HAGLTP Chapter 9

Once again mocked, Liu Jiang felt a surge of anger.

But before Liu Jiang could react, Xiao Lu had already forcefully grabbed his wrist, pulling him towards himself.

The surroundings were still pitch black, but the darkness seemed to have loosened slightly. Xiao Lu could sense subtle movements not far away; it was Liu Jiang.

Caught off guard, Liu Jiang fell into the pitch blackness, and the murderous intent that had filled his heart suddenly extinguished like a raging fire meeting a downpour.

In the enclosed environment, deprived of sight, the fear rooted deep in his memory surged up all at once.

“Get in there! Don’t even think about having dinner tonight!!!!”

“Why do I have a child like you! Ugly and stupid!! And a pervert!!!”

“What have you killed this time! The teacher came to complain to me!!”

“The most despicable one is you! Why don’t you just kill yourself!!!”

“Idiot—”

“Ugly monster—”

“Trash—”

“Go die————”

The continuous curses, the dark and narrow space, the musty smell in the air, the beatings, the trampling, the two twisted and deformed malicious faces…

If childhood can shape a person, then Liu Jiang felt that he had been molded into the most unbearable shape by this couple from the very beginning.

He feared and loathed them, yet could not help but learn from them, ultimately becoming as vile as these two people.

Perhaps he was even more vile, because when these two faces turned gray and lifeless, he found himself mimicking their past actions in front of their corpses, feeling an inexplicable joy within.

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah————————” Liu Jiang screamed in despair.

His mental world began to fluctuate violently, and the black prison that confined Xiao Lu also became unstable.

Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Lu gathered the energy he had previously mobilized in his empty hand and struck Liu Jiang with a powerful punch.

“Ugh—” Liu Jiang’s scream was interrupted.

Immediately, the black prison dissipated, and the last rays of the setting sun spilled onto the ground, slowly being swallowed by the night.

Liu Jiang’s face was covered in blood from Xiao Lu’s blow. He tried to escape to the area obscured by clutter, but was grabbed by Xiao Lu by the scruff of his neck.

Another punch.

This punch was still enveloped in radiant energy, sending him flying backward.

Although he thought the light blade looked cooler, there was no choice; it was already dark, and the radiant ability had weakened, so he couldn’t use it as extravagantly as before and had to conserve it a bit.

Liu Jiang crashed into a pile of clutter and lay on the ground, not moving at all.

Xiao Lu approached with confusion, did he faint?

Before he could step closer, he suddenly caught sight of Liu Jiang’s arm moving slightly, as if he was up to something.

To prevent any tricks, Xiao Lu immediately stepped back.

“Don’t move.” Liu Jiang’s hand quickly shot up, the dark muzzle of the gun aimed at Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu: “…You’re not playing fair; we agreed on superpower battles, how can you sneakily use firearms?”

“Hahaha…” Liu Jiang laughed as he casually wiped the blood from his face, not cleaning it properly, making his face look even more grotesque.

“Didn’t expect this, did you?”

“This belonged to those two old folks. I didn’t expect they would leave behind something useful even after they died.”

“Ha…” While keeping the gun aimed at Xiao Lu, he pushed himself up to stand.

“You’re really troublesome, the most troublesome one among those who are after Ye Qi.”

“I’m going to go and slash his face, he can’t keep seducing people anymore. After all, I love him, not his face; he understands me.” As he spoke these terrifying words, a sweet smile appeared on Liu Jiang’s face.

Xiao Lu: “…”

Clearly, he was the one doing the hitting, yet Ye Qi was the one taking the blame. He couldn’t understand which corner of outer space Liu Jiang’s thought process was connected to.

Ye Qi, poor thing.

Liu Jiang shouted at Xiao Lu: “Kneel down! Apologize to me!”

Xiao Lu didn’t move.

He felt that this brother’s mind was really not right; anyone who wasn’t an idiot could see that he didn’t plan to let him go. What was the use of kneeling in this situation? It wasn’t like they were acting in a movie.

Liu Jiang’s emotions became agitated: “Say you’ll never have any designs on Ye Qi again, say you’re just daydreaming! Then raise your hand; I want to break it!”

Xiao Lu stared into his frenzied eyes and slowly raised his hand.

Liu Jiang’s mouth curled up, the gun’s muzzle shifting towards Xiao Lu’s arm.

“Which is faster, the bullet or—” Xiao Lu suddenly spoke.

Liu Jiang instinctively looked at him.

A beam of light shot from Xiao Lu’s fingertips, reaching Liu Jiang’s forehead in an instant, piercing through his skull, while Liu Jiang’s gaze remained fixed on Xiao Lu’s face, the starry patterns on his face dimming, the corner of his mouth still raised, unable to drop.

“—my light is faster.” Watching Liu Jiang’s corpse fall to the ground, Xiao Lu leisurely finished the second half of his sentence.

Who said you had to finish your lines before making a move?

Xiao Lu suddenly experienced the joy of not playing fair.

He walked up to Liu Jiang, confirmed that he was completely dead, and casually took the gun: “Little cutie, if you know you’re the villain, don’t talk so much.”

·

Click—

The lock of the Huang family’s door opened.

Outside was empty, and inside was pitch black; both inside and outside the door seemed deserted.

