I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 277 You two, get out!

Boom boom boom!
Lin Xing'an quickly let go!
That power also vanished!
Time has brought peace back to the river of time.

"what is wrong?"

Si Que tried to help Lin Xing'an up.

"No! Don't touch me!"

Lin Xing'an quickly pulled his hand out of the flames.

He quickly kept a meter's distance from Si Que, his face full of seriousness!
If he hadn't reacted quickly and broken off contact with Si Que, he probably would have been kicked into that "what if" scenario where Zhang Guang and Xu Zhe came after him together...

"No, it wasn't kicked into that line..."

Lin Xing'an's Adam's apple bobbed.

Looking back now, it felt more like that "if" line was about to cover us...

Once it's covered, once things develop according to that if-the-fly line...

All of Lin Xing'an's plans will be disrupted.

The infiltration plan will also fall through.

Most importantly, he doesn't know if he can ever go back to the correct timeline.

"And even if we manage to come back in the end, there's no point in going through an 'what if' scenario, and the unknown risks are ridiculously numerous..."

"so close……"

Even someone like Lin Xing'an, who has experienced many trials and tribulations, couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

"What's wrong with you? I just sucked my fingers, did you have to be so disgusted with me?"

Si Que looked at Lin Xing'an, who was distancing himself from her, with an innocent and aggrieved expression.

"Si Que, how could I possibly dislike you?"

Without touching the flames, Lin Xing'an grasped Si Que's hand again.

"Tch, that's more like it!"

"Si Que, how did you plan to make these flames disappear? Try it now."

Lin Xing'an coaxed Si Que, then stood in front of the opening he had deliberately left where he had entered the River of Time.

He can get out immediately if things go wrong.

"that's all!"

Si Que didn't hold back either, his eyes flashing with fire as he reached out to grab the burning silver four-lined creatures!
As she touched it, the flames seemed to find a source of living water, converging into her body.

The small flames in Si Que's eyes blazed brightly before his very eyes.

Even her flowing red hair appeared more vibrant, almost like a blazing fire.

Before long, the flames on the silver threads disappeared completely.

"Wait! Si Que, don't move."

Lin Xing'an went against the current once again.

This time, the images reversed on those silver threads finally transformed into everything Lin Xing'an had just personally experienced.

"Fortunately, this is Si Que's ability; he can control it..."

Seeing this, Lin Xing'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My sweetheart, are you alright?"

Yu Yu's worried voice came from outside.

She tilted her head and peered through the opening Lin Xing'an had made.

"It's okay."

Lin Xing'an quickly replied.

"and many more……"

But the next second, Lin Xing'an suddenly turned around as if he had just realized something!
"Mom, you...you can see this?"

He gestured for Si Que not to move, then looked outside.

Yu Yu blinked anxiously, and the hands of the clock moved.

"hiss……"

Lin Xing'an took a deep breath, checked his physical strength, and then raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Over the years, over the years, every time he used his ability, whether actively or passively, as long as he fully entered the river of time, time outside would stand still.

He will also consume a lot of physical strength over time.

But this time...

Time outside maintained its normal flow.

Lin Xing'an's was not consumed or deducted.

Or rather, it was only when he was walking against the current for those few steps that he felt his strength waning.

Simply standing in the river of time, his physical strength remains unchanged.

"Is this also related to Si Que's abilities?"

Lin Xing'an looked at Si Que.

"Lin Xing'an, is this your mother?"

Si Que also walked over curiously and looked Yu Yu up and down.

"Yes."

Lin Xing'an nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then jumped out of the River of Time with Si Que.

As they departed, the river of time vanished into thin air like smoke.

Outside, nothing has changed.

"Si Que, this is my mother."

"Mom, this is Si Que, it's... the 'thing' from the cruise ship in Uncle He's basement."

Lin Xing'an explained.

"Lin Xing'an, where's the toilet?"

Before he could finish speaking, Si Que rubbed his stomach, looking a little embarrassed and anxious, and said...

"Over there, the light is the one outside. Go ahead, just don't make a fuss."

He waved to Si Que.

Having been holding it in for so long, Si Que quickly ran to the bathroom.

"It's just a child... "

Yu Yu stared at Si Que's retreating figure, her face full of surprise.

