save the bachelors

Chapter 5178-5181 [Saving Batman]

Xiang Nan then secretly followed the spaceship and watched it crash at Kent Farm in Kansas.

They only breathed a sigh of relief after watching Jonathan Kent, the owner of Kent Farm, and his wife Martha Kent carry Superman Kal-El out of the spaceship and hide it in the garage basement.

Xiang Nan was worried that some of his previous actions might affect the timeline, causing Superman to land in a different place.

In DC Comics' Flashpoint, Superman's spaceship missed the farm and crashed into Metropolis, causing heavy casualties, before being quickly recovered by the U.S. military.

Being imprisoned in a secret underground research facility during infancy was a truly tragic experience.

It's the best thing for Superman that he's now in the hands of Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent.

……

The following year, 1981.

One evening, after watching a performance at the opera house, Gotham's richest man, Thomas Wayne, his wife Martha Wayne, and their son Bruce Wayne were walking through an alley to get their car when they were robbed by an armed man.

"Give me your wallets and jewelry~" The man's hands trembled, and the gun barrel kept shaking; he was clearly on drugs.

“I can give you my wallet, please don’t hurt us,” Thomas nodded, then took out his wallet and handed it to the man.

The man reached out to catch it, but he didn't catch it properly, and the wallet fell to the ground with a thud.

"Are you trying to pull a fast one?" the man shouted angrily.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited~" Thomas raised his hands and said, "I didn't do anything funny. You can go get your wallet. I won't hurt you."

Upon hearing this, the man pointed the gun at him while crouching down to pick up the wallet, saying, "I also want that piece of jewelry!"

It turns out that Martha Wayne was wearing a very beautiful pearl necklace, a new gift from her husband Thomas.

Therefore, Martha hesitated when faced with the robbers' demands.

"Hurry up!" the robber shouted.

"Hey~" Thomas, worried that his gun might go off accidentally, immediately stepped in front of his wife.

But what I feared most came to pass. Just then, a gunshot rang out, and the gun went off accidentally, the bullet instantly bursting out of the barrel.

"..." Just as Thomas's life was about to be in danger, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and stood in front of Thomas.

There was a soft snap as the bullet struck him and bounced off to the ground.

"Hey buddy, robbing people and then killing them, that's really despicable," the man said with a smile.

"Mr. Fantastic?!" Bruce Wayne exclaimed in surprise.

That's right, it was Xiang Nan who saved Thomas Wayne. He had been keeping an eye on the Wayne family, intending to rescue them at a crucial moment.

In this way, Bruce Wayne, who had both parents, wouldn't have become Batman. And without becoming Batman, his extraordinary intelligence would be useless.

From now on, he only needs to be an ordinary rich young master. He no longer needs to wear a bat costume all day, fighting crime and risking his life.

Xiang Nan then snatched the man's pistol with lightning speed, crumpled it into a ball, and yelled, "Get lost!"

The man was so frightened that he fled in panic.

"Thank you, sir," Thomas said to Xiang Nan.

If it hadn't been Xiang Nan, he would likely have been shot.

"No need to be so polite," Xiang Nan waved his hand. "However, I still have to advise you. There's an old Chinese saying: 'A wealthy man's son will not sit under a dangerous roof.'"

"Mr. Thomas, as Gotham's richest man, you'd be better off with some bodyguards. It provides jobs and protects the young and old—why not?"

The Wayne family's assets exceed hundreds of billions of dollars. If they were willing to spend a million dollars a year to hire bodyguards to protect them, they wouldn't have been beaten to death in this alley by a nobody. "I understand your suggestion, thank you," Thomas nodded.

Xiang Nan then leaped into the air and disappeared.

"Wow~" Young Bruce Wayne looked on, his eyes practically shining with envy.

……

Time flies, and it's now 1985.

That summer, Gale Bay, Maine, was battered by howling winds and towering waves.

Thomas Curry, a lighthouse keeper by the sea, found a girl unconscious on the rocks where the waves were crashing.

Out of kindness, he rescued her and took her back to his home to care for her.

The two developed feelings for each other and eventually married, having a healthy boy whom they named Arthur.

Arthur Curry is the future Aquaman, the king of Atlantis.

That girl was Atlanna, the queen of Atlantis.

Although she was queen, she could not do as she pleased and had to obey arrangements to marry the king of Atlantis.

But she didn't want to marry him, so she chose to elope and leave Atlantis. As a result, she was rescued by Thomas Curry and fell in love with her savior at first sight.

Unfortunately, the King of Atlantis was not willing to let her go so easily.

When Arthur was three years old, the Atlanteans finally found Atlanna and forced her to return to Atlantis and marry the King of Atlantis. Otherwise, they threatened to kill Thomas Curry and her son Arthur Curry.

Forced into a corner, Atlanna had no choice but to submit, leaving behind her beloved man and son, and returning to Atlantis alone.

Seeing this scene, Xiang Nan couldn't help but feel sorry for the Sea King and his son.

Feudal arranged marriages are truly harmful.

However, he was quite happy to see Aquaman born safely.

In the movie "The Flash," when the Flash travels to a parallel universe, the Aquaman Arthur Curry in that universe has not yet been born.

……

Arriving in the 1990s.

In 1990, a company called Lex Industries was incorporated in Metropolitan.

The owner's name was Alexander Luther, and the company was named after his son, Lex Luther.

Alexander Luther was originally from East Germany. After the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, he immigrated to the United States and set up a company there, engaging in machine design and manufacturing.

Upon seeing the establishment of Lex Industries, Xiang Nan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely worried that some of his previous actions might disrupt the timeline and prevent Lex Luthor from being born.

However, although Lex Luthor had been born, Xiang Nan did not immediately steal his talent. Therefore, Lex was only ten years old at this time, far from being fully developed.

However, at this point, Lex Luthor's mind had already become somewhat distorted and twisted.

Because Alexander Luther appears to be a good father, not only naming his business after his son, but also displaying great manners and magnanimity in public.

But in reality, he is a man with a history of domestic violence, and he will beat and kick his son Lex whenever he is not satisfied with anything.

As a result, Lex Luthor's mentality had already begun to change at a very young age.