My cells devour all worlds.

"Sis? What's wrong?"

Zhuang Shang, who had just finished talking to Xiong Da, turned around and gave Zhuang Jinyao a strange look, then followed Zhuang Jinyao's gaze.

After seeing it clearly, Zhuang Shang was stunned for a moment.

Just a few dozen meters away on the opposite street, there was a man who looked very much like Ning Chuan, even his expression was somewhat cold.

The man, like Ning Chuan, had blond hair, but it was messy and his beard was unkempt, clearly indicating that he hadn't groomed it in a long time.

His clothes were also a bit dirty and messy, making him look like a homeless person on the street.

Passersby would occasionally slip the man some food and water, or a little money.

The man said nothing, didn't take the money, but immediately began to gulp down the food.

"It's so similar, it's uncanny!"

Zhuang Jinyao covered her mouth. If she didn't know that Ning Chuan had been murdered, she would have suspected that the person in front of her was Ning Chuan.

"They really do look alike. I never imagined there would be two people in the world who look so alike..."

Zhuang Shang was momentarily dazed, as if he saw Ning Chuan again.

Jiang Ya was completely confused. "What's wrong with you two? What are you talking about? What do you mean they look alike?"

"that is……"

Just as Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang were about to explain, Lu Sheng's voice rang in their ears first, and only the two of them could hear it.

"It doesn't look like him at all, it's Ning Chuan! He's not dead!"

Zhuang Jinyao and the other woman might be mistaken, but Lu Sheng couldn't possibly be mistaken.

Lu Sheng recognized at a glance that the person was Ning Chuan, not someone who looked similar.

As for the "Ningchuan" that Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang visited before, it was burned to ashes and buried.

They all thought Ning Chuan was dead.

Unexpectedly, Ning Chuan not only survived, but also arrived in the Origin Region.

Did she fake her death to escape? Or was Shen Feifei lying?

Several ideas flashed through Lu Sheng's mind.

"What?! It really is Ning Chuan?!"

Upon hearing Lu Sheng's telepathic message, Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang raised their eyebrows and widened their eyes instantly.

If it were anyone else, they might have been more suspicious, but this was what Lu Sheng said.

Without bothering to explain anything to Jiang Ya, Zhuang Shang and Zhuang Jinyao rushed to the homeless man one after the other.

The homeless man had just finished swallowing the last bite of bread when he saw the two approaching. He frowned and took a step back.

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Shang hesitated for a moment before calling out, "Ning Chuan? Is that you?"

Zhuang Jinyao watched nervously from the side.

Jiang Ya followed behind with Xiong Da and Xiong Er without disturbing them.

The homeless man didn't react much to the name "Ningchuan." After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke, "Ningchuan? Are you calling me? Do you know me?"

"Yes, Ning Chuan, don't you remember yourself and us?"

Zhuang Shang vaguely sensed something. If Ning Chuan escaped, how come there was no news? Did he lose his memory?

Ning Chuan shook his head. "I don't remember anything. When I woke up, I only had a piece of paper on me. It told me to find two people named Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang, and maybe I could find the answer. I found out that they would be coming to Shiyuan City..."

As he spoke, Ning Chuan pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket.

The note unfolded, revealing a line of delicate handwriting:

"If you want to know what happened to you, you can go to the Origin region and find a brother and sister named Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang..."

"This looks like Shen Feifei's handwriting..."

Zhuang Jinyao glanced at it, her doubts growing. If Shen Feifei was responsible, why did she say earlier that she had already killed Ning Chuan?

What is the purpose of diverting Ningchuan to the Shiyuan area?

Unable to understand, Zhuang Jinyao suppressed her doubts for the time being and said to Ning Chuan, "I am Zhuang Jinyao."

Zhuang Shang continued, "I am Zhuang Shang. We are the siblings mentioned on the paper, Ning Chuan..."

Zhuang Shang glanced at the bustling street around him; many people had already noticed their presence.

He immediately stopped and changed his words, saying, "Ning Chuan, come with us first. I'll go to the Alliance's place and find out what happened to you."

Fearing Ning Chuan wouldn't believe him, Zhuang Shang even took out his phone, opened his photo album, and showed some photos of them training together.

