This was a story about a dragon slayer, and it was also a legend about the growth of young people. The loser Lu Mingfei received a class reunion on his birthday.
At the same time, he also accepted a mission from Kassel Academy. However, the maverick Chu Zihang took on all the tasks alone and completed them successfully. The two of them immediately flew to Chicago to start a new semester. They met their beautiful junior sister, Xia Mi, in Chicago. At the same time, Headmaster Anger arrived and led Lu Mingfei to bid for the Seven Deadly Sins at a sky-high price of 100 million yuan. When they were celebrating and complaining on the roller coaster at Six Flags Amusement Park, an accident happened. The roller coaster was facing a bizarre collapse, and Chu Zihang had to take the risk to use the " Blood Burst " skill to resolve the accident. Because of the instability of his bloodline, he also faced a trial from the school board. After the trial ended, the Hunter website sent shocking news--the Dragon King of the Earth and Mountains had awakened in Beijing. The mixed-blood elites from all over the world flew to Beijing, and the Drunken Mai group also set up a trap in Beijing to kill the dragon. World of Warcraft Instance Dungeon, Heroic Lu Mingfei's account, Omni-directional Surveillance. Lu Mingfei and his companions sneaked into the Beijing subway and began a new round of dragon slaying.
The darkness of the torrential rain
The rain was pattering against the window. The water splashed and flowed down the glass, forming a transparent water film.
The field was covered in white, and the rain was falling. It didn't look like rain at all. It was some floodgate in the sky that had opened. It wasn't raindrops, but water pillars as thick as fingers that connected heaven and earth. The wind started to blow in the afternoon, and when school was over, there was a sudden thunder. Water splashed on the surface in front of the teaching building, as if someone had dipped a large pen in ink and thrown it on the student proclamation. In the beginning, the school workers were still wearing raincoats and running around the field to check the drainage system. They were afraid that the rain would damage the turf and the plastic track imported from the United States.
But now, the turf had been completely overturned by the storm, revealing mottled black soil. On the plastic track, the water was up to the feet. They left crisscrossing marks on the soil. The guards could not stop the parents who came to pick them up. Private cars drove to the sports field and waited. Just half an hour ago, it was as lively as a market. Everyone was honking their horns. In the rain, the students could not recognize their cars and ran around like headless flies.
In the end, everyone was picked up. There was no one on the field. The sky-blue flag of " Shilan High School " fluttered in the background of the sky.
Chu Zihang stood in front of the glass window, staring blankly outside. He was the only one left in the classroom. It was as dark as the night. The classroom was lit up, and the pale light shone on his back.
He took out his phone and dialed a number. After a few beeps, the call was connected. He put the phone close to his ear.
"Zihang, is it raining over there? Aiya, mom is shopping with her sisters at Jiuguang Commercial Building. It's raining here, so we can't even get a taxi. Let's have a cup of coffee before we leave. You can take a taxi and go home quickly. Didn't your father give you money? Or you can call your father and ask him to send a car to pick you up. Zihang, be good. Mommy will give you a kiss."A crisp" kiss "came from the receiver, and then the phone was hung up.
Chu Zihang silently closed his phone. He did not say a word from the beginning to the end. He was not prepared to say anything either. He was used to it. It was like this every time.
He only asked where his mother was and told her that he was fine so that she could do what she needed to do.
However, Chu Zihang did not want to call his father. He knew that his father would ask the driver to pick her up in the top-notch Mercedes-Benz S500. His father was a very educated and good man. He liked his beautiful mother who was a dancer very much and treated him well. He often said," Zihang, if you need anything, just tell me. I'm your father." I'll do my duty to you.
Having a rich father to do his duty to him sounded good.
However, Chu Zihang did not mention anything.
The classroom door was open, and the cold autumn wind mixed with the rain poured in. It was a little bone-piercing. Chu Zihang wrapped his Diese blouse and Burberry plaid scarf tightly around his body and stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Chu Zihang? Let's go together. The rain won't stop. The weather forecast said that it was a typhoon, and the weather bureau had issued an early warning!”A pretty long-haired girl poked her head in and said. There was a silver Hello Kitty hairpin hanging at the end of her long hair. Her delicate smile was slightly red, and she lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him directly.
" Do you know me…I'm Liu Miaomiao…" The girl didn't get an answer. Her voice became softer and softer, like a mosquito's hum.
In fact, Chu Zihang recognized Liu Miaomiao. Liu Miaomiao was one grade younger than him. She was still in the middle school department, but she was quite famous in the high school department. Liu Miaomiao had passed the tenth grade of the piano competition in her third year of junior high school. Every year, he would play the piano solo at the gala. There were also a few boys on Chu Zihang's flight who fought for Liu Miaomiao. Chu Zihang wanted to know, but he couldn't.
" I'm on duty today. I'll leave later," Chu Zihang said lightly.
"Oh, then I'll go first." Liu Miaomiao said softly and retracted her head.
Through the glass window that was covered with water droplets, Chu Zihang watched Liu Miaomiao's driver open a huge black cover over Liu Miaomiao's head. Liu Miaomiao took off her sandals, and the driver squatted down to help her put on her rain boots. Liu Miaomiao followed behind the driver, stepping on the puddles of water as she walked toward the black BMW with the " Angel Eyes " headlights in the rain.
"Hey, hey, Liu Miaomiao, Liu Miaomiao, give me a ride!”A junior high student shouted at Liu Miaomiao from under the roof.
"Lu Mingfei, go by yourself. My house is not in the same direction as yours!”Liu Miaomiao didn't even turn her head.
In fact, Chu Zihang's house and Liu Miaomiao's house were not in the same direction. Chu Zihang's house was located in Peacock Mansion, which had the highest opening price in the city. Liu Miaomiao's family lived in a famous California community in the west of the city. The largest house in the community was Liu Miaomiao's house.
The kid from the middle school department squatted under the eaves and watched the BMW slide silently into the rain. The taillights flashed, and the engine roared loudly.
He tilted his neck and pulled his head as he walked slowly along the eaves. His fingers swept across the water curtain hanging from the ancient eaves beside him. Chu Zihang looked at his back and suddenly thought that he might be able to ride him. However, the boy suddenly shrunk his head, and the coat wrapped around his head. He fled into the rain like a stray dog. He ran really fast. Before Chu Zihang could call him, he was already very far away.
A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky. A loud explosion rang in his ears, and then everything went blank. The rain seemed to be getting heavier. Perhaps Liu Miaomiao was right. This wasn't an ordinary rain. It was a typhoon.
Chu Zihang spun the phone in his palm for a long time before he suddenly grabbed it.
He typed in a text message.'It's raining heavily. Can you pick me up?' After that, he silently recited it once to make sure that his tone was correct.
In the next few seconds, he gripped his phone tightly and listened to his heartbeat. Thump thump…thump thump…thump…
" Ding!" A text message came in. Chu Zihang turned on his phone." I just finished here. Wait at the school. I'll be there soon."”
Chu Zihang looked at it for a while and deleted the message. He stood up and picked up the water under his feet. He splashed the whole bucket of water on the blackboard that had been wiped several times. The water flowed down. Chu Zihang picked up the blackboard eraser and wiped it hard.
The reason why the homeroom teacher liked Chu Zihang was not only because he was good at his homework, but also because he never slacked off. He was also more serious than others when he was on duty. Other people's blackboards were full of chalk marks, but Chu Zihang's was as if he had just bought it from a shop. Even the notes at the corners were wiped clean.
"Genius, one percent is inspiration and ninety-nine percent is sweat! If all of you can be like Chu Zihang, I can even wake up from my dreams laughing. What's there to worry about?”The homeroom teacher always said this to the class.
The homeroom teacher never knew why Chu Zihang was always so serious, even when it came to such trivial matters as cleaning the blackboard.
In fact, Chu Zihang didn't like to be blacklisted at all. It was just that when he was doing everything seriously, he could empty his mind and not think about anything.
He wiped it hard and opened it wide, like a set of fierce swordsmanship of a swordsman. Drops of water splashed everywhere
Father
After the third wipe, a low whistle sounded in the rain. Chu Zihang turned his head and looked outside. The Xenon lamp pulled out a bright beam of light, and the people he was looking for could hardly open their eyes.
