Xiao Yu.

Pitter-patter, the sound of light rain.

Falling inside the car, covered by a gentle and soothing piano melody, everything was quiet, only the sound of the windshield wipers slowly moving.

Gu Shen sat in the passenger seat, exhaling through his sleeve, wiping the side window, looking at the flowing high-rise buildings, the increasingly desolate isolation zone. The car drove onto the highway, heading towards the remote and desolate suburbs.

"Why do we have to go to such a remote place like Wulao Mountain?"

Nanjin took off her windbreaker and placed it on the back seat. She didn't always wear the tight combat suit under the windbreaker. For occasions like today, she wore a white shirt with washed jeans. Perhaps due to her good figure, the shirt was tight, and her red hair was tied up in a bun. She looked more like a gentle and intellectual senior sister rather than a violent maniac.

"Haven't you seen my file? You should know." Gu Shen held a sleeping orange cat in his arms and said softly, "That's where I grew up."

Nanjin was taken aback.

Of course, she knew that Gu Shen grew up in an orphanage... but the name of that orphanage was...

"Morning Light Orphanage." Gu Shen scratched his head. "It's a very ordinary name. It's normal not to remember. The orphanage was named after the sponsor, Mr. Zhou Chenguang."

Morning Light Orphanage was located in a remote area. The icon on the map was near the Wulao Mountain valley. This distance... starting from the downtown area of Dateng City, it would take three and a half hours by car.

"Sister said that the review team guys are coming, so I thought, since we have to hide... why not go further away?" Gu Shen smiled and stroked the golden fur on the back of the orange cat. "There shouldn't be anywhere more remote than Wulao Mountain. Even if they have seen the files, they shouldn't come all the way here."

"And also..." Gu Shen whispered, "The old lady at the orphanage has been very kind to me. I haven't achieved anything in the past two years, so I've been too embarrassed to go back."

Nanjin nodded in understanding.

The trunk was filled with packed fresh fruits, organic vegetables, two boxes of milk, and a large crate of eggs.

"Later, I thought that it shouldn't be like this. No matter how I'm doing, I should go back and see the old lady." Gu Shen said softly, "But every time I think of the scene when I left, I feel ashamed... The old lady said with certainty that I have a good and smart brain, and I will definitely succeed and stand out in the future."

"Aren't you already standing out now?" Nanjin said seriously, "In Dateng City, earning ten thousand a month as a working class is already impressive. You have five hundred thousand lying in your bank account now, which takes them ten years to save."

"...When you say that, I feel like I'm really amazing." Gu Shen adjusted his seat and leaned back. He murmured, "Actually, this money has nothing to do with me... It's like winning the jackpot in the lottery, it came out of nowhere."

"Don't say that. This is your hard-earned money, it's different from winning the lottery." Nanjin raised an eyebrow, "If you must make a comparison, you can understand this money as the fee for a courtesan from a long time ago. The guests who fancy the courtesan would spend a fortune on her because they think she's worth it. So, you are worth this money."

"Five hundred thousand... I'm really worth it." Gu Qian counted his fingers and asked with some worry, "If I don't reach the 'S' level, will Mr. Shu make me return this money?"

Upon hearing this, Nanjin almost burst out laughing.

"It's just five hundred thousand... it's nothing." She waved her hand, "Just follow Senior Brother and Senior Sister well. This amount of money is nothing."

"That's good..."

Gu Shen paused and said slowly, "I plan to donate all this money. Is that okay?"

When he said this, he had been looking at Nanjin, his expression somewhat nervous.

The wicked woman focused on driving and seemed to pay no attention to Gu Shen's observation at all. She said lightly, "Of course you can... this is already your money, how you want to spend it is your freedom, you don't need my permission. But if I remember correctly, you don't have much savings yourself, right? This money can buy you a lot of things. Are you really going to donate it all?"

"I still have some money in my account, and there's nothing I want to buy... Besides, you guys pay the rent and provide food and drinks..." Gu Shen said with little confidence.

He only had a few thousand yuan left in his account.

