At a window in Wen Wen's front corridor stood a man holding a bowl of instant noodles. The man was wearing a white wolf fur coat, his eyes filled with melancholy.
"Are you... Changsun Jing?"
The man turned around, and Wen Wen's first impression was that he had made a mistake.
The original Changsun Jing was handsome, full of confidence, and even without his supernatural abilities, he never gave up.
The person before him had a face swollen like a pig's head, and his eyes held a hint of dejection.
"Who are you," Changsun Jing said indistinctly.
Upon hearing his voice, Wen Wen confirmed that he was indeed Changsun Jing and said, "I am Wen Wen, we should have met in Furong River City."
Although Changsun Jing had become a containment officer, he and Wen Wen had little interaction; at most, he had a faint impression of Wen Wen.
"Aren't you a demon hunter from Furong River City? Are you here in Qingchuan City on a mission?" Changsun Jing asked, putting down his instant noodle bowl.
Wen Wen smiled and said, "I am no longer a demon hunter from Furong River City, but a wanderer. I am indeed here for a mission."
"Is it a mission related to Little Dragon Hero?" Changsun Jing's eyes lit up, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "It must be. In the entire Qingchuan City, besides him, no one else is worth a wanderer's attention!"
"You seem to be very familiar with this matter?" Wen Wen asked curiously, perhaps he could get some important information from Changsun Jing.
"Of course, I'm familiar!" Changsun Jing pointed to his face and said, "This is what he did to me! If you're going to catch him, please bring me along. I'm the most familiar with him in the entire Qingchuan City Hunter Association!"
"Alright then, I'm going to eat now, would you like to join me?" Wen Wen invited Changsun Jing.
Changsun Jing hesitated as he looked at his bowl of instant noodles, but he still followed Wen Wen. He had been eating instant noodles to rush to catch Little Dragon Hero before, and now that a wanderer was here to deal with him, it was fine to have something else.
As they sat down to eat, Wen Wen chatted with Changsun Jing while eating, getting a simple understanding of his situation.
After recovering his abilities, Changsun Jing did not want to return to Binghe's wanderer team, so the association assigned him to Qingchuan City as an ordinary demon hunter.
Life in Qingchuan City was relatively peaceful, but he still actively hunted monsters, and his strength had improved significantly. Everything was going smoothly until he encountered Little Dragon Hero.
Little Dragon Hero appeared two months ago. He seemed to be just a hot-blooded comedian with great power. Originally, the Qingchuan City association thought it wouldn't be difficult to apprehend him.
However, when they actually tried to capture him, that guy turned out to be unexpectedly difficult to deal with. Not only was his strength immense, but he could also inexplicably escape from the traps they set.
If it weren't for the lack of significant malice from both sides, the demon hunters of Qingchuan City would not have just been defeated, but would have suffered heavy losses.
After failing twice, the people of Qingchuan City gave up on capturing Little Dragon Hero themselves and reported to the headquarters, waiting for a wanderer to handle Little Dragon Hero's trouble.
Only Changsun Jing remained persistent, repeatedly pursuing Little Dragon Hero alone, but each time he was beaten severely, ultimately resulting in his current pig-head appearance.
"You couldn't deal with him even when you went together, why are you still going to seek trouble for yourself?" Wen Wen asked, picking up a duck intestine and putting it in his mouth.
Changsun Jing sighed and said, "I just feel that he is very much like my past self. Knowing that I won't have a good end in the end, yet still stubbornly persisting."
"He might think persistence is courage, but not everything can be achieved through persistence. Giving up is the best choice. I want to talk to him, but he has never given me that chance."
Changsun Jing's expression was very melancholic. He wanted to help that person, but he had no opportunity.
Wen Wen knew that Changsun Jing had lost his abilities for a period of time. During that period, he desperately participated in monster-related activities, hoping to recover his superpowers.
But he himself knew that luck would only strike once, and in the end, it was his former teammates who stopped him.
He did not hate his opponents because if it were him, he would have done the same.
And now, through the eyes of that Little Dragon Hero, he could tell that he seemed to be in the same state as his past self.
"Let's put aside the感慨 for now and tell me how I should deal with that Little Dragon Hero."
Changsun Jing nodded and said, "It's not hard to find him. In Qingchuan City, wherever something bad happens, he'll likely appear. But the difficult part is how to capture him."
"Is his strength very high?" Wen Wen asked curiously.
"Not just strong, he seems to have a strange intuition that allows him to sense impending danger, which makes capturing him not easy."
"Also, his equipment, although flamboyant, is..."
After that, the two of them ate hot pot while exchanging information about Little Dragon Hero, and time passed by little by little.
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In a cozy bedroom, a young man about 1.8 meters tall knelt before a mirror, looking at his body.
Strong and smooth muscles covered his entire body, each muscle possessing the power to overturn a sedan car. However, these muscles were now trembling uncontrollably due to extreme pain, and sweat dripped continuously.
"Endure... Endure! As long as the will is firm enough, anything can be endured!"
The young man bit down on a towel, emitting low, suppressed growls from his throat. After a full ten minutes, the pain finally subsided.
He stood up, rinsed the sweat from his body, opened his wardrobe, and took out a red bodysuit.
"There are still three years left... What should I do now? The correct choice should be to stop here, or... no, I don't want that!" He threw the bodysuit into the closet and lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.
His name was Xiong Ying, and he was a third-year high school student. Well... he wasn't anymore.
A few months ago, he dropped out of school due to a terminal illness. After recovering, he did not return to school.
On the surface, he was recuperating at home, but in reality, he often went out to 'fight for justice'. Yes, he was the Little Dragon Hero whom Wen Wen was pursuing.
Four months ago, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Even with the best treatment, he could only live for another six months at most.
After undergoing two months of treatment, he resolutely decided not to waste his remaining life on a hospital bed and wanted to go out and see the world.
Eat things he hadn't eaten, see scenery he hadn't seen, go to places he hadn't been.
His first stop was places like karaoke bars, amusement arcades, and game rooms. As a 'good student', he had always avoided such places, but in the final moments of his life, he wanted to experience them.
However, some people are naturally not suited for such places, so he did not complete his plan. Instead, he came to the only museum in Qingchuan City he had never visited. The Federal First Museum of Rare Treasures!