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Chapter 51: The Free Things Are the Most Expensive

He seemed to see himself as a naive and ignorant child, not even having learned to walk yet, abandoned on the roadside because his parents were arguing, crawling and crying for his mother, but no one answered...

"Damn it..."

Xu Lun gritted his teeth in anger. He couldn't understand why such a scene appeared in his mind—how old was he back then? How could he possibly have preserved this memory?

But then he remembered that snowy night, when he cried as he chased after his mother, barefoot, but she was carrying his younger brother and just kept walking, not waiting for him at all...

"Why...why do you have to remind me of these things..."

Xu Lun's body was trembling uncontrollably. He had never been like this before. Although those memories were still in his mind and those unfortunate experiences were still etched in his heart, life still had to go on, didn't it? People have to live, don't they?

But ever since I "died" once on my birthday, everything seems to have changed.

She began to resist her past experiences, loathing the clown who begged her mother to take her in, and hating her proud younger brother who earned her mother's favor...

"What's wrong with me...?"

Xu Lun tried to calm his trembling body with deep breaths, but the inner conflict and struggle only tormented him more.

"Something seems off..."

At this moment, Zhou Bo, who was standing above, noticed that Xu Lun's condition was not quite right, and subconsciously glanced at Old Wu over there.

What Zhou Bo suddenly found startling was that he hadn't looked at it at all:

The old man's eyes were icy cold, revealing a strange murderous intent.

He was looking down at Xu Lun in the pit, as if he were staring at prey.

Zhou Bo's heart skipped a beat, as if he had realized something:

The other side must have noticed Xu Lun's unusual behavior; they're planning to take advantage of his weakness and kill him!

He was immediately torn: should he stop the other party or stand by and do nothing?

Actually, after learning that Xu Lun was trying to save the Cloud Leopard, Zhou Bo didn't intend to make things difficult for him. He would at least try to cure the Cloud Leopard first.

But Old Wu seemed to have other ideas. After seeing Xu Lun reveal a flaw, he seemed to be unable to restrain himself.

Zhou Bo was very anxious. He was afraid that the other party would make a move at any moment, but Zhang Yuan was still down below, and he couldn't let his junior brother be implicated.

At this moment, most people present were still unaware of what was about to happen, but in Zhou Bo's view, the murderous intent in Old Wu's eyes was about to become unconcealed.

A tense atmosphere suddenly descended, and Zhou Bo's heart was in his throat. He could almost see Old Wu's finger twitch slightly.

However, the next second, a furious roar suddenly came from below:

"Get up! You piece of trash!"

This shout startled everyone.

Whether it was Old Wu who wanted to take action or Zhou Bo who was hesitant and conflicted, they were both stunned by the sudden roar.

Xu Lun stood up. He had been tormented by his memories, but suddenly regained his senses.

He looked indifferently at the unconscious beast at his feet, feeling there was no need to continue. He had already given it enough energy, enough to heal its physical wounds.

"You bastard...you wasted so much of my energy...get up now!"

Xu Lun cursed as he stepped over Luca's forelegs and walked up to its head, then kicked it in the chin!

Everyone present was stunned: Holy crap, what's going on? How come the rescue turned into... kicking him?

"stand up!"

Xu Lun shouted at Luka, and then kicked him again!

Seeing that the other party still didn't react, he angrily squatted down, grabbed Luca's head, forcibly pried open its eyes, glared at it, and roared:

"Useless trash! Get up! Get up now!"

As he spoke, he slapped the other man's big head again.

Upon seeing this, everyone's lips twitched involuntarily, as if they themselves had been slapped in the face.

"Get up!"

Xu Lun slapped him several more times, then grabbed his ears with both hands and slammed his head against the ground repeatedly.

"Arise! Arise! Arise!"

Crazy...

Everyone was shocked; this guy had gone mad...

Because the clouded leopard was so badly injured, even a master like Xu Lun was powerless to save it, so he went mad!

This is a strong person who has high standards for himself, is very confident, but also arrogant.

Therefore, he cannot accept failure.

At this moment, when everyone looked at Xu Lun again, there was no hostility in their eyes, only respect!

Xu Lun had no idea what these people were imagining, nor did he care at all.

After cursing for a while, Xu Lun gradually calmed down. He grabbed Luka's head and said unwillingly:

"What right do you have to die... It's just that your mother is gone... What are you, you beast, pretending to be so sentimental for..."

Zhou Bo couldn't listen anymore. He sighed softly and prepared to go down and try to persuade the other party.

"At least you have a family member who loves you... I have nothing... Why must I live..."

Zhou Bo was just about to step out when he heard this and froze.

Not only him, but everyone present was stunned, not understanding what he meant. Perhaps only Xu Lun himself knew why he would say such things to a comatose beast.

In fact, the reason why Xu Lun wanted to save Luka was because he saw Luka on his deathbed still missing his mother. This scene deeply moved him, but he could not let it go.

He was puzzled. Even animals can have kinship, so why was his relationship with his mother like this?

Is it because I'm not good enough?

Or is it because human nature is complex?

These questions troubled Xu Lun, but at the same time he also knew that Luca had only wandered into human territory by mistake and was being treated as a victim of man-eating monsters; its fate should not be like this.

Despite her own unfortunate family background, Xu Lun does not envy those happy families.

On the contrary, he found a strange resonance with Luca, which is why he was so eager to cure him.

As for the previous emotional fluctuations and those inexplicable memories, Xu Lun couldn't explain why they suddenly resurfaced.

Could it be the effect of the bracelet?

Xu Lun glanced at the bracelet subconsciously. So far, this thing had only brought him benefits and no harm. He also felt no consumption every time he used it.

But is this really the case?

There's one principle that Xu Lun has always understood:

Free things are often the most expensive.

Throughout his life, his personal experiences have repeatedly proven this truth.