The reason why Qing Shen's clone came to the Kyung Clan had always been a mystery to Luo Lan. Back in the Sacred Mountains, both Li Shentan's clone and Chen Wudi's clone had appeared. But they were hostile the moment they met. In the hearts of these two clones, they were eager to prove that they were better than the original.
This was because the Pyro Seed had told them that they were born from the genes of Li Shentan and Chen Wudi. However, everything had been improved by the blood of the gods, so they should be stronger than the original.
But as long as the original was still around, the clones would always be clones. Li Shentan's and Chen Wudi's clones were not willing to live under someone else's halo all the time.
But as it turned out, the clones were indeed no match for the original. Just as Ren Xiaosu had said, it was because of the difference in willpower.
Meanwhile, Qing Zhen's clone, Qing Zhen, was strange. He did not show any hostility from the beginning and even said he wanted to go to the Southwest. Furthermore, it was as though he had predicted something and said that the original Qing Zhen would need him as a substitute.
This puzzled Luo Lan. He once found an opportunity to ask again, "Haven't you ever thought of replacing him?"
At that time, Qing Zhen's clone smiled and said, "I'm different from the other two clones. I'm a little smarter than them, so I know very well what the gap between me and the original Qing Zhen is. Sometimes, having self-awareness is also a form of wisdom, isn't it? "
All this while, the few people who knew of Qing Zhen's clone's existence had slowly felt that Qing Zhen's charisma was so strong that even his clone was conquered and willingly became a part of the original's plan.
However, Luo Lan had a nagging feeling that things were not that simple. It was not that Qing Shen had any bad intentions, but he felt that Qing Shen's clone had other motives.
Recently, as Qing Shen's clone had been acting as a substitute, he had a lot of interaction with Luo Lan. After they got familiar with each other, they would occasionally joke around.
Although there was still a gap between them, it was no longer as hostile as before.
Luo Lan looked at the clone Qing Shen's annoying appearance and suddenly asked, "You seem to know us brothers very well?"
"Of course." The clone Qing Shen said with a smile, "I even know about the fight you guys had with the other Kyung Clan members when you were young. You brought Qing Zhen to look for Qing Yi and his elder brother to gang up on them. In the end, you were beaten black and blue, but you protected Qing Zhen very well. Later on, you and Gyeongi and his brother became friends after the fight, and you had many private dealings with them, but the old men of the Kyung Clan didn't know about this. I guess you're in the same boat. After all, you're all marginalized by the Kyung Clan. You can't compare to people like Gyeon. "
Now that Qing Yun was dead, Qing Yi had become the military commander of the Kyung Clan, second only to Qing Zhen and Luo Lan.
Qing Yi's elder brother was the president of the Kyung Clan's university in Stronghold 111. Qing Zhen had originally invited him to take up a post there, but Qing Zhen's elder brother seemed to prefer the university's atmosphere more.
The clone Qing Shen said with a smile, "The Pyro Company's attention to the two of you is beyond your imagination. Of course, the Pyro Company also has other goals. Back then, they started looking for hosts for the three drops of god's blood. But you might not have expected it, but you were actually the focus of their attention at the beginning. It was only later that it became Qing Zhen. Of course, it turns out that Qing Zhen is indeed more powerful. You won't be angry at me for saying this, right? "
"My younger brother has always been more powerful than me, so what's there to hide?" Luo Lan said casually, "But why would the Pyro Company target unknown people like us? There are clearly a lot of successful big shots to choose from. "
"I don't know either. They only said that the younger the better. Otherwise, they would've just copied Zhang Jinglin." The clone Qing Shen replied, "But I've always been curious about something. Is it fun to get into group fights? Why do you still go to the streets to fight when you're always beaten black and blue? You're clearly a member of the Kyung Clan, yet you still stoop down to the level of the hooligans on the streets. "
Luo Lan was immediately unhappy. "Why do you keep bringing up the matter of me being beaten black and blue? You should at least see how badly my enemies got beaten up, right? Their injuries are worse than mine! Besides, there's something wrong with that question of yours. What's so fun about getting into group fights? That's the martial arts world where revenge is served. You don't understand! "
The clone Qing Shen smiled. "I'd really like to get into a group fight with you guys, but unfortunately, I wasn't born into this world yet at that time. But according to the Pyro Company's statistics, you've been in a total of 17 group fights, and you've lost five of them. "
"Is there something wrong with the Pyro Company? Why would they even record something like that? Do they have so much funding that they can't even finish using it or something?" Luo Lan said with a dark expression, "Also, my brother doesn't like to smile as much as you do. If you want to be my brother's substitute, you should be more professional. Stop smiling all the time! By the way, in order to distinguish the two of you, I'll call you Third Brother Qing from now on! "
Luo Lan had given the clone a nickname purely to disgust him. The name "Third Brother Qing" was a little unpleasant to the ears.
But the clone Qing Zhen did not mind at all. Instead, he said with a smile, "Who's Second Brother? Is it Qing Zhen? You're the eldest? Then I'll call you brother from now on. "
Luo Lan was stunned. Why did Third Brother Qing not have any temper at all? It was like he was a dough figurine that would not get angry. He carefully sized up Third Brother Qing and said, "You don't resemble my brother at all. Instead, your jumpy train of thought is more like another lunatic I know!"
"Lunatic?" Third Brother Qing recalled and said, "Are you referring to Li Shentan?"
"That's right, that's him." Luo Lan was amused.
"Speaking of Li Shentan, it seems like it's been a long time since we've heard from him." Third Brother Qing recalled and said, "I wonder where he went?"
"I heard he went to watch a typhoon," Luo Lan replied casually.
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At this moment, in the mountain range to the south of the Central Plains, a humid fog was rising above the dense forest. This was further south of the Zhou Clan.
After the Cataclysm, the original city here had gradually collapsed, and vast forests and vegetation had once again grown out of the land.
Some people said that the southern coastline had changed. Before the Cataclysm, the land had been larger, but now that the sea level had risen, a lot of the land had been submerged. Coupled with the movement of the Earth's crust, the landscape had become completely different.
However, not many people had really gone there to take a look. This was because after the climate change, the mountains and forests to the south of the Zhou Clan had become dangerous. Venomous insects, snakes, and ants were everywhere, and the huge miasma zone had become a natural barrier.
Nowadays, only a small number of herbology gatherers would come here. It was as if this place had become a forgotten arcane realm.
Two people, one big and one small, were slowly advancing in the forest. Si Liren was floating in midair. She looked at the endless forest in front of her and sighed. "Li Shentan, did you point the wrong way again?"
"Don't call me Li Shentan. You have to call me Brother Shentan. That's more intimate!"
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