Luo Feng's Promise

Stepping into Mingyue Residential District, Luo Feng immediately opened the envelope. Although the letter was from his younger brother's girlfriend, Zhen Nan, to his brother, Luo Feng was hesitant to simply hand it over. His brother, Luo Hua, had just attempted suicide by jumping into a lake yesterday, and his emotional state was highly unstable. If the letter contained anything upsetting, it could easily cause Luo Hua to lose control again. Luo Feng dared not risk it. "I'll see what's written in here," Luo Feng muttered, a hint of anger on his face, as he unfolded the letter. As he read, Luo Feng's expression gradually softened. "Sigh." Luo Feng shook his head. "My brother didn't misjudge her after all." From the letter, Luo Feng learned that Zhen Nan's parents had spoken to Luo Hua entirely behind Zhen Nan's back! Zhen Nan hadn't even known her parents were aware of her relationship with Luo Hua until the news of Luo Hua's suicide attempt spread through the neighborhood yesterday. Upon hearing the news, Zhen Nan nearly fainted. Her parents adamantly forbade her from seeing Luo Hua, and her crying and pleading were useless. Finally, Zhen Nan threatened to take her own life, saying this would be her last visit to Luo Hua, which finally gained her parents' consent. However, at the entrance of Mingyue Residential District, Zhen Nan couldn't reach Luo Hua by phone. Unable to see him, she had no choice but to write a letter and ask someone to deliver it. "A secret relationship? Hiding it from her parents? Getting married after graduation?" Luo Feng sighed inwardly as he read the contents of the letter, realizing that Zhen Nan was also very stubborn and clearly hadn't been swayed by her parents. The atmosphere inside Villa 199 in Mingyue Residential District, Luo Feng's home, was noticeably heavy. His father, Luo Hongguo, sat on the living room sofa, looking visibly aged after just one night. "Dad," a voice called from outside. "Xiao Feng." Luo Hongguo stood up. Luo Feng walked in, and Luo Hongguo quickly whispered, "Your mom is in the room with your brother. He's a little more stable now, but no matter what we say to him, he just stays silent." "I understand," Luo Feng took a deep breath and walked towards his brother's room. Creak! Pushing open the door, his mother, Gong Xinlan, looked up from where she sat by the bed and stood. "Xiao Feng." "Mom, you should go rest," Luo Feng said. Gong Xinlan glanced at her younger son, Luo Hua, sitting silently in his wheelchair on the balcony, shook her head, and left the room. "My brother really is..." Luo Feng noticed that Luo Hua's face was significantly paler. He sat there silently, staring blankly out the window, lost in thought. "Luo Hua," Luo Feng called out. Luo Hua remained motionless in his wheelchair, seemingly not hearing his brother Luo Feng's voice. "Luo Hua, I promise you, you will marry Zhen Nan," Luo Feng said, uttering a second sentence. Luo Hua's body trembled in the wheelchair. He slowly turned to look at Luo Feng, a bitter smile on his face, and softly shook his head. "Brother, don't say that. It's useless. Zhen Nan and I have no future... and I've given up hope. I'll never marry another woman in this life! Never! I'm not worthy." "What foolishness are you spouting?" Luo Feng frowned, scolding him. "Foolishness?" Luo Hua's emotions surged. "Am I wrong? Do I, a cripple with broken legs, still expect to marry Zhen Nan? Yes, Zhen Nan is willing to be my wife. But what about later? What about when people around her point and whisper that her husband is a cripple? How will Zhen Nan's relatives and friends look at her?" "I'm a cripple! Just a cripple!" "Marrying me would bring shame to Zhen Nan and her parents among their relatives and friends, and she'd be constantly judged. Even if I had money, people would think Zhen Nan only married a cripple for wealth!" Luo Hua shook his head. "I don't want that for Zhen Nan, she's such a good girl. I don't want her to be looked down upon and pointed at in the future." "I don't want to harm her!" "Marrying anyone would harm them, so it's better not to marry at all. What kind of girlfriend or marriage can a cripple like me even dream of?" Luo Hua forced a smile, a hint of madness in it. "Slap!" A loud slap landed on Luo Hua's face, making him sway and almost fall from his wheelchair. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. "Brother." Luo Hua was stunned. For so many years. From childhood until now, Luo Feng had never hit him. "Coward!!!" Luo Feng's face was grim. "There are countless individuals who, despite physical disabilities, have achieved astonishing feats! Even Yu Yang, the 'Giant Axe' Wargod of our Jiangnan Base City, was born without arms, yet he carved out his reputation using only his legs! His legs are like giant axes! There are many similar examples in the warrior community, let alone among ordinary people." Luo Feng's words made his brother, Luo Hua, change expression repeatedly. Luo Hua, of course, knew examples of disabled individuals achieving greatness. He had seen too many such stories since childhood; he could list over a hundred of them off the top of his head. "This is a letter from your girlfriend. Read it." Luo Feng handed him the letter. Luo Hua hesitantly took it and began to read, his expression shifting. "Marriage?" "Zhen Nan is a good girl, very good. Being with her is something I've always dreamed of, but I don't want anyone to gossip about her behind her back in the future. Really, I don't." Luo Hua put down the letter, tears streaming down, dripping onto the paper. Luo Hua looked up at Luo Feng. "Brother, if I can just secretly watch Zhen Nan live a good life in the future, that's enough, more than enough." "Being with her is what's best for both of you," Luo Feng said in a low voice. "But I'm—" Luo Hua