Stepping into the Moonlight Community, Luo Feng immediately opened the envelope.
Although this letter was written by his younger brother’s girlfriend, ‘Zhen Nan,’ to his younger brother, Luo Feng was not at ease handing it over directly to his brother to read. After all, his brother had just attempted suicide by drowning in the lake the previous day and was emotionally unstable. If the letter contained anything provocative, it could easily push his brother further into despair. Luo Feng dared not take the risk.
“I’ll see what’s written here,” Luo Feng said with a hint of anger, then unfolded the letter.
As he read on, Luo Feng’s expression gradually softened.
“Sigh.”
Luo Feng shook his head. “My brother didn’t choose the wrong person after all.” From this letter, Luo Feng learned that in fact, Xiaonan’s parents had spoken to Luo Hua without Xiaonan’s knowledge. Xiaonan didn’t even know that her parents had already discovered her relationship with Luo Hua. It was only after the news of Luo Hua’s suicide attempt spread the previous day that Xiaonan learned the truth.
Upon hearing the news, Xiaonan nearly fainted.
Her parents absolutely refused to let Xiaonan see Luo Hua. No matter how much she cried or pleaded, it was useless. Eventually, Xiaonan threatened to take her own life, saying it would be the last time she would meet Luo Hua, and only then did her parents reluctantly agree.
However—
At the entrance of the Moonlight Community, Xiaonan tried calling Luo Hua repeatedly but couldn’t get through. She couldn’t meet Luo Hua at all, so she had no choice but to write a letter and have someone deliver it.
“Turning the romance underground? Hiding it from her parents? Planning to get married after graduation?” As Luo Feng read the letter, he sighed inwardly. It was evident that Xiaonan was quite stubborn and had not been persuaded by her parents.
…
At Villa 199 of the Moonlight Community—Luo Feng’s home—the atmosphere was clearly oppressive. His father, Luo Hongguo, sat on the sofa in the living room. In just one night, he seemed to have aged significantly.
“Dad,” a voice came from outside.
“Xiaofeng,” Luo Hongguo stood up. At that moment, Luo Feng walked in from outside. Luo Hongguo quickly whispered, “Your mother is in the room with your younger brother. His mood has stabilized slightly, but no matter what we say to him, he doesn’t utter a word.”
“I understand,” Luo Feng took a deep breath and headed toward his younger brother’s room.
Creak!
Pushing the door open, his mother, Gong Xinlan, who had been sitting by the bed, looked up and stood up. “Xiaofeng.”
“Mom, you should go out and rest first,” Luo Feng said.
Gong Xinlan glanced at her younger son, Luo Hua, who sat silently in a wheelchair on the balcony. She shook her head and left the room.
“This time, my younger brother really…” Luo Feng noticed that his brother’s face was significantly paler, and he sat silently, staring blankly out the window, lost in thought.
“Luohua,” Luo Feng called.
Luo Hua, seated in the wheelchair, didn’t move, seemingly not hearing his older brother’s voice.
“Luohua, I promise you, you will marry Xiaonan,” Luo Feng said again.
Luo Hua’s body trembled slightly in the wheelchair. Finally, he slowly turned his head to look at Luo Feng, a bitter smile on his face as he shook his head and softly said, “Brother, don’t say that anymore. It’s useless. There’s no future for me and Xiaonan… And I’ve given up. I’ll never marry another woman in this life! Never! I don’t deserve it.”
“What are you saying?” Luo Feng frowned, his tone sharp.
“Stupid talk?”
Luo Hua suddenly became agitated. “Am I wrong? Do you think a cripple like me can marry Xiaonan? Yes, Xiaonan is willing to be my wife. But what about the future? People around will point fingers at Xiaonan, calling her the wife of a cripple. How will Xiaonan’s relatives and friends look at her?”
“I’m a cripple! Just a cripple!”
“Marrying me would shame Xiaonan and her parents in front of their relatives and friends, and people will gossip about her. Even if I have money, others will think Xiaonan married me for my wealth!” Luo Hua shook his head. “I don’t want that for Xiaonan. She’s such a good girl. I don’t want her to be looked down upon or gossiped about.”
“I don’t want to ruin her life!”
“If I marry anyone, I’ll ruin their life. It’s better I never marry. What girlfriend, what marriage can a cripple like me even dream of?” Luo Hua smiled, but the smile carried a hint of madness.
“Slap!”
A loud slap struck Luo Hua’s face, causing his whole body to jolt and nearly fall from the wheelchair. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
“Brother,” Luo Hua was stunned.
It had been so many years.
From childhood until now, Luo Feng had never once struck him.
“You coward!!!”
Luo Feng’s face was dark with anger.
“There are countless people who, despite their physical disabilities, have achieved remarkable feats that move others! Even in our Jiangnan Base City, the warrior ‘Yuyang’ was born without arms, yet he built his reputation as ‘Axe’ Yuyang using only his legs—his legs were as powerful as axes! There are many such examples among warriors, let alone among ordinary people.” Luo Feng’s words caused Luo Hua’s expression to shift repeatedly.
Luo Hua, of course, knew of such examples.
Throughout his life, he had heard countless such stories—enough to list over a hundred.
“This is a letter from your girlfriend. Read it,” Luo Feng handed the letter over.
Luo Hua hesitated before taking it and began reading, his expression changing as he went.
“Marry?”
“Xiaonan is a good girl, a very good one. Being with her is something I’ve always dreamed of. But I don’t want people to gossip about her behind her back in the future. I really don’t.” Luo Hua put the letter down, tears streaming down his face and falling onto the paper. He looked up at Luo Feng. “Brother, if I can secretly watch Xiaonan live a good life in the future, that’s enough. More than enough.”
