Chapter 32: A Badass Man Should Support His Brother in a Critical Moment

"Mom, where are you?"

Chu Zihang's voice carried a hint of low, hoarse huskiness. He lowered his head, but from the side, one could still clearly see his face twitching violently; it was hard to imagine what kind of expression was on that handsome, heroic face at this moment...

Angry and ferocious.

Lu Mingfei had never seen Chu Zihang like this.

In his eyes, Senior Brother Chu was an image of being "all-capable," unflappable, and as calm as an iceberg; his poker face was always expressionless, save for the occasional look of shock or daze when he couldn't handle the lame jokes Lu Mingfei threw at him.

Now, Lu Mingfei finally knew that icebergs could also crack, provided they encountered earth-shattering, cataclysmic events like earthquakes or tsunamis.

Of course, this "major event" couldn't be his mother not coming home for the night; it would be too strange for a son to be angry and ferocious over that.

Lu Mingfei looked out the window again. He was a bit clever, just indifferent and unconcerned about most things. But now it was different; Chu Zihang's business was his business!

Was the change because of that rain that should have been far away?

"Mom is here at your EB Ayi's Xishan Villa, having such a great time!"

The beautiful aunt on the other end of the phone was still cheerful, completely failing to hear the change in her son's voice.

"Wait for me to come pick you up."

After saying this, Chu Zihang hung up the phone.

He knew his mother was someone who had been well-cared for since childhood, happy until now, to the point of being a bit heartless.

Therefore, saying anything else was meaningless; his mother wouldn't understand, and even if she did, she would only be flustered and helpless. She just needed to keep having fun there; her son would resolve everything.

Five years ago, he had already run away once, and he had regretted it in sorrow ever since; now, he would not run away again.

Only blades would meet the challenge!

Chu Zihang took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He looked at Lu Mingfei: "I have something to do..."

"Although I don't know what happened yet, Senior Brother, don't you dare think about leaving me behind. 'When disaster strikes, each flies their own way'—that would mean you don't consider me one of your own. How could we be brothers after that?"

Lu Mingfei interrupted immediately, speaking with righteous indignation, and even struck a slightly comical starting pose to prove his point.

"Don't look at me like I have no strength; I'm a pro at running! I can run very fast in a pinch, and I'll never drop the ball! Take me with you, Senior Brother, who knows, I might be able to help with something?"

Even in such an atmosphere, Chu Zihang's mouth twitched at Lu Mingfei's lame joke. He thought to himself that "when disaster strikes, each flies their own way" referred to husbands and wives! For one's own people, it should be "when brothers are of one mind, their sharpness can cut through metal"... but the meaning was close enough, so it was OK.

"Fine, let's go."

Chu Zihang turned and left; he was a decisive person. Besides, one look at Lu Mingfei's eyes told him that even if he really left Lu Mingfei here, Lu Mingfei would just run over anyway; Xishan Villa wasn't far from here.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Lu Mingfei grinned and stepped forward to keep up.

But a line of text, accompanied by a cold, mechanical sound, appeared before his eyes—【Warning: During the execution of the 【Tai Chi Fist】 plan, no extraneous actions are permitted! Electric shock countdown: three...】

The smile on Lu Mingfei's face froze before it could fully bloom. He glanced at the time: 9:45 PM. There were still fifteen minutes until 10:00!

What was he supposed to do? Say he had to stay here to finish the remaining Tai Chi practice before rushing over? By then, the opportunity would have long passed!

【Two...】

The electric shock countdown continued. That soul-piercing pain felt as if it were carved into his soul; Lu Mingfei couldn't help but shudder.

Yet he did not hesitate. His footsteps only faltered subconsciously before he moved again.

To hell with the electric shock; if it has the guts, let it electrocute me to death! Even if I turn into charcoal today, I have to go and see if I can help Senior Brother. A real man fears nothing!

【One!】

Lu Mingfei subconsciously tensed his whole body, wanting to use his willpower to resist the terrifying electric shock about to arrive.

But the next second brought not an electric shock, but another long string of text and the cold mechanical sound.

【Unexpected situation detected, verifying...】

【Verification complete. Behavior aligns with the goal of 'becoming the strongest and most badass man in the world.' Deemed necessary. Current plan suspended. Formulating Temporary Schedule...】

【Temporary Schedule released】

【Time: Unlimited

Goal: Help Chu Zihang

Reward: Upon completion of the plan, 【Tai Chi Fist】 Proficiency will be increased】

The smile that had frozen on Lu Mingfei's face blossomed completely.

See, the Schedule was still quite sensible. To become the strongest and most badass man in the world, one naturally had to do everything to the best of one's ability. How could one not support one's brother in a critical moment!

Chu Zihang didn't take Lu Mingfei directly to the garage; instead, he went to his room first, took a black elongated tennis bag from the corner of the closet, and slung it over his shoulder.

Lu Mingfei, who had been full of ambition and aggressive spirit while following Senior Brother Chu to "do something big," was suddenly a bit puzzled.

Earlier, looking at Chu Zihang's posture, he seemed angry enough to go chop something up, but what was the deal with stopping halfway to grab a tennis bag? Was the enemy Ryoma Echizen?

This confusion lasted until they reached the garage, where Chu Zihang let the waiting Chen Shu go home early. He drove himself, and the two sat in the Mercedes.

Chu Zihang turned the key.

Bright headlights pierced the night sky. This "suit-wearing thug," equipped with a V12 twin-turbo engine, 612 maximum horsepower, and 1000N·m of peak torque, finally welcomed the moment to roar wantonly. It charged out of the garage like a beast!

Lu Mingfei was pressed into his seat by the sudden G-force and saw the tennis bag Chu Zihang handed over.

"Open it and look."

Crisp and decisive, Chu Zihang's consistent style. Since he had decided to bring Lu Mingfei along, some things naturally had to be explained to him.

Lu Mingfei took the tennis bag and weighed it; he was surprised to find it somewhat heavy, and the texture felt quite strange.

He pulled the zipper open.

A sword hilt wrapped in black sharkskin lay tightly against the tennis rackets.

Lu Mingfei's mind went blank. He subconsciously gripped the hilt and drew the sword.

The sharp blade emerged from its sheath, splashing out an iron-blue light. A cold aura traveled rapidly up his wrist; the edge of the blade was so sharp it was merely a thin black line, reflecting almost nothing.

"A real sword?"

Lu Mingfei asked, his tone unexpectedly very calm.

"Correct."

Chu Zihang replied, his foot pressing the accelerator to the floor after driving out of the residential complex, speeding along like a bolt of lightning, "I thought you would be very surprised."

"If I saw this in someone else's hands, I would be surprised, maybe even scared enough to jump up. But Senior Brother, you... honestly, I always felt that what should be lying in this tennis bag was a sniper rifle."

Lu Mingfei muttered.

"So are we really going to go hack someone to death?"

"Hack someone? No."

Chu Zihang shook his head.

"The thing we are going to hack is not a person."

The night was as thick as canvas soaked in asphalt, the streetlights on both sides of the road only able to disperse a small patch, light and shadow flickering on the faces of the two people in the car. One was as cold and expressionless as iron, the other had been visibly nervous, but suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not a person? Then it probably isn't some protected animal either? The kind that wouldn't be illegal or a crime to hack to death!"

"……Correct."

Chu Zihang suddenly laughed, a very rare laugh.

He remembered that rainy night again, the comforting words that man had said to him under those circumstances; thinking about it now, they were actually somewhat playful.

"Things like Death Servants do not have citizenship."

Daily 10,000-character progress (2225/10000)

My sleep schedule is back to normal! Starting to code!

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(End of this chapter)