C13 Part1

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From Heaven to Hell

A bonus chapter thanks to Rachel and Ry!

Luo Lan hugged Qian Xu’s neck and lay her head on his Qian Xu shoulder. Her eyes were hazy with pink bubbles, envisioning their future together.

“……I hope our house will have a small yard, and the yard will be full of Myth Flower. Plus, there must be a tall tree, the kind that does not bloom, with green leaves all year round…”

Since the moment she woke up abandoned in a barren wilderness, Luo Lan’s heart had been full of insecurity. Not knowing who she is, where she comes from, where she should go.

She trekked for three days and three nights, yet the moment she met another human, she got sentenced to a death penalty. No one was willing to listen to her words of defense.

She had to accept Dr. Mu’s deal to escape from Death. She had to pretend to be a princess of a great country and deceive another great country.

She was all alone. Burdened with a deadly secret she couldn’t share with anyone. She dared not relax even for a moment. Studying medical skills, exercising physical ability, striving to become a respected gene-repairer, all of it was just to make her a little bit useful; a little bit valuable.

So there wouldn’t be a day where she woke up abandoned in a barren wilderness again.

So there wouldn’t be a day where no one was willing to listen to her words of defense again.

So there wouldn’t be a day where she stood behind the prison bars unable to save herself again.

Still, no matter how hard she tried, there seemed to be no way for her to truly feel at ease.

Everything she had was like a house without its foundation. The more gorgeous and beautiful it looked, the more she worried about when the house would collapse.

At this moment, although she failed the promotion task and was about to give up everything she had as princess Luo Lan, she was at ease.

She clearly knows what she likes, what she wants, and who she is.

She likes Qian Xu. She wants to spend her time every day in the future with Qian Xu. She is Luo Xun, Qian Xu’s wife.

Qian Xu listened quietly with a smile on his lips.

In Luo Lan’s voice that was like a lively melody, those out of reach and ethereal images became more and more vivid. It went so vivid that those images became genuine and believable as if it was within reach.

Perhaps, because he was abandoned as soon as he was born, he never knew what home was. Never had it and never have wanted it in the past.

He had always been alone; He was used to being alone.

He thought that this life of his was already destined to be doomed. To be born in loneliness, and die in loneliness; To be born in darkness, and die in darkness.

Though, at this moment, he knew and really felt the feeling of home for the first time. His home was right here, right on his back.

Her voice in his ear;

Her temperature on his skin;

Her trust in him;

Her dependence on him;

Her plan for them;

Her vision toward their future.

Those things were like tangible bricks and stones, building a home for him.

From the lonely orphanage to the vast sea of stars of Interstellar, he had stopped in many places. He had experienced many things, been through a lot of things. He had appreciated many sceneries. He had come across many people.

There had been joy and delight, there also had been pain and suffering;

There had been hope and wish, there also had been disappointment and despair;

There had been glory and honor, there also had been disgrace and humiliation.

Except, he had never loved anyone, and he had never been loved by anyone.

Turns out, this is what love is. It not only sweetens the present but also warms the past and illuminates the future.

“…… We have to travel every year just like before! There are many interesting planets in Interstellar. It would be great if we could save enough money to buy a small private spaceship! If we can’t afford a new one, a second-hand one is also okay! It will be very convenient to go wherever you want with a spaceship..”

The smile on Qian Xu’s lips abruptly disappeared. He altered his path and walked into the narrow space between several boulders.

Luo Lan hadn’t noticed the strangeness yet. She was still talking with cheerfulness, “… If we learn to modify and repair the spacecraft by ourselves, we will definitely save a lot of money…”

Qian Xu set her down and kissed her on the lips.

All words instantly left Luo Lan. She held her breath. Her eyes widened and she blinked at Qian Xu in surprise. Her cheeks were as crimson as the sunset glow. Coupled with her silly expression, she was completely like a red apple asking to be picked by others.

Hence, Qian Xu was tempted and leaned to kiss her again. Satisfied, he smiled, “Go back to the cave yourself.”

“Why?”

Qian Xu didn’t answer, because the reason had already appeared by themselves.

Nine people wearing adventure suits and helmets appeared from the rocks in the distance. It was obvious their hunting targets were not the Yanfeng beasts, but Luo Lan and Qian Xu.

Luo Lan’s eyesight had become better from what it used to be. She could see at a glance that these nine people were all level A. The team leader may even be at level 2A.

Luo Lan’s smile turned bitter. Even in the Odin Federation, which had many excellent people with high level physical ability, dispatching an all-elite combat team like this was by no means an ordinary occasion.

What had she done to make the Dragon Blood Corps reluctant to let her go?

The leader of the group raised his voice, “Princess, please come with us. ”

Luo Lan ignored him. She was checking her personal terminal, only to find that there was no signal at all and got frustrated. There was no way for her to ask for help.

Qian Xu questioned, “Dragon Blood Corps?”

The leader of the team did not deny or admit, he gave a diplomatic answer, “We are here only for the princess. You leave, and your life will be spared.”

Qian Xu, still as gentle and refined as always, smiled, “You leave, and your life will be spared.”

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Amoeba’s Corner

Did I say this is a soft chapter? Ah, well, technically, this is a soft chapter… right?

They are so happy at one moment and the next moment troubles appeared.

Excuse me while I hide to cry in the corner.

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I think I have read this sentence ‘Everything she had was like a house without its foundation. The more gorgeous and beautiful it looked, the more she worried about when the house would collapse.‘ in previous chapter? or I misremembered? Mmm… my memories are muddled.

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Her only option was to run forward desperately.

Obligatory Closing

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