Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

After listening to Lin Anlan's account, Su Yang couldn't help but sigh, and his gaze towards Lin Anlan became more compassionate. However, he knew that Lin Anlan didn't need this compassion; it would only be a mockery and insult to her.

“Hey, I’ve never experienced what you’ve gone through, but I promise you, if anyone bullies you again, I will definitely help you,” Su Yang said firmly.

Lin Anlan glanced at him, nodded, and said nothing more.

It seemed that Lin Anlan's straightforward self-narration touched Su Yang. For a moment, he even had the idea of ​​directly telling Lin Anlan that he was a transmigrator. However, after calming down, he felt a sense of fear. After arriving in this other world, he had a good understanding of the world's power dynamics and knew that people's hearts were unpredictable. What if Lin Anlan's self-narration was just a lie? If he directly revealed that he was a transmigrator, it might cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, Su Yang restrained the urge to share his background, but still decided to weave a white lie to share with Lin Anlan. After all, she had shared her tragic past, and if Su Yang didn't share, he would feel guilty. So he began:

"Well, as I mentioned before, I've lived on an island since I can remember. I don't know where my parents are, only my grandfather has always been by my side. The island is really small. When I was a child, I could run around the whole island in half a day. At that time, my grandfather and I lived in a small wooden house. We hunted and fished at sunrise and rested at sunset. Although life was hard, we were still happy every day. Until one day, my grandfather suddenly became seriously ill. I treated my grandfather, but I didn't know anything about medicine. My grandfather passed away. Before he passed away, he gave me the Elemental Bracelet and told me to live well on my own."

Su Yang paused for a moment, observing Lin Anlan's expression. Fortunately, she was listening attentively and did not show any suspicion. Su Yang then continued:

"But I was only 10 years old then, and I didn't know anything. I could only try to hunt and fish on my own. I didn't recognize any of the ferocious beasts on the island, and I didn't know how to use elemental power. The first time I hunted a ferocious beast, I stupidly used a wooden stick to hit it, and as a result, I was beaten half to death by the beast. It was only when I was on the verge of death that I comprehended elemental power." Su Yang's story was half true and half false. He really did comprehend elemental power when he was on the verge of death on the lost island.

"Later, I gradually mastered this power and used it to survive on the island for 14 years. This year, I was finally rescued on the island and left on a passing adventurer's ship. Oh, by the way, do you know that adventurer team?"

"What's your name?" Lin Anlan asked.

"I didn't ask for their names, I only know that their captain is called Hawkins?" Su Yang said, scratching his head.

"Hmm..." Lin Anlan pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know them. I guess they're not even at the Orange Sky level. I'm generally not interested in getting to know teams below the Orange Sky level."

"Oh, I see..." Su Yang was a little embarrassed, thinking to himself, "As expected, strong people can't tolerate weak things."

"What about Die'er and Linglong? How did you two meet? Didn't you grow up together?" Lin Anlan asked Su Yang with a puzzled look, recalling what Su Yang had said in the cave.

"Oh no!" Su Yang thought to himself, "I was so focused on hiding Die'er and Linglong's origins that I made up a lie. Now I'm about to be exposed. What should I do?" Su Yang was anxious, and just as he was about to be caught, Die'er and Linglong called out from the pavilion, "Su Yang, go feed Yi, Er, and San! They're hungry! You didn't take care of the ferocious beasts we captured on the island, and now you're doing this?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yang felt as if he had seen a savior. He was so excited that he almost knelt down before Die'er. After responding, he apologized to Lin Anlan, got up, and walked out of the pavilion. As he passed Die'er, he whispered his thanks. Die'er rolled her eyes, speechless.

It turned out that while Su Yang was cooking, Lin Anlan was sitting to the side, and Linglong and Die'er were both inside the ring. However, Linglong suddenly materialized from the Lost Ring, which startled Die'er. She quickly transformed outside, rushed in, and pulled the dazed Linglong away. After leaving the room, she ended her transformation and returned to the ring, listening to the conversation between Su Yang and Die'er until Lin Anlan's fatal question. Only then did she materialize again to save the day.

Die'er led Linglong into the pavilion and asked with concern, "Is your injury any better? I noticed you haven't rested much today."

"Much better, but my mental strength hasn't fully recovered yet, and I feel a bit weak," Lin Anlan replied after expressing her gratitude.

"Oh, that's good. Su Yang, knowing you're injured, still kept you chatting. I'll go tell Su Yang to prepare the hot water and call you to take a bath later. Linglong, you stay with her for now." Die'er complained a few times, then left the pavilion after instructing Linglong to stay with Lin Anlan. Back inside, she grabbed Su Yang and scolded, "You're such an idiot! You can't even make up a believable lie."

"Oh dear, I didn't expect her to remember the lie I made up before. Luckily you were here today, otherwise I would have been exposed," Su Yang said gratefully.

"Thank me? Okay, then tell me how you're going to express your gratitude." Die'er raised an eyebrow and said teasingly.

"I'll thank you however you want."

"Alright, today's cloud element replenishment needs to be twice as much as before, otherwise I won't be willing."

"Row."

Silence fell over the pavilion. Neither Linglong nor Lin Anlan spoke. Just as Lin Anlan was about to break the silence, Linglong spoke first:

Do you believe Su Yang?

"I...I don't know how to answer." Lin Anlan was somewhat conflicted. In this world, the only people she could trust besides her mother were her companions.

“That means you don’t believe me.” Linglong spoke as directly as ever, exposing Lin Anlan’s truest thoughts.

Seeing that her true thoughts had been exposed, Lin Anlan no longer hid her feelings and said, "Yes, I can't trust someone I've only known for two days. If it were you, could you trust them?"

“I don’t know about others, but the moment I saw Su Yang, I believed in him.” Ling Long answered firmly, her eyes meeting Lin Anlan’s without flinching.

The two fell silent again. Lin Anlan looked into Linglong's eyes, her intuition telling her that Linglong wasn't lying, but she didn't know what Linglong meant by saying that. Finally, Linglong spoke first:

"I just want to tell you that to stay by Su Yang's side, you must first trust each other. Su Yang doesn't easily trust anyone, and similarly, he won't keep someone he doesn't trust by his side. If you want to improve your strength, it's best to stay by his side." After Ling Long finished speaking, she left the pavilion, leaving Lin Anlan alone.

The moon in the sky was reflected on the stream in the farm. The moon's reflection in the water was sometimes bright and sometimes dim. The surroundings were still quiet. Apart from the moonlight, only the small house in the distance emitted a warm light. Lin Anlan tidied her hair and got up to walk towards the small house.