Chapter 2: She looked like a daughter-in-law since she was young

If the alchemist who gave the spare key to the alchemy room to Xingyuan knew that his most promising student in the entire academy actually used the materials in the alchemy room to do such things, he would probably be so angry that he would have a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.

Of course, Xingyuan is also doing serious research on potions.

However, many of the materials inside cannot be used privately, and there are no precious materials. As for ordinary pills, it is not difficult for Xingyuan to make them, so he had to turn the alchemy room into a kitchen to make snacks for Cai'er.

"Ayuan, don't you want to eat?"

Cai'er, who had eaten several pills in a row, reacted and asked embarrassedly.

"Of course, strawberries are expensive here, okay?"

Xingyuan reached out and grabbed it, then ate the remaining half and casually stuck the skewer into the flower bed on the roadside.

"Why are you in such a hurry to eat? I'm not stealing yours."

Cai'er curled her lips and was about to say that the other party was stingy and didn't remember to save the last one for herself, when Xingyuan grabbed her hand and pulled her into an alley.

"strangeness?"

Lan Yanyu, who had just walked out of the main gate of the Magic Branch Hall, rubbed her eyes curiously, "Have I been working for too long? Why do I feel like I saw Cai'er and Yuan'er just now?"

"It must be an illusion. They are not the kind of children who would stay outside..."

……

In the alley.

"What are you doing?" Cai'er pulled her hand back and looked at Xingyuan at a loss.

Xingyuan didn't know how to explain it. He couldn't say that he subconsciously took Caier and hid because he saw the scene of being lectured by Caier's mother all day.

"Well... didn't you say last time that you wanted to go to my mother's place to pay your respects?"

Xingyuan raised his hand and pointed to the end of the alley, "If we take this path, we can also stop by the flower shop to pick up flowers."

"Then why are you suddenly so anxious..." Cai'er muttered softly, but didn't say anything else.

This barely dispelled Cai'er's doubts, but it also reminded Xingyuan that he should use his ability moderately in the future and not let others notice its existence.

In fact, Xingyuan did not suddenly decide to bring Cai'er to the cemetery to present flowers to his original mother. He had already ordered the flowers a few days ago.

Moreover, after today, he wouldn't be able to see Cai'er for quite a long time, so he also wanted to leave more memories for the two of them.

A few nights ago, Cai'er's father Sheng Lingxin, who was the military chief of Exorcist City and was busy with official duties, came home for a rare visit. He overheard the conversation between him and his wife Lan Yanyu in the living room, in which they were discussing taking Cai'er to the Temple headquarters to test her assassin talent.

Does Caier’s talent still need to be tested?

As a time traveler, Xingyuan naturally knew that Cai'er's talent was unique even in the entire Temple Alliance. Even Long Haochen, the protagonist of the world, did not have an initial value of his innate inner spiritual power, which was used as a standard to measure talent, as high as Cai'er's.

What's more, after this test, Cai'er's talent will be elevated to a higher level as she inherits the Soul Furnace of Samsara and the Sword of Samsara, and she will be transformed from a person favored by God into the incarnation of God in the world.

But at the same time, Cai'er will be the focus of training by the Assassin's Temple, and the Temple's secrets will be strictly guarded and protected. It will not be so easy for Xingyuan to see her again.

Xingyuan came back to his senses and found that the two had arrived at the cemetery of the Exorcist City.

Lin Zixi, the original owner's mother, a former member of the Demon Hunting Group, and a seventh-rank great magician of the Magic Temple...

Xingyuan blinked. He had no memories of the other party in his mind, so he didn’t have too many feelings.

After silently promising himself to grow up well and work hard to become a powerful magician, Xingyuan placed the flowers in front of the tombstone and stepped aside.

Cai'er stayed in front of the stele for much longer than Xingyuan, with her hands crossed under her chin, her eyes slightly narrowed, her facial features as if they were carefully carved and very soft, and no one knew what she was thinking. For some reason, Xingyuan, watching from the side, actually tasted a bit of a good daughter-in-law from Cai'er, and was a little dazed for a moment, and then had some mischievous thoughts.

"What are you doing again?"

Cai'er, who had just finished expressing her true feelings to Aunt Lin, whom she had never met, opened her eyes and was startled by Xingyuan, who was almost in front of her and whose nose was almost touching hers. She stepped back reflexively and kept a distance from him.

"Just wanted to see if I could eavesdrop on what you were saying."

Xingyuan said with a smile, holding the back of his head.

"Did you hear everything?" Cai'er blushed instantly.

"Probably not~"

Xingyuan handled the situation very well and did not let Caier feel too embarrassed. After all, she still has the mentality of a normal little girl.

I won’t tell you who said he is Xingyuan’s best friend now.

"Well, it's getting late."

Xingyuan deliberately didn't look at Cai'er's face, which was redder than the sunset, and asked, "Are we going home or are we going to go somewhere else?"

"Go home, of course!"

……

Unlike other senior members of the alliance, Cai'er's family does not have a luxurious villa, but just an ordinary two-story European-style house.

There are no other people in the house except the chef who cooks, the maid who cleans, and the housekeeper. This may also be related to the fact that the family does not live here most of the time.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw a young man sitting in the middle of the living room. He was dressed in white, had a slender figure and handsome appearance.

Although Sheng Lingxin appeared to be much more relaxed than when he was in the army because he was at home, it seemed that he could not change his sharp eyes.

Even if you don't look him in the eye, just being in the same room with him can be stressful.

Not to mention Xingyuan, the guy who was fostered in their family and had a somewhat delicate relationship with his daughter.

If he knew that his daughter was already being targeted by someone at such a young age, he would probably kill Xingyuan on the spot.

"Cai'er, Xiaoyuan."

Sheng Lingxin, who noticed the two men coming back, stood up, tried his best to put on a gentle smile, and touched the tops of their heads with his hands.

"Hello Uncle Sheng, how come you came back so soon this time?"

Xingyuan tried his best to find topics to talk about with the other party, trying to avoid the awkward atmosphere of having nothing to say. "It seems that the war on the front line has been going smoothly recently."

"is acceptable."

Sheng Lingxin's attitude towards Xing Yuan was more polite than friendly.

After all, Xingyuan was not the child of their Sheng family. However, since his wife treated the child as her own, he, a husband who was away from home all year round and felt that he owed his wife too much, could not say anything and could only learn to accept it.

"Dad, dad..."

Cai'er called him softly, and seeing Xingyuan was chatting with him, she also wanted to go back to her room first.

Rather than being afraid of her father, Cai'er felt more of a distance between herself and him.

(End of this chapter)