Chapter 525: One Bite Down
Lin Yun had always understood Guan Xiangsi's intentions.
However, he held the belief of commitment, of giving priority to who came first, of...
In the world, there were billions of people, many of whom might suit him and whom he might love, but, how could a person possibly accept millions of them?
Later on, accepting Lin Mengmeng already left him feeling guilt-ridden. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire
Unexpectedly, Guan Xiangsi was ready to take it a step further for him, which touched him deeply and weighed heavily on his heart.
Xia Qingqing, Lin Mengmeng, Guan Xiangsi, what merits did he have to have such excellent girls sacrificing for him?
Upon hearing Guan Xiangsi's words, Lin Mengmeng's heart trembled as well.
Women were easily moved, so at this moment, Lin Mengmeng was touched by Guan Xiangsi's actions.
She admitted that she had previously sensed Guan Xiangsi's unusual feelings for Lin Yun, but among Lin Yun's subordinates, there were 180,000.
How many of them were girls interested in Lin Yun?
Love was selfish, her prior involvement had already filled her with guilt, so how could she take the initiative like Xia Qingqing did with her and Lin Yun?
She never thought that Guan Xiangsi could do such a thing for Lin Yun.
"Xiangsi, you must be alright, I...I'll decide, as long as...as long as you're okay, we...we four will be together..." Lin Mengmeng's eyes moistened, she held Guan Xiangsi's hand, and softly said.
"Sister Mengmeng...you and sister Qingqing are...the people I admire and envy the most, after I...after I'm gone...you both must...take good care of Brother Lin..." Upon hearing Lin Mengmeng's words, Guan Xiangsi weakly smiled, and spoke haltingly.
"You must be alright, you must be alright, we four will be together, we four will be together..." Lin Mengmeng's tears finally rolled down, she repeated.
Guan Xiangsi's gaze had already shifted to her brother.
"Brother... having you take care of me in this life. is the luckiest thing for Xiangsi... you must... not blame Brother Lin... this is Xiangsi's own volition...
Xiangsi is very happy now... you should... wish blessings..." Guan Xiangsi softly said, her voice weaker and weaker.
After she uttered the word blessings, her voice abruptly stopped, one hand gently fell.
She had been trying hard to speak all along, at this moment, her life's vitality completely disappeared.
It seemed, all her wishes were fulfilled.
"Sister! Sister!" Guan Jinshui, his face streaming with tears, cried out in grief.
He and his sister had been orphans since they were young, depending on each other for survival.
"Brother...don't get into trouble..."
Back then, Guan Xiangsi, still a little girl, would follow him around all day, trying to dissuade him.
When he got hurt in fights, she took care of him attentively.
In their dilapidated hut, dressed in tattered clothes, they were quite happy.
He didn't want to fight, but his sister needed many expensive medications, so he had to fight.
In the end, they met Lin Yun.
Watching his sister fall in love with the person she shouldn't, his heart ached even more during her down times.
Now, seeing that they all had long lives... but his sister was about to leave forever...
How could he not feel heartbroken?
"Mingdu!!!"
Lin Yun abruptly raised his head and looked at Mingdu who was still blabbering.
"Oh my, Brother Lin, why are you looking at me with that kind of gaze? It could easily lead to misunderstanding, you see, what if I accidentally report it to the system, wouldn't that be bad..." Mingdu said, laughing.
"I swear, in this life, I will kill you!"
Lin Yun's eyes were blood red as he yelled furiously.
He didn't have Yang One, Yang Two, Shengyi, Shenger take action against Mingdu, not because he was afraid of Mingdu reporting to the Cosmic Trading System and facing punishment from it.
It was because he was currently not Mingdu's match.
He had already seen that not only did Mingdu possess several battleships of the eighth-level cosmic civilization, but also a peak-level, eleventh-level strong practitioner.
The gap between them was too large.
Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, Mingdu's eyes narrowed slightly.
To be honest, he was very concerned about Lin Yun.
Previously, he only felt that Lin Yun was in his twenties and possessed a strong realm. Moreover, the aura that Lin Yun emanated was also very stable.
