Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"Qingshan, come here for a moment."

"I'm coming." Ruan Qingshan walked over, holding his waist: "What's up, boss?"

“This is today’s salary.”

"But I'm not done yet."

"There's only a little work left in the afternoon, and I can handle it myself after that."

"But the daily wage is 120 yuan. Isn't 200 yuan a bit much?"

"Consider this my apology." The boss wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You don't have to come here anymore."

After saying this, the boss thought he would talk a little more, but unexpectedly, Ruan Qingshan just showed a familiar expression: "Okay, thank you for your care all the time, boss."

"Well, I don't want to either... The main supplier is putting pressure on me. What can I, a channel dealer, do?" The boss sighed. He didn't mind Ruan Qingshan's past as long as he knew that he was down-to-earth and hardworking. But how could a small channel dealer dare to go against Daosheng Group.

Ruan Qingshan smiled and said nothing. He was used to it... After working for seven years and struggling at the bottom of society, he knew that there were still many kind-hearted people in society. Many industries had their own unspoken rules. Many times, he couldn't continue working simply because he couldn't do what he wanted.

"And this, you can take it back too." The boss pointed to the remaining half box of glass soda: "These are almost reaching their expiration date. You can help me by taking them away."

He also noticed that Ruan Qingshan was looking at the soda when he was moving goods before. He wanted to buy a bottle to try it, but he couldn't bear to do so.

He had to pay off his debts and save money for his sister's college education, so naturally he was reluctant to spend money on such indulgences.

Ruan Qingshan picked up the soda and noticed that the shelf life was at least more than a month away. He said nothing, bowed, picked up the box and left.

Riding on his old but still powerful Phoenix bicycle, Ruan Qingshan was in a good mood despite being fired.

He returned home, put half a case of orange soda in the mini-fridge, and made a phone call.

The agent will introduce him to the next job, and if that doesn’t work out, he will have to stay at the job market for a while.

"Hello, Brother Wang, it's me. I've been working lately..."

The call was put through.

Ruan Qingshan came to a barbecue stall in the suburbs of the city in the evening. When he smelled the meat, his mouth was immediately filled with saliva.

The intermediary, Brother Wang, stood up and called him over. He didn't doubt it as they had cooperated many times in the past.

However, it was the first time I saw the other party so generous. He took the initiative to pour him wine and treat him to meat... Brother Wang's financial situation was not good, and his daughter at home was said to be sick and had to take very expensive medicine every day.

Ruan Qingshan didn't think much of it, because he was also hungry. With wine and meat, there was no reason not to eat. The aroma filled his nose. If it cost money, he probably wouldn't want to spend it, but since it was free, it was a bit...

After taking the first bite, they couldn't stop and kept toasting each other.

After finishing his meal, Brother Wang put down his glass and said drunkenly, "Yesterday...someone came to me and offered me an offer."

Ruan Qingshan blushed and asked, "Conditions? Hiccup, what, conditions?"

"He told me to convince you to sign this... and he'll find someone to treat my daughter and save her. It's a major operation, and he wants this much." He held up five fingers. "I can't even afford it if I sell it to you... But he said if you can convince me, it'll be free."

After hearing this, Ruan Qingshan suddenly regained consciousness. He was silent for a moment and then said, "I can't help you with this matter. I'm sorry, Brother Wang—I'm sorry for signing the treaty. I'm sorry for my dead parents."

"You have to live well now to count, right?" Brother Wang said with a wry smile, "Look at you now, you're almost unrecognizable."

Ruan Qingshan laughed after hearing this: "That's wrong, Brother Wang... I am now living like a human being."

He stood up and said, "Thank you for treating me to dinner."

After Ruan Qingshan walked away, Brother Wang stood up, paid the bill and left. He walked into an alley and knelt down in front of a place after a few steps.

"I've already done the job. Can you please let my daughter go?"

There was a silhouette deep in the alley, and a deep voice was heard.

"I will keep my promise. Your daughter will receive a charity donation and her illness will be cured."

Brother Wang kowtowed: "Thank you, thank you..."

"You're welcome."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dagger was thrown and cut his neck. Blood gushed out immediately. The man fell to the ground, holding his throat, his eyes widened, and his breath stopped.

……

After returning home, Ruan Qingshan began to feel that something was wrong with him.

He felt intensely hot all over.

He thought it was caused by drinking, so he took a cold shower.

But it was getting hotter and hotter, as if there was a fire burning in my chest, fiercely burning my flesh.

At the same time, he also heard rumbling sounds from his abdomen.

Gulu gulu...

I just ate a lot, but now I feel extremely hungry.

He opened the refrigerator, looking for food to eat, and took out the scraps of bread and stuffed them into his mouth, but the more he ate, the hungrier he became, and he could never feel full.

Even after eating the fresh meat he had just bought, he still felt it was not enough. However, the taste of blood remaining on the fresh meat made him feel extremely sweet.

He licked the plate clean.

But suddenly he came to his senses and realized with a start that he was behaving like a beast that ate raw meat and drank blood.

As his rationality returned, his stomach churned. He ran to the edge of the pool, opened his mouth, and vomited out raw meat with blood.

But after vomiting, he once again felt a strong hunger and thirst, and longed for fresh flesh and blood.

The strong sense of contradiction made him slap his face frantically and hit his head against the wall, trying to use the pain to awaken his rationality.

During this violent struggle, he came to the front of the door and saw himself in the mirror hanging on the wall.

Its teeth were sharp, its eyes were red, its arms were covered in black hair, its half-naked body was blue in color, and its facial features were deformed and hideous...

"what!"

