Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 192 is this!

The snow-capped mountains at night were even more eerie than Xiao Yuyan had imagined.

The howling wind sounded like the howl of wolves, and sometimes like the roar of monsters, long and mournful. Speaking of which, tonight is the night of the full moon, which seems to be the time when werewolves appear in horror stories...

The full moon hung high, and its gentle light offered no comfort to the CP leader; instead, it added to the sense of urgency. The moonlight was cold and desolate, and long, twisted shadows stretched out from under the unknown bushes, crawling menacingly on the snow.

The rustling footsteps were faint and indistinct. A shadow slowly approached under the cover of night, and a cold hand suddenly reached out from behind and pressed hard on her shoulder...

"what!"

The force on her shoulder startled Xiao Yuyan, causing her to turn pale and her heart to race. She gripped the flashlight tightly as if it were a weapon, and looked to her side with a gasp.

"Sister Yuyan?"

A slightly puzzled voice pulled the girl back to reality. When she saw Han Zhou's handsome face, Xiao Yuyan realized her lapse in composure and felt a little embarrassed.

Sometimes having too much imagination is not a good thing, at least not now. She was looking for someone, but she was lost in her fear.

"What, what's wrong?"

"There's no road over there, let's go this way."

Han Zhou pointed to the snow-covered stone wall in front of him, and then to the gentle slope on the other side. If he hadn't stopped Xiao Yuyan in time, she might have already crashed into the stone wall.

The air was quiet for a moment.

Xiao Yuyan's face burned with embarrassment. She felt that the word "shameful" was an understatement, and she wished she could dig a snow pit and bury herself in it immediately.

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Han Zhou changed the subject and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Sister Yuyan, I've caused you and your friends trouble and wasted time. You may not be able to see the sunrise this time."

"no problem, no problem."

Xiao Yuyan quickly said, "We can see the sunrise anytime, and I asked Xiaoyou and Qianqian before I went to sleep. They didn't really want to continue climbing at night. They were already tired enough from walking during the day, so this is actually a good thing for us... No, that's not what I meant. In short, finding people is the most important thing!"

Seeing Han Zhou remain silent, she hesitated for a moment before continuing, "It's really okay. Think about it, Qianqian was cheated on by that scumbag Chen Xiang. If she really went to the top of Green Mountain to bathe in the sunset, wouldn't it be ironic to be covered in green?"

Han Zhou chuckled and said, "Sister Yuyan, thank you."

The joke was lame, but he could tell that Xiao Yuyan was worried that he was under too much psychological pressure and was trying to ease his emotions.

But then again, could one of the reasons Mo Yixia brought him to climb Green Mountain be to express her resentment that "I was cheated on by a scumbag"?
"There's no need to thank me. We're friends, and besides, I can't really be of much help..."

Xiao Yuyan felt a little embarrassed. She was rather timid. Although she had followed Han Zhou all the way here and hadn't exactly been a burden, she was mostly in a state of mental blankness and could hardly offer any help. At most, she could only give him some encouragement.

But she also knew that even without her by his side, Han Zhou would probably not be afraid. He was a very reliable boy, much better than her unreliable cousin.

I have to say, Han Zhou is really brave. No wonder he was so calm when he left the haunted house. By the way, the girl in the school uniform with him was also very calm...

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuyan suddenly paused, then belatedly realized something—

Speaking of which... wasn't that girl Mo Yixia?
It's no wonder that Xiao Yuyan only remembered now. After following Han Zhou that day, Lin Anyu suddenly had a whim and wanted to experience how exciting that haunted house was. Without saying a word, he bought tickets and forcibly dragged her in as well.

As expected, the two of them scrambled out of the haunted house, and she almost burst into tears...

Afterwards, Xiao Yuyan gave her despicable cousin a good beating and vowed never to think about that terrifying experience again. Gradually, she forgot about that day along with everything else.

The past is naturally irrelevant to the present situation. Shaking off these miscellaneous thoughts, Xiao Yuyan looked at Han Zhou's profile. She didn't see much tension or panic on his face, but his clenched fists still showed his inner turmoil.

