But now, Deng unexpectedly revealed the location of the Saint's Remains, which saved her a lot of trouble...

She looked gratefully at Deng, just about to say thank you, but Deng waved her hand.

"It's just a small favor. If you really want to thank me, bring me more candies~"

After saying that, she gently waved her hand, pushing Yun You into the passage from afar.

In an instant, the little girl's vision was engulfed in darkness...

In this boundless night, Deng left Yun You with one last message.

"I know your purpose in pursuing the Saint's Remains, but... I have to give you a heads-up beforehand."

"Although the Saint's bones possess a miraculous power to transform decay into wonder, sometimes it's not omnipotent. It's not a wish-granting machine that can unconditionally fulfill all human desires."

"The dead cannot resurrect; this is an eternal, unchanging law of the world. Even miracles cannot alter this rule. I hope you understand this."

"Moreover, I'll say it again—"

"In this matter, all the greedy ones shall meet a bad end."

"..."

Yun You fell silent.

She clearly understood Deng's message. The reason she pursued the Saint's Remains was to find a way to resurrect her long-deceased parents, wasn't it?

However, the resurrection of the dead is indeed not that simple. Until now, she hadn't heard any similar legends.

This indicates that, at least on the surface, no one has ever achieved this, not even the ancient sages who had "ascended to godhood" like Death God.

As someone involved, Yun You understood this better than anyone else. But sometimes people hold onto a glimmer of hope before facing a dead end...

This was already her current reason for living.

"Oh, I knew I couldn't persuade you."

Deng sighed lightly.

"You little girl, your stubbornness is like a bull's."

"Never mind, do as you please. But remember to check what's in your arms after you return. I've given you a small gift."

"Moreover..."

With that, Deng's tone suddenly changed, adopting a teasing manner, as she spoke to Yun You—or rather, to the Red Scale on Yun You's hand...

"Zero, long time no see."

"I didn't expect, that after all this, you found her to be your 'symbiotic partner'."

"I thought you'd never want to deal with us again in your life."

Listening to these confusing words, Master Zero was slightly stunned, but then she quickly remembered something.

[...]

But this time, she didn't speak. She remained silent, silently gritting her teeth, feeling a rage brewing inside.

"Alright, why take it out on me? It wasn't me who personally 'sealed' you back then. If you want to hate, hate the leader, right?"

Deng laughed lightly, but these words were not heard by Yun You, she only spoke to Master Zero alone: "Maybe in the future, we can stand on the same side again, hahahaha..."

As the words ended, Deng's voice completely vanished, leaving only Yun You deep in thought and Master Zero contemplating silently.

...

Without knowing how much time had passed, when Yun You opened her eyes again, she was already back in the Supreme Heaven clearing, lying in the arms of Mokaka and Tian En. In front of her were Jin and two other senior brothers.

Her head felt dizzy and her body ached too much to move, as if everything that just happened was merely an unknown dream.

But the corpse of Zhao Xuan—or rather, the corpse of the middle-aged Main Combatant—not far away, reminded her that everything just now wasn't a dream, but something that had happened.

This duel, she had won, and she completed her final vengeance in the library.

Everything had already settled into dust.

Seeing the little girl wake up, both Mokaka and Jin were full of surprise.

Both of them had thought Yun You was in trouble, feeling extreme anxiety.

But at last, all worries were merely a false alarm.

They raised their hands high in celebration, cheering for this hard-earned victory, amid the cheers and praises from the audience of the Great Colosseum, showing a rather festive atmosphere.

But Yun You was in no mood to care about these.

Following Deng's tip, she reached into her arms and pulled out a bright blue book.

The book cover had no fancy designs, nor a flashy title, just one word.

Star.

"Is this... the last volume of the Star-Attracting Skill?"

Instantly, Yun You guessed the contents of the book.

This was Deng's "small gift" to her.

She had no idea when Deng had put this in her arms, but considering Deng's skills, achieving this was probably no challenge.

Moreover, recalling Deng's previous playful tone, Yun You suddenly thought that the creator of the Star-Attracting Skill also liked to talk in such a mischievous and cute manner.

"Could it be... Deng is the creator of the Star-Attracting Skill?"

Yun You considered this possibility.

Thinking back, Deng indeed helped her a lot.

"If ever given the chance, I will repay it..."

She thought silently.

But that guy Deng was really too strong; ordinary help would probably be of no use to her.

Thinking it over, Yun You felt the best way she could help Deng was to find a way to provide her more candies.

"Perhaps I'll buy a candy company after returning and have them make exclusive supplies for her."

Yun You made a decision, and then put away the Star-Attracting Skill, watching the celebration before her silently.

Most of the people present were very happy.

Mokaka knew that her future path to governance would become extremely smooth, finally having the opportunity to realize her dream.

Tian En knew that Mokaka was unlikely to be in trouble. She could always stay by Lady Mokaka's side, watching this girl slowly grow.

General Tang Yue of the military was naturally also immensely excited. They were actually here to "invest" in Mokaka and Yun You, and now not only had they won greatly but also learned that the two girls were backed by such a notable figure as Jin, so their future would surely be bright.

Their investment may yield thousands of times the return.

Jiang Wuji and Chen Zaikun were also smiling brightly. Once a teacher, forever a father; they had long regarded Jin as a father-like figure. Now that Jin succeeded, they, as "sons," were certainly happy too.

Especially Chen Zaikun, the honest and straightforward farmer, his face glowing with pride, sincerely happy for Jin.

"Master, Master! We succeeded, we finally... finally succeeded!"

He shouted excitedly.

Everyone was very happy.

Yun You thought that she should be happy too. After all, she killed her enemy and received substantial help and treasures...

But somehow, she felt an emptiness, as if all the commotion before her had nothing to do with her.

She felt like an observer, with all the congratulatory words and cheers unrelated to her, having no interest in participating in the celebration.

At this moment, people hadn't noticed that she, who had made significant contributions in the battle, silently turned down the host and her companions' invitation for an award ceremony, just sitting aside, seeming to think about something, but actually just blank.

"Girl?"

Suddenly, a warm voice filled with concern appeared by the girl's ear.

She instinctively turned her head to see Jin somehow sitting beside her.

"Feeling a bit aimless?"

Jin observed Yun You for a moment before gently asking a question.

What kind of person was the old man; having been on battlefields in his youth, dealing with countless people, and later willingly teaching in the slums, his eyes were sharp enough to quickly see through Yun You's troubles.

"Don't worry, once we find the Saint's Remains, I'll let you use them first."

"Though sometimes, that bone may not be able to do everything, but... people can change fate. I've never believed in destiny; with effort, anything might be possible."

"Mm..."

Yun You hugged her legs, burying her head into her knees, lightly responding.

She knew Jin was trying to comfort her, but at this moment, she couldn't take in any words.

She just wanted to have some quiet time...