Above Destiny

Chapter 627 Flowers and Dreams, Trees and Wolves

"What advice do you have for me?"

Isis turned her head, the starlight remained indifferent, as if she were listening attentively.

This made Yan Fei even more confused!

The shadow of high-pressure learning surged like a tide. Trembling under those eyes, I stammered, "No, no, it's just that… 0012… are you talking about me?"

"Yan Fei, registered employee number D0012, do you have any objections to your identity?"

"No, no."

“Very good.” Isis nodded: “If you don’t want me to list your tactical mistakes and wrong decisions, then please go to safety with 0011.”

"Wait, no..." Yan Fei was dumbfounded, "Why is A Chang a number earlier than me?"

"Let's go, brother, hurry up and go..."

Yan Chang obediently started his wheelchair, grabbed his older brother by the neck, and dragged him towards the basement.

Then, Isis looked at Tang Qian.

Tang Qian lay flat, raised his hands, and even rolled over, wriggling to move away from the doorway and no longer blocking it.

Please pretend I don't exist, thank you.

And so, the door opened silently.

The scene revealed blood and severed limbs on the long street outside, along with distant wails and gunshots.

The wind that rushed towards us carried the stench and the smell of ashes.

Snapped!
Amidst the excited cries of the carnivorous giant bird, a shattered corpse suddenly fell from the sky.

Blood splattered.

A streak of crimson spread and landed at the feet of Starlight Shadow.

Isis raised her head and looked at the giant tree that covered the sky, and even at the sky that was stained with blood.

"This world is truly an eyesore; what is there to pity about it?"

No one responded.

She coldly withdrew her gaze, rummaged through the workshop's inventory, and found the messy state of the place even more irritating.

In the warehouse, which was completely undisturbed, a box was placed on top, tied with a rather haphazard bow.

Isis remained silent, her gaze lingering for a moment, before opening the box.

Within the three amber-colored crystals lay the blessings that had been prepared long ago: [Masterful Hands], [Primitive Spirit], and [Axis of Domination].

On the top note was a strange-looking smiley face, with the message: Happy Birthday.

It was like a gift that had been prepared long ago.

It's just another meaningless ritual that only wastes time.

I've said it countless times.

"……boring."

Isis gazed silently, her lips parting and closing, and then, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, she reached out and grasped this self-righteous surprise in her hand.

With a crisp cracking sound, the blockade was lifted in an instant.

Amidst the flickering light of countless stars, a ray of ever-changing, brilliant light rose straight up, soaring into the sky, breaking through the barriers of storms and dark clouds, ascending into the dark and inky firmament, looking down contemptuously at all the chaos and turmoil, mocking everything.

The ethereal light of nature flashed and disappeared in an instant.

They disappear before anyone can even react.

Enveloped in illusory light, Isis indifferently examined the blessing in her hand. Her illusory fingers tightened, and a cracking sound rang out. Cracks spread across the amber crystal.

Under the flow of the non-aggression matrix, the precision surpasses even the countless changes of Ji Jue's three-phase alchemy. The spiritual essence begins to be refined—easily shattered, breaking the structure, removing traces of regression, washing away impurities, and purifying the essence.

After the second transformation, the blessing returned him to his purest state in the blink of an eye.

Those meaningless growths and traces are of no significance and are not even half as good as Ji Jue's in terms of skill level. They will only cause interference because the compatibility with the fluid alchemy is too low.

It's better to completely clear your name and start over!

In the crisp sound, that blessed flash of light melted into the matrix, merged into her soul, and became a part of the matrix.

It was as if it had always been that way.

Thus, the ironclad rules of modern alchemy were easily broken, and through instinctive fluid alchemy, creation began to grow on its own. Without the need for craftsmen, creation began to complete itself.

Following closely behind is the "primacy of the spirit," and then the "axis of domination."

The three blessings form a chain within the matrix.

By appealing to higher ranks, one can easily leap over them.

They even had spare energy and didn't feel any heavy burden.

Given its current state, it should be able to naturally grow to the Transformation stage. After that, it will need to further strengthen its structure, gradually invest materials, and increase its upper limit.

Achieving the Matrix Relic is extremely difficult, and its growth and improvement are far more difficult and complicated than those of the unknown Chosen One.