It was a pure black sedan with two overlapping M's in a triangular frame on the front of the car. It was a Maybach 62, a luxurious Maybach brand, the best car in the Mercedes-Benz garage. It was several times more expensive than his father's Mercedes-Benz. Chu Zihang didn't know much about cars. These were all bragging to Chu Zihang by the man in the car.
The windshield wipers hung on the front windshield as if there was an endless layer of rain. Every time for a short half a second, Chu Zihang could see the face of the middle-aged man in the driver's seat waving at him with a smile. Chu Zihang had never understood why he always smiled so happily, as if he was very happy and did not have any worries at all.
Chu Zihang adjusted his collar and tied his scarf. He carried the Hermes bag that his father had bought for her in London and strode to the eaves. He hesitated for a moment before putting his coat on his head like the loser from the middle school. The man in the car hurriedly pushed open the door and opened a huge black umbrella with Burberry's gorgeous plaid pattern inside. He welcomed Chu Zihang like Liu Miaomiao's chauffeur and shone the umbrella on his head.
Chu Zihang didn't even look at it. He pushed open the umbrella and walked straight to the car. He opened the back door and got in. He found himself in the milky white Napa leather sofa.
The man was stunned. He turned his head back to the driver's seat and put away the wet umbrella. He handed it to Chu Zihang, who was behind him." Put it in the car door. There's a hole there for the umbrella."”
"I know, you said it before." Chu Zihang silently inserted the umbrella, propped his chin with his hand, and looked at the rain outside." Let's go."”
"Are your clothes wet? I'll heat up the back seat for you. Whoever uses it will know. It's so comfortable!”The man started bragging about his car again.
"There's no need. Go home and change."
"Oh, oh." The man cleared his throat and said to the cherry-wood console," Activate!”
The screen lit up, and the instrument panel flashed. The powerful 6-liter V12 twin-turbine engine silently self-checked, and the car did not feel any vibration.
The car started to speak.
"A car worth 9 million yuan, and only three people's voices can start it during the filming. One is me, one is the boss, and the last one, guess who it is?”The man was smug.
"I don't care." Chu Zihang was expressionless.
The man did not feel dejected even though he had been snubbed. The Maybach retreated silently. After gaining enough space, the six-meter-long super-large car, driven by the high-displacement engine, dashed forward like a leopard. In an instant, it broke through the rain and drove out of the gate of Shilan High School.
Chu Zihang turned his head silently. The guard stood upright in the sentry box, showing his respect for the car and his luxury.
Chu Zihang thought that he actually didn't know what he was respecting. If you sat in a Maybach for too long, you might find out that he was just talking nonsense.
The road was very empty. In such poor visibility, most of the cars had gone back to rest. The cars that were still running on the road had their headlights on. The sky was as dark as ink, and there were occasional flashes of lightning, as if the sky was splitting open. It was raining heavily in all directions, and it was blurry 100 meters away. The Maybach drove onto the elevated road that ran across Urban area.
"Your mother didn't even know to pick you up in such a heavy rain.”
"Fortunately, I didn't wash my car in the morning. It's a non-contact car wash. It costs 80 yuan per wash.”
"You haven't shown me your results for last semester.”
"Your school's security guard didn't let me drive in at first. I said that I was picking up my son from school, but I was so wet that you didn't let me in. I don't know how much saliva I spent."
"In the end, I told him that I bought this car for 9 million yuan. No one stopped me from entering the city government. He went soft all of a sudden, haha."
The man nagged as he drove, and the sound of Altan's " Daily Growing " reverberated in the car. A deep female voice and a weathered male voice conversed,"
Thetreestheygeowhigh,theleavestheydo
Growgreen,
Manyisthetimemylovelveseen,
Manyanhourlhavewatchedhimallalone,
Hesyoungbuthesdailygrowing.
Father,drarfather,youvedonemegreatwrong,
Youhavemarriedmetoaboywhoistootoung,
lamtwicetwelveandheisbutfourteen,
Hesyoungbuthesdilygrowing.
The road was full of water, and the water splashing from the side of the car was like a wall of water. Chu Zihang looked out the window silently, and no one paid attention to the man's words. He was listening to that song.
"Not bad, not bad, right? They all said that I bought it because it was a good disc, and it was about fatherly love!”The man saw Chu Zihang's appearance in the rearview mirror and immediately understood that Chu Zihang was always absent-minded when he listened to music.
Chu Zihang didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this crazy man." Can't you tell? It was a conversation between a girl and her father. It's not appropriate for you to play it for me,
"What's the difference between a boy and a girl? Is it all fatherly love?" The man was stunned." Do you understand? I heard that your English was the best in your middle school and that you won a prize in a competition…but your mother didn't even tell me.
The trees were growing taller and turning green.
Many a time, I saw his loveliness
How long have I gazed upon him alone,
He was still young, but he was still growing up.
Daddy, dear daddy, you made a great mistake to your daughter
You married me to a boy who's not grown up
I'm twenty-four, he's fourteen.
He was still young, but he was growing up.
Chu Zihang was satisfied with the lyrics as he listened to the beat." This song is from Altan. It's about a father marrying his daughter to a 14-year-old young man. The daughter was unwilling and worried that she would be old by the time her husband grew up. But Father said…"
Daughter, my dear daughter, the arrangement I gave you was not wrong.
I married you off to the son of a rich family,
When I'm old, he'll be your man
He was still young, but he was growing up.
Chu Zihang continued to translate," But later, the girl's husband died before he grew up. The girl was very sad and used flannel to weave a shroud for him in the grassy cemetery.
"What the hell is this song? It was not interesting at all. The girl's husband died just like that. What was going on?”The man finally understood.
"It doesn't mean anything. It's just an Irishman folk song about life. Anyway, it's not suitable for me to listen to it.”Chu Zihang said lightly. He actually liked this song. It was very sad, but he really didn't know what it was about.
"If you don't want to listen, then turn it off. Let's have a chat.”The man turned off the speaker." Did I tell you that our company has built a new building? "The boss has a steam room and gym in there. We can use them for free. The things in there are XXX high-end…" He started to nag again.
Men were probably used to being long-winded all their lives. If not for that, they would not have failed so badly.
It was all thanks to him being so long-winded. Otherwise, she would have nothing. Chu Zihang silently thought.
Because of his long-windedness, he was able to coax his young and beautiful mother until she married him. Chu Zihang was so handsome that he relied on his mother's genes to make a living in Shilan Middle School. When his mother was young, she was the pillar of the city dance troupe. She danced "Silk Road Flower Rain" as if she was flying in Dunhuang, and her admirers were as many as carps crossing the river. However, this man actually had a mouth to weave a beautiful future. Among the heroes, he charmed his mother and finally agreed to marry him when she took a bus to Hangzhou for a trip. It was also that time when she was pregnant with Chu Zihang. It wasn't until her handprint was imprinted on the marriage certificate that her beautiful and muddle-headed mother realized that the car didn't belong to a man at all. He was just a driver for the office…
It was also because of his long-windedness that the big boss of the Black Prince Group took a fancy to him and let him drive a Maybach. After divorcing his mother, he patted his chest and vowed to Chu Zihang that he would earn money every month to send to her and her son to support them. He was very generous. He turned around and went to the office to quit his stable job as a driver. He wanted to go out and find a decent job. He had probably been in the labor market for three to four months before he got this job. He was still driving, but the car was good, but the pay was bad. The beautiful mother was quite capable that time. After washing her face in tears, she sent Chu Zihang to her grandmother's house a few days later. She bought new cosmetics, put on exquisite makeup, and went out to play with her sisters. In less than a week, she brought back a father for Chu Zihang. This time, Chu Zihang's mother had thought hard about picking a man and chose one in a thousand. His father had three companies under his name. He had divorced once and had no children. When he proposed, he swore that he would never have children again and raised Chu Zihang as his own son...
His classmates all felt that Chu Zihang's life was very good, but they did not expect that his life was far better than others imagined.
However, this could not be attributed to him. It was his biological parents who were too good.
"Do you want to watch the movie on the Disc? There's 'Toy Story'…but it's a gun version.”The man finally realized that he was talking to a cow.
