Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 474 - 379: Ma Hong and Jing Shiyu_2

Chapter 474: Chapter 379: Ma Hong and Jing Shiyu_2

The girl was full of doubt about her master Ma Hong’s trust in the young man before her.

"Master, New Country has a vast influence in East Sea City, and they have super experts like the Sky Beast. Is it too dangerous for us to go out now?"

Ma Hong affectionately ruffled the girl’s head, "Feixia, if he can’t protect us, then I’m afraid there’s no one in this world who can."

When Ma Hong once saw Lin Xing as an enemy, he felt constantly oppressed by the other party, no... it should be said that the entire world seemed to be under the other’s oppression, and all the experts in the world were dominated by Lin Xing.

But at this moment, not being an enemy of Lin Xing, but receiving his assistance instead, that invisible pressure turned into a full sense of security, which made him no longer feel the panic he had a few days ago.

Duan Feixia had never seen her master trust someone so much. She looked at Lin Xing in astonishment, "Are you from Xia Country? Can you mobilize a lot of people to help us?"

Lin Xing said indifferently, "I alone am enough."

"Let’s go."

Watching Lin Xing turn and leave, Duan Feixia grew more puzzled, but out of trust in her master, she obediently followed her master out of the basement.

Lin Xing, who stepped out of the basement, suddenly stopped, looked up at the sky, "Ma Hong, prepare to hurry our departure."

Ma Hong asked, "Is it New Country’s people who are after us?"

Lin Xing quickly walked forward, "Something more troublesome."

"Now is not the time to confront them head-on."

Following that, Ma Hong and his disciple kept following behind Lin Xing, first leaving the abandoned villa area, and then arriving at a nearby commercial street, after a series of left and right turns, they arrived at a residential area.

After waiting in the residential area’s underground parking garage for ten minutes, they left and walked toward another commercial street.

This continued, walking and pausing, always taking detours, surprisingly without encountering any pursuit, which made Duan Feixia wonder, "What’s going on? We’re moving so openly and yet no one has come after us. Have the people of New Country given up on hunting us?"

Meanwhile, in the abandoned villa district on the other side, shortly after Lin Xing and the three left, a thin beam of light suddenly fell from the sky, covering the entire area for an instant before vanishing just as quickly.

It was like a flash that appeared abruptly, illuminating every corner inside and outside the villas, gone before one could react.

A homeless man starting a fire was flashed by the light and instinctively closed his eyes.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, the flickering flame seemed to slow down, the originally unpredictable firelight became calmer and slower, finally reaching a state of stillness.

Not just the firelight—the homeless man still had his eyes shut and didn’t move, the ants inside the floorboards that were crawling around moments ago appeared as if the pause button had been pressed, even the wild grass outside being blown by the cold wind froze at the moment of being bent over.

Everything in this abandoned residential area seemed to be fixed in the instant the flash passed by, presenting a bizarre state of stillness, contrasting sharply with the bustling streets around.

And in this still world of the abandoned district, a paper crane somehow appeared, gracefully floating in this paused world.

The paper crane leisurely passed through the room inhabited by the homeless, flew across corridors, and navigated through dirty water that was like jelly, finally circling the underground space where Ma Hong and his disciples had just hidden.

"Had they evaded in advance?"

"But since I was able to avoid it beforehand, doesn’t it prove that it was you who made the move... Lin Xing..."

The next moment, the paper crane vanished without a trace, and the once-stilled abandoned district seemed to come back to life.

The wild grass trembled back and forth in the fierce wind.

The flames continued to flicker in the night.

But the homeless man’s eyes remained closed, and the ants that had been still never moved again, as if they had completely lost the breath of life.

With a clank, another homeless man standing in front of the fire fell forward, his upper body already engulfed by the flames, consumed by the raging inferno.

But he lay motionless, like a corpse, allowing the fire to scorch him without any sign of struggle.

Until the flames went out, and everyone on the scene was completely hidden in darkness.

Just like this abandoned villa area, swallowed up by the shadows of East Sea City, unnoticed by anyone.

...

On the other end of East Sea City.

In Mo Xingye’s home.

Duan Feixia kept fidgeting with her fingers, while her big eyes incessantly surveyed the dormitory that stretched out before her. She said, "Just moving in here so openly, is that really okay?"

Lin Xing waved his hand and said, "I’ve asked Xiao Mo. She doesn’t mind having two more people move in."

"But the bed is still hers; you can choose between a spot on the sofa or a place on the floor."

Duan Feixia bit her lip and fixed her gaze on Lin Xing, saying, "I don’t mean that. What I mean is... this is a dormitory of the Quantum Intelligence Research Institute, right? There are surveillance cameras everywhere, and many people inside Xia Country have already defected to New Country."

Lin Xing replied casually, "Don’t worry, Xiao Mo has already dealt with the surveillance here. Our information won’t be leaked. But from now on, try not to leave this room unless necessary."

After briefly explaining, Lin Xing turned to Ma Hong and asked, "Can you... get in touch with Jing Shiyu?"

Ma Hong sighed, looking out into the night, and slowly said, "For the past six years, Miss Jing has been supporting my research. She is very concerned about the development progress of Mycology."

"Including any newly created scientific techniques, biological sublimation, and new martial prowess, she would personally inquire about them."

"Even after she left, she actually continued to keep in touch with me."

"Basically, I would talk to her once a week, report on the recent development plans, and submit the required resources."

"However, starting a month ago, I couldn’t contact her anymore."

"Without her support, the project’s development came to a halt. With no other options, I waited a month and then began trying to contact some acquaintances a few days ago. Mo Xingye was among them. You must have found me through her, right?"

At this point, Ma Hong helplessly furrowed his brow, "But I don’t know who let the news slip, and now people from New Country have started tracking me."

Lin Xing pressed on, "Before you lost contact with Jing Shiyu, did anything notable happen?"

Duan Feixia, too, listened intently to what Ma Hong had to say.

In Duan Feixia’s eyes, Jing Shiyu, no matter the situation, was always efficient and organized, always the powerful woman she admired.

Ma Hong narrowed his eyes, a trace of peculiarity crossing his face, "There was indeed something strange, though it might just be that I heard it wrong."

Lin Xing asked, "What?"

Ma Hong spoke slowly, "The last time we spoke on the phone, I heard another person’s voice on her end, saying they wanted... wanted Miss Jing to marry her."

Lin Xing frowned, puzzled, "Could you tell who it was?"

Ma Hong shook his head, "I don’t know. All I know is... it sounded like a woman’s voice."

"She also said something like... ’I’m disgusted by you too, I just want to use you to turn the three of us into a family...’."

"Then it seemed like Miss Jing got really angry, they started arguing, and the call was cut off."