Lorraine put her arms around Qian Xu's neck on Qian Xu's back. Her eyes filled with pink bubbles, dreaming about the future of two people.
"...I wish that our house can have a small yard full of mythical flowers. There is also a tall tree, the kind of tree that does not bloom flowers, and has green leaves all year round..."
Since the moment she opened her eyes in the deserted wasteland, Lorraine's heart had always been full of insecurity. She didn't know who she was. She didn't know where she came from, or where she should go.
Trekking for three days and three nights, not easy to come across other people, but confusingly became a death row prisoner with no one willing to listen to her excuse.
There's no choice but to accept Dr. Mu's deal and escaped from death, but pretending to be a princess of a great star nation to deceive another great star nation.
To be all alone in this world, to not having anyone to rely on, and also had to carry a deadly secret, she dare not relax for a moment. Learnt medical skills seriously, worked out her strength assiduously, and strived to become a respected gene repairer master... Everything was just to make herself a useful person.
There won't be a day where she opened her eyes and was abandoned in the deserted wasteland.
There won't be a day where no one listened to her defending herself.
There won't be a day where she would be thrown into prison but unable to save herself.
However, no matter how hard she tried, there seemed to be no real peace in her mind.
Everything she owned was like a house without a foundation. The more gorgeous and beautiful it looked, the more it made her worry about when the house would collapse.
At this moment, although she failed to level up and was about to give up everything she had, but she felt at peace now.
She knew exactly what she likes, what she wanted, and who she was.
She liked Qian Xu. She wanted to spend every day in the future with Qian Xu. She was Luo Xun, Qian Xu's wife.
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Qian Xu's lips smiled and listened quietly.
Amidst Lorraine's lively voice, those far beyond reach and indistinct illusory pictures became clearer and clearer, unexpectedly became real believable and within reach.
Maybe because he was abandoned at birth, he never knew what was home.
Never had it, and never wanted to have it before.
He had always been alone, and he used to being alone.
He thought that this life was destined to be born in loneliness, die in loneliness, be born in darkness, and die in darkness.
But, at this moment, he really felt at home, right on his back.
The sound she spoke, the temperature of her skin, her trusted dependence, and her plan that she looked forward to... like each tangible bricks that she built a home for him.
From the lonely orphanage to the vast starlight shining interstellar, he had visited many places, experienced many things, enjoyed many scenery, and met many people. There was joy and there was also pain. There was hope and there was also despair. There was honor and there was also shame.
But, he had never loved anyone, and he also had never been loved.
It turned out that this was love, not only sweetening the present, but also warming the past and illuminating the future.
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"...We will travel every year same like before. There are many interesting planets in the interstellar. If we can save enough money to buy a small personal spaceship, it would be great! Can't afford a new one, but a second-hand one should be no problem, then it will be convenient to go wherever we want..."
The smile on Qian Xu's lips suddenly disappeared. He changed the route, and walked into a crack between some huge rocks.
Lorraine hadn't noticed the peculiar yet, and still continued her chatters as before: "...If we learn to modify and repair the spacecraft by ourselves, we will definitely save a lot of money..."
Qian Xu put her down and kissed her lips.
Lorraine immediately turned into stone, her eyes widened. She looked at Qian Xu in surprise. Her cheeks were red as if dyed by scarlet sunset. With her silly expression, she was completely a red apple that anyone could pick.
Qian Xu felt hard to endure and couldn't help but kissed her again. He smiled and said, "You go back to the cave by yourself first."
"Why?"
Qian Xu did not answer because the cause had already showed itself.
Nine people wearing expedition suits and expedition helmets appeared on the rocks distanced away. Obviously, their hunting targets were not Rockwind beasts, but Lorraine and Qian Xu.
Lorraine's eyesight was not what it used to be. She could see that these nine people all had level A strength at a glance. The man who led the team might even be level 2A.
Lorraine smiled bitterly. Even in the unreasoning strong Odin Federation, sending out such an all-elite combat team was by no means a common matter. What had she done to make the Dragon Blood unit unwilling to spare?
The leader of the team raised his voice and said, "Princess, please come with us."
Lorraine did not pay attention and checked her personal terminal intently, frustrated to find that there was no signal even a bit. There was absolutely no way to ask for help.
Qian Xu asked: "Dragon Blood unit?"
