Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 917: Chapter 533: Li Wenxi’s Whereabouts

From within the Crystal Ball, Li Wenxi’s voice actually came out!

The sound was loud enough for Lou Fei’Er and Jin Yue to hear it as well. They both turned around, looking at Xu Xin in shock.

As the small Crystal Ball emitted sound, its milky white glow intensified, and a warm sensation spread into Xu Xin’s palm.

”Wenxi?” Xu Xin hurriedly asked, ”Where are you now, Wenxi?”

But Li Wenxi’s voice from the Crystal Ball didn’t respond to his question, instead, it continued talking on its own.

”Well, I really apologize for leaving without saying goodbye, but I can’t say why yet. Also, I’m really busy now, it’s not like I ran away!”

”Wenxi?” Xu Xin tried calling out again.

”I can’t contact you right now, so I can only communicate with you this way.”

”Ah, this is a recording.” Lou Fei’Er glanced at the Treasure Pearl in Xu Xin’s hand.

Xu Xin was a bit disappointed; he thought he could use the Crystal Ball for communication exchange...

But that makes sense, if it were possible to communicate, then why not just use the wristwatch?

Li Wenxi’s voice continued, and the Crystal Ball flickered with the size of the sound.

”Hmm, firstly, you don’t have to worry about my safety, I’m very safe now, safer than ever before! I chose to leave on my own.”

”Ah, ah, don’t misunderstand, I’m not leaving you guys, I’m just here to help a bit.”

Hmm, it’s pretty much the same as he had considered before.

”I followed your sister, you know that, right? She’s also very safe, you don’t have to worry about her either.”

”Hmm... I’ve heard about your situation over there, Yingying told me. I know you have a Crystal City and that you’re being surrounded by survivors from other regions.”

”I’m really sorry for not being there during such a critical time... But I can’t return just now, over here...”

”Hey hey, sister-in-law, mind your words! You absolutely can’t tell him about our affairs! If those people find out... we’re finished!”

Suddenly, Yingying’s voice came out from the Crystal Ball.

Upon hearing Yingying’s voice, Xu Xin was slightly taken aback.

This voice...

Compared to the voice of Yingying he was familiar with, when he time-traveled back to the past, this voice was closer to the voice from the image of Yingying who lived hundreds of years.

Though still vibrant, the tone and voice had matured ever so slightly.

It seems he guessed right, Yingying should have been in this world for some time now; she... grew up.

Could she really be one of the earlier groups of survivors?

If calculated by twelve-year intervals between groups of survivors...

Yingying might be older than him.

...This feeling is quite intriguing.

”Ah... then I...” Li Wenxi’s voice sounded hesitant, ”What should I say then?”

”You just want to let my brother know you’re safe, right? That’s enough, don’t say anything else. How about we leave it at this, I’ll send this Crystal Ball over!”

”Hey hey hey, don’t! That... that...! I might need to stay here for a while, it’s just... if you’re not busy, you can come find me! We’re currently...”

”Sister-in-law! What are you trying to say!”

”Oh, I know! I’m being interrupted, let me think!”

”...Ugh, I shouldn’t have agreed to this, I’m so nervous...” Xu Ying’s voice sounded slightly exasperated.

Xu Xin’s mouth twitched a bit.

The promise Yingying mentioned must be regarding Wenxi leaving this message for him.

Probably, Wenxi couldn’t contact him but strongly wanted to reach out and ensure safety. Left with no choice, Xu Ying took this desperate measure, using a small Crystal Ball to relay messages.

”Well, well...” Li Wenxi’s voice resumed after a few seconds, ”I can’t communicate with you right now, but if you come here, communication might not be affected, right? So come find me if you have the time – the things here will surely amaze you!”

”Alright, end——”

Yingying’s voice abruptly ceased, and the Crystal Ball immediately dimmed, turning into a...

Ordinary... slightly transparent milky white stone?

”Sigh, it’s over just like that?” Lou Fei’Er observed the situation with the mutated creatures outside while turning her head in confusion, ”It seems like they said something, yet... like nothing was said at all? Just asked you to go find her?”

”...At least, there’s no need to constantly worry about her safety now.” Jin Yue said softly.

Xu Xin, on the other hand, fiddled with the Crystal Ball that had lost its function and turned into ordinary stone. His eyes were fixed on the mutated creatures outside that had started moving and were slowly approaching the Crystal City, while his mind pondered the message just received.

Wenxi is very safe right now, which indeed steadied his previously uneasy heart. Although he had been convincing himself that Wenxi and Yingying were safe, now he could finally be sure.

Besides...

The message she left for him wasn’t just to ensure safety.

This message revealed two pieces of information.

The first piece is that she probably won’t be able to return for quite some time.

She knows better than anyone that the explorers are all extremely busy, especially now, when even evening rest isn’t guaranteed.