Long Xuanye deliberately emphasized the words “little sister.”
When Sheng Cai’er heard this, she raised her head.
Those clear purple eyes quietly looked at him.
A moment later, she nodded lightly.
“Mm.”
Long Xuanye let out a long breath in his heart.
Good.
There was still hope.
However, he had clearly relaxed too early.
Sheng Cai’er put down the stone bowl.
Her gaze fell on the torn clothes on his body, soaked with blood and mud.
She frowned slightly.
“Your clothes are dirty.
They need to be changed.”
As she spoke, her little hand reached over, seemingly planning to do it herself.
“Wait!”
Long Xuanye was so frightened that he shrank backward.
The movement was too large and pulled at his wounds, making him grimace in pain.
“I can do it myself!”
Men and women should keep some distance, little sister!
Although you’re a little girl and I’m also a boy, my soul is an adult!
Sheng Cai’er’s hand stopped in midair.
A little confusion appeared on her face.
She did not quite understand why he reacted so strongly.
Caring for an injured person, cleaning his body, and changing him into clean clothes…
Was that not natural?
Looking at Long Xuanye’s resistance, Sheng Cai’er became a little unsure.
She tried hard to search through the broken memories in her mind for a way to handle this situation.
Those blurry lights and shadows from before she was three…
It seemed someone had once treated her gently like this.
She imitated the image in her memory.
Her expression remained calm, but her voice became even softer, carrying a hint of coaxing.
“Baby, be good… don’t fuss.”
Long Xuanye’s expression cracked completely.
His mentality collapsed.
In a shadowed corner of the cave, the white-robed assassin stood quietly, taking in everything.
His brows furrowed slightly.
He felt that something was… not quite right.
He had come under orders to protect the Saintess and observe this boy who could resonate with her.
Those above were happy to see the Saintess and the boy build a deep relationship.
This would be useful for the future counterattack.
But…
Was this way of building feelings not a little too strange?
However, he could also see that the one who started this was Long Xuanye’s own joke, while Sheng Cai’er had simply taken it seriously.
It was the Saintess who had taken the initiative.
The boy had not done anything improper.
After thinking for a moment, he ultimately had no reason to stop it.
Forget it.
As long as the result was good.
From the looks of it, this boy had more or less recovered.
The assassin stepped out from the shadows.
His footsteps sounded especially clear in the quiet cave.
“Your Highness, it is about time.”
His flat voice instantly broke the strange warmth inside the cave.
The atmosphere tightened.
Almost the instant his voice sounded, Sheng Cai’er turned like a startled mother leopard protecting her cub.
She spread her arms and shielded Long Xuanye tightly behind her.
Her small body stood before the dry grass bed.
Those purple eyes stared fixedly at the uninvited guest.
Her stance clearly said one thing.
If you want to touch him, get through me first.
The white-robed assassin was not surprised.
“Your Highness, you should know that you cannot stop me.”
His voice did not fluctuate.
“This is the trial of Samsara.
It is also your fate.”
Just then, a hand gently rested on Sheng Cai’er’s shoulder.
Long Xuanye struggled to stand and walked forward, standing side by side with her.
The white-robed assassin’s gaze fell on Long Xuanye.
A trace of approval flashed in his eyes.
Knowing he was no match, yet still daring to step forward.
This child did have courage.
But so what?
Before absolute strength, courage was worthless.
He was only a mortal boy who had not even awakened his Innate Internal Spiritual Power.
Long Xuanye felt the enormous pressure coming from the man before him.
His mind was completely clear.
He knew that not taking action was impossible.
He had originally wanted to save this trump card for a more critical moment.
But now, to protect the girl beside him, he had no other choice.
In this world, there were precedents of powerful people directly awakening their Internal Spiritual Power.
If he awakened now, it would not seem too abrupt.
Long Xuanye’s gaze became firm.
In his heart, he gave an order to the silent system.
“System, I choose to awaken my Innate Internal Spiritual Power.”
Inside the cave, the air was tense like a drawn bowstring.
Ninety-nine points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power were definitely not enough to deal with the white-robed assassin before him.
But this was his only choice.
Besides…
The white-robed man was from the Assassin Temple.
He would not really do anything to him and Cai’er, right?
Then he might as well gamble!
The instant he made his decision, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding!
God-Level Choice System Triggered!]
[Detected that the host is facing a major decision.
Options are being generated…]
[Choice One: Submit.
Allow the white-robed assassin to take Sheng Cai’er away and maintain the current situation.
Reward: Internal Spiritual Power +20.]
Stop the white-robed assassin at all costs.
Reward: Special Growth-Type Spiritual Stove — Chaos Spiritual Stove.]
Long Xuanye’s pupils shrank slightly.
Chaos Spiritual Stove!
Along with the name, a wave of information poured into his mind.
Its ability was called “Chaos.”
It could unify and control all powers of light and darkness in the world!
This was simply…
Tailor-made for him!
Long Xuanye knew better than anyone that the forbidden bloodline of the Demon God Emperor flowed inside his body.
This Chaos Spiritual Stove was a supreme treasure perfectly suited for him.
Excitement flashed through his heart.
Cai’er really is my lucky star.
She’s the perfect tool for farming high-level rewards.
The white-robed assassin is far stronger than me, but he absolutely won’t take my life.
Resisting under this kind of pressure can exchange for an extremely rich reward!
The only pity was that Innate Internal Spiritual Power was the foundation before awakening.
Once he awakened, it would be fixed.
It seemed that, in the end, he could only awaken with ninety-nine points of Internal Spiritual Power.
Forget it.
There was no such thing as perfection in this world.
He would give it up!
Long Xuanye finished thinking in a flash.
He raised his head and looked directly at the white-robed assassin.
The determination in his eyes no longer wavered at all.
“I choose Two.”
The moment his will fell.
Buzz—!
A circle of brilliant golden light suddenly burst out with Long Xuanye’s body at the center.
The light was not dazzling, but it carried a dignity and heaviness that seemed to come from the origin of life itself.
The white-robed assassin’s movements stopped.
He looked at the boy surrounded by golden light.
For the first time, visible shock appeared in his eyes.
Self-awakening!
This boy could actually forcefully open the path of awakening through his own will under such pressure!
Such willpower.
Such talent!
His evaluation of Long Xuanye instantly rose by more than one level.
“Long Xuanye…”
Sheng Cai’er stared blankly at the radiant boy beside her.
Mist rapidly gathered in her purple eyes.
Although her memories were incomplete, cultivation common sense was almost instinctive to her.
She knew how powerful one’s will had to be to awaken by force through potential.
She also knew how great the risk was.
He…
He must be doing it for me!
He was risking everything to protect me!
Crystal tears slid down her fair cheeks and fell into the dust.
But at this moment, Long Xuanye, who stood at the center of the storm, was completely stunned.
Because the system prompt sounded in his mind once again.
[Congratulations, host.