I chose the safe house, and the Human Alliance regretted it.

Chapter 28 The Seeds of Revenge

Wang Wei watched Qian Mengxun crawl in little by little, his expression unusually calm—not disgust, nor pity, but pure indifference.

A person who would kneel and crawl to survive can turn on you faster than flipping through a book once they gain power.

Qian Mengxun crawled to him, looked up, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is there anything to eat?"

Wang Wei glanced at the corner of the wall—there was a piece of steak he had thrown on the ground at noon, now completely cold, with the edges slightly curled up.

Without hesitation, Qian Mengxun crawled over, knelt on the ground, grabbed the steak, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Wang Wei leaned back on the sofa, looking down at Qian Mengxun on the ground.

She ate the cold steak like a pet, with greasy bits of meat still stuck to the corners of her mouth.

Halfway through her meal, Qian Mengxun looked up and asked with difficulty, "Is there...is there any water...?"

But Wang Wei didn't move; he just watched her quietly.

Qian Mengxun's throat bobbed, and the swallowing motion seemed particularly difficult.

Her hands were still on the ground, and she didn't dare to stand up, but she crawled forward half a step.

"Please... I'm so thirsty..."

Only then did Wang Wei take action.

He went into the kitchen and took out an aluminum basin from the bottom of the cabinet—the one he usually used to wash vegetables, with several scratches on the bottom.

Then I took out a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator.

Wang Wei stopped at the dining table, unscrewed the bottle cap, and slowly poured the water into the aluminum basin.

"Do you know how dogs drink water?" Wang Wei said, placing the aluminum basin on the ground, less than half a meter in front of her.

Then Wang Wei stood up again, took two steps back, and sat back down on the sofa.

"Drink it!"

Qian Mengxun looked at the aluminum basin, then at Wang Wei.

His expression at that moment was calm to the point of being indifferent.

Qian Mengxun's pride and will to survive were tearing at her heart.

But in the end, she still climbed over.

Qian Mengxun wanted to hold the aluminum basin in her hands.

But Wang Wei's voice came from above her head—"I already said, how do dogs drink water?"

Qian Mengxun's fingers curled up and slowly withdrew.

She lowered her head, buried her face in the basin, and tentatively stuck out her tongue, using it to scoop water into her mouth.

A moment later, Qian Mengxun raised her head, water stains still clinging to the corners of her mouth.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked at Wang Wei, as if waiting for the next instruction.

Wang Wei suddenly laughed.

That smile sent chills down Qian Mengxun's spine.

"Get up," Wang Wei said, his tone even somewhat gentle. "The ground is cold."

Qian Mengxun paused for a moment, then carefully stood up.

Wang Wei walked up to her, raised his hand to wipe the water from the corner of her mouth, and asked, "Is that enough steak? Would you like something else?"

Qian Mengxun felt a strong sense of unease as she looked at his sudden change in attitude.

She didn't know what Wang Wei was trying to do.

This kind of hot-and-cold attitude is more terrifying than simple torture—because you can never guess what will happen next.

She shook her head, her voice hoarse: "No, no need..."

"Then go take a shower," Wang Wei said, pointing towards the bathroom. "Go to bed early after you're done; you have things to do tomorrow."

After Wang Wei finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the bedroom.

Qian Mengxun watched Wang Wei's figure disappear behind the door.

She was the only one left in the living room, along with the aluminum basin on the floor.

Qian Mengxun's eyes changed in that instant.

The pitifulness, grievance, and submissiveness she had just displayed vanished from her face like the receding tide, replaced by an almost ferocious hatred.

The fingernails dug deeply into the palm.

You think that making me kneel down and crawl like a dog means I've truly tamed you?

you are wrong.

Wang Wei, you'd better pray you never fall into my hands.

Otherwise, I'll let you experience what it truly means to be unable to live or die.

After saying these words to herself, Qian Mengxun dragged her tired body into the bathroom.

The moment the door closed, she leaned against it, panting heavily.

Her reflection in the mirror showed her current appearance—disheveled hair, wrinkled clothes, and steak grease still lingering at the corners of her mouth.

Qian Mengxun turned on the tap and washed her face with cold water.

When I looked up, I saw a completely unfamiliar reflection in the mirror.

Qian Mengxun stared at those eyes for a long time before slowly looking away.

Hot water rinsed her body, and Qian Mengxun mechanically scrubbed her skin, trying to wash away everything from today.

But those images are etched in my mind—crawling, kneeling, eating and drinking like a dog—and I can't wash them away.

And Wang Wei's eyes, completely unmoved, as he watched all this.

Half an hour later, Qian Mengxun came out of the bathroom.

The empty living room actually made her feel relieved.

The house has three bedrooms. Wang Wei occupies the master bedroom, and the other two are side bedrooms.

But Wang Wei didn't say she could go in and sleep.

Qian Mengxun turned off the living room lights and curled up on the sofa.

The leather sofa was cold. Qian Mengxun curled up and stared at the ceiling.

"The Alliance... Wang Wei..."

Qian Mengxun murmured softly, a bitter smile curving her lips.

Yesterday, when she was dying in her rented room, a strange man appeared.

The man appeared out of thin air in the room, as if he had torn through space from another world and walked in.

Her neat clothes and calm expression stood in stark contrast to the mess in the room and her dying state.

Qian Mengxun was both surprised and delighted, thinking that she had been rescued.

However, the man simply looked down at her, his gaze as if he were looking at a dying ant—without pity, without disgust, and without any emotion whatsoever.

The man said he was a member of the Human Awakeners Alliance.

He can save her, on the condition that she does everything in her power to find out about Wang Wei's superpower.

At the time, Qian Mengxun had no idea what "superpowers" were, and she didn't want to have any further contact with Wang Wei.

She wanted to refuse.

But the man's gaze made her unable to refuse.

If Wang Wei's gaze just now was merely indifferent and cold,

The man's gaze, however, was one of utter indifference.

That is the indifference of those in power towards lower beings.

It's like a person looking at an ant, or a god looking at a mortal.

Qian Mengxun had never seen such a look before.

The man stood before her, only a step away, yet she felt an insurmountable chasm between them.

After Qian Mengxun nodded in agreement, the man vanished into thin air right in front of her.