Chapter 627: Chapter 627: Beat into a Dog

“No, you must answer my question, and since you know my secret, there’s no way I could let you go easily. Without me to lead you out, you will never be able to leave this place,”

Jiang Yixiao’s shoulders had already been soaked by the foam above her head, making her appear even more frail and thin.

Lin Xiuyuan sighed and, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender, replied, “There are all kinds of miraculous things in this world, and naturally, there are many things you don’t know. My friend, he has one of these treasures too, but his isn’t the same as yours; it’s just a cloth bag. Moreover, he is a hermit, and to prevent me from revealing his secret, he forbade me from mentioning a certain secret by implementing a restriction that I absolutely can’t speak two specific words. You’ve guessed what they are, haven’t you?”

In his heart, Lin Xiuyuan silently apologized to Nie Qing. He not only found out about this girl’s Space but also got brought into it. Frankly, if this girl hadn’t brought him here and he had just been sitting in that factory suddenly leveling up, he might have been eaten by zombies already.

Moreover, he was too anxious to get out now, so using the secret of the storage bag as a trade should be reasonable, right?

“The two words you can’t say, what are they?”

Jiang Yixiao, although always cautious and maintaining a distance from Lin Xiuyuan, was now completely intrigued by his words, so much so that she even forgot to push back her hair from her forehead.

Lin Xiuyuan, with a pained expression, looked at the girl covered in foam. Foam and water droplets were everywhere, some even flowing into her eyes, as she rubbed her eyes and asked.

“It’s your Jade Thumb Ring… the two words after that, how can I tell you if I can’t say them?”

Lin Xiuyuan was frustrated. How had he encountered someone so obtuse?

“Space?”

Jiang Yixiao finally stopped rubbing her eyes because she had temporarily wiped her face dry with her sleeve.

Lin Xiuyuan nodded disheartenedly; she finally remembered.

“So you really don’t have to worry about me revealing your secret, plus you saved me, which shows that you don’t think I am a bad person, right?”

Jiang Yixiao started thinking.

This man had realized she had a Space people could enter as soon as he saw her come out of it, but he hadn’t shown any excitement or surprise, so maybe he really did know such things existed, and indeed, he had never mentioned the word ‘Space’ from start to finish.

A bad person? He didn’t seem like it, considering he had indeed shielded her from zombies several times before.

Could she really trust him?

Jiang Yixiao became conflicted again, despite having told herself before that she would never trust anyone in this world ever again…

But… it’s really hard to be alone. If only Grandpa were still alive.

“Sister, I’m begging you, please take me out of here. My family must be worried sick,”

Lin Xiuyuan watched the girl as she alternated between thinking and struggling, feeling utterly helpless.

“You still have family?”

Jiang Yixiao asked.

“Yes,”

Lin Xiuyuan decided not to say much more, lest the girl start pestering him with more questions.

“Fine, but first promise me that you won’t divulge my secret,”

Jiang Yixiao said sternly.

“I swear, I’ve completely lost interest in your secret now,”

Lin Xiuyuan said earnestly. He had thought this Space was something else; so small and shabby, he never wanted to enter it again.

“What do you mean?”

Jiang Yixiao asked again.

“That means I have no interest in your thumb ring anymore. Think about it, if your grandfather said this is a treasure of the Jiang Family, and I even need you to take me out, it indicates that only the descendants of the Jiang Family can use the ring. Even if I got your ring, I wouldn’t be able to use it. You’re right, aren’t you?”

Lin Xiuyuan asked.

“That’s right, even if I gave it to you, you wouldn’t be able to use it.”

Jiang Yixiao really hadn’t realized the fact that only their Jiang Family members could use this ring. Previously, her grandfather hadn’t mentioned it to her, no wonder Brother Ning Yang couldn’t use it either.

“So dumb,”

Lin Xiuyuan couldn’t help but say.

Who knew the girl with her head full of foam would laugh, and then step forward, extending her hand to Lin Xiuyuan and say, “Since you’ve promised me, I’ll temporarily trust you. I’ll take you out.”

Lin Xiuyuan didn’t even have time to say thanks when he was already dragged out of the Space and found himself standing where he had suddenly begun to advance uncontrollably.

…

Near the industrial park, besides the Guard Squad Members fighting the Zombies, almost the entire Heart Talk Team had mobilized. They were killing the approaching Zombies while looking everywhere for Lin Xiuyuan.

Huang Yunxiang’s eyes had reddened. “I will never scold our son again; I was too harsh before,”

Lin Cheng patted Huang Yunxiang’s back. If Lin Xiuyuan had heard her say this, he surely would have been very happy, but now he was in no mood for jokes.

At that moment, Mao Qiqi suddenly pulled Mao Zhihang over, excitedly telling everyone, “Over there, over there, two people have appeared, and they are both Special Ability Users!”

“Qiqi, lead us quickly,”

The family was thrilled upon hearing Mao Qiqi’s words.

Lin Cheng immediately let Mao Qiqi sit in the passenger seat, then drove the car swiftly in the direction Qiqi had indicated.

Su Jin sat in the car feeling very nervous. Two people, Special Ability Users, she had a premonition that these two were Lin Xiuyuan and another person who had taken Lin Xiuyuan away, as Lu Hao had previously mentioned!

Lin Xiuyuan and Jiang Yixiao had just formally introduced themselves when they heard the sound of a car approaching from afar.

Jiang Yixiao instinctively wanted to find a place to hide, but Lin Xiuyuan smiled instead.

He was all too familiar with the sound of this car; it seemed he wouldn’t need to find a chance to enter the Space and report.

Lin Cheng almost leaped out of the car. When he saw Lin Xiuyuan walking out intact, he was suddenly unable to move.

A figure pounced from behind him: “You dead child, where did you run off to? Do you know we were almost worried to death about you! If you run off again, I’ll break your legs.”

Huang Yunxiang scolded while hitting Lin Xiuyuan.

Lin Cheng crouched on the ground, laughing. Who just said they would never again be harsh to their own son?

“It’s fine as long as you’re safe, it’s fine as long as you’re safe.”

Nie Qing and Lu Guanhai also felt relieved.

Su Xiangzhe and Xue Wanyi arrived in two other cars, watching Lin Xiuyuan being beaten, but no one stepped forward to stop it.

Su Jin then quickly slipped into the Space, telling the anxiously waiting Li Xiuying and Lin Yunguo inside. After hearing it, the elders finally relaxed, watching Li Xiuying go to pray to Buddha again, Su Jin also smiled and returned to the car.

Jiang Yixiao stood in the corner awkwardly, only then realizing she was still with her hair down and with foam and dripping water on her head.

But who exactly is that friend Lin Xiuyuan mentioned?