Divine Seal: Blessed by the Goddess Ellie, bestowed with the name of Hero!

Seeing Lin Feng, dressed in priestly temple attire, being helped up by Cai'er, Xia Ying No. 1 was about to step forward and ask how Lin Feng had managed to do it when...

An extremely terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon him.

Even though Shadow Hero No. 1 was already at the peak of the eighth rank, under this terrifying pressure, he couldn't even lift his head for a moment.

Faced with this unexpected situation, a chill crept into his heart.

The thought of Sheng Cai'er possibly facing danger made Xia Ying No. 1 disregard everything else, and the aura of a peak eighth-level expert burst forth from his body.

They had a desperate, all-out attitude.

Even so, the oppressive force pressing down on his body remained as immovable as Mount Tai.

He couldn't even lift his head.

Unable to resist, and with his face contorted in a ferocious grimace and veins bulging, the first swordsman tentatively asked, "I'm just passing through this place. I wonder what I did to offend you, senior?"

"If I have offended you, I will leave now..."

A moment after he finished speaking, out of the corner of his eye, Xia Ying No. 1 seemed to see a woman appear in front of him.

Because he couldn't lift his head, he could only see the other person's lower body.

Just as Shadow One was pondering, Alicia's sweet yet playful voice echoed in Shadow One's ears.

"I wouldn't say I've offended you, but you should leave now. I know what your relationship is to that girl, and I have no hostility towards you. In a sense, I'll give that girl a chance. Come back to find her in a year."

Upon hearing this, Shadow One was about to say something when he was horrified to find that his body was frozen solid by a thick layer of ice crystals.

Then, the woman in front of them waved her arm, and the Shadow One, encased in colorful ice crystals, flew towards the horizon like a cannonball and disappeared from sight.

"Did I use too much force...?"

Looking at the vanished Shadow One, Alicia said somewhat awkwardly.

"Never mind, it should be fine."

As soon as she finished speaking, Alicia disappeared from the spot.

Once back in Lin Feng's mind, Alicia told him what had just happened.

Lin Feng wasn't surprised by this. Although Alicia couldn't fully unleash her strength, she was still more than capable of dealing with an eighth-tier opponent.

But just then, Sheng Cai'er took Lin Feng's hand and wrote in his palm, "Are you alright? You look so weak."

Lin Feng: ? ? ?

You're weak, your whole family is weak!

Although Lin Feng knew that Sheng Cai'er didn't mean it, it still sounded strange to him.

Just as he was about to say something to Cai'er, he looked up and saw Sheng Cai'er standing right in front of him, her face full of curiosity. For a moment, Lin Feng was lost in thought...

It has to be said that Sheng Cai'er truly lives up to her role as the female lead in the original novel. Underneath her hood, her short purple hair, paired with her innocent and clear purple eyes, made even Lin Feng, who had lived two lives, feel a flutter in his heart.

Saint Cai'er seemed to have noticed that Lin Feng was looking her up and down.

Subconsciously, she wrote in Lin Feng's palm, "Why are you staring at me?"

"By the way, what skill was that you just used? I could feel which skill boosted my strength to the fourth tier!"

Noticing the unusual sensation of his palm and fingertips brushing against his skin, Lin Feng awkwardly looked away.

He cleared his throat twice and changed the subject, saying, "That was my inherited skill. It's quite special. Although it can give you a strong boost, it also consumes a terrifying amount of spiritual energy."

"By the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Feng, and I am a pastor."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Sheng Cai'er nodded thoughtfully.

"Cai'er".

"This is my name."

After introducing themselves, Lin Feng asked directly, "Where are you planning to go next?"

When Lin Feng asked her, Cai'er was taken aback; she really didn't know where to go.

After all, she had escaped from the Assassin's Temple, so she didn't care where she went, as long as she didn't go back to the Assassin's Temple.

"I have no family, and I don't know where I'm going in the future..." Cai'er wrote in Lin Feng's palm.

Um~

Without any relatives, Lin Feng was speechless for a moment.

He hadn't expected that Saint Cher's hatred for her parents would be so great.

"Since you don't know where to go, why don't you come with me?"

Looking at the boy of the same age who had a slight smile on his face and called himself Lin Feng, Cai'er didn't dislike him. After a moment's hesitation, she slowly wrote in Lin Feng's palm.

"So...where do we go now?"

Seeing that Cai'er agreed, Lin Feng replied, "I came out without my elders' knowledge. She should be in Odin Town, which is not far away, handling official business. We'll go back to Odin Town first, and then we'll have to go back to the Priest's Temple in the South Gate of the town."

Zhennanguan?

Cai'er was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Lin Feng to have come from Zhennanguan.

That's good. Zhennan Pass and Exorcism Pass are located in the south and north respectively. If I really go to Zhennan Pass, the people from the Assassin's Temple will definitely not be able to find me for a while.

In that case, I wouldn't need to return to the Assassin's Temple.

Thinking of this, Sheng Cai'er smiled, a rare occurrence, and quickly wrote it in Lin Feng's palm.

"Can you really take me to Zhennanguan?"

"sure."

Seeing the expectant look in Sheng Cai'er's eyes, Lin Feng gave an affirmative answer.

Lin Feng had his own selfish reasons for keeping Cai'er by his side. After all, he really liked Saint Cai'er when he watched the anime, especially after her divine awakening. Her white hair really hit his sweet spot.

Furthermore, he also understood that Saint Cai'er had fled the Assassin Temple to escape the cycle of trials.

Fortunately, I now have the ability to protect Saint Cher for a period of time.

Another point is that keeping Saint Cai'er by his side is also to better enable her to adapt to the abilities bestowed upon her by the Thirteen Heroes.

After Lin Feng recovered his strength, the two headed towards Odin Town.

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at the same time.

Just as Lin Feng and Cai'er returned to Odin Town.

The Shadow One, thrown by Alicia, flew towards the Assassin's Temple at an extremely terrifying speed.

Saint Cai'er is the saintess of the Assassin's Temple and the great-granddaughter of the temple master.

This time, Sheng Cai'er's escape from the Assassin's Temple was tacitly approved by the higher-ups. The original idea was to let Sheng Cai'er get some fresh air and gain some real combat experience in the wild, but unexpectedly, such an accident occurred.

Recalling how Lin Feng could suddenly make Sheng Cai'er unleash her third-tier, or even close to fourth-tier, abilities, especially the woman who had repelled him, Xia Ying No. 1 understood that with his strength, it was impossible for him to bring Sheng Cai'er back. What he needed to do now was to inform the Palace Master, Sheng Yue, about this matter, which might offer some hope.

As for the one-year agreement that Alicia mentioned, it was not something he could agree to. Saint Cai'er, as the Assassin Saintess, was related to the future of the Assassin Temple and even the entire human race!

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