Saving April

"What kind of people are you? The Ophiuchus Legion is conducting business. If you know what's good for you, stay out of it!"

Just as the mission was about to be completed, someone suddenly appeared to cause trouble. Lusha frowned, his heart filled with anger, but seeing the other party floating in midair, he could not help but feel somewhat wary.

He'd better back off after hearing the Ophiuchus Legion's name, Lusha thought.

But that was clearly unrealistic.

"Tsk, tsk, people from the Ophiuchus Legion..." Mu Yang gently shook his head and slowly descended beside the little girl and the blue dragon.

He glanced at the little girl. Her brown hair was somewhat disheveled, and her face was covered in grime, making her features impossible to see clearly. Yet her azure eyes shone with the spirit of sapphires.

She looked a little familiar. Mu Yang looked at her twice more, but still could not remember where he had seen her.

He coldly addressed the Ophiuchus Legion members. "To be honest, I don't have the slightest favorable impression of you. Every time I've encountered you, you've either been burning, killing, and looting, or bullying orphans and defenseless women. I think your existence in this world is pollution to the world itself."

"Brat, you're courting death!" Seeing his insolent words, Lusha's expression darkened. He knew the other man had made it clear that he intended to interfere. His already pitch-black face became even more somber, and killing intent radiated from his entire body.

Mu Yang shook his head dismissively. "I'm not courting death. I've simply never considered any of you worthy of my notice."

As soon as he spoke, a chilling gleam burst from his eyes, and his entire body blurred. Before the Ophiuchus Legion members could understand what was happening, Mu Yang had already flashed several steps forward and circled around them.

The gap in strength between the two sides was simply too great. Mu Yang was one of Earth's strongest martial artists, while aside from the guns in their hands, Lusha's men were essentially just a pack of brutes. They could deal with ordinary civilians, but when facing a martial artist, they could only wait to be slaughtered.

In mere moments, a crackling series of blows rang out. Figures were flung in every direction, and the scene instantly became a complete mess.

"Damn it, open fire!" A trace of panic appeared in Boss Lusha's eyes as he stubbornly gave the order. But the moment he finished, he realized in horror that there was no one left for him to command.

That demon had killed every one of his subordinates in the blink of an eye!

To ensure nothing could go wrong on this mission, he had brought a great many men with him. Yet they had all been killed!

Lusha swallowed hard, his entire face twisting even more viciously with fear. He drew his pistol and fired at Mu Yang. Bang! The bullet shot from the barrel and sped toward Mu Yang. Mu Yang sidestepped it with ease, then raised a finger toward Lusha.

Whoosh!!

With a sharp, icy whistle, a small ki beam shot from his fingertip. In a flash of light, it struck Lusha directly in the head. With a pfft, as though a watermelon had been pierced through, the azure beam emerged from the other side of his skull. Blood sprayed everywhere, splattering across the ground.

With a clang, Lusha's pistol fell to the ground, and his body slumped against the car seat. His pupils naturally dilated, while the terror on his face remained frozen in place.

"Ahhh! The boss has been killed!"

The convoy that had just arrived from behind happened to witness the scene ahead and immediately turned around to flee. But since they had come, how could Mu Yang let them leave? If weeds were not pulled out by the roots, they would grow again with the spring wind. Leaving loose ends would not be good. To avoid trouble in the future, he had to uproot them completely and leave none alive. A streak of light flashed past as Mu Yang began killing again, slaughtering every last one of them.

After killing the Ophiuchus Legion members, Mu Yang shed his previous cold demeanor and appeared beside the little girl in a flash.

At that moment, April was sprawled beside Little Blue Dragon, crying bitterly. "Wuwuwu, Little Ka, don't die!"

"Squeak, squeak..." Little Blue Dragon stuck out his tongue and breathed weakly.

Mu Yang shook his head. Sometimes animals understood human nature better than people did. He crouched down, took out a Senzu Bean, and handed it over. "Here, let it eat this. It'll be fine after that."

"Really? Little Ka can still be saved?" April stopped sobbing, took the Senzu Bean, and asked doubtfully.

"You'll know once it eats it. These beans are precious. If you doubt me, then I won't give it to you."

"No, no, I believe you." April hurriedly wiped away her tears and stuffed the Senzu Bean into Little Blue Dragon's mouth. With a crunch, the Senzu Bean broke open and immediately displayed its miraculous effects. Little Blue Dragon's eyes flew wide open, the muscles around its wounds wriggled a few times and squeezed out several bullet heads, and all its injuries healed completely.

"Roar! Roar!" Little Blue Dragon flapped its wings, and light returned to its black eyes.

"Wow, that's wonderful! Little Ka is okay!" April cheered happily.

"Big brother, thank you. If it weren't for you... Little Ka would have died." April gratefully bowed to Mu Yang, then carefully untied the little backpack on her back. She took out a candy jar, raised it with both hands, and said, "Big brother, this is April's favorite honey. There's only a little left, but I'll give it to you."

"April?" Hearing that name, Mu Yang froze slightly. It sounded familiar. Looking more carefully at the little girl before him—her brown hair, pretty eyes, and familiar mannerisms—he felt as though he had seen her somewhere before.

"Big brother, these candies are for you. They're really sweet."

"Mm, April loves eating candy the most."

The scene from the train half a year ago overlapped with the present, and only then did Mu Yang realize that this little girl was the one he had met on the train.

"You're April. Do you have a younger sister..." Mu Yang asked.

April's eyes widened, and her mouth fell open. "How did you know, big brother? April has a little sister, but Cypriel, Daddy, and Mommy are all gone..."

April haltingly described what had happened to her. As she spoke, the little girl began crying sadly.

By then, Mu Yang already understood the whole story. Seeing April's sorrowful appearance, a cold, fierce light flashed through his eyes. "Those Ophiuchus Legion bastards truly deserved to die!" His gaze toward April was filled with pity. This little one was an orphan now.

With a soft sigh, he said to April, "My sect isn't far from here. How about you come with me?"

"Mm, can I bring Little Ka with me?" April asked softly.

Mu Yang looked at Little Blue Dragon. Its round, plump head was rather adorable. "You can."

"Okay!"

April cheered happily.

Mu Yang smiled faintly, bent down, and picked April up. He rose into the air and flew toward the Da Qingshan Mountains, while Little Blue Dragon followed behind, continuously flapping its wings.