Today's second update: Chapter 3550! 2/4!
Upon hearing this, Xu Caiyi was not frightened off by the description of "heavy protection" and "definitely no pushover." Instead, she puffed out her little chest, her bright eyes blazing with the pure excitement stirred by a challenge.
"Of course I dare! Why wouldn't I?"
She answered crisply, her tone filled with almost blind trust and the fearless bravado of a newborn calf.
"Since you dare to send me, you must think I can do it! You wouldn't send me to my death, would you?"
Xu Kun could not help but smile at her righteous yet slightly sly reply. A trace of barely perceptible gentleness and approval flashed through his eyes.
"Smart."
He nodded. "Go without worry. I won't let you face danger alone. When the time comes, I will pave the way for you and lend you a hand. Remember, you have only one task—break through every obstacle as quickly as possible, lock onto him, and then... complete your mission."
His gaze turned once more toward Chao Gai deep within the Ghost Race camp. His eyes grew deep and cold, while thoughts surged through his heart like undercurrents:
To have the biological daughter of Xu Kun, the late spiritual leader of the human race, personally kill Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Chao Gai, the spiritual faith of the Mount Tai Ghost Race... once such a script played out, its symbolic meaning and impact would be enough to completely tear apart, from the most obvious and direct level, that fragile façade of peace between the human race and the Mount Tai Ghost Race that "I" had painstakingly built and maintained in the past.
By then, there would be no room left for reconciliation between the two races. There would only be a complete break!
Within