Swallowed Star: Holy Flesh

Chapter 23 Lu Gang Arrives
The next day, the sunlight shone through the curtains onto Wang Xiu's face.

Wang Xiu slowly opened his eyes and turned to look at Lin Nianzhen who was lying beside him.

Under Wang Xiu's gaze, Lin Nianzhen's eyelashes trembled slightly. It was obvious that she had woken up a long time ago, but was just too shy.

Seeing this, Wang Xiu's eyes flashed with tenderness, but he did not expose the other party.

Just by gently hugging each other's back, the two sides immediately stuck together tightly again.

Feeling that little Wang Xiu, who was like a fire dragon, was clinging to her tightly, Lin Nianzhen's delicate body trembled suddenly.

"Stop it, it hurts."

Looking at Lin Nianzhen's tearful eyes, Wang Xiu really couldn't bear to torment her any further, so he had to force himself to get up in Optimus Prime mode.

Lin Nianzhen hid in the quilt, with only her little head sticking out, watching Wang Xiu put on his clothes.

"Ash... do you want me to help you?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu looked at Lin Nianzhen with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You...how are you going to help me?" Looking at Lin Nianzhen, who had hidden herself in the quilt with her ears blushing, Wang Xiu couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"You come in first." Lin Nianzhen was unwilling to say it clearly.

Seeing this, Wang Xiu didn't hesitate at all. He took off all his clothes and got into bed at the fastest speed in his life.

Next, Wang Xiu watched Lin Nianzhen slowly shrink into the quilt.

Then, in the next moment, Wang Xiu only felt an extreme warmth and happiness attacking his first and second brains.

……

Half an hour later, Lin Nianzhen got up to wash up, while Wang Xiu lay on the bed and began to think about the future and development of mankind and the issue of peace in the universe.

Why can't the six peak ethnic groups coexist peacefully?
The original ancestor was too reckless back then, otherwise there would be no demon clan or mechanical clan now.

……

Just when Wang Xiu was immersed in the vast universe, Lin Nianzhen's voice calling him to eat brought him back.

"Oh, here I come." Wang Xiu quickly got up, dressed and washed, and then came to the dining table.

After finishing breakfast, Wang Xiu regained his energy and got up to practice.

Although the efficiency of cultivating genetic energy to become stronger is far less than hunting monsters, the crisis of the golden-horned beast is imminent, and Wang Xiu is unwilling to waste any opportunity to become stronger.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Wang Xiu stopped.

"Who would come here at this time?" A hint of doubt flashed through Wang Xiu's mind. He turned and walked out the door, and saw Lu Gang standing at the door.

"Brother Lu Gang?" Wang Xiu was a little surprised and hurried forward to ask, "Why are you here?"

"You are my savior. I heard that Vulture and Scorpion had a conflict with you, so I came to see you." A smile appeared on Lu Gang's resolute face.

"Now that I see you're okay, I'm relieved."

Wang Xiu was touched when he heard this, and he said:

"Let's not talk about this for now, Brother Lu Gang, come in quickly."

Lu Gang did not refuse when he heard this and followed Wang Xiu into the living room.

"Nianzhen, let me introduce you. This is God of War Lu Gang, my elder brother who has been through life and death with me in the wilderness." Wang Xiu pulled Lu Gang's arm and introduced him to Lin Nianzhen.

"This is my lover, Lin Nianzhen." Wang Xiu then said to Lu Gang with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, take a look. This is my first time here, and I don't have anything good to give you." Upon hearing this, Lu Gang quickly took out a round jade from his pocket and handed it to Lin Nianzhen. "This is for you. I accidentally found it in the west one time. Consider it a gift for meeting you."

"It's not worth much, but don't refuse it."

"This is too expensive."

Lin Nianzhen looked at the transparent and round jade in Lu Gang's hand, knowing that the jade must be worth a lot of money. She didn't dare to take it for a moment, so she had to turn her gaze to Wang Xiu.

You should know that high-quality jade still has extremely high value even before the Nirvana era.

After the Great Nirvana Era, large tracts of land were occupied by monsters, and humans had to retreat to base cities.

The jade producing areas have become a paradise for monsters, and only warriors can go to such places.

Moreover, because the identification of jade seeds requires a lot of experience, for ordinary warriors, the benefits of hard work in digging jade seeds are much lower than hunting monsters.

Only a very small number of low-level warriors would collect some jade seeds in the intervals between hunting monsters, but even so, compared with the period before the Great Nirvana Era, the output of jade has almost reached freezing point.

Scarcity makes things valuable. You can imagine how outrageous the price of jade is in the base city now.

Wang Xiu saw Lin Nianzhen looking at him and nodded with a smile.

After all, it was just a piece of jade. No matter how expensive it was, it was only worth a few million or tens of millions. For warriors of their level, this thing was no different from an ordinary hand-held item.

