The Fifth Email, Suicide!

New email?

I hadn't even made a real choice yet, just had a thought.

And now a new email appeared?

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Could this choice have led to something irreversible?

Lu Xuan, filled with confusion, opened the new email's content—

[I am Lu Xuan. This death isn't just because of a wrong choice; it's because I committed suicide!]

The moment this line appeared.

Lu Xuan's mind exploded.

Suicide?

That could trigger a future email?

"What on earth happened that made my future self resort to suicide just to send an email?"

A bad feeling welled up in Lu Xuan's heart, and he continued reading with a solemn expression.

[Facing my sister's participation in the city-wide Martial University Freshman Competition, I was presented with two choices: 1. Stay with my sister the entire time. 2. My sister needs room to grow; she can't live under my protection forever. Considering my sister's growth, I ultimately chose to let her face the competition alone.]

[On June 10th, I returned from the wilderness and, by chance, became an undercover agent for the Holy Cult, operating on the fringes of major powers.]

[On June 11th, I sold an Awakened Level Monster, earning over ten million.

I transferred ten million to my sister, telling her to focus on her cultivation.

At the same time, my sister informed me that the city-wide Martial Arts Competition would begin in half a month.]

[To provide my sister with the greatest possible help, I spent a large sum of money to buy her a lot of equipment. I even gave her all the new spiritual liquid secreted by the Bronze Gourd to aid her in achieving the greatest success in the competition.]

[During this period, I decided to slow down my own cultivation and focus entirely on preparing my sister for the competition.]

[During the day, I entered the wilderness. Instead of my usual reckless aggression, I specifically sought out low-level spiritual herbs and Spiritual Items to give to my sister for her cultivation.

At night, I mailed everything to my sister.]

[On June 20th, my sister lived up to expectations and reached Tier 3 Martial Artist.]

[The highest level in the Freshman Competition was Tier 3.

Therefore, I wasn't worried about anything happening to my sister.]

[On June 25th, the city-wide Martial Arts Competition commenced as scheduled, with thirty-six martial arts universities participating.

The competition was broadcast live, allowing Martial Artists to freely choose the perspective of any student. Naturally, I constantly monitored my sister's movements.]

[Just two days into the competition, my sister displayed astonishing combat power, earning her the title of Jiangnan's New Star.]

[I initially thought things would proceed smoothly, but an unexpected accident occurred.]

[My "daughter," Xuan Xiaoxiao, died!]

[I was extremely shocked at the time. Xuan Xiaoxiao, with the resources of Jiangnan Martial University and the Holy Cult's training, had also become a Tier 3 Martial Artist. She died?]

[Shen Liyue sent me a playback of Xuan Xiaoxiao encountering an assassination.]

[I initially didn't intend to pay much attention, planning to just glance at it, but when I saw the Martial Skill used by the attacker, I froze.]

[That Martial Skill was all too familiar; it was the skill Butterfly Dance that I had previously obtained from the Monster Potion Company!]

"Xuan Xiaoxiao was killed by people from the Monster Potion Company?"

Lu Xuan's brow furrowed. "Does the Holy Cult also have enmity with them? But her identity was so secret, how could she have been discovered?"

What was going on?

This was of great importance to Lu Xuan.

Because, nominally, he was Xuan Xiaoxiao's father. If something happened to her, any investigation would surely expose his identity.

How would he handle that?

With lingering doubts, Lu Xuan continued reading.

[Xuan Xiaoxiao's death made Shen Liyue and me extremely uneasy.]

[Because if the Federation investigated, the Holy Cult and the Long Family would very likely abandon us.]

[But this was only one of my concerns. What truly panicked me was that the Monster Potion Company might make a move against my sister.

They might have adopted a "kill them all to be sure" mentality.]

[On June 30th, I left Jiangnan Martial University and headed to the competition wilderness.

I constantly monitored my sister's movements.]

[My heart sank when the people from the Monster Potion Company appeared on my sister's live broadcast.]

[I had specifically checked; these masked individuals didn't attack anyone else. After killing Xuan Xiaoxiao, they rushed towards my sister.]

[Similarly, I rushed towards my sister's location.]

[July 1st, they made their first move against my sister.]

[Their strength was not weak, almost all Ninth-order Martial Artists.

The first time, my sister luckily escaped.

The second time, my sister was severely injured and recovered using the Bronze Gourd's spiritual liquid.