"No, the three of us are going to watch it together this weekend.”Chu Zihang said.
"Is the air conditioner in the back seat hot?"
" Alright, don't talk like a chauffeur." Chu Zihang felt a little tired." I don't need a chauffeur here."”
" What's so embarrassing about being a chauffeur for your son?" The man's skin was as thick as a wall, or his nerve circuits were as slow as a turtle." I was your horse when I was young."”
Chu Zihang's heart twitched slightly, and he was too lazy to say anything to the man.
How annoying, always calmly saying things that make people feel annoyed. It's not easy to have time to get along, can't they just have a proper conversation? 'I can even ride a big horse in that small broken house when I was young. Don't talk nonsense,' Chu Zihang thought silently. It was pitch-black outside the window. Through the heavy rain, the light from the street lamps was as weak as fireflies. There were no more cars on the road. The elevated road had probably started to be closed.
"How's your mother recently?" After a long silence, the man suddenly said,"
"Just like before, I woke up in the morning to play with the cats, went out to buy things in the afternoon, and drank with the aunties at night. After drinking, I came back to chat. The next morning, I slept until 9:10.”Chu Zihang hesitated for a moment." Anyway, Dad always goes out to socialize and dotes on her. Dad thinks it's pretty good that she's like this. It's not annoying. He just called around 10 o'clock to ask if she's home.”
Chu Zihang felt a lot more relaxed. He knew that the man would definitely ask this question, so it was as if he was letting out a sigh of relief. His mother was living quite well, and she definitely did not miss him. Grandma said that his mother had been a heartless daughter since she was young, but as long as she was heartless and beautiful, she could live a very good life. His mother had benefited from this light, and now she felt that " father " seemed to be her first husband. She did not think about the unhappy things in the past anymore. Calling another man " Dad " in front of this man also made him heave a sigh of relief. It was no longer so awkward. This was what Chu Zihang had promised " Dad " to do. When he mentioned him, he would call him " Dad " instead of " Uncle " or some other strange title, such as " Splitter."
After such a long time, the man should have gotten used to it. Anyway, he did not put in any effort to fight for the custody of this son.
"Take good care of your mother." the man said. Looking at the rearview mirror, his handsome face was expressionless. There was no reaction at all. He was indeed as slow as he should be.
"Yes, as you said, I'll watch her drink milk before she goes to bed at night. If she chats with those sisters, I'll heat up the milk for her.”Chu Zihang said.
This was the only thing the man told Chu Zihang to do every night. It was strange. He had lost the woman, but he still remembered a glass of milk. What was the use? Since she was young, her mother had developed the habit of drinking a cup of hot milk every night with half a spoonful of sugar. Only then could she sleep well. Otherwise, she would wake up. But now, she had almost forgotten that this man was the one who warmed milk for her every night. Anyway, before this man, there was a grandmother who warmed milk for her. After this man, there was a son who warmed milk for her. A woman with a good life would always have someone to warm milk for her.
"Shilan High School is really f * cking awesome. Seventeen of them got into Tsinghua University and Peking University this year. Son, you have to work hard! Don't embarrass me!" The man ignored the part about his mother drinking milk and began to pretend to be concerned about Chu Zihang's studies.
"Dad said that he won't take the college entrance examination in China and will take the exam overseas. I'll take the TOEFL next month.”Chu Zihang retorted coldly.
He didn't have a good impression of men's concern because men always said it with their mouths. Two years ago, a movie " Dragon Raja " that was invested in by 20th Century Fox was filmed here. Chu Zihang and a few classmates who were still in the middle school department were chosen to be extras. Shilan High School, as the top private high school here, took the opportunity to hype up the school's reputation and published the news of the casting in the evening newspaper. When this man heard about it, he was also overjoyed and vowed to visit the set.
"My son is filming, so I'm going to serve him tea! If I drive this car, won't it be flashy?”
Chu Zihang would look at the parking lot beside the set during the filming, but the man's flashy Maybach did not appear even once. On the other hand, the S500 at " home " was lying there every now and then. The driver was always wearing a black supercar and looked like a bodyguard. Everyone called Chu Zihang " Young Master " in front and behind, causing everyone on the set to look at Chu Zihang.
Actually, Old Shun usually called him " Xiao Hang," but " Dad " had instructed him," You can't treat Zihang like a child on set."”" Dad " was still treating the director to a meal at the Regent Hotel. The director was happy and gave Chu Zihang two additional scenes. This matter was even hyped up later. For a few days, people on the evening newspaper network criticized Chu Zihang for being a " young rich second generation in the entertainment industry." " Dad " wasn't too happy. He called someone he knew in the evening newspaper to remove the negative news.
Not to mention the graduation ceremony at the beginning of high school. For Chu Zihang, who studied at Shilan High School from the middle school and high school, that kind of graduation ceremony was nothing. It was just a turn to go to the high school building to attend classes. It also happened to be the wedding anniversary of "Dad" and "Mom". They had decided to go to Northern Europe for a holiday. Chu Zihang thought about it for a long time and called the man to say,"Why don't you do it?" The man was also very happy, but he was also a little hesitant. He said,"What about your mother and your stepfather?" Chu Zihang was silent for a long time and said,"Just say that you're my uncle." The man chuckled and agreed.
In the end, Chu Zihang was the only student who did not have anyone supporting him at the graduation ceremony. He was the first to receive the " outstanding graduation certificate " from the principal. He was the first place in that year, and he wanted to let that man know.
" Sigh, I really didn't forget. That day, the boss suddenly said that an important client came and wanted to take a shower. He insisted that I drive, so I had to drive them there. I thought I could make it, but who knew that they would take a shower until the next morning..." The man explained.
Chu Zihang vaguely knew what kind of person the man's " boss " was. He often appeared in the evening newspaper, and he also knew where the man meant by " bathing." A classmate told Chu Zihang," I saw your Maybach parked at the entrance of the bath city last time. Then, he lowered his voice and said," That's a place for bad things, right?”It was simply nonsense. Under the door that was decorated like a Roman palace, seven or eight girls in short skirts that were as short as their waists and low chests were welcoming them with heavy makeup. All kinds of luxury cars alighted and all kinds of middle-aged men drove straight in. Chu Zihang stood silently in the distance and looked at the door. He thought of the man's boss and his clients drinking and drinking in the dark night. The man leaned against the Maybach he was proud of and smoked. The smoke filled the night.
This was the kind of life a person like him could live.
" It's not good to go abroad." The man was still whining." If you go abroad, you'll be fooling around. Besides, what can you learn abroad? You can only learn some English. Your English is already very good, isn't it? "The country is developing so fast now. There are opportunities everywhere. If you go to university in the country, you'll be able to understand society when you're in school. Then, you can ask your stepfather to find connections for you…"
" Ask your stepfather to help you find some connections." This sentence was like a needle stabbing into Chu Zihang's chest, making him unable to get through. Can a person have some dignity? Can you not be so shameless?
"Shut up!" Chu Zihang growled like a little leopard.
"What?" The man did not hear her clearly.
"Shut up." Chu Zihang repeated coldly.
"You're so rude. I'm doing this for your own good.”The man was stunned." You have to listen to the adults 'opinions…"
"What's the use of listening to your opinion? If I listen to your opinion, can I find a girl to marry in the future without divorcing? Do you think I can attend my child's graduation ceremony on time? Can I take him to school on time? I'm just going to ask my stepfather to help me find some connections.”Chu Zihang's voice was very calm, without any fluctuations. He looked at the man's eyes through the rearview mirror and felt a little pleased, hoping to see his reaction.
This should be enough, right? Every sentence was like a needle piercing a man, right? This way, he would have his revenge.
The Maybach continued to run at 120 mph on the elevated road. The rain splashed on the front windshield. The man turned off the sound system in the car and remained silent. Chu Zihang turned his gaze out of the window.
"You will understand in the future." the man suddenly said.
