Chapter 33: Another Bet

  Generally speaking, only those with a congenital body can successfully cultivate the Heart of Innocence with the help of the Five Great Sacred Masters (equivalent to True Immortals) who cast the Heaven-Defying Divine Technique - Holy Blessing. This blessing protects one from external disturbances and preserves the purity of the Heart of Innocence, paving the way for the cultivator's path. In layman's terms, it means that it brings a hundred benefits without a single harm to the cultivator.

  This is also a powerful means for humans to deal with evil gods, and for thousands of years, under the deliberate rendering of some major forces, people who have been blessed by holiness have become symbols of glory. If you say that being blessed by holiness is not good, then others will look down on you!

  But the benefits of forming a childlike heart are self-evident, and the greatest drawback is that if the evil spirit does not die or the cultivation has not reached the realm of the gods, it cannot be broken through, otherwise both will perish together, how cruel! What kind of sacred protection is this?

  Imagine that the evil god is a top-notch expert, it's not that easy to die. Moreover, in today's world, becoming a god is even more impossible. The protection of the sacred has reversed the heavens, and its impact on the evil god is also limited. I really don't understand what kind of trickery the human high-levels are up to?

  Only a few people know about this, and it's a secret that belongs to some people. Jingjing told me that there is a book in her grandfather Tianba's private library that introduces these things, and she also saw it by chance.

  For many people, even if they know about it, it's still a helpless situation. For a girl, her fate is predetermined from a young age, and when she grows up, she has to marry an evil god who is despised and hated by everyone. It's likely that in the depths of her small heart, shadows are sown, accompanied by sorrow, alone and despondent at midnight, with no one to confide in, not even those closest to her, for a pure-hearted person doesn't want others to worry about them.

  Not to mention a girl, even a man would collapse! Now, I finally understand Jiejie's sadness. However, in my heart, both eradicating the evil god and becoming a god are possible, they must be done.

  Then with full confidence, he patted his chest and said:

  "Zhen Zhen Jie, don't worry, I'll definitely help you slay the evil god and assist you in becoming a god!"

  Just finished speaking, only to notice that Liu Zhenzhen, who had just finished saying everything, had become a tearful person. Hurriedly shut her mouth and ran over to give her a reliable shoulder.

  After a long time, she seemed to calm down and then moved away from my shoulder, saying somewhat apologetically:

  "Sorry about that, little brother, I just made a fool of myself in front of you, thanks!"

  "You even said you considered me as your little brother, saying thank you and all that! As long as sister needs it, little brother is willing."

  I spoke from the heart. Liu Zhenzhen saw how serious I was and blamed herself, saying: "It's my fault, sister; it won't happen again. Hmm, just now I really shouldn't have told you so much, causing you to worry about me."

  I patted my chest again and said confidently:

  "Zhen Zhen Jie, don't worry, I'll definitely help you eliminate the evil god. As for becoming a god, there's no need to worry either. Your brother believes in your talent and perseverance!"

  "Hehe, no need to comfort me, little brother, but it's great to have you!"

  She actually smiled, just like a snow lotus flower blooming, I don't know if she was really happy or just being teased by me.

  "Jiejie's smile is really cute, you should smile more often. I know you won't believe anything I say now, but I'll prove it to you in the future." I was very determined about this.

  "Oh, it would be great if he were that determined too, there's still some hope." She let out a soft sigh, turned her head to see me looking at her seriously, afraid I'd get angry, then added:

  "I'm not doubting your ability, little brother, don't be angry, it's just..."

  "How could this be? You don't need to explain, haha."

  I won't get angry of course, the evil god is equivalent to invincibility in people's eyes, and also my talent was just measured this morning and it's too bad, no wonder she doesn't trust me.

  "Zhen Zhen Jie, who is the one you just mentioned? Introduce me to him sometime, I'd like to see what kind of person he is. You seem to have so much faith in him."

  Driven by curiosity, I asked. Liu Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, thinking about how to answer me.

  Suddenly a voice calling me came from afar, and upon hearing this voice, a warm current flowed through my heart. It quickly drew near: "Gao Ming, so you were here all along! I've been searching for half the day."

  "Brother, how did you come?" I ran up to him in a dozen or so steps and asked.

  "If I hadn't come, how would you have returned?"

  "Now it's fine, since you're here, I'll just stay here and we can head back together."

