When Darkwill heard Long Qi say this in his ear, his heart was already beating fast. What Darkwill couldn't understand was that he was a seasoned warrior, but for some reason he always got so excited and nervous when the target was his own prince.

Just as Darkwill was about to nod, Long Qi suddenly flicked the back of Darkwill's head and said:

"It's not good to have random thoughts all day long. Rest early."

After saying that, Long Qi pushed Darkwill out of the room. The wolf Darkwill stood outside the door and was blown by the cold wind.

Time passed quickly. During this half month, Darkwill found many healing medicines for Long Qi and with the help of the system's repair, Long Qi's body finally recovered.

So the leader of Tianxing Sect came to the Sirius Palace to look for Long Qi, and the main thing was the selection of the protector.

Everyone who successfully climbs the ladder to heaven can lead three protectors to the Heavenly Palace. Selecting protectors is often a very rigorous matter. The most basic requirement is absolute loyalty, and the kind of loyalty that is willing to die for the sake of protecting.

The day after the dinner, Darkwill did ask Heifeng and Falter if they were willing to be Long Qi's protectors, but the two did not give an answer for a while.

It's not that the two of them were unwilling. Firstly, as protectors of the way, their strength was too weak. One was at the third level and the other at the fourth level. If they were placed outside, they might be able to thrive, but in the Heavenly Palace, they were as fragile as ordinary people.

Although the two did not agree, they did not refuse either, and Long Qi was not in a hurry for them to give him an answer. However, seeing that the memorial was about to be submitted, Darkwill once again called Heifeng and Falter to his Sirius Hall.

When the two arrived at the hall, they saw Long Qi holding a teacup and drinking tea, while Darkwill stood beside Long Qi like a loyal guard.

Long Qi was the first to speak to the two of them:

"How have you considered it?"

Hei Feng said with some embarrassment:

"Brother Long, how could we be so worthy to be your protectors..."

Long Qi could tell that Hei Feng was a little reluctant, but he didn't plan to give up, so he took a sip of tea and put the cup on the table, then said to Hei Feng and Falter:

"Remember what I said before? You can become stronger by following me. Now is a good opportunity. You can follow me to the Heavenly Palace to practice. Whether it is resources or skills, you will have everything you need."

Falter, who was usually quiet, suddenly spoke up:

"Brother Long... It's not that we two don't want to become stronger, but... With our current level, we can only be a burden to you if we follow you to the Heavenly Palace. Moreover, we are too weak. If something unexpected happens... I'm afraid we won't be able to do it..."

Long Qi obviously understood the hidden meaning in Falter's words, which was to say that he was afraid of death. However, once he made this clear, Long Qi no longer tried to fight for it and instead said to the two of them:

"I have already given you the chance. If you two do not want to follow me, I will not make it difficult for you. We can just part ways in peace."

After hearing Long Qi's words, Hei Feng immediately pulled Falter to kneel on the ground and kowtowed to Long Qi:

"Brother Long, please help us remove the restrictions on our bodies."

Long Qi sighed and turned his head to give Darkwill a look, and then Darkwill reluctantly removed the restrictions on the two.

Long Qi spoke slowly after seeing the two people’s restrictions lifted:

"Then I wish you two a bright future."

But what puzzled Long Qi was that after the restrictions were lifted, Hei Feng and Falter did not show any happiness at all. Instead, they looked at each other with serious eyes and expressions.

After a while, the two of them still knelt before Long Qi and said:

"We are willing to swear allegiance until death."

After the two of them said this in unison, Long Qi immediately felt confused. At this moment, Long Qi couldn't figure out what these two people were trying to do. Why did they suddenly swear to him when they had clearly refused?

Seeing that Long Qi was confused, Hei Feng began to explain to Long Qi.

In fact, what the two of them were worried about in the past half month was not that they would die while protecting the Dao, or that they would be too weak and let Long Qi lose face. What they were worried and afraid of was that Long Qi would unscrupulously use their lifeblood to threaten them to force them to protect the Dao, or use the lifeblood of any one of them to threaten another.

Finally, the two decided to set up a trap and see if Long Qi was really worthy of their willing protection. If Long Qi made any move to threaten them, the two would not be loyal to Long Qi. But fortunately, Long Qi remained indifferent as always, which made the two feel assured of Long Qi's character.

After hearing their explanation, Long Qi suddenly realized what was going on, and thought to himself:

(Sure enough, those plots in novels where a little favor can make people go through fire and water do not exist. When I chose them, they were also examining whether I was worthy of choosing.)

After everything was settled, the Star Sect Leader submitted the documents, and the departure date was three days later.

In these short three days, Long Qi seemed to have done a lot of things, especially liberating the bandits. Darkwill still had no idea why Long Qi cared so much about these bandits. When he asked Long Qi, Long Qi gave this answer:

“It just feels a little familiar.”

On the last night before leaving Tianxingmen, Long Qi handed over the lower half of the Chaos Magic Technique to Jill and Ah Hao. Their final task was to guard the technique until Black Bear Amon met his requirements before handing it over to him.

The last thing was a letter, a letter to Black Bear Amon. No one knew the content of the letter. We only knew that Long Qi seemed to be in a dilemma when writing the letter. However, after repeated consideration, he finally let Darkwill seal it and let Jill hand it over to Black Bear Amon.

When everything was ready, Long Qi quietly dived to the bottom of the pool, and then looked up at the sky through the water.

At this moment, the system's voice suddenly sounded:

(Host...)

"System? What's wrong? Is there a mission?"

The system was apparently silent for a moment:

(... After the host goes to the Heavenly Palace, this system will no longer be able to assist the host. Please be careful in everything you do.)

After hearing this, Long Qi suddenly jumped out of the water and asked the system from a distance:

"Why? Aren't you a system?"

(I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused to the host. There is an extremely terrifying and powerful existence in the Heavenly Palace. Therefore, in order not to be exposed, this system can only choose to hibernate.)

"Ah? Come on, I just reset the system and was counting on your golden finger to take me flying, why are you sleeping again?"

(I hope the host can survive successfully.)

After he finished speaking, the system made a beeping sound, as if it was turned off, and there was no more sound. Even though Long Qi kept calling out, there was no response.

Finally, Long Qi patted his cheeks with his wet hands, then looked up at the sky where only two moons were left and said:

"Ah, do I have to rack my brains to survive again?"

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