Chapter 510 - 248: One Is Dead
"Oh, not only that, you were knocked out for three years by your brother’s sonic attack, and your woman became your brother’s woman for three whole years! What do you think about that? Haha, how ridiculous, the people of the Shangguan Family actually thought the ones who attacked you were mermaids secretly sneaking into the Human Alliance... it’s simply laughable..." Shangguan Ruiqi laughed up to the sky, tears streaming down his face.
"Did you know? From the moment I became conscious, I knew I was different from normal people. At first, I even wondered if I was an orphan my father picked up from somewhere. It wasn’t until the first genetic disease outbreak that I learned from an inconspicuous attendant nearby that I was just a defective product from a laboratory, born with a genetic defect..."
"I don’t want to die... I really don’t want to die... I’m such a genius, so powerful, I’m the pride of the Shangguan Family. Isn’t it only natural for me to live longer? Why can those useless commoners live so freely, without the pain tearing at their insides, without anyone threatening their lives from the outside? Is this fair? It’s not fair! I’m not willing to accept this!"
"The people of the Shangguan Family think they are so smart, with everything under control, yet they don’t realize this family has already been turned into a sieve by me! It’s laughable they haven’t even noticed! You say I’m wrong, what did I do wrong? Was it my choice to be troubled by genetics at birth? Was it my choice to be a fake eldest son of the Shangguan Family? It was even less my choice to accept your hypocritical affections!"
"Those people see me as a reptile to be used as they please, because for me to stay alive, I need the stable genetic medicine they provide... just like a sad addict living in darkness, unable to escape the temptation and threat of that thing for a lifetime."
"When I finally gained enough status and power to make them envious, I finally didn’t have to endure their cold stares and disdain. Even though it cost a Shangguan Family... but so what? I have no connection whatsoever with anyone in this family, sacrificing them doesn’t require hesitation or heartache. As long as I can live, I’m willing to make any decision!"
Initially, Shangguan Ruolin was indeed furious, so much so that he wanted to smash this bastard’s head and pulverize his body to vent his anger! However, the more he listened, the more he realized that this person... his once brother, had gone mad...
"Now, vent all your anger, after all, you’re a dying man... I will make sure you die without a whole body," Shangguan Ruolin said coldly, then got up and unlocked all the restraints in the room before finally leaving.
However, after Shangguan Ruolin left, Shangguan Ruiqi, who was previously crazed, suddenly calmed down, lying supine on the ground, his chest rising and falling with varying speed, always with a slight proud smile at the corner of his mouth. His eerie pupils gradually lost their luster and scattered...
"Shangguan Ruiqi is dead..." Changxi, who had been monitoring the news, suddenly said to Su Jiameng, "Moreover, before his death, he put on a remarkably spectacular show. Does the master want to take a look?"
Su Jiameng and her group had already returned home, Qian Chen and his niece Qianhe had returned earlier. Jiang Zhe left with his younger brother and the neighbor’s little troublemaker Hua Yi, Zhu Mengtong returned Jun Feng, and joined the effort to rescue the injured.
"Shangguan Ruiqi is dead now?" Su Jiameng frowned. According to her predictions, the other party could at least hold on for a day and a night more. Didn’t expect he was off to meet King Yanluo so soon; could it be a trick? She asked Changxi to send over the surveillance video and carefully watched it once.
"Would the master find this person pitiful?" Changxi asked abruptly, after all, Shangguan Ruiqi’s emotional outburst before death truly caught people’s attention. Some overly emotional people might even sympathize with him.
Of course, Su Jiameng is someone who forever prioritizes reason over emotion. Her emotions are all dedicated to her family and the Alliance. As for those who bring death upon themselves, to her, they are even less than strangers. Why sympathize?
"Then Changxi... do you think I’m pitiful?" Su Jiameng returned with an equally strange question; when Changxi didn’t understand, she continued, "I can’t even pity myself, and no one pitied me, where would I have the leisure to pity my enemies? I’m not that idle! Whether Shangguan Ruiqi is pitiful, only those lives lost under his selfishness can answer..."
Is Su Jiameng pitiful? If anyone deserves pity, it’s her, yet she is the one who disdains anyone’s pity the most.
Three lives in total, the first memory long gone, but she still remembers she lived an unhappy life; her parents passed away too early, family relations were thin, she lived alone in misery to her thirties, only to die in her prime. The second life needs no further mention, a history of hardship and tears, enduring wave after wave of "fortunate gains," "struggling to protect," and "helpless losses."
In this third life, she has family, friends, and seemingly a perfect life, but underlying it lies a terrifying danger. It’s like an old, decaying house waiting for demolition, ready to collapse in a storm at any moment.
Su Jiameng doesn’t know when such a scene will silently disappear; all she can do is strive to cherish the present, using her own hands to extend this happiness longer and longer! To pass all her hopes and beliefs to the next generation, and this is considered complete.
"Rather than waiting for someone else’s pity, it’s better to distance yourselves from the source of pity..." Su Jiameng smiled, eyes closed, "Let’s not talk about such mood-killing topics... That Shangguan Ruiqi wasn’t a simple character either, hitting back even at the last moment..."
Changxi sighed regretfully, "Indeed, I bet the head of the Shangguan Family and Shangguan Ruolin will be so angered their hearts might give out?" (To be continued. If you like this story, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), with your support being my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)