Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"Yeah, we've been separated for almost ten years. It seems like we had a conflict over work."

The woman always complained that he cared too little and hid too much. Zhou Li's thoughts were unknown. Gu Cheng swallowed her already dry throat, and her mood inevitably slid into depression.

No one but us will remember him, and no one will mourn at his grave... Qin Kexin squatted down, her fingers tightly gripping the bouquet.

"Ali...I've come to see you..."

The pines and cypresses rustled, and the girl's voice mingled in the wind.

Su Wanxi nudged Gu Cheng quietly, and the latter understandingly stepped back a few paces, leaving a space that was enough to commemorate the moment without feeling empty. The two stood there quietly, without holding hands as usual.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Cheng tilted her head and asked, "Su Wanwan, do you know how I feel right now?"

"Sad?" Su Wanxi turned to face her lover.

Gu Cheng shook her head, a self-deprecating smile curving her lips.

"Yes, but it only accounts for a small part."

"I feel mostly self-blame, and also anger..."

"Why?" Su Wanxi frowned.

“I used to think that concealing my identity would make the other person’s life better. But after going through so much, I realized that death was the greatest harm I could inflict on him. What I thought was a well-intentioned lie was nothing more than utterly degrading a person’s heart.”

Gu Cheng held her hand up to her eyes, and beneath her fair skin, the veins were clearly visible.

"Orange...don't think like that..."

Just as Su Wanxi was about to comfort the other person, her pink lips were gently pressed against a finger. Gu Cheng felt her right eye gradually become wet, and a certain liquid slid down her skin to the corner of her mouth, both salty and astringent.

"As for the anger... half of it comes from my incompetence, and the other half from the perpetrator."

"Uncle Zhou made so many sacrifices for the country and the people; his end shouldn't be like this... If he had to die, at least he shouldn't die at the hands of other awakened individuals..."

Chinese soldiers have always considered it an honor to die on the battlefield. Gu Cheng believed she could die at the hands of a demon, but she could never die at the hands of her own kind.

Absolutely not.

“I will kill them, everyone who laid a hand on us... leave no one alive, these maggots don’t deserve to live…”

"Su Wanxi, do you know their background?"

Finally, Gu Cheng's voice even carried a hint of pleading. She couldn't measure the indignation in her heart. If the murderers were standing right in front of her, she would not hesitate to shoot them into a sieve.

Su Wanxi did not respond immediately, but instead bent down and gently wiped away the tears, the friction of their skin bringing a tingling, itchy sensation.

“I’m sorry… I didn’t know…” she said.

This cemetery holds many old friends. Last time it was the captain, this time it was Zhou Li, and next time it might be Gu Cheng's turn. More than revenge, she hopes that the people in front of her can live a complete and healthy life.

Ignorance can inspire fighting spirit, but once you learn part of the truth, you may become timid.

Although she was unwilling to admit it, Su Wanxi had indeed inherited Su Changqing's intuition. She keenly sensed that a storm was brewing, and not only Lanjiang, but the entire country of China was shrouded in dark clouds.

At least... she wouldn't just stand by and watch Gu Cheng, like a runaway train, hurtle towards destruction with hatred and anger.

Chapter 203, Section 208: I Just Want You to Live

Gu Cheng was surprised that Qi Bei would also come to the cemetery to pay his respects. Just then, Su Wanxi left to answer a phone call. He offered a bouquet of white chrysanthemums in front of the grave, then turned around and walked three or four meters behind Qin Kexin.

The man greeted her, and Gu Cheng nodded in return. At the same time, she noticed that he was holding a package, the object slightly longer than her palm, wrapped in several pieces of black fabric.

"His belongings."

Qi Bei took the initiative to speak up and explain.

"With Qin Kexin here, it's not convenient to show it to her...it would only add to her sadness..."

Lifting the black cloth revealed a flat wooden box. Inside, a metal knife handle with mottled scratches lay quietly. The end of the handle was wrapped in leather with a slight chip, and only a small part of the metal blade remained at the front.

Even it...

Gu Cheng reached out her hand, but withdrew it just before touching the hilt of the knife. She felt a very sharp energy that made her fingertips ache.

"Can you tell me about that battle?" the woman asked in a low voice, letting her bangs fall down to cover her left eye.

Qi Bei was slightly puzzled upon hearing this. His combat report as a member of the special operations team had already been handed over to Su Wanxi. Given their relationship, Gu Cheng had no reason not to know.

"...Can."

......

A piercing shriek, a storm-like slash, and an edict that could break through a gravity field... the Tang sword was shattered into several pieces in a single exchange. Zhou Li could evenly distribute the force on the blade across his entire body, making it impossible for the Tang sword to be dull or break under the enhancement of his abilities.

The edict did not change the force, but the material itself; for a moment, the hardness of metal might not even be as good as that of cotton.

