Zhan Jinsu's clothes had been torn to shreds by the burly man earlier, and her hair was disheveled. Tears streaked her face. What could a woman do in danger? Nothing but cry.
Men believed least in tears; they believed only in their own fists.
Thus, Zhan Jinsu's current appearance, like a pear blossom in the rain, was so delicate that it evoked pity in anyone who saw it.
Lin Yue knew they couldn't linger here any longer. If they did, escaping would be nearly impossible for both him and Zhan Jinsu. Getting away was the most important thing. He casually tore off a piece of curtain nearby, split it in two, and draped it over Zhan Jinsu.
"We need to leave quickly. Come onto my back, I'll carry you!" Lin Yue turned his back to Zhan Jinsu and said earnestly.
However, Zhan Jinsu instead sat slumped on the ground, crying, "Brother Lin, I'm a jinx, always bringing you trouble. You should leave quickly. Murder is punishable by death. I'll stay here and surrender to protect your safety."
Clad in the curtain, Zhan Jinsu continued to cry but did not lean onto Lin Yue's back. Seeing this, Lin Yue had no choice but to turn around, embrace Zhan Jinsu, and patiently comfort her, "Silly girl, don't think too much. This isn't your fault; it's the fault of this world. The vicissitudes of life have led you to live in a tragic family and constantly be suppressed. But as long as you come with me to Yuzhou, all danger will be far from you."
Zhan Jinsu still didn't stand up immediately, continuing to cry, and said, "But I feel like you're lying to me!"
"How could I lie to you? If I were lying, I wouldn't have helped you so much. I've always treated you well; you must have seen that," Lin Yue said quickly.
In Lin Yue's ears, he could constantly hear footsteps outside, indicating that someone would arrive soon. He had to take Zhan Jinsu away immediately. Lin Yue had already decided that if necessary, he would just carry Zhan Jinsu and charge out of Yanjing.
Zhan Jinsu, however, continued to sob, "I know you treat me very well, Brother Lin, but I always feel like when you look at me, you're looking at someone else. You just see me as a replacement; you don't truly like me, you just see me as someone else, a psychological comfort."
Lin Yue was startled. He hadn't expected his true intentions to be seen through. He immediately thought to himself, "Is this women's intuition? This intuition is too accurate!"
But even though he knew his true thoughts had been guessed, Lin Yue still didn't admit it. He said seriously, "I have never treated you as another woman. You are the only one I like, and that's why I'm taking you back to Yuzhou. Don't worry, I will wholeheartedly devote myself to you from now on."
As he spoke, Lin Yue held Zhan Jinsu tighter, wanting to convey the depth of his love in this way.
Receiving this answer, Zhan Jinsu fell silent. As she was held, she let out a cold laugh, "Heh heh heh, you men are all too full of sweet talk. You say all this, but you're still lying to me!"
Lin Yue didn't understand why Zhan Jinsu would say such a thing. As he was filled with surprise and uncertainty, his abdomen suddenly ached, and he felt something sharp pierce his abdomen.
Lin Yue looked down and saw warm liquid flowing out. Blood streamed onto the ground, and this blood was coming from him.
Lin Yue had never expected such a situation. The woman he was about to take back to Yuzhou had just stabbed him. However, he quickly reacted and slapped Zhan Jinsu across the face. "Slap."
"Bitch, how dare you harm me!" Lin Yue said, his eyes red.
He could have killed Zhan Jinsu with just a sonic wave on his palm, but at this moment, Lin Yue still held a sliver of hope. He wished that Zhan Jinsu hadn't thought things through and didn't want to consider Zhan Jinsu an enemy.
But just then, Zhan Jinsu quickly withdrew and slipped out of Lin Yue's embrace. She suddenly unleashed a powerful force, and even Lin Yue couldn't hold onto her. It was unimaginable that such immense power resided within a slender girl.
At this point, Lin Yue had to admit that he had misjudged. Zhan Jinsu was actually an enemy.
"You just said I was the one you liked, and now you slap me. That's too much," Zhan Jinsu said with a smile after distancing herself from Lin Yue.
Zhan Jinsu's face now bore a bright red handprint, which was very conspicuous. She had shed her usual image of weakness and pity, and her face now radiated confidence. She looked at Lin Yue, who was sitting on the ground, as if he were a clown.
"Damn it, you lied to me! Bitch!" Lin Yue said, furious as he watched Zhan Jinsu retreat. At this moment, he finally believed that Zhan Jinsu was an enemy, and this time she had deliberately set a trap for him. No wonder he had so easily encountered a woman who looked exactly like Fu Ya. It turned out everything was a planned attack against him.
"Hmph, it's too late to realize that now. My dear Brother Lin, if you don't want to die from excessive blood loss, surrender now. I promise not to kill you, but I will have to demand a small something from Yuzhou," Zhan Jinsu said, not angered by the insult but instead trying to persuade him to surrender.
Lin Yue looked at the knife in his abdomen. The knife had been inserted deeply, and it had not been removed. Blood was gushing out continuously, and it was unclear if a vein had been ruptured.
"These people must have been hired by you to act, right? To capture me, you really went to great lengths, sparing no expense of over a dozen lives to trick me," Lin Yue said coldly to Zhan Jinsu.
