Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

Shuzao looked towards the inner circle, which was watching her from the edge of the circle.

"This one is prettier than Zhu."

They looked over, but could see nothing.

"Everyone, I'll be going now." Shu Zao closed her eyes.

Etheris's tears fell on her. If he hadn't known that the person in his arms was Shuzao, he would have thought he was holding a blanket.

It was so soft, so soft, that it frightened him.

No, she can't die. Why should she be the one to die? Why should it be Shuzao?

His son, Shuzao, cannot die, he cannot die.

Inside the white pagoda, Fu Yuan stopped convulsing, the painful expression on her face returned to calm, and she stopped uttering "Shu Zao"; her heartbeat had stopped.

Mo Shu and the others didn't hear a heartbeat, and Xian Yue'an thought it was all done. She looked up happily, but no sentry smiled.

Her hands trembled as she checked Fu Yuan's breath—no breath!

Fu Yuan is dead, then Shu Zao...

Her body suddenly lost all strength, and Nan Yuan caught her before she fell to the ground.

"Yue'an, let me take you to the treatment room. You don't seem to be feeling well."

"I'm fine, I just want to sit on the ground and be quiet."

It's so painful. My chest feels like it's being ripped open.

Nan Yuan gently laid her down on the ground, watching her with concern, afraid that she might do something rash.

The Tengmang family.

With the cards gone, Yao Luoya closed her eyes. This ending was a disservice to Shu Zao's efforts.

"Click."

"Click."

"Click."

Fu Yuan's body was making noises, and Xian Yue An scrambled to her feet, grabbing Nan Yuan's leg in a disheveled state.

She saw Fu Yuan's body "standing up," and her bones were growing back.

"I heard breathing. Fu Yuan is breathing," Peletta told Crescent Moon.

Xian Yue'an reached out and checked Fu Yuan's breath again. Only after confirming that he was alive did her tears fall.

"I knew Shuzao would be alright. She's Shuzao, you know. That bastard almost scared me to death."

She was scared but not to death; her eyes rolled back and she fainted. Her emotions had fluctuated too much in a short period of time.

Shu Zao never expected that when she opened her eyes, she would see Etheris's sweaty face.

"You'll die faster than me, won't you?"

That shouldn't be happening!

"Good morning, welcome back." Etheris's face rested against her chest.

Shuzao: ...Hold on, take a deep breath, good, I held it in.

"Let's leave first. Tell me on the way. This place is not safe to stay for long."

It's only safe once we return to the White Pagoda.

Elizabeth grabbed Shuzao's wrist and said in a hoarse voice, "Shuzao, I saw it."

They looked over and found that everyone could see the pollutants emerging from the circle in groups, but fortunately they weren't very strong.

"Never mind, let's go."

She was already incredulous enough that she survived this time; there was no need for her to seek death again.

I don't want to watch it.

I just want to go back to the White Tower.

They all sat on Wu Yuan's back. Yuan Li was the least injured among them, and he had the strength to lead them away quickly.

Shu knew from Wu Yuan why she was still alive.

It turns out that when Shu Zao closed his eyes, Etheris was promoted from SS-rank to SSS-rank, and his ability was: Life.

The specifics remain to be explored, but it is known that he has two lives. He can give the extra life to the sentries or guides who are not completely dead, or he can use it on himself.

When used on other sentries or guides, they need to endure the pain that occurs within one minute before the other person dies in order to die; no matter how painful it is during this time, they cannot die.

He will be reborn after death.

Sentinels and guides who use his abilities will be "reborn," with everything reset and returning to normal, no matter how severe their previous injuries.

Her ability can be used again.

Etheris's SSS-level ability saved not only Shuzao, but also the Sentinel who was mentally linked to Shuzao.

"Now he's got his tail between his legs." Elisabeth smiled, relieved to have escaped death.

Shu Zao nodded in agreement: "He really hasn't let us down at crucial moments."

Let her show off if she wants; she would do the same if she were in her shoes.

The sky was dark and gloomy, but I was in a particularly good mood.

Do you know how I got this jade bracelet?

Only Bo You could answer this question: "It's a circle."

He saw it.

Shu tried it out early, but didn't quite figure out how to use it, so she'll leave it at that for now.

"By the way, the quality of the crystal cores this time is quite good. I plan to allocate some to the Lingxi and Tengmang families."

No sentry objected.

Etheris woke up quickly, opened her eyes and looked for Shuzao, 'hanging' on Shuzao and rubbing against her.

"Etheris is really amazing." Shu Zao touched his wolf ears.

"Really? Hahaha, it's alright, it's alright." Etheris laughed heartlessly.

He kept talking to Shuzao, but Shuzao only paid some attention to him and focused more on her surroundings.

Yuanli was intently observing her surroundings, ready to kill any pollutants that approached.

"Shuzao, is what Zhu said true?"

"It's a mix of truth and falsehood; take it with a grain of salt, but don't believe it."

It's hardest to distinguish between truth and falsehood when something is only half true; it's better not to believe it at all, and to think about it only when needed.

"If you don't believe, why are you listening to so much?" He saw how seriously she was listening; she was practically becoming a believer.

Shu Zao rubbed Etheris's ear with her palm: "If I don't listen carefully, how can I answer questions? How can I stall for time?"

He didn't appreciate her good intentions at all.

"Oh, I see. Shuzao, you're so smart." Etheris put her arm around Shuzao's waist.

"Smack."

"Ah, Shuzao, you hit me!!!"

"Yes, I'm hitting you. It's one thing to brush against you, but to actually hit you is another. Do you want to see how dirty your hands are?"

They looked like they'd just been dug out of the ground, incredibly filthy, while I was covered in blood, as if I'd just finished a dismemberment operation.

"Shuzao, you're dirty too." Seeing Shuzao's unfriendly expression, Etheris quickly changed her tune, "No, I'm the one who's dirty."

He took a handkerchief from the space chip, poured some water on it, wrung it out, and then wiped Shuzao's face.

"I can do it myself." He rubbed his numb back.

"Okay, then I'll get the mirror for Shuzao." He took a mirror from the space chip.

The sentries exchanged bewildered glances: the innocent Etheris had evolved from version 1.0 to version 2.0; no effort was wasted, he was working subtly and effectively.

Such superb tea ceremony skills.

"Thank you, Etheris. Be vigilant and don't die at Little Karami's hands."

Sentinels: "Roger that."

Along the way, they witnessed the awesomeness of Etheris 2.0, and their own thoughts began to stir.

Hurry back to the White Pagoda. Shu Zao sent a message to Xian Yue An to let her know he was safe and sound, and also asked about Fu Yuan's situation.

"Ding-dong."

As always, Xian Yue An replied to her message quickly.

[Yue An]: Good morning, Fu Yuan has died and come back to life. I will tell you the details when you come back. Are you almost at the White Pagoda?

[Shu Zao]: Almost there, estimated in three hours.

【Yue An】: Okay, be careful and don't let your guard down on the road.

[Shu Zao]: No, I value my life very much.

They returned to the White Tower at five in the morning; they left at night and returned at night as well.

pretty good.

The construction was completed in less than a day; the rest of the time was spent traveling back and forth.

Even Shuzao had to admit that her team was incredibly strong.

She's such a great leader.