Feeling the breath of Da Ming in the imprint, Xiao Wu, although doubtful, still allowed Salas to press it between her eyebrows.
Suddenly, inside her mind, the helpless voice of Da Ming rang out…
"Xiao Wu sister, by the time you read this imprint, we will already be dead. Don't worry about us, Xiao Wu. We have already lived for a hundred thousand years…"
"...."
"Because Er Ming came to take you away that day, the people of the Martial Soul Hall also noticed us..."
"...."
"It was a good human soul master, who we accepted as our brother a year ago, who sacrificed his life to save us… In the end, he was on the verge of death, his two limbs cut off, his heart pierced. Although we managed to escape, we were already poisoned by the Pope Bibi Dong's poison... Now, we have already reached our limit..."
"So we want to sacrifice our soul rings to him and pull him back from the brink... His tragic end was because of us, after all. Xiao Wu sister… The human world is dangerous. We hate humans, but not all of them are bad..."
"....."
"After we sacrifice ourselves, if he can come back to life and escape the forest safely, he will come to you..."
"...."
"Humans value the Master-disciple relationship as sacred. We hope you will become his disciple... It is our dying wish. He is very knowledgeable and has good character... Once he makes a promise, he will never break it..."
"...."
"Now that we are going to die, this is all we can do to protect you, Xiao Wu sister... We don't want you to take revenge for us or blame yourself for what happened to us. Sister Xiao Wu, Er Ming and I only hope you can live happily in this life..." With that, the voice in her mind came to an end.
But Xiao Wu was already on the floor, weeping continuously, her eyes red...
"Da Ming... Er Ming... Please don't..." Xiao Wu's voice choked. Her shoulders shook uncontrollably, each sob tearing from her chest like a physical wound.
Now her beautiful face had turned completely pale, her lips contorted in anguish... Her two brothers had left the world. She couldn't accept it.
Salas didn't try to comfort her... He knew it was pointless.
It took her a while to accept the situation... By the time she stopped weeping, there was an uncontrollable hatred in her eyes...
"Damn Spirit Hall... Damn Pope... I'll kill you. I will kill you..." Xiao Wu got up with clenched fists, wanting to go and kill Bibi Dong now...
Seeing this, Salas could only stop her...
"Girl... Going there will only bring disaster to you. Your brothers' deaths wouldn't be worth it in that case..." Salas said softly, his voice also filled with sadness.
"Leave me... Leave me... I want to kill them all..." Xiao Wu struggled to break free, but Salas' palms were like mountains—she couldn't shake him off.
"Girl... Although, like your brothers, I don't want you to live a life full of hatred, I can't bring myself to say this since I can feel your anguish. All I can say is, if you really want to avenge your brothers, you have to become stronger..." Salas silently tried patting her head with his other hand.
Xiao Wu didn't object to the pat... Maybe she didn't realize it, or maybe Xiao Wu was starting to trust Salas... Whatever the reason, Salas wanted to bring their relationship closer.
Xiao Wu soon calmed down. After closing her eyes for a few minutes, she looked up to see the masked Salas...
"You must have seen what was in the imprint, right?" Xiao Wu asked softly.
"I didn't… But I can guess what your brothers must have said... When they took their last breath, they wanted me to take you as my disciple. But it's your decision... Even if you don't become my disciple, it doesn't change anything. I will still protect you. I have no other way to repay your brothers for bringing me back to life..." Salas spoke sorrowfully.
Hearing what Salas said, Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel emotional... This man in front of her was someone who sacrificed his life to protect her brothers without expecting anything in return. If not for Da Ming and Er Ming bringing him back to life, he would have truly died... She could feel this kindness. His selfless sacrifice and loyalty...
She couldn't help but bite her lips... An uncontrollable trust toward Salas sprouted in her heart. Although Salas was human, she, who had experienced human life, knew that there were still good people, like her beloved brother Tang San and her companion.
From the words Da Ming said, she couldn't help but imagine the situation—Salas with two limbs gone and his heart pierced...
She hurriedly knelt down on the ground...
"Master, please accept me as your disciple..." Xiao Wu said, kneeling down.
She hurriedly kowtowed to him three times, touching her forehead to the ground each time...
Salas smiled with satisfaction and helped her up, saying:
"Stupid girl, what are you doing? Why kowtow to me to become a disciple? Don't you know this is a courtesy for acknowledging parents and emperors? You only need to bow for this," Salas spoke softly, patting her head. But he was inwardly laughing hard.
Xiao Wu shook her head. How could she, influenced by her brother Tang San, not kowtow...
"A teacher for a day is a father for life. Master, you should receive my kowtow," Xiao Wu said stubbornly.
"Teacher for a day is a father for life... Good, good, good," Salas rubbed her head even more. He didn't expect this classic scene to happen to him.
"You don't have to worry about revenge... Master will take care of that. You only have to cultivate hard," Salas said softly.
Xiao Wu shook her head upon hearing this...
"No, Master, I know what happened that day. Da Ming and Er Ming don't want you to risk your life to avenge them. You don't owe them anything... It was they who felt indebted to you. The time you sacrificed your life, you already did everything for them. The revenge must be taken by this disciple. Don't risk your life anymore, Master," Xiao Wu said softly, with tears in her eyes, for who knows why.
"Stupid disciple, how can I not avenge my brothers' lives... And I owe them my life. It was they who brought me back to life. You don't need to say anything, I have already decided. If you want to help me with anything, then you have to practice hard. Once you become stronger, you can help me," Salas spoke with a strict and determined tone.
Xiao Wu could only lower her head... She was feeling very grateful to this new master of hers.
Like this, the new master and disciple talked for a while, sharing their affection and getting to know each other.
Xiao Wu wanted to see her master's face, but Salas didn't allow it, saying he would show it to her once she broke through to level 60.
Salas also called Tang San in and let him learn about this master-disciple relationship.
Tang San was shocked to know so many things had happened in such a short time, but with his smarts, he could guess something.
After encouraging Tang San to cultivate hard and take care of his 'sister' Xiao Wu, and telling him to keep today's events a secret, Salas sent him outside again.