Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Actually, I am very ugly (III)

The Demon Hunt Squads’ preliminaries were at their third day, and most Temples were already at their final stage . The Assassin Temple, the Spiritual Temple and the Priest Temple already had their top ten designated . The rest of the competition was only there to determine ranking orders .

Because of the vacant place in the competition, Long Hao Chen didn’t go to the Stadium . Since morning, he silently waited for Cai’er at the usual place where they met up every day .

Assassin’s Stadium .

There were only ten people left in the lounge, but nine of them had their gaze focused on the last one .

Cai’er was seated calmly; her oppressive eyes had a great influence on the nine other competitors . On her hand was a blue cane that seemed harmless at the first glance .

Assassin of the fifth step; secret skill [Doppelganger Shadow] . The favorite, and sole Assassin of the fifth step of this competition .

As all glances were focused on her, Cai’er was seated on the first row, facing the platform . Standing straight up, with an especially cold voice, she said, “I concede for the rest of the competition . ”

When she said these words, the nine other competitors completely blanked out . She used her blue bamboo cane, making Du, du, du sounds as she left the Assassin Hall .

Standing on the street, waiting for Cai’er, was Long Hao Chen . For the first time since he arrived in the biggest city of the Alliance, his heart was completely at ease .

At the two sides of the street, there were countless buildings . The overwhelming majority of these were heavily decorated, resulting in a very medieval atmosphere filling the city .

His wounds from the previous day had already completely healed . From the start, Long Hao Chen had not been heavily wounded, and in addition, he relied on his healing skills of Guardian Knight to recover . Thus, he was already in perfect shape . During the fight against this knight of the fifth step, his potential was further stimulated . After a day and a night of cultivation, his spiritual energy increased by a tremendous amount . It was especially because of the use of the skill [Storing Power] that had a great influence on his cultivation, making his liquid spiritual energy even deeper . Long Hao Chen was confident on the fact that if he continued to cultivate like that, he would definitely break through the threshold of the fifth step within ten days .

“Du, du, du . ” A familiar sound pulled Long Hao Chen back from his thoughts .

“Cai’er . ” Seeing nearby Cai’er who was slowly approaching, he immediately became extremely joyous . Long Hao Chen ran at her, and hastily to grab her hand .

Cai’er smiled and asked, “Have you been waiting for long?”

Long Hao Chen shook his head, “No, I just arrived a little moment ago . Are you arriving so early every day to wait for me?”

Cai’er shook her head as well, “No, there’s no fixed time on when I head back home every day . But in the next days, I should be here earlier . ”

Holding her soft little hand, Long Hao Chen felt warm . This warm sensation was completely different from the sensation he had when he was together with his parents . He didn’t know at all what Cai’er had renounced, just to avoid making him wait for too long .

Hand in hand, with this hazy feeling, this extremely pure feeling, their silhouettes gradually disappeared under the sunshine .

“Cai’er, for how long will you remain in Holy City?” Long Hao Chen separated his hands from Cai’er’s, and courageously asked this decisive question .

Cai’er was silent for a moment, “What are you asking me this for?”

Long Hao Chen was shaken, and extremely embarrassed, he answered, “I… all I want to know is for how long I can walk you back . ”

Cai’er fell silent, and the two youths were standing face to face . Long Hao Chen’s hands were sweating, as he was completely disappointed .

Feeling his hands’ sweat, Cai’er said in a low voice, “I am just a blind girl, is it really so important for you to walk me back?”

Long Hao Chen was startled, and sincerely answered, “I… I don’t know . ”

Cai’er was startled as well . Even though young girls are said to start to understand love earlier than boys, she had even less experience than Long Hao Chen in life .

“Have you grown tired of me?” Cai’er dropped her head and asked .

Long Hao Chen was instantly filled with dread, and pulling her hand before him, he declared, “How can I possibly grow tired of you?” He didn’t know why, but the current Long Hao Chen was extremely nervous . He felt that if he gave the wrong answer, this girl may completely disappear from his sight .

“Cai’er, actually… actually, I am very ugly . How can someone who’s as ugly as me be qualified to reject you . ” Long Hao Chen was full of panic, as he made this declaration .

Cai’er blanked, “Very ugly?”

“Yup, very ugly . ” Long Hao Chen hastily confirmed .

Cai’er smiled . Even though her face was covered by a veil and he couldn’t see it, Long Hao Chen unconsciously felt that her smile was beautiful, extremely beautiful .

“Then if… if I wanted you to look after me forever, would you be willing to accept?” Cai’er’s voice was soft, and she mumbled, speaking haltingly . As she finished to say these words, her slender white face was already bashful, and completely red .

“I am willing . ” Long Hao Chen was in an odd mental state as he gave this answer; it felt as if he didn’t have the slightest bit of hesitation .

This time, it was Cai’er’s turn to be flustered . Taking her hand back from Long Hao Chen’s, she said, “I… I am heading back first . ”

Long Hao Chen anxiously said, “Th… Then tomorrow, I will send you back as well . ”

“Okay . ” She lightly nodded, but the blue bamboo cane was hitting the ground at least twice as fast as usual . Cai’er headed to her hotel to rest . These words resounded without interruption in her heart, He went as far as to say that he’s very ugly? This same boy who looked as pretty as a girl? Never in the past had she felt this kind of warmth in her heart . How could she not understand that he said this to comfort her?

“Hehe . ” Long Hao Chen couldn’t help but laugh . He was still young, and didn’t understand anything in regard to relations between boys and girls, but his senses were a lot sharper than ordinary people’s . He could clearly feel that a change appeared in Cai’er’s attitude towards him, a good change .

With this cheerful mood, Long Hao Chen went back to his hotel . Without waiting for his heart to calm down, he started to cultivate . But then, someone eagerly knocked at his door .

“Hao Chen, Hao Chen . ” Li Xin was completely excited as she called him out .

Long Hao Chen was surprised, but hurried to open the door .

Li Xin was in a really pitiful state, her appearance was completely messy; the armor on her body was pierced at least at three places, her hair was in disorder, and a bloodstain covered her mouth . But she was clearly in an excited state . As soon as she saw Long Hao Chen, she immediately hugged him and said, full of excitement, “I won, I won . Hao Chen, I am in the top ten . We, brother and sister, will be able to participate to Demon Hunt Squads together!”

“Eh?” Long Hao Chen instantly reacted, he was also extremely overjoyed at these unexpected news; “Sis, you won? You’re really awesome . Congratulations!”

Li Xin, immensely proud of herself, said, “That’s right! I was so lucky . Today, I did not encounter an opponent at the fifth step . Haha, your sister is so awesome . It was a close victory, but in the end, I still won . Father will be immensely proud of me . ”

In terms of personal cultivation, Li Xin didn’t stand out at all compared to her peers in this knights’ competition . She could even be counted amongst those at the bottom . But she trained as a Retribution Knight . Above all, she had her Rose Unicorn and good luck . She managed, with a lot of effort, to pass through these preliminaries, together with Long Hao Chen .

Li Xin smiled, “What a pity that we are both knights . Your sister will not have the possibility to enter the same Squad as yours, otherwise it would be even more perfect . ”

Long Hao Chen chuckled, “What’s the problem, you will be my big sister forever . ”