  "Haha, seeing you like this now, I can rest assured. Brother, remember to come back early next time, let's go."

  He patted me on the shoulder and was about to pull me away.

  I didn't move, gesturing for him to look ahead and said:

  "Wait, I still want to say goodbye to Zhenzhen."

  "Hmm, uh, you actually recognized a sister so quickly, heh heh, let me see who it is..."

  He said this, finally saw clearly who was in front of him, and then actually became afraid to look again, no longer speaking.

  At this time, Liu Zhenzhen also reacted and was watching the play on the side. Seeing this, she couldn't remain unmoved anymore, thinking to herself: This wooden head, wasn't he just speaking eloquently a moment ago? How come when he sees me, he becomes tongue-tied and speechless? So she teased him saying:

  "What's wrong? Why aren't you speaking?"

  I stood there with my eyes wide open, and my brother thought: Why is this? It must be the idea of Renri Day playing tricks on me. I must overcome it, overcome it, and then make up for the disadvantage first. Then take a deep breath, turn his head and look at Liu Zhenzhen again, although his eyes are a bit dazed, but he says:

  "Jie meimei, what do you want me to say? Let me think for a moment, hehe..."

  "When did I become your little sister? Hmph"

  Liu Zhenzhen was taken aback by this sentence, and said in a bad mood. But in her heart, she thought: What medicine did this person take today to dare to be so garrulous?

  "Little sister of little brother is younger than me as a big brother, what else can you call her but little sister?"

  His brother's logical thinking is quite clear.

  "You... you're being evasive, humph! In that case, you should also call your younger brother's sister 'sister'."

  Liu Zhenzhen was forced into a corner and had no choice but to resort to desperate measures.

  "Haha... I'm dying of laughter. From ancient times to the present, who has ever called someone younger than themselves 'sister'? What kind of logic is this?!"

  Brother first laughed loudly for a while, as if he had laughed away his initial awkwardness, and his words became more fluent.

  "Hmph, what logic? Strength is the real logic. If you have the ability, let's try and compare. Let's make a bet, if you lose, call me sister."

  She was triumphant, knowing from experience that as soon as a girl said she wanted to compete with someone, he would immediately give in and leave with the phrase "a good man doesn't fight with a woman", leaving behind a crowd of onlookers arguing among themselves.

  Unfortunately, I'm destined to never have the good fortune to witness such a bizarre thing again, because now he's my brother and no longer Renri.

  "Great! Just what I wanted. If I win, you'll have to call me brother obediently. Hehe."

  At this moment, my brother's heartfelt joy seems to be the day when someone finally dares to accept a girl's challenge with joy, as if he is now hearing someone express their admiration and adoration for him.

  Hearing her brother readily agree to the challenge, Liu Zhenzhen was also genuinely excited. This was his first time accepting a girl's challenge. Which lucky girl was it that... she suddenly forgot what to say.

  And I'm standing here watching in shock, is this still the gentle and quiet Jingjing sister? Is brother the one she's referring to?

  I was lost in thought beside him and suddenly entered a state of mind...

  On the other side, my brother saw that Liu Zhenzhen didn't respond in time and looked at her, only to see her standing alone with a strange smile on her face. He couldn't help but take a step back before relaxing again. I encouraged myself: It seems that Japanese people's nature is hard to change, what's there to be afraid of? So I opened my mouth and said:

  "Hey, I'm saying, where are you smiling foolishly?"

  "Ah, huh, I didn't laugh, humph, it's none of your business if I want to laugh!"

  Her face changed color, then she hummed.

  Brother watched a wonderful face change on the side, haha laughed loudly. This laugh is not tight, Liu Zhenzhen stomped her foot in anger, her small face turned sideways:

  "What's so funny? Don't laugh!"

  My brother laughed even harder, while Liu Zhenzhen's face turned pale. My brother didn't mind and instead smiled mischievously:

  "It seems that smiling is my freedom, are you trying to control me? I'll give you a chance, do you want it? From now on, everything will be controlled by you, hehe."

  No one had ever spoken to her like that before, her small face flushed red as she lowered her head, thinking back to the past when she would tease him for fun, never expecting to be teased by him today; in the past it was always him who was speechless, this time it was herself who was left speechless; in the past...

  After thinking about it this way, Liu Zhenzhen had a wild idea: Could it be that he had been giving in to her all along? Yes, that must be it.

  The war of words ended with the woman's silence.