NOVEL NEXT 02
Chapter 2
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It’s Xia Baiyuan!!
Realizing this, Lu Xi heard his teeth grind together, making a creaking sound, his gums sore.
He instinctively covered his mouth: “Mmm—”
In the 175 years of his life, Lu Xi had always been so composed.
When he came of age, his dear father sat happily on the float all day long, carrying Lu Xi’s giant hatching photo. From that moment on, Lu Xi felt he would never lose his composure again.
Even when he woke up to find himself transported to the past and mistaken for a female zerg, he remained so composed.
He even had the presence of mind to joke with the doctor.
He was such a calm and cool male zerg.
But now, he was deeply confused.
Who he was, where he was, what he was doing.
However, Lu Xi’s eyes followed Xia Baiyuan’s profile, and he belatedly realized another thing, which made him even more incredulous.
He didn’t expect Xia Baiyuan to be so… so…
Young.
Xia Baiyuan was undoubtedly a god of war.
He was born during the war years, grew up in turmoil, and then single-handedly ended the chaotic campaigns of the zerg race.
Before him, the concept of “zerg race” did not exist, and after him, the zerg race began to coalesce.
—The zerg race, feared by all races in later generations, began to emerge after his death.
His achievements were no less than any other zerg, although he had never left the star system where the zerg race’s main star was located until he died of illness.
In the distant past, this war god left behind only a broken photo, circulated in various textbooks.
In the books, he always tilted his head slightly, looking calmly into the distance.
His left face was burned, leaving scars that even females couldn’t heal. His silver hair was messy, draped behind his ears, wearing a tattered military uniform.
But as long as he stood there, no one could take their eyes off his face.
This was the last image he left before his death from illness, and all the young zergs were accustomed to seeing such pictures of Xia Baiyuan. So when they voluntarily sought to understand Xia Baiyuan’s life, they were astonished.
The first time Xia Baiyuan set foot on the battlefield, he was just over a hundred years old.
Zerg life is long, and a hundred-year-old zerg is barely considered an adult even three thousand years later.
And now, standing in front of Lu Xi, was a younger Xia Baiyuan.
Different from the “war god” in the books, Lu Xi almost stared at his back, trying hard to recall the image from the photo, and comparing it with the figure in front of him.
The withered white hair turned out to be affected by the illness. Xia Baiyuan had a head of soft and fluffy silver short hair, covering a pair of blue-green eyes, reminding Lu Xi of the clear sky on a snowy mountain.
Unlike most females in this era, his appearance was not flamboyant, but exuded a restrained elegance, with delicate and well-defined features revealing his calm character.
But Lu Xi knew that such a perfect appearance would be destroyed in the future.
It could be said that he was different from the “war god” imagined by Lu Xi, and different from everyone else’s imagination—
He couldn’t even be considered strong, at best he was tall.
But after the initial shock passed, Lu Xi quickly entered a fan state.
Xia Baiyuan is perfect!!
Even though he had praised Xia Baiyuan’s withered hair countless times before, saying how charming it was, how his burned face was a warrior’s medal, and how his sharp eyes pierced straight into the soul.
But in less than a second, Lu Xi betrayed himself.
The young Xia Baiyuan quickly replaced the broken image in his mind, and Lu Xi adapted well.
—So it can be said that there is nothing a brainwashed fan can’t do.
Except for hiring his beloved Mr. Xia Baiyuan.
Thinking back to how he had just refused Xia Baiyuan himself three minutes ago, Lu Xi almost couldn’t hold back his tears of regret.
If only he had known… if only…
Regretting comes too late.
Most people, when faced with such a situation, would probably die on the spot and flee immediately.
But Lu Xi was not most people.
Xia Baiyuan’s fans fear nothing!!
The streets were bustling with activity, filled with zergs wearing camouflage combat uniforms, walking in pairs.
Xia Baiyuan pulled down his hood, even a brainwashed fan like Lu Xi couldn’t distinguish him from other females.
The zerg world is so vast, once separated, when will they meet again?
Lu Xi immediately jumped up and ran towards Xia Baiyuan.
QVQ Wait for me, Mr. Xia!!!
Xia Baiyuan’s legs were long, looking like he was walking leisurely, but in fact, he was walking very fast.
The wind was still blowing, he held onto his hood with one hand, walking quickly down the streets.
Next to the fruit stand, a strong female zerg held a bag, while her other hand touched the fruits, pretending to pick.
When Xia Baiyuan passed by, the female zerg put down the bag and looked across the street.
Across the street was a small park, where a female zerg put down the newspaper in her hand and also glanced over.
[That’s him.]
[Let’s go, follow him.]
Pedestrians walking their dogs threw the leash, and the restless white dog ran off without looking back; customers eating at the street food stalls threw down their chopsticks and left a coin before getting up.
From every corner of the city, in various ordinary scenes, dozens of female zergs emerged one after another. Although they were dressed differently, their goals were extremely consistent.
As if casting a large net, gradually surrounding their prey…
The keen prey sensed the danger and tried to escape.
But with the net closing in from all sides, the prey could only flee towards the only escape route, exactly as the hunters intended, driving the prey towards the hunting ground.
Finally, Xia Baiyuan, who had no way to avoid it, was trapped in a narrow alley.
Under the high wall, a female zerg in combat uniform pulled down his hood, revealing his cold, pale face.
In front of him, dozens of strong female zergs blocked the only way out.
Xia Baiyuan frowned, “Who sent you?”
