Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

"I, I want to... take a break..."

Xu Linglan seemed to have reached the limit of her patience, and a strange feeling made the sounds she made sound like she was begging for mercy.

"Ah...what a trouble." Lin Cheng withdrew his hand and continued to lie back on the snow in a daze. There was still no signal on his cell phone. He should have read the next two novels earlier. However, Xu Linglan didn't even have the strength to sit up at this moment. She was like a deer caught in a trap, her body twitching uncontrollably, as if she had been crying for a long time and couldn't control her shoulders from moving.

When she read Lin Cheng's thoughts again, she heard Lin Cheng whisper in his heart, "Do you want to take a bath or something? There is a lake not far away over there..."

"Did you read my mind too?!" Xu Linglan's cheeks were already flushed pink.

"Why do you need to read? Aren't you shaking all the time? And you just sweated a lot..." Lin Cheng looked at the gray sky weakly. Xu Linglan's cheeks flushed. After a while, she came over, grabbed Lin Cheng's arm and covered his eyes, "You, you, you are not allowed to look..."

Lin Cheng was too lazy to cover his eyes with his hands. He just turned over and faced the snow like a corpse. Xu Linglan slowly stood up and went to the lake in the distance. The sky was a deep blue. The mountains in the distance were shrouded in clouds and mist, with snow on the top of the mountains. At first glance, it looked like a fairyland on earth.

She reached out her hands to cover her cheeks. She felt as if her heart in her chest was about to jump out. Her head began to wander. Fortunately, she stopped just now. If she had continued... she felt that something bad would happen.

There is an overflowing spring by the lake, and clear spring water slowly flows out from the spring.

She sat there and built a snowman. After a while, she raised her white and tender feet and gently poked Lin Cheng's waist, "I, I've had a good rest."

Lin Cheng turned over and sat up, holding her white and tender feet with his hands. Her slender feet were still wearing cute white socks. Lin Cheng took off the white socks and held her feet with his hands. Xu Linglan started to read her mind.

"It's cute."

"abnormal!"

“…Is this a normal compliment?”

"Want to be stepped on?"

"Not at all." Lin Cheng's inner voice was revealed immediately, and Xu Linglan breathed a sigh of relief. The next second, she felt a tingling sensation on the soles of her feet again. Her body went limp, her slender white legs raised high, and her skirt fell down. Lin Cheng pulled her skirt down to cover her snow-white thighs, and continued to pry open her energy nodes with an expressionless face. The whole process took another fifteen minutes. When it was finally over, Xu Linglan's body had collapsed on the snow, and she was sweating a lot. She unbuttoned two buttons of her shirt, revealing her wet collarbone, her hair stuck to her cheeks, and her toes finally stretched out. She looked lazy, as if she was about to fall asleep.

When Xu Linglan regained consciousness and looked at Lin Cheng to start his mind reading, she heard Lin Cheng muttering to himself, "Should I avoid him?"

Xu Linglan's voice turned into a scream. She stretched out her hands and covered her face tightly. Suddenly, she wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

The next moment, she suddenly felt the energy in her head start to circulate, and her head began to ache. Fortunately, Lin Cheng reached out and placed his hand on her forehead, suppressing the circulation of her energy. He asked, "What were you thinking about just now?"

Lin Cheng looked at the faint cracks on the ground, and the corners of his mouth twitched. "Okay, I guessed it... dig a crack in the ground and crawl in?"

Xu Linglan fell silent. She didn't even dare to think about it. Lin Cheng reached out and whispered to her head, "You can go take another shower..."

Xu Linglan stood up obediently, and Lin Cheng stood behind her, watching her skirt swaying slightly.

Xu Linglan quietly activated her mind-reading ability again and heard a sentence, "Hey, hey, hey, your skirt is wet by the snow, remember to use your ability to dry it..."

She pretended not to hear, and ran away quickly, just like a fleeing rabbit.

