Chapter 1177 - 518: Lin Miaomiao and Lin Jingtao

"Are you living here alone?"

Liang Yuan asked with a cold sneer.

Lin Miaomiao hurriedly replied, "No, I’m not living here. I’m temporarily staying here; I’m not a resident of this building."

"I’m really not lying to you. There hasn’t been anyone alive here for a long time. When I arrived, the place was already deserted."

Liang Yuan immediately understood; this woman was not originally a resident of this building.

He immediately asked, "Where are you from? What are you doing here?"

Lin Miaomiao replied, "I’m here to escape..."

"Let me remind you, lying to me is useless. I can feel your every heartbeat, every subtle change of emotion,"

Liang Yuan rudely interrupted her, speaking coldly.

Lin Miaomiao’s heart skipped a beat, her face turning a bit pale.

Not only is this person powerful, but he can even see through her lies?

She didn’t know how to deal with Liang Yuan at the moment.

Liang Yuan said calmly, "You’re not alone, are you? It doesn’t matter if you don’t say; I’m waiting here. Your companions will come back sooner or later, right?"

Lin Miaomiao’s face turned even paler.

If her brother came back, they surely couldn’t win against this person.

No, she had to find a way to deceive him and make him leave.

But... but how should she say it?

Lin Miaomiao’s mood was fluctuating intensely.

A moment later, she suddenly said, "Alright, I’ll be straightforward with you. I’m a superpower user from Furong Valley, and I’m out here looking for supplies."

"The reason I’m staying here is because a few days ago, I discovered a Genetic Species level mutant creature."

"That mutant creature is already injured, and I just wanted to see if there was an opportunity to hunt it."

Liang Yuan glanced at her, surprised to find that she wasn’t lying!

But someone as cautious as Liang Yuan knew how to deceive people naturally.

To deceive someone, you don’t always have to lie. Sometimes half-truths can work just as well.

Perhaps what this woman said wasn’t a lie, but it certainly wasn’t the whole truth.

"Are you alone?" Liang Yuan asked calmly.

The woman clearly wanted to steer the conversation towards the so-called mutant beast.

But how could Liang Yuan let her change the subject so easily?

Sure enough, upon being asked this question, Lin Miaomiao’s heartbeat skipped a beat, although she tried to maintain her composure.

But Liang Yuan had already had his suspicions confirmed.

"What exactly do you want? I’ve told you everything I can," Lin Miaomiao said through gritted teeth, glaring at Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan asked calmly, "Where is this place?"

Lin Miaomiao was taken aback, then immediately understood; could this person be lost?

Now, with the flood spreading unchecked, many places are already submerged.

Looking out, all you could see were vast waters, making it easy to lose your sense of direction.

Lin Miaomiao said, "This is Jian City, Huzhou District. Have you heard of Furong Valley? Before the great flood, it was a famous tourist spot in Huzhou."

"Furong Valley is the largest shelter in this area, gathering nearly ten thousand people."

"If you’re lost and need supplies, you can head that way."

Liang Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly, a sense of surprise in his heart. The spatial rift had taken him directly to Jian City!

Even though Jian City is adjacent to Linjiang City, it’s still about a hundred kilometers from the Ecological City to Huzhou.

Just by stepping through a spatial rift, he had crossed over a hundred kilometers, which was unimaginable.

The wonders of space left Liang Yuan in amazement.

As for Furong Valley, Liang Yuan genuinely didn’t know about it.

Before the flood, he was just a worker, earning money to pay off his mortgage, with no time for travel.

So even if it was a famous tourist spot in the neighboring city, he hadn’t heard of it.

But according to Lin Miaomiao’s description, Furong Valley must be vast, otherwise it couldn’t accommodate so many survivors.

Liang Yuan asked, "A shelter for tens of thousands of people—how do you survive? Where do you get supplies?"

Lin Miaomiao said, "There’s water and electricity on the mountains. We grow food and catch mutant creatures from the flood; we can always fill our stomachs."

