Qiu Limò was born in Zone Five. When he was young, his parents died in a riot. After his parents’ death, he struggled alone to survive in Zone Five, which was dominated by bullies, rogues, and desperados.
Here, there is no law, no justice. The strong rule. If you want to survive, then you must make others fear you, dread you. Only in this way can you live in this place.
Qiu Limò was young and had no protection, so he became a target that anyone could bully.
Just as Qiu Limò was about to be unable to survive in this dark hell, the appearance of a man took him away. This man was a bounty hunter. He always completed missions alone, forever solitary, never having friends or partners. It was said that during one hunt he was injured on the face by a mutated creature, so he always covered his face with a cloak and never showed it.
He adopted Qiu Limò and taught him how to survive in this cannibalistic Zone Five.
Later on, Qiu Limò awakened a wind-type ability and was taken out of Zone Five. Although Qiu Limò awakened an ability, he ultimately had no background, and his ability level was not high, so he could not enter Zone One. In the end, he could only remain in Zone Three and entered Qingdi Military Academy.
Lian Qiguang leaned against the bedside, expressionlessly looking at the data on his light brain. His expression never changed from beginning to end.
It was normal. The data showed nothing unusual. But precisely because it was too normal, it instead made Lian Qiguang feel a trace of danger.
He himself was born in the refugee district. The refugee districts of the apocalypse were far more terrifying than this so-called Zone Five, so he naturally knew how difficult it was to survive in such places.
Not to mention Qiu Limò was young and had no ability to protect himself—how did he survive for so long in Zone Five without dying?
After awakening a wind-type ability, he was sent directly to… and without experiencing actual combat or obtaining crystal cores, how did he raise his ability so quickly to level 30? Level 30, soldier rank—if he could break through again, he would directly enter the Profound rank. This kind of speed was something even Lian Qiguang himself could not guarantee he could achieve.
And then there was his father.
Lian Qiguang shifted his gaze to Qiu Limò’s adoptive father’s information. Only a short dozen characters. No detailed record. The only mention was that Qiu Limò’s adoptive father was a bounty hunter who always worked alone and never teamed up with others. His face had been injured by a mutated creature, so it was always covered by a cloak, and no one had ever seen his appearance.
In his mind, he drew a large circle around Qiu Limò’s adoptive father, then Lian Qiguang put down Qiu Limò’s data and turned to the next page.
Ji Renlin.
Ji Renlin, the son of a second-tier noble family in Zone Two. His mother died of illness a few years ago.
A noble’s child? Then why would he be studying in Zone Three? A hint of confusion appeared on Lian Qiguang’s expressionless face.
He continued flipping down. Suddenly, on the virtual screen, a word appeared that was magnified countless times compared to the previous text, and enclosed in large brackets, making Lian Qiguang’s face stiffen slightly.
Ji Renlin was said to be a noble’s son, but in truth he was nothing more than an illegitimate child. Ji Renlin was the result of his father’s drunken mistake. Ji Renlin’s father originally did not expect such a child to exist. After that night of drunkenness, he gave Ji Renlin’s mother a sum of money and left freely.
Ji Renlin’s mother was also a ruthless woman. She secretly stored Ji Renlin’s father’s semen, mixed it with her own, and only then did Ji Renlin come into existence.
She knew that going to find that man now would be a death sentence, so she secretly took Ji Renlin and lived a life of hiding and fleeing until Ji Renlin grew up, and only then did she take Ji Renlin to find that man.
Ji Renlin’s appearance shocked the man, but a series of tests proved that Ji Renlin was his child, so he had no choice but to accept it.
However, his legal wife was not someone easily deceived. On the surface she was gentle and virtuous and accepted Ji Renlin, but inside she was grinding her teeth in hatred. Blue Star law gave absolute protection to underage children; that woman could not touch Ji Renlin, so she turned her attention to Ji Renlin’s mother. Indeed, within less than a year, Ji Renlin’s mother died of illness—“accidentally.”