Half an hour later, Xu Linglan came back dressed neatly. Lin Cheng sat cross-legged and looked at the sky, like an old monk in meditation. She also came to the opposite side of Lin Cheng and sat cross-legged like Lin Cheng. Lin Cheng looked at her and stretched out his hand to her, "Give me your hand."

Xu Linglan obediently put her white and tender little hand into his palm and he held it.

His hands are so warm.

"Now start thinking about snowflakes turning into bunnies, but control the energy so it doesn't work."

Xu Linglan did as she was told. After the energy nodes were opened, this kind of thing became much easier. Lin Cheng continued, "Now start thinking of more complicated things, such as a big rabbit. Try to think as complicated as possible, but don't mobilize the energy. Don't worry, I will stop you the moment you start to mobilize your energy, so you won't have a headache."

So Xu Linglan obediently began to practice.

Lin Cheng would occasionally praise her weakly, but she would often accidentally mobilize her energy. Lin Cheng would always say gently, "It's okay, you're already great, take your time, don't rush, we still have a lot of time... Great, great, just keep it up, it's okay, don't get discouraged, try a few more times and you'll succeed."

Well, Xu Linglan admitted that this guy... was indeed a gentle person.

She couldn't help but start to think wildly again, and inadvertently activated her mind-reading ability. Lin Cheng just finished saying after her failure, "Well, this time it's great, but I need to concentrate a little more..."

But the next second she heard Lin Cheng's voice again.

"This guy is a pig... How can he be so stupid? He's about to pass out."

196 The Demon

Xu Linglan's eyes suddenly became resentful.

Lin Cheng also noticed her mind reading. The next second, Xu Linglan read, "Oh, this guy is so smart. He has mastered the basics so quickly."

Xu Linglan even suspected that the last sentence she heard was an illusion. Only then did she suddenly realize that mind reading could also be used to tell lies. She just needed to silently repeat what she wanted to say in her heart. Unless the mind reading was activated unexpectedly, or the other party was not aware of the existence of the mind reading at all, she could use it to distinguish between truth and lies.

"You are the pig." Xu Linglan said faintly, and Lin Cheng smiled helplessly, "People's dark side will subconsciously want to complain, as long as they don't show it, they are still gentle people."

Perhaps this is what it means when a gentleman is judged by deeds, not by heart.

"Practice slowly. Once you have practiced to the point where you no longer automatically circulate energy when you are emotionally excited, I will find a way to permanently seal your power at 10,000. There are almost many things you can't do with 10,000. This way, I won't have to worry about you having wild thoughts and causing big trouble in the future."

Xu Linglan seemed to understand what he meant. She looked at Lin Cheng in front of her and asked, "Why...?"

"Ten thousand energy points is enough for you to do a lot of fun things with your abilities. After all, you don't have to use them, right?"

“I want to be the judge.”

"Wake up!" Lin Cheng was a little mad, "The Abyss is closed, why become the Judge?"

“It feels cool.”

"..." Lin Cheng began to roll around in the snow. After a while, he finally sat up. Xu Linglan looked at him in confusion, "Why are you so mad?"

"Your sister and I agreed to teach you how to control energy within 10,000. Don't be a judge. It's a very happy thing to be an ordinary person."

"I don't." Xu Linglan pursed her lips slightly.

[You are acting like a spoiled brat! ] Lin Cheng's inner voice was heard by Xu Linglan again.

Lin Cheng took a deep breath, trying to make himself look a little more gentle. He asked with a smile, "Why do you want to be a judge?"

“Because it feels cool to protect everyone, and there are many people who admire me.”

"Then don't you think it's cool to debut as an idol or something like that...would you like to consider that? I can pave the way for you, so why don't we just be good and not be judges?"

"Can you please not speak in the tone of someone coaxing a little girl? It's so childish." Xu Linglan snorted.

"...That's why I hate kids." Lin Cheng sighed helplessly, "Your sister won't agree to you becoming the judge, and neither will I."

