“Because of the fire, the place you used to live has been burned down, but burned is burned… It’s not like you had any valuables anyway. Out with the old, in with the new.”

Dateng City, in front of the apartment door.

“What do you mean, burned is burned?” Gu Shen stood at the door, his attention drawn to the fingerprint and iris dual-recognition lock. He was bending over, squinting, and trying to calibrate the function when he heard this and wasn’t happy. “Am I the kind of person who likes the new and hates the old?”

After fiddling for a long time, he didn’t know how to use it.

This door lock… is quite high-end.

“Oh?”

Nan Jin glanced at the teenager, swiped her card, and strode into the door.

The large, nearly two-hundred-square-meter apartment had excellent lighting, with bright windows and clean surfaces. It was neat and tidy. As the door opened, layers of lights turned on, and the full set of smart home appliances was fully equipped. The curtains were blown by the wind, revealing the sunset on the twenty-ninth floor.

The trench-coated woman wearing sunglasses stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, slightly bowing and making a symbolic gesture of a welcoming waiter: "Well, esteemed homeless Mr. Gu Shen... come and take a look. Your new home."

"I'll go..."

Gu Shen was stunned by the scene before him. Although he had thought about it in the car... Old Zhou Jiren was definitely going to give him some sweets to taste, but in any case, he couldn't easily fall for it.

After all, an apartment was burned down, and the landlord would probably be looking for trouble.

At the very least, they had to arrange a similar place for him to live!

Seeing Gu Shen's expression, Nan Jin smiled silently.

Those who knew her well knew that she was a very rarely smiling, iceberg-like woman. For her, the most important thing in life should be practicing her blade… Mr. Shu kept her files very well, and almost no one in the Tribunal knew the woman’s origins, only that she was a workaholic who went all out every time she performed a mission.

So everyone guessed that someone who worked so hard probably had a very lonely background.

While taking care of Gu Shen, Nan Jin looked at Gu Shen's file.

This teenager was the truly lonely one, fostered in an orphanage from a young age, living on meager subsidies from the government, and leaving the orphanage at the age of sixteen to earn money to support himself.

The thinner the file documenting Gu Shen's past seventeen years,

the more heartbreaking the teenager's background became.

"How does it feel?"

"It feels..."

Gu Shen tried hard not to let his eyes fly around, and stubbornly said: "This place... can only be said to be not bad. It’s barely livable, fitting my status."

But three seconds later, because he couldn't restrain the impulse to see the whole house, he failed.

"Okay... I admit I'm a country bumpkin." Gu Shen shamelessly flattered him and echoed: "Big Brother, you're so right, out with the old, in with the new. That fire yesterday was great. But... what about the landlord?"

"I've already taken care of it for you, just paid some money."

Hearing these words, Nan Jin immediately became as tall as a Buddha in Gu Shen's eyes.

He immediately had the urge to hug her thigh...

"Right."

Gu Shen suddenly remembered something. His Ruler of Truth, and the orange cat... were still in the old building!

He was about to speak when he heard a soft pawing sound from the bedroom.

"Meow..."

A light orange cat, tiptoeing, slowly came to Nan Jin's feet, rubbing its head against her trouser legs, flipping over to reveal its belly, and making an affectionate purring sound.

"Purr..."

The cold trench-coated woman actually squatted down very cooperatively, and her five snow-white fingers gently scratched the orange cat's chin: "The things in that old house were almost all burned. When we arrived, this cat was still alive. It was lucky, only some of its fur was burned off."

Seeing Chu Ling appear, Gu Shen's first reaction was nervousness... but he quickly relaxed.

Looking at its inelegant posture, the one rolling around and begging for affection should be the simple-minded cat he brought back. For some reason, the consciousness of the girl Chu Ling had detached from this orange cat.

"After the fire... nothing of my house was left except this cat?" Gu Shen asked tentatively.

"What else do you expect to be left?" Nan Jin raised her eyebrows. "Besides a broken table and a broken bed, what else is there in your house?"

"...That's true." Gu Shen scratched his head.

It seems they didn't find the Ruler of Truth... Was it hidden by Chu Ling?

"You can take a good rest these few days." Nan Jin heavily rubbed the orange cat twice, then picked up the little guy. "The Tribunal is still determining your supernatural abilities... there will be a review in a few days. You can proceed when your body has recovered."

"Review? What review?"

"Everyone's awakened supernatural abilities are different, and the degree of danger is also different... Although, based on Mr. Tu Ling's theory, the danger of supernatural powers is related to the degree of development, there are always some people who are one step ahead of others as soon as they open their eyes. Some people's awakened supernatural abilities can only bend spoons, while others... can easily burn down an entire building." Nan Jin used a simple analogy, meaningfully reminding him: "The scene of the big fire last night was really amazing. The Tribunal is likely to give you an S-level strength rating."

"..."

Gu Shen covered his forehead, suddenly feeling very guilty: "Frankly speaking... I may not be as powerful as you think."

"Don't underestimate yourself."

Nan Jin shook her head, her eyes burning: "I've seen the photos from the rooftop. The lethality is terrifying, far exceeding most newcomers. Qinghe District hasn't seen a monster like you for a long time... What is this ability? Can you use it again?"

Gu Shen looked at his hands.

Without that ruler, he was just an ordinary person... What did he have to do with supernatural powers?

Accidentally walking to this point, Gu Shen only felt that the troubles entangling him were getting bigger and bigger.

When the physical examination comes... The truth that he has no supernatural power seems to be exposed.

What to do?

He fell into deep thought.

"It seems you haven't fully mastered this power yet... It doesn't matter, just take your time." Nan Jin said, as expected. "But there is something else I need to tell you. This time, in order to compete for your ownership, the teacher and the Warden of the Prison almost fought... Because a 'Special Pardon' was used, many people within the Tribunal expressed dissatisfaction."

"For those dazzling and brilliant things... there are always people who are jealous, resentful, and hostile; there are always people who want to make them dusty, make them fall, make them crash." Nan Jin put down the cat, looked directly at Gu Shen, and said slowly, at an unhurried pace: "The more people try to crush you by any means, the more it shows that you have endless potential and a promising future. Instead of retreating, giving up, and being willing to become mediocre, it's better to rise up, fight, and fight for an extraordinary path."

The orange cat meowed and jumped away.

Nan Jin said word by word: "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight."

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Gu Shen looked up thoughtfully: "Did Mr. Shu say these words...?"

"Because of the Special Pardon, the teacher is still busy dealing with those old stubborns in the Tribunal, and he's in a terrible state."

"I just improvised it." Nan Jin's sunglasses slid down, revealing a sly look: "After all, you've already acknowledged me as your Big Brother. I have to comfort you as a newcomer. How was this speech?"

"Big Brother speaks well..." Gu Shen praised earnestly, then changed the subject: "Don't say it next time."

"Tch."

The trench-coated woman didn't care, and put her sunglasses back on, while checking the hanging blade under her trench coat, and said: "There's still something important to do tonight, so I won't accompany you. Take a good rest."

Before leaving, she threw another card.

"Well, the password is your birthday. There's some money in this card, consider it compensation for selling yourself. It's enough for daily expenses. The teacher asked me to tell you to relax... The review result is not that important, after all, he had already taken a fancy to you before that fire."