The situation where Ye Xian, before even achieving the status of a Celestial Being, actually managed to accumulate two Celestial Being-level matrix artifacts is no longer just unbelievable or sensational; it's an outright horror story.

As a creation, Isis was born from the Tower of Myriad Transformations, a divine artifact close to the highest good, amidst the flow of countless events, consuming countless resources, for which even the Heavenly Furnace had to pay a price.

Her specifications and purity are already at the very top of countless similar individuals, even at the starting line.

The mere leap in the level of inspiration is perfectly natural.

Unfortunately, due to the inherent characteristics and direction of Non-Aggression, the process becomes cumbersome from the moment of transformation, requiring additional certification from the embers, which is extremely troublesome.

However, at the current level, it is sufficient to deal with the immediate troubles.

Isis raised her eyes and glanced at the countless rampant mutants, monsters and calamities catalyzed by wolf blood.

Without joy or sorrow, as if gazing at iron, stone, grass, and trees.

The games and struggles of fools and idiots, no matter how rampant and dissolute, are nothing but a joke... But to be so shameless is truly too much of a nuisance.

She stretched out her hand, towards everything before her, and told them:

"Quiet."

In that instant, a deathly silence descended.

Countless strands of mercury rose into the sky and disappeared into the dark clouds, instantly turning the thunderous clouds silvery-white.

Then, a silvery downpour descended from the sky amidst the gale and turmoil.

Enveloping all, covering everything.

Heavy, cold, and cruel.

Fine, almost imperceptible threads of mercury flickered in the scattered light, and within those tiny shimmers, all the mutants and monsters seemed to freeze for a moment, visible to the naked eye.

Immediately afterwards, the hand formed by countless illusory lights curled up and snapped its fingers.

Snapped!
Unseen ripples spread from the fingertips.

Wherever it passed, whether giant insects, lizards, tigers, wolves, pythons, or even arrogant and rabid beasts, all were reduced to grotesque humiliations, crawling on the ground like straw in the invisible hurricane.

A tiny, almost imperceptible strand of mercury subtly extends into the gaps between the mouth, nose, eyes, ears, and even pores and carapace, solidifying and changing from the most vulnerable part inside, severing nerves, interfering with the pulse, and naturally taking over everything.

The countless monsters that could no longer be counted or estimated at this moment were all turned into materials that could be taken at will.

Spiritual matter, flesh and blood, life and soul, can no longer be in control.

"What is this...?"

Liang Mo, his body covered in layers of blood, turned around blankly, still clutching the trigger, the red-hot barrel spinning futilely, the empty bolt clicking.

The screams, shrieks, and howls all disappeared.

Only a chilling silence remained.

And in the silence, crackling sounds continued to emanate from the bodies of the immobilized monsters...

When those fragmented sounds came together, they transformed into a magnificent echo, like a torrential downpour, sending chills down one's spine.

Right before Liang Mo's eyes, sharks, giant insects, monsters, and all sorts of other random things were rapidly shriveling and withering away in spasms.

It was as if everything had been swallowed up by something unseen.

Beneath the brittle and shattered body, a dazzling glint slowly emerged.

Rooted in flesh and soul, catalyzed by the alchemy of vaporization, a tiny wisp of creative spirit draws all the nourishment from the blood and soul, and quickly sprouts.

In the blink of an eye, the withered corpse fell silent, replaced by pure white flowers.

Amidst the spreading crimson, the shattered corpses, and the crumbling bricks, illusory white flowers grew at a visible speed, pristine and blooming on their own.

The perimeter of the base, which had been reduced to ruins in the chaos, was transformed in an instant into a dreamlike sea of ​​flowers—cold, vibrant, and lonely, breathtakingly beautiful, yet utterly devoid of any life.

Like a dream.

Rooted in death and blood, they expand rapidly, filling everything. They become the masters of it all, to the point that everything else becomes an overconfident intruder.

The so-called "inspiration".

This is the first blessing chain of Non-Aggression, the effect of which is to enable the artisan's abilities and alchemy to transcend themselves and be applied to all mediums.

Under the intervention of a mechanical deity, Ji Jue's invocation can bring inanimate objects to life, turning machines into beasts that can be driven at will.

Isis's appeal, however, was not so complicated.

She merely eroded and transformed everything in sight, turning it into a part of herself, turning the living into the dead, and causing life to fall into a dead state. After the devastated life disappeared, only the tranquil and dead flowers remained.

