Bai Jiacao's face instantly turned red.
"I-I wasn't in a good mood that day. It was because of my big brother, and those bastards came to provoke me …"
"I was just born with great strength, and I'm rather good at fighting, that's all," she said in a rather embarrassed manner.
"Don't underestimate yourself."
Lu Siya's eyes shone with a strange light. She stared deeply at Bai Jiacao and said, "Those blind people think that you're just a brute who only knows how to fight, but in my eyes, you're an unpolished gem with endless potential. There's a power in your body that even you haven't noticed. If you can completely release that power, you might become even stronger than your big brother!
"Besides, no one is born with the ability to read people's hearts, come up with strategies, decide victory, and use an astronomical amount of resources to change the entire world.
"Even though I'm still exploring and learning, it's too lonely for me to walk on this long journey alone. If you're interested, why don't I teach you?"
"Huh?"
Bai Jiacao was stunned for a moment. She pointed at her nose and said, "Can I learn anything aside from fighting?"
Lu Siya could not help but laugh.
"Of course you can. You're the Little Witch!"
She drew closer and sucked in a deep breath on Bai Jiacao's shoulder. She smiled and said, "Young Cao, I can sense that we're the same type of people. If I can do something, you can definitely do it too. You might even be able to do it better than me!"
Bai Jiacao's ears turned red, and she stuttered, "I-I don't dare to imagine that I can surpass you, Big Sis Siya. But I do admire you, and I feel that I have a lot of things to learn from you.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just your nickname, Queen Bee, is domineering, awesome, and powerful!"
"Then, it's decided in a relaxed manner," Lu Siya said.
"Once I go back, I'll think about what classes I should arrange for you. No matter how tiring the work in the research department is, I'll try to spend half an hour to an hour every day to help you grow faster. Try to spend as much time as you can!"
"No problem. I was just worried that the martial arts courses in college were too easy, and I couldn't fill my stomach at all!"
"Big Sis Siya, don't worry. Even though I don't know whether I can do it, I'll definitely work hard and learn with all my heart.
"I must quickly become stronger, quickly grow up, and bear the burden of my family and business.
"When my brother comes back and sees that everything is in order and brand-new, we will give him a great surprise!"
"That's right."
Lu Siya stared at the raging waves in Tiger Killer Gorge and Guillotine, and her smile grew brighter. "When your brother comes back and sees how close and harmonious we are, how we work together to make Superstar bigger and stronger, and how you've grown, he'll definitely be … really surprised."
…
When the Queen Bee and the Little She-Devil started talking.
On the last ship of the search and rescue team, there were also two people, one big and one small, wearing life vests and waterproof cloaks. They stood on the deck and looked at the magnificent, magnificent, and dangerous Tiger Killing Gorge and the guillotine.
They were Su Mulian and A 'Ji, who came from Leprosy Village in the lair.
The two of them were the key figures in solving the chaos in the lair.
During the bloody battle, they formed a deep friendship with Meng Chao.
During the final search and rescue mission, they had to personally go to the scene and search for Meng Chao.
But that was just the surface reason.
In truth, A 'Ji was not what he looked like. He was not even ten years old, had gone through puberty, and was once a pickpocket.
Instead, he was an accidental product of an experiment gone wrong when the first lair master and one of the strongest people in Dragon City, Saber Jin Wanhao, used the Rejuvenation Secret Technique.
There were originally two people who knew about his secret identity.
Meng Chao and Lu Siya.
Now, there was only one left.
When A 'Ji saw that the leading ship was going back, he released a long sigh of relief, as if a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He could not help but smile in a subtle manner.
He suppressed his joy and comforted Su Mulian, who had been as silent as a statue ever since she got on the ship. "Big Sis Mulian, don't be too sad. Even though we didn't find anything in the search and rescue, at least we didn't find … Big Brother Meng Chao's corpse.
"Heaven helps the worthy. Big Brother Meng Chao might still be alive and living happily in some unknown place."
"I know that Meng Chao is still alive."
Su Mulian was silent for a while. When the leading ship completely turned around, she looked around with her wooden eyes and said softly, "That's the problem. It's the problem I've been worried about all this time."
"Huh?"
The roars from the waterfall were too loud. A 'Ji did not hear her completely, and he did not understand what she said.
He thought that Su Mulian was heartbroken and dazed.
He could only hold Su Mulian's arm to prevent her from falling off the railing. He asked tentatively, "Big Sis Mulian, do you … like Big Brother Meng Chao?"
A 'Ji originally wanted to say something meaningless like "If you really like Big Brother Meng Chao, then you should be more spirited for him and continue living well."
