The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

suddenly.

A figure hurried past Lin Mo, brushing past him without stirring up a gust of wind.

Lin Mo looked at the guy's completely unchanging expression.

This guy seems completely unable to see himself or perceive his own existence.

"This ability is truly amazing."

Lin Mo looked down at his hands: "I can feel my own body, but to this world, I am just a ghost that doesn't exist."

The novelty of this feeling compelled Lin Mo to experience it a few more times.

Only then did he look up and focus his attention back on the figure that had rushed past. It was the boy who had been kowtowing at the shop entrance earlier.

At such close range, Lin Mo could clearly see the ID floating above the boy's head: Lin Xiu.

"Oh ho, still one of our own." Lin Mo smiled silently.

"Brother Ye!"

Lin Xiu stretched out his hand and called out to a bald man with his back to him not far away.

The bald man turned his head at the sound, and Lin Xiu quickly waved his hand vigorously: "Here!"

Then I jogged over there.

"Brother Ye!"

He ran to the bald man's side, and when he stood there, his whole demeanor appeared somewhat restrained and ingratiating.

The bald man known as "Wild Bro" slowly turned around.

He was a burly man with a grotesque scar running from his brow bone to the corner of his mouth. As he turned his head, the scar seemed to come alive and twitch.

He merely glanced at Lin Xiu out of the corner of his eye, his indifference and disdain almost undisguised.

"Did you bring enough Source Crystals?"

Wild Brother's voice was rough, like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together.

Lin Xiu, standing beside him, nodded quickly, forcing a fawning smile: "Don't worry, Brother Ye, I know the rules. I've brought enough Source Crystals."

Upon hearing this, Sun Ye finally showed some reaction. He nodded in satisfaction and then directly stretched out his hand towards Lin Xiu, his movements simple and crude, as if he were asking for something that was only rightfully his.

Lin Xiu did not immediately hand over the items; his hand was still protecting the cloth bag at his waist, and his face was full of hesitation and struggle.

"Brother Ye,...can you really let me see her?"

Sun Ye clearly lost patience. He clicked his tongue, took a step forward, and a huge shadow instantly enveloped Lin Xiu.

"It's not about letting you meet her mother, it's about letting you meet her!"

Sun Ye's displeasure was almost palpable, but he seemed to remember the Source Crystal he hadn't yet obtained, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and patiently explained.

"Don't worry, there's nothing I, Sun Ye, can't do in this territory."

"As long as the Source Crystals are in place, let alone meeting a single person, even if you want to see a King-level monster like Diao Ning, I can arrange a top-tier number for you!"

Sun Ye patted his chest, speaking with absolute certainty.

But Lin Mo, an observer from another dimension, saw a fleeting glimpse of greed and disdain in his flickering eyes.

If it were Lin Mo, he wouldn't believe a single punctuation mark from Sun Ye's words.

But Lin Xiu clearly didn't have Lin Mo's insight, or rather, he had no other choice.

Sun Ye's assurance was like a shot in the arm, easing the tension on Lin Xiu's face.

Lin Xiu gritted his teeth, as if he had made a major decision, and carefully untied the cloth bag from his waist.

The bag was heavy, and when it was untied, it made a crisp "clattering" sound.

He held it in both hands and handed it to Sun Ye.

"Brother Ye, it's all here, a total of two thousand five hundred source crystals, which is... all my worldly possessions."

Sun Ye snatched the cloth bag away, weighed it in his hand, and forced a smile onto his chubby face.

He didn't even open the bag to check it in front of Lin Xiu; he just casually stuffed it into his pocket.

"You're smart to back down, kid."

He gave a perfunctory compliment, then turned to leave.

"Brother Ye!" Lin Xiu exclaimed anxiously, quickly taking a step forward. "Then...when are we going to see her?"

Sun Ye waved his hand impatiently.

"What's the rush? They're not going to run away."

He glanced at Lin Xiu with the same look he gave him as if he were looking at a buzzing fly.

"Come with me."

Sun Ye started walking towards a dark alley.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiu's face lit up with ecstasy, and he followed without hesitation, his steps even faltering slightly due to extreme excitement and nervousness.

Lin Mo took a step and quickly followed.

He saw Sun Ye leading Lin Xiu through a maze of alleyways, finally stopping in front of a dilapidated iron gate.

The iron gate was rusted, and an ominous, chilling aura emanated from the cracks in it.

Sun Ye pulled a key from his pocket, inserted it into the lock, and made a piercing "click" sound.

"The person is inside; you go in yourself."

Sun Ye pushed open the door, stepped aside to make room, and gestured with his chin towards Lin Xiu.

"I won't go in, so as not to disturb you."

"Remember! Time is limited, you'd better hurry!"

Lin Xiu stood in front of the door, his feet seemingly rooted to the spot, hesitant to take that step.

Inside the door was a bottomless darkness, with only a chilling aura mixed with rust and dust hitting him, making him feel uneasy.

He gripped the hem of his clothes tightly with one hand, his knuckles slightly bulging from the force.

Expectation and fear intertwined in his heart, forming an impenetrable web.

He was looking forward to seeing the person he had been longing for day and night.

He had waited for this moment for far too long, so long that it almost exhausted all his strength and hope.

What terrified him was that he feared it was all just a scam orchestrated by Sun Ye, or perhaps just a beautiful dream he had conjured up, a dream that would shatter the moment the door was opened.

Lin Mo, as an observer, took it all in.

He was almost certain that what awaited Lin Xiu behind the door was not a heartwarming reunion, but a trap that had been dug long ago.

This tactic is so outdated that Lin Mo is too lazy to expose it.

They exploit human weaknesses, offer a glimmer of false hope, and then squeeze every last drop of value from people.

It's clearly fake, but these people are so stuck in the mud that they can't see through it at all.

Sun Ye's impatient voice came from behind. He clicked his tongue, looking extremely displeased: "Are you going in or not? Stop dawdling!"

Seeing that Lin Xiu still didn't move, he seemed to have thought of something and changed to a deliberately profound tone.

"Kid, you don't think opening this door is easy, do you? Let me tell you, I used my most secret weapon to get you to see her. This thing takes a lot of mental energy!"

As Sun Ye spoke, he pretended to catch his breath a couple of times.

He looked so good that even a movie star would have to give up his seat for him.