Generation Z Mainland

Chapter 27 Generation Z Teenagers: Side Story (Part 2)

Just as everyone was about to sit down and catch their breath, Zhang Guiyuan noticed a blue stone not far away. As he picked it up to show it to everyone, a sudden gust of wind blew out of the stone and towards them.

After an unknown amount of time, the wind finally stopped.

Zhang Guiyuan hurriedly threw down the stone and ran towards where his companions were resting. He found that only Yang Bowen, Yu Junxi, Zhang Xuanrui, Niu Yinuo, and Yang Zhiyuan were still there; the others were nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Guiyuan asked anxiously, "Where are the others? Where did they all go?"

Zhang Xuanrui shook his head and said, "I don't know. A gust of wind just blew them all away."

Yang Bowen also said, "I originally wanted to use the protective shield to block the wind, but the wind was too strong. The shield couldn't cover everyone."

Zhang Guiyuan, his eyes red, slapped himself and said, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't wanted to pick up that broken stone..."

Zhang Xuanrui interrupted Zhang Guiyuan: "Stone? What stone?"

Zhang Guiyuan pointed to the stone he had thrown away not far away and said, "This is the stone."

Zhang Xuanrui walked over, picked up the stone, looked at it, and said, "It really is a hurricane stone."

Yu Junxi asked, puzzled, "Hurricane Stone? How could there be a hurricane stone here?"

Zhang Xuanrui shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Ji-won looked at Niu Yinuo, who remained silent, and understood his feelings. She silently squeezed his hand and said, "The most important thing now is to reunite with the others."

Niu Yinuo nodded and said, "Indeed, no one else knows where the Hurricane Stone took them."

Zhang Guiyuan suddenly stood up to leave, but Yang Bowen quickly grabbed him: "Zhang Guiyuan, what are you doing!"

"I'll deal with the mistakes I made myself."

"Don't do anything foolish." Yang Bowen grabbed him. "I'm begging you."

Zhang Guiyuan gently pushed him away: "I opened the spacetime rift by accident, and we were scattered because of me opening this broken rift. Now I don't know where they are. I saw it at Haohao's place. Only the person who opened the rift can close it again."

“I disagree, Zhang Guiyuan. There must be another way, right?”

Zhang Guiyuan said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I promise you, I won't take any risks. Let's go."

"Okay!" Zhang Guiyuan looked at Yang Bowen walking ahead, knocked Yang Bowen unconscious, put him next to a tree, whispered "I'm sorry," and left.

On the other side, Li Jiasen looked at Zuo Qihan, who was still unconscious, and silently clenched his fist.

He hated himself for not being able to protect his home, his sister, or even his beloved younger brother.

Li Jiasen took off his coat and covered Zuo Qihan with it. He then walked to an open space and summoned Zhi Enhan.

Ji Eun-han asked, looking completely bewildered, "Prince, what do you want with me?"

Li Jiasen put his hand on Zhi Enhan's shoulder and said, "Xiao Zhi, keep an eye on Zuo Qihan for me these next few days."

Although Zhi Enhan didn't understand why Li Jiasen did this, he knew in his heart that Zuo Qihan was as important to Li Jiasen as his sister, so he nodded in agreement.

Li Jiasen returned to the tree and sat down. Zhang Yiran walked over and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so down? Are you still worried about Zuo Qihan?"

Li Jiasen nodded and said, "If it weren't for this incident, perhaps... he would still be that carefree, silly boy."

Zhang Yiran laughed and said, "Only you dare to call him that. If it were anyone else, he would have already attacked. By the way, what did Xiao Zhi say about him?"

Li Jiasen shook his head, his eyes gradually reddening. Seeing this, Zhang Yiran didn't say anything more, but silently picked up the necklace, summoned Jiayin, and left.

Li Jiayin sat down next to Li Jiasen and said, "Brother... Brother Zuo Qihan... he'll be alright, right?"

Li Jiasen looked at his sister and smiled, "Yes, he... he'll be alright, there are so many... people who love him." At that moment, Zhi Enhan suddenly flew over, anxiously saying, "Prince, something terrible has happened, Zuo Qihan..."

Li Jiasen suddenly stood up: "What's wrong with him?"

"Zuo Qihan's condition has suddenly worsened; you should go and check on him quickly."

Li Jiasen pulled Li Jiayin to Zhang Yiran: "Zhang Yiran, come with me."

Zhang Yiran nodded, put Li Jiayin back into the necklace, and then followed Li Jiasen to Zuo Qihan's side.

Seeing Zuo Qihan's worsening condition, Zhang Yiran asked in surprise, "What... happened to him?"

Ji Eun-han said, "I don't know, he suddenly became like this."

Li Jiasen asked, "Xiao Zhi, do you have any way to slightly suppress Zuo Qihan's condition?"

Ji Eun-han stammered, "Yes, there is... but..."

Li Jiasen said sternly, "Stop stammering! Speak!" Zhi Enhan was startled and said, "Yes, it is, it is a forbidden technique of our... Star Spirit Clan."

Li Jiasen was taken aback: "Forbidden technique? You mean... Dream Purification Spirit Realm?"

Ji Eun-han nodded and said, "Yes, but once this forbidden technique is activated, it will have a backlash, so..."

