Director Cao had thought that saving Yi Chen's life, taking the opportunity to confess his origins, and giving him enough tenderness would completely transform his personality, making him willingly stay in the Orphanage forever and inherit her legacy.
Little did she know,
Lying in bed that night, Yi Chen had not been moved in the slightest. Instead, he closed his eyes and reviewed his escape that evening, reanalyzed the structure of the high walls outside the Orphanage, and began planning his fourth escape.
Whenever he thought about having Director Cao's "components" mixed into his body, Yi Chen would vomit uncontrollably.
The memories continued.
Memories concerning his fourth escape were being dug up again.
The depth at which this memory was hidden was even greater than the "question of his origins." It was a memory locked deep within Yi Chen's brain, directly related to the hidden Death Attribute.
Even the Old World Merchant—Duke Garryson—had been unable to excavate this memory completely.
At present, Yi Chen's true body, contained within the Duke's flesh chamber, had all its pores slightly open. Threads of black matter representing death began to seep out.
The Duke also brought out his favorite snacks, preparing to properly savor this hidden memory related to the Death Attribute.
"The memories haven't even officially begun, and death has already started leaking out? If The First Dead knew there was a little fellow like you, they might disregard their status and seize your ownership from me directly."
Torrential rain. A pitch-black night.
Having just turned ten, Yi Chen left his dormitory alone. He moved easily through the blind spots of the various surveillance cameras, matching his footsteps to the impact of the raindrops as he made his way to the Orphanage's monitoring room.
This was a dangerous act he had never