And Ji Renlin, not long after a few years, was also sent to Zone Three by that woman, left to survive on his own.
Ji Renlin’s noble identity was already no secret in the academy, and because of this he received countless admirers. However, the fact that he was an illegitimate child was unknown to anyone. After all, in this Blue Star where marriage and partners demanded absolute loyalty, the existence of an illegitimate child was even worse than Zone Five.
A large red word flashed on the virtual screen: “Wife!!”
“This Ji Renlin is not a good person. Stay away from him!!!”
So that’s how it is. Lian Qiguang turned off the light brain, leaned casually against the bedhead, looked expressionlessly at the ceiling, and had an idea in his mind.
He sat for a while. Feeling a bit hungry, Lian Qiguang slowly propped himself up and stood.
Just as he stood up and was about to walk out, his face suddenly went pale, and he heavily sat back onto the bed again, one hand forcefully pressing against his chest.
The drawn smart metal curtains blocked the sunlight outside, leaving the room in darkness. Lian Qiguang sat weakly at the edge of the bed, head lowered, one hand pressing hard on his chest. Strands of messy hair cast shadows over his face, revealing only tightly pressed lips and half a pale face.
After a long while, when the sharp pain spreading from his chest throughout his body faded, it was replaced again by the discomfort and weakness that had been filling his body these past two days.
“Ability overuse?”
Lian Qiguang pressed his lips tightly, his breathing slightly heavier. It had been many years since he last felt this kind of sensation. It still felt the same as before—annoying.
No matter what, he still had to try.
Lian Qiguang slowly lowered his hand and tried to stand again.
This body was too fragile. It still could not withstand his ability all at once.
“Beep! Beep!” The light brain received a message. Lian Qiguang glanced at it. Unknown.
He steadied his breathing, then activated his wood-type ability, making his face look less pale, before reaching out to open the light brain.
“Xiaoguang! Hello!” A man appeared on the virtual screen. His soft light-yellow hair and slightly curved smiling eyes gave him a clean and comfortable feeling.
Lian Qiguang looked at the man expressionlessly, without any fluctuation due to the familiarity.
“Looks like Xiaoguang doesn’t know me yet?” Sensing Lian Qiguang’s coldness, the man showed no displeasure, still smiling with arched brows. The shallow dimples at the corners of his mouth made him look especially cute.
“Xiaoguang, my name is Guan Ze, I am Xiahou Yuchi’s partner.”
Xiahou Yuchi = Xiahou Shaoxuan’s uncle = his uncle.
His uncle’s partner = ???
After turning it over in his mind, Lian Qiguang nodded expressionlessly: “Second Aunt-in-law, hello.”
“Ah! I didn’t get to meet Xiaoguang last time, I’ve always felt it was such a pity.” Guan Ze pouted slightly while looking at him. “Seeing Xiaoguang in person now, you’re really cute.”
“Cute?” Lian Qiguang tilted his head expressionlessly. Wrong word choice. He should be poorly educated. In the books he had read before, there was a word for this kind of person.
Illiterate!
Thus, at their first meeting, Lian Qiguang gave Guan Ze the simplest evaluation.
“Xiaoguang didn’t go to class?”
“Don’t want to go.” Ability classes, boring.
“Xiaoguang can’t do that. Skipping class is not right.” Guan Ze lectured him seriously like coaxing a child.
“……”
Too stupid.
“If Xiaoguang has no class, then come out.” Guan Ze changed his tone, smiling brightly. “I’m already at the entrance of your academy.”
“Do what.”
“Come out and play. I finally made a trip to Zone Three, so let’s go, let’s go! Xiaoguang isn’t busy anyway, right?”
“……”
There is something to do—he needs to recover from injuries.
“Alright! It’s decided! I’ll wait for you at your school gate. Come quickly!”
Without giving Lian Qiguang a chance to speak, Guan Ze directly hung up the light brain.
Looking at the disconnected screen, Lian Qiguang pursed his lips, expressionlessly putting the light brain into his pocket, and slowly began changing clothes.