Oh No, I'll Never Grow Up? / Do We Have to Sacrifice Rin to Save the Village?

Two days later, Ling Xi came to Rin's room again, and Rin's eyes lit up when she saw Ling Xi, and she seemed especially happy.

"Hmm, how are you feeling today? Are you feeling better?"

Ling Xi also looked at Rin with a smile. Although she hadn't started treating Rin yet, she had given her some cough medicine. Although it couldn't cure tuberculosis, it made Rin feel much more comfortable.

"Uh-huh."

Rin nodded happily and smiled, "After taking the medicine Ling Xi gave me, I feel much better and I've stopped coughing. Ling Xi, am I cured?"

"Of course not."

Ling Xi ruffled Lin's hair and smiled, "Your illness will take time, but believe me, I can definitely cure it."

"Mmm... I believe Ling Xi."

Rin nodded without hesitation, looking very serious. "Besides my sister and mom, Ling Xi is the best person to me."

"Why..."

Looking at Ling Xi couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. What a tragedy, this little girl is so easily fooled...

Although the deception I'm referring to isn't literal deception, but rather... the kind of deception where you get what you want, it seems that even if the ritual still has to be performed, I can still run away with them!

After all, Yae Sakura seemed to have this idea in the original work, but Tokiomi, um... never mind, let's just call him Tokiomi. Tokiomi obviously saw through Yae Sakura's idea, so he had already severed Rin's Achilles tendon before the ritual.

Therefore, if I wanted to take them both away, they probably wouldn't refuse.

Of course, this is just the most extreme method. If possible, Ling Xi doesn't really want to leave Yae Village now, since there's still more story to come. And compared to the story of the Honkai Bishop Otto, the current timeline is at most a prequel!

Furthermore, Rin initially wanted to call herself Ling Xi Lingxi), but Ling Xi refused. There was no way around it; calling her that in the language of the Far East would be too offensive, and besides...

I'm not exactly 50,000 years old, but I'd estimate I'm at least 3,000 or 4,000 years old. It's not appropriate for this girl to call me that...

"Ling Xi, Lin, it's time for lunch."

At this moment, Sakura brought in today's lunch: three servings of rice, three servings of soup, and each serving of meat and vegetables.

Actually, the food at Yae Sakura's house has been pretty good these past two days. As for the reason...

That was because Ling Xi and Yae Sakura were hunting in the mountains together and managed to hunt a slaughtered "pig," which they then took to the market in the city to sell, exchanging it for some grain and keeping a lot of meat for themselves.

Although Tokiomi felt that something was wrong, he didn't say anything in the end. There was nothing he could do. His family was not well-off to begin with, and with the famine, it was already a blessing to have meat to eat.

As for why Ling Xi did this, firstly, it was because she wasn't used to a very vegetarian diet, and secondly...

Yae Sakura's family took him in and didn't ask him to do anything, Ling Xi Yae Sakura reciprocated by helping them improve their lives a little. And then...

No matter how hard life is, we can't let the children suffer. Actually, I seriously suspect that the Immortal of later generations were so flat-chested because they were starving on Mount Tai Xu, eating only steamed buns that made them feel young.

After all, when I was with Danzhu Cangxuan, my Immortal's combat power was at least on par with those two, so... why is the Immortal so flat? It must be because he was hungry.

Therefore, Ling Xi needs to make sure Yae Sakura and Rin are well-fed from now on. Otherwise, what if they become like the Immortal in the game, the kind of people who are prone to crying from hunger?

In short, nutrition should start from childhood, just like Seele who absorbed all the nutrition from the orphanage!

"Rin, starting today, remember to take these medicines on time."

After lunch, and after consulting various resources, Ling Xi finally determined a treatment plan. The most stable and suitable option was naturally the antibacterial drug treatment, while simultaneously strengthening Lin's own antibodies. After all, tuberculosis is not difficult to treat with modern medicine!

"Yae Sakura, you should also take some notes."

As she spoke, Ling Xi turned to look at Yae Sakura and said, "Because sometimes I might forget, but you must remember which medicine to take and when. Don't forget."

"Yes, I remember."

Yae Sakura had already taken out a pen and bamboo slips and written down everything Ling Xi had said. Although she knew she would never forget it even if she didn't write it down, she had to make sure it was safe for her sister's sake.

Thus began Rin's long treatment.

