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"She... how did your sister pass away?" Yuncui's voice trembled slightly.

This world is truly full of suffering. Although her own background was unfortunate, hearing of others' pain still made her feel sad.

Perhaps it was precisely because she had experienced pain herself that she could empathize with the pain of others.

Yin Caiyu waved her hand, "Let's talk about that later. After our parents died, the three of us became orphans. As you know, even adults in the slums have to fight hard just to survive, let alone children like us."

Yuncui nodded in agreement, "Yes, it must have been very tough..."

"However, even during those most difficult days, we never despaired. Because we had each other, the world is vast, yet our world was small. The three of us struggled, clinging to each other, knowing that as long as the other two were still there, our entire world was still intact. Whether we were bullied or threatened, whether we ran out of food or water, whether we were sick or injured, we relied on each other to persevere through gritted teeth."

"That's a touching relationship, it sounds wonderful. Even without blood relations, you must have been closer than real family!"

Yin Caiyu gently sighed, her head bowed as she twirled the straw in her juice, "You're right, Ms. Cai. Little Chen and Little Lian were my everything, and I believe it was the same for them. We relied on each other for so many years. During that time, Little Chen and Little Lian even dated—it was like adding familial bonds, and I, I... was happy too. As we grew older, we could do more work compared to when we were younger, and the pressures of life also eased somewhat. Although we were still poor and labored all day, every day was happy, and each day we could imagine a beautiful future."

"Mm..."

Yuncui nodded slightly. Although Yin Caiyu's tone seemed to change when mentioning the couple's relationship, it must have been her imagination. She was surprised to learn that Shen Mochen and Yin Huailian had dated, but it made sense—such genuine and romantic feelings often arise from sharing hardships together.

But she had been previously informed of Yin Huailian's death, so her mood was not lightened by Yin Caiyu's story.

Yin Caiyu continued with a smile, but her tone lacked any joy, as if she was merely forcing a polite smile to accompany a guest, "Do you know? My sister, Little Lian, was a beautiful girl, much prettier than me, very gentle and quiet, extremely sensible and polite, and good at housework. Her life should have been incredibly bright. I've dreamt many times of attending her and Little Chen's wedding, constantly imagining their future happiness..."

Yuncui kept silent, waiting for the inevitable conclusion she already knew from Yin Caiyu.

"Just when I thought our family was finally going to enjoy some good fortune following my awakening—Buque, though dangerous, was lucrative— with money, Little Lian and Little Chen could have had a good life! But, but unexpectedly, it seems as though my awakening had used up all the good luck I could have in this life... Little Lian died. She was eaten by a monster on her sixteenth birthday."

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Yuncui listened silently, suddenly feeling a chill!

"Actually, I was originally off that day. I could have gone back, but I didn't in the end... If I had gone back then, if I had been there, she wouldn't have died. Just a mere D-class monster, a beast as insignificant as an ant, and it took the most important person in my world!"

Yin Caiyu clenched her fists, her face twisted with ferocity. Her teeth gritted loudly, and her eyes flashed with a wild, beast-like red glimmer.

Faced with this Yin Caiyu, Yuncui was taken aback.

Instinctively, she felt suffocating fear. Having faced many powerful enemies during her years in Buque, she had never felt as terrified as she did now.

She was genuinely afraid that Yin Caiyu would lose control, every pore on her body warning her of the extreme danger! She definitely had no power to stop her!

Fortunately, Yin Caiyu soon regained her composure, even managing to squeeze a slight smile onto her face.

"I'm really sorry, Ms. Cai, to make you see me like this. It's been over a year, yet the thought still drives me to such impulsiveness," Yin Caiyu sighed deeply.@@novelbin@@

"...May I ask, where was your sister attacked?" Yuncui asked, her lips tight.

She vaguely guessed something, a possibility she desperately did not want to believe.

"Over by Feiyu Street, it was his sixteenth birthday. Little Chen and she were dating there until late that night..." Yin Caiyu grimaced, twirling a lock of hair near her ear. "Speaking of which, you should be quite familiar with it, after all, that area is close to the 0819 squad's defense zone, and that monster, it was the one that escaped from your squad."

Her guess confirmed, Yuncui felt a chill. Fearfully, she looked at Yin Caiyu, her mouth opening and closing, but no words came out for a long time.

It seemed that only now did Yin Caiyu notice Yuncui's strangeness. With a smile, she gently placed her hand on Yuncui's shoulder, in a comforting gesture, "You don't need to be afraid. Although it was your squad's error, I don't blame you. As far as I know, before that incident, your 0819 squad had already sacrificed a member fighting the beast disaster. You did your best."