The man who led the team did not deny or admit: "We only want the princess. You leave immediately and we will spare your life."
Qian Xu said in polite manner, "You leave immediately and I will spare your life."
"Arrogant!"
The leader drew his gun and shot, all the bullets hit the rocks in front of Qian Xu and Lorraine.
Qian Xu shot back callously, every bullet hits vital part, forcing the opponent to hide behind the rock.
Nine men scattered among the rock forests, encircling them, carefully approaching where Qian Xu and Lorraine were hiding.
Qian Xu whispered: "It seems that they want to capture you alive, not to kill you. Later when they fight, you find a way to escape."
Lorraine resolutely rejected: "If I escape, you must escape together!"
"Once you leave, I don't have to worry and can move freely. In the dark I will look for opportunity to get rid of them. Afterwards I will catch up as soon as possible and we will meet in the cave."
Her injuries were not light. Even if she stayed here, she wouldn't be able to help Qian Xu. There were nine people on the other side. They will not kill her, but they might kill Qian Xu.
He suddenly pulled her into his chest and hugged her tightly.
When Lorrain was almost out of breath, he suddenly let go of her again.
"Hide away! If someone gets close, shoot!" He stuffed a gun into Lorraine's hand, and before she could response, he jumped out of the rock where they were hiding and fired.
Lorraine hid behind the rock and fired as soon as she found an opportunity but they swiftly dodged away.
"Ah"
A short scream came through. No one knew what happened. They could only assume that Qian Xu must have done something in the dark.
The team leader shouted: "No. 3?"
No one answered. Obviously, No. 3 had been killed.
The team leader said coldly: "He is just a level strongman. If he shows up next time, kill him immediately!"
They continued to move closer to where Lorraine was. Lorraine knew that the death of No. 3 was the opportunity Qian Xu made for her to escape, but she couldn't leave Qian Xu alone.
"Have…"
A man's warning was cut off and a sound of short-range fight came through.
Lorraine knew that she should take the opportunity to leave, but she still concerned of Qian Xu. While hesitating, the fight was over.
The team leader asked "What's the situation?"
A man gasped and replied, "He ran away! No. 5 died and No. 8 was seriously injured, but he also got stabbed by me. The next time he came, he would not return!"
Lorraine bit her lip. As long as she did not leave, Qian Xu had to keep making opportunities for her to escape. Next time she must leave!
"He's here!"
The team leader strength was higher than Qian Xu. Series of kill-intended attack moved as fast as lightning. Soon, Qian Xu's body was full of wounds.
The third man lurking behind the rock appeared silently, stabbing Qian Xu's heart with lightsaber. Apparently Qian Xu shouldn't be able to escape, but he suddenly leaped with an unimaginable speed and grabbed a smooth rock then climbed up a towering rock pillar.
"Hurry up!" Qian Xu crouched on the top of the rock pillar like a beast. His body trembled as if trying to suppress something with great effort.
Lorraine lost her voice and cried out in fear, "Qian Xu!"
Qian Xu hoarsely shouted, "Go!"
Lorraine directly jumped up the rock and ran to the direction of the cave with all her strength without trying to hide herself.
In the vast night, a stern and long roar of the beast came through.
Lorraine couldn't help turning her head and saw Qian Xu at the top of the rock pillar changing. The lower half of his body was still a human body, but the upper half was already changed into beast form.
She couldn't bear to look any more and ran forward desperately, tears streaming down her eyes.
After Qian Xu completely mutated, he looked down at four dumbfounded men under the rock pillar. His scarlet eyes were full of cold bloodthirsty radiance.
A man asked with trembled voice, "What… what is he...?"
"No matter what it is, it must die!" The team leader raised his gun and shot at Qian Xu.
With a long roar, Qian Xu jumped from the top of the rock pillar and rushed directly to the team leader.
Screams of fear and despair spread out in the night. The roar of the beast was gradually approaching.
Two men chasing behind Lorraine no longer knew whether they were chasing or running for their lives.
In order to increase the chance of survival, two men separated from each other and ran in two directions. Qian Xu ignored two men and proceeded to chase Lorraine whose whole body exuding temptations blood without the slightest hesitation.
She suddenly jumped onto a towering rock, clutching the raised stones in both hands, and climbed along the rock wall like a gecko.
Lorraine was exhausted, the arm that had been dislocated before suddenly lost strength, and the whole person fell down.