Seeing his father's hesitant expression, unsure how to start speaking to him, Liu Xiu roughly understood the situation.
His voice lowered as he continued Liu Bang's words, "Dad… you're gone, aren't you?"
Liu Zhengyang heard Liu Xiu's words and remained silent. He did not answer, only nodding sadly.
Upon receiving his father's confirmation, Liu Xiu lowered his head, struggling to hold back tears.
He didn't want Liu Zhengyang to see him weak. He wanted his father to know he had grown up and could stand on his own.
After quickly adjusting his expression, Liu Xiu raised his head and forced what he thought was a bright, sunny smile at his father.
"It's okay, Dad. I've grown up."
Seeing Liu Xiu trying so hard not to be upset, Liu Zhengyang reached out and placed his hand on his son's head.
"I know you've grown up. It makes me very happy."
"Even though your mom and I have left you, remember that we will always love you."
"We will become the stars in the sky, watching over you and your life."
As Liu Zhengyang spoke, he looked at Liu Xiu with deep affection. At the same time, the glow around him gradually dimmed.
Seeing the light dim, Liu Xiu felt a mix of anxiety and sadness, and asked in a low voice, "Dad… are you going to leave?"
Liu Zhengyang patted his head and explained, "My time is indeed limited. Right now, I exist only as a lingering consciousness. When my energy is fully spent, that will be the moment I leave."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu bowed his head in sorrow. He hadn't expected that this meeting would be their last in this life.
Liu Zhengyang continued, "I made you forget the past not to harm you. The monsters have always been hunting us. I didn't want you to have to live under such circumstances forever."
"So I used all my power to hide your existence, to let you live a normal life."
"Erasing your memories was also for this purpose. If you cannot forget the past, you cannot have a new beginning."
"I only wanted you, as an ordinary person, to live happily and well."
As he spoke, the light around Liu Zhengyang grew dimmer and dimmer.
"Since everything can no longer be hidden, I hope you can protect yourself."
"I also give you this power of mine. Make sure you live well."
With these final words, Liu Zhengyang's figure gradually dissipated before Liu Xiu.
"Dad…" Liu Xiu's face was full of grief as he watched the fading light. His father was truly gone.
As Liu Zhengyang disappeared, the white space surrounding Liu Xiu began to contract.
When Liu Xiu opened his eyes again, he had fallen onto the hard, cement-like ground, gasping heavily.
He looked up at Lang, the one who had attacked him. Now Lang was lying a short distance away, bleeding from all seven orifices.
Though it had felt like a long time in his mind, in reality only an instant had passed.
Lang had sensed Liu Xiu's mental state about to collapse.
But just as he was about to intensify his attack to destroy Liu Xiu's mind in one strike, a milky-white light suddenly flashed from Liu Xiu's head.
The light directly affected Lang's attack, reflecting all mental attacks back onto the attacker.
Unable to withstand the overwhelming psychic backlash, no matter how battle-hardened Lang was, he was instantly flung backward, blood pouring from his seven orifices.
Since becoming an A-class psychic, Lang had never encountered such a phenomenon.
He was experienced, yet he had been defeated by this small fry, Liu Xiu.
Watching Lang now grievously wounded and unable to move, Liu Xiu shook his head to clear his mind and regain focus.
Meanwhile, Meng Ran had just freed himself from the entanglement of the man called the Magician and the woman called the Singer.
He rushed over to Liu Xiu, concern and anxiety on his face: "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Liu Xiu quickly replied. "That man's psychic attack didn't hurt me, but it did hurt him."
Meng Ran saw Lang nearby, still vomiting blood, and to be honest, he didn't understand what had happened.
He had heard Liu Xiu's screams during the fight, which prompted him to quickly deal with the Magician and Singer and rush to rescue Liu Xiu.
But before he could even begin to help, he saw Liu Xiu had already defeated his enemies, leaving them bleeding.
Liu Xiu knew Meng Ran was confused but didn't have time to explain in detail.
He whispered to Meng Ran, "It's a long story. I'll explain everything when we return to the base."
Hearing this, Meng Ran nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Lang, bleeding from the mouth and eyes, glared at them and stubbornly launched another psychic attack.
Having learned from his previous failure, Lang didn't target Liu Xiu this time.
Instead, he directed his attack at Meng Ran, who had just arrived.
He assumed that except for Liu Xiu, no one else could resist his psychic attacks.
Focusing his remaining psychic energy, Lang condensed it into a sharp mental assault and launched it at Meng Ran.
Though Lang's attack was subtle, it didn't escape Meng Ran's highly sensitive perception.
Feeling the attack, Meng Ran immediately focused and calmed his mind.
The fierce attack hit him but had no effect, as if nothing had happened.
Seeing that his attack had no effect on Meng Ran, Lang's eyes widened in disbelief.
One strange occurrence after another—his proud A-class psychic attacks were being defeated consecutively.
If Liu Xiu had reflected his attack back, Meng Ran had directly absorbed it.
Lang's psychic power was swallowed by Meng Ran's mind, vanishing like a small river merging into the ocean, leaving no trace.
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