"A few days ago, the old lady sent me a message saying that the orphanage's walls are still leaking and the roof has collapsed. When I was six years old, the roof was still made of mud, and it often leaked back then. If we were unlucky and the roof broke during the rainy season, we couldn't study or sleep the whole day." Gu Shen sighed, "Sister, you were born as a rich young lady in the metropolitan area, so you wouldn't understand this feeling... In short, it was very bad. At that time, I often shoveled water while gritting my teeth, thinking that when I have money in the future, I must build the biggest and most beautiful house for the old lady and repair the best roof!"

"..."Nanjin fell silent for a moment.

She had wanted to say something to refute Gu Shen's words... but then she found herself speechless, because Gu Shen was right. She was born in the most prosperous and wealthy metropolitan area in the East Continents, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. There were towering skyscrapers reaching for the sky, and in the cold steel jungle, it was impossible to find the kind of simple mud-brick houses Gu Shen was talking about.

"Doesn't the council allocate funds every year?" Nanjin asked in a low voice, "And there are some foundations..."

"That's why you don't understand what it's like to be hungry and suffer, Sister..." Gu Shen laughed heartily, "I believe these funds are used where they are needed. But in this world, there are always places where the light doesn't reach."

"The year I left, my grandmother excitedly told me that someone had donated a large sum of money to the welfare home. Thanks to that money, the house was rebuilt, with white bricks and red tiles, and it looked so beautiful. But unfortunately, the quality wasn't as good as imagined. If the weather was too cold, the water pipes would easily freeze and burst, so there were often leaks." Gu Shen counted on his fingers again, "I helped my grandmother calculate that hiring a reliable construction team to inspect and repair the house would cost more... but with a little more money... a little more money, all problems could be solved."

He spoke earnestly, and Nanjin listened earnestly.

"Money is really a good thing... with money, everything can be solved." Gu Shen sighed contentedly, "The money in this card, to fulfill the promise I made back then, is just about right."

"If it's not enough, I can help, consider it as my humble contribution." Nanjin lowered her eyes and said softly, "Actually, I'm richer than you think."

Gu Shen was stunned.

Was this the legendary beautiful, long-legged, rich woman?

She was too fierce, he couldn't afford to provoke her.

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"No need, no need, the money I earned from selling myself is more than enough. If I owe you any more favors, I don't know what I can repay you with." Gu Shen laughed and declined, "Thank you for your kindness."

Nanjin didn't say anything, just continued to drive.

The orange cat that had been lazily lying on Gu Shen's lap slowly opened its eyes at this moment, a faint glow in its slender pupils.

It flicked its tail and let out a small meow.

Nanjin glanced at the orange cat and smiled, "Awake?"

Uncharacteristically, the orange cat ignored her and buried its head in Gu Shen's arms.

Gu Shen gave an awkward laugh.

His body was a bit stiff, because that meow just now, in his ears, was Chu Ling's slightly annoyed voice.

"Ugh!"

Due to the special training these days, Gu Shen had been coming and going at all hours, and the cat at home was bored waiting for him every day. When Gu Shen finally came home at night, ate cat food, analyzed intelligence, and fell asleep within a few minutes from exhaustion.

Finally, the special training was over, and they could go out. Chu Ling specifically asked Gu Shen to take her... to be precise, to take this cat.

It wanted to go out with Gu Shen for a walk.

Although the apartment was theoretically safe, due to the precedent of being attacked by a Transcendent during the fire case, Gu Shen also decided to take it with him.

At this moment, on Gu Shen's forearm inside his sleeve, the Ruler of Truth was firmly bound by two loops of tape... The ruler had now become an indispensable personal item for Gu Shen.

Except for when it was inconvenient to carry during training and could easily be discovered, he would always carry it with him at other times.

With the "Ruler of Truth", he had the confidence to confront sudden Transcendent events.

And the meow language of the orange cat could also be translated into human language.

Gu Shen was a bit surprised when Chu Ling came online.

On second thought, his conversation with Nanjin just now... had been overheard. That "ugh" just now, she wouldn't have misunderstood something, would she?

Gu Shen rubbed the orange cat's head.

"Hmph!"

The latter didn't respond, decisively shook off Gu Shen's hand, jumped onto his shoulder, and darted to the back seat like a streak of smoke, occupying the back half of the seat and curling up comfortably.