Oh no! It's Sky Shadow. I didn't expect him to catch up in just a day. What should I do now? The problem at hand made Blade Warrior frown.
"Iman, let me say a few words to him."
"Okay."
So Iman stepped aside, and Sky Shadow suddenly appeared on the screen of the communicator. At this moment, Sky Shadow saw Blade Warrior, and Blade Warrior also saw Sky Shadow.
Blade Warrior spoke first, "Sky Shadow, they are just children."
"I've said what I needed to. Hand them over, and I can at least guarantee their personal safety."
"Alright," Blade Warrior sighed deeply. She knew, she understood very well the situation Iman was in. Now that Sky Shadow had arrived, he would definitely take the two away. Iman couldn't stop Sky Shadow, not even Yita was around, let alone a housekeeping robot like Iman.
Sky Shadow was different from others. With someone else, there might have been room for negotiation, but not with him. Once he made a decision, it was almost set in stone and hard to change. His rationality was evident the last time he crossed into the Parallel Dimension.
Back then, he chose to sacrifice himself to let Mengdie escape, not for Mengdie's sake but to create a chance for survival in the limited time. Although the current situation wasn't worse than the last time, it was clear that someone like Sky Shadow, who was willing to disregard his own life to find those two children, wouldn't easily agree to any terms if he found them.
Therefore, Blade Warrior had no hesitation in this matter. She directly told Iman to connect to the Heavenly Communication so she could talk to Sky Shadow and then compromise.
Upon hearing Sky Shadow's response, Blade Warrior sighed again. There was no choice; if they didn't hand over the children now, they'd have to eventually. No matter how much Iman tried to protect them, she couldn't stop Sky Shadow.
"You can take them, but I want to know how you plan to train them and where."
Blade Warrior's intentions were clear: you could train them, but you must tell me the specific location so I can visit them periodically.
Sky Shadow: "It doesn't matter; I haven't thought about it yet."
What... You haven't even considered the future plans and yet want to take the kids? Isn't that too... But aside from handing them over, she really had no other solution.
So, Blade Warrior said she could hand the two children over to him, but in return, she required Sky Shadow to keep the communicator open at all times, at least so she could contact Feng Luo and Feng Wu.
Sky Shadow heard this, veins pulsed on his forehead, and he roared: "Are you kidding? You think I'm finding them to play house?"
Talking about keeping the communicator open at all times was merely a way to monitor the two. Not to mention the heavy responsibility resting on these kids; even soldiers on the battlefield train hard, sweating profusely, sleeping only six hours a day, and their training would be a hundred times more grueling than that.
For a moment, Blade Warrior was rendered speechless by Sky Shadow's words.
Indeed, the purpose of Sky Shadow finding these children was to train them. Everyone knew what kind of person he was—dark, silent, and unfathomable. They were afraid that if the children followed someone like him for too long, they would slowly become like Sky Shadow. There's a saying: "Like teacher, like disciple."
Perhaps these two children would become extraordinarily powerful in the future, reaching the pinnacle of the world, but that's all superficial. Strength alone is useless in everyday life unless it's to combat the bizarre. Therefore, Blade Warrior did not advocate Sky Shadow's methods.
Of course, she didn't entirely oppose it either. On one hand, she was considering the children's future growth. Yet, thinking again, perhaps Sky Shadow's approach had some logic. His actions weren't completely wrong—at least from a broader perspective, her own actions seemed selfish. Hence, she only offered her personal viewpoint on this matter and did not persist when she heard Sky Shadow's response.
"Alright, I just hope you can keep the Heavenly Communication open."
Upon hearing it, Sky Shadow said nothing more and walked straight to Iman not far away, "You heard it too. Hand them over to me now."
"Ah!"
Iman exclaimed. She was reluctant to hand Feng Luo and Feng Wu to this guy. They had lived with Sky Shadow for a few months, but those brief months had already taken root in Iman's heart. To her, Sky Shadow was an utter villain with a dark heart. She couldn't hand the children over to someone like him.
However, she couldn't beat him, nor could she escape. What should she do next?
Suddenly, three options appeared before Iman through the projector.
First: Kill Feng Luo and Feng Wu. Reason: It's better to kill them than have them fall into the hands of such an evil person. At least the pain would be temporary. Falling into Sky Shadow's hands would mean a lifetime of pain, unable to study, to learn. The only thing I can do for the children now is to reduce their future burdens, and it's the most likely successful choice.
Iman shook her head quickly, dismissing this twisted thought. How could she kill two adorable babies? This system was absurd. If she had a new personality, this so-called system would be unnecessary. With these thoughts in her mind, even the last trace of artificial intelligence was destroyed under Iman's conscious decision.
From now on, Iman was no different from a normal girl without any auxiliary system.
As for the system's second and third options, Iman didn't even bother to look further. Since she found that the first option was so illogical, she dismissed the remaining options altogether.
And next, she had no other option but to hand Feng Luo and Feng Wu over to Sky Shadow.
Iman gazed affectionately at the two, giving some instructions. At least she could confirm that Feng Luo and Feng Wu were not in mortal danger. That was the most comforting thing.
Feng Luo and Feng Wu were very sensible. Especially Feng Luo, who initially felt very down when he heard they were going to be taken by a bad guy. However, after hearing from Iman that this person might not be that bad, Feng Luo felt a bit more at ease.
Even the usually fearless Feng Wu displayed a rare tender side when facing Sky Shadow, a side that even Iman hadn't often seen. The only other times Feng Wu showed such an expression were once when they broke a cherished glass in anger because of mischief, and the second time when Vermilion Bird Hall set a huge fire.
But right now, the expression was slightly different. Exactly how it was different, Iman couldn't say, but Feng Wu seemed genuinely afraid of Sky Shadow.
"It's about time. Hand them over," said Sky Shadow.
"You... you better not scare them. They are very timid," Iman said.
"I know what I'm doing. Don't worry," Sky Shadow replied helplessly.
"Alright, I'll give them to you. Remember to feed them on time; Feng Wu loves milk, but Feng Luo prefers cookies—"
"I don't have time for all your instructions," Sky Shadow said as he urged Iman to call them over.
So, after Iman hooked pinkies with Feng Luo and Feng Wu, promising to visit them often, and after several assurances from Sky Shadow, she reluctantly handed over the two children.
As she did so, her heart nearly broke when Sky Shadow, the jerk, grabbed onto the children's clothes, ready to leave just like that.
"Stop! How can you treat children like this?"
"Hmph."
Sky Shadow gave a cold smile, offering no further explanation. With the movement of Blank Paper Realm, he shot up into the sky, disappearing over the suburban fields...
Iman's body seemed to lose all strength at once, and she slumped to the ground, gazing far into the direction Sky Shadow had left. Her heart was gripped with unease, but she clearly understood that she had no choice but to hand over the children. She cast a somewhat reproachful gaze at Blade Warrior.
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