I think my luck is turning around.

James recounted the past, as if it were something wonderful, yet it also seemed not so wonderful after all.

Before he died, Ye Shuwen made a point of recounting that night, emphasizing that he left in a daze, returned to the Wild Ghost Base in a daze, and then assigned the mission to James in a daze.

There were many capable people among the Wild Ghosts at the time, not just James, but many others. But the task was specifically assigned to James.

Everything seemed preordained, everything seemed to be under control, and everything seemed to be waiting for them to complete at a specific point in time.

James didn't think much about the mission at the time. After all, it was just a mission. To him, finding that person, killing that person, and bringing back the target's body meant the mission was complete.

But the moment he saw his target, he sensed something was wrong. Before him stood a frail little girl, who looked somewhat naive and seemed unaware of James's purpose, showing no sign of panic.

Despite finding the target's behavior very puzzling, he kept his sword in his hand and said, "I'm here to kill you."

The girl opposite him ignored him and continued doing what she was doing, as if his words had no effect on her whatsoever.

"Little Raindrop! Have you finished making your toy yet?" A childish voice came from the other side. It was a seven or eight-year-old child holding a wooden sword. It seemed that the child was loved by his family.

"I'm not playing anymore today, I'm going home!" The little girl's voice had that same childlike quality. James stood beside the raindrops without moving, simply waiting for the child to leave.

James immediately placed the sword beside his leg when the child appeared, so as not to frighten the child.

When the child saw that Little Raindrop had stopped playing, he didn't say anything, but just said arrogantly, "Fine, don't play then!"

Then the child ran back. After watching the child go far away, James sheathed his sword and squatted down next to Little Raindrop.

"I'll give you a choice, I'll give you a way to die that you like."

Is that even human language? When people meet for the first time, they usually exchange things like the weather, culture, and their personalities. But James just throws a death sentence at someone! That's really rare.

Little Raindrop forced herself to remain calm, because she knew her life was in his hands. She absolutely could not act rashly, or she would die the way she had chosen.

Little Raindrop said nothing, but slowly got up without making any quick movements. She was trying to think of a solution; she was stalling.

But in James's eyes, these little movements were all signs of panic, and such an attempt to cover up was something a little girl should do.

"I want to go to the pharmacy first. I need to get some medicine for my mother so that she can get better faster."

The little raindrop looked up at James. James was quite tall, and the little raindrop had to crane her neck to see him. At that moment, the little raindrop was thinking to herself, "Why is this guy so tall?"

Actually, the way to the pharmacy involved crossing a river and a bridge. Little Raindrop decided to jump into the river to escape. The plan was progressing smoothly. As she walked on the bridge, Little Raindrop looked back at James and stopped there.

When James saw the raindrops stop, he stopped too. Now, the two of them stood facing each other on the bridge, looking at each other.

"I still don't know your name. Can you tell me your real name?"

Little Raindrop specifically emphasized that James doesn't have any other names, only the name James, and no other titles.

"James".

"A warrior? He looks quite large."

James didn't correct anything, he just smiled. She was lovely, energetic, and full of life. For some reason, James didn't want to kill her anymore.

In a split second, Little Raindrop leaped into the water, the commotion drawing the attention of those around her. James, seeing this, was momentarily confused, but then followed suit and jumped into the water.

Perhaps it was instinct, the instinct not to let her die, or perhaps it was his need to take the target back to report on the mission. Whatever it was, the moment he entered the water and submerged, he saw a person swimming freely in the water.

The hem of her dress, unrestrained in the water, seemed to wave, as if it had come alive. But the figure was about to leave, and James quickly chased after her; he wanted to catch her!

After the raindrop entered the water, it immediately tried to swim downstream, but the sound of it hitting the water caught its attention, and it watched for a while. This caused it to lose time to escape, and sometimes I really want to slap my own curiosity.

The people behind were relentlessly chasing after her, and Little Raindrop couldn't shake them off at all. However, James needed time to catch his breath, while Little Raindrop didn't really need to.

So at this point, James directly described it as: the little raindrop was very good at swimming and swam very fast, and he didn't even notice the need to breathe.

An Ge felt that the story couldn't be told in an hour, so she asked Li Yuesheng to make arrangements to invite Zhan Shi to Li Yuesheng's study, where food, snacks, and other necessities were all provided.

James added that he caught up with the little raindrop in the water, and he saw the person swimming freely in the water. He wanted to touch this person.

James swam to the little raindrop. The little raindrop had no expression. She playfully exhaled the air she had been holding in her mouth, and the air formed bubbles that floated upwards.

James panicked. What was she doing? Was she giving up her life? In his panic, James tried to pull the little raindrop upwards, but he couldn't budge it at all.

"Weren't you going to kill me?"

James was momentarily stunned by the question, but the next second, he didn't hesitate and pulled the little raindrop up.

They surfaced together; they had reached a place of green hills and clear waters, seemingly untouched by human presence. The little raindrop swam towards the shore, completely ignoring the people behind it.

"Weren't you going to kill me? But I'm already drowning, why are you still trying to save me?"

“I…I don’t think you can die like this. Suffocation is a very painful death. You should choose another way.”

"You're the first person to advise someone to choose a different way to die; you're really unexpected."

The little raindrop looked at the person in front of it with great incomprehension; he really was a strange person. But the little raindrop's eyes saw the surface of the water and then saw James's still dripping cheeks.

She recalled what her friends on the island had said: sometimes, relationships are the most interesting thing.