“Is your original name Ling’er?” Fang Yu asked.
“The name Ling’er was given to me by my master. I’m an orphan…” Ling’er replied, a little dazedly.
“Where were you born?” Fang Yu asked again.
“Master said he found me by a river,” Ling’er replied.
“Which river? What were you wearing at the time?” Fang Yu chased after.
“It seems like it was on a river in Huaibei. Back then, I had nothing on me… Isn’t that funny, haha. Shizun said I was just lying by the riverbank, almost swept away by the water.” Ling’er said, laughing as she spoke.
Fang Yu’s brows furrowed.
Clueless, Ling’er was apparently an abandoned orphan. There wasn’t much information about her background.
Where did this sense of familiarity come from?
“Senior Sister Rulan, are you alright?” Ling’er looked at Jiang Ruolan and asked.
After the medicinal power forced it out, Jiang Ruolan’s face recovered somewhat. She shook her head and said, “I’m fine, Linger.”
“Senior Brother Lin Cheng… What about this person?” Ling’er asked.
Jiang Ruolan glanced at Lin Cheng, who had fainted inside the wall, and only felt a wave of sorrow in her heart.
For profit, Lin Cheng even wanted to kill her and sell Ling’er.
“I’ve already informed Hongcheng, my junior brother, and a few other junior brothers that they’re coming over. These two… leave them to the Martial Arts Association,” Jiang Ruolan said.
Ling’er nodded and glanced at Fang Yu, who was still lost in thought, and asked, “What are you thinking about?”
Fang Yu came back to his senses and looked at Ling’er, saying, “It’s nothing.”
Fang Yu still couldn’t figure out the source of this familiar feeling.
After carefully recalling, he was sure that today was the first time he had met the little girl Ling’er, and they had definitely never met before.
“It’s almost eight o’clock. Once your junior brothers arrive, I’ll take you back to the sect. Otherwise, Master will be worried,” Jiang Ruolan said to Ling’er.
“So soon to go back? I’m not done playing yet.” Ling’er said with dissatisfaction.
“You can’t keep playing! After such a dangerous encounter today, aren’t you afraid?” Jiang Ruolan reprimanded.
“What’s there to be afraid of? If I hadn’t accidentally drunk that water, I could have taken those two down myself!” Ling’er said, her chest puffed out.
She has always been very confident when it comes to fighting.
When the two were talking, Fang Yu also gave up thinking.
If you can’t remember it anyway, there’s no need to think about it anymore.
This sense of familiarity appeared out of nowhere, perhaps my brain is malfunctioning.
It’s past eight o’clock now, he should leave here and return to Jianghaishi.
“I’m leaving, see you if fate wills it.”
“Hey, I promised to treat you to a meal, and we haven’t had it yet!” Ling’er said urgently.
“No more, I have to catch a car home, next time.” Fang Yu waved his hand and walked out of the private room.
……
After Fang Yu left, Ling’er fell into deep thought.
She rarely showed this kind of expression, which made Jiang Ruolan beside her feel very puzzled.
“Ling’er, what are you thinking about?”
Ling’er bit her pink lips, staring blankly at Jiang Ruolan, and said, “Senior sister, I always feel like I’ve seen Dao Tian before… It feels familiar, but I can’t remember.”
Jiang Ruolan was taken aback and said, “Could it be that he looks a bit like someone you know?”
“It’s not… it’s more like a strange sense of familiarity, as if I’ve known him for a long time and we’re very close…” Ling’er said.
When Jiang Ruolan heard this, a smile appeared on her face as she gently rubbed Ling’er’s head.
This girl, she must have been scared by what just happened, that’s why she’s feeling so strange.
“Ling’er, you must have mistaken him. You’re only seven years old this year, and Daitian is just someone I met today. How could you know him, let alone for a long time? Don’t think about it, it’s time to go home.” Jiang Ruolan said softly.
“Hmm.” Ling’er nodded, but her brows remained tightly furrowed.
……
One night passed.
One night, a message shook the entire Chinese Military Region!
The four-year military district competition has ended! The first prize went to the Xuanlong Corps from the Jiangnan Military Region!
This is a result no one could have expected!
First place, it wasn’t the Heavenly Legion of the Capital Military Region!?
That was a squad personally led by General Xiao Chen!
Before the military district competition, almost everyone took it for granted that the God’s Squad would win first place.
This is also the final result of previous sessions!
