246 Wait Anxiously

Viney brought Lin Xiaolu to the middle of the lake, a meter higher than the water surface. Then, more vines rose from the water and slowly wrapped her up. After that, she sunk into the lake in front of Lin Feng and Lin Qiao.

Lin Qiao glanced back at Lin Feng's clenched fist and remained silent. 

She had sensed that Viney had brought Lin Xiaolu into the lake. She wasn't able to sense the energy inside Lin Xiaolu's body clearly, but she felt that it had somehow quieted down a few seconds after Xiaolu was brought into the water. 

At that moment, she and Lin Feng were like family members waiting outside the operating room. Their hearts were filled with hope and concern, yet they couldn't do anything except anxiously wait by the lake. 

Nevertheless, Lin Qiao wasn't as nervous as Lin Feng was, because she was able to sense the things down in the lake, hazily though. Unlike her, Lin Feng was now like an ant in a burning pot. But still, he managed to remain calm and keep himself from panicking. 

Lin Qiao looked at him and couldn't bear watching him being so anxious. So, she said, "Xiaolu's energy was stabilized after she got down into the water. Viney knows what to do. Xiaolu should be safe, so you don't need to worry."

Lin Feng paused, then raised his head to look at her. Hearing her words, he somehow relaxed a little and sighed in relief, then figured that Lin Qiao might have said that only to ease his anxiety. 

"Thank you!" Lin Feng looked at Lin Qiao's purely black eyes and said with sincere gratitude. Lin Qiao nodded at him, then turned back to the lake, closing her eyes to carefully sense the world down in the water. 

A while later, she opened her eyes and said, "Although Xiaolu is in a stable condition now, Viney still needs to filter out the excessive energy and trigger her energy nucleus, so it may take some time." 

"So, you need to be patient, and wait." 

Lin Feng nodded knowingly, then asked, "Can you sense the things down in the lake?" 

"A little, but not clearly enough," said Lin Qiao. 

Lin Feng looked at her and didn't say more words, but turned to stare at the lake surface as well. He understood that he needed to be patient, but after two hours, he had started getting anxious again. He glanced at Lin Qiao for a few times, and the latter told him about what was happening in the lake before he asked. 

Hearing Lin Qiao's explanation, Lin Feng calmed back down again. 

Lin Qiao and Lin Feng, who were waiting by the lake, were relatively composed; but unlike them, the group of people outside just couldn't calm down. 

Lin Qiao wasn't there, and neither was Qiu Lili. So, after waiting in the room for about two hours, Cheng Wangxue and the others started to be driven crazy by anxiety. At last, they couldn't help but go to Liu Jun's room to find her. 

Xie Dong, who stayed in that room, showed his face as well, following Liu Jun to protect her. He was worried that Cheng Wangxue and her family might get emotional and end up doing something unreasonable to Liu Jun. 

"Can she really solve Xiaolu's problem? It has been about two hours, but why haven't we heard anything yet? Why didn't they come out to tell us about what's happening now? I'm really worried," Mrs. Lin clasped her hands as she said while pacing in the room. 

Liu Jun was sitting on the couch, and Tong Tong was playing on her knees. "Madam, please calm down! Our Captain has the solution, or she wouldn't bring Xiaolu into her space. When they're out, Xiaolu might have become a superpowered one, the youngest among all." 

Cheng Wangxue sat beside Liu Jun and tightened her face, fists clenched on her knees. While listening to Liu Jun, she tried very hard to comfort and tell herself that Liu Jun was right. 

Lin Wenwen glanced at Cheng Wangxue, then at her mother, then at Liu Jun. She was worried too; she didn't know what to say to comfort the others, but only waited anxiously with them. 

Long Qingying, who was remaining silent the whole time, now joined the conversation, "I believe in Junjun. Xiaolu is gonna be fine." 

Lin Qiao had saved her life a few times, and she had visited her space. Added with the fact that Tong Tong, who was now in Liu Jun's arms, had been living a good life, she somehow believed that Lin Qiao must know how to help Lin Xiaolu. 

Hearing her, the others relaxed a little bit. 

But two more hours later, people started getting nervous again. Cheng Wangxue stood up and paced before the window which was behind the couch while Mrs. Lin was sitting on the couch, sighing endlessly. 

Lin Wenwen walked to Long Qingying and asked with a low voice, "Can she really wake Xiaolu up? And, is Xiaolu really triggering a superpower? How could she suddenly begin triggering a superpower? That should be impossible!"

Long Qingying looked at her and replied, "I don't know for sure. But, there's something living inside her lake. She brought Xiaolu into her space, so I guess that she went to ask that thing in the lake for help."

Earlier on, Yang Cheng was drained after being thrown into that lake. Recalling that now still made Long Qingying shiver out of fear. 

At that moment, Liu Jun turned to say to them both, "You forgot that we're zombies. Our Captain is very sensitive to energies. She said that Xiaolu is triggering a superpower, so it must be true. Moreover, Long Qingying is right…I think our Captain went to Viney for help. They've been in the space for so long, so I think they're making some progress. Otherwise, they would have come out long ago." 

Once she said that, the others all saw hope.

She was right! Since it had been so long, there should be a great chance for the problem to be solved. After all, if Lin Qiao's plan didn't work, she should have sent Lin Feng and Lin Xiaolu out long ago. 

"Who's Viney?" Asked Lin Wenwen with surprise. 

Long Qingying looked at Liu Jun and asked a question too, "It's not the one in the lake, is it?"

"Yes it is, don't worry!" Liu Jun nodded and responded with a smile. Ever since the dark circles under Liu Jun's eyes disappeared, she looked much more energetic than before. Her skin was still a little pale, decorated with some blood streaks'; but aside of that, she was no different from a normal human being. But of course, her eyes were still purely dark. 

Her smile was warm, but one would have to ignore her eyes to sense the warmth of her smile…

The group of comforted people patiently waited for more couple of hours, until it was dark. 

By that time, something finally happened in Lin Qiao's space. A vibration spread from the center of the lake, and the lake surface was immediately stirred. 

"That's it! She's getting up," Lin Qiao stared at the lake center and said abruptly. Lin Feng was refreshed by this news. He looked at Lin Qiao and asked, "Then Xiaolu is…" 

Lin Qiao smilingly glanced at him, then nodded and said, "She's fine! The vibration is caused by the formation of her energy nucleus. So now, Viney is sending her up." 

Hearing that, Lin Feng relaxed a lot, then turned to the lake with anticipation.