My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 108 - 101: Origin

"However."

Xia Yue paused for a moment, then continued, "This has also caused me to offend many people. After all, besides the most extreme situations... The little girl’s Authority Ability can accomplish quite a lot.

A very sensitive topic is... resurrection. Everyone has their painful memories, and they actually see the little girl as a savior.

Not to mention the old folks who are barely hanging on; they all want to continue living, to return to their youth.

By forcibly bringing the little girl back, you could say I’ve crushed the hopes of many.

They accuse me of being overbearing, claim I’m ungovernable, and even say I’m the ’Sect Leader’ within the Celestial Strategy Mansion."

At this point.

He couldn’t help but smile, "That period was full of arguments and disputes; it was the most turbulent time in the domestic Empowerer circle. Although it couldn’t compare to when the Celestial Strategy Mansion was first established, it was quite close.

It wasn’t until many realized that unless they expelled me from the Celestial Strategy Mansion, leaving me completely opposed to them, there were no other options, did things barely calm down.

But afterwards, for some reason, ’Self’ got involved again, with ideals of an entirely different nature.

This incident seems to be proof that some people within the Celestial Strategy Mansion are still not resigned. I don’t know their purpose, or why they’d even collaborate with ’Self’, but there are certainly insiders involved.

This is the origin of everything... you could say the little girl has been forced under the spotlight."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"Moreover, that upheaval brought some unforeseen consequences."

Xia Yue smiled again, continuing, "Other teams started poaching from the Third Team, mainly because after that incident, they realized they couldn’t restrain me at all. In a sense, I’m even scarier than those old fogeys. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Plus, with Si Yujie siding with me for the little girl’s sake, they began, out of a sort of ’balance’ consensus, intentionally or unintentionally weakening the Third Team. I don’t know Mount Tai’s attitude on this, but anyway, it happened.

This is also why I gave you the option to transfer; after all, the name of the Third Team sometimes comes with significant pressure, and that pressure originates from me. I don’t have any desire to force others into a life-and-death pact with me; everyone must take responsibility for their own choices, myself included."

"..."

Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment, glancing again at the little girl, "Then why does she need my permission to use her Authority?"

"She’s still young and needs a guardian."

Xia Yue also glanced at the little girl and chuckled, "I’ve always told her that operations that could endanger her life require the consent of a trustworthy adult.

This is one soft restriction I’ve imposed, along with the rule that if I were to die, she must never attempt to resurrect me."

In her eyes, you are evidently trustworthy. When Si Yujie and I aren’t around, she seeks your approval."

"Can she tell?"

Chen Lusi realized, then curiously asked, "She’s only a teenager after all."

Xia Yue affirmed, "She can. Though she’s a bit shy, she’s actually quite smart, and as for her Authority Ability... even now I don’t fully understand it."

"I see..."

Hearing this, Chen Lusi nodded, finally finding answers to many of his questions.

Including the motivations behind this incident.

The little girl’s Authority Ability.

And of course, the current predicament of the Third Team... According to Xia Yue, the situation isn’t so great.

It seems those who stayed are the ones who agree with him and are willing to follow him.

And the root of everything can be traced back to Xia Yue and the little girl in front of him.

But Chen Lusi doesn’t think the two of them have done anything wrong, especially considering how young the little girl is.

As for Xia Yue, he really can’t bring himself to dislike him. Right or wrong aside, he does what he believes is right, simply because he believes it to be correct.

This is apparent from how he ensures the little girl goes to school and imposes the other restriction — ’never attempt to resurrect me’.

He genuinely believes letting the little girl study is the right thing.

Perhaps to him, the notion of a savior in extreme situations is absurd; his duty is to prevent such situations from occurring in the first place. If that’s impossible, and a young girl must be the savior, then he might as well commit suicide... who knows.

A self-assured, yet reliable person.

That’s roughly Chen Lusi’s current evaluation of him.

"What do you think?"

Xia Yue didn’t know what Chen Lusi was thinking, looking at his face, and asked, "You probably understand the situation now. Any other doubts? Do you have an answer to what I asked you the other day? Are you planning to switch teams or stay? Or even resign?"

Hearing this.

Chen Lusi hadn’t reacted.

The little girl standing next to Xia Yue suddenly lifted her head, looking at Chen Lusi.

Just as Chen Lusi was about to respond, he noticed the little girl’s gaze, paused, and met her eyes.

The little girl lowered her head again, looking at her toes, then suddenly left Xia Yue’s side, moved in front of Chen Lusi, and gently pulled on the hem of his clothes.

"What’s the matter?" Chen Lusi asked, a bit curious.

The little girl seemed shy, unsure of how to start. After hesitating for some time, she ultimately remained silent and merely used her other hand to tug at his hem with both hands.

As if not wanting him to leave.

Chen Lusi: "..."

"This wasn’t my teaching."

Xia Yue couldn’t help but chuckle upon seeing this, "I can’t play the cute card like this. She seems quite fond of you... Wu You and Xia Panqiu didn’t get this treatment."

"...I know."

Chen Lusi shook his head, then rubbed the little girl’s head and said, "I’ll think about it some more; there’s no rush anyway."

Even if he wanted to say he was resigning, he probably wouldn’t be able to say it now.

Such a delicate, cute little girl naturally tugs at one’s heartstrings.

Moreover, for Chen Lusi, it held added significance.

Lin Ying and her sister... were like this when they were young.

"Alright then."

Xia Yue pondered upon hearing that, nodding, "Indeed, there’s no rush... Be it resigning, transferring, or staying, it must await your return from Kunlun before it can be realized. Meanwhile, you can think things over.

Did I mention? Soon, you’ll need to accompany me to the Kunlun headquarters, as a sort of explanation to the Celestial Strategy Mansion. But don’t worry too much; it’s mostly about saying what they want to hear, then cooperating with some tests, and it’s mainly over.

I’ll be accompanying... After all, they are comrades, and I can’t solve everything with brute force. Crossing that line, I’d truly become like those old fogeys.

If it were another unrelated country, I might try to solve everything with force, declaring that I’d rather betray the world; that might be quite dashing... but alas."

With that said.

He laughed, then sighed deeply, seemingly a bit helpless.