Cui Xiang had a burly and stout physique since childhood, born with innate divine strength.
Later, he encountered a martial arts eccentric who taught him exquisite Internal Sect Boxing skills.
When Cui Xiang joined the army, his remarkable skills quickly won him the appreciation of the military leaders.
He was selected to join the special guard company of Army A.
With Cui Xiang's military qualities and martial arts skills, even joining an SSSSS-level special forces unit like Evil Dragon would have been more than enough.
However, a certain leader in Army A valued Cui Xiang's abilities and kept him by his side as the company commander of the guard unit.
Although Cui Xiang wasn't too happy about it,
being a grateful person, he accepted the promotion to company commander with reluctance.
Who knew that at this moment, trouble would arise back home.
Cui Xiang's elder brother's only son was kidnapped by human traffickers.
Cui Xiang's elder brother, overwhelmed with anxiety, suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and passed away.
This left only a sister-in-law, niece, and Cui Xiang's mother.
Upon hearing the bad news, Cui Xiang applied for discharge.
After returning home, he promised his sister-in-law and mother that he would search the ends of the earth to find his nephew.
Cui Xiang appeared honest and naive but was very clever.
He knew that finding his nephew in a vast sea of people was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
But there was a method to finding that needle.
Human trafficking was part of the underworld's illegal trade, so starting from the underworld would surely make things easier.
Thus, he went directly to the Lanting Group.
Both Tiger Roar Yang Fei and Queen Lin were renowned figures.
If Cui Xiang followed the normal channels to visit Yang Fei, he might not even get a chance to meet him.
So he simply went and caused trouble.
Confident in his skills, he believed that in the end, Tiger Roar Yang Fei would have to show up.
Yang Fei and Mad Blade listened and then burst into laughter along with Cui Xiang.
Cui Xiang's bold yet meticulous character appealed greatly to both Mad Blade and Yang Fei.
The three of them hit it off remarkably well in their conversations.
Yang Fei was a loyal person; hearing Cui Xiang's story immediately got his attention.
"Cui Xiang, as far as I know, ever since the Lanting Group took control of the Southern Thirteen Provinces, all businesses involving arms smuggling, drug dealing, and human trafficking have been abolished."
"All old connections have been severed too. I can instruct the eyes and spies in the Southern Thirteen Provinces to help you investigate, but I can't guarantee one hundred percent success."
Cui Xiang was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Brother Fei. I'm already extremely grateful that you can do this."
As he spoke, he took out his phone and exchanged numbers with Yang Fei.
He sent the missing child's photo to Yang Fei's phone via WeChat.
The child had a straight nose, large eyes, and a pointed chin, looking very clever and adorable.
Cui Xiang, watching from the side, had a very affectionate look in his eyes.
"Handsome, right? His name is Cui Tianyang. My brother is gone; I can't let anything happen to him."
Yang Fei gave a nod: "Don't worry. I'll notify you as soon as I have any news."
Cui Xiang gratefully nodded, then hesitated a bit.
"Someone said that the human traffickers who took my nephew appeared in Zhonghai before. I have to go there and check."
"But I've spent all my discharge money, so today I indeed came to you to borrow some money, Brother Fei."
Yang Fei and Mad Blade exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh.
Yang Fei suppressed his laughter: "How much do you need to borrow?"
"Three hundred thousand!"
Cui Xiang blurted out, apparently having rehearsed this line many times in his heart.
Yang Fei chuckled: "Zhonghai is an international metropolis, with exorbitant costs for food, clothing, and accommodation."
"So how about this? I'll transfer a million to you first. If it's not enough, just call me anytime."
"This... Brother Fei, why do you trust me so much?"
Cui Xiang was touched and spoke hesitantly.
Yang Fei patted Cui Xiang on the shoulder.
"A mere million, I just want to make friends with you."
With that, Yang Fei's tone gradually became somber.
"In this materialistic society, it's tough for martial artists to survive."
"Many martial arts masters can't resist temptation and resort to reckless actions, endangering society and themselves."
He looked quite seriously at Cui Xiang.
"Cui Xiang, do you understand what I mean?"
Cui Xiang nodded: "Brother Fei, I understand your meaning."
"Rest assured, I will restrain my behavior and not walk down a dark path."
Yang Fei nodded and said no more.
He transferred a million to Cui Xiang's personal account via mobile banking.
Cui Xiang, being a generous and heroic person, stood up to shake hands with Yang Fei and then left.
Mad Blade snorted discontentedly: "Brother Fei, aren't you worried about encountering a scammer?"
Yang Fei sighed.
"In the Southern Thirteen Provinces, which scammer would dare to con me? They must be tired of living."
"Cui Xiang must be facing a real dilemma and doesn't want to break the law. With his skills, earning a million would be a piece of cake."
With that, Yang Fei said calmly, "Notify the great owls in each province to help find the person."
"Once there's news, report it to me immediately."
Mad Blade nodded.
"Alright, I'll call Li Shun in a bit and send over the information."
Li Shun had already become the great owl of Shan Province.
Given his close relationship with Yang Fei and Queen Lin, he had now become the chief steward of the Southern Thirteen Provinces' underworld.
Although Li Shun's power was not particularly strong, no one dared to defy his orders.
Everyone knew about his connections with Yang Fei and Queen Lin.
Zhonghai, Origin Life Science Research Co., Ltd. office building.
Professor Chen focused intently on the data displayed on the monitor in front of him.
Numerous images switched on the screen, dense line graphs filled with red and blue lines created a dizzying effect.
Just then, a cold voice from a staff member echoed in the monitoring room.
"Professor, this batch of test subjects failed. Only G004 survived."
"He acquired a portion of the divine crystal radiation's power. His life indicators and heart rate are currently normal."
Professor Chen was elated, quickly opening G004's surveillance video.
A straight-nosed, large-eyed boy had his head caught in a metal groove.
His body's bones and muscles had already been dissected, and internal organs were soaked in nutritional fluid.
The boy didn't look dazed but calmly stared ahead.
From the surface of his organs, hard bone spurs and membranes grew, forming claws and sturdy hind limbs.
His appearance was extremely similar to some prehistoric monster.
If Yang Fei and Cui Xiang saw this boy, both would be shocked.
Because the boy's face and expression were exactly like the one in the photo provided by Cui Xiang.
Professor Chen smiled with satisfaction and turned on the microphone to ask gently.
"G004, do you still remember your name?"
A slight growl came from the boy's throat, mixed with murky syllables among human notes. The sound was quite strange and jarring.
"Cui Tianyang."
The boy's raspy voice faintly spat out the growling syllables.
But his eyes showed no sign of confusion or fear.
"Good, very good!"
Professor Chen smiled, stroking his forehead with satisfaction, and continued questioning.
"Then, why do you exist? What's the purpose of your life?"
Cui Tianyang's teeth, like a beast's, bit into his lower lip.
"Serving the Demon Emperor is my only purpose in life. You are my creator, and my master too.
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