As for the treatment time, Rin has already coughed up blood, so it is considered a relatively serious condition. Therefore, the treatment time is estimated to be at least one year, during which time she must take the corresponding medication continuously. Fortunately, the medication is not in short supply, and if all goes well, Rin should be able to recover in about a year.

Time passed slowly, and Ling Xi had been at Yae Sakura's house for a week. During this week, Ling Xi had been treating Rin every day. Although Rin's condition was basically fine as long as she took her medicine on time every day, Ling Xi was still very concerned about her condition, after all, she was not a professional doctor.

During this time, Ling Xi would secretly prepare delicious food for the two of them whenever she had free time. She would also prepare some nutritious food for Lin, since the girl's body was too weak and needed to be properly nourished. Of course, only the two of them knew about this.

Meanwhile, because Rin was physically weak and had tuberculosis, she couldn't go out to play at all, and she rarely even left her room. So Ling Xi prepared a tablet for her, which was filled with all kinds of movies and anime, and could also play games.

Thus, a generation of homebody was born. Rin never wanted to go out again. She spent all her time in her room watching anime and movies on her tablet. When she was hungry, she would eat all kinds of snacks and dried fruits prepared by Ling Xi. She would take her medicine on time. When she was bored, Ling Xi and Yae Sakura would keep her company. She was living a very happy life.

In short, the days since Ling Xi came to Lin have been the happiest days of her life.

The same applies to Yae Sakura. After all, her sister's illness can be cured, and her sister is happy all the time. This is... what makes Yae Sakura happiest.

"I heard Ling Xi is treating Lin's illness?"

That day, Tokiomi called Yae Sakura to his room and asked her this question.

"Um... yes, Father."

Although Yae Sakura did not tell her father about this, she did not deliberately hide it either, saying, "Rin's health and complexion have begun to recover, and she hasn't been coughing much lately, so Ling Xi's treatment should be effective."

"It's like this, my husband..."

Beside her, Yae Sakura's mother nodded slightly. After all, she would occasionally visit Rin, and Rin's recent changes naturally didn't escape her notice. To be precise...

Tokiomi Chenzhi knew about this because she told him!

"I see."

Tokiomi nodded slightly, then looked at Yae Sakura again and said, "Sakura, just do what you need to do. If he can really cure Rin, then we can let him come to our home. What do you think?"

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Father!"

Sakura was also quite happy because... this way she could truly keep Ling Xi here forever. Although it was still uncertain whether Ling Xi would agree, at least... her father would no longer object to this!

As for whether Rin can be cured, Sakura now completely believes that Ling Xi has the ability!

Chapter 534: It's over, am I never going to grow up?

After finishing her conversation with Tokiomi, Ying happily planned to go to her sister's room to tell Ling Xi about it.

However, Ling Xi seemed rather depressed at this moment, because...

"Why..."

In Rin's room, Ling Xi looked at herself in the mirror. She looked almost exactly the same as she had a week ago. In other words...

I still feel like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child!

While this might be considered a good thing, since if I really grew that fast, Sakura and Rin might still listen to my excuses, but Tokiomi would most likely... no, he would definitely kick me out as a monster, and might even kill me outright.

So, from this perspective, it can indeed be considered a good thing, but...

Ling Xi noticed a slight problem with her body. Although the Honkai Energy intensity remained the same as her original Honkai Energy, showing no signs of weakness, but...

However, his own Honkai Energy Adaptability has decreased significantly, seemingly because his body has not yet reached its full potential. As a result, although the Honkai Energy intensity has increased, his adaptability is still slowly growing.

Although I could still unleash an attack with 3000 HW of Honkai Energy, it would be impossible...

One's body may also suffer some backlash due to insufficient adaptability. Although one possesses the Sasha Gene, and even if the body suffers backlash, it will gradually repair itself over time, but...

Don't forget that you're currently in the size of a child, and given your current growth rate, it will probably take you four or five years to return to your original size, at which point you'll be no different from a normal adult.

However, if he were to use Honkai Energy that would cause him to suffer a backlash, he might shrink back down, and the time it would take for him to grow back would be prolonged...

Ling Xi "..."

In short, from now on, Ling Xi felt that before she recovered, she should try not to use too much Honkai Energy. Otherwise, if she accidentally killed herself and had to start over from infancy, that would be even more of a pain!

