Chapter 303
Believe it or not
Chapter 303 Believe it or not
“Okay.” Zhao Lexi nodded, but then said, “But we have to go back to Beicang now.”
Wei Xuan asked anxiously, "Lele, do you know what that smoke that was rising here just now was? Is that person still there?"
Zhao Lexi blinked: "Who are you asking about? I'm the only one here right now."
Wei Xuan was stunned: "Impossible, there must be someone there! In such a terrifying energy center, no one could possibly survive."
She had timed her arrival perfectly; any earlier and the energy would be too concentrated for her to survive, any later and she wouldn't be able to see the person she was looking for. She had considered that the place would be deserted once she arrived, but she hadn't expected that there would be someone she knew there, just not the person she was looking for.
"Hmm, I'm not dead yet!" There are people around, and yet no one could possibly be alive. Does she even know what she's saying?
Wei Xuan suddenly grabbed Zhao Lexi and shook her violently: "You saw him, didn't you? You wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him. Tell me, where is he? How could you let him go! How could you let him go!"
Zhao Lexi looked displeased. She had let her get close out of respect for Song Zibai, but why was she shaking her so much that her brain was almost scattered?
She grabbed Wei Xuan's arm, immobilizing her. Just as she was about to speak, a clear voice suddenly rang out from behind them: "You bitch, I've found you! Give me back my things, and I'll leave you a whole corpse."
Zhao Lexi turned her head and saw a 1.7-meter-tall, voluptuous young woman leading several men running quickly towards her. Zhao Lexi didn't recognize the young woman, but the men looked familiar. Weren't they the same people from the East Third Base she had encountered on the way to take the tiger to see its mate?
They were chasing Song Zibai and his two companions when they were driven away by him.
Now they've caught up again.
Zhao Lexi turned to look at the slender Wei Xuan, sizing her up and down, and said, "If it were me, I would like someone like her too." Wei Xuan lowered her eyes, biting her lip without saying a word. Zhao Lexi pointed to the curvaceous young woman and said, "With your looks, you could have any man you wanted, why are you stealing someone else's boyfriend?"
The young woman said angrily, "I stole her..."
She abruptly shut her mouth, looking even angrier.
Zhao Lexi turned to look at Wei Xuan: "What did you do?"
She sensed a powerful energy fluctuation emanating from Wei Xuan the moment the young woman spoke.
Upon hearing Zhao Lexi's words, Wei Xuan was taken aback. At that moment, the young girl suddenly shouted, "She stole my things!" These words seemed to have taken all her strength to utter.
Song Zilan said angrily, "You not only stole someone else's boyfriend, but you also falsely accused her of stealing. How can you be so shameless?"
"Who's shameless, who knows!" The young woman stopped talking and directly reached out to grab Wei Xuan.
Wei Xuan instinctively hid behind Zhao Lexi.
Zhao Lexi reached out and threw Wei Xuan toward Song Zibai, but before throwing her, she warned, "If you use your superpower again, I'll pack you up and send you to her."
Wei Xuan screamed in mid-air and landed in Song Zibai's arms.
Song Zilan quickly helped her up and helped her stand carefully on the ground.
Zhao Lexi caught the young woman's attack casually: "Why don't we sit down and talk things out first? Don't start fighting as soon as you meet. You've already got the man, and she's left the East Third Base. Can't you just live your lives peacefully?"
“There’s nothing to say. If she doesn’t die, my man can’t stay with me in peace, so she has to die. Get out of my way.” The young woman said, looking bewildered. Zhao Lexi’s face suddenly darkened as well. Just when the Song siblings thought she would go berserk and fight the young woman, Zhao Lexi suddenly stopped and stepped back, instantly standing in front of Wei Xuan: “I told you not to use your superpowers, why didn’t you listen?”
Wei Xuan was shocked, but still innocently said with teary eyes, "I didn't."
Zhao Lexi frowned. She had said that she had never really liked this woman from the beginning. She hadn't thought much of it before, but now she realized how hypocritical she was.
As the hand struck, Wei Xuan immediately fainted.
Song Zilan immediately caught her as she was about to fall to the ground: "What are you doing! Why are you hitting me without even asking what happened!"
Song Zibai was also somewhat puzzled, his brows furrowing slightly.
Zhao Lexi looked at him: "Keep an eye on your sister."
Song Zibai didn't understand, but he did as instructed.
Song Zilan retorted angrily, "Are you my brother or her brother? Didn't you see that she hurt Xuanxuan?!"
Song Zibai glanced at Wei Xuan: "She just fainted, she's not injured." Zhao Lexi had acted with restraint and hadn't hurt Wei Xuan. Although her words were strange, he decided to believe her for now.
Zhao Lexi turned to the young woman and said, "Now you can tell me what really happened."
A hint of admiration flashed in the young woman's eyes: "Finally, I've met a smart one."
He then explained the situation in a few words: "At the beginning of the apocalypse, Wei Xuan and I fled together for a period of time. She saved me, and I saved her. We were very close at the time and talked about almost everything. Our family has an ancestral treasure that, according to legend, will show us a path to the Heavenly Palace when the apocalypse arrives."
"The legend is outrageous, but it's true that the treasure is very valuable, so our family has always kept it safe. Later, I told her about it as a joke, but who knew she would actually believe it and steal my family's heirloom when I wasn't looking."
Zhao Lexi's heart skipped a beat. Could she be referring to the dimension where the Saint resides?
"You're lying! That's not what you said just now!" Song Zilan retorted.
"This is her superpower; she can control other people's minds. When she's lucid, I say what she wants me to say. Now that she's unconscious, I can finally tell the truth. I never intended to do anything to her from the beginning. As long as she returns my family heirloom, I can let bygones be bygones regarding the theft! I'm just wondering why she would make such a fuss over a baseless legend, causing me to chase her all the way here and even tricking you all into coming here too!"
"If you say it's yours, then it's yours! But who can testify against you?"
The young woman scoffed, "It's not mine. Why is there a 'Lin' character engraved on it? The thing is hanging around her neck; you can see for yourself."
Song Zilan was skeptical, but sure enough, she pulled a leather cord from Wei Xuan's neck. Hanging from the cord was a large sapphire with a gold edge, and on the back of the gemstone, in gold, was indeed the character "Lin".
"My surname is Lin, and my name is Lin Baoying."
Song Zilan was speechless.
At this moment, Wei Xuan slowly woke up.
Upon waking up and seeing the rope in Song Zilan's hand, he realized he had been exposed, but he wasn't in a hurry. He took the rope off his neck and handed it to Lin Baoying: "Baoying, return it to its rightful owner. I'm sorry, because you don't believe in that legend, I had no choice but to bring it out and find the way to the Heavenly Palace myself."
Lin Baoying snatched her family heirloom and scoffed, "Do you even believe what you say yourself!"