Chapter 371: The Promising Youngsters

Chapter 371: The Promising Youngsters

With a simple phrase, “I am willing,” an invisible rope tied Lin Nuo and Su Kexin’s fates together.

In reality, their destinies had long been intertwined, but they were previously archrivals fated to be enemies; now they stood as allies.

The Lord felt that the two were perfect candidates for the Water Spirit Hearts. They had potential, merit, and the Dao Partner’s Sword. None of this was a coincidence; it was all preordained.

If the Sea Domain Dragon Clan were to trample the continent again, they would become the ones to turn the tides.

“Alright, I will now pass the Water Spirit Hearts to you. I hope you can fulfill our unfulfilled wishes.”

Two shimmering Water Spirit Heart crystals floated into the palms of Lin Nuo and Su Kexin, their glowing light fading.

Now, they were just clear blue crystals, and they looked quite nice.

Lin Nuo accepted it without hesitation. Who cared about resisting the Sea Domain Dragon Clan? This thing was indeed quite useful.

Ancient and rare materials, even being reusable was a bonus.

“The illusions you witnessed earlier showcased part of the Sea Domain Dragon Clan’s invasion of land. It’s no exaggeration; they truly were invincible at that time. However, internal strife ruined their glorious outcomes. One must respect their opponents, yet not belittle oneself—this is my last piece of advice to you.”

“What will you do next? Stay in the stone tablet?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Not at all. Now that we’ve handed the Water Spirit Hearts to you, it’s the end of our wishes. We’ve lingered in the mortal realm too long and should embark on our path of reincarnation.”

The Lord sighed and held his wife Ling’s hand tightly.

“What I will miss most is my beloved wife, but I believe we are destined, and we will meet again in the next life. Isn’t the charm of life found in the journey from meeting to knowing and loving each other?”

Watching them gaze affectionately at each other made Lin Nuo’s skin crawl.

Could they stop the show? Wishing you two become brothers in the next life.

“Sorry to interrupt, but you can leave now.”

The Lord said, then gently waved his hand, and in an instant, everything before him vanished.

A dazzling white light blinded their eyes, and after the white light disappeared, they found themselves back at Tianling Mountain.

The river flowed gently by, and they stood on opposite banks, but the stone tablet had vanished without a trace.

The previously severed river now flowed together, a stream coming down from the mountain.

How strange—it came and went as it pleased; one moment it was here, the next gone. What a spooky occurrence.

Oh right, the Water Spirit Heart.

Lin Nuo rummaged through his pockets and found the crystalline, deep blue Water Spirit Heart, cradled in his palms, emanating a comfortable, cooling sensation.

It wasn’t an illusion; it was real.

So they found the successors and fulfilled their wish, right?

That should be the case.

But unfortunately, they found the wrong people, and their wishes would not be completed; the Water Spirit Heart might just become a part of a magic artifact.

Alright, time to think about how to deal with this Water Spirit Heart.

On the other side of the river, Su Kexin gracefully floated over using her light skills. Once she reached the riverbank, she immediately hugged Lin Nuo.

“What are you doing?” Lin Nuo was taken aback.

“Senior Martial Brother, the two seniors have left. Their love was so beautiful… I really hope they can be together in the next life…”

Su Kexin, being a little girl, was particularly sensitive to matters of love and life and death. The story of the Lord and Ling was a vivid example of separation, and of course, it affected her. She buried herself in Lin Nuo’s embrace and burst into tears.

Lin Nuo was speechless. Come on, you’re the protagonist; can you at least have some dignity? Crying over such trivial matters?

He couldn’t take it anymore.

However, he couldn’t exactly shoot her down. At this moment, Su Kexin was emotionally unstable, and he didn’t want her to have an explosive breakdown—then he’d really be in trouble.

So he just let her indulge a bit.

After crying for a while, Su Kexin finally raised her head, her eyes a little red and still glistening with tears.

“Can we go now?”

“Mm…”

Su Kexin rubbed her eyes before stepping away from Lin Nuo’s embrace.

“Sorry, Senior Martial Brother.”

“Let’s go. Don’t talk about this; we don’t want to attract unnecessary trouble.”

Lin Nuo said as he began to head back to Xuanyun Sect.

This time was different—previously, Su Kexin had walked ahead, but now Lin Nuo took the lead to prevent her from wandering off and getting lost in the dark.

“Senior Martial Brother, wait for me!”

“How troublesome. Are you okay?”

Lin Nuo replied irritably, but he slowed his pace. At times, watching the protagonist being so useless was a kind of enjoyment.

But thinking back, the current Su Kexin didn’t exhibit even a hint of a strong woman’s aura. She lacked the dignity of defending the weak and upholding justice from her previous life; she was just a delicate little girl who relied on others.

It would be great if she could stay like this forever.

“Senior Martial Brother, Senior Martial Brother~”

Su Kexin extended her slender hand, cutely calling out to Lin Nuo, indicating she wanted him to help her up the rugged mountain path.

“You really are a hassle.”

Lin Nuo said this but still reached out to pull her up.

He used a little too much strength and lost control, causing Su Kexin to stumble and fall onto him again.

“Hehe, Senior Martial Brother is so nice~”

Su Kexin rubbed against Lin Nuo, like a delicate little sister seeking comfort from her reliable older brother.

Slowly, Lin Nuo began to feel that being close to Su Kexin wasn’t so terrifying anymore; she was just a little girl, seemingly without combat power.

But he couldn’t let his guard down; he had to stay alert.

Lin Nuo and Su Kexin gradually moved away from the original stone tablet site, and soon after, a fluffy, chubby Spirit Cat padded onto the scene.

“Are you about to leave?” Dao Yuan Spirit Cat inquired, sensing the lingering auras of Lord and Ling.

Holding Ling’s hand, the Lord appeared with a happy smile and said, “Yes, we’ve found suitable candidates; the Water Spirit Hearts have been passed to them. Now we too, shall embark on our reincarnation journey.”

“Them?”

“The boy you spoke of, and a girl.”

“Oh, then I know who you’re talking about.”

Dao Yuan Spirit Cat enlightened, concluding that it could roughly guess who they were.

It preferred not to say everything out loud—rather, it would say a bit and let others figure it out, for its own clarity as well.

“Well, I wish you good luck. They will fulfill your wishes. Farewell.”

“Farewell.”

With those words, Lord and Ling’s souls drifted away, and the two stone tablets vanished, which had stood on Tianling Mountain for hundreds of years, finally disappearing.

Like a flickering flame, finding the rightful person and passing it on—generation after generation. That was its true charm.

“Sigh, now I’ve lost two friends.”

Dao Yuan Spirit Cat couldn’t help but sigh as it turned and continued to take its light, steady steps.

“As expected, that kid finally brought that girl to meet them.”

After all, they were the two promising youngsters it had its eyes on, having chosen to connect with them spiritually; they should accept this responsibility and mission.

“Time to go.”

Dao Yuan Spirit Cat left, heading back to Zhi Shu Ge, wondering if those two youngsters were already there reading.