I'm not a drama god

The surging electric arcs gradually dissipated into nothingness.

With a deafening roar, the power plant's equipment collapsed completely. In an instant, the numerous hanging lights also exploded, their crimson glow extinguished, and darkness once again enveloped the factory.

The hazy starlight pierced through the clouds and streamed in through the factory windows, dispelling a corner of the darkness.

Three charred corpses lay scattered on the factory floor, their eyes wide with shock, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable before they died...

In the dim light, a figure covered in wounds stumbled to his feet from the other side.

Li Shangfeng stepped over the three corpses, slowly and resolutely walking to Li Wanhua's side. He reached out his hands to pick up his sister, but when he saw her arms, covered in sharp fragments of metal, gleaming coldly in the starlight like a monster, his hands froze in mid-air.

Li Shangfeng could imagine what he looked like now: his skin charred black like a dried corpse, his body covered in broken wounds, and his hands like those of a chainsaw maniac, ferocious and terrifying...

If she saw me, she would probably be startled again, and then turn around and really sever her sibling relationship with me, right?

At that moment, a hint of inferiority, very similar to that of Li Laide, flashed in Li Shangfeng's eyes. He subconsciously withdrew his hands... Just then, a pair of slender fingers gently grasped his broken arms.

"Hey... Li Shangfeng... my leg hurts so much..." Li Wanhua gently held the edge of the grotesque fragment, looked at Li Shangfeng, and grinned as she spoke.

Li Shangfeng was slightly taken aback when he saw Li Wanhua's tearful eyes.

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, ''! Hurry up and carry me!' Li Wanhua glared at him with a pout. "Now that my leg is broken, you don't want your little sister anymore, huh? Let me tell you, Li Shangfeng, if you dare to abandon me, I'll never forgive you!"

Li Shangfeng was stunned for a moment, and only when he saw that Li Wanhua was about to hit him did he come to his senses. He hurriedly turned his back, letting Li Wanhua's hands wrap around his shoulders, and then carried her on his back...

At the same time, Li Wanhua's voice came softly from beside his ear:

"Hey, Li Shangfeng..."

"You look just like the Chainsaw Man from a comic book... kind of cool."

"Next time you go to school for my parent-teacher conference, just go like that, and you'll definitely seduce all the boys in my class."

Li Shangfeng smiled.

His mouth stretched from ear to ear, and after a moment of silence, he replied:

"Not just the male students... their parents will be completely smitten with me too!"

Even though he was in constant pain, Li Shangfeng's heart had never felt so at peace. Warmth spread from his back to his heart, making him feel warm all over.

He is still alive, his sister is still alive, and they still depend on each other for survival...

This is the best ending.

Li Shangfeng carried his younger sister on his back and stumbled out of the factory. The hazy starlight twinkled above him, and as the fresh air entered his nostrils, a sense of relief at surviving a disaster welled up in his heart.

As if remembering something, he turned to look back at the dark, empty factory...

There seemed to be nothing inside.

Can……

Is there really nothing there?

Li Shangfeng's lips curled slightly upward. Carrying his sister on his back, he bowed deeply to the empty factory and solemnly began to speak:

"Although I don't know who you are, but..."

"Thank you very much."

Whether it was his imagination or not, the moment he thanked them, bursts of laughter and mockery entered his mind... Those voices were so unfamiliar, yet they felt so close to him.

When Li Shangfeng listened more carefully, the sounds seemed to disappear. He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and carried his sister straight down the mountain.

……

The good news was that there was a clinic at the foot of the mountain, where Li Shangfeng placed Li Wanhua, who had broken her leg, and asked the doctor to help her with treatment.

After paying the fee and pleading with the doctor, he was just about to turn and leave when a hand gripped his clothes tightly...

"elder brother."

"……Where are you going?"

Li Shangfeng turned around and saw a pair of reddened eyes looking at him... Li Wanhua's face was full of worry and reluctance.

“The person who kidnapped you is someone important… I need to go out and settle this matter once and for all.” Li Shangfeng gently stroked her head, his tone unusually gentle, but his gaze toward the window unusually cold.

"I'm fine, really." Li Wanhua still gripped his clothes tightly. "Why don't we just stay here with you and we'll go home..."

“No…” Li Shangfeng shook his head without hesitation.

"If this matter isn't resolved, what happened tonight might happen a second, a third time... As long as we're in the Chengtian Realm, we can't escape their grasp. And since they control the Realm Train, we can't leave either..."

"Some things have to have a result."

Li Wanhua's already weak face turned even paler. She didn't know what to say for a moment, but she held onto Li Shangfeng tightly in fear, refusing to let go.

Seeing his younger sister in this state, Li Shangfeng felt extremely distressed. If he could, he wouldn't want to leave when Li Wanhua had broken her bone... but he knew he had no other choice.

Although the three who kidnapped Li Wanhua have been dealt with, the Grand Historian is still alive, and Brand is still alive. They won't let it go so easily after I killed their men. And their target is none other than me; I've come looking for them, regardless of the outcome…

At least, it won't affect Li Wanhua.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Shangfeng stuffed both gold bars into Li Wanhua's arms:

"Don't worry, your brother's tough, I'll be fine... But no matter what happens, live on, okay?"

"elder brother!!!"

Li Wanhua could no longer hold back, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes. She reached out again to grab Li Shangfeng's sleeve, but he gently took a step back...

Then, he gave her a deep look, and without turning back, he plunged into the deep night.

……

Xuanwu Avenue.

One by one, figures draped in black robes emerged from Chengtian Mansion, whispering to each other as they descended the steps.

"Strange... Why on earth were we sent to patrol Xuanwu Avenue?"

"Isn't this a good thing! The patrols along Xuanwu Avenue are the safest, with hardly any incidents in over a hundred years. Moreover, they can freely inspect all the shops and official residences along Xuanwu Avenue... That's a tremendous power!"

“Yes, in the entire Chengtian Realm, which family or merchant guild isn’t envious of this piece of the pie? My father searched for so many connections before he barely managed to find a way to get me in… I thought it was a lost cause before, but unexpectedly, there’s been a turnaround now!”

"Haha! I never thought I'd be wearing this black robe! It's so impressive! I'll have to linger around my manor for a while and let those small fry know that they don't even dare to compete with me for the hereditary title!"