The little girl who had once laughed and played was gone. The innocence in Xiao Nannan's eyes had vanished too, leaving only indifference and a cold expression.
She looked rather like Ruthless.
Whenever Ren saw her like this, his heart ached. If he had truly wanted to intervene, Xiao Nannan never would have learned of Ye Qing's death. She could have kept her innocence and her hope forever.
But Ren had not intervened. Instead, Ye Qing's death had forced Xiao Nannan to grow up far too quickly.
Ren did not know whether he had done the right thing. He only knew that this was the only way Xiao Nannan could truly grow.
In just a few days, Xiao Nannan had begun cultivating.
Among the things left to her, the Origin Devouring Art had become her cultivation method.
Xiao Nannan could still smile at Ren, but he suspected he was the only one she could smile at now.
Xiao Nannan set down the Emperor Scripture she had been reading and looked at Ren. "Big Brother... I can sense profound cultivation methods in these scriptures, much better than the Origin Devouring Art I'm practicing. But they don't give any specific method to follow!"
Puzzlement showed on Xiao Nannan's face, while sparks of insight flickered in her eyes.
Ren knew she had already sensed what made the Emperor Scriptures different. He smiled faintly, lifted her into his arms, and said, "The cultivation methods in this world were all created by other people. Countless methods and ideas grew from them, but each was made by someone else and suited its creator. What suits you is best. Nannan... if you can sense something different in these scriptures but can't find a specific method, then create one. Take the Origin Devouring Art you're practicing, reshape it,