couldn't help but touch his legs, which had been amputated at the thigh. "Come with me," Luo Feng said, pushing the wheelchair directly out of the room. "Xiao Feng." His father, Luo Hongguo, and mother, Gong Xinlan, outside the room, were startled. "I need to discuss something with Luo Hua." Luo Feng exerted a slight force with both hands, effortlessly lifting his brother's wheelchair and swiftly taking him to the audio-visual room on the second floor. ... Inside the audio-visual room. "Brother." Luo Hua looked at Luo Feng. "Watch the screen," Luo Feng said, simultaneously issuing a voice command. "Activate!" Drip—drip— The projector quickly cast light onto the wall screen. Luo Feng sat on the sofa, tapping on a wireless keyboard's touchscreen, and entered the 'Extreme Home' Warlord-level Warrior Forum. He typed in "Water of Life" to search for posts. "Water of Life" was rarely discussed on the forum. This was because it was extremely rare, and almost no Warlord-level Warriors could get their hands on it, so information was scarce. However, there were still over a dozen related posts. Luo Feng directly opened one of them; he had already read these posts before while researching information about the Water of Life. "This is..." Luo Hua was bewildered. "Read this post. Finish it," Luo Feng said coldly. Luo Hua turned to look. The post describing the 'Water of Life' wasn't long, but it detailed the precious materials required and its effects. Naturally, it also mentioned the previous auction price. This Water of Life was extremely rare, priceless, and almost always appeared at auctions. "The essence of an SS-level King-tier monster, the 'Earth Dragon King,' as the main ingredient, capable of regrowing severed arms, regrowing severed legs? As long as one isn't dead, even severe disabilities can be healed?" Luo Hua was completely stunned by the post's description, and his eyes lit up. Regardless of the ingredients. Or the effects. "Priceless? The most recent Water of Life sold for a sky-high price of 30 billion Huaxia Coins?" Luo Hua, who had been incredibly excited, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. "30 billion?" Luo Hua specialized in financial and stock investments. He was well-versed in the economic sector and clearly understood what an enormous sum 30 billion Huaxia Coins was! "See? Your legs are broken, but if you take a dose of 'Water of Life,' they can grow back! Then, my brother, you'll be able to stand, to stand confidently before Zhen Nan. To stand before Zhen Nan's parents!" Luo Feng said, but Luo Hua shook his head. "Brother, that's 30 billion." "Yes, our Huaxia Nation has super-rich individuals with assets close to 100 billion. But that's just the equity value. First, their stocks are restricted, and they don't have the power to sell them all. Second, even if they could sell them, such a massive quantity of shares would flood the market. While it might be valued at nearly 100 billion, it would be lucky to sell for four or five hundred million in the end." Luo Hua shook his head. "30 billion in cash, across the entire Huaxia Nation, very few people could produce that much." Luo Feng took out his phone from his pocket and accessed his anonymous Swiss International Bank account. In just a moment, he was logged in. "Brother, what are you doing?" Luo Hua looked at Luo Feng, puzzled. "See for yourself." Luo Feng handed him the phone. Luo Hua, filled with questions, wondered why his brother was showing him his phone at this moment. He looked down at the screen, which displayed a clear deposit amount. "One zero, two zeros, three zeros..." Luo Hua stared blankly at the number '28,800,000,000'. "28.8 billion!" Luo Hua looked up at Luo Feng in astonishment. His brother had only become a warrior a short while ago; how had he amassed such an immense fortune? This was an absolutely terrifying amount of wealth. He didn't know the enormous risks Luo Feng had taken for this money, almost losing his life, and that it was also obtained through his special abilities as a Psychic. "Luo Hua," Luo Feng began. Luo Hua stared blankly at his brother, unsure what to say. "I just want to tell you that your brother has the ability to buy a dose of 'Water of Life'," Luo Feng looked solemnly at his brother. "And you, you will stand again!" Luo Hua's body trembled slightly. He wasn't foolish; he knew that to acquire 28.8 billion, his brother Luo Feng must have taken enormous risks, as there was no free lunch in this world, and huge gains always came with huge risks. And all of this... his brother had done for him, without him even knowing. "Brother!" Luo Hua embraced Luo Feng, tears uncontrollably flowing. Luo Feng gently patted his brother's back. After a long while, "Luo Hua, your mind is very sharp, sharper than mine," Luo Feng said seriously. "You should also know how much trouble such a large fortune can attract. So, you are not allowed to tell a single word to a third person about this. That includes Mom and Dad, and your girlfriend. If you speak of it... your brother could lose his life because of it!" Luo Hua jumped in fright. "I'll die before I say anything, Brother, I don't want you to risk..." "Don't worry," Luo Feng smiled. He had said those words just to make Luo Hua understand the seriousness of the situation. In truth, the 'Vulture' and 'Scorpion', the two high-level Wargod couple, wouldn't be able to trace this money. Even if his brother foolishly spoke of it, how many people would actually believe him? "Luo Hua, I told you, I will make you stand confidently before Zhen Nan and her parents. I will keep my word," Luo Feng said softly. "Mm." Luo Hua nodded heavily. He knew he would probably never forget the astonishing, astronomical sum displayed on his brother's phone in that audio-visual room. And he would never forget... his brother's promise.