The third time, in addition to the masked Martial Artists from the Pharmaceutical Company, another group of masked Martial Artists appeared, and they were also Ninth-order Martial Artists.

There were a total of twenty Ninth-order Martial Artists on the scene.]

[I know, in this situation, even if I rushed over, it would have been too late to save her.

Even if the school teachers, who were Martial Masters, wanted to act immediately, it would have been too late.]

[July 1st, my sister died!]

"What?!"

Lu Xuan smashed his fist into a nearby building. The entire structure shook. Fortunately, the city had a special matrix, otherwise, it would have collapsed.

His throat felt like it had a fishbone stuck in it, making it difficult to breathe.

His sister was dead?

How could that be?

"Why?" Lu Xuan's eyes became numb. He stared blankly at the screen.

Until new text appeared.

[July 2nd, I did not rashly seek revenge.]

[I know this was a premeditated assassination, because after Xuan Xiaoxiao and my sister died, this group of people disappeared.]

[Even if I wanted revenge, I didn't know who to look for.]

[It was even more impossible for me to go to the Monster Potion Company; that would be completely useless.]

[But I couldn't wait until I grew stronger to get revenge, because future emails could only be sent back to the previous choice point, and strictly speaking, it wouldn't be more than a year away.]

[Therefore, I chose to commit suicide!]

[July 31st, I died.]

[This was not just a triggered choice, but something I had to do.]

[Regarding the Monster Potion Company and the other group of mysterious people, I suspect they were desperate, with the determination to kill without mercy, rather than letting anyone go.]

[For my past self, the only way to change my sister's fate was to become stronger!]

[Before I died, I compiled all the opportunities from June to July into a table. I don't know if I could transmit this much information after committing suicide, but I put the most useful pieces of intelligence first.]

[Here is the collected intelligence--

1. The Bronze Gourd has other abilities; it swallows whatever you give it. If you swallow a cultivation technique, it gives you a cultivation technique!

2. On June 13th, there will be an auction in Jinling City's Satellite City No. 2. Item 13 is a Qi and Blood Golden Elixir, which can be obtained at a bargain (for the Bronze Gourd).

3. On June 14th, a team traveling from Jinling City to Demon Capital will be attacked by monsters. You can obtain resources worth 500 million.

4. On June 14th, a team of Martial Artists traveling from the Imperial Capital to Jinling City will be attacked. Among them is a high-quality battle saber.

5. On June 17th, in the West District, a Martial Saint will be traveling with his seriously ill daughter. Psychic power might be able to save her!

6. On June 23rd, at the bottom of the Yangtze River in Satellite City No. 9, there is a Profound-grade spirit medicine. Swallowing it can increase the probability of breaking through to Martial Master by 20%!

7. Lottery numbers 1, 5, 9, 10...]

The email ended here.

Lu Xuan stood frozen, silent for a long time.

According to the future shown in the email, if he let his sister fend for herself this time, it would directly lead to her death!

"Damn it!"

Compared to the previous times, Lu Xuan was the most furious at this moment.

His sister was actually dead?

The person he cared about most in his life was his family. When he had no strength, perhaps he could say he was unable to stop it.

But if he, already a Martial Artist, still couldn't protect his family, What was the point of cultivation?

After a long period of emotional silence, A hint of expression reappeared on Lu Xuan's face. "No, it's not too late for all of this!"

"As long as I become stronger, I can protect my sister from the shadows."

Yes!

Become stronger!

Lu Xuan clenched his fists, "Now that I have all the intel, I must become a Martial Master in the shortest time possible. Only by staying by my sister's side can I avoid being killed by people from the Monster Potion Company!"

"A wrong future will not befall me!"

His resolve hardened.

He stared at the email, frowning:

"The biggest piece of intel is the Bronze Gourd. This thing really does have other functions. Does it produce whatever you feed it?"

"I wonder what effect it would have if I fed it a Martial Skill?"

Lu Xuan couldn't afford to waste any more time.

He had to get stronger immediately.

Become a Martial Master!

He took out the Earth-level Martial Skill I Have One Slash that he had previously bought from a Broker, gritted his teeth, and tossed it into the Bronze Gourd.

The next second, The previously silent Bronze Gourd flashed with a burst of green light.

Following that, The originally incomplete Martial Skill, under the illumination of the Bronze Gourd's light, miraculously revealed its subsequent cultivation method!

The Martial Skill had become complete!