Chu Zihang was stunned. Men always said things like " You'll understand in the future "," You're still young and don't understand "," It's not what you think ". Who would lie? When the two of them divorced when they were very young, Chu Zihang cried and felt like it was the end of the world. The man comforted him by saying," It's not what you think "," Daddy and Mommy just don't live together "," I'll take you out to play on Sunday ", and so on. Chu Zihang believed him. He believed that the house was still the home of this man, that woman, and the three of them. In the end, he followed his mother into the new house and saw an uncle with his hair parted, wearing a nightgown and revealing his two hairy legs. He opened the door politely. Chu Zihang did not know who this person was. In shock, he threw the ice cream in his hand on his face...
It had been so many years…who was he lying to?
"Don't go in when we get home later, lest Dad is unhappy.”Chu Zihang said coldly.
"Oh, oh." the man said heartlessly.
Chu Zihang exhaled helplessly. He was too childish and had underestimated the man's face. His words were like needles, and the end of the needle disappeared, but it was still far from touching the true skin.
At this moment, someone knocked on the car door from outside.
"It's raining so heavily. Who's still outside?”Chu Zihang was stunned for a moment. When he saw a black shadow cast on the window, he could not help but reach out to lower the window.
Suddenly, a great fear surrounded him. The Maybach was speeding at 120 miles per hour on the elevated road. Not to mention that there were no sidewalks on the elevated road, who could catch up with a Maybach and knock on the door at the same time?
The person outside the door knocked on the door again. It was not a shadow, but three or five more figures gathered outside the car door. It was as if they were staring at Chu Zihang through the rain-covered window, looking down at him.
"What's wrong?" The man noticed Chu Zihang's strange behavior and turned around.
Chu Zihang didn't even have the courage to make a sound. He just pointed out the window. He didn't know what kind of light source was outside the window, but the dazzling silver light shone into the car, making Chu Zihang's face pale.
"Don't open the door!" the man said in a low voice, his voice trembling.
Chu Zihang suddenly understood why he didn't realize that he was in a speeding car when the person outside knocked on the door. Because most of the sounds suddenly disappeared. The moment the man turned off the sound system, the sound of friction between the wheels and the ground, the vibration of the uneven road, and the sound of the perfectly tuned engine all disappeared. There was only one sound coming from outside the car... the sound of the storm tilting on the roof.
The Maybach seemed to be sliding on a smooth rail. There was no vibration or sound. The needle showed that the speed was increasing. In a moment, it broke the speed limit and reached 180 miles per hour.
It was still accelerating, sliding…sliding…as if it was sliding towards…
Hell!
Silver lights shone from all directions, like the neon lights in a stadium at night. Countless invisible shadows surrounded the Maybach in silence.
It was as if the Grim Reaper was surrounding them! They opened their eyes at the same time. Their golden eyes were like pairs of fireflies dancing in the darkness.
Chu Zihang didn't even shout. Instead, he hugged his head and curled up.
There was a sharp pain in his brain. Something... like a snake... woke up in the depths of Chu Zihang's brain. It was hitting Chu Zihang's brain from the inside out, trying to open a way out.
It was all black in front of him, and on the black background, there were purplish-green snake-like lines jumping. It was as if he had squatted for too long and suddenly stood up and felt dizzy. But this time, the lines were not messy. They seemed to come alive and dance. Sometimes, they moved away, changing into different patterns and then falling apart. It was like ancient words carved on stone tablets, eroded by time and washed away by rain. The past history slowly disappeared with the falling stone chips.
What was going on? What feeling? He was isolated in the ancient darkness, watching the snakes dance.
" Bang bang ", Chu Zihang suddenly woke up. The figures hit the window at the same rhythm. He could vaguely see the pale palms on the glass, but there were no palm prints.
"Go away! Go away! Go away!" Chu Zihang waved his hands vigorously, and those pale palms smashed into his face as if they wanted to break glass.
"Don't talk, they can't hear you." the man whispered.
Chu Zihang was surprised to see the man's face in the rearview mirror. He was unexpectedly calm.
The man was still holding the steering wheel tightly and looking straight ahead. The light in front of him was as bright as the ocean, and his palm print was on the windshield.
" Son, you have to remember a few things," the man said." No matter what you see later, don't tell anyone, because no one will believe you.”
He was silent for a long time before he reached out and scratched his head." That's it…I remember that there are many things I want to tell you. Think about it again. You don't have to say it. You'll understand in the future.”
What was this? The surroundings were filled with a ghastly aura. At this moment, they felt that everyone was going to die. What future would there be if they died?
The man reached for the car door. There was an umbrella there. The man pulled out the black umbrella. Chu Zihang suddenly saw clearly that it was not an umbrella, but a slender Japanese sword. It had a black scabbard and a golden flower carved on the blade. The man calmly shook off the scabbard, and the sword light was as clear as water.
How could such a thing happen? The man looked familiar, but what was he doing? Wasn't he a chauffeur?
The man turned around and smiled awkwardly at Chu Zihang." Actually, this knife isn't here for me to use…I'm just trying."”
Veins suddenly popped out on the man's exposed wrist like angry snakes. He held the knife in his hand and stabbed it at the car door. The long knife actually pierced through the all-aluminum car door. The knife was embedded in the car door, and half of the blade was exposed outside the car. The man stepped on the accelerator, and the engine speed suddenly increased. The Maybach accelerated to 250 mph in a few seconds. Water splashed up to the height of a person, and the wheels slid on the ground, close to losing control. The spurting blood formed a black ribbon that was more than ten meters long in the storm, and it was immediately washed away by the wind and rain. Half of the blade cut the black figure on the left side of the car in one go, but they did not even let out a cry.
Chu Zihang hugged his head and curled up under the back of his seat, trembling. What was going on? Were men and the entire world crazy?
Then, he braked to the end. The silent wheels finally made an ear-piercing noise due to the intense friction of the brake pads. The noise was like a sharp blade that cut through the strange scene. The sound of the outside world once again poured into the car. The ground had become extremely slippery because of the rain. The wheels were locked, but the car was still sliding on the road and spinning on the empty elevated road.
The man reached out to the back seat and pressed his warm hand on Chu Zihang's head.
As the car spun, Chu Zihang thought of the time when he was very young. When the man and woman were still a family with him, the man would take him to the amusement park to ride the merry-go-round.
The car stopped and turned around.
"Buckle your seatbelt!" the man whispered.
He started the engine again, and the transmission switched to manual mode. As he stepped on the accelerator, the engine speed soared, and the gear was pushed up by the man until the speed reached the limit of the red zone.
In ten seconds, the car had reached a speed of 200 miles per hour and was heading back the way it came. Chu Zihang heard a frightening crack coming from under the wheels. Was that the sound of a human body being crushed? The tremors coming from the front were obviously caused by them directly hitting the bodies of those black shadows. They continued to hit them, and they kept stepping on the accelerator. The man was simply using this car as a killing machine, and those black shadows were actually real.
Were they dead? However, he did not make any sound.
"Don't worry, Deadpool…doesn't have an ID, I mean…that kind of thing doesn't have citizenship.”The man turned his head and smiled at Chu Zihang, his face pale." So the law doesn't protect them because they're not human.”
The Maybach slammed a shadow into the protective railing of the elevated road. The shadow spat out a splash of black blood, which splashed on the front windshield like a black flower blooming there. The shadow still did not make any sound.
The man changed gears again. Chu Zihang had seen the man drive countless times, but he had never seen such a huge car as light as a toy in the man's hand. The Maybach sped along the empty elevated road. Behind it stood some dark shadows in the storm. Their golden eyes flickered as they quietly watched them go away.
"Call…call 110!" Chu Zihang suddenly remembered. No matter what, this was a lawful society. Such a big matter could not be reported to the police.
However, it was strange. Although it was a storm, was there not a single car on the elevated road? How could the administrator at the exit of the elevated road allow so many strange people to enter the elevated road? There shouldn't be any pedestrians on this road. Moreover, there were surveillance cameras everywhere on this road. After such a violent car accident, no road police had come yet.
It was as if they were isolated from the world. In this space, there was only the elevated road, the storm, the shadow, and the Maybach.
"Son, don't be afraid. Actually, your father is very capable.”
"It's useless to call 110. Look at your phone. There's definitely no signal.”
