You Are Not Allowed to Become Soul Five

Jack is dead.

The Slave Contract transmitted the last scene Jack saw before his death to Gong Qiying.

The murderers were two aggressive-looking human youths. Their actions seemed premeditated. One stabbed Jack through the heart with a knife, while the other cast a spell targeting the soul to prevent resurrection.

These two were tackled by enthusiastic onlookers and subsequently controlled by the Guards. The final image was Jack falling backward, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.

He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but two transparent threads seemed to flash behind the murderers who killed Jack. They appeared for such a short time that Gong Qiying suspected he had seen incorrectly.

"..."

But regardless, he was a little angry.

Whether those two had a grudge against Jack or killed him due to some other grievance, he had no idea. All he knew was that his newly trained subordinate had been killed, which was equivalent to a slap in his face.

He had to find those two after he got out and pull off their hoods.

He still had many ideas he hadn't implemented. Did he have to train another one of his own?

"Forget it,"

Gong Qiying lay back on the altar, muttering to himself:

"It's more reliable to do it myself,"

With Jack dead, there was no one to help him collect the magic materials needed for the ritual.

Contacting Adventurers was something he had to do. Thinking about it, was there anyone he had encountered so far that he could trust?

He glanced at the image on the crystal ball and nodded.

It's decided! It's you!

Swamp Area, in front of the Gargoyle gate.

After using the Crooked Finger Summoning Potion, Si Telan stared at the ground with anticipation. However, things didn't go as planned, and the familiar summoning sign did not appear.

"He didn't come today either,"

She said with a slight sense of loss.

Since receiving Gong Qiying's help that day, she often came to the dungeon to use the Crooked Finger Summoning Potion, hoping to see him again.

It wasn't that she had a good impression of that person, she was just curious. Curious about why he could navigate the dungeon with such ease, curious about his background, and curious about why he would help people in the dungeon.

It was definitely just curiosity!

As a result, she hadn't seen the summoning sign even once since then, making her wonder if the Crooked Finger Summoning Potion in her hand had expired.

Fortunately, as long as she didn't summon an assistant, the Crooked Finger Summoning Potion wouldn't be consumed. Otherwise, at her frequency, it would have been used up long ago.

"Let's go back and find Ai Li and the others," Si Telan sighed.

She and her companions had heard that a hidden map capable of producing special ingredients had appeared in the Zane Dungeon, so they agreed to explore it together. However, she had gone ahead to see if she could meet Gong Qiying here.

Just as she turned to leave, a golden light flashed behind her!

"Huh?"

It's the familiar summoning symbol!

Si Telan was overjoyed and pressed the summon button without hesitation.

The next moment, Gong Qiying, who had taken the name "Ma Lei Da" and was radiating golden light, made a dazzling appearance.

"Long may the sunshine!"

He raised his hands high, striking a pose that looked full of vitality. Although Si Telan didn't understand what he said, she somehow felt it was very powerful.

"It's you, we meet again,"

Gong Qiying feigned surprise and smiled, "What, do you still need my help?"

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Si Telan calmed herself down and said, "Regarding the things you taught me before, I still have many, many questions I'd like to ask. Please, do you have time?"

"Of course,"

Hearing the affirmative reply, Si Telan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was afraid the other party would find her troublesome and just leave.

"I've looked for you several times, but I always couldn't find you," she naturally walked ahead, heading towards the Blighttown area. She had already taken care of the Gargoyle beforehand.

As for the companions waiting for her to explore with them...

They would forgive her.

Gong Qiying walked alongside her and said, "I only come here occasionally to help those in need."

As soon as he said this, his image in Si Telan's heart brightened even more.

"I remember, you said you were traveling to train yourself. Is it really okay to stay here all the time?"

She regretted saying this as soon as the words left her mouth, because it sounded like she was trying to chase him away.

So I had set up such a persona?

Gong Qiying had indeed forgotten. He was silent for a moment and said, "I was originally going to leave, but I've seen too many people stumble over the difficulties here, so before I leave, I plan to help others here."

No matter what, shaping his image as a good person was always a safe bet. Most people liked good people.

Si Telan's eyes twinkled, as if holding stars, as she thought of something, and she unconsciously moved closer to him.

