But her pupils were unfocused, her eyes filled with fear.
Yun Jian comforted her several times before Xiao Zhen's emotions gradually stabilized.
Then she hugged Yun Jian tightly and sobbed softly, "Sister Yun, I was so scared, thank goodness you came again."
Yun patted her on the back and only let go of her after Xiao Zhen calmed down.
"What's going on? Why are you having nightmares all of a sudden?"
Xiao Zhen shook her head: "I don't know. After those people left, I felt so tired and sleepy. After I fell asleep, I kept having nightmares. I heard my mother calling me, but I just couldn't wake up. I almost thought I was going to die."
"Okay, it's alright, it was all a dream."
Xiao Zhen nodded, quickly composed herself, and looked at Yun Jian: "Sister Yun, is there something you need from me?"
Yun Jian nodded. "I need your help with something small."
The fourth brother had already replied to the man, saying, "He said he's already outside our camp, but he's afraid of being mistaken for someone with ill intentions, so he hasn't dared to get close. He's now walking towards our camp entrance."
Yun Jian nodded and led Xiao Zhen downstairs.
As they stepped out of the villa, they saw a man waving in their direction. The man seemed pleased, keeping a watchful eye on the charred corpses around him while patting his defensive shield.
Then he brought up the system panel to identify himself.
Yun Jian quietly asked Liang Song over the walkie-talkie, "Are there any other people around the camp?"
"No, he was alone."
"Are there any listening devices?"
"I don't think so, I didn't see it with my fly-like eyes."
Yun Jian gave Xiao Zhen a wink. The man was waiting for Yun Jian to open the defensive shield and put him inside when suddenly a fist-sized hole appeared in the shield, followed by a stream of water rushing straight to his face.
Before he could react, the man found that he couldn't move his hands and feet.
Then, a dizzying sensation swept over him, and he saw himself lying flat on the ground, with a thick layer of ice in front of him.
The whole process took less than two seconds.
Yun Jian then instructed Xiao Zhen to melt the ice from the man's mouth and nose, thus saving his life and allowing him to speak again.
Xiao Zhen obediently did as instructed, but suddenly her expression changed, and she looked at Yun Jian with surprise and delight, "Sister Yun, my skills seem to have evolved!"
Yun Jian was taken aback. "Really? What is it?"
Xiao Zhen looked at her hand, then casually put some water in it and let it freeze. With just one glance from her, the ice shattered with a "bang".
Countless ice shards flew in all directions, with a few landing firmly on the tree trunk.
Xiao Zhen seemed to still be enjoying herself, her gaze falling on the man who had turned into an ice pop. "Sister Yun, would you like to see me demonstrate again?"
A cold sweat broke out on the man's back.
He looked at Yun Jian with confusion and anger, "What is Alliance Leader Yun doing? Since you promised to give me a sanctuary, why are you treating me like this?"
Yun Jian had the fourth brother carry the man back to his room, and smiled, "I don't know if you've ever heard the saying, 'Once you join my Yun Alliance, your life belongs to the Yun Alliance, and I can do whatever I want with you!'"
The man's eyes narrowed, his face filled with vigilance.
"I don't think I've offended Alliance Leader Yun, have I? I sincerely wanted to come and pledge my allegiance to you, but Alliance Leader Yun's actions are truly disheartening."
Yun Jian didn't care, leisurely sipping her hot tea. "Are you that important? What do I care about your thoughts?"
man:"……"
He seemed very angry and shouted, "If you don't want to take me in, then fine, just let me out!"
Yun Jian slammed the cup down. "You think you can leave once you've entered my Yun Alliance's territory?"
The man tried to close his eyes, but he was already frozen and couldn't, so his expression looked particularly grotesque. "What exactly do you want? I thought you would be willing to take me in because you warned us about the danger of charred corpses in the beginning. If you weren't, why are you doing this now?"
Yun Jian drew his knife, examined it closely, and uttered two powerful words: "Robbery!"
The fourth brother paused for a moment, then immediately roared, "Hand over all your points, equipment, and everything else!"
man:"……"
I'm truly impressed.
[Haha, as expected, Yunjian is still the same Yunjian, never missing an opportunity to rob someone.]
[Man: What's wrong with me just wanting to seek refuge? Why am I being robbed in broad daylight?]
[I must say, she really does have the air of a mountain bandit!]
[I'd be furious too. She's done so many good deeds for the players, and yet these people ganged up on her. If it were me, robbery wouldn't be enough to vent my anger; I'd be ready to kill.]
But... is this man really up to no good? He seems genuinely interested in seeking refuge with me.
[Won't we be wronging an innocent person?]
The man seemed to have been completely swayed by Yun Jian's words about robbery, and resignedly handed over all his points and equipment.
The fourth brother glanced at the remaining points and exclaimed, "Only 6 points left! You're really broke!"
The man gave a bitter smirk. "Isn't that right? Otherwise, why would I have contacted you?"
Even their equipment was pitifully scarce: a knife, a water jug, a few rabbit skins, and a few pieces of dried meat. They were practically penniless.
The fourth brother picked and chose among these things and confiscated the rabbit skin.
He glanced at the kettle twice, clearly not wanting to take it.
"That's so shabby! Who uses this thing to drink water these days?!"
man:"……"
Fine, he's broke.
"If you don't want this kettle, can you give it back to me? And the knife and the meat too."
The fourth brother kicked the kettle towards him, saying, "Suit yourself."
"I've given you all my belongings, and you've taken everything. Now, can you let me go?"
The man grinned, revealing a fawning smile.
The fourth brother didn't make a decision, but instead looked at Yun Jian.
Yun Jian got up, walked step by step to the man, then lifted her toes and kicked the kettle away, then the knife, and even took the meat.
She knelt down in front of the man and traced lines on the ice with her knife. "Do you know what the worst decision you've ever made in your life was? Coming to my territory all by yourself."
The man's face turned pale, and he forced his lips together, as if trying to break free from the ice's hold.
Without turning his head, Yun instructed the fourth brother, "Go and call Lü Ping over."
The man finally couldn't take it anymore and started yelling, "I've given you all my possessions, and you still won't let me go? What do you want? Please let me go, please let me go! I promise I'll run far away right now and never appear in front of you again, as long as you let me go."
Yun Jian just stared at him coldly, as if he were looking at a dying eel.
She stood up and sat back down in her chair. "Who sent you? Was it a player, or someone from Tengyun Pavilion?"
"I don't understand what you're saying! I just want to survive, so I came to you. Nobody sent me. Believe me, I'm innocent!"
Yun Jian didn't give him a second glance, but patiently waited for Lü Ping to come over while drinking her tea.
On the way here, Lao Si had already told Lü Ping about the situation. Yun Jian didn't say much more, "Check his equipment first and see if there's anything wrong with it."
Lu Ping paused, thinking, "Good heavens, are they treating me like a search dog?"
However, he didn't say much. He picked up the knife, smelled it, and then shook his head at Yun Jian: "The knife is fine."
Then he picked up the kettle.
He opened the lid, smelled it, and then smelled it again, his brows furrowing.
Even the fourth brother noticed something was wrong. "Is there something wrong with this water?"
Lu Ping remained silent, then held the kettle to his nose and sniffed it for a long time before looking at Yun Jian with a serious expression. "This water is strange."
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