A young-looking man, just over 1.6 meters tall, with black curly hair.

Gu Cheng repeated it to herself several times, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Hearing the creaking of leather boots behind him, the man deliberately moved away from Gu Cheng and hid the wooden box in his inner shirt pocket.

"Qi Bei...is there something you need?"

Su Wanxi's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were full of fatigue. Gu Cheng didn't notice or pay attention, as she was busy thinking about something else.

"It's nothing, we just chatted casually."

"Really?"

"Well, really."

Su Wanxi swallowed hard and didn't press the matter further. She felt as if her head was filled with lead, but her mind was unusually sharp. She could see the evasiveness in Gu Cheng's eyes and feel the faint scratching in his palm.

They must have said something, but they just can't tell me... because I lied to her earlier? Su Wanxi frowned slightly, feeling as if a hole had been stabbed in her heart, and a dry, cold wind kept blowing into her chest.

Her lover was injured, her comrade-in-arms died in the line of duty, and even her home was in turmoil. Su Wanxi was holding on purely by instinct. Her hallucinations were getting worse and worse, to the point that she needed medication to suppress them. Those memories buried deep in her mind were constantly surging out.

Blood, severed limbs, shattered streets... they caught up again. Perhaps she had died long ago, and what remained was merely an empty shell, a shell carried out of hell by the team members' corpses.

"Qin Kexin?" someone suddenly called out. Su Wanxi subconsciously looked up and saw a thin black mist shrouding the tombstone.

The primary condition for the formation of a rift is a sufficiently strong negative emotion, and Qin Kexin is becoming the source of this rift.

......

It's not uncommon for ability users to be hosts of rifts. Perhaps because of their special abilities, describable creatures are more likely to target them. A life rejected by reality is the perfect breeding ground for evil. Fortunately, Gu Cheng noticed Qin Kexin's abnormality in time. She tried to soothe her emotions until the black fog gradually dissipated in the evening.

"Can't Kexin sense the black mist?"

"Well, from her perspective, she's still the same as always."

Su Wanxi had handled similar cases before. The monsters born from the bodies of ability users were more ferocious and deadly, and their incubation time was as short as ten minutes.

"Qin Kexin, she... um..."

Gu Cheng pursed her lips, her helplessness turning into a long sigh.

"Uncle Zhou definitely doesn't want her to be like this... The deceased is gone, only the living have other possibilities..."

Everyone can talk about reason, but humans can never be absolutely rational. Gu Cheng was also sad, but she hid this sadness in her heart, hidden under her surging hatred.

Su Wanxi gripped the steering wheel, her gaze fixed on the road.

"If I die, will you be sad?" she asked softly.

Gu Cheng was clearly taken aback, as if she hadn't heard clearly.

"What did you say?"

"If I died, would you be sad?"

Su Wanxi turned her head and repeated what she had just said.

"..."

"Why are you suddenly asking this... because of Qin Kexin?"

Gu Cheng placed his hand on Su Wanxi's thigh, feeling her warm body temperature even through her stockings.

"I'm afraid you'll die... I'm really afraid..."

Su Wanxi's voice was somewhat unsteady as she gripped the soft hand on her lap, her knuckles turning white from the pressure.

"Promise me you'll come with me to Beidu..."

She had only been gone for half a day when Gu Cheng lost an eye. Su Wanxi now only wanted the other person to live well, even if they had to live under Su Changqing's surveillance for the rest of their lives.

Section 209, Chapter 204: He is among us.

The fingerprint recognition was successful, and the villa door clicked open. Gu Cheng took out two pairs of slippers, one pink and one blue, from the shoe cabinet and turned to look at Su Wanxi, who was bending down to take off her shoes as the door closed.

"Are you angry?" Gu Cheng asked her.

Su Wanxi raised her eyes, her dark pupils calm and deep.

"No." She took the blue rabbit in a flat tone and casually placed the sneakers next to the boots.

Gu Cheng originally wanted to go back to Beidu with Su Wanxi, and even bought suitcases in advance. However, Qin Kexin's mental state is very unstable now, and she needs someone to take care of her.

With Zhou Li dead, Gu Cheng, who knows the inside story, is the best candidate.

"I'm sorry, Su Wanwan... I really can't go this time..."

"I know."

"But you're still angry..."

After hearing the answer, Su Wanxi remained silent until the car was parked and she unbuckled her seatbelt, at which point the atmosphere between them eased slightly. Gu Cheng took the initiative to hug his lover from behind, tiptoed, and kissed her cheek. Su Wanxi leaned down and pressed her lips to his, making the initial light kiss more profound.

Qin Kexin does need someone to be with her... but she's not the only one who needs you...

"Hey, don't bite me!"

Gu Cheng felt Su Wanxi gently pressing her tongue against her canine teeth and then scraping it.