Chapter 458: Chapter 387: Near Vermilion Turns Red, Near Ink Turns Black

"Lin Yi, how are things going with you and Xiaoqi these days?"

On the road to Qishan City.

Wei Nan looked at Lin Yi in the back seat and asked with a smile.

Lin Yi paused for a moment.

"They’re fine. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, no reason. Just asking!"

"I’ve noticed Xiaoqi’s been acting like a bit of a tyrant recently!"

"Leading that massive flock of birds around..."

Wei Nan said with a laugh.

But Lin Yi had already figured out what he was really getting at.

He shot a knowing glance at Wei Nan. "Why the sudden interest in Xiaoqi? If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t beat around the bush."

Wei Nan scratched his head awkwardly.

Just then, Wei Shang, who was driving, let out a soft sigh.

"Boss, what Wei Nan is trying to say is that Xiaoqi’s flock has become a little too intimidating."

"Just a little while ago, when we destroyed that Blood Handprint compound, didn’t a few of their members escape?"

"By the time we got over there, those guys were nothing but bones."

"And this isn’t the first time something like this has happened!"

"So Wei Nan is worried that if Xiaoqi were to lose control one day, the consequences would be catastrophic."

As soon as he said this,

Lin Yi laughed. He wasn’t surprised in the slightest.

Lin Yi had suspected as much from the moment Wei Nan first asked about Xiaoqi.

"Don’t worry. Xiaoqi is connected to my mind and spirit."

"If it had any malicious intent, I would know it through our spiritual connection."

"The moment I sense anything wrong, I’ll take care of it immediately."

"To be honest, I used to worry about the same thing."

"But based on its emotions and behavior, it shows no signs of wanting to break free from my control."

After Lin Yi finished his explanation,

Wei Nan and Wei Shang both breathed a long sigh of relief.

’A spiritual link? Then there’s nothing to worry about.’

’It was the same principle as two people being able to read each other’s minds.’

’If Lin Yi even thought about killing Xiaoqi...’

’...Xiaoqi would sense it immediately through their spiritual connection.’

’By the same token, if Xiaoqi had any unusual emotions, even the slightest ripple...’

’...it would be transmitted to Lin Yi through his spiritual sense.’

’Even the white tiger within his Heart Spirit Domain would immediately sense the disturbance.’

’And it would hunt Xiaoqi down...’

’Within his Star River Qi Transformation Technique, Lin Yi was the absolute ruler.’

’Erasing Xiaoqi’s spiritual sense would be a trivial matter.’

’Once Xiaoqi’s spiritual sense was erased, it would no longer be a divine bird.’

’Even if it remained alive, it would be little more than a zombie bird, lacking its own consciousness. It would be a walking corpse, posing no threat at all.’

"You should have just said so! I’ve been worried sick for ages, wondering if I should even bring it up!"

Wei Nan quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

’After all, their statuses were different now.’

’Lin Yi had joined the Town Martial Department and was now the Lord General.’

’Within the Town Martial Department, Lin Yi was second only to Old He.’

’This was actually a deliberate arrangement by Old He to help Lin Yi acclimate to the Town Martial Department as quickly as possible.’

’It was also a way to make the Left and Right Guards respect and fully submit to his authority while he was on missions.’

’After all, the mantle of leadership for the Town Martial Department was bound to be passed to Lin Yi sooner or later.’

’This was all part of laying the groundwork.’

’And even though Wei Nan and Lin Yi were childhood friends—having gone to the same elementary, middle, and high schools, and even now the same university—’

’...they were now colleagues.’

’And Lin Yi was his superior.’

’Even though Lin Yi never pulled rank on him...’

’...the gap between their positions still made Wei Nan keenly aware of the hierarchy.’

’In private, they could act like brothers and joke around all they wanted.’

’But at work, the superior-subordinate relationship was clear.’

’Wei Nan was very careful to respect that distinction.’

Lin Yi smiled. "Xiaoqi is good-natured and has a clear sense of right and wrong. I’m confident it will never get out of control."

"Even now that it’s grown into the Bird King, it still acts with good intentions."

"Actually, I think raising Xiaoqi is like raising a child."

"It mainly depends on the kind of people it’s surrounded by."

"If, from the moment it hatched, it had been surrounded by malicious, evil people..."

"...then Xiaoqi naturally would have leaned toward evil."

"But if it’s surrounded by good people, it will naturally incline toward good."

"It’s the classic case of ’you are the company you keep.’"

After Lin Yi’s explanation,

both Wei Nan and Wei Shang nodded in agreement.

They thought back on everything they knew about Xiaoqi.

’Ever since it hatched, it seemed only two things in the world were important to it:’

’eating and sleeping.’

’It never seemed interested in cultivation.’

’And yet, its cultivation realm was already incredibly high.’

’Unlike other demonic beasts, Xiaoqi wasn’t born with a savage, tyrannical, or bloodthirsty nature.’

’On the contrary, it was incredibly lazy and gluttonous.’

’It was a stark contrast to the fierce, bloodthirsty demonic beasts they were used to.’

’A Xiaoqi like that would get out of control?’

Now, even Wei Shang and Wei Nan found it hard to believe.

What they didn’t know was...

...that Xiaoqi’s cultivation realm was already on the verge of surpassing Lin Yi’s.

Lin Yi’s own Source Qi was at 58.77%. That was the reading on his personal panel when he had emerged from his Star River Qi Transformation Technique the previous morning.

His Source Qi had just passed the halfway mark; he still had over forty percent to go before he could attempt a breakthrough to the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

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