was about to burst out of his throat.

"Of course not, Matsuda-kun." Shi Ning had a fake smile on his face, "If I were really familiar with this place, I would have dragged you to the trap a long time ago."

"Okay, I'll just ask." Matsuda Jinpei decided to quit while he was ahead and shrugged to show that he didn't care.

"Matsuda-kun, you must be tired after carrying my bag for such a long time. I can carry it myself." Shi Ning stretched out his hand, but before he touched his bag, Matsuda Jinpei dodged it: "I'm not tired, of course I'm not tired. Stop dawdling and let's go."

Don't tease rabbits too much, or they will bite you if they get angry.