Chapter 51
Even if they couldn’t draw to be with her, they wouldn’t allow her to be in the same group as Lin Yu!
The three of them thought remarkably alike.
There were a total of twenty-one paper balls, each with a number from one to seven, with three balls for each number. Those who drew the same number would form a small team for patrolling.
Peeling open the paper ball that Lin Yu had laid flat on the table, the number was 3.
Su Ning looked at the paper balls placed in front of her, wishing she had x-ray vision.
Biting her lip, she picked up the one in the middle.
Opening it up, the number inside was 5.
Next to her, Mu Yunfeng picked up the paper ball on the far left. No one noticed a small seed, as tiny as a grain of sand, falling out from the paper ball. It slowly unfolded, revealing the number 5.
Glancing over Su Ning’s shoulder, Yan Zihao was trying to deduce which paper ball might contain the number 5, based on its size and cutting traces.
As for Li Yan, upon seeing that his number matched Lin Yu’s, he froze the paper into ice shards.
Another person, entirely caught off guard, looked at her number ‘5’ and revealed a gentle smile. Mu Ling asked with a light laugh, “I’m number 5; may I know where my teammates are?”
Su Ning slowly raised her hand.
At the same time, receiving ambiguous looks from Yan Zihao and Li Yan, Mu Ling’s smile turned somewhat bitter.
…
Holding a flashlight and walking cautiously behind the Mu siblings, Su Ning dared not look outside the wall. She could hear the scratching sound of zombies clawing at the wall and smell the foul, bloody stench.
“Mu Ling, you go ahead,” Mu Yunfeng’s steady voice sounded, “I want to talk to Su Ning.”
“Brother?” Mu Ling gave an awkward smile and said, “What do you need to say that you have to hide from me?”
Mu Yunfeng frowned and didn’t reply, his expression very displeased.
Mu Ling simply said, “Alright then, I’ll go ahead, you two take your time talking.”
“No need, no need!” Su Ning grabbed Mu Ling’s sleeve, “You don’t have to go, he and I have nothing to talk about!”
Mu Ling tried to pull away but couldn’t free her sleeve. She helplessly gestured to Mu Yunfeng, saying, “I can’t go.”
Mu Yunfeng’s face darkened.
A vine suddenly appeared, binding Su Ning’s hands and waist, separating her from Mu Ling, and pushing Mu Ling forward. Mu Ling went with the motion, walking a dozen meters away.
After a moment of astonishment, Su Ning looked at Mu Yunfeng’s usual expression and knew the vine must be related to him.
Knowing she couldn’t break free, Su Ning obediently stood still, her eyes filled with fear and anxiety, as if terrified of him. Her voice trembled as she said, “You… don’t hit me… don’t kill me…”
Mu Yunfeng’s eyebrows remained furrowed. Did he look like someone who would hit her?
He released the vine, his dark eyes fixed on her, and said in a deep voice, “I just want to tell you one thing.”
Su Ning didn’t run, obediently nodding, “You speak, you speak.”
“Don’t get close to Lin Yu; he’s very dangerous.”
Su Ning rolled her eyes in secret, thinking, ‘As if I’d believe you!’
But her face seemed somewhat shaken, “Wh… why?”
“You just need to remember what I said; don’t ask why.”
“…Okay.” Su Ning lightly nodded.
She was still going to cling to Lin Yu, making it impossible for him to shake her off!
With her affirmative reply, Mu Yunfeng’s eyebrows finally relaxed. He gestured for her to follow and began to walk forward.
Not daring to stay alone, Su Ning quickly followed with small, quick steps.
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Returning to the villa.
Seeing Lin Yu waiting for her at the door, Su Ning ran up to him and threw herself into his arms, “Lin Yu, Lin Yu, have you finished patrolling too?”
“Yes.” Lin Yu nodded indifferently, “Go upstairs and rest; we have to get up early tomorrow.”
“Okay.” Su Ning released him and was about to head upstairs when she noticed Lin Yu standing still, “Lin Yu, aren’t you coming up with me?”
“I’ll sleep in the living room.”
“No, no!” Su Ning hugged his waist again, trying to drag him upstairs, “It’s so dark up there; I’m afraid to go alone. I want you to come with me!”
Seeing he wasn’t budging, Su Ning nuzzled against him, sulking, “Then I won’t go up either. I’ll sleep in the living room with you, even if it’s cold. It doesn’t matter if I catch a cold or fall off the sofa. No one cares about me; no one loves me. I’m just an unloved little cabbage…”
Lin Yu couldn’t help but pinch her puffed-up cheek, saying calmly, “Come on, little cabbage.”
But then she became stubborn and refused to move, hanging her arms around his neck and looking up at him with a cutesy pout, “Little cabbage has walked a long way and is tired. Carry me.”
