Gu Zhilin knew that he had been careless this time and had lost the initiative. In addition, this person's grasp of the business sequence's consciousness was far superior to his own.
So now I don't even have the ability to counterattack.
Just as he was regretting his recklessness, a refreshing minty scent suddenly wafted into his nostrils.
He never expected that he could smell the refreshing scent of mint in someone else's mind.
At the same time, his mind cleared up a bit, which allowed him to take advantage of his senior brother's moment of surprise and escape from the other party's control into the sea of consciousness of the business timeline.
Gu Zhilin had just escaped from Shang Shixu's consciousness, and because his soul had been severely injured by his senior brother, he was still very weak.
Lu Jin'an saw that he was fine before, but when he opened his eyes again, he looked pale and as if he was seriously injured.
Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, Lu Jin'an knew she had to protect Gu Zhilin.
So he reached out to help Gu Zhilin up, but unexpectedly, Shang Shixu stopped his outstretched hand halfway.
He then realized that the Shang Shixu he saw when he opened his eyes again looked significantly different from the previous Shang Shixu, as if he were a completely different person.
Lu Jin'an immediately thought of the body-snatching that Gu Zhilin had mentioned before, so Shang Shixu was successfully possessed?
He narrowed his eyes dangerously, took a step back, and pulled a gun from behind him, pointing it at Shang Shixu: "Who exactly are you?"
But before he could fire, he discovered that Shang Shixu had taken Gu Zhilin hostage.
A laser gun was already fixed on Gu Zhilin's head.
Gu Zhilin was clearly unable to resist due to his injury.
"As expected of one of the only two S-class warriors in the Earth Alliance, you were able to react so quickly to the fact that I am not Shang Shixu. General Lu, you are indeed extraordinary."
As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Zhilin, who was slumped on the ground, and said, "No wonder my junior brother treats you so specially."
Lu Jin'an was taken aback: "Junior brother?"
"Oh, you don't know me yet? Let me introduce myself first." The man who had taken over Shang Shixu's body grabbed Gu Zhilin's arm and used him to shield Gu Zhilin from Lu Jin'an.
It's obvious they're using Gu Zhilin as a shield.
“My name is Xuanhua, and I am Gu Zhilin’s senior brother. I was his senior brother a thousand years ago. More than a thousand years ago, I was kidnapped by Martians, but no one on this vast Earth could find me.”
"I've been on Mars all these years, and I never expected to meet an acquaintance a thousand years later, who is also my junior brother."
“My junior brother is a genius. He’s been different from us ordinary people since he was a child. Even someone as talented as me is nothing in front of him.”
"So the Celestial Master's inheritance actually gave such a small thing." The senior brother's eyes clearly showed resentment and envy when he said this.
"Release Gu Zhilin. I don't have time to listen to your inner thoughts," Lu Jin'an said coldly.
"Tsk, what an impatient fellow." Xuan Hua was clearly dissatisfied with Lu Jin'an's urging, so he formed a hand seal and pressed it on Gu Zhilin's temple.
The next second, Gu Zhilin let out a scream.
Lu Jin'an was terrified upon seeing this: "What did you do to him?"
"What did I do?" Xuan Hua sneered, "My genius junior brother finally fell into my hands, so naturally I can do whatever I want with him."
"Let him go, or you won't be able to leave this room either." Lu Jin'an stepped forward, trying to get closer to Gu Zhilin.
But Xuan Hua shot him right at his feet: "General Lu, I advise you not to act rashly, or I guarantee the next shot will hit my junior brother on the head."
Lu Jin'an dared not move again: "What exactly do you want?"
"What do I want? I'm on Mars now, so naturally I have to think more about the Martians. You two S-class warriors are naturally my number one assassination target."
Xuanhua asked frankly, "So, General Lu, would you like to help me complete this mission?"
"Don't even think about it," Lu Jin'an roared.
But Xuanhua let out a contemptuous laugh: "It wasn't supposed to go so smoothly. After all, my target today is my good junior brother, but I didn't expect that General Lu would also come in."
"What I never expected was that the weakness of General Lu, who had been a headache for the Martians for so long, was actually... my junior brother!" Xuan Hua's tone was teasing yet tinged with excitement.
"What exactly are you trying to do?" At this moment, Gu Zhilin regained some consciousness and looked at his senior brother with heartache.
Xuan Hua saw that he had resumed his displeased frown: "Junior brother, you'd better shut up."
After saying that, he tightened his grip, and Gu Zhilin let out another scream before fainting again.
"Stop!" Lu Jin'an roared.
"Hahahaha... It's not impossible for General Lu to ask me to stop, after all, he's my junior brother, and I'll feel sorry for him too."
"So, General Lu, don't you intend to do anything to make me stop?" Xuan Hua said, increasing the pressure on his hand.
Gu Zhilin, who was in a coma, was awakened by pain once again.
He simply didn't have the strength to shout anymore.
"What exactly do you want?" Lu Jin'an asked.
“It’s very simple. General Lu, just point this gun at your chest and shoot yourself.” Xuan Hua’s tone was no longer lighthearted; it didn’t sound like he was forcing someone to commit suicide.
"Don't even think about it." Gu Zhilin, who had already lost all strength, roared loudly upon hearing Xuan Hua's words, "Lu Jin'an, don't worry about me, kill him."
"Kill me?" Xuan Hua scoffed. "Is it killing me or killing the owner of this body? I'm not here."
Gu Zhilin now only regrets that he had underestimated his opponent and trusted his senior brother too much.
He cried out in anguish, "Senior brother, why? You're an Earthling!"
"Earthlings?" Xuanhua seemed even angrier upon hearing this: "I'm no longer an Earthling. Why couldn't you find me when I disappeared back then? You let me be taken away by the Martians. Do you know how I've lived these past thousand years?"
Xuanhua grew increasingly angry as he spoke, and once again focused the spiritual power on Shang Shixu to attack Gu Zhilin.
Gu Zhilin screamed in pain as he was stung by waves of mental attacks.
"Stop." Seeing Gu Zhilin's painful, twisted screams, Lu Jin'an finally couldn't hold back anymore: "I'll shoot, please stop hurting Gu Zhilin."
As he spoke, he raised the gun in his hand and pointed it at his chest.
"No, Lu Jin'an, no!" Gu Zhilin shouted at Lu Jin'an despite his pain.
But Xuan Hua, seeing this, urged, "Then you'd better hurry. My junior brother is seriously injured, and I really don't know how much longer he can hold on."
Lu Jin'an was at her wit's end. Without thinking, she shouted to Gu Zhilin, "Gu Zhilin, you must live."
As he spoke, he shot himself in the chest.
The laser gun was silent, but Gu Zhilin felt as if he had heard a loud bang in his mind.
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