Chapter 2304 - 2307: Testament-Like Amendments and Gong Ziyi's Confusion

At the same time Shen Qiang and the Mermaid Princess Jinli Qianning, Ke Bizhu, and many Great Sea Demons, with the help of Ye Guyun, were heading towards Atlantic City, the stunning actress Song Weiyin was basking in the morning sunlight, wearing tight yoga clothes, and sculpting her beautiful figure on the balcony like a vision that should only appear on a poster.

"Weiyin, look quickly, your bounty task has turned into a time-limited one." Her middle-aged female assistant, carrying breakfast, placed it on a nearby table and then handed the phone to the stunning actress Song Weiyin.

"He changed his mind?" Song Weiyin took the phone, staring at the countdown timer of the task on the screen. Her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and not only did her demeanor become charming, her gaze inexplicably filled with happiness.

"He's still worried about you; otherwise, there's no need to change it to a time-limited task," the middle-aged female assistant smiled. "So, this Shen Qiang can't be completely bad."

Song Weiyin expressed a charming little hum. Clearly delighted, she spoke with a haughty tone, "Huh, treating me as if I'm insignificant, even putting a bounty on me—when he returns, I must settle this score with him properly."

Having heard this, the middle-aged female assistant laughed, but soon she stopped laughing: "Is there a restriction on canceling tasks on the Bounty Hunters platform?"

The stunning actress Song Weiyin was taken aback and said, "No, the rule is that after withdrawing a task, the bounty funds will be frozen on the Hunters platform for thirty days, everyone will receive a cancellation notice, and those who accepted the task prior to cancellation who complete it within this period can still claim the bounty; those completing it late after receiving the platform's cancellation notice will not receive the bounty."

Looking at the middle-aged female assistant, Song Weiyin continued, "Also, canceling the task would incur a penalty, something like three percent or five percent, I forget.

The expression of the middle-aged female assistant became more serious as she listened to Song Weiyin.

"Something's going to happen."

Her face was dark as a storm cloud.

Hearing this simultaneously, the stunning actress Song Weiyin also paused: "What are you saying?"

"Shen Qiang is in trouble!"

The middle-aged female assistant's gaze was extremely earnest and said, "If he were safe, he could cancel the task at any time. This time-limited task would hold no meaning. By setting a time limit, it means he's unsure about guaranteeing his safety."

Song Weiyin paused again: "Do you really think so?"

"Shen Qiang setting a time limit is out of concern that if anything happens to him, like death, this bounty might become a perpetual threat hanging over your head. That's the only explanation for why he did this," the middle-aged female assistant frowned. "He must be in trouble."

"Mei Jie, what should I do?" Song Weiyin became anxious, "I'll call him!"

Seeing Song Weiyin take the phone to make a call, the middle-aged female assistant sighed and stopped her: "No need to call; you don't understand his current situation. Calling him rashly might ruin things for him. Particularly in a dangerous situation, emotional fluctuations are more likely to bring about his demise, so trust me, the most sensible and intelligent action now is to wait."

"I think I can help him." The stunning actress Song Weiyin protested sincerely.

The middle-aged female assistant smiled, shaking her head: "You can't. If you could really help him, he would have already called and informed you."

Suddenly, Song Weiyin's beautiful eyes were filled with tension.

"I understand, Shen Qiang's intention is that I only need to keep Gong Ziyi occupied for another thirty-five hours, which should be enough."

The middle-aged female assistant smiled, "Can you do it?"

Song Weiyin frowned slightly, "No problem, Ziyi won't ignore me, and since it's become a time-limited task, it means within the next thirty-five hours, those bounty hunters will come relentlessly."

The middle-aged female assistant nodded at this.

Not far away, in another building, Gong Ziyi was sipping tea on the balcony, in a daze.

Beside him, an elder came over hurriedly, speaking in a low voice: "Gong Ziyi, Song Weiyin's bounty task has become a time-limited task, ending in thirty-five hours."

Gong Ziyi paused for a moment, then said, "Did he provoke any other big figures? Is Shen Qiang afraid he might die, leaving the task hanging indefinitely?"

The elder hesitated and then replied, "There's a possibility. Of course, we can't rule out that he's hoping to use the time limit to increase your pressure."

Gong Ziyi laughed, "Interesting, thinking I should already be fully staffed, that I shouldn't fear those bounty hunters, so it's a time-challenge game with me?"

The elder agreed: "There's that possibility."

Gong Ziyi pondered for a moment, "No, if it's a trick, he should have increased the bounty, not ended the task with a time limit. So my intuition should be correct, Shen Qiang is in trouble. He knows he might not survive, so he's weighing solutions."

The elder was surprised: "You're saying he thinks if he doesn't come back within thirty-five hours, everything is meaningless?"

Gong Ziyi laughed, "Yes, that's exactly what he must be thinking, and during this period, he should have made other arrangements. If I guessed right, there's even a possibility that after thirty-five hours, Heshenghe has already been vacated."

The elder frowned, "If he returns, it means he believes he has the qualifications to confront you."

Gong Ziyi chuckled, "If it were me, I would do the same."

"Then..." The elder furrowed his brow.

"Let's not discuss this." Gong Ziyi suddenly interrupted, "Last night at dinner with Song Weiyin, she asked if I really lacked women. I said of course not, then she smiled and suddenly called me brother. I was a bit caught off guard."

"Later… she saw me not speaking and changed her tone, calling me Gong Ziyi again. Why would she call me brother?"

With a puzzled look, Gong Ziyi stared at the elder, who smiled, "Gong Ziyi, affairs of the heart aren't my expertise, but I know that generally, a girl might reject a guy by saying, 'You're a good person, but I've always seen you as a brother, as a younger brother, as a good friend…'"

Gong Ziyi was stunned, furrowing his brow, silent for quite some time. His eyes suddenly lit up: "To be honest, I don't lack women, short, tall, fat, thin, as long as I want, any type is but a gesture away. But a sister, that's something I've never had."

The elder's eyes widened in shock.

"Thinking back, the year I met Song Weiyin, she was twelve or thirteen, in the apple orchard. She smiled sweetly, picked an apple for me. I remember she called me brother then, and I was very happy, deciding I'd marry her someday."

Talking on, Gong Ziyi rubbed his forehead with a bit of a headache, "I suddenly feel a bit confused, thinking maybe I've misunderstood something..."