Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2429 - 2365: Unfathomable Mysteries

Upon getting hurt, his immediate thought turned to Chiang Xiao.

That individual was already confined and unable to break free. Should Dai Gang and his group fail to extract any information from him, he'd return afterward.

Yet, he needed to rush back first to confirm Chiang Xiao's well-being.

"I discovered nothing unusual here." Noticing his real concern for her safety, Chiang Xiao hurriedly assured him, "Look, I'm totally unharmed, right?"

"While heading back, I took a detour around the area, and truly, no shady figures appeared for the time being."

Meng Xinian's bushy brows stayed knitted, "Still, Little, the foes we're up against could prove far tougher than we ever anticipated."

Chiang Xiao gazed at him and gave a nod.

"I’m not afraid."

She was well aware that the adversaries they could face were stronger than he'd pictured. The research institute focused on people with unique powers, after all, so it probably possessed advanced tools or substances to trap those gifted individuals.

Without doubt, they had trained elite combatants inside the facility too.

In her former life, since her oddity showed only in her artwork and she was naturally weak, they sent regular testers to grab her instead of elite hunters. But she remembered that as they neared, one carried a syringe.

That pale blue liquid in the syringe—who could tell its impact?

"I’m not afraid, yet we have to stay super vigilant. You mustn't suffer any injury."

Meng Xinian pulled her into a firm hug, running his fingers through her hair, his voice turning rough, "Should anything befall you, I couldn't go on living."

Earlier, he'd viewed her having the Magic Brush and Space as too heaven-defying. Yet these days, he fretted endlessly over the risk of her Exotic Treasures secret getting exposed to outsiders.

Once discovered, she'd face tremendous peril.

Thus, if feasible, he truly wished she'd stop employing the Space and Magic Brush in public from now on.

"I’ll stay very careful."

Chiang Xiao caught the worry in his tone, softly encircling his waist with her arms while steering clear of his injury, and murmured, "I won’t let anything happen to me."

"Right, the Magic Brush and Space—avoid using them except in dire need. Plus, your instincts are sharp. When facing someone like the Second Master, hold back on revealing the Space unless your life hangs in the balance."

"What’s on your mind?"

Chiang Xiao paused in surprise for a second.

Before, Meng Xinian saw the Space as her safe haven, urging her to flee inside during threats. But now, he's advising against showing the Space unless it's do-or-die?

"Should these folks truly be collaborating, they're no everyday opponents."

Meng Xinian cupped her cheeks, explaining, "My heightened awareness, power, and quickness—way superior to normal humans—came from the elixir and spring water in your Space. Even so, the foe managed a quick strike to wound me. How could mere mortals pull that off?"

Chiang Xiao went quiet.

In the last life, Meng Xinian reached the scene but arrived just too late to rescue her.

However, back then, he must have realized they hailed from such a secretive research facility.

But in this rebirth, Meng Xinian remained unaware of that lab's presence.

Chiang Xiao believed she ought to warn him, though she couldn't find the right words just yet.

Luckily, Meng Xinian had already picked up on the oddity now.

His ability to consider this point showed real insight.

"I get it. I’ll be extra careful. But Brother Xinian, if they’re truly not regular folks, how will you fare?"

"Worried for me?"

"Since you fret over me, naturally I’d fret over you as well."

Meng Xinian replied, "Before, I never imagined such figures lurked in this world, leaving me off guard. I’ll watch myself going forward."