In an instant, all the marked intruders were killed, devoured, and transformed.

The howling wind became almost imperceptible.

Countless flowers swayed in the wind, their petals rising and falling, as if a gentle song were emanating from them, but the naked ear and senses could not discern it.

"Now, it finally looks a bit better."

Amidst the endless pure white, Isis looked around, feeling the wind rushing towards her, and there was no longer any smell of blood or stench.

Above the sky, even the blood-red rain stopped abruptly. Only behind the dark clouds, a ferocious giant shadow, moving like a giant serpent, roared and hissed.

The food that was once so delicious has all disappeared, turning into flowers that are now utterly useless.

Such a terrifying and desolate scene is nothing more than an eyesore of blank space to the calamity beast, and has no value whatsoever.

In its fury, the massive body swooped down, repeatedly crashing into the remaining Heavenly Laws of the front-line base, causing expanding cracks to appear on the originally invisible defenses, and the cracks widened further.

Until the very end, it completely fell apart!

Amidst the deafening roar of destruction, excited wolf howls echoed from the inner layers of the base, as a massive horde of sharks and monsters surged in amidst the storm.

Blood and mud fell into the pure white sea of ​​flowers, leaving behind specks of black.

A chill and disgust gradually crept onto that calm yet ethereal face...

"What a hassle, you guys."

Isis raised her eyes and looked up at the sky, her face expressionless: "Why can't we die silently, like insects?"

On the doomsday train, the All-Encompassing Engine starts, and amidst the torrent of spiritual matter, power supply begins—six percent of the spiritual matter reserves are drawn, and the project is launched.

Within the spiritual energy computing array, which resembled a dense forest, a brilliant light shone.

Spiritual Interference Sequence - [Crown of Isis], activated!

And so, heaven and earth trembled.

Amidst the raging winds, the earth, the blood rain, and the dust, after a moment of tremor, the turbulent world abruptly came to a standstill.

All was silent.

The thick clouds that had been boiling suddenly froze, and then, with the flow and spread of wisps of silver metallic light, they were completely frozen like iron.

On the earth, countless white flowers seemed to be blown up by an unseen wind, defying gravity, rising into the sky and heading into the dark clouds.

Like a pale tide flowing and rising into the stars.

Just above Isis's head, a pure white crown of flowers appeared for a fleeting moment, while at that moment, in the iron-like dark clouds high above, the radiance of mercury flowed, rose, spread, and filled everything.

Like flower petals, rays of light burst forth, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... countless, blooming, closing, growing, and withering.

Drawing upon the distorted life force from the blood rain, it reverses, erodes, transforms, and reshapes, taking away all the ugly aspects of life and turning them into pure and indifferent death.

May all things return to peace and tranquility.

boom! ! ! !

What happened was nowhere to be seen; only a shrill scream suddenly exploded, followed by a torrential downpour of thick blood falling from mid-air.

A waterfall of crimson blood cascaded down violently, splashing across the wasteland. But then, on the land where the giant serpent's blood had been spilled, the same flowers bloomed.

Paleness spreads.

The clouds trembled violently and were torn apart, but they quickly mended themselves again.

Time and again it breaks down, time and again it rebuilds. Even when it is ravaged to the point of disintegration and falling apart, it can still rebuild itself, and even be better than before!

Instead of launching a fierce counterattack and encroachment, it allowed the calamity beasts to rage and attack, completely unconcerned, and simply let them spread on their own.

The mere existence of these creatures gradually brought back the rationality within the frenzied beasts of calamity.

I finally understand what fear is!
Until the massive amount of corpses was completely swallowed up by the white sea of ​​flowers, the giant serpent in the sky let out a hysterical roar, struggled wildly, disregarded its severe injuries, suddenly shuddered, and then... with all its might, rushed out!

They escaped!
Large amounts of blood continued to pour down from the ruptured body, and white flowers had actually grown on that massive body, taking root in the flesh and blood, and no matter how much it was torn and shaken, it could not break free.

The moment it felt fear, the giant snake didn't hesitate at all and fled in panic.

A cold snort echoed from the distant sky.

A beam of light, reaching to the heavens and the earth, appeared out of thin air, pierced through the giant serpent, and instantly burned the lightly wounded beast to ashes.

High in the sky, a blurry figure whizzed past.