"Mom, but the ability she just demonstrated... might really change everything."

Lin Xing'an frowned, recalling the scene within the flames in the long river of time.

"Once we understand the research..."

Lin Xing'an took a deep breath.

Currently, his main questions are: which choice is the 'if' line based on?
After all, he makes all sorts of choices, big and small, almost every day.

In theory, each different choice will lead to a different result.

Even if the result isn't that different.

Furthermore, different combinations of choices can also produce different results.

Are those images caused by a change in a single choice, or by different combinations of multiple choices?
"If this is controllable, then we can even simulate a perfect outcome directly in the flow of time without leaving home..."

"Then just overwrite this result..."

Lin Xing'an rubbed his chin as he thought.

But then he laughed at himself.

That's too ideal...

Even if Si Que could actually control it, the outcome would most likely be worse.

Lin Xing'an thought of the message in the little black book after he "missed the boat" last time.

"Entering the 'if' line is unrealistic in itself."

Even if the if line shows a good result.

"At this stage, we still have to rely on ourselves."

Lin Xing'an shook his head and said.

Even just looking at it, Si Que's ability is abnormal enough.

It even has some miraculous effects.

For example, Lin Xing'an saw Zhang Guang's abilities from the rewind just now...

"Even if this ability is developed casually, it's already quite remarkable..."

"My dear child, can I trust this child?"

Yu Yu also pondered for a long time, frowning and squinting, and said rather warily.

"she……"

Lin Xing'an was taken aback.

After discovering Si Que, he actually never really suspected Si Que...

Firstly, when he was six years old, he first entered the River of Time and indeed saw Si Que.

two is……

"...Yes, she doesn't seem like a scheming person."

Lin Xing'an recalled Si Que's innocent eyes, which held a tiny flame within them.

Playing a fool isn't actually that difficult.

But Si Que's behavior really doesn't seem like acting.

"Mom, Si Que comes from outside the chicken coop. She is a species outside the chicken coop, just like humans."

"Their entire clan was captured by those angels and put into the chicken coop, leaving only Si Que." "When I found Si Que on that cruise ship, she was in a coffin in the Divine Palace, probably being transported there."

Lin Xing'an then introduced Yu Yu a few more times.

"Mom, what do you think... is the purpose of the Shrine doing this?"

Then he paused for a moment and asked.

Peach Blossom Paradise is now offline; the cat and her sister are completing a secret mission.

Lin Xing'an was certainly not going to let go of the rare opportunity to discuss things with someone.

"My sweetheart, what do you think? You already have an idea in mind, right?"

Yu Yu turned his head and asked in return.

“...I think the ‘Mother’ wants to replace humans in the chicken coop with the Magpie race.”

Lin Xing'an hesitated for a moment, then spoke directly without hiding anything.

"Because at this stage of development, there are internal conflicts within the chicken coop committee, conflicts between the muddlehead and the glutton, and even conflicts between the glutton and the mother..."

"All these contradictions are about to become uncontrollable."

"The core of the problem is that there are too few people."

"So I think... in order to eliminate the conflict, the gluttonous ghost probably wants to change its 'breeding species'."

After Lin Xing'an finished speaking, Yu Yu first nodded affirmatively, but then shook his head.

“My dear, Taoyuan must have told you that the ‘mother’ mentioned by the gluttonous ghost and the one who built the chicken coop are not the same person.”

"...Yes, I did say that."

Lin Xing'an frowned.

The mother bestows the gluttonous child and the "human and animal" creatures upon them.

According to Si Que, the person who originally built the entire chicken coop was the very person she was looking for—Ji Gui.

This ghost, posing as a ghost, has been hiding in the chicken coop under a certain identity.

"So, my dear, 'Mother' only has the power to execute policies left by the one who built the chicken coop."

"And the core of this policy is...humanity."

"No matter how deep the conflicts or how great the pressure within the chicken coop, she would never dare to harm humans."

Yu Yu looked at Lin Xing'an and said seriously.

Lin Xing'an squinted and slowly nodded.

"That makes sense..."

The taboo against ghosts forbids the mother from entering the chicken coop directly, allowing her to enter only when summoned by "humans and livestock".

If a mother has the guts to disobey orders, this will inevitably be the first one she disobeys.

