6 You Are From Earth? (2/2)
”Alright, I respect those goals. My name is Yang Lei, by the way,” the youth introduced himself and continued, ”What if I told you that I was from a planet called Earth? What if I told you that I have a way for you to get stronger? What if I told you that I-”
”You are from Earth?” My eyes widened. All I heard was Earth. Earth! This Yang Lei was from Earth, too! I couldn't believe it. I asked him quickly, ”What color is Earth?”
”Blue and a little green. Why?” Yang Lei frowned.
It's true! Yang Lei isn't lying! I began to cry. I had finally found someone that reminded me of my past life!
”Are you okay?” Yang Lei was bewildered. He didn't understand why I was crying.
”Earth… I'm from Earth too!” I sobbed. All my grievances and grief exploded from me at that moment. I began to tell him my life story, ”I don't even know how, but one day, I discovered that I was in this strange world! I was happy at first. Why wouldn't I be? I was talented, I was praised by my peers. Then, I fell!”
Yang Lei's face twitched as he listened to my story. It seemed like he understood what I was saying.
”I fell! They smiled humbly to congratulate me back then. Now they wanted to take it back! Then, I discovered Yao Lao. He said he would help me get stronger…”
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|Yang Lei's POV|
I knew there was a reason why this youth was crazy enough to undergo pain just to get stronger. So I introduced myself as a person from Earth, wanting to sound all mysterious and all. Then, I offered him an opportunity to get stronger. Although I didn't know how, with the system's help, I knew it was possible.
Then, he asked me what color Earth was. So I answered, ”Blue and a little green. Why?”
The dude literally began to cry, talking about how he was from Earth too!
He told me that he was from Earth too! He even described it pretty accurately. Then, he told me his life story. It was pretty tragic, like one of those Wuxia novels that I read as a child. You know, transmigration, bullies, power, downfall, OP master, pills, etc. His name was Xiao Yan, he said.
I believed in him. So I offered to join me. I told him about the system. If it didn't work, I'll just...kill him.
[Here, I sent him a request] Immediately, a screen appeared before Xiao Yan. It was my first time seeing this, so I also looked at it curiously.
[Xiao Yan, are you willing to become Yang Lei's subordinate? Y/N] The screen read.
”What do I have to do?” Xiao Yan's face became wary when he saw the word 'subordinate'.
[Sorry. Here, let's try again: Xiao Yan, are you willing to become Yang Lei's brother? Y/N]
Even after I changed the conditions, Xiao Yan still seemed to hesitate. I asked curiously, ”What's the matter? Is being my brother not enough?”
”Big brother Yang Lei, it's not that! It's just…” Xiao Yan struggled to explain himself. He had no problem accepting me as his brother. It seemed like something else was going on...
”It's that Xun Er of yours, eh?” The old man, who Xiao Yan called Yao Lao, popped out of the ring in my pocket and smirked.
”Xun Er? Girlfriend of yours?” I raised my eyebrows. To think that this boy was hesitating for his little girlfriend. Not that I had one. But, on the bright side, I had two gorgeous Goddesses as Familiars...
”X-Xun Er is not my g-girlfriend! She is…” Xiao Yan couldn't finish the sentence. Even he didn't believe what he was saying. How could the other two believe him then?
[If she truly loves him, she can become his wife. Then, she can become your sister-in-law and come along with Xiao Yan and you…] The system didn't hide this from Xiao Yan whose eyes brightened when he saw this. He accepted the contract and said, ”Big bro Yang, let's go meet Xun Er?”
”Sure. Let's go meet my new sis-in-law, eh?” I cracked a smile and untied the ropes binding Xiao Yan. I have finally succeeded in recruiting this boy…