Only My Way

Faced with Ling Wuyuan's firm and decisive refusal.

The little girl's face revealed a very obvious look of disappointment.

For her, who didn't have many friends to begin with, Ling Wuyuan, this guy who was willing to risk his life for her, although only someone she had just met not long ago, could already be considered a friend, or even a reliable support.

He really steps up when things happen.

Just this point alone.

He was already stronger than many so-called close friends he had known for many years.

So, after being rejected by him, besides disappointment, there was inevitably some unwillingness on the little girl's face.

Only.

After opening her mouth, she ultimately didn't say anything more.

She understood that at this moment, both sides were facing an uncertain future.

Furthermore.

Just as Ling Wuyuan had said before, during the escape, one being too strong and the other being too weak would indeed easily cause a drag, leading to the annihilation of both.

However.

Even so, the look of disappointment on her face was still quite difficult to hide.

Seeing her like this.

With the idea of finding something to talk about, Ling Wuyuan asked a question that he had in mind.

"Why did you give me the qualification to use the [Spirit Awakening Ritual] during the day?"

"Ah?"

The little girl, who was still feeling disappointed, immediately looked up in surprise: "You knew it was us who gave you the qualification?"

"...After all, among everyone on the stage, you and your family head looked at me the strangest."

Noticing Ling Wuyuan's wording.

The little girl scratched her head slightly:

"Was my gaze that strange at the time...?"

"I was just curious as to why you seemed to be living so poorly, yet you had a kind of inexplicable freedom and unrestrainedness."

"The family head saw that I was a little curious about you, and also out of good intentions, directly asked me if I was interested in taking you as a family servant, and planned to give you some opportunities to change your life, so he paid special attention to you..."

Speaking of this.

She turned her face slightly, looking a little embarrassed:

"To be honest, your kind of unrestrainedness makes me a little envious..."

As someone who lost her parents early in her childhood, and in recent years, due to her outstanding aptitude, has been highly anticipated by the entire family, she inevitably carries some kind of invisible pressure, a pressure originating from life and the environment, so facing Ling Wuyuan, who obviously faced countless times more pressure than herself, but lived extremely unrestrainedly, she couldn't help but feel curious.

After speaking.

Perhaps recalling something, she also lamented:

"However, everything has changed now..."

"Originally, I was planning to let you choose some suitable martial arts in our family to practice..."

"Thinking about it, if this incident hadn't happened, you should have been able to become a backbone member of the family."

Hearing this.

After Ling Wuyuan slowly sighed, he could only shake his head slightly:

"If I gain it, it's my fortune; if I lose it, it's my fate."

"Being able to obtain the [Spirit Awakening Ritual] is already a great fortune for me!"

"My fate has actually been changed by this."

"Therefore, my gratitude to you will not change in any way."

The enhancement of his physical fitness and the awakening of his abilities, for him, was like his hard-difficulty life directly transforming into a normal-difficulty or even easy-difficulty one.

Putting everything else aside.

At least he already had the confidence to ensure that he wouldn't starve to death.

So, what he said to the little girl was completely from the bottom of his heart.

Then, Ling Wuyuan looked at the little girl with an extremely serious expression and said:

"Although it's a bit pessimistic."

"But after today's farewell, our life and death are both unpredictable, so, do you have any wishes?"

"If you do, I would like to hear them."

"In the years to come, if I am fortunate enough to live, and you have unfortunately died, then I will try my best to help you fulfill your wish."

At first, the little girl wanted to say no, that she didn't have any wishes, but after a brief hesitation, in the end, she chose to speak with hatred in her eyes:

"Then help me take revenge!"

"If you are able to possess the strength to help me take revenge in the future, then please help me avenge the destruction of my family!!"

"I want them to die even more miserably than my clansmen!!!!"

The little girl's words revealed undisguised hatred.

And revenge for hatred is itself human nature.

At least it is much more humane than repaying evil with good.

So, Ling Wuyuan didn't hesitate at all and immediately nodded in response:

"Okay."

He promised on the spot:

"If I can possess strong enough strength in the future, then I guarantee that I will make your enemies die miserably enough."

As for not having enough strength?

Then there's no way to do it...

Ling Wuyuan could only say that he would try his best.

"Then what about you?"

"Do you have any wishes?"

Facing this question.

After thinking about it, Ling Wuyuan said frankly:

"To be honest, I don't have any wishes."

"Or rather, my wish cannot be fulfilled by others."

"After all, my wish is to be strong enough to do whatever I want..."

Hearing that his wish was so real and not hypocritical, the little girl was also a little speechless.

His wish.

It was indeed not easy for others to help him fulfill it.

It couldn't be said that I will enjoy the good fortune for you in the future, right?

Although it wasn't impossible.

But the taste was a bit off...

"If it really doesn't work, next time we meet, you can treat me to a meal."

As the saying goes, if you don't know what to ask for, just let the other party treat you to a meal.

Ling Wuyuan chose the simplest approach.

"Okay then..."

Although she was a little dissatisfied with this wish, thinking that this wish might represent the reunion of the two of them, the little girl immediately agreed.

At this moment of parting.

The little girl asked Ling Wuyuan very seriously: "What's your name?"

"Ling Wuyuan."

Ling Wuyuan asked with a smile:

"What about you?"

The little girl replied very proudly: "Pei Yiman!"

"This is my name!"

"Now, I have firmly remembered your name."

"So you must also firmly remember my name, you must never forget what I'm called next time we meet!"

Ling Wuyuan naturally agreed readily: "No problem."

"I will definitely remember!"

It was also at this moment that the little girl named Pei Yiman hugged Ling Wuyuan with a smile.

"Then, take care!"

Feeling the other party's slightly trembling body, Ling Wuyuan, who hadn't expected the other party to make this move, after being stunned for a short time, also reached out and hugged the other party:

"Yeah..."

"Take care!"

"Finally, you must remember one thing."

Without looking up.

Pei Yiman, who was holding Ling Wuyuan tightly, just asked in a muffled voice: "What is it?"

"You must be ruthless enough, you must be decisive enough!!"

The next moment.

Pei Yiman replied seriously:

"Okay!"

"I understand!"