I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 451 - 354 Relieved_1

Chapter 451: Chapter 354 Relieved_1

"Acceptance is one thing, but that doesn’t immediately remove sadness," Zheng Yichen sat next to Lin Yaoyao. "No matter what happens to you, I’ll help you, even..."

"That’s enough, Brother Chang Qing, don’t you dare say that you want to be my parents," Lin Yaoyao hurriedly said, picking up a small mirror next to her. "Brother Chang Qing, you look almost as young as I do now."

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Zheng Yichen’s eyes twitched slightly. With his appearance being this young, what else could he do? It all depended on whether he could completely eliminate the overexertion during the fight against the Supreme Demon, and then recover quickly.

Although the ’revival’ method of using serpent’s exuvia was still available, thinking about the transformation the giant serpent went through after consecutive sheds, Zheng Yichen believed it was better to ensure he was in a healthy state.

Otherwise, in case of an accident, he might suddenly not look like a youth anymore, but turn into a child of a few years, which would be even more uncomfortable. But if he were at his peak, even if an accident happened again, he would still appear as a teenager which would affect his fighting power, but he could still fight normally.

Zheng Yichen ran his fingers through his hair. "Once my hair is completely black again, I can return to my previous appearance."

"I think Brother Chang Qing looks quite nice the way you are now, and returning to your original appearance normally is also okay..." Lin Yaoyao’s voice gradually softened as she spoke, "By that time, I will have grown up too."

"..." Zheng Yichen hesitated for a moment with his outstretched hand, then gently touched Lin Yaoyao’s head. Unable to hold back her feelings, the girl burst into tears in Zheng Yichen’s arms. She had wept bitterly when she found her parents who had become alien demons, and as she researched and gradually realized that she couldn’t save her parents, she had also secretly cried.

This time was the final heartbreaking cry after truly parting ways with her parents.

Gently stroking the back of the girl’s head, Zheng Yichen bore the weight of her sorrow. Even though their initial encounter was arranged by the Boundary Breakers to slow him down, when Zheng Yichen had realized this, he chose not to abandon them and carried on with what he was supposed to do.

Thus, the reason for their initial meeting was no longer significant, and their relationship had developed to the point where it could not be severed. His emotions were not so faint and cold as to change himself just because he was a Proxy Agent, who often lacked an escape route in many missions.

Not wanting to change that part of himself, and wishing to continue on properly, the best way to deal with everything was to increase his strength. Every tragedy stemmed from a lack of power.

"Brother Chang Qing, if I make a mistake in the future, if I choose the wrong path, will you still stand by my side?"

"Like that, huh? I would need to give you a good education first."

"And then?"

"Since it’s education, I would have to set you straight, wouldn’t I?" said Zheng Yichen.

The girl clung to Zheng Yichen, wiping away her tears as the grief in her heart gradually dissipated with her sobs.

Qi Xiangyun, looking at Liu Hongzhao outside the residence, walked over to her and said, "What are you still doing standing here? Brother Chang Qing spent the night at your place, and with Yaoyao being like this today, Brother Chang Qing probably won’t be going back, I’m so envious of you both!"

"Brother Chang Qing didn’t do anything."

"You’ve already said that, but you regret it, don’t you?"

"It’s mutual," Liu Hongzhao left after saying that. Her hearing was very sharp; she had heard Lin Yaoyao’s crying. In fact, during missions with Lin Yaoyao, it wasn’t the first time she had cried like this.

The difference was that this time, Brother Chang Qing was by her side.

"I’m thinking about when will I... "

"I think it’s best not to have that happen," Liu Hongzhao, walking ahead, stopped and said without turning her head, "Our feelings are not toys."

"Of course I know, by the way, do you want to try this?" Qi Xiangyun pulled out the remaining necromantic tools from a bag she carried. Zheng Yichen brought quite a few, and Lin Yaoyao had not used them all up. It seemed a waste to leave the rest, and it appeared there wouldn’t be much use for them in the future anyway.

"..." Looking at those necromantic tools, Qi Xiangyun fell silent for a moment, a hint of hesitation flickering in her eyes before her expression firmed up, "I don’t need them anymore, you can use them as you see fit."

She also had her own thoughts, such as using the necromantic tools to try and see her parents again. Her mother had become an alien demon under the influence of the Demon Flower, and her father had died at the hands of fleeing refugees, not from turning into an alien demon.

Using the necromantic tools, her experience might differ from that of Lin Yaoyao, but... Lin Yaoyao had already failed. If she were to succeed at this time...

"If they’re to be used at one’s convenience, I’ll give you two," said Qi Xiangyun as she handed half of the necromantic tools to Liu Hongzhao. "Brother Chang Qing has already passed away; do you think Yaoyao would still care about such things?"

She also planned to give it a try, yet she didn’t intend to use them too many times; once would suffice. If it failed, she would not continue the experiment, and would allow some sorcerers to study the rest.

Humanity is at a disadvantage now; this is the time to figure out a way to enhance the overall strength of the human race. Even the power of the dead can be borrowed.

The use of undead for sparring in the martial arts training hall had been brief so far, but the feedback was very good. The skeletons, never tiring, could sustain damage to their bones after continuous combat. However, the alien demon blood harvested after hunting in Qi Family Town could be used to nurture these skeletons.

This would repair the wear and tear on the skeletons from sparring and training, and for the apprentices practicing martial arts, fighting with skeletons provided a better opportunity than hitting wooden dummies. It allowed them to accumulate ample combat experience. The weapons of the skeletons were covered, preventing fatal injury, but being hit would still hurt.

The pain felt in combat is the best feedback for improving real combat experience!

At night, Lin Yaoyao looked at Zheng Yichen somewhat shyly: "Brother Chang Qing, it is so late, why don’t you just stay here and not go back?"

"..." Looking at the girl’s demeanor, Zheng Yichen felt a tug at his heartstrings. Why do they all behave like this? How could one endure it?

"What are you thinking, little girl! Go to sleep!" Zheng Yichen tapped the girl’s head. Since the appearance of the Demon Flower in this world, how much time had passed? Less than a year, and they were still the same little girls with hardly any change!

"Oh..." Lin Yaoyao nodded with some regret, closed the box that was on the table, and locked it with a small combination lock. Watching the closed box, a look of relief appeared on her face.

The past still resided in her memory, but it no longer caused sleepless nights as it once did each time she remembered it.

Shrugging off her outerwear, Lin Yaoyao suddenly remembered something and quickly asked Zheng Yichen, "Brother Chang Qing, you’re setting off tomorrow, aren’t you? You should really get a good night’s rest."

"I know," said Zheng Yichen, already at the wardrobe. He turned his head to look at the stunned girl, and under her gaze, he took out a quilt from the wardrobe, "I’ll sleep on the floor."

"Uhm... Ah?" Lin Yaoyao was at a loss for words, even regretting why she had made the extra preparation of two quilts. After becoming a Dusk mercenary, she rarely stayed in her residence!

"This, this won’t be comfortable, right?"

"Are you talking about such trifling matters to me? Not only is your mind bigger than your size, but you also know I have important things to do tomorrow and should go to sleep," Zheng Yichen shooed Lin Yaoyao towards her bed, as she watched him expertly lay out his bedding.

The expressions on her face became even more conflicted as she looked at her own palm, her slender arm. She really wanted to tell Zheng Yichen this was her native world, where some concepts and rules were different. There was no need to abide by the ideals from his world...

Click—

The sound of a switch echoed, and the room was plunged into darkness.