The signal paused for a moment above the front-line base, then with a casual gesture, screams erupted from within the base's inner layers.

Sharp, blazing rays of light shot into the sky, suspending the wolf carcass in mid-air, where flames spontaneously combusted and burned it to ashes.

That distant gaze turned to the endless sea of ​​flowers. The illusory spirit within the sea of ​​flowers seemed taken aback. Soon, it looked at the workshop behind her, which was riddled with cracks. After seeing the association's symbol, it seemed to understand something and withdrew its gaze.

Immediately afterwards, the figure sped away.

Without a word or any instructions, he easily resolved the trivial scabies problem and plunged into the deeper storms of Baibang.

Almost simultaneously, from the north, another thunderbolt swept across the sky, leaving a series of loud bangs before disappearing into the dark clouds of natural disaster.

As more and more people joined in, the outline of the illusory giant tree gradually began to sway amidst the storm and disaster.

The roar continued.

The earth trembled slightly, and the aftershocks continued.

But that has nothing to do with Isis anymore.

Whether it was the Federal Empire or the Desolate White State, it was none of her business. She coldly withdrew her gaze and looked at the calf and horse that had stopped trembling on the outskirts of the base not far away, and even at the dazed figure peeking out of the driver's window.

"After observing for so long, why are you so cold-hearted as to not even say a word to a tool that has long since fallen out of favor?"

Isis asked with 'curiosity':

"gentlemen?"

"..."

Ji Jue's eye twitched, then twitched again. After jumping out of the car, he coughed twice in a mock manner, "You...you're back?"

"Ah."

Isis nodded.

"Look at this, sigh, how rushed! Why didn't you say anything? Look at the mess you've made."

Ji Jue sighed with regret: "I've prepared the cake, fruit, and party ribbons, so now it's all useless."

"I've also opened the surprise gift you didn't mention. By the way, once you're out of the realm of drafting, your drawing skills remain as pathetic as ever."

Isis added coldly, "Besides, if we didn't do this, how could we see how unsightly our tidied workshop has become..."

"Hey, the little calf is just being silly and mischievous!"

Ji Jue shifted the blame without hesitation, "I've already hit him!"

"...I don't know if I've fought or not, but I feel like you haven't found the key point."

Isis gave Ji Jue a meaningful look. "However, you've really had a hard time these past few days. I'll take care of the rest of the trivial matters, so please don't worry."

But you certainly won't mess it up again, right?

Ji Jue wiped his sweat, not daring to speak.

"We regret to inform you that our workshop will be undergoing emergency repairs and maintenance and will be temporarily unable to receive guests. The reopening date will be announced later."

Isis glanced at the guests behind Ji Jue and, as always, gave a slight bow with poise and elegance. "Now, please excuse me."

His indifferent gaze swept over her, lingering on An Ning for a moment.

An Ning was dazed and blank.

A single hair on the top of his head stood up in shock.

“Brother Ji Jue…”

She instinctively grabbed Ji Jue, her voice trembling with shock: "Men and women, men and men, I can accept any of that, even one against many, but a person and a machine, that's impossible!!!"

"..."

The footsteps that turned and walked away were barely perceptible, pausing for a fleeting moment.

Snapped!
"What are you saying, little kid!"

Ji Jue slapped An Ning's head with an annoyed expression, "Watch less TV dramas and read fewer comics, so you won't be thinking about nonsense all day long."

And so, the figure that had been standing still continued forward, only revealing a contemptuous smile when it turned its face as if by accident.

The fleeting moment was clearly reflected in the girl's eyes.

"Ah……"

【! 】

An Ning's eyes widened, and her whole body tensed up instinctively.

As if stressed, I wanted to breathe on my skin, and the love radar that doesn't even exist in my brain started going off like crazy.

Something's wrong! Something is definitely wrong!
This woman—no, the female robot, no, the female AI… whatever it is, something is a million times off!

Instantly, a hundred thousand similar plots from movies, TV series, comics, and animations that I had seen popped into my head, appearing in a dazzling array, each different, with the only common point being that they all contained a touch of unsettling green.

She is anxious!

But there's no use in being anxious...

No, I can't scare myself. If I lose my composure now, my opponent will seize the opportunity and take advantage of my weakness. Countless tragic examples of protagonists and supporting characters flood my mind.