"Really? If you can fill your stomachs, why are you out looking for supplies?"

"The supplies we’re looking for aren’t ordinary. We are seeking... you’re tricking me!"

Lin Miaomiao suddenly realized, her face changing dramatically!

That word "we" exposed the fact that she wasn’t alone.

Liang Yuan merely said with indifference, "Even if you didn’t tell me, I could guess. How could you be searching for supplies alone?"

Lin Miaomiao’s expression kept changing, her face dark and gloomy.

"We met by chance, and I’ve never wronged you. What exactly are you after?" Lin Miaomiao couldn’t help but ask angrily.

Though she knew that after the flood, people’s hearts were unpredictable, with wickedness everywhere — asking this might seem naive.

But she couldn’t help but voice it.

Liang Yuan didn’t answer her question but asked instead, "Tell me about the injured Genetic Mutation Beast you saw."

Lin Miaomiao bit her lip, sensing that he had her entirely at his mercy, holding all the cards.

But being outmatched, she didn’t want to be humiliated. She had no choice but to cooperate.

"It’s a snake-like mutant beast. I’ve never seen such a large snake."

"No, I feel it can’t even be called a snake; it should be a dragon."

"It’s at least a hundred meters long, with a width of dozens of meters. One scale is as tall as half a person."

Liang Yuan’s eyes flashed with brilliance, a strong intuition surging within him.

The snake she described was very likely the sword-tailed sea snake!

He quickly asked, "How did it get injured?"

"Its tail got cut off by the space," Lin Miaomiao replied.

"What?"

Lin Miaomiao said, "I was eating inside the house when suddenly I heard a loud rumbling sound outside."

"We... I immediately ran out to check and saw a large hole in the sky there."

"Someone jumped out of that hole and fell directly into the water."

"Then, a huge mutant giant snake emerged right after."

"But the mutant giant snake was too long, and before it could completely come out, the spatial rift closed."

"So the giant snake’s tail was instantly sliced off by the spatial rift."

At this moment, Liang Yuan was completely certain that it must be Li Qinghua and that sword-tailed sea snake.

"What happened next?" he immediately asked.

"I don’t know, that person and that snake both fell into the floodwaters."

Liang Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately asked, "Did your companion go to find that snake and that person?"

Lin Miaomiao instantly shut her mouth, refusing to say another word.

However, not saying it was equivalent to saying it all.

Liang Yuan’s gaze flickered slightly, but he didn’t seem anxious anymore.

He looked at the endless expanse of water outside the balcony, his gaze flickering.

"It seems Li Qinghua has already come out. That sword-tailed sea snake was severely injured by him using a spatial rift. I wonder if there’s a chance Li Qinghua could counter-kill it."

With the strength of an ordinary superpower user, counter-killing a genetic species level mutant beast.

In all of Yangshan, if anyone could accomplish this, it would probably be Li Qinghua, a superpower user specializing in space.

Li Qinghua’s talent was exceptional, and space-based superpowers were extremely unique, with endless potential.

When Liang Yuan initially captured Li Qinghua, he didn’t kill him but chose to subdue him because his talent was rare.

Liang Yuan sat back on the living room sofa and didn’t ask more questions.

Lin Miaomiao, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but ask, "What exactly do you want?"

Liang Yuan replied calmly, "Wait for your companion to return."

"You..." Lin Miaomiao’s expression changed.

Liang Yuan interrupted her, saying, "Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you. I just need the information your companion gathers."

Lin Miaomiao’s face was dark, but she couldn’t do anything.

She sat anxiously in place, racking her brain to try to resolve the current predicament.

"Who are you?"

"Are you lost?"

"I can take you to our shelter; there’s food, clothing, and a place to live in Furong Valley."

"With your strength, you can live well there. There’s no need to drift in the flood, being a water wanderer."

Liang Yuan glanced at her and asked, "Water wanderer?"

