Chapter 386: Enemy

In other words, the tapping sound that he had mistaken for a cry for help was nothing more than Zhuang Qingning passing time with a small game.

At that moment, Zhuang Qingning did not scream for help; rather, she was calmly playing.

This Zhuang Qingning's calmness, noted under even the direst of situations, was truly extraordinary.

She had been like this when she was almost kidnapped, when she was taken by the thieves led by Jiang Yu, and when she was confronted by them. Now, even with a trap sprung, she remained just as calm.

Chu Jinnian couldn't help but wonder, what had Zhuang Qingning gone through that allowed her to maintain such calmness in the face of danger?

As he was lost in thought, Chu Jinnian suddenly felt something thrown at him, and without thinking, his hands clenched around it.

He opened his palm to find not just anything, but a stone.