Chapter 1086 - 592: Suspicion

Fortunately, at this stage, protecting the World Tree from being approached is not really that difficult.

It’s important to know that around the World Tree now, there’s a wide trench, five meters in width.

A five-meter-wide trench is virtually impossible for an ordinary survivor to cross.

Just be extra cautious.

As long as we persist for these ten-plus hours, allowing the World Tree to truly mature, the situation will become much clearer.

I hope there won’t be any large-scale attacks during this time.

...

"Sister-in-law, perhaps you shouldn’t go with me, huh?" Xu Ying pressed Li Wenxi’s shoulder, making her sit on the bed, "If the Wei Family has already been infiltrated, it would be very dangerous at any disagreement!"

The two had already returned from the dome to the villa.

Xu Ying had already contacted Wei Shishi, wanting to inquire about the death of Wei Shishi’s parents back then.

It was at that time that Wei Bai’s personality changed drastically.

If there was anything that could have turned Wei Bai into a traitor, it would be only that one incident.

However, when she contacted Wei Shishi, Wei Bai had just returned to the Wei Family, and Wei Shishi was by Wei Bai’s side.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Xu Ying simply exchanged a few words and hung up the call.

She had been staying in the villa ever since.

And now, she was ready to visit the Wei Family.

"You don’t want to make a scene right now, do you? The Wei Family won’t do anything to us." Li Wenxi insisted on going.

"But..."

"I’m afraid it’s less safe here in the villa, isn’t it?" Li Wenxi replied.

Xu Ying fell silent.

Before the villa was surrounded by unknown intruders last time, she always felt it was very safe here.

But now, there’s a question mark over this safety.

This place has been exposed, and she wasn’t sure if there was a safer place.

It’s possible to send Li Wenxi to a faraway underground city to stay.

But Li Wenxi certainly disagreed.

Also, that would bring other troublesome situations.

"Why don’t you just go find it under the guise of developing new resources?" Li Wenxi suggested, "For developing new resources, I am a necessary person to have. Taking me along is pretty normal, right?"

"That’s true, but..." Xu Ying was still a bit hesitant, "Our visit to the dome might have been exposed; Wei Bai... that bastard, he might already know."

They were on the dome by the Wei Family’s helicopter!

That particular helicopter was secretly arranged for them by Wei Shishi.

Due to regulations, outsiders are not allowed on armed helicopters unless the Patriarch agrees, and Wei Shishi didn’t have that authority or bear that responsibility.

But the two had cajoled for a long time; Xu Ying even used her spatial ability to stick by Wei Shishi’s side. Eventually, Wei Shishi was so annoyed that she asked her trusted aide to take the two up.

From this point, Wei Shishi seems to have no issues and hasn’t been replaced or turned.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed them up, which would just expose the situation and reveal the organization.

It’s precisely for this reason that Xu Ying still trusted her.

But...

She didn’t quite trust that personal guard.

Though the guard had been instructed not to speak outside, he... might be the enemy who has been swapped.

If he leaked things out, Wei Bai would surely know that the two had discovered the teleportation device.

He might even suspect that they saw him emerging from the teleportation device with a youthful face.

If the opposition really knew, turning hostile would be highly likely.

"...Once we get there, don’t stray too far from me, okay, sister-in-law? Don’t exceed the length of my arm’s reach; I need to be able to grab you at any moment!" Xu Ying thought for a moment and finally said to Li Wenxi.

It’s not safe here, as the opposition has long set their sights on this place, so it’s better for sister-in-law to stay by her side.

Sigh... Initially, she brought sister-in-law down to revitalize the underground factory, hoping it could manufacture more weapons for her brother.

But the military factory ran into big problems.

Sigh...

Let’s go over there and investigate the situation first.

She can’t turn hostile yet; she must wait for the World Tree to fully mature and hand everything in her possession over to her brother to act more freely.

Otherwise, if detected by the world before then, it will be a disaster.

Everything must be handled cautiously; if the opposition really turns hostile...

Direct confrontation is not advisable, only strategic retreat is possible.

"Alright, I understand."

"Then let’s go."

Xu Ying grasped Li Wenxi’s hand and teleported directly.

The two instantly arrived in front of a valley.

This area resembled an above-ground mountainous region, with peaks hundreds of meters high forming a mountain range, even extending to the dome.

Looking up, countless slender inverted peaks grow on the dome, like a giant stalactite forest magnified thousands of times.

With peaks both above and below, this area feels like a giant cavern, presenting a very unique scene.

"Wow..." Li Wenxi gasped quietly in awe, "This place..."

"Here, it’s a region about two hundred kilometers north of the central city’s suburbs, the true stronghold of the Wei Family, and also the site of the military factory left by brother back then." Xu Ying explained quietly.

"Two hundred kilometers? So far..." Li Wenxi widened her eyes, impressed by the region, "Such magnificent natural scenery. However, I seem to understand why you chose this place..."

Far away from the central city, with various mountain hideaways, making it hard to expose.