Time seemed to be choked by someone’s throat, briefly pausing.

After a moment, a withered arm slowly reached out from the outside wall, the fingertips sharp like a beast, a red string around the wrist making the skin look ghostly pale.

Then came another hand.

The two hands clung to the door frame, one above the other, maintaining a perpendicular angle to the frame.

Suddenly, a pale, emaciated face peeked out from the wall, dressed in a red dress, skin stretched over bones, resembling a skeleton, with long black hair hanging down almost touching the ground.

No wonder no one could be seen through the crack of the door; it turned out this person was clinging horizontally to the wall.

Under the moonlight, her face glowed with a strange red light, her eyes devoid of any rationality, only a hollow greed.

Although the brain was damaged in the struggle between the starlight and human consciousness, causing the ghouls to generally have low intelligence and only a frenzied desire to attack, the power of the starlight still enhanced the ghouls, making them formidable opponents not to be underestimated.

Her two eyes turned in different directions, scanning the room, but no figures were seen.

“Where are the people… where did they go?”

She had clearly sensed the presence of people earlier.

In the process of mutation, they were in a very weak and delicious state.

“Are you… hiding?” The ghoul’s mouth almost split to the roots of her ears.

Using her hands and feet, she crawled into the room along the wall, moving as agilely as a gecko.

·

The surroundings quieted down, and the breathing of the two people in the warehouse became noticeably louder.

Xiao Lu turned around.

Liu Jiang was dead, and the black prison that had confined Ye Qi automatically disappeared, revealing the blood-stained body bound to the shelf.

“Ye Qi.” Xiao Lu tried to greet him.

Ye Qi was weak but had not lost consciousness. He looked at Xiao Lu, his eyes devoid of sadness or joy, and did not call for help.

The moonlight spilled into the chaotic room, draining all the vibrant colors, and under the moonlight, he looked ragged, like a broken doll that had been abandoned.

Xiao Lu stepped forward, trying to lower him without touching his wounds.

But Ye Qi had too many injuries, big and small. No matter how careful he was, Xiao Lu’s hands were still stained red with blood. During the process, he felt Ye Qi’s muscles trembling slightly beneath his fingertips, clearly in pain, yet Ye Qi didn’t utter a single cry of pain, not even his expression changed much.

After placing Ye Qi on the ground, Xiao Lu roughly checked his physical condition.

Of course, it wasn’t himself who checked, but he let Ivan’s little assistant scan directly.

The situation was better than expected; perhaps the plot hadn’t reached that point yet. Ye Qi’s limbs were not broken, only dislocated at the joints by Liu Jiang, and fortunately, it hadn’t been long. Under Ivan’s guidance, Xiao Lu gritted his teeth and reset them.

Ye Qi’s body was almost covered in flesh wounds, weakened from dehydration and not eating for a long time, but none were fatal.

The bigger problem was mental; no matter what Xiao Lu said to him, he didn’t respond, showing no resistance to Xiao Lu’s rough joint resetting, appearing as if he would let him do whatever he wanted.

“Hey, do you have trustworthy friends? I can take you to find someone, but we can’t delay too long; I have friends waiting for me.” Xiao Lu poked Ye Qi’s face.

Ye Qi quietly stared at him, showing no other reaction.

“What should we do…” Xiao Lu scratched his head in frustration.

Leave the big star here?

At least food was no longer a concern, but there were surely many others like him looking for supplies, and it was likely that some unscrupulous individuals would appear, making it unsafe. Moreover, Liu Jiang’s corpse was still here; wasn’t it a bit mentally polluting to leave the two of them together?

Forget it, let’s find supplies first and think about it later.

Xiao Lu scanned the area, rummaging through the clutter for his bag that he didn’t know when he had dropped.

Fortunately, the handmade leather was quite sturdy; after brushing off the dust, there wasn’t even a scratch. Seeing that there was still space in the bag, Xiao Lu stuffed in some candies, high-calorie items, just in case.

Thinking that the little fatty might love chocolate, he added a few bars, stuffing the bag until it was bulging.

Suddenly, Xiao Lu felt a tug on the hem of his clothes; looking down, he saw a pale, scarred hand gripping his clothing.

The force was very light, as if afraid of being a nuisance.

He turned around and met Ye Qi’s dark eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Lu had gradually walked a bit further away while searching for things, several meters away from where Ye Qi lay.

How did Ye Qi get over here? He was crawling on the ground, enduring the pain, just to get closer to Xiao Lu, gently tugging at the corner of his clothes.

Some say Ye Qi was born to be an actor; when you look into his eyes, you feel like the whole world is being gentle with you. Even if lost in a sea of people, you can find him again through those eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Lu finally experienced this saying firsthand and wanted to give a thumbs up to the one who said it.

“Why don’t you come back to my friend’s house with me?” he said.

Ye Qi didn’t speak, just blinked gently.

Xiao Lu picked Ye Qi up; he was a bit taller than him, but after being tormented for several days, Ye Qi was somewhat exhausted. Xiao Lu had awakened his abilities and didn’t feel it was too much of a burden.

Considering the injuries, he also took a first aid kit.

On the way back, Xiao Lu suddenly felt like he was bringing home a stray cat.

【Author’s Note】

Xiao Lu: Handsome guy get

Ye Qi: …

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