Chapter 539 – Xiao Bai’s Ancestral Return
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“Y—you… Ah!”
As soon as Su Qianrou started to speak, she felt the rope suddenly tighten, prompting an involuntary scream from her.
“Shh, have you forgotten the rules so quickly?”
Xia Na was holding the other end of the rope, and with a gentle tug, she hoisted Su Qianrou up slightly, naturally increasing the friction.
It seemed that a pulley system had been specifically crafted to torment her.
Su Qianrou wanted to look up, but the mixture of shame and sadness reminded her it was best to stay still.
“I ask; you answer, got it?”
Xia Na said with a smile, winding the rope around her wrist, “Come on, answer! Don’t just stand there dumbfounded.”
Fuming to the point of nausea, Su Qianrou could never have imagined being schooled by such a young girl!
Looking at Xia Na’s seemingly innocent face, Su Qianrou couldn’t help but feel the girl had invisible devil horns sprouting from her head.
Seeing Su Qianrou purse her lips in silence, Xia Na made a show of twisting her wrist.
The gesture sent a s.h.i.+ver down Su Qianrou’s spine, and she quickly responded, “I understand! I get it, I get it!”
“Hehe, that’s a good girl.”
Good girl, my foot! Su Qianrou was both embarra.s.sed and angry. She suddenly noticed Li Wei looking at her with puppy-dog eyes, which made her eyes bulge in response.
After a moment’s pause, the scaredy-cat silently raised his hand to cover his ears and buried his head completely between his knees.
Xia Na didn’t notice Su Qianrou’s subtle movement and asked, “So, why were you following us?”
“I have something to discuss with you,” Su Qianrou said. “That is…”
“You’ll need to speak with Ling Mo about that,” Li Ya Lin interrupted her.
“Mmm…” Ye Lian nodded in agreement.
Su Qianrou was at a loss for words: “Great, my words got shoved right back in my face…”
How could these three girls be so formidable yet so obedient? What kind of potion had Ling Mo fed them?
If they were all meek girls who had no choice but to cling to Ling Mo, she could understand…
But why did they, with all their strength, still listen to him?
“You’re all so spineless!” Su Qianrou decided to provoke them.
“Spineless… What’s that?” Li Ya Lin and Ye Lian exchanged confused glances.
Only Xia Na said indifferently, “All those boring and troublesome things can be left to Ling Ge. We’re not interested.”
“…”
Su Qianrou was speechless once again. It turned out these three girls simply found it all too bothersome…
“It seems you trust him a lot… Haven’t you ever thought that his decisions might not always be right? With your abilities, you could live more comfortably…” Su Qianrou couldn’t bring herself to voice all the messy things she had in mind.
Although she had been cursing Ling Mo in her heart and was determined to teach him a lesson, when push came to shove, she backed off.
These three girls… they were actually quite innocent… Was it necessary to use such means to sow discord? Besides, using those matters to threaten Ling Mo would also be embarra.s.sing for her.
What a dilemma! Su Qianrou sighed inwardly.
“What does it matter if it’s right or wrong? Besides, is it your place to judge?” Xia Na immediately laughed.
“Exactly…” Li Ya Lin and Ye Lian exchanged glances and nodded together.
“Enough already!”
Su Qianrou finally lost her cool, biting her lip in frustration…
“Ugh, I thought it was something serious,” Xia Na said, turning her head with disinterest.
“Totally…” Li Ya Lin nodded vigorously, but by her expression, it was clear she hadn’t really understood.
Ye Lian glanced at Su Qianrou, then also lost interest.
“Let’s go, let’s go. I almost thought she was going to do something to Ling Mo again… Hmph, as if one forced kiss wasn’t enough, such an insatiable woman…”
“What?”
“Hey, don’t ask…”
The three female zombies talked amongst themselves and walked out the door without looking back.
Su Qianrou was left in a daze.
When she came to her senses, the Falcon’s Chief of Staff was grinding her teeth in anger: “Make it clear! Who kissed him forcefully? Who’s being insatiable? That Ling Mo… he really dares to say it! Aren’t you angry? Why aren’t you angry? Hey! When did I ever want to do anything to him?”
Li Ya Lin, who was walking last, heard Su Qianrou’s roar, turned her head suddenly, and winked at her: “It’s okay, I understand you.”
Thud—
After the door closed, the room became quiet.
“Who needs your understanding!!!”
After a few seconds of silence, Su Qianrou suddenly stiffened and then shouted: “Come back! Put me down! Hey! Li Wei! Li Wei! Why are you still plugging your ears! Help!!!”
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That night, Ling Mo quietly slipped out of the second camp and into the wilderness outside.
With his current mental power strength, sneaking out silently, especially when he was deliberately hiding his presence and being perceptive, was no difficult task.
Ling Mo chose this time to leave because he had something in mind, as they would be departing for City X in the morning…
He sensed the direction of the mental connection as he swiftly made his way through the underbrush.
