“No, I must repay you.”
The white-clothed person continued to translate and came up with a way to repay them.
“I will help clear the impurities from your twelve main meridians as a token of my gratitude.”
“Just help him clear his meridians. I don’t need it.”
Bai Xi gripped the sword in her hand, suppressing the turbulent power surging within her, not wanting anyone to notice her abnormality.
Seeing that the white-clothed person was about to speak again, Bai Xi quickly interjected:
“If you really feel indebted, you can give me some money so I can improve my family’s living conditions.”
Since she put it that way, the white-clothed person had no choice but to take out a Storage Ring filled with valuables and hand it to Bai Xi.
Afterward, he helped Long Haochen clear his twelve main meridians and prepared to leave with the purple-haired little girl.
Before leaving, the little girl walked up to Bai Xi and handed her a ring, her big eyes blinking adorably.
As soon as the two left, Bai Xi clutched her chest and slumped to the ground. Waves of fiery red light flickered across her body, and she felt unbearably hot.
“Vermilion Bird, what’s going on? Why is your power leaking out?”
Bai Xi thought to herself with difficulty, her hand still pressed against her chest.
“Master, it’s not my power leaking out. It’s your first seal about to unlock. My power has also been partially unsealed. Master, you must quickly harness this power to break through your first power seal~”
A young girl’s voice, delicate and tender, echoed in Bai Xi’s mind.
“The first seal… is finally about to unlock?”
This was far too difficult, Bai Xi thought to herself, then focused on circulating her power to break through the seal.
Shortly after her birth, Bai Xi discovered that a soul named Vermilion Bird resided in her mind, though it spent most of its time dormant, recovering its strength.
It was Vermilion Bird who told her that she did not belong to this world and that her soul was sealed with nine powerful seals, each locking away immense power.
It was also Vermilion Bird who told her that she possessed something called the “Ancient Phoenix Proud Heaven Female Protagonist Aura.”
For many years, she had been striving to unlock the first seal. It wasn’t until she was nine years old that she barely managed to break through the weakest first seal.
Bai Xi even doubted whether she could unlock all nine seals in her lifetime.
After a while, Long Haochen was about to wake up, but Bai Xi was still not finished.
A strand of red light emerged from Bai Xi’s forehead, and Long Haochen fell unconscious again.
“Sorry, even though you’re Master’s brother in this life, this is hard to explain, so you’ll have to sleep a little longer~”
Just as Long Haochen was about to wake up again, Bai Xi opened her eyes, having successfully unlocked the first seal. As the power flowed through her body, she finally understood what the “Ancient Phoenix Proud Heaven Female Protagonist Aura” meant.
“Xi Xi, how are you?”
As soon as he regained consciousness, Long Haochen anxiously looked at Bai Xi. Even though she appeared healthy, he remained uneasy.
Only after Bai Xi assured him she was fine did Long Haochen finally relax.
He then glanced around, clearly searching for the little girl.
“This ring was given to you by the little girl just now. It’s probably also a Storage Ring.”
Bai Xi placed the later blue-gold ring onto Long Haochen’s finger, then waved her own plain white storage ring containing valuables to indicate.
“This white is my favorite color, so this one is mine.”
“You can have both if you want. It’s getting late, we need to hurry home, or Mom will worry.”
Long Haochen naturally had no objections. He glanced at the sky, took Bai Xi’s hand with one hand and picked up the wooden sword with the other, surprised to find his strength had increased significantly.
“I’m…”
“They also helped you clear your twelve main meridians. Your Spiritual Power should have doubled.”
Bai Xi explained while calculating for Long Haochen.
“You told me your Spiritual Power was sixteen when you returned today. Now it should be around thirty. You can go measure it again tomorrow, but be careful not to let others notice. Explaining this would be troublesome…”
Bai Xi was the younger sister, but due to having extra memories, she was much more mature than Long Haochen, who was truly nine years old. Sometimes she fussed like an older sister.
“What about you? Did he help clear your twelve main meridians too?”
But Long Haochen hadn’t listened to Bai Xi’s words at all, his mind completely occupied by another matter.
His sister Bai Xi had been frail since childhood, finding cultivation difficult. Moreover, Odin Town mostly consisted of Knights.
Knights discriminated—they looked down on women, almost never accepting female students, not even giving them a chance to take the exams.
As a result, Bai Xi, also nine years old, had never cultivated until now.
Long Haochen thought if clearing the twelve main meridians was so effective, perhaps after undergoing it, Bai Xi would gain the talent to cultivate, be able to find a teacher, and join the Temple Alliance.
“I didn’t let him. I asked for some money instead.”
Bai Xi shook her head, waving her ring. “With this, we won’t have to struggle so much.”
“Don’t look so worried. Even if I don’t join the Temple Alliance or find a famous teacher, I have ways to cultivate.”
“Or do you think you can beat me now?”
At these words, Long Haochen’s expression immediately returned to normal—he certainly didn’t want to fight.
He just couldn’t understand why the Knight profession didn’t welcome girls.
“Xi Xi, you always say I’ll become a Divine Knight in the future. If I become a Divine Knight, I will definitely change the rule that excludes women from being Knights.”
Long Haochen thought to himself as two small, similar figures walked together toward home in the fading sunlight.
Since passing the Squire Knight assessment, Long Haochen had gone to study under a master, changing from returning home daily to only once a week.
Bai Xi didn’t know what teacher he had found, but she always felt that since he started learning, there were eyes secretly watching her, making her afraid to cultivate.
The gaze was especially strong at night, keeping her awake all night, constantly worried something might happen.
On this day, Bai Yue went out to deliver finished clothes, leaving only listless Bai Xi to watch the house.
“Why are you alone at home? Where’s your mother?”
While Bai Xi sat dazedly at the doorway, a cold voice suddenly rang out. A tall figure blocked the light before her, casting a large shadow and bringing a chill.
“This person is strong—much stronger than the man in white from a few days ago.”
Even before looking up, Bai Xi had this feeling.
Hearing that voice, every hair on her body stood on end, a reflexive fear gripping her.
“My mom’s home, you better leave now, or I’ll call for help!”
Like the most timid little girl imaginable, Bai Xi dashed back into the house, only shouting fiercely after she had shut the door.
This reaction was something Long Xingyu had not anticipated.
Was she… treating him like a human trafficker?