Ruan Qingshan took a few steps back in fear. The huge force knocked over the tables and chairs. He broke the mirror, and the mirror fragments cut his palms, leaving the ground covered in blood.

Just then, there was a sound outside the door.

"Brother, I'm back... huh? Why isn't the door closed?"

Ruan Qingxue's voice rang out. She had already arrived at the door and quickly realized that something was wrong.

The door was not closed, the lights were not on, and there was a slight smell of blood in the air, accompanied by the sound of a collision.

Got robbed?

Or are they the thugs hired by Daosheng Group?

She was so excited that she immediately slapped the wall with her palms, turning on the light, and the incandescent lamp illuminated the room.

Ruan Qingxue held her breath suddenly, and her eyes reflected clearly a bloody demon and the mess in the room.

Fear and panic made her subconsciously take a step back, and the next moment, a huge rage surged in her heart. She looked at the human demon and suppressed her fear and did not take a step back.

"What did you do to my brother!"

……

Outside the dilapidated old house, the man with a black bow on his back narrowed his eyes and made a phone call.

"Everything is just as planned... All we have to do is wait for the Ruan brothers and sisters to kill each other and their souls to return to heaven. Naturally, there will be no evidence left."

The phone hangs up.

The man in the pitch-black cloak had a deep voice. He stood under the streetlight, revealing his bloody gums, his fingers slightly pulling the bowstring.

"Next...it's time to exorcise the demon."

Chapter 90 Walking Against the Light

Ruan Qingxue didn't like this brother at first.

He is very conceited and yet very inferior, very arrogant and yet very weak.

In every aspect, he doesn't look like someone who has received higher education.

He is obviously very smart but he only thinks about being clever... He has no purpose and his life seems like a waste of social resources.

But even so, he is still his brother.

The only relatives in the world, relatives connected by blood!

The whole world can give up on him, but Ruan Qingxue cannot. This is the education she received since she was a child. Even her parents often said that Ruan Qingshan was a hopeless case, so he needed her sister to take care of him... She remembered her parents' instructions and would never dare to forget them.

So when Ruan Qingshan changed later, she was very happy. At that time, she believed that all the difficulties in the world could not make them sad. As long as they worked together, as long as they were together, they would be able to live well.

However, changes always come so suddenly.

Ruan Qingxue was frightened by the scene in front of her. She couldn't understand what the other person was howling about and just wanted to find her brother as soon as possible.

In her panic, she only saw a pool of blood-stained flesh on the ground.

Subconsciously, she had an association, and a feeling of fear spread throughout her body, followed by anger.

What followed was anger that swallowed up her rationality. She gripped the kitchen knife, with only anger in her eyes. The anger swallowed up her rationality and turned her into murderous intent.

She rushed towards the monster.

Ruan Qingshan still retained some rationality at this time and was not completely overwhelmed by the desire for flesh and blood.

The moment he saw his sister, he was undoubtedly sober, but after seeing the anger in his sister's eyes, he realized that he should speak, but the sound that came out of his mouth was vague and distorted.

He was speechless.

Ruan Qingshan thought about the barbecue he had with Brother Wang before. His misfortune must be related to it...

But before he could think any more, Ruan Qingxue had already rushed up to him, and the sharp knife in her hand stabbed into his chest.

He didn't dare to fight back, for fear of hurting Qingxue, so he could only dodge and flee in a panic.

Even if he had to let his sister stab him a few times, he could not hurt her. He absolutely could not hurt the only relative who had not given up on him when he was at his most decadent.

Ruan Qingxue rushed forward too hard, and the blade missed and stabbed into the wall, quickly breaking. The blade cut her arm, and a large amount of blood splattered.

A few drops fell on Ruan Qingshan's face, and subconsciously, he licked it with his tongue.

The sweet taste bloomed from the taste buds on the tip of his tongue, and the instantaneous infinite satisfaction and the endless emptiness that followed almost took away his rationality.

In an instant, he was almost conquered by hunger and thirst, and almost couldn't help but rush up and take a bite of Ruan Qingxue.

But he forced his head to turn and slammed it against the wall, forcing himself to wake up. He covered his face and roared, trying to drive the other person away.

The knife in Ruan Qingxue's hand fell to the ground.

She realized something, looked at the demon who had died in agony, and asked in a low voice in disbelief: "...Brother?"

When Ruan Qingshan heard the voice, his eyes turned red and he nodded painfully and with difficulty.

Ruan Qingxue froze in place, her eyes filled with infinite sadness and confusion. Her voice trembled, "How could this happen?"

Falling to the ground, all the anger just now turned into an endless sense of emptiness.

She didn't know how to face her brother now, and she didn't know what to do.

...Why did my brother become a demon?

...God, my brother and I are already in such a miserable state, why do you torture us like this? Why won't you let us go?

She opened her mouth but couldn't ask a question.

Because no one can answer.

Ruan Qingxue wiped the corners of her eyes and tried her best to force a smile.

"It's okay, brother...we can find someone to help you heal..."

She didn't know yet what level of demonic possession this was, she just thought it was a strange disease that might be curable.

But what happened next shattered her fantasy.

Ruan Qingshan pounced on her with red eyes, pressed her to the ground and bit her neck. If Ruan Qingxue had not reacted quickly and raised the stool to block the other party's fangs, her neck might have been bitten to pieces.

His strength was growing, and so was the deformation of his body.

The human demon who has tasted fresh flesh and blood will become more uncontrollably demonized and become bloodthirsty and crazy.

His alienation continued to worsen, and the speed was much faster and more dangerous than that of a normal fallen demon body.

The rationality in his eyes was almost swallowed up by the hungry bloodthirst.