Chapter 929: A Fool Of A Mother

She had never seen him go out to hunt with anyone; he only ventured out alone and did not have any companions with whom he lived in his apartment. All in all, Second Aunt Lei knew that if there was an opportunity that she was waiting for, it was this. This was her only chance. She tightened her grip on the knife. In her heart, she knew that she could not miss this opportunity because if she missed it, there was a chance that she might never be able to get an opportunity like this ever again.

Thus, even though she was scared, Second Aunt Lei sucked in a breath and then followed the ability user. She believed that as long as she had enough courage, she might be able to kill the ability user. However, even though she had such a thought in her heart, she did not believe it herself. She followed after the man. One step. Then another. Her legs felt like they belonged to someone else.

Every time his boots struck the ground, she could not help but flinch. She kept imagining him suddenly turning around, catching her and demanding to know why she was following him. Second Aunt Lei could already imagine his expression if he caught her following him with a knife. What was she supposed to say then? That she wanted to steal some food? That she mistook him for someone else?

Her excuses sounded ridiculous even to her.

Yuan Laosi sensed that someone was following him and could not help but frown. He had arrived at this safe base just a few days ago; he could not understand who was following him and why. He was just a newbie in this safe base and did not even have an enemy yet. So who was the one chasing him? He thought about it, then went down the narrow passage between two abandoned buildings.

As he walked down the narrow passage, the person behind him followed, and Yuan Laosi’s face darkened. This person was really after him. But why?

Second Aunt Lei did not know that she had already been found out. At that moment, she was rejoicing in her head. She completely forgot that the person in front of her was an ability user; in her mind, this passage was the opportunity that she had been waiting for. There were no other people around, and the passage was dark. If she acted quickly, she might be able to escape before anyone could figure out what had happened.

Lei Wu told her that the professor promised him that as long as he could get his hands on a supernatural ability user’s core, the professor could always embed that core in his body and then help him awaken. This was the only chance for her son to become important in this world. She swallowed and followed the man, only for him to pause and turn around.

"Who are you?" The man asked with a frown on his face. Though he was frowning, his tone was casual, and it was this tone that made Second Aunt Lei relax. This man was not on guard against her; this was good. Maybe he believed that she was too weak and did not even want to use his littlest amount of strength against her. This was good. This was what she wanted.

Second Aunt Lei forced a smile and said in a low voice, "I am sorry to bother you, but can you help me? My family lives nearby, and my sister-in-law is sick. I am looking for a doctor who can help us...We don’t have many crystal nuclei." Second Aunt Lei first tried to evoke some sort of sympathy in the heart of the man in front of her.

When she noticed that the gaze of the man had softened, she knew that he had dropped his guard against her. Of course, she was just a weak woman with no ability or skills. She did not even have any strength. Why would the man even bother to keep his guard up against her? For the first time, Second Aunt Lei realised that being weak was not too bad.

"Is that so? What happened to your sister-in-law?"

"Nothing, it’s just that."

Now!

Her fingers tightened around the knife hidden in the sleeve. The knife flashed toward his chest. But before the blade could reach him, Yuan Laosi stopped the woman. He caught her by her wrist and his wide eyes looked down at the knife that the woman was holding.

"What the hell are you doing?" He looked at the woman in front of him with shock in his eyes. The knife was just inches away from his flesh. For one terrible second, the two of them simply stared at one another. And then Second Aunt Lei was screaming at the top of her voice. "Let go of me! I am the aunt-in-law of the leader of the safe base; you don’t know what you are doing?"

Yuan Laosi, however, did not let go of her; if anything, he simply tightened his grip on her wrist even more. "So what? Do you think that just because you are related to the leader of this safe base, you can do whatever you want? Do you think you can kill me just because you are her aunt-in-law? Who gave you the right to hurt me?"

"I was not trying to harm you."

"Don’t you lie to me." He twisted his wrist enough to force her to release the knife. Once the knife clattered onto the pavement, he kicked it away. The woman stumped backward, clutching her aching hand.

"I did not mean to. Please, you have to believe me." Second Aunt Lei’s eyes turned teary, and she was really scared now. What was she going to do now? The situation did not look good. If this goes on, she would really lose her life as well. The man in front of her did not seem like he was inclined to let her go.