"It's not easy to explain. Anyway, you just need to know that I'm on the good guys 'side…"
The man drove at high speed and continued to nag, but Chu Zihang could see that he was not relaxed. His face was covered in sweat, and his hand holding the steering wheel trembled from time to time. His body was bent like a shrimp, and his eyes were fixed ahead.
The speedometer showed that the car was running at an exaggerated speed of 250 miles per hour. After running for about ten minutes, they had run about 60 kilometers. The black shadows were gone, and they were left more than 60 kilometers behind. There was only the torrential rain around them, but the man still stepped on the accelerator hard. Chu Zihang could see that his nervousness had not eased at all.
"Where…where are we going?" Chu Zihang asked, trembling.
"I don't know. They're still here…they haven't left yet…because the rain hasn't stopped.”the man said.
The rain hadn't stopped? What did he mean? Did the storm stop just like that? What did the rain have to do with those shadows? Chu Zihang felt that it was a mess.
The Lord God Descends
A bright white light appeared in front of them.
"Are we at the toll booth?" The man was relieved. After running on this empty elevated road for so long, they were completely unable to determine their location. The GPS interface repeatedly reminded them that there was no satellite signal. All the road signs were in the storm, and even if the high beam lights were on, they could not see clearly.
"After passing the toll booth, get off and see if there's a passing car that can give you a ride back. Just ask your father to give you some money.”The man held the highway fare card in his mouth and reached out to pull out the Japanese sword stuck in the car door. There was a Japanese sword covered in black blood stuck in the car door of the toll station. It would be strange if he didn't call the police.
The lights were getting brighter and brighter. Chu Zihang stared at the front with wide eyes, and so did the man.
It was like a person drifting in the sea seeing a lighthouse. The dark beam of light that was as dark as a sword was especially warm in their eyes. It was also like a night traveler seeing an oil lamp under the eaves of a wooden house in the fog. When they arrived there, they could put down all their uneasiness.
The car suddenly began to slow down, and the brake pads made an ear-piercing sound.
"No…no!" The man's voice was filled with panic and uneasiness.
Chu Zihang also realized that something was wrong. The light in front of them was not only warm, but also solemn and grand. It was like a pilgrimage to the shrine.
That's right! The feeling of longing to get close was not the feeling of seeing a lighthouse in the sea, but the feeling of devoutly worshipping God! So he was eager to get close, eager to get close to the light of God.
But Chu Zihang didn't believe in God, not even God…before he saw the light.
They stopped, but the lights were closing in on them, the wisps of white light that shone into the darkness and the rain.
Chu Zihang heard the neigh of a horse. He thought it was an illusion. Although it sounded like the neigh of a horse, if he really recognized that it was the neigh of a horse, how huge would that horse be! Its roar was deep and majestic, as if it was roaring with thunder in its mouth. Lightning shot out from its nostrils.
"Don't leave me later, but don't get too close either.”The man turned around and looked at Chu Zihang." It's like when I took you to fly a kite when we were young.”
The kite would never be too far away from the person who was flying it, because there was a kite string between them. On the day he left, the kite string broke.
"Yes!" Chu Zihang said.
"Fasten your seatbelt!" As the man spoke, he slowly stepped on the accelerator.
The Maybach rushed out with its greatest acceleration, rushing towards the white light and crashing into it. The mist was cut open, and Chu Zihang suddenly saw it clearly. Standing in the white light...
His worldview had collapsed. Everything he had believed in before was completely destroyed. The world was not what he had imagined at all.
In the white light stood a stallion that was as tall as a mountain. It was wearing heavy metal armor, and its white fur was flowing with a crystal-like brilliance. Its eight majestic legs were like the frame used by a wheeled crane to stabilize the body of the horse. It used its dark golden horseshoe to press against the ground, opening up wounds on the hard road. Every time the masked horse neigh like thunder, tiny bits of electricity would spray out from the metal nostrils on the mask.
A huge black shadow sat on the horse's back. He was wearing heavy dark golden armor. The rain sprinkled on it, and the armor was covered with a layer of light. He held a curved spear in his hand. The arc of the spear was like a meteor streaking across the sky. The only golden pupil on his iron-faced face was like a giant lamp that illuminated the surroundings.
In Norse mythology, the main god of the Asmodians, Odin.
Chu Zihang had read about him in a book.
He was here, just like in the legends, riding an eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, holding a spear, Gungnir, made of World Tree branches, wearing a dark golden armor, draped in a dark blue cloak, and with one eye!
He should only exist in words and murals!
The Maybach crashed into Lieipnir. Lieipnir roared and raised its four front hooves in the air. All the rainwater gathered in front of Odin and hit the Maybach. It was like a giant fist of water. Chu Zihang could not see anything in front of him. It was like a waterfall. The impact made Chu Zihang's mind go blank. The Maybach's huge kinetic energy was completely dissipated in just a few meters. The car alarm and the air bag popped out, so that Chu Zihang's cervical spine did not break instantly.
The water pushed the Maybach out, and Speipnir slowly knelt on all fours.
The 'Odin' inserted Gungnir into the wet asphalt and made a divine horse his throne.
A group of black shadows gathered and stood in front of Odin in two rows. They were dressed in the same black clothes, had the same pale face, a face that could never be remembered, and their empty eyes flashed with golden light.
"Get out of the car." the man said softly.
Chu Zihang moved his legs and mechanically followed the man out of the car. He stood side by side with the man in the bright headlights. The man held a long knife in one hand and reached out to hold Chu Zihang's arm with the other.
" Don't be afraid... Although I was very scared when I first saw it... I'm afraid it's useless." The man gently held Chu Zihang's hand." I didn't want you to see this, but since you saw it, don't miss the opportunity. Open your eyes wide."”
Chu Zihang obediently opened his eyes wide and approached the man. He had never been so eager to feel the man's body temperature before.
The sky and the ground were covered in rain, and outside the rain was endless darkness. Beneath his feet was a wide elevated road, and there was a transparent water curtain in all directions. It was as if all the rain in the world was gathered in this space, and the raindrops were side by side without any gaps.
"You're just a driver?" Odin's deep voice came from the rain.
"Yes, I'm just a…driver.”The man stood in the rain, holding a long knife in one hand and gently stroking Chu Zihang's head with the other.
"Interesting. The person who crashed into the Divine Throne was just a driver.”
" I know what you want," the man said." Sure, I can give it to you."”
He leaned close to Chu Zihang's ear." Go and take out the box inside. It's black and there's a silver mark on it.”
Chu Zihang opened the trunk. There was a black suitcase inside. The specially made leather surface was rough and tough. On it was a silver nameplate with a lush World Tree.
Chu Zihang handed the suitcase to the man. The man weighed it in his hand and handed it back to Chu Zihang. He looked at Odin and said," I'm ready."”
"Then, human! Come and see me!" Odin said.
" You've been disobedient many times in the past. This time, you must listen to me." The man held Chu Zihang's hand and whispered," Remember, don't leave me, but don't get too close to me."”
"Yes!" Chu Zihang trembled.
The man and Chu Zihang walked in the middle of the black shadows. The black shadows whispered to each other, their pale faces expressionless. They were using some kind of ancient language, as if they were singing or crying. Chu Zihang could not understand a single word. He only felt that those snake-like lines had awakened again and were changing endlessly in his mind. He was trembling with fear and did not dare to look at the faces of those shadows. Every face was the same, but each face had too many past events written on it.
His mind flashed like lightning. Suddenly, he seemed to understand the whisper from ancient times.
"Humans…"
"I see humans again…"
" That child's bloodline…"
"A fresh meat that makes people drool…"
"Thirsty…"
Terrifying sounds surrounded him, and Chu Zihang covered his ears in horror.
"I heard what you heard.”The man hurriedly pulled Chu Zihang's hand." Don't be afraid. I know."”
The man stopped about 20 meters away from Odin and the Maybach behind him. The rain kept washing the long knife in his hand.
"Why do I feel that even if you get the 'egg', you won't let us go?”the man asked.
"I will promise you your lives." " Odin " replied," Gods never lie to mortals.”
"Is it another life form?" the man said.
"What's wrong with that? I will open the path to godhood for you.”
"Become like those dead people?" The man looked around at the shadows.
