As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1681 - 440: What Would Xi Xi Do If She Were Father, the Temple God Reincarnation of Yun E and Zhou Peng [Monthly Ticket Request]
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Zhou Chiguo cast a look at Yun E and the other two: "Guess what, will my little junior sister... return?"
"Kids, as they set out into the world, must endure certain hardships..."
"Full of innocence and dreams, not fitting for this harsh reality. Clinging to romance will only bring her trouble."
Yun E tried to resist, yet she found no way to escape their hold.
Their levels of cultivation remained below that of a peak Great Grandmaster.
Let alone the immense power of Zhou Chiguo's Martial Saint realm.
"Father King aims to break through to the Divine Tribulation Realm, gearing up for the huge chance in Qi Tian City. That's why the Blood Soul from this place is essential—it's vital for Father King's survival!"
A smile crept across Zhou Chiguo's face: "Should my talented little junior sister join us... Father King would be delighted, and he'd grant me even more Bloodline Power as a reward!"
Zhou Chiguo burst into a booming laugh.
"Drag them off, suspend them from the city walls, so my little junior sister can spot them..."
"She'll return."
"In the end, youngsters always cling to that innocence and devotion, much like..."
"I once did."
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...
Darkness cloaked the night, with gusts of wind and rain laced with freezing snow.
Xi Xi breathed in ragged gasps, her Qi-Blood surging wildly, while the Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel under her feet rattled with sparks, propelling her form rapidly over the terrain.
Velocity pushed to its limit!
Rain and wind whipped past on either side, the icy sleet striking her face and bursting apart, stinging her skin sharply.
Yet Xi Xi paid it no mind whatsoever.
All of a sudden.
Xi Xi's body, which had been bent forward, straightened up abruptly, and the Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel whirred with a clang.
Her eyes squinted at Luoyun City, shrouded in crimson glow, where she quickly spotted three tiny silhouettes dangling from the tower.
They were Yun E, Zhou Peng, and Jin Taixui, with limbs tied, suspended head-down from the wall.
No immediate threat to their lives hung over them, but displayed like bait, they lured in a specific prey.
That prey, without question, was Xi Xi herself.
From a distance, Xi Xi stared while perched on the Golden Light Wheel, her fists balled hard, teeth ground together, her twin ponytails nearly bursting with fury like fireworks.
Still, a wave of powerlessness washed over Xi Xi.
Her friends dangled right before her eyes, but she saw no path to pull them free.
Beyond Zhou Chiguo, even Ji Moli's Black Armor Guards boasted two Martial Saints at the First Level, plus specialists at Divine Embryo and Divine Corpse tiers from the Corpse God Cult.
Xi Xi extended her five fingers, and the Purple Flame Serpentine Spear dropped into her grasp.
Clutching the Divine Spear, she felt it quiver in her hold.
However...
Powerlessness gripped Xi Xi once more.
Could she rescue Ms. Yun E and the others?
Right then, Xi Xi's craving for strength hit its zenith, her longing to grow powerful surging to the fiercest point in her existence!
"Big Sister... help me."
Through clenched teeth, Xi Xi whispered the plea inwardly.
Perhaps this was the sole strength she could summon, the force to propel her toward power.
Her plea vanished like a pebble dropped into the ocean.
A touch of pallor drained Xi Xi's features.
She sought to draw on strength, yet... nothing came to her aid!
But in that instant of Xi Xi's bewilderment and self-reproach for her weakness.
Up on the wall.
Bound tightly, Yun E let out a gentle sigh.
Then, dangling inverted, she snapped her eyes open wide, moonlight apparently whirling endlessly in her irises.
"Xi Xi, Ms. Yun E knows you’re here!"
"You’re a good sister, kind-hearted, you won’t easily give up on us..."
Atop the tower.
The two First Level Martial Saints among the Black Armor Guards scowled, ready to silence Yun E.
Yet Zhou Chiguo lifted a hand to halt them: "Let her talk."
A subtle grin played on Zhou Chiguo's expression.
His gaze shifted to the city's edge, into the inky wilds.
Upside down, Zhou Peng's eyes flickered with emotion as he twisted his neck, gazing in stunned silence at Yun E.
Big tears kept rolling down Yun E's lovely face, suspended in her inverted state.
Memories flooded Yun E's mind, recalling her initial encounter with Xi Xi in Golden Light Prefecture, when the young child was merely three years old...
Delicate and gentle, utterly charming in her cuteness.
That innate sense of closeness and trust, as if from a past existence, etched deep into her spirit.
It could be that she and Xi Xi shared a bond from a former life.
Thus, she stayed by Xi Xi's side, seeking the root of that soul-deep familiarity, ever present as Xi Xi matured.
Yet at present.
The child must evolve into a self-reliant individual.
"Xi Xi! Loss is an inevitable part of one’s growth."
"Maybe, tonight you need to learn to face loss."
"Run away, don’t come, no need to save us! Live well, strive to become strong, only by becoming strong can the unavoidable losses in life be reduced..."
"Sister knows you want to be a hero, but maybe sister will not have the opportunity to see you truly become Emperor Xi Xi..."
"Today, the hero you want to be, sister will help you be one."
"Xi Xi, live on!"
Her voice resounded across the barren lands.
Though silence met her words, Yun E felt certain Xi Xi was hearing every one.
Within the thick woods.
Xi Xi's frame shook without control: "Sister Yun E!"
Refusal to abandon hope burned in Xi Xi!
With gritted teeth, Xi Xi called forth the Guanyin Lotus Main Battle Tank!
However...
The very moment the Guanyin Lotus Main Battle Tank appeared.
Overhead, the dark clouds parted unexpectedly, allowing chill moonlight to cascade silently across the ground.