“You are restricting my freedom.”

"Yes." Lin Cheng spread his hands, "And you are helpless. You are helpless and powerless to resist, so you can only obey. Do you understand?"

"I just……"

The next moment, Lin Cheng's expression suddenly became fierce. At that moment, Xu Linglan's hair stood up all over her body, as if an invisible hand had pinched her heart, making her forget to breathe. Her heart was beating wildly in her chest, and adrenaline began to be secreted crazily. Her head began to feel dizzy, her body was shaking, and she even felt vaguely hot and damp.

All her words came to an abrupt end here.

Fortunately, Lin Cheng's ferocity only lasted for a moment. The next moment, he smiled gently and reached out to touch Xu Linglan's head. "Only obedient children are good ones. If you don't obey..."

In an instant, the inexplicable aura enveloped Xu Linglan again. Fear appeared in her eyes, she was sweating all over, and had difficulty breathing.

Fortunately, it was less than a few seconds, and Lin Cheng smiled again, "Do you understand?"

...Sure enough, for a stupid naughty child, being gentle all the time will only have the opposite effect.

"Just now, what was that..."

"Murderous intent." Lin Cheng shrugged.

Xu Linglan was startled and asked, "Murderous intent?"

"Yes, after killing many things in the abyss, I gradually developed a murderous aura. You can think of it as a kind of instinct of the soul, which brings instinctive fear to people's souls."

Xu Linglan's eyes suddenly lit up, "So cool!"

"...Cool, sister." Lin Cheng suddenly thought of something, stretched out his hand to take off his shirt, and let her see the twisted scars on his body. "These are all left when I was a judge. Imagine if you had these scars on your face and body in the future, would it be cool?"

Xu Linglan looked at it carefully for four or five seconds. Lin Cheng thought she had finally given up, but she saw her eyes glowing. She slowly stretched out her hand, "Can I touch your abdominal muscles?"

“……”He’s about to pass out.

These two sisters are more annoying than the other.

"You really are Sima Ming."

"Yes."

"Then can you tell me your legendary story?"

"What is a legendary story?"

"That's right. It's about you saving the world. It's exciting just thinking about it. You turned the tide single-handedly, and were worshipped as a god by everyone. In the end, you went into the abyss alone and killed seven people in and out of the abyss by yourself, and then you retired with your success."

As soon as Xu Linglan finished speaking, Lin Cheng slapped her on the head, "Read less exciting novels!!!"

"Isn't that so?" Xu Linglan held her head in her hands, afraid that he would hit her again.

"Most of my friends are dead now." Lin Cheng sighed helplessly, "But I can't die because of my ability. I have been killed countless times, reborn and resurrected countless times. You think the story is cool, haha, but the truth is that if I had a choice, I would have wanted to die a long time ago. Every time I so-called protect everyone with my life, I just kept looking for a way to kill me, but unfortunately they couldn't kill me."

"What do you want to gain by becoming a judge? You are relatively honest. You want everyone's admiration, envy, and respect. Unlike some people, who are deceived by a so-called ideal and are willing to die for the justice constructed by others. If you want admiration, envy, and respect, you can easily do so in the world of ordinary people with your ability. You don't need to enter the world of people with special abilities."

"I promised your sister that I would help her convince you. I don't want your sister to cry her eyes out when she hears the news of your death. Think about your sister. Don't sacrifice yourself for meaningless honor. It's really stupid."

"Are all you adults so utilitarian?"

Lin Cheng knocked her forehead again and said, "You are an adult now. I will teach you the first rule of the adult world. Whoever has the bigger fist is right. If you don't obey, I will seal your ability and let your sister beat you up."

Xu Linglan seemed to be a little unwilling, but was forced to succumb to Lin Cheng's intimidation, and finally nodded obediently, "Got it."

"Okay, let's continue exercising. We have completed one tenth of it. Let's finish as soon as possible and go home as soon as possible." Lin Cheng yawned. It should be his nap time now.

