"Heh heh, since there isn't, then once Amphoreus has been completely settled, come back to the Zhuming Xianzhou with your master and take a look. The forge room you used back then, along with those unfinished works you left behind, have all been kept for you." Huai Yan took in his disciple's instant transformation from tough guy to coward under Qianyi's "intimidation," and the smile at the corners of his narrowed eyes deepened.
"Yes, Master." Blade agreed without offering another rebuttal.
Although he had roamed the galaxy as a Stellaris Hunter for countless years, endured life and death, and tempered his will into something as hard as iron, before his worldly-wise master, who understood human nature and the ways of the world all too well, he still seemed rather immature.
And deep down, how could he not wish to return to the past and become Ying Xing again—the high-spirited young man with a happy, fulfilling life?
Under such circumstances, it was only natural for him to be so thoroughly handled.
"Congratulations, Blade." Kafka smiled and offered her blessing.
"Congratulations, Blade. You've successfully fulfilled your wish." Firefly's voice followed through the Sam Mech's speakers. It carried less mechanical coldness and more sincere warmth, though beneath the congratulatory tone, a deeply hidden trace of envy and yearning could still be heard.
"...Congratulations." Dan Heng followed with his own blessing. As someone who had complicated ties with Blade—Ying Xing—in their past lives, and who had repeatedly been hunted by him in this life, his motives were the most practical. After all, this meant he would no longer have to be harassed by Blade, that spoon-wielding serial killer.
For a while, congratulations and applause rose one after another.
Just as the mood turned joyful and everyone's thoughts remained immersed in the sentiment that the