You're sending max-level players to be cannon fodder?

Su Shengjie, reeking of alcohol, narrowed his eyes slightly at Zhong Xun, and before he could speak, he said stiffly, "Sorry, I didn't see it."

Zhong Xun was too lazy to say another word and turned to leave.

After he left, Su Shengjie slowly raised his hand and pressed it against the back of his head.

At that time, he was in a state of madness, tormented by excruciating pain all day long. When the mental tentacles entered, they added two strands of mental energy, and his body suddenly felt relaxed, as if he had been pulled out from under a suffocating, oppressive pool. After the extreme despair, he saw a glimmer of hope.

Su Shengjie can never forget the feeling of gasping for breath.

"Sheng Jie, are you alright?" Qi Tian asked as he stepped forward.

Su Shengjie shook his head.

"That's just my brother's temper, don't mind him." Qi Tian's tone was normal, but his eyes remained fixed. Then he heard Su Shengjie calmly reply, "Mm."

Qi Tian felt a pang of despair.

Since being discharged from the hospital, Su Shengjie hasn't changed much. He still acts as if he's the grandson of the Su family and does whatever he wants. But occasionally, in the midst of a lively and noisy atmosphere, he'll inexplicably space out, and he's noticeably less enthusiastic towards Qi Tian than before, especially the look in his eyes when he saw Zhong Xun just now...

Without disgust or ridicule, it's actually harder to recognize.

"How have things been between you and Zhou Ci lately?" Su Shengjie asked.

Qi Tian smiled and said, "Yes, it's fine."

His appearance was well-behaved but not outstanding among Omegas, so his understanding smile was always on his face, eventually becoming one with his human skin. Su Shengjie used to be most susceptible to this, as if seeing Qi Tian smile could instantly make him an immortal, and he would try to satisfy whatever the other wanted.

However, at this moment, Su Shengjie nodded lightly: "That's fine then. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Qi Tian: "...Okay."

Qi Tian stood there for a long time.

Where exactly did the problem lie?

Before he could figure this out, it felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck his brain. In disbelief, Qi Tian finally realized that the look Su Shengjie gave Zhong Xun was that of a dog, tamed by chains, violence, and torment.

Zhong Xun met Xie Wencheng on the way.

Whenever a new housing development is sold in Yandu, it's always part of the Xie family's business. Xie Wencheng and Meng Jingting were good friends since elementary school, and then the two of them ended up in the Trial Court together.

"Oh my, you're so calm today." Xie Wencheng said with a half-smile, his tone teasing but without malice.

  

He had just seen Zhong Xun and Qi Tian standing thirty meters apart, and his hair stood on end. It was as if there were landmines buried within those thirty meters that could detonate today's birthday banquet, and Zhong Xun was the one who frantically lit the fuse. Little did he know, haha, what a stereotype.

"Hmm." Zhong Xun didn't seem to care much. "The epiphyllum will be blooming soon, do you want to go see it?"

"What's so interesting about that thing? You go ahead." Xie Wencheng glanced at it. "I'm going to find Jingting."

"OK."

Zhong Xun walked alone to the backyard.

Two or three ladies were chatting while holding champagne, then cast curious glances at Zhong Xun.

Humans are naturally drawn to beautiful creatures, and one of the ladies gracefully raised her wine glass towards Zhong Xun, her eyes full of admiration.

Zhong Xun nodded politely in response.

He squatted down in front of a night-blooming cereus whose buds had burst open.

The layers of petals opened very slowly, but the change was visible to the naked eye.

Zhong Xun took out his phone and took a picture. He thought it looked pretty good, so he was about to send it to Meng Jing when he heard footsteps behind him.

Zhong Xun stood up and turned around, seeing Xue Yan with two bodyguards.

Xue Yan initially looked at Zhong Xun with a critical eye. This was a weapon she had learned from her own experience in various confrontations. By taking the lead and standing on the high ground, she could gain confidence and initiative. However, Zhong Xun was too far above her, and she could never look down on him.

His calm eyes and downcast gaze unexpectedly reminded Xue Yan of someone.

They truly are a mother and son!

"The pink bead on your neck..." Zhong Xun said slowly.

Xue Yan was most afraid of being ignored, so upon hearing this, she rallied her spirits and spoke quickly, "This is your mother's. Ah, your father said it suited me, so he gave it to me."

Zhong Xun then added, "Qi Heye doesn't understand jewelry."

Xue Yan didn't understand: "Huh?"

Zhong Xun said calmly, "These were once inlaid on my mother's shoes. It's quite ingenious of you to put them on a necklace."

*Crack*—Xue Yan's mask cracked slightly.

"You..." Xue Yan's lips twitched as she stared intently at the face that bore a striking resemblance to Zhong Lingchu. The confidence she had built up over the years crumbled bit by bit, revealing her true, ruthless, and calculating nature. "You..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xue Yan suddenly stiffened, tilted her head back, rolled her eyes, and twisted her fingers at her sides, as if she had inexplicably fallen into a nightmare that no one else could see.

It is incredibly easy to probe into an Omega's mental sea with tentacles.

Barren.

Xue Yan, as a D-level Omega, came from Zone B. If Qi Heye hadn't reached middle age and his pheromones hadn't declined significantly, he would never have accepted her. Xue Yan's pheromones were weak, but her clingy methods were top-notch, and Qi Heye fell for it. In addition, Xue Yan lied back then, saying that the child she was carrying might be an Alpha.

Later, when Qi Tian was born, Xue Yan tampered with the genetic testing report. However, Qi Heye was overjoyed, believing that even a low-level Alpha was better than an Omega in his eyes.

By the time Qi Tian differentiated into an Omega at the age of fifteen, the die was cast.

It could be said that Qi Heye had been smug for half his life, but he was completely manipulated by Xue Yan, a woman.

Xue Yan's spiritual power was almost nonexistent; her spiritual sea was only the size of a small pit. The tentacles cautiously circled her, without any intention of disturbing her, clearly telling Zhong Xun: Disdain.

Just as Zhong Xun was about to chuckle, an indescribable chill and terror crept up his back like vines!

Zhong Xun's pupils shrank sharply, and his expression changed instantly. He stood in the shadows, where he had been in complete control just moments before. But now, with the wind whistling sharply and the moonlight obscured, he looked like a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell, which frightened the two bodyguards behind Xue Yan into instinctively retreating.

How could this be...?

The silk threads descended from the sky, landing lightly and smoothly on the sea of ​​the mind, and the terrifying feeling of the soul being bound, imprisoned, and then manipulated returned.

Zhong Xun knew all too well what this meant. Countless puppet threads from his past life had pierced his mental sea, and he was nailed to the bottom of the sea like a sinner for all time, only able to regain a brief moment of clarity after a long time.

Zhong Xun thought he was free in this life, and all he had to do was find the person behind the scenes. But it was clear that the other party was one step ahead of him. The familiar script was playing out again. In desperation, Zhong Xun violently tore off the threads with his tentacles. Unexpectedly, the thing connected to his mental power in just a few seconds. Excruciating pain overwhelmed him, and Zhong Xun could barely stand up!

A deafening ringing in his ears, accompanied by what sounded like screams and shouts, but Zhong Xun couldn't care less. He staggered backward, confused as to why he was being entangled again, but no! Absolutely not!

I'd rather die right now!

The fierce glint had barely appeared in his pupils when a voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Holy crap! You want to take my territory? I'll gnaw away! Gnaw away!"

Zhong Xun: "?"