The withered tree was nourished by the raindrops, which were incredibly pure. As they fell from the sky, they landed right on the central branch of the withered tree. The energy brought by the raindrops then permeated the tree's body, slowly nourishing the meridians within the trunk. The core of the withered tree finally began to shine, but it was better than nothing.

The feeling of comfort lasted only a moment in my mind's eye before it was gone.

Not enough, still not enough. Senran frowned deeply. He desperately needed this energy, but he didn't know who was taking care of him, only giving him one drop each time. That was too stingy!

He thought, "I'll drink my fill of this stuff once he wakes up!"

However, the nourishment from that drop of rain was only enough to keep him conscious for a moment before he lost consciousness again under the scorching heat.

After returning, Lin Yiran glanced at Senran on the bed, then dried her hair and lay down to sleep. There was no problem with the relationship between men and women. Since the other party was unconscious, she wasn't afraid that he would suddenly wake up; that was impossible.

Since there was only one bed in the room, the two of them would just have to make do. Once the shops over there were renovated, she could give Senran a separate little house.

Then he lay down on his side, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Late at night, on the first floor of the hotel, the shop owner named A-Qiang was playing a game—the new shooting game that was all the rage across the galaxy and endorsed by the goddess of hope, Lin Fei.

I couldn't wait to put on my glasses and click into the game. A pop-up window immediately appeared, showing a virtual character who looked a lot like Lin Fei, waving a fairy wand. The virtual character was dressed in a purple gauze dress with a belt, like the goddess Athena from ancient Western Europe. She wore a golden crown on her head, and her long neck made her look as elegant as a noble white swan.

Just a few spins on the screen are enough to mesmerize people.

Ah Qiang was so engrossed in watching that when he snapped out of it, he couldn't help but wipe his lips, thankfully no drool dripped down. He then clicked on the comments section at the top of the game.

[Official Introduction: This is a newly developed game by Xingyan Entertainment, a first-person shooter online game endorsed by our goddess of hope, Lin Fei, the daughter of the Lin family. New players can enter a lucky draw upon login... and receive gifts... Recharge one million Star Coins to receive a limited-edition goddess skin set and an S-level adorable pet, Mantis Shrimp...]

"Holy crap, the Lin family's daughter? Is it the Lin family's daughter who was lost for over ten years? She's been found again?"

"More than that? Don't you go online, upstairs? It's been over a month since we found her. This is for the Lin family's precious daughter! We've already used our family's resources to help our daughter's career as soon as she's found. Otherwise, why would such a popular game have a nobody like her as its spokesperson?"

"Not only that, I also saw Lin Fei at an event with Actor Lin last time. Actor Lin really takes his precious little sister with him wherever he goes, protecting her the whole time. There are a lot of bodyguards surrounding her. He would rather have his photos taken by obsessive fans in an unflattering way than call in a bodyguard to protect him. In my opinion, the Lin family really dotes on this daughter!"

"Of course they would protect their own flesh and blood. They've suffered so much outside for so long. I heard they came from a low-level, garbage planet in the Ninth Star System. Their childhood was incredibly miserable. They were always hungry and cold in the orphanage, eating junk food that had no nutritional value. I never expected them to be so beautiful! It must be in their genes."

"Speaking of which, the Lin family's genes are really good. Their children, one is Lin the Movie Emperor and the other is Lin Fei, are both incredibly beautiful!"

"How could it not be good? The Lin family is one of the four most famous families in the first star system of the capital star. They control three-fifths of the economic lifeline of the entire interstellar space. The resources and money they have are beyond our imagination. The Lin family truly deserves to be one of the four great families. If I could be reincarnated as their little princess, I would be so happy! Waaah!"

"Add one, I want to be reincarnated too!"

"Come on, count me in!"

"I won't compete with you; I'll just be the stone lion at their gate."

"I won't steal it; I'll be content just to be their servant."

"I won't steal it, I want to be the cat Lin Fei raises!"

"Get lost, I've reserved this spot!"

…………………………

A group of people started arguing in the live chat. They even lost interest in the game; all their attention was focused on Lin Fei, the suddenly appearing heiress of the Lin family.

Ah Qiang opened the lottery page, secretly praying that he would win the limited edition skin for the goddess. But the next second, a knife was held to his neck!

A chill ran down his spine, and he immediately shouted, "Who are you? I have connections! Let me tell you, my older brother is..."

"Shut up!" Zhou Ling said, then tapped the other man's cheek with the blade and tossed him a rare energy stone. He said, "This has nothing to do with you. Don't be nervous. Just pretend you didn't see anything. Understand? Otherwise, I don't mind offending the person behind you. I want to see how much power they have to deal with me."

After turning on the light, A-Qiang finally saw the other person's face, but the moment he saw it, he smiled ingratiatingly: "Hehe, um, it's Captain Zhou! I've heard so much about you. Are you here to stay?"

"It's alright, it's alright, please feel free to stay! We have plenty of rooms, you can choose whichever one you like!"

Zhou Ling: "Can't you understand human language? I'm telling you to pretend you didn't see anything, including what happened when I came here tonight. Can you do that?!"

Ah Qiang looked embarrassed: "It's possible, but may I ask why you're here? I only have one customer, and she's a girl. I can't afford to offend her..."

Zhou Ling grew impatient and frowned: "You're talking too much."

Now that things had come to this, Ah Qiang had no choice but to compromise: "Alright then, please do as you wish. It's just a favor, but will you be able to handle the body yourself later?"

Seeing that Zhou Ling was starting to get angry again, A-Qiang immediately changed his expression: "Big brother, big brother, I only have this one request, I don't have any other requests. I just haven't seen you tonight, I've never seen you before! When the police chief comes, I promise I won't know anything!"

I swear to you!

Zhou Ling: "No need, I'll handle it." Then he turned and went upstairs.

Ah Qiang wanted to continue playing the game, but he couldn't concentrate. He could only pace back and forth in the lobby, occasionally peeking at the stairs to see what was happening upstairs.