Xu Yanwu spoke of his origins, half truth and half lie. He also said, "Even though Ji Lin is like this now, I... I can't bring myself to kill her. Though she was like that when you saw her, she wasn't like this back then."
"If she truly does something unforgivable, of course I won't let her off, but..."
Xu Yanwu continued, "She truly owes no one anything. On the contrary, others owe her far too much..."
"So, Miss Nu Ba... or should I say... Miss Yinglong?"
Himeko's question made Xu Yanwu raise an eyebrow. He said to her, "Call me Yinglong. After all, Nu Ba is merely my disguise."
"Alright, Yinglong."
Himeko asked Xu Yanwu bluntly, "Even if Ji Lin was not like this before, from what we just saw, she showed immense hostility toward Shenzhou and us."
"If she does something, can you truly guarantee that you will still be able to stop her?"
"I can't guarantee it."
Xu Yanwu said with certainty, "Though I can't guarantee it, if it truly comes to that..."
Danzhu and Cang Xuan, standing beside Xu Yanwu, seemed to sense what he was thinking. They each grabbed one of his arms.
Although they were still souls, they could still feel a faint tremor running through Xu Yanwu's body.
With Danzhu and Cang Xuan holding his arms, Xu Yanwu felt a little more at ease. He said,
"I will use every possible means to save Ji Lin. As long as there is even the slightest hope, I will not abandon her."
"But if it truly comes to that, if there is truly not the slightest way left to save Ji Lin..."
"Then I will personally let Ji Lin rest in peace."
Xu Yanwu spoke those words very calmly.
Seeing Xu Yanwu's expression, Himeko did