We Will Meet Again (Part 2)

The assassins didn't have time to react, but the situation was urgent and left no room for deliberation.

"Yes!"

"If Long Xingyu finds him, no one can save him!"

"He's a Seal Knight!!"

"Lord Xia Ying said that when Long Xingyu learned of Long Xuanye's talent, his killing intent was overwhelming!!"

"Cai'er, let's go!!"

"Don't die together with Long Xuanye!"

"You need power!"

"Master the true power of the Reincarnation Sacred Sword and complete your trial!"

"Only then will you have a chance..."

The assassins' faces hardened as they gritted their teeth.

"A chance to protect Long Xuanye!"

But...

No one knew when the Reincarnation Saintess would grow strong enough to keep Long Xuanye safe under a Seal Knight's hand.

By then, perhaps Long Xuanye's corpse would already be rotting.

Still...

Save whoever you can!

Xia Ying's conclusion was too terrifying—Long Xingyu would even kill a Child of Light with an innate Light Inner Spiritual Power likely above ninety-five or higher!

What harm would killing another Reincarnation Saintess do?

Saint Cai'er fell silent.

A long moment passed.

She lifted her head, those beautiful gray-white eyes somehow now hollow and vacant.

"I understand."

"I'll go back."

"I'll master the power of the Reincarnation Sacred Sword and protect Xuanye."

A flicker of joy appeared on the assassins' faces.

The next instant, their expressions froze.

"As long as I kill Long Xingyu, that's all."

The two assassins were completely stunned.

Killing intent so dense it nearly solidified made them feel like they'd fallen into an icy abyss.

The Death God seemed to stand before them, smiling as he pulled off his hood.

No!

It was the shadow of the true Death God!!

Appearing behind Cai'er.

"Xuanye... wait for me."

"We'll meet again... soon."

In Saint Cai'er's eyes, the gray-white haze that had lingered faded away completely in that moment, becoming clear and profound.

The progress of the Reincarnation Trial had clearly...

surged forward by a huge margin!

The two assassins fell silent for reasons they couldn't name.

They felt like crying, especially seeing such a young girl—their Saintess—weeping so brokenly.

Elsewhere in the mountain forest.

Long Xuanye leaned against a thick ancient tree.

He was gazing into the distance toward the Thatched Hut.

A night breeze swept by, and a figure landed silently before him.

It was the White-robed figure, or rather Xia Yingyihao, Cai'er's lifelong guardian.

The White-robed figure looked at Long Xuanye, his voice tinged with complexity.

"You..."

Long Xuanye shook his head, cutting him off.

"I will leave Cai'er."

The white-robed figure visibly froze, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes.

"You know?"

"Mm."

Long Xuanye's gaze still rested on the distance, his tone indifferent.

"But I didn't expect him to be this ruthless."

The white-robed figure couldn't help pressing further.

"Why? Why would he do this?"

Long Xuanye withdrew his gaze, looking at them, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

"I don't know either."

"But this has nothing to do with me."

How to say it?

About how my father has a cuckold fetish, firmly believes his father-in-law cuckolded him, and thus wants to unleash a no-regrets son-killing fist?

Nonsense.

Mainly, saying it wouldn't help anyway.

The people of the Assassin's Sanctuary would believe it.

Would Long Xingyu believe it?

The white-robed figure was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Come with me."

"The Assassin's Sanctuary knows your character and your talent."

"We will find an absolutely secret place for you, pouring all resources into nurturing you."

"Once Cai'er's trial ends, you can meet occasionally."

He paused, then added.

"But from now on, you must live under a false name."

"The person Long Xuanye must 'disappear' from this world."

The moment the white-robed figure's words fell.

Before Long Xuanye's eyes, a virtual light screen that only he could see suddenly lit up.

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[God-Tier Choice System detects a drastic change in the Host's situation. Options have been updated.]

[Option Two (New): Accept the Assassin's Sanctuary's nurturing and go into complete concealment. Reward: Innate Dark Inner Spiritual Power +10.]

[Option Three (Postponed Order): Head to the Devil Race Territory, seeking a sliver of life amidst slaughter and death. Reward: Innate Dark Inner Spiritual Power +10, Growth-Type Equipment [Revenge] (Sword-type Weapon).]

[[Revenge]: Initial Grade 'Spirit Demon Grade'. The longer the Host stays in the Devil Race Territory and the more choices completed, the higher the equipment's growth. Maximum achievable Grade: 'Immortal Grade'. Note: Upon leaving the Devil Race Territory, growth will be permanently locked.]

