Chapter 67: The '60s Farm System (33)

She ran through two streets and ducked into a quiet little alleyway before stopping, panting for breath.

Seeing an overturned basket by the base of a wall, she took the opportunity to sit down and catch her breath.

Just as she was soothing her chest and slowly steadying her breathing, still shaken, something suddenly moved beneath her backside.

Zhao Wanqing jumped away in fright.

There was something trapped under the basket! And it was alive and moving!

Her face turned deathly pale with fear.

"Shh—"

At this moment, the basket was carefully lifted, revealing a small, naive face stained with coal dust.

The owner of the small face was a little girl of six or seven; she looked left and right alertly, held a finger to her lips, and whispered to the overly startled Zhao Wanqing:

"Big sister, don't be afraid, we aren't bad people, we were kidnapped here by human traffickers."

"Y-you?"

"Yes, me and my little aunt. We were kidnapped here from Mingdao City by human traffickers. We've been here for many days. My little aunt was fed a lot of medicine and is still dizzy. My legs went numb from squatting for too long. Big sister, can you help me find a public security officer?"

Hearing this, Zhao Wanqing felt relieved; as long as they were living people! She had been afraid of encountering something strange and bizarre.

"You are from Mingdao? Mingdao is so far from here!"

"Isn't it? If we don't find a public security officer to help, my little aunt and I have no way to get home. It's almost time for the busy farming season, and my little aunt is a Youth Model Worker for our brigade, she was going to the city to be honored, but then..."

Hearing this, Zhao Wanqing's eyes flickered. She slowly moved closer to the little girl: "Is your little aunt... not sick or running a fever? Should we take her to the hospital?"

"No fever." The little girl shook her head, "That wicked woman was terrified my little aunt would fight back, so she fed her a lot of medicine. My little aunt bit her tongue to keep from passing out and brought me running out, but she couldn't hold on after running for a while, so we hid here."

"That's good."

Zhao Wanqing seemed to have made a decision.

She fished two pieces of candy from her pocket and handed them to the little girl while speaking:

"Are you very hungry? You two eat these first. Also, this alley isn't safe; I almost ran into bad people just now. I'll take you to a safer place and then help you report this to the public security bureau."

"Thank you, big sister, you're so kind! My mother was right, there are still many good people in the world!"

Zhao Wanqing smiled uncomfortably, then removed the basket and reached out her hand toward the little girl and her little aunt, who was struggling to open her eyes...

"Sister Wanqing, what are you doing?"

"Xie, Xie Yang?"

When did Xie Yang arrive?

How did she not know!

The fact that she had pinned her hand down the moment she arrived made Zhao Wanqing shiver, suspecting that Xie Yang knew something.

No! That's impossible!

Only she could hear the System's voice; Xie Yang couldn't possibly know!

Zhao Wanqing forced herself to stay calm and asked Xie Yang: "W-why are you here?"

Regardless of why Xie Yang appeared here, her appearance disrupted her plans, which made Zhao Wanqing irritable and dissatisfied.

What a perfect opportunity it had been!

The little girl and her little aunt had been kidnapped here by human traffickers from Mingdao City; even if she brought them into the Farm Space, no one would suspect her.

Although the little girl was a bit young, her little aunt was an adult and a Youth Model Worker; if they entered the Farm Space, those nine plots of land would soon upgrade to sixteen. Then she could open the Chicken Coop and Pig Pen, raise chickens and pigs, and soon she would have endless meat to eat!

And yet, Xie Yang popped up and ruined her beautiful vision and foolproof plan!

Since she's so meddlesome, she might as well come into my Farm Space and help me farm!

This thought had crossed Zhao Wanqing's mind before, but this time, the urge overcame her reason.

She grabbed Xie Yang with her other hand and used her free hand to grab the little girl and her aunt by their braids. The next second, all four of them vanished from the quiet little alleyway.

Xie Yang actually had a chance to break free, but at that moment, she heard the electronic voice of the Main System:

【Host, the System has communicated with the Sub-system. It is willing to voluntarily unbind from Zhao Wanqing, but there is a condition: before it is returned to the factory for maintenance, it wants to bind with you. It says it hasn't experienced the joy of upgrading since it left the factory, and hopes the Host will take it along to experience it and help it soar, otherwise it is unwilling to be returned.】

It was this momentary distraction that led to her being brought into the Farm Space by Zhao Wanqing.

She was so angry she almost laughed.

She hadn't expected Zhao Wanqing to be so bold.

After being stopped by her, not only did she not stop, but she even brought her into the Farm Space as well.

Is this her acting recklessly because she relies on the Sub-system?

Now, she had no choice but to agree to the Sub-system's Trading condition.

If she didn't agree, the Sub-system would continue to be bound to Zhao Wanqing.

In this space, Zhao Wanqing was the master, and she was the guest. Without the master's permission, a guest could not leave freely.

Agreement reached—

【Ding! Detected that the Host's magnetic field is weakening, energy is insufficient, and it is difficult to continue binding. Unbinding in progress...】

【Ding! Detected a Host with a powerful magnetic field. System binding in progress... Binding successful! The Super Farm System is happy to serve you!】

The first "Ding" occurred in Zhao Wanqing's mind.

The latter "Ding" was heard only by Xie Yang.

Zhao Wanqing was still caught in the complex emotions of nervousness, excitement, and agitation from "bringing Xie Yang into the Farm Space" when she suddenly heard the Super Farm System's unbinding notification.

She widened her eyes in shock: How could this be!

The next second, she, Xie Yang, the little girl, and the little girl's aunt were all ejected from the Farm Space and returned to the deserted alley.

"No—"

Realizing the System had left, Zhao Wanqing was on the verge of going insane!

What happened?

How could the system unbind just like that?

She hadn't even done anything!

Could it be because she brought people inside?

Was the system warning her?

Her body went limp, she knelt down on the ground, and looked up at the sky, searching everywhere:

"I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Please come back, come back—"

Xie Yang: "..."

The little girl and her aunt stared at Zhao Wanqing in stunned silence.

"Aunt, is she crazy?"

Her aunt propped up her weak body and shook her head: "I don't know."

Although they couldn't understand how they were in one place one moment and another the next, the Master did not speak of strange phenomena, feats of strength, rebellions, or gods.

Even if their curiosity outweighed their fear, they chose to keep their mouths shut and say nothing.

They were afraid that if they said one more word, they would be entangled by something strange.

Look! Isn't the girl in front of them crazy now?

"I'm not crazy! I'm perfectly clear-headed!"

"Let go of me! Xie Yang, let go of me! I already said I'm not crazy, I'm not crazy..."

Amidst Zhao Wanqing's hysterical shouting, the four of them arrived at the Public Security Bureau.

To be precise, it was Xie Yang dragging three people.

She held the little girl with her left hand, dragged Zhao Wanqing with her right, and carried the little girl's weak aunt on her back. The basket had been moved to her chest.

Zhao Wanqing did not want to go to the Public Security Bureau, but she was helpless as her strength was far less than Xie Yang's, and she simply could not pull away from her.