An ordinary mental ability user didn’t have the agility that he possessed. Only a body transformed by the virus, without any enhanced abilities, could perform like this.
“Over here…”
Ling Mo’s sensing ability had also become much stronger. The closer he got, the clearer and more accurate the location of the mental connection became.
“Whoos.h.!.+”
As soon as Ling Mo pushed aside a large clump of weeds, a white shadow flashed before his eyes.
Then, in the wilderness, a scene that would terrify any ordinary person unfolded.
A plump white Mutated Beast was frantically chasing a human. Despite the huge difference in size, the white Mutated Beast was incredibly agile, even more so than the human.
Ling Mo dodged several times with great effort, but in the end, he was pounced on by the Mutated panda and was pinned down in the gra.s.s.
“Meh-oo~”
Xiao Bai gently placed its paw on Ling Mo’s shoulder, looking down from above, and buried its head, rubbing Ling Mo’s face vigorously.
“Alright, alright… Ah, so itchy! d.a.m.n!”
Ling Mo desperately shook his head to avoid it, but to his surprise, a dozen silver strands shot out from Xiao Bai’s white fur, locking his head in place.
Xiao Bai took the opportunity to nuzzle Ling Mo with its large head, and the two Mutated Beasts worked together so seamlessly that Ling Mo didn’t get a chance to catch his breath.
“Let go of me… so itchy, stop… stop licking, d.a.m.n it!”
At that moment, another head peeked out from Xiao Bai’s back. Yu s.h.i.+ran, watching Ling Mo struggle, giggled and said, “You left us outside for several days, Xiao Bai missed you to death!”
“It wants me dead, more like…” Ling Mo managed to squeeze out the words with difficulty.
“Hmph, Xiao Bai, get up.” Yu s.h.i.+ran patted Xiao Bai’s head, and the silver strands around her neck retracted.
Finally free, Ling Mo lay on the ground, coughing repeatedly until he could finally breathe normally again.
Although Xiao Bai was careful, its weight and strength were undeniable, and no matter how much it held back, it was more than Ling Mo’s flesh and blood could comfortably handle.
“How has it gotten fatter after just a few days?”
Ling Mo glanced at Xiao Bai and remarked.
With Xiao Bai’s size, it was impossible to bring it into the second camp, so Ling Mo had no choice but to leave both Yu s.h.i.+ran and Xiao Bai in the wilderness, leaving Black Silk with strict orders not to venture out.
The vast, gra.s.sy wilderness was ideal for hiding. It was hard to spot them from a distance, let alone find them during a search.
As Ling Mo’s Mental Power grew, so did the psychic range between him and his Zombie Puppets.
The previous limit of about two thousand meters had now extended to around three thousand meters.
For the time being, that distance was more than sufficient.
“Xiao Bai loves to eat!” Yu s.h.i.+ran replied, shaking a little pouch at her waist, “It ate the most of the snacks you left!”
The zombie loli’s chest had also grown significantly, but Ling Mo only glanced briefly before quickly averting his eyes.
“This is too inhumane…” A mere little loli was nearly surpa.s.sing Xia Na in “combat power”…
“Eh? What’s with Xiao Bai’s color…”
Ling Mo reached out and parted the fur on Xiao Bai’s neck for a closer look, then suddenly exclaimed.
The light was dim, and the situation just now was intense, so Ling Mo hadn’t noticed this change.
But upon closer inspection, Xiao Bai’s white fur was the same as before, but the red hairs had clearly darkened.
Clearly, after leaving the semi-enclosed environment of the zoo, Xiao Bai began to adapt to the environmental changes, altering its evolutionary path.
After spending a few days in the wilderness, the changes became even more evident.
To be precise… it had undergone atavism!
The Mutated Panda’s appearance started to resemble the pandas of old, except it was several times larger than a typical adult panda.
“You’re always squeezing through gates and alleyways, why don’t you shrink your size a bit!”
As soon as Ling Mo finished speaking, he immediately thought of Black Silk and quickly shook his head, “Never mind, you’re fine the way you are.”
“Are you taking us back now?” Yu s.h.i.+ran asked.
“Uh… not yet. Actually,” Ling Mo said naturally, under Yu s.h.i.+ran’s suddenly icy gaze, “you’ll need to follow me on a run for a bit…”
A three-thousand-meter psychic link range, and that’s not even the limit. Considering the typical flying alt.i.tude of helicopters, it’s indeed enough for Yu s.h.i.+ran and Xiao Bai to keep up on the ground.
Xiao Bai’s speed and stamina are quite strong among Mutated Beasts, and although it’s tough to run all the way, they can still hold up.
It was precisely because he had carefully considered these situations that Ling Mo decided to return to City X with Lucy and the others.
“Hmph!”
Yu s.h.i.+ran grunted heavily, wrapping her small arms around Xiao Bai’s neck: “Sooner or later, I’ll find Ban Yue and eat you, you Sausage Human!”
“Yeah, yeah… I’ll be waiting,” Ling Mo said insincerely.