Child of Fortune, protagonist mode
What happened?
Liu Yi frowned slightly as he looked at the strange combination in front of him and asked in confusion.
Little Yellow looked a little flustered and explained in a low voice:
"Master, I went to Bai Qianqian's house to look for her just now, and I happened to see her brother's body being brought back by two people who claimed to be messengers from the Temple of the God of Light."
Out of curiosity, I followed them to investigate, but to my surprise, the two men immediately tried to grab me.
"In desperation, I had no choice but to fight back and kill them all. Now that I had no other option, I brought back Bai Qianqian and her brother's corpses."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yi waved his hand. "You're only concerned about this? If they dare to arrest you, so be it."
"I told you not to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean you should be afraid of trouble. Tell me, is there anything you're hiding from me?"
"Really, there's nothing left!" Little Yellow quickly shook his head, a hint of guilt on his face. "I just feel like I've dragged Qianqian into this, making it impossible for her to even go home."
Bai Qianqian gently laid her brother's body down, her face streaked with tears, her eyes red as she looked at Liu Yi:
"Big brother, what Little Yellow said is true. Those divine messengers came up to capture it, and it killed them because it resisted."
"Big brother, Little Yellow said you are a martial artist with unparalleled strength. Please, please help me see if there is any hope of saving my brother?"
Listening to what the two said, Liu Yi believed that what they said was true.
After examining Bai Qianqian's brother's corpse, I saw that his eyes were wide open, his face was full of pain, and he was already dead, even his soul had dissipated.
"Huh?"
He suddenly noticed something unusual about Bai Qianqian's brother's death, so he examined it carefully and then whispered, "I see."
He turned to look at Bai Qianqian, "Your brother has been dead for a long time, even his soul has dissipated, there's really no way to bring him back to life."
"However, when I examined the body just now, I found that his manner of death was somewhat unusual; it was not a natural death."
When Bai Qianqian heard Liu Yi say that her brother could not be saved, tears welled up instantly, streaming down her cheeks. She choked back sobs as she asked:
"Big brother, how exactly did my brother die? Those divine messengers said he died from Qi Deviation during cultivation."
Liu Yi glanced at the corpse again, shook his head slightly, and explained:
"Your brother died in agony after someone used Spirit-Seizing Great Art to steal his Spirit Root."
"This kind of evil technique has extremely limited restrictions; firstly, one must be a cultivator who has entered the Qi Refinement Realm and activated their Spirit Root."
"Moreover, when one 'Spirit Root is taken away, one experiences excruciating pain, as if being torn apart by a thousand knives, and ultimately dies from the agony."
"What? My brother was actually stripped of his Spirit Root and died in excruciating pain!" Upon hearing this, Bai Qianqian's hands clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white, and her eyes instantly ignited with boundless hatred.
"I will make them pay for their crimes in blood! I will kill them to avenge my brother!"
She turned around abruptly and knelt down before Liu Yi with a thud, her voice trembling with tears yet unusually firm:
"Big brother, please take me as your disciple and teach me martial arts! I want to master powerful skills to avenge my brother! Maybe I can even find a way to revive him someday!"
Hearing Bai Qianqian's words, Liu Yi's heart stirred slightly, and he felt that the scene was inexplicably familiar.
Suddenly he realized.
Isn't this just the typical protagonist mode?
Having lost her loved ones, she vowed to learn martial arts to avenge them. Coupled with her already exceptional martial arts aptitude, Bai Qianqian has now cultivated to the Innate Realm.
Thinking of this, a golden light flashed in Liu Yi's eyes as he secretly used his Qi-observation technique to look at Bai Qianqian.
A golden aura emanated from her, flowing endlessly like a long river, with a hint of soaring into the sky.
"Damn, this aura is too strong, it almost blinded me!" Liu Yi exclaimed inwardly.
"This Bai Qianqian is truly Child of Fortune. No wonder she was rescued by Little Yellow and brought to me after she was injured last time."
"He also obtained the ' Body Tempering Foundation Establishment Method ' and the ' Old Farmer Cultivation Method ' to lay a solid foundation."
"So, does that mean I've become the legendary old man?"
"Now that her brother is dead, she's officially entered protagonist mode, which means I'm going to have to play the old man again."
"But it's not a bad deal to befriend her; consider it an investment in advance."
Countless thoughts flashed through Liu Yi's mind. He immediately waved his hand and helped Bai Qianqian, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet.
"I don't plan to take on any apprentices right now, but I have a System Seed here that I can give you. Once you bind it, you can learn skills from it."
As he spoke, he redeemed a System Seed from the system and handed it to Bai Qianqian.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Bai Qianqian's eyes when she first heard that Liu Yi was not accepting disciples.
Upon hearing that he could learn skills from the system, his eyes lit up again, and he quickly reached out to take the System Seed and began binding it on the spot.
After she bound herself to the system, she began to explore under the system's navigation. Looking at the various amazing functions within the system, she exclaimed in amazement, her mouth slightly agape:
"This system is amazing! The shop has so many cultivation manuals, and there's even this Dao Comprehension Space..."
After Bai Qianqian had fully familiarized herself with the system, Liu Yi said, "Qianqian, let's add each other on Microchat."
"Okay, big brother," Bai Qianqian replied softly, and the two added each other on Microchat.
Liu Yi transferred 100 million Energy Points to Bai Qianqian via Microchat as her start-up capital.
This allows her to use the system's functions, purchase Cultivation Method, and accelerate the growth of the Child of Fortune.
"Qianqian, I transferred 100 million Energy Points to you Microchat. You can use them to purchase Cultivation Method or use system functions such as the Dao Comprehension Space."
"Ah? No, big brother, 100 million Energy Points is too much, I can't accept it!"
Bai Qianqian was shocked and quickly refused. After binding with the system, she already knew how precious Energy Points were, and 100 million Energy Points was simply too astonishing.
Liu Yi waved his hand. "Keep these 100 million Energy Points. It's nothing to me, but it's very important to you."
"You just happen to need Energy Points to buy Cultivation Method so you can quickly master them, avenge your brother, and perhaps even find a way to resurrect him."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianqian hesitated for a moment, but her eyes quickly hardened. "Thank you, big brother! I'll pay you back when I earn Energy Points."
After a pause, she couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, do you know how to save my brother?"
Liu Yi smiled slightly and decided to tell her the most reliable yet most difficult method of resurrection, to spur her on to improve.
"The most reliable way to resurrect someone is to cultivate to the point where you can reverse the Long River of Time and rescue them from it."
"However, this method requires a sufficiently strong cultivation level to withstand the backlash of the Long River of Time; otherwise, the person won't be saved, and the person themselves will be killed by the backlash."
"Thank you, big brother, for telling me the method. I will work hard to cultivate and become stronger. I know I can do it." A determined expression appeared on Bai Qianqian's face.
"Qianqian, you'd better work hard. I'll be staying here for a while longer, so you can stay with us." After saying that, Liu Yi walked towards the cave.
"Qianqian, that's great! You've finally bound yourself to the system. You can ask me if you have any questions about cultivation in the future," Little Yellow said excitedly, wagging its tail.
"Thank you, Little Yellow. I'll come to you for help whenever I have any questions."
Bai Qianqian nodded in agreement, then used Energy Points to activate the system's Storage Space and put her brother's body into Storage Space.