"Is it really you, Miss Shiqi?" The woman referred to as Aunt Juan by Lin Shiqi was extremely excited. She tremblingly walked up to Lin Shiqi, embraced her tightly, and Lin Shiqi seemed to recognize this Aunt Juan. She did not avoid or dodge, allowing Aunt Juan to hug her.

"How do you know her, Shiqi?" Qin Yan was extremely surprised. This was not the mortal realm but the heavenly realm. The fact that Lin Shiqi knew this middle-aged woman was truly unbelievable.

Lin Shiqi turned to look at Qin Yan, "Of course I know her. Aunt Juan is my family's nanny. She watched me grow up. How could I not recognize her?"

"She's your family's nanny? But how did she end up in a place like this?" Qin Yan became increasingly confused, unable to understand the situation.

"Yes, Aunt Juan, how did you end up in this place? I remember you, my parents, and my grandfather disappeared together due to an accident, right?" Aunt Juan was stunned. She suddenly remembered something, released Lin Shiqi, and began to sob softly, continuously wiping away tears.

"What's going on, Aunt Juan? Can you tell us?" Seeing Aunt Juan in this state, Lin Shiqi couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.

"Miss Shiqi, come with me, you'll know when you get there." Aunt Juan stopped crying, picked up a candle nearby, lit it, and walked towards the inner cave. Lin Shiqi and the others hurriedly followed.

This underground cave was extremely large and deep, with numerous branching tunnels, resembling a massive underground maze. After walking with Aunt Juan for a while in the underground cave, Lin Shiqi and the others finally arrived at a clean and tidy small stone chamber.

In the stone chamber, three people were sitting on the ground. Due to the dim light in the cave, Lin Shiqi couldn't see the faces of these individuals clearly at first. The people in the small stone chamber noticed someone entering, and one of them spoke in a hoarse voice, "Is it Little Juan? Who have you brought with you?"

"Hmm, this voice sounds familiar." Lin Shiqi's heart skipped a beat, feeling like she had heard that voice before.

Aunt Juan started crying again, sobbing as she said, "Director Lin, look who has come."

"Director Lin? Could it be..." Lin Shiqi trembled and quickly summoned a fireball to illuminate the chamber. She was stunned, then suddenly rushed into the arms of the elderly man with white hair in the chamber, shouting, "Grandfather!"

"Oh, Grandfather?" Qin Yan was astonished, wondering how Lin Shiqi's grandfather ended up in a place like this.

The other two people in the chamber were also very excited. They approached and embraced Lin Shiqi, saying, "Shiqi, my daughter, how did you end up here?"

"Dad, Mom!" Lin Shiqi cried out.

In an instant, the four of them were in tears, leaving Qin Yan completely bewildered.

Half an hour later—

"So, Director Lin Yuanshan, you all ended up in this world by accident due to a plane crash," Dream Butterfly said slowly, gradually understanding the whole story.

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"Yes," Lin Shiqi's grandfather Lin Yuanshan said solemnly, "At that time, the plane we were on was flying over the ocean. For some unknown reason, the plane suddenly encountered a rare magnetic field disturbance. The space and magnetic field around the plane became extremely abnormal, causing the plane to lose control. Fortunately, the magnetic field disturbance didn't last long, and the plane made a successful emergency landing. Everyone on the plane was unharmed."

Lin Shiqi asked, "Grandfather, how did you end up living in a place like this then?"

Lin Yuanshan explained, "After the plane made an emergency landing in an open area, everyone on the plane got off, trying to escape. Little did we know, this place was very different from our original world, inhabited by many strange creatures and beasts. We were attacked by several monsters here, resulting in injuries and deaths. What's more, there was radiation everywhere. Many people fell ill due to radiation shortly after arriving here. Just when we thought we would die here, we encountered a strange being with a human head but a tiger body. She saved us, brought the survivors from the plane to this cave, provided us with food. The radiation in this cave is much lower than outside, and there are underground rivers that provide us with water. We can only survive by living here, so we have been here ever since."

Lin Shiqi suddenly said, "Oh, so it was the Queen Mother who brought you here. Actually, we also arrived in this world due to an accident."

Concerned, Lin Yuanshan asked, "Shiqi, have you been injured by the monsters here or fallen ill from the radiation?"

"It's okay, Grandfather. You know that we mutants have a strong tolerance to radiation. The radiation here doesn't affect us," Lin Shiqi replied. She glanced at Qin Yan, with a hint of shyness on her face, and added, "And with Qin Yan by my side protecting me, the monsters can't harm me. Qin Yan is the most powerful mutant in our academy. With him by my side, I am safe from harm."

Noticing the subtle change in Lin Shiqi's expression, Lin Yuanshan realized that the relationship between Lin Shiqi and Qin Yan was somewhat unusual. He looked at Qin Yan kindly and said, "Young man Qin Yan, I am truly grateful. Thank you for taking care of our Shiqi all this time."

"It's nothing," Qin Yan scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. "We help each other. There's nothing to thank me for."

Lin Yuanshan smiled, thinking that the modest and polite young man named Qin Yan was talented. With Qin Yan by Shiqi's side, he could rest assured.

Turning to Lin Shiqi again, Lin Yuanshan asked, "Shiqi, what are your plans now? Why don't you stay here with us? It's been so long, your parents and I miss you."

"Well..." Lin Shiqi looked conflicted, glancing at Qin Yan and then at Dream Butterfly.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Lin Yuanshan sensed Lin Shiqi's reluctance and asked.

At this moment, Dream Butterfly spoke up, "To be honest, Director Lin, we are currently looking for a way to return to our original human world. We may not be able to stay here with you."

"Oh, do you have a way to go back?" Lin Yuanshan was surprised, as he also wished to return to the original world.

"For now, we don't have a way yet. But we are about to do something very important. If it goes well, we will be able to return to our world," Dream Butterfly explained.

"I see..." Lin Yuanshan understood.

"By the way, why don't you, Grandfather, and my parents come with us?" Lin Shiqi looked hopeful.

Lin Yuanshan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "No, we are different from you. We can't adapt to the outside environment. According to my estimation, we would need to reach at least the mid to late stage of a junior mutant to withstand the radiation here. Once we leave this cave, we would fall ill and die within a few days. Besides, there are many monsters outside, and we wouldn't be able to protect ourselves. Even if we could go out, we would only be a burden to you."

"Are you going to stay here forever, living in this underground life every day?" Lin Shiqi felt sad and tears streamed down her face.

"You silly child," Lin Yuanshan patted Lin Shiqi's head with a kind smile. "When you find a way back, you can come and save us then."

"Right!" Lin Shiqi's eyes lit up, and she wiped away her tears with a smile. "Okay, we'll find a way back and then come to rescue you, Grandfather and my parents."