Seeing that Xiao Yuhan was unwilling, Zhang Chengfeng stopped talking and immediately changed the subject, saying, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. I have been in contact with Jiang Yining, and this woman is not simple."
"Oh? What do you think of her?"
“They can be allies, but not friends,” Zhang Chengfeng asserted.
Xiao Yuhan still trusted Zhang Chengfeng. After all, he was the national advisor. Putting aside everything else, he was definitely good at dealing with people and had a good eye for talent. "Did you take the initiative to approach her, or did she approach you?"
“After hearing what the Holy Lord said last time, I have been thinking about finding her, but before I could, she came. Moreover, this woman speaks in a cryptic way, which is hard to understand. But she doesn’t seem to be just pretending. From her speech, I can tell that she has real talent and learning. And I have learned that she has betrayed the Heavenly Demon Abyss. So, in Yu Hui’s case, we are on the same side.”
Xiao Yuhan sighed and asked again, "Put Jiang Yining's matter aside for now. Observe her more closely. The enemies in the Northern Border are not easy to deal with this time. Be careful."
At this point, Zhang Chengfeng seemed to remember something and then said, "I brought ten experts with me this time, all of them are in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Would you like to meet them?"
Xiao Yuhan shook her head. "There's no need."
“These people have been carefully selected by me. They are all your loyal followers and can be trusted. As the Holy Lord, you must always have your own confidants in the religion.”
Xiao Yuhan understood Zhang Chengfeng's meaning and smiled, "Don't be so worldly, kid. We're already brothers. Even if I put Li Qianyun and the other two juniors into the Blood Lotus Sect, they would still have to call you 'uncle' according to seniority. You're the one I trust the most, so there's no need for that. Just have them pledge allegiance to you!"
Hearing this, Zhang Chengfeng knew that Xiao Yuhan had misunderstood him, but he didn't explain. He could sense that Xiao Yuhan didn't care who held the power of the Blood Lotus Sect. However, seeing Xiao Yuhan's attitude towards him, he was even more moved. "Brother Xiao, you are truly no ordinary person. Well, I won't say any more. I can't guarantee anything else, but as long as I live, the Blood Lotus Sect will only have one master, and that is you!"
Xiao Yuhan smiled slightly, nodded in agreement, and then walked out of the room.
...
Back in her room, Xiao Yuhan was still uneasy. The enemy she had encountered earlier, who could use illusions, was indeed terrifying, and his methods were impossible to guard against. If she couldn't find a good way to deal with it, rashly entering the Northern Territory would definitely lead to trouble.
"System, is there any way to ensure that my soul won't be affected by Lin Yuan again?"
"System prompt: There is no other way. The host can only diligently train his soul, or try to seize the protagonist's halo. With the protection of the protagonist's halo law, your luck will reach a peak, and you will definitely turn danger into safety."
"But the method you gave me last time to steal the protagonist's halo was unreliable. It requires using that hand seal when he's at his weakest, but I can't just seriously injure my own disciple, can I? He didn't do anything wrong, and... if I steal his protagonist's halo while he's seriously injured, he definitely won't live long. Wouldn't that be the same as killing him with my own hands?"
"System prompt: After comprehensive calculation, the best solution is to seize the protagonist's halo. Then you won't have to worry about anything anymore. Even if everyone in the world dies, you won't die. Secondly, do you remember the substitute talisman the system gave you before? It can save you from death once. When you are about to die, a body will be automatically generated to die in your place. This is my trump card that I gave you a long time ago, but you have never taken it seriously."
Xiao Yuhan thought for a moment, "Of course I remember this, but Lin Yuan's methods are strange. If he hurts my soul, even if I don't die, I will still be affected, right?"
"The Substitute Talisman can only save the host when you are dying, but if the host is injured, the Substitute Talisman cannot heal him."
"What's the point of this thing? Are you some kind of garbage disposal system? I've seen other people's systems already taking off with their hosts, killing everything in their way."
"System prompt: The system never primarily serves the host; rather, the host serves the system, and the system serves the world."
These words seemed to awaken Xiao Yuhan. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Don't you have a compromise?"
"There is another way. The host can use 10,000 points to create a protagonist halo, but this protagonist halo has no effect."
"Then what's the use of me making it?" Xiao Yuhan said helplessly.
"System prompt: The system will help you create the framework of the protagonist's halo. You can first seize most of the male protagonist Murong Zhi's luck, at least 80%. The operation is simple and the system can help you complete it. Then you will have a pseudo halo with 80% of the power of the protagonist's halo. When you finally seize the male protagonist Murong Zhi's halo, it will become the real protagonist's halo."
"It sounds pretty good when you put it that way!"
The system continued, "Furthermore, even if you seize 80% of the male protagonist's aura power, the male protagonist will not die immediately; however, the luck bestowed upon him will only be 20%."
Xiao Yuhan hesitated for a moment, seemingly lost in thought.
The system asked again, "Does the host wish to redeem it?"
"Exchange! How exactly does it work?"
"Deduct 10,000 points, host's remaining points. The system will immediately establish the protagonist halo law for you. Once established, the protagonist halo law is just a carrier. After the host seizes the male protagonist's halo, the power of the protagonist halo on it will return to the original protagonist halo. The host does not need to do anything now. Just stay around the male protagonist Murong Zhi for thirty seconds and do not let him leave within twenty meters of you."
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