He held Xu Linglan's hand and sensed the trajectory of her energy with destiny. When she imagined, if the energy started to move, he would suppress it. This cycle continued until Xu Linglan mastered it. This was a particularly boring process. After two hours of grinding, Xu Linglan's eyes were blurry and her head was swollen. She looked at Lin Cheng pitifully, "Let's take a break, brother-in-law."

"What did you call me?"

"Brother-in-law?"

"Call again."

Xu Linglan:?

"Why do you feel so good?"

"Because your sister has no intention of falling in love with me."

"Isn't it because you're having multiple relationships? And when we left, you kissed your sister's best friend, right? That's so twisted. Even if I were your sister, I wouldn't marry you."

"There's nothing I can do." Lin Cheng sighed, fell on the snow and continued to look at the gray sky.

"What do you mean there's no way?" Seeing his action, Xu Linglan knew that it was time to take a rest. She came over and lay not far from him. They looked up at the gray sky together. It was snowing heavily. The snowflakes fell on the two of them, but it didn't feel cold, but warm.

"After all, I can't just throw away the other girls. That would be unfair to them."

"Eh, so disgusting, do you think you are the male protagonist of a harem novel?"

"Ah." Lin Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to Xu Linglan anymore. He turned sideways and closed his eyes. "Take a half-hour break. After you've rested, continue practicing. Your ability can keep you awake all the time."

"No, I want to sleep too." Xu Linglan also turned sideways with her back to Lin Cheng and closed her eyes.

When the two woke up, their bodies were already buried in a heavy snow. Lin Cheng sat up, shook off the snow on his body, and patted Xu Linglan on the shoulder. Xu Linglan also sat up, and the two stood up and shook off the snow on their bodies. Xu Linglan suddenly thought of something and used her ability to easily shake off all the snow, while Lin Cheng was still patting slowly.

"Why don't you use your ability to shake it off?" Xu Linglan asked puzzledly.

"In real life, it is better not to use abilities if possible." Lin Cheng said slowly, "The life of ordinary people is not as simple as you think. You will gradually understand this truth in the future. If everything is at your fingertips, then you will just want to die as soon as possible."

"Come to think of it...are you still the best in the world now?" Xu Linglan suddenly asked.

"No, my energy is only ten times yours now, and my specific strength is only one percent of what it was three years ago, but it's still enough to teach you."

Lin Cheng still looked like he hadn't woken up yet. He glanced at Xu Linglan in front of him. She was adjusting the folds of her skirt. Her knees were slightly pink. Her legs were slender, not as plump as Xu Wanyue's thighs, which were slightly white and tender. Lin Cheng was just about to sit down and continue training with her, but the snowy mountain seemed to have an uninvited guest.

"Stand behind me." Lin Cheng said weakly.

"what?"

"Stand behind me." Lin Cheng said, taking a step forward and blocking Xu Linglan's body behind him. He looked at the figure that suddenly appeared on the snowy mountain in front of him, activated the ability to deconstruct fate, and stretched.

"Who is coming?"

Xu Linglan hadn't figured out the situation yet, but she also looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of her. Standing in front of her was a man, wearing a T-shirt and shorts on this snowy mountain. His beard hadn't been trimmed for a long time, and his hair was very messy. His eyes were almost as lazy as Lin Cheng's. The evil demon also yawned and looked at Lin Cheng in front of him, "Everyone in the circle calls me the evil demon. I want to borrow this little girl behind you."

"Did you borrow it and pay it back?"

"Of course not."

"You're not going to return it, but you're still borrowing it?"

"Then let me grab it." A large red mist rose up behind the Huo Dou, and the red mist quickly condensed into shape. In the mist appeared a nearly ten-meter-tall giant beast with red hair and red eyes, like a wolfdog. At this moment, it opened its bloody mouth and let out a deafening roar towards Lin Cheng and Xu Linglan.

197 I will protect you