"No, your bloodline is far more outstanding than theirs. You will be even stronger.“
"A stronger…dead person?”The man suddenly shouted," Zihang, throw the box out! Squat down!"
Chu Zihang didn't even think about it. He threw the suitcase in his hand out, as if it was fresh meat that attracted a hungry wolf, so all the shadows flocked to the suitcase. Their bodies were distorted by their speed, like long snakes leaping from the ground. The man stepped out, his long knife bringing up a dazzling arc of light, and the rain splashed into a circle. Chu Zihang squatted on the ground with his hands on his head. The terrible sounds passed through his palms and entered his ears. The sound of blood gushing out of the wound and the sound of bones breaking under the blade mixed with the storm. (This sentence, uh, I think there's either an extra "in" or "mixed in")
What was even scarier than those was that this time he heard the wails of the shadows…It hurts…It hurts so much…It hurts so much that it feels like I'm burning up…
It was a desperate wail that seemed to come from hell.
Chu Zihang could feel the thick but cold blood sticking to his body. Even the rain couldn't wash it off.
He mustered his courage and opened his eyes slightly. He saw the man swinging his sword in the shadows like a lion. He stepped on the suitcase and the shadows split apart one after another.
Chu Zihang covered his head and leaned closer to the man. He remembered the man's words. Don't get close, and don't stay far away.
He didn't notice that the shadow was surrounding him from behind. It was as if a black hand with sharp claws was hanging in the air.
The man noticed it and stomped hard on Chu Zihang. He cut off the black hands and kicked the shadows away. However, it was too late for him to turn around and chase after the shadows who had their black hands pressed against the suitcase. The shadows were about to succeed.
The man let out a high-pitched explosive sound, just like the murmurs of the shadows.
The flow of time suddenly became extremely slow, as if the wind and rain had become sticky. Chu Zihang tried to raise his hand, but his hand moved very slowly. In this space that had been slowed down by dozens of times, only the man's speed remained the same. He turned around and swung his sword, stepping and sliding. Water splashed slowly under the man's feet, and the thick black blood of the shadows slowly flowed out. They were temporarily suspended in the air, like thick ink floating in water. The man's blade in the black ink deflected, as light as a swallow.
Chu Zihang had never thought that a man could be so awe-inspiring, and this man was his…father.
Time returned to normal, and the man still stepped on the suitcase. He shook his hand to wipe away the blood on the knife, slowly raised his head, and looked at Odin in front of him.
The shadows tried to get up from the ground, but they kept falling down. They were wailing in low voices. Some had broken waists, and some had no legs.
"Yan Ling? Time Zero, your bloodline is hard to come by.”Odin said.
The man held Chu Zihang's hand." When I say 'run,' turn around and run towards the car!”
Chu Zihang nodded.
"You will run faster than me!" The man patted his head.
"Leave the things behind and let's go, okay?”The man said," Be fair."
"There is no fairness between you and me.”Odin said.
" The negotiations have broken down," the man whispered." Run!”
Chu Zihang didn't even think about it and ran towards the Maybach like a madman. He ran very fast. He represented Shilan High School in the city's youth team to play basketball. He was a center forward who was good at breaking through.
He ran wildly in the rain, and the Maybach was right in front of him.
At this moment, he suddenly had a strange feeling…the kite string had snapped.
Yes, the kite string between him and the man…was broken! For a very long time, he only saw men after a very long time, but there was a line between him and the man, so that they did not get close or stay far away. But suddenly, this thread broke.
He suddenly stopped and turned around, only to find that the man was not running back with him. The man was running…towards Odin!
Time slowed down again, but the man didn't slow down…and neither did Odin! Odin struck out with Gungnie. In an instant, he stabbed countless times. This legendary spear that always hit the target had a faint dark golden light in every stab. The curved light surrounded the man and targeted different vital points like a dense meteor shower.
The man dodged in the meteor shower, swinging his blade and spinning. He jumped up high and slashed at Odin, the god's head.
He fell because the " meteor " that he dodged flew like a firefly and hit him from the back. Blood splattered everywhere.
Time returned to normal.
"Zihang! Zihang! Drive…Drive…Go!" The man roared hoarsely, and a thick, blood-red mist rose from his body.
Chu Zihang stood there in a daze, feeling the sharp pain of those meteors stabbing into his body!
"Be obedient!" The man's bloodshot eyes stared at Chu Zihang." Revenge or whatever…it all depends on our son!”
Chu Zihang opened the car door and looked at the center console without a keyhole.
"Activate!" He tried to shout at the Maybach.
The engine roared. Chu Zihang instantly understood what the man had said to him just now. The third person who could wake up the engine of this car was him!
Chu Zihang started in reverse and the car quickly backed up. The man had secretly taught him how to drive in this Maybach. They had once opened the sunroof and ran on the dirt road in the suburbs in spring.
The spinning storm hit the car, and the surrounding water walls squeezed over. The 6.0-liter V12 roared desperately to its maximum power, but it could not push the car out of here. This was a terrifying domain (that was what the book wrote), it was sealed by the rain.
"Open Sesame!" The man shouted and threw the long knife in his hand at the eight-legged horse's head. At the same time, he was surrounded by the " shooting stars " that came at him again and exploded into a cloud of blood in the air.
The power of the water wall instantly weakened. The Maybach roared and broke through it, leaving this strange space.
Elegy of Rain
Chu Zihang's mind was empty as he drove on the elevated road. The sound system in the car was turned on again, and his daughter and father sang together.
Daughter, my dear daughter, the arrangement I gave you was not wrong.
I married you off to the son of a rich family,
When I'm old, he'll be your man
He was still young, but he was growing up.
Yes…it was this song…that's right!
He suddenly understood.
The man played this song for him, and it was not wrong. He was that daughter. The man had brought her into a wealthy family. The man hoped that she could live well and that she would have someone to rely on in the future.
In the real world, a man was a man without any ability. He was just a driver for his entire life, a pawn who stole time to pick up his son from school. That was all he could do. Many times, he had waited outside the school gate in his Maybach, but when he saw the Mercedes-Benz S500 drive in, he would shrink his head and leave. He believed that he had seen the support of his " daughter." He could hold a long knife and play the role of a flashy character, but he did not want his son to know about the other world, so he fled far away.
"You will understand in the future."
Now Chu Zihang understood that men…men were dead.
It was too late.
Chu Zihang slammed on the brakes. The tires screeched as the car stopped in the rain, crossing the empty elevated road.
Chu Zihang opened the sunroof, leaned back in his seat, and looked up at the sky. It was as if all the rain in the world had poured in through that skylight. The hard and cold rain slapped his face…slapped his face. He couldn't feel the cold night or the pain. The man's voice and the song played in his ears.
"Kill you!" He leaned on the steering wheel and roared with all his might.
On July 12, 2010, late at night, it rained in the city during the World Cup finals in South Africa. Everyone was happily gathered in front of the television, drinking beer and discussing with their eyes wide open.
The screams of his mother and best friend came from next door. It was probably a goal. They had already finished a crate of beer. If they continued to drink like this, this group of aunties would run to the garden in low-cut silk pajamas and go crazy holding hands. However, it was nothing. Let them make a scene. It was good to go crazy occasionally. It just so happened that the weather tonight was neither cold nor hot, and her mother had drunk milk.
Chu Zihang was lying on the bed under the window, in the dark. The night wind was moist and slightly cool. He had been staring at the chandelier for a long time.
Several years had passed. Every night before he fell asleep, Chu Zihang would recall everything that had happened and every detail until he confirmed that he had not forgotten anything.
He had learned from the course Introduction to Brain Science that human memory was unreliable, like a broken hard disk that was easily degaussed. As time passed, he would gradually forget things, and then forget more and more, and more and more... So the image of that rainy night was like an old photo that was yellowed, cracked, and peeled off. Even the man's face was blurred.
But he didn't want to forget, because in this world, he was the only one who still remembered that man.
If he also forgot, that man would be as if he never existed.
"Daddy, it's raining again." Chu Zihang said softly.
Raindrops fell on the window. He slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
5. Lu Mingfei's Daily Life
July 17th, 2010. It was a sunny morning, but it was very stuffy. When I woke up early, I heard the cicadas chirping desperately.
