Only My Way

Perhaps the mastermind behind the scenes felt that the Pei family's downfall was completely inevitable.

Or perhaps the losses encountered by the masterminds in their operations were a bit beyond expectations.

Or perhaps their luck was simply good enough that they didn't encounter any enemy personnel.

Overall.

The retreat went relatively smoothly.

It only took a little over an hour.

Ling Wuyuan and the little girl arrived at their destination without any real trouble.

It was a relatively secluded location, with a small house that looked extremely ordinary on the outside.

Faintly.

One could still see some traces of life within.

It seemed that the Pei family's people had been deliberately disguising this place in ordinary times, even sending some people who knew nothing to live there.

The little girl only searched around the roots of a certain tree for a while before finding a metal key with some dirt on it.

Then, quickly, the metal lock on the door of the house was opened.

The little girl signaled Ling Wuyuan to follow.

Ling Wuyuan didn't refuse, and closed the door behind him.

He stood inside the house and looked around.

He didn't see anything special.

At the moment.

Although there were candles and other lighting items in the room, neither of them lit them, only using the faint moonlight to see.

Ever since crossing over, Ling Wuyuan had possessed some weak special abilities, such as [Low-Light Vision]. With this ability, as long as there was some light around, even if it was extremely faint, he could see.

Besides this.

Although he didn't have much actual advantage compared to the humans in this world, compared to when he was five or six years old in his previous life, perhaps because his body was repeatedly reorganized when he crossed over to this world, his actual physical quality was actually much stronger than when he was the same age in his previous life. Even if he was poorly clothed and underfed, he rarely got sick.

And this physical quality that surpassed that of the same age in his previous life was also one of the basic reasons why he was able to survive in this world.

To the extent that eating a rat wouldn't knock him out on the spot...

Ling Wuyuan felt that the real reason was perhaps that after the repeated body reorganization during the crossing, his body structure had become closer to that of the humans in this world compared to the humans in his previous life...

After all, the humans in this world, after naturally reaching adulthood, even if they are a little malnourished and haven't practiced martial arts, can still easily lift hundreds of kilograms of things over their heads after reasonable exercise, which is far from what the humans in his previous life could compare to.

[Both sides are humans, but there should be some essential differences in the composition of the bodies.]

This conjecture had long existed in Ling Wuyuan's mind.

However, if he wanted to verify it further, he felt that he might need to find a suitable opportunity to dissect a corpse.

As a transmigrator.

He didn't have any trump cards like a system.

He mainly lived a miserable life as a scavenger...

But he, who had the ability to remember everything he saw before crossing over, had his memory greatly increased after crossing over, so there was no need to mention the secondary enhancement after the [Spirit Awakening Ceremony].

He could clearly recall the human anatomy diagrams he had seen when he was reading in the past.

As long as he dissected a corpse.

He should be able to distinguish the general differences.

As for more professional things... he wasn't a medical student or a biology student in his previous life, so he really couldn't tell.

And the reason why the little girl didn't light the candles was not only because she was worried that the fire would attract unnecessary trouble, but mainly because as a martial arts practitioner and a special physique owner, her eyesight far exceeded that of ordinary people.

To a large extent.

Even Ling Wuyuan, who possessed [Low-Light Vision], might not be more adapted to the current dark environment than her.

After she and Ling Wuyuan followed Pei Zhizong's instructions and forcibly pried open a wooden board on the ground, and then continuously dug out nearly half a meter of soil downwards with some tools in the room.

Finally.

A metal secret door with a round ring handle appeared in her and Ling Wuyuan's eyes.

"The head of the family once said that this secret passage has been around for hundreds of years. It was secretly dug out by the family as a means of self-preservation. The actual length is about five kilometers, and the end directly connects to a hidden cave inside a desolate mountain outside the city. As one of the family's backup plans, it also stores some emergency supplies to meet the basic needs of the fugitives..."

After roughly explaining the function and significance of this secret passage.

The little girl looked at Ling Wuyuan in front of her and said with a very serious expression:

"Come with me!"

"As long as we reunite with the remaining forces of the Pei family scattered outside, although the situation may not be as good as when the Pei family was in its heyday, it will still be stronger than many small forces. There, I can teach you martial arts..."

Although until this moment, neither side had asked the other's name.

But they had already gained each other's trust.

For a time.

The little girl had already imagined in her mind that she and Ling Wuyuan would join forces to revitalize the Pei family.

However.

Faced with the little girl's sincere invitation, Ling Wuyuan thought for a while, but chose to shake his head.

"No need."

"As things stand, there's nothing more I can do to help you."

"As a fugitive, traveling light is the best policy. Bringing a burden like me is purely a negative effect and will only increase the probability of something happening..."

Yes.

A burden.

This wasn't Ling Wuyuan being modest, but the truth.

Although after the baptism of the [Spirit Awakening Ceremony], his physical quality was almost the same as that of an ordinary fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, and he could accelerate himself by one or two times at critical moments.

However, his strength was completely insignificant compared to the little girl in front of him...

Even if the other party didn't mention her true strength, after observing along the way, Ling Wuyuan could completely judge that the little girl in front of him could easily strangle ten of him with one hand...

[The other party has practiced martial arts, and the realm should not be low.]

Thinking of how the other party was able to successfully escape from the birthday banquet scene, and the fact that there was a lot of blood on her previous clothes but she herself had no injuries, Ling Wuyuan directly realized this.

Even if someone covered her, it was not a simple matter to escape smoothly in that kind of occasion.

The opponents who had been planning for a long time would not let the Pei family's people leave as if they were taking a walk...

Therefore.

The other party, who could forcibly break out of the scene and protect herself, undoubtedly had real skills!

And the so-called escape is always about traveling light and the faster the better.

Just run for your life!

The other party bringing him was really a negative enhancement.

It's as inconvenient as special forces having to bring a five or six-year-old child when escaping.

Therefore.

In order to avoid increasing the probability of total annihilation, Ling Wuyuan simply rejected the other party's proposal.