Dragon's Origin

"Not many people can hire me." The man in black didn't answer directly, but instead said this with great pride.

As a red-level killer in Worry-Free City, unless the City Lord ordered it, or a huge price was paid, no one could get a red-level killer to do bodyguard work. Killing people was so simple and profitable, so why bother being a bodyguard who has to be on guard every day?

Hiring a red-level killer as a bodyguard would cost at least twice as much as killing someone, and that was still a friendly price, depending on many things. Such as status, friendship, and so on.

A'Qi, as an excellent killer, had been busy in the Xia Kingdom for more than two months without discovering the man in black's whereabouts. This could only mean that the man in black's skills and disguise abilities in various situations far exceeded A'Qi's, making it impossible for her to detect him.

In fact, the answer was already obvious. Not many people could hire the man in black, but Wang Sheng was definitely one of them. Among those who had a relationship with A'Qi and possessed such great power, only Wang Sheng would do this.

At the moment when A'Qi had despaired to the extreme, and even took the initiative to meet the hunter's weapon intending to die, the man in black appeared out of nowhere and saved A'Qi. Even if A'Qi had no feelings, suddenly discovering that there was still someone silently supporting her behind her, she couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart at this moment.

In a cold world, such an irresistible warmth suddenly appeared, and A'Qi's heart, which had been covered by ice, finally had a warm support.

Just now, A'Qi really wanted to die. When she resolutely wanted to stab the hairpin into her throat, A'Qi had already regarded herself as a dead person. Now A'Qi is still alive, but she has already been considered a dead person once.

Having died once, she would look at the world again. Although A'Qi has not lived many years in her life, the first ten years were spent struggling to survive, killing this and killing that, being chased and desperately escaping in order to survive. The last few months were spent in anxiety and expectation. The only stage that could truly be called peaceful enough for her to fall asleep was after she was given to Wang Sheng as a gift.

Even before that, Wang Sheng was an enemy, but Wang Sheng did not kill her to vent his anger. After that, A'Qi slowly adapted to not being assigned various difficult tasks as a death soldier, just needing to serve Wang Sheng well. But in fact, A'Qi didn't do well, and still hasn't given herself to Wang Sheng.

The pain in her wrist dragged A'Qi's thoughts back to reality. Just now, that hunter's cultivation was not bad. When A'Qi was so tired that she couldn't move, a gold coin almost shattered A'Qi's wrist bone.

Enduring the pain, A'Qi slowly wrapped her injured wrist with the bandage left by the man in black. Although the gold coin had great power, it didn't really shatter A'Qi's wrist, only causing a fracture. The man in black left A'Qi a fixed bone plate, but A'Qi didn't ask for his help and took care of everything herself.

While A'Qi was bandaging, the man in black watched coldly without saying a word. Now that he had revealed his figure, he no longer concealed himself, which was more convenient.

"Let's go!" Sitting on the ground and eating something, A'Qi recovered some strength, briefly cultivated, and finally regained the ability to move.

"Where to?" The man in black finally opened his mouth: "Let's make it clear first, I am only responsible for helping you solve troubles in situations where you don't actively provoke others. If you plan to actively cause trouble, that is not within the scope of my protection."

"I won't be stupid." A'Qi's current state is obviously much better than the soulless puppet she was before, at least she has regained her sanity.

"Smart choice." The man in black praised, and then returned to his silent state.

Xia Tianzong had completely despaired A'Qi. He obviously knew of A'Qi's existence, but he completely denied everything. Of course, maybe he didn't know if he was A'Qi's own brother, because from the time he had memory, he was a member of the Xia family, with parents and a family. Where did an unknown sister come from?

Even if he knew the relationship between A'Qi and him, as he said to A'Qi, he is now the direct line of the Xia family head, and a cultivation genius with excellent qualifications. The big family is doing its best to train him. A'Qi, a death soldier who has obviously been abandoned, a gift to others, why should he try to associate with her?

A realistic choice that is despairing, but not surprising. In this world, if those children of big families have the opportunity to choose between the two, probably ninety out of a hundred would do so. On one side is a bright future, on the other side is a stranger who suddenly says she is your sister but whom you haven't had any contact with since you had memories, and this stranger has no value to be exploited. Is it difficult to choose?

What if A'Qi is Wang Sheng's woman? Just looking at the fact that A'Qi has been thrown in Worry-Free City all along, one knows that she is not favored by Wang Sheng. Although the specific inside story is unknown, if it were Xia Tianzong himself, would he love a female killer who had assassinated him several times? It's just a plaything, maybe a plaything that he won't even remember when she dies. Is she important?

"Which way is back to Worry-Free City?" A'Qi stood up, looked around, and took back her belongings from a few corpses. As for the others, those were the man in black's spoils of war. A'Qi knew this rule very well. After the man in black scavenged all the corpses, A'Qi asked the man in black.

The man in black didn't speak, but pointed in a direction. A'Qi didn't want to say anything more, and walked down in that direction. The man in black followed her not too far and not too close, completely a qualified guard.

A'Qi had made up her mind. Xia Tianzong had completely despaired her, so A'Qi's only remaining reason to live was to repay Wang Sheng's deep affection. At the very least, she had to give herself to Wang Sheng completely, and then die for Wang Sheng. At that time, A'Qi could really die in peace, without worrying about anything anymore.

Traveling from the Xia Kingdom to Worry-Free City, A'Qi's current state took a full two months. The man in black was very patient and didn't urge her along the way. Both of them were very experienced in the jungle. As long as A'Qi wasn't deliberately seeking death, there was no need to worry about safety even in the Thousand Absolute Land. They returned to Worry-Free City without any danger along the way.

Before reaching the gate of Worry-Free City, the man in black finally spoke again.

"Escorting you back to Worry-Free City, my bodyguard mission is completed. I'll give you a free word of advice." The man in black caught up with A'Qi and advised her with a tone of warning: "There are countless people in Worry-Free City who are more miserable than you, but everyone is still working hard to live. Remember, living is everything."