As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

Xiao Hua, covered in blood, smashed the crocodile's brains out. She sat on the corpse, panting heavily, oblivious to her appalling appearance.

On this day, she killed five of the most ferocious beasts until nightfall.

The great battle is over!

She lay helplessly on the grassland, gazing at the night sky. If she hadn't experienced it herself, she would never have believed it.

It actually took two nights.

She should have been comfortably lying in bed enjoying a good night's sleep.

Why is this happening?

"You did very well." Kagura's words came calmly, nothing particularly outstanding, just average.

For Yurikawa Hana's first battle, achieving this level of performance is already quite impressive.

Xiao Hua turned her head to the side, burying half her face in the grass, and looked at Tendo Kagura standing to the side.

Against a backdrop of countless stars and with the bright moon beside him, he stood there.

Because of the angle, she saw Kagura Tendou horizontally.

But its upright and peaceful demeanor still stands out, making it unique and giving people a sense of tranquility.

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The wedding went smoothly. I managed to write one chapter yesterday and today, and I'll try to update another one if I can.

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Chapter Forty-Nine: Restraint, Control, Mastery

Tendou Kagura tossed a thermos to Xiaohua.

This tonic wasn't originally meant to be served in a thermos; it was in a jade bottle. However, because it was too conspicuous, Kagura Tendo replaced it with a thermos.

Watching Baihechuan Hua finish the bottle in one gulp.

Her face was flushed, and her weakened body, which had been weakened by the successive outbreaks, was replenished. She quickly regained her energy, and her injuries healed rapidly, forming scabs before falling off.

It was exhilarating; every cell in her body seemed to be cheering. Although Xiaohua was mentally resisting, her body was telling the truth.

She was obsessed with fighting and killing—she even wanted to eat the flesh of wild beasts raw to replenish her energy.

The Warrior path is a system that requires a lot of resources.

Because if you want to become stronger, you need a lot of resources.

Xiao Hua casually crushed the empty thermos cup, threw it into the river, and splashed water more than a meter high.

Her eyes gazed at the night sky, her pure eyes reflecting the deep universe.

"I hate you," Xiaohua said. Forced to do something she didn't like, she couldn't feel any affection for Tendo Kagura at all.

Kagura Tendou remained silent; Yurikawa Hana's opinion was irrelevant to him.

"I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow." His words were calm, but he was just so annoying.

"Isn't it enough if this happens once?" Xiao Hua said reluctantly.

"Wait until you meet the requirements," Kagura Tendo said silently.

Even after being tempered by blood, it still wasn't enough; her eyes and tone said it all—that wasn't how a warrior should be.

Xiao Hua's eyes lit up immediately. Could this get rid of Tiandao Shenle?

"What do you want?" Even if Kagura asked him to wash his clothes, scrub his back, and be his maid, he wouldn't refuse.

As long as I can get rid of this nightmarish experience.

"Conquer your will to live," Kagura Tendo said, raising his head and standing quietly, his eyes deep, as if he could see into the distant universe.

Becoming a warrior signifies the awakening of one's own will to live.

But all living things have a latent will to live, and all mystical paths can awaken one's own will to live to some extent.

But the will to live is of paramount importance to a soldier.

Xiao Hua thought for a while, her eyes filled with confusion, and then she gave up thinking.

What is the will to live?

"The desires of all living things are irresistible, ceaseless, and uncontrollable..." Tendo Kagura said these words, but Xiao Hua looked at him with a "what are you talking about?" expression, so he changed his words and said calmly, "In a critical moment, the instinct that takes over your body is your will to live."

Xiao Hua thought about it and realized that she could glean some insights from those remaining fragments of memory, which made her feel a little scared.

What chilled her to the bone was that, even when she was lucid, she would feel a strong urge to kill Kagura Tendo because of her words about killing Miko.

Although she controlled herself, that inexplicable will still influenced her.

And without a doubt, whenever she is under a fatal threat, that instinct originating from her body overrides her consciousness, directly taking control of her body and unleashing explosive power far greater than when she is conscious.

In fact, according to the prophet's interpretation of the warrior path, the will to survive is one of the fundamental desires of the will to live.

Tendo Kagura points out this point, saying: "The will to live is the desire to live. As long as one lives, there will be all kinds of desires, which cannot be avoided."

"Then how can I overcome it?" Xiaohua asked in surprise. According to Kagura Tendou, how could she overcome her desires?