Almost every master of the Cosmic Trading System was God's favored child.
Unless they were stupid, idiots, or their initial circumstances were too poor, most masters of the Cosmic Trading System would not do anything to ruin their potential.
Therefore, Lin Yun's realm should be a pretty solid one.
Reaching such a realm at only twenty-something demonstrated an extraordinary talent.
The fact that nearly every master of the Cosmic Trading System was favored by fortune,
gave Mingdu a sense of being the protagonist, that he should be the strongest, invincible, walking all the way to the peak.
Seeing Lin Yun's talent, he was jealous.
Moreover, at that moment Lin Yun was his adversary.
By chance, he ran into a member of the Shadow Clan and figured out a way to circumvent the Cosmic Trading System's surveillance, thereby letting the Shadow Clan member take action against Lin Yun.
"It's a pity it didn't succeed..."
He mused in silence.
However, the power Lin Yun demonstrated made him gasp.
He recalled that the last time he saw Lin Yun on the Manda Administrative Star, his power wasn't nearly as formidable.
How long has it been?
And he's already this strong?
This talent, it's too overwhelming!
What if Lin Yun harbours a grudge against him…
"I'll report Brother Lin's words to the system. However, I'm leaving the Kodis Empire in a month. At that time, it won't be easy for Brother Lin to come across me again in the vast expanse of universe," he inhaled deeply and said with a smile.
The universe, it's truly extensive.
Moreover, who would be stronger the next time they meet was far from certain.
In this world, just because someone has greater talent does not necessarily mean they'll be stronger or achieve more.
Luck matters a lot.
Look at the present, even though his opponent entered the Kodis Empire first, he seized the initiative and significantly outstripped their prowess.
Also, the Heavenly-luck Flower, which his opponent guarded, ended up in his hands ultimately.
That was luck.
That was strategic calculation.
Luck matters, strategy matters, results matter, it's just that talent is an unpredictable variable.
"Let's wait and see then!"
Lin Yun replied coldly.
Whoosh--
Next moment, Lin Yun and his group teleported towards their Battleship.
The Battleships launching the attacks belonged to him, as long as he went over, those Battleships wouldn't dare to attack anymore.
Otherwise, he would be suspected of trying to obliterate other masters of the Cosmic Trading System, and would consequently be penalized by the system.
As expected.
As soon as Lin Yun entered the range of that Battleship, the Battleships immediately ceased their attack.
"Since Brother Lin is in a hurry to leave, I won't see him off. Oh, by the way, I really need to thank you for this Heavenly-luck Flower. A late-stage tenth-level Cultivator like me could advance two stages after consuming a Heavenly-luck Flower that bloomed in the last hour of its three-day bloom cycle. I wonder if it'll elevate me to the eleventh level.
Brother Lin, if you are determined to kill me, you have to be stronger than me…" he smirked.
Lin Yun clenched his teeth.
One wrong move led to a series of mistakes.
Indeed, the reason he continued to blunder was because he made the initial wrong move during his development in the Kodis Empire.
If only that were not the case... why would he be in such a situation now?
"Brother..."
"What about Xiangsi..."
Just then, Xia Qingqing and others emerged from the Battleship. Some looked at Lin Yun with concern, while others focused their gaze on Xiangsi cradled in Lin Yun's arms.
They were well aware of the external situation.
"Let's go!"
Lin Yun glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice.
At present, he had a lot of people around him. While he didn't dare to openly mess with Lin Yun, he could be sneaky and meddle with the people around him. He needed to leave immediately, fearing that he might do something to harm his companions.
"Huh?"
At that moment, Shenger abruptly looked up in the direction of his group.
"Could it be?"
Lin Yun's heart missed a beat, he also quickly turned around to look in the same direction.
The next moment, he stared wide-eyed, in utter disbelief at the scene before him.
"Roar--"
A giant Star Beast could be seen rushing towards his group at an incredibly fast pace. It bit off the Heavenly-luck Flower from his hand in an instant, and due to its massive mouth, even bit off his arm along with the flower.