Right at the entrance of the courtyard, a young man was sitting there at some point.
He had even brought a small stool with him, casually munching on sunflower seeds while watching them dig the hole with great interest…
Perhaps it was a woman’s intuition, but the Jade Sword Queen walked over, intending to check out this Outrealm Orphanage.
The two people in the pit immediately climbed out and followed her, hoping the situation might turn around!
When they reached the entrance, the Jade Sword Queen glanced at the young man and instantly sensed he was only at the Peak Postnatal Realm, so she lowered her guard.
“Little guy, have you seen a box like this nearby? Or perhaps a little girl who looks like this?”
She took out a piece of paper with Qing Yue’s portrait on it.
The person she approached was, of course, Lin Yun.
Facing her question, Lin Yun spread his hands and replied directly, “Nope, haven’t seen anything like that.”
He was being cautious. Although he did plan to deal with the human traffickers who had kidnapped Qing Yue, the ones from last night had all worn masks. He couldn’t confirm whether these two black-clad people were among them.
And as for the unfamiliar woman beside them, Lin Yun had decided to talk first before deciding what to do next…
The Jade Sword Queen kept staring at him and asked again, “You’re sure you haven’t seen her?”
“I’m a man of integrity. I never lie!” Lin Yun replied earnestly.
But just as his words fell, the orphanage’s main gate creaked open behind him.
A childish voice followed, “Director, are you still using this box? If not, I’ll keep it to store my things later.”
Qing Yue walked over, wobbling slightly as she carried the box from last night.
In an instant, six pairs of eyes locked.
Silence.
The atmosphere became awkward.
The black-clad man instantly locked his gaze on the box in Qing Yue’s hands and shouted, “Well, well! That’s our natural box! And this brat’s here too!”
As he spoke, both he and the black-clad woman beside him released powerful spiritual Qi—clearly at the 6th or 7th stage of the Transcendent Realm!
Qing Yue recognized them too, and her expression darkened. “So it really was you two scumbags who knocked me out and stuffed me in the box!”
She immediately gathered black demonic Qi in her hands, entering battle mode.
But before she could act, Lin Yun raised a hand to stop her.
“Don’t be rash. I’ll handle this.”
Qing Yue paused and nodded. “Alright, but be careful, Director. These two are actually pretty strong.”
“Mhm, I got it.” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Lin Yun smiled faintly, then looked at the man and woman before him. “So, you two are really human traffickers?”
The pair sneered and replied coldly, “Yeah, so what? Just a way to make a living.”
“And you, Peak Postnatal nobody, dare snatch our prey? You must be tired of living!”
Facing their arrogant mockery, Lin Yun didn’t bother wasting words. He simply nodded.
“I am tired of living… but it’s you two who need to die first.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and casually snapped his fingers.
Bang! Bang!
The next second, both of them felt an icy chill spread through their bodies as blood poured from the holes in their chests. They stared at Lin Yun in disbelief.
“H-How… how is this possible…”
“In your next life, try not doing such vile things.”
Lin Yun snorted coldly and waved his hand.
A powerful force blasted the two of them away, smashing them against a large tree a hundred meters away, before they slid down into the very pit they had dug earlier.
Qing Yue stared at the scene, completely stunned.
“Director, you’re actually this powerful?!”
“Of course. How else could I claim to protect you all?”
Lin Yun chuckled. At that moment, the woman in the green dress, still reeling from shock, finally spoke up.
“Who… who exactly are you?”
Lin Yun responded calmly, “Me? I’m just the director of this orphanage.”
His gaze fell on her—the Jade Sword Queen—who was visibly shaken.
“And who are you? Are you with them?”
Looking at his calm smile, a trace of fear crept into her heart.
Just who was this man?
Those two had been close to the peak of the Transcendent Realm, and he killed them in an instant. She didn’t even see how he attacked!
There was no doubt that this man was far stronger than her—overwhelmingly so.
He could probably kill her just as easily.
She distanced herself immediately but didn’t dare lie too much, fearing he’d see through it and kill her on the spot.
“A business deal? Explain.”
“I just hired them to help me find this girl.”
“And after they found her?”
Lin Yun’s expression turned cold, his voice chilling. “What, you were planning to kill her too?”
The Jade Sword Queen felt as if she had fallen into an icy abyss. She hurried to explain, “No, no! I had no intention of harming her—I wanted to protect her!”
“Really? Why should I believe you?”
Under Lin Yun’s pressing gaze, the Jade Sword Queen turned to Qing Yue.
“Xiao Yue, I’m Xu Lan. Don’t you remember me?”
Qing Yue was stunned for a moment.
“Xu Lan?”
The name and face were familiar, but she couldn’t quite recall it.
Seeing Lin Yun’s increasingly cold gaze, Xu Lan gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t you remember? I was ordered by the Palace Master to stay by your side for a while. One time, when we went to the Heavenly Pool to bathe, you even stole all my clothes!”
Hearing that, Qing Yue finally remembered and exclaimed in surprise, “Sister Lanlan, it’s you!”
She rushed over and hugged her excitedly. “It’s been years since we last saw each other!”
“Yeah, it really has been a long time,” Xu Lan said with a smile, looking at her warmly. “I didn’t expect you’d grow up so much… and turn out so beautiful.”
“Of course! I’m the number one beauty in the world, after all!”
Qing Yue didn’t bother being humble—maybe it was the joy of seeing someone familiar.
Lin Yun chuckled, “So this so-called number one beauty likes stealing girls’ clothes?”
Hearing that, Qing Yue’s face turned red. “I was just a kid back then! I’ve never done anything like that since I grew up, okay!”
“Heh, says who?”
“Director! You’re so annoying…”
“That’s what a guilty conscience sounds like.”
“I am not! I absolutely didn’t!”
The two bickered back and forth, making Xu Lan feel a bit like an extra.
She cleared her throat. “Um… you two? Maybe we should talk about serious matters first?”