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After monitoring for most of the night, aside from four men and women continuously interrogating the boy about a certain person's whereabouts—who seemed to be the boy's father—the boy gritted his teeth and endured the cruel torture without revealing his father's location. Bai Tang was unable to obtain any other useful information.
As the boy was on the verge of losing his last breath, Bai Tang took action. In her view, while the boy's father may have done something wrong, it was not the boy who had erred; the four men and women should not use such brutal methods against a child.
"Who are you?" The four men and women were startled by the sudden appearance of a stranger jumping through the window, immediately taking defensive stances, with the leading man asking warily.
However, before they could finish their question, Bai Tang used her skills to knock them all unconscious. Ignoring those lying on the ground, she noted that their clothing was thick enough, and they clearly appeared to be trained fighters with better physical fitness than ordinary ability users; they would definitely not freeze to death. As for whether they might catch a cold or something similar, that was not within Bai Tang's considerations.
After purchasing a healing potion from the mall and feeding it to the boy, she temporarily stabilized his injuries—though the system-produced elixirs were high-quality, their effectiveness would be halved on others besides Bai Tang. Moreover, she could not justify using such outrageously expensive medicine for a stranger. Bai Tang approached the only woman among the four, crouched down, and placed her right hand on the woman's forehead.
Soul Searching Technique! This was a skill that Bai Tang had purchased at a high price in the mall. As its name suggests, it allows one to search for memories within a person's soul. The cultivation requirements for this spell were not high, but its effectiveness depended on the user's cultivation level. If a foundational-level cultivator used it on someone else, they would not only fail to obtain much useful information but would also inevitably damage the target's brain, rendering them an idiot. In contrast, Bai Tang, being a powerful cultivator at the transformation stage, could extract all memories from the target without harming their brain or soul; upon waking up, they would have no recollection of having their soul searched.
The woman's memories unfolded before Bai Tang without concealment. It turned out that these four individuals were part of an internationally ranked top-four mercenary team. Originally there were five members, but one had sacrificed himself recently. The five were orphans from the same orphanage; most of the money they earned from missions went back to support that orphanage and care for their younger siblings. After ten years of hard work, they had accumulated enough money and planned to make one last deal before retiring to a peaceful life. Little did they know that this final job would go awry.
The client for this last job was the boy's father—a ruthless man. After completing their mission, he arranged to meet them in a safe location to pay them; it was the boy who went to make the transaction. They chose a location near the orphanage for this exchange but did not realize it was a trap. The boy's father had planted bombs in the orphanage without regard for his son's safety, intending to silence them. The four survived along with the boy, but another companion sacrificed himself while trying to save them. Tragically, many children and teachers from the orphanage also perished in that incident. Fueled by hatred, they sought revenge against the boy's father but found him missing when the apocalypse struck. They then captured the boy and subjected him to all sorts of cruel torture in hopes of extracting information about his father's whereabouts; however, despite their efforts, he remained stubbornly silent.
"A boy abandoned by his own father and pushed into a death trap could hardly know his father's whereabouts. These four have become blinded by their hatred," Bai Tang sighed. While she felt sympathy for their plight, she did not condone their actions.
To her surprise, Bai Tang discovered that the boy actually knew where his father was hiding. From exploring his memories, she learned that he was named Yi Qian and was the son of Yi Family's third son—the wealthiest family in S Province. Yi Qian's mother came from a scholarly family and matched well with Yi Family socially. However, she had poor judgment in friends and lovers; Yi Lao San was a scoundrel who shamelessly seduced her best friend. This led to complications during Yi Mother's pregnancy resulting in difficulties during childbirth; her child was weak and sickly with doctors predicting he wouldn't live past eighteen years old. Such an heir was unwanted by Yi Lao San; after glancing at his newborn son once, he never returned again as he devoted himself entirely to his pregnant mistress.
Yi Mother was a strong woman who felt immense guilt over her son's health condition. She quickly moved past her husband's betrayal and divorced him with remarkable speed before dedicating all her energy to nurturing her son's health: she learned how to cook various nutritious meals just for him; she acquired nursing skills from nurses so she could personally administer injections and IVs...
