Chapter 1497: Going Home
After leaving the Wang Family’s ancestral estate, Lin Tian finally understood what the idiom "escaping with one’s life" really felt like.
The sky is high for birds to fly, the sea is vast for fish to leap!
The pressure had eased a little, but Lin Tian didn’t feel relaxed at all. On the contrary, he felt another heavy burden land on his shoulders, pressing down so hard he could barely breathe.
Whether it was the Luban Lock or the Thousand Jin Rock, both were extremely important to the entire Ancient Martial the Wang Family and to Wang Xingkong—calling them heirlooms wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
But now he’d stolen them both. One could imagine how furious the Wang Family would be when they discovered this.
Before Wang Xingkong showed up, Lin Tian could still face the Ancient Martial the Wang Family without fear. But now... if Wang Xingkong wanted to kill him, it’d be no harder than slaughtering a chicken.
He could run—no matter how far he fled, to the ends of the earth, no one could catch him. But what about Liou Qingcheng, Bai Shishi, Mei Ruyan and the others? What about his parents, Wu Yong, Li, Meng Nan—what was he supposed to do about them?
He couldn’t possibly take everyone and run, could he?
Lin Tian was someone who valued feelings deeply. He suddenly felt a bit of regret—why had he been so careless just now, ignoring all consequences and simply running off with those things?
Besides, he didn’t even know, after Wang Xingkong took the Thousand Jin Rock back, whether anything had happened to Bai Shishi and the others.
Just as he was blaming himself, that senior’s voice rang again in his mind: "Kid, a real man should charge forward. Fretting over every little thing like some woman. That Wang Xingkong is only at the Early Pocket World Stage, he’s not as terrifying as you think—what are you afraid of?"
"..."
Hearing that, Lin Tian was speechless. Only at the Early Pocket World Stage? Not as terrifying as you think?
Easy to talk big when you’re not the one under the hammer!
That day, that old monster had nearly crushed his bones just with his pressure alone—and he was telling him not to be afraid?
"Hmph, mere Early Pocket World Stage—this old man still has ways to deal with him. For now, you just go home and move all your beauties and your parents to the South City Xu Family Stream. I guarantee they won’t suffer even a single scratch!"
Those words were like a powerful shot of adrenaline for Lin Tian, instantly filling his eyes with fighting spirit.
"Alright, I’ll do as you say."
Lin Tian gritted his teeth. At this point, this was the only thing he could do. After all, he couldn’t exactly put the Thousand Jin Rock and the Luban Lock back and then lock himself up, could he?
If he did that, he might as well just use the Thousand Jin Rock to smash his own neck.
Bai Shishi’s villa was a ways from here, but Lin Tian didn’t plan on taking a ride back. One, he didn’t have any money on him; two... for a Middle Stage of Golden Elixir expert, what was this distance?
With the Thousand Jin Rock hanging upside down in his hand, Lin Tian started running with Lightfoot Steps, deliberately choosing dimly lit spots and corners without cameras. If not for the fact that Kanyue City had too many high-rises, he’d have gone over the rooftops.
Finally, he got home. He didn’t have a key, but slipping doors and picking locks were as easy for him as drinking a glass of water.
He walked into the lobby on the first floor, turned on the light, and saw the wall clock reading three fifteen.
Everything was exactly the same as when he’d left last time, nothing had changed. It seemed Wang Xingkong had only taken the Thousand Jin Rock and hadn’t disturbed Bai Shishi and the others’ lives.
Going up the stairs to the second floor, Lin Tian left the Thousand Jin Rock and the Luban Lock out in the hallway, then quietly pushed open Bai Shishi’s bedroom door. By the moonlight shining in through the window, he could see a figure lying flat on the soft bed.
"Who’s there?" Bai Shishi’s body jerked upright, her eyes fixed on the silhouette at the door.
Snap!
The lights came on. Lin Tian leaned against the doorframe and flashed a bright grin at Bai Shishi.
Bai Shishi froze sitting on the bed. The sudden light stung her eyes a little, but she couldn’t help widening them, not daring to blink, afraid the person in front of her would vanish.
"I’m back." Lin Tian bared his teeth in a grin as he walked over to her.
Bai Shishi’s body trembled all at once, her eyes instantly overflowing with tears. She spread her arms wide toward Lin Tian and cried out in a sweet voice, "Hug~"
Lin Tian’s heart seemed to shudder. He sat down on the edge of the bed and drew Bai Shishi into his arms, but didn’t dare hold her too tightly, because her belly was already slightly rounded—he was afraid of pressing down on their child.
Bai Shishi didn’t care at all. She clung to Lin Tian’s neck, resting her head on his shoulder, breathing in his scent greedily.
"You bastard, how could you be so heartless, disappearing for so many days—were you planning to abandon the two of us?"
Bai Shishi spoke through sobs, wanting to hit him a few times to vent, but couldn’t bear to.
"Something came up during this time. It’s me who’s wronged you two." Lin Tian gently patted Bai Shishi’s back, softly comforting her. Then he asked, "Has our baby been behaving these days?"
"Behaving!" Bai Shishi still had her arms around Lin Tian’s neck as she smiled and said, "He was kicking up a storm before, but these days he probably knows Mom has it tough, so he’s been much more obedient."
Lin Tian felt even more guilty. He knew Bai Shishi was trying to coax him. In the past, childbirth was like walking through the gates of hell; even now, it was still an extremely grueling ordeal. How could it possibly be easy?
Lin Tian released Bai Shishi and looked at her seriously, asking with guilt, "I want to take you all away from Kanyue City for a while—go to South City, stay at Miaoqiu’s place for some time. What do you think..."
"Captain Chen Moxiang came by the house earlier. She said you were out on a mission and temporarily couldn’t contact home, told us not to worry. I asked her when we’d be able to see you, and she said she didn’t know. From that moment, I started doubting her words and worrying even more about your safety."
"I was lying in bed just now, not asleep, thinking about you. I didn’t expect you to actually come back. As long as I can see you again, I’m willing to go wherever you take me." Bai Shishi held Lin Tian’s hand, her gaze soft as water.
Lin Tian’s heart ached with a sourness that made him want to cry. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for? She didn’t even ask why—she was willing to follow him to the ends of the earth.
"I’ve spent this whole time worrying about you and haven’t really rested either. Going to South City for a while sounds good. Miaoqiu said the environment there is especially nice, much better than this steel forest of Kanyue City. I’ve been dying to go for ages."
Smiling as she said this, Bai Shishi pushed Lin Tian and added, "Go check on Qingcheng and the others. While you were gone, things were hard on them too—Qingcheng’s lost weight, she doesn’t even care about food or drink anymore."
Lin Tian squeezed Bai Shishi’s hand and said, "Come with me."
"No way, third wheels are the most annoying. Go on."