Wuquan came to his senses, climbed out of the rubble like crazy, and went to rescue the others in the small dormitory.

Finally, when the thin Wuquan gritted his teeth and carried the heavy old man Liu to the open space, he was already sweating profusely from exhaustion. He had no time to rest and quickly checked the vital signs of the other children.

There were four children in the fire, two ten years old, one three years old, and one four years old.

Of these four children, two survived and two died.

Strangely, the older Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng did not survive the disaster, while the three and four-year-old children survived.

Wuquan opened the mouths of Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng, and saw smoke and dust accumulated in their mouths and noses. He had seen this when he was in the begging gang.

Wu Quan then glanced at the faces of the two surviving children. A wet towel was covering their face.

Children of this age would not understand this kind of knowledge. If Wu Quan guessed correctly, this should have been done by Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng in a desperate situation after the fire. At the critical moment of life and death, they chose to prioritize the safety of their younger brothers and sisters.

Old man Liu must have rushed into the small dormitory after the fire broke out. He inhaled the least smoke, so he survived, but just fell into a coma temporarily.

Ashes were flying above the dim courtyard. Wu Quan looked silently at the bodies of Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng, as well as the unconscious Shen Qingzhu and Old Man Liu, with his fists clenched.

The scene of Shen Qingzhu fighting for his life with Huo Lian just now, as well as the last hoarse and hopeful words, emerged in his mind.

But in the end, Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng still died...

He could already imagine what kind of expression Shen Qingzhu would have when he woke up and saw the two bodies.

Wuquan knew his brother Qingzhu too well. He would definitely hate himself for not being able to put out the fire earlier and for not being able to get home in time. He would stubbornly take all the blame on himself and live in endless self-blame and regret from then on.

Thinking of this, the eleven-year-old child's eyes showed deep sadness and guilt.

He was going to disappoint Shen Qingzhu.

"If only... you could survive."

Wuquan hugged his knees, squatted on the ground helplessly, looked at the two corpses, and muttered to himself.

Plop——!

A soft sound came from the chests of Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng.

Wuquan was stunned.

He seemed to have noticed something and looked down at his hands, a faint halo appearing in his eyes.

I... can control them?

The idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Wu Quan stretched out his hand tentatively and waved lightly at the two corpses. The two stopped hearts, under the power of [Dominating Emperor], actually started beating again!

The heart began to beat and blood quickly flowed through the corpse. The darkness in Wuquan's eyes grew thicker and thicker, and his control over the two corpses became more and more precise.

Heart control, lung function control, kidney function, spleen function, stomach function...

Wu Quan stood up slowly, waving his hands in the air like a musician conducting corpses. The two cold corpses actually began to come alive.

This was not corpse manipulation, but under the condition of controlling all their organs, he could bring this "dead" body back to life. Their heartbeat, pulse, and blood pressure were gradually approaching the level of normal people under his control.

The only drawback is that no matter how close these two bodies are to normal people, their spirits and consciousness are dead. They are just two "living corpses."

Their eyes were still empty and dead.

but

Under Wuquan's control, their empty eyes began to glow with spirit, and their facial muscles kept twitching, as if they were controlling different expressions.

A few minutes later, Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng came back to life and stood quietly in front of him.

A gleam of surprise appeared in Wuquan's eyes.

"Ah...oh...you...Wu, Wuquan...I am Li Xiao...Yan..."

"I'm not...hurt...I'm fine."

"Brother Qingzhu...don't worry."

"Wuquan, it's time to eat!"

"Why do you want him to do that? He's just a piece of wood. If he wants to be alone, just let him be alone."

Wu Quan controlled the opening and closing of the two people's mouths and the vibration of their vocal cords. After each attempt, their words and actions became more and more like daily life. In the end, there was no sign of anything unusual.

Wu Quan let out a long sigh and his eyes fell on the unconscious Shen Qingzhu. After a moment, an innocent smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Qingzhu." He murmured to himself.

"You saved everyone..."

…

Lin Qiye suddenly opened his eyes!

At the same time, Wuquan, who was sitting next to him, also opened his eyes.

[Memory Wanderer] quickly retracted into the darkness behind Wuquan, and the two of them just stared at each other in silence.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is..." Lin Qiye connected everything in his mind and suddenly realized.

"From the very beginning, Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng were controlled by you?

Your [Emperor of Domination] can only be effective within a three-kilometer radius, so even if you go to school, you can only go to the middle school closest to the orphanage. Once you leave that range, Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng in the orphanage will immediately turn back into corpses, scaring Dean Liu and the other children...

No wonder you would rather kill the entire Li family than move away. No wonder your first request after I caught you was to see Dean Liu.

Only by sending Dean Liu away from the orphanage can Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng leave there. They have been keeping a safe distance from you in secret to prevent you from losing control and turning back into a corpse..."

Lin Qiye looked at Wuquan with complicated eyes.

"So...you've been playing three roles for the past four years?"

"It's not a difficult task." Wuquan said slowly, "Although it was a little difficult at the beginning and I often lost connection with them, it will become easier as time goes by."

Wu Quan looked down at his hands, seeming to be still digesting the memories he saw in Lin Qiye's mind, his expression a little dazed.

What Lin Qiye intercepted for him was the memory fragment from when he found Shen Qingzhu in hell to when everyone left.

Wuquan closed his eyes, lay on his back on the leather sofa, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly...

His body, which had been tense until now, finally relaxed completely, and a huge stone in his heart fell to the ground.

The corner of his mouth curled up into a faint smile.

If Brother Qingzhu is not dead, he will definitely come back... Sooner or later, they will meet each other.

Knowing this, it is worth it even if I am locked up in a dark prison.