"Mo, my ex-husband, you're falling way behind, you need to try harder." Enjoying the five men's frustrated expressions, Xiao Jinsheng just felt delighted.
"Mo, my ex-husband, you don't want everyone else to get divorced and just be stuck with me, do you?" Xiao Jinsheng continued to provoke.
Mo Jiao's purple eyes were cold and deep, his lips curled into a light smile: "I don't want to live anyway, since you're not afraid of death, why not be a pair of reckless lovebirds."
"Don't worry..." Mo Jiao's tone was profound, raising his eyebrows playfully: "Once the other four are divorced from you, it will be easy for me to kill you."
"I will choose a place in Snake Mountain to bury with you, where it's dark and damp, venomous snakes will kiss your skin, your corpse will decompose, your bones will serve as nests for worms and ants."
"Xiao Jinsheng, you won't be lonely after death, because there will be me, the one who kills you, along with so many snakes, bugs, and rats you hate, keeping you company."
Black mist flashed across Mo Jiao's purple eyes, and at that moment, Xiao Jinsheng was immersed, surrounded by venomous snakes and insects.
A giant python opened its bloody maw towards her, scaring Xiao Jinsheng out of her wits as her heartbeat quickened, and warmth spread over her hand.
Que Zelian's palm rested on the back of her left hand, pulling her out of the illusion realm.
His amber-red eyes slightly darkened, looked at Mo Jiao full of reproach: "Mo Jiao, is superpower supposed to be used on her?"
"Exactly, all you know is how to scare me." Xiao Jinsheng glared at Mo Jiao from behind Que Zelian: "You're now at -50 points."
Mo Jiao laughed coldly, seemingly resigned to his situation, not caring about Xiao Jinsheng's scoring at all.
Of course, among the five men, some were particularly concerned about this divorce score.
This competitor was none other than Yu Yunxiao, who first initiated the divorce.
He took out two strips of cloth to help Xiao Jinsheng tie her legs.
The strips wrapped around Xiao Jinsheng's calves, and seeing her puzzled look, he snorted arrogantly: "Don't overthink, it's just that when we reach Mist West, we'll have to walk in. If your delicate body cramps after walking, it would slow us down, wouldn't it?"
"Then thank you, little kitty." Obviously wanting to be nice to her to increase the divorce score, but too proud to admit it, Xiao Jinsheng felt amused.
Finished tying her legs, Yu Yunxiao stood up, crossed his arms, and arrogantly lifted his chin like Xiao Jinsheng did before: "You're welcome, it's your honor."
"I was going to give you 5 points, but since you said that, I'm not adding them anymore." Xiao Jinsheng expressed regret.
Sure enough, Yu Yunxiao got riled up again.
After spending a day and a night together, Xiao Jinsheng understood the dynamics between herself and the five men.
Que Zelian didn't have many conflicts; he was potentially conquerable.
Huaiqing was gentle, and patient with her, yet was all face and cold at heart, making them feel very distant.
Fortunately, Huaiqing didn't deeply resent her at the moment. Since he wanted a divorce, once assured Huaiqing posed no threat to her, she could agree to divorce.
Although Yu Yunxiao was sharp-tongued, he could also be divorced if he behaved well.
Now, Su Ye and Mo Jiao were the tough ones.
The hatred between her and Mo Jiao was too deep to reconcile in the short term, so eliminate him first.
As for Su Ye, ferociousness was real, cruelty was genuine, and Xiao Jinsheng certainly didn't dare divorce him for the time being.
Because of her different trust levels toward the five men, when driving toward Mist West, Xiao Jinsheng insisted on squeezing Que Zelian and Yu Yunxiao into the same row with her.
The car was a seven-seat SUV, but Xiao Jinsheng demanded the two squeeze with her in the backmost seat.
Small space was fine; smaller space felt safer.
She let Huaiqing drive, Su Ye in the passenger seat.
Mo Jiao was ordered to sit alone in the second row.
Whether letting Mo Jiao drive or sit in the passenger seat, Xiao Jinsheng feared he might impulsively decide to end it all and drive them off a cliff with the car.
So Mo Jiao had to be guarded against.
Proceeding further west, the clearer the edge of this world that was shrouded by mist became.
Each entrance into Mist West had a supply station where Task Takers could deposit items not allowed in Mist West.
The six disembarked, parked the car at the supply station, and then entered Mist West equipped.
Stepping through the mist barrier into Mist West, the six's wristbands activated, displaying the durability in real-time.
"In Mist West, 10 durability points are consumed per hour, and injuries further accelerate durability loss." Huaiqing reminded, looking at Xiao Jinsheng, "So we must always monitor our wristbands' durability in Mist West and reserve enough for our return journey."
"Got it, thank you." Xiao Jinsheng nodded, giving Huaiqing a thumbs up: "Huai, my ex-husband, gets 5 points, making it 20 points now."
"Among the five of you, you have the best hope for a quick divorce; doesn't that spark some hope in life?"
Huaiqing chuckled helplessly, feeling a bit of a headache.
Xiao Jinsheng wasn't mad, but the current vibe... seemed a bit off-kilter.
"Que Zelian, I'm a bit nervous." Just after scoring Huaiqing, Xiao Jinsheng turned to tug on Que Zelian's sash.
Before Que Zelian could refuse, she hurriedly spoke first, looking at him teary-eyed: "The mist is so thick here, I can't see the road and am bound to get lost."
"Then hold on." Que Zelian compromised.
"I'll give you 1 point. You're at 6 points now, just 14 shy of Huaiqing." Xiao Jinsheng chuckled.
Que Zelian was speechless, grabbed her wrist backhandedly, and pulled her directly to his side.
With Xiao Jinsheng's unreliable appearance, he feared she'd lose both herself and his sash.
With Que Zelian holding her left hand, Xiao Jinsheng's other hand was also clasped onto his sleeve, following him closely while curiously observing their surroundings.
But the mist was so dense that all she saw were clusters of dark shadows.
"How do we find Star Stones in such dense fog?" Xiao Jinsheng asked softly: "Isn't there an instrument to seek Star Stones or a tool to disperse surrounding fog?"
"There are." Que Zelian replied.
At the same time, he glanced down at her: "The instrument to find Star Stones requires female spiritual power to reach Two Stars before being issued with the task, and the Fog Dispersing Lamp requires female spiritual power to reach Three Stars before being issued with the task."
Xiao Jinsheng: ...
So, the problem all boils down to her spiritual power not reaching Star Level, huh.
"If you want it easier in the future, you'd better help me upgrade my spiritual power." Xiao Jinsheng was not at all conflicted.
She firmly believed in the life philosophy that her well-being was good for all.
The Fog Corpse is the most troublesome creature for Task Takers entering Mist West.
They're tough to fight and kill, but even if defeated, it's often futile. The terminal does state the Fog Corpse may generate Star Stones, but the odds vary.
Yet over the years, all the Star Stones excavated from Fog Corpse brains total less than ten.
The five men had taken Xiao Jinsheng, trying their best to keep clear of places where Fog Corpses might appear.
But who would have thought they'd be this unlucky?
These Fog Corpses seemed to have radars; although the six barely caught a glimpse of the Fog Corpses' silhouettes through the dense mist, they circled away decisively, yet still got discovered, and were chased madly.
And not just one, but a whole group.