The leading female zerg grinned, “You’ve offended someone, and they’re well aware.”
After a brief pause, Xia Baiyuan quickly said, “Was it Huang San? I didn’t let loose that male zerg of his. He didn’t want Huang San himself and kept pestering him. I didn’t even accept the task… Huh? Judging by your appearance, you’re probably not from Huang San.”
“Then Wu Lian? I intercepted his cargo ship, but that was a debt. You don’t understand about unpaid debts—apparently it’s not him either.”
“Did Qin Song get drunk and end up in bed with a female zerg because of me?”
“…”
As his thin lips moved, the faces of the audience gradually became colorful, even their hands were trembling.
“Enough!! We don’t want to know about these things!!” The leader of the female zergs turned green, “How many good deeds have you done?!”
Xia Baiyuan looked quietly at them.
Everyone understood what he meant.
[Can’t really remember.]
“F*ck… why bother talking to him so much, just follow orders to disable him—let’s go!!”
Xia Baiyuan narrowed his eyes, his blue-green eyes swiftly scanning the approaching female zergs, taking them all in.
He reached into the lining of his windbreaker, tightly pursing his lips—
“Hey, don’t move.”
A voice, neither light nor heavy, sounded, and no one paid attention to it, but the next sentence was different.
“Or I’ll shoot.”
The sound of pulling the trigger was crisp, sending chills down their spines.
Everyone looked up in horror, only to see a black hole of a gun pointed at them from the high wall.
A black-haired, red-eyed zerg was crouching on the wall, looking down at them from above.
[…]
His expression didn’t seem quite fearful.
—It looked more like a smirk.
In the midst of silence, Lu Xi heard a short sigh, shallow and hoarse.
“Your safety was still on.”
Lu Xi: ……
Lu Xi: ////
He exclaimed, “Careless—careless!!”
But no one listened to him anymore, in the narrow alley, the crowd on the other side charged again.
Lu Xi spent three seconds studying and swiftly unlocked the safety.
The muzzle aimed steadily at the leading female zerg charging towards him: “Sorry… I’ll try not to let you die.”
“Da da da—”
A beautiful and astonishingly accurate short burst, the bullet swept across the female zerg’s leg, and he immediately let out a mournful cry and fell down.
His shot didn’t matter much; the alley was narrow to begin with, and when the female zerg in front fell, he tripped the rest behind him.
For a moment, screams, cries, curses, all blended together, Lu Xi stood up from the wall, firing three shots into the sky.
The entire scene fell silent, under the scorching sun, the cold and ruthless face of the black-haired zerg was terrifying.
He shouted, “Hurry up and go!”
The next moment, a agile figure took a run-up and leaped up the three-meter-high vertical wall.
Lu Xi’s eyes widened slightly.
Damn! I thought you were going to fly up!
Xia Baiyuan jumped onto the wall, his right hand around Lu Xi’s neck, without any pause, smoothly carrying him off the wall.
The large hood fluttered in the air, Lu Xi looked up at the sky, his body falling downwards.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still.
He clearly saw the silver strands of Xia Baiyuan’s hair tracing intricate paths in the wind.
Looking down, he saw the almost imperceptible curve at the corner of Xia Baiyuan’s mouth, which had always been straight.
Oh…
This was probably an illusion born of fear.
As a small fan, Lu Xi felt at this moment that he had no regrets even if he died.
QVQ.
“So you don’t know who’s retaliating against you.”
Taking out a can of cola from the vending machine, Lu Xi handed it to Xia Baiyuan, then squatted beside him, saying, “You really underestimate them.”
As the sun set, the two tall zergs squatted on the steps at the edge of the park, watching the zergs coming and going in the square.
A female zerg riding a skateboard soared into the air, carving a sharp arc.
That arc reminded Lu Xi of the almost imperceptible smile on Xia Baiyuan’s face.
Xia Baiyuan opened the cola can with a “hiss”. Tilting his head back, he took a sip, “Who says I do.”
Lu Xi tilted his head, “Huh?”
Xia Baiyuan exhaled, a cloud of mist enveloping his face, saying, “Lin Yue, Qi San, Jiu Gou.”
Lu Xi looked puzzled, “… What?”
“The female zergs you just injured.” Xia Baiyuan turned his head, his blue-green eyes staring straight at Lu Xi, “They belong to Tang Laogou, Wang Shitong, and Chai Jinhua, respectively.”
As Lu Xi looked on, his eyes gradually widened, “Don’t you remember this clearly?”
Xia Baiyuan lowered his head slightly, his soft silver hair fluttering in the wind, “Otherwise, how could I stall for time.”
Lu Xi: ……
Lu Xi had nothing to say, so he just opened his sweet milk and drank it heavily.
“Oh, by the way, about today…” Xia Baiyuan hesitated for a moment and said, “Thank you.”
Lu Xi almost choked, stuttering, “No—uh—no problem—”
Xia Baiyuan hummed softly, “There’s one more thing I need to trouble you with.”
If Xia Baiyuan raised his head at this moment, he would see that although the black-haired zerg still had a calm expression, his red eyes reflected the light of the setting sun, like two small torches, burning brightly.
Lu Xi: “Y-you said.”
“Please don’t spread today’s events.” Xia Baiyuan said, “After all, you know, if people know I have so many enemies, probably no one will hire me to protect them again.”
“……”
There was no response for a long time.
Xia Baiyuan turned his head, his handsome and bold face close at hand.
“Well, do you want to sign a contract with me?”