Chapter 626: Chapter 626: Jade Thumb Ring

The first day’s action of the search party was a success, but the news that Lin Xiuyuan had gone missing quickly reached Liang Jiuhui’s ears.

“Gone? How can such a big living person just disappear?!”

Liang Jiuhui anxiously paced back and forth in his office. The kid was pretty formidable, how could he disappear in an area with so few zombies?

“According to Rong Yuan, there were no traces of him being injured at the scene or anywhere in the entire industrial park; we just don’t know where he has run off to,”

Li Haochu said.

“What did Lu Hao say?”

Liang Jiuhui continued to ask.

“He said that Lin Xiuyuan was on the verge of leveling up before, and he should be in the process of advancing somewhere now,”

But they had searched every corner of the entire industrial park and found no trace of Lin Xiuyuan. Lu Hao even had Xue Wanyi return to report back while he himself remained at the scene.

At this moment, the entire family wore worried expressions. Lin Xiuyuan had vanished without even a word to the Space, which was driving everyone frantic.

“That child is blessed with good fortune; there’s no need for everyone to worry. Perhaps he’s hiding somewhere, leveling up,”

Nie Qing tried to comfort the group, who had lost their appetites from worry, even though he himself was very concerned for Lin Xiuyuan’s safety.

“Tomorrow I’ll go with you to search, and I believe in Captain Lu’s judgment. Since he says Xiuyuan is not in danger, he must be right,”

Liao Yifan said, holding Huang Yunxiang’s hand – her faith in Lu Hao’s judgment was absolute, so she firmly believed that Lin Xiuyuan would be fine.

“Ah, what’s he doing running off alone, making everyone worry like this,”

Huang Yunxiang’s brows were never relaxed. She wished she could have Xue Wanyi take her to the spot where Lu Hao was and search through the night, but she was held back by Lin Cheng.

“Xiao Hao said upgrading a Level Five Ability to Level Six could take about an entire day’s time. Let’s wait until tomorrow morning and then go there with Qiqi to take another look,”

Lin Cheng said. If there was any news at the scene where Lu Hao was, they would notify Xiao Jin in the Space immediately.

Su Jin was also in the Space at the time, both comforting the elderly and waiting for news from Lu Hao.

After a ripple at the entrance of the Space, Lu Hao appeared there.

“How is it?”

Su Jin asked.

“No sign of him,”

Lu Hao shook his head. He had even opened and searched inside those metal barrels…

“Ah, this child, couldn’t he have said something in advance?”

Li Xiuying was at a loss for words.

“At the time, there must have been another person beside him,”

Lu Hao conjectured, noticing a smaller footprint at the scene, which did not come from outside but had been there in the factory building all along.

“What do you mean?”

Su Jin couldn’t help asking. Could there have been someone else who took Lin Xiuyuan away?

Lu Hao explained his deductions from beginning to end to everyone.

“So, you’re saying that he didn’t enter the Space because there might have been an outsider with him, and at the time when he forcefully started to level up, that person was also there and then took him away using some method?”

Su Jin reviewed Lu Hao’s deductions once again.

Lu Hao nodded and continued, “I’ve always thought that the person is very likely an Invisibility Ability User, who also hid Xiuyuan using invisibility.”

That’s why he hasn’t returned; he circled the entire industrial park and even the vicinity, and even spoke to the empty factory buildings alone, but no one responded…

“Qiqi will go there tomorrow, hoping to find him.”

Su Jin also planned to go with her, otherwise, she would be too worried staying at home.

…

When Lin Xiuyuan woke up, he found himself tied to a wooden cart, the kind commonly used by ordinary farmers, and even the edges had been worn smooth…

Looking around, he felt that this place was much like a small farmhouse courtyard, even the little house in front was made of individual red bricks, and it looked like the beams were asymmetrical.

To the left of the cart was a small vegetable garden enclosed by red bricks, but the condition of the seedlings made Lin Xiuyuan think of only one phrase to describe them: neither flourishing nor withering.

Under the shed on the right, there were various boxes and bags, looking more like a stockpile of supplies. Further around was a wall of gray, fog-like barrier.

So what the heck was this place?

At this time, Lin Xiuyuan had just advanced to Level Six, brimming with energy. He looked at the loosely tied hemp rope around his body, and with a slight movement, the rope fell off by itself.

“…”

Could the tying be a little more skilled? Any fun in this?

Lin Xiuyuan silently complained to himself.

“Is anybody there?”

Lin Xiuyuan shouted, not knowing how long his advancement had taken. He just walked outside and discovered that the surrounding wall was real and completely impenetrable, so he had to turn back and call into the house.

Bang clang~

The sound of an iron basin hitting the ground came from inside the house.

Then, he saw the girl who claimed to have a Space ability running out from the dark room in a panic, her hair still topped with un-rinsed foam…

“You, you, how did you untie the rope!”

Jiang Yixiao asked while holding her foamy hair with one hand and pointing at Lin Xiuyuan with the other. She had tied him up intending to interrogate him.

“Come on, sis, did that rope even need untying? I barely moved and it came undone. And could you tie me up in a cleaner place? I’ve got yellow earth all over me; it’s ruining my image,” Lin Xiuyuan complained while dusting off the yellow dirt on himself.

“That’s my grandpa’s cart; it’s very clean,”

Jiang Yixiao retorted.

“This place… could it be inside your Jade Thumb Ring? You brought me here when I was advancing to save me?”

Lin Xiuyuan ventured a guess, wondering to himself if that was the case, how naive could this girl be!

“I didn’t do it to save you. I just wanted to clear things up with you. You said you’ve seen another Jade Thumb Ring Space? Where is its owner? Where is he?”

Jiang Yixiao asked.

She had been contemplating the man’s words all day and night as he advanced. Originally, she had planned to live in this world alone, relying on this space, but sometimes she was so lonely, completely clueless about the purpose of her life. If there truly was another person in this world with such a space, they could be companions, and she wouldn’t have to worry about the Family heirloom being coveted anymore.

That’s why she had been waiting for Lin Xiuyuan’s advancement to end.

“First, get me out of here, then I’ll tell you,”

Lin Xiuyuan felt extremely anxious; he had a feeling that if he didn’t show up to his family soon, he would definitely get a beating from everyone. But his advancement this time was so sudden; he couldn’t control it at all.