Ye Luo raised an eyebrow. "I'm curious. Without the care of a clan, how did you survive?"
A faint smile appeared on Guang Yuxing's resolute face. "Fortune and misfortune are separated by only a river. Though I was unable to gain the trust or acceptance of any race after I was born, the traits of the Zerg and Protoss allowed me to survive in the brutal asteroid belt—and survive well. When I was hungry, I devoured mineral veins. When I was full, I practiced combat and psionic power..."
Ye Luo nodded. "There's another saying for that in my homeland: 'A blessing in disguise.' Appearing in the asteroid belt wasn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, you were the union of two opposing races. If you'd appeared among either one, you might have been mercilessly destroyed."
Guang Yuxing gave Ye Luo an approving glance. As everyone continued talking, he gradually emerged from the confusion he had felt upon first encountering the Zerg. A faint connection slowly formed between him, Ye Luo, and Avril. He touched the naturally severed neural cords by his cheek and continued, "When I was ten, a pirate ship entered the asteroid belt. They found me and took me away. They taught me killing, plunder, and torture. But he also taught me friendship, trust, faith, and purpose..."
"A band of righteous outlaws? Sounds like you got lucky..."
Guang Yuxing shook his head and gave a bitter smile. "Not a band. Just one person. Aside from him, the rest were no different from ordinary space pirates..."
Ye Luo raised an eyebrow, beginning to worry about the fate of Guang Yuxing's mentor...
Sure enough, Guang Yuxing continued, "He stayed with me for ten years, like a father. But during one mission, his views clashed with the pirate captain's, and he