She wouldn't even dare to disobey this rule, let alone touch "humans or animals"...

The laws of the ancestors are immutable.

"Then what do they want to do with Si Que..."

"Could it be that they intend to use Si Que's abilities to... directly restart the timeline?"

Lin Xing'an pursed his lips and began to think again.

"My dear child, as long as your mother lives, humanity will have no hope."

Yu Yu leaned back on the sofa and suddenly said in a low voice.

The warm yellow light shone through her soft hair onto her face, giving Yu Yu an indescribable aura.

"...Why Mother?"

"Mom, why 'mother' and not 'the one who built the chicken coop'?"

Lin Xing'an looked at Yu Yu, and after a long pause, asked.

Yu Yu also turned her head to look at Lin Xing'an.

But he didn't say anything, only smiled gently.

"Starting today, I'm going to use the toilet by myself!"

Before Lin Xing'an could ask any further questions, the sound of flushing water from the toilet came out along with Si Que's speechless singing.

"It's cool."

She washed her hands, looked beautiful, and then politely walked up to Yu Yu, saying, "Hello, Auntie."

Hello, little friend!

Yu Yu also leaned down and said.

"Eh?"

Si Que wanted to shake hands with Yu Yu.

But the hand passed directly through Yu Yu's body.

"It's Auntie's ability, it's alright."

"What a polite child!"

Yu Yu smiled and gently ruffled Si Que's fiery red hair from a distance.

"An'an, there's still some time. Go and study Si Que's abilities carefully."

"We absolutely... cannot allow Si Que's abilities to be exploited by Tao Gui again."

She stood up, tucked her long hair behind her ear, looked at Lin Xing'an, and said somewhat urgingly.

Why "again"...?

Lin Xing'an raised an eyebrow.

"It's alright, Auntie! We have plenty of time!"

"You can talk to Lin Xing'an a little longer!"

"If I saw my mother, I would definitely want to spend more time with her!"

Si Que plopped down on the sofa and suddenly said in a very understanding way.

Lin Xing'an was completely stunned.

Yu Yu, who was standing to the side, also chuckled.

"The sooner you become familiar with your abilities, the sooner you will find your mother."

"Go quickly, child."

She looked at Si Que and spoke gently.

Then he nodded to Lin Xing'an, "This time we don't need to leave an opening, sweetheart~"

"it is good……"

Although Yu Yu's words and current behavior are somewhat strange.

But since Yu Yu didn't want to talk about it, Lin Xing'an didn't ask any further.

Having been undercover for so long, Lin Xing'an has come to realize that some information is better left unsaid than known.

"Si Que, come here!"

The river of time has reappeared.

Lin Xing'an waved to Si Que.

After glancing at Yu Yu, who was tenderly seeing him off, Lin Xing'an pulled Si Que into the river of time together.

"Ugh……"

Seeing only a few specks of silver light remaining in the sky, Yu Yu closed his eyes and took a bitter, deep breath.

Si Que is right.

Of course, she wished she could spend more time with Lin Xing'an...

but……

"You, come out."

When Yu Yu opened her eyes again, there was no longer tenderness and love in them.

It's like he's become a completely different person.

Although she was merely a collection and illusion of countless existing memories, she still exuded a sense of awe that compelled people to submit.

"get out!"

Yu Yu snorted coldly.

Meanwhile, two gluttonous ghosts dressed in blue robes from the divine palace appeared in the void.

They kept their heads down, but their eyes were secretly observing Yu Yu.

His face was pale and bloodless, and his body was trembling. He looked shocked and terrified.

"Kneel down."

Yu Yu said calmly.

Even knowing it was just an illusion, even knowing it wasn't an angel...

But this face and this voice still made the two gluttonous ghosts kneel down without daring to resist!
"Who asked you to come?"

Yu Yu sat on the sofa, looking at the Taotie kneeling on the ground, his voice devoid of any emotion.

There was only a chilling indifference.

"It's... Lady Shi Sheng, she..."

"Oh, Shi Sheng."

Yu Yu interrupted the two gluttonous ghosts directly, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

“Go back and tell her that this matter is under my control.”

"This is my plan."

"Now that she's here at the chicken coop, she can just relax and play games with her maids at the shrine. This is not something she should be involved in."

"You two, get out of here."

(End of this chapter)