Liu Lan had thought that her connection with Lin Lang would end here!
But how!
Lin Lang actually wanted her to stay with him?
Were they going to live together? She instinctively asked:
"Why?"
Lin Lang glanced at her: "What do you mean why? You're still my captive, so naturally, you have to follow my arrangements!"
Liu Lan:
"..."
No way! I just helped you defeat the Butcher! At the very least, we're comrades! How can I still be a captive? But Lin Lang wasn't someone who reasoned—or rather, she wasn't in a position to reason with him yet.
She could only sigh: "Alright then!"
After that.
Lin Lang leaped into the air, controlling the wind as he flew away!
...
Liu Lan stood in place, watching his figure disappear into the horizon.
Then she sighed softly.
"Teacher Liu!"
At that moment.
Ye Jingjing came out of the gate, jogging over to Liu Lan's side.
She spoke in a commanding tone: "Go inside and make an announcement!"
"About how we'll handle our daily needs—food, clothing, and shelter—from now on!"
"You know how badly they were bullied by the Butcher before!"
"So now you have to find a way to compensate them!"
...
"Huh?"
Liu Lan frowned and said: "Jingjing, I'm afraid I won't be living here anymore..."
"What?"
Hearing this, Ye Jingjing looked puzzled: "Not living here anymore?"
"But we've already gotten used to living here!"
"Though, it's fine!"
"As long as the place you find is more comfortable than here..."
Liu Lan knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained: "No! What I mean is, I'm leaving you all."
"What!"
Ye Jingjing's expression immediately changed: "Leaving us?"
"Why?!"
"If you leave, who will protect those poor people?"
"You're the only A+ rank at the big restaurant now!"
"You have to take responsibility for them!"
...
Liu Lan sighed: "There's no other way. This is Lin Lang's order."
"You know how terrifying his strength is."
"I have no room to refuse."
As soon as she heard Lin Lang's name.
Ye Jingjing couldn't bring herself to speak anymore.
She was afraid that if she said too much, Liu Lan's next words would be: "Since you have objections, why don't I call Lin Lang over, and you can talk to him yourself!"
Talk to him? No way!
Ye Jingjing's expression shifted uncertainly for a moment! Then suddenly, her eyes welled up with tears: "Teacher Liu, are you abandoning me?"
"When we were trapped here, those bad guys tried to hurt me so many times, and you always protected me!"
"In my heart, you're like a mother to me!"
"But now, you don't want to protect me anymore?"
She began to sob.
Liu Lan was moved: "How could that be? In my heart, you're like my own child!"
As she said this, she felt a bit insincere—
Because she didn't have any children!
But the atmosphere called for it!
Hearing this, Ye Jingjing eagerly said:
"If you're leaving, at least take me with you!"
"If you don't take me, leaving me here alone, how will those freaks inside let me off? Could you bear to see me get hurt by them?"
"By the way, Teacher Liu, where exactly are we going?"
"Is it far from here?"
"Do we need to pack our things?"
...
Ye Jingjing blurted out a flurry of words.
Liu Lan's mind couldn't quite process it all! She instinctively replied:
"Lin Lang asked me to go to the Jiangbei Villa District..."
Ye Jingjing's eyes lit up: "Wow! The villa district? That's where the rich live!"
"What are we waiting for then?"
"Let's hurry up and go!"
She tugged at Liu Lan's sleeve, but Liu Lan didn't budge.
Liu Lan hesitated, looking troubled: "Jingjing, Lin Lang didn't say you could come..."
"But he didn't say I couldn't, right?"
Ye Jingjing said impatiently.
"Let's go!"
"He's not a bad person, he'll definitely be willing to take me in!"
"Don't judge a gentleman's heart with a petty mind!"
"Or are you afraid that I'll compete with you for Lin Lang's attention?"
Liu Lan was startled: "Jingjing, what are you talking about! What do you mean by competing for attention? Lin Lang and I aren't in any kind of romantic relationship!"
But Ye Jingjing looked disdainful:
"Teacher! Stop pretending!"
"Even though you're older, you look younger and prettier than me!"
"He didn't ask anyone else, just you to accompany him!"
"What do you think he's up to? Isn't it obvious?"
Liu Lan couldn't refute, but she felt inexplicably uncomfortable:
"No! It can't be like that!"
Ye Jingjing continued: "Sigh! Fine! Whatever it is, you have to take me with you! If you leave me here alone, it's no different from killing me! Can your conscience handle that?"
"This..."
Liu Lan's face was conflicted.
...
The Mingyue Grand Hotel wasn't far from Happiness Residential Complex.
Lin Lang arrived quickly.
He had just landed at the entrance of the complex.
He was about to walk in.
But suddenly, he heard a voice from the corner: "Ah!"
"Benefactor! Our great benefactor!"
"Thank heavens! You've finally returned!"
Benefactor?
Are they talking about me? Lin Lang turned around in confusion.
He saw a few ragged beggars walking towards him.
"You?"
Lin Lang frowned slightly.
With his powerful mental strength, he quickly retrieved their information in his mind!
He had indeed seen these people before—
They were the ones who had been oppressed by Black Dragon in the low-rent housing complex!
After Lin Lang killed Black Dragon.
These people were freed from Black Dragon's grasp.
Thus, they regarded Lin Lang as their savior.
But Lin Lang didn't dare, nor did he care to, call himself their savior.
He just said coldly: "You're looking for me?"
"Yes, benefactor!"
The men were excited and began to ramble:
"You defeated Black Dragon and saved us!"
"To us, you're like a great deity!"
"Actually, we've wanted to visit you for a long time!"
"But before, the Red Mist hadn't cleared, so we didn't dare go out!"
"Now that the Red Mist has cleared, we came as soon as we could!"
"Unfortunately, you weren't here!"
"We wanted to wait inside, but that gatekeeper, what's his name, Zhang Dabing, wouldn't let us in!"
"So we had no choice but to wait outside!"
...
Lin Lang raised an eyebrow.
The Red Mist in Mingyue City had indeed cleared just a few days ago.
But the Red Mist in Happiness Residential Complex, the low-rent housing complex, Bada Plaza, and Mingyue Grand Hotel!
Had disappeared long ago!
This reason.
Was it too awkward?
It seemed they had also noticed this issue.
Those people quickly added:
"Ah! Benefactor! You know, we're all from the bottom of society and don't have any superpowers to rely on!"
"Before, there wasn't much Red Mist around here! But as long as the Red Mist hadn't completely dissipated, it meant there was still danger outside! It's all because we're too weak and didn't dare risk our lives!"
"Until a few days ago, when the Red Mist completely disappeared! Even the number of people moving around outside increased! Only then did we confirm it was safe! Hehe!"
...
Hearing this, Lin Lang was speechless.
He believed these were their true feelings.
But at this moment, he had no intention of judging whether this was caution or cowardice.
He simply asked, "What do you want from me?"
"Hehe!"
Those peop
le first shrank their heads and chuckled a few times.
Then they said matter-of-factly, "Our community is running low on supplies, and we were hoping the benefactor could send us some!"
"We don't need much!"
"Just a hundred crates of purified water, a hundred crates of instant noodles, and then some meat, fruit, and the like would do!"
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