The Past

As expected, when Zhou Xuan returned to the Biji District, he saw Song Fan and Wu Ju eating skewers at the barbecue shop.

"Little Xuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Why are you only back now?" Song Fan held the skewer in his left hand and waved at Zhou Xuan with his right.

Zhou Xuan didn't stand on the ceremony and walked over. "I went on a date."

"I don't believe you." Song Fan obviously didn't believe him. "Do you think I don't understand you? You've obviously cultivated too much and lost track of time."

The two of them had known each other for a long time.

He knew Zhou Xuan well. He knew that Zhou Xuan was hardworking, serious, and had extremely high comprehension. However, it was regrettable that his Astral Soul was a weed.

After saying that, he shouted at the boss, "Boss, add another twenty strings of big kidneys, ten tiger whips, three plates of oysters, and a lamb leg."

"I'm sorry I'm late. I'll raise three glasses first." Zhou Xuan didn't sit down immediately. Instead, he poured three glasses of wine and drank them in one gulp.

When Wu Ju saw this, he nodded slightly, "So brother, you are also an open-minded person, I like your character."

He had a straightforward personality and liked to drink and eat meat in big bowls.

He had met Zhou Xuan during the day, but he did not know him well.

When he saw Zhou Xuan again tonight, he immediately felt that he could befriend him.

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "In that case, we have to drink a few more glasses."

He was already hungry, so he didn't stand on the ceremony and drank while eating skewers.

The skewers were golden and the wine was fragrant. They were friends and the atmosphere was harmonious.

The three of them drank and talked about more topics.

Wu Ju looked at Zhou Xuan and said, "Brother, I heard that you are the survivors of the beast tide three months ago?"

"Yes." Zhou Xuan's heart sank when he heard this, as if he had fallen into his memories.

Three months ago, tens of thousands of demon beasts rioted and formed a beast tide to attack Yang City.

The soldiers and civilians of Yang City were united and resisted with all their might.

However, there were too many demon beasts and their attacks were too fierce. There were even demon kings.

In the end, Yang City fell and humans were slaughtered.

Later on, this was how people described the disaster at that time: corpses were everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers…

At the last moment, the experts of the various factions led by the Demon Subduing Academy arrived and killed the demons to resolve the crisis.

Even so, it was still too late. The people of Yang City were either dead or injured. Less than 10% of them were left, and they were incomparably miserable.

Zhou Xuan's only biological sister had also died in that disaster.

Song Fan was not from Yang City, but he happened to be in Yang City at that time and had also experienced that disaster.

The two of them had gone through thick and thin together.

The two of them had survived because they had been saved by an advanced instructor of the Demon Subduing Academy.

Later, when the disaster ended, they followed the teacher to the Demon Subduing Academy.

Fortunately, both of them successfully entered the Demon Subduing Academy.

Song Fan's Astral Soul was a Silver Moon Wolf and had the potential to evolve. It was chosen by that advanced teacher and was heavily nurtured.

As for Zhou Xuan, because his Astral Soul was a weed, he could only do odd jobs in the Demon Subduing Pagoda. He was now alone and had no relatives in the world.

His only regret was that his biological sister had died in that disaster to protect him.

Wu Ju patted Zhou Xuan's shoulder and said, "Brother, don't be too sad. We are all the same. We should turn our grief into strength and cultivate diligently. Let's focus on killing demon beasts and let our loved ones who have left feel at ease."

After a short conversation, Zhou Xuan found out that Wu Ju's parents had passed away at a young age. It was his brother and sister-in-law who had taken care of him.

In order to repay his brother and sister-in-law's kindness, he cultivated diligently. In the end, he lived up to everyone's expectations and successfully entered the Demon Subduing Academy.

Entering the Demon Subduing Academy was something countless Demon Hunters dreamed of. It was incomparably glorious.

Wu Ju remembered that on the day he entered the Demon-Suppressing Academy, his brother and sister-in-law were crying. They were even happier than him. All these years of hard work were worth it.

Wu Ju's parents had died at the hands of the tiger demon. This caused him to hate the tiger demons even more. He had once hated the tiger demons to the extreme and had almost developed a mental demon. He would kill a tiger whenever he saw it and leave none alive.

Later, he met his current mentor.

With the guidance and help of that teacher, he got rid of his inner demon and returned to normal.

The first thing he did after removing the inner demon was to capture the big-headed tiger demon. He held back and did not kill it. Instead, he brought it back for research.

In Wu Ju's words, other than his parents, he was most grateful to his brother and sister-in-law, and then to his current mentor.

He took a sip of wine and said, "My brother's sesame seed cakes are superb. When we get home in the future, I'll treat you to sesame seed cakes."

"Alright." Zhou Xuan nodded heavily.

He loved noodles and white steamed buns, but he could also eat sesame seed cakes.

Song Fan looked at the two of them and drank a mouthful of wine. He sighed and said, "One of you is alone and has nothing to worry about. As for the other, your parents are not around, but you still have your brother and sister-in-law to dote on you. I'm different. I have parents, a brother and a sister-in-law, but I can't feel any warmth in the world. Now, I only have money."

Wu Ju didn't know much about Song Fan, but Zhou Xuan knew about his situation.

It could be said that every family had their own difficulties. Although Song Fan often had a female companion to accompany him and his life seemed not bad.

He was not as happy as he looked in reality.

As an illegitimate son, he was ostracized by his family and suppressed by his biological brother. Ordinary people could not understand that feeling.

In his words, he had nothing but money now.

It was precisely because he had been suppressed that he had run to Yang City and later met Zhou Xuan.

In the end, not long after, they encountered a beast tide crisis and almost died.

The only thing worth being happy about was that he had successfully entered the Demon Subduing Academy and was being nurtured.

Zhou Xuan picked up his wine glass and looked at Song Fan. "You're wrong. Other than money, you still have us, don't you?"

When Song Fan heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he adjusted his state and said, "Yes, you're right. There's still you guys."

The more he experienced, the stronger his heart would be, and the more he could face adversity.

At night, we pour our hearts out to each other. During the day, we bury our sorrows and work on our own.

This was life!

Suddenly, he became serious and said, "I recently received news that the beast tide three months ago was not a coincidence. There was a reason."

When Zhou Xuan heard this, he instantly frowned. "What reason?"

He had transmigrated a year ago and had a biological sister called Zhou Ling. Zhou Ling treated him extremely well, making him feel kinship that he could not experience in his previous life.

He had thought that this would last for a long time, but things didn't go as planned.

It was that beast tide that caused him to lose his only family member. At that time, if it wasn't for his biological sister, Zhou Ling, holding back the demon beasts, he would have died.

Regarding that beast tide, other than pain, he also felt hatred!

What hurt was the loss of his only family member, and what he hated were those demon beasts.

Song Fan explained, "I only heard it from the instructor. I can't find out the exact reason, but I can confirm that there's something fishy about it."

Zhou Xuan fell silent and did not say anything. This was the type of pain that he would never be able to forget for the rest of his life.

When Song Fan saw this, he continued, "Don't worry, I'll continue to ask around. I'll let you know as soon as there's news."

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