Leaving with Cai'er, Holy Spirit Heart and Lan Yanyu's Great Hopes!

Just as Shengyue was still immersed in the moment, Holy Spirit Heart and the others quickly approached.

Seeing their state, they were rather startled.

"It looks like Cai'er has truly been completely saved!"

"Fortunately, this trial only lasted three months. Her suffering has been greatly reduced."

Holy Spirit Heart murmured. He was overjoyed. Even though he knew Cai'er held deep grievances against them, he still hoped she would suffer less.

When Lan Yanyu saw Cai'er like this, she hurriedly rushed over and cried anxiously, "Cai'er!"

Her expression was frantic as she sped toward her at full speed.

However, when Cai'er saw Lan Yanyu rushing over, the smile that had just been on her face as she looked at Ye Ling vanished, replaced only by coldness.

She immediately retreated several steps. She did not attack, but hid behind Ye Ling instead. Only like this could she feel a trace of security.

Seeing Cai'er act this way, Lan Yanyu knew her behavior had been improper. Yet after seeing Cai'er's reaction, she could not help feeling as though the sky had fallen.

Alas, it truly hurt.

Holy Spirit Heart felt as if his daughter had grown up and his precious cabbage had been snatched away.

But he also knew he had no right to say much.

He merely walked up to Ye Ling and performed the highest-level Knight's Salute he had learned from Long Xingyu. "Thank you, little brother. I, Holy Spirit Heart, owe you a favor. If there is ever an opportunity in the future, even if it costs me my life, I will repay this debt of gratitude."

If he had been a native of this world, after learning the brief details of what had happened, he might have found Holy Spirit Heart extremely hypocritical. But Ye Ling would not. He understood very well how Holy Spirit Heart and Lan Yanyu felt about Cai'er.

It was simply beyond their control.

Yes, forces beyond their control stemming from the Demon Clan and the liberation of the Human Race.

Therefore, Ye Ling also held a favorable impression of them.

"Uncle Sheng, there's no need for this. I merely helped Cai'er, nothing more. I had no other purpose. I just couldn't bear to see her suffer so much."

Ye Ling's words stunned Holy Spirit Heart. In the end, for some reason, he suddenly looked at Ye Ling with a curious expression and asked, "Ye Ling, do you like Cai'er?"

The moment those words came out, everyone—including Shengyue—looked at Holy Spirit Heart in astonishment. What kind of question was that?

"Of course I do. A cute girl like Cai'er would be liked by anyone," Ye Ling replied with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone's astonished gazes slowly shifted away from Holy Spirit Heart and toward Ye Ling.

Cai'er, who was behind Ye Ling, curiously poked her head out. Thinking of the kiss she had given him a week earlier in the Reincarnation Trial grounds, she blushed shyly. Although she did not understand love and romance, she still felt embarrassed.

However, Ye Ling immediately added, "To me, Cai'er is like a younger sister. I felt that way from the first time I met her. She is someone who needs to be protected."

At those words, everyone withdrew their gazes and said nothing more.

After pondering for a moment, Holy Spirit Heart changed his expression and said seriously, "Ye Ling, have you considered staying in the Assassin Temple?"

Ye Ling: "..."

What, was poaching people a trend among assassins?

His grandfather Shengyue had just tried it once, and now Cai'er's father was trying again.

What was going on?

"Uncle Holy Spirit Heart, I would quite like to stay in the Assassin Temple, but..." Ye Ling said.

"But what?" Holy Spirit Heart asked. Hearing this, Shengyue wanted to interject, but he was clearly not as quick as Ye Ling.

"If I really chose to remain in the Assassin Temple and word got out, within two days your good big brother, Teacher Long Xingyu, would summon his Throne of Judgment and charge straight into the Assassin Temple alone," Ye Ling said frankly. His expression remained calm, but his words did not leave anyone calm.

Holy Spirit Heart was completely dumbfounded.

Good lord, was that something a person should say?

He then looked at Shengyue, seemingly seeking confirmation. Shengyue nodded, indicating that it was indeed true.

He had said some time ago that Ye Ling had been borrowed from Long Xingyu.

Thinking of this, Holy Spirit Heart could only give up. But when he saw his daughter behind Ye Ling, he continued asking, "How much longer can you stay here?"

"I intend to leave right away. I still have other things to do," Ye Ling replied.

The others did not react much to this. Only Cai'er, who had her hands resting behind Ye Ling, suddenly froze and became a little dejected.

After all, Ye Ling was the person who gave her the greatest sense of security.

Now that Ye Ling was leaving—and leaving immediately—it seemed her sense of security would vanish with him.

"Um..." Cai'er did not want that, so she interrupted, "Brother Ye Ling, if you're leaving, can I leave with you?"

"As for the Reincarnation Trial, I am connected to the Reincarnation Trial grounds. I can enter it at any time through the Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace, and I can also increase my strength through the Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace. So, I want to leave the Assassin Temple with you, Brother Ye Ling. Is that okay?" Cai'er's voice was somewhat timid.

She was not afraid that Shengyue and the others would refuse. Whether they agreed or not was up to them.

She had other methods.

But if Ye Ling refused, then everything would become troublesome.

"Cai'er, this..." Lan Yanyu instinctively wanted to stop her, and so did Holy Spirit Heart. But in the next moment, Ying Suifeng, who had remained silent for a long time, acted. He had long prepared two strips of tape, and before they could say anything, he sealed their mouths shut.

What the hell were they opening their mouths for? Shut up.

Shengyue said nothing and left the decision entirely to Ye Ling.

"Of course you can." Ye Ling nodded.

Upon hearing this, Cai'er bounced happily, her face full of joy. If she knew how, she would have been hugging Ye Ling and jumping up and down right then.

Seeing this, Shengyue nodded. "Then shall I take you to the Haoyue Mountain Range now?"

"Alright." Ye Ling nodded. Then he took Cai'er's small hand. Though Cai'er was still somewhat shy, she followed Ye Ling and left with him.

Very soon, Shengyue led them away together.

Only then did Lan Yanyu and Holy Spirit Heart tear off the tape. With a trace of helplessness, they looked in the direction they had gone.

"Cai'er..." Lan Yanyu was somewhat sorrowful, as was Holy Spirit Heart.

After all, Cai'er truly hated them.

"I know what the two of you are thinking." Ying Suifeng looked at them helplessly and said, "There is no need to interfere, nor is there any need to be upset. Ye Ling is someone capable of creating miracles. Perhaps one day in the future, he will be able to completely change the regret you two have carried all this time."

After saying this, Ying Suifeng also left.

Lan Yanyu and Holy Spirit Heart looked at one another and sighed.

Their long-standing regret was nothing more than Cai'er hating them for their inaction over the years. She did not want to be close to them and resented them for having failed her.

The two of them knew their own faults as well, so they had always been seeking ways to make amends.

"I hope such a day truly comes," the couple murmured separately.

Perhaps there truly was such hope!