Chapter 793 - 677: Encounter Again...

Chapter 793: Chapter 677: Encounter Again...

Although I had vaguely felt this before, it was very faint... At most, my life and death might hang on the master’s whim.

The "binding" with the master seemed profound, but in reality, it wasn’t that deep.

The logic is simple, like raising a colony of ants in your spare time, you can crush any ant at any moment.

But would you do that?

No, because you aren’t that idle, you might even turn around and forget this colony of ants exists, let alone care about the life or death of one ant.

But now, it’s completely different!

Luo Ji felt incredibly clearly that he, this "ant," was distinctly marked by the master in a special way, and the "binding" with the master had been greatly reinforced.

He could feel that an immense and indifferent will seemed to be constantly enveloping him, watching his every move, and even... listening to his deepest thoughts and prayers.

This feeling was both terrifying and uncontainably thrilling.

The terror lay in the fact that he must maintain absolute reverence for the master at all times, and his words, actions, and even thoughts couldn’t show the slightest disrespect.

Otherwise, the "thread" wrapped around the master’s fingertip might instantly become the noose that reaps his life.

The thrill lay in the possibility that this deep binding also meant — "My life and death completely belong to the master, so the master... probably won’t let others kill me easily... right?"

This thought gave Luo Ji a sense of twisted security.

Along the way, Luo Ji’s thoughts never stopped, all sorts of ideas came flooding in, until he reached the doorstep, took a deep breath to calm down, and pushed the door open.

Inside, the room was still small yet fairly tidy, filled with familiar, slightly stale air.

Li You was sitting on the chair, looking somewhat displeased.

Upon hearing the door, she turned her head.

The moment their eyes met, her gaze paused slightly, feeling that something seemed different about him, but she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.

Since practicing the [Turtle Breath Technique], Zhang Liyou’s perception of aura had become increasingly acute.

This not only improved her ability to conceal her own aura but also her Insight into changes in the auras of people around her.

Especially during this period of hiding in Luo Ji’s house with nothing to do, she had poured all her energy into cultivation, reaching a new stage in the [Turtle Breath Technique].

Now, she could roughly assess someone’s strength just by sensing their aura.

And during this period, the people she interacted with the most were Cuicui and Luo Ji.

Cuicui’s aura remained very stable, stably very weak.

And Luo Ji’s aura was very strange!

Not exactly weak, definitely much stronger than Cuicui’s, but also not overwhelmingly powerful, as even the three of them together wouldn’t be enough to fill in the gaps of Feng Yuhuai’s teeth.

But still...

Luo Ji’s aura grew day by day, steadily rising.

Sometimes it increased more in a day, sometimes less, but this morning, his aura strength unexpectedly and suddenly skyrocketed tenfold.

Absolutely ridiculous!

She was startled awake from her dreams, thinking a stranger had entered the house.

But upon careful sensing, she found out that the aura was indeed Luo Ji’s, though the strength had increased more than tenfold since she went to bed last night.

Absolutely ridiculous.

They all slept in the same room, so why is it that when we sleep, it’s just sleeping, but when you sleep, you grow stronger?

Zhang Liyou racked her brains but couldn’t make sense of it, concluding only that Luo Ji harbored a secret, perhaps possessing some bizarre ability to cultivate while sleeping?

She didn’t know if it had anything to do with the broken mirror.

Honestly, there was no jealousy in Zhang Liyou’s heart; she wished for Luo Ji to grow as strong as possible.

They were all members of The Avengers, sharing a common goal of revenge, and Luo Ji’s strength increased the hope of seeking revenge against Feng Yuhuai in the future.

Every night, though, she would take out the mirror shards she secretly picked up when going to the bathroom, studying them back and forth.

Truth be told, she had figured out a bit about the mirror’s secrets.

As for exactly what secrets, that was her own secret, just like Luo Ji’s hidden secrets, she wouldn’t reveal it to others.

After her friendship with Feng Yuhuai, Zhang Liyou no longer trusted anyone unreservedly.

She didn’t even tell Cuicui this secret.

"Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself. Only by becoming truly strong can one survive better and have the chance for revenge."

This was the bloody reality that taught her this lesson.

Thus, as Luo Ji pushed the door open, Zhang Liyou subtly moved her fingertips, and the shard of mirror held between them silently melded into the flesh of her palm.

This was the first use she discovered for the mirror — that the shards could merge with flesh, a discovery not difficult to make. She had vaguely guessed it after seeing Luo Ji take the mirror out of small pockets several times.

Then, her eyes suddenly narrowed, a look of disbelief crossing her face.

"Went out once, and the aura grew several times stronger?!!"

Even though Zhang Liyou wasn’t jealous, she couldn’t stand the daily shock of it.

She was struggling to find a way to become stronger, while her roommate appeared to accelerate like a rocket, growing stronger day by day, even doubling in strength after just leaving the house, it was unbearable.

Zhang Liyou hadn’t conceived the evil thought of "killing to seize treasures" simply because she was inherently kind-hearted and had high moral standards.

On one hand, they were partners in The Avengers, sharing a common goal;

On the other hand, Luo Ji’s aura had always been stronger than hers from the start, and the gap was visibly widening, so she couldn’t entertain such thoughts.

Of course, the most important thing was, she asked herself, if she resorted to unscrupulous means to kill Luo Ji for revenge and self-growth, how would she be different from a monster like Feng Yuhuai?

Secretly picking up a few shards from the mirror was already the limit of Zhang Liyou’s moral standards.

She wasn’t a saint, she just had her limits and wouldn’t harbor malicious thoughts against friends.

The initial theft of one of Luo Ji’s mirror shards was different.

At that time, Luo Ji wasn’t considered a friend, and his conduct was suspicious, she had been deceived by Feng Yuhuai and had to remain vigilant.

Now, though she still harbored a reserved trust towards Luo Ji, she considered him half a friend.

After all, being of similar age, sharing a common "enemy," they were connected by fate and living together daily, naturally fostering a bit of camaraderie.

Not much, but the seed was there.

The same was true for Luo Ji. If, in the beginning, his approach was full of ulterior motives, then through living day in and day out together, he had developed some genuine feelings.

Not to mention, just because Zhang Liyou was so dedicated to avenging her friend, he had some admiration for her.

Despite how foolish this seemed in Luo Ji’s eyes, it was precisely this foolishness that he admired.

Someone like Zhang Liyou was truly rare in this world; in Luo Ji’s previous life, he had never met such a friend.

And who wouldn’t want to have such a friend by their side?

Luo Ji pushed the door open, looking at Zhang Liyou, whose expression was less than pleasant, and frowned:

"Did something happen? Why are you alone, where’s Cuicui?"

Zhang Liyou calmed herself, sighed, and said:

"Cuicui couldn’t resist calling home, and then..."

There was no need to elaborate further, Luo Ji instantly understood. He wasn’t particularly surprised at Cuicui’s departure.

In his eyes, both Cuicui and Zhang Liyou truly wanted to avenge their friend; that in itself was already commendable.

But revenge is not just a matter of intent; it’s a difficult and lengthy endeavor.

It’s not something fueled merely by impulse or passion; it requires persistence.

Cuicui, lacking Zhang Liyou’s inherent resilience, wouldn’t be able to endure.

Giving up revenge, choosing to return home and be with family, away from danger, was the more typical choice for ordinary people — Zhang Liyou’s single-minded pursuit of revenge for a friend marked her as an exceptional rare breed.