Zhou Qing looked at Ye Ran with soft eyes and said, "Because you look a lot like my brother."
"Your brother?"
Ye Ran was startled.
Zhou Qing took out a photo from the desk drawer.
In the photo, there are two boys and girls aged 17 or 18. The boy among them is handsome and has a gentle expression.
At first glance, he looks a lot like Ye Ran, but Ye Ran's eyebrows are sharper and full of energy.
Zhou Qing rubbed the young man's face in the photo and said softly: "My parents left early, and my brother and I have been dependent on each other since we were young."
"My younger brother is my only relative in this world, my only support..."
"My only relative, where are the other relatives in your family?" Ye Ran couldn't help but ask.
"All dead."
Zhou Qing murmured: "The Tianyu Wasteland came and directly swallowed up the five surrounding cities. All relatives died."
"My brother and I were mixed in with the fleeing crowd and survived by luck. We followed the crowd and fled across the wilderness."
"There are many strange beasts in the wasteland, and those who escape are ordinary people. Many people die every day."
"I was seven years old at that time, and my brother was only six years old, but he was much more mature than me. He would give me priority to eat whatever food he found."
"It was a difficult journey until we were halfway through the escape, when we were rescued by the strong men from the Martial Alliance who arrived and arranged to live in a new city..."
Zhou Qing's voice was very slow and soft, and she stated bit by bit.
Ye Ran was a little silent. Tianyu Wasteland is one of the ten largest wastelands in Xia Kingdom.
When it came, there was no warning, it came so suddenly, and swallowed up five surrounding cities.
This caused great turmoil at the time.
"Where is your brother?" Ye Ran asked.
"he died."
Zhou Qing said softly: "A few years ago, a beast wave broke out in the city we live in."
"All the strange beasts in the wasteland, led by a beast king, poured into the city, and the city soon fell."
"My brother and I fled with the crowd, just like we did when we were children, but this time we were not as lucky as we were when we were children..."
Ye Ran was silent, wanting to comfort but didn't know how to speak.
Whether it is the coming of the wasteland or the tide of beasts, it is inevitable in this era.
Everyone may encounter it.
"While escaping, my brother died. Commander Yang who was passing by was so kind that he rescued me and took me back to the Black Seal Tower."
Tears glistened in Zhou Qing's eyes, "I am the one who wants to follow Commander Yang here."
"My brother is dead. I have no family and no home. It will be the same wherever I live."
Ye Ran felt suffocated and said in a bitter voice: "Although the Martial Alliance is strong, the Xia Kingdom is so big that it is often difficult to take care of it."
"I know, I never blamed Wu Meng."
Tears streamed down Zhou Qing's pretty face, "Just like I know, although Commander Yang saved me, he is not a kind person."
"He is not a good person. He has killed many people. He was just soft-hearted when he saved me, but I am still grateful to him."
"And since my brother is gone, I really have nowhere to go. Whether it's this dark Black Seal Tower or the peaceful city under the rule of the Martial Alliance, it makes no difference to me."
"It's really the same everywhere..."
Ye Ran was silent for a long time, this was this era, there was no way to avoid it, no way to retreat.
Under the torrent of the times, no one can be immune.
His parents in this body died from animal disasters.
There are many others who have experienced the same thing as him, but in comparison, he has a sister-in-law and a family.
Already considered very lucky.
"I'm really happy to meet you. You look so much like my brother."
Zhou Qing wiped her tears and said with a smile: "Can you let me hug you? I miss my brother."
Ye Ran nodded.
Zhou Qing hugged him gently, not daring to hold him too tightly, her body still trembling slightly.
Seeing this, Ye Ran sighed again in his heart.
Zhou Qing adjusted quickly. She looked at Ye Ran in front of her with an optimistic expression and touched Ye Ran's head.
"Well, why are you always frowning at such a young age? It looks so ugly."
"What will you do next?"
Ye Ran asked: "Staying here is not a long-term solution after all."
"I'll leave sooner or later."
Zhou Qing smiled brightly, "When I leave, I will open a flower shop in other cities and take in children who have become orphans due to beast chaos."
"Flower shop, why don't you open an orphanage?"
Ye Ran was stunned.
"Because I also love beauty. Which girl doesn't like pretty flowers?"
Zhou Qing said fiercely: "Why, you think I am incompatible with flowers when I am old. I am only twenty-three."
"Not old, not old at all."
Ye Ran was chatting.
Then he said seriously: "No matter twenty-three, thirty-three, or forty-three, a kind-hearted woman will always deserve the most beautiful flowers."
Zhou Qing was startled for a moment, then hummed softly: "Young devil, you do know how to praise others."
"However, I hope that after I leave, I can go to a city that will never be invaded by alien beasts."
Zhou Qing said with a wry smile, "But does a city like that exist?"
"It will be there in the future."
Ye Ran said to himself, his eyes particularly bright.
Zhou Qing was stunned.
…
afternoon.
Ye Ran came to the third underground floor again.
Five days had passed, and he had to come and see the progress of the black dragon essence and blood that Zhang Yuhe helped him refine.
"I hope this guy won't be lazy."
Ye Ran sighed secretly, it wasn't that he was worried, it was the guy who looked uneasy.
Go behind the entrance.
As usual, he spoke to the man in iron mask who was guarding him.
The man in the iron mask did not feel embarrassed and said indifferently: "You are not allowed to go to other prisons. If you violate the rules, I will kill you!"
Ye Ran nodded and walked straight into the passage.
When he came to cell number one.
Just then two young women came out.
Their voices were sweet, and they acted coquettishly towards Zhang Yuhe, "Brother Yuhe, we are leaving."
"Bye babies, see you tomorrow."
Zhang Yuhe grinned, waved vigorously, sent the two of them away, then held his waist and shook his head.
"Damn it, these two little bitches are so terrible,"
entrance of the cave.
Ye Ran was dumbfounded.
The two people just now were not Xiao Cui and Xiao Lian from the past few days, they were the other two whom I had never seen before.
He looked at Zhang Yuhe suspiciously.
I became more and more suspicious that there was something wrong with this guy, not Zhang Yuhe.
Sensing his strange gaze, Zhang Yuhe curled his lips and said, "Eating and sex are human nature."
"Forget it, you are still young and I can't explain it to you."
Zhang Yuhe yawned and turned towards the cave where he was resting. Suddenly he thought of something and turned around and said with a smile.
"Dark Cloud, are you forty-eight this year?"
"Um."
Ye Ran nodded lightly and walked towards the silver machine. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the machine was full of black dragon blood.
"I'm not telling you that if you really want to break through the fourth level, just use the essence and blood of a grandmaster-level alien beast, right?"
Zhang Yuhe raised his eyebrows again.
"It's not for me, it's for others to refine." Ye Ran said casually.
"Come on, your strength has reached the third level peak, your energy and blood are overflowing, and you only need essence and blood to break through. Who can use it if you don't use it for yourself?"
Zhang Yuhe rolled his eyes and said, "I have met too many people. You can tell at a glance whether they are refined for me."
Ye Ran was noncommittal and did not respond.
"okay."
Zhang Yuhe stretched and said, "Don't worry, the quasi-grandmaster guarding my cave cannot hear me."
"You, a little undercover agent of the Martial Alliance, just tell me what your purpose is in seeking me out."