But against his expectations, Su Mulian shook her head solemnly.
"It's not what you think. My relationship with Meng Chao doesn't involve any romantic feelings."
Her gaze pierced through Tiger Killer Gorge and went to the horizon behind the clouds. Then, she changed the topic. "But to me, Meng Chao is indeed a very unique existence.
"And this matter is like a huge bomb. It shattered the iron wall in my heart, and I can no longer run away from it. I can only face … my truest self.
"A 'Ji, what kind of person do you think I am?"
A 'Ji was confused by her.
He thought about it and decided to tell the truth. "I'm gentle, kind, selfless, full of compassion, and I have boundless love. I'm willing to give up all my strength for strangers who are not related to me. I'm like a fairy who fell from the sky and a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!"
Su Mulian could not help but laugh.
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
"You're young but full of mischief. You're not as exaggerated as you make it out to be."
She pinched A 'Ji's cheek.
Then, she grabbed the railing on the railing.
She was so strong that she looked like she was about to snap a steel pipe.
"That's right. Many people think the same as you. Not only do they call me Young Miracle Doctor, they even call me Saintess. But I'm the only one who knows that I'm not who you say I am," Su Mulian mumbled.
Su Mulian mumbled to herself. "She's different from all of your flattering words. The real Su Mulian in her heart is actually a cowardly, weak, useless, overcautious, indecisive, and selfish person.
"I know that a disaster is coming, but I only know how to protect myself.
"I can try to change and stop it, but I'm afraid that I'm too weak and don't know where to start.
"I want to force myself to ignore all of this, but I'm so tormented by guilt that I can't sleep at night. I can only shift other people's pain onto myself and use inhuman pain to make my conscience feel better.
"But isn't this just me deceiving myself and deceiving others?
"Even if I can transfer everyone's pain to myself, what's the point? I've never really saved a single person. Furthermore, what I've done will only make everyone suffer more miserable, longer, and more desperate pain!"
Her voice was very weak.
A 'Ji simply could not understand what she was saying.
He just felt that her expression was so dark that it was terrifying.
"Big Sis Mulian, are you alright?"
He was worried and wondered whether he should call for help.
"I'm fine."
Su Mulian sucked in a deep breath and calmed down. She put on a smile that was completely different from before.
She seemed to have shattered and reshaped something in the deepest part of her heart.
"I just don't want to continue deceiving myself and others. I don't want to run away from what I should face. I can finally summon my courage and step on the path that belongs to me," Su Mulian said with a smile.
"That's true. There's no such thing as a butterfly effect. There's no such thing as a butterfly effect. There's no such thing as a future that can be created without paying any price.
"If I want to change the path of the raging Red Dragon River or Tiger's Wrath, I'll have to sacrifice countless lives.
"If I want to change the path of something that is one hundred times fiercer than Red Dragon River or Tiger's Wrath, even if I have to die a horrible death, it's still very reasonable.
"Perhaps those things that are destined to be in my path won't be able to escape no matter how I fight against them.
"But at the very least, so many people call me the Young Miracle Doctor and even the Sacred Lady. They believe that I can save everyone, so I have to act like the Sacred Lady. A 'Ji, don't you think so?"
"… Don't you?"
A 'Ji frowned. "Big Sis Mulian, what's wrong with you today? You seem a little strange."
"Don't worry, I'm really fine. I just want to ask you some questions," Su Mulian said.
"I can't ask adults these questions, because they'll definitely think that it's really strange. I can't ask normal children either, because they won't be able to answer me.
"But you're the one who's full of mischief. You've been fighting in the lair for so many years, so you're more cunning than anyone else. Perhaps you can help me out."
A 'Ji's eyes lit up. He rubbed his palms together and said, "Big Sis Mulian, what do you want to know? I promise that I'll tell you everything I know!"
"I want to know how I can make everyone believe me," Su Mulian said.
A 'Ji was stunned. He scratched his head and said, "What kind of question is that? Right now, everyone trusts you a lot!"
"I'm not talking about a normal level of trust. It's just that no matter what ridiculous things I say, I can make people believe them," Su Mulian said.
"For example, I can say that the sky is red and the sun is square. I can say that monsters are vegetarians and humans are cannibals. I can say that a great hero with outstanding achievements is actually a heinous demon. I can say that the bad guy who is condemned by everyone is a good person who has great foresight and can endure humiliation. I can also say that a glorious civilization that looks like a flower in a brocade or a raging fire will be destroyed overnight. I can also say that an inconspicuous seedling will become the most terrifying enemy at some point in the future. As long as I say these ridiculous things, all Dragon Citizens will believe them.
"Is there a way to make this level of 'belief' happen?"
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