Long Xuanye's pupils contracted slightly.

He lowered his eyelids, making it impossible for anyone to see his expression at that moment.

"Alright."

He answered softly.

"But I need to go home first."

The white-robed figure didn't think much of it and nodded.

Long Xuanye turned and walked step by step toward the small thatched hut.

The reward for heading to the Devil Race Territory was outrageously good.

Immortal Grade equipment... What did that even mean? It was a supreme treasure that could drive even a Seal Knight mad, often requiring the Ninth Tier to fully unleash its potential.

Growth potential wasn't an issue; the inherent value spoke for itself.

But the risk was equally lethal.

With his current strength, entering the Devil Race Territory was no different from a lamb walking into a tiger's den.

And... a growth-type Immortal Grade equipment was still Immortal Grade!

In Option Three... a death trap was hidden!

His own cultivation speed, boosted by the Chaos Spirit Furnace, had already far surpassed that Hao Chen.

Add in the system's cheat.

Dealing with Long Xingyu was only a matter of time.

There was no need to take that one-in-a-million risk.

Most importantly...

He wanted to see Cai'er again.

If he went to the Devil Race Territory, amidst the vast Demon Realm, mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Would he still have a chance to see that little girl who would call out to him...

"Come here, let Mama hold you"?

Probably not, right?

Creak--

The thatched hut's wooden door was pushed open.

The room was empty.

In the air, a faint, familiar trace of fragrance still lingered.

But that petite figure was already gone.

Long Xuanye's gaze fell on the neatly folded bedding at the edge of the bed.

On the bedding lay a ring, quietly, and a folded note.

It was a ring of pure silver, carved with delicate patterns.

Forget-Me-Not.

Long Xuanye picked up the note and slowly unfolded it.

On it were a few lines of crooked handwriting.

"Xuan Ye, remember to take your fever medicine."

"And don't run around at night, you need to sleep well, or you won't grow tall."

"Mama will protect you."

"I will definitely... kill Long Xingyu for you."

In the corner of the note, there were some damp traces, long since dried, but one could still imagine the tears that had fallen there.

Long Xuanye fell silent.

His fingers gently traced over the misspelled "Ye" character.

So...

Cai'er still didn't know how to write the character "Ye" yet.

He carefully folded the note and tucked it close to his body, then picked up the Forget-Me-Not Ring.

The ring felt warm to the touch, as if it still carried the girl's body heat.

But such a little girl...

Yet she said...

Kill... Long Xingyu for me?

Kill a Seal Knight?

Heh...

Long Xuanye slipped the Forget-Me-Not Ring onto his pinky finger.

The size was just right, neither too big nor too small.

He turned, pushed open the wooden door, and stepped into the night.

The White-robed figure was still standing there, waiting quietly.

Seeing him come out, the White-robed figure approached, ready to lead him away.

But Long Xuanye stopped, not moving immediately.

He looked up, gazing at the night sky studded with stars.

Then he spoke, his voice as calm as if making small talk.

"Mr. Shadow."

"In that secret place, can you see the stars?"

The White-robed figure's movement paused.

He looked at Long Xuanye, his face full of astonishment.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

He hadn't reacted in time to how this young man knew his code name, "Shadow."

As for what Long Xuanye said, the secret place was naturally cut off from the world... otherwise, how could it dare to claim that Long Xingyu wouldn't find them.

Long Xuanye didn't look at him, his gaze still fixed on the night sky.

"Sigh... I suppose not."

In his field of vision, the illusory light screen glowed faintly with the words [Choice Two].

Long Xuanye silently recited in his heart.

I choose three.

Then, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the white-robed figure before him, and declared calmly.

"I'm not going to the Assassin's Sanctuary."

The white-robed figure's brow furrowed tightly.

"What did you say?"

The night wind rustled through the treetops, a sound that now felt especially grating.

The white-robed figure couldn't comprehend.

"Why?"

"Have you lost your mind!"

"If you don't go to the Assassin's Sanctuary, do you think you can escape Long Xingyu's pursuit?"

"That's a Seal Knight!"

"The world is vast, but you have nowhere left to go..."

Long Xuanye raised a hand, cutting him off.

"Because I have a dream."

The white-robed figure froze.

A dream?

At a moment of life and death, what dream is there to speak of?

"To identify every star in the sky."