The sixth day of the compet.i.tion was almost half way through. The remaining teams advanced into the Forest of Despair one after another, fighting for first place. But these two didn't move, they stuck together, comfortably leaning against a large tree, even if teams pa.s.sed by near them, they didn't care, they didn't hide or evade them, like they had nothing to do with the compet.i.tion. They were more like nearby inhabitants who came here to pa.s.s the time, their leisurely manner was different to everyone else.

It made sense, one was a transmigrator magician that never used his full strength, and the other was an unfathomable a.s.sa.s.sin, of course, they didn't need to worry about anyone else.

“But Lin Xiao, you should want to win right? Just Caesar and Rosie might not be enough to maintain the lead, if another team…” Shen DaiYing suddenly started a conversation after being silent for a while.

Although Lin Xiao said that he would stay with her, she was still anxious and wanted to ask clearly.

“It's fine… Caesar is strong, I believe in him!” Lin Xiao shook his head and interrupted her.

Shen DaiYing's concern was unnecessary, now that all the three big academies were already finished off, and Caesar was still in tip top shape, the compet.i.tion was already in the bag.

However…

“But there's still Elena, are you not worried at all?” Shen DaiYing forced herself to maintain her tone and stay calm, so that he didn't detect her anxiety, while repeatedly sneaking glances at him.

“I'm not!” Lin Xiao answered without any hesitation.

“Really?” Shen DaiYing frowned, as if unsatisfied with his answer and continued to question him, “But she's your maid… what if she was injured?”

“Impossible! Although Elena is stupid and weak, she knows how to protect herself.” Lin Xiao denied it again, but when seeing her suspicious gaze, he started to explain.

The Demon King getting hurt? That's just a pie in the sky.

Not only does she have a powerful perception ability, and can easily avoid an ambush, she can still use the power of her bloodline to forcibly change back to her original appearance to defeat her enemies. The aftermath would be terrible, but she wouldn't die from it.

But with the contract, as soon as she tries transforming… d.a.m.n!

He suddenly remembered that detail and his complexion suddenly changed. But he calmed down and resolutely promised.

“Anyways, I'm not going! Sister Ying, I'm going to stay here with you!”

Never mind about Elena! The woman he likes was right next to him, why was he letting his imagination run wild?

Even if she forgot, it didn't have anything to do with him, right?

Lin Xiao put on a faint smile, and used his skilled acting to hide his inner panic.

“Okay then… hehe.” Shen DaiYing finally got the answer she wanted and didn't ask him anymore, so she probably believed it for the time being.

The day was nearing dusk, the scorching red sun became a cozy yellow as time pa.s.sed, dragging their shadows out.

Shen DaiYing's injuries were slowly recovering due to the Demon King's blood, and she felt a lot better but also spoke a lot less.

She spent most of the day looking up at the sky in silence. When she got tired, she would change her position and leaned against Lin Xiao in a daze. When she got bored, she would tease Lin Xiao again and then continue to stare blankly into the sky.

Such an easygoing time was really comfortable.

Actually, this was already enough for her. Even if Lin Xiao wanted to bring her and return to the team, she wouldn't complain. As long as she was with him, she felt at ease.

As for how she felt about Lin Xiao, it probably couldn't be called love, calling it comfortable was more appropriate.

She's never fallen in love before, so she naturally didn't know what it felt like to fall in love, but she knew that his company felt really pleasant, an unprecedented comfort.

Lin Xiao was willing to accept all of her for who she was, trust her, cherish her, even if she put on airs and tried to kill him, he could push away the blade against his neck.

Comfortable and secure, other than Lin Xiao, she's only experienced these feelings with one other person.

“Sister…”

Shen DaiYing's eyelids gradually fell and her consciousness slowly faded and almost fell asleep.

AS she was half asleep, she saw a graceful and dignified woman, she looked similar to herself. Her black hair fell gently on her shoulders, her pitch-black eyes were affectionate, her smile graceful and charming like the embodiment of Shen DaiYing.

No, rather, she was the one who imitated that person.

She copied her sister's manner from a young age, to become more graceful, more charming, and more affectionate, to become a perfect lover that men would like. But she wasn't her, just an impersonation.

“Sister, are you okay? I'm sorry…”

That person's figure became more and more faint, no matter how much she tried to reach out and grab on, she couldn't even get a trace of her shadow.

“Sister Ying?” A familiar voice called out to her.

“Lin Xiao, is that you?”

It was like she found the comfort for her soul, she continued forward seeking that voice and finally arrived at a terrifying abyss.

“W-what is this?”

In that instant, her vision was filled with a b.l.o.o.d.y mess full of mutilated corpses, shattered bones, it was a picture of h.e.l.l, just standing there made her tremble.

“You came.”

Lin Xiao gently spoke, standing in front of her.

“W-what's going on?”

She nervously ran forward but accidentally tripped. When she climbed up she noticed that the ground was littered with corpses.

“Caesar? Rosie? Elena? W-what happened?”

All the people she knew was lying motionlessly on the ground in front of her, with dead eyes and stiff limbs.

“Sister Ying, did you forget? They all died because of you.” Lin Xiao looked at her from afar, his heartless eyes was like he was looking at someone dead.

“What are you saying? No, I just…”

“Shen DaiYing, you disgust me, hehe, hehehe…”

A strange cold laughter, Lin Xiao turned to leave without any hesitance.

“NO! Don't go! It's not like that! Lin Xiao, don't go!”

She struggled futilely trying to run after him, but the distance between them never changed. It was like the corpses beside her came to life and held onto her legs, preventing her from moving.

“Lin Xiao, don't leave me! Listen to me… please, don't go! No!”

Shen DaiYing's eyes shot wide open and grabbed onto Lin Xiao's arms.

The b.l.o.o.d.y h.e.l.l instantly vanished and what appeared was the dim sky and a youth with a wary face that was about to get up.

“Where are you going!” Shen DaiYing was breathing roughly, as she sternly asked.

“Ah? I was just…”

She suddenly leapt towards him without waiting for his explanation.

“Sister Ying?”

“Lin Xiao, I 'm not letting you go!”

Afraid that he would run off, Shen DaiYing used her body to chain him down, but because she moved around too much, it agitated her wounds, enough to make her cry. Even so, she held onto him with a death grip, and held on like an ornament.

“Ah, stop moving.”

Lin Xiao saw that her wounds were getting worse and quickly picked her up and brought her back to her original spot to rest.

“What's wrong? Don't worry, I'm just going to get some food, I won't leave you.” Lin Xiao rubbed his rumbling stomach and explained.

“Food?” Shen DaiYing stared at him then looked around the dim surroundings and finally woke up, “So it was just a dream… sorry.”

“Un, no problem, go back to sleep, I'll leave after that.”

“Hehe, no need.”

She grinned and reluctantly smiled.

“A nightmare?”

“Un.”

“Then… did you dream about me?”

“I did.”

“Ah? Really… it didn't become a nightmare because you met me, right? Am I that scary?”

“Hehe, yes! It was all because of you.”

Of course it was because of him, but it wasn't because he was scary, it was because he left her behind…

“Lin Xiao.” She took a deep breath and gently called him.

“I'm here, what is it?”

“If Caesar and the others died, because of me… would you hate me?”

“Heh, no, I…”

Lin Xiao thought that Shen DaiYing was still sleep talking so he tried to just say something to brush it over, but when he saw her serious eyes, he got the chills.

“Are… you serious?”

“Un.”

“You say that Caesar and the others died because of you, who were you referring to?”

“Them, Caesar, Rosie, and…”

Like responding to Lin Xiao's guess, she slowed down and spoke.

“Your maid, Elena.”