Lu Mingfei sat in front of his laptop in a singlet, shorts, and slippers. He used one hand to swat mosquitoes and scratch his messy head while the other hand typed in the address box of the browser: i-Cassell-You.com.
Following the bright prelude of Mendelssohn's " Midsummer Night's Dream," the website refreshed the landing page. It was a 3D composite image of a French farm, and next to it was a sensational and terrible advertisement for a real estate." Kassel Midsummer Mansion, 120 kilometers west of Tianamen, a pure French grape garden, fulfilling your dream of owning a waterview villa. Hot reservations!"”
There were two options below: " Owner login " and " Visitor browsing." Lu Mingfei clicked " Owner login " and typed " Ricardo M.Lu " in the ID box. Then, he took out a security card and followed the instructions to key in 12 sets of numbers, each with two digits.
With the hit of the enter key, Mendelssohn's beautiful music was instantly cut off. The interface refreshed at a high speed from top to bottom. The dark green operation page, countless simple and thin frames, buttons that couldn't be seen at a glance, and an extremely hard and technological style. The top left corner of the browser was marked with the name of this page-" Kassel College's Daily Report for the holidays." Lu Mingfei took out a crumpled notebook from his drawer and searched the operation interface according to the procedure he had written down. He checked and typed in the options one by one. In the hands of a computer maniac like Fingel, this complicated system was so awesome that he could remotely control the temperature of the oven in the central kitchen of Kassel Academy. However, Lu Mingfei wasn't very familiar with it. He felt like he was holding a book titled " Western Table Manners " and changing the knife and fork to eat a French meal.
" Unknown dragon detected?"
The options were " Awakened pure-blooded dragon detected "," Awakened mixed-blood dragon detected "," Unawakened pure-blooded dragon detected "," Unawakened mixed-blood dragon detected ", and " None ".
Lu Mingfei ticked the " None " column. It was broad daylight, so how could there be dragons running around? Returning to the country meant returning to the real world and completely cutting off contact with those reptiles.
"Do you want to use the Spirit of Words?"
Lu Mingfei put a tick on the " None " column. Ever since the battle at the Three Gorge Reservoir, he seemed to have lost all his ability to speak. He had sacrificed a quarter of his life to obtain that ability, but he could only use it once. The only thing that was still useful was the " Don't die " line. If he shouted at the mosquito that had been swatted, it seemed that he could make it fly again.
"Do you have a Spirit Vision towards the new dragon characters?”
"Did you find any suspected alchemy equipment?”
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Lu Mingfei's mouse moved swiftly across the screen. Recently, he felt that he was getting smoother.
It was Lu Mingfei's first year of university summer vacation. He was doing his daily routine.
The so-called " daily " was the school rule of Kassel Academy. During the holidays, students had to report the day's situation online to the North American headquarters every day. All of this would be filed by the academy. A good record during the period of leaving school would increase one's GPA, and one must not lie. Lying in the daily report was equivalent to cheating on the exam.
Under Kassel's humane system, cheating wouldn't result in expulsion. It would only lower one's class, and the inconvenience of lowering one's class would make students as embarrassed as dogs in the academy.
" Tight on the outside but loose on the inside." This was Headmaster Angers 'evaluation of the school rules." Which son of a bitch made the school rules?" This was Fingel's evaluation.
His home was in the countryside of Germany, so it was not very convenient to go online. It was said that he had to ride a horse to the town every day to go online.
Although it was a little troublesome, Lu Mingfei had developed the habit of doing his daily routine.
For ordinary universities, it was inhumane to lock students up on campus and force them to write reports every day during the holidays. Any principal who dared to give such an order would immediately be bombarded by the students. However, Kassel Academy was different. This was a special academy that was supposed to be more military than military schools. There was no organizational discipline. Who knew what kind of trouble the students would cause?
Kassel Academy was a private elite university in the United States. It was formed by a group of lunatics. They firmly believed that the " dragon race " had once ruled the world and was currently in a deep slumber. They would challenge the rule of humans in the future. They themselves were hybrids of humans and dragons, possessing the abilities of dragons in the hearts of humans. The task of fighting the evil dragons could only be borne by them. They trained the best students and sent them to all parts of the world to prevent the awakening of individual dragons. When necessary, they formulated plans to kill dragons so that those dragons that did not change their ways would continue to fall into a deep sleep.
Lu Mingfei, a promising young man with a high moral standing, would never believe that dragons were real unless he had seen them with his own eyes.
However, reality was cruel…What was funny was that after a year of studying at Kassel Academy, Lu Mingfei had seen and heard things that made him believe that everything in the history textbooks was f * cking wrong. Humans didn't gradually learn to use tools and fire after fighting against nature for millions of years. It was the dragons who taught their servants these skills. Of course, the gods of the primordial era were not imagined by humans based on their own images. They were exaggerated based on the images of dragons. Naturally, there were all kinds of dragons. All countries in the world worshipped a certain kind of powerful totem that looked like a reptile because their ancestors had seen it with their own eyes in ancient times. Attila, the King of the Huns, was a dragon, so he was so arrogant that no one could stop him until he reached Rome. The Hundred-Year War of the Roses was a life-and-death battle between the pure-blooded dragons and the hybrids. Lin Zexu's secret reason for selling cigarettes at the Tiger Gate was to prevent the East India Company from stealing the Dragon Bone from China.
Perhaps all historical events were related to the secrets of the dragon race? Before the exam, Lu Mingfei was lying in the library of Kassel College, studying the book " The Secret History of the Dragon Race ", a compulsory course for Kassel College. He thought that it might be like what Stephen Zhou said in the edition of " The Deer and the Cauldron ". The Qing Dynasty was really cut off by the Red Flower Society, which was why it died. Unfortunately, that edition of the textbook only ended in 1911. It was said that the author went to Guangzhou as a missionary to collect materials. He was happy to watch the Huanghuagang Uprising, but unfortunately, he was hit in the head by a stray bullet.
Every student in the academy was a hybrid of the dragon race. Geniuses crawled everywhere, while elites wandered around. The alchemy equipment exhibition hall, codenamed 'Freezer', was filled with high-risk items, and quite a few of them were enough to destroy the world. If they did not strengthen discipline and strict management, the consequences would be unimaginable once they lost control.
When the school rules were not so perfect, there were some cases that made people laugh and cry. For example, a heroic youth who left the campus wearing an alchemical device and killed a gang that secretly worshipped the dragon race. At that time, he used the alchemical device to strengthen his spirit and used the "Spirit of Words" to attack. The heroes were finished, the criminals were executed, but the impact was eliminated with tens of millions of dollars. What was even more exaggerated was that in an internal forum of the United Nations Security Council, an intern who served as a shorthand secretary could not stand the representatives talking about politics. They were just looking for excuses for his country to expand its military and prepare for war. He was so excited that he argued with the representatives. He even jumped onto the podium and revealed everything he had learned at Kassel Academy. He talked about the "secret history behind human history" and emphasized that the unity of mankind itself was the most important. Even more terrifying enemies were hidden behind the curtains of history!
Although he controlled his emotions and did not mention dragons, it still caused disastrous consequences. His speech was too realistic. Every historical event supported his conclusion that there were other secret intelligent races hidden outside of humans, completely subverting the worldview of the conference representatives. Helplessly, the academy had no choice but to launch a crisis public relations campaign. They locked the student up in a mental hospital and gave him a medical record of " familial hereditary mental illness." They only quietly got him out after two years.
Before the establishment of Kassel Academy, the organization of the dragon slayers was a secret party. It was difficult to survive until now without a few strong brushes in the party rules. Ever since Principal Angers used the trump card of "daily report during the period of leaving school", the accidents that required the college to deal with the aftermath were reduced by as much as 80%. However, a student still took the initiative to steal the father of the country, George Wood, from the heavily guarded US Congress Hall last year. The student thought that George George had used a shotgun. Washington was probably one of the leaders of the secret party at the time, so he wanted to analyze whether the metal part of the gun was the "recycled metal" obtained from alchemy, which would be of great help to his graduation thesis.