She zipped her jacket up to her collar to block the biting wind from seeping into her neck, and tentatively suggested, "Should we call out Mo Yixia's name loudly while we search?"

"Need not."

"No?"

Xiao Yuyan thought this might increase the chances of finding Mo Yixia, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "The guide said that even if you shout loudly in the snow mountain, it won't cause an avalanche."

Han Zhou shook his head, looking around as he said, "This area is all snow, so the visibility is excellent. If there's anyone around, we can spot them immediately. And Yi Xia's disappearance is very likely due to some accident. If she's still conscious, she would definitely try to save herself right away. We could find her even without us calling out to her."

There were still some things he didn't say. The wind was too strong on the snow mountain, and shouts might not carry. It would be pointless and a waste of energy. He had been shining his flashlight in all directions the whole way. If Mo Yixia saw the light, she would definitely respond.

If they are still conscious...

Xiao Yuyan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked shocked and asked uncertainly, "Do you mean Mo Yixia has lost consciousness?"

"Not necessarily, they could also be trapped."

Han Zhou's tone was heavy; he felt that both of these possibilities were highly likely.

That's why he felt extremely anxious at that moment.

Snow-capped mountains are unlike other places. The temperature here is extremely low, and even losing consciousness is a very dangerous thing. Moreover, the terrain of snow-capped mountains is complex, with snow pits and caves, and they are covered with snow all year round. Once you accidentally fall into such an inconspicuous place, it will be quite troublesome to find you.

The most terrifying thing is that there are quite a few cliffs near the snow-capped mountains...

Seeing Han Zhou's solemn expression, Xiao Yuyan realized the seriousness of the situation, but she couldn't think of any solution. She could only comfort him, "There's no need to think of the situation as so bad. Mo Yixia couldn't have gone too far. With so many of us searching together, covering all directions, we're bound to find her... On the bright side, maybe someone has already found her?"

"Ah."

Han Zhou didn't say anything discouraging like "I hope so." He nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's keep looking."

……

The wind grew increasingly noisy.

From the moment Mo Yixia's disappearance was confirmed, Han Zhou had been thinking about how to find her in the shortest possible time. Although Xiao Yuyan said that people were searching in all directions, he was not at ease. He hadn't forgotten that the directions up and down the mountain were temporarily excluded from the search.

Wang Ge's reason for ruling out these two directions is simple: a normal person would not go up the mountain alone, let alone come down the mountain alone. In fact, a normal person would not mysteriously disappear after going to the toilet, let alone that person is Mo Yixia.

The reason Han Zhou didn't say much at the time was that he also thought that the probability of Mo Yixia appearing in these two directions was relatively lower.

But this does not mean that such a possibility does not exist.

For the next ten minutes, Han Zhou and Xiao Yuyan searched along the gentle slope but did not see anyone.

As the search area expanded, Han Zhou's hopes gradually cooled. In his view, the possibility of Mo Yixia appearing east of the base camp was already very low.

To the east were vast expanses of snow, but not enough to make one lose their way. Mo Yixia hadn't been missing for long, and even if she had wandered, she couldn't have gone far. If anyone had found her, they would have already done so.

Xiao Yuyan took out her phone and glanced at the time, her face full of worry. She looked at Han Zhou cautiously and asked, "Should we continue searching?"

"no need."

Han Zhou shook his head, his breath spreading out, making his expression appear indistinct.

"Should we keep looking?" Xiao Yuyan was somewhat unwilling to give up.

"If we keep looking, we won't be able to get back in time. Don't let others worry."

"That's true, maybe the others have already been found..."

Xiao Yuyan whispered something, it was unclear whether she was comforting herself or Han Zhou.

Han Zhou remained silent. He had no intention of placing his hopes on others. The two searched around for a while before turning back.

No one spoke the rest of the way; the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Xiao Yuyan thought Han Zhou was in a bad mood because he couldn't find anyone, so she held the flashlight and didn't dare to talk to him. In fact, Han Zhou wasn't as disappointed as she thought; he was just lost in thought.