"Right, what questions did you want to ask me?"

After chatting idly for a while, and seeing that they were almost at the Giant Curse Frog's BOSS room, Gong Qiying couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, what?" Si Telan seemed to just snap back to reality, tilting her head blankly.

"I said... what questions did you want to ask me?" Gong Qiying repeated helplessly.

"Oh, oh," Si Telan nodded, staring at him, "What did I want to ask?"

"..."

Gong Qiying looked at her with an increasingly strange gaze. Are you perhaps here to tease me?

"Ahaha," Si Telan laughed awkwardly, also realizing her behavior was quite strange, but in reality...

She really didn't have anything she wanted to ask! Even if she did, it would be about Gong Qiying himself, like being curious about his experiences or something, but given their current relationship, wouldn't asking such ambiguous questions be inappropriate?

She came here to use the Crooked Finger Summoning Potion purely out of habit. Seeing Gong Qiying was an even greater surprise that overshadowed everything else, so how could she still think about asking questions?

"That, uh, right, I still don't quite understand the force application for the Shield Poke!" She could only come up with something on the spot. "Please teach me,"

"That's easy to say. Let's use that Fat Brother over there as the target,"

Gong Qiying naturally stood behind Si Telan, reached out and held her wrist, saying, "You need to apply force like this. Don't keep your wrist too stiff. Why are you gripping tighter the more I talk?"

Si Telan glanced at the hand Gong Qiying was using to touch her, her expression a little unnatural. In the end, she didn't say anything and adjusted her posture according to his request.

We're innocent, what am I thinking about?

The Fat Brother was quickly attracted and then quickly taken down. Only then did Gong Qiying release his hand and ask, "Did you learn?"

"Mhm mhm." Si Telan only felt her back aching from the armor. The two of them had been pressed together just now.

"I will definitely cherish the technique you taught me," she said. "I also want to use the Shield Poke as skillfully as you!"

She had originally said this as a courtesy, but who knew, Gong Qiying suddenly said seriously:

"You don't need to!"

Si Telan's body trembled. She didn't understand why his tone suddenly changed. Did she say something wrong?

Gong Qiying said, "You don't need to imitate me. Just be yourself."

"Ah..." Si Telan instantly understood. He seemed to have misunderstood something, but before she could explain, Gong Qiying continued:

"You are clearly a Ranger specializing in agility. High mobility and attack power are your advantages. The Shield Poke is completely opposite to the area you are good at. I taught you the Shield Poke just to provide a different idea, another way to deal with enemies, not to tell you to tie yourself down to this."

He went on and on, one set after another, like an old player seeing a newbie go astray and rushing to fix it.

Si Telan stared at him blankly. After a moment, a smile curved at the corner of her mouth.

It felt quite nice to be worried about.

After who knows how long, Teacher Gong's little class finally ended.

"Do you understand what I said?" Gong Qiying showed an expression of disappointment, like iron that couldn't be forged into steel. He had seen all sorts of people go astray when guiding newbies in games, such as a newbie who was a little knight a few days ago suddenly becoming a Soul Five with a small sickle in one hand and a ring in the other. This made him feel great heartache, to the point of developing a habit of lecturing.

He knew this habit was annoying most of the time, but he just couldn't help but say a few words. It would be good if the newbies could listen even a little.

"Understood, understood,"

Si Telan's expression suddenly became sunny and cheerful. She suddenly grabbed his arm and said,

"I still don't quite understand the Shield Poke. Can you teach me again like you did just now?"

"Didn't I just teach you once!" Gong Qiying sighed repeatedly.

This generation of Reincarnators, bah, this generation of Adventurers has poor talent.

Regardless of how the process went, in the end, he finally told Si Telan about the request to purchase magic materials. Although she was puzzled, she agreed and set the delivery date for a few days later in the dungeon.

Congratulations, congratulations.

Female characters, this kind of creature, cannot be absent. I think it's good to just dip your toes in.

After all, heroes always have beauties who love them. Even a despicable Soul Five has the Fire Keeper/Doll Girl/Little Wooden Doll who loves them, right?

(Actually, I'm here to stack shields. I guarantee there will be no idiotic plots related to female characters. Please don't flame.)