875 No Intimidating Power Lef (1/2)

A few minutes later, Lu Zihao recovered enough to regain his ability to talk without struggling to breathe. He still continued cursing, though. ”Fuck, I hate that. I really fucking hate that! Shit.”

Jin Liwei watched him, trying to find any signs of his fifth brother but to no avail. The Lu Zihao cursing in front of him right now was no doubt his brother-in-law Nikolai, not his happy-go-lucky fifth brother. The difference between their characters were too stark that Jin Liwei couldn't mistake it.

He said, ”Evelina didn't mention anything like this to me when she was talking about Long Xiulan's remnant.”

Lu Zihao removed his shirt, revealing his scarred, muscled body. He intended to use the shirt to wipe his sweat but it was already soaked and useless to dry his body. He clicked his tongue and threw the shirt on the floor in disgust before plopping himself back on the ornate bench.

He closed his eyes and appeared weary. However, he still replied to Jin Liwei. ”It's no use trying to copy how my sister dealt with Long Xiulan's remnant. That girl's remnant was filled with pure grudge for the way Long Xiulan died. I'm assuming that once she got her revenge, everything should've been resolved already.”

”Hmmm.” Jin Liwei thought about it. He didn't sit beside Lu Zihao, choosing instead to maintain some distance between the two of them while leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest.

With his eyes still closed, Lu Zihao started to massage his head with his hands. ”Do you know if Evelinka is still interacting with Long Xiulan's remnant?”

”She believes that it's gone. She hasn't felt it since it got its revenge last year.”

He sighed. ”Good for her.”

Jin Liwei's expression became tight. ”Does this mean that my fifth brother's remnant will also disappear someday?”

Lu Zihao finally opened his eyes. ”I wish that's the case.”

Jin Liwei's entire body became tense. His expression was filled with unwillingness.

”If the situation between your fifth brother's remnant and me were as straightforward as that between Evelinka and Long Xiulan's remnant, then I'd be extremely glad. But the problem is that it's not.”

”What do you mean?”

”Long Xiulan died with a huge grudge while Lu Zihao died without any grudge at all. In fact, your fifth brother passed away pretty happy given how stupid he died.”

Jin Liwei didn't notice his sigh of relief. ”What are you planning to do with my fifth brother's remnant then?”

”I'm fucking tired,” Lu Zihao said instead of answering his question.

Jin Liwei was no fool. He knew that the other man was trying to avoid answering his question. However, he didn't give up just yet and asked another question. ”If it's not about grudge, do you know why my fifth brother's remnant is still staying in his body?”

The remnant was probably a manifestation of the original Lu Zihao's attachment to his sworn brothers and grandfather which was totally different from Evelina's experience with the original Long Xiulan's remnant. This was why Nikolai had no idea how to deal with Lu Zihao's remnant in order to make it go away. It wasn't as straightforward as his sister's where she only needed to resolve the remnant's grudge.