Little Red was Liu Yun's only other close relative. Although Liu Yun obtained her by killing her mother, ever since Little Red was born, Liu Yun had planned everything for her.
Mass-produced Cell Evolution Fluid helped her achieve a Breakthrough to the planet stage stage, and then she would also have a share of Universe matter. Later, he could slowly bring out an obedient female lead for her to live a happy life.
But all of this was a miscalculation. Liu Yun never imagined that someone would dare to wantonly kill his battle pet! A battle pet he considered family.
He had always thought that Little Red would be fine, after all, she only ever slacked off!
However, on his way here, he had already checked the surveillance records. It turned out Little Red was just being angry with him.
When he left, Little Red hid on the eaves, staging a strike to show him. But once he was far away, Little Red immediately began patrolling, showing incredible loyalty.
The Old Ancestor Grinda walked over to Liu Yun and gently comforted him, "Liu Yun, please accept my condolences. Little Red is gone, and we are all very sad. You shouldn't grieve too much; you must also live for yourself."
As she spoke, she pulled a check from her pocket and handed it to Liu Yun, "This is compensation. Although it can't make up for your loss, I hope it can somewhat ease your sorrow."
Now it seemed Little Red was sensible, but her sensibility had harmed her. Liu Yun thought, Little Red would have been better off slacking to the side; that way, she could have kept her life.
Liu Yun did not take the check. His gaze remained fixed on Little Red, as if to engrave her image in his heart forever. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Compensation? No, this isn't what I want. What I want is justice for Little Red, to make those who harmed her pay the price!"
Liu Yun's gaze moved from Little Red's cold body to the dilapidated villa courtyard around them. Inside the courtyard, the once meticulously trimmed flowers and plants were now askew, and the embers of the fire still flickered faintly in various corners.
Yang Xiaolong, Ruby, Buleika, and Snow Mud stood not far away. Facing Liu Yun's eyes, filled with rage and determination, they unconsciously took a few steps back, complex expressions appearing on their Faces.
"Liu Yun, calm down!" Yang Xiaolong spoke first, trying to ease the tense atmosphere, "We... we didn't intend to kill Little Red, it's just..."
"Just what?" Liu Yun's voice was cold and powerful, cutting her off, "Just because she's a battle pet, you can kill her at will? Do you know what Little Red means to me? She is my only family, the most important part of my life!"
At this point, he could no longer control himself and roared, lunging at these people.
"I'll fight you all! If I can't kill you, I'll cripple you!"
Seeing this, Grinda's figure flashed, swiftly blocking between Liu Yun and Yang Xiaolong and the others. With a gentle wave of her hands, a soft yet powerful energy wave dissolved Liu Yun's impending attack into nothingness.
"Liu Yun, stop!" Grinda's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority, "Anger won't solve problems; it will only make things worse."
Yang Xiaolong also shouted, "Liu Yun, are you crazy! You want to kill us for a bird, that's simply unreasonable!" Her words revealed a hint of panic and helplessness, clearly shaken by the current situation.
She didn't understand. How could a beautiful young girl like her not be welcomed by young men wherever she went? This man actually wanted to fight her for a silly bird; it was simply unimaginable.
Liu Yun looked at these people. After all, they were humans, more important than monsters, so he couldn't easily kill them.
But Little Red had indeed passed away; everything was too late. Unless he became a Universe Lord in the future and could try to reverse time, there was truly no other way now.
Grinda also found it surprising. What was wrong with Liu Yun? Why would he pick a fight with a group of beauties like them for a bird? Little did she know, Liu Yun had already seen through her.
A gentle smile still hung on her Face, a smile that seemed capable of instantly dissolving all hostility and estrangement, making people unconsciously drop their guard.
"Calm down, Liu Yun, War God! These are your teammates, and they are actually the same age as you. You shouldn't target them like this! As for your losses, the HR Alliance will compensate you to your satisfaction."
She used the HR Alliance's identity to pressure Liu Yun, and on the other hand, she also increased the compensation, hoping not to escalate the matter.
At present, Grinda was no longer impressive in Liu Yun's eyes; at most, she was just a truly capable green tea, worthy of being called the Old Ancestor Grinda.
"Hmph, compensate me? What will you use to compensate me?"
Liu Yun tore up the check Grinda gave him, then carried Little Red away. He wanted to bury Little Red, so her spirit would no longer be disturbed.
These words surprised Grinda a bit. Liu Yun had been too abnormal these past few days, but she didn't know that Liu Yun had broken through the God of War limit, reaching the level of Earth's top experts by taking drugs.
He also couldn't let the Old Ancestor Grinda lose too much Face, so he stopped making trouble, preventing things from getting out of hand.
It was a strange, suffocating feeling that Liu Yun couldn't quite explain. He composed himself and returned to the villa, watching the 'green tea'-like Grinda direct workers to redecorate the courtyard, even filling in the pits, planting trees, and extinguishing the fires!
He didn't care about these things at all; he even detested them. It was as if she had come to collect a ghost debt.
"Don't bother, everyone sit down!"
Liu Yun said this, as Grinda was practically taking over his living room.
They each took their seats, and Grinda still expressed dissatisfaction with the tea leaves.
In a corner of the living room, on an antique carved wooden table, various tea sets were displayed. She personally selected several excellent teas: the freshness of Longjing, the mellow richness of Puerh, and the orchid fragrance of Tieguanyin, each representing a different mood and story.
"Your China's Tea Dao is very particular. I've studied it for a while, and this time I specifically brewed tea for you. Please try it!"
She was already acting as if everything was calm, discussing the Tea Dao with Liu Yun. Liu Yun sneered, what was all this flashy stuff?
"You really are a green tea! Old Ancestor Grinda, don't play innocent with me! You're investigating me, do you think I haven't noticed at all?"
As he said this, Grinda's delicate Face immediately showed two points of embarrassment. It was this expression; every time this beauty showed this expression, Liu Yun would always involuntarily take a step back, but this time, he wouldn't even if it killed him.
"What did you say? What does 'Old Ancestor Grinda' mean?"
Grinda said coldly. Liu Yun ignored her. He had broken through to planet stage and wasn't afraid of Grinda causing trouble. He even pointed at the four girls and said further.
"Make them leave, disappear from my sight. Not having any battle team constrain me is my compensation. You should also come less often in the future; I don't have time for you. If you push me, I won't stay in the HR Alliance either."
He didn't care about being the same age. He only thought about whether he could make greater progress. At present, unless Grinda was willing to humble herself and join his battle team, there was no way he would choose these murderers of Little Red as teammates in any form.
These words angered Ruby and the others. Wasn't it just that they had misjudged Liu Yun before? Why was Liu Yun so angry? Now Grinda looked embarrassed and worried about Liu Yun leaving the HR Alliance, so she probably wouldn't speak up for them! They had to seize the opportunity themselves.
"Stop yelling here! Aren't you just resentful that we killed your battle pet? I'll compensate you with myself; surely that's enough!"
Yang Xiaolong, believing she had initiated the fight, wanted to offer herself to settle the matter.
Everyone was dumbfounded by these words, but Liu Yun knew the inside story; it was most likely due to this blonde foreigner's poor Chinese.
"Hmph, hmph, I'm sorry! To me, you're not even as good as that bird."
Liu Yun refuted her very seriously. As a result, Yang Xiaolong waved her hand! She said something that would shock Liu Yun for a whole year, offering all five of them as collateral.
"I'll compensate you with all of them. Do you still dare to say it's not enough now?"
These words stunned Liu Yun. This included Grinda as well; what she said was simply outrageous. He had never seen such a development; it was too absurd, simply unheard of.