The End Times as a Song

Chapter 504 What sound was that?

Huan Rugo rubbed her sore nose and rubbed it a few times before she could barely stop the urge to sneeze. She looked up at Lin Yin, pouted, and retorted, "Hmph, who knows? Maybe someone misses me so much that I can't stand it anymore!" After saying that, she deliberately made a face at Lin Yin, her playful and cute appearance making everyone laugh.

Seeing this, Lin Yin snorted coldly, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, revealing a faint smile. He turned around and started walking forward again, while throwing a sentence to Huan Rugo behind him: "You're overthinking it...? I think someone's probably talking about you behind your back...?" Although he said this, his pace slowed down significantly, as if he was waiting for Huan Rugo to catch up with him.

"Lin Yin, what are you saying? I haven't done anything wrong, and I don't have any enemies. Why would someone have nothing better to do than curse me for no reason?"

Lin Yin's stunning beauty and sweet smile made Huan Ruge blush and her heart race. She lowered her head slightly and retorted to Lin Yin, but her words sounded so weak.

"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget how long you've been away from home...?"

Lin Yin glanced casually at the shy Huan Ruge and continued to tease her.

"You mean my mother...? Hmm, that's quite possible... After all, so much time has passed. What you just said doesn't seem to be entirely unreasonable... It's just that I haven't been able to return to Fangcao Village yet, and the reason for that is still you! Why did you suddenly have to run off to express your longing?"

Huan Rugo didn't dare to look up and meet Lin Yin's gaze; his eyes seemed to be able to capture one's soul. So, she could only lower her head shyly, her small hands constantly twisting the hem of her clothes, and muttering a few complaints to Lin Yin.

Just then, a strange sound suddenly entered everyone's ears without warning. The sound was faint and intermittent, seemingly coming from a distant place, yet also very close at hand, leaving everyone puzzled. For a moment, everyone stopped what they were doing, looking at each other with expressions of confusion.

"What's that sound...?" Finally, someone couldn't help but break the silence. He frowned, listened intently to the mysterious sound, and tried to discern its source and nature.

"Do you think it might have come from here...?" another person said in a low voice, pointing in a direction not far away. Looking in the direction he was pointing, there seemed to be some strange objects there, but due to the dim light, it was impossible to see exactly what they were.

"What on earth is that...?" Unable to contain his curiosity, someone else moved closer and closer to the source of the strange noise. The others followed suit, slowly approaching the source of the sound.

Just then, Huan Ruge, who had been standing in the crowd, suddenly smiled slightly and gently took out an item from her bosom. In her fair, jade-like palm lay a pair of small, exquisite red rope bells. The bells were bright red, like two ripe cherries, emitting a faint luster.