Li Jiasen interrupted Zhi Enhan: "Even if there's only a sliver of hope, I have to give it a try."

Ji Eun-han looked at Lee Jia-sen, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Prince, have you made up your mind?"

Li Jiasen nodded and said, "Yes, it's decided."

Zhi Enhan knew that Li Jiasen's decision was irreversible, so she sighed and said, "Alright, I will protect you."

Li Jiasen silently chanted, "The voice of dreams, with my thoughts, I will exchange it for rebirth, bind it!"

After an unknown amount of time, Li Jiasen's face gradually turned pale.

Zhang Yiran asked worriedly, "Jiasen, how are you? Are you alright?"

Li Jiasen shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

A beam of light suddenly appeared inside Zuo Qihan's body, suppressing Li Jiasen's supernatural power. Li Jiasen groaned and spat out a trace of blood.

Zhang Yiran rushed over to help Li Jiasen: "Li Jiasen!"

Li Jiasen gently pushed him away and said, "Never mind me, let's look at Zuo Qihan first."

Zuo Qihan slowly opened his eyes: "Where...is this...?"

Zhang Yiran exclaimed in surprise, "Zuo Qihan, you're finally awake! Li Jiasen, look, he's awake, Li Jia..."

Zuo Qihan followed Zhang Yiran's gaze to Li Jiasen, who had fainted on the ground at some point.

Ignoring the pain, Zuo Qihan struggled to get up and rushed to Li Jiasen's side: "Brother, brother, wake up! Don't scare my brother! Brother! Xiaozhi, what happened to him?"

Ji Eun-han stammered, "The prince... was afraid something would happen to you... so he used... a forbidden technique of the Star Spirits... His injuries hadn't healed yet, and the forbidden technique saved your life, so he fainted."

Upon hearing Zhi Enhan's words, Zuo Qihan couldn't help but shed tears.

Zhang Yiran sighed and said, "Zuo Qihan, you don't look like the leader of the five elements at all right now."

Zuo Qihan looked at Li Jiasen, whose face was deathly pale, and said, "I never thought of myself as the head of the five elements. I just want to be an ordinary person. I can... not think about so much, and I can still chat and laugh with Li Jiasen on the rooftop like before."

Zhang Yiran looked at the two people in front of him, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Actually, no one wanted these things to happen. I often wish... that the destruction of Jiasen's clan because of my few words was just a dream. I've always considered atonement as my motivation to live. The day this is done, perhaps I will..."

"Brother Yiran, don't talk nonsense!" Zhang Yiran's words were interrupted by the girl in the necklace: "Brother Yiran, without you I wouldn't be able to see you, and I wouldn't be able to see Asata. Brother Yiran, please don't say that again, okay?" Zhang Yiran smiled helplessly: "Okay, I promise you."

Zuo Qihan silently hugged the unconscious Li Jiasen tightly. Li Jiasen had once jokingly asked him if he was going to compete with Li Jiayin for favor, and he knew it was just a joke. But in his heart, Li Jiasen was like his own older brother. After learning his true identity, this carefree boy seemed to mature overnight. He kept telling himself that only when he was strong enough could he protect his companions and the people he cared about. Whether facing the most powerful Guan Junchen or anyone else, he always appeared calm and fearless. But for some reason, he could let down his guard around Li Jiasen, complaining about his helplessness and despair. Li Jiasen would listen quietly, put his arm around his shoulder, and say, "It's okay, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best." He would also remain silent, simply patting his head and quietly comforting him.

Zuo Qihan told himself that no matter who it was, Zhang Hanrui, Ling Zhaoxue, Li Jiasen, Zhi Enhan or anyone else, he would protect them even if it cost him his life.

Zhang Hanrui, the other half of the group, woke up to find himself in an unfamiliar place. He hurriedly nudged the people next to him: "Ling Zhaoxue, wake up! Chen Junming, Guan Junchen, Wang Hao, everyone, wake up!"

Wang Hao rubbed his eyes and asked, "Where...is this?"

"I don't know. I just woke up and found it was just the two of us. I don't know where the others went."

“Could it be… that gust of wind just now?” Wei Zichen pulled Zhang Zhongyu up and said, “But this wind is too strange. It just happened to blow away Zhang Guiyuan, Yang Bowen, Zuo Qihan, Li Jiasen, Yu Junxi, Brother Nuo and Sister Zhiyuan.”

Zhang Zhongyu nodded and said, "Hey, do you think it's Mei Suzhi and her gang again?"

Li Yunchen quickly grabbed Guan Junchen: "No way? Not again?"

Fu Ziming patted him on the shoulder and said, "Alright, no matter what, with so many of us, are we afraid of just one person?"

Nie Weichen tugged at Fu Ziming and said, "Anyway, I'm pretty scared."

Chen Junming looked around and said, "Hey? Where's Wang Junxi?"

Zhang Hanrui reached out and touched his surroundings, saying, "There's a barrier here. He and Lulu are probably outside the barrier."

Ling Zhaoxue reached out and touched her surroundings, finding a ray of light where her hand touched. She withdrew her hand and said, "I wonder... how Qi Han and the others are doing."

Siyin hugged Ling Zhaoxue and said, "Don't worry, he'll definitely be fine."

Ling Zhaoxue sighed and said, "I hope so."

To be continued
(End of this chapter)