The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

too strong.

These two words kept replaying in her mind, and she couldn't find a more accurate description.

She had seen powerful individuals before: elite professionals from the Golden Tower organization, officers from the Great Wind Army, and high-ranking professionals who could stand alone on the Ash City defense line.

But Su Mu was different from those people.

No matter how strong those people are, they can at least see a boundary, that they belong to a certain system or level, and that they are within a framework that can be understood.

Su Mu gave her the feeling that he was someone who constantly crossed boundaries, always crossing further away just when she thought she had caught up a little.

The cable car swayed slightly.

Lin Yuwei turned her head to look at her reflection in the window. Her hair was a little messy, and the corners of her eyes still showed the fatigue that hadn't completely faded since returning from the battlefield.

She raised her hand, tucked a strand of hair that had fallen to the side of her face behind her ear, and then gently exhaled.

Follow him.

This wasn't the first time the thought had crossed my mind, but it became exceptionally clear tonight.

She recalled the scene when the Great Wind Army appeared in Peach Blossom Village.

Those soldiers in dark gray uniforms, their neat ranks, their excellent equipment, and that regimental commander Zhao Rong...

Lin Yuwei could clearly see the tone and posture with which he spoke to Su Mu.

That wasn't the attitude of a superior towards a subordinate, nor was it the politeness between ordinary forces; it was a clear, evaluative attempt to win someone over.

The Wind Organization is looking for Su Mu.

A person who can continuously kill Ghost General-level beings outside of the main battlefield is someone that any force must win over.

And how did Su Mu answer?

"I don't dislike strong winds."

"If what you're talking about—joining—is in the same direction as what those people are doing, then I'm willing to consider it."

Lin Yuwei understood at that moment.

Su Mu did not refuse.

He would eventually be drawn into something by a larger force, such as the Great Wind, the Golden Pagoda, or some other organization whose name she had never heard of.

And he himself seems to have that desire... or at least he's not opposed to it.

If he enters a strong wind, what about her?

Lin Yuwei moved her chin off her knees and sat up straighter.

Her gaze fell on the empty cable car space in front of her.

The third-class cable car was much smaller than Su Mu's. Her equipment and supplies were piled up against the wall, and her change of clothes were hanging on the other side.

She lives here alone, and has been alone ever since she was thrown into this game.

She is looking for her parents.

She never mentioned this to anyone, but she always remembered it.

They were pulled into the game along with her, but the cable car numbers were different, and the landing points were different.

She didn't know which cable they were on, whether they were still alive, or even whether they had survived the first few days.

She kept gathering information, using every method she could think of to investigate, ask questions, and observe.

But her individual strength was too limited, the channels were too noisy, and the messages were too fragmented. Many times, she couldn't even verify the authenticity of a single message.

If there were a Shetland Sheepdog...

If she travels with him, the intelligence and resources she can access will be completely different.

The combination of Da Feng's connections, Su Mu's strength, and the intelligence network she has built during this time will truly increase the chances of finding her parents.

But more importantly, there is Su Mu himself.

Lin Yuwei recalled the details of tonight's time in Peach Blossom Valley.

Su Mu could have left.

After the announcement, the teleportation screen will descend immediately. Those soldiers from the Great Wind Army will be left in the ghost-occupied area, and it has nothing to do with him.

But he didn't leave.

He took out the ghost artifact he had obtained from General Boneface and used it to transform the entire Peach Blossom Village into a ghost realm.

That thing is very precious.

Lin Yuwei had already calculated it in her mind.

She had never seen another artifact of such high quality.

Equipment with area-of-effect modifications and the ability to influence the environment will not be listed at all in the exchange.

Su Mu could have kept it for himself or sold it for a sky-high price, but he used it on a group of people he had only known for less than an hour.

It was simply to create an environment where they might be able to survive.

Moreover, even he himself wasn't sure if it would actually work.

But he still did.

As Lin Yuwei thought of this, the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily, very slightly, almost imperceptibly.

This person can be really frustrating at times.

He would meticulously calculate every detail in battle, plan his next move before others could even react, and snatch spoils from a group of ghosts without hesitation. Yet, he would also casually toss a precious ghost artifact onto a group of strangers, simply because "we might as well give it a try."

Is he annoying?

Sometimes it can be quite annoying.

He's sharp-tongued, cunning, and seems to be calculating in everything he does. But as Lin Yuwei has spent more and more time with him, she's become increasingly certain of one thing... he has his bottom line.

That bottom line is hidden beneath a bunch of infuriating words and actions; it's not easy to see in normal times, but it's always there when it matters.

And... she looked up at her reflection in the windowpane, then gently looked away.

He is indeed good-looking.

The thought had barely crossed Lin Yuwei's mind when she paused for a moment, then shook her head vigorously.

What is she thinking?

She took a deep breath, clearing those chaotic thoughts from her mind, and refocused her attention on more important matters.

Su Mu is strong, trustworthy, and principled, and he's currently at a point where he's being approached by various forces. If she wants to go further in this world, find her parents, and stop facing increasingly dangerous situations alone... then she must make a choice.

Continuing with the current pattern of occasional cooperation, occasional contact, and each going their own way is no longer sufficient.

.........