Yang Hao hurriedly caught Yakushi Nono, never expecting her to do this.
"Xiao Cheng, Sister truly wanted to see you create that perfect world. Sadly, Sister won't get to see it."
Yakushi Nono was filled with regret, and even more helplessness.
"I don't understand. I don't understand why you did this?"
Yang Hao could not understand, and he was anxious as well. He raised a hand and used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat Yakushi Nono's injuries, but she grabbed his hand.
"I had no other choice. I didn't want to hurt you, so I could only die. This is only the beginning. They will definitely have other ways to harm you.
"Promise me—do not let anger and hatred cloud your heart. You must make that perfect world a reality."
Yakushi Nono stared intently at the boy before her. She did not want her death to affect this child.
Though this world held much darkness, light still existed within it.
"I promise you!"
Two streams of tears slid down Yang Hao's face. Having received that promise, Yakushi Nono finally let go of the breath she had been holding onto.
"I'm sorry that you have to go through this, but it is something you must experience. Bad people are worse than you imagine. They are capable of anything, so be careful in the future.
"The path you chose is difficult, but you must keep walking it."
"I'm sorry!"
With that final apology, Yakushi Nono fell silent. Her head rested against Yang Hao's chest as she completed her mission—her mission to warn him.
"Sister Yakushi, you really weren't suited to being a ninja."
Yang Hao spoke softly, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.
Those people's methods were truly crude and boring, and they had chosen the wrong pawn.