Gu Li stared dumbfounded at the liquid slowly soaking into Cen Xingbang's white gloves, speechless with shock for a moment, but then realized that it was indeed the style of these people.
Her gaze shifted to the rusty treatment bed, where the body, rooted in fleshy vines, was barely recognizable. Only the long hair peeking through the gaps made it clear that it was a woman.
Gu Li's voice was slightly hoarse: "Cecil, are you... willing?"
After saying that, she regretted it a little. Cecil's mental state was much better than theirs every day, probably because she was quite satisfied with her current life.
Sure enough, countless vines hanging from the ceiling twisted and turned, and Cecil's cheerful and proud voice rang out: "Besides divination, I'm also the only advanced species who inherited healing abilities! Everyone can't do without me!"
Gu Li couldn't help but smile: "Thank you for your hard work."
Cen Xingbang stepped forward at the right moment and explained to her, "Back then, Miss Cecil's body was too weak to withstand the corruption of the Forest Families, so the King had no choice but to resort to this measure."
The vines in front of Gu Li stood proudly, saying, "Then I discovered that the blood flowing through my body possesses the same gentle healing power."
Gu Li stared at the black liquid in Cen Xingbang's hand, which looked anything but good, and guessed with pursed lips, "So they bought the potion to treat themselves?"
She blinked, seemingly discerning a mocking expression from Cen Xingbang's deer-like face, and her suspicions began to drift towards darkness.
"They used it to inject people who were contaminated but deemed still valuable. Cecil's blood contained extremely mild contamination, with some minor therapeutic effects for humans. In short, the survival rate of those people was said to be quite good."
Gu Li touched her hair, and Cen Xingbang's face turned terrifying: "No matter what, it's still pollution. Won't they turn into us after they survive?"
This is probably the most crucial part.
Cen Xingbang ran his fingers over the broken branch. The lines of his deer face were cold and hard, and his eyes, which should have been gentle and calm, always carried a chill.
"Of course they are different from us. Their blood, diluted by Cecil, allowed them to successfully survive the most painful mutation process. They are a more special group of people besides the Children of Light."
"They are called the new humans."
Gu Li fell silent. If the people saved by Cecil and the King's blood are called the new humans, then what about the people of the alien city who have retained their minds through strong willpower?
Why should this city, which is feared, hated, and kept secret by everyone, be abandoned and forgotten?
A fire suddenly ignited in Gu Li's heart.
She looked into those cold, doe-like eyes and spoke without hesitation: "Let me go, Mr. Cen. Even if it's just out of a sense of duty as a king, I want to bring everyone to the Federation."
She spent less than half a year in this abandoned yet resilient city, and before she knew it, she had developed a strong sense of belonging to it.
The deer-headed man looked down at the pale girl who was barely up to his shoulder. Her neck and wrists looked like they could be broken with a single snap. Not long ago, she had spent a month recuperating in the hospital for them.
Cecil was starting to tremble at the tense atmosphere between the two. Even Lancer, who loved to talk nonsense the most in the city, only dared to be a good octopus in front of Mr. Cen.
How dare Lili speak to Mr. Cen like that!
Cecil was moved to tears by her words, while secretly extending her tentacles. If Mr. Cen intended to make a move, she would simply open the door.
Let those people outside fall right in and share Mr. Cen's wrath!
Cen Xingbang, who had been staring coldly at Gu Li for a long time, suddenly chuckled softly.
Cecil: Mr. Cen must be so angry he's gone mad! Our Lili is such a good child!
It's always a good thing for children to have dreams; let's not be too harsh on them.
Cen Xingbang raised his hand and slowly brought it to his mouth as Cecil looked on in horror. Cecil breathed a sigh of relief.
Please don't hit the child... Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!
Cecil's non-existent eyes bulged out in surprise, and the slender vines hanging from the ceiling trembled as if they had Parkinson's disease.
Cen Xingbang lowered his cold, doe-like eyes, brought his blood-free hand to his lips, opened his mouth, and bit the edge of the glove, removing it.
This was the first time Gu Li had ever seen Cen Xingbang's hand. It was indeed a large, human hand with distinct knuckles and prominent veins on the back. Under her gaze, that hand was placed on her head.
The warm touch from above her head made her open her eyes slightly.
Cen Xingbang's tone rose almost imperceptibly: "What a good child."
Gu Li stood there stunned. After a long while, looking at Cen Xingbang slowly putting on his gloves again, she said with difficulty, "Mr. Cen really looks like my grandfather whom I have never met."
It made her feel like a little girl who had just begun to understand things.
Cecil's branches trembled even more violently, and a commotion arose outside the examination room, with wild laughter that couldn't be contained by the door.
"Hahahaha, she actually said Cen Xingbang is her grandfather! Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Come to think of it, their ages are indeed about the same! Hahahaha!"
Cecil endured until her branches were almost broken, but Mr. Cen was still in front of her, so she could only endure until she was internally injured.
Her gaze toward Gu Li was filled with affection. If you really think about it, considering the time they've been forgotten in this city, everyone of them is old enough to be Gu Li's grandparents, uncles, and aunts by now.
Amidst the maniacal laughter outside the door, Gu Li felt a chill creep down her spine.
But she still bravely said, "How about my proposal? I can also provide Cecil's blood."
Ignoring the group outside, Cen Xingbang confirmed again: "Have you thought it through? Going out as a Child of Light and entering the Federation as our King are two different things."
"The former allows you to obtain everything you want as long as you demonstrate your strength, at the cost of a little freedom, while the latter will subject you to endless pursuit once you are exposed."
Gu Li stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "Do you mean that as a king, you'll be exceptionally cool in public?"
"Although everyone's identity is self-given when they are out in the world, only I am the real one!"
"On the surface, he's a doctor who saves lives but doesn't heal the wounded, but secretly he's the king of an evil city of aliens! I love this kind of setting!"
Their words collided, and Gu Li muttered to himself with increasing excitement, his eyes lighting up as he looked at the deer-headed man.
Cen Xingbang, unusually, hesitated a little about his own judgment. He looked at the only doctor in the city and quietly pointed to his head.
Cecil nodded hesitantly: "I remember there was no head injury during the rescue."
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