A Probe on Mars, Its Camera Trained on the Ancestral Fire God Zhurong

During a live broadcast from the Huayan Kingdom's Zhurong Mars rover, a humanoid creature appeared on screen, surrounded by a fiery red glow. Its features were impossible to make out.

The world erupted.

"It's an alien! There's life on Mars!"

The West whipped up a frenzy, claiming that the Mars mission had exposed Blue Star to alien civilizations and that humanity would soon be invaded and destroyed.

Before long, Huayan was awash in hostility.

Hatred and panic spread.

But the humanoid creature picked up the Mars rover and scratched its head. "Little guy, your name is Zhurong? I thought I was the one called Zhurong."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.