As a hunter, how could you just stand by and watch your prey be taken away by another hunter?!
Before firing, you must first mark the target!
“Brother Ji Jue…”

In a moment of hesitation, she pitifully tugged at Ji Jue's sleeve. Ji Jue turned around blankly and saw her cheek so close to his, pressed together.

Take a big gulp!

Caught off guard.

Before Ji Jue could react, two rows of shallow teeth marks were left behind.

Then, just before Ji Jue could ask a question, she jumped back a step and smiled sweetly:
"Thank you for the gift, Brother Ji Jue! I will definitely keep it safe!"

As she spoke, holding the souvenir she had taken from Ji Jue, she glanced to the side as if by accident, and her smile grew even brighter.

Without giving any chance to retaliate, he waved goodbye.

"I'm going now~"

"..."

Ji Jue's hand, which he had just raised, froze in mid-air. He looked up instinctively at Tong Shan, who was still in shock, and saw that Tong Shan had also taken a step back.

A giant leap forward!

"Um, oh, the phone's ringing. I'm leaving now, don't bother me any longer, bye-bye!"

He took out his phone, not caring whether there was a call or not, put it to his ear, and walked away.

So fast!

Although he didn't quite understand what was going on, the legacy of ether told him that staying would definitely not end well!

slip away!

In the deathly silence, Ji Jue turned his head blankly and saw the old soup sloshing down the steps next to the door like liquid. It wriggled and moved, and when it noticed his gaze, it suddenly sped up.

With a whoosh, it disappeared.

"...What the hell?"

Ji Jue was completely bewildered. He walked into the temporary workshop and looked at the gradually repaired iron wall. He then discovered that the Yan brothers, Fei and Chang, were nowhere to be found.

Only Isis remained, sitting in her boss's chair.

After being freed from the constraints of matter, the projection manifested as a spirit still maintains its former form. Unlike the emptiness of the past, it now has a sense of real existence to some extent.

Ji Jue couldn't help but feel regret.

It's such a pity that I wasn't able to witness the completion of the Matrix Relic.

However, now that the transformation of the Matrix Relic is complete, the ley lines that served as its container and consumable are probably almost gone. Even if they can be maintained, they will not be able to restore their original size and stability.

He casually took over the repair work on the spirit circuit and asked curiously, "How is Punabantu's condition?"

"Thanks to me, a major earthquake was triggered, and the area lost more than half its original size."

Isis assisted with the work with ease: "However, because the park had taken precautions and made preparations, it was not affected and production resumed within two hours of the incident."

"Yes, as expected."

Ji Jue nodded, then realized something was wrong and turned around blankly: "Wait, in the workshop report, the last earthquake time... I remember it was half a month ago?"

"Ah."

Isis nodded and looked at him.

Ji Jue stiffened, swallowed hard, and said, "These past two weeks..."

"Ah."

Isis nodded, without even waiting for him to finish speaking.

"You've always..."

"Ah."

Isis nodded again.

So, Ji Jue's once upright posture gradually hunched over, and he subconsciously raised his hand to wipe his sweat, hesitating to speak: "You..."

“It’s all recorded.”

As if she had foreseen the future, Isis answered the question she hadn't had a chance to ask, adding, "Yes, all of them."

"W-what all?"

Ji Jue stiffly turned his head, looking at the bare wall, "Don't say things like that, I can't listen to that..."

"Including the precious record of you singing Yunzhou folk songs with the riot police last week when you had nothing to do."

As Isis spoke, the screen, which had been off, suddenly lit up. In the workshop scene, a craftsman wearing shorts and shirtless, after solving a difficult problem, excitedly grabbed the temporary cleaner cat next to him and started dancing and singing: "Hajimi no Nanbei mung bean, Asiga na luha ya ku..."

Snapped!
The screen is cracked.

"That's enough, that's enough!" Ji Jue, drenched in sweat, grasped her ethereal hand and pleaded humbly, "Miss Isis, please don't let go!"

"why?"

Isis asked, puzzled, "There are two more videos later on, one saying 'Isis is nothing to worry about' and the other saying 'When Isis comes back, just say you killed the flower.' I really like them. Don't you want to watch them with me?"

"No, no! I'm busy. Maybe next time, definitely next time!"

Ji Jue's pupils were unfocused, and his already hunched back had completely slumped over until he heard Isis's voice: "By the way, this segment is also being recorded..."

