Chapter 69

On the way home, He Dong first called Lei An to tell them that the alert was over and they could let their parents return home. Then he took Zhao Xinxin and headed straight for home.

"Who’s there?" However, just as He Dong was about to reach home, he suddenly stopped at a corner and shouted loudly.

Following He Dong’s shout, a person emerged from the corner. This person didn’t look very old; at first glance, he seemed to be in his thirties, but upon closer inspection, he appeared to be only around twenty-three or twenty-four. His appearance was very ordinary, the kind that would easily blend into a crowd.

However, his sudden appearance in front of He Dong made He Dong feel uneasy. Although the Golden Ringed Snake didn’t sound the alarm, indicating that this person was not hostile, his sudden and mysterious appearance was unsettling.

"Brother Landmine? What are you doing here?" But just as He Dong was about to ask, Zhao Xinxin suddenly shouted with joy.

"Xinxin, Uncle Li wants you to come home!" Brother Landmine’s voice was unremarkable, making it hard for anyone to form a strong impression of him.

"Ah!" Brother Landmine’s words instantly made the previously cheerful Zhao Xinxin feel dejected.

"Xinxin!" He Dong looked at Zhao Xinxin with concern. When Zhao Xinxin called out the other person’s name, He Dong knew who he was—the killer who had been adopted and trained by Uncle Li along with Zhao Xinxin.

He Dong also suddenly remembered something he had always overlooked: when Zhao Xinxin first appeared before him, she was there to assassinate him. If she failed her mission and returned, would she be punished?

"Master, I have to go back. But... but I don’t want to leave Uncle and Aunt! I don’t want to leave you!" Zhao Xinxin’s tears quickly rolled down her cheeks.

"If you don’t want to go, don’t go!" He Dong gently wiped away her tears.

"But... but... I have to go back! Sob, sob, sob!" Zhao Xinxin seemed to have some hidden reason, and she suddenly threw herself into He Dong’s arms and burst into tears.

"Do you really have to go back?" He Dong asked again, reluctantly.

"Yes!" Zhao Xinxin nodded.

"Actually, you don’t have to go back. You should know my capabilities!" He Dong’s voice was low, but his tone was very firm.

"Although Uncle Li is strict, he treats us well. So, I can’t betray him! Master, I will definitely come to see you when I have time, and I still want to learn the Golden Bell Shield from you!" Although Zhao Xinxin spoke lightly, her expression was heart-wrenching.

In the end, Zhao Xinxin left with Brother Landmine, who was as ordinary as could be. However, the reluctant look in Zhao Xinxin’s eyes as she left made He Dong’s heart ache, and even when he got home, his eyes were still red.

"Dongdong! What happened to Xinxin?" Meng Jing, who was unaware of the major events that had transpired, and Lei An, who hadn’t told her that the hospital had issued a death notice for Zhao Xinxin, immediately panicked when she saw He Dong’s red eyes and asked anxiously.

"Nothing, Xinxin is fine! Her family came to take her away. By the way, her family knows a famous burn and plastic surgery expert abroad who can definitely cure her!" He Dong suddenly came up with a reason. He was even impressed with himself because this reason also covered up the fact that he had used hydrotherapy to treat Zhao Xinxin.

"Oh, that’s good! That’s good!" Meng Jing didn’t doubt He Dong’s words and immediately smiled with relief.

Sun Sheng’s incident had a significant impact on He Dong, and Zhao Xinxin’s departure left him feeling very low. However, He Dong didn’t become depressed; instead, he used this as motivation. He worked late every day at the pet hospital, occasionally visited Green Mountain Village, and even started paying attention to the stray pet rescue center, which he had previously considered to have little value. As long as there was a chance to earn summoning points, even if it was just a little, he would do his best to earn them.

While He Dong was turning his farewell into motivation, a suspicious man and woman suddenly appeared at the ruins of an unfinished building in the suburbs. The man wore a sports cap with the brim pulled down low, making it impossible to see his face. The woman wore a white T-shirt and jeans, looking particularly youthful and vibrant.

"Hmm! Wood, Water, Fire? The aura here is very chaotic!" They stood in front of the ruins, carefully examining them, and the man finally frowned and said.

"This place was clearly the site of a battle between psychics, but I’m puzzled as to when so many psychics appeared in Tianyang City?" the woman said, puzzled.

"The destruction here is severe, and the clues that can be found are very few. However, the appearance of psychics in Tianyang City must be reported to the higher-ups immediately!" the man said seriously.

He Dong didn’t know that the trouble Sun Sheng had caused didn’t disappear with his death. At that moment, he was on the phone with Lin Xuan, his face full of sweet smiles.

After a month, He Dong’s depressed mood finally eased. Of course, the main healing medicine was the more than 170 summoning points in the summoning space. Every time he saw these summoning points, He Dong’s face would light up with a radiant smile.

Although the summoning points were enough to summon the remaining two level-four pets, Zhao Xinxin’s departure left a small knot in He Dong’s heart. If he had had extra summoning points at the time, he would have given Zhao Xinxin the best skill. Therefore, from then on, He Dong decided to always reserve some summoning points.

"Dongdong, I miss you!" Lin Xuan’s somewhat melancholic voice came through the phone.

"I’ll come to the capital to see you!" He Dong was suddenly excited and blurted out.

"No! No! Don’t!" For some reason, Lin Xuan suddenly panicked when she heard He Dong’s words.

"Xuanxuan, what’s wrong?" Lin Xuan’s panicked voice immediately caught He Dong’s attention.

"Nothing! Nothing. The air conditioner was a bit cold last night, and my throat hurts this morning!" Lin Xuan quickly found an excuse.

"Your throat hurts, and you’re still talking so much? Put down the phone, take some throat-soothing medicine, and get some rest!" He Dong said with concern.

"No, I just want to hear your voice!" Lin Xuan said in a coquettish tone.

"Alright, alright, I’ll talk, and you listen!" He Dong quickly said.

"Okay!" This time, Lin Xuan didn’t say anything more and obediently agreed.