Lin Miaomiao patiently explained, "They’re a group that roams the waters, some commit crimes in groups, others are loners. We call them wanderers."

"These people wander outside, but I know you all long for a place to settle down."

"I believe no one wants to drift forever on the water, roaming in floodwaters filled with mutant beasts."

She looked at Liang Yuan intensely, trying to persuade him.

Liang Yuan couldn’t help but smile; this woman had mistaken him for a water wanderer.

He didn’t explain, merely said, "My name is Liang Yuan; you can call me Mr. Liang."

"Mr. Liang? Where are you from?" Lin Miaomiao asked quickly when she saw Liang Yuan engaging.

Liang Yuan smiled and didn’t answer, just said, "No need to probe, when your companion returns, I’ll get the information I want and won’t trouble you."

Lin Miaomiao frowned, feeling somewhat helpless.

At this moment, a sound of rushing water suddenly came from outside.

Soon after, waves rolled and a figure soared out from underwater, flipping onto the building’s outer wall.

Liang Yuan’s heart stirred, and Lin Miaomiao instantly grew nervous, opening her mouth to shout a warning to the newcomer.

However, the next moment, she felt a jolt through her whole body, unable to move.

Liang Yuan used puppet threads to control her.

Before long, there were sounds from the balcony as a figure agilely flipped onto it.

The newcomer was covered in dark blue scales, with gill-like organs behind his ears.

As he landed, a lot of water dripped from his body.

His body quickly began to return to human form.

This was a man in his twenties, physically strong with prominent muscles.

Clearly, he was a merfolk superpower user.

"Miaomiao? Guess what I discovered!"

The newcomer was full of excitement, immediately noticing Lin Miaomiao sitting motionless on the balcony.

He didn’t notice Liang Yuan sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Lin Miaomiao couldn’t move, her eyes full of anxiety.

Lin Jingtang’s smile froze as he sensed something was wrong.

He quickly turned his head, looking inside.

Then he saw Liang Yuan sitting on the sofa.

"Who are you?"

Lin Jingtang’s expression changed instantly. He didn’t attack Liang Yuan immediately, but quickly shielded Lin Miaomiao.

Liang Yuan showed a hint of appreciation, standing up and saying, "I’m Liang Yuan, seeing how happy you are, did you make a significant discovery underwater?"

Lin Jingtang’s face turned ugly as he reached out to pull his sister Lin Miaomiao.

However, Lin Miaomiao was like a puppet, letting him pull her without any ability to move on her own.

His expression changed drastically, glaring at Liang Yuan: "Bastard, what did you do to my sister?"

Liang Yuan released part of the puppet threads, saying, "Lin Miaomiao, tell him."

Lin Miaomiao immediately felt she could speak, but was limited to moving her head.

She was shocked, amazed by Liang Yuan’s power.

"Brother, don’t act rashly, he didn’t do anything to me."

Lin Miaomiao hurriedly reassured Lin Jingtang, knowing her brother’s temper too well.

Her brother was easygoing usually, but as soon as it involved her, he’d risk his life.

Lin Jingtang glanced at Lin Miaomiao, seeing she was controlled but unharmed, he relaxed slightly.

He looked at Liang Yuan with a gloomy expression, asking, "Mr. Liang, right? My sister and I didn’t offend you, did we? What do you want? Can you let my sister go first?"

Liang Yuan nodded slightly, "Of course, I just didn’t want any misunderstandings, so I controlled your sister."

Saying this, he released the puppet threads, immediately freeing Lin Miaomiao.

She moved her limbs, quickly leaning toward her brother.

Seeing this, Lin Jingtang immediately wanted to act.

However, Lin Miaomiao grabbed him, slightly shaking her head.

"Brother, don’t act rashly, we can’t defeat him."

Lin Jingtang’s expression changed slightly, hesitated, and steadied himself, asking, "Mr. Liang, what do you want to do?"

"I want to know, what did you discover underwater on this trip?"