Chapter 154: Sponging Off

Liu Lan thought the connection between her and Lin Lang should have ended here!

But how come!

Lin Lang actually asked her to live with him?

To cohabitate?

She instinctively asked:

"Why?"

Lin Lang cast her a glance:

"Why what? You’re still my captive, naturally, you have to follow my arrangements!"

Liu Lan:

"..."

Are you serious?

I just helped you defeat the Butcher!

At least treat me as an ally!

How can I still be considered a captive?

But Lin Lang wasn’t one to reason—or rather, she wasn’t qualified to reason with Lin Lang yet.

She could only sigh and say:

"Alright then!"

Then.

Lin Lang leapt into the air and used Wind Manipulation to leave!

...

Liu Lan stood in place, looking up and watching his figure disappear into the sky.

Then she let out a gentle sigh.

"Teacher Liu!"

At this time.

Ye Jingjing came out from the door and ran to Liu Lan’s side.

Speaking in a commanding tone:

"You should go in and announce something!"

"About how we’re going to properly arrange our future food, clothing, housing, and transportation!"

"You know, they’ve been bullied so pitifully by the Butcher before!"

"So now you must find a way to compensate them!"

...

"Huh?"

Liu Lan frowned slightly, but said:

"Jingjing, I’m afraid I won’t be staying here anymore in the future..."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Ye Jingjing looked confused:

"Not staying here anymore?"

"But we’ve already gotten used to living here!"

"But that’s alright too!"

"As long as the place you find is more comfortable to live in than here..."

Liu Lan knew she misunderstood and hurriedly explained:

"No, what I mean is, I’m going to leave you all."

"What!"

Ye Jingjing’s face instantly changed:

"Leaving us?"

"Why?!"

"If you leave, who will protect the safety of those poor people!"

"You are the only A+ level at the restaurant now!"

"You must take responsibility for them!"

...

Liu Lan sighed and said:

"There’s no way around it, this is Lin Lang’s order."

"You also know how terrifying his power is."

"I don’t have the option to refuse."

As soon as they heard Lin Lang’s name.

Ye Jingjing could hardly speak again.

She was afraid, if she said more, Liu Lan’s next sentence would be:

"Since you have objections, why don’t I bring Lin Lang here and you can talk to him!"

Like I’d talk to him!

Ye Jingjing’s expression changed unpredictably!

Then suddenly became tearful:

"Teacher Liu, are you abandoning me?"

"When we were trapped here, those bad people tried to hurt me many times, and you protected me!"

"In my heart, you’re like my mom!"

"But now, do you not want to protect me anymore?"

She started sobbing softly.

Liu Lan was moved:

"How could I? In my heart, you’re like my child too!"

She said this, even though she felt a bit hypocritical—

Because she doesn’t have children at all!

But after all, the atmosphere was there!

And, upon hearing this, Ye Jingjing impatiently said:

"Then if you’re leaving, at least take me with you!"

"If you don’t take me, leaving me alone here, how could those freaks inside spare me? Could you really bear to see me get hurt by them?"

"By the way, Teacher Liu, where exactly are we going?"

"Is it far from here?"

"Do I need to pack some luggage?"

...

Ye Jingjing rattled off a bunch of questions.

Liu Lan’s mind couldn’t process it all at once!

Instinctively she replied:

"Lin Lang asked me to go to Jiangbei Villa District..."

Ye Jingjing’s eyes lit up:

"Wow! A villa district? That’s where the wealthy live!"

"Then what are we waiting for!"

"Let’s hurry up and go!"

She tugged at Liu Lan’s sleeve, but Liu Lan didn’t move an inch.

Liu Lan looked troubled:

"Jingjing, Lin Lang didn’t say you could go too..."

"But he didn’t say I couldn’t go, did he?"

Ye Jingjing said impatiently.

"Come on!"

"He’s not a bad guy, he’s sure to be willing to take me in!"

"Don’t measure a gentleman’s heart with a petty mind!"

"Or are you afraid that by then, I might compete with you for Lin Lang’s attention?"

Liu Lan was startled:

"Jingjing, what are you talking about! Compete for attention, Lin Lang and I aren’t in some kind of romantic relationship!"

Ye Jingjing just scoffed:

"Teacher! Stop pretending!"

"Even though you’re indeed quite old, you look younger than me and so beautiful!"

"That guy didn’t want anyone else and only asked you to accompany him!"

"What else could he be thinking?"

Liu Lan, although unable to refute, felt inexplicably uneasy at heart:

"No! It definitely can’t be like that!"

Ye Jingjing added:

"Well! Whatever it is, you must take me with you! If you leave me here alone, it’s no different than killing me! Can your conscience live with that?"

"This..."

Liu Lan’s face looked conflicted.

...

The Bright Moon Restaurant isn’t far from the Xingfu District.

Lin Lang arrived quickly.

As soon as he landed at the entrance of the district.

Just about to walk in.

He suddenly heard a voice coming from the corner:

"Ah!"

"Benefactor! Great Benefactor!"

"Thank heavens you’re finally back!"

Benefactor?

Could they be talking about me?

Lin Lang turned his head in confusion.

He saw a few ragged beggars walking towards him.

"You are?"

Lin Lang frowned slightly.

Using his strong spiritual power!

He quickly retrieved information about these people in his mind!

He had indeed seen these people—

The very ones who were oppressed by Black Dragon in the Low-Cost Housing District!

And after Lin Lang killed Black Dragon.

These people escaped Black Dragon’s clutches.

So they all regarded Lin Lang as their benefactor.

But Lin Lang neither dared nor cared to think of himself as a benefactor.

He merely responded coldly:

"Are you looking for me?"

"Yes, benefactor!"

The people looked excited, and began speaking incessantly:

"You defeated Black Dragon and saved us!"

"In our eyes, you’re like a great God!"

"Actually, we’ve long wanted to visit you, sir!"

"But before, we didn’t dare go out while the Red Mist hadn’t cleared!"

"Now that the Red Mist is gone, we rushed over right away!"

"Unfortunately, you weren’t around!"

"We wanted to go in and wait, but the gatekeeper, someone called Zhang Dabin, refused to let us in no matter what!"

"We had no choice! We could only wait outside!"

...

Lin Lang raised an eyebrow.

The Red Mist in Bright Moon City has only dispersed recently, that’s true.

But the Red Mist in the Xingfu District, Low-Cost Housing District, Patek Square, Bright Moon Restaurant—

Had dispelled long ago!

This reason.

Is it a bit lame?

Apparently realizing this issue, those people immediately added:

"Ah, benefactor! You know, we’re all people at the bottom of society, without any Superpower!"

"Before, the Red Mist around here wasn’t much! But as long as it hadn’t all disappeared, it meant there was still danger outside! It’s all because we’re so weak, we didn’t dare risk our lives!"

"Only a few days ago, when the Red Mist completely vanished! And when more people started walking around outside! Did we confirm it’s safe! Haha!"

...

Lin Lang was speechless at their words.

He believed it was what they truly thought.

But at this moment, he wasn’t in the mood to judge whether their behavior was cautious or cowardly.

He just asked:

"What do you need from me?"

"Haha!"

Those people first chuckled nervously.

Then boldly said:

"Our district’s resources are running low, we’d like the benefactor to provide us with some!"

"We don’t want much!"

"A hundred boxes of bottled water, a hundred boxes of instant noodles, and then some meat, fruit, or whatever, that’s all!"