Ning Chuan stared intently at his reflection on his phone, his gaze lingering on the photo of the four-eyed dog for a long while. It felt familiar, yet he couldn't quite place it.

He nodded and agreed to Zhuang Shang's invitation, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Not long after.

The group arrived at the rest area prepared by the league for the participants.

Zhuang Jinyao said apologetically to Jiang Ya, "I'm sorry, Jiang Ya, we need to take care of some personal matters and can't go shopping together for the time being."

Although Jiang Ya didn't know what had happened, she could tell the importance of the matter from the reactions of Zhuang Jinyao and the other person.

She smiled and said understandingly, "I understand. If there's anything I can help with, just let me know, and maybe I can offer some assistance."

After Jiang Ya left, Zhuang Jinyao returned to Zhuang Shang's room.

By this time, Ning Chuan had already taken a shower, changed his clothes, and looked completely refreshed.

Zhuang Shang and Ning Chuan sat on the sofa, exchanging information.

Zhuang Shang inquired with Ning Chuan about what had happened during that time.

When Ning Chuan woke up, he found himself in a remote city in the Origin Region. His mind was a complete blank, and he couldn't remember anything.

He only had a piece of paper with some useful information on him.

So Ning Chuan began searching for people named Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang in various places. He found a few, but none of them matched the sibling relationship.

They finally found Shiyuan City after hearing news of Zhuang Jinyao and her brother from passersby.

He relied entirely on odd jobs and the help of kind-hearted people along the way.

"I woke up in the Origin District, and there was a note left by Shen Feifei. It's completely different from the information I got from interrogating Director Man. What exactly is Shen Feifei trying to do?"

Zhuang Shang couldn't figure it out, so he simply told Ning Chuan about how they met, hoping that Ning Chuan could recover some of his memories and know what had happened before.

"We met in Green Bamboo City..."

Zhuang Shang recounted in detail to Ning Chuan how the group had met.

"How's it going, Ningchuan? Have you remembered anything?"

After saying that, Zhuang Shang looked at Ning Chuan expectantly.

Ning Chuan covered his head, shook his head in pain, and said, "No, I... can't remember anything."

"How could this happen? Ning Chuan, are you alright?"

Zhuang Jinyao looked anxiously at Lu Sheng beside her, "Lu Sheng, do you have a solution? Is Ning Chuan's head injury still there?"

Lu Sheng's gaze swept over Ning Chuan. In fact, he had noticed it from the beginning. Ning Chuan's spirit was damaged, and there was still a residual power in his body that was preventing Ning Chuan from remembering what had happened before.

He waved his claws, expelling the power from Ning Chuan and incidentally healing Ning Chuan's mental damage.

"ah--"

Ning Chuan immediately screamed in pain, clutching his head and curling up on the sofa.

"Ningchuan..."

Zhuang Shang moved closer, about to say something, when Ning Chuan sat up, covered in sweat, the confusion in his eyes fading, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Zhuang Shang..."

Zhuang Shang was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "Ning Chuan, you remembered?"

Ning Chuan hummed in agreement, rubbing his temples as if processing his recent experiences.

Zhuang Shang waited a while before asking, "Ning Chuan, how are you? Are you feeling better? Have you remembered what happened before?"

"At that time..."

Ning Chuan's eyes were complex, a mixture of anger and pain, along with a hint of indescribable emotion.

"...I believed Shen Feifei and followed her to challenge the next gym, but I was poisoned by her on the way... When I woke up, the Three-Eyed Dogs were all gone, and I was all alone..."

"Oh right, I think I have something else on me."

Ning Chuan rummaged through his pockets and pulled out an item wrapped in layers of plastic bags.

As you peel back the layers, you'll find a small metal ball, about the size of a thumb, that flashes a red light.

"What is this?"

Zhuang Jinyao and Zhuang Shang exchanged a glance, then simultaneously turned their gazes to Lu Sheng.

If you are unsure about something, you can consult Lu Sheng.

"..."

Lu Sheng rolled his eyes; he wasn't a know-it-all.

However, professional matters should be handled by professionals; this must be some kind of technological product.

Thinking it over, Lu Sheng took out his phone, pointed it at the ball, and said:

"Doubao, doubao... ugh, Chris, analyze what this thing is..."