She can't even resist taiyaki, oden, or eel rice.

"I don't want to become a monk who has renounced all worldly desires." The image of a nun with a solitary lamp and ancient Buddha statue flashed through Xiaohua's mind.

"Constraint, control, mastery."

The words of Tendo Kagura are very powerful, heavy as a mountain, like an ancient deity giving revelation to humankind.

These three words will likely be present throughout the entire warrior system.

Xiaohua was immediately moved. Although she was naive, she was clear-headed and could deduce enough answers from this information.

It's not about truly overcoming one's own will to live, because no life can overcome its own will to live unless one commits suicide on the spot.

When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out; desires also disappear.

But this mutually destructive, death-or-death approach is really unnecessary, because the will to live is not the enemy; on the contrary, it wants its host to live well more than anyone else.

But sometimes, the actions of the will to live are not solely determined by itself, but also depend on the environment.

When Xiaohua was in a threatened situation, feeling agitated due to the pleasure brought by blood and the psychological rejection, her will to live would urge her to create a comfortable environment in order to dispel these discomforts.

"The essence of a warrior is life. And the three pillars of the desires that constitute life are survival, reproduction, and the pursuit of truth."

The will to survive goes without saying, the desire to reproduce represents the continuation of the species, and the last one will not be mentioned for now.

Kagura Tendo informed Yurikawa Hana of this information, explaining that the girl, having broken free from the influence of the will to live in a very short time, was now qualified to know these things.

The early game is actually very dangerous for warriors, as it is often accompanied by loss of control and madness.

In the resistance, those who could become soldiers were all selected elites, with firm will, and who had fought in many battles.

Even so, a very small number of warriors will still mutate and fall into monsters.

"You should go back now," Kagura Tendo said calmly before Yurikawa could ask.

He slightly raised his hand and restored Baihe Chuanhua to her original state, even her hairstyle was the same as before, and the scars had long since fallen off, leaving only some faint red marks on her skin, which would soon disappear.

Then she disappeared from the spot.

A flash of light appeared in Tendou Kagura's eyes, and the wild beasts that Yurikawa had killed instantly turned into a pile of white bones, all the flesh and blood disappeared, and then the bones all sank to the bottom of the river.

The animal bones showed signs of decay over time; they had been there for decades or even centuries.

Kagura Tendou took a step and returned to her bedroom.

It's past 2 a.m. now.

Baihe Chuanhua has great talent and is worth nurturing; he doesn't feel like he's wasting his time.

He nestled into the blankets, sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, Tendou Kagura opened her eyes.

He stared into the darkness and saw that Jianzi was sleeping restlessly, her legs crossed and rubbing against each other repeatedly. Her face was flushed, she looked uncomfortable, and her brows were furrowed.

Tendou Kagura gazed at it for a long time.

In the end, he chose to close his eyes.

Whether or not one can open the mysterious door depends entirely on oneself.

Because any transformation of life needs to come from the inside out.

I opened my eyes at 6:30.

Kagura Tendou stepped out of her room and finished preparing breakfast.

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Chapter 50: My Heart Aches for Him!

It was late at night.

The hazy night enveloped this peaceful settlement.

Yotsuya Miko's bedroom.

She was wearing pajamas, her hands resting on her neck, and then with a gentle flick, her long black hair, smoothed out, cascaded down like silk.

She could no longer maintain her previous lifestyle during this period. Fortunately, her mother did not make things difficult for her, nor did she ask her what she had been doing lately.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to explain these experiences to her mother, and it might even bring danger upon herself.

She crawled into bed and fell asleep within seconds.

Recently, her sleep quality has been very good, which has made Jianzi realize just how incredible the mysterious power is.

She wasn't a superhuman yet, but she felt light and energetic. Her complexion was so radiant, she looked like she had been reborn. She experienced feelings that ordinary people couldn't understand, and they were incredibly wonderful.

But that wasn't enough. Jianzi knew that she was wearing the Blood Jade, a mysterious object from the Heavenly Dao Kagura, which was constantly nourishing her body.

But this was just a seed, and in Jianzi's view, her actions were tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. However, Tiandao Shenle didn't care. Mortals couldn't absorb solidified blood bodies; this was just a natural outflow of life essence. If it wasn't stimulated, not much would be lost, and it would still be useful.

But no matter what, Jianzi still felt that it was better to become strong on her own than to rely on external things.