After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 258: It's Hard to Be a Good Person

After coaxing Lin Qingxiang, Shen Xu couldn't help but look at the jade tablet in his hand. Huo Yan said that she had left a message for Xiao Si on it and asked him to decide for himself whether or not to help Xiao Si hear her message.

Only the Qi Condensation Realm's Yuan Qi can be injected into the jade tablet. He guessed that Huo Yan originally planned to wait until Xiao Si cultivated to the Qi Condensation Realm and had a certain ability to protect herself before telling her the truth, but Xiao Si obviously did not have that strength now.

However, Xiao Si did not cultivate the ancient methods. If he did not help Xiao Si, Xiao Si might never be able to obtain the information inside the jade pendant, and he could not wait here for Xiao Si to grow up.

Since Huo Yan had left him to make his own judgment, he decided to let Xiao Si know in advance what Huo Yan had left her.

"Qingxiang, bring Xiaosi here during the lunch break. I found a message left by her mother in the jade pendant, but she needs to come and hear it in person."

"You said there's a message left by Xiaosi's mother for Xiaosi in this jade pendant!" Lin Qingxiang's face immediately showed shock.

"That should be the case, but she needs to cultivate the ancient method to my level to hear it. Since she hasn't cultivated the ancient method, I'll have to help her."

"That's great! I remember when Xiaosi was little, she often stared at this jade pendant in a daze. She must have really wanted to hear the message her mother left her."

However, since Xiaosi's mother has set conditions for Xiaosi, wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to let Xiaosi know about this beforehand?

"Xiao Si's mother told me to decide for myself whether or not to tell Xiao Si about the jade pendant. I won't stay here for long, and since Xiao Si doesn't practice ancient methods, I can only tell her about the jade pendant now."

"So... are you going to go find Xiaosi's mother?" Lin Qingxiang's tone suddenly became somewhat sad.

"She has her path, and I have mine. But even if we're going to leave, it will be after I've helped you establish a foothold in the capital."

"I can't repay your life-saving grace with my body, but I still want to do something for you," Shen Xu joked.

"What...what are you saying! Who told you to offer yourself to him!" Lin Qingxiang immediately turned her head away.

Seeing Lin Qingxiang's bright red earlobes, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile, and the gloom that had been lingering in his heart was somewhat dispelled.

There are some things he has no right to worry about, otherwise he would truly be "worrying about things that are unlikely to happen."

Around noon, looking at Xiao Si, who was both excited and uneasy, Shen Xu smiled and asked, "Do you want to know what the two characters engraved on the jade pendant your mother left you mean?"

Xiao Si nodded resolutely.

"The top part is your mother's name, the bottom part is the 'Yan' you mentioned, and the top part is your mother's surname. Her surname is Huo and her given name is Yan."

"Huo Yan, my mother's name." Xiao Si gently stroked the jade pendant in her hand, tears quickly filling her eyes, while Lin Qingxiang tenderly hugged Xiao Si gently.

After Xiao Si calmed down, Shen Xu continued to ask, "Xiao Si, can you tell me why you didn't cultivate the ancient methods?"

According to your mother's arrangement, you should be cultivating ancient methods, because only cultivators of ancient methods can detect what's hidden inside this jade pendant.

"I asked Grandpa, and he said I don't have that talent." Xiao Si lowered her head.

"That shouldn't be the case!" Shen Xu frowned.

Huo Yan is a disciple of the Sword Saint, so her cultivation talent must be top-notch. It's impossible for her to give birth to a child with low cultivation talent.

Moreover, if Xiao Si didn't have the talent for cultivating ancient methods, Huo Yan definitely wouldn't have let her cultivate them.

"Stretch out your hand, let me see your talent." Although he didn't have a special testing jade, he could easily judge a person's cultivation talent based on the width of their meridians.

Xiao Si obediently extended her fair right hand, and Shen Xu lightly touched her palm with one finger, sending a wisp of vital energy into Xiao Si's meridians.

A moment later, Shen Xu withdrew his finger. Xiao Si's ancient talent was far superior to Lin Qingxiang's. It was a pity that she was cultivating spiritual blood, but he didn't have many Nourishing Yuan Pills left. He planned to leave them all to Lin Qingxiang and didn't have any extra resources for Xiao Si.

"You have great talent; you are capable of cultivating ancient techniques."

Xiao Si's eyes immediately showed disbelief, and she murmured, "Why would Grandpa lie to me?"

"Because the Blood Central Realm lacks the environment for cultivating ancient techniques, your mother must have left you cultivation resources."

"As for why the Xiao family didn't give it to you, I'm sure you have your own guesses," Shen Xu said calmly.

Upon hearing Shen Xu's words, Xiao Si immediately clenched her fists.

Seeing Xiao Si's performance, Shen Xu felt that things were not as simple as he thought; it seemed that Xiao Si's father had not completely taken away those cultivation resources.

Moreover, the Nourishing Essence Pill, a pill rich in vital energy, is an extremely precious item for Spirit Blood Warriors.

"I'll ask you one last time, do you choose to cultivate the ancient method to my level and activate the jade pendant yourself, or do you choose to let me help you?" Shen Xu's expression turned serious.

"I want Brother Shen to help me. I know that with the chaotic nature of the Blood Central Realm's spiritual energy, it's almost impossible for me to cultivate to the point where I can activate the jade pendant," Xiao Si said firmly.

"Alright! Just close your eyes and hold the jade pendant tightly, and leave the rest to me."

After Xiao Si closed her eyes, Shen Xu began to continuously inject his vital energy into the jade pendant, but gradually he realized that something was wrong.

This jade pendant is incredibly powerful at absorbing energy; the vital energy in his dantian is rapidly disappearing, and a look of pain has appeared on Xiao Si's face. A blood-red pattern has appeared on her forehead, and wisps of eerie blood energy are emanating from her body.

"Damn it! I've been tricked!" Shen Xu cursed inwardly.

Is it so hard to be a good person these days?

But things had already come to this point, and he couldn't give up halfway. He could feel that the jade pendant was having a wonderful reaction with Xiao Si.

If he chooses to give up halfway, then all the energy he has previously expended will be wasted.

Isn't it a bit too shameless for Huo Yan to use his vital energy to help her daughter, especially without telling him beforehand?

If Huo Yan doesn't give him enough compensation this time, he will definitely turn his back on her.

"I'd like to see how much you can absorb!" Shen Xu took out the storage bottle and began to manipulate the cyan energy inside to flow continuously into the jade tablet.

An extremely rich cyan aura filled the carriage and then flowed into the jade pendant in Xiao Si's hand next to her.

Lin Qingxiang covered her mouth upon seeing this scene. Now she understood how Shen Xu had cultivated the ancient techniques to this level.

As the vital energy continued to flow in, Xiao Si gradually entered a meditative state. Her previously painful expression calmed down, and the eerie blood energy on her body stopped dissipating.

Sensing that the jade pendant was no longer absorbing energy, Shen Xu took a deep breath and slowly withdrew the energy from the storage bottle.