Actually, Ling Xi was also a little curious, because back in the Previous Era, she had died twice. Once was when she became Fused Warrior. After being resurrected that time, she was still a child, but she grew up in just one month.

Another time was when facing the Herrscher of Finality of the Finality, he was instantly killed by her, but he didn't believe she had cheated, and then he was resurrected at his peak. And this time...

Ling Xi didn't know when she was resurrected, but in the week since she came to Ying's house, her body had hardly grown at all. What could be the reason for this?

Could it be...?

Is it the Herrscher Core?

Ling Xi considered this possibility. During her first resurrection, she had four or five Herrscher Core, so the time it took for her to grow back to her original form was relatively short. However, when facing the Finality, she had a full sixteen Herrscher Core, as well as the power of all her counterparts from parallel worlds. Therefore, her resurrection was in her original form.

Now that I don't have Herrscher Core, does that mean... the resurrection time can't be accelerated?

Hmm, I remember when Mobius was first resurrected, he seemed to have absorbed the power of his own Herrscher Core, so...

Is my ability to grow rapidly due to the Herrscher Core?

Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it so much. I'll take it slow. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry right now. I'll just stay in Yae Sakura's house and grow up at my own pace. Um...

I hope I can grow up, even if it's a little slower, I can accept it, as long as I don't end up like Mobius in the game who never grows up...

Two days later, in the afternoon...

The weather was still very hot. Ling Xi sat on the tatami in Rin's room, looking at the cherry blossom tree outside the window with some boredom. However, at this moment, the tree only had leaves and branches.

Even so, Ling Xi couldn't help but think of her Sakura. They had promised to watch the cherry blossoms together, but she was still asleep. Sigh, she really wanted to play games with Sakura and Fairy again.

Yae Sakura and Rin sat on either side of Ling Xi. After these days of recuperation, Rin no longer needed to lie down as before, and she looked much more energetic. She was currently watching anime on her tablet.

"Ling Xi, what are you daydreaming about?"

Sitting next to Ling Xi, Yae Sakura looked a little worried as she saw that Ling Xi had been in a daze for a long time.

"Uh... it's nothing, I just feel like it's too hot and I'm a little bored."

Ling Xi shook her head helplessly. She couldn't very well tell Yae Sakura that she was thinking about Fairy Girl and Sakura, so she smiled at Yae Sakura and said, "By the way, Yae Sakura, would you like some ice cream?"

"Uh... forget it."

Yae Sakura shook her head, not because she didn't want to eat, but because of Rin...

Ling Xi had mentioned that before Rin fully recovered, there were many things she could avoid eating, and ice cream was one of them. So, although Yae Sakura had eaten ice cream and thought it was delicious and really wanted some, but...

He was eating ice cream with Ling Xi, but Rin was watching from the side... Ugh, no way, that's too much.

"But there's nothing we can do about the hot weather, because it hasn't rained in the village for almost three months."

So, Yae Sakura changed the subject, sighing as she said, "Although a girl was sacrificed in the village a month ago, it still hasn't rained. If this continues, I'm afraid the village might suffer another..."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Xi seemed to recall something: a month ago, the sacrifice...

Wait, could this be...?

"Yae Sakura!"

Ling Xi called out to Yae Sakura, intending to have a private talk with her. Ideally, she would persuade Tokiomi. If that didn't work, she might have to find time to run away with the two of them.

"Kahuwuwu..."

Just then, the sliding door to Rin's room opened, and Yae Sakura's mother walked in. Seeing that all three of them were there, she said, "Sakura, someone from the village has come. Your father wants you to go over there..."

"Okay, Mom..."

Without any hesitation, Yae Sakura nodded and said to Ling Xi and Rin, "Father is looking for me. You two can play by yourselves for now..."

After saying that, Yae Sakura got up and left with her mother...

Ling Xi "..."

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Ling Xi fell into deep thought, humming inwardly...

I have a bad feeling...

"Cold."

Ling Xi took out a bag of snacks and said with a smile, "You have fun by yourself first, I'm going to the restroom."

Clearly, Ling Xi decided to join in the fun, because the plot had already aligned. If nothing unexpected happened, then the group of villagers who came today were there to make Tokiomi Chen sacrifice Rin.

In the original manga, he was powerless and could only rage helplessly, but now...

Although he didn't want to use too much Honkai Energy, he could easily deal with these ordinary people, let alone himself; even Pardo could handle it.

Chapter 535: Can sacrificing Rin save the village?