The level of the Beijing Military Region is indeed higher than that of the other seven military regions by more than one level!
This year’s batch, dubbed the strongest ever, has unexpectedly run into problems!
What is the level of the Xuanlong Force of the Jiangnan Military Region? How did they defeat the Heavenly God Force?
Just when the entire Huaxia Military Region was puzzled, in the middle of the night, another shocking news came out.
General Xiao Chen, the formidable soldier, was seriously injured during the military district’s grand competition, losing his entire left hand! He remains in a coma and has yet to awaken.
This message exploded through the entire circle like a bomb!
Xiao Chen is what kind of legendary figure? The new generation’s king of soldiers, a martial arts master at only twenty-six years old! He has distinguished military achievements!
He is the most promising young man in the Grand Marshal’s eyes, and also the future hope of the Xiao family in the capital city. He is a true dragon among men, a proud son of heaven!
Now, he has actually lost his entire left hand because of a military district competition?!
This is basically scrapped!
Could a rising star fade away like this!?
Meanwhile, a name echoed throughout the Chinese military districts.
Oh my god!
This is the person who, leading the Storm Dragon squad, defeated the God Squad and won first place.
It’s the same person who beat Xiao Chen up!
For a time, all the major military districts and aristocratic families with military backgrounds were discussing the name Dao Tian.
……
Beijing, Xiao’s Residence.
The study was silent.
An emaciated old man sat in a wheelchair, his head bowed as he rolled tobacco.
A middle-aged man stood before him, head bowed, saying nothing.
The old man slowly rolled his tobacco.
Usually, he could roll a cigarette in twenty seconds at most, but tonight, it took him two full minutes and he still couldn’t roll one properly.
After another moment of silence, the middle-aged man spoke in a hoarse voice: “Dad, things have come to this. You don’t need to be too sad, just take care of your health…”
“Bang!”
At this moment, the tobacco in the old man’s hand fell directly to the ground.
He raised his head, looking at the man before him, his eyes bloodshot.
“You said, why would this happen?”
“I’ve sent someone to investigate Dao Tian. We’ll have news soon.” the man replied.
“Damn it!” the old man roared.
The man shuddered and looked down.
“I mean, why didn’t anyone protect Chen’er before?! Is it even helpful to try and fix things now?! Chen’er has lost his left hand, his future is gone!” The old man glared at the man in front of him, roaring with anger.
“Dad, I’ve hired the best doctor in China to treat Chen’er… There’s still a chance for his left hand to recover.” The man said.
The old man glared at the man, saying nothing.
At this moment, the door to the study was knocked on, the sound very urgent.
“Come in,” the man said, turning around.
The study door creaked open, and a pale-faced servant, drenched in sweat, exclaimed, “Master, Sir, Young Master… he’s awake.”
“Awake!?” The man’s face changed, and he immediately wanted to go downstairs.
“Yes, but Master…” The servant’s voice trembled.
“What’s wrong?! Spit it out!” The man frowned and asked loudly.
“He, he seems to have turned into a plant…” The maid swallowed nervously, struggling to say the words.
When those words were spoken, the expressions of both the men and the elders changed.
The old man rolled his eyes so hard he nearly fainted.
“Take good care of the old man!” The man’s face was ashen, he ordered, and quickly strode out of the study.
As the man walked downstairs, his entire body trembled violently.
He couldn’t imagine Xiao Chen becoming a vegetable.
Before he even stepped into Xiao Chen’s room, he could already hear the sound of a woman crying.
The man, pale-faced, walked into the room.
Then, he saw Xiao Chen, his eyes widening as he stared at the ceiling, his gaze vacant and lacking any spark of life.
His mother was sobbing uncontrollably beside him.
“Chen’er, what’s wrong? Tell Mommy…”
“Chen’er.” The man walked forward and called out as well.
But Xiao Chen remained unresponsive, still staring blankly at the ceiling.
“Chen’er!” The man roared almost.
Xiao Chen still did not react in the slightest.
“Ah… Ah…”
The man’s eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt on the ground, pounding the floor with his hands, letting out roars like a wild beast!
……
Fang Yu returned to Lijiang Community at 2:00 am and slept until 10:00 am the next day.
After getting dressed and washing up, he walked into the hall, only to see a man and a woman both in black sitting on the sofa.
“Mister Dao Tian, hello. Or should I call you, Mr. Fang Yu?”
The woman stood up, looking at Fang Yu with a smile on her face.