He realized that he couldn't rely on practical factors to find Mo Yixia quickly, and began to consider the possibility of locking onto Mo Yixia's location based on her condition.

However, although the status bar is beyond reality, it does not currently have a location function, and the status it assigns can mostly only affect Han Zhou himself and cannot affect external objects.

Currently, the only stat he possesses that could offer any slight assistance in finding Mo Yixia is this, and even that assistance is negligible, at most only slightly increasing his "luck stat"—

[Profession Status: Passionate Youth: You are a passionate youth who dares to do good. When this status is activated, all your attributes will receive a slight boost. Good deeds will be rewarded more easily, and this status can be activated or deactivated at any time.]

The "passionate youth" status didn't increase luck, but the saying "good deeds will be rewarded" might be more likely to apply to you. With the thought that it was better than nothing, Han Zhou almost always stayed in this state, hoping that his luck might come someday.

This amount of luck was certainly not enough for him to find Mo Yixia, but perhaps now was the time to gamble.

Han Zhou was considering the possibility of refreshing the random state.

His current random status is "Leave it to fate," which is a very useful status that he has kept for a long time. He is really reluctant to refresh it, but as long as he can find Mo Yixia in time, he doesn't care if he gives up this status.

It should be noted that Han Zhou did not intend to leave everything to luck. In fact, he had already realized that almost everything provided by the status bar, including the items in the store, was useful to him at this stage.

Otherwise, putting everything else aside, if the initial fixed state of "on the verge of death" had been changed to something like "critically ill" or "incurable," he might not have survived to finish high school.

The subsequent "Leave it to fate" appears precisely at the moment when the bell is supposed to ring. Although how to change the status depends on Han Zhou himself, this still shows that the randomness of the status bar has a certain bias.

This bias will depend on his current situation and will be in his favor.

However, Han Zhou did not think about it for long before giving up his plan to refresh the random status.

As mentioned earlier, the abilities currently granted by the status bar can almost only affect himself. Unless he is given a status similar to a police dog's sense of smell, the new status is unlikely to provide effective help in finding Mo Yixia. Moreover, during the subsequent search, he may need to rely on "Accepting Fate" to enhance his vision and hearing, so he cannot easily give up this status.

It is worth mentioning that Han Zhou had tried to enhance his sense of smell before setting off, hoping to find Mo Yixia by scent. Unfortunately, "fate" could not give him a sense of smell comparable to that of a police dog.

It seems that refreshing the status won't work... So is it possible to work on the skills?
Han Zhou changed his approach. He remembered that there was a pill in the shop that could refresh skills. After using it, a skill could be randomly refreshed. However, he quickly abandoned this idea for reasons similar to refreshing random status.

Speaking of the mall, Han Zhou remembered that there was another item this month that could be actively refreshed. Judging from the tendency of refreshing items in the status bar, if he refreshed the mall now, would there be an item that helps find people?
Han Zhou's eyes lit up.

and many more……

The next second, as if he suddenly remembered something, his breathing became rapid, and he slapped his forehead, cursing himself for his slowness and stupidity.

"How could I have forgotten about these two things..."

Yes, there's absolutely no need to refresh the store.

At that moment, he finally remembered two items from the in-game store that he had neglected for a long time.

At the time, because he didn't have enough points and didn't want to be a time management master, he treated these two items as tools to accumulate points from the beginning and didn't pay much attention to them.

These two items were not added this month, but rather originated from last month.

[Unlockable Character Detector: A one-time use item. After use, it will automatically screen unlockable characters within a 10-kilometer radius and obtain their names. If the distance between you and any unlockable character is less than one kilometer, the detector will issue a warning. Price: 15 points]

[Detection Radar: A one-time use item that must be used in conjunction with the unlockable character detector. Once activated, it will continuously display the real-time location of all unlockable characters within a 10-kilometer radius for 10 minutes. Price: 15 points]

Han Zhou quickly spent ten points to open the retention shop. After confirming the product attributes in the shop, he was so excited that he startled Xiao Yuyan next to him.

Real-time location within a 10-kilometer radius...

Yes, this is it!
(End of this chapter)