In Yi Qian's heart, his mother was paramount; it was her selfless love and unwavering care that gradually improved his health against all odds defying doctors' predictions of "not living past eighteen." Next in importance were his maternal grandparents and uncle who genuinely cared for him and provided warmth in familial love. As for his father and paternal relatives—who were they?
The week before the apocalypse was also the boy's eighteenth birthday, marking the beginning of his nightmare. His father, who was worse than trash, forced him to take care of a matter for the Yi Family, claiming it was time for him to step into adulthood by completing a deal. It was obvious that this deal was unusual and dangerous; otherwise, why would someone as selfish as Yi Lao San not handle it himself? The boy's mother firmly refused to let him go, but Yi Lao San revealed his true colors, capturing the boy's mother and grandparents, threatening the boy with their lives to force him into completing a deal that could cost him his life. This was also why, after being captured by four mercenaries, the boy endured all kinds of torture without revealing Yi Lao San's whereabouts. It wasn't out of loyalty to Yi Lao San, but rather fear that the Yi Family would harm his mother and grandparents.
Bai Tang sighed, feeling immense pity for the boy. This child was so naive; if Yi Lao San was willing to kill him, then his mother and grandparents were likely in grave danger! The boy wasn't unaware of this possibility; he just held onto a faint hope that his loved ones were still alive.
Bai Tang was curious as to why the boy's frail body hadn't turned into a zombie immediately; it was strange!
With this question in mind, he probed into the boy's body with his spiritual sense, searching inch by inch for secrets. Finally, he discovered a spirit pearl within the boy's Dantian, constantly emitting spiritual energy. The spirit pearl was a treasure, but it was unclear whether it was good or bad for the boy. Bai Tang finally understood the secret behind the boy's weakness: while spiritual energy is a great supplement for ordinary people, too much of it can be harmful. The constant emission of spiritual energy led to an overload in the boy's body, causing damage to his meridians and leaving him teetering on the brink of death multiple times. In fact, if the boy could cultivate, this spiritual energy would be incredibly beneficial for him. Unfortunately, in the modern world, many martial arts practices had become obsolete, and cultivation had become nothing more than an online fantasy. It was precisely because his body was filled with spiritual energy that he had not turned into a zombie!
"Meeting me is your fortune! I'll be a good person to the end!" Bai Tang exchanged for a higher-grade healing potion and placed it in the boy's mouth. He then found paper and pen to write down Yi Lao San's and Yi Family's hiding address from the boy's memories and stuck it on the forehead of the youngest among the four captors, who looked like a punk. He then took the healing boy out of the bloody room.
Yi Qian was an understanding and well-behaved child. Due to his health issues over eighteen years, he had interacted with very few people but still maintained a pure heart. He didn't hate the four who tortured him cruelly because they were also victims who had lost many loved ones. However, he couldn't reveal Yi Lao San's whereabouts to them. Yes, he called that man Yi Lao San, because that man did not deserve to be called his father. Am I about to die? Yi Qian thought weakly; it's a pity I won't see my mother, grandparents, or uncle again!
When Yi Qian regained consciousness again, he realized that the pain in his body had disappeared and he felt completely at ease; there was no longer that excruciating sensation that made every bone, muscle, and skin cell ache deeply. Could it be that he had died? So all pain had vanished?
"If you're awake, open your eyes! You're not dead yet!"
Yi Qian suddenly opened his eyes and asked in surprise as he saw a girl in front of him: "Did you save me?"
"That's right! Your injuries have healed; you can get up now!" Bai Tang said to the boy.
"Are you a healing-type ability user?" Yi Qian asked in astonishment. The woman among his captors was also a healing-type ability user; whenever he was on the verge of death from their torture, she would intervene to heal him before continuing with more torment. However, her abilities were not as strong as this woman's; she could only provide superficial treatment while this woman seemed to have completely healed him!
"No. I saved you using other methods. Aren't you going to get up and move around? Lying down for too long isn't good for your body!"
Yi Qian sat up from the bed and got off, surprised to find that his body felt better than ever, even better than before he was injured.
"Thank you!" Yi Qian said gratefully and was about to head out the door.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find my mother, grandfather, and grandmother!" the boy said anxiously. He had been rescued, but what about his mother and the others? Were they captured by Yi Lao San, or had they already encountered misfortune? He urgently needed to see them!
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