After midnight

"Qing, go tell them that we are going to withdraw too." After An Yan and Lin Xuanfeng left, Ye said to the man standing beside him. After all, it is not advisable to stay here for long.

Qing hummed and quickly slipped in. Two minutes later, people came up one after another, and when the last person jumped out of the light column, Ye retracted his hand and fell to one side. None of them panicked, picked up the pale-faced Ye, and fled to the door.

Ye leaned weakly against Qing at this moment, breathing weakly, and his arms had lost all feeling. His abilities were almost exhausted and he would not be able to use them for a long time.

After they evacuated, the light beams gradually disappeared, and the man in black fell to the ground. After this night, the Dark Night became even more terrifying. But there was a deeper reason why the Dark Night organization was so terrifying.

After An Yan and Lin Xuanfeng escaped, they walked towards a place without looking back. After leaving the western area of ​​Jiudu, An Yan asked, "Brother, what happened to Su Ziling?"

"I don't know what happened. Lin Nuan said that she saw him at your house as soon as she opened the door. Logically speaking, he is not from this world and has no ability to come here. I can only say that there must be some kind of opportunity behind him, or it is simply a coincidence."

Some kind of chance? An Yan couldn't help but ponder, and his pace quickened.

"But I only met him briefly once. Judging from the situation, he didn't know anything. It should just be a coincidence." Lin Xuanfeng added.

I hope so. An Yan looked up and saw that the sky was pitch black tonight.

"Don't worry, Lin Nuan will take good care of him."

"I know."

An Yan's firm tone made Lin Xuanfeng look at him. In terms of mutual trust, Lin Nuan and An Yan did better than him. The fate between people was really unpredictable, and he could only sigh at fate.

Lin Nuan is the only heir of the Lin family among the three major families. An Yan's identity as the "Son of God" should not be a big deal, but it's a pity that he lives in an era where people are afraid to avoid it. Ordinary people may not know this, but Lin Xuanfeng, as a revolutionary, knows it very well. In particular, there is also Lu Li from the Lu family between them.

Lin Xuanfeng didn't want to think about it any further. Saving his life was more important than anything else. He stopped talking to An Yan and his steps became more steady.

Su Ziling tried to perk up and glanced at the dark sky outside, but the next second he lowered his head even lower. It was the middle of the night and he was very sleepy.

Although Lin Nuan had already informed him that it would be tonight, the tension he felt when he first heard the news had been worn away by time. His body, which had not moved in the past few days, and his mind, which was almost rusty due to random thoughts, made him feel even more exhausted, as if escaping was still a distant thing.

Just when he thought he was about to fall asleep again, the sound of the keyhole turning came from the door. Tiny sounds are always infinitely magnified in a quiet space. Su Ziling jumped up from the sofa. He scratched his face randomly, trying to make himself look more alert in front of Lin Nuan.

"Is everything packed?"

"Yeah." Su Ziling turned sideways and pointed at the two huge backpacks placed on the other end of the sofa.

“Let’s go.” Lin Nuan said nothing and took one of them.

"Oh." Su Ziling hurriedly put on another backpack and followed Lin Nuan out. When he was about to walk out the door, he couldn't help but look back.

Walking on the unfamiliar streets, Su Ziling felt the world for the first time, but he didn't want to look around. Maybe it was because it was night, Su Ziling felt a little cold.

In fact, until now, it is impossible for Su Ziling to say that he is not afraid. Because what he will face next is completely unknown, even the unknown that he cannot even imagine. In this abnormal and strange world, Su Ziling only feels helpless and has an unspeakable bitter feeling of being deeply abandoned by the world.

"Don't worry, An Yan is here to take care of everything. Maybe this opportunity will be a new life for you."

"Ah?" Lin Nuan's words disrupted Su Ziling's thoughts. As soon as Su Ziling looked up, he saw Lin Nuan's eyes. That look made Su Ziling feel that Lin Nuan trusted An Yan so much.

Lin Nuan saw him raise his head and feel a little better, so she turned around and continued walking forward.

Su Ziling stood up and realized belatedly that he had been hunching his back. He felt cold, but his palms were soaked with a thin layer of sweat. He felt warm in his heart and chased after Lin Nuan, walking side by side with her.

"Lin Nuan, I noticed there are a lot of cacti in An Yan's bedroom. Does he like to keep them?" He tried to find something to talk about so that he wouldn't think too much.

"I don't know either, but he does grow a few cacti when he goes to a strange place, but he doesn't take care of them at all."

"Ah? Why?"

"I don't know. He never said that."

"Then Lin Nuan, is this world any different? I mean, this world seems to have electricity, but An Yan's home doesn't have a TV or a computer."

"It is very different. There is electricity here, and there are no televisions or computers. Even cars and other forms of transportation are not allowed on the streets."

"Not allowed? Why? If there is no such thing, how do you know?"

“You’ll know later.” Lin Nuan said in a creepy tone.

"No, I'd better not know." Su Ziling closed his mouth and lowered his head to walk. After asking for a long time, he still got nothing. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Su Ziling and his friends came to the riverside from the bridge.

"Where is this?" he asked, standing under a tall tree. Standing here, he could hear the breeze blowing over the river, smell the damp cool air, and see the vague outline of the river bank.

"This is where An Yan, Lin Xuanfeng and I met. This place seems to be particularly important to An Yan, but now is not the time to talk about this. Su Ziling, I want to ask you a favor."

"What's the matter?" Su Ziling asked. Lin Nuan was standing a little far away, so Su Ziling couldn't see her expression clearly.

After a while, when An Yan and Lin Xuanfeng arrived, Lin Nuan and Su Ziling were sitting on the ground leaning against a tree to rest. Hearing the footsteps, Lin Nuan stood up first.

