Inside the pitch black underground rock cave, Luo Feng smiled while chatting with his brother.
“Safe is good.”
“By the way, brother, I recently checked information about the Australian continent online. It says it is one of the three most dangerous places in the world, with countless powerful monsters. I even saw some videos of it, and those monsters look terrifying…”
Listening to his brother, Luo Feng simply smiled and said, “Do not worry. Those monsters are nothing to me, I can kill them as easily as chopping vegetables.”
When his parents and younger brother were still worried about him in the wilderness zones, now that he had come to the Australian continent, Luo Feng did not want them to worry too much, so he spoke more confidently.
Of course, in reality, those monsters really were nothing to him.
“Luo Hua, how are things going with your girlfriend recently?” Luo Feng asked.
“Not bad,” his brother’s voice came through the phone, slightly helpless. “It is just that I cannot meet Xiao Nan.”
“Do not rush. Be patient,” Luo Feng comforted him.
Luo Hua understood as well. “I know, actually Xiao Nan is under even more pressure than me.”
After Luo Hua’s attempted suicide by jumping into a lake, their relationship had become even more precious. However, there was one undeniable fact: Xiao Nan’s parents forbade her from being with Luo Hua. In their eyes, they would never allow their daughter to marry a disabled man in a wheelchair.
In reality, the one suffering most was Xiao Nan.
On one side, she had to deal with her parents. On the other side, she had to comfort Luo Hua, fearing he might lose hope again.
“Luo Hua,” Luo Feng said.
“Mm?” His brother’s voice became low. Clearly, Xiao Nan’s situation was a sore point for him.
“This year, I will be able to obtain a bottle of Life Water,” Luo Feng said.
…
Far away in Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, Mingyue Community, Luo Hua froze.
At that moment, he was alone in his room, sitting in a wheelchair, talking to his brother on the phone.
“What?” Luo Hua was stunned.
“This year, I will bring back a bottle of Life Water. By then, you will be able to stand up.”
Luo Hua was completely shocked.
Stand up?
He could stand up?
“I can stand up?” Luo Hua trembled all over in his wheelchair, his face flushing red as he asked excitedly, “Brother, you mean this year? Did you not say before that Life Water is only occasionally auctioned, and even money cannot always buy it? Now you are confident?”
Luo Feng’s voice came through the phone. “Luo Hua, Life Water is not as rare as you think.”
Luo Hua froze again.
“Life Water being so scarce is just a trick played by the American government. Do not worry, I can definitely get this bottle,” Luo Feng said confidently. “Leave it to me.”
“The American government playing tricks?” Luo Hua was confused.
The United States was one of the world’s top five powers, alongside China and Russia. Yet his brother spoke about it so casually and confidently.
“You can also tell Xiao Nan,” Luo Feng continued. “Tell her that you will soon be able to stand up and walk like a normal person.”
“Brother, did you not say this must be kept secret?” Luo Hua was startled.
Luo Feng had once said that if the Life Water and its value were exposed, it could put him in danger.
“Now it is no longer necessary,” Luo Feng replied.
Right now, Li Yao was already chasing him across the Australian continent. There was no need to keep secrets anymore. Besides, telling Xiao Nan might reduce her psychological pressure.
He was also worried that Xiao Nan might change her mind over time due to pressure from her parents.
So rather than risk that, it was better to let her know Luo Hua’s future was guaranteed.
“Luo Hua, tell Xiao Nan you will one day hold her hand and walk in front of her parents,” Luo Feng encouraged.
The call ended.
Luo Hua sat in front of his computer for a long time before connecting a video call with Xiao Nan.
“Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan.”
On the screen, Xiao Nan appeared smiling sweetly.
“What is it? You look so excited,” she asked gently.
“My brother said… I will be able to stand up by the end of this year,” Luo Hua said excitedly.
“What!” Xiao Nan froze.
“I said I will stand up this year, like a normal person. I will be able to walk, go to parks with you, go shopping, and eat together,” Luo Hua said, his eyes turning red with emotion.
“Really?” Xiao Nan could hardly believe it.
“Yes,” Luo Hua nodded. “My brother has even met Hong, the strongest man in the world. There are some special treasures in this world.”
Xiao Nan hesitated. She knew modern science could not regrow severed legs, but she also knew Luo Hua’s brother was an extraordinary person.
Perhaps such miraculous methods really existed.
“I will hold your hand and walk in front of your parents,” Luo Hua said firmly.
“Mm,” Xiao Nan nodded with tears in her eyes.
She had suffered too much pressure these days.
…
After the video call ended, Luo Hua sat quietly in front of his computer.
“My fate has actually changed just like that,” he thought.
Outside, faint car horns echoed in the base city, a bustling and safe place. Yet his brother was in the distant and dangerous Australian continent, one of the three great forbidden lands.
The two brothers now lived in completely different worlds.
And his brother had already reached the highest level of this world.
“Brother… thank you,” Luo Hua silently said.
…
In the mysterious Mist Island within the Australian continent’s forbidden zone.
Inside a cave deep in the underground rock layers, the darkness was absolute. Only the faint green glow of Luo Feng’s communication watch illuminated a small area.
Luo Feng sat cross legged, cultivating his genetic energy. Time passed without him noticing.
Eventually, he opened his eyes.
“My arm is recovering well,” he said, flexing his left arm. The previously fractured bone had mostly healed.
“I wonder if Li Yao died in the lake or made it to Mist Island.”
He checked the watch. It was already past three in the afternoon.
“Time to go up and take a look. I cannot stay here forever.”
With a thought, three flying knives shot upward in a spiral like a drill, piercing through the rock layers. Luo Feng pressed his hands together above his head, following closely behind as he shot upward.
Sssshhh.
His body was now stronger than diamond. Even bullets could not penetrate his skin. With the flying knives leading the way, the ascent was easy.
He moved upward in a straight line, slightly adjusting his path to avoid emerging directly beneath the giant willow tree.
Suddenly.
A faint painful voice echoed from above.
“Hm? A human voice?”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “There are people on this island?”
Immediately, he thought of Li Yao.
It must be him.
Carefully, Luo Feng slowed his ascent. His spiritual power spread out within an eighty metre radius. Then he quietly emerged from the ground into a patch of grass.
There he saw it.
Li Yao.
In the distance, Li Yao stood in black, his face pale, blood at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were terrifyingly bright as he stared at the nine massive willow trees.
“He has clearly suffered,” Luo Feng thought.
At that moment, Li Yao spoke into his communication watch.
“It is me, Vina.”
“What is it?” Vina asked.
“We have struck gold. This island is a treasure trove beyond imagination. I have already discovered more than twelve plant essences,” Li Yao said, unable to suppress his excitement.