CHAPTER 1789: CHAPTER 1790: TAO AND REASON

"Please..."

The words that had already been spoken suddenly came to a halt the moment they sounded.

Chang Li took a deep breath and then looked at Su Chengyu.

"May I ask a few questions first?"

"Yes."

Su Chengyu nodded with some surprise.

He could clearly feel Chang Li’s earlier impulse, but being able to restrain it at the last moment surprised Su Chengyu even more.

"Will you abandon me after promising to help me with revenge, sir?"

"No, although I can’t guarantee to take care of you for a lifetime, I will at least do my best to look after you in the period ahead. At least until you have a certain ability to protect yourself in this land. Moreover, killing him is just a convenient matter to me, no matter how significant it may be to you, it does not compensate for what you have done to help me."

Chang Li let out a long breath and continued, "May I ask, what exactly has this little girl done to help you, sir?"

Su Chengyu did not speak but summoned the Dragon Slayer Sword with a wave of his hand.

Seeing this Divine Sword that slaughtered on the wetlands, Little Fox Chang Li instinctively stepped back, evidently having some fear towards the Dragon Slayer.

Su Chengyu’s fingers slid over the sword’s surface, and as his fingers slowly moved from the sword’s body to the tip, a drop of blood gathered on the sword’s tip.

Chang Li stared at the dark red drop of blood, stunned, "Is this my blood?"

"Yes, it’s the blood from your brow."

Su Chengyu slowly opened up, revealing personal matters for the first time.

"As you see, I was almost completely unconscious at the time. It was your brow blood that transmitted through my sword into my body, activating something special within me, allowing me to regain consciousness."

Listening to Su Chengyu’s words felt surreal to Chang Li; she entirely did not understand why her brow blood could awaken a stranger from an unknown clan.

Su Chengyu seemingly guessed Chang Li’s doubts and voluntarily released the aura he had concealed.

Facing Su Chengyu’s active release, Chang Li finally recognized the familiar aura felt by the Water Fox Clan, exclaiming in surprise.

"You’re a member of the Fox Clan too?"

Su Chengyu smiled, "To be accurate, I have blood from the Qingqiu Fox Clan. A quarter of my blood is from Qingqiu Fox Clan, while you also possess some Qingqiu Fox Clan blood."

"Qingqiu?"

Evidently hearing this term for the first time, Chang Li seemed somewhat unclear about its meaning, yet Su Chengyu smiled without further explanation.

"In brief, the reason I was awake is due to our similar bloodlines, and that’s all you need to know."

What Su Chengyu said was true, but he didn’t mention that Chang Li’s brow blood activated not Su Chengyu’s consciousness-body connection but the previously dim Heavenly Fox Orb within his Sea of Consciousness.

Chang Li activated the Heavenly Fox Orb, which awoke Su Chengyu.

Otherwise, in and of his earlier state, it would have taken Su Chengyu at least several months to wake up.

"I understand. You keep me by your side to repay the favor?"

"You could say that, but according to my familiar way, it’s more about resolving karmic ties. The distinction here, I can’t elaborate for you. Know that I will strive to fulfill what you desire."

"Anything?"

The Little Fox widened her eyes, watching Su Chengyu in disbelief.

"Anything."

Su Chengyu solemnly spoke again and chose to wait for the Little Fox’s response.

Little Fox examined Su Chengyu’s eyes, finding no trace of deceit, finally summoned her courage and spoke.

"Sir, can you teach me cultivation?"

Su Chengyu was taken aback by this unexpected answer and uttered, "I have mentioned that I won’t abandon you until you have the ability to protect yourself. Hm... In my view, self-protection isn’t as simple as you think; at least I’ll ensure you have the ability to confront the Demon Emperor safely."

Chang Li was stunned, evidently not expecting that Su Chengyu’s prior promise was substantial to this extent, flushed with embarrassment.

"Apologies, my ignorance amused you, sir."

Su Chengyu shook his head with a smile, speaking softly, "It’s quite nice; in my dwelling, children as innocent as you are rare, be they human or demon."

"Human? Demon?"

Chang Li asked the unfamiliar terms in puzzlement.

Su Chengyu blinked and patiently explained to Chang Li the distinctions between humans, demons, and racial differences, even vaguely touching upon the origins of races, though Chang Li barely grasped such complex topics, finally nodded with some uncertainty.

"There’s no rush; these can be talked about slowly beyond today, should you be interested, I’m open to explaining."

Chang Li’s eyes were stirred by excitement at those words and stated, "Would you now be willing to accept me as kin, sir?"

"Kin?"

Su Chengyu paused, quickly realizing the logic there.

Given the Demon Clan’s mastery of this realm, they mostly gathered in tribes, so within Chang Li’s perspective, her gesture represented willingness to enter another’s tribe.

"I’m alone here, not much of a tribe. As it is about paying back karma, if you’ll excuse me, you can simply call me by my name, Su Chengyu."

Chang Li blinked at hearing Su Chengyu’s words, evidently finding Su Chengyu’s unique name intriguing.

Though unable to comprehend these characters’ meaning, Chang Li sensed these three words held entirely distinct significance from her own name.

Seeing Chang Li’s inquisitive gaze, Su Chengyu had to once more explain the concept of surnames and names.

Su Chengyu explained meticulously, and Chang Li listened earnestly, eventually absorbing all of Su Chengyu’s content and pondering deeply, making Su Chengyu somewhat amused.

Earlier, unable to comprehend what occurred now.

Chang Li’s restored Mana swiftly circulated through her body as she processed this knowledge.

The surrounding nature’s spiritual energy madly gathered into Chang Li’s body.

The sudden anomaly left Su Chengyu startled, watching Chang Li’s rising cultivation due to Spiritual Energy accumulation, plunged into contemplation.

Two words started surfacing within Su Chengyu’s mind.

Principle, Path and Reason.