TOS: Reincarnated As Tao Tie

Chapter 42: The Shivering Warrior Temple

The next morning.

Cai'er finally woke up slowly from her sleep.

She had slept very comfortably this time. Since becoming the Saint of Reincarnation, she hadn't had such a satisfying rest for a long while.

But when she opened her eyes, she happened to see Lin Ze's face. For a moment, the scenes from last night flashed through her mind.

Her little face flushed.

When she subconsciously tried to get up, she found herself nestled in Lin Ze's arms.

In that instant, her whole body stiffened.

A pair of large, violet eyes stared at the still-sleeping Lin Ze.

She was momentarily at a loss.

Of course, it wasn't that she hated being held like this by Lin Ze. On the contrary, Cai'er actually enjoyed it a little.

It felt like the last person to hold her to sleep this way was her mother. But from the moment she became the Saint of Reincarnation, family and friendship no longer seemed to belong to her.

Everyone had betrayed her.

From that moment on, she had become a tool of the Assassin Temple—a weapon her parents forged for revenge, not their daughter.

Because of that, they cast her into complete darkness. Within that pitch-black environment, Cai'er didn't know how long she remained. Only pure killing intent flowed into her body. The destruction of her flesh and the tearing of her soul brought her unimaginable torment.

When she recalled everything she had experienced in that dark cave, Cai'er's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Her eyes were slowly filled with fear.

Paleness, helplessness, panic, and terror surged through her heart all at once.

"No... don't... I don't want to go back, I won't go back to that place!" Cai'er murmured subconsciously, trembling.

For a moment, she didn't even realize she was speaking.

But it was her voice that caused the sleeping Lin Ze to slowly open his eyes.

Still drowsy, Lin Ze murmured, "Cai'er, what's wrong?"

Hearing Lin Ze call her name, Cai'er pursed her lips and suddenly hugged him tightly.

Burying her head in his chest, she shook her head and whispered, "Nothing, I just remembered something bad."

Hearing her clear and ethereal voice, Lin Ze smiled and said, "Cai'er, your voice is beautiful."

Cai'er blushed slightly at the compliment.

But at that moment, she seemed to realize something, suddenly lifting her head to look at Lin Ze. Her eyes widened in surprise. "I... I can talk!"

"Hehe, I fixed your sense of taste yesterday."

"I wanted to tell you last night, but you fell asleep right away."

Looking at the bright smile on Lin Ze's face, Cai'er's heart trembled slightly.

Just as the two of them were chatting happily, a voice came from outside the house.

"Lin Ze, are you home?"

After a brief pause, Lin Ze seemed to recall whose voice it was.

"It's Long Haochen. Cai'er, let me introduce you to him. He was my first friend in Odin Town."

Cai'er instinctively followed behind Lin Ze as he got out of bed.

After a quick wash,

Lin Ze looked around but didn't find Sidi. With Sidi's strength, there was no need to worry about him.

"Long Haochen, sorry to keep you waiting."

Seeing Long Haochen sitting on the swing outside, Lin Ze greeted him with a smile.

Long Haochen hopped off the swing and said,

"No, I just figured since you're going to the Warrior Temple too, we could go together. There's also a—"

Before he could finish, Cai'er peeked out from behind Lin Ze.

Long Haochen was momentarily stunned upon seeing her.

Seeing this, Lin Ze took Cai'er's hand and introduced her, "Her name is Sheng Cai'er."

Long Haochen greeted politely, "Hello, Miss Cai'er, I'm Long Haochen."

Faced with his greeting, Cai'er dropped the shyness she had shown to Lin Ze and instead wore an expression of cold indifference.

She simply nodded.

Seeing this, Long Haochen scratched his head awkwardly.

Lin Ze wasn't surprised. After all, when he first met Cai'er, her eyes also carried a strong sense of "stay away from me."

However, he had realized that Cai'er was someone cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Otherwise, she could've escaped on her own that day—she didn't need to stay behind and help him.

Thinking of this, Lin Ze looked at Cai'er and said, "Cai'er, why don't you join the Warrior Temple with me? That way, your cultivation won't fall behind, and we'll be together in the same temple."

Always together...

Cai'er froze for a moment, then nodded after a short thought.

On the way to Odin Town, the three of them quickly grew more familiar with each other.

But Cai'er still spoke little and simply followed silently beside Lin Ze.

At one point, Long Haochen, excited as he walked, began slashing bushes with his wooden sword.

"Lin Ze, I have good news! I passed the Knight Temple's assessment yesterday. I'm now a first-level squire knight!"

"First-level squire knight?"

Lin Ze was a little confused. Seeing this, Cai'er explained to him.

"Knights are divided into nine ranks. When spiritual power exceeds ten points, one becomes a squire knight.

'Oh, I get it now."

"Haochen, congratulations." Lin Ze smiled at him.

Long Haochen put his wooden sword away and said curiously, "Lin Ze, honestly, when I saw you the other day, I felt something—your spiritual power must be really strong, right?"

Lin Ze answered straightforwardly, "I broke through yesterday. I'm not sure how much spiritual power I have yet. But someone from the Warrior Temple told me to come today to have it tested. I'll tell you once I know."

Long Haochen nodded.

 Before long, the three of them reached Odin Town, and it was time to part ways.

Lin Ze took Cai'er straight to the Warrior Temple.

Just like before, Lin Ze led Cai'er to the old man's table.

But what surprised Lin Ze was that the old man wasn't late today, nor was he asleep at the table. He also wasn't dressed casually like the past two days—he was now wearing a gleaming suit of armor.

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