The next morning.
Calculating that the takeout should be arriving soon, Cui Zhi walked out of the bedroom and immediately saw the figure sitting on the sofa.
"Wow! So early? You young people are so energetic!"
"Good morning, Master Cui Zhi." Xia Yan looked at Cui Zhi, but her brows were deeply furrowed, as if she had encountered some problem.
What happened?
Xia Yan paused for a moment, then asked, "Master, which is more important, skill or personal preference?"
"It depends on the individual situation. If it's a dangerous planet like Tristar, where you could die at any moment, then of course strength is more important."
Her condition? Xia Yan pondered. She had no enemies, no obsession with strength, and Cang Yi was by her side. Although Xia Yan didn't want to rely on him too much, she knew he would always be there for her.
But—Cang Yi didn't recommend that she do that.
Xia Yan felt like she was stuck in a vicious cycle. What should she do?
Seeing her brows furrowing deeper and deeper, Cui Zhi raised an eyebrow and said, "Other people's advice is just advice. The key is what you want to do. You have to walk your own path, and only you can be responsible for your own life."
Hearing this, Xia Yan felt a sudden sense of clarity. Cang Yi's advice against doing so was indeed something she should reflect on. But if, after reflection, she still felt she was right, then why not continue?
She said she didn't want to rely too much on Cang Yi, so when did Cang Yi's words start to have such a big impact on her?
Thinking this, Xia Yan smiled brightly, "Thank you, Master. I know what to do."
"I ordered takeout, do you want some?"
"Yes! After we finish eating, we'll go to the wasteland to test our god-level power."
That's what they say, but once they get to the wasteland, how to test the power of a god-level being becomes another problem.
It has now been confirmed that Xia Yan's physical fitness and mental abilities have surpassed the 3S level, but in terms of mental strength, Xia Yan can currently only use god-level pressure.
That's awkward.
Cui Zhi had never seen a god-level being, while Xia Yan now only regretted that she hadn't paid attention to how Cang Yi used his power back then, and was too embarrassed to ask now.
After looking at each other for a while, Xia Yan coughed and said, "Why don't we take a look at that field first?"
Domain? Cui Zhi raised an eyebrow. "Bring it out and let's take a look."
The black world unfolded around Xia Yan, and Cui Zhi almost immediately sensed danger, his hair standing on end. But remembering it was this girl's territory, he forcibly suppressed his instinct to flee. From his observation, Lian Han did have some memory problems, but her personality was still good; she wouldn't turn on someone without a second thought.
Xia Yan blinked in confusion. This time, the domain felt different from the last time. Before, it felt purely familiar, but now it felt like she could control her own limbs. The domain had truly become a part of her body, or rather, her instincts.
Xia Yan quickly recalled the decision she had finally made and Cang Yi's words—tell the domain your choice, and it will guide you.
"I want to study heraldry and promote heraldry. Can you help me?"
Almost immediately, the black world changed. Symbols of various shapes rose from the ground one after another and disappeared into the air. Among them, two stars shone the brightest. With a thought, Xia Yan summoned one of them—the Linkage Teleportation Emblem.
After confirming that the other one was the guiding emblem, Xia Yan tried to find the missing symbols but found nothing. She roughly understood that the emblems she had mastered would light up. A smile played on Xia Yan's lips; she truly looked forward to seeing a sky full of stars one day.
"How's the field?"
Xia Yan thought for a moment, "I roughly know how to use the domain."
"Then let's try that teleportation emblem. Give me one first, banish me from the domain, and we'll see if we can traverse space, and then test the distance."
Xia Yan nodded, thinking about the linked teleportation emblem. She saw two beams of light descend from the stars in the sky and land on the backs of her and Cui Zhi's hands respectively. After that, Xia Yan temporarily banished Cui Zhi from the domain.
Xia Yan quickly sensed the emblem being activated, but Cui Zhi didn't appear. Couldn't he cross space? Xia Yan frowned, deactivated her domain, and then saw two men staring at each other.
Surprised by the sudden change of location, the person then spotted a familiar face and immediately beamed, "Cui Xiaozhi, you missed me?"
Cui Zhi looked him up and down. "You—have you come back to life? That's not right, weren't your remains completely destroyed back then?"
Xing Yucheng: "I forgot to tell you, I didn't die back then. It's just that my body was badly damaged, and I disappeared for a while."
"Was that just a period of time? It was a decade or two, okay?" Cui Zhi thought to himself, but didn't argue. This guy's combat power was something a mere armor maker like himself couldn't handle.
"Who is he?" Xia Yan frowned, puzzled. The wasteland was already sparsely populated, and the place they chose was quite secluded. How could there be an extra person there?
Lian Han? Xing Yucheng, who had his back to Xia Yan, turned around and looked at the graceful young woman. His heart was filled with mixed feelings of joy and worry, but his tone was surprisingly calm. "Do you still recognize me?"
Xia Yan blinked, feeling that this person looked somewhat familiar, but she was certain she had never seen him before. "Who are you?"
Wait a minute, Lian Han is Jing Li's junior sister, so wouldn't she and Xing Yucheng be...? Cui Zhi looked at Xia Yan, who had a blank expression, feeling worried but also a little schadenfreude.
Their generation suffered a lot of bullying from Xing Yucheng back then. You can tell just by how he addresses them by their names.
"Old Xing."
"You're admitting you're getting old?" Cui Zhi asked in surprise. The average human lifespan is two hundred years, so Xing Yucheng is still considered to be in his prime!
Xing Yucheng ignored Cui Zhi and stared intently at Xia Yan.
Xia Yan frowned when he said those three words, silently repeating "old man" a few times in her mind. The more she repeated it, the more familiar it sounded. Did they know each other before?
Xia Yan looked at him, feeling inexplicably sad.
Xing Yucheng watched as her emotions shifted from confusion and bewilderment to distress, her every thought written on her face. He felt a mix of disappointment and amusement. This girl had always been independent; when had she ever shown this side of herself in front of him? Now, with amnesia, was she finally letting her true nature show?
[It's not just about unleashing your true nature. Believe it or not, Cangming can beat you up with just a word.] The card system said coolly.
[Oh? You're still here?] This system has been silent since yesterday; he thought it had been replaced.
The system was too lazy to answer him.
Xing Yucheng knew this wasn't the time to tease the system. Seeing the girl looking troubled, he patted his cheeks and asked, "Old Xing, what are you doing here?"
Without realizing it, Xia Yan started using honorifics.
"So you've become polite?" Xing Yucheng raised an eyebrow, then shrugged. "I don't know. I was watching people fight from halfway across the stars, and suddenly I ended up here."
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