Chapter Ten: The Story of Shangguan Luohua
Liu Wen never imagined that the adorable little girl pretending to be cute before him was actually a first-tier neural reflex mecha warrior—and, moreover, the daughter of Shangguan Luohua!
“Little sister... no, big sister! Can we talk this over? Please put that away, don’t let it go off and blast the whole building to pieces!” Liu Wen was so frightened he nearly fell to his knees, feeling the urge to cry. Hadn’t yesterday’s investigation said Shangguan Luohua lived alone here? Where did this terrifying little girl come from?
Hearing his plea, the little girl seemed to consider it reasonable. She extended her left hand, and black crystal blocks gathered, assembling into a black handgun.
Without hesitation, she leveled it at Liu Wen’s forehead and fired.
“Hiss hiss!”
As a teacher about to become a first-tier speed-type mecha warrior, Liu Wen was terrified, but he wouldn’t just sit and wait for doom. He sprang from his legs, dodged the bullet, and landed swiftly, rushing toward the balcony window.
“Running?” The little girl licked her sharp tiger teeth playfully, a wicked smile on her lips. “No one has ever escaped from Sister Lingling!”
As she spoke, the rocket launcher on her right shoulder twisted, broke apart, and scattered, the crystal blocks flowing into her finger ring.
She stepped forward quickly, raised the handgun, and aimed at the escaping Liu Wen. “Speed, thirty-nine meters per second; no wind; jump height, three-point-five meters; next landing point, two meters to the right at fifty-six degrees. Burst!”
“Hiss!” A yellow energy bullet shot out instantly, hitting Liu Wen right on the upturned backside as he landed.
He felt his head spin and immediately lost consciousness.
When Liu Wen finally opened his eyes again, he found himself hanging from the balcony, suspended over empty air more than ten meters above the ground. The little girl stood inside, her hands clasped behind her back, smiling sweetly at him.
“Big... big sister, please let me down! I’m afraid of heights!” Seeing her innocent, pure face, Liu Wen was scared to death.
“Alright, uncle!” The little girl, Tiantian, smiled and happily agreed.
Yet, upon hearing this, Liu Wen felt a sudden chill inside. He soon noticed that, at some unnoticed moment, the little girl held a black ball in her hand.
As he puzzled over it, she pulled out a strange red slingshot from her pocket.
A slingshot—Liu Wen hadn’t seen one in years, but this one was clearly special, radiating energy fluctuations.
The little girl placed the black ball in the slingshot, drew it back, and aimed at Liu Wen.
“Ah! No, big sister—”
“Burst!”
The black ball, barely the size of two fingers, shot directly at Liu Wen’s face, swelling it instantly.
“Hehe, got him! Let’s try again, Burst!”
“Ah...”
...
For more than ten minutes, the little girl played with unrestrained joy. Each hit made her clap her hands, jump, and dance, as if she’d achieved a great victory.
In truth, she never missed. Liu Wen, battered and bruised, could only scream miserably from the balcony.
At that moment, the bathroom door opened. Hearing footsteps, the little girl’s face tensed. She quickly drew her handgun and shot through the rope suspending Liu Wen.
“No... Big... ah!”
“Bang!”
Shangguan Luohua, wrapped in a bath towel and drying her hair, entered with a puzzled look. “Lingling? What was that sound just now?”
“Sound? Aunt, you must have misheard!” The little girl, seeing Shangguan Luohua’s lingering doubt, swiftly changed the subject and praised, “Wow... Aunt, you’re so beautiful!”
With that, she threw herself sweetly into Shangguan Luohua’s arms.
“Ah, you little rascal, you’re already a star student at the Academy of the Stars—why do you still act like a child?” Shangguan Luohua stroked the little girl’s head affectionately.
Gone was the wicked, scheming look from before. The little girl nestled obediently into Shangguan Luohua’s ample bosom, acting spoiled. “But I really am still a child!”
As the two beauties chatted merrily, Lingling’s phone suddenly rang.
She answered, and a slightly cold female voice came from the other end.
“Lingling, come to Tianhua Street in District B, quickly!”
“Sister, did you really find traces of the beast?” The little girl, rarely, wore a serious expression.
“Yes. Hurry!”
“Beep beep...”
After the call ended, Shangguan Luohua’s delicate brows furrowed in worry. “Lingling, what’s happening? How could beasts appear inside Yuxia City?”
“Aunt, these beasts are unusual. They seem to have acquired a drug that lets them take human form. Many residents have gone missing recently, and we suspect the rapid fall of the six cities at the security boundary is tied to this drug. I need to join my sister immediately. I’ll visit you again soon!” With that, the little girl hurried out, heading for District B.
“Lingling, remember to be careful!” Shangguan Luohua called after her, anxious as she watched her leave.
When her voice faded, the house fell silent.
Who knows how much time passed. Shangguan Luohua’s face suddenly grew desolate as she gazed at the door, murmuring, “Beasts... beasts...”
As she spoke, her slender body began to tremble, tears streaming down her beautiful face. The woman, feared by all and known as the ‘tigress’, wept.
Yes—she cried.
Because she remembered her husband, the man who had promised her, yet had not fulfilled that promise, leaving her on their wedding night.
Ten years ago.
She was youthful and beautiful. In all of Yuxia City, who didn’t know the Shangguan clan’s princess—Shangguan Luoxin, the prodigy who united strength and beauty?
She had countless suitors, dismissing those of distinguished backgrounds and excellence. Yet, during a support mission, she fell deeply in love with a man of ordinary origins. They loved each other quietly for three years, until the Shangguan family discovered their secret.
Under the family’s relentless pressure, the two were like a lone boat battered by cold waves, enduring scorn and hardship, but eventually they came together.
But on their wedding night, a sudden surge of beast hordes appeared from the city bordering Yuxia. The family imposed a final trial, sending her husband to lead first-tier mecha warriors in support.
When he returned, all opposition from the family would cease. So he left, departing on what should have been their happiest night.
Luoxin tried desperately to stop him, even insisting on going with him. But the family refused, and her husband would not allow it either. In the end, she could only watch him leave...
Ten days... twenty days... a month...
Luoxin waited, like a little girl, every day, neglecting her training and meals, refusing to leave their home for fear she’d miss his return.
As days passed, her heart grew colder and more painful. The words, “Luoxin, when I return, I’ll always be by your side!”—so plain and happy—became a distant dream, forever out of reach.
After three months, at last there was news. When Luoxin hurried to the scene, what was handed to her was a silver long spear.
And a word of apology: “Miss Luoxin, we’re sorry. Your husband and his squad were surrounded and killed in support.”
It was a bolt from the blue—Luoxin was stunned.
She couldn’t believe it, couldn’t accept it. They’d vowed to be together, yet all she was given was a spear.
After all they’d endured to finally be together, fate played this cruel trick on their wedding night.
It was all the family’s fault. Were it not for them, how could Hualing not be here?
Hualing was the husband Shangguan Luohua loved so deeply.
She didn’t cry or rage—she returned coldly to the family and vented her madness, severing ties with parents and brother, breaking from the entire Shangguan clan.
From then on, she changed her name from ‘Xin’ to ‘Hua’—Shangguan Luohua—in memory of her husband. She abandoned all physical training, hating it with all her heart.
She had nothing more to do with the Shangguan clan, nor did she care about Yuxia City’s fate.
She changed her name, quietly became a teacher, and the once-renowned Huangfu Luoxin was slowly forgotten.