Chapter 51

Liu Dezhu sat on the ground in a daze, looking at the agile Zheng Yuandong and the advanced mechanical limbs on his body, suddenly feeling a strong sense of security.

In fact, Liu Dezhu had not seen many mechanical limbs. When he first arrived at Prison No. 18, he hadn't had much time to appreciate the mechanical civilization before being taken away to solitary confinement.

However, he could still see the difference in the mechanical limbs on Zheng Yuandong's body at a glance.

The arms were no longer exposed hydraulic tubes but were fully covered with alloy skin. On his arms, there were blue light bands like veins, the purpose of which was unknown.

Compared to Prison No. 18, this was the kind of cybernetic limb that the surface world had once imagined.

Seeing that Liu Dezhu was not speaking, Zheng Yuandong turned his head toward the overturned black business car. He extended the dark red arm blade on his arm and sliced through the car body with a wave of his hand.

The steel car body melted as if it had touched a red-hot knife.

As he moved, several more black SUVs surrounded from both directions. Lu Yuan jumped off one of the cars: "Boss, I didn't expect it to be the location you predicted."

Zheng Yuandong looked at the four unconscious people in the business car and nodded slightly at Lu Yuan: "Liu Wenqin, Xin Qiuzhe, Cui Qiang, and Huang Hanyi, all registered. It seems Liu Wenqin brought them together. Remove their mechanical limbs and take them back. Call for a tow truck, quickly."

The leader of Kunlun seemed to know something about these people and even identified the mastermind.

"Still, you are wise, Boss. This morning, when I heard they disappeared from Wucheng, I knew they were coming for Liu Dezhu," Lu Yuan responded. "But these people are really bold, daring to do this in the inland?"

Zheng Yuandong said, "Some people stay in the Inner World for a while, and the chaotic order there makes them bolder. They live on the edge there, and when they return to the surface world with abilities beyond ordinary people, they want to challenge the existing order. What we need to do is make them understand that the order of the surface world cannot be challenged, at least not in our territory."

"Right," Lu Yuan nodded. "Maybe we can recruit more time travelers?"

Zheng Yuandong shook his head: "The purity and faith of the organization are far more important than strength. At least, the strength gained through blind expansion is not what Kunlun should pursue."

In fact, as Qingchen suspected, when an important time traveler like Liu Dezhu appeared, it was very unusual for Kunlun not to show up.

At the very least, they should have inquired.

But Kunlun did not do so.

When they received the news, they realized Liu Dezhu's importance, and Zheng Yuandong also realized that other time travelers would target him.

Who is Uncle Li?

He is the contemporary leader of the Knights, the person even Li Dongze of the Heng Society calls "Boss." How difficult is it to approach such a person in the Inner World? It's as hard as climbing to the heavens.

But now, there was a ready-made opportunity right in front of them. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Anyone who knows a bit about the Inner World and Uncle Li would understand Liu Dezhu's value.

Even if Liu Dezhu hasn't yet truly inherited anything.

Therefore, Zheng Yuandong immediately set up hidden agents around the school and arranged for personnel to meet Liu Dezhu on his way home, finally waiting for this group of bandits.

He walked toward Liu Dezhu, and at this moment, a Kunlun member was examining the young man for injuries.

Zheng Yuandong asked, "Is he injured?"

The Kunlun member replied, "He has minor injuries on his arm, right leg, and right face, but they are not serious."

"That's good," Zheng Yuandong looked at Liu Dezhu, "Don't be afraid. We came here tonight specifically to protect you. We will closely monitor entry and exit information, and if there are any abnormalities, we will provide 24-hour protection."

Liu Dezhu said nervously, "Thank you!"

Zheng Yuandong nodded, "No need to be polite. You should also be careful. If there are any abnormalities, call us immediately. We gave you the phone number before."

With that, Zheng Yuandong got into an SUV without looking back.

Shortly after, tow trucks and police cars arrived to handle the scene.

Liu Dezhu stared at the departing SUV for a while, wondering, "Just like that?!"

The other party didn't ask anything else or try to recruit him. Why?

In the distance, on the black SUV heading to the Kunlun headquarters, Zheng Yuandong suddenly asked Lu Yuan, "Don't you find it strange?"

"How strange, Boss?" Lu Yuan asked.

"This student has no courage and lacks basic vigilance. How could he be valued by Uncle Li?" Zheng Yuandong wondered.

"Maybe Uncle Li doesn't value him?" Lu Yuan suggested.

"No, according to Jian Sheng, even extraordinary beings are serving that mysterious time traveler, so he must have Uncle Li's favor," Zheng Yuandong shook his head. "I suspect there is a third time traveler in Prison No. 18, but this doesn't match the information we have. We'll see, we'll find out eventually."

"Boss, are you not planning to recruit Liu Dezhu into Kunlun?" Lu Yuan asked.

Zheng Yuandong pressed the window button and lit a cigarette, saying slowly, "He doesn't deserve it."

Lu Yuan, as if remembering something, said, "Right, Boss, He Jinqiu suggested holding a meeting next month..."

Zheng Yuandong shook his head, "Let's not mention it for now."

...

At 10 PM, Qingchen began his self-training at home.

Without the fixed schedule in prison, he even extended his training time by an hour.

However, there was one difference: in prison, he had beef and eggs, and there was always enough.

In the surface world, it was different... he couldn't afford it.

At this moment, the gold he brought back from the Inner World was hidden under his bed. Qingchen felt he needed to find a way to turn the gold into cash, otherwise, he couldn't afford the food.

Just as he was sweating profusely, there was a knock at the door.

He got up to open it and saw Li Tongyun holding a plate of dumplings. Qingchen could even smell the aroma of the scallion and egg filling.

Li Tongyun said obediently, "Qingchen brother, these are freshly fried by my mom. She asked me to bring them to you."

"Thank you," Qingchen didn't refuse this time.

As Li Tongyun turned to go upstairs, Qingchen asked, "Actually, you're very smart, right? You know what I mean."

Li Tongyun slowly turned around. She was wearing a red and white dress and smiled sweetly at Qingchen, asking, "Qingchen brother, are you also a time traveler?"

"Proof?" Qingchen asked with a smile.

Li Tongyun lowered her voice, "Because on the day Mom hit Dad, after you brought me into the house, you hid behind the curtain and secretly observed the Kunlun people. You've seen them and were avoiding them."

Qingchen laughed. Since he realized that Li Tongyun wasn't as simple as she seemed, he knew he couldn't hide from this little girl. The details had already exposed him.

It wasn't that he was stupid, but he hadn't realized that this girl, who grew up in a similar family, had a mature and intelligent heart.

Who would suspect a child for no reason?

However, now that he knew her Inner World identity, it would be difficult for her to find him.

This made the surface world a bit more interesting.

The two of them, one big and one small, smiled at each other, seemingly reaching a tacit understanding, unspoken.