Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 875: Chapter 519: Clues Amid the Heat’s End

”That’s how it is...”

Off to the side, Li Yajun had already told Xu Xin what happened.

Xu Xin furrowed his brow deeply.

”Is it really Yingying...?”

...

An hour ago.

Just when the sun had risen halfway over the eastern horizon, and an hour before Crystal City emerged from the underground, a girl came out of the forest and arrived under his treehouse.

She was dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and tight-fitting long pants, and she didn’t even carry a backpack.

At that time, she was already drenched in sweat from the scorching heat, for even in the dead of night before sunrise, the temperature had already surpassed forty degrees.

Because she was a lone girl with nothing on her, and she somehow looked familiar, somewhat friendly, Li Wenxi pulled her up into the treehouse.

As soon as the girl entered, her first sentence left both Li Wenxi and Li Yajun, who was beside her, dumbfounded.

”Sis-in-law, I came to see you while my brother isn’t here!”

The girl was completely soaked in sweat, her clothes clinging to her body, her hair at the temples constantly dripping sweat, yet she seemed in good spirits, not flushed or listless from the heat, with a smile on her face.

But what she said really baffled people.

”Sis-in-law? Me?” Li Wenxi pointed at herself, bewildered.

The girl shivered slightly and rubbed her arms. ”It’s so cold in your place... Yeah, you’re my sis-in-law because Xu Xin is my brother!”

”Of course you’re cold when you come in all sweaty... Ah? What?” Li Wenxi was about to hand her a long-sleeved shirt when she heard this, her eyes widening, ”What? You’re Xu Xin’s sister?”

Beside her, Li Yajun’s mouth opened slightly, too surprised to speak: ”Xu Xin... has a sister?”

”Yes... he does.” Li Wenxi was stunned for two seconds, then slowly nodded.

She knew Xu Xin had a sister; after all, sleeping together every night naturally led to such small talk.

And at that moment, she finally understood why this girl seemed so familiar to her.

This girl had a shadow of Xu Xin.

Indeed, she did look like Xu Xin!

However, she didn’t believe it outright and looked at the girl who was also scrutinizing her with some skepticism, handing her a towel along the way: ”Are you really Xu Xin’s sister? What’s your name?”

”Xu Ying, you should know.” Xu Ying took the towel and wiped off her sweat, letting out a long sigh.

Li Yajun looked at Li Wenxi, who nodded gently.

She had heard of the name Xu Ying from Xu Xin.

”Hmm... which university did your brother attend?”

”XX University!”

”Which high school did you attend?”

”XX City, XX High School!”

”Okay... what else...”

Despite being asked many questions, Xu Ying wasn’t annoyed and actively responded to Li Wenxi’s inquiries.

”Are you really Yingying?” Li Wenxi finally confirmed, her face a picture of astonishment mixed with surprise and concern, ”Is it really you? You’re... are you a survivor from the outlying regions? How did you find us?”

She was utterly surprised.

Previously, when Xu Xin talked with her, he mentioned that fortunately, his sister wasn’t yet 18 and shouldn’t be joining them, saying if that girl came, given her temperament, she probably wouldn’t survive long.

And here she was, meeting Xu Ying?!

It shouldn’t be...

”Ah, I...” This time, Xu Ying didn’t answer immediately, her gaze somewhat drifting as if considering what to say, ”Well, actually, I...”

Her words suddenly halted.

She glanced at the somewhat confused Li Yajun beside her, then turned to Li Wenxi, ”Sis-in-law, can we talk alone? I actually came here for that.”

”... Am I interrupting you?” Li Yajun spoke up at this moment, frowning slightly, ”You just got here, and you want to be alone with one of us? How do you expect us to trust you?”

Li Wenxi also nodded slightly: ”Yingying, perhaps you should first tell us where you came from and how you got here.”

Indeed, although she was almost convinced that the girl before her was Xu Xin’s younger sister, Xu Ying.

But Li Wenxi couldn’t ensure Xu Ying and Xu Xin were on the same page.

This Xu Ying gave a really peculiar feeling. Not even a backpack, just short sleeves and long pants, how did she make it here?

Moreover, Xu Ying wanted to be alone with her right away without saying anything, and that wouldn’t work, even if she was Xu Xin’s sister.

”Ah... I just want to talk to you alone.” Xu Ying said somewhat vexedly, scratching her head. She rolled her eyes, grabbed Li Wenxi’s hand, and ran to the other side of the room.

Li Yajun wanted to follow, but Xu Ying stopped her, saying, ”Just watch from there, give me a moment!”

Then, she whispered something into Li Wenxi’s ear.

Under her murmured words, Li Wenxi first frowned slightly, then her eyes slowly widened.

Seeing this, Li Yajun immediately wanted to go over, but was stopped by Li Wenxi raising her hand.