Baiyuan District lay hidden in a corner of the bustling city.
The old residential buildings were quiet and unassuming, like forgotten pearls within the city. Most importantly, the rent was cheap.
With an afro exploding over his head like thunder, Jiang Lu wandered distractedly into one of the apartments. The moment he stepped through the door, two figures at the entrance blocked his way.
The two flanked him, their gazes fixed on Jiang Lu as sternly as if interrogating a criminal.
"Back already? Tsk, that afro looks pretty fashionable."
"Out picking fights again? Jiang Lu, you can't keep doing this. There are so many Pioneers now, and the Spirit Qi Recovery hasn't officially begun. We're all insignificant as dust, yet you keep making enemies everywhere. Isn't that too risky?" the other warned severely.
Before he could finish, the roommate beside him added helplessly, "If only he'd listen."
These two were Jiang Lu's roommates, and they were Pioneers as well.
Ever since their awakening during the Great World Change, the three had traveled together and endured countless trials of life and death. Those shared experiences had forged a deep friendship. Still, they had long been at a loss over Jiang Lu's combative nature.
He loved provoking others, loved picking fights, and wanted to throw hands with anyone he met. It was a deeply ingrained bad habit of Jiang Lu's. No matter how earnestly his roommates advised him, he never admitted fault and stubbornly stuck to his own views.
Such a violent temperament would eventually bring disaster upon him!
After warning him day after day, they had long given up hope that Jiang Lu would change. The same scene had played out far too many times.
Today would probably be no different, right?
Yet suddenly, they sensed that something was wrong.
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