[Buddha's Heart Passes on the Lamp] Wu Song Receives Spiritual Empowerment; the [Emergency Headband] Is Developed! (Continued)

She didn't want this. She also wanted to... stand in front of her lord and shield him from wind and rain.

Nie Xiaoqian raised her head, meeting Lin Chen's trusting gaze.

There was no disgust in that gaze, no coercion—only boundless recognition of her potential.

The timidity in her eyes receded like the tide, replaced by a firm radiance she had never possessed before. It was the desire to become stronger!

"My lord..."

Nie Xiaoqian drew a deep breath. Her voice still trembled faintly, but she no longer shrank back:

"Xiaoqian... will listen to you. As long as you think Xiaoqian can do it, Xiaoqian is willing to give it a try!

Even if my soul is scattered and my spirit destroyed, I'll help you seize this territory!"

"Good!"

Lin Chen patted Nie Xiaoqian's shoulder affectionately.

That was more like it. The path of cultivation was one of defying Heaven itself.

If she didn't even have the courage to stake her life, she wouldn't be worthy of bearing this epic opportunity.

But I won't send you to your death, either.

I need to give you another layer of insurance!"

Lin Chen turned around and pulled a jar of [River God Temple Wine Brew] from his robes.

"To help you better bear the vast authority of that 'Willow Waves Hearing Orioles' scenic land,

I need to give you some supplementary lessons first—raise your level and improve your rank.

Otherwise, with your current Ghost Body, you'd probably burst apart the moment you touched that Scenery Fortune."

Jinse raised an eyebrow and asked curiously:

"You don't have any wood-element materials on hand right now. How are you going to upgrade her?"

Lin Chen gave a mysterious smile. Dipping his finger into the wine, he drew an ancient star chart across the table.

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