Chapter 1758: Stylish

The surging electric arcs gradually dissipated in the void.

The power plant's equipment collapsed completely with a roar. In an instant, the numerous hanging light bulbs also exploded, the scarlet light extinguished completely, and darkness enveloped the factory once again.

Dim starlight shone through the clouds and through the factory windows, dispelling a corner of the darkness.

Three charred corpses lay messily on the factory floor. They stared with wide, bewildered eyes, as if they had seen something unbelievable before they died...

In the dimness, a figure covered in wounds stood up stumbling from the other side.

Li Shangfeng stepped over the three corpses step by step, walking slowly and firmly to Li Wanhua's side. He reached out his hands to pick up his sister, but when he saw those arms full of sharp mechanical fragments, emitting a cold light under the starlight like a monster, his hands stopped in mid-air.

Li Shangfeng could imagine what he looked like now: skin charred like a dried corpse, covered in broken wounds, his hands even more like a chainsaw maniac, hideous and terrifying...

If she saw him, she would probably be scared again, and then turn around and really go to sever their sibling relationship, right?

At this moment, a flash of inferiority, very similar to Li Laide's, crossed Li Shangfeng's eyes, and he subconsciously withdrew his hands... Just then, a pair of slender fingers grabbed his broken arms instead.

"Hey... Li Shangfeng... my leg hurts so much..." Li Wanhua held the edge of the hideous fragments lightly, looking at Li Shangfeng, and grinned.

Seeing Li Wanhua's teary eyes, Li Shangfeng was slightly stunned.

"You..."

"What 'you'?! Hurry up and carry me up!" Li Wanhua pouted and glared at him. "Just because you see my leg is broken, you don't want me as a sister anymore, right! I'm telling you, Li Shangfeng, if you dare to abandon me, I won't be done with you!"

Li Shangfeng was stunned for a long time. Seeing that Li Wanhua was about to hit him, he finally came back to his senses. He hurriedly turned his back, let Li Wanhua's hands wrap around his shoulders, and then carried her on his back...

At the same time, Li Wanhua's voice came softly from his ear:

"Hey, Li Shangfeng..."

"You look just like Chainsaw Man from the comic book... pretty stylish."

"Next time you go to school for a parent-teacher meeting for me, go like this. You'll definitely charm all the boys in our class."

Li Shangfeng laughed.

The corners of his mouth stretched to his ears. After a moment of silence, he replied:

"Not just the boys... their parents will be charmed by me too!"

Even though he felt pain at every moment, Li Shangfeng's heart had never been so settled. Warmth traveled from his back to his heart, and his whole body felt warm.

He was still alive, his sister was still alive, and they were still relying on each other...

This was the best ending.

Li Shangfeng carried his sister and stumbled out of the factory. The dim starlight flickered above his head. As fresh air entered his nostrils, a sense of relief from surviving a disaster surged into his heart.

He seemed to remember something and looked back at the dark, empty factory...

There seemed to be nothing inside.

But...

Was there really nothing?

Li Shangfeng's mouth curled up slightly. He carried his sister, bowed deeply to the empty factory, and said solemnly:

"Although I don't know who you are, but..."

"Thank you."

I don't know if it was his illusion, but the moment he said thank you, bursts of laughter and mocking sounds drilled into his mind... Those sounds were so strange, yet felt so close.

When Li Shangfeng listened carefully again, those sounds seemed to have disappeared. He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and carried his sister straight down the mountain.

……

The good news was that there was a clinic at the foot of the mountain. Li Shangfeng took Li Wanhua, who had a broken leg, there and asked the doctor to help treat her.

He finished paying the bill, and after pleading with the doctor, just as he was about to turn and leave, a hand grabbed his clothes tightly...

"Brother."

"...Where are you going?"

Li Shangfeng turned his head and saw a pair of red eyes looking at him... Li Wanhua's face was full of worry and reluctance.

"The people who kidnapped you have a big background... Brother has to go out and solve this matter completely." Li Shangfeng gently touched her head. His tone was unusually gentle, and his gaze toward the window was unusually cold.

"I'm fine, really." Li Wanhua still grabbed his clothes tightly. "Don't go solve it, okay? Just stay here with me, and then we'll go home..."

"No..." Li Shangfeng shook his head without hesitation.

"If the matter isn't solved, what happened tonight might happen a second time, a third time... As long as we are in the Chengtian Domain, we can't escape their grasp. And they control the domain trains, so we can't leave..."

"Some things must have a result."

Li Wanhua's already weak face turned even paler. She didn't know what to say for a moment, just grabbed Li Shangfeng in fear, refusing to let go.

Seeing his sister like this, Li Shangfeng felt extremely uncomfortable. If he could, he wouldn't want to leave while Li Wanhua had a broken bone... But he knew he had no choice.

Although he had solved the three people who kidnapped Li Wanhua, the Grand Historian's Office was still there, Brand was still there. He had killed their people, and they wouldn't just let it go. And their goal was nothing more than him. If he took the initiative to go to them, no matter the result...

At least, it wouldn't affect Li Wanhua.

Li Shangfeng took this opportunity to stuff both gold bars into Li Wanhua's arms:

"Don't worry, your brother has a tough life, I'll be fine... but no matter what happens, live well, you know?"

"Brother!!!"

Li Wanhua couldn't hold it back anymore, tears streaming from her eyes. She reached out again to grab Li Shangfeng's clothes, but he stepped back slightly...

Then, he looked at her deeply and plunged into the deep night without looking back.

……

Xuanwu Avenue.

Figures wearing black coats walked out of the Chengtian Prefecture, whispering to each other as they stepped down the stairs.

"Strange... why were we sent to patrol Xuanwu Avenue for no reason?"

"Isn't this a good thing! The patrol on Xuanwu Avenue is the safest, nothing has happened for over a hundred years, and we can freely patrol the shops and official residences on this avenue... This is huge power!"

"Yeah, in the entire Chengtian Domain, all the noble families and chambers of commerce, who isn't jealous of this piece of cake? My father pulled strings for so long just to find a way to squeeze me in... I thought it had fallen through, but I didn't expect a turning point now!"

"Haha! I never thought I'd have a day where I could wear this black coat! So majestic! Later, I have to walk around my family's mansion a few more times, let those small fries know that just because of them, they deserve to compete with me for a hereditary title?"