"Understood."
"Good that you understand."
Zhou Xuan focused his perception on the "Flower-picking Handprint." The ritual this time wasn't much different from the Heavenly Official's blessing process, except it was less bloody. Si Yuer scratched her own arm and used the blood to write the words "Little Guardian" on Zhou Xuan's hand.
From today onward,
Zhou Xuan's temporary bodyguards now included Si Yuer, along with Li Chengfeng.
He led Si Yuer into the inner hall.
Si Yuer rolled up her sleeves and clawed five deep marks into her pale forearm.
She used great force, scratching so deeply that the cuts exposed bone, causing her to wince in pain.
"Yu, you don't need to be so earnest. A few shallow scratches would've been enough..."
Just as Zhou Xuan was about to comfort her, he noticed that Si Yuer's wounds were healing at a rate visible to the naked eye!
No wonder she had to scratch so deeply; if the wounds were too shallow, they'd heal before the ritual was completed.