"An Yan, are you okay?" Lin Nuan was a little nervous.

As an important member of the revolutionary army, Lin Xuanfeng's political stance was opposite to hers. Therefore, she did not participate too much in saving An Yan, and did not know Lin Xuanfeng's specific plan and details.

"I'm fine, An Nuan." An Yan gave her a soothing look, and then turned his gaze to Su Ziling who was standing not far away.

Su Ziling felt An Yan's gaze and stood there, not knowing what to do.

"It's getting late, don't dawdle." Lin Xuanfeng couldn't help feeling a little anxious. Now was not the time to say goodbye reluctantly.

An Yan didn't look at Su Ziling again, and walked straight past Lin Nuan. He bent down, picked up the backpack on the ground, put it on his back, then turned back and stood in front of Lin Nuan.

"Thank you, An Nuan. And... take care."

Lin Nuan was moved when she heard An Yan calling her Ah Nuan again and again. Perhaps, she would never hear it again. She felt very upset, but pretended to be calm on the surface.

"Yeah." Lin Nuan gently touched An Yan's hand, and An Yan's fingertips were a little cold.

"Senior brother."

"Let's go." Lin Xuanfeng waved his hand casually.

Su Ziling was ready when An Yan put on his backpack. When the group was about to leave, something suddenly fell from the tall tree, and the thing made a dull sound. Then, a voice came from the top of the tree: "What, don't you wait for me?"

Lin Xuanfeng and Lin Nuan had already taken their fighting stances upon hearing this. An Yan stood still, but his eyes secretly glanced towards where Su Ziling was standing.

A tall man with a strong chest jumped down directly from the tree branch.

"Who?" Lin Nuan raised her voice. She hadn't noticed him. Lin Xuanfeng was not only on guard but also a little shocked.

"Hello, I'm Yin from 'Dark Night'." After these words were spoken, everyone except Su Ziling was stunned for a moment.

Lin Xuanfeng suppressed his shock and asked him, "What do you want?"

Yin smiled and said, "It's just a small matter. I just want you to fulfill your promise just now."

"Okay." Lin Xuanfeng wanted to see what he wanted.

"what do you want?"

"It's simple. I want to go with them." Yin waved his arm and pointed at An Yan, then at Su Ziling. But his eyes were always glued to Lin Xuanfeng's face.

Lin Xuanfeng frowned and did not answer. For a moment, time seemed to have stopped.

"Okay." An Yan said suddenly.

"Then it's settled. The Son of God's spirit is indeed different."

"'Son of God', what is that?" Su Ziling asked abruptly. Although he did not think his question was a bit abrupt at the moment, he had to figure out the situation as soon as possible.

Yin looked at him in confusion but still explained to him, "'Son of God' is a great name. Historically, only those who possess water abilities are called 'Son of God'. There is only one 'Son of God' within a period of time. Only when this 'Son of God' dies can the next 'Son of God' be born. In other words, the 'Son of God' is the strongest among those with this ability because of this special and unique ability of water."

Su Ziling understood it immediately. But then he was even more puzzled. The Son of God was so powerful, shouldn't he be the most respected? How could An Yan end up like this?

At this time, Su Ziling didn't know that if there was a sharpest sword in the world, everyone would want to hold it. But An Yan pointed the blade of this sword at himself.

Yin explained and picked up his backpack, trying to put it on his back.

"Wait a moment." Lin Xuanfeng stretched out his right hand and clenched it into a fist.

"There is one more question that you must explain clearly. Are you... the 'Guardian'?" Lin Xuanfeng asked sharply.

When Lin Nuan heard this, she immediately fixed her eyes on Yin again, but An Yan, who should have known the problem the most, was not so nervous. Yin paused while still bending over, then he picked up his backpack and patted it while saying, "What do you think?"

Lin Xuanfeng was very dissatisfied with this attitude. He wanted to speak again but was interrupted by Yin before he could say anything.

"You'll know later whether I am or not. Now, we really should leave."

An Yan didn't want to ask any more questions, so Lin Xuanfeng had to cross his arms and walk to the side to let Yin Chao walk over to where An Yan was standing.

"A Nuan, senior brother, I'm leaving. Su Ziling." An Yan called him and signaled Su Ziling to follow.

"Oh, okay." Su Ziling quickly caught up with An Yan. What is the 'Guardian'?

Yin followed behind the two of them, and the three of them gradually walked away, their already blurry figures completely disappearing into the darkness.

"Lin Xuanfeng, do you think Yin is the 'guardian'?" Lin Nuan asked him when they were no longer visible.

"Just now in prison, 'Dark Night' helped me a lot to save An Yan, and it was Yin who gave me the key to the prison that locked An Yan, so I am very suspicious of his purpose of appearing here. I hope he is, at least he is very strong. But if he is not, it is hard to say why he appeared next to An Yan."

As the name implies, the 'Guardian' is the person who protects the 'Son of God', and is the only one. But historically, only the 'Guardian' himself knows that he is the Guardian and will appear at the most suitable opportunity to make a contract with the 'Son of God'. It is said that the choice of the 'Son of God' and the 'Guardian' is destined.

"You don't have to worry. Even if he is not, I believe An Yan can definitely handle it." Lin Xuanfeng said again.

"I know." Her tone was exactly the same as An Yan's.

Lin Xuanfeng looked up at the slightly bright dark blue sky and said, "Lin Nuan, it's getting late. I have to hurry back to Xindu. You should go back early too."

"Okay, be careful." After watching Lin Xuanfeng leave, Lin Nuan looked up at the calm night sky. There were still a few stars hanging low in the sky. But Lin Nuan knew that the weather was going to change.