Seeing Wang Xiu agree, Lin Nianzhen dared to reach out and take the jade.

In fact, Lin Nianzhen has lived with Wang Xiu for so long that she knows how fast Wang Xiu is making money.

She simply didn't want to cause trouble for Wang Xiu.

Seeing Lin Nianzhen accept the jade, Lu Gang smiled and said:
"Hey, sister-in-law, that's right!"

"Brother Wang Xiu saved my life. If it weren't for him, you might not be able to see me now."

Wang Xiu just smiled and said nothing. "Brother Lu Gang, you guys chat first, I'll go cut some fruit for you." Lin Nianzhen smiled and turned into the kitchen.

Seeing Lin Nianzhen leave, Lu Gang looked at Wang Xiu and said with a smile: "Brother Wang Xiu, you are so lucky."

Wang Xiu just smiled and said:

"Brother Lu Gang, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming so I could prepare."

Hearing this, Lu Gang waved his hands and said nonchalantly, "Why do we have to argue about this between you and me?"

"But I did come here today for something."

"What's the matter?" Wang Xiu asked with a smile.

"Speaking of which, this matter is related to you."

"Do you still remember the primary lord-level monster you killed to save me?"

Wang Xiu nodded, and had some guesses in his mind about the purpose of Lu Gang's trip.

Sure enough, Lu Gang said somewhat embarrassedly:

"You and I separated at that time, although I followed your request and did not mention your existence to anyone."

"But the scene of you fighting with the Monster Lord happened to be captured by a satellite. When the military leaders found out, they insisted that I be their lobbyist."

"You should have heard of that senior military official. He is a powerful person who surpasses the level of a war god. He is also indebted to me."

"I couldn't refuse, so I had to come."

"In fact, I have been here once before, but when I first arrived that time, I heard that you went to the wilderness area."

"You happened to be at home this time, so I shamelessly came to your house again."

"But don't worry, I am completely on your side, and the military has no intention of forcing you."

"If you can't cooperate, then they have only one request, or a request. They hope that if you have the opportunity to choose in the future, you will choose to stay in Huaxia."

"You also know that China is vast and has a long coastline."

"The pressure from the monsters we face is always the highest among all the countries in the world. They also hope that you can contribute to China in the future."

After saying all this in one breath, Lu Gang still had a hint of shame on his face.

After all, Wang Xiu was his savior. No matter how nice his words just now sounded, they inevitably had some moral blackmail implications.

Wang Xiu didn't feel anything.

To put it bluntly, the Chinese military has no choice.

Although China has a large population base, there are many geniuses and strong people emerging.

But China is too big. From the Great Nirvana Era to the present, the number of warriors in China has always been in short supply.

Sometimes, when facing a tide of beasts, they even had to sacrifice the lives of ordinary soldiers.

You know, most of those ordinary soldiers are not warriors.

But for the safety of ordinary people, facing powerful monsters, they still resolutely went to the battlefield.

If there were enough Chinese warriors, the military would never resort to such a desperate measure.

Moreover, the Extreme Martial Arts School, the Thunder Martial Arts School and the HR Alliance absorb a huge number of warriors from China every year.

Although these warriors joined the three major forces, they are still Chinese.

But once they choose to join the core of the three major forces, when they fight, they will first obey the orders of the three major forces, not the orders of the Chinese military.

For example, Wang Xiu, if he breaks through to the high-level war god level or even the planetary level in the future, he will definitely be absorbed into the core layer of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

By then, Wang Xiu will face two major choices.

One was sent back to his hometown, and the other stayed at the headquarters of Extreme Martial Arts School.

It would be fine if he chose to return to his hometown, at least he would still be in China. If China encountered any danger, Wang Xiu, as a Chinese, would not sit idly by.

But it would be different if he stayed at the Extreme Martial Arts School headquarters.

The distance is too far, even if I want to, I have no power to care.

For China, it means losing a high-level war god for nothing.

Although they are Chinese, they cannot contribute to protecting the Chinese territory.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiu nodded without hesitation.

"Don't worry, if that day ever comes, I will definitely choose to stay in China." Wang Xiu said with a smile, "After all, I am also a Chinese, and I don't want to see China get hurt."

"As for the rest, forget it."

"The museum owner has talked to me about this before. It's not that I don't want to do it, but I really can't do it." Wang Xiu was a little helpless.

"If the military leader asks, just tell him this."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You've come here with great difficulty, so the two of us should have a good drink."

　Because of some things during the day, I went back to the company, so I wrote this chapter a little slowly at the beginning. I really couldn't grasp the right pace, so I deleted a lot, and then I accidentally wrote a little more at the end, so it's a little late, please forgive me. I think the second chapter should be finished before 12 o'clock, and the third chapter will probably have to wait until after 12 o'clock. You don't have to wait for me, it's not too late to read it tomorrow when you get up.

　　
　
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