Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 673: Chapter 452: Encountering Chang Yin Again (4600-Word Chapter)

”Wow, you guys stop being so cryptic!” Zhao Xiaochuan immediately shouted, ”Just tell us what’s going on, why did we run into you as soon as we got out, Brother Chaoyang.”

”Actually, I’ve been meaning to say...” Lou Fei’Er looked at Chang Yin and tentatively said, ”When I was underground, the voice in my head reminding me to return to the control room, was that you?”

”That’s right, it was me.” Chang Yin smiled and nodded, ”I know about you and your transformation pills. I’m very interested, and luckily you’re among this group, otherwise, my voice wouldn’t have gotten through.”

”It was really you!” Lou Fei’Er exclaimed.

”Just as I thought...” Xu Xin sighed, ”I had that suspicion while we were below, but I didn’t expect it would really be you... You and Ji Chaoyang, I never anticipated this combination.”

”I also didn’t expect you guys would find this underground world...” Chang Yin sighed as well.

Upon hearing this, Wen Guixin, Wang Lei, and Zhao Xiaochuan looked at Chang Yin in surprise.

”You helped us?” Wen Guixin, who was originally guarded against Chang Yin, showed a mildly surprised expression upon hearing this, and much of the doubt in her eyes dissipated.

She truly hadn’t expected that the statue she had always been hostile to would actually assist them.

”You were that person!” Wang Lei suddenly realized, ”And was that key also placed by you?”

Chang Yin nodded again and said, ”Yes, it was me.”

”...Did you also enter this underground prison?” Xu Xin looked at him and asked.

”Some things don’t require me to personally enter to accomplish,” Chang Yin replied with a smile.

Then, he spread his hands helplessly and said, ”Actually, I wanted to tell you guys earlier, if I intended to harm you, I could have just let you stay in the underground prison for twenty-four hours to fend for yourselves, why would I bother rescuing you.”

”Whoa!” Zhao Xiaochuan immediately stopped being hostile towards Chang Yin, clapped his hands, ”You should have said so earlier, brother! If you’d said you were helping us, we wouldn’t have been so suspicious of you!”

”Exactly!” Wang Lei also let go of his guard, slapped his leg, ”We’re really grateful to you, if it weren’t for you, we might still be wandering inside not knowing what to do.”

”You think I didn’t want to tell you.” Chang Yin shook his head, ”I couldn’t speak casually near the vine cluster, or else there would be issues. Moreover... fortunately, you didn’t say out loud that I was that voice, otherwise, it could have caused big problems.”

His last sentence was directed at Lou Fei’Er.

”Was the vicinity of the vine cluster monitored?” Xu Xin’s eyes narrowed slightly, ”By the way, what exactly is the situation now, can you explain it?”

At the same time, he also looked at Ji Chaoyang, ”How did you two meet? Now that we’re in a safe place, you can tell us, right?”

Ji Chaoyang was just about to speak, but Chang Yin raised his hand.

”Let me speak first. Your current situation, and regarding my matter, let me explain it first.”

Chang Yin’s expression turned serious, he glanced around at the six people present, and began, ”Actually, I’ve already seen you guys on the surface, only... through other eyes.”

Other eyes?

Xu Xin immediately thought of the winged dragon statue at the center of the giant pit that had been watching them the entire time.

That winged dragon statue had been observing them, yet made no move, as if it had no intent to harm them.

”...That winged dragon statue, was really you?!” Xu Xin exclaimed in shock.

”Winged dragon statue? What... whoa?” Zhao Xiaochuan didn’t initially react, then his eyes widened in surprise.

”Huh?!!” Wang Lei was equally stunned.

”The statues outside, are you controlling them?!” Wen Guixin stood up directly, and her guard was raised again.

Even Ji Chaoyang’s pupils contracted.

”You could say that.” Chang Yin made a calming gesture to them, ”Don’t get excited, I won’t hurt you. That winged dragon statue is indeed connected to me, but not in the way you might think.”

He carefully considered his words, then continued, ”Let’s put it this way, after sunrise, I can’t do anything, only after sunset can I somewhat control those two winged dragon statues.”

As he spoke, he showed another smile, ”You probably can’t imagine, but at that time, I was always helping you.”

After sunset?

Helping?

What exactly is going on?