Elves: My Fantasy World

After receiving Zhou Cheng's affirmative answer, Lin Nan seemed to be even more shocked. He slowly lowered his head... but soon raised it again.

"Then how does Big Brother command the elite Electabuzz? Is it because of their good relationship?"

"Maybe...right..."

Shen Yu looked at the electric beast, but the latter shook his head.

He didn't understand why... Today he just felt that it was natural for this kid to command him... It was so strange... And... It seemed that this kid was always emitting an aura that made him feel very comfortable...

Ugh! No! I'm a straight and honest male beast!

He quickly threw away the dangerous and ridiculous thoughts in his mind, snatched a small cake from the duck-billed fire beast beside him, and started eating.

"Naihu~! (Bullying me again~!)"

The Duck-billed Fire Beast gave him a more resentful look with its naturally resentful eyes, and then went to get another small cake...

"Anyway, I probably won't be able to participate in the rookie competition..."

Shen Yu shrugged, spread his hands, and shook his head helplessly.

"Hey! Don't say that. Maybe there's a chance... If there's a guy whose fighting power develops quickly, you can try to subdue him... It would be best if you can get a rank!"

Zhou Cheng smiled and joked.

Will the combat power be formed quickly? Will the insect type be subdued?

Shen Yu blinked in confusion and shook his head.

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"Uncle Zhou, Uncle Ren, I'm going to pick up my sister!"

Shen Jue called out to the two of them before he went out, holding the thermos jar of cream made for him by Frost Milk Fairy.

"Oh! Be careful on the road!"

Zhou Cheng and Ren Kuang poked their heads out from a nearby room.

"Goodbye, Brother Shen!"

Ren Yang and the Zhou brothers and sisters stood in a row and waved at Shen Yu... It was like a farewell between life and death...

Under the setting sun, Shen Yu's figure gradually disappeared on the street.

“Crack——”

The door was closed, and Zhou Cheng and Ren Kuang sat in a small room on the side and closed the door.

Both fell silent.

This kind of scene...seems to have happened in the lab yesterday...

"His command is very good - compared to Brother Shen and the others... it's no worse."

Ren Kuang couldn't help but spoke first.

Zhou Cheng remained silent.

"He seems to be very popular with the elves... What an enviable physique."

Zhou Cheng continued to remain silent.

"Hey! I haven't asked you yet... Why didn't you tell me earlier about Shen kid's stay with you! So many years have passed... I hardly saw him. I only saw him last year - and you didn't even tell me! I would definitely help! At least... financially we can work together!"

Zhou Cheng remained silent.

Ren Kuang suddenly became annoyed, slammed the table, and raised his voice suddenly:

"What's wrong with you? Are you mute?! Damn it, say something!"

Zhou Cheng leaned back in his chair, his head hung and his eyelids drooped.

After a long while, he squeezed out a few words.

"Back then...I couldn't find him."

"Tuk tuk tuk..."

There was a sudden silence in the room, except for a knock on the door.

"Dad! What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Zhou Yu pushed the door open and Zhou Cheng forced a smile at him.

"You go up and play for a while, I'll cook for you later... Let's have chicken chop rice tonight..."

"okay!"

Zhou Yu laughed heartlessly and went upstairs.

Zhou Cheng closed the door again and locked it.

Ren Kuang didn't say anything else, he just felt like there was something stuck in his throat, his eyes were filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Zhou Cheng sat down and sighed.

Another long while.

"Didn't they find them? Didn't Brother Shen and Sister Bai place them in the town where they were on vacation? How could they not find them? Where could two little kids run to?"

Ren Kuang spoke again and asked a series of questions, but this time, his voice was very soft.

Suddenly, his face changed, his breathing became rapid, and his face turned red.

He pounced on Zhou Cheng, grabbed his collar and lifted him up from the chair.

"No... Why didn't you tell me if you didn't find him?! I thought the kid was growing up peacefully here with you! Why did you always say he wasn't here every time I came... You even hid it from me?! He's Big Brother Shen's child! Logically, I'm half his uncle! I have to support him too!"

"Why the hell didn't you find it? It's just a small town..."

Ren Kuang's voice became louder and louder...

Zhou Cheng's pupils were grayish white...without any luster. Before Ren Kuang finished his scolding, he said something indifferently.

"Do you remember the riot of the elves in the Helian Mountains of Sichuan Province? At that time, we were in the secret realm... That was when Brother Shen died in it. There was a riot in the outside world. Do you remember?"

Ren Kuang was confused for a moment, not understanding why he asked this at this time, but he still answered the question with a frown.

"How could I forget... We were still joking... Fortunately, I entered the secret realm, but I was disabled... I didn't lose my life. At that time, several villages and cities in Sichuan Province were destroyed... reduced to ruins... So what?"

Ren Kuang frowned, stared at Zhou Cheng, and his tone relaxed a little.

"Do you remember the name of the town where Brother Shen and his family settled their children?"

"Of course I remember... Search Town..."

"Yes...Search, search, and investigate."

Zhou Cheng nodded, his face pale, a bitter smile on his lips. But his affirmative yet vague answer, which spoke each word carefully, made Ren Kuang irritated again.

"So what happened!? What happened to Retrieval Town?! Retrieval... Retrieval..."

As Ren Kuang was reading the proof, his mouth suddenly trembled and his hands loosened. Zhou Cheng sat down on the chair again.

Retrieval Town... Isn't this the first town that was attacked and... destroyed by the rioting elves...

Ren Kuang's lips began to tremble violently.

Zhou Cheng's voice sounded calmly again, his voice trembling with a bitter smile.

"I made that boast... I said I would raise Brother Shen's child from now on."

"It's ridiculous... I searched the ruins for seven days... I didn't see a single living person. There were only broken bricks and tiles... and the bodies of local residents."

"But I haven't found the two children... or even the bodies... How can I have the face to go look for you?"

Ren Kuang held onto the table and suddenly collapsed into the chair.

"Until last year... my superiors informed me that I needed to arrange for a young man to come to the training hall. This was against the rules. I originally refused. But when I saw Young Master Shen... you know what? He is so much like Big Brother Shen...!"

"So... he didn't ask about his father?"

“…He doesn’t remember.”

"what?"

"He only has memories of the three months before that period... He doesn't remember anything else, including who his parents are. At that time... maybe he only remembered that he had a younger sister to raise."

"The mayor didn't tell me how he found him... He only told me that this was an order from Vice Governor Lin - Lin Congming... He was also hiding something from us..."

"From that time on, Shen officially started working for me. And after that... you know everything."

Zhou Cheng raised his head, his gray pupils were as empty as his left sleeve.

Ren Kuang took two deep breaths, clenched his teeth, slammed the table, and stood up suddenly.

"go!"

"where to?"

"Go find Lao Lin! He should be in the Baichuan Municipal Building planning the rookie competition! If we go now, we'll definitely catch him!"

Ren Kuang walked a few steps to the door of the room and looked back at Zhou Cheng who was standing still.

"Go!"

"...Don't worry today...Let's do it tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow is Saturday, he should be free in the afternoon. And we must be sneaky..."

"What?"

Ren Kuang frowned.

"I didn't tell you before... I went to the provincial exchange three times - specifically to look for Lin Congming. But he seemed to be deliberately avoiding me... I didn't see him once. He either said he was on a business trip or he said he entered a secret realm... In short, I couldn't see him."

"What should we do then?" Ren Kuang walked back to the table.

"Sit down...now make a plan to catch them red-handed!"

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