Turn Waste Into Treasure: Pick Up Medusa In Suspended Animation At The Beginning

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"You want... to become my protector?!"

Upon hearing Liu Ruoxian's straightforward words, both Xiao Chen and Caiyan were surprised.

This is an empress!

One of the most powerful beings in the Canglan Realm, capable of destroying the world with a wave of her hand at her peak. And now she wants to become his protector?!

Isn't that too belittling of herself?!

Although Xiao Chen had a feeling that Liu Ruoxian had a great fondness for him after he saved her, he never expected it to be to this extent.

Before he could even think about how to persuade her to stay, she had already taken the initiative to express her desire to stay by his side.

Is this level of fondness abnormal?

Even the mindset of an emperor cannot withstand it?!

As various thoughts flashed through his mind, Xiao Chen couldn't help but fall into silence at this moment.

"Please rest assured..."

"Although I am currently affected by a certain dark and ominous power, my cultivation has only recovered to the ninth level of the Universal Truth."

"But now my injuries have completely healed, and as long as I am given another month to recover, my cultivation should be able to reach the ninth level of the Saint realm."

Seeing Xiao Chen's silence, Liu Ruoxian thought he had concerns and continued speaking in a gentle tone.

"Furthermore..."

"I can seal off my own aura, as long as I don't display the strength of an emperor."

"Those enemies who coveted me in the past won't be able to sense or find me."

"So you don't have to worry about being implicated because of me."

"If one day..."

"If I am unfortunately discovered by enemies, I will sever the karmic ties with you and leave alone, drawing away all the enemies."

"I hope you won't mind and allow me... to repay this karmic debt."

As Liu Ruoxian's words fell, Xiao Chen's mouth twitched slightly.

Even Caiyan and Yunxi were dumbfounded.

She was just too proactive.

Too proactive... not only did it confuse them, but they also thought she had ulterior motives.

Otherwise, even if she was an emperor, she wouldn't lower her face and abandon her dignity to stay by someone else's side as a protector, even if it was to repay a debt of gratitude.

There must be some ulterior motive behind this!

"Wait, weren't you in a state of unconsciousness just now? How did you know it was this young master who saved you?!"

In the midst of shock and confusion, Xiao Chen realized a crucial point, and his gaze couldn't help but freeze at this moment.

There were three people in this courtyard.

Yunxi, this little girl, could be ruled out because she had no cultivation.

But he and Caiyan, one was only at the first level of Nirvana, and the other was at the third level of the Saint realm.

If it were an ordinary person, they would think that someone with higher cultivation would be more capable of saving her.

But after Liu Ruoxian regained consciousness and transformed, she only glanced at the two of them.

And she directly determined that it was him who had saved her, as if she knew everything that had just happened.

This made Xiao Chen feel that something was off.

"That piece of willow leaf contains a strand of my true spirit, which records everything that happens around me when I am in a state of sleep."

Upon hearing Xiao Chen's question, Liu Ruoxian calmly explained.

After she regained consciousness just now, she stood still in a daze.

And everything recorded by the willow leaf in the Integrated Union naturally included the scene of Xiao Chen saving her, as well as the strangeness when he touched the willow leaf.

This was something Liu Ruoxian never expected.

She was forced by the Lord of the Dark Forbidden Zone to the point of being on the verge of death, but she was saved by a human youth with only Nirvana cultivation.

From the Eastern Domain, billions of miles away, she was transported to this abandoned land in the Eastern Wasteland.

And with just a gentle touch on her physical body, he effortlessly helped her recover from her injuries.

Allowing her to reshape her spiritual body and transform back into human form.

The grace of saving her life, combined with such mysterious means, made her develop a fondness for Xiao Chen while also unable to suppress her curiosity.

Furthermore, with the destruction of the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, she has now become a rootless person.

And then there is the Eastern Wasteland, an abandoned place due to the tragic battle that occurred in ancient times.

Not only is the aura chaotic here, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is also extremely thin, and it is far away from the Eastern Domain and the Central Domain.

Generally, strong individuals above the Saint King realm would not easily set foot in this place.

As long as she hides her own aura well, those enemies from the past who want to find her are undoubtedly searching for a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, after thinking it over, Liu Ruoxian decided to stay by Xiao Chen's side.

On one hand, it was to avoid enemies and restore her cultivation, completely eradicating the dark and ominous curse on her.

On the other hand...

It was to deepen her understanding of Xiao Chen and, incidentally, repay him for saving her life.

"..."

After hearing Liu Ruoxian's explanation, Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that the other party would use some kind of deduction method, but it turned out that Ye Zi was recording everything.

"Since Miss Liu said so, then you will stay by my side from now on. I will find a way to help you restore your cultivation," Xiao Chen said with a faint smile after a moment of contemplation.

He thought he would have to spend some effort to keep this woman by his side.

Unexpectedly, she took the initiative, saving him a lot of trouble.

"Does the young master know about this emperor's origin?!"

Just as Xiao Chen finished speaking, Liu Ruoxian's pupils slightly contracted. She looked at Xiao Chen with a serious gaze and asked in a low voice.

Since she spoke...

She had never revealed her surname.

But Xiao Chen just called her Miss Liu, and it came out naturally.

It seemed that from the beginning, Xiao Chen knew her name?!

"In the Canglan Realm, the only one who cultivated into an emperor with the mortal body of a willow is the Willow God of the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range."

"Combined with the evil and ominous power of darkness on your body, and the changes in the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range in the Eastern Domain more than three hundred years ago."

"It's not difficult to guess your identity."

Seeing Liu Ruoxian's astonished and uncertain expression, Xiao Chen sighed and reluctantly began to act superior.

"But rest assured..."

"The ten-thousand-year willow heart in your body, although it is the supreme treasure of the world, enough to make the Emperor covet it."

"But I am not interested in your willow heart, otherwise I wouldn't have pulled you back from the brink of death."

"Because... if I want that thing, I can make it myself."

As he spoke, Xiao Chen raised his right hand slightly and sucked up a blade of grass from the ground.

In the next moment...

With a burst of white light in his hand, Xiao Chen upgraded that ordinary blade of grass into a profound-grade spiritual herb.

This scene caused Liu Ruoxian's pupils to violently contract, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

As an Emperor Realm expert, she, as a spirit of plants and trees, naturally had the ability to enlighten plants and trees.

But this kind of ability...

Only when she reached the Saint Realm in her cultivation, combined with her identity as a spirit of plants and trees, would she have the ability to transform other plants and trees. However, each time it would require the consumption of spiritual energy to enlighten them.

And the Xiao Chen in front of her...

His cultivation was only at the Rebirth Realm, yet he could casually enlighten ordinary plants and trees.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed them from ordinary plants and trees into profound-grade spiritual herbs?!

That kind of relaxed and comfortable manner, without even a fluctuation of spiritual energy!

Such a method that defied common sense completely exceeded her understanding.

"I will help you, but only because we have a connection."

"As for whether you want to stay or not, I won't force you."

Seeing this female emperor being shocked by him, Xiao Chen's mouth curved up slightly.

After pausing for a moment, he continued.

"With your mortal willow body cultivated to this level, you have almost exhausted all your potential."

"If there is no further transformation, relying on your current cultivation, it will be difficult to break through to the Ninth Layer of the Emperor Realm."

"But I... in the future, I am fully confident that I can help you break through the limitations!"