Jiang Yue had planned to turn back, but he couldn't help staying another ten minutes to hear Professor Lu Jinwen talk about the Underground Race's many secrets.
Jiang Yue had already intended to find Professor Lu Jinwen and hear his thoughts on the Underground Race, so this was exactly what he'd hoped for. After hearing him out, Jiang Yue felt even more certain that rescuing Lu Jinwen had been worth the risk.
After Lu Jinwen finished, he seemed much more at ease.
He sighed. "Now, even if I close my eyes, I can go in peace."
Little Deer rolled her eyes. "We're out of danger now. Why are you talking about dying?"
Lu Jinwen gave a bitter smile. "Little Deer, I've spent my whole life on research and owe you so much. If we're father and daughter again in our next lives, I'll make it up to you twice over."
"Stop talking nonsense. You're not getting out of the debt you owe me in this life." Little Deer sounded fierce, but she was clearly overcome with emotion. It was obvious that she wasn't as resentful of her father as she claimed. In the end, their bond as father and daughter was stronger than anything else.
But while Little Deer hadn't understood what he meant, Jiang Yue had.
He knew Lu Jinwen's will to survive had already grown weak. The Bizarre Tree had used all kinds of secret arts on him, and he probably believed there was no way he could survive. That was why there was so little desire to live in his words—he didn't even think he would make it.
The Bizarre Tree planted marks inside humans to hold them hostage. Almost all its agents had been marked.
Lu Jinwen had a strong will. Though the mark had been