Chapter 67

Si Shi had three names in his life.

His first name had long since faded, or rather, he didn't want to recall it. His father was a well-known wealthy man in the area, and his mother was that man's mistress. His mother became pregnant with him shortly after, but the man's wife discovered it and she was subsequently kicked out of the house.

They lived in the poorest slums, a time when the world was in chaos, and monsters appeared out of nowhere, leaving behind a trail of tragedy.

Those important figures are all busy fighting on the front lines, and no one cares about the poor people in the most remote corners.

Everyone was placed in a safe zone, awaiting water and supplies from the government.

But as supplies dwindled, in order to earn a living, the mother went back to her old trade.

He watched his mother with one man after another. He didn't understand it when he was a child, but he came to understand some of it later.

I'm just a burden.

He is superfluous.

My mother might have been better off without me.

The monster left, and life returned to normal, but the two of them had no means of making a living.

His mother started working in a factory to raise money for his tuition. Although the tuition and living expenses for compulsory education were not much, it was still a huge burden for families like theirs.

He attended school for three years, and once he learned to read, he ran away from school.

I want to earn money quickly to ease my mother's burden.

But he couldn't do anything; the only thing he had was his mother's face, which was very beautiful.

He went to work as a bartender, and because of his face, customers always gave him extra money.

Of course, some people wanted more than just a drink; they wanted other things too, but he refused them all.

Not long after he started working as a bartender, his mother found out and broke down in tears.

"Why go to a place like that? I work so hard to earn money so that you won't go down that path. Why?"

His mother listened to his explanation, but left a finger-length scar on his face.

"Don't hate your mother, she just doesn't want you to go down that path."

His mother hugged him and cried.

I don't hate you, Mom.

Children are the most sensitive to love.

As he grew older, he began to look for manual labor. When his biological father found him, he was working as a porter at a company.

The man looked at his face, which was covered in dust and sweat, nodded in satisfaction, and took him home.

He disagreed and argued with his mother.

“That’s your father. He can send you to school and give you a better life. If you stay with me, you’ll only be a manual laborer for the rest of your life. You’re not even twenty yet, and you have a better future ahead of you.”

He still didn't agree.

His mother was the only person in the world who loved him, and he would rather be a porter for the rest of his life and live with his mother in a small house.

But the next morning, the mother committed suicide.

She left a long letter, expressing her desire to no longer implicate her son.

"If I hadn't given birth to you, would you have avoided all this suffering?"

Mom is sorry, maybe I shouldn't have brought you into this cruel world.

Go find him; he can give you a better life. Live well.

He left with that man simply because it was his mother's wish.

The man encouraged him to continue his studies, learning piano and painting... He genuinely believed that things would get better and better.

He was reading "Dawn" at that time.

I have embraced the summer dawn.

At the front of the palace, nothing was moving, and the flowing water had stopped.

The shadows of the fields lingered on the forest path.

I stepped outside, awakening a moist, vibrant atmosphere; the gemstone opened its eyes, and its wings silently fluttered away.

Everything is getting better.

Then, when he was eighteen, the man he called "father" sent him to his business partner's bed.

As for the scar on his face, it can be easily removed with modern medical techniques.

The man gave him a second name.

He came from the human world to heaven, and then fell into hell.

Perhaps it was his handsome face that made the man so fond of him.

It was there that Si Shi met Qin Nian.

Qin Nian worked as a butler in that villa. In addition to his daily work, he would also handle some "odd jobs" for the boss. His bandit-like demeanor was out of place in the luxurious villa, and the servants all kept their distance from him.

But Si Shi liked him very much.

Because Qin Nian looked at him with a hint of pity, not disgust.

The other servants looked at Si Shi as if he were something dirty, their gazes like thorns in their backs.

One day, Si Shi flew into a rage and, taking advantage of his position as boss, ordered his servants to kneel and obey the law. After calming down, he saw his unfamiliar face in the mirror.

He is being assimilated here.

So when he discovered Qin Nian's sliver of pity, it was like grasping at a straw.

Qin Nian was initially just curious because the big house was so boring.

He went to meet the boss's new lover, who was very nice, refined, and seemed like a cultured person.

This is the highest praise Qin Nian, who is uncultured, could give to a person.

Si Shi taught Qin Nian to read, read him poems, and told him about dignity and freedom.

This was the only time he could breathe, and Qin Nian's admiration and encouragement helped him regain his scattered dignity.

They are all people at the very bottom of society, seeking nothing more than to survive.

Qin Nian brought back books, snacks, and some strange and unusual things from outside, which was Si Shi's only way to contact the outside world.

But when consciousness leaves the cage, while the genitals remain inside, this sense of dislocation leaves one battered and bruised.

Qin Nian felt his heart softening. He became increasingly dissatisfied with the tasks assigned to him by his boss, and he couldn't bring himself to hurt others.

He wanted to take Si Shi away, but he failed.

Qin Nian was locked up, and perhaps out of consideration for their past relationship, the boss did not punish Si Shi in any way.

Si Shi felt that he had harmed Qin Nian.

He showed a person locked in a cage the outside world.

When he learned that Qin Nian had been shot dead while trying to escape, his mind went blank.

Qin Nian gained his freedom at the cost of his life.

He was left alone in the house again.

Revenge.

Killing that man was the reason he found to keep living.

As that person grew older, he began searching for ways to achieve immortality, and it was through this opportunity that Si Shi came into contact with Ren Jian's organization.

That was a world he could hardly imagine.

As he learned more and more, the fire of revenge burned brighter and brighter until one day Ren Jian came to him privately and said that he hoped Ren Jian would cooperate in completing the experiment.

"Why me?"

"Because of the will in your eyes. I need a test subject who is resilient enough."

When Si Shi was taken to the laboratory, he saw the masked person next to Ren Jian.

pain.

it hurts.

His body was cut off and forcibly attached to the fish tail.

The intense pain, mixed with a tingling sensation emanating from the tailbone, lasted for half a year. During this time, Si Shi's appearance also changed, and she became even more beautiful.

He was given a third name: Experiment Subject No. 40—Si Shi.

The masked man seemed to be Ren Jian's confidant, and he would come to check on Si Shi's situation every few days.

However, Si Shi didn't have a good impression of this person.

After all, she owed her fishtail to him.

The man would not leave after each inspection, but would stay in front of the water tank for an extra half hour.

At first, Si Shi felt uncomfortable under his gaze, but later she just let him be.

He was obsessed with revenge.

Ren Jian agreed to let him complete a task, and then he would get what he wanted.

soon.

It will be over soon.

As he soaked in the water, the fire in his heart burned even hotter.

He not only wanted to kill that man, but also Ren Jian.

When he learned that Ren Jian wanted him to use his singing to bewitch that person, he knew the time had come.

Everyone, come to hell with me!

When Si Shi woke up, he found himself in a huge water tank, with Qin Nian's entire face pressed against the glass.

He flicked his tail, but felt no pain in it.

Upon learning of Si Shi's situation, the Operations Department specially found an Awakened One who could treat pollutants. The Awakened One was overjoyed, as his talent had finally come in handy after all these years.

"You're awake. Does your tail still hurt?" Qin Nian blinked his brown eyes like a puppy, reminding Si Shi of the same look he had when reading poetry to him, as if nothing had changed.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." He flicked his tail again, splashing some water that wet Qin Nian's hair and face.

"Don't be angry with me, I'm sorry." Qin Nian apologized subconsciously.

“I’m not angry,” Si Shi retorted.

"You have!"

"I don't!"

Whoosh—

Another handful of water was splashed on his head. Qin Nian wiped his wet face and smiled at Si Shi.