“If you’re with her, that’s what’s best—for both of you,” Luo Feng said firmly.
“But I’m—” Luo Hua couldn’t help touching his legs, but both had been amputated above the thigh long ago.
“Come with me,” Luo Feng said, pushing the wheelchair and taking his brother out of the room.
“Xiaofeng,” their father, Luo Hongguo, and mother, Gong Xinlan, were startled outside.
“I need to talk to Luo Hua about something,” Luo Feng said, slightly tightening his grip as he lifted his brother’s wheelchair and quickly carried him to the second-floor audio-visual room.
…
Inside the audio-visual room.
“Brother,” Luo Hua looked at Luo Feng.
“Watch the screen,” Luo Feng said as he gave a voice command. “Activate!”
Beep—beep—
The projector quickly emitted light, projecting onto the wall screen. Luo Feng sat on the sofa, tapping the wireless keyboard touchscreen, entering the ‘Limit Home’ forum for elite warriors. He typed in ‘Life Water’ to search for relevant posts.
Life Water was rarely discussed on the forum.
Because it was so scarce, almost no elite warriors could get their hands on it, so there was little information. Still, there were over a dozen related posts. Luo Feng directly opened one of them. He had already read these posts before and naturally needed to gather information about Life Water.
“What is this…” Luo Hua was stunned.
“Read this post. Finish it,” Luo Feng said coldly.
Luo Hua turned to look. The post about ‘Life Water’ wasn’t long, but it detailed the precious materials required and its effects. Naturally, it also mentioned the most recent auction price. Life Water was extremely rare—rare to the point of being priceless. Whenever it appeared, it was usually auctioned off.
“The core ingredient is the essence of an SS-level King Beast, ‘Earth Dragon King,’ which surpasses even the Lord-level beings. It can regenerate severed arms and legs? As long as you’re not dead, even the most severe disabilities can be healed?” Luo Hua was completely stunned by the description in the post, his eyes lighting up.
Whether it was the materials used or the effects described…
“Priceless? The last Life Water was auctioned for a staggering 30 billion Huaxia dollars?” Excited, Luo Hua suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
“30 billion?”
Luo Hua specialized in financial stock investments.
He understood the economy well and knew exactly how enormous 30 billion Huaxia dollars was.
“You see? Your legs may be gone, but if you consume a portion of ‘Life Water,’ they can regrow! Then, my younger brother, you can stand tall and confidently face that Xiaonan. Face her parents!” Luo Feng said, but Luo Hua shook his head.
“Brother, three hundred billion…”
“That’s right. Our Huaxia nation does have super-rich individuals with nearly a trillion in assets.
But that’s just the value of their shares. First, those shares are restricted, and they can’t sell them all. Second, even if they had the right to sell, dumping such a massive amount of stock would flood the market. Though valued at nearly a trillion, they’d be lucky to get four or five hundred billion at most,” Luo Hua shook his head. “Three hundred billion in cash? Across the entire Huaxia nation, very few people could come up with that much cash.”
Luo Feng pulled out his phone from his pocket and began accessing a non-registered account at the Swiss International Bank.
Within moments—
He had logged in.
“Brother, what are you doing?” Luo Hua, puzzled, looked at Luo Feng.
“Just watch,” Luo Feng handed him the phone.
Still confused, Luo Hua wondered why his brother was showing him a phone at a time like this. He looked down at the screen, where the deposit amount was clearly displayed.
“One zero, two zeros, three zeros…” Luo Hua stared blankly at the number ‘28,800,000,000’.
“28.8 billion!”
Luo Hua looked up at Luo Feng in shock. His older brother had only recently become a warrior—how had he amassed such a fortune! This was an absolutely staggering amount of money. He had no idea how much risk Luo Feng had taken to get this money, nearly losing his life, and only because of his special abilities as a mentalist.
“Luohua,” Luo Feng spoke.
Luo Hua stared at his older brother, at a loss for words.
“I just want to tell you, your older brother has the ability to buy a ‘Life Water’ for you,” Luo Feng looked at his younger brother solemnly. “And you, you will stand again!”
Luo Hua’s body trembled slightly.
He wasn’t stupid. To get 28.8 billion, his older brother must have taken enormous risks. After all, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world—massive gains always came with massive risks. And all of this… his older brother had done for him without him even knowing.
“Brother!” Luo Hua threw his arms around Luo Feng, tears streaming down his face.
Luo Feng gently patted his younger brother’s back.
After a long while—
“Luohua, you’re smart. Smarter than me,” Luo Feng said seriously. “You should also understand that such a massive fortune would attract a lot of trouble. So this matter—you must not tell a single soul. Not our parents, not even your girlfriend. If you do… your older brother might lose his life!”
Luo Hua was startled. “I’ll never tell. Brother, I don’t want you to take any more risks…”
“Don’t worry,” Luo Feng smiled.
He only said those words to make Luo Hua understand the seriousness of the situation. In reality, this money couldn’t be traced by the two high-level warriors, ‘Vulture’ and ‘Scorpion.’ Even if his younger brother foolishly let it slip, who would believe him?
“Luohua, I’ve told you before, I will make sure you can stand confidently in front of that girl Xiaonan, and in front of her parents. I will keep my promise,” Luo Feng said softly.
“Okay,” Luo Hua nodded firmly.
He knew that for the rest of his life, he would never forget the astronomical deposit number his older brother showed him on that phone in the audio-visual room.
And he would never forget… the promise his older brother made to him.
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