CHAPTER 99: CHAPTER 99: THE LION HEAD RUAN RUAN DREW IS REALLY CUTE

Su Ruan hesitated for a moment but still nodded.

Lu Shinian’s hand holding the necklace tightened slightly, his knuckles faintly showing a pale blue.

"How did you know him?"

The tone still sounded calm, but Su Ruan was very clear about the madness hidden beneath that calmness.

She looked at him, then lowered her head and said softly, "Would you believe me if I said he is my big brother?"

Lu Shinian rarely fell silent.

Seeing his silence, Su Ruan coughed lightly and said, "If I haven’t mistaken, he should be my big brother."

Her hands were crossed together, her thumbs moving back and forth somewhat awkwardly, "Back when we entered that Star Thief instance in the Second World, I felt his voice was a bit familiar."

"And also..."

She paused, feeling a bit ashamed, and lowered her voice even further.

"The lion head on the Lion Star Thief Group’s flag looks like something I drew when I was a child."

Lu Shinian: ...

"No wonder that lion head is very..." Lu Shinian recalled the comical and hideous lion head symbol on the flag, and his throat moved, "very cute."

Su Ruan looked up at Lu Shinian in surprise, "If I remember correctly, I drew it when I was seven or eight years old..."

One can just imagine how ridiculous and childish a lion head drawn by a seven or eight-year-old child could be, which is one of the reasons she never wanted to talk about it, it was just... too embarrassing.

Lu Shinian raised his hand and rubbed Su Ruan’s hair, "It shows that Ruan Ruan has had talent from a young age."

Su Ruan covered her face in embarrassment, "Anyway, I previously had a doubtful attitude about my big brother’s identity, until just now."

Her gaze fell on the necklace in Lu Shinian’s hand, and she gently bit her lip, "My big brother once said he would give me a handmade necklace when I got married."

In that bet just now, the person opposite could have taken out anything else, but he took out this necklace specifically, and emphasized that it was handmade, which made Su Ruan one hundred percent sure of the other person’s identity.

It must be her hot-tempered, unpredictable big brother.

Lu Shinian opened his hand, and one end of the necklace was faintly coming undone.

If Su Ruan had explained a moment later, this necklace would probably have turned to dust.

"Since it was a gift from the big brother, I’ll keep it safe for Ruan Ruan for now." Lu Shinian naturally changed his words, showing no sign of his previous demeanor when he had been hunting down Su Hu.

He said, putting the necklace into the Space Button.

Su Ruan twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "I was only ninety percent sure before, which is why I didn’t mention it to you."

"And my big brother, he..."

She frowned slightly, "He has a special identity, I didn’t know before that he was a Star Thief."

"He always told me he was in the Second Legion."

Lu Shinian rarely raised an eyebrow, "Second Legion?"

Su Ruan nodded, recalling, "Big brother was a military school student before, and after graduating, he joined the Second Legion. I found out about the Military Department’s Clearing Device also because he told me about it."

"A few years ago, he had a case of atavism. I was a bit worried about him, and he comforted me by saying the Military Department has a Clearing Device that can remove the harm caused by impurities in Nutritional Supplements to the human body."

Lu Shinian’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if recalling something.

"What’s your big brother’s name?"

At this point, Su Ruan naturally saw no need to hide it from Lu Shinian.

"Su Hu," she said quietly, "but I don’t know how you refer to him."

"Su Hu..." Lu Shinian repeated the name, something quickly flashed through his mind, and his eyes slightly narrowed, "Was your big brother blonde before?"

Su Ruan nodded, "Big brother’s hair is naturally blonde. I don’t know why he went and dyed it red."

But the red hair does suit his fiery temperament. Of course, it also makes him look more arrogant.

"No wonder," Lu Shinian mumbled, rubbing Su Ruan’s hair, and chuckled softly, "Your big brother indeed didn’t lie to you; he was indeed part of the Second Legion before."

"Then..." Su Ruan’s eyes widened slightly, the transition from soldier to Star Thief leader was indeed too drastic, she wondered what on earth had happened.

Perhaps sensing Su Ruan’s confusion, Lu Shinian lowered his voice, "Ten years ago, a traitor emerged from the Second Legion, named Su Hu."

"Impossible!" Su Ruan quickly denied, "My big brother is not that kind of person."

How could big brother possibly betray the Military Department?

She clearly remembered that her big brother used to speak of the Military Department with respect and admiration, and even said that the Second Legion was his faith. How could he possibly betray the Second Legion whom he viewed as his faith?

"I believe in big brother," Lu Shinian said, holding Su Ruan’s hand in his palm, "That year, right after the war with the Insect Race, I was busy handling aftermath work with the Third Legion, so I don’t know exactly what happened."

"The circulated news was that Su Hu betrayed the Second Legion, killed his guards, and escaped, and has been missing ever since."

No one expected Su Hu to become a Star Thief, let alone the leader of the Lion Star Thief Group.

Su Ruan pressed her lips tightly together, insisting, "Big brother would not betray the Second Legion."

"I will investigate." Lu Shinian said softly, "Ruan Ruan, don’t worry."

Su Ruan nodded, more determined to quickly become stronger.

After comforting her, Lu Shinian seemed to remember something and asked, "So the three brothers of the Su Family didn’t disappear? What about your other two brothers?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ruan smiled, "Second brother is a civil servant; third brother is a doctor. They’re definitely not as reckless as big brother."

Lu Shinian nodded reassuringly, with only one person having a complex identity, he could use his Commander’s title to cover it up a bit.

"Do you have contact with your second and third brothers?" he asked.

Su Ruan shook her head, "We don’t have each other’s Light Brain numbers. When I was on a low-level planet, they would come back to see me every few years."

"That’s cautious," Lu Shinian said in a low voice, feeling a strange sensation in his heart.

Are the second and third brothers of the Su Family really just ordinary civil servants and doctors?

"It might be because big brother’s identity is sensitive," Su Ruan explained.

Lu Shinian nodded, agreeing with her explanation.

Since she had already confessed this much, Su Ruan considered whether she should also take this opportunity to talk about her ability to purify Energy Stones and spiritual power?

Especially since the Illusion Insect had simulated a Level 1 Energy Stone with zero impurity content, could this be hinting at something?

As she was about to speak, pulling on Lu Shinian’s sleeve, a doorbell suddenly rang.

At the same time, the villa’s system steward also reminded: [Master, you have a visitor.]

Using his spiritual power, Lu Shinian swept the area, his lips forming a curve, and his eyes flashing with dark light.

"It seems our neighbors have come over."