Quick Wear: Welcome to the Crazy Scene

Compared to the capital planet, Horn was so backward it felt like another world. The people of this system even retained a long-abandoned pre-interstellar lifestyle.

Eat three meals a day and spend an extra third of your time sleeping.

When the starship entered the airspace of Horn, Jidonran became tense, like a stretched cotton thread, tempting people to touch it.

He always had a blank expression on his face, but Shen Jin knew that he was sad.

Jitonran did not ask the employees to accompany him. Instead, he pushed a black motorcycle down from somewhere, put on a helmet, and stuffed the cub into his chest pocket.

The roar of the motorcycle sounded, and the combustion of backward energy released a pungent black-brown exhaust gas.

Jidunran has also completely integrated into the lives of the locals.

He is very familiar with this place.

Shen Jin thought so as he stubbornly stuck his head out from his clothes.

The asphalt road has been in disrepair for many years, and is full of potholes, exposing the muddy and sandy ground.

Shen Jin's hair was blown by the wind and slapped Ji Dunran's chest wildly.

He lowered his eyes, confirmed Shen Jin's safety, and tightened the accelerator again. With a roar, the motorcycle leaped into the air, paused in the air for a few seconds, and then landed on the ground.

Some disappeared in the black exhaust.

After being blown by the wind for a long time, Jidunran finally arrived at a deserted wasteland. Bushes gathered in clumps, the highest of which only reached the height of his calves.

Jidunran hesitated on the bracelet, and after two breaths, he put away the exoskeleton and sat back in the wheelchair.

Not only that, he turned off almost all the electronic devices on his body, except for the positioning watch that displayed Shen Jin's location.

Shen Jin watched his movements, waiting for Ji Dunran's explanation.

The wheelchair rolled across the wasteland, and the sound of collisions and bumps on the rocks were particularly obvious.

She saw the veins bulging on Jidunran's body as he struggled to maintain stability.

An hour passed in silence.

They reached the top of a mountain.

It is called a mountain, but it is more appropriate to describe it as a slope. It is an artificially stacked protrusion with a vertical drop of only 50 meters.

There are two stone tablets on it.

"This is the grave of my father and mother."

Ji Dunran had parked his wheelchair on the slope, one meter away from the stone tablet.

Shen Jin changed his posture and sat cross-legged facing Ji Dunran.

The sadness that Ji Dunran had originally felt was also shattered by her turning around.

Compared to this wasteland, the fifty-meter-high earth slope is already the highest mountain.

Amid the whistling wind, Jidunran seemed to be narrating a story that had nothing to do with him.

"my parents."

He paused, organizing his words, "He's an avid pursuer of ancient civilizations."

Jidunran was not at peace. He clenched his fists. "They are so fanatical that they even disdain to use the everyday technology of the capital planet. They spend their entire lives searching for the utopia left behind by ancient civilizations."

"Of course, they spent a huge amount of money to buy the most advanced interstellar shuttle. It took decades to get here."

“I was born here.”

"They travel through space all year round. Civilian spacecraft can't completely block radiation, and they're unwilling to go to the capital planet's hospitals for checkups and repairs. So, conceived under these conditions, I'm naturally weaker than my peers."

"I grew up here alone until I was five years old, when the muscles in my legs started to atrophy and my brain showed no signs of development. That's when they started to get anxious."

"They abandoned their plan to explore ancient civilizations and took me back to the capital planet."

Ji Dunran's hands were already bruised from pinching.

Shen Jin silently pulled his hands together and wrapped them around her body.

After suddenly relaxing, even the blood flowing through my fingertips felt icy cold, but the larger surface of my skin felt a constant warmth gathering in my heart.

Ji Dunran bent his waist slightly and moved closer to Shen Jin.

"They left me here for five years, and then on the estate for three. Then they died."

"The hospital's diagnosis told me that the damage caused by long-term neglect is irreversible. The best solution is to amputate these legs and replace them with bionic legs or metal legs."

"I refused."

"Their instructions kept running through my head."

"You know, they come to see me occasionally, and that's the time I'm happiest and most looking forward to. Every time before they leave, when I'm facing the most painful separation, they always give me advice."

"They told me that my body is a gift from the gods, and it's supreme. I must protect it well and not allow any technology... to contaminate it, including repair chambers and medicine."

Ji Dunran laughed at himself: "Was I really stupid at that time, to believe such nonsense?"

"They traveled the universe in the most advanced spacecraft, fully equipped with repair chambers and nutrients. And I treated their instructions like treasure, staying in my little bed, only daring to drink water when I was sick. Fearing contamination, they refused to even come for the occasional meeting."

"Later, they died."

Shen Jin heard Ji Dunran's laughter, which was almost inaudible and blown away by the wind.

The stone tablet stood there quietly, facing Jidonran from afar.

"The day they died, I had a high fever and fell into a coma. My uncle was afraid that if I died in the manor, it would bring shame to his reputation, so he carried me into the repair cabin."

"This was my first time using a recovery cabin, and it was the most comfortable sleep I've ever had."

"Uncle Heye always linked my high fever to my parents' death, and imagined a tragic drama of forbearance and revenge for me. After all, he was the instigator of that trip and also the one who benefited from it. I should blame him for my parents' death."

"Maybe he doesn't know that there were moments when I didn't want parents like that."

"But Jitono always shows off his brain development in front of me. I do get angry. He will have a spirit beast that will accompany him throughout his life, but I won't."

Ji Dunran withdrew his hand from Shen Jin's abdomen and hugged the cub with his other hand.

Even though it was so tiny, it was enough for him to feel the power of companionship.

"I have some talent for technological research." Jitonran's voice was full of pride. "They looked down on technology, but I became a top-notch researcher in technology and even abandoned the ancient human lifestyle they carefully cultivated."

"Tell me, if they find out, will they be so angry that they'll come out of here?"

Jidunran was now much calmer and in the mood to joke.

"Maybe it's a trauma from my childhood, or maybe I've just gotten used to it. I find I can't give up these legs. Unless work requires it, I'll probably always be in a wheelchair."

Jidunran picked up the cub.

When our eyes met, it was as if we caught a glimpse of the green grassland under the blue sky.

The wind blows and the grass moves, creating ripples of green.

Jidunran unpacked all his technological accessories. He stood tall and straight before the stone tablet again.

Shen Jin was sent back to the top of his head by him.

He took two steps forward, then squatted down, brushing off the dust on the stone tablet with his fingertips.

"I won't be back again, and my past suffering ends here."

"I have a family that will be with me my whole life."

Live and die together, what a beautiful word.