The so-called "icassell you" was exactly the same as the advertising slogan "ichocolateyou" for the chocolate cell phone of the LG-brand. The "i" was also in lower case. At first, Lu Mingfei wanted to cover his face every time he logged in. However, as he got more and more comfortable with this task, Lu Mingfei gradually got used to sitting in front of his desk every day and humming the song "Icolate You," sung by the Han elementary school girls. He easily agreed to do his daily routine before washing up. He changed the word "chocolate" to "cassell" and uploaded it to the "Night Watchmen Forum". The moderator added the essence to it and set a record of more than 2000 downloads. All the executive officers around the world downloaded it and set it as their ringtone. Lu Mingfei stayed at the top of the "Top Ten" in the forum for five consecutive days.
This was the only eye-catching thing that Lu Mingfei, an S-grade student who was destined to save the world from the dragons, did in the second semester of his freshman year.
"Ming Fei! Don't play computer games early in the morning! He went down to buy a bag of Cantonese sausages and a handful of green onions. He also went to the reception room to see if there were any new packages!”The aunt's voice was extremely penetrating. It shook Lu Mingfei's head through the 20-centimeter bearing wall. It was really a demonic voice that pierced through his brain.
"Oh, oh, it's almost done!”Lu Mingfei said hurriedly.
Lu Mingfei had thought that he could return to his hometown in glory during the summer break. After all, he had seen the world now. If he told his aunt about the history of the dragon race, he would probably scare her, right? However, a dragon was nothing to Lu Mingfei, who was one of the few S-grade students in Kassel Academy's history. In the first semester's practical class, Lu Mingfei had killed one of the Four Great Princes, the King of Bronze and Fire, at the Three Gorge Reservoir. His GPA in the practical class was a full score of 4.0.
Compared to that, the credit card and student ID with a limit of 100,000 USD was nothing. He was already a person who saved the world, so what money was there to talk about?
He won a Bugatti Veyron, the fastest mass-produced sports car in the world. It could reach speeds of more than 400 kilometers per hour and was worth about 1 million euros. Although the first time he drove it, he had dented the entire aluminum body and had no money to send it back to the original factory for repair.
Caesar, who joined the student council and recognized an Italian powerhouse? With Gattuso as the boss, he could be considered someone with a backer. In Brother Caesar's eyes, uncles and aunties are considered ants, right? At the student union's memorial cocktail party, Caesar patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder and said," Recruiting'S 'grade Lu Mingfei to join the student union this year is the greatest achievement of our recruitment!”Even if he was useless, I would not allow the only'S 'class to fall into the hands of Chu Zihang's Lionheart Cultist!”
The eight-headed beauties were in groups. As the cheerleader for the sailing competition, the University of Chicago often suspected that they had hired professional models.
His seniors were all geniuses. If he was given a radio, he could hack into the network of the pentagon with a little modification.
Therefore, Lu Mingfei had an absolute reason to be smug. His background and identity had no weaknesses!
Lu Mingfei's 160cm tall and 160kg cousin also applied to study abroad and successfully received an admission letter from Austin University. This was not only because Lu Mingze did well in the TOEFL test, but also because his application letter was well written. In the letter, Lu Mingze wrote about his beloved cousin, Lu Mingfei, who worked hard as a loser and overcame all kinds of difficulties to finally get admitted to an American university. He expressed that he was inspired by this and was determined to apply to an American university." Even my brother, who was called 'Brother Steel' by the homeroom teacher and only knew how to lower the average score, didn't give up. How could I not pursue a broader vision and the best learning environment?”
It was so touching. Lu Mingfei was sweating profusely as he chopped radishes on the dining table. Lu Mingze was chatting on QQ in the air-conditioned room, arrogantly telling the junior girls who admired him to apply for secret manuals. He also encouraged them by saying," Please apply to Austin University. We're a famous university. Everyone is very friendly, and the professors are especially nice." It was as if everyone in Austin University, old and young, were his brothers. When it came to picking up girls, Lu Mingze was far more reliable than his older cousin. He had long expected that it would be difficult for him to find a girlfriend with his figure after he went abroad. This junior was quite good-looking, and her family background was enough to send her abroad. She was also a little naive. If she really went to Austin University, only Lu Mingze, his senior brother, was an acquaintance…He was like a copper toad that opened its mouth around Zhang Heng's earthquake instrument, swallowing a pearl that fell down with one bite.
Actually, Lu Mingze still missed the " marks of the setting sun " at times. He always felt that the short-haired, pretty loli who " disappeared after leaving the country with his cousin " was the deepest mark in his life. Since he had once fallen in love with her as deeply as the Mariana Trench, he did not have to be too serious after this feeling was over. It was not a bad thing to play around with this junior. This was the style of all flashy old men, and it was the most popular now. Lu Mingze typed on his keyboard. Lu Mingfei placed the sliced radishes into the jar of pickled vegetables and sealed them with salt layer by layer. The salt seeped into his skin and felt a little astringent.
One of the most invincible creatures in the world was a middle-aged woman. She only used three questions to successfully beat Lu Mingfei back to his original appearance as a loser.
For a middle-aged woman, what right did a loser who had no parents, no girlfriend, and no money have to be excited? Even if you're so awesome that you've learned the Platinum Star, there must be a reason for you to punch, right? He didn't even have a reason to throw a punch…Could it be that he could only do it for eternal justice? This is bullshit!
Temporary Task
Lu Mingfei pressed the " Send Daily Report " button and was about to rush out. If he couldn't see what his aunt wanted within half an hour…even his uncle, who had practiced the Golden Bell Shield for twenty years, wouldn't be able to withstand the advanced attack of the Demonic Sound Penetrating the Brain.
RicardoM.Lu, you have unread mail 1, you have unhandled task 1.
A new window popped up on the screen.
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment. There were unread emails every now and then, but there were never any uncompleted missions. He opened the email window first.
Ricardo：
This is a birthday congratulatory email. According to the admission information, you were born on July 17, 1991. Congratulations on turning 19 on this day.
According to the rules, any student who celebrated their birthday in the academy headquarters could receive a birthday cake from the academy cafeteria. However, according to the daily records, you are currently on summer vacation in China, so the free birthday cake service is canceled.
I hope you can receive blessings from your friends on this day. I hope you feel happy on this day.
In addition, the summer vacation will begin on July 20, 2010. The academy has already arranged a plane ticket for you to return to the headquarters. Please be ready to leave at any time.
You sincerely,
Norma
"Birthday?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. He had been working for his aunt during the day and playing interstellar games at night. His days had been so muddled that he had forgotten the date.
Just like that, he was 19 years old. When he was 19 years old, Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin, Sun Ce, and Sun Bofu had already established a base in Jiangdong and married Xiao Qiao and Xiao Qiao. At 19 years old, Lu Mingfei…
"What congratulatory email…you're just informing me that the free cake has been canceled, right?”Lu Mingfei mumbled.
He was a little dejected. His uncle and aunt had probably forgotten that his parents were unreliable. Perhaps only Norma still remembered? It was a pity that the senior academy secretary version of Norma, the beautiful girl version of Eva, had not appeared since the interpretation of the dragon text.
Ding! A message came in.
"Happy birthday, Lu Mingfei. Chu Zihang."
The first congratulatory message on his birthday was from Chu Zihang, the president of the Lionheart Club and the arch-enemy of the student union. For example, on Zhou Yu's birthday, he received a birthday card from Cao Cao early in the morning. He was touched, but he was a little confused. Lu Mingfei didn't even know when Chu Zihang knew his phone number. Anyway, he didn't save Chu Zihang's phone number. Chu Zihang hadn't even said a hundred words to him so far.
Lu Mingfei opened the mission window.
RicardoM.Lu：
The executive department has assigned you a temporary task. You need to arrive at the South Train Station before 10:00 this morning to hand over an important document to Executive Department Specialist B007 and return to the academy headquarters with it. Your return ticket has been booked for the early morning of July 18, 2010.
Norma
Lu Mingfei's head buzzed. A last-minute mission? Was there a mistake? How could he leave such a matter to a second-year student?
Worst of all, it was already past eight o'clock. He rushed to the South Train Station at 00:00. Didn't the person who sent the mission know that there was no direct subway from his house to the South Train Station? Lu Mingfei was swe
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