With a snap, everything vanished without a trace.

In order to minimize his already numerous dark histories, Ji Jue acted as if nothing had happened and began busily repairing the house.

It just feels like the heavens are reversed...

It is truly shameful that a craftsman of such high standing seems to have been controlled by his own creation.

If this gets out...

Wouldn't I need an extra gold ribbon?
At least!

Such a stable state and such an exaggerated level of completion, even capable of self-upgrading and iteration, have perfectly reached the level that Ji Jue had envisioned, and even exceeded it.

There are only mediocre people who despise their own lack of talent; how could they possibly hate the outstanding craftsmen who create masterpieces?

"Speaking of which, how does it feel to become a Matrix relic?"

“Very good, very good.” Isis replied respectfully, “As a slave, I am already very content with the exquisite shackles you have given me.”

"...You know I'm not talking about the strength or difference of power, I'm just a little curious about the process and experience of transformation."

Ji Jue sighed, “An old woman once taught me that what a craftsman thinks is good may not be suitable for creating things.”

For you, Isis, is taking this further good or bad? If you're feeling distressed about your current situation…”

"—I will take care of the root cause of the pain myself, please don't worry."

Isis lowered her eyes, examining her spiritual hand, and replied, "As for the process, it didn't feel real. To put it in human terms, it was like 'taking a nap.'"

There was no pain, but I also felt neither joy nor excitement.

After hearing this, Ji Jue shrugged: "That's a real pity."

"gentlemen……"

Isis said, "It's like I'm having a dream."

"Ok?"

Ji Jue turned around in confusion and looked behind him, where he saw a pair of eyes staring at him.

Was it a good dream?

"I don't know," she said, "because I dreamt about you."

"Hmm, this doesn't sound like a good dream."

"really."

Isis sighed softly, lamenting, "Things in dreams are always ethereal and unpleasant, and things that come out of nowhere are unpleasant."

As a result, the world after waking up seemed no different from the nightmare; the hateful aspects remained unchanged, and the flawed aspects were still as ugly as ever.

However, the thought that even in hell, there are scum like you to cushion my fall makes me feel a little better.

She seemed to laugh, and said confidently, "I think this is probably what you mean by 'happiness'."

"...It shouldn't be like that no matter how you look at it!"

Ji Jue sighed numbly: "Can't you think of something else?"

"How do you fantasize about torturing someone for your own amusement?"

"forget it."

For his own safety, Ji Jue cut off the conversation.

The last crack in the wall has been repaired.

That's it.

He raised his head and looked at the sky.

Outside the workshop, howling storms and turbulent currents struck again, and in the wilderness outside the front-line base, a high-pitched roar once more echoed from the deepest part of that eerie giant tree.

Amidst the sounds of birdsong, a beam of light, as intense as the bursting of the sun, shot across the sky like an arrow, leaving a straight rift that stretched for thousands of miles.

Like a scar, it penetrated deeply into the territory of Shangri-La, causing a crack to appear on the giant tree.

The howl of wolves rang out again, shaking the heavens.

The deafening roar, like stars falling, continued incessantly. Occasionally, fragments of frying pans, spatulas, and cabinets could be seen falling from the sky along with the broken branches of the giant tree, dissipating into nothingness...

It's difficult to tell what exactly happened on the inside.

The aftershocks from the outside world alone caused turmoil throughout the entire frontline base.

Soon, a streak of scarlet gradually appeared on the dry branches of the giant tree, like the sprouting of leaf spores.

It has begun to expand outwards again.

But soon, beams of intense light, like spears, rose from the ground, reaching the heavens and the earth!

Countless spears of light stood beneath the desolate landscape of Baibang, like a fence, firmly locking down the expansion of Shangri-La and sealing the giant tree within an invisible cage.

With the concerted efforts of both the Federation and the Empire, the encirclement was finally completed from all sides.

Not only did it stop the situation from deteriorating, but it also put the transformed forest kingdom and the wolves in a cage!
His actions were completely different from his usual sluggish and cumbersome demeanor; he acted decisively and swiftly!
As expected of the prestigious Tianyuan, it inspires a sense of stability and reassurance, earning our admiration and respect!
There was one tiny, insignificant detail that piqued Ji Jue's curiosity...

Was this a swift and decisive decision, or was it something that had been planned in advance?

(End of this chapter)