Volume 2

76 To Protect You

All this reflecting on our past ceased abruptly when I pictured that melancholic face Nie Zun used to wear.

My mind returned to the darkness in front of us.

In the darkness, I was still panting slightly. Blindly grasping at my arm, I could feel that it had grown by almost half the length. I’m no longer the newcomer who would lose her responsiveness simply from the pain of losing an arm.

I manipulated MF into my eyes, nose and ears once more, increasing sensitivity to my surrounding in this pitch-black darkness, seeking out the slightest hint of light. Even the ability to locate Nie Zun would be a satisfactory option at this point

Still, why did Ta Lai do this?

According to him, he wanted me to recall everything Li Qing taught—did he yank my arm off just to provoke that memory? Was he trying to warn me against trusting others?

No… I don’t think that’s the case. It can’t be that.

Or rather… it can’t be just that.

Besides, how would he know about my past?

The calculations in my mind shifted at a rapid speed, going through...