Scarlett Jennings thought that her words would earn Samuel Chalrs’ support. After all, they’ve known each other for three years, and no matter what she wanted to do, Samuel Chalrs always supported her.
However, when she spoke up, Samuel Chalrs did not respond as he usually did.
Scarlett Jennings turned her head to see him gazing at her, a solemn intensity in his dark eyes. He reached out and held the hand that was about to tease out that thread of evil thought, speaking with unprecedented seriousness,
"Scarlett, promise , don’t continue collecting these evil thoughts, and definitely don’t attempt to study them."
His tone was rare, and although Scarlett Jennings didn’t understand, she didn’t imdiately refute him. Instead, she turned around, sat up straight, with an expression waiting for his explanation.
Samuel Chalrs hadn’t expected that Scarlett Jennings could use her mind domain to collect evil thoughts that shouldn’t be captured.
Shu’e had once, by leveraging the clan mbers of the Nova Lineage, spent hundreds of years refining a Malice Worm.
But in any form, evil thoughts themselves are not sothing that can be easily touched.
"To collect enough evil thoughts, one must first co into contact with enough evil. Under the vast amount of evil thoughts, even you might be overwheld." Samuel Chalrs said.
"Once, I knew a person who tried to neutralize the world’s evil thoughts with his own body, but in the end, he was consud by them and beca the evil thought itself."
Scarlett Jennings rarely heard him ntion people he knew as the Dragon Vein, but at this mont, she had a vague suspicion,
"Who is this person you’re talking about?"
Samuel Chalrs looked at her, his eyes slightly soft, yet he spoke word by word,
"That person is now Shu’e."
Scarlett Jennings’ eyes trembled lightly, even though she had suspicions, she was still shocked,
"But you previously told that Shu’e is the embodint of mortal realm’s evil thoughts."
If he is the embodint, then why would he need to devour another person?
Samuel Chalrs said,
"The na Shu’e itself represents mortal realm’s evil thoughts. When his evil thoughts devour another person, he can seize the other’s body and power, even replacing that person.
However, the person being replaced, even if outwardly and atmospherically identical to the original person, is still only Shu’e."
From the mont they were devoured, the person would have already lost their original na.
Also losing their sense of self.
The person Samuel Chalrs said he knew was one of his few friends, but once the person was consud by evil thoughts, Samuel Chalrs no longer dared to consider them an acquaintance.
Scarlett Jennings didn’t expect to hear about Samuel Chalrs’ past "connection" with Shu’e, but she didn’t doubt Samuel Chalrs’ words for a second.
Without further questioning, Scarlett Jennings withdrew her hand from Samuel Chalrs’ palm, then single-handedly chanting, she returned the thread of evil thought that had been half-extracted back into the Jade Token, and even set a sealing Dharma Seal on the Jade Token.
Samuel Chalrs just watched her movents, his dark eyes seed to open up into a deep lake, faintly exuding warmth, as he asked her,
"Do you trust ?"
Scarlett Jennings looked at him, thinking his question was sowhat redundant,
"As long as it’s sothing you say, I trust it."
If he told her not to easily touch evil thoughts, then she wouldn’t.
No matter how curious or what ideas she had in her mind, she wouldn’t touch them.
Not only because he is Samuel Chalrs, but also because he has existed as the Dragon Vein for nearly ten thousand years.
Samuel Chalrs looked at her, without telling her that once she cultivates to the Ten-tailed stage, even if she doesn’t actively seek him out, Shu’e will co looking for her.
Opening his mouth, just as he was about to say sothing, Scarlett Jennings suddenly said seriously,
"As the saying goes, those who don’t listen to the advice of the elderly will suffer in front of them. You, as the Dragon Vein, are my elder, so naturally I must listen to you."
Samuel Chalrs: ...
Seeing Scarlett Jennings with such a serious expression, Samuel Chalrs was montarily stunned, taking a while to react, realizing the person before him was deliberately teasing.
Her rare "playfulness" led Samuel Chalrs to rarely show a "angry" deanor.
Without a word, he gathered her up, leaned down, and promptly kissed her lips.
He first planted a kiss as punishnt, and then their eyes t, and just as the Golden Light enveloped them, he leaned down again to deepen the kiss.
But just halfway through their movents, they suddenly saw the courtyard door being pushed open forcefully. Dashiell shouted excitedly towards the yard,
"Scarlett! I heard the enrollnt pathway at the affiliated academy has nearly exploded! This is partly thanks to !"
He said this as he entered the courtyard, and then imdiately saw the two people clearly close under the ginkgo tree.
For a mont, the atmosphere was tense. Scarlett Jennings calmly moved away from Samuel Chalrs, while Dashiell t Samuel Chalrs’ cold, dark gaze, and avoided looking at him with an expression of imdiate guilt.
Just before he could say anything, he saw Shellback zooming down from the second-floor window with two little papern in tow.
The Black Mist swallowed Dashiell whole, while Liora Gold and Araminta Gold cooperatively grabbed each of his shoulders, lifting the enormous Dashiell.
Then Shellback commanded, "Little ones, toss him out!"
That’s right, Shellback’s system voice, which only Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalrs could hear, could now be heard by everyone.
Thanks to Ivan, who created a reverse version of a turtle sticker originally used for sense-communication with Layla Xalvadora, who had lost her five senses.
This allowed Shellback’s voice to be audible to others.
Of course, Scarlett Jennings paid for this.
But Shellback was obviously very happy with this state, speaking even more now than when it could only communicate within her mind.
It also insisted on being the boss of the two little papern, since it could talk and they couldn’t.
Just like we see now.
Dashiell being tossed out didn’t even dare resist.
Not because he couldn’t break free, mainly because he feared hurting the two little papern.
It all started when Scarlett Jennings was busy cultivating, and Dashiell, out of boredom, decided to spar with the two little ones. But the result was that he, a whole dragon, was provoked by the nimble positioning of the papern and got upset. In a rage, he unintentionally caused a small tear on Liora Gold’s body.
He swore the hole was tiny, not even the size of half a fingernail, but Liora Gold flew crying to Scarlett Jennings, whining and accusing Dashiell by displaying the tear on her body.
The ultimate consequence was Dashiell being punished to accompany her into the mind domain cultivation.
After that experience, Dashiell no longer dared challenge the two little papern; he almost treated them like ancestors.
Once thrown out of the courtyard gate, Dashiell imdiately patted off non-existent dust and quickly looked around.
After all, he was quite a variety show star now and had to mind his image.
But he definitely dared not enter the courtyard again.
He even decided not to appear before Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalrs for a couple of days.
It was terribly awkward.
Leaving Demon Street, Dashiell straightforwardly went to the spiritual power test enrollnt point set up by Donovan Jennings.
After the seminar ended, people inquired from all over, but not many actually tested out any spiritual power.
Dashiell was bored and wanted to visit Brother Donovan to boost goodwill but just as he arrived nearby, he was startled when a child collided with him.
It was already a bit chill in the autumn air, but the child wore very little, looking quite pitiful yet with a surprisingly exquisite and adorable face, which stunned Dashiell for a mont.
The child eyed him the sa way.
One second, two seconds,
Suddenly, the child moved.
He embraced Dashiell’s leg, tilted his head up, and exclaid,
"Daddy!"
"..."
Dashiell felt as though Heavenly Thunder exploded beside his ears.
Then, he froze.
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