Cai’er spoke softly at first, but her voice gradually grew clearer.
“I already checked everything.”
“There are berries in the forest to the east.
They’re the kind Xuanye liked before, and there are a lot of them.
I remember Mother once made jam.
I can try… making some for Xuanye.”
“Animals often come near the stream to the west.
We can hunt there.”
“There are also several kinds of seasoning herbs growing on the nearby slope.
There are three clean mountain springs around here where we can get water… Even if I can’t see, it’s fine.”
“I can still take good care of Xuanye.”
“Don’t worry.
I’ll be okay.”
Long Xuanye froze.
He had not expected Cai’er to wake up so early just to… do all of this.
For a moment, Long Xuanye did not know what to say.
He only felt a sour feeling in his chest.
He looked at Cai’er.
The little girl’s eyes were turning gray and blurry, yet it still seemed like they could reflect his figure.
Cai’er was not done.
She usually did not like talking much, but right now, she became more and more excited.
“We can clear a small piece of land in front of the house.
Maybe we can grow some vegetables ourselves.”
“I also know a little disguise technique.
After we settle down for a while, I can help us put on disguises, then we can go to Odin Town together to buy new furniture and blankets.”
“Oh, right.
There’s also a very beautiful flower field behind the mountain.
At night, we can go there for walks together.”
“And then…”
As she planned it out, she became a little embarrassed.
“Xuanye, later, I may not be able to see you for a while.”
“If we have to go far away, I can only rely on you to support me.”
“But that feels a little… selfish.”
“Selfish?”
Long Xuanye was stunned.
Cai’er leaned against his shoulder.
As she spoke, warm breaths brushed against him.
“We should clearly be arranging this home together.”
“If I can’t see, then I can only depend on Xuanye even more.”
“And Xuanye is so efficient.
By the time my sight recovers… it might already be several months, or maybe one or two years later.”
“By then, every part of the house should already be arranged.”
“I think when I recover my sight, the first thing I’ll see will be the home we already arranged together…”
“Xuanye, I’m sorry…”
“I’ll have to trouble you.”
Cai’er touched Long Xuanye’s head.
Her movement was very gentle and light.
It even tickled a little.
“Hm?
Xuanye, what’s wrong?”
Seeing that Long Xuanye did not answer for a long time, she tilted her head and asked.
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After a long while, Long Xuanye finally squeezed one word from his throat.
“Okay.”
“Cai’er, I will.
Before your sight recovers, I’ll…”
Before he could finish, Sheng Cai’er suddenly cried out and broke free from his embrace, then ran into the house.
“The breakfast porridge is about to burn!”
…
That evening, they really went to see the flower field behind the mountain.
“What does Xuanye think of this place?” Cai’er asked.
Long Xuanye looked at the side of her face and said softly, “It’s beautiful.”
…
Late at night.
Long Xuanye’s eyes suddenly opened.
[God-Level Choice System Triggered — Fixed Mission Mode]
[Choice One: Take Cai’er and escape immediately.]
[Reward: External Spiritual Power +2.]
[Choice Two: Annihilate the demon squad.]
[Reward: Innate Dark Internal Spiritual Power +0.5.]
[God-Level Choice System Triggered — Fixed Mission Mode]
[Choice One: Take Cai’er and escape immediately.]
[Reward: External Spiritual Power +2.]
[Choice Two: Annihilate the demon squad.]
[Reward: Innate Dark Internal Spiritual Power +0.5.]
Hm?
Two prompts?
That meant…
Two squads.
He glanced at Cai’er sleeping beside him, then silently got up, picked up his short blade, and merged into the night like a ghost.
…
The battle in the forest ended quickly.
[System Notification: Choice “Annihilate the demons” completed.]
[Reward: Innate Dark Internal Spiritual Power +1.]
Long Xuanye did not linger.
He quietly returned to the hut.
He did not immediately lie down.
Instead, he took a clean long-sleeved shirt from his bundle and quickly changed into it.
The new clothes tightly covered the fresh, hideous wounds on his arms, the backs of his hands, and even his chest.
He did not want her to see them.
Fortunately…
“Cai’er probably can’t see clearly now anyway.”
Long Xuanye lay back down beside Cai’er, listened to her steady breathing, and let out a soft sigh.
Outside the window, the night was dark as ink.
Beside him, her breathing was even and long.
But Long Xuanye could not sleep at all.
Under the clothes he had just changed into, his new wounds burned with waves of pain.
But what he cared about more was something else.
Something was wrong.
Since when had the demon patrols become this exaggerated?
He had lived on this border for several years.
He understood the demon race’s style very well.
This kind of carpet search that ignored casualties was absolutely not normal.
He remembered Cai’er during the day, her eyes bright as she happily planned their home and that brilliant wildflower garden.
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He could not give up.
He could not give up this home that had just taken shape.
And he could not give up everything Cai’er had joyfully imagined.
The problem was that he was only third rank.
Even though his mastery over combat techniques had already reached an extremely high level, the gap in raw strength was still an uncrossable chasm.
Last night, if he had not been forced to use “Primordial Chaos Opening” and forcefully convert dark spiritual power for his own use, facing those fearless demons, the outcome would have been hard to say.
If the enemy’s strength rose again…
Long Xuanye slowly closed his eyes and pressed that worry deep into his heart.
For now, he could only endure.
…
The next day.
The sky had only just begun to brighten when a gentle call sounded beside his ear.
“Xuanye, wake up!”
“Xuanye!”
Long Xuanye opened his eyes.
The first ray of morning sunlight passed through the broken window frame and happened to fall on Sheng Cai’er, coating her in a warm golden outline.
She bent over him, her hair falling down, with a smile on her face.
She seemed very happy.
In that instant, the heaviness and killing from last night were washed clean by this sight.
Long Xuanye’s heart warmed.
Sigh…
Cai’er is way too cute.
Demons…
Forget it.
What am I afraid of?
I’m a man with a cheat!
He sat up.
“Fine.
Let’s eat first, then cultivate together.”
…
The third day.
“Xuanye, I found a cellar!”
Sheng Cai’er was like a little squirrel that had discovered treasure.
She pulled his hand and said excitedly, “There are a lot of usable furniture inside, and some sealed food too!
Let’s go take a look together!”
Long Xuanye nodded and followed her.
The things in the cellar really solved their urgent needs.
By evening, Long Xuanye used the ingredients they found and roasted two sweet potatoes in the fire.
The burnt fragrance spread through the little hut.
“Mm, so good!”
Sheng Cai’er ate in small bites, hissing from the heat.
But a little black charcoal dust had stuck to the corner of her mouth and cheek.
Paired with her satisfied expression…
Ah…
As expected, she’s adorable.
Long Xuanye looked at her, and his gaze unconsciously softened.
“Eat slowly.
No one’s fighting you for it.”
He also began chewing on a sweet potato.
The taste was okay.
Eating it with Cai’er as the side dish made it barely count as delicious.