Carried upstairs by Lin Yu, Su Ning completely ignored the scowling Mu Yunfeng, whose face had turned dark with frustration after receiving her agreement to stay away from Lin Yu. Nor did she pay attention to Li Yan, who had just finished patrolling with Lin Yu and hadn’t yet gone upstairs, his hair frozen with ice.
Su Ning was practically sticking her tongue out at them.
See? See? Her relationship with Lin Yu was strong, and anyone trying to drive a wedge between them had no chance!
Meanwhile, Yan Zihao, who had just entered the door, trailing behind and playing with a lighter he’d picked up from the windowsill, looked at their expressions, utterly baffled.
…And ignored by everyone, Mu Ling, who had been on patrol with Mu Yunfeng and Su Ning, wore a truly colorful and amusing expression, almost forgetting to screenshot the moment for posterity.
Mu Ling couldn’t bear it any longer, feeling that she should take action. She spent a significant amount of money in the anti-bug system to exchange for a time-limited isolation shield, covering Lin Yu and Su Ning’s room.
Taking advantage of most people’s deep sleep and the patrol’s movement to the back door, Mu Ling opened the villa’s main gate and scattered a considerable amount of pig’s blood at the entrance, of course, obtained through the anti-bug system.
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The zombies attacked, first discovered by the patrolling group. The number was so large that they could not be cleared, and the three of them rushed back to the villa to wake everyone up.
During the emergency evacuation, Mu Ling said to the bearded uncle, who had already discovered the zombies and had loaded the two sisters from the first floor into the car: “Don’t wait for Lin Yu; you go ahead. My car is at the back; I’ll take Lin Yu and Su Ning. This way, your car won’t block the road, and the other cars can retreat!”
The bearded uncle nodded, and as the car window rolled up, he sped off, hitting and sending several attacking zombies flying.
Mu Ling quickly returned to the villa, seeing Mu Yunfeng, Li Yan, and Yan Zihao all staying at the door to Su Ning’s room. They had been knocking for a while with no response and were about to break the door down when Mu Ling hurriedly stopped them, saying: “Don’t bother; I saw Lin Yu take her and jump from the second-floor balcony and get into the car. Bearded Uncle’s car has already left.” As she spoke, she pointed out the window at the cars all parked outside the villa for a quick retreat; a few had already left.
In the face of crisis, the three did not hesitate. They went downstairs, cleared the zombies guarding the entrance, protected the ordinary people as they got into the cars, then jumped into the vehicle themselves. The car started and quickly left the area.
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While Su Ning was still nestled in Lin Yu’s arms, sleeping sweetly, Lin Yu suddenly opened his eyes. Gently pulling his hand from under Su Ning’s head, he got out of bed, massaged his sore shoulders that had been used as a pillow all night, and walked to the balcony. With a indifferent expression, he looked at the cars that had already driven far away. Stretching out his hand, his fingertip touched the transparent isolation shield, poking a shattered hole in it. With a wipe of his palm, the isolation shield was restored to its original state.
Lin Yu turned and went back into the room, lying back on the double bed. After straightening her messy hair that had been tossed and turned in his arms all night, he once again pulled her into his embrace and closed his eyes.
The administrator, who had been observing Su Ning, frowned at this scene.
Whether it’s items from the main god system or the bug system, those that do not belong to this era can only be used by hosts who have transcended the world’s rules, and cannot be used by anyone else controlled by the rules of this world. For example, a magical pill from a fantasy world could have the same effect in the modern world for the host, but it would have no effect if given to a modern person.
This is an underlying law to ensure that the world’s rules are not broken.
This time-sensitive isolation shield is an item from the future world, so by rights, Lin Yu shouldn’t have been able to see, touch, or even destroy and restore it to its original state.
In this world, the isolation shield’s effect is only that of absolute soundproofing.
At this time, the administrator couldn’t help but sigh, indeed, the items in the bug system’s shop were too imperfect. In their main god system’s shop, there were countless cheaper and better soundproofing items. There was no need to spend so many points to exchange for an isolation shield that could only exert one layer of effect in this world.
The administrator couldn’t understand the thinking of these bug hosts, who would rather serve the bug system than join their main god system…
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When Su Ning woke up after a good sleep, it was already broad daylight, and Lin Yu was not in bed. Alarmed, she immediately sat up and jumped out of bed, not even putting on her shoes, and headed for the door. The door was closed but not locked.
Upon opening the door, she saw Lin Yu carrying a tray of food upstairs. The villa was strewn with zombie corpses, all with their heads exploded. If it had been just that, Su Ning might have been able to bear it, but each zombie’s body had been cut into chunks, and the sight was so gory that she wanted to vomit.
Seeing her horror and retreat, Lin Yu quickly stepped forward, covering her eyes with one hand and leading her back into the room. He placed the tray on the table and closed the door.
Su Ning tightly clung to his sleeve, her voice trembling genuinely, “Lin Yu… outside… outside…”