Zhan Jinsu shrugged, casually pulled down a curtain nearby, and draped it over herself. "As for those details, I'll keep them a secret. It's confidential information, not something you need to know."
Then, footsteps rapidly approached from outside. Dozens of people carrying guns rushed in, ready to apprehend Lin Yue. These footsteps were not those of neighbors but of professional soldiers.
Seeing this situation, Lin Yue laughed up at the sky, "Hahaha... I never imagined that after finally trusting someone once, I would lose so completely. Damn it! Ahhhhh..."
Lin Yue's roar grew increasingly high-pitched, his powerful cry echoing outwards. The frequency of his voice continued to rise, and the sound waves spread outwards. The window panes instantly developed cracks. Such immense sound was comparable to a cannon blast, deafening.
The soldiers inside the room, upon hearing the deafening roar, felt their heads spin. They couldn't help but drop their guns and cover their ears. However, under the increasingly high-pitched sound waves, their hands were insufficient to block such an attack. It felt as if voices were echoing within their minds, and everyone became disoriented.
Humans have a limit to their auditory perception, only able to hear sounds within a certain frequency range. Sounds beyond this range are ultrasound and infrasound. At this moment, the ultrasound Lin Yue unleashed far exceeded the range of human perception, yet the energy of the sound waves spread outwards.
The closest person to Lin Yue was Zhan Jinsu. She didn't cover her ears but gritted her teeth, enduring the powerful sound waves. Suddenly, she could hear nothing. Blood flowed from her ear canals; she had been deafened by sheer force.
"Crack," the glass throughout the entire building could not withstand the high-frequency sound waves and entered a state of resonance, shattering instantly.
The immense shouting spread far into the distance, waking many people from their sleep. These individuals got up and couldn't help but curse, "Who's shouting so loudly? Have they no consideration for others? People have to go to work tomorrow!"
Lin Yue pulled out the knife, threw it on the ground, clutched his stomach, and jumped from the high building. He stumbled upon landing, almost falling.
Zhan Jinsu had not expected Lin Yue to have such a trick up his sleeve. The information indicated that Lin Yue's only offensive ability was firing sonic projectiles, but she hadn't anticipated that Lin Yue's roar would stun everyone present and allow him to escape.
Zhan Jinsu then began to berate the surrounding soldiers, "All of you, go find him! You must capture Lin Yue. If you can't catch him, kill him on sight. If you can't catch him alive, you must at least leave his corpse behind."
However, as soon as she spoke, Zhan Jinsu realized she couldn't produce any sound. Only then did she understand that her eardrums had been ruptured by the high-frequency sound. She wasn't unable to speak, but her words could no longer be heard.
Seeing this situation, Zhan Jinsu quickly used her ability, closed her eyes, and placed her hands on her ears. After a moment, her hearing finally recovered.
Next, Zhan Jinsu continued to scold her subordinates, "Why are you all standing around? Hurry up and find him!"
However, her subordinates still couldn't hear anything and weren't clear-headed. They could only see Zhan Jinsu speaking, but they couldn't hear her.
These soldiers had all suffered temporary deafness. When humans are exposed to extremely loud sounds, they experience an acoustic reflex, resulting in temporary hearing loss. This isn't complete deafness but a rise in the hearing threshold. Once the threshold returns to normal levels, they can hear others speak again.
Seeing that communication with these men was impossible, Zhan Jinsu had no choice but to snatch a rifle and then leap out of the window, the curtain on her body flapping loudly in the air.
Upon landing, the sparse crowd on the street cast confused glances at Zhan Jinsu. It seemed they hadn't expected a woman to jump from a building wearing a curtain and then emerge unharmed.
Zhan Jinsu ignored their gazes. Her mission was to capture Lin Yue and keep him away from Yue Hengyi. Now that Lin Yue had escaped, this was unacceptable and she had to find him quickly.
There was no sign of Lin Yue on the street. It was presumed that Lin Yue had already fled far away. Fortunately, Lin Yue was injured, and blood was continuously flowing from him, leaving a trail of blood on the ground. Zhan Jinsu only needed to follow the blood trail to pursue him.
Holding the rifle and draped in the curtain, Zhan Jinsu chased after him, ready to earn merit.
After escaping, Lin Yue quickly took out his phone and called Yue Hengyi. He had completely understood that their side had been exposed, and even the events he had encountered in the past few days were meticulously planned. Therefore, the plan made last night had to be canceled.
However, when he called, his call was not answered. Lin Yue had no choice but to leave a message: "If you hear this, abandon your actions immediately. We have been exposed! I only know that we haven't been followed or monitored by anyone, yet every move we make is anticipated by the enemy. I believe there must be an ability user among the enemy, a detection-type ability user who can locate us remotely! Run quickly!"
After saying this, Lin Yue stumbled, almost falling to the ground. His face was pale, and he was close to fainting from excessive blood loss.
Helplessly, Lin Yue had to find a secluded alley to treat his injuries. The wound was too large and needed to be bandaged to stop the bleeding. Otherwise, if the blood continued to flow, he would eventually die. Lin Yue also felt that with his severe injuries, escaping Yanjing would be very difficult.