After finally confirming that he had been directly teleported to the mission target, Hua Changle remained silent for a long time in front of Mingxi.
Mingxi's expression shifted from joy to doubt, and finally to dejection.
Seeing his expression, Hua Changle knew he was starting to make all sorts of assumptions, so she suddenly spoke up, raising her voice:
"Oh! I knew it!"
Her shout startled Mingxi. Hua Changle smiled like a flower:
"I knew someone as handsome and gentle as Mingxi couldn't be an ordinary person! He's the Holy Son of the Altar! No wonder I felt so close and warm when I saw you!"
She launched into a string of compliments, making no mention of how she had just been trying to avoid suspicion from the other person.
Mingxi listened, stunned, her face slowly turning red. She covered her face with both hands, her voice extremely soft:
"I... I'm not that good~"
Hua Changle grinned guiltily, but immediately put on a happy expression:
“Mingxi, there’s no need to be modest! If you weren’t powerful, how could you have become the only Holy Son?”
Upon hearing this, Mingxi stiffened, his hands slowly falling to the ground, his expression downcast.
"But... I, the Holy Son, have no power left..."
"What?" Hua Changle was taken aback and quickly asked.
"Lost your power? Lost what power? How did you lose it?"
Mingxi said frankly:
“I no longer have the ability to give wealth to others. I don’t know when or how I lost it. After losing this ability, I came to live in this small, dilapidated house.”
He gently pouted and said to himself with self-reproach:
"If I hadn't lost my abilities, we wouldn't be so poor. It's all my fault for being useless!"
This was truly the first time Hua Changle had encountered a guy like this, and she was a little at a loss for words, so she could only comfort him:
"Why blame you? Wealth is something you have to earn yourself. They have hands and feet, and they can't make themselves rich, so why should you be blamed?"
Mingxi's sad face turned into a crying face: "Xiao Le, are you saying that my ability is meaningless? Waaaaah..."
Holy crap!
Forgot that he's a money-giving boy!
Hua Changle sniffed and began to argue, "Of course that's not what I meant!"
Uh, I mean they are capable of supporting themselves, right? But everyone has difficult times, and during those difficult times, they often lack money, right? When things get really tough, they need help from others. That's when Mingxi, your abilities are their savior! How can it be meaningless? Self-reliance and helping them are not contradictory!
Do you... understand?
Mingxi was stunned: "So, this is how you help?"
Before Hua Changle could even nod, the little fairy boy shed tears:
"I've been helping the wrong people all along. I shouldn't have given them the money directly... Waaaaah..."
"..."
Aaaaaah!
Hua Changle Erkang: That's not what I meant!
The little fairy stopped her from making excuses, turned away to wipe her tears: "Waaah, don't comfort me, I know, it's all my fault!"
It's not that you're not wrong, it's that I'm wrong, it's all my fault! Don't cry!
Hua Changle's forehead was throbbing with pain, and she was too weak to speak anymore.
Mingxi felt wronged for a moment, then turned around, her eyes red and her voice trembling with tears: "Are you hungry?"
"ah?"
The topic jumped around so quickly that Hua Changle almost couldn't keep up.
"Uh, a little."
Mingxi wiped away her tears and smiled, "I'll go cook for you!"
After saying that, he walked away with a cheerful gait.
Hua Changle watched his departing figure, looked at the water stains on the ground, and suddenly felt an urge to slap herself twice.
Calming down, she leaned against the headboard and thought about the secret realm mission.
The murderer who assassinated the Holy Son.
Assassinate the Holy Son...
If Mingxi is indeed the Holy Son, who would want to kill a Holy Son who has already lost his powers?
Could it be the villagers who crave his abilities and abandon him?
She needs to wait for the probe's results.
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In an abandoned courtyard at the west end of the village, the six people from Goubuli were either sitting or standing, the atmosphere heavy and silent.
Even the wind blowing around them seemed to fall silent in fright.
Kulai had been staring eastward against the wind for half an hour, and his well-maintained, smooth skin was starting to peel, but he hadn't seen a single person.
Another gust of cold wind, carrying sand and gravel, howled in. Bai Xie, Ling Ren, Raymond, and Li Jie all turned their heads, while the crow, a beat slower, calmly opened its beak:
"Pfft!" He spat out a mouthful of sand.
Kulei looked weary and worn, his eyes filled with longing.
Her slightly pursed red lips slowly parted, and her slightly hoarse voice carried a questioning tone:
"Where is my precious Lele?! Where did she go?!"
She turned her head and looked at the other five people.
A few hours ago, she followed the markers for only a few dozen meters and arrived at this courtyard, where she met Bai Xie. Then, gradually, within two or three hours, everyone else arrived…
Besides Hua Changle, whom they were supposed to protect...
To prevent Hua Changle from missing their mark, they braved the cold wind and stood in the courtyard to wait. Half an hour had passed, and they hadn't seen a single hair of Hua Changle.
"Looks like we won't be able to wait any longer."
The conclusion was reached regarding the separation from the precepts.
The crow spoke up: "Think about how to find them."
"Mm," Raymond nodded and responded softly.
The actor suddenly asked, "Do you remember the name of our mission?"
Kulei immediately retorted, "'Following the trail until we meet again'? What does that mean? Are you deliberately separating her from us so we have to find her? What's the point?"
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